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By Fred Lardner • p A Y is the big news these days. It ^ appears now that Uncle Sam will be paying members of the Armed Services more beginning 1 July, 1949. President Truman has approved the increases in pay recommended by the Hook Commission, a pay bill has gone to Congress, and judging from early comment, most of the members of the Senate and the House will vote for it. The President has made provision for the pay increases in his budget recommendations for fiscal year 1950 by earmarking $400,000,000 to cover this additional personnel expense.

Several weeks ago naval legislative authorities who in the past have correctly analyzed various legislative situations expressed some doubt that the pay bill would be approved by Congress. With the overall military appropriation for the next fiscal year definitely limited, and below what Army, Navy, and Air Force leaders think it should be, they suggested to this correspondent that Congress might not pass the bill this year. "Eieir apprehension, however, seems to be unfounded. But you can expect some opposition to the pay scales advocated by the Hook Commission. This opposition will be based largely on the fact that there would be no pay increase for enlisted recruits, and increases for the lower grades of enlisted men are comparatively small. Here is some typical comment.

'Congress will turn thumbs down on any such pay boost plan because the law of supply and demand still works," said Senator Edwin Johnson, Colorado Democrat. "We have thousands who want to get into the services as oflicers now and we need a million or more privates. We can't get the million privates by raising officers' pay."

"The high cost of living certainly affects the privates as much or more than higher paid officers," commented Senator Langer, North Dakota Republican.

Some members of Congress may be sincere in their opposition, and others may merely see a chance to make political hay. Taking the enlisted man's side against officers is something like taking the side of the working man against business. There are more votes in such a stand.

Below is one of several charts distributed by the Hook Commission to show the changes it recommends.

As you can see, Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 of enlisted personnel are hiked in pay about

Pay Increases and Differentials — Officers' Pay — Allowances — S p e c i a l Compensations—Sea and Foreign Duty — Post and Duty Allowance — Retirement Pay — Disability Retirement — Death Benefits — That $ 1 5 0 0 Exemption — Benefits for Reserves — T h e Case of Forrestal — In Reserves at 6 0 ?

Proposed Changes in Service Pay BASIC PAY AND ALLOWANCES!

BASIC PAY -

Rank Officers Maj. Gen. .

Brig. Gen. .

Col Lt. Col. . . .

Maj Capt 1st Lt 2d Lt Warrant Officers Grade 1 . . .

Grade 2 . . .

Grade 3 . . .

Grade 4 . . .

Unlisted Personnel Grade 1 . . .

Grade 2 . . .

Grade 3 . . .

Grade 4 . . .

Grade 5 . . .

Grade 6 . . .

Grade 7 . . .

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550.00 531.67 433.12 343.75 264.50 210.00 180.00

1,005.00 870.00 705.00 585.00 480.00 390.00 292.50 225.00

271.67 320.00 173.33 151.88 136.25 125.50 82.50 45.00

37.05 58.18 32.60 35.07 39.64 47.45 39.29 25.00

895.33 712.00 693.67 616.12 511.75 396.50 327.00 282.00

1,200.00 1,065.00 870.00 750.00 630.00 525.00 420.00 345.00

304.67 353.00 176.33 133.88 118.25 128.50 93.00 63.00

34.03 49.58 25.42 21.73 23.11 32.41 28.44 22.34

28 22 16 12

398.75 310.50 262.50 216.00

465.00 375.00 300.00 247.50

66.25 64.50 37.50 31.50

16.61 20.77 14.39 14.58

550.00 442.50 379.50 318.00

615.00 510.00 427.50 367.50

65.00 67.50 48.00 49.50

11.82 15.25 12.65 I5.J7

214.50 162.00 132.25 105.00 90.00 Wl Vl 80.00 75.00 0

270.00 210.00 180 00 135.00 97.50 82.50 75.00

55.50 48.00 47.75 30.00 7.50 2.50

25.87 29.63 36.11 28.57 8.33 3.03

283.50 231.00 201.25 105.00 90.00 80.00 75.00

369.00 309.00 279.00 135.00 97.50 82.50 75.00

85.50 78.00 77.75 30.00 7.50 2.50

30.16 33.77 38.63 28.57 8.33 3.03

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1 Includes basic allowances for dependents for all oflScers and warrant officers and enlisted personnel in Grades 1 to 3.

Above is a table of proposed pay and allowances compared with present pay and allowances, based on typical lengths of service for each grade. In this table, as in others in this article, you have only to match your rank with the Army rank given above to iind out how you stand. ;.

one-third, slightly more than most officer grades. The top enlisted grade does better financially than an ensign, and almost as well as a junior lieutenant, while the lowest grade of warrant officer does better than an ensign.

"To be workable," said the commission in its report to the Secretary of Defense, "a pay scale must have starting rates at each grade high enough to attract desirable personnel. The starting rate for a first-time enlistment under the proposed scale is $75 a month. Add to this, found and clothing which have a varying dollar value, but for which the Army's 1 March 1948 recruiting estimate is $100. Between that date and 1 September 1948, the value of these items has increased about 8 per cent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The equivalent

monthly starting rate in the Service is, therefore, about $183, as compared to a nationwide industry average of $178."

The entry rate for the first officer rank is also somewhat higher than that current in industry at this time, the commission said, and is intended to induce capable men to seek careers as military and naval officers. Starting rates for middle and senior grades in both enlisted and officer ranks also compare favorably with industry, when all factors are taken into account.

Pay Increases And Differentials "Increases for length of service," the commission said, "should provide a stimulus to do better work but should cease after a reasonable period of time {Continued on page 4)

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by Gale Gallagher (Coward-McCann).

CONTENTS

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T h e N a v y o n Capitol H i l l — B y Fred Lardner

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M i s c e l l a n e o u s C a r g o — B y LeRoy

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W. Vance

S e s q u i c e n t e n n i a l of C o n s t e l l a t i o n — L ' I n s u r g e n t e N a v a l B a t t l e — B y Capt. Lucius C. Dunn, USN (Ret.), USNA, '09 ' A n I n a p p r o p r i a t e A p p r o p r i a t i o n — B y Charles Burt,

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This is a fast-paced whodunit authored by a newcomer to the mystery field—one Gale Gallagher, who besides being one of the comparatively few female writers in the business, also claims a unique distinction in having as her principal charaaer a lady detective. There is no question but what this imposes some severe limitations upon her work what with no personal sex angle to bridge the gap between murders, but it is all to Miss Gallagher's credit that I FOUND HiM DEAD suffers not one whit.

Set against a present-day Manhattan background, with some smart- and not so smart-sophisticates weaving a pattern of romance, deceit and murder, I FOUND H I M D E A D will find favor with all who find nothing so relaxing as a cleverly conceived and suspense-laden mystery novel.

P o i n t — B y Louis J. Gulliver,

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The Navy certainly gets around. Our cover this month shows a group of three American bluejackets on leave at Garmisch in the Bavarian Alps. Last summer through arrangements by Adm,iral Richard L. Conolly, USN, Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, with the U. S. Army's European Command Headquarters, Navy and Marine Corps personnel were given the opportunity to spend leave time in the fabulous mountain sport center. Leave parties took a train at Munich, for Gaimisch, less than two hours away, to the south. A room in one of the finest mountain lake hotels cost 50 cents a day; meals were 10 cents each. Breakfast in bed was ten cents extra.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

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This is the tumulmous inside story of our most amazing war, and a vivid account of the only invasion of the United States. Few periods in our history are (Continued on page 21)

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Following the pattern of private enterprise, the commission has recommended so that a lower level of responsibility greater pay differentials between grades will not receive the pay of a higher level than has prevailed in the past." and thus romove the incentive of striving This is a sample of the reasoning emfor promotion. ployed by the commission in studying "Increases based on service should be this subject and preparing its report. paid early in reaching a job level. They Officers' Pay should be considered both as a reward for attainment of that level and for reachThe commission proposed a two-year ing proficiency and, at the same time, interval between in-grade increases durcease when an individual reaches his ing the early years of service. For the later maximum efficiency in any given job. years it proposed a four-year interval.

This encourages self-improvement and This plan is preferable, the commission the seeking of promotion. said, because it conforms more to indus"Following this reasoning, minimum trial and Federal civil service practice pay is established for each grade, as well and encourages morale more than the as the maximum. The minimum is set present three-year span at all stages. to protect the individual called into servAll periods of service creditable under ice from civilian life, and the maximum existing provisions of law for basic pay is set to protect excessive overlap be- should continue to be recommended for tween grades. the basic pay of this plan, the commis"Pay differentials between grades sion said. They recommended, however, should be greater than in-grade increases. that credit not be granted for cadet or

midshipman service at the academies, for N. O. R. T. C. training, or cadet or midshipman duty preceding officer commissions. This limitation would not apply to officer candidate training by an enlisted person or warrant officer on aaive duty.

Below is the pay scale for officers: The commission did not recommend pay scales for officers paralleling the civilian pattern in the highest brackets even though it believes that comparable pay scales at lower positions are sound.

Uncle Sam has decreed, the commission explained, that our military leaders must continue to be satisfied with modest pay, security, and the respect and aflFeaion of the people.

The commission recommended that all the services adopt the same promotion laws. Otherwise, the scales of pay recommended can not apply with equal benefit to all personnel. {Continued on page 21)

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Over 6 975.00 810.00 600.00 480.00 405.00 360.00 307.50 270.00

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Over 8 975.00 810.00 600.00 480.00 420.00 375.00 322.50 285.00

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Over 10 975.00 810.00 600.00 480.00 435.00 390.00 337.50 300.00

Over 12 975.00 810.00 600.00 495.00 450.00 405.00 337.50 300.00

Over 14 975,00 810.00 600.00 510.00 465.00 420.00 337.50 300.00

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Over 18 975.00 810.00 645.00 555.00 510.00 435.00 337.50 300.00

Over 22 975.00 810.00 675.00 585.00 510.00 435.00 337.50 300.00

Over 26 975.00 840.00 705.00 615.00 510.00 435.00 337.50 300.00

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By Capt. Lucius C. D u n n , USN ( R e t . ) , U S N A , ' 0 9 TJEBRUARY 9ch, 1949, is a memorable ••- date in the glorious annals of the United States Navy, marking as it does the Sesquicentennial of the celebrated naval engagement between the U. S. Frigate CONSTELLATION and the French Frigate L'INSURGENTE, off Nevis Island down in the blue Caribbean, back in 1799.

Moreover, the heart-warming fact which here emerges is: That on this important 150th U. S. Naval Anniversary. we rejoice in knowing that the gallant old CONSTELLATION—veteran "Mother

Ship of the U. S. Navy"—is still afloat to receive the merited plaudits bestowed by a grateful Nation, anent the venerable Frigate's long, eventful career; and furthermore, that the Stars and Stripes which she has ever so signally honored, continue proudly to fly high above her heroic, wind-swept decks.

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Engagement between U. S. Frigate CONSTELLATION and French Frigate L'INSURGENTE (9 February, 1799).—Photo Courtesy Naval Records & Library.

tection of America's highly important and lucrative West Indian trade from the French depredations.

Orders were accordingly issued to the commanders of our three f arnous Frigates (UNITED STATES, CONSTITUTION ), as

CONSTELLATION,

well as certain other available vessels, to proceed to the Caribbean.

On 31 December 1798, Captain Truxmn sailed the CONSTELLATION out of Some idea of the Navy Department's the Virginia Capes in obedience to the following Navy Department operation forthcoming projected campaign of operations in the West Indies may be drawn orders, dated 8 December 1798: "Sir: It is the desire of the President, from the following supplementary inthat our Navy should be employed in the structions issued to Captain Truxtun by West Indies, this Winter, in protecting our Secretary Stoddert, on 13 December commerce and punishing the.depredations 1798:

Thomas Truxmn, U. S. Navy, while Captain Barreaut, of the French Navy, commanded L'INSURGENTE. But before proceeding to a description of that encounter, let us first briefly consider some highlights of the background against which that battle was fought: Why were those two vessels then in the Caribbean area.-* What was the then current Interon it from the French Islands. national Situation.'* How was Contact Your Frigate being ready for Sea you made.' Etc., etc. will proceed with all dispatch; and by such The undeclared Franco-American course as you shall judge most likely to fall Naval War—brought about primarily in with French Cruisers; to the Island of St. Christophers... . through French spoilations upon AmeriYou wil direct your operations from St. can flag shipping during the European Christophers, as far Leeward as Porto Rico, disturbances following in the wake of paying attention to St. Martins and that the French Revolution—had been in Group of Islands, called the Virgin Gorda; progress since the Spring of 1798. By and wherever else between St. Christophers the end of that year, operations by the & Porto Rico, your Judgment shall direct United States Navy having cleared the you. . . ."

North Atlantic and the American eastSecretary Benjamin Stoddert closed ern seaboard of French armed vessels his above orders to Captain Truxmn with and priyateers. President John Adams' the following very commendatory paraadministration had then decided to ex- graph: tend, in formidable force, our Naval Op"The President commands me to express erations to the Caribbean area, in proto you, his high Confidence in your Ability, FEBRUARY,

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Bravery, Enterprise, and Zeal, for your Country's Interest & Honor; and his full Assurance, that the honor of the American Flag, will never be tarnished in your hands.

And he desires me to add as a particular request, that you will excite as much as possible, in the Officers under your Command, such a Spirit as ought to animate such Men engaged in such a Cause; and a high respect for the Honor of our Flag.

Wishing you great success and great honor—"

"Sir: It is proper that you should know the distribution of our Force in the West Indies.

The U. States Frigates the CONSTITUTION, & UNITED STATES, the GEORGE WASHINGTON of 32 Guns & the MERRI-

MACK of 24 Guns, will immediately rendezvous at Prince Ruperts Bay, in Dominica, under the command of Capt. Barry, who will be joined as soon as possible by four or five more Vessels of force.

Tingey [in GANGES] with one Vessel besides his own, will guard the Windward Passage, between Cuba and Hispaniola; Decatur [in DELAWARE] with one, perhaps two Revenue Cutters, will cruise between Morea Castel and the Matanzas.

I have said in your Instructions, that I would send provisions to Dominica or St.

Christophers—but nothing but impossibility of getting them there, will prevent their being sent to St. Christophers.

Nothing is said in your Instructions about pirates—you know how to treat them."

It should also be stated that, the immediate force to be under Captain Truxmn's command in the West Indies, is indicated in the following extract from Navy Department instructions to him before sailing from Norfolk: ". . . taking under your command, the Brigantine RICHMOND, Capt. Barron, and the VIRGINIA Cutter, Capt. Bright, and if the Ship BALTIMORE, Capt. Phillips, should have returned to Norfolk, take her also, and if otherwise leave orders for Phillips to proceed after you, to join you in the West Indies, as soon as he can take in the necessary provisions at Norfolk.

When the Schooner RETALIATION of

14 Guns & the Brig NORFOLK of 18 Guns return from their service, either one or both of these Vessels will be added to your force."

Sailing in company with CONSTELLATION, from Lynnhaven Bay, on her passage to the 'West Indies, was the USS R I C H M O N D , commanded by Captain Samuel Barron, U. S. Navy, they having under convoy three American merchant Schooners, LITTLE JOHN, PRESIDENT, and THETIS, the first two bound for St. Thomas, the third one to Martinique; aU three were duly conducted safely to their respective destinations, the RICHMOND looking out for those bound for St. Thomas, while CONSTELLATION saw T H E T I S to Martinique.

At 5 P.M., on 16 January, Captain Truxmn anchored CONSTELLATION in Basseterre Roads, St. Christopher Island, where he sent his Marine Officer, First Lieutenant Clinch, on shore to report his arrival to the British authorities of the island: "Lieutenant Clinch will be pleased to wait on the Commanding Officer at Basseterre, St. Christophers, and present Commodore Truxtun's Compliments, and inform him . . . that Commodore Truxtun will salute the Fort with thirteen Guns, provided he will return the United States Ship CONSTELLATION an equal Number. Lieutenant Clinch will inform the Commanding Officer, that the CONSTELLATION is to cruize during this Winter, in these Seas, and that Basseterre will be the Rendezvous.

Lieutenant Clinch will perform this Service as speedily as possible and return with an Answer respecting the Return of Salute."

That satisfaaory arrangements were made with the British regarding the salute to the port is indicated from an entry in Captain Truxmn's journal of the next day, 17 January: "At 7 AM saluted the Fort with 13 Guns, which was returned with an equal Number. . . . Received the Visit of Captain Matson of His Britannick Majesty's Ship CYANE, Sir Patrick Blake, and a Number of other Gentlemen from the Island."

Captain Truxmn remrned the above 8

calls on the following day. Thus had CONSTELLATION arrived at her designated base, and from which Truxmn soon began patrolling his station in that section of the Windward Islands. Getting underway for her first patrol run, we read in Truxmn's journal, of 22 January 1798: "At 10 AM the CONSTELLATION underway, and run to Leeward between Sandy Point (the West End of St. Christopher's) and St. Eustatia intending to cruize oflF St. Martins, and Saint Bartholomew's untill I have further Information respecting the Enemies Cruizers, &c."

W e m m now to some background data on L'INSURGENTE. There are several pre-engagement references to that French Frigate in the archives of our Navy Department. In fact, our earliest official reference to L'INSURGENTE dates from 20 November 1798, on which date she capmred one of our Naval vessels then operating in West India waters, the USS RETALIATION, commanded by Lieutenant William Bainbridge, U. S. Navy.

In an official report of his capmre submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, on 3 January 1799, Lieutenant Bainbridge wrote as follows while still a prisoner on the French Island of Guadaloupe: "Sir: I wrote to you on the 25th of November, 1798, informing you of the loss of the United States Schooner RETALIATION, under my command, captured on the 20th of said month, by the French frigates LA

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On board of the VOLUNTEER, to which ship I was removed from the Schooner RETALIATION, came General Desfomeaux, the particular agent of the Executive Directory of Guadaloupe, to supersede the well known brute, Victor Hughes."

Also, in his official report of the foregoing episode to the Navy Department, of 23 November 1798, Captain Alexander Murray, U. S. Navy, commanding USS MONTEZUMA—who was cruising in company with RETALIATION when that vessel was captured by the above mentioned rwo French frigates—wrote from Antigua Island:

loupe, where 1 cruized for Several Days. . . . On Friday last, I chased a French Privateer into a little Harbour, near Englishman's Head (Saint Piere)—this Harbour is covered on each Side by a Fort, and a Battery in the Bay; as soon as I came within Gun Shot, a Fire commenced on me, altho' I had the United States' Colours flying; I however returned them double the Number of Guns with Round and Grapes. . . ."

In his report to the Navy Department, written on 4 February, he recounts in more detail his patrol activities and experiences: "On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday last, I was under Basseterre, Guadaloupe, within Gun Shot ©f their Works, and in fair View of a 44 Gun Frigate (the VOLUNTEER)

and a 20 Gun Corvette, and

altho' no Ships were in Sight, or any other Vessels (those under my Command b>eing employed to Leeward) they thought proper not to come out, notwithstanding they were ready for Sea. On Friday I chased a French Privateer, that I fell in with near the Land, into Saint Piere's, the N.W. Part of Guadaloupe, where she got under Shelter of two Forts, and a Battery, and of the Forts simated on the Starboard, and the Other the Larboard Entrance of the Harbour, and the Battery in the Center of the Bay. As soon as I had run the Privateer well under the Guns, they commenced a well directed Fire at my Masts, Spars, &c., when I immediately returned at least double the Number of Guns (with Round and Grape) at the Fort, and on a national Lugger that was at Anchor with the Privateer I had chased in. . . .

On Saturday I again looked into Saint Piere's, and found the Lugger and Privateer still remaining snug in the strong Harbour. . . .

I am told Nicholson [in CONSTITUTION) fell in with a very valuable English Ship, Prize to the INSURGENT loaded with dry Goods, bound to one of these Islands. . . ."

In his above report to Secretary Stoddert, Captain Truxmn also gives some interesting details of the Convoy activities of his command: "Since my arrival on this Station, every Exertion has been made to facilitate and "This moment the prize brig has come render safe the Commerce berween the to anchor along side of us, and from our United States and these Islands. midshipmen we learn, that the ships which Three Convoys have sailed from hence, took them were from Cayenne, one the of Vessels loaded here, and collected from VOLUNTEER, of 50 guns and 600 men, the the Windward Islands, to the Number of other the INSURGENT, of 40 guns, and 500 50 Sail. On Sunday next I have given men. They only put a midshipman and five Notice, that another Convoy will be furseamen on board, without taking any of nished to such Vessels as may be ready, and our people out, who, at 7 o'clock at night, I am told there will be about 15 Sail aslosing sight of the ships, retook the prize, sembled at least. and brought her in here."

I have given such Assurances to the On 3 February, Captain Truxtun reMerchants, of our Intention and Determiturned from his first patrol run, anchornation of protecting the Trade to the United ing at 8 A.M., in Basseterre Roads, St. States, (Whether under the American, or British Flag) that there seems to be a genChristopher, "in ten Fathoms water, the eral Satisfaction defused in every CounteBody of the Town bearing N.N.W., one nance, particularly as they find we perform Mile Distance." In a letter written on as well as promised." that date to Commodore John Barry, Truxtun mentions some of his experiJust five days after penning the foreences during the patrol: going report from his base, the able and "I have this Moment anchored in these resourceful Truxtun was destined to take Roads, having returned from off Guada- CONSTELLATION into her celebrated ac-

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tion against L'INSURGENTE, off the adjacent Nevis Island, several leagues away.

On 5 February, at 9 A.M., Captain Truxmn got CONSTELLATION underway and sailed from his base at Basseterre Roads, St. Christopher, for the Frigate's second patrol cruise over designated station. On the succeeding three days nothing out of the ordinary occurred. But at Noon, on 9 February, while patrolling in vicinity of Nevis Island, a kaleidoscopic marine spectacle began to project itself upon the screen of time. For at that mid-day hour under tropical skies, CONSTELLATION had chanced upon Contact with the French frigate L'INSURGENTE, some hours out of Guadaloupe on a cruise. But let the salty words of Captain Truxmn's journal tell the story of that eventful contact and engagement:

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By Charles P. Burt, USNA, '96

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HERE exists in the minds of many uninformed persons an opinion that when a vessel of the United States Navy visits a foreign port, and the personnel of the vessel is entertained by the o&cials of the port, the necessary return entertainment given by the vessel is paid for by the government, but, in most cases the expenses of this return entertainment are paid out of the pockets of the officers of the vessel and not by the government.

There have been some exceptions to this rule. When the Kiel Canal was opened, in 1895, a squadron under the command of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans participated in the ceremonies and the Congress authorized an appropriation to defray the expenses of entertainment. Two years later, in 1897, the President of a Central American Republic extended an invitation to the United States Government to send its representatives to participate in the opening of a "Gran Exposicion" to be held in the capital of the Republic and, although the capital city was some seventy miles inland, the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, the USS PHILADELPHIA, was selected to represent the United States at the opening of the exposition.

This was a namral selection as the PHILADELPHIA, for some time, had been the "piece de resistance" at the various water carnivals and flower shows in the ports along the coast of California, and, for this purpose, had trained its infantry battalion to go through a drill without commands, the maneuvers being conducted to the music of the band, an exhibition which always received enthusiastic applause from the spectators.

With the recollection of the allocation of money for defraying the expenses of entertainment at Kiel fresh in their minds members of the Congress passed an appropriation of six hundred dollars for a similar purpose at the opening of the exposition in Central America, and before the PHILADELPHIA left San Diego, this money was spent for the supplies required for an afternoon reception which would be extended to the officials and citizens of the Republic in which the exposition would be held.

"Saturday, 9 February 1799: At Noon saw a Sail standing to the Westward, gave Chase. I take her for a Ship of War. Continued chasing the Sail . . . and at One P.M. made the private Signal of the Day for a British Ship of War, which was not answered, but American Colours were hoisted.

I then ordered the private Signal hawlled down, and made the Signal for an American Ship of War, which was not noticed, when I had no Doubts respecting the Chace being a French Frigate, and had every Preparation made accordingly for Action.

Shordy after, the Chace hawlled down the American Ensign and hoisted the French national Colours, and fired a Gun to Windward, but at the same Time standing close hawlled, with a View to gain Wind on me.

A heavy Squall soon came on, in which she carried away her main top Mast, and bore before the Wind; I followed on under a Press of Canvass, and 54 past 3 PM, being well prepared, run close under her Larboard Quarter; they hailed me, but I returned no Answer, untill we were in a Simation to make the Shot from every Gun do complete Execution, being not more than half Cable's Length from her.

I then gave the Orders to fire in Rotation, the whole Broadside, which was returned from the French Frigate; this commenced an Engagement with various Maneuvering, that lasted one Hour, and a Quarter, when the Enemy struck her Colours to the CONSTELLATION, having been raked fore and aft several Times, much injured, and lost seventy Men killed, and wounded, by the French Surgeon's Account.

I immediately took possession of her, exchanged the Prisoners, and commenced the necessary Repairs in Order to gain to Windward so as to get into Basseterre, Saint Christophers.

Altho' the Enemy lost so many Men, and had 40 Carriage Guns, and 409 men, and our Force being only 38 Guns and 316 Men, we had but 1 Man killed, and 2 wounded.

The Prize Frigate proved to be the celebrated INSURGENT, commanded by Monsieur Barreaut, 8 Hours from Guadaloupe The PHILADELPHIA then proceeded to on a Cruize. . . ." the Pacific Coast port which was con-

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ing it were compelled to anchor in an open roadstead and communicate with the shore by sending their boats to a long steel pier from which a large iron cage was lowered to the boats. Passengers were transferred from the boats to the cage and hoisted, by a winch, to the pier.

A special train was used to transport the officers, and the ship's infantry battalion, from the port to the capital. At the capital the officers were quartered at a large hotel, as guests of the Republic, and the battalion was quartered in the barracks of the army.

The first night of their visit a large dinner was given for the officers and the men of the battalion were entertained by the soldiers of the army of the Republic.

The next day the opening of the exposition was held, with speeches by the President, other officials of the Republic, and by the visitors, an exhibition drill by the battalion, and an elaborate luncheon at the exposition grounds. That night the officers attended a special performance of an opera and the battalion was again entertained by the soldiers.

On the third day the visitors were returned to the port on a special train but, before leaving the capital, they extended their invitation to the President, other officials of the Republic and to some of the prominent citizens to attend a reception, on the ship, the afternoon of the following day.

On the ship all preparations were made for the reception of a large number of people at the afternoon entertainment.

When the boats were sent to the pier to meet the special train from the capital it was found that the visitors consisted of one man, an Army Officer who had been sent by the President to represent him. He explained that the long train trip, together with the fear of being seasick on a ship lying in the open roadstead, had deterred the others from coming.

The

PHILADELPHIA had planned a

party and the appropriated money had been spent for that purpose, but there were no guests. It so happened that two passenger ships of the Panama-Pacific Mail Line had anchored at the port that day, one bound north from Panama to San Francisco and the other bound in the reverse direction. Determined not to be defeated by these circumstances the boats of the PHILADELPHIA were sent to these ships, the Officers and First Class passengers were invited to the party and, nected by rail with the capital. This port to use a popular expression "A good time had no enclosed harbor and vessels visit- was had by all."

toys on the night of December 18th!

On Christmas Eve, Candlelight Services were held in both the Main Chapel and the Naval Station Chapel, and Midnight Mass was said at the Naval Station Chapel. Throughout the week Santa Claus presented himself frequently at various Xmas parties.

Midshipmen Officers for Second T e r m Announced

Christmas 1948—Bancroft Hall Rotunda.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

^ke ^ii^ied Christmas Season at the Academy The Christmas season was officially ushered in at the Naval Academy on the weekend of December 18th with the presentation of Handel's "Messiah" at the Chapel by the combined voices of the Hood College Choir of Frederick, Maryland, and the Naval Academy Choir. The performances took place on Saturday evening, December 18th and Sunday afternoon, December 19th. Guest soloists this year were Barbara Stevenson, soprano; Lydia Summers, Contralto; Willard Young, tenor; and Chester Watson, bass-baritone. Associate Professor Donald C. Gilley conducted, with Mr. William Spriggs of Hood College at the organ and the orchestra under the direction of Lieutenant Alexander Cecil Morris. The performances were given for the benefit of the Memorial Organ Fund.

On Tuesday evening, December 21st at six-thirty, the entire Brigade assembled on the steps of the Academy Chapel for the traditional carol singing led by the Midshipmen's Choirs and a section of the Naval Academy Band. The scene was illuminated by two large lighted Christmas trees flanking the steps of the Chapel and several strings of multi-colored lights throughout the Yard. The annual carol singing has been a main event of Christmas week at the Academy since 1922.

Following the caroUing all hands ad10

The selection of the Midshipmen Officers for the second academic term (December 18, 1948-March 13, 1949) has been announced. Conduct, academics and aptimde as well as leadership were all taken into consideration in the selection of these Midshipmen Officers.

Midshipman, First Class, Ralph P. Williams, has been appointed Brigade Commander. Better known to all followers of the Navy football squad for the past four seasons as "Pistol Pete" Williams, he was co-captain of this season's Naval Academy eleven. Midshipman Williams is also President of the Class of 1949.

Stated.

iMAi mwi Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., USN Superintendent journed to the Mess Hall with their invited guests for the big Christmas Dinner, including both mrkey and ham and all the trimmings. The next day at noon they were off to the four corners of the country for a welcome ten-day holiday with their families and friends.

The main event on the social calendar for the pre-Christmas season was the Christmas Hop in Dahlgren Hall for the three upper classes. Midshipman Herman W. Jones, first class. Chairman of the Brigade Hop Committee, was in charge of arrangements. The Hop was centered around the "Toy Shop" and each Midshipman and his drag brought a toy of some kind which was later presented to a child on the program "The Doll House" on Station WRC, Washington, D. C. The armory was literally a sea of

The new Deputy Commander of the Brigade is Midshipman, First Class, Lionel M. Noel. Also Vice President of the Class of 1949, Midshipman Noel studied Naval Engineering at Cornell for two years under the V-12 Plan prior to receiving his appointment to the Naval Academy in June, 1945. In his second year here at the Naval Academy, he was awarded the Maury Prize which is given each year by the Daughters of the Confederacy to the Third Class Midshipman who excels in Physics.

Midshipman, First Class, David S. Allen is the new Brigade Operations Officer.

Commanding the First and Second Regiments during the Second Term will be Midshipmen, First Class, Kenneth W. Schiweck and Milton N. Allen.

Midshipmen, First Class, A. S. Martin Atkins and Herman W. Jones are the new Operations Officers for the First and Second Regiments.

The Battalion Commanders, all of whom are members of the Class of 1949, are:

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Midshipman E. S. Briggs, First Battalion.

Midshipman Robert E. Home, Jr., Second Battalion.

Midshipman Orlando A. Wall, Third Battalion.

Midshipman Wilbur H. Sample, Fourth Battalion.

Midshipman Harry E. Baumgarten, Jr., Fifth Battalion.

Midshipman Edward W. Page, Sixth Battalion.

The following Midshipmen, all members of the First Class, were given three stripes, indicative of Company Commanders and Regimental Adjutants: Midshipmen Robert L. McElroy, First Regiment; James J. Connors, Jr., Second Regiment; James V. Ferrero, Jr., First Company; David M. Latharii, Second Company; H. P. Forbes, Third Company; Gene E. Leshe, Fourth Company; James H. L. Chambers, Jr., Fifth Company; Donald A. Gaining, Sixth Company; John C. Dixon, Seventh Company; Charles E. Marein, Eighth Company; Elliott P. Schuman, Ninth Company; John C. Bejus, Tenth Company; Paul D. The first snow of the season! Chapel formation on Sunday, December 18, 1948. Adm. Roman, Eleventh Company; Alexander Holloway, Capt. Cooper and Capt. Wallace witness the formation.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

D. Thompson, Twelfth Company; Jack L. Enghsh, Thirteenth Company; Wil- D. Venable, Sixteenth Company; Vernon W. Peard, Jr., Nineteenth Company; Harham J. Norris, Fourteenth Company; P. JClemm, Seventeenth Company; James ry D. Train II, Twentieth Company; RobAdee R. Ellis, Fifteenth Company; Jack B. Risser, Eighteenth Company; Roger ert G. Hunt, Jr., Twenty-first Company; George P. Wood, Jr., Twenty-second Presentation of Handel's "Messiah," U. S. Naval Academy Chapel, December 18th and Company; Robert L. Lawler, Jr., Twenty19th by the combined Naval Academy and Hood College Choirs.—OflBcial U. S. Navy third Company; Edward O. Dietrich, Photograph.

Twenty-fourth Company; Peter J. Sarris, Twenty-fifth Company; Henry B. Barkley, Jr., Twenty-sixth Company; Dempsey Butler, Jr., Twenty-seventh Company; James D. Beeler, Twenty-eighth Company; Walter E. Marquardt, Jr., Twenty-ninth Company; Charles E. Reid, Jr., Thirtieth Company; Charles L. Culwell. Thirty-first Company; William D. Weir, Thirty-second Company; Robert L. Faricy, Thirty-third Company; Lloyd N. Hoover, Thirty-fourth Company; Thomas I. Gunning, Thirty-fifth Company; and Donald A. Smith, Thirty-sixth Company.

Lieutenant Leedy New Flag Secretary and Aide to Admiral Holloway Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., Superintendent of the Naval Academy and Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command, announced that Lieutenant Ralph G. Leedy, Supply Corps, USN, has relieved Commander James J. Southerland, USN, as Flag Secretary and Aide on his Staff. Commander Southerland has been assigned to sea duty as Commanding Officer of the USS FRANKL I N D. ROOSEVELT Air Group.

Commander Southerland, who was graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1936, has served with distinction during his tour at the Naval 11

Academy which commenced in February, 1946. He was first attached to the Department of Aviation, during which time he served also as Secretary to the Board of Visitors. Upon the completion of this important duty, he was selected as Aide and Flag Secretary and has served in that capacity since May of 1947. Commander Southerland's duties have been not only those administratively associated with the post of Flag Secretary, but he has also worked very closely with the Superintendent and the academic staff in the energetic preparation of material calculated to codify and set forth the Naval Academy's objectives, concepts and methods; and has directed its dissemination to the midshipmen student body, the faculty, and interested citizenry throughout the country.

For war service in the Pacific aboard the aircraft carriers SARATOGA, ESSEX and LANGLEY, Commander Southerland was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, five Air Medals (Gold Stars in lieu of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Air Medals), two Presidential Unit Citations (Guadalcanal & USS ESSEX), the Purple Heart, and the Navy Unit Commendation (USS LANGLEY Air Group). He is entitled to wear the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with two battle stars, the European and American Theatre ribbons, as well as the American Defense and Victory Medal.

During Commander Southerland's tour of sea duty, Mrs. Southerland and their three children will reside at Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Lieutenant Ralph G. Leedy, SC, USN, who has been selected to relieve Commander Southerland as Aide and Flag Secretary, graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1943. His first years after graduation were spent aboard the batdeship USS N E W MEXICO on war

duty in the western Pacific. Lt. Leedy transferred from the line to the Supply Corps in March 1946 and attended the Naval Supply Corps School at Harvard Business School, Boston. Upon graduation, he was assigned to duty at the Naval Academy as Ships Service Officer, Severn River Naval Command. He had the important and interesting assignment of launching the new Ship's Service Store closely associated with the new Married Enlisted Men's Village in the North Severn. In the fall of 1948, in accordance with the Superintendent's policy to bring about a higher order of integration on the part of the Staff Corps and the faculty of the Naval Academy, Lt. Leedy was selected for instructional duty and was assigned to the Department of Marine Engineering.

Lieutenant Leedy's broad experience, unusual in its scope for the first six years of commissioned service, his professional reputation and his attainments indicated 12

Midshipmen Lee Chambers, First Class, and his pretty drag visit the "Toy Shop" at the Christmas Hop.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

in the Severn River Naval Command, all led to his selection for this job. He now comes to the Superintendent's Staff as the first officer of the Supply Corps to serve in that capacity at the Naval Academy.

Lieutenant and Mrs. Leedy and their three children reside at Dream's Landing, Annapolis.

Here he was assigned general administrative and scholastic duties until 1930 when he was appointed Head of the Admissions Section for the examination and evaluation of scholastic records and credentials of candidates for admission to the Naval Academy. He continued in this position until December 1944 when he was promoted to Chief Clerk to the Superintendent and Assistant to the Secretary, Academic Board. In August 1945 he Post of Registrar Established was promoted to the Civil Service Grade At Naval Academy of Administrative Officer in recognition The Superintendent of the Naval of the scope and namre of the duties of Academy, Rear Admiral James L. Hol- his position. loway, Jr., has announced the establishMr. Heise is married and has five sons ment of the post of Registrar of the and one daughter. He resides at 15 Dean United States Naval Academy and the Street, Annapolis, Maryland. For military appointment of Mr. Richard E. Heise to this position with the rank of Professor, service he holds the Mexican Border Service and World War I Victory Medals.

U.S.N.A., effective January 1, 1949.

Mr. Heise has been employed in the Midshipmen Commended For Superintendent's Office since 1921. A Participation in Meeting native Annapolitan, he is the son of VirDuring Leave ginia Tyler and Edward C. Heise. He attended Annapolis schools, following this with work in general educational Five Midshipmen from the Pittsburgh and training courses. From May to No- area have been highly commended in a vember 1916 he served in the Mexican letter from the Naval Academy Alumni Border Service at Eagle Pass, Texas, with of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for theh participation in a meeting there during the Maryland National Guard.

In February 1917 he enlisted in the Christmas leave. The Mi^hipmen, who Navy as a Landsman for Yeoman, gradu- are Thomas McGlaughlin, Class of 1950; ating from the Yeoman School at New- Wilfred Little, Class of 1951; and Gerald port, Rhode Island, in May of that year. Helland, James Baldinger, and John Appointed a Chief Yeoman in July 1918, Yamnicky of the Class of 1952, attended Mr. Heise remained in the Naval Serv- the meeting at which the film "The U. S. ice until January 1921 and then entered Naval Academy" was shown and assisted U. S. Civil Service, following which he by answering questions about the Acadwas employed in the Superintendent's emy.

Office.

Admiral Holloway, to whom the letter

was addressed, said that he considered this a very laudable performance and showed the Midshipmen's awareness of their responsibilities in representing the Naval Service.

New June Week Awards Established The establishment of two new awards to be presented at the Prizes and Awards Parade during June Week has been announced. One is the Admiral William S. Sims Memorial Award for Leadership and the other, the Armed Forces Communication Association Award for Electronics.

The Admiral Sims Award will be presented aimually by the Army and Navy Union, USA.., to the Midshipman of the graduating class standing highest in the course for Leadership. The Army and Navy Union, U.S.A., is the oldest aaive veterans' organization in the United States, having been first organized in 1886. The award will be an engraved wrist watch.

The Armed Forces Communication Association wiU present an EastmanKodak camera to the midshipman of the graduating class who attains the highest standing in the Electronics Course, plus membership in the Association which includes a subscription to their magazine Signal and a certificate of merit.

These awards wiU be added to the list of more than forty special awards that are presented to midshipmen at the end of each Academic Year for individual excellence in various Naval Academy activities.

Volume of Milton's W o r k s Has Remarkable History Over seventy years ago a small duodecimo volume of Milton's poetical works was presented to the Naval Academy Library where it is still preserved.

On the inside of the front cover is written the following: "The marks of blood upon this book are from the death wounds of the gallant but unformnate Captain Peake, who fell in the action between the United States sloop-of-war HORNET, Captain Lawrence, and H.B.M. sloop-of-war PEACOCK, off Demerara, Isaac Mayo, U.S.N." Captain J. W. Peake of the Royal Navy is said to have been reading this book immediately previous to the action between the H O R N E T and the PEACOCK. When the action began he thmst the volume in his jacket. After the battle the volume, stained with the blood of the fallen officer (the stain is still visible) was taken from the dead body of Captain Peake by Commander Mayo, who was a young officer on the HORNET. Mrs. Mayo, his widow, presented the book to the Library on May 22, 1876. The volume was published in London in 1808.

FEBRUARY,

1949

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UNIFICATION DINNER

By Louis J. Gulliver, ' 0 7 1948 marked the fortieth OCTOBER, anniversary of what is believed to be the first joint dinner meeting of graduates of the U. S. Naval Academy and graduates of West Point. In recent years, notably in 1948 when the alumni of both Academies got together in the grand manner, the pattern first established in October, 1908, has been copied.

It redounds to the credit of a Naval Academy graduate, the late Captain Bill Stay ton. Class of 1881, that the first gun fired in Service Academy "unification," was touched off by the said Stayton, late lieutenant, U. S. Navy, and in '08, serving as Secretary of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, New York.

The "joint dinner" of the Graduates Associations was held on 6 November in New York at the University Club.

Advance notices of the affair were sent out in October by Captain Bill. He said: "This is the first joint dinner ever held of the graduates of the two Academies, so far as I can ascertain." Realizing the unlikelihood of making mail contacts with all, Capt. Stayton's notice in the Service weeklies said: "All graduates of the Academies are invited to attend this dinner, regardless of their membership in the Graduates Associations."

"Pass the word," wrote Bill Stayton, "in the hope that this dinner will establish closer friendship between the graduates of the U. S. Naval Academy and the U. S. Military Academy. It has been arranged that this is a joint meeting of the two Graduates Associations."

The cost of the dinner was high. Said Bill Stayton: 'The price of the dinner is

After Dinner Speaking Activities The after dinner speaking program which is conducted by the Department of English, History and Government offers the Midshipmen of the First Class an oppormnity to gain practical experience in public speaking as well as to hear prominent officers and civilians from this area.

During the past month guests have included Commander Robert H. Holmes of the Department of Marine Engineering and Mr. William Goldman, a Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve who is one of the construction engineers on the proposed Chesapeake Bay Bridge on December l6th; Lieutenant Commander Vining

$5.00. Pay the Secretary of your Graduates Association on the evening of the dinner."

The get-together was a tremendous success. A West Pointer graduating in the Class of 1850 was Presiding Officer, Maj. General A. Carr, the senior officer attending. A much younger Naval Academy graduate served as Toastmaster,— Colonel Robert M. Thompson, U. S. Naval Academy, 1868.

Just to show there is nothing new in the Army and Navy, the record of the dinner shows that Commander Aaron Ward of the Navy was introduced as the "amphibious representative of the military services." (His duty was Supefvisor of the port of New York.)

There were speeches at this first joint dinner. In addition to Aaron Ward who told of the visit of the Academy summer cmise ship D A L E to West Point in 1875 (some unified splicing of the main brace was done), there were "remarks" by General Horace Porter; General Fred D. Grant; Rear Admiral (Hoch der Kaiser) Joseph B. Coghlan, one of Dewey's captains at Manila Bay; Colonel Hugh L. Scott, West Point Superintendent and Captain Willard H. Brownson, Naval Academy Superintendent, 1903-1906.

Other guests of distinction were on hand; Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan, General James H. Wilson, General J. P. Farley, Commander E. B. Beaumont, Loyall Farragut, Lewis Nixon, warship builder and designer. Class of 1882 and General Carlton Porter.

Believe it or not, there was a wonderfully large turn out for this joint dinner, —seventy-five grads of West Point and the same number from the Naval Academy.

A. Sherman, Naval Academy Sailing Officer, and Professor Alden H. Hefler of the Department of Foreign Languages on January 3rd; Headmaster Rolland M. Teel of the Severn Preparatory School and Professor William E. Farrell of the Department of Marine Engiaeering on January 4th; and Captain Franco Baslini, Italian Naval Attache on January 6th.

The Midshipmen's Foreign Language Clubs have also been actively participating in dinner meetings at which guest speakers address them in the language being studied by each group. On January 6th the Spanish Club had as their guest Lieutenant Commander Oscar Rivery of the Cuban Navy, Naval Attache of the (Continued on page 16) 13

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Reserve Officer Candidates Program INAL details of a new program to F augment procurement of Naval Reserve Officers has been announced by the Navy Department. Under the project freshmen and sophomores in accredited colleges will be given the opportunity to become commissioned officers in the Naval Reserve upon completion of their college work.

This Reserve Officer Candidate program (ROC) is designed to supplement present sources in providing a continuing flow of newly commissioned personnel into the Naval Reserve and to keep the Reserve at authorized strength.

Present plans are to establish two Reserve Officer Candidate schools for the first summer program, commencing early in July of 1949, at the Naval Station, San Diego, Calif., and at the Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. Women are eligible for this program, but for administration reasons will not be included in the program for the first summer.

The program wiU provide Naval Reserve officers for the Line, including Aviation and specialists, and also for the Supply Corps and Civil Engineering Corps. The first input will be about 2,500 candidates in the summer of 1949.

To be eligible for the ROC program smdents must be citizens of the United States, natural-born or namralized for a period of at least ten years, not less than 17 years of age at the time of enrollment and be not more than 27 on 1 July of the calendar year in which they become eligible for appointment to a commissioned rank.

Enrolling students must be members of the Organized Naval Reserve and must be draft exempt. They must also be in good standing in a nationally or regionally accredited college or university and not pursuing a course for a medical, dental or theological degree.

Candidates must complete their two summer training periods before finishing their work for a degree in college. While receiving no military training in college during their academic year, they must attend weekly drills as members of the Organized Reserve.

For their six weeks basic training course Reserve Officer Candidates will receive $135 pay, while advanced course smdents will be paid $150. The advanced 14

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Thomas L. Sprague, USN Chief of

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course, incidentally, will not be given during the summer of 1949. The candidates will also receive quarters, subsistence, uniforms, medical attention and transportation during their summer training periods.

Courses at the training centers will include naval orientation, communications, seamanship, ordnance and gunnery, navigation, leadership and military drill.

Students who enter the program as freshmen will take their basic training course following their freshman year and their advance course preceding their senior year. Sophomores will engage in their basic course following their sophomore year in college and will take their advance course the following summer after completion of their junior year in college.

Commissioning in the Naval Reserve, upon completion of their training courses and academic work, assures the candidates of service in the U. S. Navy in case of a National Emergency. * * * * Naval Reserve Training Afloat A schedule of Naval Reserve Training Afloat in the Atlantic Fleet for the months of February and March 1949 was announced today by the Bureau of Naval Personnel.

Some 51 ships will be used to take 785 officers and 8,135 enlisted men of the Naval Reserve on five training exercises lasting from 14 to 28 days each.

Participating in the training will be one battleship, seven aircraft carriers, three light cruisers, thirty destroyers, three light minelayers, six minesweeps and one auxiliary ship.

Largest of the exercises will be the Atlantic Command maneuvers from 20 February to 19 March, in which 40 ships will participate with quotas for about 530 officers and 5,435 enlisted men.

Exercises, for the most part, will be held in southern waters and it is expected that liberty will be granted in Caribbean ports.

During the past year the Bureau reports that 110,000 officers and enlisted men have participated in annual train-

ing periods, as compared to a total of 80,000 which received the training during 1947. # * * * Naval Reserve Retirement The Navy Department has announced its implementation of Title III of Public Law No. 810, 80th Congress, which makes Reserve members of all the Nation's armed forces eligible for retired pay at the age of 60, provided they meet the requirements of the law.

The law is an incentive measure designed to increase the attractiveness of service in the Reserve components of the Armed Forces. The Act will also operate to reward individuals for prior creditable service, although it is intended primarily to insure strong and stable Reserve components in the fumre.

As a result of the Act, members of the Reserve components may become entitled to substantial benefits never before realized.

Briefly, the Act authorizes retirement pay for Reservists reaching 60 years of age who have completed 20 years of satisfactory Federal service and who meet the other requirements of the Act. It also requires the several Secretaries to prescribe appropriate standards for the retention and promotion of members of the Reserve components and to place individuals who fail to conform to the prescribed standards and qualifications in such status that they can no longer accrue retirement credits. # * * * Professional Examinations Scheduled For Ensigns and Lieutenants {funior Grade) The Bureau of Naval Personnel has announced that it is planned to conduct professional examinations in May 1949 for promotion to the grades of lieutenant (junior grade) and lieutenant.

Taking the examinations will be ensigns whose dates of rank are berween 1 April 1946 and 31 December 1946, inclusive, and lieutenants (junior grade) who will be selected for promotion by selection boards scheduled for March and April 1949. The Navy Department has announced previously that in the grade of Lieutenant (junior grade) it is expected all officers with a date of rank earlier than 1 January 1946 will be in {Continued on page 19)

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By Lt. Cdr. S. G. Atkinson, USNR The "Potomac Gun Club" {Reserve Group)-

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ODAY in civilian life there are approximately 5,000 reserve officers on inactive duty whose interest in the Navy stems in large part from the wartime training received under the supervision of the Bureau of Ordnance or on ordnance assignments. Many of these men and women—because of their specialized services and their particular affection for ordnance — take pride in referring to themselves as members of the "Potomac Gun Club" (Reserve group).

What are these Reserve officers up to now.-' How do they manifest their continuing interest in the Bureau of Ordnance? And what is the Bureau doing to insure that this interest is kept alive?

It comes as no surprise to discover that a preponderance—perhaps as high as 65%—of Ordnance Reserve officers are engaged in engineering careers. Almost without exception, they have a college background and the positions they hold are commensurate with this training. Answers to questionnaires sent out by the Bureau reveal many occupied in general engineering, or as chemical, petroleum, electrical, metallurgical, electronic, mechanical, safety, or industrial engineers. Another important group has continued in a civilian capacity with ordnance activities—at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern; Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Silver Spring, Md.; Naval ammunition depots; offices of Inspectors of Naval Material; and Naval ordnance plants. A considerable number of these reserve officers have taken civil service positions in the Bureau where their knowledge gained during the war makes them of outstanding value.

Outside of the field of science and engineering, a wide variety of business and professions are represented. As many as 10% of Ordnance Reservists are in selling—either as sales managers or salesmen. Others are college professors, school teachers, or doing post-graduate work. Then there are those in other government fields—the Bureau of the Budget, the Veterans Administration, the diplomatic service, state agencies—to mention a few. Banking, law, accounting, architecmre, and insurance have attracted a substantial number. And finally some FEBRUARY,

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are in business for themselves.

Despite the fact that Ordnance Reserve officers are well established in their private pursuits, they are anxious to keep alive their Navy connection. This spirit has been evidenced in several ways. First is the establishment of Volunteer Ordnance Units in many of the Naval Districts as well as in the Potomac River Naval Command. These units vary in size from 143 members to as low as a nucleus of five or more. The Eleventh Naval District has seven Units; the Ninth and the Thirteenth have five Units each; others have one or two. And throughout the country, it is anticipated that many additional units will shortly be activated.

Several Ordnance establishments have maintained formal two-week training classes. For example, the Naval Ordnance Laboratory and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit at the Naval Powder Factory periodically give lecture courses which include tours of selected Naval establishments nearby. Ordnance Reserve officers show a willingness to make personal sacrifices, if necessary, in order to obtain this type of training. An illustration of this sacrificial spirit is the case of (an) officer from Ohio who attended the course at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. His employer had granted him a two weeks vacation. His wife and two

small children had visions of remaining at home with no excursion for them owing to housing difficulties in the Washington area. But the problem was uniquely solved:—the officer rented a trailer and, packing his family aboard, bravely and successfully set sail for Washington!

Two-week training is also available, on a slightly less formal basis, at the Bureau of Ordnance, the Naval Gun Factory, ammunition depots, torpedo stations, the Proving Ground, the Mine Depot at Yorktown, Virginia, Naval ordnance plants. Naval magazines and many other ordnance activities. The figures show a high degree of interest in these training oppormnities. For the year ended 30 June 1947, approximately 700 Ordnance Reserve officers participated in 14 days' training duty. This was increased to 900 in the following year, and there is every indication that the year ending next June will show a further gain.

Finally, Ordnance Reservists show their loyalty and interest in the Bureau of Ordnance activities by their "courtesy" visits to Ordnance Establishments and to the Bureau itself. As one officer remarked, "A visit to Washington means to many of us an oppormnity to renew {Continued on page 20)

Two weeks' formal training classes, with inspection trips to nearby Naval activities, are maintained at various ordnance establishments for Ordnance Reserve officers. Shown above is Rear Admiral F. E. Beatty, Commander of the new Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Maryland, with the August 22, 1948 class, the ninth training class sponsored by the Laboratory. On his left is CapL H. R. Wright, who heads the Bureau's Ordnance Reserve Officers' Program.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

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Sesquicentennial of Naval Battle (Continued from page 9) stmck her flag, Captain Truxmn ordered his First Lieutenant, Lieut. John Rodgers, U. S. Navy, to take a small detail of men and board her; in a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, Rodgers wrote: "When she struck I was ordered to board and take possession, and to send the captain and first lieutenant on board the CONSTELLATION, which was done. . . ."

Countries is opened by Consent of Parties, which I hope may soon be the Case.

In the meantime, Sir, I will release the remaining French Prisoners in my Possession here on your sending down a Vessel for them with all the Americans, that are Prisoners, or Captives with you, and you will at the same Time be pleased to authorize a Person to give me a Receipt for the Balance that may remain in our favor, which Balance I request may be sent me to this Island, as soon as you have it in your Power, and this humane Mode of Exchange of the unfortunate, I shall always be happy to see enocuoraged on both Sides. . . ."

a Boston dock awaiting rehabilitation, it is with just pride that she surveys her eventful career, spanning over a eenmryand-a-half, during which she has gracefully sailed the Seven Seas on missions of both peace and war.

W e close with the Toast: Hats Off! to you, worthy old CONSTELLATION, Long may you continue afloat, to observe many more happy anniversaries of your distinguished, colorful career!

Having given his Parole of Honor, it That CONSTELLATION also sustained U. S. Naval Academy serious damage in the engagement is in- is eminently appropriate that we quote {Continued from page 13) dicated in Captain Truxtun's report to Captain Barreaut's fine letter to Captain Cuban Embassy who spoke to them on the Navy Department on the day follow- Truxtun, of 14 February: "Sir: I received your obliging Letter; I the importance of our having an undering the battle: repeat that I am very sorry to see our two ing and knowledge of the Spanish lanI "I have been much shattered in my RigNations at War, but since I, unfortunately guage of the peoples of Cuba and the ging and Sails, and my fore top Mast renhave been vanquished, I felicitate myself, dered from Wounds useless; you may deAmerican countries. The evening preand Crew upon being Prisoners to you. pend the Enemy is not less so; I intend to You have united the two Qualities, which ceding the Midshipmen of the Russian get into Basseterre Roads, St. Christophers characterize a Man of Honor, Courage, and Club entertained Professor A. S. Robotif possible, with my Prize, but the Wind Humanity; receive from me the most sin- nikov of the Naval Intelligence School in being adverse and blowing hard, I much cere Thanks, and be assured, I shall make Washington, D. C. In December the doubt that in the State of both Ships (withit a Duty, to publish to all my fellow Citi- Russian Club also sponsored the Russian out a Change) whether I shall effea it, zens, the generous Conduct, which you movie, entitled "Russian Ballerina." and if not I must make a Port to Leeward."

Three days later. CONSTELLATION and L'INSURGENTE in company, arrived at

Basseterre Roads, St. Christopher, Truxmn reporting his arrival there to the Navy Department: "On the 13th after the greatest Exertions having been made, we gained these Roads with both Ships, and anchored them safe about Noon."

We also read in his journal of 13 February: "Saluted the Fort with 13 Guns, which was returned with an equal Number. Received the Congratulations of the Commander in Chief, and the Visits of the Council, and other respeaable Gentlemen on the Occasion of taking the INSURGENTE. Landed the Sick, and wounded of every Description from both Ships, and disposed of the Prisoners, some on Shore, and Others on Board a Hulk."

On 14 February, Captain Truxmn disparched a Cartel Ship to Guadaloupe, having on board Captain Barreaut and his officers, with the view of arranging for an exchange of American prisoners held on rhat French island. In his letter to General Desf ourneaux. Commander in Chief of Guadaloupe, Truxmn wrote: "Sir: Having taken the French national Frigate L'INSURGENTE, commanded by Monsieur Barreaut, on the 9th Instant, after a manly Defence being made by him, I am induced from Motives of Humanity, and to lessen the Calamities incident to Captivity to send to Guadaloupe by the Flag of Truce Schooner, called the ECLIPSE, Capt. Burt, the Captain and Officers per List at Foot, they having given me their Parole of Honor, that they will not take up Arms, or serve in any Way against the United States of America, or any of the Nations now at War with France, untill exchanged or the Differences between the said United States and the French Republic are terminated, and the Intercourse between the two

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have observed towards us.

I am with perfect Consideration, / s / Barreaut."

During the next four weeks Truxmn remained at Basseterre Roads, effecting repairs to CONSTELLATION and L'INSURGENTE, he writing in his journal of 11

March: "Since the 14th Ultimo, we have been employed in repairing the Hull, Rigging, and Sails, painting the Ship, getting off Water, procuring more Men, and getting LA INSURGENTE

in a State fit to cruize

in Company with us, tho' we have only been enabled to put 124 Men on Board of her as yet, including Lieutenant Rodgers, and various Officers as per List.. . .

At 8 AM, got underway, and stood by the Wind to the Southward, as did LA INSURGENTE. At Noon the Road, and Town of Nevis bore S.E.B.E., Distance off that Shore three Leagues. Squally Weather, and Wind at East; stowed the Anchors and quartered the new Hands.

My sole Object in taking LA INSURGENTE out with me at present, is to take the Chance of falling in with Commodore Barry, and getting from him some more Men for her, as she has too few to carry her Home without Convoy, and I cannot well spare any more from the CONSTELLATION, without rendering that Ship almost defenceless against a Vessel of equal Force."

Academy F a c u l t y M e m b e r s In P r o f e s s i o n a l Meetings Several members of the Naval Academy Faculty have been active in their participation in various professional meetings during the past month.

Four members of the staflF of the Department of Electrical Engineering attended the recent meetings of the Middle Atlantic Section of the American Society for Engineering Education held at Drexel Instimte in Philadelphia. They were Professors David G. Howard and John C. Gray and Assistant Professors John R. Smithson and Walter C. Connolly.

Associate Professor Elmer B. Potter of the Department of English, History and Government attended the sixty-third annual meeting of the Modem Language Association of America in New York City. Professor Potter, who holds the rank of Commander in the Naval Reserve, is co-author of the recent book, "American Seapower Since 1775."

Assistant Professor Thomas Boyajy of the same Academic Department represented the Naval Academy at the annual meeting of the American Association of Economics in Cleveland, Ohio. Professor Boyajy has been a member of the Naval Academy faculty since last fall.

Suffice it to add that both vessels finally arrived safely in the United States, L'INSURGENTE duly taking her place as a valuable unit of the United States Navy; while CONSTELLATION continued Sixteen Star Flag P r e s e n t e d t o t h e to cover herself with glory during the reU n i t e d l^tates Naval M u s e u m of mainder of that War, notably in her faT h e U . S. Naval A c a d e m y mous gunnery slugging-match with the French frigate LA VENGEANCE, a year On January 6th Miss A. Louise Allen later down in those same tropical waters of New Haven, Connecticut, presented of the Caribbean. to the Naval Academy Museum, a flag Today, as the gallant CONSTELLATION bearing sixteen stars which had been in serenely rides to her moorings alongside her family for several generations.

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The flag was accepted by Captain P. E. Pendleton, USN, Commanding Officer of die Yale NROTC Unit in behalf of Captain H. A. Baldridge, USN (Ret.), the Direaor of the Naval Academy Museum. This flag, which has thirteen stripes and sixteen stars and which bears on the hoist the notation, "7 foot boat," was, according to family tradition, the boat flag of Miss Allen's great-grandfather, Heruy UflFord Churchill, a sea captain sailing out of Portland (until 1841 called Chatham), Coimecticut, but because of his age and the age of the flag it must have flown from the ship of some earlier Churchill, probably his father, David, also a sea captain of Chatham.

The Churchills were actively engaged in shipping in the latter part of the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. At the time that this flag was made, between 1796 and 1802, their shipyard was a busy place; it was managed by the brothers Charles and David Churchill, but, increasingly, David, in whom we are interested as the presumptive first owner of the flag, forsook the building of ships for the sailing of ships.

He died at St. Croix, May 19, 1921, age fifty-three years.

Whether his third son. Captain Henry, who is definitely known to have had the flag in his possession, ever sailed with his father is a matter of conjecmre; he FEBRUARY,

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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

American Ordnance Association did spend his life at sea. At the outbreak of the Civil War, though over sixty years Honors Admiral Holloway of age, he offered his services to the Navy The Superintendent of the United and served from 1861 to January 1866, States Naval Academy, Rear Admiral first with the rank of Acting Master and then as Acting Lieutenant. He died in James L. Holloway, Jr., has been honored Portland, April 1, 1868, in the seventy- by the American Ordnance Association with a Life Membership in the organfirst year of his age. ization. The certificate of membership The flag passed to his beloved eldest was sent to Admiral Holloway by Mr. child, Jerusha Ufford Churchill Allen, L. A. Codd, Executive Vice President of grandmother of the present owner. the Association, in the name of its PresiIt is unique in that at the time it was dent, Colonel James L. Walsh. made the United States flag officially had Founded in 1919 in Washington, fifteen stripes and fifteen stars. This was D. C , the Association is dedicated to according to a bill passed in New York scientific and industrial preparation for in 1794, which remained in effect until the common defense of the United States^ 1818, when it was voted by Congress, as one of our nation's strongest guaran*after long deliberation, that the flag tees of national security and peace. should henceforth consist of thirteen stripes and of stars in the number of the Officers W h o Have Reported and states in the Union. There were then Officers W h o Have B e e n twenty-one stars.

Detached Recently The Churchill flag is in an excellent The following officers have reported state of preservation; its colors are as for duty at the U. S. Naval Academy: bright as ever. It is a large flag, seven Commander Thomas J. DuMont, Civil feer, ten and one-half inches bv three feet, made of bunting, a material which Engineer Corps.

Lieutenant Commander Madison L. at that time was imported from England.

Hand sewn, of course, with small stitches, Beall, Supply Corps.

Lieutenant Commander Anthony J. stars perfectly formed, it is an example of fine needlecraft. It was made to with- Rubino, U. S. Naval Reserve. stand storms and has endured through Lieutenant Mason T. Payton, U. Si, Naval Reserve. five generations.

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Lieutenant John F. Sieck, Supply The following officers have been deCorps. tached from duty at the U. S. Naval Lieutenant (junior grade) Russell A. Academy, and will report to the Chief of Jones, Supply Corps.

Naval Air Training, Naval Air Station, Commander Joseph A. McHenry, Pensacola, Fla., for flight training: Civil Engineer Corps, has been detached Ensign Charles E. Hathaway from duty in the Public Works DepartEnsign John W. McCord ment. He will report to the Commander, Ensign Robert H. Searle Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, for Ensign Richard E. Shimshak duty as Public Works Officer.

MIDSHIPMEN'S By Midshipman Stanley S. Fine, ' 4 9 HOP

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COMMITTEE

HE Thanksgiving Hop of last year afforded the more artistically inclined of the Brigade an opportunity to put forth their best efforts in their respective Battalion's displays. The original plan as set forth by the Brigade Hop Committee, was to have each Battalion arrange its idea of a "frat" house, and these were to be placed so as to make up a "Fraternity House Row." The executors of this plan departed somewhat from this idea in their work but the final outcome exceeded the greatest expectations.

As an added incentive it was arranged to have a prize awarded that Battalion having the most novel and well done display. A committee was appointed to do the judging and it would appear as if everything would run according to plan.

However, the men associated with, and the men working on, the decorations, in their zeal to create a prize winning display completely surpassed all expectations and created six displays unparalleled in recent hop history. The judges, unable to choose among the six displays, awarded first prize to all Battalions. The prize was permission for each Battalion to have a Battalion Hop in Memorial Hall at some later date. Bill Armstrong, who was in charge of the Hop, and to all those who were connected with the planning and execution of the displays deserve a "Well Done" from the Brigade for making the Thanksgiving Hop the most interesting and successful of the year.

The First Battalion mrned to the nautical in their display and directed the construction of a "sunken frat house" in the form of an LST. Colorful undersea scenes covered both outside and inside bulkheads. Refreshments were served during the Hop. Careful planning and expert workmanship coupled with a unique idea to make this a truly interesting display.

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ACTIVITIES The Second Battalion utilized cartoonist "Whoob's" (Walt Whitney) talents to create two theatre masks of paper moving over the entrance to a room containing a revolving stage which displayed various scenes in a Midshipman's life. A clever mechanical twist and superior artistic endeavor were combined to create this well above average exhibit.

The Third Battalion hit upon the idea for a sample Midshipman's room and the result was a great deal different from the room next to the OOW's office. A dope board and a Midshipman's "nav" plotting board proved a great source of amusement.

The Fourth Battalion constructed a "Frat House" complete with couches and a sleeping plebe for atmosphere. Refreshments were served over an authentic bar and picmres covered the walls. Careful execution went to make this scene perhaps the most realistic of all.

The Fifth Battalion went all Navy and made their display in the Alumni House fashion. A colonial type door and a flattering sign created a pleasing effect. Inside, a mechanical goat could be seen riding on a mule which moved about by means of an electric motor.

The Sixth Battalion created perhaps the most colorful of all with their humorous creation of a West Point scene.

A dark and foreboding structure done in West Point style covered by a huge spider web. The structure depicted a deserted Military Academy after the A-N game. A dummy cadet in the grasp of a giant spider gave the finishing touch to a clever and original display.

These colorful displays coupled with a superlative evening of dancing, made the Thanksgiving Hop one long to be remembered and the men who planned, directed and worked on the arrangements

and decorations are worthy of any praise they receive.

FRENCH

CLUB

By dint of more vigorous planning and the wholehearted participation of its members, the French section of the Foreign Languages Club has shown marked and entirely desirable improvement during the present academic year as compared to the previous one.

The club's activities have centered primarily about two events; the monthly or bi-monthly meetings and the after-dinner speaking banquets, held every five weeks.

Prominent in the planning and consummation of the regular programs have been Midshipmen T. A. DeBacker, J. M. Jacobs', T. H. Beauregard, O. J. Manci, W. F. Foster, R. F. Gold, A. Shartel, and M. Brett.

In the past, the meetings have provided entertairunent in the form of group singing, quiz programs, speeches, ere. All of these programs were presented and participated in by the midshipmeii.

The meetings have also provided an opportunity for the midshipmen to hear a very interesting talk by Professor Henri de Marne of Sorbonne, Paris, who is now Professor of French at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Anorher interesting meeting was provided

by Professor LeMieux from the U. S. Naval Academy. Professor LeMieux presented photographic slides which he took last summer when in France wirh the Midshipmen's Cruise.

The Club plans to have some feamre length, as well as some short films, for the enjoyment of its members and also, a continuation of programs by the midshipmen.

The banquets have had some of the finest speaking and entertainment the club can offer. Prominent for their speaking have been Midshipmen Eyster, Blyde, DeBacker, Shaughnessy, Kinnear, and Fahs. Their choice of subjects and delivery have been a source of enjoyment to all hands fortunate enough to attend.

Two of the banquets featured guest speakers; Assistant Professor Pritchard of the U. S. Naval Academy and Captain Pierre Lancelor, French Naval Attache in Washington, D. C. Both of their addresses were very interesting and enlightening.

The future indicates a continuance of the fine efforts received so far on the part of midshipmen concerned and also points to the continuation of the presence of distinguished and learned guests.

Last, but definitely not the least, the club has an official organ in the form of a newspaper, Le Mot (The W o r d ) . The success of the paper can be attributed to the untiring efforts of Midshipman Petterson. The articles, jokes, and crossword puzzles which have dominated the infant publication have proved to be en-

joyment for all of the members.

A great factor in the success of the club this year has been the work of the president, H. 1. Laniado, who has worked hand in hand with rhe advisors. Assistant Professor C. A. Pritchard and Assistant Professor Y. D. Yarbo. Under their direction, the club has made many advancements and promises more progress before the year is out.

THE LVCKY

BAG

The Lucky Bag, the year book of the United States Naval Academy, was recently elected "the best collegiate yearbook of the nation," by the National Scholastic Press Association. The reason that this honor was bestowed upon the "Bag," as it is called throughout Bancroft Hall, may be attributed to the hard work done by rhe Lucky Bag Committee for each class.

The work for a class yearbook starts very soon after the forming of the class.

A committee is elected and immediately begins planning for the production of rheir yearbook. At present the 1949 Lucky Bag is 85'??' completed. The printing of all the photographs and biographies of each member of the Class of 1949, was finished before the beginning of the Midshipman Practice Cruise.

This fall was devoted to the covering of the fall sports, football, soccer, and cross-country. All sports are covered pictorially as well as by a narrative.

The 1949 Luck Bag Committee started out with eight men and has grown until now there are twenty-four men on the staff, headed by Editor Don Gairing and Business Manager Tom Donaven. These men spend jusr about every free moment they have working on the book. They give up partcipating in all sports and concentrate on the production of their yearbook. The men take pride in the book and work unceasingly with the thought of keeping up the high standard ser by previous Lucky Bags.

A budget of $65,000,00, way above that of any other extra-curricular activity, affords rhe commirtee adequate funds for dealing with paper manufacturers, advertisers and printers.

For rhe first time in the history of "the Bag," a policy of allowing members of the staff to return early from the practice cruise, was instimted. This policy may be kept up in the future, for it allows much important work to be dispensed with in a much more competent manner than was possible under rhe old system.

Even with these aids and the very industrious staff, there is still much work to do which will find the staff members in their office for long hours between now and the day when the 1949 Lucky Bag makes its debut.

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ments, including overseas, will be based upon the needs of the service. * * # *

Bureau of Naval Personnel {Continued from page 14) the promotion zones presented to these boards.

Only permanently commissioned officers of the regular Navy on the active list are subject to the examinations.

According to the Bureau, the names of officers eligible for promotion to lieutenant will be published subsequent to their selection by the boards. A list of the ensigns eligible for promotion already has been published. (BuPers CLtr. 23348) Examinations wiU cover the executive, operations, air, gunnery, deck and engineering deparrments. Unrestricted Line officers eligible for promotion to the grades of lieutenant (junior grade) and lieutenant will be examined on all departments. Officers of the staff corps, and limited duty, special duty, engineering duty and aeronautical engineering duty officers will be examined on parts of the executive department and in such other subjects as may be applicable to their staff corps or specialty.

Navy Gives Commissions To Civilian Women The Navy Department has announced the names of the first women to be commissioned in the Line of the regular Navy direct from civilian life. The 29 successful applicants will report to the General Line School, Newport, Rhode Island, on 3 January 1949, with the grade of Ensign, USN. Classes will convene at the school each January and June thereafrer.

The basic indoctrination course will familiarize the women officers with the organizarion of the Navy. Included in the curriculum is aviation, history, military law, intelligence, communications, operational orienration and logistics.

Following their five months indoctrination course the women officers will be assigned to military billets in the shore establishments of the Navy.

Present plans for women in the Naval service call for the establishment of a policy for the rotation of duty between Naval Districts and Commands within the continental United States and selected overseas bases. The new officers may express preference for duty, but all assign-

The Bureau of Naval Personnel has announced that 73 officers will become eligible by 31 March 1949, for promotion to the grade of Lieutenant (junior grade). Included are 70 line ensigns and three supply corps officers. BuPers CLtr. 220-48 (NDB, 30 Nov. 1948) has the complete list of eligible officers, along with instructions for such officers in accepting promotion. * * * * A Marine Corps First Lieutenant, graduate of the Naval Academy, has scored a perfect mark at the U. S. Naval School of Electronics Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Record holder is Lt. Donald H. Brooks, USMC, whose mark of 5.00 was made during the three semesters of the graduate school. Closest competitors were two Navy officers who chalked up 4.82 and 4.78. Included in the studies are radio, radar, sonar atomic structure, and nuclear physics.

Speaking of post-graduate courses, three courses will be given at the Naval War College, Newport, R. 1., commencing 12 August 1949. Open to senior officers, eligibility requirements are listed in BuPers CLtr. 207-48, with applications to be submitted by 1 February 1949. The Junior and Senior courses cover indoctrinary military problems applicable to modern warfare, while the third course deals with logistic operarions within the Navy and for joint operations.

Another BuPers Circular Letter—21348—points out that every Navy officer should understand Naval strategy and tactics, logistics and joint operations with the Army and Air Force in order to assume command responsibilities. The letter lists correspondence and resident courses preparing officers to exercise command and also lists background smdies suggested for officers to smdy.

Included in this list are history, international relations and politics, economics, international law, geography, and ethnology* « * * Four destroyers now under construction will honor Navy fighting admirals who have died since World War II. The four ships will be named for Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, Vice Admiral John Sidney McCain, Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson and Vice Admiral Willis Augusra Lee. Primarily anti-submarine vessels, the new ships will be uncommonly large and serve a dual purpose, being of sufficient speed, endurance and seakeeping ability to permit them to operate with fast carrier task forces.

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Relatives, friends and neighbors are following activities of Navy men and women throughout the world via releases from the Navy's Fleet Home Town News Center put out by local news media. BuPers aimounced that the Center has passed the five million mark in the number of stories and photographs distributed to newspapers and radio stations throughout the U. S. Located at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, III., the Center was commissioned in April 1945.

Flag Rank order, last month.

Rear Admiral Clifron A. F. Sprague, USN, ComCarDiv 6, was ordered as Commander N&vAir Bases, 11th and 12thNavDis. Rear Admiral Bernhard H. Bieri, USN, Com 11, was ordered as Representative of CNO on Military Staff Committee, Security Council, United Nations.

Rear Admiral Wilder D. Baker, USN, ComServLant, was ordered as Com 11.

Rear Admiral Malcolm F. Schoeffel, USN, Deputy Chief, BuOrd, was ordered as ComCarDiv 6.

Rear Admiral Ralph E. Jennings, USN, ComCarDiv 4, was ordered as ComFair, Alameda, Calif.

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Rear Admiral George C. Dyer, USN, ComCruDiv 10, was ordered to duty with CNO. Rear Admiral John A. Snackenberg, USN, Chief, Naval Group, American Mission for Aid to Greece was ordered to duty with BuOrd. Rear Admiral Frederick I. Entwistle, USN, ComPhibGrp 3, was ordered to duty with BuOrd. Rear Admiral Walter E. Moore, USN, ordered as Chief, Naval Group American Mission for aid to Greece.

Rear Admiral Burton B. Biggs, USN, Chief of Staff and Aide, ComServPac, was ordered to duty on Armed Forces Petroleum Board, EXOS. Rear Admiral Lorenzo S. Sabin, USN, NavGunFaaory, Washington, D. C , was ordered as Deputy Commandant, Industrial College of Armed Forces.

Rear Admiral Milton E. Miles, USN, was ordered as ComCruDiv 10.

—• nance Reserve activities in the various Naval Distrias, six Reserve officers have been recalled to active duty to serve as Ordnance Reserve Program Officers in rhe First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Naval Districts. They are assisting in the establishment of Volunteer Ordnance Units and make reconmiendarions regarding the training and activities of these Units to the Bureau. They will also disseminate aU matters of interest to the Ordnance Reserve Officers in their Districts.

In addition, the Bureau issues periodicaUy the Naval Reserve Ordnance Bulletin to aU Ordnance Reserve officers.

This enables those who are on inactive duty to keep up to date with ordnance developments, to be informed as to training oppormnities, and to learn of the activities of Bureau persormel.

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Correspondence courses on "Ordnance Equipment," "The Ordnance Establishment," and "Airborne Ordnance" are in preparation and should be ready in the near futvure. By this method. Reserve officers whose businesses do not permit them to take the two weeks' training duty each year can familiarize themselves with current ordnance development and policies.

old friendships at the Bureau and to recall with some nostalgia the hectic days of wartime duty."

In order that it wiU be prepared for any national emergency, the Bureau of Ordnance is taking still further steps to insure the continuing interest of its large group of Reservists. To coordinate Ord-

Also in preparation for distribution to all Ordnance Reserve Officers is a complere list of officers in that category. Besides giving address, classification and Naval District, the name of company or institution and title of position held in civilian life will be given. It is anticipated that this will aid in cementing

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the bonds formed between Ordnance Reservists when they were on active duty.

In review, the Bureau of Ordnance takes pride in its Reserve Officers' Training Program. Much has been done since World War II to retain the interest and loyalty of the many men and women from aU over the United States who were so instrumental in making the Bureau's war efforts effective. Plans for the future are laid with the view to increase participation in training activities and to expand in number and size the volunteer ordnance units throughout the Naval Districts. The "Potomac River Gun Club (Reserve Group)" has a strong Esprit de Corps and the Bureau of Ordnance is determined to keep it so.

that time peace negotiations were well under way and the greatest American victory at New Orleans came ironicaUy one week after the peace terms had been arranged at Ghent.

The author has the gift of making history entertaining and exciting reading.

His book is a clear and detailed story of one of the strangest wars, perhaps, in history, and one of lasting importance to the United States.

T H E MARITIME HISTORY OF M A I N E .

Miscellaneous Cargo (Continued from page 3) less familiar to the average American.

Most people remember the Batde of New Orleans, the bm-ning of Washington and the writing of the Star Spangled Banner.

But not many realize how unnecessary this war was, how inadequate were our preparations. Written in a straight forward manner, with a touch of acid humor. T H E W A R O F 1812 throws new light on this little-known period.

Beginning with the crucial years of Madison's first administration, the author shows how the young War Hawks, led

by Heiuy Clay, plunged this country into conflict at a time when the American Navy consisted of only a few ships and the American Army of a few scattered posts of regulars. These irresponsible young firebrands believed that Canada could be conquered by Kenmcky militia men alone. They listened with unconcealed contempt to the brUliant though unpopular warnings of Randolph of Roanoke.

By WiUiam Hutchinson Rowe ( W .

W.Norton, $6.00) For three hundred years the wooden sailing ship was the backbone of the American merchant marine. Beginning with the building at the mouth of the Kennebec of the " 'pretty' pinnace Virginia"—the first ship buUt in America

by Englishmen—the Maine Coast has played a leading role in the story of American ship-building and_ seafaring.

This story has never before been told.

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M A I N E are recounted the colorful phases of the oldest seafaring community in the New World. Here are the early Winter Fisheries which supplied the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the colonists at Jamestown, the procuring of masts for the Royal Navy, the early maritime activity of the Districr of Maine, privateering, piracy, smuggling and war, the romantic days of the old West India Trade, shipbuUding from the Piscatagua to the St. Croix when the State of Maine led the nation, the clipper era, tales of the Confederate Raiders, the story of the Downeasters, of the coastwise trade and the T H E W A R OF 1812 covers every phase Maine Coast fisherman. of fighting on land and at sea. The Navy, though small in size, was officered by T H E BIG CIRCLE by HO-yungchi (Exyounger men who had had battle experiposition Press, $3.00). ence against the Barbary pirates. On the Here for the first time is the inside Great Lakes American ships under the leadership of such officers as Perry and story of China's role in the Burma CamMacDonough fought the British to a paigns of 1942-1945. Written by Dr. standstiU and wrested from them the con- HO-yungchi, who served as t^ung shao trol of the internal waterways, isolating chiang, a one-star general, with the Chinese New First Army which fought the British garrisons in Canada.

On land the Army was led by older in the China-Burma-India Theater, T H E men wno had not seen action since the BIG CIRCLE is a penetrating and forthRevolutionary days. The results were right account that wiU sweep away the disastrous and a blow to American pride. myths that have circulated about the The mrn came only in 1814 with the campaigns.

Battle of Plattsburg, the Battle of HorseAs in other theaters of war, internashoe Bend and the repulse of the British tional and personal rivalries in Burma attack at Baltimore when the younger led to a mad scramble for the public ear. officers like Andrew Jackson, Izard, Tot- The English-speaking public was often ten and Macomb came to the fore. But by fed distortion as fact, and the Chinese,

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without access to world press and radio, were the victims.

Among other common faUacies, Dr. H O contends that it was not the strength of the Japanese and the inefficiency of the Allies that wrecked the First Burma Campaign; nor is it true, as popular opinion holds, that the Second Burma Campaign was desired by aU the AUies; nor was it won by the sheer weight of American armor and supplies.

The personalities of the day are portrayed realisticaUy, if not always with heroic stamre; Vinegar Joe StilweU, bitter in his humiliation and disgust at the defeat of the Allies; General Sun Li-jen, whose independence and initiative disprove the contention that the Chinese generals were mere automatons serving to rubber-stamp StiUwell's orders, and whose undeviating adherence to traditional Chinese strategy saved the day in Burma; Merrill's Marauders, equipped with the latest and the best, making a somewhat less than enviable showing; Lord Louis Mountbatten, whose inability or reluctance to fight was reflected in the timidity of the British forces in Burma.

This vivid narration is a startling revelation of the true state of AUied cooperation in the late war as seen in the CBI Theater. The reader gains new insight into the reasons for the initial rout and ultimate Allied victory in the Burma campaigns. In view of present world tension, it is particularly timely that American public opinion be informed of what really happened in Burma.

The Navy on Capitol Hill {Continued from page 4 ) Allowances The commission found that the doUar amount of food aUowances for officers and warrant officers is inadequate, and instead of being fixed by law should be regulated administratively.

They recommend the following scale for quarters aUowances: With Without Dependents Dependents Rank Generals $150.00 Colonels 120.00 Lieutenant Colonels 120.00 Majors 105.00 Captains 90.00 1st Lieutenants . .

82.50 2nd Lieutenants . .

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Officers serving in the grade of lieudeep sea diving. Flying of military aircraft under prescribed requirements and tenant general or general would continue submarine duty rate the following pay, to receive personal money allowances of $500 and $2,200, respectively, but such the commission said: Major General—$100 a month; Briga- post and duty allowances for other offidier General—$ 100; Colonel—$210; cers would be treated as expenses, reimLieutenant Colonel—$180; Major— bursable from the Post and Duty Allow$150; Captain—$120; First Lieutenant ance.

—$110; Second Lieutenant—$100.

The commission said that, as in busiThe comparatively low scale of haz- ness, expenses of this type should be hanardous duty pay for the highest-ranking dled as conditions require, within adminofficers was suggested because, the com- istrative limits. mission was advised, such duty by those "Funds should be made available on a officers must be discouraged. more general and a more generous basis," In time of war, the President should they advised. "Essential activities of any be authorized to eliminate hazardous office should be performed without causduty pay entirely or else extend its ap- ing personal financial embarrassment to plication. They seem to prefer the elimi- the individuals performing them." nation, since, they said, in time of war hazard may be too widespread to justify Retirement Pay or permit identification.

In the field of retiremenr pay, the commission cast a bombshell. If Congress apSea And Foreign Duty proves this phase of the commission's It was recommended that officers and plan, present practices in retirement, warrant officers receive no additional pay severance pay, and death benefits will be for sea or foreign duty. Officers do not considerably modified. deserve extra pay for this type of duty, 'The commission has attempted to since the pay recommended for them is strike a balance in benefits between the apportioned to their relative responsibil- present system, which is overly liberal ity as executives and administrators, re- and contrary to public interest in certain gardless of their site of operation, the respects, and the minimum benefits report stated. Unusual expenses incurred which highly tax-conscious citizens might 22

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view as adequate in the light of common civilian practices," the commission said. "Present law provides that an officer can request retirement after 20 years of service but there is no obligation of the government to grant such a request. The commission is changing these provisions so that such an officer has the right to retire if he has 20 or more years of service after he has reached age 60 and the right to request retirement at any age after 30 years of service.

"Normally, an officer with 20 years of service would be around 42 years of age.

It seems wholly unreasonable that such an officer should be granted retiremenr with a life annuity during the 10 to 15 years of age succeeding 42 when he should be at his prime in contributing the results of his years of training and experience to his government. Nor is it necessary or desirable, as urged by some in the services, that the present early retiremenr privilege be retained so that it may be used as a tool to eliminate undesired men from the services."

Officers with 20 to 30 years of service at the time the pay law is enacted, would have five years from that date to submit an application for retirement. After this five year period, voluntary rerirement for officers under 60 would be disconrinued.

Officers retired at 60 years of age or with 30 years of service would receive compensation based on 21/^ per cent of base and longevity pay of the highest grade, temporary or permanent, satisfactorily held for at least six months, multiplied by the number of years of active service, not to exceed 75 per cent of such active duty pay.

Officers involuntarily retired, with 25 years or more of service and the last 10 years continuous active service, would receive compensation as outlined in the above paragraph or lump sum severance payOfficers involuntarily retired with 20 to 25 years of service would receive compensation as outlined above, with payments to begin at age 60; or immediate

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payments based on 114 per cent per year of service; or severance pay based on a formula too involved for explanation here.

Reserve officers with 20 to 30 years of service would have compensation based on a choice of two formulas. Others would be taken care of by provisions of Title III of Public Law 810 of the 80th Congress.

Summing up, the commission said: 'An officer who after considerable service is forced out in the operation of the attrition laws through no fault of his own but failure to qualify for promotion is entitled to more liberal treatment than the officer who may be without substantial service or who simply wishes to leave the service and be subsidized in a new career or in indolence."

Disability

Retirement

Veterans' Administration requirements would govern retirement for physical disability, and the minimum degree of disability to make a person eligible for retirement would be 30 per cent.

Officers so retired for injuries while serving on active duty and under orders, would receive retirement pay based on 2 Vi per cent for each year of active service, with a minimum of 50 per cent of base and longevity pay. If the retirement is not due to duty under competent orders, officers with less than 15 years of service would receive severance pay, and those with more than 15 years of service would receive 2Vi per cent of active duty pay for each year of active service.

The plan provides no disabUity payments for reserves not on extended active duty.

During the first five years of retirement for disability, periodic physical examination would be made. If an officer is found physically qualified and has not reached age 60, he would be remrned to active duty. If not physicaUy qualified for active duty at the end of the fiveyear period, and at the time (counting the five years) had 2 5 years of service or had reached 60 years'of age, he would be given service retirement status.

"The commission considers that the present rate of disability retirement pay of 75 per cent, regardless of length of service, is unduly generous and costly," the report stated. "Further, it is large enough to weaken the incentive of the individual to retrain and adapt himself for productive citizenship. Those relatively few cases of total disability, who would be entitled only to the minimum —50 per cent of base and longevity pay —would always have the option of benefits under Veterans' Administration laws, if larger."

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unearthed some data and ideas on this when investigating retirement legislation and activities of the 80th Congress. It would be a good idea for someone to conduct a survey to find out how retired naval officers are making out.

In any event, officers now retired for any cause will not have to take any reduction in compensation. While provisions of the new plan would apply to these officers, "no present retirement benefit would be reduced."

Death Benefits Death benefits would be paid to qualified beneficiaries of all service personnel, free of all costs and free of taxes. Beneficiaries would be husband or wife, children under 18, or parents. Payments would cease upon remarriage of the widow, attainna^nt of age 18 by the chUdren, or death of all beneficiaries.

The present^six-months' death gratuity would be. eliminated, and so would national service life insurance.

Beneficiaries of persons who die on active duty would receive up to $10,000.

If an officer retired for service dies within a year after retirement, his beneficiaries would receive that portion of $10,000 which the deceased's retired pay bears to his active duty pay. Thereafter additional benefits would consist of one year's retired pay. Officers involuntarily separated from the service because of failure to be promoted, would be given $10,000 coverage for one year, after which the coverage would cease unless the officer qualifies for retirement pay.

That $1300

Exemption

At this writing (mid-January) a number of bills reviving paragraph 13 of section 22 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code have been introduced. This paragraph contained the language authorizing a $1500 tax exemption for officers.

The exemption ended 31 December 1948. Among the bills is one by Representative Vinson, Georgia Democrat, new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, reviving the exemption and continuing it until 1 July 1949. By that time, it is hoped, the new pay bill will have become law. It is not intended, either, that the full tax collected from officers beginning 1 January, 1949, will be retained by the government. The difference between that tax and the tax which would have been collected under a $1500 tax exemption, will be restored, some Congressional observers believe.

Benefits For Reserves The campaign for disability and death benefits for Reserves, which got underway iii the 80th Congress, is off to a fast start in the 81st Congress. Numerous bills advocating benefits for Reserves who

suffer disability or death while engaged in active-duty training have been introduced. H. R. 318, by Representative Vinson, would compensate for injuries received on inactive-duty training as well as active duty training.

The Case Of Forrestal It seems to us that Navy men generally should be glad James Forrestal is going to remain Secretary of Defense.

Forrestal undoubtedly is honest in administration of his new duties, and would not allow Navy sentiment to influence his judgment. At the present time the Air Force and its civilian adherents are engaged in a terrific pressure campaign to belittle the Navy in particular, and boost the Air Force as the only really effective means of fighting either a cold or a hot war. With Forrestal at the helm of national defense, this campaign will have less effect on Congress than it might have otherwise. The New Dealers and their columnists failed to turn President Truman against Forrestal.

The President, of course, may have decided to retain Forrestal if only to protect himself against Louis Johnson, the former Assistant Secretary of War with the big American Legion drag and a tendency to make trouble wherever he goes.

As the principal raiser of Democratic Party campaign funds, Johnson was, and is, in line for some ranking job, but the job he wants most is supreme boss of the armed services. We think the Navy would have tough going with Johnson in Forrestal's spot.

In Reserves at 60?

Forrestal is now engaged in an open controversy with the Comptroller General's Office over interpretation of Public Law 810. Forrestal has asked the Comptroller General to reconsider a ruling that the law does not provide retirement benefits for Reserves who are separated from the Reserves before they are 60 years of age.

In the January issue of SHIPMATE we mentioned instances where rhe Comptroller General has issued rulings which were contrary to the Navy Department's interpretation of various legislation. Secretary Forrestal contends that Public Law 810 provides retirement benefits for any individual with 20 years satisfactory service in a Reserve component when he becomes 60 years of age, regardless of his stams at that age.

It should be obvious that Congress did not intend a man to be in the Reserves at age 60 as a qualification for retirement compensation. The bill primarily specified compensation for persons who had served 20 years as a Reserve, and very few would have to remain Reserves until they are 60 to serve 20 years.

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Alumni News A Letter 'TPHIS is aa open letter to all of our Alumni wfio are on active duty, please read it carefully ttien act like a "can do" supply officer and see if there is not some way in wliicli you personally can fit into tfiis picture.

Fellow Alumni: The other day I received a fine letter from the President of one of our chapters in which he wrote in part: "If our alumni who are officers on active duty in a local community will all lend a hand in support of the Association's activities, it would give immeasurable weight to the prestige of the Association and would be helpful."

I know that many of our alumni in uniform are taking an active interest in the affairs of the local chapters and are making a generous contribution of their time and energies as well as of the facilities under their command, to help the local organizations in their work. This is as it should be and is gratifying indeed, but for every alumnus who is so engaged, there are at least a dozen who, although they are in a position to do so, are taking little or no active interest in the affairs of the Association.

In addition to attending the meetings of the local group whenever possible and in speaking to them or helping to secure a speaker on an interesting subject when requested, you can help in other ways. How about having the members of the local chapter on board your ship or station for a business luncheon occasionally and when that occurs, see that some of the people of importance in the local community are also invited? Why not arrange a short sight-seeing trip around the vicinity

by Navy small craft or have a specially reserved seaion set aside for the group when something of importance or general interest occurs on your station? Inform the president of your cliapter when a V.I.P. is expected in town so that the local outfit can do something for the visitor.

We were all once an integral part of our Naval establishment and we want to maintain that connection. Without the help of you who are still on active duty, the way is hard and the line thin. Without the assistance of every

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President To serve until 1 July 1949 Donald S. Walker, '24 Vice President (Eastern Area) To serve until 1 July 1949 H. McCoy Jones, '19 Vice President (Central Area) To serve until 1 July 1949 A. Arnold Brand, '14 Vice President (Western Area) To serve until 1 July 1949 John H. Falge, '12 Trustees

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R. Adm. Leigh Noyes, USN (Ret.), '06 (Washington) Mr. N. C. Wynkoop, '16 (New York) Mr. W. E. Ditmars, '19 (New York) Cdr. Scott Lamb, USN (Ret.), '19 (Philadelphia) Capt. J. R. Wallace, USN, '22 (Naval Academy) Cdr. W. F. Bullis, USNR, '24 (Washington) Mr. G. L. Powell, '35 (Washington) Adm. Frederick C. Sherman, '10 (San Diego) rj,^ ^^^^ ^„jjj j j ^ , y J^JQ

.J S " ^ * ' c ^ „ " " ' ' ^ U w V ^ * ^ ^ ,n. Lt. Cdr. W. B. Jupp, USN (Ret.), '13 Adm. D. F. Sellers, USN (Ret.), 94 Mr. H. McCoy Jones, '19 Capt. M . D G i more USN (Ret.), l l j i r . J. Pierre Bernard, '23 Cdr. C. C. Vickrey, USNR, 15 Mr. H. R. England, '27 R. Adm. O. S. Colclough, USN, '21 To serve until 1 July 1951 Mr. Baldwin, Capt.Hanson W. R. W. Smedberg, III,'24USN, '26 Capt. T. J. Hamilton, USN, '27 Capt. R. S. Mclver, USNR, '21 Lt. Col. John Saxten, USMC, '33 R. Adm. H. C. Train, USN (Ret.), '09 Capt. Robert Henderson, USN (Ret.),R. Adm. T. L. Sprague, USN, '18 '02 (Los Angeles) Capt. C. W. King, USNR ( R e t ) , '22

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HE first official step toward the formation of a national American Navy was taken on 13 October 1775, when the Continental Congress ordered the equipment of two swift vessels, of ten and fourteen guns respectively, and directed their dispatch eastward in order to intercept British transports which had sailed laden with arms and ammunition from England to Quebec.

Later in the same month the Naval Committee was completely organized and given charge of all matters relating to the Navy, subject to the final revision of Congress, and so, through its selection, the first midshipmen of the United States Navy were regularly appointed.

Midshipmen received a pay of $12 a month, and their uniform was a blue coat with lapels and round cuffs faced with red at the buttons and button-holes, together with blue breeches and a red waistcoat. T h e sailors did not wear blue shirts then—they were green.

A glimpse of the midshipmen who were in the regular Navy during the Revolution is in the manuscript log-books and letters of John Paul Jones. T h e "standing orders" written by Jones in January, 1779, for the guidance of the

midshipmen

of

the

BONHOMME

RICHARD are as follows: "Two midshipmen in their turns shall be always present on the Quarter Deck or Poop; the rest in the Waist and on the forecastle; to go aloft, however, when necessary."

Here is an extract from Jones' log-book of the

ARIEL:

"Saturday, 2 April. These 24 hours begins with Clear Weathet and Moderate Breezes from the Eastward. Had a grand entertainment on boatd. Fired Salutes. Exercised Great Guns and Small Arms. The Captain kicked Mr. Fanning, midshipman, and ordered him below.

"Monday, 4 Sept. Mr. Potter, midshipman, ordered in irons by the Captain for a thermometer being broken in his Cabin."

Tradition has it that Jones had but one thermometer, which he highly valued, and which was kept jealously in his own cabin, where the midshipman of the watch had to repair whenever a consultation of it was necessary. Midshipman Potter, thus rightfully being in the presence of the vaunted instrument, unfortunately fell over something— struck and smashed the glass.

Hence a double-time order down the main hatch where he was put in irons.

A 1949 version of the crime might be the sudden breaking of the skipper's 72-inch panel television set . . . providing, of course, that a 1949 ship be installed with such a device.

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OVVICIAL Rear Adm. and Mrs. James L. Holloway, jr., entertained midshipmen of the 6th Battalion on Thursday afternoon, 13 January, at the first in a series of "at homes" when all members of the Brigade were received in the Superintendent's Quarters during the remainder of the academic year. T h e Holloways inaugurated the plan for receiving all members of the Brigade in their home last year when —for the first time in the history of the Naval Academy—every midshipman was so invited.

The Commandant of Midshipmen, Capt.

Frank T. Ward, and Mrs. W a r d , assisted their hosts, as well as the assistant to the executive officer, Comdr. J. E. Pace, and Mrs. Pace and Comdr. J. A. Coddington ( C E C ) , USN, and Mrs. Coddington.

A number of Annapolis girls were on hand to greet the midshipmen, and others assisting throughout the afternoon with the Battalion and Company officers and instructors of the Station representing various deoartments.

Attending were Comdr. and Mrs E. P. Rankin, Lt. and Mrs. Earl E. Buckwalter, Lt. Col and Mrs. J. W . Antonelli, Ensign and Mrs K. A. Murray, Lt. E. F. Kenney and Lt. Comdr. H. L. Vaughan.

Also Asst. Prof, and Mrs. Wesley W . Sewell; Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. William C. Richardson, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph N .

Behan. jr.: Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Robert J. Celustka; Capt. and Mrs. Clarence L. Blew; Asso. Prof, and Mrs. Richard S. West, jt.: Ensign and Mrs. R. U. Scott; Asst. Prof, and Mrs. Edwin C. Gras; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Inealls and Comdr. and Mrs. Frank V. Rigler.

Other "at homes" are scheduled on the 1st of February for members of the Third Battalion: 15 Feb., Fifth Battalion, 8 March, Second Battalion, 29 March, Fourth Battalion and 12 April, First Battalion.

On Tuesday, 11 Januarv, Admiral and Mrs. Holloway were guests at dinner in the Dutch Embassy, Washineton, D. C , of the Dutch Ambassador and Mme. van Kleffens.

On 15 January, Admiral and Mrs. Holloway were hosts at dinner to First Class members of the H o p Committee, and their drags, who later went on to the H o p in Dahlgren Hall.

Mrs. Holloway was received at the H o p . when she was escorted by Midshipman Robert K. Ripley.

First Class members of the H o p Committee, some of which attended the dinner, were Midshipmen Jones, Robert Kenyon Ripley.

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Cedric Clinite, John Robert Walker, Charles Oscar Swanson, Paul Leo Schoos and James Hernandez Scott.

On Wednesday, 26 January, Admiral and Mrs. Holloway attended a reception in Washington given by the Italian Naval Attache, Capt. Franco Baslini.

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T h e Brigade parade at the President's inauguration . . examinations for all hands, when Tecumseh stood sternly by . . . the opening of the winter sports season . . . these marked the month of January . . . preceded, of course, by a batch of N e w Year's Resolutions . . . does anyone ever keep them? Or make them in the first place?

At the invitation of the H o n . William Preston Lane, jr.. Governor of Maryland, Admiral Holloway received the officers of the Maryland National Guard, along with the Governoi, at a special luncheon held in Government House on N e w Year's Day. Captain Charles L. Freeman, USN, was appointed an honorary member of the Fleet Resetve recently at a meeting when guest speaker was Capt. Jesse R. Wallace, USN. Captain Freeman is Commanding Officer of the U. S. Naval Station.

Captain Herman S. Spanagel, U S N , Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, has announced the schedule for the New Weapon Development Lectuie Series for the W i n t e r and Spring Terms at the PG School. Lectures will be presented at 10:30 A.M. in the main auditorium every Thursday for twenty weeks, with the exception of the third lecture which was held Friday morning, 21 January.

On 6 January, Dr. James P. Baxter, President of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. spoke on "Scientific Research and Development and the Decisive Role it has Played in Recent Wars."

The purpose of these lecmres is to acquaint the personnel attending the School with the latest research and development in weapons.

Asso. Prof. Carl H . Denbow and Asst. Prof.

Walter Jennings and Brooks J. Lockhart of tho Mathematics Department of the PG School represented that school last month at the annual winter meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America held in Columbus, Ohio.

Prof. Jennings also attended the meetings of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in Cleveland.

Acting Dean Paul J. Kiefer, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of

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the PG School visited the engineering laboratories of Northwestern University at Evanston, 111., recently. While there he conferred with the st.iff of that school on the layout and design of the engineering labs being planned for the new PG School in Monterey, Calif.

In ceremonies at the U. S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station recently. Captain Wilson D. Leggett, Director of the Station, presented setvice pins to all 25 year and 30 year employees of the Station. These are the first such service emblems ever given at the Station.

The design is a three-bladed gold propeller with initials E.E.S. on the blades, superimposed on a gear wheel. The 30 year pins have a diamond in the center and the 25 year pins a ruby.

In discussing the design. Captain Leggett said that it was picked because all the work of the Station was directed toward "driving a propeller" and that the gear runs through the work of all the various activities of the Experiment Station.

Those receiving pins for thirty years' service or more were Louis A. Curtis, Modler with 36 years' service; James G. O'Neill, Chemical Engineer, with 34 years' service; Oliver E. Fisher, Quarterman Electrician and Lawrence Thompson, Materials Engineer with 33 years' service; Harry J. Medford, Leading Engineman, 32 years; Norbert E. Aubrey, Foreman Mechanic, Norman Higgs, Snapper Rigger, Joseph B. Lincoln, Mechanical Engineer, Walter P. Sinclair, Materials Engineer, John K. Amoss, Master Mechanic and James W. Scible, Machinist, all with 31 years; and John F. Thomas, Physical Science Aide, John F. Brooks, Chemist, Earl A. Wheeler, Leading Elearician, and Anna S. Nichols, Administrative Assistant, all with 30 years' service.

The following received ruby-stoned pins: James K. Wood, Engineer, Joseph E. Frank, Supply Clerk and William B. Ennis, jr..

Chemist, all with 29 years; Elwood P. Brady, Physical Science Aide; Isidore Finkelstein, Engineering Aide; Arthur G. Lee, Leadingman Laborer, Clarence B. McCrane, Machinist, and William Randall, Leadingman Sheetmetal Worker, 28 years; John W. Carroll, Helper General, Gerard Alexander, Quarterman Mechanic, John D. McGill, Quarterman Machinist, and Wade R. Smith, Engineman, 27 years; Joseph E. Cromwell, Personnel Officer, Hartwell L. Groner, Mechanical Engineer, James A. Ridout, Engineering Aide, William B. Segelken, Boilermaker, Bernard Vallandingham, Planner and Estimator, George S. L. Wilson, Foreman Machinist, and Anthony F. Seufert, Leadingman Electrician, 26 years; and Reginald T. Jones, Chemist and Charles C. Taylor, jr.. Instrument Maker.

Captain Wilson D. Leggett, jr.. Commanding Officer of the Experiment Station, accepted the key to the new building housing one of the largest and most complete acoustical laboratories in the world. The laboratory, located at the Station, had been under construction for approximately a year and a half by the Cramer-Vollmerhausen Company of Washington, D. C. The new acoustical laboratory is especially designed and constructed to permit the evaluation of noise sources in completely soundisolated rooms. The rooms are so designed that machinery may be studied by individual components or up to full scale propelling plants. The problem of noise and vibration

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transmitted from ships through the water to enemy detection devices developed into one of major importance during the past war.

The building is constructed on 80-foot steel piles which transmit any sound originating in the test rooms down into the earth rather than through the surface soil to other test rooms.

These test rooms have concrete walls as much as 16 inches thick.

Asst. Prof. Robert C. Simpson, jr., of the Department of Mathematics of the Naval Academy won the championship of the Annapolis Chess Club at its recent tournament, which had been going on for several weeks.

Only the half-point lost in his drawn match with Asso. Prof. Richard P. Bailey, who placed second, marred the Professor's perfect score.

He presently holds the co-champion chess title for the State of Maryland along with Mr. David Bentz of Baltimore. Mrs. Simpson placed fifth in the tournament—the first time a woman has appeared among the winners.

Fifteen players competed.

The official scores were as follows: Prof.

Simpson 1/2-1/2; Prof. Bailey W2-W2; Prof.

Eugene S. Mayer 5-2; Comdr. Reig P. Fiala, 41/^-21/2; Mrs. Simpson 41/2-21/2; Lt. Comdr.

Charles Holovak 4-3; Dr. William S. Shields 4-3; Prof. Charles C. Torrance 4-3.

Officer. On hand for the event were Lt. Comdr. H. J. Smith, jr., Commanding Officer of the Small Craft Facility, and Lt. (jg) Leland A. Daub (CEC), Public Works representative for the area.

The new addition will be twenty by fifty feet and will house an Aviation Medical Examining Room as well as three dental offices.

"The Fleet's In" continues to be heard every Friday morning from 11:30 to 12 noon with Jack Loadman at the mike. Interviewed recently was Chief Rapp—who was Santa Claus for the Naval Station during the holidays and who put on a fine program.

Bob Roberts, AFl, talked on "Photography in the U. S. Navy" on 21 January, and the week previously Calvin Johnson, Yn2, was interviewed on the Naval Academy Museum.

Others heard during the month were John Myrman, Teleman 1/c, who discussed communications and its part in today's Navy. He is stationed in the Communication Office of the; Administration Building.

Eight new fire-fighters are graduated every Friday from the newly-formed Naval Air Facility Fire Fighters' School, which was organized by Lt. Francis H. Markey, North Severn Fire Marshal, and Mr. Alfred M. Parkinson, Severn River Naval Command Fire Marshal.

The school is conducted at the Naval Academy Fire House between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., LECTURES Monday through Friday. Lectures, movies and Continuing the lecture series for the First practical demonstrations cover all phases of Class, February brings a number of outstand- naval fire fighting. Included are crash fires, ing speakers to Mahan Hall. Professor Wil- gas and oil fires, wall scaling, use of ladders, liam Y. Elliott, chairman of the Department hose laying and rescue methods. The "hot of Government at Harvard University, spoke spot" of the course is the oil fire which is on "The Strategy of America's Economic For- ignited along the sea wall and then extinguished by the students as pait of the eign Policy" on 4 February.

Rear Admiral Thomas B. Inglis, USN, course.

Chief insttuctor for the school is Mr. RobChief of Naval Intelligence, spoke on the subert G. Beall, Naval Academy Fire Chief. ject "Naval Intelligence" on the 11th.

Of wide interest at North Severn is the Prof. Hardy C. Dillard, Department of Law, University of Virginia, will talk on announcement made by Mr. and Mrs. George "Nationalism as a Factor in the Problem of S. Wilson, formerly of Eastport, now of Quarters K., U. S. Naval Engineering Experiment World Order" on the 18th.

Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN, Station, is the engagement of their daughter, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, will discuss La Vance, to Journalist 3/c Willard S. Cahill, "Our Modern Navy in Peace and War" on USN. Mr. Cahill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. the 25 th.

Harold Cahill of Saint James, Long Island, N. Y. He is now on duty in the Naval Academy CONCERTS Public Infotmation Office.

No date has been set for the wedding.

The National Male Quartet, whose four members have won national acclaim, appeared on Saturday evening, 8 January, in Dahlgren NAVY WIVES Hall. Included in the Quartet were Giulio Gaii, tenor; Attilio Baggiore, tenor; Vernon Mr. Joseph Florestano, baritone, will preSanders, baritone, and Bruce Mackay, bass. sent a concert on Tuesday night, 1 February, Messrs. Gari and Baggiore both made their in Mahan Hall, under the auspices of the Naoperatic debuts at the Teatro Reale dell Opera val Academy Women's Club. The recital will in Rome, Italy. Mr. Sanders and Mr. Mac- be in place of the regularly scheduled meetKay made operatic debuts with the San Fran- ing of the club, and a laige number of guests cisco Opera Company.

—including husbands—are invited to attend.

Included on the program were Jerome Mr. Florestano is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kern's immortal "Old Man River" and "The Antonio Florestano of Annapolis. He is a Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster, as well graduate of the Annapolis High School and as operatic selections by Beethoven, Schubert, St. John's College. He is also a graduate of Scarlatti, Brahms, Rossini and Verdi.

Peabody Institute of Music, and is now studyMiss Gladys Swarthout will appear on the ing in New York City. third program of the current Naval Academy On Tuesday, 4 January, Mrs. Lauri Alwyn Concert series, on Saturday, 5 February. of London, spoke on "England Today" to members of the Naval Academy Women's Club, at their meeting in the Community NORTH SEVERN Center Building. Mrs. Rollo N. Norgaard, Ground for the new addition to the Naval president, presided.

Comdr. William J. Lederer, USN, head of Station Dispensary in the North Severn was broken recently by Comdr. Harry F. Lenhardt, the Magazine and Book Section, Public Re^ (Continued on page 43) (MC), USN, Senior Naval Station Medical

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League in 1941 and since then has had 21 individual champions and 4 years as winners The Naval Academy is playing its longest of the E.I.W.A. Championships. For the past and toughest basketball schedule in the history two yeais the Middies have finished in second of the sport at Annapolis. Twenty-one games place. will be played during the season. Listed f>elow Navy uses the Gallagher system in wresis the schedule with the scores of the games tling. Tliis system was used at Oklahoma already played: A&M and in 25 years, Mr. Gallagher, the Navy 0pp. old master of wrestling who never wrestled 8 December—Penn. Mil. Col. . . . 48 30 in his life, made his system famous by win11 December—^Harvard Univ. . . . 45 33 ning 125 dual meets while losing only four 15 December—Univ. of Va 58 56 and tying two.

18 December—Northwestern Univ. 43 68 The Middies face a very hard schedule this 20 December—Uiv. of Minn 40 47 winter and all eyes will be on Captain Wayne 22 Decemt)er—^Univ. Notre Dame 62 70 Smith to lead the team to victory. Navy's 8 January —^Princeton Univ. . . 44 52 big loss is last year's captain, Johnny Fletcher, 12 January —Dickinson Col. . . . — — who won the E.I.W.A. Championship in the 15 January —Rutgers Univ -— — 145-pound class and was second in the na19 January —Penn State Col. . . . — — tion.

22 January —Univ. of Md — — The 1949 wresding schedule: 29 January —Bucknell Univ. . . — — Navy 0pp.

2 February —Duke Univ — — 8 Jan. —Columbia Univ 32 0 5 February —G'rge Wash. Univ. •— — 15 Jan^—^North Carolina State . . — •—• 9 February —Villanova Col. . . . — — 22 Jan. —^Yale Univ ;.... — — 12 February —^Yale Univ — — 5 Feb. —^Univ. of Mich — — 16 February •—Gettysburg Col. . . — — 12 Feb. —Princeton Univ — — 19 February —Muhlenberg Col. . . — — 19 Feb. —Lehigh Univ — — 23 February —^Univ. of Penn. . . — — 25 Feb. —Penn State Col — — 26 February —Columbia Univ. . . — — 5 Mar.—^Univ. of Penn — — 5 March —^U. S. Mil. Academy — — 11 and Tliree lettermen remrn for the 1949 basket- 12 Mar.—Eastern Wrestling ball season. Captain John Barrow is back Championships — — playing his last of four years at the Academy.

Harry Woods, guard, and Lee Rensberger are SWIMMING the other two veterans returning. Ben Carnevale will miss such players as Bob Searle, Jack The 1949 swimming team will be comRobbins, Chuck Sheehan, and Bob Claitor posed primarily of first and third classmen who were graduated last June. and Coach Henry Ortland is looking forward There are several likely looking youngsters to a well-balanced team with about equal perwho are playing on the varsity this winter. formance in the sptints, distance, middleThese players are Dave Mullaney, Dick Wildistance, and breast stroke events. liams, Joe Fitzpatrick, and Willie Wilson.

The team will be led by Captain Tom These boys played together last year on the plebe team which turned in an excellent Lechner whose experience and speed will put season. It is expected that by the middle of him out in front in the back-sttoke event.

Joe Morrison will be the number 1 diver the season after the youngsters have had more with the advantage of two years' varsity exvarsity experience they will give a good acperience.

John Ivers, veteran, shows great count of themselves. promise as a sprinter. Frank Goulbourne's powerful frame and Chip Higgins' steady WRESTLING stroke will give the Middies added points The Naval Academy wrestling team opened in the breast stroke. Boots Johnson, outstandits 1949 season at New York, N. Y., on ing as a plebe last year, is working on the Saturday, 8 January, with a victory over the free-style distance and sprint events. Bill Columbia Lions by the score of 32 to 0. Rockey and Dave Ridderhof are returning This was Ray Swartz' grapplers' 47th con- from last year's team to compete for positions on the 220 and 440 free-style distance events. secutive victory.

The 400 Relay is made up of 50- and 100Navy's wrestling team became a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling yard sprinters of whom Navy has an

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abundance. These include Shaeffer, Cummings, Johnson, Gilchrist, Hogue, and Ivers. In the 300-yard Medley Relay, Navy has the advantage of added experience with Tom Lechner, Chip Higgins, and John Ivers remrning to their respective backstroke, breast-stroke, and springing positions.

The Middies won a one-sided victory over Columbia at Annapolis by the score of 52 to 23 which opened their 1949 season.

The schedule: 8 Jan. —Columbia University 15 Jan. —Cornell University 29 Jan. —Duke University 5 Feb. —Rutgers University 11 Feb. —Dartmouth College 12 Feb. —Harvard University 19 Feb. —Princeton University 26 Feb. —Yale University 5 Mar.—U. S. Military Academy 12 Mar.—University of Pennsylvania 18 and 19 Mar.—Eastern Swimming Championships FENCING The Navy fencing team opened its 1949 season by defeating the Baltimore Fencers' Club by 15V^ to IIV^ in an informal practice meet on 8 January at Annapolis. The Middies will need this experience in preparation for such teams as New York University, Yale, Brooklyn College, Columbia, etc.

The schedule: 15 Jan. —New York University 22 Jan. —Yale University 29 Jan. —Brooklyn College 5 Feb. —Columbia University 12 Feb. —Saltus Fencing Club 19 Feb. —Rutgers University 26 Feb. —Cornell University 5 Mar.—U. S. Military Academy 12 Mar.—Princeton University 18 and 19 Mar.—Eastern Fencing Championships SQUASH This will be the first year the Naval Academy has sponsored an intercollegiate squash team and despite the fact that it was late in trying to formulate a schedule several matches have been arranged with college teams.

The midshipmen lost their first match with the Univeisity Club of Baltimore, 6 to 3, at Annapolis on 8 January. It is felt that with mote expetience Navy will be able to make a representative showing against their col-

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Chicago Alumni Entertain Naval Academy Basketball Squad

By A. Arnold Brand, '14 The Naval Academy basketball team's pteChristmas mid-Western trip was high-lighted for the alumni of the Chicago area by the team's visit with the alumni at a dinner at Great Lakes Naval Training Station on the evening of 17 December, 1948. Capt. H. J. Grassie, USN, Commander of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station was host for the alumni and their guests and made some brief remarks as did also the Chicago Chapter President, Leicester N . Baker. Also present were Rear Admiral Richard F. Whitehead, USN, Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training, the entire Naval Academy basketball squad together with their coach, Ben Carnevale, and coach Dutch Lonborg of Northwestern and his assistant A block of seats was occupied at both the Northwestern game on 18 December and the Notre Dame game on 22 December by our alimini and their friends in the Cliicago area. Some alumni attended both the games at the Chicago stadium and the game with Minnesota at Minneapolis.

Upon arrival at the Baltimore and Ohio station in Chicago the squad was met by Baker and Brand of the Chicago alumni. Such assistance as could he rendered was thereafter performed by these alumni during the team's stay. Brand was invited to discuss the Naval Academy trip with the basketball writers and coaches at two of their regular Monday luncheons.

Among liaison matters carried on by the alumni in Chicago was the arrangement for the Great Lakes band and color guard to tie present at both the Northwestern and Notre Dame games. The National Anthem was played by the band and the colors advanced to the center of the floor at each game. Both the flag officers in the Chicago area, Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones, USN, Commander of the Nintti Naval Distria, and Rear Admiral Richard F. Whitehead, USN, Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training attended the games.

The alumni in the Chicago area look forward to the opportunity of again having Naval Academy teams, despite the results of the contests, as of appreciable advantage to Naval Academy alumni relations in the vicinity.

This was the first trip of the basketfwll team to the middle-western area since the Naval Academy defeated the University of Chicago during the Christmas holidays in the '20's.

Following the Notre Dame game the midshipmen dispersed to their homes for Christmas leave.

INTERESTED SPECTATORS AT THE GAME Left to Right — A. Arnold Brand, Vice President, Central Area, USNA Alumni Association; Rear Adm. Richard F. Whitehead, Chief, Naval Air Reserve Training; Rear Adm. J. Cary Jones, Commandant, 9th Naval District; Leicester Baker, President, Chicago Chapter, USNA Alumni Association. — Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

THE SPEAKER'S TABLE Left to Right—Leicester Baker; Standing, Capt. Herbert J. Grassie, Commander, U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes; E. A. Lofquist, '08; Capt. Merrill Comstock, Aide to Rear Adm. Jones.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

AT THE PRE-GAME DINNER Left to Right—Ben Carnevale, USNA Coach; "Dutch" Lonborg, N. W. Coach.Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

THE VARSITY

By Midshipman A. A. Schaufelberger, First Class

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L to R Seated: Midn. A. A. Schaufelberg, M i d n . E. I. Golding, M i d n . M. N. Allen.

S t a n d i n g : M i d n . D. Arnold, Midn. H. A. Stromberg.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

Official U. S. Navy Photograph

Official U. S. Navy Photograph

HE United States Naval Academy has long been justly regarded as one of the outstanding athletic institutions in the country. This is partly due to the large number of varsity sports the Academy encourages and partly to the abundance of equipment and facilities at the Academy. But it is largely due to the efforts of the midshipmen representing the Academy in the various intercollegiate sports. (At the present time the Academy is represented by teams in twenty different intercollegiate sports.)

W i t h this in mind. Midshipman E. I. Golding introduced a plan for a Varsity " N " Club, which would have as its primary purpose the advancement of the Academy's athletic program. Midshipman Golding said, "The aim of this club is to perpetuate, preserve, and further the best traditions of Naval Academy athletics. It is believed that after a man has won his coveted ' N ' there should be some way to hold his interest in Naval Academy athletics and to impress on him that he is still a member of the athletic organization of this school; that he still has the duty of helping to preserve and foster the spirit of the Academy, the development of character, and tfce achievements of the athletes of the futurs who must succeed."

The club hopes to achieve its ends through three principal means; giving visiting teams as complete a picture as possible of the Academy's athletic program and facilities, personally contacting outstanding high school and prep school smdents, and obtaining largei turnouts from the midshipmen themselves.

Taking these in inverse order, the club hopes to increase the number of midshipmen trying out for the varsity squads by increasing the benefits given to lettermen. At the present, they have had only one social function, one chance to get together during the year— the " N " Dance held during June Week. It is intended to hold awatd dinners at the end of each of the sport seasons for the men who have won their letters during this season. At this time the medals and certificates will be ptesented. T h e certificates are kept in book form very much like checks, each certificate having a stub. On this stub is recorded the date of the award, to whom it was issued, and for what sport the " N " was awarded. Old " N " men can obtain their certificates by writing the Naval Academy Athletic Association.

The club will also have the use of the " N " Clubroom in the boat house. In the past, each class has had a plaque which showed the names of the " N " men of that class.

This tradition will be continued, and in addition the room will be used as a general lounge for the " N " men. Papers, magazines, and a radio-television set will be available for the use of the members, and informal dances will be scheduled for Sunday afternoons in the " N " Clubroom. Undergraduate members are encouraged to invite, as their guests, all " N " men on duty in Annapolis and the vicinity so that the " N " men can become well acquainted.

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rci^B During the relatively normal post-war years the Academy has been at a disadvantage in contacting and discovering promising athletes — outstanding runners, swimmers, football players, tennis players, and the like. The principal reason for this is that the great majority of the Academy's alumni have remained in the Setvice and are thus out of touch with athletics on the high school level throughout the country. Even if they knew of a promising potential midshipman, speaking personally to h i m about the Academy would be difficult if he lived a considerable distance from the officer's home port. The midshipmen themselves, however, are scattered twice a year to all parts of the country. During Christmas leave in 1948, members of the " N " Club were given men to contact, to talk to a b o u t the advantages of a naval career. W h i l e the results of this program will not be apparent until the new plebe classes enter, it is felt that this personal approach by the undergraduates should help to compensate for the scarcity of our shore-based alumni.

Spindrift

By Lee Shores

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E I N G a month behind in writing this column has its advantages but some disadvantages as well. As I write this my mind is still running full of thoughts of leave just past but by the time my readers have a chance to look over the page, it will be only a shadow in the dim past. The comings and goings on leave this year were very unspectacular as compared with former performances. The weather was, in general, very good and most of the Brigade managed to make the round trip safely and with time to spare. Consequently there are no sagas of grounded flights, wrecked trains and ten foot snows to report.

Even though the Army-Navy game is also long gone, a story has come out in the past month that deserves mention because of its tremendous portent to future midshipmen.

Another potential source of candidates is This reporr came in from a civilian friend the influx of athletic young men that come of one of the football players, who was deto the Naval Academy on visiting teams. A tained in Baltimore by business and was unmember of the " N " Club, as often as possible, able to attend the game. As a result, he obwill be a member of the reception committee tained a grandstand seat in a bar in front of that meets these teams and acts as their guide a television set and saw all of the action. It during their visit. In this way a man well seems, according to the barside rooter, that acquainted with the Academy's athletic pro- every time the Navy Eleven pulled off a good gram will be available to answer their ques- run or pass or tackle, the announcer made tions, and also to point out the general ex- reference to the cheering Navy sections, and cellence of the facilities. In addition, these especially to the Brigade, which was yelling teams will, at some time during their stay, its collective head off for the Blue and Gold. be introduced to the various team captains.

At each reference to the midshipmen the teleTo carry out this three-fold program, three vision camera was pointed directly at the committees have been formed. These commit- midshipmen's section, to graphically illustrate tees are responsible to an Advisory Council, the statement. W i t h o u t fail the Magic Eye composed of one representative from each of each time caught some loyal member of the the varsity sports. Legislative powers are vested Brigade doing something unusual. Once it in the Executive Council, composed of the disclosed a stalwart madly kissing an apparelected officers. T h e General Assembly is com- endy strange young lady who happened to be seated across the aisle in the stand; another posed of the undergraduate lettermen.

Eleaions were held early in December, and time one was seen to pull off his coat and wave Midshipman Golding, 1950, was elected presi- it wildly in the air; another bounced a prodent. Ed was a Phi Beta Kappa man at the gram off the head of a not too happy Army University of N o r t h Carolina, and won two officer sitting below the Brigade. One of the football letters at the Academy before running boys from Crabtown was even accused of beout of eligibility. T h e vice-president is M. N . ing caught by the camera while jumping up Allen, 1949, an ex-Princeton man, who has and down with a bottle of liquor in each hand, won letters in soccer and lacrosse. H . A. but your writer believes that due solely to the Stromberg, 1949, captain of the national distortion of a pair of megaphones in his championship 150-pound football team and hands, by the receiving set. At any rate, the a Harvard alumnus, was elerted recording sec- conduct seemed to be somewhat below that retary. Chosen as corresponding secretary was which is usually in evidence around Bancroft A. A. Schaufelberger, 1949, soccer captain, Hall. Now, wouldn't it be nice if, in some lacfosse letterman, and a former Michigan future year, the O O W , Bancroft Hall, could student. H . D . Arnold, 1950, football and la- be seated in front of a similar set (not in a crosse player, was elected treasurer. Com- bar of course) during such events, calmly mander R. E. D o r n i n , U S N , is the capable taking the names of offenders against the dignity of the Brigade? Science is a wonderful officer representative. thing, isn't it?

It is hoped that the " N " Club can perform its duties satisfactorily, and that it will fill There are, as you all know, more tailors' the void that has previously existed. If it and men's clothing shops in Annapolis than does, the Academy's pre-eminent position in Carter has little white pills. They infest Robinter-collegiate athletics will be strengthened, ber's Row and more than half of Main Street and the Fleet will have further reason to be these days. All are eager to gainer the trade proud of the Naval Academy. of the Brigade and each has his own methods.

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O.ie is especially interested in good will and goes to great lengths to achieve his end. On the occasion of the celebration following the A-N Game (that event seems to be creeping in often lately) this tradesman had reserved a suite in a large Philadelphia Hotel, and had invited countless numbers of midshipmen to visit his temporary residence. It was a real party and a good time was had by all. N o t until the host received the bill for the evening did he rebel against the forces of good nature.

For there, in large red figures was an item, amounting to nearly ten dollars, a phone call to San Francisco, California. According to the enterpriser, he will have a suite again next year, but . . . the phone will be disconnected during his stay. N o w how will I ever call Mother to give her the news of the victory?

For some months now the Hall has been quiet and easy to live in. There haven't been any first class conduct reports to speak of, and the underclass too have been relaxing more than in the past years. But a new character has come upon the scene and life is becoming, as Sherman said of war, HELL. This new appearance is a really regulation O O W .

His roamings are endless and his knowledge of the U S N A R is out of this world. On his first night of duty, he inspected the watch squad, according to custom. He came to a stop in front of an innocent Plebe and asked to see that person's Reg. Book. T h e young fellow responded by handing the book to the officer. The O O W examined the cover, pointed to the name stamped on the cover and asked: "Is that your name?" The Plebe replied in the negative, and was placed on report for possessing another's property. It wasn't until several hours later that the O O W discovered that midshipmen no longer are issued personal copies of the Reg. Book, but rather receive them on loan. The man whose name was on that particular book graduated some six or seven years ago.

The new O O W brings to mind a beloved character of a few years past. This officer was assigned to the Executive Department, and, due to his gaunt and haggard appearance, soon acquired the nick-name of Hector, the Spector.

The Spector's ravages were far and wide and few escaped his wrath. Already thete are those in the Brigade who consider this new apparition to be the personification of the Return of Hector. So far the new menace has done nothing spectacular, nothing to rival the fame of his namesake, though his activities are numerous. W i t h a little experience h.; shows promise of being a real old-fashioned Academy Watch Officer, and future issues of this column will catty a blow by blow description of events.

Ever since the p t e A-N G a m e pep rallies there have been a series of nightly explosions

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quests that his address be changed to 1380 N. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, 111.

WILLIS W. BRADLEY, (Capt. USN-Ret.), writes from 284 Argonne Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

JACK EARLE states his address is 122 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y.

Adm. H. Kent Hewitt, last of our Class on the active list, advises that "Father Time" is closing in as of next March (compulsory age retirement). Kent and family have decided on Orwell, Vermont, in a nautical-named place, "Foretop." He adds for all hands: "When it gets too hot wherever you are, a welcome OLIVER S. HORD continues to live at awaits in the 'Foretop,' whether coming up over the futtock shrouds or through the lub2601—4th Ave., Huntington, W. Va. ber's hole."

Adm. Johnnie Hoover, USN-Ret., writes 1900 JOSIAH ENBODY's address is 8912 Fran- to list him and fatmily at 2732 Thirty-fourth St., N.W., Washington, D. C. cis Lewis Blvd., Hollis, Long Island, N. Y. A. C. Martin advises: "Tell the boys to come and see me in Miami at 3200 S.W. 29th St. 1903 Damon Cummings writes of Red Swasey Sec'y, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, USN-Ret., who was Chief of Police in a small town in 2823 29th St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C. Washington State; of our beloved Dr. Lester ROY W. RYDEN, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), Adams,' head of Maine Tubercular Sanitarium still resides at Box 2771, Fort Douglas, Salt (Greenwood Mt.); of Harry Lyon, a native Lake City, Utah. of Paris, Maine; of Babbitt on his ranch, and of Claude Bassett, Fuzzy Farquhar, Hall Utley, 1905 Welte and Phil Hammond's son.

Sec'y, Cdr. Hugo Frankenberger, USN-Ret., The present address of Horace Dyer is One 1308 Emerson St., N.W., Washington 11, D. C. West 77th St., New York, N. Y. Anyone knowing the home address of Ed DUNCAN I. SELFRIDGE, (Lt. Cdr. USNRet. ), writes from Chester County, Stratford, L. Anderson, Charlie Pousland and/or William B. Piersol, please notify Slayton.

Pa. Charlie Slayton, Sec.-Treas., S. C. HOOPER, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), has L. J. Gulliver moved to 6320 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, Fla.

M a r i n e and N a v a l O r d e r s from J a n u a r y 1864 WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE HOFF, (Capt.

USN-Ret., Deceased). The artistic drawing illustrating the article on the Engagement between CONSTELLATION and L'INSURGENTE,

appearing in this issue of SHIPMATE, is the work of the late Captain William Bainbridge Hoff, USN, Retiied.

L. C. D.

1885 JOSEPH STRAUSS, (Adm. USN-Ret. Deceased ). It is with deep regret that we recoid the death of Adm. Stiauss who died at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., on 30 December 1948.

1890 CLAUDE BAILEY, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.), informs us of his address. Palmetto Hall, Metritt, Fla.

1891 Sec'y, R. Adm. H. G. Gilmor (CC) USN-Ret., 1720 N St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

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1908

HARLEY HANNIBAL CHRISTY, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), recently attended a party in Annapolis, and told friends of his eight great grandchildren, not to mention the ninth (expected). The Admiral is known and beloved for party-giving and party-attending.

L. J. G.

Sec'y, Capt. L. M. Atkins, USN-Ret., 39 Franklin St., Annapolis* Md.

Sec'y, D. C. Cordiner, USA-Ret., U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C.

JOHN F. CONNOR, (Cdr. USN-Ret.), continues to reside at 231 N. 7th St., Hamilton, Ohio.

FRANK B. GODLEY informs us of his address, 13700 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland 15, Ohio.

ERNEST F. BUCK, (Cdr. USN-Ret.), resides at 1011 Grand St., Alameda, Calif.

WILLIAM K. PAGE states his addtess is P. O. Box 1486, AshevUle, N . C. GEORGE W. STRUBLE can be reached c/o Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem 9, Pa. DAVID C. PATTERSON, (Capt. USNRRet.), continues to live at 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. R. M. BEANFIELD reports his address is 1876 Middleton Place, Los Angeles 37, Calif.

JOHN R. BEARD ALL, (R. Adm. USNRet. ) , still resides in Betryville, Va.

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1907

THOMAS M. DICK, (Lt. USN-Ret.), is still residing at 630 South St., Key West, Fla. WILLIAM H. STANDLEY, (Adm. USNRet.), writes that his address is El Cordova Apts., Coronado, Calif.

Sec'y, Capt. Charles C. Slayton, USN-Ret., 112 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, Md.

BRYSON BRUCE, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), has been elected to the Board of Directors of a new radio station soon to be operating in Annapolis.

REGINALD E. GILLMOR, President of 1897 the Sperry Gyroscope Corp., and recently on 1909 Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. John W. Morse. USN-Ret.. the commission stationed in Greece for rehaSec'y, R. Adm. H. C. Train, USN-Ret., Wardman Park Hotel, Washington 8, D. C. 81 Market St., Annapolis, Md. bilitation, has been appointed Vice Chairman ALBERTH. MacCARTHY (resigned when of the National Security Resources Board.

F. A. DAUBIN, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), ada lieutenant), has been elected President of a CHESTER (DUTCH) KEPPLER has a vises us of his new address, 1118 Flora Ave., group of business men in Annapolis who have good job as Counsellor to Harvard's foreign Coronado, Calif. begun the construction of a new radio sta- smdents. Chester is an Iowa boy but for many tion in the city. years has been more Bostonese than many naC. E. DREUTZER gives as his address,L. J. G. tives. He got that way on graduation (as- Mallard Meadows, R.F.D., Bardett, 111.

ORIN G. MURFIN, (Adm. USN-Ret.), signed to a Boston-home ship) and two years continues to live at 825 Margarita Ave., Coro- later married a Boston-Newtonville girl.

There were 15 present at the monthly class nado, Calif.

L. J. G. luncheon at the Army-Navy Club, WashingDAVY BOYD, (Capt. USN-Ret.), gives JAMES L. HALL writes from 1032 Mills ton, D. C , on 21 December, namely: Braisted, Chapline, Dunn, Hatcher, Hustvedt, Keep, his address as 924 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, New BIdg., San Francisco 4, Calif.

ALFRED H. MILES, (Capt. USN-Ret.), Maddox, Manahan, Moses, Rawls, Reeves, Mexico.

HENRY WATSON continues to carry on reports from S/S JOSHUA TREE, c/o Amer- M. C. Robertson, Ruhl, Train, W. P. Butler. ican Tankers Corp. of Delaware, 630 Fifth Word has been received that JIMMIE RUT• his insurance business in Lexington, Miss.

Ave., New York 20, N. Y.: "I am at present TER is Mayor of Bethany Beach, Delaware. master of this vessel in the Merchant Marine TOM RICHEY writes that he saw Roy 1898 JOHN TOTTENHAM, M.D., states that and would like to hear from any classmates Davis, our class President, at the wedding of his (Tom's) son at Niagara Falls on 30th Ochis address is 3240 Cockel St., Foit Worth, still going to sea if there be any such."

E. A. LOFQUIST, (Capt. USN-Ret.), re- tober.

Tex.

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RAY JONES writes that he left for Florida on the 15th of January, and planned on seeing Easy Wickham, Josh Carver and some of the gang around Atlanta during the trip.

BOB BENNETT writes from the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, Long Island, N. Y., that he is showing remarkable improvement.

Word has been received of the death of GEORGE HEWLETT on 31 August 1948 at Pasadena, Calif. His widow is living at the Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.

GERALD JOHNSON died at San Diego, Calif., on 20 December 1948. Gerald started with 1909 and finally wound up in 1911. He retired many years ago as a Major, USMC. His widow lives at San Diego.

Harold Train.

1910 Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, USN-Ret., 3325 Qeveland Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C.

DORSEY O. THOMAS writes his address is 725 West Blvd., R.R. # 6 , Kokomo, Ind. J. G. WARE, (Capt. USN-Ret.), has moved to 4910 N. 25th Rd., Atlington, Va.

1911 Sec'y, V. Adm. H. W. Hill, U S N , Commandant, Naval War College, Washington 25, D. C.

CHARLES G. McCORD, (Capt. USNRet. ), continues to live at 444 Vassat Ave., Berkeley, Calif.

PAUL M. BATES, (Capt. USN-Ret.), has made 5170 College Ave., San Diego, Calif., his permanent address.

GERALD A. JOHNSON, (Maj. USMCRet. Deceased). It is with deep regret that we record the death of Maj. Johnson who died on 20 December 1948 in San Diego, Calif.

M. C. CHEEK gives as his address, 1150 Union St., Apt. 503, San Francisco, Calif.

EDWARD W. HANSON, (R. Adm., USN), sends his address as Commandant 15th Naval Distria, 15th N D Hdqtrs., Box 108, Fort Amador, Canal Zone.

JOHN M. REEVES, JR., (R. Adm. USN), informs us of his address. Chief NATC, U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. WILLIAM VAN C. (Bill) BRANDT has been promoted to manager of Railway Sales and Motive Power Battery Sales, Electtic Storage Battery Co., Philadelphia.

1912 Sec'y, Commo. W. G. Greenman, USN-Ret., 1407 2 U t St., South, Arlington, Va.

DEWITT C. RAMSEY, (Adm. USN), sends liis address as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific & U.S. Pacific Fleet, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

DANIEL E. BARBEY, (R. Adm. U S N ) , gives as his address. Commandant 10th Naval District, 10th N D Hdqtrs., San Juan, Puerto Rico.

HORATIO JOSE PEIRCE, (Capt. USNRet. Deceased). We are sorry to report the death of Capt. Peirce who died in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Key West, Fla., on 13 Dec. 1948. :'••' ALFRED E. MONTGOMERY, (R. Adm. USN), forwards his address as Goi&mandant 17th Naval District, U. S. NaVy Hdqtrs!, Kodiak, Alaska.

F E B R U A R Y , 1949

WALTER S. DELANEY, (R. Adm. USN), W. C. WADE, (Capt. USN), forwards his writes his address is Commandant 3rd Naval address, 6300 Hillcrest Place, Chevy Chase, Disttict, Fedetal Office BIdg., 90 Church St., Md. New York 7, N. Y. F. L. WILKERSON, JR., gives his addtess c/o Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute, Ind. 1913 C. W. STYER, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), Corresponding Sec'y. Mr. P. D. Sleeper, writes: "I have started my home here in Los 339 Investment BIdg., Washington 5, D. C. Gatos, Calif., not far from Charlie Lockwood Members of the Class living in and near Washand Leverett Lewis, and expect to be in it ington, D. C , meet for lunch at the Officers' Mess, Washington Navy Yard, at 12:15 on the 13th of about March, at which time I will be glad to each month, unless the 13th is on Saturday, Sunwelcome old ftiends coming this way. There day or holiday, when the luncheon is held on the iirst working day thereafter. All members of the is quite a large colony of retired Navy in the O a s s are urged to join the luncheon whenever they vicinity. can be in Wlashington at this time.

"For something to do without too much ADOLF V. PICKHARDT, (Commo. USN- nose-to-the-grindstone about it, I have gone Ret. Deceased). It is with deep regret that into real estate with the George F. Shaner office we record the death of Mr. Pickhardt who and will be glad to help anyone interested in died 30 June 1947. locating a place on the Peninsula. My present address is Route # 1 , Box 558, Los Gatos, Calif."

1914 JOSEPH J. CLARK, (R. Adm. USN), Sec'y, R. Adm. R. W. Hayler, U S N , Commandant, Sixth Naval District, Charleston, S. C. sends his address as Commander Carrier Division THREE, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. WILUAM A. HEARD, (Capt. USN), adSprague, Clifton A. F., (R. Adm. USN). Commander. vises us that his address is Naval Examining NAB IIND. Board, Yards and Docks Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. 1919 STANLEY L. WILSON, (Cdr. USN-Ret. Sec'y, Cdr. Albert R. Staudt, USNR, Deceased). We extend our deepest sympathy 1415 Tuckerman St., N.W., Washington 12, D. C. to the family and friends of Cdr. Wilson who HERBERT S. WOODMAN, (Cdr. USNpassed away on 10 Dec. 1948 in the U. S. Ret.), continues to live at 350 E. St., Eureka, Naval Hospital, Houston, Tex. Calif.

GEORGE C. DYER, (R. Adm. USN), re1915 guests that his address be changed to 403 Elm Sec'y, R. Adm. Morton L. Ring (SC) U S N .

St., Chevy Chase 15, Md. Rm. 2008, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. HAROLD M. MARTIN, (R. Adm. USN), JOHN D. SMALL, (Commo. USNR-Ret.), gives his address as Chief of Naval Air Techcontinues to live at 97-13—218th St., Queens nical Training, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis 15, Tenn.

Village, L. I., New York, N. Y. E. E. HERRMANN, (R. Adm. USN), IRVING R. CHAMBERS, (Capt. USNRet.), states his address is 333 East 57th St., writes that his present mailing address is 76 Claremont Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

New York 22, N. Y. A. D. BROWN, (Capt. USN), and Mrs. THOMAS G. BROWN is living on 43 CirBrown have purchased a home at 325 Ramon cuit Rd., Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Drive in Los Altos, Calif. Dudley is going in for apricot ranching and Hortense is pol1916 ishing up the canning equipment.

Sec'y, Capt. Laurence F. Safford, U S N , RALPH A. OFSTIE, (R. Adm. USN), still Naval Communications Annex, Rm. 337, BIdg. 19, resides at 1201 Rucker Ave., Everett, Wash.

3801 Nebraska Ave., N.W., Washington 25, D. C. R. M. DORSEY writes to us from 1112— QUINCY F. ROBERTS writes his address 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. is American Consulate, Gibraltar.

RALPH W. HUNGERFORD, (Capt.

LESLIE V. JEFFERIS advises us that his USN), gives his address as Commander address is 111 Third Ave., Bradley Beach, N. J. Charleston Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, CHARLES G. BERWIND reports his ad- Naval Base P.O., South Carolina. dress is 1100 Commercial Trust BIdg., PhilaH. M. SCULL advises us that his permadelphia 2, Pa. nent address is 5620 Lake Shore Drive, Knoxville, Tenn.

1917 Sec'y, Capt. Ross F. Collins, USNR. Cedarundel Farm, Rt. # 3 , Annapolis, Md.

JAMES E. MOSS informs us of his address, 3551 Springland Lane, Washington 8, D. C. A. C. McFALL, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), writes to us from Ponte Verda Beach, Fla.

1918 Sec'y, V. Adoj. Earle W. Mills, U S N , .

2300 "E" St., N.^SV., Washington 7, D. C.

JAMES V. B. LAWYER, (Cdr. USN-Ret.), resides at 2145 Frankliii St., Apt. F, San Francisco 9, Calif.

M. A. JACOBS has a new address at 5623 Stewart Ave., Galveston, Tex.

Dyer, George C , (R. Adm. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Schoeffel, Malcolm F., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commander, CarDiv 6.

1920 Sec'y, Mr. James A. Crocker, 3009 44th Place, N.W., Washington 16, D. C.

BERNARD J. KELLEY, (Capt. USNR), has a new address at 610 Vernon Rd., Philadelphia 19, Pa. ERNEST W. LITCH, (R. Adm. USN), gives his address as Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training, U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. JAMES B. DONNELLY has moved to 417 Grove Place, Narberth, Pa. Melling, Robert E., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , Navy Communication Station, 6 N D Hdqtrs., Charleston.

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1921 JOSEPH C. HUSKE, (Capt. U S N ) , inforjns us that his address is American Mission for Aid to Turkey, c / o C N O (Mail & Disp-Sec-Op 3 2 ) , Navy Dept., Washington 2 5 , D . C. D . H . W I L S O N has moved to 846 Middle St., Portsmouth, N . H. JAMES R. D U D L E Y , (Capt. U S N ) , is living in Qtrs. "L," Puget Sound Naval Base, P.S.N.S., Bremerton, Wash.

CARL H. SANDERS, (Capt. U S N ) , still resides at 429 Michigan Ave., Berkeley 7, Cal. W Y C K O F F B. W E S T O V E R reports that his new address is 215 West Sixth St., Los Angeles 17, Calif.

B. T. T A L B O T T is associated with the stock brokerage firm of Fahnestock & Co., 65 Bioadway. N e w York 6, N . Y., and will be pleased to answer quesdons as to the purchase of sound equities for savings and income.

F. A. E. LOWELL, (Lt. Cdr. U S N R ) , states his address is 1663 Blake Ave., Los Angeles 3 1 , Calif.

WILLIAM WEBSTER has made 2522 " Q " St., N . W . , Washington, D . C , his permanent home.

CHARLES W . G R A Y , JR., (Capt. U S N ) , attended the funeral ceremonies of Gil Dobie at Cotnell University in behalf of the U. S. Naval Academy Athletic Assoc. Mr. Dobie was head football coach at the Academy in 1917, 1918 and 1919. Capt. Gray is Professor of Naval Science at Cornell.

L. J. G. Sabin, Lorenzo S., Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Deputy Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D . C. Thompson, Edward M., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Thorp, Wakeman B., (Capt. U S N ) . Munitions Board, Washington, D. C.

1922 Sec'y, Cdr. E. E. Meyers, USNR-Ret., c/o The Douglas School, Pebble Beach, Calif.

WILBER G. JONES, (Cdr. U S N - R e t . ) , is residing at 474 Colman Ave., Altadena, Calif.

E D W A R D T. W A L K E R gives his address q / o Chicago Railway Equip. Co., 1928 W .

46th St., Chicago, 111.

F R A N K AKERS, (Capt. U S N ) , writes from 277 " B " Ave., Coronado, Calif.

H O W A R D E. OREM, (Capt. U S N ) , has a new addtess at 6509 Maple Ave., Chevy Chase 15, Md. M I L T O N C. J A C K S O N states his addtess is 370 Aubrey Rd., Wynnewood, Pa. D . W . H A R R I G A N , (Capt. U S N ) , is living in Qtrs. " 5 " at the U.S.N.A. Station, Corpus Christi, Tex. The regular 1922 Class Luncheon was held at Army-Navy Club at 12:30 Noon on Tuesday, 4 January 1949. The following were present: Capt. B. E. Grow, USN; Capt. William B. Whaley, USN; Mr. Vincent Gallagher, Mr. Harry F. Stevens, Mr. Howard L. Jennings, Brig. Gen. H. E. Dunkelberger, USMC; Mr. Frederick S. Lott, Capt. E. John Long, U S N R ; Capt. A. E. Uehlinger, USN; Capt.

H. St. John Butler, U S N ( R ) ; Capt. H. B. Butterfield, USN; Mr. Raymond D . Lewis, Capt. H. S. Covington, U S N ( R ) ; Mt. Oliver M. Walker.

Walker, Frank R., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, ServRon 1.

Miles, Milton E., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commander, CruDiv 10.

Stevens, Harold R., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS HUNTINGTON (CL 1 0 7 ) .

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Capi, R. f • Jones By Margaret A. Stallings r ^ A P T R. E. Jones, USNR, a graduate of the Class of 1909 of the Naval Academy and Assistant General Manager of the Blaw-Knox Division of the Blaw-Knox Company, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is another of the many Academy Graduates who have been highly successful in civil life.

Ray Jones was born on a farm in Wickliffe, Ohio, on December 17, 1886. He attended grammar school in a country schoolhouse and high school in Willoughby, Ohio. After graduation from high school, he worked on the farm until receiving his appointment to the Academy.

At the Naval Academy, Jones followed up his enthusiasm for sports and was a member of the football, baseball and wrestling teams.

H e received the Naval Academy middle-weight wrestling title in 1906, 1907, and 1908.

Ray Jones resigned from the Navy in 1911 and took a position with the Perfection Stove Company in Cleveland as Assistant General Superintendent. Believing that the way to get the proper knowledge and experience in industry, was not to remain with any one company for more than 2 years, Jones went to Sarina, Canada, in April of 1914, as General Manager of a branch plant which he designed, built and operated until July, 1916, when he went with the Perfection Spring Company in Cleveland, as Production Manager. In 1917, Capt. Jones re-entered the service and was assigned to the USS NEW Y O R K as Ensign where he handled the staff engineeting work for Admiral Rodman. H e later received his commissions both as a Lt. (junior grade) and as a Lt. (senior g r a d e ) .

In February of 1919, Capt. Jones resigned again from the Navy, returning to the business world and resuming his plan of gaining a more thorough knowledge of industry. H e was connected with many companies after his second resignation from the Navy, including such companies as the Standard Welding Company as Assistant General Manager, the Dodge Motor Company as Body Plant Superintendent, the Midland Steel Company, the Columbia Axle Company, and the Murray Body Company.

At this time, Capt. Jones decided to obtain a still more comprehensive knowledge of industry by joining a reputable industrial engineering concern. The Dyer Engineering Company of Cleveland was selected. H e remained with them for 3 years as Field Engineer, operating in many companies in N e w York, Connecticut, Ohio, and New Jersey. H e was then made Chief Engineer, overseeing a staff

Anderson, Byron S., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, SubGru 1, CharlestonGru, LantResFlt.

1923 Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. Bennett, Jr., USN-Ret., 19 Mary's Lane, Egypt, Mass,

J O H N W . K I N G , (Capt. U S N ) , sends his

of 14 engineers, directing their work and the surveyance of many plants.

On January 1, 1934, Ray Jones left the Dyer Company and established his own firm, "Jones Associated Engineers," in Chicago.

The firm name was later changed to "BrunkerJones," and still later to-"Brunker, Jones and Page." The firm operated in the Midwest, handling such accounts as Rand-McNally, Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company, Consolidated Paper Company (7 p l a n t s ) , Chicago Hardware Foundry Company, Falk Corporation in Milwaukee, Blaw-Knox (3 plants) Company in Pittsburgh, Marathon Paper Company, and other smaller plants.

Capt. Jones re-entered the Naval Service in May, 1941, and was assigned to Mr. Forrestal's office in Washington. H e remained there until March, 1942, when he was transferred to the Facility Division, Buieau of Ships, as Executive Officer. It was here that Capt. Jones, due to his widespread knowledge in engineering, conducted investigations of industries, recommending facilities and pushing production of numerous "hot" products during the war. A letter of commendation from the Secretaty of the Navy and the "Legion of Merit" was received by C a p t Jones for the performance of his wartime duties.

Capt. Jones finished W o i l d W a r II as a Captain and on December 17, 1945, he joined the Blaw-Knox Company as Assistant General Manager of the Pittsburgh Division, in charge of everything except sales and engineering.

Capt. Jones is still with the Blaw-Knox Company and is residing on Windsor Road, Fox Chapel, Pittsburgh 15, Pennsylvania, where he follows his hobbies of hunting, fishing, woodworking, playing golf, and gardening.

addtess as Commanding, USS CABOT, N A S , Pensacola, Fla. J O H N S. K E A T I N G , (Capt. U S N ) , gives his address as Assistant Commander, U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111.

WILLIAM D. A N D E R S O N , (Capt. U S N ) , and Mrs. Anderson are the ptoud parents of

a daughter, Jane Elizabeth, born at Sta. Hosp., Ft. McPherson. Ga., on 14 December 1948.

THAYER T. TUCKER, (Capt. USN), is now stationed at Naval Operating Base, Argentia, Newfoundland.

L. A. REINKEN, (Capt. USN), has reported for duty in the USS PORTSMOUTH (CL 102), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. FRANCIS S. DRAKE, (Lt. USN-Ret.), continues to live at 27 Stowe St., Pittsburgh 5, Pa. GEORGE CASTERA writes from 651 Siena Way, Los Angeles 24, Calif.

ROLAND N. SMOOT, (Capt. USN), and Mrs. Smoot of 815 Rockbridge Ave., Norfolk, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sally Doone, to Lt. (junior grade) Edward Hill Loftin, Jr., USN, son of Mrs. Edward HiU Loftin and the late Mr. Loftin of Boonton, N. J. The wedding will take place in early February', 1949, in the David Adams Memorial Chapel at the Naval Base, Norfolk, Va. Lt. Loftin is a member of the Air Group of

Irene D. Andrews, of 627 South Windsor Blvd., Los Angeles 5, Calif., is a collector of bookplates and would like to correspond with any of our naval personnel who have private book plates. She is the wife of Rear Admiral E. M. Pace, Jr., Class of 1912, and they are preparing a book on the subject of Navy plates.

Ed (some of us used to call him "Pa") Kerns is technical director of the motion picture activities in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ed is a charter member of the Midtown Lunch Club of 1924, who has lately been taking time out to train Margo, his daughter, deb of 1964 or thereabouts, to razzle-dazzle the classes of 1964 or thereabouts.

Charlie Schenck, who is back in New York on radio activities, is the same old Chailie.

His enthusiasm for the fumre has not dimmed in a quarter-century. However, we would like the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB him to look back occasionally, too, and join '24 get-togethers. Perhaps we could then again 42).

PAUL F. DUGAN, (Capt. USN), advises hear that rich baritone singing "Elegie" as us of tiis new address, Hdqtrs., 17th Naval we did in the twenties.

A suggestion to the Navy Athletic AssoDistria, N.O.B., Kodiak, Alaska. ciation is now presented. Their explanation Johannesen, John R., (Capt. U S N ) . Assistant Chief on allotting seats at football games was exof Staff fox Logistics, 5 N D .

McKinney, John R., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, cellent. It is good, but could be even better, Naval Beach Group 2.

OUver. Richard M., ( C a p t U S N ) . C O . , USS SAIPAN if class members asking tickets for "use of (CVL 4 8 ) . self" could be grouped together in their class Burke, Arleigh A., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations. sections. Scattering the "use of others" and Kane, Joseph L., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Thach, James H . , Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Opera- Congressmen's constituents among them has led to the scattering of the brave little bands who came out to root Navy home, instead of cowering by the radiator and radio, ready 1924 to mrn it off if the expected "massacre" ocSec'y, M r . Paul W. Siegrist, Glore, Forgan & Co., curred. This was particularly noticeable in 40 Wall St., New York 5, N . Y. the recent Army-Navy fracas, where isolated KENNETH R. BORGEN has made his members of '24 were scattered from A to Z— permanent home at 5334 W. Lander St., Se- most of us surrounded by total strangers.

How about gfouping "use of self" class groups attle 4, Wash. together—can do?

HUNTER R. ROBINSON, (Capt. USN), P. W. S. and Mrs. Robinson are happy to announce the birth of a son born at Sta. Hosp., Boiling AFB, Arisen, Rae E., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS TOLEDO Washington, D. C , on 22 November 1948.

W. R. McCALEB, (Cdr. USN-Ret.), states Erdmann. William L., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS LEYTE (CV 3 2 ) . that his new address is 217 State St., HarrisSmith, Harold P., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS MISborg. Pa. SOURI (BB 6 3 ) .

C. J. NESSER, (Lt. USN-Ret.), requests Shanklin, Elliott W . , (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS M I S SISSIPPI (AG ). that his address be changed to 11405 Lux- Furth, Frederick R.,1 2 8(Capt.

U S N ) . DirNavResearchLab Office of NavResearch, Washington, D . C manor Rd., Luxmanor, Rockville, Md. Edgar, Harold B., (Capt. U S N ) . AsstChief of Staff Recendy we read a newspaper interview for'Personnel, 9 N D . in which a Vice-President of the Vitginian Garvin, Joseph H.. (Capt. U S N ) . Office of Naval Research, Navy Dept.

Railway spoke on the operating record and Campbell, Robert L, Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander. outlook for that well-known carrier. The ViceDesFlotilla 1.

President was our own W. R. (Bill) Coe, and he remains optimistic about his road's 1925 future as a hauler of coal.

Sec'y, Mr. Charles M. Goetz, Ed Cunningham was in New York recently Shoreham BIdg., Washington S, D. C. on business. His stay was rather short, for JAMES W. HAVILAND, III, (Cdr. USN), when most of us heard he was around, the news was that he was returning immediately has reported for duty in the USS WHITESIDE to California where he continues to do very (AKA 9 0 ) , c/o FPO, San Diego, Calif. well.

A. L. RORSCHACH, (Capt. USN), writes Another recent visitor in New York was from aboard the USS MOUNT OLYMPUS (AGC 88), c/o FPO, Norfolk, Va. Dave (D. D.) Wight, who travels (and how) W. C. SCHULTZ, (Capt. USN), and Mrs. for Westrex, a foreign subsidiary of Western Electric Company. He expects to be in the Schultz will return to Annapolis about the first of February, at which time their address will States for some time.

Cliff (Shorty) Alderman, formerly a be the Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Md. RICHARD G. VOGE, (R. Adm. USN-Ret. charter member of the N. Y. 1924 Midtown Lunch Club, was last heard of in the port Deceased). It is with deep regret that we of missing men, Rockville Centre. It's record the death of Adm. Voge who passed rumored that he's hibernating — so maybe away on 17 November 1948 at Port Chester, New York. spring will bring him back to the fold.

FEBRUARY, 1949

F. D. KARNS, (Capt. USN), sends his address c/o Capt. W. C. Schultz, USN, Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Md. R. R. LYONS, (Capt. USN), reports his address is Haleakala Ranch, Makawao, Maui, T. H. HERBERT E. SCHONLAND, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.), still resides at 1369 Hyde St., San Francisco 9, Calif.

LUTHER G. INGRAM, (Lt. Cdr. USNR), advises us that his address is 50 Summer St., Dover, N. H. W. S. NEWTON, (Capt. USN-Ret.), writes: "As a result of my annual physical exam taken in November, 1947, the medicos discovered that I had diabetes and sent me to the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, where I joined a distinguished company of the halt, lame, and lazy. After being processed through there and having responded to their tender care, forsaking forever the thought of eating pie a-lamode or kindred sweets, I was retired for physical disability on 1 July 1948.

"Proving there is a little life left in the old boy and that the grave is not yet open, I am now associated with a firm of research engineers with the title of "Metallurgical Research and Development Co., Inc.', now located at 1741 K Street, N.W., but soon to move to the Barr Building, Farragut Square, 910—17 St., N.W., Washington, D. C. This I find very interesting and it allows me to take advantage of my P.G. course and Navy experience in metallurgy.

"The Vice President and Treasurer of the company is Cdr. William H. G. Fitzgerald, USN-Ret., Class of 1931. We will be glad to see any of the boys who would like to stop by and say "hello." " WILLIAM KIRTEN, JR., (Capt. USN), informs us of a new address, U. S. Fleet Activities, Navy # 3 9 2 3 , c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

Wood. Hunter, Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and Aide, Commander, Naval Base, Norfolk.

Phelan, George R., (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, CinC, PacFlt. Melgaard, John L., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , NavCommSta, Guam.

Gallery, William O., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Terry, Winthrop E., (Capt. U S N ) . NavExam and NavRetin'ng Board, NavDept.

Marshall, William J., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS SPOKANE (CL 1 2 0 ) .

1926 Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN, Office of Naval Material, Rm. 2005, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

PHILIP NICKUM, JR., (R. Adm. USNRet.), writes that his mailing address is 1314 N. Harrison St., Arlington, Va. F. B. SCHAEDE, (Capt. USN), advises us that his address is CNO, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. FRANK P. PYZICK, (Col. USMC-Ret.), informs us that his new address is Box 153, Wells, Minn.

CLEVELAND F. PRATT, (Lt. Cdr. USNRet.), resides at 255 South Ocean Ave., Freeport, N. Y. WILLIAM ORRIN FLOYD, (Capt. USN), and Mrs. Floyd, of 4907—31st St., South Arlington, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Midshipman Whittier Gale Davis (member of the Class of 1949), son of Mrs. George L. Lindeberg of Altadena, Calif., and of Mr. Dudley H. Davis of Madison, Wise. The wedding will take place in June.

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J. p . F I T Z S I M M O N S , (Capt. U S N ) , sends his address as Commander Taaical Air Control G r o u p 1, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, c / o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

C. W . MOSES, (Capt. U S N ) , has leported for duty in the USS ELDORADO, c / o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

Readers of S H I P M A T E seeing my name at the head of this column no doubt wondet why I haven't written much dope fot publication.

T h e purpose of the above address is for classmates having information of class interest to send it to m e for publication. In the past few months, I have received practically nothing.

T h e first thing any classmate should do if coming to Washington for duty or a visit is t o c o n t a a Steve Rice or myself and get your name on the mailing list for Class Luncheons.

Both of our names are in the Washington telephone direaory. T h e next Class Luncheon after this appears will be Friday, 25 March 1949. It will probably be at the C O M Naval Gim Factory at 12:30 P. M. Be sure to be there!

Everyone w h o knew ""Joe" Willingham will be sorry to know that he died at Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I., on 29 December 1948.

Services were conduaed at Ft. Meyer Chapel

by R. A d m . Thomas, Chaplains Corps, and burial was at Atlington on 4 January 1949.

There is no use asking readers of S H I P M A T E to pay your membership dues to the Alumni Association—but how about talking it u p to other classmates so that more of them get the news?—and send m e the dope!!!

Best to all in 1 9 4 9 — F X C .

Cavenagh. Robert W., (Capt. USN). Coimnander, DesRon 5.

MacMillian, Duncan C , (Capt. USN). Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, Staff, Cmdr. Marianas.

Pederson, Oscar, (Capt. USN). CO., NAS, Gtmo.

Moureau, Ralph H., (Cdr. USN). Ground General School. Fort Riley.

Cooper, Jacob E., (Capt. USN). Commander, DesRon 2.

Corbin, Clifford T.. (Capt. USN) . CO., USS MANATEE (AO 58).

Rodgers, James H., (Capt. USN). Naval Operations.

Leeper, James E.. (Capt. USN). Chief Staff and Aide, Commander, CarDiv 6.

1927 G. R. D Y S O N , (Capt. U S N ) , reports that his new mailing address is H Q 1503, A T W PacDiv MATS, A P O 2 2 6 , c / o P M , San Francisco, Calif.

L A W R E N C E M. JENSEN, (Lt. jg U S N R e t . ) , continues to live at 3614 McKinley Ave., El Paso, Tex. G E O R G E L. H A N S E N , (Capt. U S N ) , gives his new duty station as Hdqtrs. Sixth Naval District, Naval Base, Charleston, S. C. H . P. COOPER, (Capt. U S N ) , advises us that his addtess is Director of Personnel, Commander Fleet Air West Coast, Naval Air Station, San Diego 35, Calif.

PAUL D . GROSS, (Capt. U S N ) , informs us of his address. Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Room 3050 ( O P 3 1 ) . Main Navy BIdg., Navy Dept., Washington 2 5 , D . C. C. K. BERGIN, (Capt. U S N ) , can be reached c / o Capt. M. H . Phildrich, Rye Center, N e w Hampshire.

FRANCIS R. D U B O R G , (Capt. U S N ) . has reported for duty aboard the USS MT. KATMAI

(AE 1 6 ) , c / o F P O , San Francisco,

Calif.

WILLIAM H . McCLURE, (Cdr. U S N ) , sends an address at Carversville, Bucks Co., Pa. T h e twentieth year edition of Muster Notes for the Class of 1929 will go to press in February. Classmates w h o have not replied to the questionnaire or who have last-minute changes please R U S H them t o : Captain W . L. Kabler, USN, Naval W a r Csllege, Newport, R, I. C. A. W A L K E R , JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N - R e t . ) , writes he is now living at 10 Arborvale Rd., Asheville, N . C. Roughton, Emery, (Cdr. USN). USS GRAND CANYON (AD 2 8 ) .

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Sec'y, Capt. D. B. Brokenshire, USN, Rm. 1068 A, Main Navy BIdg., Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

ROYCE L. G R O N , (R. Adm. U S N - R e t ) , reports a new address, 85 Tyler Ave., Groton, Conn.

G E O R G E E. M A R I X , (Cdr. U S N ) , is now stationed at Quarters 413-B, Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.

J. B. H . Y O U N G , (Capt. U S N ) , reports from Fleet Air W i n g 14, N A S , San Diego 3 5 , Calif.

W I L L I A M B. STEINER, (Col. U S M C ) , advises us that his address is now Quarters A l , MCAS, El Toro, (Santa A n a ) Calif.

J O H N W . AILES, III, (Capt. U S N ) , inBuckley, Argyll E.. (Capt. USN). Naval Operations. forms us that his new address is 4614—6th Hunter, Archibald D.. (Capt. CEC-USN). Staff, Chief St., South, Arlington, Va. Naval Air Training. Pensacola.

H . A. Fravel.

Lange, George A., (Capt. USN). Staff. Commander, W A R R E N H . McCLAIN, (Cdr. U S N ) , NavForWestPac. Hubbard. Miles H., (Capt. USN). Chief of Staff and Mrs. McClain announce the birth of their and Aide and Ooerations Officer, Staff, CruDiv 12. second child, a daughter, Lorraine Betty, hotn Christmas, Santa Claus, and N e w Year's Taylor, Howard W.. (Capt. USN). Joint Staff, Joint at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., on 24 have come and gone and the world is still inChiefs of Staff. Washington. D. C tact. Lots of nice Christmas cards from old Dyson, Howell J., (Capt. USN). Naval Operations. December 1948. Their address is Quarters AMcClaughry. John G., (Capt. USN). Operations 11, Philadelphia Naval Base, Philadelphia 12, friends—it's a pleasant custom but I do wish Officer. PhibGru 1. some people would put their return addresses Harris. William S., (Capt. USN). CO., NAS. New Pa. Orleans. on the envelopes. I noticed that many of my Tracy. John S., (Capt. USN). Staff, Commander, T h e Class of 1930 held a luncheon at the NavFe. cards had been mailed to people where they Sullivan. Georee D., (Cdr. USN). Potomac River Army and Navy Country Club, Arlington, Va., weren't and I don't know where they are but on 17 December 1948. O u r guest speaker was NavComd. Washington. D. C Wakeman. Calvin E.. (Cfl'^t. U.SN). Secretary's Com- Comdr. J. S. McCain, Jr., Qass of 1 9 3 1 , who wish I did. mittee on Unification, Navy Dept. gave a short talk on ""Career Planning for There was a '26 get-together on .14 DecemHigh Command." Out-of-town members were ber in San Diego. Of course a Tuesday night Dick Herms, in town from Columbus, O h i o , is a bad time to get some of the outlanders but Sec'v. Capt. R. K. James. USN, 37 Catherine St.. Newport, R. I. and on his way to Pearl Harbor; Buddy JohnI understand that the gathering was a success.

Wells and Wilfong, having just recendy joined E D W I N JAMES S. Y O U N G , (Capt. U S N ) son, down from Newport, and Lloyd Mulit, the select 4-stripe contingent, were very much advises us that his new address is 425 " C " on a business trip from San Francisco; Lloyd is with the Standard Oil Co. of Calif. In our on their dignity and hardly noticeable unless Ave., Coronado, Calif. one happened to be within about a cable's EUGENE CASSIN CARUSI is living at midst were three ex-naval attaches — Pete Brady, back from the Netherlands; Bill Wylie,. length of them; Hank Farrow, who gets young- 4800 Dexter St., N . W . , Washington, D . C. back from Finland, and Harry Smith, back er as the rest of us get older, was there being Albert C , (Capt. USN). CO.. USS PO- from the Union of South Africa. Pete is on fiistoo young for some of the oldsters; Jerry Zer- Burrows.

LARIS (AF 11). ffluehlin was, according to reports, being defi- Bowley. Clarence M., (Capt. USN). CO., USS PO- way to Japan, but Bill and Harry are staying^ LARIS (AF 11). with us in Washington. Having recently arnitely LTA; Charlie W h i t i n g , after unlocking rived for duty in Washington, Smut W a k e the seven inhibitory doors with seven rnagic field and Pluto Clark were attending their first keys found, one each, in the bottom of an Sec'y. Charles E. Trescott. USN, class luncheon. D o n Krick, Al Roby, and J o e empty glass, released the preacher to the joy 2410 S. Lynn St., Arlington, Va. of the multimde. Other activities went on as CHARLES T. FITZGERALD, (Cdr. U S N ) Robbins are back again with us after several, such things do and the next day brought its reports from Navy N o . 122, c / o FPO, N e w years of duty elsewhere. own problems but the affair was definitely of York, N . Y. T h e following members were present: the "a good time, etc." variety. H o w about a ' ERSKIN A. G A S T O N gives his mailing G. T. Atkins, J. M. Briston, E. Brumby,. litde more warning on the next one? and also address as Mattison, Davey & Rader, CPA'S, P. H. Brady, G. H. Clark, J. C. Clifton, E. E..

I am no longer living in a trailer court— Slattety BIdg., Shreveport 4, La. Colestock, J. W . Davis, J. E. D e s n i s , J. B, how's to adjust the addtess to 1380 Pacific W . S. A N D E R S O N , (V. Adm. U S N - R e t . ) , Dimmick, E. P. Dorner, D . W . Gladaey, J. B. St., Redland, Calif.? forwards his address as 1065 Lexington Ave., Gragg, C. R. Herms, R. E. Hill, J. A. Hind-^ man, P. H . H o r n , H . A. House, F. L. Johnson,.

Bud King, our local success story who gets N e w York 2 1 , N . Y. P. R. OSBORN, (Capt. U S N ) , reports a D . F. Krick, P. R. Lackner, C. B. Martell, about the world rather more than the test of us, reports that he saw Ernst ""Babe" Ruth in new address, Hdqtts. Eastern Sea Frontier, 90 C. E. McCombs, W . B. Moore, J. A. Moreno,.

Chicago and enjoyed some of Babe's hospital- Church St., N e w York, N . Y. L. H . Mulit, W . S. Post, J. A. Robbins, A. B. ity. H e also brought word that Steve Rice had H A R R Y J. W A R D wishes his addtess to Roby, H . G. Sanchez, M. H . Simons, H . Smith,. been playing footsy with the medicos but was be changed to 2845 Glencoe St., Denver 7, C. B. Stevens, E. O. Wagner, F. G. Wagner,. back in circulation.

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McKnight, John R., Jr., (Cdr. USN). NorfolkGru, LantResFlt. Taylor, Crittenden B., (Cdr. USN). NavOrdPlant, Louisville.

Brady, Parke H., (Cdr. USN). USS TALUGA (AO 62).

Newsome, James H., (Cdr. USN). Munitions Board.

Washington, D. C. Westhofen, Charles L., (Cdr. USN). Office of NavResearch, Navy Dept.

Farmer, William H., (Cdr. USN). NavExamioing Board and NavRetiring Board, Navy Dept.

1931 Sec'y, Cdr. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN. Office of Naval Research, BIdg. T-3, Rm. 2502, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. JAMES T. S M I T H , (Cdr. U S N ) , is now on duty at Staflf, Comdr. 1st Task Fleet, FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

E D W A R D S. B U R N S , (Cdr. U S N ) , states his address is Comdr, Naval Base, F. E. Tokyo Navy # 1 1 6 5 , c / o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

Among December Washington visitors was CDR. R. S. A N D R E W S , U S N , from the American Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Dick had a few days in town and was a welcome sight to his many friends.

The next quarterly class luncheon will be held at the Officers' Mess, Naval Gun Factory, early in February. Exact date will be announced.

WILLIAM H . G. m Z G E R A L D , (Cdr. USN-Ret.), is Vice-President and Treasurer of the Metallurgical Research and Development Co., Inc., a firm of research engineers, now located at 1741 K St., N . W . , Washington, D . C. Cdr. Fitzgerald will be glad to see any of the boys who would like to stop by and say •"hello."

Cassady, Hiram, (Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

FEBRUARY,

1949

Black, Joseph D., (Cdr. USN). USS CORAL SEA (CVB 43).

Wood, James M., (Cdr. USN). Battleships-Cruisers, Lant.

Smith, Norman E., (Cdr. USN). Alaskan Sea Frontier.

Stuart, Daniel A., (Cdr. USN). Bureau of Naval Personnel.

Farrington, Elwin L., (Cdr. USN). CarDiv 3.

Lucas, Carlton C , (Cdr. USN). USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB 42).

Gadrow, Robert E., (Cdr. USN). BuPers.

1932 GEORGE E. H U G H E S , (Cdr. U S N ) , writes that his permanent address is 3440 Tennyson St., San Diego 6, Calif.

C. M. S U G A R M A N , (Cdr. U S N ) , forwards his address as Magnolia Gardens, Apt. 521-B, 5203—8th Road South, Arlington, Va. M. H . TUTTLE, (Cdr. U S N ) , corrects his address to read Naval School of Pre-Flight, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. R I C H A R D S. CRAIGHILL, (Cdr. U S N ) , has reported for duty aboard the USS LITTLE ROCK, c / o FPO, N e w York, N . Y. CLIFFORD LARSON, (Lt. jg U S N ) , gives his mailing address as c / o M. & O. Paper Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

Schroeder, William P., (Cdr. USN). NAS, Whidbey Island.

Roach, John P.. (Cdr. USN). SecTaskFlt. Ward. Alfred G., (Cdr. USN). Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C Lavery, Richard J., (Cdr. USN). Office of Naval Material, Washington, D. C. Winter, William, Jr., (Cdr. USN). 4ND. Miller, William R., (Cdr. USN). BuShips.

Dennett, Mark E., (Cdr. USN). USS BASILONB (DDE 824).

Frazer, Charles L., (Cdr. USN). Staff, CinC, PacFlt. Nisewaner, Terrell A., (Cdr. USN). EscortDiv 1.

1933 J O H N A. G A M O N , (Cdr. U S N ) , now resides at 531 Glickman Ave., Temple City,

ralif I. S. H A R T M A N , (Cdr. U S N ) , gives his new duty station as ComSubDiv 42, Naval Station, Key West, Fla. J O H N S H A N N O N , (Cdr. U S N ) , is living at 103 Payne Road, Navy Pt., W a t r i n g t o n , Fla. W A L T E R EARL ROBERTS writes to us from 5251 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis 13, Mo. D . K. O ' C O N N O R , (Cdr. U S N ) , reports to us from Navy # 1 0 0 , c / o FPO, N e w York, N . Y. FRANCE H. B R O W N R I G G forwards his address as Cobb Jobsite, 13th & J, Lubbock, Texas.

MALCOLM H . T I N K E R , (Cdr. U S N R ) , states his address is 2 Williams St., Holyoke, Mass.

ROBERT W . CURTIS, (Cdr. U S N ) , informs us of his new correct mailing address, Staff CinCPacFlt, c / o FPO, San Francisco, Cal. R A N D O L P H G. PYLE sends his address as 61 S.E. 7th Ave., Delray Beach, Fla. ERNEST LEE J A H N C K E , JR., has just been elected Vice-President of the American Broadcasting Company in charge of station de^ pattments for radio and television.

N o w a Commander, U S N R , Ernest Lee resigned his junior grade lieutenancy in 1937.

L. J. G. T h e Class Cocktail Patty on 18 December 1948 at the Army-Navy Town Club was a fine success, and all who attended report having had a good time. W h i l e it was a 6 to 8 affair, things were still going strong at 10 o'clock.

W e had a nice joint luncheon with West Point, ' 3 3 , on 23 November 1948.

At the January luncheon nominations were made for the Washington-Annapolis Commit-

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tee to handle our local affairs during the coming year. The following were nominated: Champ Blouin, Charlie Curtze, Al Croghan, Carl Jones, Jimmy Ogden, George RouUard, Reuben Stanley, Archie Wright, Ray Zimmerman. Four of those named will be elected by a mail ballot to succeed the incumbent Committee of Dave Martineau and Charley Curtze. bodson, Bennett M., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS H A W K I N S (DD873).

Olsen, Robert I., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval School, General Line, Newport.

Slater, Frank M., (Cdr. U S N ) . Office of the U. S. NavAttache, London.

Athenon. Harry S., (Cdr. SC-USN). SubBase, New London.

Howard, Ezra G.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Puget Sound NavShipyd, Bremerton.

Smart, John M.. (Cdr. U S N ) . FltSonarScol. San Diego.

O'Connell, Thomas P., (Cdr. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Mission to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.

1934 PAUL McCOMBS requests that his address be changed to 10 Park Ave., Apt. #8-G, New York 16, N. Y. TERRY LYNN WATKINS, (Cdr. USNDeceased ). We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Cdr. Watkins who was killed in a plane crash on 9 May 1948 between Pueito Rico and Key West, Fla. WILUAM R. CRUTCHER, (Cdr. USN), gives his mailing address as 555 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

JAMES D. FULP, JR., (Cdr. USN), informs us that he is attached to Office of CNO, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. ROBERT W. LEEMAN is now on duty at the Office of Chief of Naval Operations, OP50LE, Rm. 4827, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. M. S. RAMSEY writes that his permanent residence is 437 N. Main St., Meadville, Pa. Martin, John C , (Cdr. U S N ) . SubDiv 4 1 .

Slack, Leslie M.. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS STRONG ( D D 758).

Alexander. Joe M., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Base, Key West.

Dickinson, Clarence E., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Tactical Air Command, Langley Field, Thompson, Harry L., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . FltTraGru and Underway TraUnit, Gtmo.

Gunn, Frederick A., (Cdr. U S N ) . TransDiv 22.

Scanland, Francis W., (Cdr. U S N ) . Submarine Squadron SEVEN.

1935 Sec'v, Cdr. William C. Thompson, USN, Rm. 2-C, 260 National Defense BIdg., Washington, D. C.

LOUIS C. SCHEIBLA sends his mailing address as Gerber, Lutz and Scheibla, 1013— 15th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. ROBERT E. M. WARD, (Cdr. USN), reports a new home address at 200 "E" Ave., Coronado, Calif.

SHERWOOD H. DODGE, (Cdr. USN), corrects his address to read 17 Woodbine Ave., Narberth, Pa. Chipman. Briscoe, ( Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Base, Norfolk.

Barnes. William R., (Cdr. U S N ) . N R O T C Unit, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy.

Christie, Geral L., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval School, General Line. Newport.

Hinckley, Robert M., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . USNA.

1936 Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R. Pratt, USN, USS

HANK

(DD

702),

c/o Fleet Post Office, New York, N . Y.

OVID M. BUTLER, (Cdr. USN) informs us that his address is 304 E. Broad St., Falls Church, Virginia.

DOUGLAS H. PUGH, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his addtess is 261 St. Joseph Ave., Long Beach, California.

Teel, Richard A., (Cdr. U S N ) . NAS, Midway Island.

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Vogel, Raymond W., (Cdr. U S N ) . Fair. Seattle.

Barnard, Harry A., Jr.. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS BEATTY (DD756).

Michael, Fred D., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS Z E L L A R S ( D D ^ 777).

1937 G. P. NORMAN, (Cdr. USN) advises us that his address is N.A.A.S., Saufley Field, Pensacola, Florida.

HARRY H. BARTON, (Cdr. USN) and Mrs. Barton are happy to anhounce the birth of a daughter, Barbara Elizabeth, on 3 December 1948, at the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida.

JOHN P. CURRIE, (Cdr. USN) writes that his address is 1451—45th Ave., San Francisco, California.

JOSEPH L. WALKER, (Ens. USN-Ret.) informs us that his address is 1st National Bank BIdg., Rm. 305, St. Petersburg, Florida.

JACK E. GIBSON, (Cdr. USN) is now living at 28 Claremont Ave., Long Beanch 3, California.

JOHN M. D E V A N E ,

(Cdr.

USN)

and

Mrs. DeVane are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, John III, at the Naval Academy Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland, on 30 November 1948.

JAMES FARRELLY SCOTT writes from 834 South Louisville, Tulsa, Okla.

The ""Sand Bar" at the Officers' Club, Terminal Island, California, was the scene of a Christmas Season reunion on 29 December 1948 of some of the Class of '37. Among those ptesent, enjoying the dinner-dance and much exchange of information, were: June and Jack Gibson; Ruth and D. W. (Salty) Lyke; ""Dode" and Jesse Robinson; Mildred and Harmon Sherry; Betty and Warren Ford; Jay and Fil Gilkeson; Barbara and W. C. (Bud) Hall; Mary and Jim Scales; Joan and Marion Cooper; Miss Ronnie Mitchell with G. P. (Jeep) Carroll; Majorie and Walt Phaler; Gloria Ross held the fort for Rollo Ross who is in China.

Sally and Frank Shamer were unable to make the party but spent the following day and night with the Hall family in Long Beach before heading home to Mare Island.

The affair met with such success that another ""gathering of the clan" was proposed for late spting.

Kelly, John C , (Cdr. U S N ) . AirLant.

Julihn, Lawrence V.. (Cdr. U S N ) . SubLant.

Buckley, Franklin D., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS HOLDER (DD 819).

Stewart, William S.. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS RANDALL (APA 2 2 4 ) .

1938 Sec*y, Lt. Col. John Saxten, USMC, 2nd Marine Div., Camp Lejeune, N . C.

HARLAN J. POEL, (Lt. USNR) is now living on Rt. # 2 , Silverside Rd., Wilmington, Delaware.

CLAUDE S. FARMER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) is now stationed at the U. S. Naval School, Naval Base, Newport, R. I. JOHN E. HOLLIS and Mts. Hollis are pleased to announce the birth of a daughter, Slocumb Davis Hollis, on 5 November 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio.

EVERETT A. TRICKEY, (Cdr. USN) is now stationed at the P. G. School, USNA, Annapolis, Maryland.

E. M. WESTBROOK, JR., (Cdr. USN) writes that his address is Box F, Naval Station, San Juan, Pueito Rico.

R. H. HEDGECOCK, (Cdr. USN) informs us that his addtess is Mare Island

Shipyd., (Industrial Department) Vallejo, California.

SHELLEY E. RULE, (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his new address is Rt. 1, Box 114D, Zion, 111.

Hollingsworth, Albert F.. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS POCONO (AGC 1 6 ) .

Morgan, Robert J., (Cdr. U S N ) . AirTechTraComd, Memphis.

Carde, Freeland H., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS FLYING FISH (SS 2 2 9 ) .

Vinock, Eli. (Cdr. U S N ) . StafiF, Commander, Marianas.

Frankel, Irvin J., (Cdr. U S N ) . 1 7 N D .

Sonenshein, Nathan, (Cdr. U S N ) . BuShips.

Byrnes. Robert B., (Cdr. U S N ) . BuPers.

1939 Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. M. Dunford, USN, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

WILLIAM W. HUFFMAN, (Lt. Cdr. USN) and Mrs. Huffman inform us of their change of address to 1359 Magnolia Ave., Norfolk, Virginia. They are also proud to announce the birth of their son, William W., Jr., born 25 November 1948, to keep their daughter, Lita Kaye, age iVz, company.

DONALD J. O'MEARA, (Lt. Cdi. USN) reports a change of address, 207 Sunset Ave., Warrington, Fla. WAYNE HERKNESS II, (Lt. Cdr. USN) has reported for duty at Norfolk, Virginia as Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.

F. M. CULPEPPER informs us that his address is Celanese Corporation, 290 Ferry Sst., Newark, N. J. EDWARD H. SEILER, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) corrects his address to read VR-22, N.A.S., Norfolk, Va. JOSEPH C. ROPER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) has. reported for duty aboard the USS COLUMBUS, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. G. A. WOLF, (Lt. Cdr. USN) now resides at 1309 Poplar St., Annapolis, Md. - ^ HERBERT KRILOFF, (Lt. Cdr. USN) wishes his address to be changed to Fleet Training Group, Box 55, Navy 115, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. "Shore Breezes" Lack of any news from the "oudanders" may indicate that everyone has gone into hibernation for the winter. Is everyone too preoccupied with studying for the exams to write?

Here's the latest on the exams as of 1200, 5 January 1949. The best guess is rwo days of exams on the two broad subjects of Executive matters and Technical matters. There is a further breakdown within the subjects.

Exams will ptobably be two hours each.

BuPers Circular Letter 17-48 is still the best official paper although another more detailed Circular Letter is being prepared in an effort to meet the 15 January issue of the Navy Depattment Bulletin. Specialists of the Washington contingent of the class will try to assemble some dope in their specialities in the form of high points for reveiw and get it to all before the exam time. This is not a promise but the gang in Washington will try. The exams will take place ptobably a month to six weeks after the board concludes its selections.

The reports on the 11 December Dinner Parry held at the Army-Navy Country Club vary depending on from whom you get yotir dope. My better half wanted to know what the boys in the comet found so interesting to talk about. Seems parts of the party enacted parts of Thurber's "Battle of the Sexes."

Sutptisingly though, numbers of properly paired couples were seen on the dance floor

and enjoying themselves. So not all the gentlemen forsook their ladies.

Bob Laney took the ""chait" for the class luncheon this month. He's been in and out of Washington since reporting. All in attendance after pulling off the sotely needed hip boots settled down to the usual tumormongering centered specifically around the paybill review. No analysis will be presented here since no one is too sure of his ground in the matter.

Two new arrivals on the Washington scene.

Bill Sawyer and Bill Hushing, gave good account of themselves. Bill Sawyer has remrned from smdy overseas in the field of gas mrbines and will probably be the class's doctor. He reports there are only some technicalities to be cleared up. Congramlations are in order. Bill Hushing has been in England the past few months looking into submarine trials and propulsive systems there, (jeotge Scott is tempotarily in Washington studying Portuguese prior to joining the Naval Mission in Brazil. Bill Turnbaugh said hello and advised he is on duty at the Argon Laboratory in Chicago. The usual number of junior birdmen visitofs were absent since even the crows were walking.

BOB GULICK. Hiller, Alexander J.. Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS SARSFIELD ( D D 8 3 7 ) .

Hindman, Stanley E.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fair Alameda.

Norton. Marvin D . , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS V A L L E Y FORGE (CV

45).

Shamer, Preston N . , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . BuOrd. Simmons. George C , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . FightRon 3 1 .

Stow, Walter K., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . NavRecSta, Long Beach.

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gives his address as the USS F. D. ROOSEVELT, FPO, New York.

WALTER P. MURPHY, (Lt. Cdr. USN) and Mrs. Murphy announce the birth of a son, Michael Murphy, on 19 December 1948, at the William Beaumont Genetal Hospital, El Paso, Texas.

ROBERT W. ALLISON gives his address as 349 Hascall Road, N. W., Atlanta, Geotgia.

ALLEN L. FRANTA reports his address is Apt. 301, 1026 Barnaby Terrace, S. E., Washington 20, D. C. EMERY REBER CASSTEVENS, (Lt. Cdr. USNR) forwards his address, 6309 W 74th, Overland Park, Kansas.

Ensey, Lyttleton B.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS JOHN R. PIERCE (DD

753).

Deller. Clarence R., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Sub-Gru 1, New York Gru, LantResFlt. Myers, Arthur J., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Quigley, Donald F., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . ServLant.

Elliott, August W . , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fair Jacksonville.

Wheeler, Joseph C , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS CAIMAN ( S S 3 2 3 ) .

Laspada. Jack A., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . BuShips.

Steen. Kenneth, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . NavScol, Academy and College Preparatory, Bainbridge.

Houghton, James C , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USNA.

1942 Sec'y. Lt Cdr. R. S. Dnv. U S N .

P. O. Box 7100, Apex Station, Washington 4, D. C.

G. C. BUHRER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) gives his address as N. A. O. T. S., Chincoteague, Virginia.

L. C. MCCARTY, (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports his address as 211 Scott Drive, Annapolis, Maryland.

RAYMOND WIGGINS, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes to us from 1007 Fitzallen Road, Glenburnie, Maryland.

W. J. RUSCH, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) changes his address to 8629 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, Maryland.

THOMAS TURNER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes: "Caroline and I have established lesidence at 100 7th Street, N. H. A. # 1 , Honolulu, after having spent the summet in Europe and China respectively. We expect to be at this address for some time and would like to see friends passing through Pearl Harbor."

G. D. ACKER gives his mailing address as VF 91, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y.

ALBERT W. NEWHALL, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us that his address has been changed to 1153 McDuff Avenue, Apt. 1, Jacksonville, Florida.

JAMES C. COCHRAN, (Lt. Cdr. USN) and Mrs. Cochran announce the birth of their third son on 15 December 1948 at San Diego, California.

MERLIN PADDOCK, (Lt. Cdr. USN, Deceased). We are sorry to report the death of Lt. Cdr. Paddock on 18 April 1945.

C. H. CHAMPION, (Lt. Cdr. USN) advises us that his new address is now VR-44, Dear Admiral: Box '"X," Moffett Field, California.

The holiday mail was unusually heavy and JAMES B. CANNON, (Lt. Cdr. USN) re- I received greetings from many of the class— ports his address is VR-6, Rhein Main, APO some with amplifying notes and some with57, c/o PM, New York, N. Y. out. I should like to pass along as much of Eader, Blaine E., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS GOODRICH the news as time allows. But first I'd better fDD 8 3 1 ) . correct an announcement made last month WiUman, Alonzo H., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fleet with apologies to the parties concerned. Bill All-Weather TraUnit, Pac. Niles, Richard M., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval School, Brown was married to Miss Rachel Ewing General Line, Monterey.

"McReynolds" on Friday the fifth of NovemDail. Robert S., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . TransRon 3. ber.

P. P. Wienick writes from 2905 Mermain 1941 Avenue, Brooklyn 24, N. Y., to request that Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Charles W. Styer, Jr., U S N , 3903 Jocelyn St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Charles A. Hill, Jr. and Charles J. Burton KENNETH M. TEBO, (Lt. Cdr. USN) drop him a line. Phil is now working for the and Mrs. Tebo announce the birth of a son General Cable Corp. as a sales engineer, and at U. S. Naval Hospital, Aiea Heights, T. H., offers to act as go-between in New York for any of the class who are in need of hotel on 8 December 1948.

JOSEPH LYNN, (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports accommodations, night club reservations, his address as Test Pilot Training Division, theatre tickets, etc. He also lecommends the Navy Yard Officers' Club as a base of operaNATC, Patuxent River, Maryland.

WILLIAM B. RODMAN, (Lt. Cdr. USN) tions.

Vincent (Ruby) J. Koehler, Ens. USN and Mrs. Rodman announce the arrival of a son, Edward Neff, at the U. S. Naval Hospi- (Ret.), '42, writes from 355 Vley Road, tal, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 6 November Scotia, N. Y., expressing "season's greetings" to the class. Ruby married Myrtle Tobin, 1948.

LOWELL C. SAVAGE, (Lt. Cdr. USN) daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. J. R. Tobin, USN,

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and recently welcomed their second child, Kathleen Maty. '"The welcome mat is always out for any and all 42'ers passing through this area."

Rufe Porter announces "something new on our family line" at 13 Juniper Street, USNA, in the person of Patricia Lynn, born 17 November 1948, and weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz.

Baby and Betty doing nicely as the handwriting on the catd fairly shouted.

Had a nice card from the Schoenfelds (Bill and Vera) and the belated announcement of the arrival of Susan Kendrick on 9 September 1948 at the USNA Hospital at 6 lbs 14 02.

Bill lives at Riva, Marj'land.

Had my first letter from Johnny Rickabaugh since I helped him into married bliss back in April, '42 at the USNA. Rick is attached to VF152 at NAS Alameda, but ran into Larry Green during carrier qualifications on the VALLEY FORGE and learned I was still trying to get in the "dope sheets" (a hint to all reluctant dragons). Incidentally, Rick is Exec of his outfit and Larry is Ass't. Operations Officer on ComCarDiv 5 Staff. Rick reports Lars Wanggaard still with the jets in San Diego (VF5) and Dave Green with the Sound School in the same warm climate. Greg Johns is on the 12th ND staff so that Rick isn't entirely alone. Of course, outside of '42, Johnny has Anne and six year old Amy to keep him company and he seems to thrive on the diet as who wouldn't.

Marcy Dupre is Exec of VA74 on board PHILIPPINE SEA and is looking forward to qualifying "Junior" age 4 for carrier landings and squadron mascot at the conclusion of their spring cruise. Marcy wanted to know what the results of the class poll on the directory, dues, etc. were. I published that some time ago and have had no material changes since. The class favors some action. Unformnately my marriage and subsequent travels with the present Intelligence School class have tied me down, but on the other hand the job will require many assistants and I am hoping that the Washington-Annapolis group will volunteer at the next class reunion early this spring. I have enough data to knit much of the class together if the typing and editing could be accomplished to bind it togethet.

Marcy has Tommy Coppedge and family as a neighbor at Charlestown where Tommy is Exec of VF92. Tommy and Mary Lord produced an heir and namesake late this summer, but details are lacking as to when, where, and how big. Frank O'Brien, incidentally, is Exec of VF73.

Carol, Bob, Bill, and Jimmy Graham sent Christmas greetings from far-off Guam and renewed pleasant memories of Christmas '47 when I was the guest of honor in their ample nursery. Bob is headed for the job of 12th ND Public Works Planning Officer in March or April but requires a relief (as usual) and room for four on some kind of an aquatic pogo-stick headed east.

Had a very welcome card from Jeanne and Scroggie Wiley and I know many of the class will be glad to know that they are making their home in Memphis, Tenn., where Scroggie is with the Staff of CNATECHTRA. They will celebrate another wedding anniversary on 6 April (their 7th—I know, I gave the bride away).

While the details arrived in a round-about way, I think many of the class would be interested in knowing that Jocko Hebron has finally been able to setde his suit against the

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Oahu Railroad and is now back in his beloved M. B. Mullenix tan into Frank Andrews on New York working with a Catholic Youth the good old New York, New Haven, and Organization as an atUetic director. The suit Hartford and thanks to SHIPMATE, Frank was setded out of court in a substantial amount knew all about Marvin, although the latter (the exact sum being a secret between Jocko had left the USNA on 21 December 1940. and the income tax form due in March). His M. B. is living in Thurmont, Md. (Box 2 ) , eye is better and the 19th operation has been and has offered his services to the class orperformed with more scheduled. I put Jocko ganization. If a few more permanent residents on a plane when he headed west in November in this area will make such offers, I shall reand he hasn't changed a bit except for the tire. Among other things, Marvin wanted to Hollywood effect given by his rather sporty know how to join the Alumni Association dark glasses. I know the class wishes him the and what the dues might be. best of everything and to Lou and the girls.

Had dinner and a lovely evening with the Have received questionnaites from Charley Handy Crusers (Handy, Marion, and their Allsopp (still single) at the Boston Naval daughter, Des Anges) in Little Creek during Shipyatd where he is Engineer Officer of our visit. They are getting set fot a journey ROCHESTER; R. L. Mundhenk who has re- to Line School at Newport this spring but ate signed to take a job with Merrill Lynch, taking time out for the inauguration festivities Pierce, Fenner & Beane in Miami, Florida in Washington on the 20th. (married to Virginia Adams in May '44); R. Borrowed Charley Reinhardt's "Lucky J. Obey with ACNO, Navy Dept. (married Bag" while I was in Litde Creek instead of and a daughter age bVi); A. J. Rucket with the traditional cup of sugar, so had a chance PatRon 42, NAS San Diego, (married with a to visit briefly with his charming wife, Jane, daughter age rwo); and R. L. Humphreys who but only heard his two offsprings from a dishas resigned and is working as a radio engi- tance. Didn't get over to visit with Chatley neer with the CAA in Washington (6149 Payne at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as I had Kansas Ave, NE—married and with a son, hoped to do, but am looking forward to a brief chat in February or March.

R. L.,Jr. a g e i y 2 ) .

Bud and Marion Lee departed for Honolulu The morning after Clara Lee and I were married I had a most unexpected phone call while I was out of town, but a Christmas card from Charley Mathison (ex-42). Chat ley was from Fort Scott, Kansas, indicated that they trying to find the whereabouts of Leo Gatland. were at least half way across the continent After I got my breath I managed to learn and by now should be hard at work revising that Chatley was a Captain in the AAF— the intelligence estimates at CincPac. The wives of '42 gathered at their montlily having joined up in the sister service in late '43. He is now smdying Aeronautical Engi- card-and-conversadon social at the Army-Navy neering at the University of Maryland and is Countiy Club in Arlington but "ye olde living at 6911 Shephetd Street, Hyattsville, secretary" didn't get his invitation. Mrs. Dale Reed was one of the hostesses and it looks Md., phone UNion 1845.

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like these monthly affairs which are being alternated between Washington and Annapolis ate a permanent fixture. This is the first definite attempt to link the class socially and it desetves support from everyone in this area. If "la better half" has not been on the mailing list to date, please drop me a card and I'll see what can be done. I have to put my gal on the list anyway and I'll add yours.

All of which adds up to an impressive amount of gossip, but so long as the letters pour in and I can keep close to the post office box I'll be only too glad to let the faithful know what is happening here and about. In fact, I am inclined to emulate some of the other contributors and take a by-line for tfiis monthly letter. "Happy Days" suits me at present in preference to one classmate's suggestion that I ought to head this up with "My Day." I doubt if Eleanor or my Republican ancestors could quite approve of the latter.

But for now, I'll just pass along my own saluations with those of the above mentioned classmates for a "Happy New Year" and belated "Season's Greetings" to all of the class and friends of'42.

Sincerely, "Hap" R. S. Day, Lt. Cdr. USN. Fitzgerald, John N., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN). AirLant.

McWhethy, Robert D., (Lt Cdr. USN). Staff, GnC PacFlt. Wren, Marshall W., (Lt. Cdr. USN). Naval School, General Line, Monterey.

Woodson, Walter B., Jr.. (Lt. Cdr. USN). TraComd.

LantFlt. Kelley. Archie P., (Lt. Cdr. USN). BuShips.

Wanggaard, Lars, Jr.. (Lt. Cdr. USN). Office of BuAerRep, Los Angeles.

Scarborough, Frank G.. (Lt. Cdt. USN). FltTraGru and Underway TraUnit, Gtmo.

Richards. Donald C, (Lt. Cdr. USN). NROTC Unit.

University of Southern Calif., Los Angeles.

Williams, Henry B., (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS DAMATO (DD 871).

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ginia: "1 have just received my masters degree in mathematics at Iowa State College where I have had a half time teaching position since The Class Secretary, R. W. Besch, sends the I left the Navy two yeats ago. I plan to teach following message to the Class: "Our class full time in the fall. At the present time I checking account wtiich has been in a dormant am corresponding with the personnel officer status in the Farmers National Bank has a of the Navy's Research Program who was on balance of $457.26. The bank also has in our campus recently seeking people to work their safekeeping a Series F bond in our for the Navy. If I land a job with them I may Class's name which has a mamrity value of see some of my classmates somewhere around $5000.

Washington."

"The bond was issued on 14 Oct. 1942, JAMES E. RICE, (Capt. USMC) gives his issue price $3,700.00 and has a present value address as 209 21st Stteet, Santa Monica, of $4,110.00. It was putchased largely with Calif. the profit made on the class "Lucky Bag"; this STEVEN N. ANASTASION, (Lt. USN) amounted to $3,610.98. changes his address to USS CORAL SEA "It is my intention to place the class check- (CVB), c/o FPO, New York. ing account back in an active stams. The JEWETT A. BALDRIDGE, (Lt. USN) War bond will remain in safe keeping until gives a new address as 7314 Hampton Blvd., a majority of class opinion decides otherwise. Apt. 1-C, Norfolk 5, Virginia.

"Your secretary welcomes any and all comWILLIAM R. CECIL, (Lt. USN) and Mrs. ments and suggestions as to what this money Cecil announce the birth of a daughter, Deshould t>e used for. Any lettets you write to borah Russelle, at U. S. Naval Hospital, Oakme will be sent to SHIPMATE for publication land, California, on 16 November 1948. unless you specify not to be published."

MELVIN R. ETHERIDGE, (Lt. USN) On Samrday the 30di of October 1948, the writes his address has been changed to VirQass of '43 had a get-together at the North ginia Avenue, Oceana, Virginia.

Severn Officers' Club in Annapolis. These JOSEPH A. LOVINGTON, (Lt. USN) present were: the Dankworths, 1 Cypress, H. gives his address as Postgraduate School, v., Annapolis; the Buckwalters, 1103 Dreams U.S.N.A., Annapolis, Maryland.

Landing, Annapolis; the Galvanis, 6 Elm, H. JOHN M. WEEKS, (Lt. USN) reports his v., Annapolis; the Peaches, Round Bay, Marynew address as 101 Wayne Circle, Norfolk, land; the Manbys, 82 Scarsdale Road, TuckaVirginia. hoe, N. Y., c/o W. H. Davis; the Flatlimanns, AMERICO J. VESCOVI, (Lt. USN) is 6 Lake Drive, Annapolis; the Beavers, 303 now stationed at the NAAS, Cecil Field, Sq. Dreams Landing, Annapolis; the Stevenses, VA 175, Jacksonville, Fla. 1201 Bashere Street, East Port, Annapolis; the Holloways; Bob Laing, 239M Quonset Brady. Francis X., (Lt. U S N ) . AirDevSta, Johnsville.

Qtrs., El Toro, Santa Anna, California; the Yates.

Frederick A., (Lt. U S N ) . U. S. NavForces, Rasmussens, R. F. D. # 2 , Ferry Farms, AnGermany.

McCaughey, William H., (Lt. U S N ) . USS PETREL napolis; the Holmquists, 16 Dogwood St., (ASR 1 4 ) .

Annapolis; the Havrthornes, 4312—3rd Street, Rapp. William T., (Lt. U S N ) . Office of BuAerGenRep. S. E., Washington, D. C ; the Haistens, 9 Ash, Kurtz, Lawrence A., (Lt. U S N ) . NAS, Pamxent H. v., Annapolis; Cal Calhoun and guest, P. River.

G. School, Annapolis; the Sweeneys, 4501 Gallemore, Roy H., (Lt. U S N ) . 5 N D .

Meyer, Francis A., (Lt. U S N ) . NavResOfficers" TraSouth 36th Street, Arlington, Viiginia; the CorpsUnit, Princeton Univ.. Princeton.

Harnishes, 1 Dogwood, H. V., Annapolis; Thielges. Bernard A., (Lt. U S N ) . USS EPPERSON (DDE 7 1 9 ) . the Ogdens, 5 Dogwood, H. V., Annapolis; the Smiths, 18 Ivy, H. V., Annapolis; the 1944 Froschers, R. F. D. # 3 , Wild Rose Shores, Sec'y, Lt. Gene Goudie, U S N , Annapolis; the Sterretts, 18 Dogwood, H. V., VF-4B, Naval Air Station, Norfolk 11, Va. Annapolis; the Clares, 109 Chesapeake AveJOSEPH R. RIORDAN, (Lt. jg USN-Ret.) nue, East Port, Annapolis; Bob Adams and writes to us from 2770 Rolling Wood Drive, guest, 208 Prince George, Annapolis; the San Pablo, California.

Tazwells, 10 Cypress, H. V., Annapolis; the LAWRENCE D. CUMMINS, (Lt. USN) Moultons, 7 Elm, H. V., Annapolis; the reports his home address as 1516 Glorietta Luberdas, 4 Cypress, H. V., Annapolis; Bob Blvd., Coronado, California.

Jungklas aad guest, P. G. School; the LobAMERICUS V. BACON, JR., (Lt. USN) dells, 24 Dogwood, H. V., Annapolis; the Cateses, 1814 Tower Road, Harundale, Glen and Mrs. Bacon announce the birth of a son Burnie; R. W. Stecher, P. G. School; the on 17 November 1948 at the U. S. Naval HosRathbuns, 8 Elm, H. V., Annapolis; the pital, Aiea Heights, T. H. RICHARD E. EOWE, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.) Leedys, 33 Kingwood, H. V., Annapolis; the Kenneys, 35 Kingwood, H. V., Annapolis; gives his new address as 325 Harvard St., the Watsons, 11 Kingwood, H. V., Annap- Cambridge 3, Massachusetts.

MALCOM M. LONGINOTTI, (Lt. USN olis, apologies to those who attended the reunion whose names were not included on the Deceased). It is with deep regret that we record the death of Lt. Longinotti who was killed in abyove list. a plane ctash near La Jolla, California, on 7 Dec. 1948.

JAMES D. MOONEY, JR. gives his adRICHARD G. ZIMMERMANN, (Lt. dress as 310 E. 5th Street, Santa Ana, CaliUSN) reports fiis new address as Staff, Com- fornia. mander Mine Force, U. S. Naval Minecraft RUSSELL E. BLALACK, (Lt. USN) and Base, Charleston, South Carolina.

Mts. Blalack announce the birth of a son, JAMES M. REA"VES writes to us from Rot)ert Campbell, at the U. S. Naval Hospi3282 Martha Curtis Drive, Alexandria, Vir- tal, Coco Solo, C. Z. on 9 December 1948. ginia.

E. J. ISAAC writes to us from 6208 West ROBERT T. GREGORY, (Lt. USNR) 77th Street, Los Angeles 45, California. writes from Box 368, Fredericksburg, VirEJNAR N. C. THOMPSON, (Lt. USN) Sec'y, M r . Robert W. Besch, 120 Western Dr., Short Hills, N . J .

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and Mrs. Thompson announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Margaret, at the Coronado, Hospital, Coronado, California, on 15 December 1948.

LOUIS H. SUGG, (Lt. USN) has been named to a Rhodes Scholarship for the period commencing next term and continuing for two and possibly three years at Oxford University, England. He is one of thirty-two candidates selerted from seven hundred applicants.

Rhodes scholars receive $2,000 annually from the Cecil Rhodes fund for this purpose. His home is Missoula, Montana. Place of birth, Idaho.

L. J. G. CECIL H. SIMPSON advises us that his address is Route 2, Box 148, Lenoir City, Tenn.

Baldwin, Lorenzo W., Jr.. (Lt. U S N ) . NAAS. Cecil Field, Jacksonville.

Tisdale, Charles H., Jr., (Lt. U S N ) . USS BESIKSO (SS 3 2 1 ) .

Chadwick. Walter D., (Lt. U S N ) . SubRon 2 Herlong, Daniel W., (Lt. U S N ) . AirAdvTraComd, Corpus Christi.

Casey, William C , (Lt. U S N ) . AirMatlCen, Philadelphia.

Dawson, Howard W., (Lt. U S N ) . SubScol, SubBase, New London.

Stockton, Jackson A., (Lt. U S N ) . NAS, Key West.

Wilson, Rodney W., (Lt. U S N ) . USS WHEATEAR (AM 3 9 0 ) .

Cornwah, Ernest S., Jr., (Lt. U S N ) . USNA. Leach, Norman E., (Lt. U S N ) . Ground Controlled Approach Unit 8.

Rcplogle, Robert M., (Lt. U S N ) . Ground Controlled Approach Unit 3 1 .

Smith, Kenneth F. X., (Lt. U S N ) . DesRon 13.

1945 Sec'y, Lt. (ji) Samuel G. Gorsline, U S N , 827 Bedford Rd., Battle Creek, Mich.

E. M. OSTROM, JR., (Lt. jg USN) is now on board the USS MOCKING BIRD (AMS 3 4 ) ,

c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

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G. C. SHROPSHIRE is with the Ashland Oil & Refining Company, Ashland, Kentucky.

CLARK O. BLOOM is now living at 2126 Walnut St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. EVERETT A. PARKE, (Lt. jg USN) is residing at 2810 Davis Avenue, Alexandria, Va. LEONARD R. PAVELKA, (Lt. jg USN) advises us that his address is Office of Naval Advisor, OMGUS, A. P. O. 742, New York, N.Y. C. D. JEWELL, JR. has moved to 2527— 34th Ave. S., Seatrie 44, Washington.

EDWARD H. MORGAN, (Lt. jg USN) and Mrs. Morgan announce the birth of a son, Ledyard Hazlewood, on 5 December, at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, N. Y. ROBERT J. TARTRE, (Lt. jg USN) is now on duty in China but can be reached dirough 3904—48th Place N. E., Seattle 5, Washington.

Mrs. Nellie Reichard announces the marriage of her daughter, Jeannette, to WILLIAM DOUGLAS COUNTS (Lt. jg USN) on Satufday, 6 November 1948, at Saipan, Marianas Islands.

JAMES J. HALL is now living at 42 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield, Mass.

WILLIAM JENKINS, JR., informs us that his address is 622 Sumner St., Litt Leton, Colorado.

ROBERT H. WATSON, JR., (Lt. jg USN) gives his address as USS TusK (SS 426), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. ROBERT B. WRIGHT writes that his address is 1801 N . Kingsley Drive, Hollywood, Calif.

CHARLES R. JOYCE has moved to 812 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. Johnson, William H., (Lt. U S N ) . NavSta, San Diego.

1946 JAMES H. DEMMING, (Ens. USNR) informs us that his address is 3066 W. 110th St., Cleveland 11, Ohio.

SAMUEL C. ASHTON is now residing at 2650 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, Calif.

WILLIAM R. BAKER, (Lt. jg USN) and MIS. Baker are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif., on 27 Nov. 1948.

HUGH CULLMAN, (Lt. jg USN) advises us that his address is 480 Park Ave., New York 22, N. Y. KEITH S. MESSENGER, (Ens. USNR) writes us that his address is 1220 Bernard, Pasadena, Texas.

E. J. COSTELLO, (Lt. jg USN) is now living at 151 Prospect St., Lawrence, Mass.

WILLIAM S. GRAHAM gives his address as 6311 Pinehurst Rd., Baltimore 12, Md. ROBERT H. GAUTIER, (Lt. jg USN) is now on board the USS TILEFISH (SS 307), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

EUGENE BRANSON, (Ens. USN) informs us that his address is 5415 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis 12, Mo. RICHARD H. DALY, (Ens. USN) and Mrs. Daly announce the birth of a daughter, Kathleen Marie, on 28 November 1948, at the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Fla. HERMAN H. HELD advises us that his address is Box 286, Palm Beach, Fla. F. P. RITCHIE, JR. writes that his mailing address is 738 Walker Ave., Oakland 10, Calif.

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ROBERT E. BACCHUS, (Ens. USN) and Mrs. Bacchus announce the birth of a son, Robert Edward, Jr., on 5 Dec. 1948, at the Naval Hospital, Coco Solo, Canal Zone.

JACK E. GUENTZ, (Lt. jg USN) is on duty at NAV ORD, Disposal School, Indian Head, Md. W. A. LYSTER, (Lt. jg USN) is serving in the USS SEA ROBIN (SS 407), U. S. Naval Station, Rodman, C. Z. JACK E. GUENTZ, (Lt. jg USN) is now at the U. S. Naval Ordnance Disposal School, Indian Head, Md. ROBERT W. FINLAY, JR., (Lt. jg USN) has moved to 403 Broad St., New London, Conn.

FRANCIS S. DOUGHERTY states his address is 146-12 24th Ave., Whitestone, N . Y.

that his address is 131 Devon Drive, Clearwater, Florida.

WARD P. RIGGINS, JR., (Ens. USN) gives his address as USS THURBAN ( A K A 19), c/o FPO, San Francisco, California.

EDWARD F. DUNCAN, (Lt. USMC) sends his address c/o Mr. J. A. Duncan, McCloud, Calif.

RICHARD N. HALL II, (2d Lt. USMC) writes to us from 28 Franklin Street, Morristown, N. J. JACK W. ROBBINS is now stationed at 5th Basic School—Co. B, Quantico, Virginia.

JOHN D. PETERSON writes to us from Peteridge, Peterborough, New Hampshire.

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one of you, our primary objective of rendering service to the Navy will be indeed difficult of attaiimient; if you will give us a hand, the rest will be easy.

The dope on each of our thirty chapters is published in SHIPMATE each month, smdy it over and attend meetings when you can.

Both you and the local group will greatly benefit thereby.

Cordially yours,

THEODORE E. COHEN writes that his address is 305 West End Ave., New York, N. Y. W. D. BLEVINS, (Ens. USN) is now stationed at BOQ, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. W. L. HINDMAN, (2nd Lt. USMC-Deceased). We ate sorry to learn of the death of Lt. Hindman, who passed away at San Francisco, on 18 January 1948.

WILLIAM O. RAINNIE, (Ens. USN) is now on board the USS HUNTINGTON (CL 107) c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. DOUGLAS J. YUENCLING, (Ens. USN) and Mrs. Yuencling are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, Stephine Paul, on 18 Nov. 1948, at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.

WALTER F. JOHNSON, (Ens. USN) is setving in the USS SAINT PAUL (CA 7 3 ) , c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

Alumni House {Continued from page 25)

C. E. CONEY

Executive Director

Spindrift {Continued from page 31)

in Goat Court. Some over-patriotic individual has been dropping firecrackers out of his window, after taps, to the discomfort of those whose rooms border on that area. The other night the Fourth Batt BOOW ran right into the oflfenders, and added a couple of scalps to his belt. Making his after taps rounds, be1948(A) fore the watch was secured, the official hapSec'y, Ens. Leon C. Bramlett, U S N , pened to see through a window a thin tracer 538 W. Second St., Clarksdale, Miss. float la2ily down from a first deck room into HARRY PARTRIDGE, JR. gives his ad- the court and explode with a fine report. Oflf dress as 1511 Maribel St., Sanmrce, Puerto he went on the double, and caught the culprit as he was about to lob another missile into the Rico.

RAYMOND W. VASQUEZ advises us night. After a short lecture, the oflfender's that his address is Ward A-5, U.S.N. Hospital, name was taken. Before he could leave the room, however, thete was another blast outSt. Albans, New York.

RICHARD E. MORAN is now residing at side in the same court. Since it couldn't have been the man in question, thete must be an30 Blake St., Btewer, Maine.

JAMES L. HARRISON, JR., (Ens. USN) other victim. Off went the BOOW, back to is now on board the USS PASSUMPSIC (AO the window from which he had observed the first violation. Shortly theieafter, his vigil 107), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

WILLIAM F. WAGNER, (2nd Lt. USMC) was rewarded for there fell from the window informs us that his address is Navy # 3 9 2 3 , directly above the fitst another graceful arc of flame, which was also followed by another c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

BALDOMERO LOPEZ, (2nd Lt. USMC) report. Off went the BOOW again, with the writes to us from "C" Co., 9th Mar (Rein), same result. Another man down. Satisfied with his night's work, the happy B(X)W deFMF Pacific, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif. posited his sidearms in the Batt. Office and retired to his bed. Just as he was about to 1948(B) doze off to sleep, he was rudely jarred by Sec'y, Ens. R. W. Bates, USN, . . . right, there was another blast. He started 22 Ivey, Homoja Village, USNA, Annapolis, Md. to arise and go in search of the third wrongJOHN CARY MAHAN, JR. writes to us doer, but gave up in disgust. A guy just from 501—40th Street, Faitfield, Alabama. can't win 'em all!

DEAN C. DOUGLAS gives his address as That about fills the space for this trip so 1122 B. Haver Ford Road, Cromm Lynne, we'll have to close up LEE S. for now. Before Penna. that happens though, Lee would like to exTHOMAS P. CHEESMAN, (Ens. USN) is tend to all his readers (he hopes there are a now stationed at B. O. Q., U. S. Naval Station, few left) a belated but never the less sincere San Diego 36, California. wish for a Happy New Year to all. May '49 HUGH D. ADDAIR sends his address as bring happiness and good fortune and smooth 423 Main Street N. E., College Park, Georgia. sailing to each and everyone of SHIPMATE'S ALBERT R. SCHOFIELD, JR. informs us followers. See you next month!

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Bulletin Board {Continued from page 27) lations of the Navy Department, talked to members of the Book Review Section of the Club on Monday night, 10 Jan. in the quartets of Capt. and Mrs. Rollo N. Norgaard.

Hostess for the evening was Mts. Gordon Everett, mother of Mrs. Norgaard, who was assisted by Mrs. Harvey Vogel, Mrs. Frank V. Rigler and Mrs. Daniel Banks.

Preceding the meeting, Mrs. Arthur Burneston Owens entertained at cocktails and a buffet supper in Alumni House for the Lederers. Mrs. Owens is chairman of the Group.

A small fee was charged members of the Book Review Section and their guests with proceeds going to the purchase of books for the Naval Hospital and the Annapolis Public Library.

Mrs. J. B. Pollard, wife of Capt. Pollard, USN-Ret., of Wardour, has completed more than six years' service as chairman of the Red Cross Gray Ladies, a position from which she retired recendy.

Mrs. Myron Hutchinson succeeded to the chairmanship. Until her departure from Hawaii a short time ago, she was chairman of the Gray Ladies Service of the Aiea Hospital there.

Midshipmen's Christmas Dance Sponsored by the Naval Academy Association of New York, Inc.

On Monday night, 27 December 1948, under the sponsorship of the Naval Academy Association of New York, a dance was held at the Henry Hudson Hotel, 353 West 57th St., in New York City, for the Midshipmen spending their Christmas vacation in this area. The Midshipmen had as their guests, under arrangements with the Committee, many West Point Cadets. Excellent music was provided by Benny Cutler's well known orchestra. A most enjoyable evening was had by all who were present from the start of the dance at 9:00 P.M. until its closing hour at VCEDDING BELLS 1:00 A.M. The Committee from the New York Alumni Association was headed by Lamb-Thomson Claude C. Vickrey, 1915, and thtough his The Main Chapel of the Naval Academy tireless efforts this enjoyable occasion was carwas the setting of the wedding on Samrday, ried on with a friendly smoothness that made 29 January, of Miss Barbara Anne Thomson, all feel thoroughly at home even though daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Thomson of meeting for the first time. Mr. J. P. Stack, Stehle street, to Lt. (jg) Harold Moore Lamb, the manager of the Henry Hudson Hotel also son of Prof, and Mrs. Reginald Clair Lamb contributed greatly to the success of the occaof Monticello avenue. Chaplain Everett P. sion. Mrs. Stack, acting as Chairman of the Wuebbens officiated at the 8 o'clock ceremony, Reception Committee, extended a most cordial assisted by the Rev. Dr. J. Luther Neff, pastor welcome to all as they arrived and most graceof the Calvary Methodist Church, Annapolis. fully saw that the many participants of the The bride was given in marriage by her dance were readily inttoduced so that plenty fathet, who is head track coach at the Acad- of pattners were always available for those emy. Her gown of ivory sarin was fashioned who arrived without escorts. This dance, while with a Bertha of seed pearls and sequins, with sponsored by the Alumni Association, was a marquisette yoke. The very full skirt was committed by certain Midshipmen and West bustle-backed, with a long train, and the long Point Cadets. To assist this Committee, daughters of various senior Naval officers in sleeves ended in points over her hands.

Matron of honor for her sister was Mrs. the area, debutants of the season, and other Blaine Libbey of Harandale, ,who wore white attractive girls known and available, came to taffeta. Bridesmaids were Miss Kathryn Lamb, sister of the groom; Miss Elizabeth Howard, both of Annapolis; Mrs. Charles Duncan Brown, cousin of the bride from Elizabeth, N. J., and Miss Carol Thomson, wore grey crepe.

The bride attended Southern Seminary, sister of the bride, who was junior bridesmaid.

Their period gowns of white taffeta were Buena Vista, Va., and Oregon University made with fitted bodice and hooped skirts. where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Flower girls were little Ann Elizabeth and Phi sorority. She received her degree from Mary Dee Libbey, daughters of Lt. Comdr. the University of Maryland, and the Maryland and Mrs. Blaine Libbey, who wore white, and School of Nursing.

Lieut. Lamb is a graduate of the U. S. Naval carried nosegays of red roses similar to the bridesmaids, who also wore them in their hair. Academy, Class of 1945. He is now on duty in the U. S. Navy Communications Station, Best man was Charles Lamb, brother of the Navy Department, Washington. groom, who is attending the University of Following a wedding trip to the Pocono Michigan.

Mountains, the couple is at home at SouthUshers were Lt. Comdr. Libbey Lt. (jg) down Shores where Mrs. Lamb will continue Alien Slaff, Washington, D. C , Ensign John her nursing work at the Davidsonville Health Shunny, 'Washington, D. C , and Earl J. Center.

Thomson, jr., who attends the University of Maryland.

Eitch-Ereeman Following the ceremony, a reception was The wedding of Miss Evelyn Freeman, held in Alumni House when the bride's mother wore blue lace and the groom's mother daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Woolsey

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furnish dancing partners. These various girls contributed immensely to the pleasantness of the occasion.

Over 100 Midshipmen who were in the area for the Christmas holidays attended the dance. We were also formnate in having 75 West Point Cadets. There were several of the Alumni with their wives present and the total number showed an approximate attendance of 330 people which shows the interest that exists in this move to provide entertainment for the Midshipmen while on their holiday vacation. A minor charge of $1.50 per Midshipman or Cadet was assessed. However, this covered but a small portion of the part of what would normally be the total expenses involved per person for such an auspicious occasion had not due consideration to this matter been given by Mr. Stack and Benny Cutler.

We know that the Midshipmen are most interested in this and similar occasions which we have arranged for them such as the September Leave dance at the Officers' Club, Navy Ship Yard, Brooklyn, and the debutant dances at the Sleepy Hollow Countiy Club to which they have been invited on past occasions. We oi: the New York Alumni Association feel that the success of this dance may indicate to other Local Alumni Associations what can be done to assist entertaining Midshipmen while they are home on the various Leaves and Absences.

W. E. DITMARS, President GEORGE F. CHAPLINE, Secretary

Freeman of Riverdale on Hudson, New York, and Lt. Comdr. Omar Conger Fitch, USN, son of Vice Admiral Aubrey Wra:y Fitch, USNRet., and Mrs. Fitch of Washington, D. C , took place 4 January in the home of the bride at Wave Hill. The Rev. George M. Duff officiated.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of antique ivory satin. Her veil of mile was caught by a band of seed pearls which had been worn by her mother at her wedding. She carried a bouquet of white freesia.

Attending the bride was her sister-in-law, Mrs. George Edward Freeman. Mr. John Cecil Fitch was best man for his brother. Ushers were Mr. Edward Freeman and Mr. John Wheelock Freeman, brothers of the bride.

Mrs. Fitch is a graduate of the Madeiia

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School and of Sarah Lawrence College.

Comdr. Fitch is aide to the commandant, 9th Naval District at Great Lakes, 111. He attended St. James School and the University of Virginia.

WiUfong-Melgaard

House. They will be at home on the West Coast where the colonel is in command of a squadron.

Manly-Hawthorne

Miss Dorothy Turner Hawthorne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Allen Tupper Hawthorne Miss Carol Melgaard, daughter of Capt. of Winchester, Va., became the bride of Lt. and Mrs. John L. Melgaard of Upshur Road (jg) James Hollowell Manly, jr., (MC), and Lt. Daniel W. Wildfong, son of Mrs. USNR, on Wednesday evening, 22 Dec. in Eugene Lemke and the late Mr. Daniel W. the First Baptist Church in Winchester. Dr. Wildfong, of St. Louis, Mo., were married Edward T. Clark officiated at the 8:30 o'clock Samrday, 18 Dec. in the Naval Academy cetemony.

Chapel. Chaplain Everett P. Wuebbens offiThe bride, given in marriage by her father, ciated the 3 o'clock ceremony before an altar wore a gown of white velvet embroidered with banked with poinsettas. seed pearls along the neckline and at the tips The bride, given in marriage by her father, of the long-pointed sleeves. Her full skirt wore a gown of candlelight satin. Rows of fell into a long cathedtal train and her coronet Chantilly lace ruffles were gathered up in a of seed pearls held a full length veil of imfan-shaped train, and her veil was of heir- ported silk illusion in place. She carried loom Rosepoint. She carried a wedding hand- white orchids and roses and wore her makerchief belonging to her grandmother, Mrs. ternal great-grandmother's portrait bracelet.

Torger L. Melgaard of Berkeley, Calif., and Mrs. Joseph Pembroke Dorsey, wearing a muff of lilies-of-the-valley and gatdenias. deep red velveteen, was her sister's matron Maid of honor was Miss Virginia Compof honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Robert ton, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. James P. Young Conrad, Miss Natalie B. Browne and Compton of Annapolis, who wore holly-green Mrs. John Gravitt Goodwin, all of Winsarin of period design, with hooped skirt. chester; Mrs. Charles Wellford Pinnell, jr., Bridesmaids were Miss Betsy McNair and Richmond, Va.; Miss Dorothy Ann Robinson, Miss Mildred Smith, who wore gowns similar Winchester and New York; Mrs. Thomas to the maid of honor's. Their Juliette caps Wood Baldridge and Mrs. Howard Owen Alwere of small poinsettas. len of Washington, D. C. Their gowns were Little Miss Pamela Gallagher, daughter of of red velveteen and they catried white poinLt. Comdr. and Mrs. Edward G. Gallagher, settias and magnolia leaves. wore gold satin, with hoop skirt, and carried Dr. Isaac Vaughn Manly of Goldsboro, a muff of holly.

Best man was Lt. Warren D. Calhoun, USN. N. C, and New London, was his brother's Ushers were Lt. Comdr. Gallagher, USN, Lt. best man. Ushers were Dr. Wheelock A. Comdr. George T. Maxwell, USN, Lt. Arthur Southgate, Rochester, N. Y., and Boston; Mr. M. Carter, USN, Lt. Robert L. Jungklaf, J. Lynn Cornwell, jr., Purcellville, Va.; Dr. USN, Lt. Harper E. Van Ness, USN, all of Robert Lloyd Joseph of Buffalo, N. Y., and duty in Annapolis, and Lt. James Allen, USN- Annapolis; Dr. Albert H. Dudley, Baltimore and Annapolis; Dr. Charles Walter Tillett, Ret. of Philadelphia.

III, Charlotte, N. C, and Edgewood, Md.; A reception followed the ceremony in the Dr. John Smart Gaul, jr., Charlotte, N. C , Officers' Town Club, when Mrs. Melgaard asand New York and Dr. Harry Duffield Cox, sisted her daughter wearing a gown of Portsmouth, Va. champagne crepe and brown orchids. Mrs. A reception followed at the George WashLemke wore a gown of dark green crepe with ington hotel. Following a wedding trip to white orchids.

The bride is a graduate of Holton Arms, Bermuda, the couple will be at home in Anand attended Wheelock College, Boston. Lt. napolis.

Mrs. Manly was graduated from Stephens Wildfong is a graduate of the U. S. Naval College, Columbia, Mo., and the Universiry Academy, Class of 1943. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Among the out-of-town guests was the Dr. Manly, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James bride's grandmother, Mrs. Alice F. Badger of Hollowell Manly of Goldsboro, was graduLong Beach, Calif. ated from the University of North Carolina and the Medical School of the University of Huizenga-Fitzgerald Pensylvania. He held an internship at the St. Andrew's Chapel was the scene of the L^niversity Hospital, Charlottesville, and is wedding on Tuesday, 21 Dec. of Miss Lucy now on duty at the Naval Hospital.

Fitzgerald of High Point, N. C , and Col. Richard Marvin Huizenga, USMC, with Brendle-Basil Chaplain Everett P. Wuebbens officiating the 2 o'clock ceremony.

The Main Chapel of the Naval Academy The bride, wearing a suit of dark blue was the setting on Sunday, 19 Dec, of the gabardine and carrying white orchids, was wedding of Miss Betty Allen Basil, daughter given in marriage by Capt. F. V. McNair, of Dr. and Mrs. George C. Basil of Bay USN-Ret., a friend of long standing of the Ridge, and Ensign William Glade Brendle, bridegroom. Her only attendant was Mrs. son of Mr. and Mrs. Roby Munroe Brendle Robert McBryor, wife of Lt. Col. McBryor, of Wilmington, Del. Chaplain Everett P. USMC. Wuebbens, assisted by Dr. J. Luther Neff of Col. Huizenga is a graduate of the Naval the Calvary Methodist Church, afficiated at Academy, class of 1939. He was one of the the 7 o'clock ceremony. A reception followed five surviving prisoners taken captive by the in the North Severn Officers' Club.

Japanese near Peking, China, during the reEscorted by her father, the bride wore a cent war. gown of white satin fashioned with a Bertha Following the ceremony, Capt. and Mrs. collar and bustle back. Her bouquet was of McNair entertained the couple at Alimini white orchids and gardenias.

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Matron of honor was Mrs. James V. Loucks, who wore American beauty satia Bridesmaids were Miss Trudie Mason, Pleasantville, N. Y.; Miss Alice Speicher, Annapolis; Miss Monette Jeanette Chaney, Bay Ridge; Miss Gwendolyn Johnson, Golt, Md.; Miss Mary Elizabeth Kitchen and Miss Janet Harding of Westmont, N. J. Their gowns were of green and gold, made with hooped skirts and old-fashioned bonnets.

Ensign Levon Berberian, USN, was best man. Ushers were Ensin-ns Sumner K. Moore, Hatley S. Harris, Charles E. Hathaway, William Barnes, III, and Andrew Frahler.

Mrs. Brendle attended Maryland College for Women, and Ensign Brendle attended the University of Delaware before entering the Naval Academy, from where he graduated with the class of 1948-B. He is now stationed at Bayonne, N . J. Baldridge-Parker Miss Gabriella Harrison Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William LeRoy Parker of Norfolk, Va., and Lt. Jewett Alexander Baldridge, USN, son of Capt. Harry Alexander Baldridge, USN-Ret., and Mrs. Baldridge of Wardour, were married Friday, 17 Dec, in Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk. Dr. Moultrie Guerry performed the 8 o'clock ceremony before an altar arranged with white snapdragons, gladioli and lighted candleabra.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white slipper satin fashioned with an off the shoulder neckline and fitted bodice. The wide bouffant skirt ended in a long train and her heirloom veil of Venetian lace of tulle fell from a coronet of the same lace. She carried a bouquet of gardenias.

Mrs. William Simmons Lawrence was matton of honor, and Miss Norma Tullis Greene the maid of honor, who wore white satin and catried mistletoe framed in green velvet.

Bridesmaids included Mrs. William Barton Baldwin, Miss Virginia Kemper Millard, and Miss Mary Smart Etheiidge, who wore gowns of white satin and carried bouquets of holly framed in red velvet with matching wreaths in their hair.

Best man for tiis brother was Comdr. Edward Francis Baldridge, USN, Washington, D. C. Ushers were Lt. Col. Benjamin Brown Manchester, USMC; Comdr. Edward Anderson, USN; Lt. Comdr. Frederick Welden, USN; Capt. Donald Nahrgang, USMC; Lt. Comdr. James Drake, USN; Ensign Douglas Taylor Ctunmins, USN, and William LeRoy Parker, jr., brother of the bride.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, after which the couple left for a wedding trip to the Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. They are now at home at the Arrellton Court Apartments, Norfolk.

Assisting at the reception was the bride's mother, wearing coffee colored lace and a corsage of yellow orchids. Mrs. Baldridge, mother of the bridegroom, wore purple velvet with a matching velvet halo with shaded ostrich plumes. Her corsage was of white orchids.

Among the out-of-town guests Were Mrs. Smith Allgood, aunt of the btidegtoom, of New York; Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leigh Richmond Noyes, Miss Nora Macon and Miss Anne Harrison Ruffin, all of Washington, D. C.

Federal Bonus

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By Ralph A. Sentman, '25 (One Man's Opinion)

Deadlines The following are a few of the deadlines for veterans' lienefits that we should currently take note of: UNTIL MAR. 31, 1949: Veterans have preference in renting or purchasing new homes and apartments, under Federal rent control law.

UNTIL APR. 20, 1949: Eligible next-of-kin may apply for gratuitous insurance benefits of those veterans who were entided to gramitous NSLI; i.e., those who died in line of duty after Oct. 8, 1940, and prior to Apr. 20, 1942.

UNTIL JUNE 30, 1949: Applications may be made by leg amputees for free automobiles costing not in excess of $1,600.

UNTIL JAN. 1, 1950: Veterans who did not acquire NSLI while in service, may apply, provided active service occurred at any time fjetween Oct. 8, 1940, and Sept. 2, 1945. Applications made before 1950 will not be denied by reason of any disability, less than total in degree, incurred in or aggravated by service.

UNTIL JAN. 1, 1950: Veterans applying for NSLI total disability insurance coverage, will not be denied such coverage because of any service-connected injury or disability, less than total in degree, acmally serviceincurred between Oct. 8, 1940 and Sent. 2, 1945.

UNTIL FEB. 3, 1950: Applications for mustering-out pay, due to veterans or their eligible next-of-kin, may be made.

UNTIL JULY 25, 1951: Veteran who dies within three years of separation from active

BETROTHED The engagement of Miss Catherine Anne Goode to Midshipman Robert O. Minter, jr., has t>een announced by the bride elect's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hurd Goode of Martinsville, Va. Midshipman Minter is the son of Capt. and Mrs. R. O. Minter of Jacksonville, Fla., and Martinsville.

Miss Goode will graduate from Edgewood Park Junior College, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y., this June. The wedding will take place following Midshipman Minter's graduation from the Naval Academy the same month.

service is considered to have been fully insured and to have received wages of $160 a month during the period of active armed forces service for the purpose of calculating benefits payable to next-of-kin under the Social Security Act. UNTIL JULY 25, 1952: Payments of Readjustment Allowances under GI Bill end.

UNTIL JULY 25, 1952: Monetary claims against the U. S. may be filed.

UNTIL JULY 25, 1952: Competition for all Federal Civil Service positions of guards, elevator operators, messengers and custodians, is restricted to veterans only, in cases •where sufficient numbers of qualified veterans are available.

The New Congress When you read this column, some concrete ideas will have been formed as to what may be expected of the first session of the 81st Congress. At this writing every indication points to a "soft pedal" on major veterans' issues. The fact that the President did not mention veterans once in his thirty-minute "State of the Union" address is indicative of the ttend. This lack of indication of action has stirred up more comment and speculation in official veterans' circles than anything that has happened in the past sixteen years. It should be recalled that the 80th Congtess adjourned with considerable unfinished business in the field of veterans' affairs, including the Bill to count for pay purposes Midshipman and Cadet time.

Junior College before entering the Naval Academy, from where he will graduate in June.

A June wedding is being planned.

For the first time since the end of World War II there will probably be real agitation for action by Congress on a Federal bonus.

Don't start spending it! There is little chance that the 81st Congress will even pass enabling legislation authorizing payment of bonuses in deferred bonds. There is no chance whatever of this Congress authorizing a cash bonus.

State Bonus To date the mountain of money piling up for veterans' bonuses in the various States is near the two billion dollar mark and it may go higher. To date fifteen States are paying or preparing to pay $1,992,256,000 to 5,706,000 living, or the next-of-kin of their dead Buddies.

If there is fast and favorable aaion in the two States where the bonus already has passed the first test—-Indiana and Pennsylvania—the total could be raised to about $2,700,000,000 in 1949.

The programs already in operation vary in detail by States. In most instances the checks go to men and women who served in the Armed Forces and who were bonafide residents of the State before they entered the Service.

Employment The employment market is growing tighter as industry is definitely leveling off its postwar readjustment. The largest employment triangle falls within bounderies of lines drawn between Boston, Chicago and Richmond.

There is a continuing demand for specialists in the technical fields. Naval Officers contemplating inactive duty will unquestionably need assistance in locating positions where they can best utilize their abilities and experiences.

Vocational counseling and testing is assuming an increasingly important part in all placement activities.

Capt. and Mrs. William Orrin Floyd of Arlington, Va. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ann, to Midshipman Whittier Gale Davis, son of Mrs. George L. Lindeberg of Altadena, Calif.

Miss Floyd is a graduate of National Cathedral School of Washington, D. C , and is now attending Hood College in Frederick, Md. She sardied dramatic art in London for one year and was presented at the Court of St. James last May. Midshipman Davis attended Ohio State University and Northwestern University before serving in the U. S. Naval Reserve. He will graduate this June from the Naval Academy. He is the son of Mr. Dudley H. Davis of Madison, Wis. The wedding will take place in June.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Leahy of Detroit, Mich., have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Julia Irene Leahy, to Lt. (jg) Donald Floyd Baumgartner, (SC), USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Baumgartner of Pine Island, Minn.

Lt. Baumgartner is disbursing officer at the Naval Academy. The wedding will take place in February in Detroit.

Mrs. Florence Caroline Adams of Washington has announced the engagement of her Mrs. Arthur Roberts Middleton of Duke daughter, Catherine Mildred, to Cadet of Gloucester street has announced the en- Thomas Francis Dreisonstok, son of Capt. gagement of her daughter. Miss Kathryn Joseph Y. Dreisonstok, USN-Ret., and Mrs. Lyons Middleton, to Midshipman Winfred Dreisonstok, also of Washington.

Mr. and Mrs. Earle Shadle Harder of Spa Leon Buckingham, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Miss Adams was graduated from Wesley View avenue, Annapolis, announce the enLeon Buckingham of Tyler, Tex. Junior College and is now attending Amer- gagement of their daughter, Mary Jane, to Miss Middleton is the daughter of the late ican University. Her fiance, the son of the Lt. (jg) John Albert Johnson, jr., ( D C ) , Mr. Arthur R. Middleton of Philadelphia. She noted authority on navigation, graduated from USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Albert attended Richmond Professional Institute in Staunton Militaty Academy, the Bullis School Johnson of Austin, Tex. Richmond, Va. and is now a second classman at the United (Continued on page Al) Midshipman Buckingham attended Tyler States Military Academy.

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11. S. I L AlUMII ASSOCUTIOI s^ta^ A^^^xuatic^ When changes occur tcithin the' Branch Associations, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKRON President, Mr. J. J. Blandin, '10, 2175 Tinkham Road, Akron, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. John B. Schmitz, '42, 1200 Sunset View Drive, Akron, Ohio.

Dinner meetings held on the last Thursday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS President, Capt. Rollo N. Notgaatd, USN, "28, 16 Porter Road, USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Capt. Thomas N. Vinson, USNRet., '14, Box 450, R.F.D. # 2 , St. Margarets, Annapolis, Md. Meetings held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alumni House, Annapolis.

Lake Avenue, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. A. Olah, '38, 1598 Blossom ' Park, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. A. Olah, '38, 1598 Blossom Park, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory Grill, 929 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Wednesday of each month.

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President, Mr. W. F. Kurfess, '11, 2549 N. Terrace Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wise.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Jim Wheeler, Jr., '45, 6060 N . Kent Ave., Milwaukee, Wise.

Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Cudworth Post, 1756 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 6:30 P. M.

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NEW YORK

President, Mr. E. F. Helmkamp, '20, 475 Garfield St., Denver, Colorado.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. E. P. Mills, USNRet., '26, 444 Milwaukee St., Denver 6, Colo.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Arthur G. Stiles, '30, 324 Cooper BIdg., Denver, Colo.

Meetings held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The time varies as it is sometimes a luncheon meeting and other times a dinner meeting.

President, Mr. W. E. Ditmars, '19, c/o Gray Manufacmring Co., 230 Park Ave., New York, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. George F. Chapline, '16, c/o Ranger Aircraft Engine Div., Farmingdale, Long Island, N. Y. Assistant Secretary, Mr. John C. Barron, '45, 162 East 86th Street, New York 28, New York.

Meetings held at Schwartz's Restautant, 54 Broad St., New York, at 12:30 P. M. on the second Tuesday of each month.

DETROIT

President, Cdr. Frank R. Davis, USN-Ret., '24, "Phone Lincoln 3-4173."

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. John J. Brennan, President, Cdr. Thomas C. Scaffe, USNRet., '20, 2344 Dellwood Drive, N. W., At- '43, 2227 Baldwin Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Regular meetings held the first Thursday of lanta, Ga. Secretary, Capt. E. T. Neale, USN, '24, each month at the Naval Armory.

Naval Air Station, Adanta, Georgia.

HAMPTON ROADS Meetings held first Friday night of each President, Capt. W. M. Walsh, USN, '28, month, Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, 720 Westover Ave., Norfolk, Va. Adanta, Georgia.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. C. T. Martin, Jr., USN, '42, 1430 Cloncurry Rd., Norfolk BALTIMORE President, Mr. John T. Waldhouser, Jr., 5, Va. Meetings held on the fitst Tuesday of each '23, 607 W. Joppa Rd., Towson, Md. month except for the months of July and Secretary, Mr. William S. Grahm, '46, 6311 August.

Pinehurst Rd., Baltimore 12, Md. Meetings held on the Tuesday nearest the HOUSTON 15 th of each month at the Hotel Stafford, President, Mr. Alfred T. Krook, '24, 850 Baltimore, Maryland, at 7:00 P.M. Esperson BIdg., Houston 2, Texas.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Albert B. Wallace, BIRMINGHAM Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. '26, Assistant City Attorney, Office of the City Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Attorney, Houston, Texas.

Monthly luncheon held on the first Friday Brown Marx BIdg., 2008 First Avenue North, of each month, except those months where Birmingham, Ala. cocktail parties may be substituted for the BOSTON luncheon.

President, V. Adm. Edward L. Cochrane, INDIANAPOLIS USN, '14, Dept. Naval Architecture & M. E., Chairman, Capt. F. A. Giaf, USN, '26, Naval M.I.T., Cambridge 39, Mass.

Armory, 30th and White River, Indianapolis Secretary, Mr. R. F. Ockley, '39, 442 Bel- 8, Ind. knap Rd., Framingham, Mass.

Meetings held on the third Monday of Meetings held at 12:15 P.M. the first each month. 12:15 at the Indianapolis AthWednesday of each month at the Boston City letic Club.

Oub, 14 Somerset Street, Boston, MassKANSAS CITY achusetts.

President, Mr. Henry T. Brian, '25, 5300 Mission Rd., Kansas City, Kans.

CHICAGO Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. George R. Turner, President, Mr. Leicester N. Baker, '23, P. O. '23, 918 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City 6, Mo. Box 343, Chicago, 111.

Meetings held at 12:15 P.M. on the first Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Gordon Buchanan, 22, c/o Old Ben Coal Co., 230 South Clark Monday of each month.

St., Chicago, 111.

LOS ANGELES CINCINNATI President, V. Adm. Howard F. Kingman, President, Mr. William H. MacConnell, USN, '11, 614 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, Calif.

'41, 4070 Egbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. Thomas L. Hartigan, '47, Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. John F. P. Gallagher, '35, c/o The Cambridge Tile Mfg. Co., 1324 Ruberta, Glendale, Calif.

P. O. Box 71, Cincinnati 15, Ohio.

LOUISVILLE Mr. Churchill Humphry, '07, 4095 Massier CLEVELAND President,. Mr. G. A. Mattucci, '24, 14725 Avenue, Louisville 7, Kenmcky.

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MILWAUKEE

PENSACOLA Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Will J. Davis, Chamber of Commerce, 37 E. Garden St., Pensacola, Fla.

PHILADELPHIA President, Mr. Thomas M. Searles, 1108 Land Tide BIdg., Philadelphia 10, Pa. Secretary, Mr. J. Ross Allen, Jr., '44, Box Q, Devon, Penna.

Dinner meetings held on the third Friday of each month at the Officers Mess, Navy Yard.

PITTSBURGH President, Mr. George N. Powell, '31, 603 Maple Lane, Edgeworth, Sewickley, Penna.

Secretary, Lt. Cdr. James E. Kennedy, USNR, '17, 229 Amabell St., Pittsburgh 11, Pa. Regular meetings held at 6:00 P.M. on the third Friday of each month in the Roosevelt Hotel. Informal luncheons also held in the Roosevelt Hotel grill room every Friday.

RICHMOND President, Mr. W. D. Whitehead, '19, 703 East Grace St., Richmond 19, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, Capt. David T. Baskett, USNR, '23, 4318 Fauquier Ave., Richmond 22, Va. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. E. Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, Westham, Richmond, Va. Quarterly dinner meetings held on the second Friday in February, May, August and November.

ROCHESTER Secretary, Mr. Charles P. McCabe, '22, Otis Elevator Company, 155 West Main St., Rochester 4, N. Y. Regular joint monthly meetings of U.S.M.A and U.S.N.A. graduates are held at Rochester, New York. Graduates in the vicinity communicate by phone with Rochester, Main 8410.

SAN DIEGO President, Adm. F. C. Sherman, USN-Ret., 3118 McCall St., San Diego, Calif.

Secretaty-Treasurer, Cdr. D. J. Sass, USNRet., '30, 739 Tolita Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Regular monthly dinner meetings held al-

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ternately in Coronado and San Uiego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN FRANCISCO President, Mr. E. F. "Ned" Marbourg, '17, 111 Sutter St., San Francisco 4, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, C4r. John H. Falge, USN-Ret., '12, 1305 Lombard St., San Francisco 9, Calif.

Dinner meetings held at tHe Commissioned Officers Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month.

SCHENECTADY Ptesident, Capt. J. S. Evans, USN-Ret., '07, 742 De Camp Ave., Schenectady 3, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. D. L. Wyckoff, '44,112 Dartmouth St., Scheneaady, N. Y.

SEATTLE President, Cdr. W. E. Parker, CEC-USNRRet., '35, Rt. # 1 , Box 187, Winslow, Wash.

Seaetaiy, Mr. T. C. White, '25, 2577— 11th Ave., West, Seattie, Wash.

Chairmen, Welcoming Committee, B. B. Cassels, 2437 Lake Washington Blvd., No., Seatde, Washington, and Mr. R. R. Fox, '22, 12141 23rd Ave., No., Seatde, Wash.

Meetings held on the first Monday of each month at 6.00 P. M. B. O. Q., Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle, Wash.

ST. LOUIS Ptesident, Mr. William P. Kellogg, '21, 4349 Westminster Place, St. Louis 8, Mo. Seaetary-Treasurer, Cdr. C. P. Callahan, Jr., USN, '38, 929 Court and Customs BIdg., St. Louis, Mo. Meetings held on the second Friday of each month.

TWIN CITIES AREA President, Cdr. Frank W. Lagerquist, '07, R.F.D. No. 4, Wayzata, Minn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Arnold P. Sorenson, '45, 6833 Logan Ave. South, Minneapolis 9, Minn.

Meetings will be held on the first Friday evening of every month at 1900 at the "O" Qub, NAS, Minneapolis.

WASHINGTON, D. C. President, R. Adm. Leigh Noyes, USN-Ret., '06, 2301 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. Secretary, Mr. A. E. Tarantino, '35, 920 Seventeenth St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Monthly luncheons held the third Thursday in the month, 12:30 P.M., Roger Smith Hotel, 18th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.

Bulletin Board (Continued from page 4 5 ) Miss Harder is a graduate of Hannah Moore Academy, and is now attending Bard Avon School in Baltimore.

Lt. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Texas and of the Baylor School of Dentistry.

He is now stationed at the North Severn Naval Dispensary.

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Capt. and Mrs. Roland N. Smooth have announced the engagement of their daughter, Sally Doone, to Lt. (jg) Edward Hill Loftin, jr., USN, son of Mrs. Edward Hill Loftin and the late Mr. Loftin of Boonton, N. J. The wedding will take place in early February in the David Adams Memorial Chapel at the Naval Base, Norfolk.

Lt. Loftin is a member of the Air Group of the USS FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT.

GOINGS ON

Mrs. Sunderland is the former Louise Bruce, daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Bryson Bruce who now make their home at Pines-onthe-Severn.

The annual eggnog party was given again this year by Comdr. and Mrs. John T. Bowers in their historic home on Charles street . . . the Jonas Green House of colonial fame.

The party—given on 20 Dec.—marked the occasion of the wedding day of the Bowers son Thomas, and Miss Mary Acton White-—Tom is now Comdr. Thomas K. Bowers, USN. Assisting the hostess were Mrs. S. K. Groseclose, Mr§. Morgan Baldwin, Mrs. W. Thomas Kemp, Mrs. Hamilton A. Gale, Mrs. Walter D. Sharp,,Mrs. W. Taylor Smith, Mrs. Elmer M. Jackson, jr;, Miss A. Maude Roberts, Mrs. Ford K. Brown, Mrs. Harry A. Baldridge, Mrs. B. B. Jackson, Mrs. C. Edward Berger, Mrs. George B. Keester, Mrs. George A. Lyle, M;:s. Nicholas H. Green, Mrs. O. B. Duckett, jr. .

And Mrs. Phillip S. Ball, Mrs. C. V. O. Terwilliger, Mrs. John W. Stribling, Mrs. John Halligan, Mrs. Robert L. Burwell, Mrs. Mark St. Clair Ellis, Mrs. Roland M. Teel, Miss Helen Woodward, Mrs. F. Marion Lazenby, Mrs. P. V. H. Weems, Mrs. John Cullen Robertson, Mrs. Walter B. Tardy, Mrs. William E. Farrell.

Comdr. and Mrs. George W. Lautrup, jr., greeted guests in Alumni House . . . the party was in the nature of a farewell to their many Annapolis friends, since they are on their way to Panama.

Guests of honor at a party given by Comdr. and Mrs. Harry H. Bagley in their North Severn quarters were Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McHenry who left this month for Japan.

It was a New Year's Day baby for Mr. and Mrs. James Neville Peed Lawrence, named Francine Margarette . . . the infant is the granddaughter of Capt. and Mrs. A. J. Greenacre, where the Lawrence's make their home while the new father is smdying at Johns Hopkins University . . . and the great granddaughter of the late Prof, and Mrs. William E. Olivet.

And it was a New Year's Day baby—also a girl—for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kingsley Elder, jr., of Philadelphia . . . named Nancy Elizabeth . . . she's the granddaughter of Capt. and Mrs. Fred Elder of Lafayette avenue.

Preceding the departure of Comdr. and Mrs. James J. Southerland from the Station, Capt. and Mrs. Frank Trenwith Ward were hosts at dinner in the Commandant's quarters in their honor.

Comdr. Southerland, who has been flag secretary to Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, jr. has been assigned to duty as commanding offi-

It might be easier to say who didn't entertain . . . or have guests . . . during the holiday season than who did . . . but a number of parties ushered in the New Year . . . and Auld Lang Syne was rife in merry old Annapolis.

Decorations representing Hawaii, and the Philippines, Scotland and China were used at the house-warming of Capt. and Mrs. Myron W. Hutchinson during the holiday season . . . with Scotch heather and ebony elephants ftom Ceylon and porcelain camels from Pekins arranged in rooms with palm sheaths from Hawaii and red gourds from Waipahu.

The Hutchinsons returned recently from Honolulu where Captain Hutchinson was chief of staff for three years to Vice Admiral S. A. Taffinder and later, to Vice Admiral J. L. Hall, jr.

On hand for the occasion were David Hutchinson, who attends the School of Foreign Service in Georgetown, and Kenneth, who attends Vanderbilt University.

Presiding at the punch and cafe frappe bowls were Mrs. John T. Bowers, Mrs. C. V. O. Terwilliger, Mrs. Bryson Bruce, Mrs. Harry England, Mrs. P. V. H. Weems, Mrs. Burrett McBee, Mrs. William T. Smith, Mrs. Peyton Cunningham, Mrs. C. G. Halpine, Mrs. William Joachim, Mrs. C. L. Meredith, Mrs. George Cobb, Mrs. R. C. Lamb and Miss Marjorie Bartlett.

Capt. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Adams were hosts in their quarters at the Naval Hospital, when guests included Dr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas of Philadelphia, who were visiting Comdr. and Mrs. George M. Davis.

Capt. and Mrs. John H. Griffin entertained in their Hanover street home for a number of guests . . . including Comdr. and Mrs. John Urquhart who were overnight guests of Capt. and Mrs. J. M. P. Wright . . . the Griffins were assisted by his aunt. Miss Annie Clayton.

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Arthur A. Ageton were at home to a large group of their friends, when among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. Frank Lane and daughtet Judy, and son Jim. Assisting in the Ageton's Wardour home were Mrs. Mark St. Clair Ellis, Mrs. Elmer M. cer of the USS FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT Air Jackson, jr., Mrs. William H. Duvall, Mrs. Group. Mrs. Southerland and their three chilErnest M. Eller, Mrs. Christian Engleman, dren will live at Virginia Beach during the Mrs. Joseph D. Lazenby, Mrs. Vaughan H. tout of duty.

Huse, Mrs. C. V. O. Terwilliger, Mrs. Carroll A farewell party honoring Capt. and Mrs. S. Alden, Mrs. John C. Woelfel, Mrs. Edmund Bernard L. Austin who are now in England for Turner. a year's stay was given by Rear Admiral Capt. and Mrs. Paul P. Dugan entertained Arthur A. Ageton, USN-Ret., and Mrs. Agein their quarters at the Naval Radio Station ton in their Wardour home.

Captain Austin will be on duty at the Im. . . the party preceded the Captain's departure perial Defense College in London. The Ausfor the Kodiak Islands, Alaska.

Comdr. and Mrs. Morton Sunderland—the tins were accompanied to England by theit former here for holiday leave from duties as daughters, Alix and Leith, while another commanding officer of the USS GOODRICH— daughter, Jane Stuart will join the family in were at home to their friends . . . and with June after completing her course at Connectthem were the Commander's parents. Major icut College in New London.

Others entertaining for the Austins were General A. H. Sunderland, USA-Ret. and Mrs. Capt. and Mrs. Keith R. Belch.

Sunderland of Hampton, Va.

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12 19 26 5

Feb.—Gettysburg College Feb.—D. C. Rifle Championships Feb.—University of Maryland Mar.—U. S. Military Academy Apr.—National Championships

GEORGE WILSON HEWLETT, »"09,.

GYMNASTICS Died in Pasadena, Calif., on 31 August, 1948.

The middle gymnasts will open their 1949 W. L HINDMAN, '47, (2nd Lt. USMC).

Died in San Francisco, Calif., on 18 January, season against Delaware at Newark, Delaware, on 15 January and it is expeaed that Navy 1948. will have a well-rounded team which should GERALD A. JOHNSON, '11, (Maj. make a good showing in competition this USMC-Ret.). Died in San Diego, Calif., on winter.

20 December, 1948.

The schedule: MALCOM M. LONGINOTTI, '44, (Lt. USN). Killed in airplane aash near La JoUa, 15 Jan.—University of Delaware 22 Jan. —Lock Haven Teachers College Calif., on 7 December 1948.

5 Feb.—Syracuse University MERLIN PADDOCK, '40, (Lt. Cdr. 12 Feb.—Germantown Y.M.C.A. USN). Killed on 18 April, 1945, over Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, when his plane was 19 Feb.—Temple University hit by enemy anti-airaaft fire and he was 26 Feb.—Penn State College 5 Mar.—U. S. Military Academy forced to jiunp.

12 Mar.—Eastern Gymnastic Championships HORATIO JOSE PEIRCE, '12, (Capt.

USN-Ret). Died in the U. S. Naval Hospital, PISTOL Key West, Fla., on 13 December, 1948.

ADOLF PICKHARDT, '13, (Commo.

The pistol team will not open their season USN-Ret.). Died on 30 June, 1947. until 5 February when they meet the U. S. JOSEPH STRAUSS, '85, (Adm. USN- Coast Guard Academy in a match at New Ret.). Died on 30 December, 1948, at U. S. London, Conn.

Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. The 1949 schedule: RICHARD G. VOGE, '25, (R. Adm. 5 Feb.—U. S. Coast Guard Academy USN-Ret.). Died on 17 November, 1948, at 19 Feb.—U. S. Merchant Marine Academy Port Chester, N. Y. 26 Feb.—Mass. Instimte of Technology TERRY L. WATKINS, '34, (Cdr. USN).

5 Mar.—U. S. Military Academy Killed on 9 May, 1948, in plane crash between Puerto Rico and Key West, Fla. MISCELLANEOUS JOSEPH H. WILLINGHAM, JR., '26, (Capt. USN). Died on 29 December, 1948, at Captain H. H. Caldwell, USN, relieved Captain T. J. Hamilton, USN, as Director the Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I. STANLEY L. WILSON, '14, (Cdr. USNRet.). Died on 10 December, 1948, in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Houston, Tex.

Athletics {Continued

1949 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE The Direaor of Athletics of the Naval Academy announced the following football schedule for the U. S. Naval Academy for the 1949 season: 24 Sept.—Univ. of Southern Cal. . . (Away) 1 Oct. —^Princeton Univ (Home) 8 Oct. —Duke Univ (Home) 15 Oct. —Univ. of Wisconsin . . . . (Away) 22 Oct. —Univ. of Pennsylvania . . . (Away) 29 Oct. —^Univ. of Notre Dame . . . (Home) 5 Nov.—Tulane Univ (Away) 12 Nov.—Columbia Univ (Home) 26 Nov.—U. S. Military Academy . . (Away) Home games will be played at Baltimore, Md., or Annapolis, Md. Princeton appears on the schedule for the first time since 1942 when the teams met at New York, N. Y. The Midshipmen will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to repay the Badgers for their trip to the East in 1945.

Southern California and Tulane are newcomers on the Naval Academy schedule and both instimtions will act as hosts during the 1949 season.

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legiate opponents later on in the season.

The schedule: 8 Jan.—^University Club of Baltimore 15 Jan. —University Club of Washington 22 Jan. —University Club of Washington 5 Feb.—Princeton University 11 Feb.—Mass. Instimte of Technology 19 Feb.—University of Pennsylvania 26 Feb.—Haverford College 4, 5. and 6 Mar.—Intercollegiate Championships 12 Mar.—U. S. Military Academy RIFLE The midshipman rifle team won its opener against Western Maryland College, 1,381 to 1,321. The Middies will be firing each Samrday afternoon from 8 January through 5 March, and will be defending their National Collegiate Championship next April when the annual competition is held.

The schedule: 8 Jan. —^Western Maryland College 15 Jan.—George Washington University 22 Jan. —Lehigh University 29 Jan. —Georgetown University 5 Feb.—U. S. Coast Guard Academy

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of Athletics and Head of Department of Physical Training at the Naval Academy on 31 December, 1948.

Captain Hamilton wiU retire from the Naval Service effective 1 February, 1949, and has accepted the position as Direaor of Athletics and Physical Education at the University of Pittsburgh.

Captain Caldwell has been attached to the U. S. Naval Academy for about six months with duty as Head of Department of Mathematics. He also served as Officer Representative for football during the 1948 season.

ANNAPOLIS The letter which is quoted below was mailed by the President of the Annapolis Chapter to all persons residing in the Annapolis area who are eligible for membership in the local otganization. The subject matter is so well presented that it is thought that the presidents of other chapters may wish to address similar letters to prospective members in their areas.

"To: 1. U. S. Naval Academy Alumni residing in Annapolis area.

2. Officers and Civilian Faculty on duty in Severn River Naval Command.

Subj.: Annapolis Chapter, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association.

WHAT IS IT 1. The Annapolis Chapter is a Branch Association of the Naval Academy Alumni Association. It has two types of membership. Regular membership is open to Alumni of the Naval Academy. Associate membership is open to commissioned officeis (active or retired) of the regular Naval Service, any commissioned officer of the U. S. Naval Reserve and U. S. Marine Corps Reserve on active duty, and members of the civilian faculties of the Naval

Academy and Postgraduate School. Dues for 1949 are $2.00. These dues are no part, if any, of dues of the National Association (SHIPMATE).

WHY JOIN IT 2. That was my question when the Chapter was first organized. In my estimation, here is what we hope to accomplish with out membership— (a) Promote Unity of Purpose — To me, this is the most important. All of us who are eligible for memh»ership have one inteiest in common—the development and education of midshipmen to be the world's best. It is a responsibility that we carry in the classroom and often in our homes through advice and guidance. The close association of those eligible pfomotes understanding of our common problems and enables us to be united in thought. (b) Foster Our Interests — Next to our families, our most important interests are the Naval Academy, the Naval Setvice, the Military Establishment and our Country. (c) Good Fellowship — So far as I am concerned, everyone in our Chapter 'rates plet>e' or 'first class,' if you like, but all on the same

level. We have a common goal and all of us should take an equal part. Meetings are held at Alumni House at 8 P. M. on the second Wednesday of each month. (d) Sponsor Useful Projects—Among these are: (1) Housing Committee—Provides a central point for information on residence facilities. Chairman is Captain L. F. Brown, c/o Service Insurance Company, 31 Maryland Avenue.

(2) Dependents Welfare Committee — Is prepared to assist dependents of U. S. N. A. Alumni in this area needing counsel and advice. Its functions do not overlap those of relief agencies. Chairman is Captain F. V. McNair.

(3) Scholarship Committee—Maintains liaison between the Chapter and the Alumni Foundation, assisting in the development of qualified candidates for the Naval Academy.

Chairman is Rear Admiral H. C. Train.

(4) Program Comminee—Develops interesting and instructive programs which take place after each meeting. The Committee piovides refreshments 'on the house' after the program.

(5) Public Relations and Welcoming Committee—^Maintains relations with the press.

When out-of-town Alumni arrive he extends the cordiality of our Chapter. Chairman is Commander L. J. Gulliver.

(6) Spreading the News—a monthly news letter is sent by the President of the Chapter to all the other 29 Branch Associations in the United States having as its purpose, drawing the Branch Associations closer together and fulfilling our special role of sending out news from our Alma Mater.

HOW TO JOIN 3. Those eligible may join now by submitting their name and the dues for the Calendar Year 1949. Dues $2.00, payable by check or money order to: 'Annapolis Chapter, U.SJ>r.A. Alumni Association.' Mail the dues to: Captain J. R. Wallace, USN, Administration Building, U. S. Naval Academy.

R. N. Norgaard, President."

BALTIMORE My dear Yen: As the old year draws to a close it is usually customary in any endeavor to pause for a moment to sum up the old period and estimate something for the future.

As I write this the Baltimore Chapters' membership now totals 60 members who have taken an active patt in our gatherings over the past year. Of this number 55 are U.S.N.A. alumni, 1 a U.S.M.A. graduate and 4 local citizens whose interests are in some way closely woven into the Navy family. Of this total number of members, 33 attended the last meeting of the year 1948, held Tuesday evening, 14 December, at the Stafford Hotel.

Four additional pillars, including President 'T)elly" Fitzgerald, were kept away at the last moment by sudden illnesses and a death in the immediate family. In addition 9 special guests were present.

At this same period a year ago our membership had but recently lost a very considerable following through the formation of the Annapolis local Chapter wlwDse nucleus membership had formerly been associated with us.

During the year, however, we have been for-

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tunate in picking up 23 new members as recently retired and separated alumni have settled in this atea. At the present writing we are running down the locations of 10 more recent arrivals in our area.

During the year we have located a number of local U.S.M.A. alumni through the sectetary of the U.S.M.A. Graduates Association and have arranged to include some of our Army friends at most of our meetings. We propose to continue during the coming year the seatch for these people, who are locally unorganized but share many common interests with us.

To become legal, so to speak, and to provide guidance for the Chapters' officers we have recently acquired a brand new conscience in the fotm of a constitution and set of bylaws under which we hope to continue to gtow up.

As the new year begins a new group of Chapter officers takes over the helm and the responsibilities of guiding our activities.

Elected Tuesday night were the following for 1949: President—John T. Waldhauser, Jr., '23.

1st Vice-President—C. Ridgely Lamdin, '21.

2nd Vice-President—O. Bowie Duckett, '26.

Treasurer—William T. Romizer, '27.

Secretary—William S. Grahm, '46.

Directors Delano J. Fitzgerald, Fred A. Weiss, Jr., '30; Morris Gilmore, E. J. Litty, '46.

Those attending the meeting Tuesday night were: Comdr. C. A. Russell, '06; Capt. R. W. Bockius, '20; Lt. Col. F. G. Wagner, '30; Lt. Lester N. Towner, USNR; E. R. Froche, guest; D. Field, guest; Geo. Wingate, guest; W. B. Bristor, '27; Lt. Leon Bramlett, Jr., '48; O. B. Wight, Assoc; Clayton Demarest, '19; Comdr.

W. T. Shields, '31; M. W. Braithwaite, '23; A. B. Afwocd, '27; J. R. Downs, '24; Frank Auld, '24; Col. E. T. Swenson, guest; Capt.

J. J. Levasseur, '23; R. J. Nicholson, '36; F. A. Weiss, Jr., '30; Rear Adm. G. J. King, '25; Capt. R. N. Gatdner, '25; Eric L. Anderson, '20; K. E. Anderson, '46; C. D. Warfield, '29; Wm. Graham, '46; Wm. T. Romizer, 'AG; Lt. Comdr. C. R. Lamdin, '21; John Davis, '24; J. J. McGuire, '45; E. J. Litty, '46; O. B. Duckett, '26; J. T. Waldhauser, Jr., '23; R. B. Coppinger, Assoc; V. W. Buler, guest; Capt.

R. D. Phillips, '24; Lt. Comdr. A. D. Barnes, '24; Lt. A. A. Lyness, USNR; Delano Ames 3d, '44; Lt. A. A. Bryan, '22.

As the final a a in closing 1948, the Baltimore Chapter wishes to express its appreciation to Capt. Morris Gilmore who was unable to attend Tuesday because of sickness and Lee Bramlett, of the U.S.N.A. coaching staff, for making the films of the last Army-Navy game available to us for this occasion, and to the

A Christmas card addressed to the president and members of the Alumni Association was received from Dick Parry in Tsingtao. Dick will be well and pleasantly remembered by many of our members as the genial host of the Beach Cafe and later of the Astor House in Chef oo and more recently through his connection with the Officers' Club in Tsingtao. The Association appreciates Dick's good work and sends him our warmest greetings for the New Year.

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BOSTON The regular first Wednesday of the month luncheon was held at the City Club, 14 Somerset Street, Boston, Mass., at 12:15 on 1 December.

Those attending were: H. E. Cook, '01; A. S. Kibbee, '03; Hugh Allen, '06; C. H. J. Keppler, '07; H. P. Rounds, '32; W. F. Boyer, '16; Stanley PuUen, '22; J. F. Morgan, '22; A. R. Taylor, '22; J. H. Foley, '23; G. C. King, '24; H. Briner, '30; M. G. Steele, '31; C. Brewer, '32; R. H. Wescott, '37; H. G. Brousseau, '24; R. F. Ockley, jr., '39; and T. C. Hunsaker, '08. W. H. Gale was a guest at this luncheon.

CHICAGO The U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association of Chicago held its monthly meeting on Friday, 17 December 1948 at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. It was our privilege to be host to the basketball sqnad and coach, Ben Carnevale, who was accompanied by his staff of assistants which included the old perennial trainer "Doc" Snyder. Also, we had as our guests "Dutch" Lomberg, coach of the Northwestern basketball team and his assistant Bob Clifford and last but not least

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"Rip" Miller, head line coach at the Naval Academy. It was a very pleasant sensation to have in our midsr, even for so short a time, an athletic team representing the U. S. Naval Academy.

We of the Chicago group were quite proud of our guests and highly elated that the ptivilege had been extended to us to act as their hosts for that evening. The pleasure of having them with us was gready augmented by the fact that good old "Doc" Snyder was still passing out the pills and swathing the injuries in adhesive tape as he has been doing fot more years than he cared to state. As a matter of fact, the tumor passed around the meeting that "Doc" Snyder acted as the guide for Mr. Banaoft when he came to Annapolis to lay out the plans for the building which is known to every Naval Academy man as Bancroft Hall and the surprising part of it all is that "Doc" still seems to be a mighty young man.

Coach Catnevale introduced the members of the basketball squad to the assembled members of the Chicago gtoup and following his short talk concerning the prospects of the basketball season. Rip assured us that the fumre of football at the Naval Academy is on the ascending scale which was fully brought out by a later showing of the Army-Navy football picmres covering the last meeting between the two teams in Philadelphia on Saturday, 27 November 1948.

Other guests who were with us were Jim Wheeler, jr.. Class of '46 from Milwaukee, Bill Kellogg, Class of '21, president of the St. Louis group, and last but not least was the Naval Academy's good friend Bill Bullis who owns and operates to the advantage of all concerned an instimtion of learning which has brought to the Naval Academy a good many fine men.

This meeting was one of the largest ever held in the Chicago area and through the fine cooperation of Captain Grassie of the Naval Training Center at Great Lakes and Commander Walpole, president of the Commissioned Officers" Mess, the Chicago group was able to have one of its most enjoyable get-togetbers.

It is sincerely hoped that any Naval Academy man in the Chicago area who wishes to fascilitate himself with the local group and because his presence is not known he has not been notified of meetings that he will contact either the president, Leicester N. Baker, P. O. Box 343, or Gordon Buchanan, secretarx' and treasurer, c/o Old Ben Coal Company, 230 South Clark Street, Chicago, 111.

CINCINNATI The regular monthly dinner meeting of the Cincinnati Chapter U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association was held at the Hotel Alms Monday, 6 December 1948. A short business meeting followed dinner at which time it was announced that "Rip" Miller would be our guest on the evening of 10 January 1949 when we plan to entettain several of the outstanding high school students in the Greater Cincinnati area. Jack Twachtman, '22, is in chatge of the plans for this dinner and has started to get a line on the most promising men.

Once again we had movie night and this time thtough the courtesy of Joe Wallace, '40, from Naval Officer Procurement we saw the always thrilling "Fighting Lady." Some of us

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A reunion of former officers and crew of the USS MASSACHUSETTS will be held at a Boston hotel during the montit of May. Further details of the reunion can be obtained by writing to JAMES L. HARRINGTON at 158 Salem St., Reading, Mass. had seen it before and to some it was new, but all hands agreed that it was very worth while. The following Alumni and their guests were present: Anthony A. Aponick, '33; Peter L. Bockius, jr., '40; Gustave H. Bowman, '19; Leroy Brooks, jr., '02; John F. Connor, '06; and his brother Col. Connor, USA-Ret.; Lloyd A. Crider, '26; John A. Diehl, '40; Richard J. Dressling, '39; Roderick J. Dunn, '38; John L. Faig, '45; William B. Fogarty, '01; John F. P. Gallagher, '35; Virgil E. Gex, '40; Edward P. Hagan, '27; Paul Johnson, '22; Osborn A. Kendrick, '22; William H. MacConnell, '41; Charles A. Skinner, '40; Jack Twachtman, '22; and Joseph A. Wallace, '40.

COLORADO The Colorado Chapter of the U. S. N. A. A. A. held their final monthly meeting of the year on Tuesday 28 December 1948. Due to the Christmas holidays and other conflicting social events of the season there was only a small mrnout. The following were present: J. M. Lewis, '30, Pres.; R. T. Zinn, '22, V. Pres.; H. A. Berger, '24; E. P. Mills, '26; R. A. Smith, '35; A. G. Stiles, '30; P. V. Sullivan, '19; E. F. Helmkamp, '20, Sectetary and Treasurer.

Jack Lewis had as his guest. Midshipman, 4/c R. G. Wilson, who was home on Christmas leave. It was good to have Wilson with us as he gave us some interesting high-lights on changed conditions at the Naval Academy and a first hand report on the Navy "victory" over Army.

It was voted to hold the next meeting at the Park Lane Hotel, Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, 24 January 1949, this meeting to be in the nature of a combined business and social meeting, the wives to be invited for dinner and dancing in the new Naval Officers' Club rooms at the hotel. Timely information will be sent out regarding the details.

The efforts of Jack Lewis and G. M. Estep in the matter of lining up some new prospects for the U. S. N. A. next year's class were discussed and the correspondence with Rip Miller was read. We hope that the deals OP all three of these boys' chances go through.

They will be a big help to Coach Sauer in the next few years.

Election of 1949's officers was held. A goodly response of votes by mail was received and together with the ballots cast at the meeting the outcome was as follows: For President: Capt. Elmer F. Helmkamp, USN-Ret., '20: For V. Pres.: Arthur G. Stiles, '30; For Sec. and Treas. E. P. Mills, '26.

That about finished the business of the evening. Following a rising vote of thanks to the out-going President, who did a swell job, the meeting adjourned.

Michigan game at a dinner in the BookCadillac Hotel. It was the first visit of a Navy team to Michigan in many years and was cause for real celebration.

Frank R. (Pancho) Davis, President of the local chapter, acted as chairman for the evening. Capt. T. J. Hamilton, Capt. F. T. Ward, and "Rip" Miller were the principal speakers.

The visitors from Annapolis were as follows: Capr. T. J. Hamilton, Capt. F. T. Ward, Capt. P. K. Perkins, Capt. M. D. Gilmore, Capt. K. Craig, Capt. W. G. Cooper, Capt.

Caldwell, Comdr. R. E. Dornin, Comdr. N. J. Ward, Comdr. V. B. Graff, Comdr. J. C. Clifton, Comdr. T. Massey, Comdr. J. A. Smith, Comdr. J. J. Southerland, Lt. (jg) W. H. Miles, Mr. E. E. Miller, Prof. J. R. Bland, Prof. G. E. Leydorf, Prof. H. W. Drexel, Prof. E. J. Mahoney, and Lt. F. Fprsburg.

Detroit Alumni present were as follows: F. R. Davis, D. C. Wilkerson, D. C. Miller, R. G. Waldron, J. O. Huse, J. A. Schulte, R T. Whitten, R. Bretting, G. Fauth, W. A. Glaser, R. H. Stevens, J. E. Quirk, H. B. Clark, P. D. Richmond, J. J. Brennan, W. J. Toner, E. E. Wunch, R. Mack.

Other guests included: Mr. Robert McMurray, Indianapolis, Comdr. W. L. Kiley, Great Lakes, Mr. Don Alexander, Indianapohs, Mr. C. Hubbard, Missouri, Mr. R. Hamilton, and various Detroit sportswriters and High Schcx)l Football coaches.

The annual Army-Navy scoreboard party was held at the Naval Armory, 27 November 1948. About 30 of the members and their wives celebrated the team's great showing.

R. G. Waldron, '19, occupied his usual position manipulating the scoreboard and really slammed over Navy's three touchdowns.

The December meeting was held on Saturday, 11 December 1948 at the Naval Atmory with about 15 members in attendance. Bob Ingalls, Navy line coach presented movies of the recent Army-Navy football game.

In a rump session after the film it was decided to hold all future meetings at the Naval Armory, the next one to be held on the first Thursday in February. At that time officers for the year will be nominated.

D. C. Miller, '34, reports his new address as 35 Fairwood, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, Lincoln 1-2662.

HOUSTON

The Christmas Cocktail Party of the Houston Chapter, U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, was held on the evening of 29 December 1948, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Hospital, with the following Houstonians in attendance: Maj. Ben Mason, USA-Ret., '10, and Mrs. Mason; Capt. Frank C. Huntoon, USNR-Ret., '15; Capt. Neill D. Brantley, USN, '19, and Mrs. Brantley, and their guests, Col. Doswell Gullat, USA-Ret., U. S. Military Academy, '20, and Mrs. Gullat; Capt. Lawrence Haugen, USN-Ret., • '20, and Mrs. Haugen; Comdr.

Chas. A. Whiteford, USN-Ret., '21, and Mrs. Whiteford, and honor guests Mr. Court Norton, President of the Navy League of Houston, and Mrs. Norton; Honorary members Capt.

Clyde Bronson, (MC), USN, and Mrs. BronDETROIT son; and Capt. W. E. Pinner, (MC), and Mrs. In lieu of its regular November meeting, Pinner; Mr. Geo. .Schneider, '21, and Mrs. the Detroit Chapter played host to the An- Schneider; Capt. Donald Erwin, USN, '21, napolis entourage on the eve of the Navy- and Mrs. Erwin; Mr. Edw. Peden, '22, and

daughter, Miss Shirley Peden; Rear Adm. Thos. E. Boyce, USN-Ret., '23, and Mrs. Boyce; Mr. Earl P. Martin, "23, and Mrs. Martm; Mr. Alfred Krook, '24, and Mrs. Krook; Mr. Rayburn Hamilton, '25, and Mrs. Hamilton; Mr. Albert Wallace, '26, and Mrs. Wallace; Maj. Wm. E. Ford, USMCR, '29, and Mrs. Ford; Mr. Lynn T. Elliott, '32, and Mrs. Elliott, and guests, Mr. Jeff Heath, '27, and Mrs. Heath; Comdr. E. P. Madley, USN, '37, and Mrs. Madley; Mr. Gordon Selig, '46, and Mrs. Selig.

Out of town guests from the Naval Station at Orange, Tex., were Comdr. Sam Denham, '29, and Mrs. Denham, and Comdr. T. J. 'Thornhill, '30, and Mrs. Thornhill; and the Association also had as its special guests Comdr. Jos. B. Spangler, USNR, '23, and Mrs. Spangler, of Kansas City, Mo., Comdr.

Spangler having been the original organizer of the Houston Alumni Association Chapter.

This parry achieved the largest attendance of any Houston Association gathering to date, and was conceded as having been a highly and successful affair.

NEW YORK The regular monthly meeting of the New York Naval Academy Association was held at Schwartz's Restaurant, 54 Broad Street, New York City, on Tuesday, 14 December. This particular luncheon was attended by 132 membets of our Association and was the largest luncheon meeting which we have had since the end of World War II. We believe that for regular monthly luncheon meetings it is probably the largest which has been held in any place of the United States since World War II and we are very proud of our showing at this meeting.

Our guest speaker was Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, President of Eastern Airlines, and who aided and assisted the Government Services during the war in various consultant capacities, not to mention the faa, for those who may not remember, that Captain Rickenbacker was the leading Ace of World War I. Captain Rickenbacker lead off liis talk with the showing of an excellent technicolor motion picture which showed the liistory of aviation from the early preliminary flights to the most modern airplanes of today and in detail brought out the points of the new type (silver or golden-plated) Lockheed Constellation which is one of the finest pieces of transportation equipment available in the world today. This picmre stressed why the American public should be interested in aviation today, both military and commercial.

Also, why the American public should see that governmental support is placed behind all phases of aviation industry in peacetime because such is vitally essential to prepare that industry, both manufacmring and transportation, for National Defense purposes. It was clearly illustrated how and why both the manufacmring and transportation phases of the industry become praaically the first line of the National Defense as soon as an emergency occurs. Captain Rickenbacker's talk was also most interesting but it is believed that the greatest interest fell on some of the sensational war picmres which were included in the technicolor film which he showed. The talk and the picmre were most enthusiastically received by the luncheon group.

"The Midshipmen-West Point Cadet dance held on Monday, 27 December, under the auspices of the Naval Academy Association of

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New York, was most successful and is described in a separate article.

PHILADELPHIA

R. Allen, Jr., '44; T. M. Searles, Jr., '44; W. F. Boyer, Jr., '44; Edwin V. Carre, '45.

Guests included: Henry L. Rittenhouse, Wm. K. Rhodes, F. C. Kohran, L. M. Humrichouse.

The Philadelphia Alumni Association instigated an annual dinner by a large banquet SAN FRANCISCO held at the Union League. This dinner, held on 17 December, was the largest from an atOur regular monthly stag dinner meeting tendance standpoint held during the year. was held on 5 January 1949 at The ComAdmiral F. W. Pennoyer, Jr., gave an ex- missioned Officers' Club, US Naval Station, cellent discussion of the unification as it Treasure Island. E. F. (Ned) Marbourg, '17, applied to each one of us. "Horse" was put President, presided. on the spot by being the impromptu substiThe attendance was 161, composed of 47 mtion for the Honorable Hugh Scott, Re- guests, 103 alumni and 11 unclassified. This publican National Committee Chairman, who was an all-time high attendance tecord, topping was unable to attend. by one the attendance of 160 at the ArmyAs an added highlight. Jack Crawford, '42, Navy game pictures two years ago. gave a splendid talk on the aspects of the Distinguished guests who attended insubmarine, particularly the snorkel. Jack out- cluded Honorable George Christopher, Memlined the part that the submarine might play ber of Board of Supervisors, San Francisco, in a futute war without divulging any classi- Mr. Henry F. Schultz, formerly Vice Presified information. dent, Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Brig. Gen. E. From all hands the report has been "What M. Shinkle, USA, Ret., USMA 1901, and an excellent party!"

Col. Frank Hunter, USA, Ret., USMA 1909.

This annual dinner was the scene of our As this was a football evening, we were annual election where the following officers pleased to have 18 former West Pointers and directots wete elected for the coming present. Among them were several ex-Army year: football players—Col. Lawton Butler, USA, OFFICERS MA '27, Lt. Col. R. N. Wood, USA, MA '29, Thomas M. Searles, President and Brig. Gen. Gar Davidson, USA, MA '27, C. Wm. Duncan, 1st Vice President A* (1924), who later was Head Football Robert L. Porter, 2nd Vice President Coach at West Point ('33-'37).

J. Ross Allen, Jr., Secretary Other football stars ptesent, other than J. A. Milburn, Treasurer Navy, included L. F. "Dutch" Conlan, St. Mary's, who officiated at Navy-California DIRECTORS football game, 1946, and "Spade" Carrothers, Randall Jacobs Arthur J. Fleming a football player for California in the 1920's J. L. Kauffman S. H. King and the owner of a prized collection of footWm. Van C. Brandt R. P. Wilkinson balliana. Former Navy football captains J. H. Hoffman Floyd B. Shultz present included Percy Northcroft, '09, N * * , F. W. Pennoyer, Jr. B. H. Bieri, Jr. second ail-American tackle—1906 (Walter Scott G. Lamb J. A. Crawford, Jr. Camp selection), who made a successful 43 J. H. Strother yard place kick in 1906 (score Navy 10, Army Those in attendance at this annual dinner 0) and Clyde King, '22, N * * * , all-American tackle who made two place kicks in the Army were as follows: J. A. Bispham, '85; James A. Campbell, Jr., game at Polo Grounds in 1919 (score Navy '02; S. C. Rowan, '03; Forde A. Todd, '04 6, Army 0 ) .

I. C. Shute, '06; Albert M. Cohen, '07 On the day of our meeting we learned Navy Randall Jacobs, '07; R. W. Mathewson, '07 Head Coach George Sauer was in San FranR. W. Wuest, '09; John H. Smith, '10; M. cisco for a conference of football coaches.

L. Brown, '11; E. H. Hicks, '11; P. C. May- An effort was made to have him attend. We field, '11; W. Van C. Brandt, '11; Jos. Hoff- were disappointed that he was unable to make man, 13; J. R. Henderson, '13; Geo. B. our meeting.

Junkin, '13; T. M. Searles, '13; W. K. Beard, We were pleased to have a "Future Ad'14; J. E. Boak, '14; C. F. Bryant, '14; C. miral" with us. Wm. C. "Bill" Chambets, H. Mecum, '14; T. A. Sterling, '14; R. N. S. Berkeley High School, '49, candidate for USBaker, '15; F. W. Pennoyer, '15; R. B. Twin- NA, attended as the guest of Hap Lyon, '25. ing, '16; M. A. Kercher, '16; R. L. Porter, In recognition of this being a gala evening, '17; J. L. Woodruff, '17; Dwight Cook, '18; Lt. Ben Harris, USNR, guest of R. H. HopJ. R. Sullivan, '18; J. Ross Allen, '19; E. kins, '34, passed around several boxes of Friedman, '19; Scott G. Lamb, '19; Harris C. cigars.

Aller, '20; Harley Cope, '20; J. P. Graff, '20; Our program was a double feamre program.

W. Craig, '21; R. S. Mclver, '21; E. C. Kline, First, Ed Radenzel and Gene Forbes of the '21; C. Wm. Duncan, '21; H. G. Williams, Staff of The San Francisco Chronicle, simu'21; H. N. Paul, Jr., '22; L. M. Childs II, lated the broadcast of "Let's Look at the Map," '22; F. S. Peddle, '23; H. R. Welsford, '24; repeating their broadcast of the preceding A. J. Fleming, Jr., '24; J. D. Lazell, '24; S. Sunday on Station KYA. Individual maps of Sanders, Jr., '24; C. L. Fike, '24; S. H. King, the Far East, reprinted from The San Francisco '25; T. C. Thomas, '25; H. W. Blakeslee, Chronicle and donated by that newspaper '25; J. H. Simpson, '26; C. L. Boyle, '26; were distributed so that the discussion of U.S. John Milburn, '27; Dick Wilkinson, '27; J. foreign policy in the Far East could be easily C. Snyder, '30; J. W. Humrichouse, '32; followed. This feature was informative and James A. Duncan, '33; W. L. Aiken, '33; greatly enjoyed, as it has been on two preJohn A. Klopp, '33; C. K. Phillips, '36; vious occasions. In 1943, Ed Radenzel and Floyd B. Schultz, '37; H. C. Transue, '37; Dick Tare put on the first "Let's Look at the H. G. Etchen, '37; Warren Walker, Jr., '40; Map" program, and, in 1946, Ed Radenzel B. W. Chandler, '40; Wm. A. Clark, '40; and Gene Forbes put on the second "Let's John W. Crawford, '42; R. E. Osth, '44; J. Look at the Map" program. We repeated

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again because this is such an excellent pro- '21; F. A. MacGurn, '21; A. L. Main, '21; C. J. Marshall, '21. gram.

G. C. Miller, '21; T. G. Murrell, '21; W. B. The second feamre was the exhibition of Pendleton, '21; W. F. Ramsey, '21; James C. the Official Navy Colored Movies of the Army and Navy Football Game, 1948. Score, 21-21. Reisinget, '21; Frank R. Talbot, '21; Ray F. We had a hectic time getting the films. They Yager, '21; L. L. Young, '21; Carlos J. Badger, were promised to us long before the Army and '22; N. M. Floyd, '22.

H. L. Fudge, '22; Clyde W. King, '22; C. J. Navy game. On account of the volume of Christmas mail, the Navy Athletic Association McWhinnie, '22; P. D. Parcells, '22; J. E. feared the precious films would be lost in the Chapman, '23; E. R. Duncan, '23; F. M. Falge, mail and therefore planned on mailing them a '24; F. H. Gardner, '24; Charles W. Butler, week after Chtistmas. Here in San Francisco '25; W. B. Colborn, '25. we wete anxious to have the films seveial days H. N. Lyon, '25; C. W. Truxall, '25; Rayahead of time for smdy by Clyde King, '22, mond S. Kimbell, '26; R. G. Boyd, '27; A. H. who was scheduled to be commentator, and, Cassady, '27; Harold A. Henry, '27; Frank H. therefore, we requested the films be sent by air Wickhorst, '27; Eugene P. Burton, '28; S. H. express collect.

Hatrison, '28; F. E. Moore, '28.

As the films were considered priceless, the A. W. Strahorn, '29; Frank L. Robinson, Athletic Association instead gave them to Foot- '30; G. L. Gundlfinger, '31; Sam E. Nelson, ball Captain Scott Emetson who carried them '31; F. U. Weir, '31; E. E. Lord, '33; Samuel by hand to California when he came here on Bradbard, '34; Malcolm M. Champlin, '34; Christmas leave. Emerson mailed them special R. H. Hopkins, '34; A. E. Kilhefner, '34. delivery from Susanville, but the Weather Russell H. Maynard, '34; C. D. Rhymes, Man gave us unusual weather and the films be'35; C. S. Sharrocks, '35; J. D. Carson, '37; came snow-bound in the Sierras. The films arE. J. Kemp, '38; J. D. P. Hodapp, Jr., '39; rived in San Francisco about 3 hours before C. J. Kurzawa, '39; W. H. Worden, '39; W. our dinner and Clyde did not have an opporG. Wright, '39; R. A. Mallek, '40. mnity to see them befoie the meeting. ConseJohn W. Ross, '40; R. G. Johns, Jr., '42; quently, to our regret, the scheduled comment Joseph P. Slivka, '42; R. D. Norton, '43; Robwas cancelled.

For operation of the movie machine we are ert W. Clack, '44; Frank J. Kelly, Jr., '44; indebted to Lt. R. B. Comstock, U S N ( T ) , Lawrence Mayer, '44; J. R. Riordan, '44; Paul M. Warrington, '44; M. S. Boyar, '46; Fred P. formerly Athletic Officer, NAS, Alameda, and Ritchie, Jr., '46; Don C. Wallace, '47. now a patient at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital awaiting retirement.

The movies of the football game confirmed SCHENECTADY our belief that the midshipmen outplayed, al- Dear Admiral Coney: We've finally completed our eleaions up most outfought, and "out-statisticed" the Cadets. The Navy squad at long last found them- here after tie votes and othet difficulties. I know you've given us up for lost again but selves. .

The entire Navy team played magnificent again we come back.

The following people were elected for the football throughout and made a mighty bid off.ces indicated: President—Capt. J. S. for viaory.

The West Point team was a thing of beauty. Evans, USN-Ret., '07; Vice President—Rear This team played smooth, smart, finished foot- Adm. W. S. Macauley, USN-Ret., '18; Secreball—the faaors that earned them a rating tary—D. L. Wyckoff, '44; Treasurer—W. H. F. Wahlin, '42; Council Members—F. P. Wilof the third best in the country.

The Midshipmen did not officially win the son jr., '19, O. S. Haskell, '20, H. L Kintz, annual gridiron mssle, the score being a 21-21 '35, D. T. Warner, '44, W. C. Travis, '46.

At our first Council Meeting, 12 November, tie, but we agree with the remarks of President Truman who is alleged to have replied to ques- it was decided that meetings of The Chapter tioners after the game: "Navy won. They were would be on the first Monday of each month at the short end of the odds by 21 points and at a place to be designated later.

Fred Wilson was appointed Chairman of see how they finished the game."

The Navy players and their coaching staff the Sports Committee. He will choose his deserved a well-done and the heroes' welcome own group. I plan to give them the full which was given them upon their remrn to story on my visit to Annapolis in September.

On 6 December 1948, this Chapter met for Annapolis. lunch at the Holland Inn in Schenectady.

The following alumni attended: H. M. Gleason, '99; W. H. Shea, '00; Roland Twenty-five members mrned out for this secRiggs, '04; A. B. Court, '05; H. E. Kays, '05. ond meeting of our group.

Immediately after lunch, the business meetE. D. Washburn, Jr., '06; R. A. White, '06; Leo Lindley, '09; P. W. Northcroft, '09; R. C. ing was called to order and discussions of Ryan, '10; E. L. Patch, '11; E. H. Barber, '12; meeting date, dues and the bylaws followed.

Dues were set at $5.00 per year. This rate Hans Ertz, '12; John Falge, '12; G. S. Gilis subject to trial for one year. Individual lespie, '12.

R. G. Payne, '12; Neil H. Geisenhoff, '13; assessments will be made for social affairs.

Fumre meetings will be called by the H. Watts PiUsbury, '13; W. J. Ruble, '13; E. F. Zemke, '13; T. D. .Ruddock, '14; Charles President at such times as the Council sees D. Swain, '14; H. L. Grosskopf, '16; T. J. fit, but meetings will take place about once a month.

Keliher, '16; D. Browne, '17.

The By-Laws wete discussed briefly and the Ned Marbourg, '17; Wm. Morcott, '17; E. M Senn, '17; Nicholas Vydacil, '17; R. H. Secretary was directed to diaw up by-laws Henkle, '18; H. W. Need, '18; P. M. Thorn- similar to those of the Annapolis Chapter.

Well, Admiral, my tour here is about over. ton, '18; T. J. Griffin, '19; John R. Redman, I move to Denver about 1st of February.

'19; Laurence Schetky, '19.

I hope the new Secretary will keep you R. S. Morse, '20; E. M. Tillson, '20; L. E. Divoll, '21; James C Harris, Jr., '21; Paul E. better informed on our affairs than I. I want Howell, '21; L. Jessup, Jr., '21; L. J. Johns, to repeat my thanks to you for the splendid

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cooperation and encouragement you have given me here.

Sincerely, Donald L. Wyckoff

ST. LOUIS The December meeting of the St. Louis group saw the 1948 officers unanimously reelected for 1949. Of course the officers did not vote—officially.

The '49ers, who were recommended by Charles L. Ashley head of the nominating committee are as follows: William Pitt Kellogg, President; J. W. Quillian, Vice President; Comdr. C. P. Callahan, Seaetary-Treasurer; William M. Holland, Corresponding Secretary.

Members of the council are: Robert Murch, R. L. Bentz, Charles L. LaBarge, T. J. Hickey and Col. C. P. VanNess.

Comdr. Callahan read his report on the condition of the treasury and we were very pleased to hear that it is doing well. Another kind word from the Commander was that he saw no reason to raise the $3 per year dues.

In these days of billions, trillions and zillions it was most comforting for the membersfiip to hear this. A standing vote of thanks was given Pat Callahan for his fine job as seaetary-treasurer and for his excellent work in recruiting in this area.

A fine suggestion made by president Kellogg was that an effort should be made to get top navy men to speak to the chapters throughout the country thereby bringing the chapters into greater local prominence.

Col. Van Ness gave a brief but enlightening discourse on Public Law 810, the Reserve Retitement Law. Brief talks on different phases of the reserve program were given

by C. L. Stone and W. H. Ferguson.

Those attending the meeting were: C. L. Stone; W. H. Ferguson; C. P. Van Ness; E. J. Zelhner; W. D. Hoover; R. H. Mayer; C. L. Ashley; G. Smrgeon; Robert Murch; R. F. Diebel; J. W. Quillian; C. P. CaUahan and W. P. Kellogg. .

All hands ate still singing the praises of the football squad in the game with Army. It looks as though "next year" finally arrived.

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