Among the participants at the Maritime Day ceremonies in New York this year were (L to R): Capt. Robert E. Hart, president, Marine Index Bureau and Maritime Day chairman; Quarles van Ufford, consul general of the Netherlands; first officer Harry Rogers of the tanker Williamsburgh; Capt. Arthur H. Fertig, master of the Williamsburgh; and Samuel B. Nemirow, assistant secretary of commerce for maritime affairs.