SS Caledonia Passenger List - 26 August 1938

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Passenger List from the SS Caledonia of the Anchor Line, Departing Friday, 26 August 1938 from Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry, Commanded by Captain Alexander Collie. GGA Image ID # 1e3cad73d7

Senior Officers and Staff

• Captain: Alexander Collie
• Chief Officer: George Squires
• Chief Engineer: Thomas Martin
• Surgeon: Alexander B. Burns, M.B., Ch.B.
• Purser: Thomas E. Lonqmuir
• Senior Assistant Purser: Hugh Morton
• Chief Steward: Alexander Clark

Cabin Passengers

1. Miss Deborah Allen
2. Mrs. A. J. Armstrong
3. Miss Raby A. Bellas
4. Mrs. Thomas G. Booton
5. Mrs. Christopher M. Borrie
6. Miss Jean A. Boyd
7. Miss Eliz. Boyd
8. Mr. Samuel W. Brown
9. Miss Fan Reed Buie
10. Miss Ella Marie Cain
11. Mr. David Campbell
12. Mrs. Campbell
13. Miss Marthea Campbell
14. Dr. Herbert B. Carpenter
15. Miss Anna C. Carpenter
16. Miss Patsy Chance
17. Dr. David Cheever
18. Mrs. Cheever
19. Mr. Daniel S. Cheever
20. Miss Jane H. Cheever
21. Miss A. H. Chickering
22. Mrs. Kathryn Clawson
23. Miss Nancy ConkWright
24. Mrs. C. Edson Curtis
25. Miss Margaret Daly
26. Miss Jean Dilley
27. Miss Janet Dilley
28. Miss Frances Dilley
29. Mr. William H. Dooley
30. Mrs. Dooley
31. Mrs. Marion R. Dudley
32. Miss Carol R. Dudley
33. Miss Jean Ednie
34. Mrs. J. M. Ellenberger
35. Miss Barbara Emmons
36. Miss Ann C. Engelken
37. Mr. Clarence Guittard
38. Miss Jane Hopkins
39. Miss Madeleine Hopkins
40. Mr. Archibald Johnston
41. Miss Marion Jordan
42. Mrs. Morris Kaplan
43. Miss Beatrice Kaplan
44. Miss Jeanne Kaplan
45. Mr. J. E. Kealy
46. Miss Blanche Keaveny
47. Mr. F. W. Kentner
48. Miss Winifred Kingsland
49. Mrs. Maryetta Klebergs
50. Miss Anna Krtil
51. Miss Patsy Lacy
52. Miss Anne Lacy
53. Miss Nixie Ladner
54. Mrs. P. B. Lanham
55. Miss Betty Lanham
56. Mr. George Lawrie
57. Mrs. Lawrie
58. Mr. W. I. Lewis
59. Mrs. Lewis
60. Miss Elizabeth C. McAdie
61. Mr. Robert McBratney
62. Mrs. Lawrence B. McCabe
63. Dr. David G. McFerran
64. Mrs. McFerran
65. Miss Carroll McPherson
66. Miss Isobel Magee
67. Miss Princess Louise Markam
68. Mrs. Aldrich Matthews
69. Mr. T. Meehan
70. Rev. James Meehan
71. Miss Marie R. Messer
72. Mrs. J. R. Milam
73. Mr. Jesse R. Milam, Jr.
74. Mr. Rufus Nash
75. Miss Helene Oglevee
76. Mrs. Walter T. Oliver
77. Mr. Edward P. A. Ommer
78. Mr. Julius Pabst
79. Miss Ruth Payne
80. Miss Joan Payne
81. Mrs. Franklin Powel
82. Miss Alice L. Purcell
83. Mr. Henry R. Reed
84. Mrs. Reed
85. Mrs. M. Robertson
86. Dr. J. Haswell Robinson
87. Mrs. Robinson
88. Mr. John S. Rudd
89. Mrs. Rudd
90. Mrs. Leon F. Russ
91. Prof. Martin B. Ruud
92. Mrs. Ruud
93. Mr. Alfred Dallas Sage
94. Mrs. Sage
95. Miss Marion A. Schoettle
96. Dr. George W. Shera
97. Mrs. Shera
98. Miss Gladys Simpson
99. Miss Edith Simpson
100. Miss A. Smith
101. Mr. Peter Smith
102. Miss Claire Smith
103. Mr. Arthur Starin
104. Mrs. Starin
105. Miss H. H. Swope
106. Mrs. David Swope
107. Miss Martha Talley
108. Miss Margaret Terrell
109. Miss Elizabeth Thomas
110. Mr. Thomas Thompson
111. Mrs. Thompson
112. Miss Jane Turner
113. Miss Alice Vaughan
114. Miss Mary Gene White
115. Mrs. N. A. Whitehead

Information for Passengers

Meals.—Breakfast, 8:00 am to 10:00 am; Luncheon, 1:00 pm; Dinner, 7:00 pm

When two sittings are necessary, meals will be served as follows :—

• Breakfast, 8:00 am to 10:00 am;
• Lunch, 1st sitting, 12:30 pm; 2nd sitting, 1.30 pm
• Dinner, 1st sitting, 6:15 pm; 2nd sitting, 7.30 pm

Children's Meals—Breakfast, 9:00 am; Dinner, noon; Tea, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Passengers may reserve seats at table for the voyage on application to the Chief Steward.

Boat Muster and Fire Stations for Passengers.—A muster of passengers will be held as soon as possible after leaving port, and in the interests of discipline all passengers are requested to attend.

Lifebelts must not be removed from staterooms, except in cases of extreme danger and for official Boat Muster.

Divine Service will be held, weather permitting, on Sunday morning. Requisites are provided for the celebration of Mass. Episcopalian and Anglican clergy may, on applying to the Purser, have the use of plate and linen for the purpose of holding Communion.

Additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board.—Passengers should obtain official receipt on the Company's form.

Baggage.—Enquiries regarding baggage on board ship should be addressed to the Baggage-Master.

To facilitate examination and identification of baggage on landing, all packages should have an official label affixed. These labels are supplied on board on application to Bedroom Steward.

Wardrobe Trunks.—The attention of passengers is called to the fact that the steamer has a Baggage Room where trunks may be stored during the voyage. It is not always possible to have large wardrobe trunks placed in an accessible position in passenger staterooms.

Storage.—The Company will undertake to store steamer trunks belonging to passengers at owner's risk until they are required for returning. Trunks should have owner's name printed on them, and they will not be re-shipped without instructions being sent to Baggage Master, Anchor Line, Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow.

A description of the articles should be given, also name of steamer from which they were landed and date. No charge for storage is made if the owners return by the Company's vessels. If trunks are forwarded by rail this is done at owner's risk and expense.

Kiosk.—Passengers can obtain confectionery, fruit, toys, souvenirs, novels, postage stamps, etc., in the Kiosk.

Barber's Shop.—There is a fully equipped barber's shop on board for the convenience of passengers.

Clothes Pressing.—Application should be made to the Barber, from whom rates and other particulars can be obtained.

Ladies' Hairdresser and Manicurist.—There is a well-appointed Ladies' Hairdresser and Manicurist's shop on board. For convenience appointments may be arranged.

Changes in Accommodation.—The Purser alone is authorized to make changes in accommodation and may only do so on payment of any difference in fare which may be required according to Company's tariffs.

Information.—If passengers are in doubt on any point appertaining to their ocean voyage, or railroad journey, they are advised to consult the Purser.

Landing Cards.—Passengers must obtain from the Purser a Landing Card. The hours at which these cards are obtainable will be posted on notice board. It should be noted that before leaving the vessel the holder must present this landing card to an Immigrant Inspector for endorsement.

The Anchor Line News, containing the latest news by wireless and closing prices on the various Stock Exchanges, is published on board and distributed free to passengers at breakfast time during the voyage.

Library.—Library books may be obtained on application to the Librarian. The books are issued free of charge.

Deck Chairs, Rugs and Cushions are available for hire and may be obtained on application to the Deck Steward.

Port-Holes.—Passengers are requested not to open the ports. The Stewards will do this whenever practicable.

Dogs and Cats.—Passengers are notified that Dogs and Cats should be handed over to the livestock attendant on board and are not allowed in Staterooms, Public Rooms, or on Passenger Decks.

Dogs and Cats cannot be landed in Great Britain and Ireland unless a licence has been procured from the Ministry of Agriculture, London. Forms of licence and particulars of quarantine period can be obtained by direct application to the Department before the animal is taken on board. Dogs and Cats can only be carried by special arrangement being made with the Company prior to embarkation.

Postage Stamps are on sale at Writing Rooms and Kiosks. A notice will be displayed stating the latest time for posting mail matter on board.

British stamps must be used for correspondence posted on the High Seas.

Rates:—Letters to United Kingdom and United States of America, 1.5d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each additional ounce. Postcards, 1.5d. each.

Redirection of Mail.—Passengers who expect letters or parcels to be delivered to the ship after they have disembarked should leave their full names and addresses at the Bureau in order that their mail may be forwarded to them.

Railway and Steamer Time Tables may be consulted on application to the Purser.

Recovery of U.S. Head Tax—Temporary Visitors. A Certificate of Exemption will be issued by the U.S. Immigration Inspector to all passengers who can satisfy him that their stay in the United States WILL NOT EXCEED SIXTY DAYS. On presentation of these Certificates to the Purser on board steamer prior to disembarkation passengers who have paid Head Tax will receive refunds.

Passengers should note that, unless these Certificates of Exemption are obtained, no refund of Head Tax can be made, even though passengers eventually leave the United States less than sixty days after their arrival.

The decision of the United States Immigration Inspector with regard to the assessment of Head Tax and issuance of Certificates of Exemption is final.

Return Bookings.—The Purser and his staff will at all times be pleased to assist passengers to arrange their return passages.

Smoking.—Passengers are requested to be careful when smoking on deck to see that cigarettes and cigars are extinguished before being thrown away. Children are not allowed in the Smoking Room.

The Surgeon is authorized to make the following charges for his services :—

Cabin Class.—5/- for the first visit and 2/6 per visit thereafter.

Tourist Class.—2/6 per visit.

In the case of sea-sickness or the consequences thereof, no charge will be made. Prescribed medicines are provided by the Company free of charge.

Nurse—A trained and qualified hospital nurse is carried. Her services, under the direction of the Surgeon, are at the disposal of passengers.

Valuables.—Money or valuables should not be exposed in staterooms. For the convenience of passengers the Company has provided a safe in the Purser's Office in which money, jewels, ornaments, documents, or other valuables may be deposited by passengers.

A receipt for any articles so deposited will be issued by the Purser, but the Company does not, having regard to the ticket conditions and to the provisions of Section 502 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and of Section 4281 of the revised Statutes of the United States, accept any responsibility for the safe custody of any such articles.

Passengers are warned that they should not on any account part with money or valuables to any persons representing themselves as members of the ship's staff.

The Purser deals with these at his office only.

Money Exchange.—Facilities are available on Steamers for Passengers to change sterling and American currency at favourable rates.

Intimation will be made on the notice boards when transactions may be effected.

In their own interests passengers should obtain an Exchange Voucher on the Company's Printed Form for each transaction.

Cheques.—Passengers are respectfully informed that the Purser is not authorized to accept private cheques.

Complaints of incivility, carelessness or inattention on the part of any of the ship's staff should be immediately reported to the Purser or Chief Steward, and failing satisfaction to the Captain.