New-York tribune., 1922-05-19
Press Luncheon
Given on Board
New Majestic
rre.ident Franklin of Int'l
Mercantile Marine Refers
10 Papers and Screen as
Allies of Ocean Travel
Great Liners Now on Trial
s., Time Will Show if Sup.
mort They Get Makes Them
Economically Practical

uore than 500 newspaper men and
amen were guests at an inspection
:, luncheon given yesterday to the
-. m board the Majestic, of the
rita. Star Line, the worlds largest
-, here on her maiden voyage.
WINFIELD S. Thompson, publicity rep
.,,.,;ve of the White Star Line.
.,,.d as POSTMASTER, and introduced
s. Franklin, president of the
,.,.rra,ional Mercantile Marine Com
law who welcomed the representa-
.;ves Of the press and referred to the
.-.,nee of marine news. Mr..
rrsprtijn congratulated Captain Sir
p.-.,sm HAYES for his fine work in
tr;nrine the queen of the seas safely
;.,n nor. and the entire staff of the
Ws;estie for their CO. operation in max
w. the first voyage of the Majestic
success.
Suggests Aircraft Competition
Mr. Franklin called attention to the
feasibility Of competition in the not
;,r distant future between steamships
and fying ships for passenger business
.,ross the Atlantic He said: "You
and may live to see flying liners tax
ing passengers across the Atlantic and
making the crossing in single day.
Until that time comes, and perhaps
af.erward ships like this will repre-
sent the best in ocean travel.
The great liners of the Majestic
typs are on trial in business wav.
Only time will tell whether the sun
port they will receive will make them
economically practical or not. | think
that the public likes to read about
ships and the sea, especially about big
ships and interesting people of this
and other countries who come to our
snores, The wonders Of modern ocean
.ravel have very strong appeal to the
Imagination of the American public
The press and the screen were strong
silies of ocean travel, Mr.. Franklin as
serted. and were growing daily in i'm
portanee as mediums for spreading
slipping information, while the posi-
bi,ities Of the radio phone in the same
ssld seemed limitless.
Captain Hayes paid a tribute to the
,Hgineering force Of the Majestic and
% the other members of .he crew
under him.
Included among the speakers were
Frederick Roy Martin, general mana
:sr Of The Associated Press: Louis
Wiley, business manager of "The New
York Times; John w. Harding, OF
The London Daily Chronicle; Leo
aId Graham, a London fnancier, and
geral local correspondents of foreign
avspapers.
Exhibition in Pompeian Bath
following the luncheon the guests
uxm bled in the ships Pompeian bath
,,ne they were entertained by Mss
Tinnie Elliot, the Majestic's official
refmaid and swimming instructor.
Hiss Elliot gave an exhibition of fancy
winning and diving in the big tank
connected with the bath.
lathe evening 1900 steamship agents
ws. entertained at dinner on the
Majestic. The dinner was followed by
al eIhibition by Miss Elliot and q min
ss show in the lounge.
I'll. Majestic arrived in New York
as: tuesday. after making the run of
'0iS miles from Cherbourg in days
Il hours and 45 minutes. On her trial
mp she averaged speed of 22.69 knots
and at times developed 1876 knots.
She brought 362 frst-class passengers,
~ second class and 166 third class.
Tomorrow she will depart on her re.
urn voyage eastward.