The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
TALLAP 00SA
 ARRIVES WITH
 COMP ANY OF r
First Duty from Permanent Station Here Will Be
 Halibut Patrol

With a complement O. 72 off cers and members of the crew, the United States Coast Guard Gutter Tallapoosa, Capt. c. H. Dench, commander, arrived in Juneau last evening from Baltimore, Md, to take permanent station at this port. She is under orders to go on halibut patrol next Thursday, which is three days before the opening of the hahbut fishing season. Her absence on this first assignment of duty will be until March 20 when she is expected to return here.
 The only previous permanent sta- tion of the cutter was Mobile, Ala, where she remained from the time when she went into commission in 1915 until a year and half ago, when she entered Baltimore Navy Yard for repairs and improvements that amounted almost to recon struction
 Left Baltimore Dec. 10 . ...
 She left Baltimore December 10 and proceeded to this station with calls at Guantanamo, Cuba; King ston, Jamaica; Coco Solo and Bal boa in the Panama Canal Zone; San Pedro, Seattle and Hyder. At Seattle she was in drydock several days. She left there January 3l.
 On her arrival in Juneau last evening, the vessel, her officers and members of her crew were welcomed by a Chamber of Com merce committee representing the city. Those on the committee were Major L. E. Atkins, United States Army; Thomas B. Judson, mayor, and M s. Jorgensen, agent of the Standard oil Company They were accompanied by number of other prominent residents.
 Some Here Before
 Of the ships company, about Is have been in Juneau previously. Commander Dench was in this port IT years ago on the Coast Guard cutter Manning. Warrant Officers Charles Speechly, machinist, and James Black, pay clerk have also been here on service before. Eff teen members of the crew were with the Coast Guard Gutter Anal ga when she was stationed in these waters.
 The Tallapoosa was built at New port News, Va, in 1915. She is 165 feet long, with breadth of 32 feet, draft of 11.9 feet and a displacement of 912 tons.
 Her officers are Commander Dench, Lieut.. J. A. Hirshfield, Lieut. B. E. Moodey, Lieut.. R. H. French, Ensign c. c. Bowman, Doctor H. A. Hand, Machinist z. A. Sheen, Machinist Charles Speechly and Pay Clerk James Black.
 The families of two of the offi- cers have already come here to make their home. Mrs. Dench and two children, and Mrs. Black and two children arrived early this week
 Members of Crew
 Members of the crew are Nels Larsen, Ludvik C. Larsen, Charles c. Cress, william Carter, Arthur c. Holland, Alois Ulrich, Lenward Odom, Leonard A. Stack, Fred H. Ramsey. George V. Silbernagel, James c. Maxon, Ray F. Wood, Joseph T. Bossidy, Carlos Garcia, Gordon P. Granade. Samuel E. Smith, Warren K. Ames, David w. Haines, Henry A. Clark, Chester B. Rude, Harry D. Worthington, Cecil L. Anderson, Walter J. Dupen, Frank A. Clark, Duncan w. Herr. Richard M. Moore, Joseph F. Van Cleave, Howard E. Kirby, Henry c. Bangs, Clayton c. Caldwell Kenneth H. Hollenbeck, Samuel c, Jennette, Raymond L. Klein, Clair w. Layman, Ralph B. Smith, James F. Venters, Guy c. Waltrip, Law renee s. Beck, Howard L. Bryant, Martin s. Burke, Leslie E. Cole ',