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Marine News in a Personal Way : Intimate Gossip About What Leaders in the Maritime World Are Doing elected vice president in 'charge of sales of the Chi- ¢ago Pneumatic Tool Co, New York. Since May 1, 1919, he has been managing director of the company's Eng- lish subsidiary, the Consolidated Pneu- matic Tool Co, London, England, and a director also of European sales for the Chicago company. Mr. Goodhue for a number of years was connected with the sales department of the Midvale Steel & Ordnance Co. in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston, entering govern- ment service in March, 1918, From that time until Jan. 1, 1919, he was assistant manager of the steel, and raw material section, production division, the Emer- gency Fleet corporation. He joined the Chicago company on Jan. 1, 1919. He succeeds W. P. Pressinger, who died re- cently. Beek EK, GOODHUE. has been * * * J. A. Coates has been appointed vice president of the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., with office at Pier 18, North river, New York. * * * Cuartes R. Kirxwoop has been ap- pointed superintendent of the new fuel 'oil storage station of the shipping board at Mauila, P. 1.' He was formerly head accountant of the Pacific Steamship Co. in Manila, being trans- ferred there from Seattle. * * * _ J. L. McLean is president of the new- ly organized Muriel Motorship Corp., Seattle. This firm was incorporated to operate the motorship Muriret which has just been launched at Seattle. H. E. Brown is secretary of the company, the two. officers" with Bruce: C. Shorts, forming the board of directors. Ae Oe J. H. Price, one of the veteran wooden shipbuilders of the Pacific coast is head of the construction company which has been operating the Anderson yard, Lake Washington, seattle, . This, plant: has just launched its fourth and last wooden vessel. ee eo * GrorcE A. BrENKER has been made secretary of the newly organized Ship- pers' Underwriting Agency, Inc. New York, in charge of ocean marine under- writing. For many years, he has, been in the underwriting department of Apple- ton & Cox. W. A. Thompkins will be in charge of inland marine underwriting. He was with Carpenter & Baker for 10 years and with F. Herrmann & Co., for six years: (J. R. Day, for many' years with Chubb & Son, will be in charg of the loss department. cee Capt, | WILLIAM FINCH, senior com- mander of the White Star line fleet, and for 46 years' a seaman, was retired ALLAN E. GOODHUE on pension when he reached Liverpool in command of the steamer Batric, which left New York recently. For his splendid service during the war, King George conferred upon Captain Finch the Order of the British Empire. Captain, Finch transported General Pershing and, his staff to Liverpool aboard the Batic in 1917. Ho ak Witttam M. Gavican, formerly man- ager of the chartering department of Funch, Edye & Co. New York, has been elected to the board of directors. Previous to his connection with Funch, Edye & Co., which began in 1907, he served in the offices of Shewan, Tomes & Co. ae Oe ae D. R. Lecraw, marine underwriter Of the New York branch of the Com- 472 mercial Union Assurance Co. of Lon- don, has been appointed manager of the New York marine branch of the Bos- ton Insurance Co. and John M. Wil- liams, assistant manager, in accordance with the plan of both companies for joining forces in the operation of their marine business in) New York. ce) eke J. L. Watrace, connected with the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, for several years, has been made as- sistant to A. G. Smith, general mah- ager. Mr. Wallace will have charge of soliciting repair work. ede S. B. Francisco, who until recently was connected with the Globe Trans- portation Co., has been placed in charge of the Baltimore office of the Columbia Forwarding Co., New York. 2k cS * WALTER W. SHERLOCK, who has been connected with the Kerr Chartering Co., New York, for about a year, has been appointed a member of the staff, suc- ceeding Rolf Holvedt who recently re- signed. Mr. Sherlock began his career in the shipping business as an_ office boy for Hannevig & Johnsen. He later became identified with B. W. Lougheed & Co. Ltd, ship brokers, New York, and then went with the shipping board. Shee JAMES YounG and J. J. Mooney, for- merly assistant manager and_ superin- tendent of steel construction, respectively, of the Skinner & Eddy Corp.'s plant at Seattle, have become associated with the Hanlon Dry Dock & Ship Building Co., East Oakland, Cal. Lizut. Grorce H. Watson, formerly with the Royal Shipping Corp. E. M. Raphel & Co,, and E. G. Taussig & Co., New York, has been placed in charge of the chartering department of Dlibberg, Sagen & Co. Inc. ship brokers, New York. H. J. Donowve resigned recently from the International Chartering Corp. New York, to join the staff 'of : the chartering department of Davis & Gil- ehtist Inc. "New. York ee A. J. Pascu has joined the staff of Victor S, Fox & Co. New York.