Show Old Greets New as Gotham Salutes Nations Nation's Liner 1 r I j vt l' l J t t tI I r bt I uv A t c 4 1 4 r- r BOAT CARRYING SIGHTSEERS Right AND S. S S. S Al Left PROVIDE STUDY IN CONTRASTS Liner gets noisy welcome on arrival in New York harbor from shipbuilders shipbuilders' yards at Newport News Va I AMERICA P MAKES AKES MAIDEN VOYAGE NEW YORK July 29 UP UP- UP Planes lanes and blimps bUmps flew overhead and hundreds of harbor harbor- craft whistled a noisy welcome Monday as the new flagship America of the he United States States- Lines largest and costliest ship in the U. U S. S merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant marine steamed into the the harbor on her maiden voyage Mayor Maor F. F H. H LaGuardia and a distinguished group of officials greeted Captain Giles C. C Stedman master of the 17 liner linor when the ship ended her journey from rom Newport News Va Hundreds of craft dwarfed by bythe bythe the he foot America escorted the flag lag draped draped ship to her berth Inthe in inthe the he Hudson river Tugs launches ferries erries and a variety of river and harbor vessels broke out their full dress of flags and clustered about the ship ship- as she sailed majestically up the river The liner originally had been scheduled for the European service service ice ce but owing to the war she will willbe be put in the South American cruise service |