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32' PACKET FREIGHTER NORTH LAKE LAUNCHED. The package freighter North Lake, building for the Mutual Transit Co. of Buffalo, was launched at the St. Clair yard of the Great Lakes Engi- neering Works on Saturday last and was christened by Miss Katherine L. Noble, the daughter of the assistant manager of the steamship company. The launching party were taken from Detroit to St. Clair in a special car by Mr. Antonio C. Pessano, president and general manager of the Great Lakes Engineering Works. The character of the launching party was somewhat un- -usual as all the general agents of the Mutual Transit Co. throughout the country from New York to Seattle, in- cluding the officers at Buffalo, were pr@went. The launching party included W. E. Lloyd, superitttendent, and H. MISS KATHERINE NOBLE, SPONSOR. S. Noble, of Buffalo, assistant mana- -ger of the Mutual' Transit Line; W. E. Chandler, general freight agent, Buf- falo; L. W. Lake, general eastern agent, New York; W. K. Young, gen- eral agent, Pittsburg; W. B.. Riddle, general agent, Buffalo; J. A. Stevenson, general agent, Buffalo; © De "Re Peck, general agent, Cleveland; F. W. Win- ship, general agent, Duluth; Frank Fairchild, general agent, Minneapolis; C. B, Baker, general agent, St. Paul; M. J. Seabrook, general agent, Seattle, Wash.; PP. L. Stuart, New England agent, Boston; P. H. Diver, traveling freight agent, Philadelphia; W. H. Zeliff, céntracting' agent, New York; Cc. W. Robingon, traveling freight agent, Minneapolis; CxcA: Gould, contracting agent, St. Paul; T. M. Lippert, agent, Cleveland; John Stevenson, agent, De- troit; George E. Ross, agent, Hancock; George Holme, assistant superintend- , marine The MarINE REVIEW THE NORTH LAKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCHING. ent, Buffalo; A. McQuilkin, Buffalo; Robert Main, Pittsburg; F. G. Rogers, superintendent, Lehigh Valley Transportation. Co, . Buffalo: Miss Katherine L. Noble, sponsor; Mrs. H. S. Noble, Buffalo; Mrs. D. D. Wessel, Miss Frances Skinner, Detroit; Capt. C. H. Westcott, John R. Russel, An- tonio C. Pessano. Returning from the yard, luncheon. te A LAUNCHING PARTY THE PHOTOGRAPH IS DISTINGUISHED IN THAT THERE ARE NO WOMEN PRESENT. Top. row, reading from left to rigl ie Ree Ys ; ; j Ads : ' ae : it to right, W. K. Young, Pittsburg; L. W. Lake; New York; Ald. = ee Detroit; . P. H. Diver, Philadelphia; P. L. Stewart, Book A. McQuilken, = tvs, Digeis. Peck, Cleveland, O.; Frank Fairchild, Minneapolis. wer tow, P< W. Winship, Duluth; Geo>°E. Ross, Hancock, Mich.; M.° J. "Seabrook, Seattle, Wash.; W. B. Riddle, Buffalo, N. Y WwW ) ; ee , » N. Y.; C. P. Baker, St. Paul; W. E. Lloyd, Buffalo; a H oo New York; Mr. Evans, P. D. Chanhdlér, «Buffalo, N)°Y.; M. Lipper, Cleveland, 5 ro Noble, Buffalo; N: Y.:'-Geo. Holme, Buffalo, N. Y.; J. A. Stevens, Detroit; Capt. peers: Detroit; .C. W. Robinson, Minneapolis; F. G, Rogers, Buffalo, and C. A. Gould, St.