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By Lt. John D. Hemenway, USAF, '51

The undergraduates of the Junior Common Room of Wadham College, Oxford, were meeting a crisis. In the crowded room a petition circulated. Firelight flickered the shadows of robe-clad students against the lattice windows which kept out the chilly night mist. Seven centuries ago monks meditated where youths now sipped afterdinner port and coffee. "Jolly good show!" and a "cheer" announced the petition's overwhelming approval. Sir Maurice Bowra. Warden of Wadham and Vice Chancellor of the University, was petitioned to permit women to visit undergradutes' rooms until the college gates were closed (at midnight) instead of enforcing the nine o'clock curfew. While such proceedings would not be usual at Bancroft Hall, I suppose they would not be uncommon at civilian colleges throughout the United States, though here similarity ends.

Sir Maurice gave the request his careful consideration, then had his secretary type up the usual refusal to such Junior Common Room requests. But a passing whim as he signed his name—or perhaps a nostalgic thought for his own undergraduate days— tempted him to add below his signature, "What can be done after nine o'clock that has not been done before nine?" The petition was denied, but, not at all crushed by this penned reply, the president of the JCR, whose thankless job it is to present such appeals, wrote back, "Dear Warden, perhaps nothing, but the consensus of the Common Room seems to be that they want until midnight to keep on doing it!" Sir Maurice discussed the matter no further!

English^! It was a year or so before I fully realized this. Michael Stoges-Pitt, for example, is a typical friend. After taking his degree (graduating) he joined the British Colonial Service and is now in Kenya serving as a District Officer—the only white settler for many miles. He is attempting to master the language of the Kikuyu while busy organizing loyal natives against Mau Mau terrorists. Completely casual, when addressed as "Stoges hyphen Pitt," Michael would offer a relaxed grin.

No slave to work, the athletic fields would claim his attention every afternoon. In the mornings a meager amount of school work would be accomplished, but his alert mind quickly grasped the essentials of any subject so that he could turn to things less pedantic and of more general interest.

One of these interests was flying—and though his type did not fit in well with a military organization—he was a good flier.

His attitude "burned" many an officer of the University Air Squadron, for "snap 2 Oxford is a highly cosmopolitan place — and Scottish and Welsh students are to be confused with Englishmen at your own peril! Of 7,000 students 300 are Americans, mostly Rhodes and Fulbright scholars.

and polish" just didn't exist in this "Walter Mitty" colonial. The University Air Squadron (which together with Cambridge's squadron produced many of the pilots so mercilessly expended during the Battle of Britain) has successfully fulfilled a military role with nonconformists like Michael.

He was born in Southern Rhodesia and for a joke has a standing agreement with me to organize a "Jameson raid"—only more successful—into Portugese East Africa!

(At least I think he is joking!)

Scots dislike to be called Scotch and Douglas MacKensie is no exception. But this Scot is strangely generous. A climb up the winding staircase^ brings us to his room. There hospitality is showered upon one even if one must endure numerous jokes that simply aren't funny. Revealed by a rich brogue, the Scotch* blood in his veins must boil over the thriftlessness in this descendant. Once, while going home with the Worcester College soccer team on 3 Always wound in a climbing clockwise helix to assist defending swords or pike-men.

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As I listened to my British friend from Wadham tell this story, I reflected that upon acquaintance with the British some of my earlier attitudes and prejudices have changed. Two and a half years ago I wondered if the people were all so dreary and "frightfully correct." Were their austere lives brightened only by an occasional flash of pageantry resurrected from an era when England ruled the world? Such statements have gained popularity as being "true enough," establishing prejudices which have blocked the open minds of many American servicemen over here. These servicemen leave the British Isles, after a three-year tour, having gained nothing for the experience except a healthy dislike for everything British, and after cutting the bonds of the "entente cordiale" every time they occasioned to meet a Briton.

T / p e s a n d Characters

Of course, I live in a place unique in England. The average Oxonian is not a typical Englishman! and he is not even 1 A higher percentage of American negroes tend universities than do English citizens.

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a bus after a game, he spent 20 minutes on his hands and knees to the jeering of his teammates looking for a three-penny coin he had dropped (called a "Thrum-nee bit" and worth about Sj^p). Worse luck, he didn't find it!

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David Lloyd-Davis, a Welshman, has a few typical characteristics of that hardy race which first unsuccessfully resisted the Romans, then the English. In \\'ales they didn't have the terrain advantages of their cousins in Normandy or brothers in Ireland. David's wiry, curly locks would give him a wild look were it not for his general comical square-round form. He was invited along to Thor Hansen's (USN.A. '50) prornotion party (celebrating promotion to "jg"). Thor, apparently lonely for the "tincan" he had just left, was holding his party on the college barge in the Thames. It is a lovely thing, about 75 feet long and gaily painted with red roses^ on white, the colors of New College—New College is one of the oldest of Oxford colleges.

Well, "skipper" Thor, complete in college blazer and yachting cap, had a fine party, but David didn't appreciate it for long. The traditional (it's cheap) student's drink of gin and tonic was not available.

But there was plenty of canned beer—a great noveltj'—and Scotch (an even greater novelty since it is one of the largest of dollar earners and most of it is exported).

The combination was too much for this Welshman, so Jim Thompson (West Point '50) and I contracted to take David home.

Helping him through the cobbled streets which had suff'ered students for nearly 1,000 years was no easy task—and loudly in our American accents we encouraged friend David to make better progress.

Hostile glances from passing Englishmen made us cringe. We could stand it no longer when a woman passed exclaiming: "These drunken Americans!" Thompson exploded. "We're the .A.mericans, lady, he's an Englishman !" David Lloyd-Davis, carefree Welshman, chose to ignore this slight.

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The woman was simply voicing a growing tendency to criticize Americans in Britain. Jim Thompson married an English girl last June. He was shocked to hear when he met his prospective father-in-law for the first time, "Oh, so you are a member of the occupation forces." This was not dry humor! Together with open political hostility from left-wing politicians like Grossman, Makardo, and Bevan, the freespending and often too apparent GI is winning few friends in this country. The story about the serviceman's wife in the Chancery Lane silver vaults is typical and enjoys wide circulation. She reputedly said: "Oh, I must have that Georgian silver— my husband comes from Georgia, you know." Judging individuals by the only criteria some Americans understand, the holding of purchasing power, wins few friends among people who recently have had to pull in their belts. "Wrap it up" and "I'll take two" encourages the resentment traditionally found in most countries for the nouveau riche.

A person ^'getting on" with the British doesn't have to adopt false standards. He simply must avoid discussing plumbing, central heat, technological innovations, etc., on a comparative plane inferring that "This makes my country better than your coun5 Emblem of the House of Lancaster united by marriage to the House of York with white rose emblem in 1487 thus ending the Wars of the Roses.

try." .\n -American is amused to learn from the plumber that the reason that water pipes are put on the outside of buildings is to make them more accessible when they freeze—yet no appeal to logic or common sense will revise the British plumbing code nor make the house in which you live more comfortable. Rather the British plumber will go away muttering among other things about "bloody Americans" who think (a) that the English drive on the wrong side of the road and (b) that the U. S. won the war!

anti-.A.merican propaganda ("They're eating our food"), until both British and American authorities responsible pointed out that everything consumed by American forces in Britain was shipped in for them. At that time it was also pointed out that half of the "dollar gap" is closed_ by the "invisible export" of goods and services to American forces, i.e., dollar spending of servicemen in Britain. Double the size of these "occupation" forces, say the British economists, and there would be no dollar problem. This is, of course, politically impossible on both sides of the Atlantic.

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A G./\RDEN. . . . Through eight centuries this garden has replaced ancient ramparts at the rate of two feet per century.

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Similarly no self-pity will keep you from having to wield a coal scuttle tending your "British-made" (and proud of it!) cozy stove or fireplace. The house will be cold and your fuel bills enormous, but this you will have to choose to ignore—or be unhappy. Consider yourself lucky, in fact, for the house I live in cooks with coal as well (most houses use gas). Other compensations abound. My house is on an island where 250 years ago it was a pub catering for the river trade. It has a charm all its own. Until twenty years ago, when rules were relaxed, it enjoyed great popularity with students looking for a quick drink.

On an island they were safe from proctorial ( O O W ) "attack." From the front lawn one can feed swans on the Thames.

A cleaning woman can be hired locally six hours a day for about $10 a week plus lunch—or for 40^ an hour if you prefer. Many officers I know organize their own houses for three or four bachelors in which they live very well if they ignore the "essentials" of plumbing, central heat, and refrigerators (really not all that vital in "coolish" Britain).

Shopping will never be convenient, either.

The serviceman's wife will have to go from shop to shop buying bits at each stop, but again there are the compensations of finding lower prices in some things—and being able to leave the baby with your "char" while you get out. No shortages exist for Americans in Britain, luckily, for at the commissary one can buy the items still rationed on the British market: butter and fats, meats, some cheeses, and even coal.

Not long ago this was a subject for much

Organization

During my first two years here I learned little of the British family's problems, for I lived a rather monastic life in my college, Worcester (pronounced "Wooster"). "Up" (as the British say) at Oxford, colleges are the living units, each with its own head.

Directing the various colleges—some 28— we find presidents, provosts, principals, wardens, rectors, and censors, depending upon the historical background of the college. Each has its own organization for the faculty (Senior Common Room) and students (Junior Common Room) as well as its own clubs and athletic programs. It is a fraternity of sorts.

Each college is autonomous; it admits those students it sees fit to qualify, yet it submits to the university regulations. One of these involves presenting college students for the university examination (called "schools"). This keeps standards for degrees uniform. Teaching facilities are, of course, shared. One could be instructed by the fellow (professor) of another college— or attend lectures given in other colleges.

In short the faculties for any one curriculum are drawn from all the colleges. The faculty within a college (the Senior Common Room) might include a philosopher, a historian, a physician, a chemist, a mediaeval German student, etc.

In my college, typical of many, the most recent buildings in the heart of the "quad" are eighteenth-century vintage. The oldest foundations date back to 1188. The original name of the college was Gloucester Hall.

It was a Benedictine monastery until the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, circa 1538. In the winter-time some of these monk's "cells" are difficult to keep warm.

Until I became acclimatized to the damp English weather, therefore, men visiting my room referred to visiting "Hemenway's greenhouse." In past years, when special privileges were granted to the university, among them virtual rule of the town of Oxford, fights between "town" and "gown" were frequent. The cheerless, small-windowed rooms with bars served a function— as did the twelve-foot walls with cruel rotating spikes on them which completely surround the college.

Frenehing In recent years the walls have envolved a university tradition. "Climbing in" after the college gates are closed is an accepted practice and winked at by college authorities. The University Proctors wrote to the Master of Balliol College on one occasion, for example, saying: "Sir, do you know that there are sixteen diflferent ways to force entrance into your college? These are: (1) Gap in the bars in west wall, (2) Low place near shed on the southeast corner; (3) etc." The Master of Balliol College is reported to have replied: "Sir, to the best of my belief you are incorrect.

There are seventeen. You have failed to notice the missing wall spikes near my lodge—accessible by using the lamp post."

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are you a member of the 'Varsity'?" If, in fact, you were, he would then say, "The T j'-y proctor would like to speak to you." The proctor then places you "on report" or tells you to go home to your college and sign in ("at the main office"). If a. student .'

'Wt^i choses to run for it, however, he can. Once he reaches the sanctuary of his own college or the steps of "The Queens College" he -VHI -^ tfHri^M^Bfl^^l is beyond university jurisdiction and subject only to college control. The stories about this dilemma are manifold.

One bright schemer, wanting to clear the streets of "Bulldogs" for his friends, acted suspiciously in front of the proctors, then refused to stop when challenged. Instead DETERRENT. . . . Revolving spikes make he ran for the steps of "Queens." Once this a tricky place to climb the college wall. there he sat down—apparently intent on waiting beyond the patience of the "Bulldog" who had by this time caught up and Unquestionably he is unchallenged as the also had relaxed—only a few feet away college character. Once he took me aside from the sanctuary of the steps. Since it after an argument (in which I was deplor- was 9:30 p.m. the "Bulldog" thought he ing British "aristocratic" practices and had only to wait until midnight when the nepotism in general) and said, "Hemenway, college would close its gates and the what you want to do at Oxford is to de- "golden carriage" of the steps would "turn to pumpkin." He would then have the unA truly incorruptible type, the porter velop a few substantial prejudices!" He is dergraduate in his grasp. So they sat there reported him to the college dean who the type to whom everyone outside of together for two and a half hours. Sympachuckled over the naivete of this American. Britain is a W.O.G." (rhymes with dog) thetic students from "Queens" came out The dean had a hobby—collecting valuable or colonial. and fed the undergraduate hot tea and books on antique and obscure early-English cakes to the obvious annoyance of the O O W ' s N e v e r Die writers. His favorite punishment, therefore, "Bulldog." In the meantime the proctor, was assigning fines to erring students so Augmenting spiked walls and deans, dis- "Bulldogless," gathered for the kill. Imaghe could acquire another volume for his cipline of the university is maintained by ine the general dismay when the student (really the college) library. In this ex- proctors. These men are fellows of the wiped his chin, gathered in his tea-things army colonel an alert mind ticked over several colleges (that is, dons) who are and at one minute to twelve walked into and his fine sense of humor was often given assignments much like the Officer of Queens College. He actually belonged there revealed when he cleared his throat with the Watch at the Naval Academy. They —and did not have to go home to another a roar over a particularly vexing dilemrna. wear full academic dress and walk through college, which would mean running the The resonance could be heard several stair- the streets looking for trouble. Behind Bulldog "gauntlet." cases away. An interview with the dean them traipse two large, physical toughs in It is a favorite game to entice the proc,was set by the student's "scout" (servant) long black coats and Bowler hats nickannouncing, "Sir, the dean would like to named "Bulldogs." A "Bulldog" might come tors, so generally young dons with an athsee you!" Of course, for our American up to you and politely ask, "Excuse me, sir, letic bent are chosen for the task. An American running star, "up" at Oxford, friend from Williams, after a few sparring for example, was supposed frequently to preliminaries, the announcement came: 7 General upper-class British terms of prejudice. have postponed his daily eight-mile run "Well, Mr. Herbert, I think a fine is in Literally: Weird Oriental Gentleman—may inoi-jer—I've been looking at a lovely new clude Frenchmen, non-whites, and non-English in until evening; he would let the "Bulldogs" get enticingly near him only to lead them volume for our library—it should be a general. considerable fine!" At this the American exclaimed: "I hope, Dean, you aren't gomg to use me in an attempt to rectify the balance of payments." Across the quad, the booming dean's laughter announced to all interested that the "crime" would go unpunished.

At one time an ingenious fellow must have occupied my room, for I had been there a term before I noticed that one of the iron bars had been cut away and replaced by a wooden dummy painted to look like iron. A quick snap would leave a gap between the bars wide enough to admit a body. Many an Oxford citizen since has been startled to suddenly see a Worcester man appear in dinner jacket on a street vacant but a moment before.

At Worcester, an .American from Williams College went to a late party before acquiring his "easy routes over the wall" indoctrination. This party was in another college and the host here had thoughtfully provided a ladder for negotiating the spikes, but when he got to Worcester College, where there was no ladder, the man looked up at the vicious barbs and quickly sobered enough to reconsider going over the wall unaided. He knocked on the main gate instead, awakening the porter at the lodge—a tall (6'4"), heavily-built man and ex-"Beefeater" (Guard of the Queen and Tower of London).

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One July 4 I decided to hang out an enormous American flag I had acquired somewhere. It measured about IS feet in length. Hung from the second story it nearly reached the ground. The response was immediate. I had no sooner tied the last knot when my scout knocked saying, ""Dean's compliments, sir—and will you please take down that 'thing' hanging outside your window?" I didn't do so, for several reasons which, I am sure, will be understood. In fact, later I sent the dean a picture of it. The next morning I got a -note saying, "It seems to me, Hemenway, that no spot on earth is safe from revolutionaries nowadays."

A more typical "Englishman" couldn't t e found. He is full of robust humor and a host of reasons for behavior which are •not reasons like: "It isn't on you know" and "It just isn't done, actually" (pronounced echshully) and "We don't do that here!" Full of idiosyncracies, an Etonian" can seldom do wrong in his eyes and he chuckles at much scandalous behavior with an amused "boys will be boys" tolerance.

6 Eton is an English boarding high school with somewhat dilapidated facilities. It had an excellent reputation in the nineteenth century.

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out into a neighboring village and lose them. On Guy Fawkes night® it is an amazing sight to see the streets filled with people mobbing about—much like Times Square on New Year's Eve—yet a space magically appearing for the proctors who solemnly walk about on their patrols, their "messengers" placing people on report!

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All studious activity is not sacrificed to such antics, however, and much serious work is done at Oxford. The "tutorial" system, as its name implies, provides for a maximum of individual attention. A person's scholastic efforts are not narrowly ' directed by the demands of a curriculum.

Within broad limits he can study virtually anything he desires. Even on the final exam (it is the first exam for two years) he must answer only four questions from a selection of twelve on each of eight papers.

These thirty-two questions comprise, if well done, a successful final exam. The purpose of the tutor, of course, is to give work some direction while at the same time criticizing progress. Usually the tutor will assign a written essay each week. It will involve a problem with as much scope for personal ingenuity as possible—as well as factual basis, and could, if a man were very energetic, be of "term paper" quality. At the end of the week the tutor will get together with the student to talk about the subject and criticize his work on it. The student can also see his tutor at any time for help. Depending upon the nature of the work and the ability of the student one can work with two or three tutors at a time.

They need not all be from one's own college. In fact, they seldom are. Tutorials are "traded" between colleges or payments made for them with college funds if overall there seems to be an unfavorable trading balance between colleges.

A very informal and desirable relationship springs up between the better tutors and their students in this system. It is a pleasure to work with a man who appreciates that you want to plumb his thoughts further—so he invites you to dinner to talk the matter over. There is also an extensive lecture program in every conceivable subject. Attendance is voluntary, but one could attend lectures all day if he wished—few do, in fact, lectures being thought poor substitutes for "real work" here.

The term length is only eight weeks, followed by six weeks of vacation. Since there are three terms a year and a long summer vacation, only about half the year is spent in actual residence. This means that much of the work done must be done during vacations, and for the American this means travelling to an interesting part of Europe to study. During the long "vac," therefore, you are apt to meet your friends in France, Austria, Greece, ad infinitum.

various military authorities speak. It was there I made the contacts which enabled me to spend two rather interesting weeks with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (a British Infantry Unit) when they went on maneuvers.

Still the short terms do have certain drawbacks. Colonel Wilkinson, the dean, when the subject of bringing baths into the college was brought up about twenty years ago, was reported to have remarked, "Baths? Why do we need baths? The young gentlemen are only 'up' for eight weeks!" But he finally got enthusiastic about the idea insisting in the end upon an innovation. He wanted (and got) in addition to baths, a large pool-like structure about ten feet by ten feet by four feet deep, into which "rugger''^ players could jump to clean off the bigger chunks and pieces of dirt in a communal bath before taking individual baths. It turned out to be a "bum" idea and is never used today. It has, over the years, acquired the name of "Wilkinson's Wallow."

Food, for much the same reason, is indescribably bad in college except for ceremonial dinners or club banquets which are excellent. "They can take anything for eight weeks" seems to be the attitude. Only an occasional meal "out" keeps starvation away. But then, this might be typical "griping" at institutional food which, after all, can be (and is) tolerated. And anyway, a walk through the beautiful gardens after lunch or dinner helps dispel dissatisfaction.

Feeding the swans on the lake or the wallabies (a type of kangaroo), brought inside the walls by some homesick Australians, is a favorite pastime. It also helps set a cloistered mood hard to describe which is conducive to academic pursuits—broken only by the whistling, 20th-century jets roaring over ancient Oxford from nearby American airbases—not an entirely bad jolt, I think, to anyone meditating in the quiet "ivory towers" of the gardens.

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feminine talent from all over the British Empire is rounded up. These dances literally last all night and include champagne suppers with all the trimmings. Each college has one every three years immediately after the last term in the year. This avoids violating the proctor's rule that undergraduates will not dance in Oxford during term. However, one can go to the commemoration balls of other colleges, or if he has enough money and endurance this might mean a round of six or seven wonderful dances within one week.

There are other traditional occasions worthy of mention at Oxford. "Eights Week" is very colorful. Here the myth of the conservatively-dressed Englishman is completely exploded. Loudly colored blazers, reminiscent of slapstick vaudeville, are prominently worn placarding the college colors without inhibitions. Each college has one or more boats (crew-racing "eights") entered in races run in a series of heats to determine the fastest boat or "head of the river." These race past the college boathouses or barges to the enjoyment of college rooters sipping tea and watching the fashion show.

May Day morning is an institution which is designed only for the hardy. Before sun-up punts are poled to the river Isis (Oxford-ese for the "Thames") below the tower of Magdalen College. There the Magdalen College choir sings carols to greet the morning sun and morris dancers prance in the streets bglow. Like many other obscure yet lovely customs in Britain, this is said to be traceable to the ancient fertility rites of the Druids. Afterward, the punters proceed upstream along the miles of bank untouched by civilization's encroachments where they picnic or sleep in the sun—making up for the early rising.

Punting is itself a treat for the passenger.

These long flat boats, reminiscent of bayou country, are poled by a student, while others—as many as three or four—lie back on cushions with books pretending to study, but really enjoying sunlight and the trees and meadows gliding silently by.

The emphasis at the university is on all male company. It is almost pathetic to see the anti-feminism still existent at the uniOxford and the Military Mon versity. The women's colleges (five in I won't attempt here to justify the value number) gained their status recently (in the Twenties). So even today, every now of an Oxford education to a military man and then, one hears tales of disgruntled —though I am prepared to make out what anti-feminist lecturers addressing their stu- I consider at least an adequate case for dents, "I believe I see some ladies present. such education. It should simply suffice to I do not lecture to ladies. Will the ladies say that the U. S. Army has come to the leave, please?" These poor women are conclusion that such education is available often bookworms, but very bright book- to them and has accelerated its efforts to worms, for their place at Oxford is coveted secure Rhodes scholarships for its officers. by many others and they have to work The Navy, interestingly enough, tends to hard to stay. When occasionally dressed put obstacles in the way of potential Rhodes in their severe academic dress—completely scholars. One of these is the requirement black except for the "dickie"—they are that before applying for a scholarship an truly the original "blue-stockings." A wag applicant must serve a year at sea. This is reported to have said, "Oh, the women may be wise from a professional viewat Oxford? Why I can tell them from the point, but considering the mechanics of semen every time—they ride the bicycles curing such scholarships for Annapolis men Clubs a n d Societies without the bar!" This commentary paints (a) it effectively pushes possible applicants past the age limit—and at Navy men may A useful concept of university life is a somewhat blacker picture than life, as tend to be a bit older on the average, might be expected, for some of the uniprovided by the multitude of clubs. There anyway, (b) it removes men from the are literally hundreds—from the Commu- versity girls are admirable from any set of academic pattern so they either lose instandards. nist Club to the Conservative Club (or terest or feel they can no longer compete, even more conservative)—from the Aris(c) it permits time for disqualifying feaT r a d i t i o n a l Celebrations totelian Society to the Bath Club (which tures to develop—e.g., marriages—(Rhodes Yet, as might be expected, to assist in limits its members to holders of a bath tub was a confirmed bachelor and wanted his knob from a woman's college). One of the making commemoration ballsi" a success, scholars to be as well. Then, too, Oxford most interesting for a military man is the is designed for a bachelor undergraduate, 9 A rough "he-man's" game proudly flayed "Anglo-American Officers' Club" where without any protection except for special ' scrum not a married man). odd types of both nations gather to hear caps" to coax radar-designed ears into a more streamlined mold. Rugger is not to be compared This is probably all for the best—otherwith the gentler game, "American football," in into wise our naval planners would not permit 8 Guy Fawkes plotted to blow up Parliament. which less athletic types bundle themselves He was caught anil hung. The defeat of his treason weird helmets "and things" and you "have extra such a situation to exist. I am not preis still celebrated in a sort of Fourth of July fashion—picnics, fireworks, etc. Some claim the celebration laments the failure of the plot.

players, don't you?" Nor should it be compared to the national" game of soccer which isn't ' quite on," echshully or be considered second to it.

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pared to impugn motives, but it necessarily creates the following situation: N u m b e r of Rhodes Scholarships W o n

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U. S. Rhodes scholarships are granted each year), but it would be pleasant to see the alma mater do a little better relative to West Point competition. Seen through these Air Force "specs" it looks as if there should be plenty of material at Annapolis; it simply needs to be encouraged rather than discouraged.

Whatever else coming to England has done for me, it has enabled me better to understand the Englishman. This it can do for you, too, when you come to England.

But you must make an effort to meet Englishmen. For reasons I've only touched on, sometimes most of the effort will be on

your side, but this does not necessarily mean that the Englishman is any colder or more reserved than strangers at home. His habits are simply different. Joining local organizations, or churches, or the English Speaking Union (an international club) will all help introduce you to Englishmen—• or an invitation to tea of a casual acquaintance would never be taken amiss, even in England. But to spend several years in all American transplanted societies and then go home condemning the British could scarcely be considered laudable. Given a chance, you will discover quite a few things British which will attract you—echshully !

TRAFFIC JAM. . . . Punts on a branch of the Isis (Thames River) May Day morning.

To the Alumni of the UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY The football schedule for the fall of 1954 is now firm and has been .published recently. It is repeated here for ready reference: 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 27

Sept.—William and Mary at Annapolis Oct. —Dartmouth at Hanover Oct.—Stanford at Palo Alto Oct. —Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Oct. —Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Oct. —Notre Dame at Baltimore Nov.—Duke at Norfolk Nov.—Columbia at Annapolis Nov.—Army at Philadelphia

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decided to hold Alumni Weekend at the Naval Academy on 24-26 September.

Friday, 24 September, has been designated as Alumni Day. The program of events undoubtedly will be identical to the programs of the past few years in which the Friday schedule included the opportunity for fathers to lunch with their midshipmen sons in the mess hall, open house in all departments in the afternoon, a dress parade, and in the early evening a reception in Dahlgren Hall followed by an informal dinner in the mess hall.

Open house in the departments will continue on Saturday morning, and the

Academy-sponsored events will conclude with the William and Mary football game on Saturday afternoon.

This early announcement is made for the benefit of all, but particularly for those who wish to schedule class reunions during that weekend. Later announcements in the summer will contain full information concerning the schedule and the manner in which applications may be made for specific events.

C. T. J O Y Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy Superint-endent

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Survivor Benefit Plans Choice of Any Service 1955 Strength

by Fred Lardner, '22

Comparatively little legislation to improve the lot of military personnel will be enacted into law this year unless much more of it has been introduced by the time you read this. The deadline for introduction was March 31 at the latest, according to Capitol Hill authorities. Congress can act quickly when it wants to, but from now on through July it will have to act quickly when it wants to, but from now on through July it will have to act quickly on various kinds of legislation, and the heavy load will inevitably prevent enactment of many bills.

As of this writing (mid-March) the only major bill to improve career service which has been introduced and given a good start is H.R. 7103, sponsored by Representative Arends (Rep., 111.) and providing for more realistic ceilings on the number of oflficers in each grade for each service.

This bill has been approved by the House Armed Services Committee and is at this writing on the union calendar.

Officers on Grade

This bill, the committee reported, would "obviate any further efforts to restrict promotions through the use of limitations on appropriation acts," would provide a "reasonable long-range basis" for career planning, maintain the "theory of selection," and permit a "normal flow of promotions."

The committee agreed there are proportionately more senior oflficers in the services today than during World War II, but added that this is due largely to the fact that Congress created more billets for after World War II and the development of new techniques and weapons of war require a larger proportion of oflficers.

The bill would not limit the number of oflficers in four-star and three-star ranks because it believes present controls on the number of such oflficers are adequate.

"The general and admiral ceilings contained in this legislation," the committee reported, "are actually based on requirements and geared to long-range promotion plans."

The bill would restore the 20-year retirement privileges of oflficers so that oflficers might readily retire, if they so desire, after twenty years of service. At present voluntary retirement after 20 years of service is controlled by a provision in the Defense Department appropriations act for fiscal 1954, which limits such retirement to those who served in World War I as well as World War II, those who would suffer undue hardship by remaining in the service, and those who can obtain special permission to retire.

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Service Dissatisfaction

The committee emphasized something which may be news to most of our military oflficers, and that is that this 20-year retirement privilege has seldom been used.

In the four-year period preceding the Korean war, only 268 Army, Navy and Marina Corps officers and only 23 Air Force oflficers took advantage of it. These oflficers had 20 to 25 years of service.

mass basis for application to each case of dependent care reaching a civilian hospital and a civilian doctor. There is plenty of health and accident insurance on the market; as a matter of fact, the market is flooded with plans involving misleading advertising or otherwise phony in operation. The Federal Trade Commission is now investigating this field.

The committee explained that the 20year retirement privilege has a real appeal for young oflficers. But having served 20 years, the very great majority of these oflficers decide to remain in the service because of family responsibilities and a desire to advance still further in rank.

Plenty of health insurance plans are offered by reliable companies. This writer has made a study of the subject, and was about to write a magazine article on it.

The gist of the article would be that this insurance field would have to be cleaned up considerably or its unethical operators would indirectly promote so-called socialized medicine.

Civilian-Military Pay

Twenty-four bills to increase the pay of civilian employees of the Federal Government have been introduced, and 130 members* of Congress have indicated a desire to testify favorably for an increase in such pay.

The Administration has sponsored a bill of its own, or a bill partially credited to it.

This bill includes a reclassification plan which would carry pay raises, and it would also provide various fringe benefits for civilian personnel, as health and unemployment insurance.

But as of this writing no bill providing for an increase in military pay, and backed directly or indirectly by the Administration, has been introduced. The House Armed Services Committee has said it should have such a bill before the end of March.

Representatives Robert Wilson (Rep. Calif.) and James E. Van Zandt (Rep., Pa.) have sponsored bills to increase military pay and tie it closely to rises in the cost-of-living index. These members contend that Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson is now definitely in favor of a pay raise for military personnel.

We believe that such a bill, and perhaps others, could be introduced as late as April 30 and still be enacted in this 83rd Congress.

Health insurance for Dependents

Very few of private plans, even the good ones, oflfer payment for medical service at home. Probably the best private company.

Mutual of Omaha, tried such a plan for two years, but doctors and patients ganged up to soak the company and the plan was dropped.

The proposed military dependent care bill provides for small payments (we don't know how much) for medical attention, to prevent abuse of the plan.

Our own theory is that there should be no such policy, military or civilian, which permits payment by the insurance company of all expenses involved, or even nearly all of them. Such a policy encourages hospitals and doctors to increase their fees constantly. In Washington, D. C , hospitals accept the card of Blue Cross and doctors accept the card of Blue Shield, and these organizations, paying all costs directly to hospitals and doctors without question, have in our opinion been partially responsible for the big increases in medical costs of the past ten years in this city.

Survivor Benefit Plans

This bill, according to Defense Department spokesmen, is still in a state of limbo.

The department is waiting for a report on the subject from the Kaplan Committee named to study Federal retirement plans.

The Budget Bureau is considering a tentative bill sponsored by the Defense Department to improve medical care for dependents of military personnel. It has been difficult to obtain detailed information on this bill, and about all we know now is that it will be based on private health insurance plans.

It is generally assumed that such a plan would blanket active duty personnel under Sociel Security. As we have said before in this column. Social Security survivor benefits provide more security than the average American thinks. Recently we read of one young widow and two children who may receive as much as $43,000 from Social Security.

We presume that the government would purchase private health insurance on a

As for the survivor benefit plan for retired officers, authorized under the UniSHIPMATE

He is a board member of the American Merchant Marine Institute, American Bureau of Shipping, Maritime Association of the Port of New York, United Defense Fund, Inc., United Seamen's Service, Inc., and the American Merchant Marine Library Association.

Millard's other affiliations in the field of transportation include the National Petroleum Council, United States Chamber of Commerce, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, International Chamber of Commerce, Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, American Petroleum Institute, and the National Foreign Trade Council.

He is a member of the New York Yacht Club, the University Club, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

In 1936 he married the former Doris De Peyster Burger. They have one son, William Lawson. By an earlier marriage he is the father of Millard Gobert Gamble, III, and Gloria Gamble (Mrs. C. W. Jones, J r . ) .

formed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953, it does not appear to be working out well. At this writing less than five per cent of retired officers have signified a desire to participate in this plan.

Choice of Any Service

If a proposal of the Senate Armed Services Committee is adopted, and it probably will be, 12.5 per cent of each graduating class of the Naval Academy, the Military Academy and the proposed Air Force .\cademy will be permitted to select careers in armed services other than the one in which they studied.

This selection would include the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

This proposal was written, into H.R. 5337, a bill providing an expenditure of $126 million to finance construction of an Air Force Academy. It is probable that the new project will cost more than this.

The bill stipulates that a site for the Academy must be selected within 45 days after passage of the bill. The bill, which at this writing has just been approved by the Senate and previously by the House, will soon go to the President for approval.

1955 Strength

Secretary of Defense Wilson told the House Appropriations Committee that on 30 June 1954 there would be about 3,327,000 men and women in uniform—1,407,000 in the Army, 740,000 in the Navy, 225,000 in the Marine Corps, and 955,000 in the Air Force. By the end of fiscal year 1955, the Secretary said, the total number will have been reduced to about 3,038,000—to 1,164,000 in the Army, 689,000 in the Navy, 215,000 in the Marines, and 970,000 in the Air Force. The combined net reduction for all these services will be 289,000, with an increase of some 15,000 in the Air Force personnel.

Fiscal year 1955 is expected to be a year of heavy turnover in the normal course of events. Nevertheless, the Navy plans to keep about the same percentage of its officers and men in the Fleet while reducing total strength by 51,000 persons.

The Marine Corps will have 126,000 Marines, or 56 per cent of its total strength, in the operating forces as fiscal year 1955 begins. This number will increase to 133,000, or 62 per cent, by the end of the fiscal year, even though overall strength is cut by 10,000.

One of the official plans is the announced intention to cut out non-essential civilian jobs, while at the same time replacing military personnel with civilians as much as possible.

Service Dissatisfaction

Congress will receive specific proposals for improving the housing and educational facilities for military personnel and their families, according to Assistant Secretary of Defense John A. Hannah.

Dr. Hannah said that a primary reason why men do not stay in the service is the unhappiness of their wives at being unable to find decent housing for the family and adequate schooling for the children.

The latest word on commissaries is that the threat to continued operation of commissaries in metropolitan areas is almost assured. The Defense Department will take no action to lessen operations of these stores as long as nothing is done to improve service morale in other areas.

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MILLARD G. GAMBLE, 15

Millard G. Gamble, '15, Shipping Executive One of the nation's top shipping executives, and a leading authority on ocean transportation, is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1915. He is Millard Gobert Gamble, president of Esso Shipping Company, ocean tanker affiliate of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey).

Millard Gamble was born in Louisville, Ga., on 24 May 1894. After graduation from the Academy he served aboard the battleship U T A H , and shortly before the United States entered World War I he was transferred to the transport HANCOCK, flagship of the second contingent of the first overseas convoy, serving in that ship as chief engineer and, later, as executive officer.

Following the armistice he was attached to the battleship NEVADA, and later served as chief engineer of the presidential yacht MAYFLOWER, and as commanding officer of another presidential yacht, the SYLPH. Resigning from the Navy in 1919, he joined the Marine Department of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) in the construction and repair division. After two years in machinery construction work he transferred to the operating division, and in 1937 was made assistant in the traffic division handling marine matters in Venezuela and Aruba, and lake tanker shipments in Caribbean ports. The following year he was named manager of the newly formed Caribbean division and went to Aruba as marine manager in 1939.

Returning to the United States, Millard was named assistant general manager of the Jersey Company's Marine Department in 1942, and in 1945 he succeeded B. B. Howard as general manager. In 1950 he became the first president of Esso Shipping Company when the ocean tanker fleet and marine personnel of Standard Oil Company (N. J.) were transferred to that newly formed subsidiary.

Gamble is now a member of the Transportation Council of the United States Department of Commerce, and his government affiliations also include service as transportation consultant for the National Security Resources Board, and as chairman of its tanker group. He played a leading role in formulating the Voluntary Plan for the Contribution of Tanker Tonnage to Meet National Defense Requirements following the outbreak of hostilities in Korea.

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MARTIN MERSON, '28

Martin Merson, '28, VP of Temple U. Last fall. Dr. Robert L. Johnson, president of Temple University, announced that Martin Merson, USNA, '28, had been elected to the post of vice president of that university. Merson, an attorney, had served with the Temple president when the latter was national chairman of the Citizens Commitee for the Hoover Report for reorganization of the executive branch of the federal government, and acted as first assistant to Dr. Johnson during the time he headed the State Department's International Information Administration.

In announcing Merson's appointment, Dr. Johnson said, "Mr. Merson will work with me on administrative affairs at Temple. I have discovered in him a brilliant administrative capacity and a fine analytical mind.

He is both idealistic and practical at the same time. His realization of the power of the university in producing new leaders will undoubtedly be of invaluable assistance in the approaching stage of Temple's development." {Continued on next page)

.\fter his graduation from the -\cademy, Merson served in the regular Navy, resigning to enter Harvard University's School of Law. He received his law degree in 1933, and also attended Columbia's and New York University's schools of business.

Following graduation from law school, Merson did corporate reorganization work for financial firms and served as assistant resident counsel for Globe and Rogers Fire Insurance Company until 1935, when he joined American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation. In 1940 he went to South America for United States Steel Corporation with the export division of the organization.

He returned to active duty as a Reserve in World War II and served as fire control officer of the cruiser HELENA, and as ex-

ecutive officer of the naval base at Guadalcanal during the period of heavy action in the Solomon Islands. Hospitalized with malaria, he was returned to the United States to serve with the Bureau of Navy Personnel and the executive office of the Secretary of the Navy.

On his demobilization from the Navy with the rank of commander in 1946, he assisted the Electric Boat Company of Conn., in termination of war contracts and conversion to civilian pursuits.

Until 1952, Merson was head of the law division of Dixie Cup Company in Easton, Pa., where he directed all legal and patent activities of the company and represented the firm in negotiations with the Federal Trade Commission, the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Department of Justice.

Merson has been admitted to practice before the bar in Pennsylvania and New York and before the Supreme Court of the United States. The new Temple vice presi-. dent is married and has three children.

GEORGE F. CHAPLINE, 16 Fellow of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences.

A resident of Old Westbury, Long Island, George has been active with the Long Island .Association and other community groups. He currently is serving as one of the vice presidents of the Long Island Industry Hospital Fund Drive. Recently he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Adelphia College in Garden City, N. Y.

H a p Lyon, ' 2 5 , General Agent in San Francisco

Harry Nelson Lyon, graduate of the Class of 1925, is general agent in San Francisco for the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia.

Born in Rawlins, Wyo., on June 17, 1903, George F. Chapline, vice president of the Fairchild Engine and .Airplane Corp. and Hap served aboard the U S S CALIFORNIA general manager of the Fairchild Engine until his resignation from the Navy in Division, has been an aviation executive July of 1928. since 1929. After joining Fairchild in 1946 After four years with the National City he led the company's engine division Bank of New York in that city, Portland, through the lean years to the point where today it has a nearly $100 million backlog.

This backlog is well dispersed in several types of engines for specialized propulsion systems covering a wide range of applications.

Chapline's aircraft industry experience prior to joining Fairchild included time as service manager, director of sales and service, and vice president of sales for Wright Aeronautical Corp. from 1929-1940. He moved from C-W to Brewster Aeronautical Corp. as executive vice president and later as president, in which post he remained until he reentered the Navy in 1943 as a captain on the staflf of Fleet Admiral Nimitz in charge of logistics planning.

A graduate of the Naval Academy in 1916, Chapline earned a Master's degree in Aeronautical Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1925. A pilot of 30 years' standing, he won his wings at Pensacola and served as one of the early carrier and catapult pilots. Later in the . mid 'Twenties he commanded Navy Fighter Squadron VF-2.

Currently Commander of an American Legion post which boasts such members ns E.4L President Eddie Rickenbacker, Col. Bernt Balchen, R. Adm. "Dick" Richardson, Arthur Godfrey, and many others, Moulin Studios Chapline is also a Quiet Birdman, a memHARRY N. LYON, '25 ber of the Wings Club, and an .A.ssociate

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and San Francisco, he entered life insurance, first with the Equitable Society for a few months, then at the beginning of 1933 in the Fidelity's San Francisco office.

An immediate success as a life underwriter, Lyon quickly achieved top rank as a life insurance adviser on Navy stations in the Bay Area. In 1939 he received the Chartered Life Underwriter designation of the -American College of Life Underwriters During this pre-World War II period, Hap was active in Navy as well as insurance circles in San Francisco. Joining the USMC Reserve as a first lieutenant in 1935, he was promoted to captain in 1940. Came Pearl Harbor Sunday, Hap quit champing at the bit and on Monday requested active duty.

His first assignment was as aide to Maj. Gen. William P. Upshur, Commandant of t.he Pacific Department, USMC. Before long Hap grew restless and requested combat duty, serving as executive officer of the 17th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 5th Corps Artillery, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.

From the EUice Islands, he staged bombers out of Nukufetau for the Tarawa and Kwajalein invasions. Then from the Marianas he staged B-29's out of Tinian for the Iwo Jima move and Empire bombardment.

He received a Letter of Commendation from Lieutenant General Geiger, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces in the Pacific, for service on Tinian.

With the rank of lieutenant colonel he returned to inactive duty status on December 8, 1945. He has since achieved his colonelcy in the Reserve.

Shortly after his discharge, he returned to Fidelity's San Francisco office on Montgomery Street, as associate general agent, later as general agent in charge of operations in northern California.

A brisk and purposeful man. Hap has continued his advisory work among San Francisco naval personnel. H e is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table of the National Association of Life Underwriters. He served a term since tlie war as president of the San Francisco Naval Academy Graduates Association. His present activities include the chairmanship.

Board of Governors, Marines Memorial Club, and the Board of Managers, Embarcadero YMCA in San Francisco. He also belongs to San Francisco's Chamber of Commerce, its Commercial Club, and the Commonwealth Club of California.

A d m i r a l Carney Elected President of N a v y M u t u a l Aid Association .\t the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Navy Mutual Aid Association held Friday, February 19, 1954, Adm. Robert B. Carney was elected president. Other elected officers were first vice president, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, USN (Ret.) ; second vice president, R. Adm. Frank Baldwin, SC, U S N (Ret.) ; third vice president. Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Wornham, USMC, and secretary and treasurer, Capt. T. S. Dukeshire, SC, U S N (Ret.).

Navy Mutual Aid is a nonprofit, officercontrolled association organized in 1879 under the auspices of the Secretary of the Navy for the purpose of providing immediate aid to the dependents of deceased officer personnel in the form of a substantial cash payment wired or cabled anywhere in the world, and in the prompt preparation and submission of all government claims.

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MMl PERSOiEL Vice Admiral Navy Line Officers May Apply For Specialized Duties

James L. HoUo'way, Jr., USN Chief of Naval

Personnel

Navy selection boards will be convened this June to consider applications from permanently commissioned unrestricted line officers in the grades of lieutenant through commander for designation for Engineering Duty, -Aeronautical Engineering Duty or Special Duty in eight categories.

Applications must be in the Bureau of Naval Personnel by May IS, 1954.

Deadline for applications to reach the Bureau of Naval Personnel is May 1, 1954.

The Navy said officers who meet the qualifications in the various categories may apply and those who have completed a postgraduate course associated with the specialties are particularly urged to do so.

Operation "Sky Pilots"

On a recent Sunday with Task Force 77, operating in Far Eastern waters on training exercises, nearly every ship in this unit was afforded an opportunity to pass the word that religious services would be held.

Many of the smaller ships do not have a chaplain aboard and helicopters were used to fly six Navy chaplains from carriers and a cruiser to destroyers of the Force. The aerial "Sky Pilots" conducted nineteen Divine services for their seagoing congregations in mess halls, reception rooms and on hangar decks. Services were held from dawn to dusk as the clergymen shuttled back and forth to ships in the Task Force via the copters.

Following are the categories desired: Engineering Duty Officer ( E D O ) , General, Electronics and Ordnance; -Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer (-AEDO), General, Electronics and Aerological; Special Duty Officer ( S D O ) , Communications and Naval Intelligence.

Scholarships Offered to Navy, Marine Corps Jrs.

Two scholarships are being oflfered to children of naval personnel, the Navy announced recently. They are the Clausey Medal of Honor Scholarship and the Navy Wives Club of -America Scholarship.

The Clausey Scholarship is oflfered for use at college level or higher and amounts to $500 annually. It was established in memory of the late Lt. John Joseph Clausey and is available to children of Navy and Marine Corps personnel killed in action in World War II or the Korean conflict or who died as a result of wounds received in those actions. The award is in the form of an outright grant to be made yearly and may be given to an individual or divided between two or more children.

The Navy Wives Club Scholarship offers aid to children of enlisted members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on active duty, retired or deceased, in obtaining college educations, vocational or business training. The scholarship will be in outright grants of $250 or more per academic year.

Both scholarships will be paid directly to the schools to be attended by successful candidates.

Scholarship selection committees will make their selections from high school graduates or above on the basis of need, scholastic achievement and character.

Candidates must first be positive that they will be admitted to the schools of their choice and are advised to apply prior to March 1 of the year they wish to enter.

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-Application blanks may be obtained from the Chief of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers G212). Those applying for the Navy Wives Club Scholarship may also obtain blanks from the secretary of any Navy Wives Club in their area. When applying to the Bureau of Naval Personnel for an application form, candidates should specify for which scholarship they are competing.

COMMANDING OFFICER, CAPT. J. S. THACH, AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CDR. D. M. MINNER . . . welcome Neptunus Rex, his wife and Davy Jones aboard the ROOSEVELT.

255 Enlisted Men Picked for NROTC

Two hundred and fifty-five Navy and Marine Corps enlisted personnel have successfully made their first step in competition that leads to a college education and eventual commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.

The provisional selections were made on the basis of test scores attained by candidates in the Navy College Aptitude Test conducted throughout the Fleet last December, and careful screening of individual records in the Bureau of Naval Personnel.

The enlisted candidates will be ordered to the Naval Preparatory School, Bainbridge, Md., in April for intensive academic refresher training, and final selection within the quota of scholarships alloted to the Fleet this year.

Navy Terminates Direct Ste^vard Recruiting

V. Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel, announced that separate recruitment of stewards in the United States would be abolished in March of this year.

Under the new plan an applicant would A FEW OF THE "LOYAL SHELL- be enlisted only as seaman recruit and BACKS" . . . wetting their blivvies in would have an opportunity to apply for preparation for the initiation. Many a service in any of the Navy's specialty polywog felt the sting of these soaked groups, including the stewards group, at canvas paddles. the end of recruit training.

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so pleasant, he would be a ready volunteer.

To him fell the happy lot of collecting feminine addresses and corresponding with them about their contribution to the Log edition of the girls, by the girls, and for the troops. Way back last fall he ran ads in the magazine advising all femmes with art, humor, or writing talents to start submitting their efforts to him. By the time his March 1 deadline rolled around Lynn realized that mids have a lot of cooperative mothers and girls . . . his issue was filled to overflowing. Now he can catalog the addresses and proceed to reap the benefits of a job well done.

»»#»##»»»»»»»»##»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»#/ Rabelais gets the credit for saying, "Half the world does not know how the other half lives." That must have been before the advent of exchange weekends. Now every mid gets his chance to observe the other half in action on the banks of the Hudson. A lot of lasting friendships and greater understanding make the expense worthwhile. A month or so back this mid had his opportunity to join the long gray line for three days. I had a hard time getting everything • packed in time to make the early formation for lunch before we were to depart. I left my suitcase open, knowing that I would have a few minutes after I came back up from chow. I dashed back, buckled it shut, and started to leave.

One roommate asked me if I wasn't taking any books along, then suggested that I carry my copy of U S N A regulations, something without which no respectable mid should go to WooPoo. He laughed. I laughed. This was very funny. Then I noticed that the volume in question wasn't in its assigned spot on my desk. The other roommate poker-facedly explained that he had lent it to the fellow across the hall for watch squad inspection, his own lacking current corrections. At this point the reader can probably predict what I found deep in my suitcase Thursday night as I unpacked at West Point . . . the reg book, of course, but also a single klak. It's great to have such thoughtful wives.

That old saying that relates spring, young men's fancies, and love must contain more truth than poetry. Some of the guys try hard, but still can't make the law of averages work on blind dates. The company brick continues to wend its weary way, but the traditional Sunday evening ceremony lecently received a novel twist. The youngsters started whooping it up, beating klaks, chanting the customary dirge, and enlisting any and everyone in the processional that was moving toward the fifth wing. Time would tell whom the ringleaders had chosen for the honor. They reached what appeared to be their destination, then abruptly did an about face and presented the coveted award to one of their number, a poor, surprised unfortunate who had seconds before been chuckling under his breath, thinking that he had eluded the brick givers for another week. Life is just full of little surprises.

Some Bancroftians have proved that spare cash is not so hard to come by if you just use the old hatrack. Youngster Nick Schleicher is in on the ground floor with a new metal cleaner that seems to be better than what anybody else can put out. While in high school, he assisted an elderly chemist to develop the top secret formula for the perfectly safe and efficient product that they have trade-named "Nitrolite." Their sales records include purchases by the Municipality of Philadelphia, Bendix Aviation, and Ballantine Breweries. When I stopped by his room to get him to tell me about it, he whipped out his literature- in true salesmanship style and proceeded to 12

One of the best "Dear John" situations that we have run across in recent weeks give me the five-dollar lecture. By the time was the result of an innocent mistake made he had discussed "Nitrolite's" advantages by a mid who really must make the rounds. and cleaned a black penny to a sparkle by He decided to write all three of his girl simply dropping it in the solution, I was friends on a single night and was somehow ready to buy. No sale. Nick vends his so unlucky as to mix the epistles up and product by the 375-pound drum only. Be- get all three sent to the wrong girls. We sides, he already has enough money for can't imagine a quicker way to find yourawhile and has halted production until self classified as a non-dragger. The first graduation. mistaken lovely simply returned the letter intact, a second has yet to reply (she probThe Hall's mystery man of the month ably never will), but the third penned a was Lt. V. L. Kije, U S N , who got into curt note saying that she had injured her the act one Saturday morning by turning in arm and wouldn't be able to make the jaunt a number of neatly typed conduct reports to Annapolis for quite awhile. If he had on men widely scattered through the Bri- three at one time, he probably won't be gade, for failure to turn back their bedding.

The OD's come and go, and apparently long making new contacts anyway. none of those who handled the reports paid The plebes celebrated a big hundredth much attention to the officer's identity. The night this year by taking over first class Forms Two received main office serial rates and blue service coats for evening numbers, batt office serial numbers, and one meal. Last year the event involved the was even initialed by its subject in the no flinging of much creamed cauliflower, but statement column. When someone started this year ComBeefStew thought he had to wonder, the good lieutenant was no- them outfoxed. H e switched the noon and where to be found on the rolls of the supper menus and served cold sliced ham.

Severn River Naval Command. Some peo- He must have forgotten about the potato ple will do anything for a joke. salad; it took the place of the creamed One firster was dispatched by To further prove that there's always a cauliflower. joker in the crowd, consider the case of the plebes on his table with orders to give one segundo whose roommate had gone to the O O W a wild man. He sidled up to the West Point and was still marked as being staff table, dutifully requested permission in charge of room. This tough luck kid of the OD to give him the pseudo wild stepped across the Rail for about five man, received it, waved to his inciters, and minutes, and when he came back found a proceeded to run his hand close enough note addressed to the man in charge of over his victim's head to make it look good, room, informing him that he was on re- but not close enough to touch a hair on his port for lights burning, occupants absent. head. While they were still feeling good, The greeting was signed "-AOOW." Be- the plebes got a week of carry on from lieving in fair play and fearing the wrath the Superintendent after the winter sports of the returning wife, the conscientious teams took four out of seven against Army. bumpkin dashed down to the main office, The big regret of that Army weekend was confessed all to the AOOW, and begged that we don't compete with Army in wreshim to see justice done by changing the tling, too. The grapplers were heroes for name on the r,;port. That august official two consecutive weeks after they broke got quite a kick out of the whole affair Penn State's 34-meet win streak and then since he hadn't been near the room in ques- came from a 14-0 deficit to beat Lehigh tion. His suggestion was that maybe they 16-14 on the brute strength of the strongcould find the note-writing pretender and est man at Navy, Pete Blair. see if he masqueraded under the title of Nav p-work first thing tomorrow mornLt. V. L. Kije as well as AOOW. ing. Looks like I'll have to maneuver a few The launching of the NAUTILUS brought boards tonight. See you again next month. subs in general and the world's first motordriven model, the HOLLAND, in particular, into the spotlight. The discovery was made that the Chief Engineer of that vessel, Lt. Back Issues of Shipmate Richard O. Williapis (Ret.), and Mr. Harry Wahab, a chief gunner's mate of Wanted by PG Schoof the crew, now reside in Annapolis. They were invited to the atomic sub's christening, The Library at the Naval Postgraduate but declined because of health. In an in- School, Monterey, Calif., needs back issues terview with Larry Frost of the Log, Lieu- of Shipmate to complete its files. The istenant Williams produced a picture of the sues required a r e : 1949 January to Sepsub taken back in 1902 in historic Santee tember mclusive; 1950 January and DeBasin, which ten years later was the site cember; 1951 December; 1952 January to of Lt. T. G. Ellyson's catapult experiments. May mclusive, and July, also September; 1953 February.

Lynn Wehrmeister, who shuttles from Log office to Trident office to pistol galAny alumnus who has any of these issues lery, just two weeks ago produced the on hand and is willing to dispose of them fruits of one of his collateral duties, only should address them, to the Librarian at wan-in-charge of the Femme's Log. Ac- the Postgraduate School where they will cording to Lynn, if all collateral duty were be gratefully received.

S H I P M A T E

"Ilie. United John Paul Jones Memoirs Among Documents Given To Academy Museum A copy of the report to the U. S. Secretary of State concerning the discovery in '1905 of the long lost grave of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones has been presented to the Naval Academy Museum along with other documents by the grandson of the man who was instrumental in locating the grave. The Museum also received a French translation of Jones' Memoirs which were published in 1798. The gifts were the result of an exchange in correspondence between Capt. Wade DeWeese, Director of the Museum, and Dr. Horace Porter Mende of Kiissnacht, Switzerland, grandson of former American Ambassador to France General Horace Porter.

Jones, honorably discharged from the Continental Navy after it was disbapded at the end of the Revolution, served as Ambassador to the French Court, and later accepted service in the Russian Navy under Catherine II. Death came to him in Paris during the turbulent years of the French Revolution. He was practically forgotten by the American government. A friend, Pierre Simonneau, made the burial arrangements.

StaUi

Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, '16 Superintendent MC, US'NR, has been presented to the Academy Museum by Admiral Wassell.

The motion picture is based on the book The Story of Dr. Wassell written by James Hilton and published in 1943. It is the story of a Navy doctor who led ten seriously wounded Americans off the Japanese-invaded island of Java in the South Pacific into West Australia.

The presentation was made to the Museum in honor of R. Adm. William B. Goggins, U S N (Ret.), '20, one of the ten evacuated from Java by Dr. Wassell. It was given in honor also of the Naval Academy Class of 1920 and all of the men that came out of Java with Dr. Wassell.

Royalties from the book were given by the author, James Hilton, to the Naval Relief Society, as was five per cent of the proceeds from the film. According to the Executive Vice President of the Navy Relief Society, more than $15,000 was received from the book and $155,000 from the motion picture.

40 Books on Bounty Mutiny Given to Naval Academy One of history's most dramatic tales of adventure, intrigue and romance on the high seas, the mutiny aboard the Royal Navy's H M S BOUNTY in 1789, is the subject of 40 volumes presented to the Naval Academy by Mr. William R. Coe of New York City. Mr. Coe's gift, added to the volumes already on hand, gives the Academy Library one of the most extensive BOUNTY collections in the world.

Many are rare first editions. One of the oldest volumes, Narrative of the Mutiny by^ Lt. William Bligh, RN, skipper of the ill-fated BOUNTY, was published in 1790.

While most of the books deal with accounts of the mutiny and the London court martial of some of the mutineers, several tell of the idyllic lives led by the sailors on Tahiti and other South Pacific islands. One of these is entitled Secret Anecdotes of the Otaheitian Females.

Ambassador Porter launched the search for the grave in 1899. It took nearly six years to locate the coffin which lay in a forgotten burial ground covered by a laundry building and other structures. Five shafts were sunk into the grounds surrounding the area. Tunnelers at last found five lead coffins buried together. One of these belonged to Jones.

Positive identification was made by comparing Jones' perfectly preserved body (the coflfin had been filled with alcohol) with contemporary paintings and busts. Physicians also checked various body organs for diseases which he suffered during his lifetime. This autopsy was the first ever made on a human being more than a century dead.

Porter bore the entire cost of the long search. It exceeded $35,000. Later when Congress wished to reimburse him, he refused and asked that the money be put to the construction of the John Paul Jones Crypt in the Naval Academy Chapel.

Academy Museum Gets The Story of Dr. Wassell CADETS SEE SHIP'S "BRAIN" IN ACTION. . . . Midshipman explains to West The Story of Dr. Wassell, a movie film Point cadets the functions of a shipboard-type C.I.C. used for training at the Naval depicting the life of World War II naval Avademy. The cadets were part of an 86-man West Point contingent which toured hero R. Adm. Corydon McA. Wassell, the Academy in the Midshipman-Cadet Exchange of Weekends.

APRIL

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W i n t e r Sports E N D O F SEASON SCORES BASKETBALL VARSITY

Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy

110 60 83 72 72

Georgetown Maryland Gettysburg Notre Dame Army

75 61 70 84 85

PLEBE

Navy Navy Navy Navy

61 98 94 60

Georgetown Frosh G. Washington F r o s h . . .

Gettysburg Frosh Maryland Frosh

72 94 62 61

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Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May May May May

10 13 15 17 20 22 24 27 30 1 4 6 8 11 13 IS 18 22 29

Lafayette Rutgers Villanova Temple Fordham Harvard Dartmouth Georgetown Yale Brown Gettysburg Pennsylvania Duke Cornell Maryland Princeton Penn State Pittsburgh Army

Apr, Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. .Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May May

3 7 10 14 17 21 24 28 1 4 8 12 15 19 22 26

Baltimore City College N T C (Bainbridge) Virginia Freshmen Maryland Freshmen William & Mary (Norfolk Div.) Johns Hopkins Freshmen Bladensburg High School Bullis School Maryland Freshmen Gettysburg Freshmen Pennsylvania Freshmen Western Maryland Freshmen Richmond Freshmen Calvin Coolidge High School Delaware Freshmen Montgomery Junior College

SWIMMING

39 20 45 ..

Harvard Yale U. S. Military Academy Rutgers

Navy Navy

64 45

Pennsylvania Frosh . . . .

Balto. City College . . . .

Balto. Poly Inst

45 64 JOE GATTUSO, 167 lbs., left, and Barry 39 Hamilton, 157 lbs., practice on a top lever escape hold.

PLEBE

WRESTLING VARSITY

Navy Navy Navy

27 19 16

Columbia Penn State Lehigh

20 35 4 Navy Navy Navy Navy 3 9 14

RIFLE VARSITY

1414 1420 1424 1434

17

Granby H. S

Maryland Frosh Georgetown Frosh VARSITY

13

GYMNASTICS VARSITY

Navy Navy Navy Navy

Maryland 1430 Georgetown 1375 U. S. Military Acad.. . . 1423 North Carolina 1307 PLEBE

Navy 1391 Navy 1408

PLEBE

Navy

31 431^ 48 54

Penn State 65 Syracuse S2J^ U. S. Military Acad.. .48 Temple 42

Navy 46 Navy 56 Navy SOJ^

Abraham Lincoln H. S..50 Central H. S 40 Girard College 45'/2

PLEBE

Navy Navy Navy Navy

1349 1350 1333 1367

Navy Navy

17 9

Pennsylvania Pentagonals— Yale Princeton Army Harvard U. S. Military Academy Columbia PLEBE

Navy 14

20

Pennsylvania Frosh . . . .

PISTOL

1275 1158 1343 1280

SQUASH

7

Apr. 17 Princeton Apr. 24 Syracuse May 1 Syracuse, Wis. & Cornell May 8 Adams Cup Regatta May IS EARC Champs.

June 19 IR.A Regatta

9 7 9 9 7 7

Pennsylvania Princeton Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Fordham U. S. Military Acad....

Navy

7

Episcopal Academy . . . .

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Apr. Apr. Apr.

3 Columbia 6 Delaware 8 Bucknell

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GOLF

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11 68 58 50 25 10 18

CREW VARSITY—J V—FROS H

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1317 1210

U. S. Mer. Mar. Acad.

New York SMC U. S. Military Acad MIT

FENCING

Navy Navy

Away

PLEBE

VARSITY

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Away

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Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May

10 Duke Away 14 Bucknell 17 Penn State 21 Maryland 24 Pennsylvania Away 1 Georgetown 8-9-10 Eastern Intercollegiate Golf Ass'n Championships Away May 15 Princeton May 22 Pittsburgh May 29 Army PLEBE

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May

10 17 24 1 8 15

Hill School Forest Park High School Bullis School Johns Hopkins Freshmen Maryland Freshmen St. John's (Washington, D. C.) S H I P M A T E

LACROSSE

NAVY'S TOUGH BASKETBALL TEAM

VARSITY

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May

3 8 10 14 17 24 1 8 15 29

Washington College Harvard Virginia Penn State Maryland Duke Princeton Johns Hopkins Pennsylvania Army

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Away

PLEBE

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May

10 17 20 1 8 15

Maryland Freshmen Severn School St. Paul's School Virginia Freshmen Johns Hopkins Freshmen Pennsylvania Freshmen SAILING (Dinghy)

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May

10-11 Navy Spring Invit.

17 Service Acad. Reg. Away 18 Fresh. Elim. Reg. 1-2 Middle -Atl. Champs. Elim.

8-9 Owen Trophy Reg. Away 15-16 Middle Atlantic Champs.

22 Washington .Area Champs.

TENNIS VARSITY

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May May

3 8 10 12 17 21 24 28 1 S 8 12 15 19 22 29

Columbia Harvard Dartmouth Williams Cornell Bucknell Yale Penn State Princeton Maryland Duke Swarthmore Georgetown Temple Pennsylvania Army

Away

Apr. Apr. May May May May May May

24 28 1 5 8 12 IS 22

Maryland Freshmen Calvin Coolidge High School Princeton Freshmen Landon School Hill School Swarthmore Junior Varsity Forest Park High School Pennsylvania Freshmen

Away

by Lynn Wehrmeister, Midn. 2/c Ben Carnevale's high-powered Navy basketball team wound up last year's campaign with a very creditable 16-5 record; and Ben's pre-season comment this year was that he would be more than happy if the boys could equal the '52-'53 mark with the rugged schedule ahead. When all was said and done for the current campaign, Navy had posted a 16-7 mark in scheduled play and advanced to the Eastern finals of the NC.A.A tournament with wins over Connecticut and Cornell before dropping a 64-48 decision to La Salle.

The mids opened the season with a roar by knocking off the rugged Cavaliers from the University of Virginia, 86-75. And in keeping with the holiday spirit, they went on to complete their pre-Christmas chores with wins over American University, Yale, and Columbia. They trimmed American 63-53, edged the Elis 90-82, and romped over a tough Columbia five by a 78-52 margin.

On December 28 the Carnevale caravan arrived in Raleigh, North Carolina, intent on taking their first Dixie Classic title.

After running North Carolina's Tarheels half way to the Virginia border, they upset the highly regarded wolfpack from North Carolina State, 85-75, in the semifinals. But Bernie Janicki, Rudy D'Emilio, and the rest of the Blue Devils proved too much for Navy, and Duke captured the classic crown, 98-83. Sportswriters covering the tournament rated Navy as the surprise of the meet; and Don Lange and Johnny Clune were named to the first alltourney five.

A cold night at Ithaca added loss number two, but the troops squeezed by scrappy Princeton, 67-66, on Bill Slattery's lastsecond jump shot. After creaming Johns Hopkins, Penn came up with the third Navy loss after Lange was injured early in the first period. Even with big Don on crutches, the record became nine and three the following night with a 64-59 win over Temple.

Away

PLEBE

TRACK VARSITY

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May

10 Pittsburgh and Georgetown 17 Princeton, Penn & Yale 23-24 Penn Relays Away 1 Penn State Away 8 Maryland Away 15 Heptagonals Away 29 Army

Apr. 24 Wm. & Mary (Norfolk Div.) May 1 Pennsylvania Freshmen May 8 Maryland Freshmen May 15 Mercersburg Academy A P R I L ,

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Bag

BILL SLATTERY . . . Navy forward in action.

Two scoring marks were established that may stand for quite a while—unless their owners break them. Lange hit everything but the referee, scoring 43 against Hopkins for a new Navy individual game record ; and Clune pumped for 35 in the Temple game to boost the visiting team standard in Philadelphia's" Convention Hall.

Navy returned home to face Rutgers on January 13, and romped over the New Jersey five, 75-61. The following Saturday the mids put on one of the most stirring performances ever witnessed by a Dahlgren Hall crowd when they came from behind' a very strong Penn State team and won 62-58. Jesse Arnelle led his State University outfit to an eleven-point lead at halftime ; but Navy's stampede in the final two periods completely overwhelmed their guests; and, at one point, the Blue and Gold held a ten-point advantage.

Win number 12 came at the expense of Franklin and Marshall. Don Lange clamped a net over F&M's high-scoring Carson Lovett while hitting for 33 himself, and Navy romped to a 98-68 victory.

The stage was set for the long-awaited return engagement with Harold Bradley's Duke Devils. Dahlgren Hall's 3,500 seats were sold out an hour before game time, and the highly partisan fans readied themselves for Navy's revenge. But it was not to be had. Navy couldn't find the range during the first two periods, connecting on only 26% of their attempts from the field and 14% from the charity stripe. They put on a last-half drive that proved they were a better ball club than the first half had indicated, but the damage had been done, and Duke went home with an 82-65 win.

Smarting from the Duke loss, Navy took it out on Pitt the following Wednesday. With Clune and Lange getting 33 and 29 points respectively, they mangled the hapless Panthers, 108-73. The mids then edged Harvard 71-69, and ran up the highest score of the season defeating Georgetown 110-75.

The following Saturday perennial rival Maryland dumped Navy 61-60 in overtime on George Shue's last-second bucket. After dropping Gettysburg 83-70 on Wednesday, the Carnevale crew took it down in their last two regular appearances: 72-84 to Notre Dame, and 72-85 to Army.

The 6-4 Lange has been up to his old tricks of rewriting the record book for the major part of the season. To date Don has bettered the Navy single-game records for total points scored, total field goals, and free throws. The Gooner got 43 against Johns Hopkins, and his 16 baskets set a new high, and he hit for 13 charity tosses against Maryland. He still holds three season marks with his 22.2-point average, 117 free throws, and 374 rebounds gained last year. His single-game mark of 35 rebounds, also established last year, still stands. The big guy is recognized as owning the finest hook shot in collegiate basketball today.

Clune has been an honorable mention for All-America for two years and holds the Academy record for total points scored in one season with the 487 he dropped in Youngster year. In 1951-1952 he ranked (Continued on page 22) 15

THE

BULLETIN BOARD

by Oretha Swartz

N O T E : It is regretted that space limitations prevented the inclusion of sei'cral photographs.

ON THE RECORD

Announcement was made in New York that Adm. William F. Halsey will head the 1954 Mental Health Fund campaign to raise five million dollars for the fight against mental illness.

Mr. Richard Weil, Jr., president of the National .Association, said the drive will begin at the opening of Mental Health Week, 2-8 May, and continue through the month.

Adm. Lynde D. McCormick, recently supreme commander of the Allied Forces in the Atlantic, will arrive shortly after 12 April to take over the presidency of the Naval W a r College at Newport.

Admiral McCormick replaces R. .Adm. Thomas H. Robbins, Jr., who has been president since the retirement in November of Adm. Richard L. Conolly, now president of Long Island University.

Admiral Robbins will stay on as chief of staff, and will remain in Quarters 1 at Ft. Adams.

Admiral and Mrs. McCormick, who is remembered as the former Miss Lillian Addison Sprigg, will move into the President's House on the Naval Station the first week in May. Capt. Ralph C. Johnson, commanding officer of both the Naval Schools Command and the Officer Candidate School, will complete three years of duty in Newport this spring.

Reheving him by early summer will be Capt. William B. Perkins, commanding Submarine Squadron 10 at New London.

Capt. Robert T. S. Keith, chief of staff and aide to R. Adm. Charles C. Hartman, Destroyer Force commander, assumed command of the battleship MISSOURI in March.

He was relieved by Capt. Cecil T. Caufield, recently commander of the Newportbased Destroyer Squadron 20.

12 months starting 1 July, according to Capt. Ralph C. Johnson, commanding the Naval Schools Command.

The output in the present fiscal year is estimated at 4,300 with classes of from 600 to 1,000 students commencing every two months. After the start of the next fiscal year, OCS output will be divided into three classes, convening every four months with no overlapping classes. However, a group of 1,000 men will report late in June for two months' indoctrination in the ROC program.

The U S S CORRY, latest of the Gearing

class destroyers to receive the DDR conversion, was recommissioned 8 January at Norfolk, with R. Adm. S. R. Clark the guest speaker. R. Adm. Logan McKee read the commissioning directive.

Skipper of the ship is Cdr. Frank D. Whalen. Among the grads on board are Lt. (jg) C. D. Mcintosh, Lt. (jg) W. G. Fisher and Ensign W. G. Maser.

Admiral McKee, commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution with five chapters in the Norfolk area attending.

The luncheon-meeting was held at the Nasemond Hotel, Ocean View, and as his subject Admiral McKee discussed the "Turning Points in United States Naval History."

Admiral McKee is descended from John Rodgers Clark, of the Lewis-Clark E.xpedition; David Crockett, Aide to General Lafayette on his return visit to the United States, and R. Adm. James Findley Schenck, U S N .

Some 1,800 persons attended the Mardi Gras held at the Naval Station's Recreation Building at North Severn in Annapolis. Approximately $2,300 was raised for the Navy Relief Society.

V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, Superintendent of the Naval Academy and Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command, did the crowning honors for 17-year-old Beverly Johnston of Grosse Point Woods, Mich.

Miss Johnston was selected by the Navy Capt. Harry C. Maynard has been named the next commanding officer of the Naval Engineering Experiment Station Welfare Underwater Ordnance Station in Newport, and Recreation Board, headed by Mrs. it is announced. He is in command of the Maureen Hayter.

U S S WINSTON, an attack cargo ship in the The Mardi Gras was produced by the Pacific. The change in commands is ex- enlisted personnel of the Station. pected to take place in the fall.

Capt. Francis L. Robbins, present commanding officer, will retire at that time.

He and Mrs. Robbins have a home on Indian Ave. in Middletown.

The Navy has announced a 75 per cent cut in enrollment in the Officer Candidate School program at Newport for the coming year. Between 750 and 1,000 students will receive OCS reserve commissions in the 16

NAVY WIVES Luncheon and Fashion Show

Over 150 wives of officers of the Bureau of Ships, Washington, D. C , attended the luncheon and fashion show on 26 February in the ballroom at Fort Leslie J. McNair.

Guests were greeted by Mrs. W. D. Leggett, Jr., and Mrs. Bernard Manseau.

Louise

Sheridan

MISS SUE HAYS, daughter of Cdr. W. S. Hays, USN (Ret.), '24, and Mrs. Hays of Mobile, Ala., was Maid Attendant to the Queen of the 1954 Mobile Mardi Gras. She made her debut in December at the Camellia Ball. Miss Hays attended the University of Alabama where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Mrs. R. E. Stark, chairman of the decoration committee, was assisted by Mrs. R. J. Johnston, Mrs. R. C. Gooding and Mrs. R. H. Slaughter, Jr. Reservations were made by Mrs. Oscar Stiegler.

Mrs. J. J. Fee and Mrs. William Dolan, Jr., were in charge of arrangements for the show of spring and summer wear, presented by Gretchen Cole of Bethesda, Md. Assisting on various committees were Mrs. Hugh Webster, Mrs. L. V. Honsinger, Mrs. A. C. Smith, Mrs. Robert Garrels and Mrs. Robert B. Madden.

Out-of-town guests included Mrs. F. W. Walton, Mrs. C. E. Trescott and Mrs. C. A. Peterson of Annapolis.

Marine

Officers' Wives C/ub

Mrs. Clifton B. Gates, wife of the former Marine Commandant, and Mrs. Murrey L. Royar, wife of the Chief of the Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, were guests of honor at the luncheon of the club held at the Army-Navy Country Club.

Mrs. Royar was awarded recognition for her assistance in organizing the Marine counterpart of the Navy Supply Corps Officers VVives Club of which she is honorary president.

Presenting the honor guests to the members were Mrs. Reginald H. Ridgely, wife of Brigadier General Ridgely and club president, and Mrs. Lemuel S. Shepherd, Jr., wife of General Shepherd, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Box Supper, Algiers, La.

The Naval OflScers' Wives Club of the Naval Station at Algiers held a box supper and dance at the Officers' Club when a highlight of the evening was a revue directed by Mrs. W. D. F. Stagner. Members of the club and their husbands took part in the revue. .Among them were Mmes. John LeBlanc, P. T. Addesso, J. L. Woodall, S. E. Croom, R. A. Barley, R. H. Roemer, D. E. Mielke and L. R. Smith. ^ T E

Navy

y Card

Party

Returning ships in the Division were the USS A M M E N , USS COGSWELL, U S S GERSOLL and the U S S KNAPP.

Bradford

Bachrach

MISS KATHRYN AYRES HULL, daughter of Capt. David R. Hull, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Hull of Newton Highlands, Mass., and Newport, R. I., will be wed in June to Midn. Peter Bigelow Easton, First Class, son of Capt. William T. Easton, USN, and Mrs. Easton, formerly of Washington, D. C, now of Villefranche, France.

Singing a group of Hawaiian melodies were Mmes. R. D. Mitchell, P. F. Wakeman, G. R. Bryan, R. J. Kusic, H. R. Smith and T. A. Efird, and in the following skit those taking part were Mrs. T. D. Gatchell, Cdr. T. L. Jackson, Capt. W. D. F. Stagner and Cdr. John Levick.

An amusing number was the "Sultan's Harem Beauties," with the Sultan portrayed by Lt. Paul Kavanaugh and the "beauties" Capt. P. F. Wakeman, Cdr. K. S. Ehrman, Lt. R. D. Mitchell, Cdr. Kenneth Morgan, Cdr. T. D. Gatchell, Lt. Cdr. T. F. Aldous, and Capt. John Stelgars.

All costumes and scenery were made by members of the club, with proceeds from the evening going to various charity interests. Publicity chairman of the club is Ninette Mullins.

Pre-flight

School

Luncheon

Wives of officers at the Pre-Flight School at the Naval Station, Pensacola, Fla., met for a "pot luck" luncheon in Quarters 26-3 of Mrs. D. E. Patton, Jr. Wives of student officers were invited.

Hostesses were Mrs. K. R. Mirkes and Mrs. H. L. Chapman.

Marine

Wives

Members of the Marine Officers' Wives Club at Pensacola went "all out" at the Mardi Gras Ball held at the Mustin Beach Officers' Club in late February. A snack bar and refreshments were served throughout the evening.

The club also sponsored a fashion show at the Mustin clubhouse recently, with Mrs. Francis Jackson, Mrs. Jack Reed and Mrs. A. G. Sadeski modeling.

Luncheon at Naval

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Book

Thrift

Shop,

Newport

Mrs. James T. Riordan was in charge of a Valentine's Day collection of clothing and articles for the Thrift Shop, with Mrs. Joslyn R. Bailey, Mrs. James C. Bentley, Mrs. Max C. Duncan, Mrs. Dan G. Frank, Mrs. George D. Gregor, Mrs. Charles S. Hart, assisting in collecting.

Also Mrs. Richard M. Hayes, Mrs. Eugene B. Henry, Mrs. Richard G. Jack, Mrs. Frank H. Linnell, Mrs. Glenn E. W. Mann, Mrs. James D. Nutt, Mrs. Oliver A. Peterson, Mrs. Wilson G. Reifenrath, Mrs. John C. Sease, Mrs. Leslie M. Slack, Mrs. Clayton R. Simmers, Mrs. Page H. Slaughter, Mrs. Douglas M. Swift, Mrs. Jack Tabor, Mrs. John H. Wagline, Mrs. Francis D. Walker and Mrs. Thomas J. White.

Base

The wives of the officers of the U S S SIBONEY and Staff of Carrier Division 16 met for luncheon in the Jamestown Room of the Commissioned Officers' Club.

Reservations were made with Mrs. A. D. Kaplan.

A P R I L

INA series of three card parties were given by the Women's Auxiliary to Navy YMCA in the Social Hall of the Y, with Mrs. Guy H. Burrage president of the Auxiliary in Red Cross Benefif Norfolk.

The War College Wives Club held a Chairman of the committees were Mrs. luncheon and fashion show for benefit of Walter B. Decker, general chairman; Mrs. the Newport Red Cross, with Mrs. Guy E. Lloyd Grove and Mrs. David Pender, Sr., Hearn, Mrs. James W. Little, Mrs. Joslyn co-chairmen; Mrs. Llewellyn Saunders, R. Bailey, Mrs. Harris F. Krause, Mrs. tickets; Mrs. H. G. Bowerfind, specialties; Carl B. Herndon, Mrs. Claude Crawford Mrs. Charles Day, candy; Mrs. L. J. and Mrs. Travis O. Tabor on the commitSmithwick, soft drinks; Mrs. Grover Out- tee. The fete was held in the Officers' Club. land, table prizes, and Mrs. Herbert Dunstray door prizes.

Book G r o u p A tea concluded the card playing, with The War College Book Group met at music on the organ by Sam Simmons. the home of Mrs. Carl B. Herndon of Rhode Island Ave., with Mrs. Clarence H. Supply Corps W i v e s C/ub Haring co-hostess.

The Norfolk Supply Corps Wives Club Mrs. Walter M. Foster reviewed Not honored R. Adm. and Mrs. John E. Wood as a Stranger by Morton Thompson. " at a formal dinner-dance at the Breezy Mrs. Claude L. Crawford was co-hostess Point Officers' Club recently. Admiral Wood is commanding officer of the Nor- with Mrs. Harris F. Krause in her home folk Naval Supply Center, and Mrs. Wood at a meeting of the group, with Mrs. James is honorary president and founder of the M. Johnson reviewing Ambassador's Report by Chester Bowles. club.

Mrs. Joel Parks is president of the club, Naval Academy Women's Club and Mrs. W. S. Adams, vice president; V. Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr., former Mrs. E. A. Malcolm, corresponding secretary; Mrs. C. M. Murdock, recording superintendent of the Naval Academy, now secretary; Mrs. L. V. Hallberg, treasurer; Chief of Naval Personnel, told members of Mrs. J. V. DeSanto, entertainment chair- the club that the Naval Academy is rated man, and Mrs. E. A. Pollitt, luncheon ar- the third greatest school in the world. rangements.

He stated that the rating was taken from an encyclopedia placing the Universities of W o r College Wives Edinburgh and Heidelberg first and second, Prof. William M. McGovern spoke to respectively. In conclusion, he extended a the War College Wives Club in Newport, greeting from Adm. Robert B. Carney, R. I., on 26 March. Formerly on the War Chief of Naval Operations.

College staff, he is now at Northwestern A nominating committee was elected to University. present a slate of officers for the new year, The February speaker was William King composed of Mrs. Theophilus H. Moore, Covell, who showed a collection of color Mrs. C. P. Brady, Mrs. Bryson Bruce, Mrs. Harold W. Jacobs and Mrs. George slides on old Newport.

Reservations for the luncheon-meeting V. Fagan. were made by Mrs. Paul Cooper and Mrs. Mrs. John S. Lewis read a letter from Richard Davis, with Mrs. Seth S. Searcy the Rosewood Hospital thanking members and Mrs. Claude L. Crawford hostesses. of the club for the "Operation Santa Claus" that meant many presents for children in the hospital.

Dessert Coffee A tea concluded the afternoon with Mrs. The DesLant Staff Officers' Wives met for a dessert coffee in the home of Mrs. Howard G. Corey, Mrs. W. A. P. Martin, Duncan Francis of Indian Ave., Newport. Mrs. C. F. Swanson and Mrs. T. T. Tucker pouring.

These wives have taken on the Thrift Shop mending as their year's project.

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Wives

Wives of officers of DesDiv 182 met at a "round the world cruise" last month at the Officers' Club, Newport. Reservations were taken by Mrs. George O'Connell, Mrs. E. P. Bonner and Mrs. R. H. Tibbets.

Review

Group

Mrs. Leslie C. Stevens reviewed Russian Assignment at the recent meeting of the group, held at the Officers' Club, Annapolis.

Author of the book is her husband, Vice Admiral Stevens, formerly naval attache in Moscow.

Currently appearing on the New York stage is the play, "Bullfight," written by the Stevens' son, Leslie C. Stevens, Jr. Besides the review, Mrs. Stevens discussed life in Russia. She has frequently appeared on radio and T V programs throughout the country.

Wives

Luncheon,

West

Coast

Wives of officers of the U S S PHILIPPINE SEA met for luncheon in the Commissioned Officers' Mess, North Island, with Mrs. Glen Koonce and Mrs. Frank Marmarose hostesses.

Cocktail

Party

Wives of officers of Fleet Training Group and Underway Training Element held a cocktail party in the BOQ at the 17

Sonar School, in honor of R. Adm. E. E. Stone, commander. Training Command, Pacific Fleet, and Mrs. Stone, of San Diego, Calif.

Officers of the groups were special guests at the 5 to 7 p.m. fete, with Mrs. Robert M. Allison in charge of arrangements. Assisting were Mmes. C. L. Mann, E. V. Knox, V. D. Blasco and W. Waller, Jr. This was the first affair planned by the group since the luncheons of the Training Command officers' wives were abandoned beca.use of their size.

S m o r g a s b o r d Luncheon

A smorgasbord luncheon was held in the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club for wives of VC-61. Mrs. Frederic W. Smith and Mrs. Gordon W. Thomson were hostesses.

Tripoji,

N A V Y JUNIORS Tau Omicron P h i , N o r f o l k , V a .

Former service juniors in the Norfolk area met for luncheon in the Commissioned Officers' Club at the Naval Base in late February when a Norfolk chapter of Tau Omicron Phi service sorority was formed.

Daughters of officers in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force are eligible for membership, with two civilian members voted into membership annually.

Reservations were made by Mrs. W. Calhoun Singletary, Mrs. Joseph C. McGoughran and Mrs. J. C. Dinsmore.

Libya

A group of American service wives, members of the Officers' Wives Club of Wheelus Air Force Base, restored and redecorated the five graves of the nation's earliest heroes who died 150 years ago on the shores of Tripoli.

Three of the graves are unidentified, with the other two those of Lt. Richard Summers, who commanded an ill-fated operation, and Midn. Henry Wadsworth.

The five died when the captured pirate vessel INTREPID exploded in Tripoli harbor during the war against the Barbary pirates in 1806.

The members of the club voted to spend $800 as a start to repair the walls of the old cemetery, build new steps, and erect a new grillwork gate so visitors could enter without having to go through the British building. They plan further redecorations.

Naval

Academy

Garden

of Son

Ens. and Mrs. Frank N. Hannegan of Alexandria, Va., announce the birth of a son, Thomas Matthew, on 30 January.

The baby is the grandson of Capt. and Mrs Ray C. Needham and Capt. Edward Allen Hannegan, USN, and Mrs. Hannegan.

The young officer is now on duty in the Mediterranean.

Capt. Ben A. Moore, Jr., USMC, and Mrs. Moore of Fort Sill, Okla., announce the birth of a son, Douglas Lloyd, on 20 February. He joins a sister, Diane Lynn, and a brother, Ben A., 3rd.

BETROTHED

Mrs. Walter Byron Ashby of Exmore, Va., announces the engagement of her daughter. Miss Marlene Joyce Ashby, to Midn. Paul David Stroop, Jr., first class, son of R. Adm. Paul David Stroop, USN, and Mrs. Stroop of Arlington, Va. Miss Ashby is the daughter of the late Mr. Ashby. She is a senior at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia at Fredericksburg.

The June wedding will take place in the Naval Academy Chapel.

Club

Meade

MISS NANCY HANNA BRINDUPKE, whose engagement to Ens. W. Sterling Cole, Jr., USN, has been announced by her mother, Mrs. John F. Davidson, and Captain Davidson, USN, of Porter Road, Naval Academy. Ensign Cole is the son of Representative W. Sterling Cole, and Mrs. Cole of Bath, N . Y.

Officers' Wives,

Dean's

Tau Omicron P h i , A n n a p o l i s , M d .

Members of the Annapolis chapter, T O P , were hostesses at a tea in the home of the president, Miss Anna Elizabeth Wells of Taney Ave. from the hours of 4-6 p.m.

On 5 May, a fashion show will be held in Sampson Hall of the Naval Academy with Miss Ellen Howard and Miss Henrietta Carter co-chairmen.

List

"In Your Easter Bonnet" was the theme Miss Amalia "Molly" Heineman, daughof the luncheon-meeting of Landing Ship ter of R. Adm. Paul R. Heineman, USN Flotilla 2 Officers' Wives, when a hat (Ret.), and Mrs. Heineman of Annapolis, fashion show was held in the Chesapeake Md., was named to the dean's list at Hood Room of the OflScers' Club, Naval Base.

College in Frederick, Md. She is a member Mrs. John Stuart Fletcher, wife of Com- of the senior class. mander Fletcher, USN, arranged for a collection of some 40 hats, designed by Elea- H o n o r Student in Virginia nor H. Baker of Newport, R. I. Mrs. Miss Meredith Moon, daughter of Mrs. Fletcher, wearing one of the hats, was Don Pardee Moon, of Annapolis, Md., and commentator. the late Rear Admiral Moon, USN, is a Models were Mrs. W. M. Riggs, Mrs. member of the Honor Council at Richmond L. A. Hammer, Mrs. Francis Kay, Mrs. Professional Institute of William and Mary A. J. Brosher, Jr., Mrs. A. J. DeBartolo, College, where she is taking a five-year Mrs. S. L. Evans and Mrs. M. L. Morris. course in Occupational Therapy.

She is also treasurer of her junior class Favors were miniature packs of nail and is Junior Marshall. She is president of polish, lipstick and cigarettes.

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Birth

Birth of Son

Mrs. Bernard Evander of Baltimore, Md., was guest speaker at the March meeting, held in the Officers' Club. Mrs. Howard G. Corey presided during the business hour when a slate of officers was presented for the new year.

Mrs. Evander illustrated her talk on the qualifying points for entering flower shows.

During the tea hour Mrs. John F. Davidson, Mrs. P. H. Lee and Mrs. W. C. Randolph poured.

At the February meeting, Mr. W. H. Youngman, garden editor of the Washington Post and vice president of the American Horticulture Society, spoke on "Getting Spring Gardens Underway."

Mrs. John F. Lewis, Mrs. Ralph Cousins and Mrs. James Coleman poured during the tea hour.

Norfolk, Va.

the Cotillion Club and has been nominated for Junior Class Sweetheart with Dave Garroway the judge. The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, of Randolph-Macon College, has selected her as candidate for PanHellenic Queen at the college.

Miss Moon was Freshman Class Sweetheart, selected by John Powers, and was also Sophomore Class Sweetheart, selected

by Walt Kelly.

Capt. John F. Davidson, USN, and Mrs. Davidson of Porter Rd., Naval Academy, announce the engagement of Mrs. Davidson's daughter. Miss Nancy Hanna Brindupke, to Ens. W. Steriing Cole, Jr., USN, son of Representative W. Sterling Cole and Mrs. Cole of Bath, N. Y. Miss Brindupke is the daughter of the late Cdr. Charles F. Brindupke, USN, of San Francisco, Calif. She is attending Duke University at Durham, N. C , where she is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She is also a member of Tau Omicron Phi service sorority.

Ensign Cole is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1953, and is now serving in the

USS

ROBINSON.

Capt. Charles Edward Trescott, USN, and Mrs. Trescott of Porter Rd., Naval Academy, announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Carolyn Trescott, to Mr. Paul Ferguson, son of Mrs. Hamlen Burr of Boston, Mass., and the late Mr. Peter Blair Ferguson.

Miss Trescott will graduate from George Washington University in June, where she is a member of Chi Omega sorority. Mr. Ferguson attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts and was graduated from Harvard University where he was a member of the Owl Club and of the Hasty Pudding Institute, 1770.

Captain Trescott is head of the Department of Marine Engineering at the Naval Academy.

The wedding will take place 29 May. S H I P M A T E

Capt. David R. Hull, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Hull of Newton Highlands, Mass., and Newport. R. I., have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Kathryn Ayres Hull, to Midn. Peter Bigelow Easton, first class, son of Capt. William T. Easton, USN, and Mrs. Easton, formerly of Washington, D. C , now of Villefranche, France.

Miss Hull attended the Emma Willard School in Troy, N. Y., the Connecticut College for Women and is a senior at Hood College in Frederick, Md. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Thomas Francis Keeher and the late Mrs. Keeher of Newport, and the late Mr. David Ryerson Hull and Mrs. Hull of Newton, N. J. Midshipman Easton was graduated from Admiral Farragut .Academy. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Lyman Bigelow of St. Paul, Minn., and Honolulu. T. H. The wedding will take place in Washington, D. C , in June.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Scott of Glendale, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Lucy Margaret Scott, to Mr. Jack Crenshaw Joyce, son of R. Adm. Allen R. Joyce, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Joyce of Hermosa Beach.

Miss Scott is a senior at Occidental College. Mr. Joyce will graduate from the same college in June, where he is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Following graduation, he will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the -Air Force.

The wedding will take place 18 June in St. Mark's Church in Glendale, Calif.

Cdr. Howard Clark Rule, Jr., U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Rule of Ferry Farms, Annapolis, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Susan Drayton Rule, to Mr. Thomas Templin Miller, son of Mr. Edgar E. "Rip" Miller, Assistant Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy, and Mrs. Miller, of Pendennis Mount on the Severn.

Miss Rule is a senior at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. She is a member of Tau Omicron Phi service sorority. Mr. Miller is a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy and of Duke University, in 1953, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He is now with McCormick & Co., Inc., of Baltimore, but will soon report for active duty as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

No date has been set for the wedding.

Virginia Gail Dropp, to 2nd Lt. Frank A. Camstra, USAF, son of Mrs. Pearl S. Camstra of Chicago, 111.

Miss Dropp is a sophomore at Barry College in Miami, Fla. Her father is Commander Submarine Squadron 12. Lieutenant Camstra is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1953, and is stationed at the Graham Air Base in Florida.

Col. and Mrs. Joseph V. Downs of Bywood, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Jean Downs, to Lt. (jg) Benjamin G. Allen, USN, son of Mrs. Mavis G. Allen of Laurens, Iowa.

Lieutenant Allen is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1948B. He is now stationed at Little Creek, Va. The wedding will take place 12 June in St. Lawrence's Church at Highland Park.

Mr. and Mrs. John Simen of Scarsdale, N. Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Zelda Marion Simen, to 2nd Lt. Theodore Halsey Black, USMC, Bradford Bachrach son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Charles MISS CAROLYN TRESCOTT, daughter Black of Jersey City, N. J. of Capt. Charles Edward Trescott, USN, Miss Simen is a senior at Cornell Uniand Mrs. Trescott of Annapolis, Md., will be married on 29 May to Mr. Paul Fergu- versity. Lieutenant Black was graduated son of Boston, Mass. Captain Trescott is from the Naval Academy, Class of 1953. head of the Department of Marine Engi- and is in flight training at Pensacola, Fla. neering at the Naval Academy.

Mrs. Gertrude A. Armstrong of Glendale, Queens, N. Y., has announced the engagement of her stepdaughter, Mi^^ Jeanne Lorraine Armstrong, to Lt. (jg) Donald Noel Horn, USN, son of City Magistrate and Mrs. Peter M. Horn of Jamaica Estates, Queens.

Miss Armstrong is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Armstrong.

She was graduated from Our Lady of Mercy Academy, and is attending Adelphia College.

Capt. Anthony H. Dropp, USN, and Lieutenant Horn was graduated from Mrs. Dropp of Key West, Fla., announce the Naval Academy, Class of 1952. He is the engagement of their daughter, Miss serving in the U S S BRAINE.

Lieutenant McDonald is a graduate of the John Burroughs School and of the Naval Academy, Class of 1949. He received his wings in 1951. He is a direct descendant of Joshua Ely, a Colonial judge of New Jersey, and of the Colonial families of Sims and Fitzgerald of Virginia. He is now on duty on the West Coast.

A spring wedding is planned. •

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Valentine Stiefel of Washington, D. C , have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Eleanor Brooks Stiefel, to Lt. (jg) Thomas Ely McDonald, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDonald of St. Louis, Mo. Miss Stiefel is an alumna of Georgetown Visitation Convent and of George Washington University where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She is a member of the DAR and an hereditary member of the Society of Americans of Royal Descent of the Magna Charta Barons. She is also a member of the Washington Assembly and of the Marlborough MISS SUSAN DRAYTON RULE, daughHunt Club. ter of Cdr. Howard Clark Rule, Jr., USN The bride-elect is a descendant of Gov- (Ret.), and Mrs. Rule of Annapolis, Md., ernor Leonard Calvert and Governor Ro- whose engagement to Mr. Thomas Teni; bert Brooke of Maryland and of Governor plin Miller, son of Mr. Edgar E. "Rip" Richard Bennett and of Governor Edward Miller, and Mrs. Miller of Annapolis, has been announced.

Digges of Virginia.

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* * * Mr. and Mrs. Clete W. Smith of Morgantown, W. Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Virginia Lee Smith, to Midn. James Bradford Whitehead, first class, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Whitehead of Coleman, Tex. Miss Smith is a graduate of the University of West Virginia, and is now teaching art at Annapolis Junior High School. The wedding will take place 13 June at the Naval Academy Chapel.

Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Lewis of Baltimore announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Carolyn Frances Lewis, to Midshipman Richard E. Cherry, Jr., first class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Cherry of Albany, Ga. Miss Lewis attended Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia.

The wedding will take place in June.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Horsley of Baltimore announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Betty Ann Horsley, to Midn. Irvin LeRoy Smith, first class.

Miss Horsley is a graduate of Union Memorial School of Nursing. Midshipman Smith attended Miami University for two years before entering the Naval Academy.

The wedding will take place 6 June.

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Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Henderson Burns of Norfolk, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Burns, to Midn. Eugene Emerson Hawthorne, first class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Emerson Hawthorne of Greenfield, Ohio.

Miss Burns attended Westhampton College in Richmond, Va., and Norfolk Coastal Business College.

The wedding will take place in June.

Cdr. Frank H. Bond, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Bond of New York City, have announced the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Sara Bond, to Mr. Claude D. Arnaud, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnaud of Hempstead, L. I. Miss Bond was graduated from the Nightingale-Bamford School and from Smith College. She is now attending New York Medical College. Mr. Arnaud was graduated from Columbia University and now is in his junior year at New York Medical College.

The wedding will take place in August.

WEDDING BELLS

Saturday, 6 March, Miss Joan Nathella Otis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Otis of Chula Vista, Calif., and 2nd Lt. John Alan Graff, U S A F , son of Mrs. John Scott Graff, and the late Lieutenant Graff, USN, of Annapolis, Md., in St. Rose of Lima Church, Chula Vista. The bride attended the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, Calif., and San Diego State College where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Lieutenant Graff, Class of 1953, is now stationed at Williams Air Base at Chandler, Ariz.

Saturday, 27 February, Miss Elizabeth Anne Freiburghouse, daughter of Capt.

Leonard Frederick Freiburghouse, USN, and Mrs. Freiburghouse of Norfolk, Va., and Mr. William Meade Deck, 2nd, son of Mrs. Frederick Webster Deck of Washington, D. C , and the late Captain Deck, USA, in Our Lady of Victory Chapel, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va. The bride attended the University of Kentucky and was graduated from George Washington University where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Mr. Deck was graduated from Geo. Washington U., where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Home, Arlington, Va. Saturday, 20 February, Miss Mary Jayne Pinney, daughter of Mrs. Samuel Clifford Pinney, Jr., of Pensacola, Fla., and Lt. (jg) Lamar Wyatt Tuzo, USN, son of Capt. and Mrs. Paul B. Tuzo, Jr., of Alexandria, Va., in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Pensacola. Home, Norfolk, Va. Thursday, 18 February, Miss Audrey Marion Dautel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Dautel of Highland Place, N. Y., and Mr. Lawrence Daniel Scheu, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Scheu of Barberry Lane, in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Sea Cliff, N. Y. The bride attended Potsdam State Teachers' College, and Mr. Scheu attended the Naval Academy.

Sunday, 14 February, Miss Janis Murray Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Murray Thompson of Silver Spring, Md., and Mr. James Wragg Ferguson, son of Capt. Harry Lee Ferguson, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Ferguson of Puerto Rico, in the Woodside Methodist Church, Silver Spring.

The bride and bridegroom are both graduates of American University. Mr. Ferguson is completing a course at Signal 20

School, Camp Gordon, Ga. Captain Fergu- ronado. The bride studied drama in Hollyson is in command of the Naval Station wood. Mr. McMillian attended the University of California at Berkeley and the at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

Naval Academy, and will enter the UniSaturday, 13 February, Miss Shirley Lu versity of California at Los Angeles EngiTownsend, daughter of Capt. Harry Edson neering School. Home, Westwood, Calif.

Townsend, USN, and Mrs. Townsend of Newport, R. I., and Lt. (jg) Robert Saturday, 6 February, Miss Peggy Ann Brown Grant, USCG, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peregoy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ChesKenneth L. (jrant of Springfield, Mass., in ter A. Peregoy, Jr., of St. Margaret's, Md., Grace Episcopal Church, New Bedford, and Lt. Paul Frederick Blackadar, USN, Mass. The bride attended St. Luke's Hos- son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kinsman Blackpital School of Nursing in New Bedford. adar of Rochester, N. H., in the Chapel on Lieutenant Grant is a graduate of the Coast the Thames, Naval Submarine Base at Groton, Conn. The bride was graduated Guard Academy. from the University of Maryland School Saturday, 13 February, Miss Megan of Nursing. Lieutenant Blackadar is a Worthington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. member of the Naval Academy Class of Ross Reese Worthington of Old Green- 1952. Home, New London, Conn. wich, Conn., and Ens. Frederick Clifford Andrews, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Andrews of Greenwich, in St. Paul's Epis- GOINGS ON copal Church, Riverside, Conn. The bride In Newport, R. L, Adm. and Mrs. Rowas graduated from Centenary Junior Col- bert B. Carney were houseguests of R. lege in Hackettstown, N. J., and is a pro- Adm. and Mrs. Thomas H. Robbins at visional member of the Junior League of Quarters 1, Fort Adams, with the Chief Stamford. Ensign Andrews, Class of 1953, of Naval Operations addressing the Naval recently returned from duty in Korea and War College students and inspecting the Japan. Home, Pensacola.

Naval Base during their stay.

Sunday, 14 February, Miss Rebeckah Ann Admiral and Mrs. Robbins entertained Smith, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Fred at a small dinner for their guests, and the B. Smith, Upshur Rd., Naval Academy, hostess also entertained at luncheon in and 2nd Lt. Donald Holt Strain, USMC, honor of Mrs. Carney the following day. son of Mrs. Mary L. Strain, Washington, The same week, R. Adm. and Mrs. D. C , in the Naval Academy Chapel. The Charles B. Momsen were overnight guests bride is a graduate of George Washington of R. Adm. and Mrs. Joseph H . Wellings University and the bridegroom of the Uni- in their quarters at the Naval Station. versity of Virginia.

Admiral Momsen, commandant of the Friday, 12 February, Miss Elizabeth Car- First Naval District, was in Newport durpenter Ayrault, daughter of R. Adm. Ar- ing Admiral Carney's inspection tour. . . . thur DeLancey Ayrault, U S N (Ret.), and Capt. and Mrs. Gordon A. Uehling enMrs. Ayrault of Tacoma, Wash., and Lt. tertained at a cocktail party at the New(jg) Allen Donald Moses, USN, son of port Oflficers' Club in honor of a group of .

Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Moses of Oak visitors from Washington, D. C , who were Park, 111., in the Raynor Chapel of Annie at the W a r College logistics department.

Wright Seminary, Tacoma. The bride was Heading the group was R. Adm. Fredgraduated from the Seminary and Stan- erick L. Hetter. Also Capt. Robert L. ford University. Lieutenant Moses is a Adams, Capt. William G. Cooper, Capt. graduate of Iowa State College. Home, Henry T. Dietrich, Capt. Kenneth M. McSan Diego.

Laren, Capt. Harry Smith, Capt. Hugh P. Saturday, 6 February, Miss Sue Ann Over- Webster, Capt. Oliver F. Ramsey, Capt. deer of San Diego, Calif., and Mr. Robert William A. Dolan, Capt. Leroy V. HonElhs McMillian, son of Capt. Ira E. Mc- singer, Capt. G. R. Kinnear and Cdr. Millian, USN, and Mrs. McMillian of Daniel J. Garrison.

Coronado, in Christ Episcopal Church, CoAlso attending the party was Miss Katherine Tomb of Washington, a niece of Mrs. Uehling. She is the daughter of Mrs. James H. Tomb and the late Captain Tomb, U S N . . . .

Adm. Richard L. Connolly, U S N (Ret.), president of Long Island University, conducted a seminar on "Joint and Combined Relationships and Organizations" for the staff and students at the Naval War College in Newport.

He was a luncheon guest of Rear Admiral Robbins, president of the college.

Also a guest at the college was R. Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, USN, director of the Strategic Plans Division, Oflfice of the Chief of Naval Operations, who spoke to the staff and students on "The Problems of Unified Command."

He was also a luncheon guest of Admiral Robbins. . . .

In Norfolk, Va., Capt. and Mrs. Robert Addison Allen entertained at an "Open House" in their quarters on Dillingham Blvd., Naval Base.

Presiding at the punch bowls were Mrs. James Lowry Lea, Mrs. Herman J. MeckWalter Bray lenburg, Mrs. E. J. Beall and Mrs. Otto MRS. JOHN ALAN GRAFF, the former Wells. Some 100 guests attended from the Miss Joan Nathelle Otis of Chula Vista, hours of 5 to 7. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. T. Walton Hopkins reCalif., whose wedding took place 6 March cently has as their guest Capt. Hopkins' in California.

SHIPMATE

mother, Mrs. Walton Hopkins of Annapbush, commanding ofificer of the aircraft olis. carrier, U S S RANDOLPH. In Seattle, Wash., R. Adm. .Albert M. Their stay will include trips throughout Bledsoe, new commandant of the 13th Nathe Continent. . . . val District, and Mrs. Bledsoe and daughLt. Richard L. Still, USMC, who was a ter, Susan, 11, are now settled in their prisoner of war in Korea from 21 Decemquarters at Pier 91. ber 1951 to 2 September 1953, was guest They recently visited the admiral's son speaker at the regular monthly meeting of and daughter-in-law, Air. and Mrs. A. S. St. Martin's Young Adult Club in AnBledsoe, and four children, at Ellensnapolis. . . . burg R. Adm. Rodney B. Lair, U S N (Ret.), In Florida, the Pensacola Country Club and Mrs. Lair of Larkington, at Edgewas the scene of the Revellers of Ariola water, Md., spent a month in the South, Ball, with "Dante's Inferno" the theme of with a stop at Naples, Fla. There they the masked fete. Among the four attendants were guests of the admiral's brother-in-law was Miss Judy Perkins, daughter of Capt. and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fulmer, and Mrs. Albert N . Perkins. and went deep sea fishing.

Guests included V. Adm. and Mrs. John They also were guests of Capt. W. S. Dale Price, R. Adm. and Mrs. Dale HarParsons in New Orleans, and returned ris, Capt. and Mrs. J. P . Fitzsimmons, home via Fort Thomas, Ky. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. Roscoe Newman, Capt. and Capt. Donald McDonald, head of the Mrs. Oran Chennault, Cdr. and Mrs. Will Department of Foreign Languages at the Davis, Jr., Cdr. and Mrs. R. W . Lund.

Naval Academy, has been named co-ordinaAnd Capt. and Mrs. G. S. James, Capt. tor between the Academy and the City of and Mrs. A. N. Perkins, Capt. and Mrs. Annapolis for Armed Forces Day on 15 J. P. Monroe, Capt. and Mrs. C. L. Moore, May. Bradford Bachrach Jr., Capt. and Mrs. -A. S. Major, Capt. and R. Adm. and Mrs. Charles A. Buchanan Mrs. L. G. Craig, Capt. and Mrs. James L. MRS. ADRIAN OGLE RULE, 3d, the for- had as weekend guests Capt. James FranHolland, Capt. and Mrs. Paul Masterson mer Miss Mary Whipple Ireland of Nor- cis Byrne, USN, and Mrs. Byrne of Dahlwalk, Conn., whose wedding took place and Capt. and Mrs. Jesse Wright. . . . gren, Va. Capt. Byrne is in command of Admiral Price and Lt. Cdr. Jimmy Ver- 16 January in Norwalk. Lieutenant (jg) the Naval Proving Grounds.

Rule, USN, is the son of Mrs. Adrian den were guests of Alex Dreier, "The Man "The group attended the finals of the Baton the' (JO," on NBC, who broadcast from Ogle Rule, Jr., of Pensacola, Fla., and the talion Boxing, in which the Byrnes' son, late Captain Rule, USN. the Naval Air Training Center recently.

Midn. Patrick Byrne, took part. . . .

The subject of Mr. Dreier's program was Capt. B. G. Lowrey, USN, and Mrs. "The Pensacola Story." . . .

Mr. Alec Templeton, who concluded the Lowrey of Brooklyn, N. Y., were overSenior officers in the San Diego area series of Naval Academy Concerts, and night guests of Mrs. Lowrey's brother-inwere guests at a formal dinner at the Hotel Mrs. Templeton. law and sister, R. Adm. Joseph R. Rubins, del Coronado with R. Adm. Guillermo Also attending were R. Adm. and Mrs. U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Rubins of AnnapTirado ( P N ) the host. The admiral was Charles A. Buchanan, and some 50 patrons olis, Md. commander of the division of Peruvian of the concert series. . . .

Captain Lowrey is on duty at the Brooktraining ships in the San Diego harbor.

Weekend guests of Admiral and Mrs. lyn Navy Yard. . . .

-Among those attending were V. Adms. Joy recently were V. Adm. Wilson Brown R. Adm. E. C. Ewen, USN, who has and Mmes. Harold M. Martin, William M. U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Brown of Water- been in command of Fleet Air, Alameda, Callaghan and William K. Phillips, R. ford, Conn.

Calif., has been ordered to Naples, Italy, Adms. and Mmes. George C. Dyer, MauAdmiral Brown formerly was Superin- as commander, Fleet Air, East Atlantic rice E. Curts and Earl E. Stone, Mrs. For- tendent of the Naval Academy. He is a and Mediterranean Forces. rest Sherman, and Capts. and Mmes. F . C. past president of the Alumni Association.

Admiral and Mrs. Ewen left Alameda Stelter, Jr., Hunter H. Wood, Carl M. Mrs. R. S. Quackenbush, Jr., and son, the latter part of March for Washington, Dalton, Bernhardt A. Fuetsch, Gordon D. C , and are sailing on 2 April aboard Alexander McLean, John H. Kaufman and Philip, sailed on the SS CONSTITUTION for the SS AMERICA for England.

Italy where they joined Captain QuakenE. J. Foster.

The Ewens plan a tour of England and And .Capt. Albert Heckey, Cdrs. and the Continent before the admiral reports in Mmes. W . R. Crenshaw and C. F . PinkerNaples. . . . ton and Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Paul Perez.

Navy blue and gold with blue tapers In the Peruvian group were R. Adm. were used as the centerpiece at the party Guillermo L. Tirado, Cdr. Raul E. Delthat Capt. F. A. Richison, ( D C ) U S N , and Mrs. Richison gave in honor of V. gado, Cdr. Alfonso Navarro, Cdr. Luis M. Adm. William McComb Callaghan, USN, Ponce and Cdr. Armando Echeandia and and Mrs. Callaghan.

Lt. Cdr. Romulo Guidino.

Admiral Callaghan is commander. AmCapt. and Mrs. B. A. Fuetsch and Mrs. phibious Forces, Pacific, with the dental Chesford Brown were co-hosts at cocktails officer on his staff. in honor of the Peruvian visitors, in the Commissioned Officers' Mess at Fleet SoThe cocktail party was held in the Comnar School. missioned Officers' Mess, Marine Recruit Depot. Some 100 guests attended. . . .

Special music was furnished by the PeAdm. Frederick C. Sherman, U S N ruvian orchestra.

(Ret.), and Mrs. Sherman entertained at Among the many guests were V. Adm. a cocktail supper in their Point Loma and Mrs. John W. Roper, Capt. and Mrs. home in honor of R. Adm. Ralph C. AlexJ. W. Boulware, Capt. and Mrs. L. L. ander, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Alexander Black and Capt. Lawrence Ruff. . . . of Washington, D. C. In Washington, D. C, Cdr. and Mrs. The Alexanders spent a month in CoroFrank M. Sanger, Jr., entertained at a dinnado. Mrs. Alexander is the former Miss ner at Water Gate Inn in honor of her Elizabeth Griffis of Coronado. . . . parents, Mr. and Mrs. H . K. Strickler of R. Adm. and Mrs. Burton Davis enterErie, Pa. tained at a dinner in the Senior Officers' The Stricklers were enroute to their Quarters, Naval Amphibious Base, in honor home from a vacation in Florida. . . .

Aufenger of Mrs. Davis' brother-in-law and sister, In Annapolis, Md., V. Adm. and Mrs. MRS. WILLIAM MEADE DECK, 2nd, is R. Adm. and Mrs. Frederick Irving EntC. Turner Joy entertained at a tea dance the former Miss Elizabeth Anne Freiburg- wistle, formerly of Norfolk, Va. in the superintendents' house of the Naval house, daughter of Capt. Leonard FredThe Entwistles visited in Coronado with Academy, for a group of first class "strip- erick Freiburghouse, USN, and Mrs. Frei- the Davises for a few days before going ers" and the young ladies. burghouse of Norfolk, Va. The wedding on to San Francisco where the admiral is Admiral and Mrs. Joy attended the re- was an event of Saturday, 27 February, the new commander. Mare Island Bases, ception in the Officers' Club in honor of at the Norfolk Naval Base.

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mand of Operating Development Forces, based at Norfolk. . . .

Count and Countess Georges de Chilly will have the latter's daughter, Mrs. Porter F . Bedell of San Francisco, as guest preceding their departure in May for Paris where the de Chillys spend the summer.

Mrs. Bedell is the wife of Captain Bedell, U S N . Their daughter, Joan, is attending Duke University. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. Allan A. Ovron entertained at a small dinner in their San Diego home in honor of the officer's birthday and to bid farewell to Capt. Elliott Loughlin, U S N , who is reporting for duty overseas, and Mrs. Loughlin. . . .

Capt. Arnold W. McKechnie returned for a brief visit at his home at Alameda, after a tour of duty in Korea. He is in command of the U S S YORKTOWN. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. Frederick A. Gunn have arrived from Mare Island and have been houseguests of Cdr. and Mrs. Robert M. Allison in Coronado, w'hile house-hunting.

Captain Gunn is commanding officer of

M T . KATMAI. Mrs. Gunn will MRS. ALEX JACKSON, JR., wife of stay here while her husband is on sea Captain Jackson, USN, was among the models at the spring hat collection sponduty. . . . sored by the Naval OflScers' Wives Club V. Adm. and Mrs. Harold M. Martin in Seattle, Wash. Doing her benevolent were hosts at a formal dinner party in bit for the scholarship fund of the club their North Island quarters, in honor of was prize-winning boxer Marjacks Golden R. Adm. Guillermo Tirado, Peruvian Mist. Four scholarships are awarded by Navy. . . . the club.

Mrs. Karrick Collins was hostess in her La Jolla home in honor of her son-in-law and daughter, Cdr. and Mrs. Frederick E. and attended a regional meeting of the Janney, who are being transferred to the group in Los .Angeles.

East Coast.

Admiral and Mrs. Weiler were hosts at The Janneys, with their daughter, Carol, cocktails for their guests, in their home. have made their home here for the past Heidelberg, Germany two years. . . .

R. Adm. Bertram J. Rodgers, USN, A number of parties marked the visit of Como. Myron W. Hutchinson, Jr., U S N who has been in command of the 12th (Ret.), and Mrs. Hutchinson of Annapolis, Naval District at San Francisco, Calif., is Md., who have been visiting on the West now in command of U. S. Naval Forces with headquarters at Heidelberg.

Coast and in Mexico.

Before leaving the States, Admiral and In Coronado, they were houseguests of R. Adm. Earl LeRoy Sackett, U S N Mrs. Rodgers visited their daughter, Mrs. (Ret.), and Mrs. Sackett. Capt. and Mrs. Martin Michael Casey, Jr., whose husband.

William C. Schultz entertained in their Lieutenant Casey, USN, is now in the Far East. The lieutenant recently completed a honor.

They were dinner guests of Capt. and tour of duty at the Naval -Academy. In his Mrs. C. Reid Johnson of Coronado, and of absence, Mrs. Casey is making her home in Coronado, Calif.

R. Adm. and Mrs. Kent Christian.

Mrs. Arthur Burneston Owens, who Honolulu, T. H. made her home in Annapolis for many Capt. Richard H. O'Kane, U S N , reyears, was hostess in her Coronado home cently captain of the U S S SPERRY, is now for the couple at a smorgasbord party.

Capt. and Mrs. Henry T. Stanley were in command of Submarine Squadron 7. He others who entertained at cocktails for the and Mrs. O'Kane are occupying quarters at Makalapa.

Hutchinsons. . . .

Mrs. Owens' niece. Miss Barbara God- Oslo, Norway frey, is now at Washington State College R. Adm. John H. Carson, former Naval where she is a member of the Women's Torpedo Station commanding officer, has Department of Physical Education. . . . been ordered from the command of the R. Adm. and Mrs. George C. Dyer have Mare Island Vallejo area, California, to had as guests in their North Island quar- duty in Oslo. ters their daughter, Mrs. H. W. Burnett, and children. Dyer and Karen, recently of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Pensacola, Fla. Capt. William R. Caruthers—Class of Mrs. Burnett and children will later join '27—who is in command of the Naval StaLieutenant Commander Burnett, USN, in tion, Mrs. Caruthers and their daughter, Guam. Now occupying their home in Pen- Bambi, eight years old, are nov^- at home sacola are Lt. and Mrs. C. Ray Smith and in quarters here. . . . young daughter, Georgia. . . .

Lt. (jg) Tom Winkler has reported to R. Adm. and Mrs. George R. Henderson Utility Squadron 10. His wife and yearentertained at luncheon in their quarters at old baby will soon join him at the base.... the Naval Air Station, North Island, in -Among the Naval Academy graduates honor of their houseguests, Mr. and Mrs. to stop over during various training periMiles Standish of Greenwich, R. I. ods were Lt. Cdr. Earl Buckwalter, Lt. The visitors divided their time between Cdr. Art Knox, Lt. (jg) Bill Harvey, and the Hendersons and R. Adm. and Mrs. Lt. Jack Gambrill—the latter two are jet flyers. . . .

O. A. Weiler of Coronado.

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an official visit to the Naval Base in midFebruary, when he was accompanied by several members of his staff.

The visit was for familiarization of ServLant activities on the base and operations of the fleet underway. After a week's stay, they returned to Norfolk, Va.

BASKETBALL (Continued from- page 15) 9th among the nation's collegiate scorers, and was 31st last year with a 21-point average and 44.8 per cent accuracy from the field. His jump shot is nothing short of phenomenal and his repertoire includes every type of shot in basketball.

It's difficult to say too much about the Clune-Lange combination. This season marks their third year together, and they have terrorized some of the best teams in the nation. The pair form the backbone of the Navy team, and the Princeton game illustrated what can happen if both happen to be cold on the same night.

Larry Wigley, Ken McCally, and Capt.

Ed Hogan round out the starting five with lettermen Bill Hoover, Doral SandHn, and Tom Wells providing plenty of support. John McDonnell and Bill Slattery complete the ten who have done most of the ball-playing for Navy this season. It goes without saying that Navy could never have compiled its present record, nor Clune and Lange established their torrid scoring pace, without these guys on the court.

Captain Ed is a 6-3 guard from Philadelphia and the natural leader of the team.

He can play any position on the court and often takes over the pivot when Lange goes out. A fine feeder, he's a natural play-maker.

Wigley broke into the starting lineup as a plebe two years ago but was used mostly in reserve last year. He was an All-State (New Jersey) choice at Camden's Wilson High in '49-'50 when he broke seven scoring records in one season. Larry's long shot is good but he excels at rebounding and on defense.

One of the most sought-after high school athletes in the nation. Ken McCally has lived up to his clippings in grand fashion.

He started on both the varsity basketball and baseball teams as a plebe, and has never surrendered his berths. At his present rate he ought to be able to set up housekeeping on N-A.A-A letter blankets.

Tom Wells is the remaining two-letter man on the squad, having seen considerable action as a reserve guard the past two years. A fierce competitor with a deadly set shot, Tom was seventh in total time played last year.

Hoover and Sandlin complete the list of returning lettermen on the squad, and both are experienced cagers. Slattery saw action with the varsity as a Youngster last year, and McDonnell displayed plenty of talent when he took over for Lange when the latter was injured.

The outlook for next year is bright.

Carnevale will lose five valuable men in Clune, Hogan, Sandlin, Hoover, and Wells ; but the rest of this season's squad will return. Lange, who with Clune has topped the 1,000 mark in his career, should be better than ever. With him will be Wiglev.

McCally, Slattery, and McDonnell from the present team; Ben Thompson, a 6-4 Youngster who lacks only experience, and a host of talented men up from this year's plebe team that has lost only one game.

Navy was tough last year. They're tough this year. Keep your eye on them in the next campaign.

S H I P M A T E

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL T h e Superintendent of the Naval Academy has designated Friday, 24 September, as Alumni Homecoming Day and the long weekend, 24-27 September, as the Homecoming Weekend.

This official announcement of dates n o w gives a fair breeze to Class Reunion Committees and to individuals to firm u p your plans t o be on hand and participate in the good fellowship which has been universally enjoyed by Homecomers since the revival of this enjoyable occasion some years ago.

A L U M N I NEWS

T h e program will probably be much the same as has been oflfered in the past with the dress P-rade, reception and dinner and Saturday's football game played on our home field. This year our opponent is William and Mary and a good game is in prospect.

W h i l e it will be some time before the usuaL reservation cards are mailed to our members, it is not too early to think about overnight accommodations particularly if you haven't yet attended Homecoming. If you find yourself stuck, the A s s o c i a t i o n , through the Annapolis Chapter, will gladly lend a hand in working out your problem.

I n m a k i n g your plans to attend, don't overlook the facilities of Alumni House which are always at your disposal. Here you will find an information and registration center, a place to meet your friends in comfort, rest rooms for sprucing u p and an excellent t a p room and bar to add to your pleasure.

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OFFICERS To serve until after the Spring tneeting 1954 President— V. ADM. G. F . HUSSEY, JR., USN (Ret.), '16... .Norwalk. Conn.

Vice-President (Eastern Area)— V. ADM. E . L . COCHRANE, USN (Ret.), '14 Cambridge, Mass.

Vice-President (Central Area) HowA3RD V. CLARK, '21 Detroit, Mich.

Vice-Pr-esident (Western Area)— R. ADM. K . J. CHRISTOPH, USN (Ret.), '20... San Diego. Calif.

Executive Director—R. ADM. C. E . CONEY, USN (Ret.), '19

TRUSTEES Te serve until after the Spring tneeting 1954 At Large

CAPT. L . F . BROWN,

R. ADM. H . C. TRAIN, USN (Ret.),

'09 V. ADM. G. F . HUSSEY, JR., USN

(Ret.), '16 A. (Ret), '20

CDR. A . D .

USNR

Local R. ADM. ROBERT HENDERSON,

USN

(Ret.), '02 (Los Angeles) R. ADM. A . H . VAN KEUREN, USN

(Ret), '03 (Washington) V.

ADM. J.

F.

NORMAN

SHAFROTH,

USN

O.

WYNKOOP,

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(New

York) CAPT. J. T. TALBERT, USN (Ret), '20 (San Diego) CDR.

CRAWFORD,

USNR, '16

(Annapolis)

GLENN O . CARTER, 'OS

DAVID

N.

GOLDENSON,

USN

(Ret), '25 (Chicago) ROYCE N . FLIPPIN, '26 (New York) CDR. J. A. MILBURN, USNR, '27 (Philadelphia) CDR. E . A . TEAGUE, USNR, '29 (Los Angeles) J. J. McGuiRE, '45 (Baltimore) ADM. L. E . DENFELD, USN (Ret),'12

(Past President)

(Ret), '08 (Washington)

CAPT. H . G. COREY, USN '30 (Naval

THOMAS M . SEARLES, '13 (Phila.)

Academy)

We'll be happy to welcome you aboard.

At Large

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To serve until after the Spring meeting 1955 USN CDR. S. G. LAMB, USN (Ret), '19

ADM. W . S. ANDERSON,

(Ret), '03 V. ADM. H . E . OVERESCH, USN, '15

CAPT. J. G. SPANGLER, USN,

'32

To serve until after the Spring meeting 1956 V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, USN (Ret),

A. E. TARANTINO, '35

'09 W. C. JORDAN, '22

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H E L P W A N T E D — M a l e o r female. A n y one u n e r r i n g l y familiar w i t h s u r n a m e s , first names, middle initials, r a n k s , service design a t i o n s , duty s t a t u s , a n d class years of 30,000 individuals who m a t r i c u l a t e d a t t h e Naval Academy (also first n a m e s , maiden n a m e s , and n i c k n a m e s of t h e i r wives, plus n a m e s of t h e i r p r o g e n y ) to proofread S H I P M A T E copy. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 5,000 n a m e s to be checked each issue. Only those who c a n produce evidence of n e v e r h a v i n g m a d e a n e r r o r need apply.

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W. W. GILMER, who wrote the article in the February issue of Shipmate on the cruise of the U S S IROQUOIS, has recently completed a six-week trailer trip to Florida.

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Sec'y, V . A d m . C l a r k H . Woodward, U S N ( R e t . ) , Westchester A p t s . , 4000 C a t h e d r a l Ave..

W a s h i n g t o n 16, D . C.

It is with deep regret that we report the death, on 13 January, of Mrs. Rose P .

Hunt, wife of our classmate, Capt. W A L T E R M. H U N T (Ret.). Surviving are her husband, three sons and two grandchildren. Interment was at Exeter, N. H.

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A new address for H E R B E R T E. KAYS is 206 The Uplands, Berkeley 5, Calif.

H. L. I R W I N still resides at 57 Grand St., Redwood City, CaliL HORACE C. LAIRD advises us that his address is 1312 Willowood Dr., Norfolk 9, Va. H A L F O R D R. G R E E N L E E sends his address as 5211 Roosevelt St., Bethesda, Md.

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Sec'y. Capt. L. H . Atkins. U S N ( B e t . ) .

19 Franklin St., Annapolis, Md.

WILLIAM A. GLASSFORD has changed his house number from 149 to 205 Middle Rd., Santa Barbara, Calif.

Sec'y. Capt. E d w a r d S. J a c k s o n . U S N ( R e t . ) .

1165 S. O a k Knoll A T C . , P a s a d e n a 5, Calif.

J O H N D. W A I N W R I G H T writes from Chevy Chase, Md., where he is living at 4100 Oakridge Lane.

The news of the passing of "Dinghy" D O W N E S is very saddening. From the time he was a plebe with us he held the love and esteem of 1900 and we deeply mourn his loss.

Capt Harold E. Saunders, U S N (Ret.), would like to get a picture of McENTEE, or would appreciate any information that might lead to finding one. This is to complete a set of photos of all who have been in charge of the Model Basin, now known as The David Taylor Model Basin. They now have, he says, all but Mac's. Perhaps someone can give him the name and address of his married daughter. Address of Saunders: Code 106, Bu. of Ships, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. Early in February we received a letter from "Hoss" F R E E M A N . He is living in New York City (in Cooper Village) though he can, and does, use 350 Fifth Ave. as a business address. In his letter he outlined his activities since retirement but, with a modesty quite characteristic of him, adds, "This dossier is for background information and not for publication." We would like to enlarge on this matter but that's t h a t More luck to him I He went on to say his wife died of cancer in 1943.

Later a friend of his died, also of cancer, and, in 1951, "Hoss" married the latter's widow. He adds, "We are finding a wealth of happiness together."

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Sec'y, R . A d m . F . E . McMillen, ( S O U S N ( R e t . ) .

EI Cortez, S a n Diego, Calif.

R I C H A R D P. McCULLOUGH sends his address as POBox 485, Los Gatos, CaliL

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Sec'y. Capt. Lonis P . Dayfai. U S N (Ret.).

Dresden Apt.. 2126 Connecticnt Ave., N.W., Washington. D . C.

EDGAR G. O B E R L I N gives his mailing address as 4131 Reynolds Ave., Coconut Grove, Miami 33, Fla. 24

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Sec'y. Capt. R . F . Frellsen, U S N ( R e t . ) , 5 Sherwood Rd., W a r d o u r , Annapolis, Md.

A recent issue of The 'Scope, the house organ of the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., published the following about H A R O L D H. ( J O H N N Y ) JOHNSTONE: "We never had the privilege of meeting the late, beloved 'Johnny' Johnstone; but we have often heard of him through the wide circle of people who knew and admired and respected him. We would like The 'Scope to reflect in some measure 'Johnny' Johnstone's fine character and rare personality; his friendliness, his interest in people, his generous spirit, his straight-shooting and fair-dealing at all times. We know that we have hitched our wagon to a star but as the poet Browning wrote, 'Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for.'"

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Sec'y, Col. D. C. Cordiner. U S A (Ret.).

U. S. Soldiers' Home. Washington, D . C.

W. A. HODGMAN is now in Vero Beach, Fla., and is receiving his mail at POBok 1407.

A new address for HARRY A. BADT is 5711 16th S t , N.W., Washington 11, D. C. We are sorry to report that Sally GRESHAM, " P O P ' S " widow, died in Coronado on 15 February.

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Sec'y. R . A d m . H . C. T r a i n . U S N ( R e t . ) .

81 M a r k e t St., Annapolis, Md.

A new address for R U D O L P H J. J O E R S is 6015 Goldsboro Rd., Bethesda 14, Md. Caught a glimpse of J O H N A S H L E Y in Annapolis recently. He and his wife are back from a lengthy stay in Spain. His current address is 3313 Goldsmith St., San Diego 6, Calif.

C H I N N Y B U T L E R writes that he has now retired from Civil Service in the

grade of GS-13. (That is one of the top grades.) He is now located about half a mile beyond Mayo on the Rhode River, a branch of the West River, about nine miles from Annapolis. His address is Route 1, POBox 295, Edgewater, Md. J O H N D O N E L S O N is in the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., for treatment and possible surgery.

J I M M I E and Ellie G L E N N O N announce the marriage of their daughter, Jeanne Glennon Harris to Col. Harris Benjamin Hull, U S A F , on 1 January 1954, at Alexandria, Va. In a letter from his wife, she informs me that J U D S O N H A N D is ill and has been for two years. In March 1952, while on the West Coast, I stopped by and had a nice visit with Judson, who lives at 254 Monterey Ave., San Clemente, Calif.

S P E C M A N A H A N has been in Spain for a visit. Poco Smith had a letter from him written from Majorca in early February.

It is with the deepest regret that I announce the sad news of the death of Marguerite Sanderson SAHTH, H. T.'s wife, on 22 February 1954 at the South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, Mass. She was a native of Dirxbury. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons: Cdr. Harold Travis Smith, Jr., USN, now in Greece, and Sanderson Smith of Buffalo, N. Y., and a brother and sister. H. T. and Marguerite had lived for many years at 307 East St., Hingham, Mass.

We had a fine attendance of 15 at the February class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C , on the 17th.

On 25 February, a group of fifteen 1909ers honored SAM KING, at a luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C. Sam is now the Governor of the Hawaiian Islands, and was in Washington in connection with the bill now before the Congress for statehood for the Islands. Those present were Benson, Braisted, Campbell, Chapline, Coman, Dessez, Doyle, Dunn, Farrell, Moses, Rawls, Poco Smith, Williams, Wright and Train.

Reservations are coming in at a good rate for "45 Years After" reunion. Do not delay too long in sending them in, so we can make firm commitments for the various activities.

The following information has been received from C H A R L I E K O E N I G who has charge of the 1909 West Coast dinner this year: The dinner is at the Marines' Memorial Club, Sutter and Mason Sts., San Francisco, on 5 June at six-thirty. All who are coming should advise Charlie at 269 Woodward Ave., Sausalito, Calif., in plenty of time so arrangements can be made for them. The club manager, Mr. Wiley, will make reservations for 1§09 personnel and their families at the club at rates of $3.50 for one or $5.50 for two per night.

The dinner will consist of fillet mignon steak with all the trimmings, including three mixed drinks per person and will not exceed $7.00 per person including all tips.

SHIPMATE

"I was with Soc as the Operations for Charlie will be at the club all afternoon on 5 June to meet classmates and see to their ,Kimmel; and all through his service with CinCPac as Flag Officer. I regarded him needs. as one of the most brilliant, quick thinking, yet highly practical officers, I have ever known. On the personal side, to know ^ 19 10 • Soc was to love him. There are legions of Sec'y. R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), officers, who like Bill Calhoun, were be5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15. Md. friended and helped by this great ComH E R B E R T R. H E I N informs us that rnander. We will ever miss him and mourn his address is 456 B Ave., Coronado, Calif. his untimely passing.

A new address for H E R B E R T W. U N D E R W O O D is POBox 18, Glenburn, CaliL

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Sec'y. Capt. Alfred G. Zimmerman. USN (Ret.).

2908 Forty-Sixth St.. N.W.. Washington 16. D. C.

R O B E R T M. G R I F F I N has recently been elected president of Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia 7, Pa. In a recent letter from W. S. D A V I D SON he asked that his address be changed to Hotel Victoria, Palma, Mallorca, Spain.

He says Mallorca is a delightful spot. They saw "Spec" and Alice Manahan and their daughter. The "Hoot" Macfarlanes and the "Plug" Ainsworths were there, but he didn't get to see them.

J O H N W. R E E V E S has moved to 5 Magnolia Circle, Star Lake, Warrington, Fla. Elsie and B E R N H A R D B I E R I were back in Washington briefly after a trip overseas to Switzerland. Welcome parties were given by Amy and D W I G H T C H A N D L E R and by the Cdr. Bernhard H. Bieri Juniors. After one more trip, the Seniors expect to settle dovsm to retired life. We are hoping it will be Washington, but nobody knows.

On their return from a flight to Hawaii, Marion and BOB H I N C K L E Y got in touch with the GEORGE LOWRYs and the E D D I E L A P H A M s and found all was well with them.

H A R R Y M E R R I N G had a successful bout with virus pneumonia while in upper New York State. The after effects, however, made it advisable to report in at the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., where they are bringing him up to par again. He hopes to be on deck for the christening of his first grandchild, Peter Lloyd Merring, on 'March 14.

"Tom Gatch and Soc McMorris were destined to succeed, at least from their days of LCDR. What a team the two would have made! When Tom and I were in DesDiv 31 Soc was in the 12th Sqdn. He was the one outstanding CO of a 12th Sqdn DD that we feared. My dream used to be that some one of my CO's had to go and that Soc was ordered to relieve him. .•\nd now he is gone. Again may God rest his noble soul.

"Best regards and good wishes. My deep and sincere sympathy to 1912."

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Williams of .\nnapolis announce the birth of their second child, Russell Morgan, on January 18, 1954. Mrs. Williams is the former Betty Hall, daughter of CARROLL M. HALL. The Halls are currently -making their home at 2308 Observation Ct., E, Bradenton, Fla.

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Corresponding Sec'y, Mr. P. D. Sleeper.

Aetna Life Insurance Co., 1511 K St., N.W., Washington, D. C.

F R E D E R I C K G. C R I S P gives his address as POBox 101, Saratoga, Calif.

OLIVER L. D O W N E S continues to live at "Dunanchored," 4525 Bouganvilla Dr., Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla. A new address for C H A R L E S G. ELLICOTT is 1325 Allard Ave., Eureka, CaliL ROY P. N E W E L L is living at 61 Teresita Blvd., San Francisco, Calif.

H O W A R D N. H A R T L E Y gives his address as POBox 4301, San Francisco, Calif.

A recent change of address for P. J. SEARLES is Woodwinds, East Rd., Sheffield, Mass.

L E O N A R D R. AGRELL writes from South Minneapolis, Minn., where he is living at 2602 Third Ave. J. CARY J O N E S is now residing at the Sheraton-Park Hotel (Apt. 308-1), ^ 19 12 • Washington 8, D. C. Sec'y. Capt. Joseph T. Dreisonstok, USN (Ret.).

P. P. P O W E L L was recently elected 6431 39th St.. N.W., Washington 15, D. C. president of Town Hall Inc. in New York.

The following letter from BILL CALH O U N to J O E D R E I S O N S T O K should be of general interest: ^ 19 14 • "Today I received a card from Tom Capt. W. A. Heard, USN (Ret.), 3622 Prospect Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. Gatch dated February 17 telling me that Soc McMorris was gone. I did not even MARION Y. C O H E N continues to live know that Soc was ill. at 2258 St. Vincent St., Philadelphia, Pa. "If it is meet and right so to do do, I ask, W I L L I A M K. H A R R I L L is living at in the name of us 'Old Timers' who were so fortunate as to serve with Soc and 765 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif. loved him so well, to express to 1912, to R O B E R T W. HAYLER gives his adthe Navy, and the Nation, our deep and dress as POBox 3662, Carmel, Calif. sincere sympathy over the passing of this C H A R L E S A. MACGOWAN writes great Commander. God rest his noble soul. from 2628 Laguna St., San Francisco, "Few officers, save possibly Fleet Ad- Calif. miral Nimitz, knew Soc as a Captain and A letter from TUBBY BRAND informs Flag Officer as did I. We all know that Tom and Soc were almost blood brothers us that he and his family are passengers and that a great bond of love and fellow- on board the Swedish-American luxury ship existed between them throughout the cruise-ship KUNGSHOLM on a trip around South America. years.

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H A R R Y R. LEONARD is with the Anchor Packing Company in Seattle, Wash. Since he spends a good bit of his time at his farm, Rt. 2, Box 190, McMinnville, Ore., he would like to receive his mail there.

JIM RAY writes from Nevada City, Calif. Among other things he writes that between 1949, when he retired, to the present time, he has served as city councilman, later as mayor and resigned that job to become city manager of Nevada City. He says that his present home is in the greatest recreational area in the country and invites his friends to stop by. His address is POBox 356.

The last position report received from DEAC H A N S places him in Port Lyautey, French Morocco, on February 25. He had motored from Tangier and was on his way to points further south. There is no account of how he got his Renault across the Straits of Gibraltar.

In the March issue, a slip of the pen made us write "Grace Howard" when we meant to write "Ruth Howard." Excuse us please.

N E D C O C H R A N E was recently ap-' pointed vice president of MIT for industrial and governmental relations.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Tulley Shelley, USN (Ret.), 80 Regent St., London W. 1, England.

Treas., Cdr. C. C. Vickery, USNR (Ret.), 110 William St., New York 38, N. Y. Orders Issned LYNDE D. McCORMICK (ADM USN) to Pres NavWarCol, Npt.

F R E D W. P E N N O Y E R , JR., changes his address to 700 Margarita Ave., Coronado, Calif.

J O S E P H H. C H A D W I C K gives his address as Chadwick School, Rolling Hills, Calif.

A recent change of address for F R A N K C. H U N T O O N is 3727 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston 25, Tex. CORNELIUS_ W. FLYNN advises us that his address is Box 13, Wemme, Ore. H O M E R H. H A R R I S O N has recently changed his address to 6325 Sheridan Rd., Chicago 40, 111.

M. G. GAMBLE writes from 116 E. 53rd St., New York 22, N. Y.

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Hyattsville, Md. Orders Issued JOHN H. CARSON (RADM USN) MAAG, Norway, Oslo.

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GILBERT F. B U N N E L L gives his address as 34 Ocean Ave., Amityville, N. Y.

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A new address for ROY T. GALLEMORE is 34 Metropolitan Oval, Apt. 6-F, New York 62, N. Y. 25

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4401 Chesapeake St.. N.W.. Washhigton 16, D . C. Treasurer, Cdr. Louis B. Pelzman, USNR, 2010 Fenwick St., N.E., Washington 2, D. C. Orders Issued WILLIAM M. CALLAGHAN (VADM U S N ) to ComNavFe. J O H N H. CASSADY (VADM U S N ) to CinC Nelm.

THOMAS G. W. SETTLE (RADM U S N ) to ComPhibPac.

JACK R E D M A N is now Commandant of the Twelfth Naval District with offices in the Federal Office Bldg. He and Mrs. Redman are residing at Quarters 62, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, Calif.

A new address for W I N F I E L D A. BROOKS is 752 E. Wesley Rd., N.E., Atlanta 5, Ga. JOHN H. CASSADY reports a change of address to Navy 100, F P O New York.

CARL J. LAMB is now executive vice president of the Aviation Corporation of Texas, whose president is Jimmy Sykes.

• A R T H U R GILLMAN is also in that area, and JO JO A N D E R S O N was until just recently when his company. The Grove Regulator Company, transferred him to the West Coast. Carl's address is POBox 6007, Houston 6, Tex. W. H. F E R G U S O N reports to us from St. Louis, Mo., where he is now administrative assistant to the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority. His home address is 6161 Kingsbury Ave. The regular monthly luncheon was held at 12:15 on Tuesday, March 2, 1954, at the Army-Navy Club in Washington. The following classmates attended: Camp, Coney, Crichton, Fink, Greer, King, Mentz, Pelzman, Schaeffer, Staudt, Tarbutton, and Willenbucher. Willenbucher had as his guest Colonel Conway, US.^., Class of 1921, USMA.

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Orders Issued SHERMAN R. CLARK (RADM U S N ) to OpNav. HOWARD E. OREM (RADM U S N ) to OpNav. F R A N K AKERS (RADM U S N ) to CarDivLant.

R. W. DOLE is now living at 430 E. 63rd St., New York 21, N. Y. A new address for C. A. H A V A R D is POBox 874, Paso Robles, Calif.

Twenty-two members attended the Class 1922 luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington on 2 March 1954. They were Anderson, Pratt, Stacey, Clay, Malstrom, Watkins, W. F. Thompson, J. M. Higgins, E. J. Long, E. H. Pierce, Fink, Shultz, H. E. Parker, Atkeson, Kneeland, Soloman, Brice, Snodgrass, H. F. Stevens, Whitgrove, Bibby, and H. L. Jennings.

K E N M O R E M. McMANES gives his mailing address as CNO (Op-06), Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. W A L T E R A. M E T C A L F reports a change of address to 231 S. Main St., Cohasset, Mass.

F. W. P I E R C E requests his address be changed to 248 S. Windsor Blvd., Los Angeles 4, Calif.

H O W A R D E. OREM writes to us from Chevy Chase, where he is living at 6509 Maple Ave. A recent change of address for C. L. A T K I N S O N , JR., is 105 Hatherieigh Rd., Solvay, N. Y.

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Sec'y. Capt. Claude H. Bennett, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 732 Spring Lane. Philadelphia 28, Pa. Orders Issued R A L P H J. ARNOLD (RADM U S N ) (SC) to Vice Chief of Naval Material.

MARVIN P. KINGSLEY III (CAPT U S N ) to NavHosp, St. Albans, L. I., treatment.

L A U R E N C E D. BAIN is still with the Western Electric Company, but at a new address—220 Church St., New York, N. Y. M 1920 • DAVID T. B A S K E T T has moved to Sec'y, Capt. D . R. Osbom. Jr., U S N (Ret.), 207 Culpeper Rd., Richmond 26, Va. 3427 Porter St., N.W., Washington 16, D . C. RICHARD M. OLIVER is now a rear admiral, retired, and is connected with Orders Issued RICHARD P . GLASS (RADM U S N ) to Com Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc., 610 Shoreham Bldg., Washington, Nine.

THOMAS S. COMBS (VADM U S N ) to Com 6th D. C. His home address is 708 S. Wayne St., Arlington, Va. Fit. K E N N E T H L. MOSES writes to us A new address for PAUL B. W I S H - from 1842-A Oakwood Ave., Glendale 8, A R T is Rt. 6, Box 168, Wayzata, Minn.

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H. E. H A V E N is now living at 330 P. D. GOLD, JR., has recently been reAmbar Way, Menlo Park, Calif. tired from active duty and is living in Church Creek, Md., POBox 26.

The February luncheon meeting of the •< 1 9 2 1 • Washington chapter of the Class of 1923 Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J. Kelly, U S N (Ret.), had a record breaking attendance of 29.

Room 510, Shoreham Bldg., Washington 5, D. C. Those present were Curry, Ruble, Bres, Orders Issued Shoup, Dussault, Stephens, Jecklin, Ageton, FREDERICK L ENTWISTLE (RADM USN) to Dietrich, Wright, Murdaugh, Leavitt, BarComMare-Vallejo Area. rett, Stimson, Zern, Huebl, Beaumont, AmEDWARD C. EWEN (RADM U S N ) to Com mon, Fryberger, Hudson, Tucker, DavidFairEIM. son, Holderness, Oliver, Mclsaac, Lewis, RICHARD M. WATT JR (RADM U S N ) to Moss, Von Dreele and Daisley.

Chairman of the NavIndPlant RevBd, Ofc of We were pleased to see with us again, AstSecNav, NavDept. among others. Bud Ruble and Jack Moss.

F. I. E N T W I S T L E has been trans- Jack submitted a proposal that we get toferred to U. S. Naval Base, Mare Island, gether with the West Point Class of 1923 Calif., as Area Commander. at one of our subsequent luncheons. FurDONALD T. GILES is now residing at ther details are being arranged.

Warren Parr is coming along nicely in 198 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. Bethesda; we hope classmates drop in to C H A R L E S R. BROWN writes to us see him occasionally. from 213 Wilkes St., Alexandria, Va. The next luncheon meeting will be held A new address for H A R O L D H. HAR- at the SAME TIME, SAME PLACE on DY is Veterans Hospital, Sunmount, N. Y. Friday, 23 April.

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S. C. RING gives his new duty address as ComCarDivOne, F P O San Francisco.

A new address for W. K. M E N D E N H A L L is 1401 S. 22nd St., Arlington, Va.

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Sec'y, Mr. Paul W . Siegrist, e / o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hndson St., N e w York 14. N . Y. Orders Issued LLOYD H. THOMAS (RADM U S N ) to StaffDir for Pur. GEORGE W. PATTERSON JR (CAPT U S N ) to PRNC. CHARLES A. FERRITER (CAPT U S N ) to Pres GCM 1 N D .

A new address for R. J. BELLERBY is Naval Station, Astoria, Ore. Included among the new addresses received at Alumni House recently are the following: C R U T C H F I E L D ADAIR, Nav. Bd. Insp. & Survey, Rm. 522, 390 Main St., San Francisco, Calif.

LEO A. BACHMAN, Rm. 4-C-757, Pentagon Bldg., Washington 25, D. C. S T A N L E Y W. BEDELL, 34 Lancaster Ave., Baldwin, N. Y. A L L E N P. CALVERT, Pac. Res. F i t , San Francisco Naval Shipyd., San Francisco 24, Calif.

C H A R L E S M. E. H O F F M A N , 3841 Harrison St., N.W., Washington 15, D. C. A D R I A N M. H U R S T , CO Naval Station, San Diego, Calif.

GEORGE C. KING, 76 South S t , Brockton, Mass.

DONALD F. McLEAN, Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif.

G. E D M U N D P E T E R S O N , Naval Base, Portsmouth, N. H. T H O M A S C. R I T C H I E , 7 Marion Ave., Glen Falls, N. Y. A R T H U R C. WOOD, Prof. Naval Science, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

S T U A R T W. HILL, 3808 S.E. Henry, Portland 2, Ore. E. W. I R I S H , 4701 Bellview Dr., Bellaire, Tex. R A L P H E. MILLS, Jt. U. S. Mil. Aid Grp., A P O 206, P M New York.

M I L T O N A. MILLS, JR., 55 Mountain Rd., Verona, N. J. W A L L I S F. P E T E R S E N , 21 Place Joffre, Paris 7, France.

A. B. VOSSELLER, Staff SAC Europe, A P O 55, P M New York.

A recent change of address for RICHARD E. P L A Y T E R is 3525 S. Zunis Ct., Tulsa, Okla.

J. S. L A I D L A W is Supervising Inspector of Naval Material at 1206 S. Santee St., Los Angeles 15, Calif.

A new assignment for A. G. W. McF A D D E N is Commanding Officer, U. S. Navy & Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, 2992 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg, Pa. H E R B E R T P. B E N T O N , JR., is stationed in the U S S E S T E S ( A G C - 1 2 ) ,

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L. B. J A U D O N advises that he may be reached at 502, U. S. Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Wash.

OUR 30-YEAR R E U N I O N W I L L BE H E L D at A N N A P O L I S MAY 21-23 inclusive, 1954.

The arrangements are being made by our Washington group, and pending the appointment of a chairman of arrangements you may make reservations or get more information from R. Adm. E. W. Clexton, SHIPMATE

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'^Gunner to Pilot • . . two fighters ••• turning in!^^ N o TIME to repeat this message. He must get every word right the first time.

In today's higher-speed, higher-altitucie bombers, crewmen must quickly grasp every code-word passed. Speed of intercommunication has to keep pace with speed of operation.

Working since 1947, RCA engineers have developed the AN/AIC-10—an intercom system which meets Air Force requirements for high intelligibility under conditions of extreme noise and ahitude. RCA noise-discriminating microphones have two faces which "balance out" extraneous noises, transmit sounds only from the speaker's mouth.

Unique filter, amplifier and automatic volume control circuits reduce the effect of extraneous noise.

Altitude-compensating headsets maintain sea-level sensitivity at 40,000 feet or more—and give crews maximum head comfort.

Now in full production, the AN/AIC-10 is but one of many complete electronic systems RCA has developed for the Armed Forces. RCA engineering —from original planning to final productionassures greater efficiency, effectiveness and safety in operation.

300,000 Spotters Wanted. Men, women volunteers for Ground Observer Corps to help the Air Force search for hostile aircraft, man Air Defense filter centers, do many Air Defense team jobs. 200,000 patriotic Americans are now serving. Contact your local Air Force Office.

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class president, Room 4E-770, Pentagon Bldg., Washington 25, D. C. Our first publication of the anniversary year is devoted to those "going ashore" in July, and is designed to help them make the change and get established in their second careers. This interesting publication is A Directory of Manpower Available to Industry from the Class of 1924, U. S. Naval Academy, and it will be distributed prior to this printing, according to plans.

The regular class publication. The Cruise of 1924 will follow and should be distributed by the time of the reunion at AnnapoHs on May 21-23.

By making two publications, obviously the only practicable way of handling the second career activity, we have naturally had to increase our expenses. The original payment made will take care of part of the expense of the Cruise publication, but the treasury should be reimbursed for the Manpower Directory. An additional payment of $4 per is now in order; and this may be sent directly to the treasurer, P. W. Siegrist, 345 Hudson St., New York 14, N. Y. F R A N K COWAN is the new title holder: father of the youngest child! We think he succeeds Herbert Bearce in this honor, and the title does not stay long in one place. How long can this go on? Young Cowan was born in Westchester County, N. Y., January 29, 1954. If anyone else has a son or daughter born since that date we'd like to hear of it. Frank, by the way, is still with New York Telephone Company, now in the White Plains office, 175 Main St. A S H E V A N S has completed his SVz years of duty in South America, as naval attache to Argentina and Paraguay, and is on temporary duty in Washington, pending further assignment. He reports progress being made in our country's relations with the South American republics. Ash expects to remain on active duty yet another year, and his present plan is to spend his first year after retirement in New York City.

Now there is an idea for any of you officers who want to get broken-in to civil life and all its noises! His son, W. A. Evans, 3d, is a 1952 U S N A graduate, now serving in the Air Force.

A beautiful ceremony characterized the marriage of Miss Virginia Wilson to Mr. David Webb Lee on Saturday, February 20, 1954, at Hillside Presbyterian Church in Orange, N. J. Virginia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd E. Wilson, who reside at South Orange. A large and colorful reception followed at Rock Spring Club.

The February luncheon at the Gun Factory in Washington was devoted to discussions concerning our 1954 publications and plans for the 30-year reunion. We counted 31 this time: Bachman, Bradley, Bullis, Cleaves, Domer, Duke, Duvall, Ekstrom, Farrell, Furth, Gates, Hayes, Hoffman, Kalisch, Kraft, Lewis, Magly, Martin, Mercer, Richter, Roane, McLeod, Sisson, Sullivan, Teller, Van Steenbergh, Weeden, Wilson, Verge, Woodyard and Wilkins.

At this writing we are not sure that our questionnaire mailing has been received by everyone, and there are four we know have not been reached. If anyone can give us the present address of the following, please wire or write Clexton or the class secretary: Benjamin W. Glass, Louis J. Ruffolo, Joseph G. Speer, and Edgar L. Witmer. We are hoping we will not have anyone "lost" by the time of the reunion, and also hope we will not have any names in the Cruise with the terse announcement of "na reply."

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Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J. Hickey, U S N (Ret.), 4608 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase IS, Md. Orders Issued JOHN L. MELGAARD (CAPT U S N ) to Com NavBase, Los Angeles, Long Beach.

GEORGE L. PHILLIPS (CAPT U S N ) to Com NavActys, London.

HAROLD O. LARSON (RADM U S N ) to Des Flot-Atlantic.

WILLIAM R. HEADDEN (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Exam and PhysDisabAppeal Bd, NavDept.

IRA E. HOBBS (RADM U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComAirPac. JOHN W. MURPHY JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO NavCom Sta, Wash., DC. HOMER 0 . DAHLKE (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav.

CLARENCE E. GREGERSON can be reached c/o Bank of New South Wales, 47 Berkeley Sq., London, W.I., England.

A new address for NED MORRIS is 619 Beverly Dr., Alexandria, Va. T H O M A S B. McMURTREY is residing at 1124 Charles St., Clearwater, Fla. W A R R E N W. J O H N S O N has changed his address to 9225 Ft. Hamilton Pkwy., Apt. 24A, Brooklyn 9, N. Y.

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, U S N , 3410 15th St., North, Arlington 1, Va. Orders Issued FRANK O'BEIRNE (RADM U S N ) to CarDiv Lant.

LEONARD B R A N N E M A N (CAPT U S N ) to CO NavRecSta, Bos. HAMILTON W. HOWE (CAPT U S N ) to Com NTC, Bain.

ROBERT K. A S H T O N , SR., is now with the Department of the Navy, Bureau of Ships, Code 701A, Washington 25, D. C. ROBERT S. P U R V I S is living in Ridgewood, Md. ,

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Sec'y, R. Adm. John W. Bays, U S N (Ret.), Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind. Orders Issued FREDERICK L. HETTER (RADM U S N ) (SC) to CO, ASA, Phila.

CHRISTIAN H. DUBORG (CAPT U S N ) to ComNavActys, Port Lyautey.

SHIRLEY S. MILLER (CAPT U S N ) to Joint Staff, Ofc, JCS, Wash., DC. WALLACE B. MECHLING (CAPT U S N ) to AirLant, temp.

WELTON D. ROWLEY (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. MITCHELL D. MATTHEWS (CAPT U S N ) to SupInsMat, NY. FREDERIC W. HESSER (SC) (RADM U S N ) to AstChBus and A for Management, NavDept.

CARL F. STILLMAN (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. ALBERT S. CARTER (CAPT U S N ) to 12 ND. CECIL T. CAUFIELD (CAPT U S N ) to CofS ComDesLant.

ALBERT R. HECKEY (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS GRAND CANYON.

H. M. ZEMMER has recently been assigned to Staff, ComNavFor Marianas, Navy 926, F P O San Francisco.

W. D. R O W L E Y gives his new duty address as Office of Chief of Naval Opera-

tions (Op-82C), Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. O. C. GREGG has been transferred to the West Coast as CofS, CarDiv Three, F P O San Francisco. " T U R K " P O W E L L is now permanently located at 3622 Lejeune Rd., Coral Gables 34, Fla. He would welcome anyone visiting that area giving him a call at 48-1096.

The San Diego chapter of the Class of 1927 held its semi-annual dinner-dance on 27 February 1954 at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Marine Corps Recruit Depot.

It was a notably successful affair in all respects with the attendance much larger than usual. Among those present were R. Adm. and Mrs. D. B. Coleman, U S N (Ret.), R. Adm. W. T. McGarry, U S N (Ret.), Capt. Fritz Gleim, USN, Captams and Mesdames J. W. Blanchard, Joe Boulware, C. M. Dalton, George Dickey, P. D. Gross, A. S. Freedman, G. L. Heath, Tyrrell Jacobs, F. C. Manville, D. J. Walsh, C. L. Weigle, G. W. Willcox, Cdr. and Mrs. F. H. Johnson, Cdr. and Mrs. E. B. Robinson, U S N (Ret.), Cdr. and Mrs. Charles Hardesty, U S N (Ret.), Cdr. Kenneth Keepers, Lt. and Mrs. J. R. Simpson, U S N ( R e t ) , L t and Mrs. T. H. Massie, U S N (Ret.), Mrs. Frederick Funke, Mrs. E. Glenn Cooper, Mrs. L. J. Geiger, Mrs. Carol Bayless.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. K. James, U S N , 2629 S. Hayes St., Arlington, Va. Orders Issned A L A N B. BANISTER (CAPT U S N ) to ComSub Plot 1.

JAMES S. BIERER (SC) (CAPT U S N ) to Dist SupOtf 6 N D .

EDWARD T. EVES (CAPT U S N ) to ComServ Ron 4.

ROBERT T. S. KEITH (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MISSOURI.

M A R T I N M E R S O N reports from Temple University, 1926 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia 22, Pa. H A R R Y M. HOLLAND- changes his address to 311 Dakota St., San Antonio, Texas.

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President, Capt. C. E. Trescott, U S N , Department of Marine Engineering, U S N A , Annapolis, Md. Orders Issued CHARLES E. B R U N T O N (CAPT U S N ) to PandoDiv, Joint Staff, CinCCarib.

CHARLES H. CRICHTON (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS CHILTON. CARL G. CHRISTIE (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS BALTIMORE. JOHN F. DAVIDSON (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS A L B A N Y .

ROYCE P . DAVIS (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS NEWPORT. JAMES T. HARDIN (CAPT U S N ) to Staff Com NavGer. DONALD F. WEISS (CAPT U S N ) to ComDes Ron 20.

It has been necessary to reschedule the dates for the class reunion to avoid conflict with official schedules and to obtain adequate accommodations. Please disregard the schedule which appeared in the March issue and follow this one instead: SATURDAY, 22 MAY 1954 1115 Present memorial plaque in Dahlgren Hall 1200 Photographs on front steps of Bancroft Hall 1210 Lunch in Mess Hall 1215 Wives Luncheon at Alumni House SHIPMATE

Continued GROWTH and PROGRESS revealed in 32nd Annual Report of

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION It is gratifying to report that 1953 was one of the most successful years in the 32 years history of the Association.

tion when ordered to Europe. Many other officers took out their first policies with the Association because of this territorial extension. Further, persons in active military service continued to find it difficult to obtain insurance through normal channels. The Association is particularly geared to serve this type of risk as the increase in the total number of members shows. As of December 31, 1953 there were 179,840 members carrying 227,380 policies, r e f l e c t i n g an i n c r e a s e of 3 4 . 3 1 % in m e m b e r s a n d 33.71% in policies.

During 1953 the Association wrote $18,751,449.35 in automobile and household insurance premiums, an increase of $5,691,212.36 over 1952. This increase in business of 43.58% was the largest premium volume of new business written in any year of the Association's history.

Several factors enter into this very satisfactory showing. In 1952 the Association extended its services to the Continent of Europe, thus permitting many officers to continue their policies with the Associa-

Secretary-Treasurer

Comparative Financial Statement A S S E T S

December

Investments: United States Government Securities (Amortized Value) State, county and municipal bonds (Amortized Value) Other Bonds (Amortized Value) Common stocks (Market Value)

$

Total investments

2,779,975.95

December

$

Increase or Decrease*

j r , 1953

3,732,123.87

9,523,089.79 85,984.56 62,413.46

13,649,023.05 85,960.06 61,605.84

$ 12,451,463.76

$ 17,528,712.82

2,164,172.89 597,824.08 1,172,596.44 76,405.44

2,500,198.49 973,729.80 1,438,785.85 116,532.06

S 16,462,462.61

$ 22,557,959.02

Cash and bank deposits Premiums in course of collection — net Home Office Building and Grounds — net Interest accrued Total admitted assets

3 1 , 1952

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952,147.92 4,125,933.26 24.50* 807.62*

$

6,095,496.41

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Unearned Premiums Loss Reserve under Texas Requirements Reserve for Premium Tax Savings Accrued to Date and Additional Amount for Savings Required under Texas Insurance Department Regulalations for the Succeeding Calendar Year Reserve for Unexpected Losses Total Liabilities

6,814,880.15 4,308,973.76 129,967.83

$

9,687,944.50 6,146,075.74 179,941.28

4,208,640.87 1,000,000.00

5,543,997.50 1,000,000.00

S 16,462,462.61

s 22,557,959.02

$

2,873,064.35 1,837,101.98 49,973.45

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1,335,356.63

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RICHARD M. NIXON (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC. Dnins.

GEORGE G. PALMER (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComlnLant.

JOSEPHUS A. ROBBINS (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Duins.

HARRY SMITH (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC. Duins.

WILLIAM W. W I L B O U R N E (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComBIocOrtFor.

A new address for L E S L I E P. CLOSE is 518 E. 54th St., Savannah, Ga. H A R O L D H. Y O K E S is now living at 315 N. Edison St., Arlington, Va. J O H N E. L E E gives his mailing address as Box 2, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

W. A. ILLING is still in Texas, and gives his address as 8940 Padfield, Houston 24.

J A M E S G. LANG is residing at 3951 Mass. Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Eleanor Newell, widow of BYRON B. N E W E L L , is now living at 217 Hanover St., Annapolis. (Bebe was lost on the HORNET in '42). Their two boys are both in the Academy now and doing right well at it. Bruce is a second classman and has been selected captain of next year's soccer team. John, a plebe, is getting good notices in baseball and soccer. Both are showing fine academic batting averages, too.

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"FIFTH WHEELERS" . . . Washington, D. C , 1. to r., Christian Engleman '30, R. K. James '28, W. A. Dolan, Jr., '26, R. E. Stark '43, and S. A. Sherwin '40.

1345 Baseball—Navy vs. Pittsburgh 1800 Dinner-dance SUNDAY, 23 MAY 1954 1010 Chapel 1200 Dedicate class window in chapel 1300 Picnic Letters containing full details have been sent to each class member, asking that reservations be made promptly.

R E D W E L S H was in from Fort Leavenworth on Thursday, 25 February. He lunched with the Capitolite crew at the Gun Factory's Ebony Room.

After suitable preliminary refreshment the crew sat down to lunch. Some business was discussed between the main course and dessert. It seems the new chapel windows are in, one of which our class donated.

CHARLEY T R E S C O T T is firming dedication ceremonies which will probably be during our 25th anniversary. Charley plans to send out "the word" shortly on the whole anniversary fest.

The present executive committee announced the members of the nominating committee for next year's executive committee. They are Rosy Junghans (chairman), Tobie Hogle and Will Dye. They were all present. Were you?

Just to keep up to date the presently used nicknames acknowledged' by those present, not already mentioned, were Burl, Buz, Cap, Claude, Cy, Fritz, George, Herb, Jerry, Larry, Les, Mel, Rags, Red, Roddy 30

and Roy. Get out your, our, Lucky Bag and match them to last names.

W I L L I E CASHMAN is with Consolidated Edison, in and around New York.

We heard GEORGE A S H T O N ' s daughter, Betsy, was recently married in Sasebo.

A (jg) thus became the most recently reported class son-in-law. Lucky guy!

H. N. COFFIN gives his new duty address as U. S. Naval Station, Navy 3002, F P O San Francisco. ,

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles Brook, U S N (Ret.).

4108 Chesterbrook Rd.. Falls Chnrch. Va. Orders Issued JACK S. DORSEY (CAPT U S N ) to 5 ND, temp.

RICHARD J. H. CONN (CAPT U S N ) to ASO, Phila.

P A U L P. BLACKBURN (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. WILLIAM L. HARMON (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS DIXIE. GEORGE L. H E A P (CAPT U S N ) to A L U S N A and A L U S N A for Air, Copenhagen.

MONTGOMERY L. McCULLOUGH JR (CAPT U S N ) to NavEzamBd and PhysDisabAppeal Bd, NavDept.

RAYMOND N. SHARP (CAPT U S N ) to Staff CinCNelm.

EDSON H. WHITEHURST (CAPT U S N ) to ONM, NavDept.

BURRELL C. ALLEN (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComPhibGro 3.

FRANCIS E. BARDWELL (CAPT U S N ) to NWC Wash., DC. D a l n s .

JOHN B. BOWEN JR (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Rep for Proj Lincoln MIT, Bos. FRANK L. JOHNSON (CAPT USN) to OpNav. HERMAN N. LARSON (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Duins.

CHARLES E. McCOMBS (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Duins.

Orders Issued ARCHIE D. FRASER (CAPT U S N ) to CO, FAETUPac. RAYMOND H. B A S S (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. JOSEPH D. BLACK (CAPT U S N ) to Staff, ComAirPac. JOHN R. MOORE (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S WYANDOT. ANTHONY C. ROESSLER (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS A S H T A B U L A .

FREDERICK J. BECTON (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav. NELSON M. HEAD (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. LAWRENCE B. COOK (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

RUDOLPH J. F A B I A N (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

ELWIN L. FARRINGTON (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF. Wash., DC, Dulns.

REID P. FIALA (CAPT U S N ) to ArmedFor StaffCol, Norva.

BENJAMIN P. FIELD JR (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC. Dulns.

JOSEPH F. FOLEY (CAPT U S N ) to Armed ForStaffCol, Norva.

OSCAR E. HAGBERG (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol. Npt, Dulns.

RAYMOND P. HUNTER (CAPT U S N ) to Staff ComSecondFlt. ROBERT F. JONES (CAPT U S N ) to NWC. Wash., DC. Dulns.

EDWARD J. O'NEILL (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MINDORO. HAROLD PAYSON JR (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

GEORGE E. PECKHAM (CAPT U S N ) to Xx WarCol. CarlisleBks. Dulns.

LAWSON P. RAMAGE (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt. Dulns.

RONALD K. SMITH (CAPT U S N ) to ServLant.

JOSEPH C. TOTH (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

JOHN A. WEBSTER (CAPT U S N ) to NWC. Wash., DC, Dulns.

R. B. H E I L I G has recently been transferred to the West Coast; his address is 520 Beloit Ave., Berkeley 8, Calif.

A new duty address for J O H N ROBERT MOORE is the U S S WYANDOT (AKA-92), F P O New York.

LOUIS F. VOLK has been assigned to the Navy & Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, 4415 Cullen Blvd., Houston 4, Tex. W I L L I A M E. MORING's present duty station is Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif.—Quarters C. SHIPMATE

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Sec'y, Capt. R. B . Moore, U S N , Naval Operations (OP-54B), Room 4E 416, Pentagon, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. Orders Issued RICHARD S. CRAIGHILL (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav. HERBERT J. CAMPBELL (CAPT U S N ) to CO CruitTraCom, NTC, San Diego.

NICHOLAS J. NICHOLAS (CAPT U S N ) to 3 N D , temp.

TERRELL A. N I S E W A N E R (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MARKAB. WILLIAM B. PERKINS (CAPT U S N ) to CO NavScolCom, NavSta, Npt. WILLIAM L. TAGG (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS CAPRICORNUS. B U R L L. BAILEY (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC, Dulns.

IRWIN CHASE JR (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

WILLIAM R. COX (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S ROLETTE. MARK E. D E N N E T T (CAPT U S N ) to JointLog PlansGru, The Joint Staff Ofc JCS, Wash., DC. MALCOLM E. GARRISON (CAPT U S N ) to CO NavSubBase, Pearl.

BROOKS J. HARRAL (CAPT U S N ) to Head of Dept. of English, History & Govt, U S N A , Anna.

ROBERT C. LEONARD (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol. Npt, Dulns.

LLOYD M. MUSTIN (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS PIEDMONT. FRANCIS E. N U E S S L E (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC, Dulns.

LAWRENCE W. SMYTHE (CAPT U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

WILLIAM A. STUART (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Dulns.

CHARLES M. SUGARMAN (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC, Dulns.

E N N I S W. TAYLOR (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Dulns.

ROBERT H. WEEKS (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

L I N D S E Y WILLIAMSON (CAPT U S N ) to The I. J. SWash., C H WDC, A R TDulns.

Z reports from TactiICAF, cal Control Two,U S FN P New J O S EAir P H C. WYLIEGroup JR (CAPT ) O to OpOff York.

Staff, ComSubGru 2.

A new address for T H O M A S WARF I E L D is 1611 N. Highland, Arlington, Va. CLARENCE O. COBB is living in Phoenix, Ariz., at 1409 W. San Miguel Ave. The regular luncheon of the Washington chapter was held Wednesday, 10 February, at the Naval Gun Factory. We had a good turn out which included the following: Joe Jaap, Jerry Miller, Moe Archer, Lem Small, Porter Lewis, Tom Warfield, Red Adams, Bill Brown, John Spangler, Joe Tshirgi, Emerson Fawkes, Lou Kirn, Hank Munson, Harmon Utter, Charlie Smith, Len Frazer, Red Green, Jake Lark, Babe Sugarman, Ted White, Lindsey Williamson, Floyd Schultz, and Whitey Moore.

GIL S T E V E N S O N was in town recently and gave the following address: 1333 98th St., NE, Bellevue, Wash. He now works with Boeing and promises lo try and make one of the Washington luncheons in the near future.

JIM F L E N N I K E N writes in from Kodiak that the rest of the class must prefer warmer climes as he doesn't see many of them. J O H N R. VAN EVERA, who is Chief of Staff to ComFairSeattle, was up a couple of months ago and they had a two-man class luncheon. Jim also provided the information that DICK LAVERY's address is

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F P O San Francisco. We would like to hear from anyone who can enlighten us as to the addresses of the following: P. G. Osier, O. B. King, S. H. Johnson, R. H. Gamble, C. F. Faires, L. B. Halsey, P. G. Hardie, J. J. Sutton, and John Vaughn.

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The '32 Wives Luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington Tuesday, 16 February. Muriel Wellings was hostess and her committee members were Virginia Parker, Betty Lee Pressy, Isaphene Blaisdell, and Sara Munger, Mary Small won the raffle which was a large floral centerpiece. The following attended: Nellie Zink, Elizabeth Wilson, Anne White, Muriel Wellings, Betty Van Evera (up from Patuxent), Marge Thomas, Nancy Schultz, Betty Sugarman and her sister, Mrs. Anne Jensen; Helen Stoner, Mary Small, Ruthane Rogers, Peggy Ruhlman, Catherine Raring, Betty Lee Pressy, Virginia Parker, Ruth Myers, Sara Ann Munger, Billie Leeds, Helene Lietweiler, Linny Lanman, Jo Johnson, Doe Harrington, Kitty Fawkes, Harriet Fhay, Cynnie Dennett, Frannie Bull, Isaphene Blaisdell, Polly Bailey, Margaret Archer, Ginny Acker, and Catherine Adams. This turnout was much superior to the men's and we are hoping that more of the menfolk come to realize that the Pentagon'and outlying buildings won't fall down if they absent themselves for an hour and a half once a month.

The next ladies' luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, 12 May, at the ArmyNavy Country Club at 1230. Nancy Schultz will be hostess. All of the 1932 ladies in the Washington area are urged to attend.

This date coincides with the regular men's luncheon and it will be interesting to see who has the largest assembly.

All members of the Alumni Association are reminded to vote for trustees. Brute Dale is one of the nominees and he's our boy.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. B . Denny, U S N , BnPers, Rm. 3072, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued CARTER L. B E N N E T T (CAPT U S N ) to Com SnbRon 4.

EARNEST G. CAMPBELL (CAPT U S N ) to Staff, ComOpDevFor. WALDEMAR F. A. WENDT (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash.. DC. JOSEPH F. ENRIGHT (CAPT U S N ) to ComSnb Ron 8.

PHILIP W. GARNETT (CAPT U S N ) to Staff, ComSubPac. NOVA B. KLERGAN (CAPT U S N ) to Ovhl and RcpOff, N A S , Quonset Pt., R.I. EDWARD R. NELSON JR (CDR U S N ) to Nav Hosp. Bethesda. treatment.

JOHN D. BULKELEY (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComCruDiv 1.

EDWARD E. SHELBY (CAPT U S N ) to Com SubRon 6.

THEODORE R. VOGELEY (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS SEVERN. P A U L L. WEINTRAUB (SC) (CAPT U S N ) to NSC Oak. HARRY M. LINDSAY JR (CDR U S N ) to 13 N D .

MERLE F. BOWMAN (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

JAMES B. BURROW (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

THOMAS A. CHRISTOPHER (CAPT U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

JAMES O. COBB (CAPT U S N ) to Staff CinC South.

GARRETT S. COLEMAN (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav. JOSEPH P. COSTELLO (CAPT U S N ) to NWC. Wash., DC, Dulns.

JOHN S. COYE JR (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

JAMES D. FERGUSON (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Dulns.

RAYMOND L. FULTON (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

IGNATIUS J. GALANTIN (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC, Dulns.

RICHARD C. GAZLAY (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

JAMES B. GRADY (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Dulns.

WARD F. HARDMAN (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

JAMES E. JONES (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, DnIns.

STEPHEN JURIKA JR (CAPT U S N ) to N a v WarCol, Npt, DnIns. WILLIAM R. K A N E (CAPT U S N ) to N W C , Wash., DC, Dulns.

ROBERT W. LEACH (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

B E R N A R D H. MEYER (CAPT U S N ) to N a v WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

ROBERT S. BIDELL (CAPT U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Dulns.

ARNOLD F. SCHADE (CAPT U S N ) to NWC. Wash., DC, Dulns.

WALLACE A. SHERRILL (CAPT U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

K E N N E T H S. SHOOK (CAPT U S N ) to N a v WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

MORGAN SLAYTON (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

JAMES A. SMITH (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC, Dulns.

OTTO W. S P A H R JR (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

HENRY D . STURR (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

JOSEPH W. WILLIAMS JR (CAPT U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

FRANCIS R. DRAKE (CDR U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC, Dulns.

HENRY H. FOX JR (CDR U S N ) to The ICAF, Wash., DC, Dulns.

R U S S E L L K E F A U V E R (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

R. M. P R A Y is now in Hawaii—2-A Kamakani, Makalapa, Honolulu 18, T. H. M E R R I L L K. C L E M E N T S O N has recently been assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Op-43R), Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. MALCOLM H. T I N K E R has been released to inactive duty after having served 38 months as executive officer of the Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Neb. He is now director of production of the National Blank Book Company, Holyoke, Mass. • Recently in their Bad Homburg, Germany, home the T. P. O'CONNELLs (Staff CinCEur) entertained the Frank Schwartzes (Zling from Turkey), the George Unmachts (CO of the Rhine River Patrol), Chick King (Staff, ComNavGer), and Dick Copeland (up from Greece) at dinner. Colds prevented the Lou Davises (Staff, CinCEur) from being present.

Other recent visitors to "Haus O'Connell" have been the Bob Cameras (MAAG France) and Hilary Rowe (MAAG Belgium).

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Sec'y, Capt. F. L. Pinney, Jr., U S N , 6345 Western Ave., N.W., Washington 15, D. C. Orders Issued SAMUEL R. BROWN JR (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav. HARLEY K. N A U M A N (CAPT U S N ) to Com SubRon. RICHARD H. O'KANE (CAPT U S N ) to Com SubRon 7.

FRANCIS W. S C A N L A N JR (CAPT U S N ) to ComSubRon 5.

CHARLES M. HENDERSON (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS FULTON. DONALD G. IRVINE (CAPT U S N ) to ComSub Ron 1.

HINTON L SMITH (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. RUSSELL B. A L L E N (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

WALTER H. BAUMBERGER (CAPT U S N ) to Npt, Dulns.

ALBERT L. BECKER (CAPT U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, Dulns.

CHARLES B L E N M A N JR (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash.. DC, Dulns.

JOHN R. BROMLEY (CAPT US>I) to 1 N D .

GEORGE H. BROWNE (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

ERNEST V. BRUCHEZ (CAPT U S N ) to N a v WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

GEORGE S. B U L L E N (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash.. DC, Dulns.

ROBERT A. CHANDLER (CAPT U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

GORDON P. CHUNG-HOON (CAPT U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

WILLIAM A. D E A N JR (CAPT U S N ) to N a v WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

ALBERT L. GEBELIN (CAPT U S N ) to NaT WarCol, Npt, Dulns.

ARTHUR B . GRALLA (CAPT U S N ) to Op ReadinessOff, Staff CinCLant.

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FREDERICK A . G U N N ( C A P T U S N ) t o N a v WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

J O H N W . H O W A R D ( C A P T U S N ) to N a v W a r Col. N p t , D u l n s .

CURTIS H. HUTCHINGS (CAPT USN) to The I C A F , W a s h . . DC. D u l n s .

JAMES E. JOHNSON (CAPT USN) to Nav WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

HERMAN J . KOSSLER (CAPT U S N ) to NWC, Wash., D C , D u l n s .

W I L L I A M S . MADDOX ( C A P T U S N ) t o N a v WarCol, N p t . D u l n s .

J O H N C. M A R T I N ( C A P T U S N ) t o N a v W a r Col. N p t , D u l n s .

S I D N E Y D . B . M E R R I L L ( C A P T U S N ) to N a v WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

J A M E S H . N E W E L L ( C A P T U S N ) to N a v W a r Col. N p t , D u l n s .

FRANK A . NUSOM (CAPT USN) to NavWar Col. N p t , D u l n s .

R O B E R T J . OVROM ( C A P T U S N ) to N a v W a r Col, N p t , D u l n s .

R O B E R T D . R I S S E R ( C A P T U S N ) to T h e I C A F , Wash., DC. D u l n s .

B E N E D I C T J . SEMMES J R ( C A P T U S N ) to NavWarCol. Npt, Dulns.

B E R N A R D A. S M I T H ( C A P T U S N ) t o N W C .

Wash., DC, D u l n s .

Plans for our 20-year book are moving ahead, and 246 members have indicated that they are in favor of the project—in fact 31 biographies and checks for $460 are already on hand. 216 votes favoring use of $1,000 of class funds for the book have been recorded, and there seems to be little doubt that an overwhelming majority of the class will support the undertaking.

BUT, it would be mighty comforting to Russ Maynard, Bob Patton, John Green, and the others working on the book if the rest of our 500-odd members to whom ballots were mailed would send them in now and procrastinate no longer! If you've lost your ballot, write a note to R. P. Harbold, 129 Spaview Ave., Annapolis, Md., and say whether or not you favor the book, and, if you are in favor, whether you endorse the use of $1,000 of class funds.

After all, our Lucky Bag surplus started the fund, and another literary effort would MAURICE T. I R E L A N D reports from appear to be a good way to use some of it.

MOQ 2217, Camp Lejeune, N. C. The warm response to the class council's F. L. P I N N E Y , JR., has recently as- appeal for one buck to build up the incisumed the duties of secretary-treasurer of dental expenses fund has been most gratithe .\ssociation of the Class of 1934. His fying. As of March 1, 130 members have home address is 6345 Western Ave., N W , sent in $137 and the incidental account is now in good shape for several years to Washington 15, D. C. come—we hope. Most of those responding MILTON S. RAMSEY is still in Ham- sent notes of good wishes to the council den, Conn., but has moved to 90 Haver- and Washington classmates, and we regret ford St., Zone 17. that we cannot answer all of them indiThis issue of Shipmate marks the re- vidually. John Roenigk in Bahrain (Comm sumption of a regular monthly column of Unit 5, A P O 616, P M New York) says class news which will be prepared by your he has. several spare bunks for visiting secretary, assisted we hope by information classmates. Willy Martin (FallWeaTra sent in from those outside the Washington Pac, F P O San Francisco) recommends holding the class reunion in Hawaii—a nice

idea if he'll provide transportation! Dick Shepard, CinCNelm Staff, recommends London for an interesting job in a congenial home-like atmosphere. Joe Staley, Chris Christensen, Jimmy Johnson, and (3eorge Clifford are also sharing the fog, cold and per diem. Malcolm Champlin (Financial Center Bldg., Franklin at 14th, Oakland 12, Calif.) will be in Washington next August for the Legion convention in his capacity as Commander of the American Legion Department of California.

It is our sad duty to report that Sid Merrill's wife, Mim, passed away at Newport on January 6. Sid's present address is ComDesDiv 602, Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

Exciting news comes from our oil mogul, Hobart Key of 1 1 0 ^ E. Austin St., Marshall, Tex. The sum of $25 of class funds was sent to Hobart some two years ago and invested in a ten-year lease on one acre of land. There is now a producing gas well two miles north of our lease and drilling is in progress on two other locations within one mile of our lease. Incidentally, those who have read the biography Hobart has sent in for the 20-year book say that it alone will be worth the price of the book.

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W I L L I A M C. A B H A U (CDR U S N ) to OSD, W a s h . . DC. J O H N W . B O T T O M S (SC) (CDR U S N ) to N A S Alameda.

R O M O N D T B U D D (CDR U S N ) t o Nav M a r i a n a s .

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A R T H U R M. P U R D Y (CDR U S N ) to 1 N D .

J A C K M. S E Y M O U R (CDR U S N ) to CO Nav SnBase P e a r l H a r b o r .

T H O M A S S. B A S K E T T ( C A P T U S N ) to The I C A F . Wash., DC, D a l n s .

R I C H A R D B . L Y N C H ( C A P T U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, Dnlns.

R O B E R T H. H O L M E S (CDR U S N ) to ComDes Div 172.

C H A R L E S B . L A N G S T O N (CDR U S N ) to CO L a k e Mead Base, L a s Vegas.

J O H N P . ADAMS (CDR U S N ) to A i r L a n t .

B R U C E P . ROSS (CDR U S N ) to ComDesDiv 62.

AMOS T. H A T H A W A Y (CDR U S N ) to Sixth Fit. R O S S E . F R E E M A N (CDR U S N ) to N W C , Wash., DC, D u l n s .

S T E P H E N H. GIMBER (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r Col, N p t , D n I n s .

W I L L I A M S. G U E S T (CDR U S N ) t o N a v W a r Col. N p t . D u l n s .

F R E D E R I C K J . H A R L F I N G E R II (CDR U S N ) to The I C A F . Wash., DC. D u l n s .

R I C H A R D E . H A R M E R (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, D u l n s .

P H I L I P F . H A U C K (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r C o l , Npt, Dulns.

W I L L I A M H. H A Z Z A R D (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, N p t . D u l n s .

GEORGE H U T C H I N S O N (CDR U S N ) t o N a v WarCol. N p t , D u l n s .

C A R L E T O N R. K E A R J R (CDR U S N ) to N a v WarCol, N p t . D u l n s .

P A G E K N I G H T (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r C o l , Npt, Dulns.

D E N N I S C. L Y N D O N (CDR U S N ) to N W C , Wash., DC. D u l n s .

GROOME E. M A R C U S (CDR U S N ) to The I C A F , Wash., DC. D u l n s .

J O H N H. M A U R E R (CDR U S N ) to N W C , Wash., DC. D u l n s .

F R E D E R I C K N . P H I L L I P S J R (CDR U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

W I L L I A M S. S A M P S O N (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, N p t . D u l n s .

F R A N K E . S E L L E R S J R (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol. N p t . D u l n s .

F R A N K M. SMITH (CDR USN) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

E V E R E T T H. S T E I N M E T Z (CDR U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, DnIns. K E N N E T H W E S T (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r Col, Npt. Dulns.

W I L L I A M B . W I D E M A N (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

A new address for GEORGE H U T C H I N S O N is 1026 E Ave., Coronado, Calif.

J O H N N. FERGUSON, JR., and Mrs. Laura Preston of Alexandria, Va., were married at Las Vegas, Nev., on Thursday, February 11. After a honeymoon at The Desert Inn in Las Vegas, they will be at home at Port Hueneme where his ship is stationed.

F R E D E R I C W. K I N S L E Y is commanding officer of the USS .A^LCOR ( A K 259) ; his home address is 207 Mayco.x Ave., Norfolk S, Va. E. D. V E S T E L , JR., has been transferred to the Naval Supply Depot, Seattle 99, Wash.

J. L. P. McCALLUM is now serving as Commander Mine Squadron Four, U. S. Naval Minecraft Base, Charleston, S. C. LOUIS J. W I L S O N is living at 9 Oak Terrace, Webster Groves, Mo. ALAN M. NIBBS has moved to 1265 Manchester Ave., Norfolk 8, Va.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R. Pratt, U S N , Box 70, Navy 214, FPO, New York, N . T .

Orders Issued F R E D E R I C K C. S E Y F O R D (CDR U S N ) to ServLant.

J O H N M. O S E T H (CDR U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt. F R A N C I S A. G R E E N U P (CDR U S N ) to Com SubGru 1 MareGru. R A N D O L P H M E A D E J R (SC) (CDR U S N ) to ServRon 3.

R I C H A R D L . M Y E R S (SC) (CDR U S N ) to NOTS Inyokern.

J O H N B . R A W L I N G S (CDR U S N ) to P u g N a v ShipYd B r e m .

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A L L E N B . R E E D (SC) (CDR U S N ) to Staff CinCPacFlt. W I L L I A M H. S H E A J R (CDR U S N ) to O p N a v .

R O B E R T L . N E Y M A N (CDR U S N ) to N G F , Wash., DC. F R E D G. B E N N E T T (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r Col, N p t , D u l n s .

J O H N H. C A R M I C H A E L (CDR U S N ) to N W C , Wash., DC, D u l n s .

F R E D E R I C A. C H E N A U L T (CDR U S N ) to The I C A F , Wash., DC, D u l n s .

E A R L R. C R A W F O R D (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r Col, Npt, D u l n s .

D A N I E L M. E N T L E R J R (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

J A M E S S. GRAY (CDR U S N ) to The I C A F , Wash.. DC, D u l n s .

D A L L A S M. L A I Z U R E (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, D u l n s .

M A R T I N M I L L E R (SC) (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, D u l n s .

J O H N V. N O E L J R (CDR U S N ) to The I C A F , Wash., DC, D u l n s .

P A U L C. STIMSON (CDR U S N ) to The I C A F , Wash., DC, D u l n s .

B R U C E R. W A R E III (CDR U S N ) to ComCort Ron 8.

M A R S H A L L F. T H O M P S O N requests that his address be changed to Navy Section, M.\.\G Paris, A P O 230, PM New York.

J O H N N. BOLAND has been appointed manager of Raytheon Manufacturing Company's office in Washington, D. C.; his home address is 209 E. Broad St., Falls Church, Va.

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Corr. Sec'y, L t . Cdr. J o h n P . M. J o h n s t o n , U S N (Ret.) 5439 41st St., N . W., W a s h i n g t o n 15, D. C. Orders Issued A R C H I E H. SOUCEK (CDR U S N ) to N G F , Wash., DC. L A W R E N C E G. B E R N A R D (CDR U S N ) to OSD, Wash., DC. R O L A N D W. S C H U M A N N J R (CDR U S N ) to AirLant.

W A L T E R J . B A R R Y (CDR U S N ) to USS TOLEDO. T H O M A S D. C U N N I N G H A M (CDR U S N ) to USS I O W A .

J O H N B . C A R R O L L (CDR U S N ) to USS ROANOKE. J O H N W . GRAHAM (SC) (CDR U S N ) to Nav OrdSupOfc Mech.

H A R R Y B . H A H N (CDR U S N ) to MilApplicationDiv, AEC. Wash., DC. W I L L I A M B . B R O W N (CDR USN) to J u s M a g Phil Manila.

J A M E S H. CRUSE (CDR U S N ) to AirShip DevRon 11.

W I L L I A M R. SMITH J R (CDR U S N ) to N W C , Wash., DC, D u l n s .

F R . \ N K F. 3871 30th St., M.AURICE dress as Box York.

M E N E F E E reports from N., .Arlington, Va. FERR.ARA gives his ad56, Navy 116, F P O New

W A S H I N G T O N N E W S O F 1937 On Friday, 12 February, 32 of the class met at the Army-Navy Country Club for the monthly class luncheon. This is the largest meeting to date, business and social activities.

George Street, chairman of the Washington group, acted as the conductor of old and new business. Jeil Norman was authorized to obtain advance stores of the means of conviviality in view of the going out of business of certain services to the armed forces. Jeff also, as learned, recently fulfilled the assignment of inviting Captain Hoyt to speak to the group at our next meeting on the Contingency Option .Act and stand by to answer questions.

Tom Cunningham announced that he had completed arrangements for a class dinnerdance on the 6th of March to be held at the .Army-Navy Country Club. This dinnerdance will be reported next month. Shipmate has an editorial deadline for manuscript on the seventh of the month.

Tom Adams, Stumpy Baker, Ace Barton, Dave Bell, Bernard Bieri, Hank Burfeind, Joe Dalton, Jimmie Denton, Dave Dressendorfer, Si Fillipone, and Bill Gregg were among those present and voting on the business before the class.

Bill Gregg expects to be detached about 26 February and report to M S T S New York on 23 March to proceed for two years' duty with CinCNelm.

Herbie Hartman, Wyman Howard, John Johnston, Curt Kelly, Stretch Kelley, Charlie Meigs, Frank Menefee, Guy Narter, and Jerry Hughes are some of the others who participated.

Jerry Hughes was up from Norfolk on TAD from CinCLant. He is another one of the class who has heard the word of these meetings and joined us to renew acquaintances and friendships.

Frank Patriarca, Squire Pridmore, Gene Rankin. Hubie Reece, Jack Wadleigh, Bob Ware, Rex Wheeler, Roger Woodhull. and Toni Zavadil completed the roster of those present.

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Sec'y, L t . Col. J o h n S a x t e n , U S M C , G-3 Division H e a d q u a r t e r s , M a r i n e Corps, W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. Orders Issued V I N C E N T E . S C H U M A C H E R (CDR U S N ) to SubLant.

A L A N R. J O S E P H S O N (CDR U S N ) to N a v SecMaag Viet N a m Saigon.

J O S E P H P . F I T Z - P A T R I C K (CDR U S N ) to George Wash Univ, Wash.. DC. D u l n s .

D O N A L D B . RAMAGE (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S BLUE. GEORGE R. R E I N H A R T I I I (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. RAYMOND W . A L E X A N D E R (CDR U S N ) t o Com SubDiv 11.

O L I V E R W . BAGBY J R (CDR U S N ) to Com SubDiv 22.

J O H N C. B U R R I L L (SC) (CDR U S N ) to ONM NavDept.

L O D W I C K H. A L F O R D (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. H A R R Y J . P . F O L E Y J R (SC) (CDR U S N ) to ASO P h i l a .

R A L P H H. LOCKWOOD (CDR U S N ) to Sub Scol NavSuBase N e w L o n .

K E N N E T H G. R O B I N S O N (CDR U S N ) to CO USS WALLER. C H A R L E S S. H A R T (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S C H A R L E S H. R O A N .

J O H N D. MASON (CDR U S N ) to ComSnbDiv 81.

J A C K E . M A N S F I E L D (CDR U S N ) to O p N a v .

C H A R L E S F . McGIVERN (CDR U S N ) to Com SubDiv 33.

E D W A R D E . C O N R A D (CDR U S N ) to CruDes Pac. C H A R L E S S. M O F F E T T (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

W I L L I A M K. R O G E R S (CDR U S N ) to U S S ROCHESTER. L O U I S E . D E C A M P (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r Col. N p t , D u l n s .

W I L L A R D D. M I C H A E L (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, N p t , D u l n s .

H A R R Y B . STOTT (CDR U S N ) to N a v W a r C o l , Npt, Dulns.

L E O N A R D E. H A R M O N has been transferred to the West Coast—500 Glorietta Blvd., Coronado 18, Calif.

J O H N C. O W E N gives his new address as 1080 Lockridge, NE, Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Cdr. W . J . Ruhe, U S N .

B u P e r s . Navy D e p a r t m e n t , Room S733, A r l i n g t o n A n n e x , W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. Orders Issued F R E D W . K I T T L E R (CDR U S N ) to R e p of BuShips OFC of A L U S N A London.

R A L P H S. S T E V E N S J R (CDR U S N ) to Des Lant.

J O H N B . W I L L I A M S J R (CDR U S N ) to S n b Ron 4.

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MARVIN D. NORTON JR (CDR U S N ) to CO NavMag Guam.

WILLI.\M R. D U N N E (CDR USN) to NavAn TraCom N A S CorpC. ROBT. B. WOOD (CDR U S N ) to Fair Quonset.

EDWARD J. FOOTE (CDR U S N ) to US Nav PGScol Monterey Dulns.

F R A N K J. COULTER (CDR U S N ) to CO USS BORDELON. CHARLES D. NACE (CDR U S N ) to ComSub Div 72.

CHARLES K. MILLER (CDR U S N ) to Com SubDiv 121.

CORWIN G. M E N D E N H A L L JR (CDR U S N ) to CruDesPac. HARRY E. DAVEY JR (CDR U S N ) to Com SubDiv 21.

EMMETT M. COMPTON (CDR U S N ) to Ofc of Comptroller of Navy.

VINCENT P. De POIX (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. HOWARD A. SUGG (CDR U S N ) to CO USS ROBERT L. WILSON. JESSE S. CLAYPOOLE (SC) (CDR U S N ) to NavWarCol, Npt, Dulns.

ROBERT J. DURYEA (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S GUNSTON. FRiVNCIS B. GRUBB (SC) (CDR U S N ) to The ICAF. Wash., DC, Dulns.

ALBERT B. J O H N S O N (SC) (CDR U S N ) to NavWarCol. Npt. Dulns.

HENRY G. R E A V E S JR (CDR U S N ) to NWC, Wash., DC. DnIns. THOMAS J. R U D D E N JR (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol. Not. Dulns.

FRANK W. V A N N O Y (CDR U S N ) to NavWar Col. Npt, Dulns.

JOHN R. WALLINGFORD (CDR U S N ) to Nav WarCol, Npt, D u l n s .

J. R. McGONIGLE changes his address to Box 2180, Houston, Tex. E D W A R D W. MOLES has moved to North Country Rd., Miller Place, N. Y. A new address for J O H N J. RE.AHL, JR., is 18 N. Symington Ave., Catonsville 28, Md. In a recent letter from J. C. YOUNG he asked that his address be changed to 674 H Ave., Coronado, Calif.; he also sent along this bit of news:

goffs, Williamsons, and Wolfs attended and enjoyed it to the full. The attached photograph was taken candidly. The caption should either be "That was an awful tough olive" or "Gee, I don't want to go home now, Ma!" but it's a good indication of the spirit of the evening.

"The San Diego contingent held a very pleasant get together at the Officers' Club, Ream Field, Saturday night, 20 February.

Mickey and Harry Higgs along with Betty and Paul Holmberg were the vice presidents in charge of all the details and did a good job. Present with their wives were Bob Lawrence, Jim Dick Miller, Jack Fidel, Sully Graham, Gene Knox, Harry Lank, Pinky Pinkerton, Dick Gould, Bob Border, Henderson and Jack Young, plus Harry Higgs and Paul Holmberg."

S H O R E BREEZES

by PAUL SCHRATZ

The questionnaires for What About 39? are rolling in nicely as I go to press, and by the time you read this, yours had better be in and processed or the goon squad will have complete charge of your write-up.

Seriously, if you have procrastinated this long, there's still time to make it if you really get hot and get to work. General quarters, lads—this is the last chance.

The big class party at the Country Club on 20 February was about the finest we ever had. The club contributed a delicious barbecued chicken dinner, the drinks were good, the ladies were all lovely, the gents were gentle, and a good time was had by all. We only regretted that the crowd was not quite as large as we have had for these formal dances in the past. However, the Andersons, Bemises, Brantinghams, Garrisons, Ceases, Deweys, Dunfords, Fishers, Fullers, Furlongs, Ganos, Greens, Guerrys, Harrises, Hoopers, Johnstons, Lairds, Largesses, Paluses, Paines, Pattersons, Ralstons, Roddises, Ruhes, Seiferts, Schratzes, Smiths, Traugers, Ut-

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in Jime; Vic Boatwright was in town last week in connection with his duties as editor-in-chief of the book; Vic reports that Willy McGuirk has just accepted a terrific job as one of the vice presidents with W. R. Grace and Company (Grace Lines, Panagra, etc.) ; Rip Kline has been in town for a week on his way from a carrier air group in Jacksonville to duty in Paris where he hopes to get CinCEur in shape; Jim Hill passed through Washington enroute to ComNavFe; Squire Higgins is in and out of town, still in command of the STORMES; Slick Johnson, Bill Feahr, Bill Carey and Ben Jarvis are other casual visitors. One unfortunate note of the month, Grady Reaves is in Bethesda Hospital with a possible case of rheumatic fever and Frank Fuller has just got out of Bethesda after going through the ulcer routine.

And in case I didn't mention it before Bill McGuirk reports they are very happy with seven children now. My final item is a note that Bob Trauger is apparently e.xtending his mischief to San Juan on a T A D boondoggle for BuAer. Norm Bennett is in the news with a very fine idea which he is just setting up in the form of a trophy at the Naval .Academy awarded annually to the midshipman who does most for varsity football. The trophy in the form of a beautiful cup and a cash award is entitled the Lemuel D. Cooke Memorial Award, in honor of our departed classmate. We think it's a wonderful gesture, Norm, and the class, the Academy, and the midshipmen will appreciate it.

I will close with my spring philosophy.

Three-fourths of the earth's surface is water; only one-fourth is land. The great truth to be deduced from this is that it's clear the Lord intended that a man should spend three times as much of his time fishing as he does plowing.

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Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. R. A. Mallek, U S N , 2400 I t t h Ave., SW, Seattle 4, Wash.

Orders Issned RICHARD W. PARKER (CDR U S N ) to Com CarAirGm 2.

JACK J. HINMAN III (CDR U S N ) to CO PatRon 28.

BRUCE K. LLOYD JR (CDR U S N ) to CO CompRon 8.

WILLIAM A. WALKER III (CDR U S N ) to CO USS Y A R N A L L .

ERNEST W. DOBIE JR (CDR U S N ) to C m DesPac. WILLIAM E. BENBOW (CDR U S N ) to CO USS GWIN. LOUIS N. S A U N D E R S JR (CEC) (CDR U S N ) to CO PhibCB 1.

PHILIP F. ECKERT (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. S T E P H E N H. MacGREGOR JR (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. A U S T I N H. BARNETT JR (SC) (CDR U S N ) to ChasNavShipYd. ORVAL C. DICKES (CDR U S N ) to BnPers.

EDMOND J. N E W B O U L D (CDR U S N ) to USS PITTSBURGH. GUY E. HEARN JR (CDR U S N ) to NavWar Col, Npt, DnIns. ASHLEY J. LITTLE (CDR U S N ) to USS ALGOL.

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P. O. Box 284, PnrchasinK Agent, WestinghoDse Plant, Elmira, N . Y. Orders Issued WILLIAM W. JONES (CDR U S N ) to AirPac Tem. W A Y N E HOOF (LCDR U S N ) to ServPac. DONALD F. QUIGLEY (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. OSCAR D. MacMILLAN (CDR U S N ) to Staff CinCPacFlt. R A N D A L L T. BOYD JR (CDR U S N ) to CO PatRon 34.

HENRY M. EASTERLING (CDR U S N ) to CO USS RENSHAW. ARLIE G. CAPPS (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S BRUSH. CLARENCE R. DELLER JR (CDR U S N ) to CO USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON. JOSIAH B. HENNEBERGER (SC) (CDR U S N ) to N A F , Port Lyautey.

ARTHUR G. McINTYRE (CDR U S N ) to A L U S N A and A L U S N A for Air, Lima.

JAMES B. JOHNSON JR (LCDR U S N ) to Armed ForSpecWpns Proj, PansGru, Wash., DC. R I C H A R D L. S T E W A R T is now liv-

ing at 1215 Bolton St., Baltimore 17, Md. A new duty address for J O S E P H LYNN is VP-6, F P O San Francisco.

J O H N W. B E A T T Y writes to us from 4945 Crooked Lane, Dallas, Tex. E V E R E T T S. H O P K I N S has been appointed time equipment manager in the Washington, D. C, commercial office of IBM after having qualified three consecutive times for membership in the IBM sales honor organization, the Hundred Percent Club.

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Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Garrison Brown, U S N , Box 6042, Shirlinston Station, Arlineton, Va. Orders Issned ROBERT E. LEONARD (LCDR U S N ) (SC) to OIC Bkly.

RALPH L. PORTER (LCDR U S N ) to NRO TCU Univ of Mo Columbia.

LEO A. GARLAND (LCDR U S N ) to N A S Hutchinson.

WILLIAM B. HOSEY (LCDR U S N ) to BuOrd. DOUGLAS A. POWELL JR (LCDR U S N ) to USNav PGScol Monterey Dulns.

A L L E N B. CATLIN (LCDR U S N ) to OpNav. ROBERT I. LANGLOIS (LCDR USN) to Sub Lant.

JAMES M. ASHLEY JR (LCDR U S N ) to ServPac. RAY E. OLIVER (CDR USN) to BuShips.

HAROLD E. FRY (LCDR U S N ) to SubDev Gru 2.

DAVID C. PETO (LCDR U S N ) to BuShips.

San

Francisco.

J A M E S S. M I L L I K E N has recently been appointed sales engineer in the south and southwest for Engineering Works Division of Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh.

He will handle the sale of towboats, barges and other floating equipment produced by Dravo.

The following is a letter from W. D. L.A.NIER who has recently changed his address to McGraw-Hill, Inc., RhodesHaverty Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.: "After three 36

pleasant years in the sunshine of Florida, I'm on the move again. As of March 1 I will move to Atlanta to take over as southeastern district manager, McGrawHill Publishing Co. I will retain my stock interest in Station W P C F and hope to get back dowm this way once in a while to check up on both the business and the fishing. Although I shudder at the thought of having to go back to wearing a coat and tie again, maybe my return to a point somewhat nearer civilization will enable me to get up for Alumni Day this year."

A new address for W I L L I A M F. KIGERL is 405 Bainbridge Rd., Hollin Hall Village, Alexandria, Va. J A M E S W. WYRICK has'been transferred to IBTU-Flight, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. H. B. S W E I T Z E R is now stationed at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapohs, Md. G. L. MOELLER gives his duty address as DPW0-14th ND, Navy 128, F P O San Francisco.

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Sec'y, Owen F. Keeler, Jr., 4507 38th St., N., Arlington 7, Va. Orders Issued JAMES L. HOLLOWAY III (LCDR U S N ) to NAOTS Chincotcague.

WILLIAM S. LUBERDA (LCDR U S N ) to N A S NorVa. FREDERICK H. LEMLY JR (LCDR U S N ) to USS REMEY. FRANCIS M. TULLY (LCDR U S N ) to NavPet Res Wash., DC. P A U L J. RAMSEY (LCDR U S N ) to ServLant.

RICHARDSON P H E L P S JR (LCDR U S N ) to DONALD W. SENCENBAUGH (LCDR U S N ) to CO U S S A T U L E .

DAVID P. WYNKOOP (LCDR U S N ) to Aide to FADM William D . Leahy U S N , OFC of Sec Nav. JOHN P . TAZEWELL (LCDR U S N ) to U S S DOUGLAS H. FOX. ^ „ ,,^^ HENRY BRESS (LCDR U S N ) to CO U S S REQUIN.

Mariella and JIM O L I V E R proudly announce the birth of a daughter, Marijo, 7 lbs., 1 oz., on January 28, 1954, at San Diego, Calif. Jim is stationed on the U S S CURRIER ( D E - 7 0 0 ) ,

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Francisco.

After being on the go for quite some time P. P. H A M B S C H has settled at 4345 Da Vinci Ave., Jacksonville 10, Fla.

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Alexandria, V a .

Sec'y, Lt. Gene Goodie, U S N , VF-742, c / o FPO, New York City Orders Issued ROBERT L. R U B E L (LCDR U S N ) (SC) to FasRon 11.

HENRY E. THORNHILL JR (LCDR U S N ) to U S S ROANOKE. EDWIN R. MARCUS (LCDR U S N ) to USS THORNBACK. EDOUARD V . M. IZAC JR (LCDR U S N ) to AirPac, temp.

AMERICUS V. H. BACON JR (LCDR U S N ) to NavSta NavBase Npt. EARL P. YATES (LCDR U S N ) to NaMaTCen Phila.

R U S S E L L S. HILL (LCDR U S N ) to N A S CecU Fid Jax. ELSTON WYATT (LCDR U S N ) to CO U S S WANTUCK.

W I L L I A M M. P I T C H E R has moved to 141 EdwarSs Dr., De Witt, N. Y. R O B E R T L. H A R V E Y is living at 612 B Ave., Coronado, Calif.

W. G. S H E R W O O D reports from USNAD, Crane, Ind. J A M E S R. ALLEN, JR., of St. Margarets, Annapolis, Md., has been appointed staflf manager for dealer sales of the newly established marketing section of the JohnsManville transite, asbestos cement, pipe department. Allen joined Johns-Manville as a sales engineer for the Industrial Products Division at Philadelphia in 1945 and was later appointed sales representative for the division in Washington, D. C , in 1949.

R. C. BICHfi requests that his address be changed to 129 Ashcraft Rd., New London, Conn.

A new duty address for T H O M A S W. W A L S H is Ofc. A L U S N A AMEMB, A P O 230, PM New York.

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R O B E R T J. FABRIZIO now resides at 5703 Chinquapin Pkwy., Baltimore 12, Md. L A W R E N C E T. S I M M E L I N K requests that his home address be changed to 6202 Renwood Dr., Parma, Cleveland 29, Ohio.

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A new duty address for J O H N P. W I L L I A M S is Construction Division, JUSMG, A P O 285, P M New York.

W I L L I A M D. LANE writes to us from 227 Walthery Ave., Ridgewood, N. J. R O B E R T C. P O R T E R is currently stationed in Washington, D. C, and his home address is 2510 16th St., N., Arlington, Va. A reunion cocktail party for San Diego area '45ers was held recently at the Commissioned Officers' Mess at the U. S. Naval Air Station, North Island. Special guests were those who are now civilians including Benny and Evie Bennett, George and Lee Brown (George is a Navy doctor but is establishing his own practice in March), Jock and Julie DeGrazier, Don and Jean Hill, and Lee and Jackie Haines.

The other special guests were four wives whose husbands were not in the area: Mollie Hayler, Nancy O'Shea, Joan Ursettie, and Ann McCrary. Others attending were Dale and June Becker, Jesse and Juanelle Cobb, Ed and Betty Christoflferson, Walt and Joan Dedrick, John Dufif, Bill and Doris Geiger, Pat and Mary Hannifin, John and Barbara Haines, Gene and Pat Masica, Bob and Grace Manley, Bob and Pug Newby, Pete and June Peterson, Bob and Jane Schauffler, Thad and Nancy Taylor, and Ward O'Neil (who was weathered in on a flight, walked over to the club and was surprised to encounter the reunion). Others in the general area, but who were unable to attend, are E. M. Bain, W. A. Bowes (Bob and Carol), R. J. Cooke, W. N. Dietzen (Buck and Ann), G. R. Hopwood, J. T. Knudsen, J. M. McCaskill, Sam Rorex, R. J. Tartre (Bob

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and P a t ) , R. F. Stanton (Bob and Eleanor), H. A. Webster, and L. A. Wilder.

John Duff was down from Pt. Mugu, but Sam Bussey and Barb and Harvey Hartzel were unable to make it.

W A L T DEDRICK

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Corresponding Secretary, C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., 403 Mountain Valley St., Apt. 5, Hot Springs, Ark.

Just arrived at the home of Dorothy and E R N E S T S A U N D E R S is Walter Ernest, Jr., who checked in at 7 lbs., 7 oz., on 29 January 1954. He joined his sisters, Emily and Louise, at 623 Northridge Rd., Columbus, Ohio.

some of the crucial "dope" *hat a furriner needs to get oriented out here.

(3) And, most important, socialize over a few Qocktails.

We had an enjoyable cocktail and dinner session that included 13 of the Hawaiian couplets: Don and Jacque Iselin, Bob and Peggy Iverson, Harvey Lyon and Drag, Frank Kern, John and Ann Collins, Bob and Frances Gautier, Al and Nancv KuJik, Al and Martha Glennon, Betty Hamberg (Hal was on Guam), Luke and Dotty Lucas, Swede and Marty Hansen, Freeman and Marilyn Jones, Stan and Joan Seccombe.

It would suffice to say that we combined business and pleasure for a highly successful shindig. On the pleasure side, we set a precedent for monthly get-togeth.\NNAPOLIS NEWS ers of a most relaxing and enjoyable nature. On the business side, the proposals (Jackie Glindeman) (above) received enthusiastic support from Lace-edged red hearts (down Rover!) all hands and a three-couple committee was marked about 20 places at the Officers' Club set up for further study of the matter. The for the Wives of the Class of 1946 who met committee consisted of the Iselins, Glenfor their monthly luncheon. A Valentine's nons, and Hansens to be relieved perioditheme also was carried out with a center cally by other classmates. piece of pines with hearts attached (pine 'n hearts!). Miss Gretchen Shaidnagle proThis is an ex'-ellent idea, is spont.aneous, vided a program of piano selections to en- and shows the real classmate spirit. Which tertain the group. Hostesses were Flo one of us could not have used such assistNicklas and Ginny De Mayo. ance at one time or another. If you are anticipating orders to Pearl or know a Valentine's Day was celebrated with a classmate who is, let the committee know formal cocktail party at the Officers' Club. right away. Their addresses can be found The party, which replaced the usual Christ- under the 1st, 4th and 14th Companies. mas formal, was engineered by Dawn Lyon, As of this writing (S March), twenty Harriet Martin, Sidney Savage, Barbara Moore, Jean Taylor and Mary King. new subscribers have joined the ranks of Bright splashes of red hearts and crepe Shipmate readers in response to our latest paper streamers dominated the scene. At- mailing. This gives us as regular subscribtending were Buck and Annette Buchanan, Dagwood and Bev Bumstead, Ted and Fran Culpepper, Jack and Nancy Culwell, Jack and Ginny De Mayo, Bill and Sue Dunseath, Hank and Jackie Glindeman, Chuck and Joanie Grojean, Wally and Kathy Hankins, Buck and Genie Herzog, Ray and Jenny Howe, Jack and Jean Jennings, Frank and Mary King, Crate and Barbara Lilly, Ben and Harriet Martin, Mary Martha Mather, Les and Barbara Moore, Stu and Sidney Savage, Jean and Perry Taylor, Bob and Nancy Tisdale, Cal and Corky Turk. The door prize was won Easy M o v i n g

by Nancy Culwell. with SAN DIEGO N E W S (Harlie Mize) 4 February—Dolores Giedt and Doris Mize were joint hostesses for the Wives Luncheon held at the Admiral Kidd Club. Others attending were "B. G." Ashley, Nancy Bacon, Marion Bryant, Edna Carlson, Jane Dowling, Marie Gieseke, Marigold Gorton, Sally Hinchcliff, Betty Lee, Marie Mascenik, Gretchen Martin, Meredith McMurdo, (Tornelia Monthan, Betty Phillips, Betty Pickrel, Teddie Rose, "T. J." Spangler, and Nellie Swanson. Plans were discussed for getting the San Diego Wives organized and the next luncheon was assigned to Marion Bryant and Betty Phillips.

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HONOLULU NEWS ("Swede" Hansen) 29 January—The Hawaii clan gathered at the Hickam AFB Club to undertake the following: (1) Exchange ideas relative to some sort of class organization of modest proportions for members in Hawaii.

(2) Discuss formation of a welcoming committee to greet classmates ordered to Hawaii, attempt to help them with their initial getting settled problems, and supply

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ers, 573 graduates and 20 non-grads. The more the merrier!

FIRST COMPANY

R. A. GAUL J R U S N , 411 Front St., Bath, Me. Ray flies in VP-10.

W. M. H U E Y U S N , 1517 Magnolia Ave., Sanford, Fla. "Tucky" flies in VC-5.

G. C. MACON U S N is attached to Special Weapons Unit 1233 at Sandia Base and lives at 8812 Claremont Ave., NE, Albuquerque, N. M. D. G. I S E L I N (CEC) U S N is in the Public Works Dept., Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Don and Jacque Hve in Quarters 367A. SECOND COMPANY

W. J. FRANCY (CEC)' U S N has changed his address to Naval Administrative Unit, POBox 5500, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M. Bill has just completed an 18 months' course in Structural Dynamics at the Univ. of Illino's. Prior to that he studied Radiological Defense Engineering at the Naval PG School.

F. X. K E R N I I I USN, bachelor, lives at the CinCPac BOQ (Makalapa), Pearl Harbor.

N. J. McDERMOTT J R lives at 2004 Seymour Ave., Cincimiati 37, Ohio.

W. H . R O B I N S O N J R U S N , 700 I St., Coronado, Calif.

R. WILLIAMSON: H U S N is in the third-year Ordn. Eng. (Chemical) PG at Lehigh Univ. and lives at 134 Jeff^erson St., Emmaus, Pa. Born: to Sue and Johnny Hart, first daughter, Marjorie Sue, on 8 February '54 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia.

Weight, Z lbs. 1 oz. She has two brothers, Kenneth and Stephen.

THIRD COMPANY

p . p . G W I A Z D O W S K I U S N is on duty at N A S Quonset Point, living at 15 Hancock Dr., East Greenwich, R. I. J. C. M A R S H USN, 70 Primrose St., Snug Harbor, Norfolk, Va. D. F. P I L L E N lives at 1520 Knuth Ave., Euchd, Ohio.

J. E. LANGILLE USN, 53 Badger Rd., Arundel Estates, Annapolis, Md. Jack is an Ordnance and Gunnery Instructor.

K. A. W A D E U S N , Box 1486 Craig AFB, Selma, Ala. Exchange pilot with the Air Force.

thing to do with electronics since Val is EDO (electronics).

R. G. P H I L L I P S U S N is serving in U S S YARNALL ( D D - 5 4 1 ) and lives at 797

Oaklawn, Chula Vista, Calif.

FOURTEENTH COMPANY

SIXTH COMPANY

W. C. G I E S E K E U S N R recently reM. A. C H R I S T E N S E N USN, 665 Sy- turned to San Diego from West Pac with camor Dr., Port Hueneme, Calif, .\ttached the D I X I E ( A D - 1 4 ) and is due for R . \ D on 10 April. Says he thinks he may get a to GMTU 5 at Pt. Mugu. selling in sunny California rather than J. B. J O N E S (SC) USN, 106 DeFoe job back east. Bill and Marie live at 589 Ave., Norfolk, Va., where he is on the go Hilltop Dr., Chula Vista, Calif.

Staff, Com.\irLant.

A letter from K E N L Y O N S says he is attending Intelligence School in Washington and lives at 121 Sachem Dr., Wash. the BEXAR. Bob has orders to the PERKINS 21, D. C. Only a couple of blocks from Dwight and Peggy Lane who, Ken says, (DDR-877), PacFlt. "were most helpful to us at the awkward stage of the move . . . and now that we SEVENTH COMPANY are fairly well settled Benny and the kids The arrival of "CLIF" and Mary CLIF- (Erik, Kim, and Scott) have started seeTON's second son is reported. No vital ing the sights of Washington while Daddy statistics reported. is in school."

H. E. HAMBERG USN, 427 6th St., R. A. PAGE USN, N R O T C Unit, Yale N H A 2, Honolulu.

University, New Haven, Conn.

J O H N MASCENIK ( C E C ) U S N , H. B. R O B E R T S O N J R U S N is servCEC Officers' School, Port Hueneme, ing in U S S L S T 1138, PacFlt, after a short Calif.

R.

M. L A B A R R O N

U S N has been

serving on the Staff of ComTransDiv 11 and returned from Korea in December on

tour in U S S MIDWAY ( C V A - 4 1 ) . Robbie

is a law PG graduate.

W. N. CORRIGAN, 106 Calumet Place, SIXTEENTH COMPANY San Antonio, Te.x.

E. A. B O U V E R O N USN, who is on J. H. P E N N Y is an engineer for Cities Service Refining Corp. and gives his ad- duty with B.A^R, Convair in San Diego, has dress as Rt. 3, Bo.x 85C, Lake Charles, La. orders to Pensacola.

D. L. BURNS JR, who was serving in EIGHTH COMPANY

TENTH COMPANY

G. F. .A.ROYAN U S N , 2398 Pacific Heights Rd., Honolulu, T. H. F. F. J O N E S J R USN, 621 Bo.xer Rd., Coral Rose Manor, NAS, Barber's Pt., Honolulu, T. H. Last had them located at NAS Hutchinson, Kans.

ELEVENTH COMPANY

U S S HENRICO ( . ' \ P A - 4 5 )

until RAD, has

taken his family and returned to Honolulu.

Prior to his recall in February '52, Don was working as a civilian naval architect in the Design Division of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. H e was a volunteer member of the Honolulu Police Reserve, donating one night a week to police work and on call during emergencies or heavy traffic conditions.

J O H N N Y H A L E is apparently back from visiting his Alaskan homestead and gives his address as 7 Cheryl Ave., Westview Hills, Wallingford, Conn.

J. A. L E E J R U S N is CO of LSMR 525 and lives at 3981 Charles St., La Mesa, Calif.

F. J. GAEBLER JR, 257 W. Shore Dr., Rt. 1, Joliet, 111.

J. E. H A N S E N USN, 218 Plantation Dr., N H A 1, Honolulu, T. H. "Swede" is on the Staff of CinCPacFlt. FOURTH COMPANY F. G. LUCAS USN, 831 Palm Ave., SAUL H. AUSLANDER, 142-15 32nd Pearl City, Honolulu, T. H. Believe Luke is still on the Staff of CominPac. Ave., Flushing, N. Y. J. D. R I V E S J R U S N is in H T U 1, T. G. RAY U S N lives at 2354 Walu Ellyson Field, Pensacola, Fla., after a tour A. N. G L E N N O N U S N has undoubtedly completed his tour of shore duty with Way, Honolulu, T. H. Previously re- at NAS, -Anacostia.

NROTC, UCLA, as his address is now ported duty is U S S Foss (DE-59).

SEVENTEENTH COMPANY S8SA Kaneapu St., Lanikai, Honolulu. Still TWELFTH COMPANY don't know what sub he's on.

E. T. CLARK USN, POBox 343, MilC. C. S T O U T USN, 234 Sth St., N H A lington, Tennessee.

E. L. K E N N E D Y U S N is a flight instructor at NAAS Saufley Field, Pensa- 1, Honolulu, T. H. M. W. M A C D O N A L D has changed his cola, living in the BOQ. address to 218 Fairfax Place, Algiers 14, THIRTEENTH COMPANY A. P. K U L I K U S N is Communication La. "Mickey" is employed by Continental B. L. B E N J A M I N has changed his ad- Oil Co. Officer on the Staff, ComSubRon 7. Al and Nancy live at 102 South Dr., N H . \ 1, dress to 4647 Lesher Dr., Dayton 9, Ohio, L. E. R E D D E N U S N is on duty with where he is employed by United Aircraft Honolulu, T. H. the N R O T C Unit, UCLA, Los Angeles, Products, as a project engineer specializing H. E. LYON U S N lives at the SOQ, Calif.

Rm. 216, Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, in heat exchange equipment.

C. R. W O O L U M S U S N , 1122 Josselyn where he is on the Staff, ComSubPac. P. S. DOWLING U S N is currently Canyon Rd., Monterey, Calif. Chuck is R. Y. SCOTT U S N is now serving in serving as X. O. of the BLENNY (SS-486) Aerology PG. U S S CONFLICT ( A M - 4 2 6 ) and I presume and expects orders to the East Coast about the address given in the February column 1 May. It is reported that Pat and Jane EIGHTEENTH COMPANY have three girls and two boys, but I have is still good. them credited with only one boy. InformaR. G. I V E R S O N U S N is on duty at K. T. S W A N S O N U S N lives at 4203 tion please!

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard where he Apache Ave., San Diego. Karl is CO of R. A. M C C L E L L A N D H I U S N is a hves in Qtrs. 367B. LSMR 403 and is due to return from West third-year Aeronautical Engineering PG Pac in April.

R. M. O W E N , R F D 2, Madison, Wis. student at Purdue University, Purdue, Ind. J. S. S T O U T E N B U R G H U S N is on FIFTH COMPANY V A L E N T I N N A S I P A K U S N gives duty with Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath, SAM and M I L D R E D A N D E R S have his address as E T N A N E P NAS Patux- Me., and lives at 46 Federal St., Wrs'casset' moved in Annapolis to 202 Dreams Landing. ent River, Md. Imagine that has some- Me. 38

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NINETEENTH COMPANY

-\. J. ALLEN, JR., 705 N. Dre.xel, Dearborn, Mich.

F. G. B A B B I T T U S N is on the Staff, ComSubPac and lives at 4641 Likini St., AHamanu Homes, Honolulu.

F. M. D O U G H T Y lives at 6036 Eastwood Dr., Baton Rouge, La., where he is a civilian engineer at the Standard Oil Company Refinery.

V. R. GULLATT lives at 2312 Gumming Rd., Augusta, Ga. Peaches resigned in June of 'SO to become a medical student and expects to receive his M.D. next year.

J. W . MACY, JR., 379 Wyndale Rd., Rochester 17, N. Y. Jack has recently been RAD from OCS, Newport.

H. G. S C H O O N M A K E R U S N is a bachelor and gives his permanent address as 65 South St., .\uburn, N. Y. Garry was in Staff Intelligence, ComNavFe, at last report.

TWENTIETH COMPANY

A. L. LUGN J R USNR, 4072 Kansas St., San Diego, Calif.

A son was bom to Bob and Betty Pickrell on 23 February (couldn't get the statistics for this issue) giving them a boy and a girl. Bob is serving in U S S MOUNT

ley, Saunders, Forquer, LaLande, ./^cuff, and Francy and in the Supply Corps, R. C. Thompson, Forrest, L. O. Larson, Haley, Kephart, Gralla, McHenry, Eble, Holbert, Haslett, Conover, A. P. MacDonald, Weir, Tinney, Lynch, W. R. Baker, Sueur, Spargo, Clements, Blaes, and Small. (Note: I'm sticking my neck out on this so'don't take it for anything more than mere speculation on a good piece of scuttlebutt. If I'm wrong and you can set me straight, please write!) Along this line, Ben Martin informs me that several classmates appeared before Rep. Short's Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, 3 March, to get the dope on service legislation plans. This dope is too hot to print in Shipmate and so will be mailed to everyone on active duty just as soon as I can address the envelopes. You should have received yours by the time you read this and if you haven't let me hear from you.

Since writing the last column I have had a "complete overhaul" and am now just another silly-vilian happily employed by the Reynolds Metals Co. where I am learning how to make aluminum in their Jones Mills, Arkansas plant. Just got settled in time te spend my first "free" Saturday in writing this column (full day's job"). Anyone passing through Arkansas without diverting to Hot Springs is on the list, for sure. "Y'all come to see us !"

"Daisy"

McKiNLEY (AGC-7) which is in WestPac until August.

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NON-GRADS

I am sorry to report the death of Capt.

DAVID W . B O W M A N USMC who was E D W A R D J. MYERSON sends his adflying in Special Weapons Delivery Unit dress c/o The W. L. Maxson Corp., 460 1, MCAS El Toro, Calif. No details were W. 34th St., New York 1, N. Y. furnished.

F. J. READDY and Mrs. Readdy anJ O H N P. DELANEY, 6029 Liebig nounce the birth of their second child, Ave., Bronx 71, N. Y. another son, Joseph Paul, born Friday, Last minute dope from Harlie Mize out November 13, 1953, at Fort Ord Army San Diego way who heard from a guy who Hospital. Their address is Box 1814, U S N heard from a guy who works in BuPers Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. that quote Eligibility zone for next selecGORDON P. T A L C O T T is now a tion to LCDR in fall of '54 may extend to member of the technical staff of the signal number 19724. Don't bet on it but Hughes Research and Development Laboit's fairly firm unquote. Going by the 1 ratories, Culver City, Calif.; he is residing January '53 Register this would include at 10747 Northgate St., Culver City, Calif.

Watson, Fagan, Sheehy, Foglesong, Engel, Hutches, Iverson, Duncan, Nasipak, R. P .

The following are some recent changes Hall, Fridge, Skoog, Welander, Leighton, of address received at Alumni House: Wertheim, Bassett, Leuschner, Nicol, A. T E D E. COHEN, 5291 Alton Rd., MiT. White, Gardner, and Hill in the line.

Applying the "Running Mate" principle ami Beach, Fla. to the Civil Engineer Corps this would S T U A R T S. S M I T H , 561 29th Ave., probably include Iselin, Vander Wolk, Far- San Mateo, Calif.

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J O H N S. PARK is now living on Crocus Rd., Feasterville, Conn.

M E L V I L L E I. M A C Q U A R R I E has re-

cently transferred to the Supply Corps.

A new address for DONALD T GILES, JR., is 2209 Culver St., SE, Washington 21, D. C. J E R R Y MOORE, his wife, Beverly, and son, G. W. I l l , are now residing at 9841 S.W. 60th Ct., Miami, Fla. Jerry is a securities broker with the New York Stock Exchange firm of Thomson and McKinnon.

It is with deep regret that we report the death of GEORGE G. J E F F R I E S , JR., on 19 February 1954. His plane crashed near Lake Charles, La., while on a crosscountry flight from Corpus Christi, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries, Sr., live at 35 Mt. Pleasant St., Frostburg, Md. Classmates: No new news from Pensacola this month but I wish to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have written to me. I will attempt a reply as spare time presents itself. Two of the letters which I received you will find under separate heading. In particular I call attention to Burt Edelson's 20th Co. news. We need more dope like that in this column. Once again I invite letters from all who feel like writing.

I promise to send along any news to Shipmate for publication. My file of addresses is growing but it needs lots of help, so send along anytliing you have even if it's just your address.

Dave Carruth N E W S FROM BOSTON

by Jean Kelly On 6 February, ten members of the class and their wives gathered for an evening of dinner and dancing-at the Officers' Club at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Present were Jeanne and Lee Thomas, Betty and Dave Foxwell, Clair and Bob Slater, Carol and Frank Manganaro, Jean and Seymore Ross, Dolly and John Rasmussen, Glynis and John Dyer, Josie and Randy Zelov, Jean and Gene Kelly, and Pat and Dick Kosiba. With the exception of Seymore Ross and Dick Kosiba, all are studying at MIT. This was the first get-together and enjoyed so much that we hope to have another very soon.

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by Edelson Hello to Everyone: The response to the questionnaires was really very good. To give you a quick summary of what has happened to the boys out of the 20th Company: (a) as far as I know there are six either out of the Navy or on their way out; (b) three have completed PG School including CEC and three are currently in PG School; (c) there are six currently on submarines, including Bill Bass who went to PG School and also including one Peruvian submariner; (d) one aviator; ("e) one man on shore duty; (f) and no one on a surface ship! Our company was very unfortunate to lose two very fine members in plane accidents, Al Wood and Rex Plank.

should be listening, so I'm going out where I can talk and no one will listen. Am really domesticated now—wife, daughter—and female Beagle, and enjoying every minute of it."

BOB DOXEY, USN, PG School, Monterey, perm. add.: 1S20 37th Ave., Moline, 111. Bob and Rosalie win the grand prize with four children! He's in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum at Monterey. . . . "had dinner with Bill and Pat Rigot and kids in Honolulu coming through last March, and I see Park Prichard several times a week at school here. We enjoyed a big '48 get-together last August and another last Saturday with good turnouts both times. Many of our classmates are here at PG but just 'Pritch' and the 'Dox' from the 20th. Rosalie and I and kids love Monterey. . . ."

BOB D U R F O S is an aviator I hear, A L AUGENBLICK, 261 Fuller Ter- but I have never heard from him since race, Orange, N. J., resigned. Al is mar- graduation. ried and has one boy. He is "junior execuBURT E D E L S O N . . . (that's me) . . . tive" with Hudson Refrigerating Company in Jersey City. He served on the FRESNO, Hammond Metallurgical Lab., Yale U., TURNER and after resigning and being re- New Haven, perm. add.: 935 Huntington called, on the AMMEN. He met Polly in Rd., East Lansing, Mich. I have been a France on the Riviera during his last school boy for almost three years now. I cruise to the Med. He writes, "I saw Fergy spent one year in Annapolis and Monterey for a couple of days in Richmond just be- in the Mech. Eng. program and then transfore we were both recalled. Met Walt ferred to the ONR advanced science proDeAndrade in Gibraltar way back in '50. gram and came to Yale to study metalHave settled down to a real civilian life lurgy. I got my M.S. last year and am now in our own house. I may not get to Europe hard at work on a Ph.D. This is a wonderor sunny Guantanamo quite as often as a ful opportunity, and although working civilian, but I'm not complaining. At least hard (as usual) Betty and I like it here in New Haven. Unfortunately we'll probI'm getting acquainted with my son." ably leave at the end of the summer.

BILL BASS, U S S RASHER ( S S R - 2 6 9 ) , BOB FARGO, ResSup of Shipbuilding F P O SF, perm, address: 610 Austin Ave., U S N and NIO, Farmingdale, LI, NY. Denton, Tex. Bill and Courtenay have two Perm. add.: 6414 N.E. Alameda, Portland, girls. I saw Bill not long ago in New Ore. I saw Bob and Muriel in New LonLondon. He completed the Naval Con- don last fall. They have a girl and boy. struction Course at MIT and then Sub Bob graduated from M I T naval construcSchool. After qualifying aboard the RASHER tion course two years ago and is our only he will be a submarine E D O .

EDO, although I hope to join him. Bob's DAN BLOOMFIELD, 3171 Ludlow note says, "Have been involved in the Rd., Shaker Heights, Ohio. Dan is a med building of the two nuclear submarines at student now and planning to get his MD E. B. Div. Have just taken over the job of in Jtme. Our only bachelor and he says he Resident Sup Ships at Fairchild Engine has no children to speak of. Walt and Dan Div. for the building of the 25-ton subboth served on the ELLISON together and marine (the X-1)."

Dan resigned in June 1950.

DICK FERGUSON, Box 123, Bon Air, W I L D BILL C A R P E N T E R , 3203 Ruf- Va., now an engineer with DuPont Rayon fin St., Raleigh, N. C.: Bill and Blanche Plant, Richmond. Betty and Dick have just their second child. A boy, just born, have a girl, three, and a boy, two. When had Tommy and he is very cute accordI saw Bill at the Army game he was just named ing to his picture. Dick got out in '49 and ready to leave the Navy, then stationed as was working as a student engineer for Dua steam prof at Navy Tech. "I was dis- Pont when he was recalled for two years charged on 3 December." he writes. "I to serve on the ROBERTS (DE-749_). Now have never seen the Navy move so fast he's out again and . . . "Lately it's just in all my life. After much deliberation I been work and more work—at home and decided on the opportunity at Celanese at the plant. Saw several classmates at Corp. of America. The textile division Navy-Duke game, but no 20 Co. Purchased headquarters are here in Charlotte and I'm new home in elite ( ? ) suburb last summer. on the engineering staff classed as a power And, of course, the biggest news—the new plant engineer. . . . We decided to buy a arrival, herewith announced. All hands house and should be in it by 15 January. invited to try to find Jeffers Dr., Bon Air, I'll sure enjoy hearing about all the fellows when passing through Richmond—better and anytime any of you are through Char- try the phone first! In fact, you're invited lotte we'll have an extra bed, same corn to stop over—lots of room upstairs, but pone and we'll open up a keg of sea water damn little furniture!" (the salty kind) and swap sea stories."

P E T E J E F F E R S O N , Fleet Training I didn't hear from BOB CARTER, but Group, San Diego; 2331 Poinsettia Dr., I believe he is still in subs; if anyone knows San Diego. Pete and Sylvia have two please send me his address and I'll send young 'uns—Gregory, four, and Kaven, six this letter. months. . . . "Too damn much sea duty— W A L T D E A N D R A D E , U S N , Amphib 3DD's, GEN. ANDERSON and now the FTG. Base, Coronado; permanent address: 27 San Diego is wonderful—Sylvia's home Wildwood Rd., W. Medford, Mass. Walt town. Bill Bass will be here in a week. and Lucile were married a year ago and Bill Layman's Mom is a good friend of just had a baby girl, arrived January 19 ours and a mighty fine poker player. I exand named Kim. Walt is resigning now. pect to be here until the summer of 'SS. . "Drummed out of subs to amphibs— I see a lot of ships but never any of our year in Colonial and last at PhibBase as gang—guess they are all ashore or going Ass't Legal Officer. Still talking when I to school." (He's so right!—Ed.) 40

BILL LAYMAN, Pittsburgh Area Field Office, AEC, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Perm, add.: 1829 Catalina Blvd., San Diego. Bill made a world cruise in the LLOYD THOMAS, then went to sub school and served on the CHARR and FINESA. He was with AEC

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Pittsburgh and now in Idaho. Bill and Audrey have one girl, Pamela, age four.

They expect to leave on 1 March for New London where Bill reports to the NAUTILUS. A L E X MARCHINI, Exec. Officer, "R-4" (submarine). Perm, add.: 271 Titicaca, Chucuito, Callao, Peru, America del Sul. Senhor and Letty have one little "rapaz" named Alec. I got a long letter from Chando. "Since 1947 . . . I have been running around, I stayed on board American cruisers on training and got a month at the DC School in Phila., after that I got back home and was assigned to the GALVEZ, a frigate, sailing on her to Spain to some kind of Spanish celebration in 1948. When I got back requested submarine duty and since then I've been from one of our four boats to another until now, that I'm the exec on the R-4. . . . In 1950 our subs went up to New London for a full overhaul at the Electric Boat Co. and I wrote to R. C. Carter and saw DeAndrade, but that was about all the guys I saw or heard from. One day I was on duty at the E. B. Co. Bill Bass was in New London but, although I was looking for him. I learned afterward he has gone back to Boston early that same evening, so that was all. . . . On December 1951 got married and in December 1952 we had a baby boy as cute as his dad, ain't that wonderful ? . . .

As it isn't too late yet we all wish to }-ou all a happy New Year all along."

I received a very nice note from Betty PLANK, c/o Dr. G. E. Mahan, Gothenburg, Neb. "Peg is now three and a real live wire, small blonde, but has her father's blue eyes. . . The Planks are coming for Christmas, including Bob, the baby brother.

He graduated U S N A in '53 and is now Air Force at Lake Charles, La. . . . I'm co-owner in the Town and C o u n t r y women's and children's apparel here in Gothenburg, my home. Struggling in the business world and at times I think we'll make it. Here's a note—cut rates offer to all of Rex's friends—well it's an idea....

Now I'm centrally located on Lincoln Hiway and we have a big house and lots of room. Any and all of you are welcome to visit us and we'd love to have you. Feel sort of land locked."

RUBE P R I C H A R D . PG School, Monterey (Aero. Engineering) ; 708 Crocker Ave., Pacific Grove, Calif., perm.: c/o PM, Villisca, Iowa. Park and Jeanie have two girls, 5 and 2 ^ . Park was in VF-53 for three years after flight training flying F4U's and F9F's during two Korean tours.

Now he is "burning the midnight oil at Monterey School, and I must confess I feel like the middle ages are setting in all over again. Oh, well, it all counts toward age 62!"

BILL RIGOT, U S S M-2; 211 Sth St., N H A 1, Honolulu; per. add.: 5414 Rockville Rd., Indianapolis. Pat and Bill just had a brand new baby girl bringing their total to three. Bill ( 4 ) , Ward (2) and Susan (lyi).

"We've been entrenched in Pearl for almost two years and find the climate at least unbeatable. I've been on the same ship now for two and a half years and am sort of expecting orders but have no idea what I want or what I will get. . . . Have quite a few classmates on the boats out here: Hal Skelly, Bob Hale, Don Kirkpatrick, Ralph Blair, Ken Wilson, Fred Horvath, Ed Cummings. Also since arriving I've seen a few come through here.

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Dox has been through twice and we spent much time remembering old times. .A.lso Dan's and my plebe 'Frankie' stopped by and watited to be remembered to his 'Unkle Bert.' (That kid has a good memory!

Shove out—Ed.) Dan has gotten himself lost up in Alaska and Bill Layman is out in Idaho working for Rickover."

BOB R O T H . VA-15, Jacksonville; perm. add.: R F D 6, Iowa City, Iowa. Bob and June have one boy, 1 ^ . After flight training Bob has been with .\ttack Squadron 15, but he might possibly be "back where the 'tall' corn grows" by now. . . .

"Have submitted my resignation and have high hopes that it will be accepted within a few weeks. I plan to go back home and go to work for Dad in his poultry hatchery.

Have had enough—two trips to China, two to the Med, and two to Gitmo, not to mention a few weeks here and there—all in (yVi years. Have seen no one of the company since I ran into Nick down at Gitmo last year." (Good luck in your new career, Bob, and best regards to your folks.—Burt.)

Dangerous DAN Magrew SHOCKEY (now get this) : Public Works Dept. .Adak, .\laska. Navy 230, c/o PM Seattle; perm, add.; Box 174, St. Mary's, Ohio (c/o Mrs. Louis Comus). .\fter graduating at the head of his class at Rensselaer.

Dan (cousin weak eyes) joined the CEC and spent a few years at D P W O in Diego.

Is now stationed in Adak . . . "trying to exist on this God-forsaken rock I However, I still agree that the worst shore duty is better than the best sea duty! Dottie and I tired of waiting for Mother Nature so we adopted our boy (now 20 months) while in San Diego. . . . Regret that the wind hasn't blown some of the fellows past here since I arrived."

I'm sorry I didn't hear from Bill Yates either. When I saw him over a year ago his address was 39 Miner St., Groton, Conn., but I suppose he has moved by now. Whoever knows his correct address please let me know.

And that just about does it. My home address just now is 227 Diamond St., New Haven, Conn., and there's plenty of beer in the ice box. Betty joins me in sending one and all our best regards.

As ever, Burt ANNAPOLIS NEWS

by Jim and Fran Harrison The regularly monthly luncheon was held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess on February 23 with a good turnout of 1948 and 1949 wives. The hostesses were Mary Ellen Josephson and Ellen McTammany. The luncheon was followed by a talk and demonstration on hair styles by Mrs. Margaret E. Meisel, proprietor of Mittle's Beauty Shop, Annapolis.

A reunion of the Classes of 1948 and 1949 was held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess on Saturday night, 20 February.

A grand time was had by the 38 who were present. Hostesses were Pat Schneeman, Fran Harrison and Muriel Shugart. The decorations followed a George Washington theme and floral settings of white gladiolas and red carnations brightened the club.

Attending, besides the usual Annapolis gang, were Hal and Sally Deeley, Dean and Boots Hansen, Bob and Millie Tobin, Charlie and' Del Suit, Bill McFarlane and wife, and Bill and Fay Barnes, all from Washington; also attending were Sam and Ann Pennock and Bob and Betty Bonnell from Baltimore, plus "Ski" Falevsky from New York.

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Sec'y, Lt. (je) R. W. Bates, USN, 900 N. Wayne St., Arlington 1, Va.

TOM S P A L D I N G changes his address to 82 Kerby Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms 36, Mich.

DONALD R. MORRIS was married to Sylvia Stallings on 18 July 'S3. They are living at 4916 Deal Dr., Washington 21, D. C. A new duty address for D A N I E L WM. CULLIVAN

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The fighting spirit of the late Lt. John Asserson Fletcher, 2nd, USN, was felt at the Navy-Lehigh wrestling match on 27 February in Macdonough Hall of the Naval Academy, when Navy came from behind with a count of 0-14 against them— and won by a score of 16-14.

Fifteen minutes before the match, a memorial plaque was presented to the Academy, with V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, Superintendent, accepting the bronze tablet. Attending the ceremony was the naval aviator's grandfather—the oldest living flag officer—R. Adm. William B. Fletcher, U S N ( R e t ) , of New York City, Class of 1882.

Johnny, as he was known to team and classmates at the Academy, was captain of two midshipmen wrestling teams, and was voted the outstanding wrestler in 1947. He was a member of two U. S. Olympic Wrestling Teams, in 1948 and 1952. Last fall, he was lost in an airplane accident out of Norfolk, Va. Attending the memorial service were his mother, Mrs. Paul Williams Fletcher, widow of Commander Fletcher, U S N , Class of 1914, of Warren, R. I., and members of the immediate family including a

brother, Abbot Fletcher of Oris Island, Me., and Washington, D. C. Also four sisters, Mrs. Eugene C. Fletcher of Rehoboth, Mass., Mrs. Rodman Chase, Bristol, R. I., Mrs. Ray Dean Brock of Charlottesville, Va., and Mrs. John Allis of Staten Island, N. Y. Johnny's young widow, Betty Lou, and infant daughter, Melissa, flew from Macon, Ga., and also attending were his uncle, R. Adm. William B. Fletcher, Jr., U S N (Ret.), of Washington, D. C , and a cousin, Midn. William B. Fletcher, 3rd, first class. Also another uncle, Lt. Cdr. Eric Asserson, USN, of Yorktown, Va., and a cousin, Mr. William Spicer of Severna Park, Md. Many classmates of Johnny's at the Academy—1948-B—and teammates on the wrestling squad attended, among them E. Newbold Smith, 1948-B, of New York City, who was chairman of arrangements.

Also Lt. Josiah Henson, U S N , Class of 1945, who flew from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the service. Lieutenant Henson read the inscription on the plaque.

Among others attending were Mr. John Hale—Class of 1946—and Mrs. Hale, of Oyster Bay, N. Y.; Capt. S. M. Archer, USN, Washington, D. C.; 1st Lt. W . S. Daniels, U S M C ; Mr. John "Sandy" Landreth, '41, Washington, D. C.; Lt. (jg) Pat Billingsley, Washington, D. C.; Ens. Don Thomas and Ens. Bill Harvey, Norfolk, Va.; Mr. Oscar Greene, Jr., '47, Kinston, N. C.; Lt. Cdr. Cahrles Shuford Swift and Mrs. Swift of Norfolk, Ens. John Godek and Mr. Don Mclver, Class of 48-B. Members of Navy's wrestling team, as well as the Lehigh team, were on hand for the ceremony that honored one of the Naval Academy's outstanding athletes.

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) John C. Barrow, USN, Brandon Rd., Bay Colony, Virginia Beach, Va.

A R T H U R S. S C H L O F M A N has been transferred to N A T T U (Photo Reconnaissance), N A S Pensacola, Fla. BILL COLLINS and his wife, Doris, take great pleasure in announcing the birth of their second son, Paul Steven, at the U. S. Naval Hosp., Bethesda, Md. Bill is now stationed at BuShips and is enjoying stateside after two years with the Seabees.

The following are some changes of address recently received at Alumni House: ALBERT

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(SS-339), F P O San Francisco.

W E S L E Y E. LINDSEY, JR., 44 Perkins St., Melrose 76, Mass.

F R E D G. BAUR, Naval Personnel Research Field Activities, Temp. Bldg. T, 14th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. D A N F O R T H CLEMENT, Code 04, Naval Supply Center, Navy 128, F P O San Francisco.

W I L L I A M C. DOBY, NAAS Glynco, Brunswick, Ga. CARLTON H. H E R S H N E R , 1215 W. King St., York, Pa. E. A. R A W S T H O R N E , Car Div One, F P O San Francisco.

D E N N I S C. S T A N F I L L and EARL R. S H O R T have recently transferred to the Supply Corps.

A new address for H E R B E R T F. BUTLER, JR., is U. S. Naval Air Facility, Navy 875, F P O San Francisco.

W A R R I N G T O N C. COBB writes to us from 67 Bay State Rd., Boston, Mass.

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H A R R Y F . BRYANT, JR., is now living ^ t 207 Donald Dr., Warrington, Fla. It's a boy, Ralph Hamilton, at the home of Frances and G E N E R E I H E R . He arrived on 15 November '53, at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Their home address is 3456 Norway Place, Norfolk, Va. A new duty address for C H A R L E S M. H O W E is Public Works Officer, U S N Underwater Ordnance Station, Newport, R. I. A. M. LINDY's address is still (or should I say again) 3568 Stanford Place, Dayton 6, Ohio.

C H A R L E S L. C U L W E L L advises that his address is now Box 12, CinCSouth, F P O New York.

H E N R Y H O P P E , I I I , has moved to 201-A Wonson Dr., Deluz Housing, Oceanside, Calif.

We regret to report the death of DICK S E T H on 25 February 1954, in a plane crash off the coast of Greece. Dick's parents live at 5515 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. G. M. N E E L E Y , JR., is stationed on

The last three bachelors from the Class of 'SO in the Jacksonville area have joined forces and fortified themselves behind a stack of empty beer cans in an apartment (complete with T V and bar) out in town.

Herb Arnold, VF-IOl; Dick Bossert and John Brick, VA-IOS, extend an open invitation to any classmates passing through the area to drop in or call. Address: 2223 Ernest; phone 7-4274.

The class secretary writes us—"JIM LISANBY reports from a postgrad course in naval construction at MIT. Classmates there are Bill Smoot, Dave Space, John Snyder and Bob Krag. Jim's new address is 7 Warren St., Apt. 3, Arlington 74, Mass."

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Sec'y, Lt. E . P . Clark, USAF-OMR, Box 198, Patrick AFB, Fla.

E R L A N D N. CARLSON, JR., is on board the U S S TACONIC (AGC-17), F P O New York.

J A M E S C. WILCOX is now stationed in the U S S D E N N I S J. BUCKLEY ( D D R -

808), F P O New York.

A new duty address for W I L L I A M L. P O W E R S , JR., is y F - l S 3 , Moffett Field, Mountain View, Calif.

P A U L GALLAGHER gives his duty address as the U S S SAINT P A U L

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GERALD C T H O M A S , JR., is at BOQ 307J, Marine Corps School, Quantico, Va. R. L. M E I N H O L D ' s address until 1 July is Box 948, Moody AFB, Valdosta, Ga. J O H N H. RYAN changes his address to 89 Wildmere Rd., Rochester 17, N. Y. W. H. L A N G E N B E R G is now stationed

The Alumni Association thanks H U G H on board the U S S OGLETHORPE ( A K A S. SEASE for donating an autographed 100), F P O New York. copy of the 1951 Lucky Bag to Alumni a note from the secretary. I notice House. The book has been placed in the in First, February's issue of Shipmate that the library at Alumni House Where it will board the U S S MASSEY ( D D - 7 7 8 ) , F P O House does not have a copy of the serve as a permanent record of 195rs four Alumni New York.

1951 Lucky Bag. I can well remember years at the Naval Academy. when I was a company representative for CAL K I L L E E N has recently reported Among the current changes of address the Lucky Bag, the plaintive cry, "What to Camp Lejeune for duty with the Second Marine Division, and is living at 2257 received lately at Alumni House are the will I do with three copies?" For those who have not yet found the answer, here is following: Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, N. C. great chance to dispose of that extra It is with deep regret that we report SALVATORE A. CASALE, 19 Myrtle that one. the death of F R E D T R O E S C H E R , JR., St., Winthrop 52, Mass. on 16 December 1953. He was aboard the I am happy to be able to announce that weather observation plane lost in the ty- F R A N K S. CONLON, U S S LST-980, my old carefree roommate, Len Seagren, F P O New York. phoon off Guam on that date. Fred is surhas finally bitten the dust, the day after last vived by his widow, Caroline, and son, F .

RICHARD A. DALLA MURA, U S S Christmas; the lucky girl was Shirley Cox Scott and David Lin, who was born De- REDHEAD ( A M S - 3 4 ) , F P O San Francisco. of Baltimore who has been in pursuit since cember 23, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J A M E S S. HOLLAND, 171 Charlotte Len's plebe year. What triumph! Home Fred Troescher, Sr., of Youngstown, Ohio. address is 5015 Decatur St., Omaha 4, Neb. As soon as the baby is old enough to travel, Dr., East Greenwich, R. I. I had the good fortune to visit U S N A Fred's family will return from Guam to DAVID L. JAMES, U S S LSMR-S20, the first of February, at which time I volher parents' home at 433 Graham Rd., Ft. F P O New York. unteered to fill the breech as class secreSam Houston, Tex. LELAND S. KOLLMORGAN, V A - tary. You will be interested to know that J O H N E. P U C K E T T gives his mailing 115, NAS Miramar, San Diego 45, Calif. the wardroom mess now extends into address as Attorney at Law, Suite 358-1881 W. R. L I T T L E , ComAirPac 1290, Smoke Park, and that tables now contain Bldg., El Paso, Tex. 12 middies. A new monument adorns NAS, San Diego 35, Calif.

Chapel walk, but other than this, it looks J A M E S P O R T E R MILLER, VF-111, much the same as the day we left. You •< 1 9 5 0 • NAS Miramar, San Diego 45, Calif. might be startled to know that our plebes Sec'y, Lt (jg) A. L. Stapp, U S N , are being graduated this spring.

J O S E P H L. SULLIVAN, JR., U S S VF-51, F P O San Francisco, Calif.

MULIPHEN ( A K A - 1 6 ) , F P O New York.

A trip to Wright-Patterson . \ F B , DayDAVID H. COOKE has been transton, Ohio, revealed the presence of several In a recent letter from DAVE BANferred to the U S S BoxER (CV-21), F P O NERMAN he tells of his activities since classmates attending the Institute of TechSan Francisco. leaving USNA in December 'SO. He grad- nology. The lucky ones are Calvin Hurd, H E N R Y J U D E N I X was married to uated from' East Carolina College and re- Stu Stinger, Leo Glenn, Danny Murray Margaret Mary Timoney at the Church of ceived a commission in the U S A F through and Bob Loughead.

St. Philip Neri, the Bronx, N. Y., on 6 the AFROTC. Now he is flying B-26's, The 1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron, while Monette is at home taking care of Light, departed from Patrick recently for February '54.

A new address for N O R R I S J. H A N K S their two sons, Knox and Lance. Dave's overseas bases. Those who will soon be address is 9Sth Bomb Sq, Box 24, A P O in Giermany are Ray Howard, Tex Mereis 87 Dickman Dr., Dayton 3, Ohio.

902, P M San Francisco. dith and Ken Schlagheck. Bernie Morgan N O R M A N S. P O T T E R gives his adWOODY J O H N S has recently been or- departed last Christmas to join the 1st PBS dress as 318 Upperlanding Ave., Essex, dered to the U S S BOBOLINK ( A M S - 2 ) , as overseas. 19Srs representation at Patrick Md. CO. He is stationed at the U. S. Navy AFB is now considerably reduced. Those E D W A R D N. O S T R O F F writes to us Mine Countermeasures Station, Panama left are Gerry Brown, Bob Roy, Tony from 453 River Rd., Dover, Del. City, Fla. He and Marilyn would be happy Fernandez, Joe Brenkle, Rudy Pierce, John to see any classmates who are in that area. Skidmore and yours truly, Eppy Clark.

R O B E R T H . MURDOCK has moved John Parker, wife, and young son stopped to 2112 37th St., Lubbock, Tex. R. A. GRIEST has been ordered as by during Christmas holidays. John was A recent change of address for RO- Exec of USS LST-8S4, F P O San Fran- enroute to Key West from Charleston B E R T L E E KRAG is 5 Park Vale, Apt. cisco.

Navy Yard, and will be submarining in 4D, Brookline, Mass.

A new address for ROBERT B. LOUG- the beautiful Caribbean.

R I C H A R D J. L A N D E S was married HEAD, JR., is 137 Trunk Dr., Dayton 3, Claude Rasmussen wrote during Christto Caroline Hunt on February 20, 1954.Ohio. mas that Dick was on three months' TDY He is the son of Col. and Mrs. Lewis ROBERT URBAN reports from Clarks- to Guam, and that she and the girls were Landes, 160 Riverside Dr., New York 24, ville Base, Clarksville, Tenn. at her home in Dunedin, Fla. Those S.\C N. Y. HAROLD G. RICHARD is now resid- boys really get around.

GEORGE B. H A L P E R I N has changed ing at the BOQ, Rm. 253, NAS, Glenview, Lastly, Barbara and I are proud of rehis address to 3B, 22 E. 81st St., New 111. vealed results, Miss Linda Carol, who was York, N. Y. BERNARD S. MORGAN, JR., changes born Friday the 13th, November 1953, at T H O M A S E. BULGER is living at the his address to B61-1 Mobile Trng. Det., Patrick A F B Hospital. W e also have a son, Miles Alan, aged 21 months.

APO 132, P M New York, N. Y. Gothwaite Apts. 5, Triangle, Va.

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K E I T H NELSON, BOQ, NAS, PensaVague sources indicate that Ens. Andy cola, Fla. Dubino is aboard the TARAWA some place No Secretary J A M E S R. OLSON, 1912 Jade Dr., between the Mediterranean and Japan.

How about a word, Andy?

G. H . DIMON, JR., has been assigned Apt. 7, San Angelo, Tex. News flash from the crystal ball . . . 2d to the 82nd Fighter Interceptor Sq., A P O J O H N P. R. S I N N O T T , Box 230, Lt. Joe Bornstein, USAF, reports that he 81, New York City.

Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N. M. met Chauncey Schmitt while attending a A new address for R O B E R T X. Mcschool in Cheyenne, Wyo. Joe is currently A new address for J. R. MORGAN is K E E is 3512 Scott St., San Francisco, stationed at Burlington, Vt. 124 Brook St., Brighton, Mass.

Calif.

I understand that Jim Harris ran into LEON J. EZZELL writes from Apt. 6, Just arrived at the home of Lt. (jg) Carl Trost while wrestling with a pizza and Mrs. DONALD W. S I M O N S is Mar- Bayou Vista, Pensacola, Fla. in sunny Italy. jorie Louise, who checked in at 6 lbs. on LOUIS SCHLAUFMAN graduated January 30, 1954. Don is stationed in the from Navy Supply Corps School in BaScuttlebutt tells me that Scoop Scolpino U S S KEARSARGE ( C V . ' \ - 3 3 ) , F P O San yonne in December, and is now stationed just left for the Pacific and a slow boat Francisco. in the U S S SHASTA ( A E - 6 ) , F P O New to China.

I understand that 2d Lt. Bruce Hall, W H I T N E Y H A N S E N gives his new York. address as Box 7, U. S. Naval Submarine DICK K U H L M A N , who also grad- USAF, is roaming somewhere in WyoBase, New London, Conn. uated from Navy Supply Corps School in ming. Let's hear from you, Bruce.

Ens. Dave Govan writes that he is now It is with deep regret that we report the Bayonne in December, is stationed on death of M A U R I C E I. L A L L E M E N T on board the U S S HELENA ( C A - 7 5 ) , F P O stationed aboard the U S S LENAWEE San Francisco.

(APA-195), F P O , San Francisco. Dave January 6. 1954, as a result of a plane crash on November 5, 1953, at Luke AFB, R U F U S J. MOORE has joined the gang was married to Miss Norma Jean Shea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Shea near Phoenix, Ariz. His wife and six- at Pensacola and is living at the BOQ. of Haworth, N. J., on the 26th of Decemmonth-old daughter, Mary Gwyn, are living at 1744 North Hillside, Apt. 2-1, F R A N K H . MITCHELL, JR., gives ber and on the following day left for his his new address as Staging Regiment, new duty station at San Diego, Calif. ConWichita, Kan. MCB, Camp Pendleton, Calif. gratulations, Dave and Norma. Dave's adW I L L I A M F . G. L Y K E S writes to us dress is 433 Nutmeg St., San Diego 3, Joyce and E A R L C H A N E Y are now from the U S S H.\RWOOD (DDE-861), F P O Calif. By the way, Logan Sharrah and Bob living at 428 S. Barrancas Ave., Apt. 4, New York.

Klee are also stationed aboard Dave's ship.

Warrington, Fla. A new duty address for M I K E SORMr. and Mrs. Ira A. Huntley announce N O R V A L W. DIXON, JR., is also R E N T I N O is OMS 782, A P O 731, P M living in Warrington, Fla., at 3 Kalash the marriage of their daughter, Martha Seattle.

Ann, to Ens. John Bradford Mooney, Jr. Rd., N W , Navy Point.

A candlelight ceremony was held at St. F O R R E S T " E " F I R T H has recently R O B E R T H. R O D I N E has moved to James Episcopal Church, Keene, N. H., on transferred to the Supply Corps.

Christmas Day. Martha attended the Uni712 S. Linden Ave., Pittsburgh 8, Pa. In a recent letter from BOB C.A.LKINS versity of New Hampshire and is a gradhe says, "I am now at Cabaniss Field in It's spring again and the young officer's uate of Vermont Junior College and Keene VA Prop training, flying F 6 F Hellcats fancy lightly turns to thoughts of his next Teacher's College. Brad is stationed aboard after having completed U. S. Naval School, duty station, and to the next issue of Ship- the USS CHILTON (APA-38). While Brad All-Weather Flight. D. J. S P E R L I N G is mate. Who's where and how's what? Well, is at sea, his wife will continue her duties also in my flight here at Cabaniss." Bob is I'll try to inform you. as a second-grade teacher in Laconia, N. H. living at the BOQ, NAAS, Cabaniss Field, Their mailing address is 957 Union Ave., Mrs. James Robert Church announced Corpus Christi, Tex. Lakeport, N. H. the marriage of her daughter, Carolyn J O H N W. J E F F R I E S reports a change Ruth, to Ens. Harley Edward Hoffman From Chuck Walker we learn that he is of address to BOQ Bldg. 735, Rm. 40, on Saturday, February 20, 1954, at St. now the U. S. Fleet Sonar School U. S. NAAS Kingsville, Kingsville, Tex. Patrick's Church, Watertown, N. Y. Con- until attending April at which time he will return gratulations and good luck, Harley and to his ship.

ROBERT J. F E E L Y has reported for Carolyn! We up-staters always get our gal! duty in the U S S GEORGE K . MACKENZIE Ens, Dale Fontenot informs us of his (DD-836), F P O San Francisco.

2d Lt. Don Hente, USAF, reports that marriage to JoAnn Maria Tartarella, E D W A R D B. R I C H T E R gives his ad- he is enjoying Air Force life (especially daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Tartarella of dress as 31st AR Sq., A P O 74, P M San the leave time!). Don spent some time Bradford, Pa. Best of luck, Dale and back at the Academy while on leave and JoAnn. Francisco. watched our hot-to-go Navy basketball A recent change of address for J A M E S team beat Franklin and Marshall 98 to 68.

Ens. Howie "Hot Pilot" Randall wants S. T R O U T M A N is 1009th Sp. Wpns. Det., Don's new address is 99 Long St., Ashville, us to know that he just reported to PenUSAF, H Q 40S0th ASU, Ft. Sill, Okla.

Ohio. He informs us that Glen Sherwood sacola for flight training from the LAKE J A M E S E. F I S C H E R has moved to and Bill Ritchie are also stationed with CHAMPLAIN. Randy's address is BOQ, him at Lockbourne AFB, Columbus, Ohio. NAS, Pensacola, Fla. Guess Randy's not 4552 E. Douglas St., Tucson, Ariz. married yet!

It was good to hear from you, Don.

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R O B E R T D. J O N E S writes that he is now stationed in North Charleston, S. C , where he is living at 504J/2 Durant Ave. Included in correct addresses received recently at Alumni House are the following: DON R. C H R I S T E N S E N , 3273 Agana PL, Tarawa Terrace, Camp Lejeune, N. C. R O B E R T T . F O N T E N O T , 9 Carey Ave., Pen Haven, Pensacola, Fla. R. B. LINDSAY, 4816 W. Elm St., Pensacola, Fla. D. J. McADAMS, "A" Co., 2d S P Bn., 2d Mar. Div., FMF, Camp Lejeune, N. C. J O H N R. MUHLIG, JR., 2260 Onslow Dr., New River, Jacksonville, N. C. A P R I L ,

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Now for some news from the Boondocks in the form of a letter from Bruce Ogden: There is no need to tell you of the satisfaction to be gained in hearing from and about old friends, for our class's section in Shipmate is very gratifyingly rendering that service. I'm quite sure not so many months ago we were generally of the opinion that once away from the atmosphere of U S N . \ , we would soon take up our new duties and relationships, relegating our friends to be but past memories.

However, I'd not be the last to admit that those four years are already quite dear memories, and I do miss many of my notso-late acquaintances. The grads among us at Quantico were always seeking a copy of Shipmate to catch up on the latest news about the class. And because of the sizeable column you have been producing, many new subscribers are in the offing, or so I've been told.

Box 1256, 3401st Stu. Off. Sqdn.

Keesler AFB, Mississippi 22 February 1954 Most of the boys at Pensacola have probably heard that Keesler, only 120 miles away, has a pretty fine club, but many of them probably don't realize how many of their classmates are here. Anyone interested in an Exchange Weekend?

Batt V alumni will be interested to know that Nails Newsome, Larry Laird, Tom Vernia, Tex Myers and Don Rhude are here.

Members of the Foreign Battalions will doubtless find several good friends in this group: Rodney Borum, Wally Judd, Chuck Bowdish, John Matson, Ken Salzman, Reese McCauley, Bob Eddington, Bob Lucas, Jim Unger, Billy Sisco, Cooper Scott, Dick Robbins, Bill Quirk, Stan Garcius and Marty Connolly.

.\t any rate, I thought you might wish Chuck Bowdish and Wally Judd are some information on the whereabouts of some of the Marines. I don't know where standing by to go to pilot training, Cooper all of them are now; but the following are Scott has orders to French Morocco, Bill at Camp Lejeune: Gene Paro, Jan Van- Quirk is collecting long-johns for a tour dersluis, Dick Pfeifle, Lane Rogers, and in Alaska, and I'm staying here as an Don McAdams who was first in the class electronics instructor. at Quantico. Incidentally, we were reputed Sincerely, to have had the highest academic average MRS. M. R. CORBIN, JR. F. M. Brown of any class in quite some time—a little than 90 per cent for the course. Sam Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mehler Allen an- better Frank Mitchell are on the nounce the marriage of their daughter, Kittlerto and With a snappy salute, a click of the heels Japan along with several others.

Anne Garner, to Malcolm Randolph Cor- way Ed Alves, John Cocky, Tonv Dowd, Frank and a tight grommet, 2d Lt. Don Christenbin, Jr., Ensign, U S N , on Saturday, the McCleskey, Vidano, Frank Wolcott, sen, USMC, reports that he was married thirteenth of March, at First Methodist and myself Jim are attending IS weeks of to the former Miss Jane L. Smith, on the Church, Hammond, Ind. Congratulations to school here at Ft. Sill ("The Artillery 21st of December in Racine, Wis. Chris the happy couple!

Center of the World"), before departing finished his training at Quantico on 16 Janfor the Far East sometime around the uary and now has a machinegun platoon in first of July. Believe me, we can really the 8th Marines at Camp Lejeune. Jane and find the worth of the gunnery and math Chris live at 3273 Agana Place, Tarawa The following is a letter received from \ve received at U S N A in our new profes- Terrace, Camp Lejeune, N. C., and extend Ens. Dave Frost: A recent resume of Ross sion. a hearty welcome to any and all classmates Perot's letter in the '53 column in Shipin the area. Chris reports that 2d Lt. Don mate has prompted me to scribble a short Incidentally, .\1 Shure is at Twenty-nine McAdams, USMC, stood first in the gradnote to you. Like most of us in the good old Class of 'S3, I've been guilty of readin.g Palms, Calif., and "Mouse" Jones will join uating class at Quantico. (Not bad for an him there after he completes the course ex-gunner's mate!) without contributing. here.

Don McAdams, Bill Leftwich and Frank After 30 days of glorious leave, I reI don't know how many will remember Zimolzack are now in Vieques, P. R., on ported to the U S S HENRICO (APA-45) in manuevers. Jan Vandersluis is stationed San Diego. A few months later—October Haig Donabedian '51, a six-striper and with Chris in the same company. Ray 17 to be exact—Miss Dolores Radja of grand guy, but, contrary to rumors that he Bright, Earl Chaney, Bob Sheahan are 10216 Ave. L, Chicago, 111., changed her was killed in Korea, he is alive and well those who are now down at Penname to Mrs. S. D. Frost. We are both and attending school here also. Remember among enjoying life here in southern California,^ Captain Adams, a Marine exec officer our sacola. Bill Branson, Dave Heering, and and I am enjoying duty in PhibPac. The plebe year? He also was reported killed Cy Kittler are in the 3rd Division and HENRICO goes to Pearl Harbor on March but we found him hale and hearty at should be on the way to Japan shortly.

5 for three months in the Navy Yard, and Quantico.

The following named Air Force memwe are going to take our wives and autobers of our class are being transferred from I guess that's about all worth telling for mobiles right along with us. the present. Before I forget it, the Mmes. Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, to McCTleskey, Cockey, and .A.lves are all ex- Webb Air Force Base, Texas, for further While on the subject of the Amphibious pecting new additions before summer. .A^s pilot training: 2d Lts. Richard B. Collins, Navy, I might drop a few words concern- a matter of fact, it begins to look as though Edward J. Doyle, Larry L. Morgan, Haring said Navy. For those classmates who my wife is the only one on this post who old H. Rump, John L. Russell, John J. are expecting eventual duty in Phibs, I isn't expecting. I'm beginning to develop Sollars, Donald A. \"ogt, William W . Von would like to say that all the ugly reputa- an inferiority comple.x.

Hansen. tion of Amphibs is definitely not true. It's The following named 2d Lts., US.A.F, a good branch of the Navy and the exOne more item, Dave Herring's wife perience is invaluable. I think that as many had a baby girl just before Christmas at have been transferred from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, to \^ance Air Force opportunities for gaining experience exist Quantico.

Base, Okla., for continued flight training: in Phibs as in the muched praise DD's.

And that's it, honest! Believe it or not, John D. Baker, Richard S. Bearman, After we get back from Pearl, Dolores we have to study from two to three hours James J. Romer, Theodore H. Shadburn, and I would welcome some visits from any a night to keep ahead, and this is keeping Maurice C. Sluss, Richard P. Stevens, and classmates in the San Diego area, and the me from the books. If we fall below an 80 Milton E. L. Zellmer. same applies while we're in Pearl Harbor. average, we are compelled to attend a Your secretary and his wife are verv three-hour study hall six nights a week.

Here in Diego, I've seen Merle Ritz, Some life, eh? happy to welcome two more members of Bill Hatfield, Rig Rigdon (my shipmate), our class to Albuquerque, N. M.—2d Lt. The very best to you and yours, Stretch Nilson, Marsh Kratz, Gordo HolJack Sinnott, U S A F . who is stationed at comb, Don Smith, to mention the ones to Kirtland Air Force Base, and 2d Lt. Ed Sincerely, come to mind.

Opperman atid his wife, Jodie. Ed is staBruce F. Ogden tioned at Sandia along with vour secretary.

Sincerely, The Oppermans' address is 513 Spruce, SE, Dolores and Dave 2d Lt. F. M. Brown, 'S3's class comedian Albuquerque, N. M. P.S. We're expecting another (little) (not meaning to slight Speedy Sperling!), That's all for no\V. See you next month renders the following dissertation: Frost around the middle of August. in Shipmate. Adios amigos!

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CHICAGO

HAMPTON ROADS

President, Cdr. Donald H. Johnson, President, Cdr. R. S. Barrett, USN. '19, USNR, '27, 932 ISth St., Wilmette, 111.

7466 N. Shore Rd., Norfolk, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. E. R. Secretary, Mr. W. T. Cluverius, 10837 Blair, Jr., USN, '42, Fleet Athletic Officer, S. California Ave., Chicago 43, 111.

Service Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.

CLEVELAND

AKRON

President, Mr. Herbert Ackerman, '41, 228 The Arcade, Cleveland 14, Ohio.

Vice President, Mr. Robert J. McGinness, 10949 Lorain Ave., Qeveland 11, Ohio.

Treasurer, Mr. William Feahr, '39, 1068 Hanna Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS President, Capt. Jesse B. Gay, Jr., USN, Secretary, Mr. George W. Collins, 3347 '35, 50 Rodgers Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Braemar Rd., Shaker Heights 20, Ohio.

Md. Secretary, Lt. F. T. King, USNA, '46, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, USNA, COLORADO Annapolis, Md. President, Mr. H. R. Brannon, '32, 745 Uth St., Boulder, Colo.

ATLANTA Secretary, Mr. Donald L. Wyckoff, '44, President, Mr. Clarence M. Head, '20, 2241 Niagara St., Denver, Colo.

303 Forrest Blvd., Decatur, Ga. Secretary, Phillip G. Stokes, '28, 875 CONNECTICUT Woodley Dr., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. President, L. C. Farley, 'OS, 152 Broad St., Wethersfield, Conn.

BALTIMORE President, Mr. W. Beverly Bristor, '27, Secretary-Treasurer, R. A. Spare, '07, 600 Hastings Rd., Towson 4, Md. 79 Everett St., Bristol, Conn.

Secretary, Mr. H. B. Atwood, '27, Central Savings Bank Building, Baltimore, Md. DETROIT BIRMINGHAM President, Paul D. Richmond, '42, 1614 Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Newcastle Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods 36, Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Mich.

Brown Marx Bldg., 2008 First Avenue, Secretary-Treasurer, Wallace J. Agren, North, Birmingham, Ala. '46, 4362 Kensington, Detroit 24, Mich.

President, Mr. Clifford J. Collins, "24, 816 Orlando Ave., Akron 20, Ohio.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Joseph W. McGrath, Jr., '47, 423 Wooster Rd., N., Barberton, Ohio.

HOUSTON President, Capt. Frank C. Huntoon, U S N R (Ret.), '15, 2431 Addison Rd., Houston 5, Tex. Secretary, Capt. E. H. McMenemy, U S N (Ret.), '20, 19 Briar Hollow, Houston, Tex.

INDIANAPOLIS Chairman Welcoming Committee, Cdr. G. E. Marcus, Jr., USN, '35, U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant.

Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, 72S E. 57th St., Indianapolis, Ind.

KANSAS CITY President, Mr. Richard B. Brown, '47, Marsh Steel Corp., 101 E. 9th St., North Kansas City, Mo. Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Paul J. Love, '46, 5S49 Canterbury Rd., Kansas City 3, Kans.

LOS ANGELES President, Mark H. Harrington, '20, 696 E. Colorado, Pasadena 1, Calif.

Secretary, Cdr. Albert S. Fuhrman, U S N (Ret.), '37, 1725 W. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 26, Calif.

LOUISVILLE Mr. Churchill Humphrey, '07, 4095 Massier Ave., Louisville 7, Ky.

MIAMI

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President, Harold R. Keller, '11, 37 Sheffield Rd., Newtonville, Mass.

President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 Vice President, Marcus G. Steele, '31, Grand River, Detroit 27, Mich.

403 Lebanon St., Melrose, Mass.

Secretary-Treasurer Mr. William H. Secretary, Malcolm B. Flanders, '28, 149 Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater St., Detroit Longwood Ave., Brookline, Mass.

26, Mich.

President, R. Adm. Thomas E. Boyce, U S N (Ret.), '23, 3910 Loquat Ave., Miami 33, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. W. S. Ginn, U S N (Ret.), '23, 4121 La Playa Blvd., Coral Gables, Fla. (Continued on next page)

MEETINGS AKRON: Dinner meetings held on the last Thomday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alomni House, Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA: Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess of the Naval Air Station, Atlanta, at 1930.

BALTIMORE: Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 5:30 P.M. BIRIVIINGHAM: No information regarding meetings.

BOSTON: Luncheon meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 12:30 P.M. at the Boston Yacht Club, 5 Rowes Wharf, Boston.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on Ist Fri. at 6:30 PM at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hiclcory Grill, 929 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Wednesday of each month.

COLORADO: 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.

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetimrs are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Members are notified by mail 2 weelis prior (o the meeting.

DETROIT: Meetings held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HAMPTON ROADS: Meetmgs held on the first Tuesday of each month eicept for the months of July and August.

HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ben Milan Hotel INDIANAPOLIS: Meetings held on the third Monday of each month at 12:15 P.M at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.

KANSAS CITY: Regular loncheon meetings are held at the University Club at 12:15 P.M. on the second Wednesday of each month.

LOS ANGELES: Dinner meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 P.M.i at locations selected by entertainment committee. Phone A. S. Fuhrman, Dunkirk 7-2061.

LOUISVILLE: No information regarding meetings.

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MIAMI: Regular luncheon meeting held on the last Friday of each month at 12.15 on 3rdfloor,Walgreens, 200 East Flagler St., Miami. Dinner dances held as announced.

Touring Alumni always welcome. Contact secretary.

MILWAUKEE: Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Cudworth Post, 1756 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wise, at 6:30 P.M. NEWPORT: Meetings usually held at 6:30 P.M. on the last Tuesday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the third Tuesday of each month save for March, July and August, at 12:30 P.M., Maritime Roomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;21st Floor, The Lawyer's Clob, 115Broadway, N. Y. NORTH TEXAS: Quarterly; contact Fred Wiedemann, 2501 Cedar Springs, Dallas Tex., for information.

PHII^DELPHIA: Dinner meetings are usually held on the second Friday of each month at the Officers' Mess, Naval Base.

PITTSBURGH: Regular monthly meetingsof the Chapter are held on the evening of the third Friday of each month excep t July and August, in the Sheraton Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the second Friday in February) May, August and November.

ROCHESTER: Regular Luncheon 2nd Tuesday at Chamber of Commerce. Meetings of U.S.M.A. and U.S.N.A. graduates are held at Rochester, N. Y. Graduates in the vicinity communicate by phone with The Secretary.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetings held one each quarter in Coronado or San Diego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN FRANCISCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month.

SCHENECTADY: No information regarding meetings.

SEATTLE: 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; Meets every two months. Contact the President or Secretary if not on mailing list.

TAMPA; No information regarding meetings.

TWIN CITIES AREA: Meetings held once a month at NAS Minneapolis Commissioned Officers' Mess. Members notified by Secretary.

WASHINGTON, D. C : Monthly luncheons held the third Thursday in the month, 12:30 P.M., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square * Eye St., N.W., Washington 6.

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MILWAUKEE President, James H. Wheeler, Jr., '45, 4132-A North Larkin St., Milwaukee 11, Wis. Secretary-Treasurer, Edward F. Pionkowski, '40, 5335 N. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wis.

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R. B. Colt '24, J. J. Lavasseur '23, Clayton Demarest '19, John Davis '24, C. R. The Annapolis chapter of the U. S. Na- Lamdin '21, Oliver Wight, H. D. Scrymval Academy Alumni Association met on geour '26, E. A. Cunningham '24, John S. 10 February 1954 at the Alumni House. Harper '22, O. Bowie Duckett '26, Don Approximately SO members and guests were Riley, John Waldhauser '23, W. E. Cleaves on hand to hear Capt. R. L. Still, USMC, '24, Bev Bristor '27, and H. B. Atwood '27. discuss prisoner-of-war activities in Korea.

The following members were present at the business meeting: H. E. Strange '26, J. E. BOSTON McEnearney '49, T. T. Tucker '23, R. L. The February luncheon held at the OffiStill 'SO, J. A. Jennings '46, R. R. Bernier '47, J. P. Culwell '46, M. D. Gilmore '11, cers' Mess at the Fargo Bldg. was the J. P. Bennington '22, W. F. Hinckley, C. largest yet—76 in attendance of which 56 D. Beaumont '23, P. R. Taylor '46, F. T. were alumnr with 20 guests, including the King '46, E. S. McGehee '47, C. E. Coney 14 West Point alumni who were invited as '19, T. H. Moore '37, J. J. Diffendorfer '47, special guests.

T. G. Haflf '20, H. H. Jalbert '14, R. E. The luncheon speaker was Col. Laurence Turnage '47, A. F. Barnes '47, T. J. Kele- Bunker, USA (Ret.), who was General her '08, C. W. Truxall '25, C. W. Gray MacArthur's personal aide from 1946 to '21, R. F. Frellsen '07, and J. G. Bum- 1952. Colonel Bunker gave a very intereststead '46. ing talk on "Prospects of Peace in Korea."

The following were in attendance: F. Coburn '04; Hugh Allen '06; C. H. W. BALTIMORE Keppler '07; H. A. Ellis '10; F. S. Hatch, The Baltimore branch of the Naval H. R. Keller and O. M. Read '11; T. F. Academy Alumni Association held its regu- Downey '14; L. L. Habryl '18; W. H. lar meeting on February 16. After the so- Buracker and K. S. Reed '20; George D. cial hour a good dinner was enjoyed by all Martin '21; John D. Connor, Jas. F. Morgan, Stanley Pullen, A. R. Taylor and hands.

H. C. Walter '22; F. Ashenhurst, H. G. We were fortunate in having as our Brousseau, J. B. Hogle and C. L. Wineguest for the evening Capt. C. L. Freeman, coff '24; D. R. Hull '25; Blinn VanMater, USN, who has recently returned from W. H. Randig, H. G. Wall and J. F. Way duty with the Sixth Fleet operating in the '27; M. B. Flanders '28; F. P. Mitchell Mediterranean. Captain Freeman was in '29; W. F. Wesanen '30; J. B. Fellows, charge of the logistic group and gave an L. A. Ellis and Marc Steele ' 3 1 ; G. W. interesting account of conditions generally Kehl and Horace Rounds '32; R. C. Morin this area. ton '36; R. H. Wescott '37; W. L. BurBeverly Bristor, president of the local chard, L. B. Hester, J. Seamans and T. N. chapter, has lined up some interesting pro- Coppedge '42; T. P. Cutler and E. A. grams for the months to come. All alumni Livingstone '44; F. J. Barber and M. D. in this area are welcome to these meetings VanOrden '45; W. W. Vander Wolk '46; which are held on the third Tuesday of Howard Weiss '47; Eugene F. Kelley and S. L. Kunin '48; R. L. Volz '49; W. S. each month.

'SO; C. E. Langmack ' 5 1 ; C. R. On hand to welcome Captain Freeman Taylor Coble, Jr., W. G. Hartshorn, G. I. Saulwere F. F. Alverson '26, J. J. O'Donnell nier and G. R. Thompson '52; and N. D. '42, C. A. Russell '06, A. J. Hepburn '24, Goodwin '53.

The March monthly luncheon was held at the Officers' Club at the Fargo Building ST. LOUIS with an attendance of 29—27 members and President, Louis J. Wilson, '35, 9 Oak two guests.

Terrace, Webster Groves, St. Louis, Mo. Capt. H. J. Armstrong, Jr., Class of Secretary, Douglas R. Aldrich, 460 Bis- 1927, in command of the U S S WORCESTER, mark Ave., Webster Groves 10, Mo. was the luncheon speaker and the subject, "A Look at Mine Warfare by a Tin Can TAMPA Sailor," was very interesting.

President, R. Adm. Edward L. Beck, '25, The following were in attendance: AusU S N (Ret.), Palm Oaks, R F D 2, Palm- tin S. Kibbee '03, Hugh Allen '06, H. A. etto, Fla. Ellis '10, H. R. Keller and O. M. Read Secretary-Treasurer, Ens. L. C. Hernan- '11, T. F. Downey '14, T. L. Flynn '22, dez, USN, '48-B, Columbia Restaurant, A. R. Taylor and S. Pullen '22, C. WineYbor City, Tampa, Fla. coff '24, L. W. Cease and E. N. Dodson, Jr., '26, H. J. Armstrong, Jr., and P. W. TWIN CITIES AREA Snyder, Jr., '27, M. B. Flanders '28, T. P. President, Mr. Sumner T. Scott, '20, Mitchell '29, T. D. Price and W. F. Wesanen '30, J. B. Fellows and Marc Steele '31, Fairmont, Minn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Ted L. Has- Horace Rounds '32, R. H. Wescott '37, brouck, '23, R F D 265, White Bear Lake, J. W. Seamans '42, Joseph F. Dolan '46, W. S. Taylor 'SO, C. E.- Langmack '51, and Minn.

C. R. Coble, Jr.

ANNAPOLIS

NEWPORT .President, Capt. J. W. Rankin, U S N (Ret.), '08, 27 Everett St., Newport, R. I. Secretary, Capt. B. Anderson, U S N (Ret.), '21, 1 Gray Terrace, Newport, R. L

NEW YORK President, Cdr. Royce N. Flippin, USNR, '26, Smith, Barney & Company, 14 Wall St., New York S, N. Y. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Arthur A. Denton, USNR, '32, 27 Sylvan Ct., W. Islip, N. Y.

NORTH TEXAS President, Stanley J. Schiller, 416 Crestwood Dr., Fort Worth, Tex. Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Wiedemann, 2501 Cedar Springs, Dallas, Tex.

PHILADELPHIA President, Capt. James B. Donnelly, U S N (Ret.), '20, Temple University, 1926 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia 22, Pa. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Fleming, Jr., '25, 4248 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. PITTSBURGH President, R. A. Hart, '29, 1225 Peermont Ave., Pittsburgh 16, Pa. Secretary, R. H. Miller, '22, 22S Melwood St., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. RICHMOND President, Capt. W. C. Wickham, U S N (Ret.), '09, R F D 2, Ashland, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, E. Neil Rogers, '40, Lane & Rogers, Attorneys, 1 N. 6th St., Richmond 19, Va. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. E. Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, Westham, Richmond, Va. ROCHESTER President, Mr. T. G. Cox, Jr., '20, 1596 Creek St., Rochester 10, N. Y. Secretary, George E. Lawrence, '39, 62 Park Lane, Rochester 10, N. Y.

SAN DIEGO President, Capt. Joseph T. Talbert, U S N (Ret.), '20, 506 First St., Coronado, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Hal C. Jones, U S N (Ret.), '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego

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SAN FRANCISCO President, Mr. J. R. Riordan, 14 Sierra Vista PI., Danville, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. F. J. Behounek, '44, 2115 Roosevelt Ave., Berkeley 3, Calif.

SCHENECTADY President, Capt. J. S. Evans, USN (Ret.), '07, 742 De Camp Ave., Schenectady 3, N. Y.

SEATTLE

WASHINGTON,

D. C.

President, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, President, Capt. E. D. Poole, U S N (Ret.), '03, U S N (Ret.), 2823 29th St., N.W., '21, 1132 Harvard Ave., North Seattle 2, Washington 8, D. C. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Tarantino, '35, Wash.

Secretary, Capt. J. J. Greytak, USN. '27, 8506 Rosewood Dr., Bethesda, Md. Treasurer, A. L. Mathers, '31, Dunn U. S. Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle 99.

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CHICAGO Chicago chapter's February meeting was held in the Wardroom of the Naval Reserve Armory, February 5.

Many guests joined up to hear "Rip" Miller's interesting talk based on the probS H I P M A T E

lems confronting the Athletic Association, outlining some of the things which should be done in this area to help the cause along.

Ed McLean '35 presided in the absence of Don Johnson '27, who is on sick leave.

Those present included the following: H. B. Burnham 'OS, Dan Gallery '21, B. H. Kleinman '48B, Dave Goldenson '25, D. G. Manning '45, J. Bailey '44, W. Cluverius '30, J. Kiernan '30, L. Herrington '24, C. E. Olsen '19, E. K. Zitzewitz '25, Dick Penny '24, P. K. Bryant '24, E. L. Sams '29, R. J. Hale '37, J. G. Hamby '46, Thomas McCook '46, O. J. Crepeau '44, H. R. Maginnis '46, E. C. Sandquist '44, C. S. Silsbee '25, Norman Hall '31, J. I. Kane '23, W. T. Stannard '32, Russell Jeter '34, Chesley M. Evans '24, Joseph Mallach '26, Leon Blair '26, J. Eugene Davis, Mr. Topper, Richard Kanakanui '52, and DeWitt Davis '28.

COLORADO Steamer Brannon was advised that Admiral Hussey, the national president, would arrive in Denver with Admiral Jelley of the Defense Department in connection with the convention of the American Concrete Institute. Steamer immediately set up a luncheon meeting with the R P I Club, the latter because of Admiral Jelley's association with R P I in his postgraduate days.

We met at 11:45 a.m., 23 February at the Old Navarre Cafe with 20 U S N A and 11 R P I men in attendance. The R P I people were headed by Messrs. Seitz and Burnite. The U S N A men present in addition to the guests of honor were G. C. Hoover '16, B. A. Hartt, V. S. Moore '17, E. F. Helmkamp '20, A. W. Cruse '22, C. J. McWhinnie '22, R. T. Zinn '22, H. A. Berger '24, E. P. Mills '26, B. P. Montagriff '26, John Bailey '27, A. G. Stiles '29, E. J. Bacher '30, H. R. Brannon '32, E. B. Granville, D. L. Wyckoff '44, J. T. King '46, and W. Krstich '46.

After luncheon Admiral Jelley commented briefly on his Defense Department duty and expressed his appreciation of the R P I men joining us for the meeting. He was followed by Admiral Hussey who discussed Alumni Association history from its inception as a Naval Academy Graduates' Association to the present, dwelling briefly on the Alumni House, membership and the need for a new stadium to replace Thompson Stadium.

We were delighted to have Admiral Hussey and Admiral Jelley with us even for such a brief time and extend to them our best wishes and a standing invitation to return to the Rocky Mountain Empire.

DETROIT A business meeting for the purpose of installing the newly elected officers for the calendar year 1954 was held on 3 March in the Wardroom of the Brodhead Naval Armory. The election comrnittee, Frank R. Davis, chairman, reported that thirty members voted and the results were 29 to 1 in favor of the proposed slate which was as follows: president, Paul D. Richmond '42; vice president, Richard O'Brien '42; and secretary-treasurer, Wallace J. Agren '46.

The Annapolis Dads' Club also attended the meeting and concurrently held a business meeting of its own. It had been its intention also to hold an election, but this was postponed and the present officers will remain in office.

A lively discussion of plans and projects for the coming year was conducted, and it was generally concluded that our main efA P R I L ,

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forts should be directed toward the following projects: 1. The publishing of an up-to-date directory of our members.

2. A summer cruise outing for the mid shipmen home on leave.

3. A Christmas party for the midshipmen.

4. A drive for a larger and more active membership and plans for an all-out "100 per cent attendance" meeting early in May. 5. A committee to work with the National Association on "Job Procurement Program" for alumni discharged from the Service under honorable conditions.

Brookman, Harrington, McEathron, Thompson, W A P , visitor from New York, and Threshie; Black, Hales, McKee, Murrell, Signer and Van Denis '21; Buffington, Draim, G. Jones and C. Moore '22; Casson, Hezlep and Rassieur '23; J. W. Adams, Templeton and Durmell '24; MacKinnon '25; Perrill '26; Grout and G. Jones '27; Hicks '28; Friess and Hezlep '29; Bradman, Ennis and Hindrelet '30; McLeod '32; Lennox '34; Benson and Fuhrman '37; Quady '43; Drake and Duerst '44; and Costello '48.

It is noted that nearly 25 per cent of the above list are from the Classes of 1930 and junior. It is hoped, now that this trend has been initiated, attendance from this group will continue to soar.

6. A greater effort to help qualified young men to enter the Academy.

Plans were made for a meeting to be held within the following two weeks of a special "Steering Committee" to initiate the above program.

NEWPORT

The fifty-second meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 23 February 1954, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Those present were: A. G. Stirling '06, Rufus King '08, M. L. Hersey '09, C. B. Carroll '11, R. Dees '17, B. Anderson '21, HOUSTON G. K. Hodgkiss '23, F. L. Robbins '23, C. The Houston branch of the Alumni As- McR. Winslow '24, E. R. Batcheller '34, sociation held its monthly luncheon at the and the following honorary members, the Ben Milam Hotel, fifteen members and one Hon. E. S. Crocker, Maj. Gen. Seth Wilguest being on hand. liams, USMC (Ret.), Col. M. G. ArmThose present were Frank C. Huntoon strong, USA (Ret.), W. E. Albertson, '15, E. H. McMenemy '20, M. I. Kearns C. H. Haring, and W. T. Jones.

'24, A. B. Wallace '25, W. Y. Allen '30, After dinner the secretary presided at a W. A. Illing '30, T. J. Thornhill '30, L. F. business session. The next meeting was set Volk '31, W. R. Byers '32, R. M. Hamilton for Tuesday, 30 March 1954, at 1830 at '25, W. L. Blatchford '33, R. A. Turren- the Commissioned Officers' Mess. tine '34, C. B. Gill '40, Vince Hurley '41, There followed a very interesting inforJ. H. Chadwick '44, D. R. H. Mahoney mal talk, liberally illustrated with colored '47, and M. E. Collmer, II, '52. slides, by Capt. Oliver A. Peterson, USCG, One of our regular attenders, H. H. on "Operations in the Arctic."

Anderson '19, has left us since the last meeting, having been transferred to California, so we expect he will be showing up NEW YORK often at the San Francisco branch meetThe February luncheon meeting of the ings. Good luck, Jo J o !

Naval Academy Association of New York, Rayburn Hamilton showed up and ap- held as usual on the third Tuesday at the pears to have fully recovered from the Lawyers Club, 115 Broadway, brought a "Salt Grass Trail Ride" of a month ago. turnout of 90 members and guests. Among He honored us with a few remarks per- senior members were Fleet Adm. William taining to that historic event, and even ad- F. Halsey, V. Adms. W. S. Anderson, G. mitted that he had had a foam rubber F. Hussey and Earle Mills, R. Adms. R. R. fender built into his saddle this year to Belknap (1891 and senior present), T. H. ease his aging rear. His greatest trial, Binford, Edward Ellsberg, and C. L. Green however, was the loss of his Scotch cough (new Deputy Cdr. E S F ) , Como. F. G. medicine so that he had to doctor with Reinicke (back from a wild game hunt) Bourbon. and Mr. G. O. Carter. Among the guests were Mr. Jesse Stickel, Mr. Jack Loving, Mr. Clark Ratten, Mr. C. Corry, Capt. P. LOS ANGELES Smith, USNR, Capt. Ronald MacKay, The March meeting of the Los Angeles Royal Navy (Ret.), now associated with chapter was held at the Pasadena Athletic Admiral Mills at Foster Wheeler.

Club on March 3. It was attended by 52 On request of the president, Mr. David members and three guests. The speaker, A. Stretch presented a resolution eulogizMr. Bruce V. Reagan, gave a most re- ing our late distinguished member, Adm. vealing and thought-provoking talk on William H. P. Blandy, which was adopted "UNESCOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;What Is It and Where Is It by a standing vote. A standin" period of Going?" He had been a member of the silence was also observed in memory of the Allied Control Commission in Berlin fol- late Adm. Henry Braid Wilson. lowing the war and is presently local manThis was the last meeting to be presided ager of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane. His talk made it quite apparent that over by Royce N. Flippin '26, who so ably the average individual little realizes the guided the Association and introduced many innovations and customs during his potential danger of this organization. two-year tenure of office as president.

As the list below shows, we were sucSamuel S. Yeaton '30 is the chairman cessful in getting out the old timers. The fact that six from the Classes of 1900-1902 of our annual dinner committee. He reattended is very remarkable. All have, of ported that this important meeting would course, celebrated their F I F T I E T H grad- be held at the Hotel Roosevelt on the evening of March 19. A record attendance uation anniversary. is indicated for this dinner, many classes Members attending were as follows: Ar- having arranged for regional reunion parnold, Defrees and Ellis '00; Simons '01; ties prior to and through the dinner.

Henderson and Marquart '02; Batten, "The Middle East Oil Situation" was the Kingman and McMillan '11; Pace '12; Causey '13; Cooper and Feineman '16; interesting subject of a fine talk by Mr. 47

James T. Duce, vice president of Arabian American Oil Company. His many years of experience have given Mr. Duce a rich background of the development of the oil fields of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait and surrounding areas. His presentation was highly educational and supported by maps and charts.

The regular meeting of the Seattle chapter of the Naval Academy .A.lumni Association was held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Naval Air Station, Sand Point, Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, 3 March 1954.

'18, H . W. Need '18, T. L. Sprague '18, R. S. Morse '20, S. T. Cloughly '21, H. L. Fudge '22, E. R. Duncan '23, W. R. Thayer '23, H. N. Lyon '25, E. T. Goyette '27, E. P. Burton '28, C. P . Huff '28, W. D. Thomas '28, Frank Robinson '30, Frank List '33, F. J. Bader '43, F. J. Behounek '44, Larry Mayer '44, Joe Riordan '44, Ray Dix '45, J. L. Griffin '45, P. N. Hewett '47, Carlos Coelho, guest of E. T. Goyette, Ned, Jr., guest of Ned Marbourg, and Lloyd N. Case.

Mr. Bert Cassels, social committee chairman, gave a report on the progress made He discussed the topography of the area, for a party to be held at the Commissioned its peoples, the history of its oil develop- Officers' Club, Naval Station, on 23 April ment, the changing political situation in the 1954.

Middle East; there was a reminder of the The president introduced the new ComThe regularly monthly meeting of the extreme economic importance of further mandant of the Thirteenth Naval District, San Francisco branch was held on Wednesdevelopment of the area.

R. .\dm. A. M. Bledsoe; the Admiral gave day, March 3, 1954, at the Commissioned Item: Based on world usage of 61 bil- a short talk and expressed his intention of Officers' Mess, Treasure Island, Joe Riorlion barrels of oil in the years 1900-1950, giving a more formal speech at one of the dan '44 presiding. it is estimated that consumption in the future meetings.

Following the dinner. President Riordan period 1951-1957 will amount to 175 billion Capt. John Alderman, USN, Command- introduced the guest speaker of the evebarrels, according to the Policy Report. To meet the increased requirements by 1957, ing Officer of the U S S PRINCETON, intro- ning, Maj. W. Moore, USMC, who spoke the industry feels it must discover and de- duced three of his officers who came to the on the subject of the Tank Infantry Team in Korea. Major Moore spoke from his ,^ velop some 250 billion barrels of oil re- meeting with him. serves. A large part of these additional reThe meeting was concluded with an ex- experience operating with these units in serves will come from the Middle East, it cellent color movie, "This Is Alaska," Korea, as well as in World W a r Two. He is now indicated. In that fabulous area it which was supplied by the Alaska Steam- also gave a brief idea of tank characteristics and organization of an Infantry Regiis not unusual to get as much as 15 million ship Company for the meeting. ment and Tank Battalion, as well as facts barrels total production from one well, The following members attended: Greer relating to types of tanks used in Korea, whereas a one-million barrel well is considered very rich in the United States fields. Duncan '08; Eric Barr '11; RADM Bled- also their crews, armament, their capabilisoe '18; Dallas Emory, Arthur Ayrault, ties and limitations. Major Moore also Edmund Poole ' 2 1 ; Carlisle Thompson, gave us an idea of the types of tanks- and Bert Cassels, Robert Fox '22; J. D. Shaw armored vehicles which the enemy, as well PHILADELPHIA '23; Capt. A. C. Wood, Ken Borgen, Frank as our allies, were using. From there the A dinner meeting of the Philadelphia Strohecker '24; Ted White, Capt. William talk evolved around the employment ,of Association was held in the Officers' Mess Gallery '25; Capt. J. J. Greytak, Peter this effective weapon in Korea, the difficulat the Naval Base on 12 February 1954. Mourer '26; Harry Tallman, Joe Danhoff ties encountered in weather and terrain We had as our guest speaker Capt. Ralph '27; Capt. John Alderman '28; Roy Gilbert, and explaining all of the logistic problems S. Barnaby, U S N (Ret.). Captain Bar- Capt. Robert Fahle, Capt. John Crum- and their solution. naby spoke on past developments and fu- packer '31; Capt. John VanEvera, Robert ture prospects of the glider. It may be Coombs '32; Cdr. Howard Duff '33 ; Cdr. There were thirty-six members and their added that Captain Barnaby is one of the Martin Miller '36; Robert O'Neill '38; guests present, including Roland Riggs '04, pioneers of gliding in the United States, Eugene Bush ' 4 1 ; Leo Garland, Harry H. E. Kevs 'OS, E. D. Washburn, Jr., '06, having built and flown his own glider as Abel '42; LCDR Robert Pearce, P. W. Ernest F. Buck '08, Leo Lindley and P. W. far back as 1909, and holds the number 1 Wilcox '44; Lt. Robert Buntain '47: Lt. Northcroft '09, E. L. Patch '11. John Soaring License in the U. S. Films on (jg) Leiand Bolt '51; Lt. (jg) Hugh Ben- Falge '12, H . V. Wiley '15, Ned Margliding were shown and to the large gath- ton '52, and Ens. Robert Weber '53. bourg, L. P. Sargent, and M. Cooley '17, ering it was a very interesting evening.

Rufus G. Thayer, W. D. Hoover, and S. T. Cloughly '21, Paul D. Parcells '22, E. Present at the meeting were A. M. Co- SAN FRANCISCO R. Duncan '23, E. E. Bertholl, D. D. hen '07, J. H . Smith '10, G. A. Smith '11, Wright, E. N. W. Hunter, and R. S. The regular monthly meeting of the San E. A. Crenshaw, Jr., '12, G. Fulton '12.

T. M. Searles '13, W. K. Beard '14, J. E. Francisco branch was held on Wednesday, Bertschy '24, Hap Lyon '25, E. T. Govette Boak '14, R. N. S. Baker '15, J. G. M. 3 February 1954, at the Commissioned Of- '27, Sam Harrison, E. R. Barton, and W. Stone '17, R. L. Porter, Jr., '17, J. N. Wal- ficers' Mess, Treasure Island. Joe Riordan D. Thomas '28. Frank Robinson and Bill Kaiser '30, John Matthew '33, William ton '17, W. B. Cooley '19, J. B. Donnelly '44 presided.

Gregg '37, J. R. Riordan and L. .A.. Mayer '20, J. P. Graff '20, M. J. Gillan '20, S. W. A short business meeting followed the Canan '20, T. M. Dell '21, E. C. Kline '21, dinner during which discussion was held '44, Raymond E. Dix and John L. Griffin A. P. Lawton '21, E. P. Hylant '22, V. E. concerning the provision of employment in- '45, and Paul N. Hewett '47. Lloyd N. McGuinness '22, K. P. Hartman '23, C. H. formation to Academy graduates separat- Case, E. F. Marbourg, Jr., V. J. Anderson, Bennett, Jr., '23, J. D. Lazell '24, J. W. ing from the service. Following this dis- Robert McWilliams, Don Kestell, R. C. Buxton '24, A. J. Fleming, Jr., '24, J. J. cussion President Joe Riordan introduced Wilson, and W. M. Keys, guests Hourihan '25, C. H. Anderson '25, E. N. the guest speaker of the evening, V. Adm. Leonard '26, J. A. Milburn '27, M. H. Cox T. L. Sprague, U S N (Ret.), whose sub'31, R. J. Steel '31, J. W. Humrichouse ject was "Leyte Gulfâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ten Years After."

'32, W. L. Aiken '33, F. G. Law '36, G. E. Admiral Sprague related many intimate Moore, 2nd, '39, W. Walker, Jr., '40, K. H. Stefan '40, H. Muschenheim '46, W. C. details of the events leading up to ultimate Marble '46, H. S. Bancroft '46, F. H. Tay- American victory at sea in the Pacific. In part, he related that the course of the PaD.WID W. BOWMAN (CAPT lor '46, and J. B. Moriarity '51. cific war was changed by Halsey's recom- USMC) '46 deceased. mendation that the Philippines be retaken GEORGE GARFIELD J E F F R I E S JR rather than continue "island hopping." AdSEATTLE miral Sprague stressed the opinion that the ( L T U S N ) '48--\ died in a plane crash in The following listed members attended Japanese actually lost the war with their Lake Charles, Louisiana, on 19 February the February meeting of the Seattle chap- defeat at Midway. Late in the war the Japa- 1954. ter: E. D. Poole '21, Eric Barr '11, J. J. nese were informed by their forward combat M.A.URICE I. L A L L E M E N T ( L T Greytak '26, J. D. Shaw '23, E. L. Bush forces that the U. S. Fleet had been prac- U S A F ) '52 died as result of plane crash '41, Robert A. O'Neill '38, Gordon Rowe tically annihilated off Formosa. The Japa- on 5 November 1953 at Luke A F B near '18, Ken Morgan '24, Robert R. Fox '22, nese Staff reacted to this intelligence as if Phoenix, .Ariz., on 6 January 1954.

Ted Fauntz '27, Joe Danhoff '27, Cecil they were winning at sea and thereafter C H A R L E S H . McMORRIS (VADM Gill '25, A. G. Wood '24, C. D. Emory '21, committed their forces leading to their deU S N ) '12 died of sudden heart attack in C. P. Greber '21, E. T. Collins '23, R. .N. feat in the Philippine Sea. Valparaiso on 11 February 1954.

McLellan '23, John Crumpacker '31, J. H. There were 43 members and their guests Sanford '24, Ray Gilbert '31, Ralph Hoover R I C H A R D H E N R Y S E T H (LTJG '08, Bernard Skobill '21, Greer .A.. Duncan present including J. S. Graham '98, C. S. U S N ) '49 died in plane crash at sea off '08, Alex Jackson, Jr., '25, Howard C. McDowell '04, Roland Riggs '04, Pat Greece on 25 February 1954.

Duff '33, Robert E. Buntain '47, David R. Schelling '07, E. F. Buck '08, Leo Lindley FRED TROESCHER JR (LTJG Lee '13, H. R. Leonard '14, A. R. Early '09, M. C. Cheek '11, E. L. Patch '11, C. D. '14, G. N. Ingraham '13, and C. S. Edgar '12, H. V. Wiley '15, Ned Mar- U S N ) '49 died in plane lost in typhoon off bourg '17, R. H. Henkle '18, C. C. Miller Guam on 16 December 1953.

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The Gray Manufacturing Company, Hartford 1, Connecticut Makers of Audograph and PhonAudograph Electronic Soundtvriters and Gray Research & Development Co., Specialists in Video, Audio and Sub-Audio Electronic Mechanisms

" I smoke REGULAR Chesterfield," says Mary Healy " I like KING-SIZE Chesterfield," says Peter Lind Hayes

SMOKE REGULAR OR KING-SIZE CHESTERFIELD,..

AMERICA'S MOST POPUIAR 2-WAY CIGARETTE THE Q U A L I T Y YOU WANT

THE LOW NICOTINE YOU WANT

N o m a t t e r which size Chesterfield you buy you get the same premium quality cigarette, and all the flavor and mildness that goes with it! You get the world's best tobaccos, selected by Chesterfield buyers with the help of our research chemists . . . and proven, by actual tobacco tests, to be highest in quality.

Before we b u y t o b a c c o s for Chesterfields, our laboratories take samples from all over the tobacco country and analyze them for low nicotine content.

The extra care pays off! In recent "tobacco tests," the six leading brands of cigarettes were chemically analyzed. The findings: of them all, Chesterfield is highest in quality— low in nicotine.

THE PROOr YOB OUGHT TO HAVE A group of Chesterfield smokers have been examined by a doctor every two months for almost two years.

4 5 % of them have been smoking Chesterfield, on the average, for well over 10 years. The doctor's examinations show . . . no adverse effects to the nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield.

C o n s i d e r C h e s t e r f i e l d ' s record with these smokers—with millions of o t h e r s m o k e r s t h r o u g h o u t America. Change to Chesterfield and enjoy the taste and mildness you want—highest in quality—low in nicotine—best for you!

Copyright 1954,

LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO.