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MARINE REVIEW : 27 even fails to break the bottle. Mrs. A. B. Wolvin, however, who christened the Augustus B. Wolvin, named after her husband, failed in neither particular. When Mrs. James C. Wallace, wife of the vice president and general manager of the American Ship Building Co., signaled to the men to cut the ropes that were holding the ship, Mrs. Wolvin exclaimed just as the vessel started down the ways: "I christen thee Augustus B, Wolvin," and the photograph which leads the present article testifies on the thoroughness with which she cracked the bottle of champagne. Others who were in the immediate vicinity can also testify.. The bottle was a two- quart bottle and in its effervescence resembled a small-sized deluge. As the steamer struck the water cannons boomed, whistles shrieked and thousands upon. thousands of people yelled themselves hoarse. Those€. on. the Duluth, Thomas Prindeville of Chicago, William Prime of New York, H. S. Wilkinson of Syracuse and D, T. Helm of Duluth. Immediately after the launch luncheon was served in the mold loft of the ship yard. There was no delay about it. The guests, a small army of them, went immediately to the mold loft and were seated without the slightest confusion. It was extremely appropriate that the decorations of the din- ing tables should have been daffodils combining in their stem and flower the two colors with which the boat was painted. After the discussion of a luncheon of chicken salad and cham- pagne everyone was quite prepared for the flow of soul that followed. It is the merest repetition to dilate upon the merits of Mr. James H. Hoyt as toastmaster. He is unrivaled in this special province. He spoke briefly of the Augustus B. Wolvin as representing the launching stand were: Capt. and Mrs. A. B. Wol- vin of Duluth, Mr. and "Mrs: 7). 3G, Wallace, Mr. Robt. Wallace of Cleve- land, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Schwab, Mr. and: Mrs. M. Re Ward, Dre-and Mrs.S. A. Brown; Mr- jf. A: Schwab, Mrocy) GC. Niven, Mt. ike. Ward, Miss Schrubbe, Mrs. Bierwerth, Mr. C. Mercorder of New York, Mr. John R. McGinley of Pittsburg, Mr. Wee 40: SDuntley, Mr. J. W. Duntley of Chicago, Mr. A. W. Thompson of Chicago, president of the Republic Iron & Steel Co.; Mr. S. T. Wellman of Cleveland, Mr. C. W. Andrews of Duluth, Mr. Jos. Boyer of Detroit, Mr. H. G. Mull of 5 Philadelphia, Mrs. W. H: Becker, Willie Becker, Mr. J..H. Hoyt,' Mr. R: -L. Ireland of: Cleveland, Capt. and: Mrs;: D. Sullivan of Chicago, Mr. Martin Mullen, Mrs. and Mrs.:R. B. Wallace, Miss* Alice Moore, Miss Irene Smith, Miss Zoah 'Mitchell, Miss Alice Walsh, Miss Stella Van Pelt, Mr. W. H. McGean, Mr. Ralph Mitchell, Mr.:and Mrs. Charles E. Ken- nedy, Miss Winnifred Kennedy, J. H. Sheadle, George V. Callahan, Robert Logan, all of Cleveland; Frank Kirby, C. B. Calder, George Crosswillow of Detroit, A. H. Hawgood, Capt. A. J. Greenley, Capt. George P. McKay, Capt. Edward Mor- ton, Fred Jackson, H. A. Hawgood, M. A. Bradley, John Wedow, James McGrath, Capt. George L. Dewolf, W. A. Hawgood of Cleveland, William Livingstone of Detroit, Capt. Alfred Mitchell, Capt. W. W. Smith, Capt. Henry Stone, Capt. George Mallory of Cleveland, Capt. Frank Root of Chicago, J. J. H. Brown, G. W. Maytham, Edward Smith, M. M. Drake of Buffalo, J. C. Gilchrist, Capt. H. L. Weeks, Capt. James 'Stone, E.-C. Collins, H. R. Edwards, Capt. James Lowe, Capt. C. E. Benham, Capt. and Mrs, Charles Motley, John B. Cowle, W. B. Davock, Capt. Frank Brown, A. F. Harvey, John Corrigan, Joseph Hayes of Cleveland, Joseph Kidd of DECK VIEW OF THE WOLVIN SHOWING HATCHES. greatest progress in ship: building on the lakes and paid a very earnest tri- bute to Mr. Wol- vin. He predicted the utmost success for the new steam- er for two reasons --the first that she must. be an. eco- nomical carrier and the second that she was chris- tened by. Mrs. A: B. Wolvin. As cor- roborative. evi- dence for this. lat- ter. reason. he pointed to' the steamer James H. Hoyt, which was christened by Mrs. Wolvin and which has achieved the enviable record of being the biggest money - maker on the lakes. He then introduced Mr. Wolvin to the au- dience. Mr. Wolvin said that 'the «great growth of lake navigation was to be attributed first of all to the aids to navi- gation which had been generously bestowed by the federal government and then to the constructive ingenuity of the ship builders of the great lakes. He claimed no special credit for the design of the Augustus B. Wolvin, adding that Jimmy Wallace wanted to build the boat and that he had never been able to keep up with the ideas of Jimmy Wallace. He was of the opinion that one of these days Mr. Wallace would build a structure long enough to: reach from Escanaba to the Lake Erie docks and run the ore down on trolleys. "I perceive," said Toastmaster Hoyt, "Jim Wallace begin- ning to look very unhappy," and with this gentle notifica- tion that Mr. Wallace was to be the next speaker, he proceeded to eulogize that gentleman somewhat. As soon as Mr. Wallace got upon his feet he admitted in the preface that he was scared to death, a confession which completely won the sympathy of the audience and which at the same time apparently put him entirely at his ease, for he proceeded to make a very good speech indeed. He disclaimed any credit whatever for the new steamer. He claimed that Mr. Wolvin wanted to build the boat and got together the