The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
KATHLEEN HERE
 ON FIRST CRUISE,
 SUMMER SEASON

spent on reconversion of the Can- adian Pacific liner Princess Kath- leen, say residents who were shown about the vessel, and a little time and effort in promoting civic in terest was equally well spent by a few Juneauites Saturday afternoon.
 The Kathleen-to. officers and crew, on occasion, the Katie, ,"-ar- rived sharp on the stroke of 3 o'clock Saturday on the first of eight special cruises to Alaska in 1949.
 A Juneau Champer of Commerce delegation went aboard, was shown the completely renovated ship, and took officers and company officials for a sightseeing tour, including two vantage points for seeing Menden- hall Glacier, a stop at the airport with a tour of the new Municipal Terminal Building, and an inform al termination at the Terrace Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 Chief Engineer A. s. Moffat is the only crew member who served on the Kathleen during the war, but every officer and crew member as well as every traveller aboard the luxury liner, is well aware ot her distinguished service.
 The 36 little ovals which frame the eloquent plaque are not meant to be decorative. but they stand for record of service never dream ed of by passengers on the pre-war night run from Vancouver to &c., attle.
 In 1941 at Alexandria, the ships insides were literally torn out, down to the steel. Everything that could be set afire by bombs went over the side. Officers like to tell of how the full-length mirrors were carried out in buckets-the easiest way to get those luxury items off the ship in grim war days.
 Surrounding the plaque, which says the twin screw turbine steamer Princess Kathleen has 17,0OO horse power. 5,995 gross tonnage and a speed of 22l2 knots, are ovals for the wartime trips made after requisit- ioning by the British Government, to Honolulu, Port Moresby Port Darwin, Singapore, Colombo, Alden, Suez, Port Said and other world ports, in transportation of troops, refugees and war materials.
 Officers and men admire the present accommodations of the lux ury liner while seeing them, in imagination, as they were during the war, when her duty was chiefly to and from the Mediterranean. The present dining salon, for instance, was used for cargo-this third deck being too low to house 5000 troops who might be needed in a hurry.
 With a full passenger list, the Kathleen, on her first Alaskan cruise of the season, had an inter- esting run in prospect. Leaving Ju- neau shortly after midnight Satur- day, she was to go to Skagway, then to take a look see" at Gla- cier Bay.
 Capt. G. o. Hughes, commanding, was not certain how far the ship could go up to this famous and shifting bay, but he and the in- formed passengers of the Kathleen were eager to have look at Cush- ing, Muir, Easement and Mcbride Glaciers there, and to investiga the channel.
 Besides the officers of the Prin- cess Kathleen, there were Capt. J. M. Gillison, marine superintendent, and C. LaGrue, head of the steward department, both of the CPR gen. eral office.
 Mrs. Gillison accompanied her husband on the voyage, and shared honors on the feminine side with Mrs. D.. Billings, social hostess.
 The women were especially inter- ested in seeing the nursery at the airport building, which was furnish