Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-22

Hog Island is giving its farewell
party on the last of its 122 ships, the
army transport Aisne. today.
The last Of the fleet left shortly be-
'fore noon for a trial trip, carrying
ms passengers and guests men prom
incnt in business and government af-
fairs in this city. Washington. New
York and Boston. She will return tc
the .shipyard tomorrow afternoon after
having been put through the Various
tests required by Lloyds, the American
bureau Of shipping and the government
AT ii 40 o clock Captain l.. II. Por
ter, the veteran seaman who has con
Quoted every test Of Hog island ships
gave the signal to cast off, and with n
tug at bow and stern the transport
backed out into the Delaware, The
heavy fog on the river made it ncces
snry to drop anchor in the channel and
wait until the fog lifted.
Symbols Of u "CIean Sweep"
"A broom at one masthead and brush
ut another symbolized the crews con
ception Of "clean sweep" and n trib
ute to Matthew G. Brush, president OF
the American International Shipbuild-
ing Corporation. At the last minute be =
fore sailing steam crane paused in
swinging the gangway ashore to let +.
W. Wood. vice president Of the Ameri-
can International Shipbuilding Corpora =
ton. off the boat. On the dock Mrs.
{. Brush. and his sister waved fare
well. With the sound of jazz band
floating out from somewhere between
decks TIL, big boat moved off into the
fog. her rails black with passengers.
Withm five days the Aisne will be
turned over to the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, which will Immediately turn
the craft over to the army transport
serYice.
As this last Of the great war built
fleet of cargo carriers and transports
sails off on her journcying over the
seven seas. the deserted shipyard that
gave her craft to the waters of the
world will be left relic and memory.
Her rows Of ways that lcapcd up at
the call for ships for the Allies will
stand as g2unt. heroic symbols of a
gallant past: Her craft are scattered
far. y
Passenger Aboard the Aisne
Among the men who will attend the
last gathering of the friends of the
famous yard\are:
Il. W. Bailey. Gordon Balch. A. III.
ballard. S. w. Barrows. X. W. Bowl
ing. NJ. w. Bowen, Colonel Bradley,
Commander Cart. Robert A. Dean. ].
J: Eason. ID. s. Edmonds. Charles Fay.
Clyde Fitch. j. J. Flaherty. Captain
j. r.: Gateley, George Haskell. Colonel
Hayden, General s. Il. Hines. Clyde
lngcrham, A. A. Jackson. Captain l..
Mccall, Randall Morgan, w. w.
Lukens. J. A. Lutz. G.. o. Muhlfelo,
+. Z. Newell, George X. Nichols, r..
d. Pitts, W. Nottingham. NJ. s.
Sloane, j, Smiley. Glenn Snitler. II.
G. Skinner, Major Van Week, Com
mander v. V. Woodward. DR.. B. B.
Neubauer. Arthur Brown, William
Gray, A. r. Patterson. W. J. Bollen-
beck, Fred Lucker, n. r. Smithers. w.
+. Eglin, G. II. Conybeare and II. B.
Gardner.
They were received by Mr.. Brush.
Mr.. Wood and Frederick Morris. the
Hog Island representative Of the ship
ping board
Yard Turned Over February I
With the delivery Of the Aisne shin
building activity at the shipyard will
cease and shortly after the first day of
February, Mr.. Brush will officially de-
liver possession of the plant to Fred
crick Morris. Hog Island representa-
tive of the shipping board.
Employing at thu peak of It's opera
tions over 5000 men and women daily.
the Hog Island Shipyard during its less
I than three years Of shipbuilding activity,
has been the most prominent factor in
placing the American merchant marine
in-the front ranks Of the worlds mari =
time powers