At 1710 POTOMAC and CALYPSO anchored in Eggemoggin Reach, off Conary
Nub, for the night.
Friday. 15 August
This was an uneventful day during which the President and
members of his staff relaxed and rested. POTOMAC and CALYPSO were
underway at 1028 and at 1142 passed under Deer Island Bridge.
Occasional stops were made for fishing, with indifferent luck. At
1616 anchored for the night in Pulpit 'Harbor, Penobscot Bay, Maine,
in 5 fathoms of water. After dinner, Mr. Thomas W. Lamont came on
board to call on the President.
Saturday 16 August
POTOMAC and CALYPSO remained at anchor during the morning
and early afternoon during which time the President had a number of
callers on board, including Dr. Peabody and family, Mrs. Peters and
her son, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamlen and their son William. At
1357 got underway from Pulpit Harbor, enroute to Rockland. A number
of fog patches were encountered during the ten mile run to Rockland.
POTOMAC moored starboard side to Tilson's Wharf in Rockland at 1512,
and soon thereafter the President held a press conference in the
POTOMAC' s cabin, following which he went to the upper deck and allowed
moving and still photographs to be taken.
The President and his party left the ship at 1558 and proceeded
by automobile to the waiting train at the uptown depot. Comparatively
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