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Destination Samoa

by Capt. W. W. Gilmer, USN (Ret.), '85 Today, the writer is the only surviving officer of the group.

Sailing Orders

When I reported for duty on board the IROQUOIS in Honolulu harbor on November 3, 1889, she was under orders to proceed to the Samoan Islands as station ship as the relief of the U S S ADAMS which had

about finished her six-month tour of duty on that station.

The mess treasurers, expecting the ship to be away from a base of supplies for at least six months, had levied extra assessments and had filled their storerooms to capacity. I remember that when I reported for duty on the IROQUOIS it cost me $125

Capt. W. W . Gilmer, USN (Ret.), as a midshipman.

The U S S IROQUOIS was a wooden ship

built in the New York Navy Yard in 1858.

She was 198 feet long, had a beam of 33 feet and a draught of 16 feet. Her displacement was 1,575 tons. She was squarerigged on the fore and main masts and fore-and-aft rigged on the mizzen.

to join the wardroom mess.

In those days, as now, all officers' messes supplied their own provisions, except standard supplies as could be drawn from the ships stores, such stores being paid for by the mess which drew them.

All preparations having been made, the IROQUOIS, on the morning of November 20,

1889, hove up anchor and put to sea. Our orders were to proceed to the Samoan Islands after visiting the Marshall Islands and the Gilbert Islands, where it was reported there was trouble between the natives and the missionaries.

Kili Island, Marshall Group In addition to sail power, she had a two-cylinder, horizontal, back-acting enAfter clearing land, sail was made and gine which developed 1,200 horsepower we had a pleasant voyage to Juluit, Kili and was connected to a large four-bladed Island, Marshall Group, where we arrived propeller. Steam was generated by two December 6. The Marshall Islands are of Martin (box) boilers carrying 20 to 30 coral formation, some of them being atolls. pounds pressure driving the engine at 30 The water was perfectly clear so that the to 40 r.p.m. and developing a ship's speed many coral heads could be located. In pilotof about 10 knots. ing, the navigator usually went to the foreAt the time I served on her, her comple- top where, looking down on the water, the ment consisted of 19 officers and 147 en- shoal spots could be easily discerned and listed men. She was commanded by Cdr. avoided.

Joshua Bishop. The wardroom officers Many of the coral heads contained forwere: Lt. Cdr. W. H. Parker, Executive; mations of exquisite beauty and numerous Lt. Sumner C. Paine, Navigator; Lt. forms of sea life of various shapes and Charles A. Clarke, Senior Watch Officer; colors. The hundreds of gaily colored Lt. Jerre C. Burnette, Watch Officer; Lt. tropical fish swimming lazily along through Horace W. Harrison, Watch Officer; Ens. the coral formations made a sight never Guy W. Brown, Watch Officer; Ens. Wil- to be forgotten. Floating along over these liam W. Gilmer, Watch Officer; Chief En- coral beds in a small boat, everything gineer Peter A. Rearick, Senior Engineer could be plainly seen in depths of thirty to Officer; Passed Assistant Engineer John forty feet.

L. Hannum, Junior Engineer Officer; Pay The usual ship's routine was carried out Master Henry C. Machette, Pay Officer; Passed Assistant Surgeon L. G. Heneber- and visits exchanged between the ship and ger, Senior Medical Officer; Assistant Sur- shore officials. As far as we could detergeon Charles F. Stokes, Junior Medical mine, there was no . friction between the Officer; 2nd Lt. USMC George Barnette, natives and the missionaries.

Marine Officer. The steerage officers were: While in Jaluit the schooner LILLIAN Naval Cadet W. Cary Cole; Naval Cadet MORGAN came in, having on board the capBen H. Fuller; Naval Cadet T. Pickett tain, mate and one seaman of the schooner Magruder; Naval Cadet Robert E. Car- H. L. T U R N A N of San Francisco which ney; and Pay Clerk F. Maehette. had capsized and been lost on November F E B R U A R Y ,

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73 YEARS LATER . . . Captain Gilmer returns to the Naval Academy.

21. After coaling ship to capacity, we received on board a destitute American seaman and the three men from the schooner H.

L.

TURNAN.

On

December

10,

we

steamed out of Jaluit Harbor bound for Butaritari, Taritari Island, of the Gilbert Group. After a pleasant, uneventful trip under steam and sail, we anchored off Butaritari on December 12.

Taritari Island, Gilbert Group

At Butaritari the usual exchange of visits was made between the ship's officers and King Nab-a-ta-Kia and other officials. The King came on board gorgeously arrayed in a dark blue military suit with red-striped trousers, brass-buttoned coat and a cocked hat with various and sundry colored plumes. He was fully six feet tall, heavy in proportion and had immense feet. He wore a pair of shoes that had been made especially for him in the United States and which he evidently seldom put on, for he walked as though it was an ordeal. Whenever the King appeared on board he was accompanied by a large staff of retainers.

While at Butaritari the diver was sent over the side daily to scrub off the tropical growth that had accumulated on the ship's bottom. The King and his retainers were on board ship on several occasions when the diver came up. The first sight of the diver's helmet and suit above the surface of the water created consternation in the party; some ran while others peered over the side in wonder, amazement and fear.

While the King was gorgeously arrayed and a few of the natives who were in contact with the missionaries wore motherhubbards, the majority of the natives wore

their native costumes. The women wore grass skirts about a foot and a half to two feet long and a necklace. The men wore a mat made of pandanus leaves wrapped around the loins and secured in place by a cord of the same material.

Both men and women had large holes in the lobes of their ears and the larger the hole the greater the style. I saw a few that had just a narrow strip with a hole about an inch in diameter. The lobes were expanded by constantly wearing a pandanus leaf tightly rolled and slipped in, causing a continuous pressure. I do not know to what use the men put the holes in their ears, but I noticed a number of girls who wore flowers in theirs.

I met a native who had been shanghaied on an American whaler where he learned to speak some English. I asked him if the natives had any regular hours for meals.

He replied, "No. Got plenty kiki, eat all the time. No got kiki, no eat at all."

A number of the officers went on shore and found good shooting as there were large numbers of plover and curlew at that season. Where did they come from and where did they go?

While in the islands we were able to get fresh fish, a few fruits, vegetables, and cocoanuts, all of which we enjoyed, as everything in the way of fresh provisions we had brought from Honolulu had long been exhausted.

Target

Practice

While at Butaritari the captain decided to hold the annual target practice while at anchor. A triangular, floating target was anchored a thousand yards from and abeam of the ship.

The battery consisted of two 8-in. muzzle loading rifles; one 60-pound breech loading rifle; four 60-pound smooth bore M.L.G.; one 3-in. B.L.R.; one 12-pound howitzer and one Gatling gun. The guns were fired one at a time. The fall of the shots was plotted by an officer going to the fore or main top and measuring with a sextant the angle between the horizon and the splash of the shot. He used Buckner's tables to determine the distance over or short. A "rake" was used to get the lateral fall.

While at Butaritari nothing of special importance occurred, but before leaving we had sent down light yards and masts, housed the mizzen topmast, unbent and sent

below all square sails, and secured all rig- distillers were used and our water tanks, ging so as to offer as little resistance as which held 4,400 gallons, were filled. possible while steaming into the head It was not until December 31 that we winds we expected to encounter on our cleared and took our departure from the trip to the Samoan Islands. last of the Marshall Islands and headed At 10:00 A.M., December 21, 1889, we under sail, by the wind, to the northward hove up anchor and steamed out of harbor, and eastward. bound for Apia on Savii, the largest of the With a ship of that type dragging a large Samoan group. four-bladed propeller, the process of working to windward was slow and tedious.

M a i n Engines B r e a k D o w n The ship would not tack and when we All went well and we were making satis- wished to change the wind from one bow •factory speed of about 150 miles a day un- to the other we had to wear ship. til 2:45 A.M., December 23, when the Burial a t Sea writer, being officer of the deck, heard a tremendous crash in the engine room. The For many days we had the usual tropiship shivered and shook from stem to stern. cal weather from calm to fresh breezes, Then there was dead silence except for the rains, squalls, etc., but nothing unusual. voices of the men in the engine room.

With easterly winds we made nearly due I jumped to the engine room hatch to north for about two weeks. By January 14, find out the trouble, but, at that time, no we had reached Lat. 32° N. and Long.

170° E. The winds then changed to the one knew what had happened. southward and for the next week our The propeller was disconnected. The course was about N.E. until we had gotten ship lay to under fore and aft sail until almost to the 40th parallel of latitude when daylight when the chief engineer reported our real troubles began. On January 20, that repairs could not be made on board we crossed the 180th Meridian to the eastship. We then sent up masts and yards, ward. On that date one of the survivors of bent sails and started our return to Hono- the schooner TURNAN died and was buried lulu, the nearest port where repairs could at sea, the ship being hove to during the be made. funeral. The corpse was sewed up in heavy After sails were bent and spread we canvas with a 60-pound cast iron shot headed to the northward and westward, sewed in at the feet and was laid on a board passing westward of Taritari Island and with one end over the ship's rail. At the the Batak chain of the Marshall Group. At proper time in the funeral service, the innoon on December 23, the position was board end of the board was raised and the plotted at Lat. 0° 42' N. and Long. 174° corpse slid into the sea.

36' E. Two days later was Christmas Day and a lonely, cheerless Christmas it was.

W i n t e r Storms Little idea did we have then of what was For the following three weeks we had in store for us later on. terrific storms with heavy seas and changIn the meantime the engine room force ing winds; three distinct storms with a day had been at work clearing the damage to of comparative calm between. From Janthe engine. It was found that the end of uary 21 to February 4, we were in an area one of the piston rods had broken and about three degrees square heading in one dropped into the bottom of the horizontal direction then another as the winds and cylinder. By December 27, the broken seas carried us. There were torrential rains, parts had been cleared away, the piston rod strong winds, and high seas, the crests of disconnected and the one remaining cylinder which would occasionally come over the was ready for use. poop. Many were the times when the offiBy utilizing the sails to give motion to cers of the watch would have to climb the the ship, it was found practicable to get rigging to prevent being drenched or our one-cylinder engine started. On several washed overboard. Many were the times occasions in stormy weather or when it when on watch I would look over the quarwas feared that storms were approaching, ter and watch the seas which appeared, the fires were lighted and the engine when the ship rolled to windward, as started. Whenever fires were lighted the though I were looking up at the crest of

USS IROQUOIS . . . at the time of her memorable cruise described in this article. <S H I D

U A T E

TRACK CHART OF THE USS IROQUOIS . . . from November 20, 1889, to March 10, 1890. the waves and wondered how the ship could possibly rise over them.

During most of these three weeks the hatches were battened down as the seas were mountainous whether the wind was blowing a howling gale or had dropped to a gentle breeze.

On January 31, when we had reached our furthest point north a little above the 40th parallel, a hurricane was blowing. I had the first watch and noticed the wind decreasing and reported it at midnight when relieved.

I went below and turned in. A couple of hours later the ship gave a tremendous lurch. It seemed that we had passed directly through the center of the storm where there was no wind to fill the sails and steady the ship. With a terrible sea running, the ship fell off into the trough of the sea and was caught just right to roll.

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After the ship had rolled her hammock nettings under, she righted herself. In the process she had picked up several feet of water which was slopping around the deck.

Notwithstanding the fact that the hatches were battened down, several inches of water got on the berth deck. Everything that had not been properly secured was sliding around decks. I was rolled out of my bunk and fell amid the books from the shelves overhead and the drawers which had slid out from under the bunks when the heavy roll came. Practically all hands were awakened and all were busy trying to secure what was loose and sliding around.

Fortunately, my relief. Lieutenant Clarke, was a splendid seaman of many years' experience. The wind having sprung up, he was able to get the sails filled and the ship somewhat steadied. A few more such rolls as we had experienced would, un-

doubtedly, have sent the ship to "Davy Jones' Locker."

Through a change of wind we were able to work the ship several degrees to the southward. The wind then shifted to a gale from the westward and for several days we ran before the wind with only a foresail and, at times, a close reefed topsail. By February 11, through the aid of the westerly winds, we had reached a point about seven hundred miles north of Honolulu, when eastern to southerly winds set in with strong currents setting to the northward and westward. At the end of a week in that vicinity, we were further from Honolulu than we had been on the eleventh.

Countermarch

As there was not coal enough to steam to Honolulu, the captain decided to run north until we got westerly winds and then

put into San Francisco. However, the south-easterly winds continued driving the ship to the northward and eastward until we got to the latitude of Puget Sound early in March, when we got westerly winds and, at times, more than we liked.

The squalls were terrific and the wind frequently would shift eight to sixteen points in a few minutes. For a week or ten days, we had severe squalls accompanied with hail storms such as I have never experienced in any other part of the world.

The decks were so covered with hail stones as large as small marbles that the men could not stand on their feet, to say nothing of hauling on ropes and handling sails.

When one of these squalls struck, if sail had not been shortened, the only thing to do was to let fly the sheets until the squall had passed, then make sail after the decks had been cleared of hail stones.

Finally we worked our way into the coast which we had to approach with great caution as the chronometers, after passing through variable weather and temperature, without any means of determining their error, might have been much out. We could determine the latitude with fair accuracy, but the accuracy with which the longitude could be determined depended upon the error of the chronometers which had not been checked for nearly four months. There were no radio time signals in those days.

Landfall

exhausted. The allowance of flour for the wardroom was ten pounds a week.

My good friend, George Barnette, had been mess treasurer before leaving Honolulu and had made up about twenty gallons of tutti-frutti preserves. It was made by putting into a crock alternate layers of raw fruits and sugar to which was added a pint or so of alcohol. In a short time the sugar was all dissolved and by giving it a stir or two every day made delicious preserves.

When rations began to get short, we had meals of whatever there happened to be for the day and a boiled plum duff as long as raisins lasted, and, after that, plain duff.

Having had hard tack "and "salt horse" (corned beef) as our chief diet, a slice of duff with a liberal helping of tutti-frutti made a feast I shall never forget.

Weevils

In those days after a number of months in the storerooms, the dry stores usually had weevils in them. The weevils could be sifted out of the flour, washed out of the rice, and shaken out of the hard tack, but occasionally a few got by. We soon got used to them. If one cracked a weevil, nothing was said for it was assumed that they had been cooked and were not so bad after all. Hard tack with a few weevils in it was better than no hard tack at all and we took it as it came.

On February 20, most supplies were so short that the captain reduced the meat ration to one-third the normal allowance.

Lob-scouse, made by soaking broken-up hard tack in water, adding a few pieces of fat salt pork and baking in the oven, was considered quite a delicacy before we got in.

When we anchored off Port Townsend there was less than three days full rations for all on board. A number of the officers and men (including myself) had developed a mild form of scurvy, but it promptly disappeared when we procured fresh provisions.

I was mess treasurer when we anchored and had been for a month or more, so I had saved a package of crackers and a tin or two of canned fruits in case anyone became seriously ill. On our arrival, I opened them only to find the crackers musty and the fruit spoiled.

I had not suffered the pangs of himger but I was ready to eat anything I could get whenever I could get it.

being considered too dangerous to use for lighting.

The only two things of which we had a full ration to the end were molasses and tallow candles. I continued to draw my allowance of candles and by conserving them I had accumulated a half-dozen extra ones by the time we struck the cold, rainy weather. After going to bed cold a few nights and trying to get warm enough to go to sleep, I finally remembered my accumulation of candles. I took an empty cigar box and cut six holes in the top into which to fit my six candles which I lighted and placed under a cane-bottomed chair.

Then I got on the chair and wrapped a blanket around me, chair, candles and all.

It was surprising how soon I got warm, even when almost numb when coming off a four-hour watch in the wind and rain.

The question of drinking water was never a serious one, as we were able to get up steam and distill enough water to fill the tanks with fresh water. The officers were limited to one pitcher of water a day.

One gallon of water per person was issued for cooking and drinking.

Shipboard

Recreation

The IROQUOIS, like most other Navy ships, carried a mascot—a billy goat. Billy got along very comfortably so long as there were vegetable peelings and scrap paper and the like, but vegetable peelings soon gave out and Billy had to get along with scrap paper, cigarette butts, and hurried matches in addition to what he could pick up around the galley. Finally, scrap paper, cigarette butts and match stems got scarce and something had to be substituted. Someone tried a whisk broom which Billy devoured with great satisfaction and nearly all the whisk brooms in the ship were donated as rough feed for the goat.

During the early part of the cruise most of the officers and many of the men read books from the library, played cards or solitaire for amusement and recreation, or sat around the mess tables and told stories, swapped yarns, joshed each other and amused themselves as best they could.

Several raffles were held. One was for a double barrel shotgun which I won and used many years until dropped overboard in Alaska. A pool was held as to the date of arrival. The guesses as to date varied by many days. It was won by Cadet Fuller but it was a long time after his guess that we got into port.

As time went on and we got further north, the weather got cold and rainy. The sea was so rough that we used racks on the tables for weeks at a time. Facilities for amusement grew less and less. Reading by a lard-oil lamp hung over the mess table or tallow candles in the staterooms was exceedingly unsatisfactory to say the least.

With no heat in the ship the most comfortable place on board was in bed where we could, at least, keep warm. Many times when I did not have the forenoon watch, I had my breakfast of mush and molasses or a hard tack and a cup of coffee in my bunk.

Finally on the morning of March 10, we sighted land. Still having about fifty tons of coal on board, we got up steam and with our one-cylinder engine worked in close to Cape Flattery where a tug took us in tow.

There was a good westerly wind so that with our sails set the towline was frequently slack while going up the Sound.

At about 6:00 P.M., March 10, 1890, we cast off the towline and anchored off Port Townsend, Puget Sound, Washington.

We had steamed and sailed more than 9,800 miles, about 7,000 miles after the engine broke down. We had been out from Honolulu one hundred and ten days, eighty days continuously at sea, and seventy days out of sight of land.

During those seventy days the only thing we saw, besides the sea, the sky, and the sea birds—which were continuously with us—was a royal topsail of a vessel so far away that the hull and other sails were below the horizon. The sun happened to be in just the right position to reflect the light from the white sail.

Lack of F o u l - W e a t h e r G e a r When nearing the coast in a dense fog, During the first part of the voyage, the we heard the whistle of a west-bound steamer nearly ahead. We had no steam on weather was pleasant enough, but as we apthe ship so we rang the bell, beat pans and proached the "roaring forties," it became made all the noise possible. The steamer cold and damp. The ship having no heat passed well clear though not close enough was cheerless and cold. "The men drew all the peajackets that were in store. Many to be seen. men drew blankets and made jackets of them to keep warm. Only a few of the men Short Rations had adequate rain clothes. Many sou'westAs I said, all messes had filled store- ers were blown overboard, rain suits split rooms to capacity with provisions which or wore out and the men frequently went enabled the officers' messes to get along off watch in wet clothes. With all the hardfairly well by augmenting their own sup- ships, however, the health of the crew plies with such articles as could be pur- remained excellent. chased from the ships stores.

My rain hat blew overboard early in the Delayed Mail

By January 18, there were sufficient ra- cruise. When I wore my raincoat with a As luck would have it, a steamer left tions on board for the crew to last twenty- regulation cap, the water would run down five days with full rations. It was_ by no the back of my neck until I was soaked to San Francisco for Honolulu the forenoon means certain that we would be in port the waist and almost stiff with cold. The of the day we arrived at Port Townsend. within twenty-five days so the captain gave ship and bunks were cold and damp. It There was not another steamer for three orders to issue half rations. This order would sometimes take me hours to get weeks, so it was a full month after we reached Port Townsend before the families placed all persons on board on the same warm enough to get to sleep. and friends of the officers and men in footing as regards rations and gave the Honolulu heard of our safe arrival. In the officers the right to draw their share of 6-Candle-Power Heater meantime, we had been given up for lost, the supplies, limited though they were.

The ships, in those days, were lighted and prayers for us had been held in many Milk, butter, coffee, tea, sugar and some by lard-oil lamps and candles; kerosene oil of the churches. other articles had been almost or entirely S H I P M A T E

ship" was well inside. I was then about halfway through the entrance, that probably averaged less than 100 yards in width.

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USS JOSEPHINE . . . whose name was changed to USS VIXEN by President Teddy Roosevelt when informed that Mrs. Alexander Sharp, Jr., whose name was "Josephine," had taunted her husband, the ship's commanding officer, with the remark, "Well, that'll be the only Josephine you ever commanded."

OPERA BOUfFE WARFARE

by J. W . Powell, '97 On June 17, 1898, word came that the first units of the U. S. Army destined to capture the city of Santiago de Cuba were due for arrival there in thirty motley transports the next day and that arrangements to land them at once were imperative.

The principal units of the U. S. Navy with a considerable fleet of auxiliaries under the command of R. Adm. William T. Sampson were blockading the harbor where the Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera were believed—but not known— to be "holed up."

The indicated landing points were at Siboney, ten miles east of the harbor's mouth, or at the somewhat better protected iron ore mines-port of Daiquiri, three and a half miles farther east. Neither spot was quite satisfactory. The chart showed what might prove a more favorable location at Cabanas Bay, only two and a quarter miles west of the Morro Castle fortification.

This was much nearer the city and the terrain around that bay looked especially attractive. Also, once inside, small boats would be completely protected from weather hazards. The information on the hydrographic charts was meager. Aside from showing a bay extending about one mile inland and fairly broad, all other data was conspicuous by its absence. The approach • was through a rather long and narrow channel. The chart gave no soundings.

On a suggestion by Lt. C. H. Harlow, the admiral's staff decided to make a reconnaissance of this location by two 33-foot steam launches. The expedition was to be carried out under the orders of Lt. Alexander Sharp, Jr., commanding the gunboat VIXEN, a converted yacht, originally the JOSEPHINE. When Sharp had told his wife that his command bore her name, she said, "Well, that will be the first Josephine you ever commanded!" Next day he reported the remark to his boss, Teddy Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who said, "We'll fix that lady! We'll rename your command VIXEN !" One launch was furnished

by

the

battleship

MASSACHU-

SETTS and the other by the flag ship N E W YORK. Briefing

Command of operations was under Lt. C. H. Harlow, the executive officer of VIXEN,

who

chose

the MASSACHUSETTS'

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Class of '97, a junior officer on that vessel, in charge. The N E W YORK launch was

under my command. Tommy Hart and I were classmates and close friends, just one year out of the Academy.

The launches reached the VIXEN well before daylight and Hart and I went on board for a discussion of plans for the morning. The conference was brief and lacking in detail. We had breakfast with the two lieutenants. Lieutenant Harlow made something of a social occasion of the meal, until Old Bean Sharp, then about forty-five years old and whom we had known as a discipline officer at the Academy, got fidgety and told us to "get going." No preliminary attack on the area to be explored was planned nor was any special cover for the boats arranged. "Surprise" was the watchword of the reconnaissance and it was innocently hoped that the enemy was not occupying this terrain.

I was following the first launch and keeping a sharp lookout when, from the east shore, a volley of rifle fire was directed at my boat at such a close range that it seemed as if the muzzles were literally down our throats. I did not see a single one of the ambushing party, but the flash of the guns, the crack of the explosions, and the whine of the bullets left no doubt that we were in real trouble. The coxswain, crew and I all dropped below the rail while the Marines aft returned fire at the unseen target. My one quick look as I took cover had indicated that I might be able to turn and head out to sea.

I took the wheel and threw it hard over in record time.

We swung westward, away from the shore, and slowly, slowly came around until we had turned nearly 180°—when crash!

—on the trough of a swell we landed solidly on a rocky bottom and momentarily our launch was a sitting duck for the Spaniards.

The next swell lifted us and we shot ahead a few yards to hit again; a process which was repeated several times until, after what seemed hours to me, we came clear and got away to sea. Once past the mouth of the bay we turned and began "bombarding" the attackers with our 1-pounders.

The shots from the pitching launch alternately hit the water a few yards ahead of us or struck high on the shore. Never by any chance did they land near the target.

The 1-pounder of that day was poor armament for a small boat in a seaway. By this time the Marines' rifles had all jammed and not another shot was fired from our after-guard.

Meanwhile the MASSACHUSETTS' launch

had gone somewhat farther past the unseen enemy, had backed, turned and was headed seaward.

Action Report

Lieutenant Harlow on his return to the VIXEN submitted the following report that appeared in a contemporary Associated Press dispatch: Task Force "Soundings were taken on entering the Each coal-burning steam launch had its bay, close under the old fort, and we were regular crew. Six Marines were detailed preparing to circumnavigate the bay at full to the after cockpit. The launches carried (a blistering 6 or 7 knots) when fire a 1-pdr gun mounted on deck forward. speed was opened from the fort and rocks on the The Marine guard was armed with Lee- shore.

The MASSACHUSETTS' launch was Straight pull rifles, a high-power, small- some distance (of my launch) and calibre and most complicated weapon that about 40 yards ahead off the fort. There was no only endured in the Service for a few room to turn and our 1 pdr could not be years. The coxswain conned the boat from brought to bear. We backed and turned the forward cockpit where the steering under a heavy fire. Cadet operated wheel was located. This space was shared the gun as soon as it could Hart be brought to with him by the officers and the deck hand, bear, sitting exposed in the bow as coolly and, in the MASSACHUSETTS' launch, by the and carefully as if at target practice. Cadet VIXEN'S Cuban pilot.

Powell had been firing since the Spaniards In the early dawn we shoved off from opened. He also was perfectly cool ( ! ! ! ) . the V I X E N and headed up the coast to our Both launches ran out under a heavy fire destination. By the time we were off Ca- from 6 to 8 minutes. banas Bay it was full daylight. It was a "I estimate that there were 25 Spaniards hot, still morning with a moderate swell rolling in from the southward, the product on the parapet of the old fort. The number of the strong winds that blew all day from along shore was larger but indefinite. The launches, as soon OLS possible, sheared to give that direction. the V I X E N

The MASSACHUSETTS' launch headed the

expedition and mine followed less than a couple of hundred yards astern. The shore was not steep at this point but it was so heavily covered with tropical growth that no fortifications were visible to me.

As the leading launch entered the mouth of the bay, it ran close to the eastern shore where the swell broke against the rocky banks of the channel. Hand lead soundings were taken without slowing down. We steamed without incident until the "flag

(she had followed us up the

coast) the range of the fort. The VIXEN and "TEXAS silenced the shore fire promptly. I strongly commend Cadet Hart and Cadet Powell for their cool management of the launches. One launch was struck seven times. Nobody in either was hurt. A bullet struck a shell at Cadet Hart's feet betzveen the projectile and the powder, but failed to explode the latter.

Coxswain O'Donnell and Seaman Bloom are com-. m,ended as is the coolness with which the marines and sailors worked under fire.

"Nothing was learned at Cabanas Bay, but at Guayaganaco it is evident a landing is practicable for ship's boats. The same is true of Rancho Cruz, a small bay to the westward. Both would be valuable with Cabanas, but useless without it."

A further report followed on the surrounding terrain and the possibility of a junction inland at the head of Cabanas Bay. But nothing came of these proposals.

The Associated Press reported that after fire was opened by the Spaniards, Captain Philip of the TEXAS asked permission of Commodore Schley to take a hand and the Commodore seized a megaphone and shouted to Captain Philip, "Yes, go in and give them Hell, Jack," and that "the TEXAS landed several 4-inch shells on the battery and completely demolished it!"

A further report in the press, prepared that day on the N E W YORK, stated "once again the Spaniard troops have brought down on themselves a furious fire from the American fleet through their temerity in attacking reconnoitering parties in launches. As on several former occasions, the enemy, after firing a few rounds, was driven from its position and compelled to retreat inland."

The VIXEN'S Cuban pilot—pretty black he was—contributed a real touch of humor to the action. It had been noticed during the various bombardments that he was very gun-shy and Lieutenant Sharp had to work on him to get him into the launch at all that morning. After they were clear and the shooting over, finding no one hurt, someone

in

the

MASSACHUSETTS' launch

said, "Where is the pilot?" The coxswain replied, "Right here," and lifted him up by the scruff of his neck. He had gone down on the floor-boards and got his head into the coal bunker. Everyone had been walking all over so much of his body as stuck out.

History Records

Some years later the official Spanish reports on the W a r of '98 were issued, translated and published in this country. I read the one on Cabanas Bay with special interest. As I now recall, it stated that a large and determined landing party in ship's launches had been driven off with severe losses, by a company of fifty infantry; that, in spite of heavy fire, there were no Spanish casualties and the Americans \vithdrew leaving them in full possession of the terrain. So much the point of view alters the records.

Tommy Hart, much later, gave me quite a different and probably far more accurate version.

He

was

ordered

to the

Looking Back

Fifty-five years dim one's recollection.

I cannot recall that the N E W YORK'S launch was struck more than twice—one shot went through the smokepipe and the other took the stock off a Marine's rifle, without injury to him. That fire was heavy and marksmanship excruciatingly bad are incontrovertible, else no one would have come out alive from that trip. What happened there was entirely typical of both sides in a war where a great naval battle, much of it at point-blank ranges, produced 1 ^ % hits for our fleet and almost none for our enemy. Of the two Arnerican casualties, both on the BROOKLYN, I seem to recall one that occurred when a shell which vvould have passed clear beheaded a seaman who was watching the progress of the battle from an upper deck. Then a second member of that ship's crew was wounded by a shell fragment.

The naval phase of the Spanish-American War in the West Indies, in the few months of its duration, was a gentlemanly "trial at arms" compared to warfare since the turn of the century. The land forces in Cuba had far rougher going. They experienced heavy losses in killed and wounded; and a bitter toll from sickness, disease, poor food, and inefficient care for the sick and injured.

From the day after Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson sank the

collier

MERRIMAC in

an

attempt

to

bottle up Cervera's fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba when the Spaniards sent out a "flag of truce" to report all well with members of the MERRIMAC'S crew, to the

humane treatment of the officers and men of Cervera's fleet captured on July 3, the war at sea was fought on far different standards than obtain today.

The American public's hunger for war news can be gauged by the space given in the press to this minor operation. In Korea, no commander would have troubled to log such an affair and no word of it would ever have reached beyond the ships engaged. But Cabanas Bay was considered important enough to be ranked as a "Naval Action" and a special bar, marked with

this name, was awarded to the participants. Today, it is an additional bar attached to my Santiago de Cuba medal. For this operation, no less than eight different bars were issued to attest participation in bombardments, landing of troops and, finally, the decisive fleet battle of July 3.

Except for the naval battle, this campaign would not rate a ribbon in the later, bitter wars.

Times Have Changed

This yarn illustrates the complete change in methods that fifty-odd years have developed. W e calmly assumed the enemy would leave undefended an entrance to their key position in Santiago de Cuba, a spot where troops could land nearer and with less difficult terrain to face, than from any other point. No attempt to feel out the situation was made before the morning of June 18 and hardly any preparations were considered necessary for the actual operation or any study of information obtained. A night approach to the entrance would have developed the presence of the Spanish with little danger to the scouting party. Thorough preparation, a first class cleanup of the area, and a force of sufficient strength to overcome such minor opposition as might be met at that point could have given the full facts.

A landing of troops at Cabanas Bay in conjunction with the one at Siboney and Daiquiri would have placed the Spaniards between two armies. If the information was worthwhile at all, it warranted more serious treatment than the naive one adopted.

Anyway, as the Harlow report shows, nothing came of it. The Army slogged over the hills from Daiquiri and from Siboney to El Caney and San Juan Hill to finally envelope and capture the city with only slight help from the Cuban "insurrectos," whose small, ragged, and ill-armed troops operated to the east of the city and contributed little to the bitter engagements that antedated the city's capitulation.

But one Lieutenant Harlow, two young cadets. Hart and Powell, and the rest of the launch parties were lucky to escape unhurt and to lose no skin in this somewhat opera bouffe naval scouting expedition!

VIXEN

soon after June 18 and stayed in the vicinity of Santiago for some months. After the town surrendered, on revisiting the scene of our misadventure, he found a grave near the blockhouse, that a native living nearby said "contained four of the Spaniards."

This Cuban also said the troops were not armed with Mausers, but with old 4S-cal. rifles, a fact confirmed by finding a 45-cal. copper-jacket

bullet

in

the

MASSACHU-

SETTS' boat, and that another such bullet, well spent, had hit Hart on the thigh but only bruised him. The troops were "auxiliaries." A farmer-fisherman living in the vicinity told him there were only ten men in the blockhouse at first. The other troops lived nearby. As the launch passed on the outward trip. Hart saw some of them running down an old trail to re-enforce the defense. He dropped a 1-pdr shell in front of them which he could do as his firing was in comparatively smooth water. He saw Naval Academy Museum the men in the old stone fort "just sticking their guns over the parapet and firing, "CEASE FIRING" FLAG HOIST . . . flown from the yardarm of the USS N E W without aiming!"

YORK ending the naval engagement off Santiago, Cuba, in 1898.

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S H I P M A T E

THE m\

Pay Possibilities Budget Possibilities

Oft CofU&U &tfi//

Career Improvement Plans Legislative Load What the ROA Offers

by Fred Lardner, '22 At this time of any year (early January) there is an inertia of legislative news which makes writing about Washington for a monthly publication largely a matter of guess. The material must be written about a month before the reader reads it, and in that month many things can happen to spoil the writer's estimates and make him out not only a poor analyst but also, depending upon the reader's own opinions, a false prophet. A false prophet, editorially speakiiig, is a guy who lies about the future to shape his own ends.

But we have no ends to shape. And the opinions we express are generally borrowed from persons who know more than we do.

So, without further explanations or ahbis, let's proceed.

Pay Possibilities

(1) President Eisenhower, in his Stateof-the-Union Address, said: "Pay alone will not retain in the career service of our armed forces the necessary numbers of long-term persormel. I strongly urge, therefore, a more generous use of other benefits important to service morale. Among these are more adequate living quarters and family housing units, and medical care for dependents."

This does not mean that the President is against a pay increase, but rather that he is giving it less emphasis than the need for improvements in other benefits in the immediate future, as this year.

(2) In his first semi-annual message to Congress, Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson said, in part: "With the prospect of a long struggle of endurance with a determined enemy, morale factors in the Armed Forces have assumed a new importance and merit special consideration by the Congress." Referring to the report of the Strauss Commission on Incentive Pay, he said: "In its general conclusions, the Commission called attention to the deteriorating effects on the morale of the Armed Forces produced by the rise in the cost of living and by unfavorable retroactive changes in the terms of employment of military personnel."

The report stated further: "The size of the military establishment which we must maintain to ward off the communist threat makes it doubly necessary that the relative importance of assignments to the basic task are carefully re-evaluated and that all personnel are treated equitably with proper consideration of their rights and privileges."

Thus, we have the two major administrators of defense avoiding a real commitment on pay.

FEBRUARY,

1954

(3) The Influence of Congress. The Commission on Judicial and Congressional Salaries, a group appointed by Congress, has been holding hearings which may lead to substantial increase in the salaries of members of Congress and the United States Judiciary.

There is a substantial drive, also, to increase the pay of other Federal civilian workers.

Labor unions, farm organizations, business organizations, some other organizations, and an army of individuals have testified that Federal legislators and judges need more income. Apparently many of these witnesses believe that Congress and the Judiciary have much to give, so perhaps a trade might be arranged.

If the Congressional-Judiciary salary increase is approved, the drive to increase the pay of Federal civilian workers will be strengthened. Then it will become a case of what about the military, we can't leave them out.

posed by the President. Some Congressional leaders want more excise tax money; others, at this time, do not.

This emphasis on decreasing Federal expenditures and the inability to agree on methods of increasing revenue will' mean further reductions in defense spending.

The reductions in such spending could be less if Congress should force the Administration to reduce foreign spending. The fact that the Marshall Plan and its successor have enabled foreign governments to reduce their national debts, while the U. S. debt still increases, is sufficient evidence that such largess is no longer needed.

Career Improvement Plans

As of early January there was no telling how much of the Womble Committee recommendations will be sanctioned by the Administration. Let's return, briefly, to the subject of pay.

_ Pay has more possibilities than previously mentioned in this column. Twice in recent weeks we have noticed reports that Budget Possibilities there might be increases in pay to include As we see it, there are three factors some of the fringe benefits now existing. which will influence legislation in this ses- Possibly this is speculation. We don't see sion of the 83rd Congress: (1) The pros- how it would be an improvement, as pay pect for the Federal budget in the 1955 is subject to taxation, while the benefits fiscal year (beginning July 1, 1954) ; (2) are not.

The tremendous legislative load in prospect But the time will come, and it may well and the probability that the session will be be by July 1, 1955, when a budget balance comparatively short; (3) The influence of is assured, with perhaps an excess of pending Congressional activities on the revenue over expenditures. Then, surely, pay would be increased.

1954 elections.

In his State-of-the-Union message, the "Dislocation" Allowances. The Navy President said that the spending level of Department is preparing for the Defense the original 1954 Federal budget (the Department a bill granting an increase in Democratic budget) was reduced by $7,- monetary allowance for expenses incurred 000,000,000, and that expenditures for the in moving to new permanent duty stations.

1955 fiscal year would be $5,000,000,000 At present service families have to bear or more less than those for the current many of these expenses themselves. year.

Active Duty Survivor Benefits. It is cerOn January 1 individual income taxes tain that a survivor benefits plan for active were reduced, and the excess profits tax duty personnel will be proposed, though expired. On April 1 the corporation income such a plan may not be forthcoming, in the tax would be reduced from 52 to 47 per form of legislation, this year. cent, and the excise taxes on gasoline, In this connection it may be noted that alcoholic beverages, appliances and other products would be returned to pre-1951 the special committee to study Federal relevels. The Administration wants to retain tirement systems, known as the "Committhe present levels of corporation and ex- tee on Retirement Policy for Federal Percise taxes. The Administration would also sonnel," is reported to be in favor of having make various minor changes in the Inter- Federal' civil service workers covered in nal Revenue Code which would lessen Fed- the Social Security program.

The committee's report, as it relates to eral revenue by another $2,000,000,000. the military, is not expected until June. But If the 1955 budget is reduced as planned, it is possible that the military, also, will and the Administration's tax recommenda- be covered by Social Security. Under that tions enacted, the 19S5 budget would still proposal. Social Security benefits would supplement military retirement and surnot be balanced.

There is no telling what Congress may vivor benefits.

Commissary and Liquor Stores. The do. It is probable that Congress will reduce expenditures beyond the $5 billion cut pro- threat to continued operation of commis-

sary stores has diminished to a point where it is no longer a threat, due largely to protests of service wives and other dependents. It was replaced, however, with a threat to continued operation of package liquor stores, and this latter action has developed into an order to eliminate such sales except on remote bases.

This order is effective April 1. Possibly the Defense Department administrators decided the women couldn't logically protest the sale of liquor in bottles. This selling privilege was only recently extended to the Army and the Air Force, but the Navy and the Marine Corps, having had it for years, are much concerned about the order.

Sale of bottled liquor has helped to support officers' messes.

Unfortunately, in this writer's opinion, no total of benefits obtained by the ROA for its members has ever been tabulated or estimated. The cases now lie buried in filing cabinets. But the aggregate financial benefits alone are very large. Only recently the -Association enabled an Army lieutenant to obtain some $18,000 due him in retirement pay theretofore denied him.

There is almost no end to the types of cases handled, and, owing to the complicity of laws and regulations, it takes attorneys skilled in this particular legal field to handle them. A retired officer was almost deathly ill; he needed hospitalization immediately, but there was no space in neighboring Veterans .A.dministration hospitals.

The Association requested VA headquarters to consider his case, and as a result Dependents' Medical Care. Reports in- he was sent to a civilian hospital, as perdicate that the dependent medical care pro- mitted by law. gram will be based on a form of health insurance, financed partially by the governThe Association has even played Cupid. ment and partially by the serviceman. It is A retired Army colonel thought he should probable that the insurance policy will be be getting some $2,000 more annually. I better than any offered the public generally. need this additional income, he told the AsThe cost to the individual would be very sociation, so that I can marry a Navy little, probably less than several dollars widow. The Association got it for him. monthly, but the protection would be great.

Recently the Association started a proAnd all service people who do not now have the assurance of treatment at govern- gram designed to help retired officers find ment facilities could select their own pri- gainful employment. That program is certain to benefit hundreds of retired officers. vate facilities and doctors.

The publicity methods used are designed to bring to the attention of employers in Legislative Load almost every line of industry and trade, as This is not an auspicious time for the well as education, the qualifications of reintroduction of a legislative program to im- tired officers and their availability for emprove military career service. Many bills ployment. are certain to be introduced. The House Retired officers who are not members of Armed Services Committee, for instance, the Retired Officers' Association should may sponsor a program of its own if the join it. Almost every retired officer could Administration's program falls far short receive personal help from the Association. of service expectations.

Many do not realize that they can be helped.

But this is the second year of this session The Association also does much for offiof the 83rd Congress. .'Vnd the Congress cers on active duty. Among other things, will be burdened with the general legisla- it protects their future retirement rights; tive program proposed by the Administra- helps widows of active duty officers obtain tion. their rights; presents active duty officers Furthermore, Congress can be stalled with a source of authoritative information almost completely for weeks or months on legislative and other subjects. Its magawith discussion of single legislative meas- zine is replete with information of value ures. A comparatively few members of to active duty officers; it is the only magaeither the House or the Senate can delay zine in the military field with a staff of general progress by undue concentration on officers who are also attorneys and writers. single subjects, as the Social Security, Among the Navy men on the AssociaTaft-Hartley, and farm price support laws. tion's staff are: One factor appears certain to this writer.

Capt. Franz O. Willenbucher, executive Military legislation, except appropriations, vice president. Naval Academy, Class of will take a back seat to legislation on vari- 1919. Captain Willenbucher had legal and ous other topics. administrative Navy work in Washington.

He is one of the foremost authorities in W h a t t h e ROA Offers the country on the highly complicated sysThe following is an explanation of the tem of retirement legislation. Willenbucher work done by the Retired Officers' Asso- is employed by other military organizations ciation, and the aid this .Association offers in the same and similar capacities. active duty as well as retired officers. It is R. Adm. John D. Murphy, secretarypresented with the approval of Admiral treasurer and legal aid. Here is a man who Coney, editor of Shipmate, and a director served three tours of duty in Washington as a Navy attorney (JAG work), and long of the ROA. The Retired Officers' Association has periods at sea as a Regular line officer. been a real and vital help to thousands of He commanded the task force which took retired officers and widows, entirely beyond the Sulu Archipelago in World War II, planning officer for the Seventh Amthe general help it renders by pressing for, was phibious Force in 1945, and later Director and even initiating, legislation to benefit of War Crimes, Pacific Ocean Area, on them.

Admiral Nimitz's staff.

This correspondent has for the past year R. Adm. Allen P. Mullinnix, Naval been helping to publish The Retired Officer, Academy, Class of 1920, became a lawyer the Association's bi-monthly magazine. If after retiring, and early in 1953 joined you could look over the Association's cor- the Association as assistant legal counsel. respondence, as he does, you would soon He is becoming the research man of the comprehend the Association's value. The staff. Mullinnix participated in the North Association receives more than a few let- African landing, and commanded the U S S ters thanking it for obtaining benefits for PENSACOLA for a year. members after the departments concerned Chief Warrant Officer Martin A. "Mike" had ruled the members were not entitled to Pendergast, U S N (Ret.), while not a such benefits.

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lawyer, has nevertheless become an authority on certain angles of retirement laws and regulations. If he had a twentieth of the increased income he has obtained for retired officers, he—but, shucks, he's happy enough helping others without any percentage.

Retired officers not members of this Association should join it. The more members it has, the more influential it can be.

Membership costs only five dollars annually, with an additional one dollar for entrance fee. You can deduct these fees from taxable income.

Active duty officers might well write the Retired Officers' Association, 1616 Eye St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C , and inquire how they can subscribe to the magazine.

When you write, please say you saw it in Shipmate.

GRIPES FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Billy t h e Goat's A r o m o I m p u g n e d

An advertisement in a magazine of national circulation has made derogatory statements about genus Capra of the family Bo'Mae commonly known as billy goat.

As far as the Navy goat is concerned these statements are unwarranted and unfounded. The following poetic musing just about sums up the situation on the shores of the Severn.

ODE TO A GOADED GOAT So Life Savers thought they got Navy's goat When they advertised the question, quote: "Why reeks the goat on yonder hill Who daily dines on chlorophyll?"

The answer is—when processed soluble, The green stuff makes the worst breath tol'able.

Even Army's mule heeds Billy's bleat; "Clorets have made mc kissing sweet."

Now it's not our goat whose face is red But the candy men, with the hole—in the .head!

Joe Gish Keeper of the Goat A n o t h e r Y a r n About A d m i r a l Leutze

Reading the recent article by Admiral Standley, in which he mentioned Admiral Leutze and his strict discipline, recalled to my mind a story about him which I heard my husband tell many times.

At the time of the incident Admiral Leutze was commandant of the Washington Navy Yard (Gun Factory). He was in the habit of 'taking an early morn;ng walk around the Yard but on this particular day he was behind schedule. As he came around the corner of a building, he suddenly surprised four workmen who were loitering.

On seeing the "Old Man" approaching them, they grabbed a long, heavy iron beam and started walking off with it. Admiral Leutze followed them. They walked, and walked, and walked until they could carry the beam no further and so set it down on the ground.

Then came the surprise order from Admiral Leutze, "Vel, you pud him back var you got him from."

Frances Elward Baldridge S H I P M A T E

m^ PERSOU ^it^itiritit^it

Vice Admiral

i^^i^ikik^^i^i^

James L. Holloway, Jr., USN The Package Store Directive

.As this issue of Shipmate went to press BuPers was receiving a steady flow of requests from "remote" naval stations to retain their package stores in accordance with the Department of Defense directive aimed at closing on-base package stores on 1 April 1954.

The DOD directive contained provisions for stations so situated that purchases from retail liquor stores were "not feasible" because of proximity. Within 10 days after issuance of the directive stations began filing their requests with the Officers' Messes and Enlisted Men's Clubs Branch of BuPers.

Earlv requests arrived from NATTC, Norman. Okla.; NAD, McAlester, Okla.; Naval Schools, Mine Warfare, Yorktown, Va.; Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown; NAS, Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fla., Naval Station, Green (Tove Springs, Fla., and others.

BuPers expects a large number of outlying stations to file requests which will be reviewed in February by the Secretary of Defense. Ultimate decision as to whether certain stations retain package stores lies with SecDef.

Chief of Naval

Personnel

18S6 Navy Lieutenants Recommended for Promotion

The names of 1886 lieutenants of the line on active duty have been recommended for temporary promotion to lieutenant commander by a selection board which convened November 10, 1953.

The tabulation of selections is as follows : Unrestricted line, non-aviation, USN, 277; line aviation, USN, 403; restricted line, USN, 216; temporary officers, USNT, 608. Of the restricted Hne of the Regular Navy selected were Aviation Engineering Duty Officers, 24; Engineering Duty Officers, SO; Special Duty Officers, 17, and Limited Duty Officers, 125.

Armed Forces March Competition

The Navy and the sister services feel strongly that the ban on package stores is another attack on the fringe benefits of the military and another blow to morale. In addition, curtailment of package liquor sales on naval stations will in most cases put a financial squeeze on commissioned The world's first nuclear-powered subofficer and non-commissioned officer messes. marine, the USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571), It has been pointed out that there are at the shipyard of the Electric Boat Divi160 open messes, not counting many closed sion of the General Dynamics Corporamesses, that will be affected. Of the three tion, Groton, Conn. Capable of circumprincipal sources of income a mess has, navigating the globe without refueling, package liquor, bar and dining room, pack- the sub is propelled by a uranium reaaor. age stores have provided more than one- Limited only by the human endurance half of the net profit of the mess. Dining factor, it will be capable of traveling unrooms usually operate only on a very slim der water for thousands of miles at a rate better than twenty knots. margin, while bars will now have to gen-

XF4D-1 SKYRAY . . . coming in for landing aboard the USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43).

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erate sufficient profits to cover administrative expenses and overhead.

Managers of most of the messes are searching for other methods of staying in the black for they envision, with the end of package liquor sales, a rise in price of meals and bar drinks.

The Navy and Marine Corps have received more than 30 entries in the Armed Forces March competition, designed to encourage the composition of traditional march music, and one winner from each will receive $1000 in cash, known as the ASCAP-John Phillip Sousa Award. Judging was to be the end of January. Sister services were to hold their judging at various dates.

Judges for the Navy and Marine Corps were Nile Hovey, Jordan College of Music, Butler University, and Professor Lawrence Intravala, band director at the University of West Virginia. This competition is open annually to members of the armed forces on active duty. The $1,000 prize goes to one winner from each service.

SEA-DART ON SKIES. . . . The Convair XF2Y-1 experimental jet seaplane equipped with hydro-skis for better rough water landing and takeoff performance.

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BY LEE SHORES Commencing with this issue Lee Shores lays down one pen and picks up another in what we hope will be a change in key without a miss in beat. The nom de plume has been claimed these three years by Jess Owens, Class of 1954, perennial Log stalwart and present editor of that publication, who has most certainly played the role faithfully and well.

Among mids the word February bears a significance out of all proportion to its importance merely as a month of the Gregorian calendar. The last of January brings examinations but the fateful month of February brings their results and consequences, for some a reward, for others compound difficulties. Of one thing we may be certain, that a new semester follows close on the heels of the exam and too much time spent philosophizing on the first semester may well jeopardize the eventual outcome of the second. At any rate, we will risk it and relate an incident.

Some of the second classers, more than a little worried about the D-C Machinery laboratory exam, rigged up their own handy-dandy Captain Sparks Griffin Hall plug-in kit, complete with rheostats, lamp banks, and thread and matchstick leads.

Figuring to really clear that hurdle in fine style, they memorized diagrams and made like punchboard operators with their training aid for several hours without a let-up the day before the scheduled exam. They devoted special attention to the separately excited generator, supposedly the most difficult of those hookups that might be required, until they knew every little detail.

All other possibilities were considered simple by comparison; Their big moment arrived and the assignments were passed out. They did a beautiful job of diagraming and hooking up their separately excited generators, but were a little worried when there weren't enough long leads to reach the trench that should furnish their field its separate power. In the midst of their dilemma the bell rang, the period was up. The instructor then pointed out what he had known all along, they had been assigned a self-e.xcited shunt generator, not a separately excited model. Practice makes perfect, boys; you made a zip on that one, but stand by for the jackpot.

his eye on the weather, hoping that the rain would hold off. It didn't. The cloudburst was timed just wrong. The conscientious delinquent refused to follow his classmates' suggestion that he stick around the building for awhile and wait for a slack. He was determined to go with the rest.

The Maryland Avenue-Phlox Landing Battalion OOW had his back turned as the vvhite-capped, drenched mid passed with his section. As they approached Bancroft Hall and the terrace where at least two more BOOW's were stationed, the soggy stalwart steadfastly refused to fall out and take the safer first wing basement route.

On the terrace an officer was talking to the BOOW's and none of them noticed the irregularity. The section was dismissed. A sigh of relief. Then as they surged into the building, chuckling over a victory, a lieutenant spied the doused deucer and asked the standard questions. But even OD's have a sense of humor and that one was heard to remark that since the shivering mid had already received punishment to fit the crime, no further penance would be required.

Perhaps some audio engineer would find it interesting to make a study of the decibel range heard in the mess hall throughout the week. He would probably discover that when his readings were plotted against the days of the week, the result would be a straight line curve with a positive increase from next to nothing on a Monday morning to a roar Friday nights. What's more he might very likely find that the threshhold of pain is approached the Friday evening before a football game and a whisper will more than suffice the morning after return from Christmas leave. This always gives the cynics of the crowd an opportunity to have a plebe bellow out,' "Monday morning and another week in which to excel, sir," to best disadvantage. ComBeef Stew, Cdr. E. M. Brown, Commissary and Pay Officer, knows well how to pep the boys up when nothing else seems to succeed. All he has to do is include strawberry pie or apple dumplings (cannonballs) on the menu. On such an occasion not long ago the O O W had to clear away the surplus of diners at the early watch squad evening meal. Even USNA has its share By now there's no doubt but what we of gourmets! are in the middle of the Dark Ages. Byron Collier and his 1954 Trident Caletidar crew When a leave rolls around, short though expressed a note of hope in one of their it may be, midshipmen scatter to the farthFebruary quotes by Rabelais, "Everything est corners of the U. S., some even farther. comes to those who can wait." Three thou- The tales of mistaken identification of the sand, five hundred and some midiots find uniform are legion. One classmate was just right now that there is no choice but to kidding around until he realized that he wait for spring leave March 18 and that had the fellow that had offered him a lift much anticipated June Week a couple of convinced that he was a *bellboy at the months later. Still, the days are dank, dis- Adrniral Hotel and his two diagonal stripes mal, and often even discouraging. One signified two years seniority there. I went poor struggler found himself at the first to church at home one Sunday sporting period formation minus the rain gear that my latest issue from Jacob Reed & Sons is a must for the ensemble these days. He and must have been lucky that only one got to class without his deficiency being old gent asked for what fire department I noticed, and for three straight periods kept was working nowadays.

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The term paper race is on. A stroll through the library the other day revealed that books are better than ever. A great many first classmen, aided by several most cooperative librarians, are clamoring for material to fit their chosen topics. They probably discovered just how cooperative those librarians could be during their plebe year professional question days. Good typists are in demand. One firster we know of a couple of years back never bothered to write his out himself. He just sat down a couple of afternoons with his plebe typist and dictated. Some OAO's find that they have been encouraged to develop typing skills by their farsighted little boys blue for purely selfish reasons.

February brings Valentine's Day and' with it consideration for matters of the heart, all of which reminds us of a love story in two acts that recently came to light. Mid No. 1 met an out-of-town lovely and after spending a delightful weekend in her company was so impressed that he practically bubbled over describing her merits to his roommate. All this the roommate took very calmly and throughout the week tried to tame him down and discourage his elation by telling Mid No. 1 that she probably wasn't all that he remembered her to be and he would certainly soon have forgotten her. Then, the following weekend, the roomie, faced with extra duty, asked Mid No. 1 to do him a favor and take his drag to the basketball game Saturday afternoon while he paid his two-hour debt to society. Lo and behold, who should the drag in question be but the gay substitute's own date of the preceding weekend.

Some guys never miss a chance, or an address.

And speaking of never missing a chance, Lee Shores doesn't want to miss that Navy basketball tilt scheduled to get underway in about ten minutes. Why don't you come over sometime, too? 'Til then, see you around the cracker barrel.

John A. Fletcher Memorial Plaque A bronze memorial plaque will be presented to the Naval Academy on 27 February in memory of Lt. (jg) John Asserson Fletcher, 2nd, USN, Class of 1948-B, who was killed in a plane crash on 30 September 1953 off Norfolk, Va. The plaque has been approved and accepted by the Academy, and will be presented preceding the Navy-Lehigh wrestling match on Saturday, the 27th, in Macdonough Hall. It will later be hung in the wrestling loft.

E. Newbold Smith, Class of 1948-B. is in charge of raising funds for the plaque.

Teammates, classmates and friends of Lieutenant Fletcher are asked to send contributions, of any amount, to Newbold Smith at 55 East End Avenue, New York 28, N. Y. Checks should be made out to the John Fletcher Fund.

Lt. "Johnny" Fletcher was an outstanding wrestler at the Academy. He was captain of the 1947-48 teams, and was Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion m 1947, when he was voted the outstanding wrestler, and again champion in 1948.

When still a midshipman he made the 48 Olympic Wrestling Team, at London, and m 1952, when a lieutenant, junior grade was a member of the Olympic team at Helsinki, Finland. He received his wings at Pensacola and was stationed at Norfolk at the time of the crash.

SHIPMATE

JOHN H. HIGGINS Last year, when the Naval Academy swimming team outsplashed the Cadets in the final meet of the season at West Point, to win by a score of 56-28—the first victory in five years—perhaps the Blue and (3roldclad swimmers were emulating their head coach, Lt. Cdr. John H. Higgins, USNR, who has been one of the nation's outstanding breaststroke swimmers of all time.

John, who is now midway in his fourth season as Navy's head swimming coach, has established 10 world records as well as 21 American records. In 1936 he was a member of the U. S. Olympic Swimming Team at Berlin, and twice was a member of an Ail-American swimming team that successfully toured Japan.

During 21 years of competition, he has been awarded 250 medals and trophies, including 14 NAAU gold medals and 10 certificates of merit, given by the International Federation of Amateur Nations in recognition of breaking world records during 1935-36-37.

Five of these world records were broken in one week, when he was a freshman at Ohio State University, with three records shattered in one swim—400-yards, 400meters and 440-yards, and two more records smashed in the 500-yards and 500meter events a few days later.

Higgins started breaking records and winning medals when still a boy at Providence, R. I., his home town. As a youngster he took part in the Providence YMCA junior and senior meets, and in high schobl started working with the Olneyville Boys Club that met in AAU meets throughout New England. From December to April, Johnny swam once a week in competition, wirming state, New England and national recognition.

Under the watchful eye of Joe Watmough, coach of the Olneyville club who is now at Brown University, Johnny underwent serious training. In March, 1933, he took part in his first national competition, at the New York Athletic Club, and that summer won his first national championship in the 200-meter breaststroke . event at the World's Fair. He was then 16 years old.

While still in high school, he held the National AAU swimming championship for three consecutive years. In Chicago he broke the American record with a time of 2:55 in the 220-breaststroke, then lowered the time in Detroit to 2 :47 and then again in Des Moines to 2 :43.

He was the first man to break a world's record with the butterfly breaststroke, in 1934 at the Brown University pool. In the Olympic trials held at Providence the spring of 1936, he set a new world record for 200 meters in that stroke with a time of 2:41.1, over the old Olympic time of 2:44. At Berlin he easily won the heats to go into the finals—and here he learned a lesson that was hard to take.

Under the advice of his coach, he changed his starting style—and wound up fourth in the finals, losing to Hamroeo of Japan whose time of 2:48.8 was considerably slower than Higgins' own world record.

With the optimistic viewpoint that there's always some good along with the bad, it taught Higgins a lesson that he follows FEBRUARY,

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with his own Navy team: don't change horses in midstream.

"If a boy has a winning style of his own, I go slow in making any changes," he said.

"At Berlin I was advised to start slow instead of my usual fast pace—and it didn't work. But I was 18 years old then, and feehng the terrific international pressure that most people don't realize exists at the world-wide Games."

Even so, he placed fourth, the only American finalist in that event. He was primed and ready for the Games in 1940, but they were not held again until 1948 due to the intervention of World War II. Following the Games in Berlin, John barnstormed Europe with the USA team, taking part in meets held almost nightly for three weeks in Austria, Poland and Denmark. That fall he entered Ohio State where he was coached by Mike Peppe who was the Olympic diving coach at the 1948 and 1952 Games.

The summers of 1935 and 'Zl were spent touring Japan with an All-American team.

With swimming the top national sport in that country, stiff competition was encountered. The team was presented to the Emperor in his Palace, and later they sat on the floor, Japanese fashion, and had tea and cakes with the Prime Minister and other officials.

During his sophomore year at the university, Ohio State set a precedent by winning three titles during one season: the Big Ten swimming championship, the NCAA and NAAU titles. Higgins was National Intercollegiate champion in the breaststroke in 1940, and following graduation stayed on at the university as freshman coach and assistant to Peppe.

In August, 1941, with the advent of war, Higgins joined Gene Tunney's physical fitness program. He received his commission in May, 1942, transferring to the V-5 program. He went to Pensacola, and from

COACH HIGGINS . . . and three members of the team talking over coming events. L. to r., Charles Gray, Academy record holder in the 220 yds.; Jerry Nay, Academy breaststroke record holder; Coach Higgins; front, Paul Slack, record holder in the individual medley.

there to a carrier in the Pacific area. After a year at sea he was ordered to the PreFlight School at Ottumwa, Iowa, and when it closed was returned to Pensacola PreFliglat where he stayed until 1950, when he reported to Annapolis. Last month he went on inactive duty but will stay on as Navy's head swimming coach.

For three years the tall broad-shouldered swimmer coached and swam with the AllNavy championship swimming team, winning 12 All-Navy individual championships himself. These championship meets were held at Jacksonville in 1947, Philadelphia in '48 and San Diego in '49. He further coached five Navy men who made the 1952 Olympic Games at Helsinki, Finland, vvho were in training at Annapolis before flying over. When stationed at Pensacola he worked with Bob Cowell (Class of 1947) who was a silver-medal winner at the '48 Games held in London.

In the Higgins family, winning isn't confined to the head of the house. His wife, Betts, had a water color hung at the World's Fair in New York that had been selected by Grant Wood as the best done by a student in the Big Ten schools. Her favorite medium is oil portraits, and pictures of her husband and children, John and Joan, hang in their Annapolis home.

The well-muscled Navy coach started swimming at the age of four. His parents, Mr. Herbert G. Higgins, now of Edgewood, R. I., and the late Mrs. Higgins, first took him to the beach after a bad dose of whooping cough. The doctor had said that he must get near salt water. When Johnny and his sister, Betty, a far better than average swimmer herself, went to the nearby ocean, they took to swimming like the proverbial ducks to water.

Higgins considers swimming of particular importance to the physically handicapped—^war veterans and polio patients.

He asserts that it is the best possible therapy and points out that the late President Roosevelt had a swimming pool built in the White House, which he used diligently.

At the Naval Academy, swimming is required for all plebes, youngsters and second classmen. There are more swimming drills than in any other sport. Survival is stressed in class work.

Coach Higgins is a stickler for top conditioning, and states that eighty percent of the work involved is physical conditioning.

Workouts start at the end of September, with the midshipmen spending a month in land drills—stretching and limbering their muscles—before they ever get in the water.

During the season, workouts are held two hours a day in the pool, five days a week. A distance swimmer averages two to two and a half miles a day, with sprinters, breaststroke and backstroke swimmers working a mile and a quarter to a mile and a half daily.

Swimming and fundamental work are accomplished at the beginning of the week, with time trials on Wednesday. Smoothing out strokes, starts and turns and other fundamental work are done on Thursdays and Fridays, with scheduled meets held on Saturdays.

There is no magic button in becoming a first-rate swimmer. That is earned only after a combination of hard work and the will to win—plus plain "intestinal fortitude." The problems of catching colds and getting chilled, as well as fatigue, are ones that Coach Higgins constantly looks out for. He studies each boy individually, finding out how much he can take.

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DINNER IN TOKYO . . . in honor of Capt. and Mrs. P. V. H. Weems. Standing 1. to r., Capt. Fujimura, Admiral Matsuo, Admiral Araki, Admiral Yokoyama, Admiral Hoshina. Seated 1. to r., geisha girl, Mrs. Weems, geisha girl, Capt. Weems, madam geisha. Admiral Nagasawa, former Ambassador Nomura, geisha girl, Capt.

E. H. Pierce, USN (Ret.), geisha girl, and Admiral Fukutome.

In spite of the cold war and unsettled conditions, this is an excellent time for Americans to travel abroad. The dollar is strong—perhaps stronger than it will ever be in our time. Also, in spite of racial prejudices, envy of American prosperity, and Red-engendered hatred, the "reservoir of good will" mentioned by Wendell Willkie still exists in a generous capacity.

American standards in automobiles, moving pictures, television, sanitation, education, and in industry are rapidly spreading over the world. It might be stated that the world is becoming standardized, with America taking a leading part in this standardization.

In Tokyo, I was told of a case where an industrial item was made in Tokyo, marked "made in USA," sent to New York and reshipped to Tokyo, then sold there at four times the first cost. In Spain I was told "Spain is becoming Americanized."

Along the travel ways, air or sea, and in many out-of-the-way places, one sees unbelievable numbers of Americans, both U.S. Government employees and tourists. The essential requirement is an adequate bank account; with that the way is smoothed.

It will be a surprise to many to know that more people are traveling to Honolulu by air than by sea. Round-the-world flights by established airlines not only permit more places to be visited, but they also permit a more elastic schedule which can be changed almost at will to cater to the traveler's convenience.

While in Japan last summer, I had the opportunity to meet and visit many Japanese families. Some were old acquaintances.

Among them was Admiral Hoshina.

Before World War II, Cdr. Z. Hoshina, Imperial Japanese Navy, was Assistant Naval Attache in Washington. I met him at Annapolis about 1932 on the occasion of the Tokyo University-Navy baseball game 14

(which they won) and formed a pleasant friendship. During the war, Hoshina was promoted to vice admiral and was in charge of naval mobilization. After the war, he wrote an "as told to" article for the Saturday Evening Post. This gave me a chance to re-establish contact with him. He told me how difficult it was for him to get food to eat and clothes to wear. With a naval training similar to our own, it is not difficult to see how desperate his position was.

He was not only cut off from his income but, as a ranking officer in the navy, his own people turned against him to a certain extent.

bringing about national defeat. Left with a wife and two young sons, without income, and with the ill-will of his own people, he was in a tough spot.

Fujimura's character manifested itself in the postwar years. First, he did any work he could to support his family..This included selling food in Tokyo streets.

Then by accident he read an advertisement about vegetable oils. Not knowing the business, he went to his government for information and as a result estaWished himself in the export-import business. He increased his business, selected a lot in a bombedout area, cleared the rubble, built a neat seven-room house where Mrs. Weems and I had the pleasure of partaking of a delicious dinner, Japanese styl«.

Not only did Fujimura extend us every courtesy but his story as unfolded to us in intimate conversation has revealed an intelligent man of sterling character who takes his hardships philosophically and who, in my opinion, accurately assesses the meaning of the war. For example, while showing the shops of the Ginza, he remarked, "Does this look like a defeated nation, these smihng, contented people?

We are indebted to the American people for these conditions." On another occasion, he described his daily routine. On arising, he takes a cold shower, then sits in his lovely matted room facing a small picture of Buddha for about twenty minutes, thinking of his ancestors, of life in general, of how fortunate he is to be alive and to have his family with him, and of what he might do to help his friends and his country. I asked him if he is a Buddhist. He said he wasn't, but thought looking at the picture of Buddha was a good way to concentrate.

We had the honor and pleasure of dining, Japanese style, at a party given in honor of former Ambassador to Washington, Kichisabura Nomura. He is now 77 and one of the leading citizens of the world. He says that Japan must for its own protection align itself with America.

He visited the United States last November to renew old acquaintances. While in Washington he called on Mr. Cordell Hull and exchanged friendly greetings with him. He also visited the Naval AcadTJiere are many human interest stories emy and had lunch with V. Adm. Turner of how Admiral Hoshina and others have Joy. rehabilitated themselves. He entered busiAmerica is fortunate in having Japan ness and has been moderately successful, but his real interest is in the management with its eighty million industrious, intelliof a group of orphans. His character is best gent and friendly citizens on its team. shown by the reception he gave me on my Their friendship is a valuable international arrival at Tokyo. He displayed no bitterP. V. H. Weems ness of war and was his usual jovial, hospitable self. As he was too busy to give me the time he wished, he introduced me to his close friend and business associate.

Captain Y. Fujimura, formerly of the Japa- Wanted: Photograph of nese Navy. As Hoshina put it, he gave "orders" to his "assistant" to look after Capt. J. O. Fisher, '02 me. This, Fujimura did. The latter was a The Postgraduate School at Monterey, member of the Class of 1926, Japanese Naval Academy, and is an unusually bril- Calif., has initiated a project of collecting liant man as well as a courteous gentleman. pliotographs of past heads of the school.

Ultimately, these will be displayed in a Fujimura's story will interest Shipmate manner similar to the pictures of past sureaders; He explains that he is alive today perintendents in the library at the Naval only because, as a language student, he Academy. spent seven years, including the war years, Only one photograph is lacking to comin Berlin and other European cities. He says fifty percent of his class were killed plete the collection. The photograph which during the war. He saved several people is urgently wanted is that of Capt. James from the Hitler purge at great ri.sk to him- Otto Fisher, U S N , Class of 1902. self. At the war's end he was left without Anyone having in his possession a photoincome. He explains how he was also graph of Captain Fisher should communi"punished" by the UN occupation forces, cate directly with Capt. H. D. Krick, Diby being forced to stay very much in the rector, Engineering School, U. S. Naval background. To us, this is understandable. Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., A surprise angle is his statement that his Captain Krick advises that the photograph own people turned on him for his part in will be returned if desired.

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. In 1929, Powell organized the United Dry Docks, Inc., a consolidation of six shipbuilding and ship repair yards located on the New York Harbor, and the following year became president of the corporation that was later renamed the United Shipyards, Inc. He served in this capacity until June, 1938, when the company was sold. For two years he was engaged in general business.

Then in 1940 he was made Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and Deputy Chief of Procurement and Material, Navy Department, Washington, D. C , posts he held for four years. Since then he has been engaged in engineering projects in connection with shipbuilding and shipping, director of various companies, and at the same time has given considerable attention to his farming interests in Thomasville, Ga.

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JOSEPH W. POWELL, '97

Joseph W . Powell Master Shipbuilder At the age of 76, when most men have retired after a busy and full life, Joseph Wright Powell of Boston, Mass., Class of 1897, is still very much active in business, educational and social affairs. The accomplishments of this former naval officer, shipping executive and educator range in activity from serving aboard the USS NEW YORK during the Spanish-American War, to the presidency of Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in New York.

Mr. Powell is director and member of the executive committees of the Republic Aviation Corporation, Long Island, N. Y., the American Ship Building Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., of Boston. He is also director of the International Telephone and Telegraph Co., New York, and the General Capital Corporation of Boston.

He is president emeritus and trustee of the Webb Institute, a member of the Corporation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and trustee of the National Sailors' Home in Boston.

This Naval Academy alumnus was born in Osv^ego, N. Y., on IS February 1877.

Following graduation, he returned for postgraduate work in naval architecture and marine engineering. In 1899 he attended the University of Glasgow, for further technical education.

From 1900-06 he served as assistant naval constructor in the U. S. Navy, at the New York Navy Yard, and later as assistant to Superintending Constructor at Cramp's Shipyard in Philadelphia. He resigned from the Navy in 1906, with the rank of lieutenant, to become assistant to the president of the shipyard.

Mr. Powell is past president of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in New York. He is a member of the Progressive Trust, in Boston. He was married to the former Miss Bertha Allen Osterhout in 1899. They have one son, Joseph Wright Powell, Jr. He is a member of various social clubs, including the Country Club of Brookline, Mass.; Somerset Club, Boston; the Neighborhood Club, Quincy; India House, and the University Club, New York; the Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C , and the Glen Arven Country Club at Thomasville.

CONSTRUCTION OF CARRIER FORRESTAL CONTINUES. . . . Civilian workmen assemble the intricate interior of the Navy's newest carrier USS FORRESTAL, at the Newport News (Va.) Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company.

This is the latest photograph showing progress in the ship's construaion.

Hobart Ramsey, '15, Heads Worthington Corporation

After four years he became president of The top man at many of the successful the Fore River Shipbuilding Co. at Quincy, industrial corporations in this country is a Mass., and three years later was appointed Naval Academy alumnus. Such a business vice president of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Ltd., in charge of construction leader is Hobart Cole Ramsey, member of of all the yards owned by the Bethlehem the Class of 1915, who is president and interests. He left that corporation in 1921 director of the Worthington Corporation to become president of the United States with general offices at Harrison, N. J. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet CorThe industrialist was born in Chicago on poration.

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HOBART COLE RAMSEY '15 he studied at the New York State Nautical School. His first position with the Worthington Corporation was in 1920 when he became sales engineer in the export department. The corporation distributes such equipment as steam turbines and condensers, air ejectors, welding positioners, air conditioning and refrigerating equipment, water treatment apparatus and liquid meters throughout the world, with offices and representatives overseas.

After two years he became manager of the export department, a post he held seven years; then he was vice president in charge of international business. From 1937-45 he was vice president in charge of engineering and manufacturing, and for four more years was executive vice president. The top of the ladder was reached the first of July in 1949, when he became president.

H. C. Ramsey holds directorships in the American Insurance Co., the National State Bank and the New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. of Newark, N.' J.; the Electric Machinery Mfg. Company in Minneapolis; the Symington-Gould Corporation and the United States Hoffman Machinery Corp. of New York; the Wintroath Pumps, Inc., of Alhambra, Calif.; the John Inglis Co., Ltd., and the Worthington Canada, Ltd., both of Toronto; the Bombas y Construcciones Mecanicas Worthington S.A. in Madrid; the Worthington de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City; Worthington-Simpson, Ltd., London, and the Worthington Societa Italiana Pompe e Compressori in Milan.

He is national vice president and director of the National Association of Manufacturers, past â&#x20AC;˘ president, past chairman, and a member of the executive committee. National Security Industrial Association, and director of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in New York.

In September, 1936, he was married to Miss CoUette Wills Nicks. They have two children, Collette Christian and Janet Houston. He is a member of a number of clubs, including the University Club in Paris, the Canoe Brook Country Club of Summit, N. J., the Pine Valley Country Club at Clementon, N. J., the Essex Club of Newark, the Short Hills Club at Short Hills, N. J., the Baltusrol Golf Club of Springfield, N. J., and the Engineers and Union League of New York.

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THE

BULLETIN BOARD

by Oretha Swartz

Also Capt. Fondville L. Tedder, U S N , Fleet Training Group; Capt. Frank Bruner, USN, Naval Air Station; Cdr. Thomas B. Wolfe, U S N , UtiHty Squadron T e n ; Capt. C. S. Cooper, U S N , skipper of the

The red velvet carpet was rolled out, figuratively speaking, at the anniversary dinner held the night of Thursday, 10 December, upon the occasion of the golden anniversary of the founding of the U. S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay. R. Adm. C. L. C. Atkeson, base commander, was official host at the dinner held in the Commissioned Officers' Mess, when champagne toasts were made to the President of the Republic of Cuba and to the President of the United States.

Fifty years ago, on 10 December, 1903, the terms of a lease between Cuba and the U S A were put into effect. The lease agreement, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt and President Estrada Palma of Cuba, gave the United States government control of 19,621 acres of land and the rights to the surrounding water area to be used as a "coaling and naval station."

MIDWAY; and Cdr. and Mrs. Robert Mc-

Elroy, Capt. and Mrs. G. M. Holley, Capt. and Mrs. W. H . Groverman, Cdr. and Mrs. V. J. Soballe, Capt. and Mrs. R. C. Houston, Lt. Cdr. Fred Lemly, U S N , Lt. Cdr. W. E. Simmons, U S N , Cdr. Randall T . Boyd, U S N , and Lt. and Mrs. Josiah Henson, as well as a number of others.

A week following the anniversary celebrationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that started the 9th and included such events as tarpon fishing and a guinea huntâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Admiral and Mrs. Atkeson departed for Washington, D. C , where the admiral will be on duty at the Pentagon.

ON THE RECORD

On that long-ago day, the U S S KEARSARGE lay at anchor in Guantanamo Bay,

and on board were the Commander in Chief of the North Atlantic Fleet, representing the United States, and Senor Portuondo, Chief of the Public Works of the Province of Santiago, representing Cuba. At noon the Guantanamo Bay area was officially turned over to the USA. Ranking, guests at the dinner included R. Adm. A. K. Doyle, Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier; Ambassador Arthur Gardner, U. S. Ambassador to Cuba, and Lt. Gen. H. L. McBride, USA, Commander Caribbean Command, and their wives.

In brief speeches. Admiral Atkeson emphasized the fact that the base was established by Cuban and American troops, fighting side by side, and Admiral Doyle stressed the progress made from the time he came in 1920, as an ensign aboard the UTAH and later as an aviator, to presentday activities.

Ambassador Gardner spoke of the strong friendships established by the American and Cuban governments, and General McBride linked the Station to the Caribbean Command.

Commo. Juan Casanova, Chief of Staff, Cuban Navy, presented a commemorative plaque to Admiral Atkeson, as a permanent remembrance of the occasion.

General chairman of the dinner was Capt.

George M. Holley, U S N , with Mrs. Frank Bruner, wife of Captain Bruner, USN, in charge of arrangements. Cdr. John P. Jones, U S N , was chairman of the dinner committee.

A large number of naval and civilian dignitaries attended, among them the Hon. Julian Garcia Benitez, Governor of Oriente Province; Col. Alberto Del Rio Chaviano, Chief of the Military District of Oriente; Capt. Mario Rubio Baro, Chief of the Naval District of Oriente; H. M. Story, American Consul; Neil Hone, MCMBE, 16

British Vice Consul; Major Andres Perez Chaumont, and their wives.

Also the Mayor of Guantanamo City, Jose Fermin Morales y Ferreira; Lt. Jose L. M. Franco Gamio, Captain of the P o r t ; Col. Robert J. Mason, U S A F , Air Attache, and Mrs. Mason; Capt. William M. Rakow, USN, Naval Attache, and Mrs. Rakow; Cdr. Rafael C. Benitez, U S N , Chief of Naval Mission; and from Havana, Brig.

Gen. Eulogio Cantillo y Parras, Adjutant General, Cuban Army; Carlos Pascual y Pinard, Chief of Staff, CAAF, and their wives.

MRS. WILLIAM REGINALD HOPKINS, the former Miss Margaret Ann Macklin, daughter of R. Adm. William A. Stewart Macklin, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Macklin of Woolford, Md., whose wedding took place 21 November.

The Navy's annual two-week public relations seminar will be held at the Norfolk Naval Air Station from 26 April to 6 May. The seventh annual seminar is expected to attract approximately 60 members of public relations reserve companies from all over the United States and Hawaii. . . .

In the San Diego, Calif., area, R. Adm. Ross T . Mclntire, U S N ( R e t ) , is expected to enter the race for Congress, 30th District. . . .

The four ships of Destroyer Division 302, last Newport, R. I.-based unit to participate in combat operations in the Korean zone, returned last month: the DALY, SMALLEY, C . K . BRONSON and

GOTTEN.

The destroyers went to the Far East by way of Pearl Harbor and Midway Islands, and after a stay in the Mediterranean completed a round-the-world voyage.

Commanding the division was Cdr. Benedict J. Semmes, Jr., and skippers are, DALY, Cdr. Arthur F. Johnson; BROI^'SON, Cdr. Thomas R. Weschler; GOTTEN, Cdr. Walter J. Rountree, and SMALLEY, Cdr.

John F . Collingwood. . . .

The Navy's Reserve Officer Corps summer training program, involving about 1,000 students, will be shifted from California to Newport, R. I., this summer, it has been announced.

Capt. Ralph C. Johnson, commanding the Naval Schools Command, said the training program would be operated similarly to the Officer Candidate School program.

It was also disclosed that the W A V E "ROC" training program would be shifted from Bainbridge, Md., to Newport in June and consolidated with the officer indoctrination school now being conducted at the Naval Station. . . .

Photo by Bradford' Bachrach The Naval Supply Depot's new $1,500,MRS. JOHN G. TILLSON, the former 000 cold storage plant at Coddington Cove Miss Dana Burr Lamb, daughter of Cdr. was officially opened at a ceremony on 8 Scott G. Lamb, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. January, when speakers included R. Adm. Lamb, of Berwyn, Pa., whose wedding Charles B. Momsen, First Naval District was an event of 28 December. commandant; R. Adm. Charles C. HartS H I P M A T E

man, Destroyer Force commander; R. Adm. Joseph H. Wellings, Naval Base commander, and Capt. Onnie P. Lattu depot commanding officer, who was master of ceremonies.

Work on the mammoth "ice box" was started in the summer of 1952, and will be used to store tons of perishable foods for fleet and shore units.

Such items as 470,000 pounds of beef, 100,000 pounds of butter and 20 tons of cheese will be stored in the new plant.

Previously, it had been necessary to hire commercial refrigerator space in a number of Rhode Island cities. . . .

Capt. WilHam T. Kinsella, USN, was guest speaker at the Newport Rotary Club, when he discussed the importance of submarines in sea control and the new U. S. atomic submarine that will start a new era in underwater warfare. . . .

In the largest toy distribution in the 8year history of its Toys for Tots program, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard distributed more than 10,000 toys to youngsters in 13 homes and orphanages in the Philadelphia and Camden areas this Christmas.

The toy deliveries included more than 4,000 new toys purchased with employee contributions to the annual toy campaign and more than 6,000 used toys which were delivered to the Salvation Army for distribution to other institutions in the area.

Officer and enlisted personnel aboard several ships berthed in the Shipyard played host to more than 500 children from local homes and orphanages at parties held aboard the U S S YOSEMITE, U S S USS

CATOCTIN and

USS

OFF THE RECORD

A Navy civilian groundkeeper at Newport, R. L, fognd a rare six-pence silver coin at Ft. Adams recently, that once belonged to Jahleel Brenton whose family once owned all the land in the area during Colonial days.

The old coin, a collector's item that is worth over $100, is a 1652 silver six-pence piece minted in Boston. It was found when Joseph Silvia was planting trees and shrubs near the officers' quarters at Fort Adams.

He first thought it was a badly soiled penny but cleaned it—discovering silver, not copper. . . .

In Carlsbad, N. M., a new use was found for an old Navy sea anchor. A two-monthold pup fell in a 38-foot dry well and for ten days no one could get her up.

Two strangers baited the anchor with bread and milk—what else?—and W. W. Burr, who spent four years in the Navy, lowered away.

Photo by Walter

NORFOLK,

CHANDELEUR.

The largest shipboard party at the base was held on the destroyer tender YOSEMITE with more than 2(X) children from 7 to 14 years of age attending.

The U S S OLSEN, destroyer, completely outfitted ten underprivileged children and gave them a host of presents at a Christmas party held aboard ship.

Over $200 was raised by the ship's persoimel for the boys and girls.

MRS. RICHARD BEMBRY SMITH, JR., the former Miss Dixey Anne Andrews, daughter of Capt. Richard Stottko Andrews, USN, and Mrs. Andrews of Burlingame, Calif., and Wilmington, N . C , whose wedding took place 29 December.

Photo by

Ernst

MRS. JAMES RAMSEY GRIMES, the former Miss Carol Ann Johnson, daughter of Capt. Ralph Clarence Johnson, USN, and Mrs. Johnson of Newport, R. I., whose wedding took place 7 November.

FEBRUARY,

1954

Bray

MRS. WILLIAM RAYMOND NICHOLS, JR., the former Miss Marcia St. John Peterson, daughter of R. Adm. John Valdemar Peterson, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Peterson of Coronado, Calif. Lieutenant (jg) Nichols, USNR, is the son of Capt.

William Raymond Nichols, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Nichols, also of Coronado. the Chinese Ambassador and Mme. Koo; the former Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Louis Denfeld, and Mrs. Denfeld; the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Raymond Fogeler; Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens; Adm. P. W. B. Brocking, RN, and Mrs. Brocking; Col. and Mrs. Curt Schiffeler, Mrs. Thompson Montgomery and Mrs. Paul H. Bastedo R. Adm. Neill Phillips, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Phillips entertained at an aftertheater supper party in their Georgetown home following the opening of Dear Charles at the Shubert.

Guests included the cast, and the producers, Richard Aldrich and Dick Myers, and Mrs. Myers, the former Countess Suzanne de Gonzalow of Paris. Also Winthrop Aldrich, U. S. Ambassador to England, and Mrs. Aldrich, and author Thornton Wilder, among others.

Now, the pooch is his. It was a wonderful Christmas gift for his kids, he said. Annapolis, Md. They'd been looking for a pup—and will V. Adm. Eliot H. Bryant, U S N ( R e t ) , name her "Wimpy." and Mrs. Bryant entertained at a wassail party at the Officers' Club, during the holiEAST COAST day season, when two guitarists sang old English carols.

Washington, D. C. Assisting during the 5 :30 to 7:30 p.m.

Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower christened the first atomic powered submarine. fete were Mrs. Harry Gwynn, Mrs. John NAUTILUS, in Groton, Conn., on Thurs- F. Meigs, Mrs. Wade DeWeese, Mrs. J. A. day, 21 January. The launching ceremony Bass, Mrs. Corwith Cramer and Mrs. started at 10 a.m., and a buffet luncheon James P. Compton. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. Howard G. Corey, Capt. was held at the submarine base three miles and Mrs. Walter T. Jenkins, Capt. and up the river.

The skipper of the sub, that is capable Mrs. Benjamin P. Field, and Capt. and of moving faster and longer under water Mrs. John F. Davidson had a table at the than any ship known to man, is Cdr. Eu- Officers' Club on New Year's Eve, one of gene P. Wilkinson, whose wife was the a number of Navy groups to watch the old matron of honor to Mrs. Eisenhower dur- year out. . . .

Captain and Mrs. Corey spent a week at ing the christening of the electronic marvel.

Mrs. Wilkinson is the former Miss Jan- the Hotel Frontenac in Quebec, early last ice Thuli of San Diego. The family, in- month. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. R. S. Quackenbush, Jr., cluding four children, make their home at stopped briefly in Annapolis for a visit Quaker Hill, Riverford, Conn. . . .

Admiral Robert B. Carney, Chief of Na- with long-time friends.

The captain is commanding the U S S val Operations, and Mrs. Carney were hosts at dinner at the admiral's house for RANDOLPH, carrier, in the Caribbean. Their

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Miss Dyson is a graduate of Oxford University, and is on a fellowship in the East, taking postgraduate work.

A number of parties were held in her honor during her visit, among them a cocktail party given by Cdr. Roy deS. Horn, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Horn of Revell Street.

The Hutchinsons and their guests attended the party given by Mr. and Mrs. Alartin Codel in their Washington, D. C , home. Accompanying them was their son.

Ens. Kenneth F. Hutchinson, USN, who is assistant navigator aboard the U S S N E W JERSEY, now in the Far East.

Piiiladelphia, Pa.

A party was held in honor of the officers of the Turkish submarine T. C. G. SAKARYA

in the Commissioned Officers' Mess, with the Turkish Naval Attache, Capt. Haydar Olcaynoyan, and Mrs. Olcaynoyan, and the captain of the SAKARYA, Lt. Cdr. Orhan

Photo

by Meade

WASHINGTON DEBUTANTE is Miss Azalea Adelaide McDowell, daughter of Capt. Percival E. McDowell, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. McDowell of Annapolis, Md., who will make her formal debut on 15 June at the Chevy Chase Club. son, Philip, attends the Barry Robinson School. . . .

Now at home here, after a tour of duty in Norfolk, are Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Richard D. Lazenby and three children, Richard, Jr., Pender and Betsy.

Commander Lazenby is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Marion Lazenby of Ferry Farms. . . .

Cdr. and Mrs. S. W . Kerkering celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary last month when they entertained friends at cocktails in their Perry Circle quarters. . . .

Lt. (jg) Willis Ansel was the guest of his parents, R. Adm. Walter .A.nsel, U S N (Ret;), and Mrs. Ansel of St. Margaret's, before going on to New London, Conn., for duty. . . .

R. Adm. Joseph W. Gregory, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Gregory and family are making their horhe at Southgate Avenue, after spending the past number of years at Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida. . . .

Mr. and Mrs. James Carl Ganter of Tucson, Ariz., were holiday guests of her parents, R. Adm. Robert M. Morris, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Morris of Wardour. The Morrises have been visiting in Leiand, Mich., where they are building a summer home. . . .

Commo. Myron W. Hutchinson, Jr., U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Hutchinson are on an extended trip to Florida, California and Mexico. They left early in January and will return to their Acton Place home in May. They were accompanied part of the way by the commodore's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hutchinson of Mt. Clair, N. J. Preceding their departure, they had as guests Mrs. Hutchinson's cousin. Miss Gillian Dyson of Gainesborough, England, who is attending Mt. Holyoke College.

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Delay, the ranking guests.

Among those attending were R. Adm. John H. Brown, Jr., commandant of the Fourth Naval District, and Mrs. Brown; R. Adm. Peter W. Haas, Jr., commander of the Naval Shipyard, and Mrs. Haas; Capt. Stanley P. Moseley, chief-of-staff to the commandant, and Mrs. Moseley, and Capt. R. O. Byrzynski, USN, and Mrs. Byrzynski.

Also R. Adm. A. Uluson, Turkish delegate to NATO, and Mrs. Uluson; the Turkish Consul and Mrs. Necdet Kent of New York, among a number of others R. Admiral and Mrs. Haas entertained in their quarters at a farewell party in honor of Cdr. and Mrs. Norman Norse and Lt. and Mrs. John Volk.

Guests included Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Cassidy, Cdr. and Mrs. C. B. Swayne and Cdr. and Mrs. W. E. Weisert. . . .

Cdr. and Mrs. Olio V. Wallgren were hosts at a party in their North Hills home, when guests included R. Adm. and Mrs. Ralph J. Arnold, Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Humes and a number of officers, and their wives, of ASO-GSSO-NASD. Pittsburgh, Pa.

Admiral and Mrs. Taffinder entertained at cocktails during the season.

Jacksonville, Fla.

Mrs. George D. Ghesquiere is at home here while her husband. Commander Ghesquiere, U S N , is stationed in Iceland.

Pensacola, Fla.

Now stationed here after a tour of duty at Whidbey Island, Wash., are Cdr. William A. Rawls, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Rawls and children, Syndey, Bill and Rodger.

The Rawls have had with them his mother, Mrs. William A. Rawls. . . .

Mrs. Allan Smith was among those who met Queen Elizabeth when she arrived in Bermuda. Her husband is commanding officer of the naval installation at Hamilton, Bermuda, and he and Mrs. Smith, the former Ann Monroe of Pensacola, greeted the royal pair upon arrival at the Island.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Lt. and Mrs. R. T. P. McCarthy and five children recently left for Norfolk, Va., where the officer is on new duty. . . .

Arriving from Annapolis, Md., are Cdr. V. J. Soballe, new executive officer of the Naval Station, and Mrs. Soballe and four children.

WEST COAST San Diego, Calif., and Area

V. Adm. Harold M. Martin, commander.

Air Forces, Pacific, and Mrs. Martin entertained members of the conference that was held at the Naval Air Station during the weekend of 10 January.

The Martins entertained the group at luncheon in their North Island quarters, and at dinner that evening. The conference was headed by Adm. Felix B. Stump, commander-in-chief, â&#x20AC;˘ Pacific Fleet, and consisted of 11 admirals. . . .

R. Adm. George C. Dyer, 11th Naval District commandant, and Mrs. Dyer were hosts at a return party for Lt. Gen. Juan B. Izaguirre Payan, commandant of the 6th Military Region, Baja California, at

A party was held at the University Club for Midshipmen of the Pittsburgh area, preceding their return to the Naval Academy. Hosts were members of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Pittsburgh chapter, with Bill Koenig, Class of 1946, in charge of arrangements.

Tables were arranged around Alumni Room of the club, and dancing was to the music of Joey Sims' orchestra. Sandwiches and coffee were served late in the evening.

Approximately 50 midshipmen attended, with their drags, along with 15 additional guests, including two West Pointers. Capt.

W. S. Bryan, USAF, took action pictures during the evening.

Some 21 members of the Pittsburgh chapter, and their wives, were on hand for the dance, as well as a new member of the chapter, Lt. John J. Brock, U S N .

Newport, R. I.

V. Adm. Sherwoode A. Taffinder, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Taffinder have had with them their three children and seven grandchildren through the holidays. They were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ives and two youngsters from New Haven, Conn., and Cdr. and Mrs. Taffinder, Jr., and their two children from Brooklyn, N. Y. MISS BARBARA JANE HOFHEINS, Also Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. K. B. Morton daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hofand their three children, who live at the heins of Buffalo, N . Y., will wed Lt. (jg) Charles Vincent Lavin, USN. Anchorage.

S H I P M A T E

the Commissioned Officers' Mess, North Island.

Guests included Gen. and Senora Izaguirre, members of his staff and their wives; Gov. and Senora Braulio Maldonado; Mayor and Mrs. John Butler; Louis Blanchard, American consul to Tijuana, and Mrs. Blanchard; Santiago Campbell, Mexican consul to San Diego, and Mrs. Campbell, Chamber of Commerce officials and their wives, and members of Admiral Dyer's staff' and their wives. . . .

Capt. J. L. Wilfong, recent port control officer, 11th Naval District, and Mrs. Wilfong sailed last month from New York for Bremerhaven, Germany, with headquarters for the new commander of the tJ. S. Military Sea Transport Service at La Rochelle, France.

The Wilfongs' son, George, is a student at the University of Redlands, and John is at San Bernardino Valley School. At the close of the term in the spring, they will join their parents in France.

Before leaving for Europe, Captain and Mrs. Wilfong visited in Seattle and Yakima, Wash. . . .

V. Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Sprague have been guests of her mother, Mrs. D. S. Curry of San Diego. Ths admiral formerly was Com Air Pac chief, with headquarters at North Island. They now live in Piedmont Pines, Oakland.

Joining the family group were Mrs. Sprague's brother-in-law and sister, Capt.

W. E. G. Erskine, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Erskine of Coronado.

The Spragues' son-in-law and daughter, Cdr. and Mrs. Louis P. Spear, and children are in Arlington, Va., and their son, Lt. Martin Sprague, USA, is a paratrooper on duty in Japan. . . .

V. Adm. and Mrs. WilHam McComb Callaghan spent the holidays with the officer's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Taft of Atherton, who have a desert home near Palm Springs.

Also joining the group was the admiral's brother, Charles Callaghan of Oakland....

Capt. Walter F. Rodee, USN, commanding officer of the Naval Air Station, North Island, and Mrs. Rodee are among the

many hosts who have entertained for Mrs. Forrest Sherman who is making an extended visit with her brother-in-law and sister, V. Adm. and Mrs. Harold M. Martin, in their North Island quarters.

Maj. Gen. Lewis Burwell Puller, USMC, and Mrs. Puller also entertained at dinner for Mrs. Sherman and the Martins in their Marine Depot quarters. . . .

Capt. Keith M. Krieger, USN, and Mrs. Krieger and their son, Midn. Tom Krieger, entertained at a New Year's Day party. Midshipman Krieger, a third classman, returned to Annapolis that evening. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. Charles J. Whiting were hosts at a party in their La Jolla home between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Williams entertained at cocktails in their transbay home.

The officer commands Submarine Squadron 5, and guests were skippers of the subs under him. Also, Capt. J. W. Blanchard, Flotilla 1 commander, and his chief of staff, Capt. F. W. Scanland, Jr., and division commanders, and their ladies. . . .

Capt. B. A. Fuetsch, USN, and Mrs. Fuetsch are now in their newly purchased home at 3655 Zola Street. . . .

Mrs. Arthur Burneston Owens has moved into her new home at 904 5th Street, in Coronado. She is the mother of Mrs. Vincent H. Godfrey, wife of Captain Godfrey, U S N (Ret.), of Pittsburgh, Pa. . . .

Also buying a home in Coronado are Capt. William C. Schultz, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Schultz. . . .

R. Adm. Leon J. Huffman, chief of staff to Adm. Lynde D. McCormick, commander-in-chief, Atlantic Fleet, who had just returned from Europe and a N A T O conference, spent the holiday season in Coronado with Mrs. Huffman and daughters, Marcia, Wanda and Leona.

Admiral Huffman was in charge of the Navy program, "Operation Mariner." . . .

R. Adm. and Mrs. C. F. Flower entertained the Mare Island bridge club at the Officers' Mess, with seven tables of rubber contract. New members attending were Cdr. and Mrs. H. C. Mason and the latter's mother, Mrs. Bromley. . . .

The Mare Island Duplicate Players held their tournament at the Officers' Mess, with ten tables reserved. Fifteen new packs of cards were donated to the club as Christmas presents from the members.

Capt J. M. Ellicott, U S N ( R e t ) , was in charge of arrangements, assisted by Mrs. J. G. Doyen and Mr. W. D. Meiling.

Santa Barbara

Lt. and Mrs. Stuart Grant Murray have returned to their home here after visiting in Monkton, Md., over the holidays. They were guests of her grandmother, Mrs. Harry T. Pearce, and her aunt, Mrs. Donald H. Frantz.

With the family for several days were Mrs. Murray's brother, George W. Bauernschmidt, Jr., and her sister and brother-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graham of Baltimore, and their young son.

Mrs. Murray and her sister and brother are the daughters and son of R. Adm. and Mrs. George W. Bauernschmidt.

Seattle, Wash.

Photo

by Von

Dubell

MISS CHERON JANE BLACK, daughter of Capt. J. D. Black, USN, and Mrs. Black of Norfolk, Va., who attends the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, Va. She is pledged to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

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V. Adm. H. H. Good, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Good were among those who assisted in receiving at the New Year's Day reception of the Washington Athletic Club's ball, with some 400 attending.

An 8 o'clock social hour was followed by dancing, with a breakfast served after

Photo

by

Warren

MISS ANNE GARRETT McWILLIAMS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. McWilliams of Annapolis, whose engagement to Lt. Chauncey Everett Schmidt, USAF, has been announced. the New Year. Mr. and Mrs. D. Roy Johnson headed the receiving line. . . .

Parents of debutantes, members of their families, and close friends dined in the (Georgian Room of the Olympic during the holidays, with R. Adm. (Gordon Rowe attending.

NAVY WIVES Newport, R. I. Naval War College Wives

Club

Mrs. Jack C. Titus, president, has announced that The Man Who Came to Dinner will be presented in April for benefit of Navy Relief. Director is S. Morton Giles, who is well known for his work as director of the Newport Players Guild, and for his speech clinic at Martin Hall in Bristol.

Capt. James Lang, USN, who had just returned from Moscow where he was naval attache, spoke to members of the club at a recent meeting.

War College Book Club

The first meeting of the new year was held at the home of Mrs. Granville A. Moore, Naval Station, when assisting hostess was Mrs. James D. Nutt. Mrs. Peter J. Foley reviewed Visa to Moscow by Michael Gordey.

Annapolis, Md. Naval Academy

Women's

Club

A fashion show sponsored by Garfinkel's of Washington, D. C, was featured at the January meeting of the club. A tea concluded the afternoon, with Mrs. J. B. Gay, Mrs. Kenneth H. Noble, Mrs. H. A. Baldridge, Mrs. Fred W. Walton, Mrs. Paul R. Heineman, Mrs. William F. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Levin H. Campbell and Mrs. John Halligan pouring at the tea and coffee tables.

Assisting were Mrs. W. J. Dunseath, Mrs. Stuart Savage, Mrs. T. J. Burckell, Mrs. E. F. Harden, Mrs. W. D. Huggard and Mrs. Jean C. Hempstead.

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Seattle Wash.

Navy Officers' Wives C/ub Teo Mrs. Allan E. Smith, wife of the commandant of the 13th Naval District, was hostess at the tea held in honor of the new officers of the club, including Mrs. John W. Crumpacker, new president.

The tea was held in the quarters of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Smith.

A check for $500 was given Mrs. A. H. Roos, chairman of the club's scholarship fund, by Mrs. John J. Freytak, chairman of the Navy Thrift Shop. In 1953 a total of $1,000 was given to the University of Washington by the club to be used by Navy men to further their education.

The group also maintains a memorial fund from which loans are granted to Navy men with dependents during their enrollment at the university.

LeBarron, Miss Eugenia Jones, Miss Julia Christening Kivlen, Miss Aim Pennoyer and Miss St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Armapolis, Dixie Cotton.

Md., was the setting for the baptism of A cocktail party was given in the Offi- little John Morgan Redfield, Jr., son of Lt. cers' Mess at the second in the series, and (jg) and Mrs. John Morgan Redfield of the final party was a tea held last month Norfolk, Va., with the Rev. Alden Besse officiating at the rites. in the home of Miss Jeanne Howell.

Godfather was the infant's great-uncle, TOP, Washington, D. C. R. Adm. Albert F. France, U S N ( R e t ) , Honoring six new initiates, the Wash- and godmothers were the baby's aunt, Mrs. ington chapter held its annual Christmas W. T. Smith of Fort Meade, Md., and dance in the Oak Leaf room of the Be- Miss Martha France, also the child's aunt.

A reception followed in the home of Mrs. thesda Naval Medical Officers' Club with William C. France, widow of Captain 100 members and guests attending.

France, U S N , the baby's grandmother.

Col. and Mrs. William M. Talbot, whose Maternal grandparents are R. Adm. Tom daughter, Miss Barbara Talbot served as B. Hill, U S N , Superintendent of the Nadance committee chairman, were sponsors. val Gun Factory and Commandant of the Potomac River Naval Command, and Mrs. Hill, of Washington, D. C. Lieutenant Redfield is serving on the USS

NAVY JUNIORS

Debufonfe Miss Azalea Adelaide McDowell, daughter of Capt. Percival E. McDowell, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. McDowell of South River, near Annapolis, Md., was one of the season's debutantes who took part in a continuous round of Washington teas, diimers and dances.

Among the many dinners she attended was that given by former Ambassador to Japan and Mrs. Joseph Grew for their granddaughter. Miss Ann English. She was a guest at the tea dance for Miss Gloria Lloyd Ely at the F Street Club, and Miss Ann Plumb's dinner at the Sheraton Carlton. Also a dance for the debut of Miss Susan Blodgett Lowe.

Attending several parties with his sister was Alexander Willis Kierulff McDowell who is a junior at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and is a member of the Air Force Reserve.

They are the grandchildren of Capt.

Earle P . Huff, (MC) U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Huff of Hanover Street.

Miss McDowell, who toured Europe last stunmer, is attending Connecticut (College for Women in New London.

Returns from Europe Miss Virginia Lovejoy, daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. Ferold D. Lovejoy of Rodgers Road, Naval Academy, visited her parents following her return to this country after eight months' stay abroad. She is now in New York.

Miss Lovejoy arrived in England early in May, in time for the Coronation. She then studied at the Alliance Francaise in Paris, and traveled in a number of European countries before returning home aboard the ItaHan liner SS CONTE B I A N CAMANO. Debut Tea

now

in the

Mediter-

Chopel Rites

The Naval Academy Chapel was the scene of the christening of Murray Clay, son of Cdr. and Mrs. David H . Jackson of the Naval Engineering Experiment Station, with Chaplain John D. Zimmerman officiating at the baptismal rites.

The baby's godparents were Capt. George F. Watson, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Watson of Boston. Attending the christening were Mrs. Jackson's parents, Capt. J. M. Thornton, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Thornton, and her brother, John M. Thornton, of Greensboro, N . C. The Jacksons entertained a few friends in their quarters following the ceremony.

Photo by Glogau

MISS BARBARA BEATRICE FORD, daughter of Capt. Walter Chilcott Ford, USN, and Mrs. Ford of Annapolis, Md., whose engagement to Midn. Maurice Harry Werness, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice C. Werness of Coliunbia, S. C , has been announced. The wedding will take place in June in the Naval Academy Chapel.

The initiation ceremony took place earlier in the home of Miss Betty Fort, daughter of R. Adm. George H. Fort, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Fort, on Edmunds Street. New members are Mrs. Jean Akers. Miss Patricia Buckley, Miss Kathryn Coolidge, Miss Marianne Gushing, Miss Anne Lanahan and Miss Elizabeth NewTOP, Annapolis, Md.

Miss Anna Lib Wells is the new presiMrs. John Bosley Yellott entertained at dent of the Annapolis chapter, replacing a tea early in the season in her home on Miss Pat Hill who became the bride of Keswick Road, Baltimore, for the girls Ensign Roy O. Girod, USN, in December.

Members brought gifts of clothing, who made their debut at the Bachelors canned foods, toys and various presents Cotillion.

Honor guest was her sister. Miss Mabel that were given to a needy family of seven White James, daughter of V. Adm. Jules in the Annapolis area. A Christmas box James, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. James of was also sent to their "adopted" French orphan.

Washington, D. C. Plans are now being made for the anTOP, San Diego Chapter nual mother-daughter tea to be held this A series of rush parties were held during month in Alumni House. the holiday season, when members of the A remembrance was sent to Mrs. Wilsorority held a dance, followed by a buffet liam B. Milesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the former Miss Charlotte supper, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Ewaldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whose husband. Lieutenant Miles, Receiving the guests were Col. Richard USN, was killed in a car accident last P. Ross, USMC, Capt. and Mrs. H. E. month.

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PITTSBURGH,

ranean.

Pledges Sorority Miss Carol Roberts, daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Roberts of Armapolis, Md., has been pledged to Delta Delta Delta sorority at the University of Maryland.

BETROTHED

Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Foster Debevoise of Short Hills, N. J., and Mere Point, Me., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Edith Debevoise, to Stephen Roald Hustvedt, son of Vice Adm. Olaf Mandt Hustvedt, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Hustvedt of Washington, D. C. Miss Debevoise is a graduate of the Masters School at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., and of Vassar College. She is a member of the faculty of the Madeira School at Greenway, Va. Mr. Hustvedt attended St. Alban's School and was graduated from Bowdoin College. * * * Mrs. Samuel Clifford Pinney, Jr., of Pensacola, Fla., announces the engagement of her daughter. Miss Mary Jayne Pinney, to Lt. (jg) Lamar Wyatt Tuzo, USN, son of Capt. and Mrs. Paul B. Tuzo of Alexandria, Va. Miss Pinney attended Florida State University and was a member of Kappa Alpha "Theta sorority. Lieutenant Tuzo was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1952. He recently completed flight training at Pensacola. * * * Capt. Walter Harold Price, U S N , and Mrs. Price of Washington, D. C , announce the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Clarice Yates Price, to Ens. Gerald Francois Laughlin, Jr., U S N , son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Francois Laughlin of West Palm Beach, Fla. Miss Price is a graduate of St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock, Va., and S H I P M A T E

is now attending George Wasnington Uni- gagement of their daughter. Miss Carolyn versity. Ensign Laughlin is a member of Corwin, to Mr. Alexander Scott Chamberthe Class of 1953 and is stationed in Japan, lain, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain of Bellefonte, Ashland, Ky. on the U S S ORLECK (DD-886).

An early April wedding is planned.

Miss Corwin is a graduate of Colby * * * Junior College and of Syracuse UniverCapt. Harry E. Townsend, U S N , Naval sity. She is a member of the Junior League Station, Newport, R. L, and Mrs. Town- of Bridgeport, and is a photogrammetrist send have announced the engagement of with the Aero Service Corporation of their daughter. Miss Shirley Lu Townsend, Philadelphia.

Mr. Chamberlain is a graduate of the to L t (jg) Robert Brown Grant, USCG, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Grant University of Kentucky and Syracuse University. He is a lieutenant in the Air Force of Springfield, Mass.

Miss Townsend is a student at St. Luke's Reserve.

Hospital School of Nursing in New Bedford. Lieutenant Grant was graduated from Mr. and Mrs. John Collins Chevalier of the Coast Guard Academy in 1951. H e is Washington, D. C , announce the engageoperations officer aboard the USCGC ment of their daughter. Miss Renee ChevaCHAMBERS at New Bedford. lier, to Ens. James A. Lyons, Jr., U S N , * * * Capt. Walter Chilcott Ford, U S N , and Mrs. Ford of Armapolis, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Barbara Beatrice Ford, to Midshipman Maurice Harry Werness, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice C. Werness of Columbia, S. C. Miss Ford attended Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Queens House School for Girls and Trinity College of Music in London, the University of Maryland and is now a junior at American University. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Tau Omicron Phi service sorority.

In 1950 she was presented at the royal garden party at Buckingham Palace.

Midshipman Werness attended Georgia Institute of Technology before entering the Naval Academy, from where he will graduate in Jime. He was a member of Navy's football squad.

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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P . Keyes of New York aimounce the engagement of their daughter. Miss June Mary Keyes, to Midn.

Ronald J. Wiltsie, son of Mrs. Irving D. Wiltsie of Riverdale, N . Y., and the late Captain Wiltsie, U S N .

Miss Keyes is a graduate of the Katharine Gibbs School and is now employed by the A. G. Vanderbilt Estates. Midshipman Wiltsie attended Manhattan College before entering the Naval Academy, where he is a first classman. * * * Prof, and Mrs. William Hoke Berry of Annapolis, Md., announce the engagement of Mrs. Berry's daughter, Miss Elizabeth Anne Schmidt, to Ens. John Harry Morrison, Jr., U S N , son of Mrs. Harold L. Norcross of Indianapolis, Ind., and Annapolis, and the late Mr. John H. Morrison, member of the Naval Academy Class of 1921.

Miss Schmidt is a graduate of Holton Arms in Washington, D. C , and is attending Pembroke College of Brown University in Providence, R. I. She is a daughter of the late Cdr. Maximilian G. Schmidt, USN, Class of 1932, and the granddaughter of the late Cdr. and Mrs. Robert B. Hilliard and the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Earle Feddeman of Centreville, Md. Ensign Morrison is a graduate of Severn School and of the Naval Academy, Class of 1953. He is stationed on the U S S W A L -

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MISS CLARICE YATES PRICE, daughter of Capt. Walter H. Price, USN, and Mrs. Price of Washington, D. C , whose engagement has been announced to Ens. Gerald Francois Laughlin, Jr., USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons of West Ehglewood, N. J. Miss Chevalier attended Mount Vernon Junior College. Ensign Lyons was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1952.

An April wedding is planned. * * * Capt. Hunter Wood, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Wood of San Diego, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Dorothy Jane Wood, to Mr. Russell Edwin Rumney, son of Mrs. Maxine McNeilage of Coronado, Calif., and Mr. Walter Rumney of Tucson, Ariz.

Both Miss Wood and Mr. Rumney are students at the University of Arizona, where she is a sophomore and he a senior.

She is a member of Delta Gamma sorority and Tau Omicron Phi service sorority. Mr. Rumney is a member of Phi Delta Theta.

The wedding will take place in the summer following his graduation as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army, when he will be stationed at Ft. Knox, Ky. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Albert di Leonardi of Mayfield, Md., announce the engagement

of their daughter. Miss Joan Irene di Leonardi, to Mr. Paul William Steinhagen, Jr., son of Rear Adm. Paul William Steinhagen, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Steinhagen of Annapolis, Md. Miss di Leonardi is attending Mount St. Agnes College in Baltimore. Mr. Steinhagen was graduated from Loyola College and will enter the Naval Officers Candidate School in Newport, R. I., this month. * * * Capt Edward H. McMenemy, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. McMenemy of Houston, "Tex., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Betty Louise McMenemy, to Lt. Richard Durdan Maurer, U S A F , son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Maurer of Maplewood, N. J. Miss McMenemy is a senior at the University of Houston. Lieutenant Maurer is a graduate of Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. and Mrs. William J. McWilliams of Annapolis, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Anne Garrett McWilliams, to Lt. Chauncey Everett Schmidt, USAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Schmidt of Iowa City, Iowa.

Miss McWilliams is a graduate of Marjorie Webster Jr. College, and is a member of the Junior League of Baltimore and of Tau Omicron Phi service sorority.

Lieutenant Schmidt is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1953, and is now stationed at Orlando, Fla. * * * Mrs. John Joseph Carroll of Baltimore has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Margaret Marie Carroll, to Ens. James Philip Keane, USN, son of Mr. John M. Keane and the late Mrs. Keane of Boston, Mass.

Miss Carroll is a graduate of Trinity Preparatory School and attended the University of Maryland where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Ensign Keane attended Harvard University before entering the Naval Academy, from where he was graduated in 1952. * * * Mrs. Dorothy King Grant of Perdido Manor and Mr. Frederick Dent Grant of Saudi Arabia have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Dorothy Jean Grant, to Midn. Walter Benjamin Frick, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Frick of El Cajon, Calif., and Norfolk, Va. Miss Grant is attending the University of Alabama. Midshipman Frick attended the University of Florida before entering the Naval Academy, from where he will graduate in June. * * * Mr. and Mrs. David N. Phillips of Drexel Hill, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Elisabeth Mary Phillips, to Midn. Edward E. Henifin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Henifin of Kenmare, N . D. Miss Phillips is a senior at Wilson College and Midshipman Henifin is a first classman at the Naval Academy. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hudson Church, Jr., of Tower Hill, Red Bank, N. J., have announced the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Christine Ebba Church, to Lt. (jg) Martin W. Kunze, U S N , son of Mrs. Theodore R. Kunze and the late Mr. Kunze of Fair Haven.

Miss Church was graduated from VailDeane School and is a senior at the Co21

lumbia-Presbj-terian School of Nursing, Saturday, 2 January, Miss Julia Ruth Bi.xby of Holliswoods, N. Y., and Ens. New York.

Thompson, daughter of Mrs. Bernard Harold Lincoln Walters, Jr., U S N , son Lieutenant Kunze served two years with Mayer of Silver Spring, Md., and Lt. (jg) of Mr. and Mrs. Walters of Annapolis, the Marine Corps in China. H e was grad- ^Marshall Neverson Whitehurst, Jr., USN, Md., in the American Cathedral of the uated from the Naval Academy, Class of son of Mr. and Mrs. Whitehurst, also of Hol}"^ Trinity, Paris, France. The bride is 1952. and is engineering officer aboard the Silver Spring, at St. Luke's Lutheran a graduate of Katharine Gibbs School in destroyer U S S FRED T . BERRY. Church. Lieutenant A\'hitehurst is a mem- New York and has been with the Ameriber of the Class of 1952 and is attached to can Embassy in Paris. Ensign Walters is * * * a member of the Class of 1953, and is atMr. and Mrs. Robert Franklin Hofheins the U S S STORMES. of Buffalo, N. Y., have announced the en- Tuesday, 29 December. Miss Dixey Anne tached to the U S S WORCESTER. Home, gagement of their daughter. Miss Barbara .\ndrews, daughter of Capt. Richard Stott- Boston.

Jane Hofheins. to Lt. (jg) Charles Vin- ko .\ndrews, USN, District Intelligence Tuesday, 22 December, Miss Marcia St. cent Lavin, U S N , son of Mr. and Mrs. Officer, 12th Naval District, and Mrs. An- John Peterson, daughter of R. .Adm. John Charles M. Lavin of Kenmore. drews of Burlingame, Calif., and Wilming- Valdemar Peterson, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Miss HotTieins was graduated from the ton, N. C , and Dr. Richard Bembrv Peterson of Coronado, Calif., and Lt. (jg) Buffalo Seminary and is attending Cor- Smith. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith o'f William Raymond Nichols, Jr., USNR, nell University, where she is a member of Hawkinsville, Ga., in the First Presby- son of Capt. William RajTnond Nichols, Alpha Phi sorority. Lieutenant Lavin was terian Church, Wilmington. The bride at- USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Nichols of Corograduated from the Naval Academy, Class tended Colegio Northlands. Buenos Aires; nado, in Christ Episcopal Church. The of 1952, and is now attending the Naval Salem Academy; the College of William bride attended Occidental College and is a Submarine School at New London, Conn. and Mary and Mills College. Dr. Smith senior at the University of California at attended Emory University and was grad- Berkeley. The bridegroom was graduated * * * from Carnegie Institute of Technology and Mr. and Mrs. William J. Taylor, Jr.. of is now attending the Graduate School of Baltimore have announced the engagement Business at Stanford University. Home, of their daughter. Miss Charlotte Patricia Palo Alto, Calif.

Taylor, to Midn. Robert Edward Burns, Saturday, 12 December, ]Miss Leslie Gehson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Burns of res. daughter of R. Adm. Leslie Edward Alton, III. Gehres, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Gehres Miss Taylor was graduated from Notre of La Mesa, Calif., and Mr. Peter Francis Dame of Maryland Preparatory School Girard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. and attended Notre Dame of Maryland Girard of Carmel Valley, in historic CarCollege. Midshipman Burns is a member mel Mission. The bride attended Punahou of the Class of 1954 at the Naval Academy. .\cademy in Honolulu and San Diego State The wedding will take place in June.

College. Mr. Girard is a graduate of the * * * University of California at Berkeley and is an aeronautical engineer at Ryan.

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Thomas of Washington, D. C , and Seattle, Wash., Saturday. 12 December, !Miss Jean Mcllannounce the engagement of their daughwaine Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ter. Miss Jo Ann Thomas, to ^Midn. WesRichard Coke Marshall of Belle Haven, ley Alexander Newsome, son of Mrs. -Alexandria. Va... and 1st L t Thomas Neil Evel>-n Newsome of Dayton, Ohio.

Bakke, U S . \ F , son of Mrs. Clarence L. Miss Thomas was graduated from Penn Bakke of Denver, Colo., and the late Mr. Hall in Chambersburg, Pa., and is attendBakke, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. ing the University of Maryland. MidshipThe bride attended St. Agnes School and man Newsome will be graduated from the was graduated from Hollins College. She Naval Academy in June. is a direct descendant of Chief Justice * * * John Marshall. Lieutenant Bakke is a member of the Class of 1952, and has comMr. and Mrs. O. W. Lindauer of Anpleted training as a jet pilot. Home, Truax napolis, Md., have announced the engageAir Force Base, Madison, Wis. ment of their daughter, Miss Mary Constance Lindauer, to Midn. James Nelson Saturday. 12 December, Miss Josie Simone Hicks, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Hicks of Brullhard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto MISS ELIZABETH ANNE SCHMIDT, Brullhard of Forest Hills, Queens, N. Y., Martinsburg, W . Va. daughter of Mrs. William Hoke Berry of and Lt. (jg) Alan Fulgham Clark, U S N , Miss Lindauer attended the University Annapolis the late Cdr. Maximilian son of !Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Clark, of Maryland. Midshipman Hicks is a mem- G. Schmidt,and USN, bride-elea of Ens. John Jr., of Birmingham. .\la., in the Church in ber of the first class at the Naval Academy.

Harry Morrison, Jr., USN. the Gardens, Forest Hills. The bride was The wedding will take place in June. graduated from the Beard School, Orange, * * * N. J., and Traphagen School of Fashion. uated from Northwestern University DenMr. and Mrs. Raymond Dienstl of TuckShe made her debut in 1950. Lieutenant ahoe, N. Y., announce the engagement of tal School. Home, Hawkinsville.

Clark attended Marion Aliiitary Institute their daughter, Miss Sharon Rae Dienstl, Tuesday, 29 December. Miss Ethel Cath- before entering the Naval .\cademy. where to Midn. Robert Conklin, son of Mr. and erine Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. he was a member of the Class of 1952.

Mrs. Ralph Conklin of Cold Spring Har- A. E. Holmes of Washington, D. C , and Home, Long Beach, Calif.

Lt. Wiley A. Scott, USN, son of Mr. and bor, N. Y. Miss Dienstl is a senior at Duke Uni- Mrs. W. .\. Scott of Jasper, Ala., at the Saturday, 21 November. Miss Margaret versity. Midshipman Conklin will be grad- Fort Myer Chapel. The bride has been on .Ann Macklin, daughter of R. Adm. W. A. the secretarial staff of Representative S. Macklin. U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Mackuated from the Naval Academy in June.

Smith of Virginia. Lieutenant Scott is a lin of Woolford. Md., and Air. William Reginald Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. member of the Class of 1946.

WEDDING BELLS Tu-csday. 29 December, Miss .'\nnette Edwin C. Hopkins of Cambridge, Md., in Saturday, 2 January, Miss Ruth Ann Ap- Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zion Methodist Church. The bride attended pley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown of Pensacola, Fla., and Lt. (jg) Notre Dame of Maryland, and Mr. HopAsa Appley of Glen Ridge, N. J., and Robert Francis Dunn, USN, son of Mr. kins is a graduate of the University of Hamilton, N. Y., and Lt. (jg) Albert and Mrs. Joseph Dunn of Chicago, III., in Maryland. Home, Cambridge.

Cleaves Cohen, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Saturday. 7 November. Miss Carol .\nn Albert Morris Cohen of Wynnewood, Pa., the First Baptist Church.

Johnson, daughter of Capt. Ralph Clarence Sunday, 27 December, Miss Frances Louin the Chapel of the Glen Ridge CongregaJohnson, USN, and Mrs. Johnson of Newtional Church. The bride was graduated ise Klimes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. port. R. I., and Lt. (jg) James Ramsev from Northfield School for Girls and at- .Adolph Klimes of Eastport, Md., and Lt. Grimes. USNR, son of Air. and Airs. Tohii tended Connecticut College for Women. (jg) Walther Gusteav Langloh, U S N , D. Grimes of Owego, N. Y., in the Naval Lieutenant Cohen attended Haverford son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Langloh Hospital Chapel, Newport. The bride's School, and is a member of the Naval of Hammond, Ind., in St. Mary's Church, father is commanding officer, U. S. Naval Academy Class of 1949. His maternal Annapolis. Lieutenant Langloh is a mem- School Command, Naval Station. Lieutengrandparents were the late Admiral and ber of the Class of 1952. Home, Pensacola. ant Grimes is a graduate of Colgate UniMrs. .\lbert Gleaves. Home, San Diego, Friday, 25 December, Miss Ellen Jane Bix- versity, and is serving on the U S S ZELLARS by, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (jeorge L. (DD-777). Home, Norfolk.

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UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

YOUNG BLOOD WANTED W h y d o n ' t s o m e of y o u y o u n g fellows t r y y o u r h a n d a t w r i t i n g f o r Shipmate!

W h i l e w e are all agreed that t h e Association has a good magazine w i t h i n t e r e s t i n g a r t i c l e s , o u r contributing authors are almost without exception alumni w h o are i n t h e " u p p e r h a l f " as f a r as t h e i r a g e g r o u p is c o n c e r n e d . W h i l e w e a r e most a p p r e c i a t i v e of t h e g e n e r o s i t y of these c o n t r i b u t o r s w h o h a v e g i v e n so u n s t i n t i n g l y of t h e i r t i m e a t s m a l l compensation, w e w o u l d like t o b r o a d e n t h e s c o p e of t h e m a g a z i n e t o i n c l u d e articles a u t h o r e d b y s o m e of o u r y o u n g e r a l u m n i .

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OFFICERS To serve until after the Spring meeting 1954 President— V. ADM. G . F . HUSSEV, JR., U S N (Ret.), '16... .Norwalk, Cotm.

Vice-President (Eastern Area)— V. ADM. E . L . COCHRANE, U S N ( R e t ) , 'U... .Cambridge. Mass.

Vice-President (Central Area) HOWARD V. CLARK, '21

Y a r n s of p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e s a r e especially d e s i r e d , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e with a h u m a n interest approach. I n cidents r e c o u n t e d n e e d n o t b e service c o n n e c t e d , stories concerning h a p p e n i n g s i n c i v i l life a r e e q u a l l y acceptable. A few^ p h o t o s w i l l b e of g r e a t assistance t o u s i n p r e s e n t i n g your a r t i c l e t o b e s t a d v a n t a g e .

W e d o compensate contributors for a n y a r t i c l e s w h i c h a r e a c c e p t e d for p u b l i c a t i o n , so w h y n o t g i v e o u r readers t h e p l e a s u r e of s h a r i n g w i t h you a p o i n t of i n t e r e s t i n y o u r life and m a k e a b i t of s p e n d i n g m o n e y as w e l l ? H o w a b o u t i t ?

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Vice-President (Western Area)— R. ADM. K . J. CHRISTOPH, U S N ( R e t ) , ' 2 0 . . . 5 " a » Diego, CaHj. Executive Director—R. ADM. C . E . CONEY, U S N (Ret.), '19

TRUSTEES To serve until after the Spring meeting 1954 CAPT. L . F . BROWN, U S N R , '16

At Large

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GLENN O . CARTER, 'OS

R. ADM. H . C . TRAIN, U S N ( R e t ) ,

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CDR. A . D . A. CRAWFORD,

ROYCE N . F L I P P I N , '26 (New York)

CDR. J . A . Mn.BURN, USNR, (Philadelphia)

Local R. A D M . ROBERT HENDERSON, U S N

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R. A D M . A. H . V A N KEUREN, U S N ADM. J .

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J. J. MCGUIRE, '45 (Baltimore) ADM. L . E . DENFELD, U S N (Ret.),'12

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(Past President) CAPT. H . G . COREY, U S N '30 (Naval

THOMAS M . SEARLES, '13 (Phila.)

Academy) At Large

To serve until after the Spring meeting 1955 V. A D M . W . S . ANDERSON, U S N

CDR. S . G . LAMB, U S N

(Ret.), '19

( R e t ) , '03 V. A D M . H . E . OVERESCH, U S N , '15

CAPT. J. G. SPANGLER, U S N , '32

To serve until after the Spring meeting 1956 V ADM. W . W . S M I T H , U S N (Ret.),

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A. E. TARANTINO, '35 CDR. C . S . WALLINE, U S N , '40

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Air Reserve to be ready for instant use m case of emergency.

Jerry was 75 years old on last January 9.

He has earned a well-deserved rest Throughout his iifty-one years of service he has exerted a steady influence on the strenothening of our national defense, an influence which will be felt for many years to come.

DEIQQ Sec'y. C ÂŤ p ^ L. M. Atkins, U S N ( B e t . ) .

39 Franklin St.. Annapolis, H d .

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Seasons Greetings were received at Alumni House from H I R A M MANN in the form of some of his "Broadway Baloney Ballads," and a suggestion that Korea GTs welcome all kinds of reading matter.

Send to A P O 59, c/o PAI, San Francisco, for Distributing Library, H Q K B S , U. S. Army.

See'7. Mr. Albert H. MacCarthy.

Carrel Hall, Annapolis, Md.

1954 Homecoming Dates In view of next fall's football schedule, present indications are that the Superintendent will designate September 24 and 25 as the Homecoming Weekend dates for the year 1954.

their son, Col. Thomas C. Foote, USA, on duty with the General Staff in the Pentagon, and their daughter, the wife of Lt. Col. James F. Lawrence, USMC, on duty at Marine Corps Headquarters.

The Pyes got the classmates and their wives together in honor of the Footes at a delightful afternoon party on January 4, at their apartment, 2230 California St. The Olivers had returned to their home in Cambridge, Mass. Present were the Footes, the Colvocoresses, the Basses, the Furers, the Richardsons, Galbraith, Jackson, King, Mrs. Ackerson, Mrs. Castle, and Mrs. McBride.

It is with regret we must report the death, in September last, by a third stroke, of our classmate H E N R Y W. W A T S O N at his home in Lexington, Miss., where his widow still resides. This brief notice was passed on to us by Sheldon Anding who lately received it from one of Watson's nieces also living in Lexington.

The short account of the Army and Navy football game played at Annapolis in 1893 as given by Harry Yarnell in the January issue of Shipmate reminds me of the terrible hour of high tension I personally endured as I sat on the players' bench during those two 30-minute halves, for I was the Plebe substitute quarterback for Bookwaiter of the Class of '94.

"Book" also was playing throughout that Sec'y. Capt. R. H. Johnston. (SC) U S N (Ret.). game under heavy physical strain for, sev- 2118 Bancroft PI., N.W.. Washington 8. D . C. eral times, time had- to be called while he GEORGE R. HORNING, who for sevran over to the seawall nearby and dropping on his belly with his head over the eral years lived in Seattle, Wash., after wall he "gave to the sea" while I foolishly his retirement from civilian employment has recently located at 725 E. Orange trembled for fear he would not return to there, St., Lakeland, Fla. the game.

W A L T E R G. DIMAN, who resigned However, Josh Hartwell, our coach, knew "Book's" fighting spirit and gladly in 1911, for many years was an engineering waited each time for his return rather consultant and has been making his home than risk an untried substitute at quarter- at 98J^ Main St., Andover, Mass. Much improvement recently in his health will back. permit him to go south to Charlotte, N. C., for the winter and spring.

J E R R Y LAND has resigned his position as president of the Air Transport AsSec'y, Capt. Edward S. Jackson, U S N (Ret.), sociation, which office he has held with 1165 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena 5, Calif. marked success for the past eight years.

A baby girl, Anne Sigourney Jeffers, When Jerry was released from the Mariwas bom on December 16 to Mr. and Mrs. time Commission in 1946 he was immediWilliam N. Jeffers in New York. The ately elected to the presidency of the Air voung lady is the granddaughter of the Transport Association. He accepted the late Capt. W I L L I A M N I C H O L S O N post with the understanding that at the end J E F F E R S and Mrs. Jeffers and is named of three years, he would be permitted to for her paternal grandmother, Nannie. retire. At the end of that time, the directors of the association requested that he stay on and Jerry agreed. Again, two years ago he submitted his resignation but the directors prevailed upon him to remain.

Sec'y, R. Adm. J. A. Furer. U S N (Ret.), Under his leadership, the scheduled air2101 Connecticnt Ave., N . W., Washinston 8, D . C. lines have increased their gross annual A number of classmates were in Wash- business from 450 million to a billion dolington over the Christmas holidays visiting lars. Air freight volume has increased sons and daughters: the Olivers to see their thirteen times. Working in the interest of son S. Hempstone Oliver, curator of the national defense, he was instrumental in Section of Land Transportation at the the incorporation of the total airline fleet Smithsonian Institution; the Footes to visit of four-engine equipment into the Civil

W I L L I A M B. H O W E advises that his address is Fruitvale Ranch, Valley Center, San Diego County, Calif.

LEO F. W E L C H corrects his address to Ledge Rd., Newport, R. I.

Sec'y. Capt. R. F. Frellsen. U S N ( R e t . ) , 5 Sherwood Rd.. Wardour. Annapolis. Md.

Floride and K E N T H E W I T T have closed their Vermont home for the winter and will reside in Annapolis at 5 Acton PI. for the next few months.

Sec'y. Col. D . C. Cordiner. U S A ( R e t . ) .

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

W O R R A L L R. CARTER gives his current address as 1737 34th St., N.W., Washington 7, D. C. Among the current addresses received in the editorial offices of Shipmate recently are the following: W I L L I A M A. HODGMAN, 8204 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, Calif.

W I L L I A M R. M U N R O E , 5959 Bellevue Ave., La Jolla, Calif.

R A L P H G. WALLING, 313 William St., Key West, Fla. BOYCE K. MUIR, 2060 Robinson Rd., Grand Rapids, Mich.

We regret to inform the class of the death of GEORGE E. B R A N D T on 12 December 1953. He is survived by his widow, Gertrude, and son, Cdr. George Brandt, Jr. He was interred at Arlington.

The following were honorary pallbearers: Donald, Emmerson, James, Shafroth, Rockwell, Thomas, Wille, DeSaussure and Cordiner. Mrs. Brandt's address is 225 N. Boscawen St., Winchester, Va. Mrs. Constance E S T E S S ' present address is 1626 Mt. Eagle PI., Alexandria, Va. P A T D O N A V I N is on the move again and gives his present address as 173 S.E. 12th St., Miami, Fla. The 1908 Lucky Bag was obtained by BILL SEARCY,'who added $10 to the class fund.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. H. C. Train. U S N ( R e t . ) , 81 Market St., AnnapoUa. H d .

There were 15 present at the December class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington: Braisted, Chapline, Dessez, Glennon, Hatcher, Hustvedt, Keep, McGlasson, Moses, Piatt, Sampson, Poco SHIPMATE

Smith, Train, Williams and Wright. The largest attendance in some months.

L E E CAREY writes that he has now moved into his newly iDuilt home on Mallard Island, Ocean City, Md. After many long years, I have finally located CASEY G R E E N E , through the kindness of Ligon Ard (USNA-1913).

Casey lives at 21303^ 2nd Ave., North, St. Petersburg, Fla. On 3 January 1954, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Yaw of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., announced the engagement of their daughter, Betty, to Roger Kirk, son of ALAN and Lydia KIRK. The wedding will take place in April.

ARCH McGLASSON tells me that he has moved to the Woodley Park Towers, Washington 9, D. C , and has sold his old home at 2314 Ashmead PI., Washington, D. C, where he and Natalie lived for so many years.

TRACY McCAULEY is still living in (jeneva, Switzerland, and asks that his address be put down as c/o Bankers Trust Company, 16 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Had a nice note from E S P Y S T A N TON, who lives at 515 Griggs St., S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich., enclosing a sports article by Red Smith, quoting excerpts from a letter written by Alexander G. Gillespie (Brigadier General, USA, Ret.), who was end and captain of the West Point football team of 1905. That was the game in Princeton; our first Army-Navy game, that we saw as plebes.

DUTCH V E T T E R , who has lived so long at 438 West MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, Calif., has now moved to 728 Glorietta Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Foster Debevoise of Short Hills, N. Y., and Mere Point, Me., announced the engagement of their daughter, Edith, to Stephen Roald Hustvedt, son of H U S T Y and Irene HUSTVEDT. Grafton P L A T T S , son of BOB and Skeets, USN, Class of 1952, and now a Ueutenant (jg) has been selected for the January class at the Submarine School, New London, Conn.

Col. James L. Hatcher, U S A ( R e t ) , JULIAN HATCHER'S brother, died on 5 Jan. 1954, at Durham, N. C , of a brain tumor. From 1942 to 1945 he served as head of the Small Arms Maintenance Branch of the Army Ordnance Dept.

DEIDEI Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury. USN (Ret.), 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. Washington Rep., Capt. W. A. Heard, USN (Ret.), 3622 Prospect Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C.

A L F R E D T A W R E S E Y advises that he has moved to 1404 Runnymede Rd., Norfolk 5, Va. We have heard from AL BERRY who has been living in the Balleric Islands for the last two years. He writes that it is a grand place in which to settle, living is cheap and the people grand. The Berrys are liolding open house and will greet any and all. Their address is Calle del Bosque 38, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

A card postmarked Paris, December 8, advises that DEAC H A N S arrived there on December 1, purchased himself a Renault and was leaving soon for a tour of Spain and Italy.

We regret to report the death of J O H N S. W I N S L O W on 4 January 1954 in Millbrook, N. Y. Death came as a result of a heart attack and he is survived by his widow, the former Elsie Louise Gumther of Millbrook.

An "On the Bulletin Board" item in the January issue of Shipmate erroneously classified J A L B E R T as USN. For the information of any who might be interested, Jalbert's status continues to be USNR. After several years of good and faithful service, BILL H E A R D has been relieved as class secretary and the job has been taken over by old reliable BOB MAURY. Bob's address is shown at the head of the column, so keep him posted on your activities.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of " T " DOYLE, please either let Bob Maury know or drop a postcard to Alumni House.

N E D ELLSBERG has recently finished writing his fifteenth full-length book. His latest one is a novel entitled Mid Watch.

It is being published by Dodd, Meade & Co. and will be released on February 11.

The few who have read advance copies can certify that it's a thrilling yarn packed with suspense and giving an accurate behind-the-scenes picture of the Navy forty years ago.

Bob Maury requests that anyone having ideas, suggestions or don't's on '14's Fortieth Reunion should pass them along to him.

DEIDB Sec'y. R. Adm. Charles J. Moore. USN (Ret.).

5509 Grove St.. Chevy Chase 15. Md.

Sec'y, R. Adm. Morton L. Ring (SC), USN, Rm. 2008, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

DORSEY O. T H O M A S writes that he is spending several months in Orange, Tex., where his mailing address is 510 Pine St. FRANCIS G. M A R S H writes that his address is 66 Denslowe Dr., San Francisco, Calif.

SCOTT B. M A C F A R L A N D advises that he is living in Captiva, Fla. "What's the Dope" in the January issue listed the date of the death of F R A N K H. KELLEY, JR., as October 19, 1953. This was incorrect. The correct date is November 19, 1953, as printed under "Last Call" in the January issue.

The New York members of the Class of 1915 gave a cocktail party in honor of T U L L Y S H E L L E Y at the Racquet and Tennis Club on Tuesday, December 29.

The following classmates were there: L. V. Armstrong, Blood, Easton, Gamble, Maher, Powers, Ramsey, Schlossback, Small, Sperry, Struble, Vickery and W. D. Thomas.

We regret to report the death of ALEXA N D E R G. H A T C H on 10 December 1953 in Rutland, Vt. Hatch was formerly president of the Sesame Lock Co., of Hartford, Conn., and of the Rutland Fiber Can Co. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dorothy Hatch of Rutland, a son and two daughters.

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Sec'y, Capt. Joseph T. Dreisonstok, USN (Ret.).

5431 39th St.. N.W.. Washington 15. D. C.

W E N T W O R T H H. OSGOOD writes that he has moved from California and is now living at 2365 Farleigh Rd., Columbus 12, Ohio.

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Sec.-Treas. Capt. E. S. Earnhardt, USN (Ret.), 4326 Woodberry St., University Park, Hyattsville. Md.

Recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of Adelphia College in Garden (jity, N. Y., is GEORGE F. C H A P L I N E of Old Westbury. In addition to this new assignment, (George is vice president of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp., of Farmingdale, N. Y. A letter from Al Berry '14 tells of having seen T O N Y ZIROLI not long ago in Rome where the latter is in the real estate and investment business.

QEIOB Sec'y, Capt. Ross F. Collins, USNR (Ret.).

53 Cornhill St., Annapolis, Md.

R A L P H U. H Y D E advises that he is living at 3357 Stephenson PI., NW, Washington, D. C. We regret to report that we have been informed of the death on 17 December 1953 of H E N R Y W I L B U R FOX. Fox served in the Coast Artillery in the First World War and was in the Marine Corps Reserves in World War II. At the time of his death he was a Major, USMCR. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. H. W. Fox of RR 1, Centerville, Ind. ING K I L A N D managed to get a weekend away from his desk as ComFive to drive to Annapolis with his son and other members of the Granby High School (Norfolk) swimming team. The plebe swimming team defeated Granby but that did not lessen the group's enjoyment of their visit to Crabtown; particularly ING's who took the occasion to meet up with some of his old shipmates in the area.

Sec'y, V. Adm. Earle W. Mills, USN (Ret.).

Apt. 2A. 1 Beekman Place, New York 22. N. T.

J. J. CLARK advises that he has gone on the retired list and is now residing at 3661 Wickersham Lane, Houston, Tex.

Secy., R. Adm. Carl K. Fink, USN (Ret.).

4401 Chesapeake St.. N.W.. Washington 16. D. C. Treasurer, Cdr. Lonis B. Pelzman, USNR, 2010 Fenwick St.. N.E., Washington 2. D. C.

J O H N W. ROPER'S address is 521 Country Club Lane, Coronado, Calif.

CARL LAMB stopped by Alumni House in December on the way to Philadelphia for the wedding of his niece, Dana Burr Lamb, and requested his address be changed to 2717 Albans Rd., Houston, Tex. E. H. von H E I M B U R G advises that he has been transferred to Philadelphia where he is Commandant 4th Nav. Dist.

The Washington group held its monthly luncheon on 5 January 1954 at the ArmyNavy Club with twelve Nineteeners in attendance. Those attending were Chrichton, Duval, Fink, Greer, Jones, King, Pelzman, Read, Staudt, Schildhauer, Tarbutton and Wisenbaker.

The luncheons are held the first Tuesday in each month, so any out-of-towners who may be passing through D. C. should try to attend.

W A L T O N R. (Tubby) R E A D is back in battery and has returned to circulation.

In December, he resumed his activities with Consultants Inc., a Washington firm of engineers specializing in refrigeration and thermodynamics. Tubby's home address is 210 S. Cherry Grove Ave., Annapolis, Md. 25

OEiscg Sec'y, C a p t . D . R. Osborn, J r . , U S N ( R e t . ) , 3427 P o r t e r St., N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n 16, D. C.

Correct mailing addresses received recently in the editorial offices of Shipmate include the following: R. W. ABBOTT, Rt. 2, Box 286, Gilroy, Calif.

T H O M A S H. ROBBINS is at the Naval War College, Newport.

M. A. BABER is retired and living at 4441 Boonsboro Rd., Rt. 4, Lynchburg, Va. C. B. M O M S E N is Commandant First Naval District, Boston, Mass.

J. B. E D W A R D S ' address is 3004 Lee Highway, Apt. D-421, Arhngton, Va. -ixrATT Ar-tr T^TTTTVVAXT • ,• • onn W A L L A C E DILLMAN IS living at 208 S. Spalding Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.

B A H A R T T gives his address as 1675 Lrarland St., Denver 15, Colo.

A. H. DONALDSON, 808 Obispo Ave., Coral Gables, Fla.

Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, 802 Grand View Drive, Alexandria, Va.

Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They will sell, repair and service Ford and Monarch cars. C^ood luck in your new enterprise.

Hitch.

Cy Olch dropped us a note asking that his mailing address be changed t o : SavoyPalace, 3 Promenade des Anglais, Nice (Alpes Maritimes), France.

J A M E S C. BLAKE moved the first of the year to Singletary Lane, Framingham, Mass.

J. S. H A R P E R wrote that, after his retirement the end of June last year, he and May Ellen toured the country for two months, seeing lots of friends and relatives.

Early in September he went to work for Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. B e n n e t t , J r . , U S N ( R e t . ) , Anderson-Nichols & Co., in Boston, of 732 S p r i n g L a n e , Philadelphia 28, P a . which Kay Kinne ('16) is a partner. Right Orders Issued after Thanksgiving he was transferred to A R V I N P . K I N G S L E Y ( C A P T U S N ) to SND. the newly opened Baltimore Division which M C H A R L E S F . COE (RADM U S N ) to N a v Hosp manufactures electronic equipment and asBethesda, t r e a t m e n t . semblies. The plant and office are located F R A N K T. W A R D J R (RADM U S N ) to Com . ,.,,,, , . „ , . ,„ , , , F a i r Seattle. at 1701 Inverness Ave., Baltimore 30, ^' 1^"1 Inverness Ave., Baltimore 30, Md. The Harpers haven't settled permanently J A M E S B. MORRISON advises that in a house as yet. he has moved to 4545 Connecticut Ave., The following attended the Class of 1922 NW., Apt. 626, Washington 8, D. C. monthly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club J O H N V. P E T E R S O N is living at 835 o" 5 January 1954: Lott, Zachary, Akers Kneeland, Cooper, Clay,Brice, Reeside, E. Guadalupe, Coronado, Calif.

H. W. TODD's address is 114 Presque J A M E S R. T A G U E is living at 712 J. Long, Watkins, E. R. Gardner, Marston, H. F. Stevens, Pratt, Whitgrove, Bibby, Isle St., Philipsburg, Pa. Vermont St., Urbana, 111. and H. L. Jennings.

CHARLES F. COE requests his address J. U. LADEMAN, JR., is living in The secretary writes : be changed to 215 E. 9th Ave., Johnson North Hollywood, Calif., at 5118 Bluebell It is our sad duty to report two tragic City, Tenn Ave. News of San Diego chapter of '23: C H E S T E R L. W A L T O N corrects his deaths On the morning of 5 December 1953, J A S P E R E. FLEMING, Cdr., USNR, address to POBox 664, Kerrville, Tex. A new address for E. J. W A L S H is 4 R. Adm. William S. Parsons suffered a and Sue Fleming gave a Christmas party heart attack and died at the Naval Hos- for local class members on December 19 Midchester Ave., White Plains, N. Y. pital, Bethesda. "Deac's" passing is not at their new house near Mt. Helix. Among A. C. J. SABALOT has returned from only a great loss to the class, but also to those attending, with their wives, were Paris and is now living at 2920 N. Calvert the Navy and the nation. As you know Burton Davis and Stan Ring, both active St., Baltimore, Md. he was the weaponeer of the Hiroshima Rear Admirals; Arthur L. Maher, WilA-bomb. His last assignment was Deputy liam P. Burford, Paul F. Dugan, and Richand Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ord- ard H. Rodgers, retired Rear Admirals; nance. The fact that the Chapel at Ar- and Harry T. Chase, Captain, USN. lington was filled to overflowing upon the Jasper Fleming, after completing a psyoccasion of his funeral services is an indi- chology course at San Diego State, is now Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J . Kelly, U S N ( R e t . ) , cation of the high esteem in which he was Room 510, Shoreham Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n 5, D. C. an insurance agent in the suburban area. held by classmates, friends and associates. AL M A H E R is teaching history and ecoOrders Issued C L A R K L . G R E E N (RADM U S N ) to DepCom, Services were held on 8 December in the nomics at St. Augustine High School.

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Ft. Myer Chapel and burial followed in PAUL DUGAN, who studied teacher eduArlington. He is survived by his widow, cation at State, is teaching math, chemisAmong the addresses received recently Mrs. Martha C. Parsons, and two daugh- try, and American history at Rosary High ters, Margaret and Clara, all of 6125 33rd School. S P E E D RODGERS is Ground are the following: St., NW, Washington, D. C. Observer Chief of San Diego County for J O H N W. HARRIS, 1820 Hunt Point, Our sympathies are extended to "Mary" Civil Defense. BILL BURFORD lives Richland, Wash. and Billie Miles upon the accidental death near the Chula Vista Country Club and is J O H N D. CORRIGAN, 148 E. 48th of their oldest son, William Beall Miles, reported to be polishing up his golf.

St., New York 17, N. Y. who was killed in an auto crash 17 miles The San Diego group plans a meeting W I L L I A M G. LALOR, 2310 S. Ariing- north of Baltimore on 2 January 1954. early in the new year, when called by the Bill and his bride were enroute to his duty secretary, Capt. H A R O L D H. C O N N E L ton Ridge Rd., Arlington, Va. station when a driver, who was being pur LY, USN. Classmates moving into or visitR U T L E D G E B. T O M P K I N S , 51 E. sued by police, crossed onto the wrong ing the area are advised to give Mike their Park St., East Orange, N. J. side of the highway at 70 miles per hour addresses and phone numbers.

W I L L I A M H. H A I N E R advises that and crashed into the Miles car. Bill, who Diggie and BOB M O R R I S are fully his business address is Bureau Employ- graduated from the Naval Academy in ment Security, Room 220, 1114 Commerce 1952, was killed and his wife, Charlotte, enjoying Bob's retirement. They have been dividing their time between New York, seriously injured.

St., Dallas 2, Texas.

California and Florida returning to their The Quartermaster Quartet, featured in home on Cockle Doodle Creek in AnnapC A R L E T O N SHUGG is associated with the Electric Boat Co., in Groton, Conn. the last Roll Call as being all under one olis only long enough to replenish their . . ^ Between times. Bob continues R. W. BERRY corrects his address to Army roof, have been scattered wide and wardrobes. to work on his "Land, Sea and Air" POBox 628, Main Office, Los Angeles 53, far. First to leave was Bob Hollis who project. was assigned to command the New York Calif.

Quartermaster Procurement Agency. Ne.xt Class of 1923, Washington chapter, We regret to report the death on 2 Jan- to go was Jim Blake. As the Research and hadThe a fine turnout at its noon, 17 Decemuary 1954 of K E I T H ROGERS BELCH Development Division is being moved to at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis. Funeral their new laboratory at Natick, Mass., Jim Navy Country Club"^ P^resent ""^ / " services were held in the Chapel and burial led the exodus. He resides on Singletary rnon Barrett Currv Dai 1 were AmCemetery, Since his Lane (no number required), Framingham, DUCCDIIU TrJ.„.,,j„ ' Tr_..uL^Z.'_ T y , ^ ° " ' was in the Academy Cemetery.

Dussault, Edwards, Fryberger, Holderretirement from active duty. Belch had Mass. June Millard will follow Jim to the ness, Huebl, Jecklin, Keith, Mcbeen active in civic affairs in Annapolis New England clime later this year. Finally, lsaac, Hudson, Shoup, Soucek, Sprung, Wright, and served for a time on the editorial staff your secretary is leaving the Quartermas- Zern, Murdaugh, Dietrich, Rigler, Ageof the Evening Capital. In addition to his ters to take residence (and travail) on the ton, Lohman and Beaumont. widow, Mrs. Helen G. Belch, he is sur- Golden Propeller Farm, RD 2, MercersWe had the pleasure of seeing in atvived by two sons. burg, Pa., about 1 February 1954. tendance, Neil Dietrich, Phil Lohman and Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator ComWord has been received from "Hitch" Zeke Soucek. Bud Ruble had planned to pany has appointed P A U L B. W I S H A R T , Saunders to the effect that he has left the attend but business kept him awaVr'servou vice president and general manager, to the Sheaffer Pen Co. and is a partner in Saun- next time. Bud. Murr Arnold was schedpost of president of the company. ders-Cook Ltd., Kingston Rd. at St. Clair uled to speak on the Womble Board Re-

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port but business kept him away at the Class Cruise. In this issue we will have last minute. We expect a report at a later really a business directory, designed pridate. marily to help those of our classmates who Bill Ammon reported that Warren Parr will retire 1 July to get established in their was hit by an automobile some time ago "second career." For those of us who are and will be in Bethesda for some time. We not looking for new employment the "secknow that Warren will appreciate anyone ond career information" will not be subrnitted, but all hands will fill in the first 22 dropping in to see him. lines of the questionnaire for the benefit The next luncheon meeting will be held of the Cruise. A payment of $4 should at noon, Friday, February 19, same place, accompany the Cruise questionnaire and same time. the 30-year Reunion questionnaire to defray cost of publication. Remember, if you have not submitted these questionnaires you must act immediatelyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;get it in the mail to Clexton now. Need anyone be reSec"y, Mr. Paul W. Siesrist, minded of how flat a classmate's name c / o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hudson St., looks in the Directory when the name is New York 14, N . Y. followed by a crisp "No information," or "No reply," or "Missing"?

Orders Issued

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FORREST CLOSE (CAPT U S N ) to ParisRep, USCinCEur. THOMAS U. SISSON (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. WALLACE M. BEAKLEY (RADM U S N ) to ComHokLant.

FREDERICK R. FURTH (RADM U S N ) to Chief of Naval Research.

THOMAS H. DYER (CAPT U S N ) to N S A Directorate, Wash., D. C. A U S T E N V . MAGLY (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Hosp, Bethesda, treatment.

30-YEAR R E U N I O N A T A N N A P O L I S MAY 21-23, 1954 This is the announcement you have all been awaiting. Note well the dates (Friday through Sunday Chapel) and make your plans for a get-together which will carry a schedule similar to our 1949 Reunion. Early in January a mailing was made by the Washington group, under the direction of our President Ed Clexton, which included a form to be filled out with the details of your attendance. If you have not received and answered this notice by the time you read this you should take steps: Communicate with R. Adm. E. W. Clexton, Room 4E770, Pentagon Bldg., Washington 25, D. C , and let him know: (1) If you will attend the reimion, and (2) If so, how many will be with you, which days you will attend, and specifically will you attend the dinner-dance on the evening of Friday, 21 May, at the Officers' Club?

This important January mailing also includes a questionnaire to be filled out with information for the 1954 edition of our

We are all grateful for the "hard core" of our class who are now in the Washington area, and who are carrying out the publication of the 30th Reunion Cruise and the May Reunion itself. We recall how well the 1949 Reunion was arranged and that gives us something to anticipate five years later, in 1954. The Washington group continues to hold monthly luncheon meetings on the 24th, but in December the date was moved up to the 17th because of holidays. As a result the attendance was not as large as usual, but included Abrahams, Bradley, Bullis, Clexton, Domer, Duvall, Farrell, Furth, Gminder, Hartwig, J. D. Hayes, Kalisch, Layton, Lewis, Magly, Mercer, Montgomery, Richter, Nichol, Robinson, Scheibeler, Sutliff, Sylvester, Swart, Turner and Van Steenbergh.

The new title holder is Herbert Potter Bearce, father of the youngest child having a Class of 1924 father. Official announcement of the birth of Alexander Louis Bearce in Evergreen Park, 111., on December IS, 1953, makes Herb the winner and current champâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or have we missed a later armouncement ? Bearce will hold the cup award until a yoimger child of 1924 parentage is found. This "father-of-the-youngest" designation and award is an important one. How long can Bearce retain it? Special privileges at the class reunion in May will apply to the father of the youngest child, and we plan to have the Superintendent make an award then. Meanwhile any new information on these most-vital

statistics should be mailed or wired either to Shipmate direct or to your class secretary.

Herb Bearce, by the way, is the only member of the class of whom we know who was a commissioned officer in both the Army and the Navy, successively, in World War II. He started with the Army when the war began and he was in South America in an engineering capacity, and later transferred to the Navy, and was later retired.

Your class officers are co-operating with the National N. A. Alumni Association in their endeavor to widen the circulation of Shipmate. We want to use Shipmate more for class news; we can't keep a running address list in our secretary's office, but every Shipmate subscriber is automatically on our up-to-date mailing list. It's a slick way to keep a class list up to date, and should lead to much broader news coverage of our class.

S. D E N M E A D KOLB has recently been elected president of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Maryland. Established September 14, 1814, two days after the Battle of North Point and Fort McHenry, the Society of the War of 1812 was founded by the Defenders of Baltimore and is the second oldest military and patriotic organization in the country.

QSBB Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J . Hickey, U S N (Ret.), 4608 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase 15, Md. Orders Issued WILLIAM B. HOWARD JR (CAPT CEC U S N ) to DlstDivEngr SND. THOMAS G. REAMY (CAPT U S N ) to Ins MachUSN and NavInsOrd, GenElecCo, Schent.

HUNTER WOOD JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO and NavPor CofNavPorCo, NavBase, SanDiego.

ROGER B . NICKERSON (CAPT U S N ) to SND. GEORGE L. P H I L L I P S (CAPT U S N ) to Com MinFIot 1.

T H O M A S J. H I C K E Y wrote and enclosed a clipping about the appointment by President Eisenhower of H O W A R D T. ORVILLE as head of the Advisory Committee on Weather Control authorized by the last session of Congress. The committee is to make a study and decide if the

NORFOLK AREA 1927 CLASS LUNCHEON. . . . Working clockwise around the table from Oscar Dodson (under arrow) are: O. H. (Oscar) Dodson (ComLanShipFlot Two); L. C. (Skiwie) Chamberlin (ComDesRon Four); C. L. (Charlie) Melson (C/S ComBatCruLant); M. H. (Miles) Hubbard (C/S ComSecFlt); E. B. (Gene) McKinney (ComDesRon Sixteen); J. C. (Brute) Atkeson (CO, USS NEW JERSEY); H. M. (Hank) Briggs (C/S ComPhibLant); H. L. (Jack) Hoerner (A C/S Operations CinCLant Fit); H. H. (Howie) Caldwell (CO, USS CORAL SEA); J. S. (Jimmy) Thach (CO, USS F. D. ROOSEVELT); W. R. (Rosy) Loud (CO, USS IOWA); R. H. (Bob) Rice (CO, USS ALBANY); R. H. (Bob) Speck (ComTransDiv Twenty-Four); H. C. (HaUe) Allan (CO, USS JUNEAU); C. F. (Red) Stillman (ComServRon Four); R. (Steve) Brodie (CO, USS MISSOURI); W. E. (Pete) Ferrell (ComDesRon Two); B. N. (Biscuit) Wev (ComTransDiv Twenty-One); T. J. (Tommy) Flynn (CO, USS MISSISSIPPI)R. A. (Ray) MitcheU (Ret.). '' 28

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Federal Government should regulate all weather-making activities with special emphasis on rain-making. Orville is now a consultant for Bendix Aviation. While still on active duty, he was the first naval officer designated E D O for Aerology.

P A U L M. H U N T writes that he is still with Ownes-Illinois Glass Co., but has moved to the Los Angeles office where his address is 3465 W . 8th St. We regret to report the death on 10 December 1953 of A U S T I N W . W H E E LOCK at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda.

Wheelock commanded the ESSEX in Ko-

rean waters in 1951 and early 1952. He is sur\-ived by his widow, Mrs. Cecilia G. Wheelock, a daughter, Cecilia, and a son, George F., all of Leicester, N. Y. A copj' of the rare and valuable first edition of Nathaniel Bowditch's .Vctf American Practical. Navigator, Newburyport, Mass., 1802, has just been presented to the Naval Academv Library. The donor is MORGAN A. ' P O W E L L . Class of 1925.

Mr. Powell is a manufacturer, permanently a resident of South Bound Brook, N . J., but a temporary resident of Gary, Ind.

nsBs Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN, 3410 15th St., North, Arlington 1. Va. Orders Issned RALPH E. WESTBROOK (CAPT USN) to NavHosp, StAlbans. LI. treatment.

ROY A. GANO (CAPT USN) to ComServRon 3.

J O H N G F A R N S W O R T H advises that he is living at 656 Wrightwood Ave., Chicago, 111.

QEIBB Sec'y, S . Adm. John W. Bays, USN (Ret.), Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind. Orders Issued BROOKE SCHUMM (CAPT USN) to OpNav. LEON J . BARBOT (CAPT USN) to ComFle ALBERT E'. F I T Z W I L L I A M (CAPT USN) to OpNav. CHARLES J . ZONDORAK (CAPT USN) to IIND, temp.

A recent change of address for D. G. DON.AHO is 4817 4th .Ave., Glassmanor, Apt. 501, Washington 21, D. C. S P A L D I N G T R A F T O N . JR., is now living at 826 S. St. Andrew's PI., Apt. E, Los .Angeles 5, Calif.

T H O M A S C. KING'S address is 1800 Kenyon St., NW, Washington 10, D. C. H A R O L D M. ZEMMER has been transferred and is now living at 644 Bon Air Way, La Jolla, Calif.

J. DYSON advises that his new duty address is C/S ComCarDivTwo, F P O New York.

E. N. T E A L L has been transferred to ComServDiv 31, F P O San Francisco.

G R A N V I L L E A. MOORE has moved into Qtrs. Eye, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. J O H N F. H I N E S was recently elected president of the American International College in Springfield, Mass. He writes of his interesting work in the college which has an enrollment of about 750 in the day college and 300 in the evening division.

There are also two overseas branches with the -Air Force, one at Bermuda and the other in the Azores. He also wrote that he enjoyed the frequent visits of Navy friends and mentioned that Jean and Mitch 30

^Matthews had been there in December; Kay \^irden, Jackie Bauer and her daughter, Mimi, were there in the fall; the Mike Honsingers and Charlie Pyse last summer.

CURTIS A. MYERS is now living at 901 S. Miami Ave., Miami 36, Fla. J A M E S A. P R I C H A R D corrects his

. Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles Brook, USN (Bet.), 4108 Chesterbrook Rd., Falls Church, Va.

Orders Issned FRANK B. MILLER (CAPT USN) to NavWar Col, Newport. _. ,, address to ComDesRon II, U S S WILTSIE, ALBERT S. MILLER (CAPT USN) to DirNav FetReserves, Wash.. DC. _ F P O San Francisco.

SCARRITT ADAMS (CAPT USN) to SND, U. S. G. S H . \ R P , JR., requests his ad- temp. dress be changed to 8552 Culfor Crescent, HARRY B. DODGE (CAPT USN) to OSD, Norfolk 3, Va. Wash., DC.

W.ALTER C. M O S E S writes that in A R T H U R H. TAYLOR gives his new address as Qtrs. D-42, Naval .Amphibious October he completed 32 months in the Supply Division of ComAirPac and the Base, Little Creek, Norfolk, Va. R O B E R T F. M . \ R T I N has reported on first of the year was transferred to N S D , board the U S S BREMERTON (CA-130), Guam. His duty address now is N S D , Navy 926, F P O San Francisco.

F P O San Francisco.

RICHARD T. S P O F F O R D advises A. D. H U N T E R advises that his address now is Qtrs. "C," Construction Bat- that his new address is 3303 Old Dominion Blvd., Alexandria, Va. talion Center, Davisville, R. I. The Norfolk chapter of the -Association of the Naval .Academy, Class of 1927, held its December luncheon Thursday, 10 December 1953, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Naval Base, Norfolk. The large Corr. Sec'y. Capt. F . B. T. Myhre, USN (Bet.), 3732 Manor Rd.. Chevy Chase, Hd. attendance was possible from reduced tempo of operations during the holiday season.

Orders Issued Besides adopting the Class Constitution JAMES T. LAY (CAPT USN) to CO USS and the appointing of representatives for VERMILION. the major commands in the Norfolk area, JOHN O. MINER (CAPT USN) to Alusna and Alasna for Air. Rome. the chapter confirmed its earlier decision SCHERMERHORN VAN MATER (CAPT USN) to meet on the 1st Thursday of each month. to OpNav. GERALD L. KETCHUM (CAPT USN) to 13ND. Capt. F. A. BERRY, Officer in Charge FORSYTH MASSEY (CAPT USN) to C/S and Aide, ComStrikForSouth. of the Fleet Weather Central, is chairman C. ROESSLER (CAPT USN) to of the Norfolk chapter; Capt. RAY A. ANTHONY CO USS THOMAS JEFFERSON. MITCHELL, U S N ( R e t ) , is secretary and treasurer.

R. R. McCR.ACKEN has been ordered to command the N A S at Guantanamo. The notation in the December issue of Shipmate showing Mac's orders to the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, was an error. He is Sec'y, Capt. R. K. James, USN, 2C29 S. Hayes St., Arlington, Va. in the best of health, thank goodness. Our apologies.

Orders Issued ORRIN F. BLACK gives his new adALLAN G. GADEN (CAPT USN) to Asst C/S for Plans, ComEastSeaFron. dress as 270 E. Prospect Ave., Mt. VerROBERT C. PEDEN (CAPT USN) to CO USS non, N. Y. ELDORADO. .A new address for L O W E L L W . W I L LIAMS is 4109 Forest Lane. Falls Church, Va. J. T. S M I T H has moved to 821 S. Royal St., Alexandria, Va. F. S. S T E I N K E , after a delightful summer in Sasebo, has relinquished command

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1928 CLASS REUNION . . . held on December 3, 1953, on board the USS WISCONSIN in Yokosuka harbor. L. to r., Rittenhouse, Boyd, Ballance, Flaherty (commanding WISCONSIN), and Jordan.

Also present in the area but unable to attend because of bad boating weather were Mullaney, Burrows and Young.

President, Capt. C. E. Treicott, USN. Department of Marine Engineerlnc, USNA, Annapolis, Md. Orders Issued PAUL J. NELSON (CDR USN) to 6ND. THURLOW W. DAVISON (CAPT USN) to InsMat, Chicago.

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ported for duty on the staff of Commander Western Sea Frontier. His home address remains 3345 Helen Lane, Lafayette, Calif.

A constitution for the Class of 1931 was proposed in January of last year and the idea and general content was approved by a meeting of the class in Washington. The idea and the proposed draft met with the general approval of those contacted. Constructive comments were received from numerous people, including Johnny Cannon and Oscar Hagberg.

A special committee was then appointed to study the matter and a new draft was prepared which included the suggested changes received. This was submitted at another meeting of the class in Washington last spring. Each article was separately studied and agreed upon. It was voted to accept the document as redrafted, subject to further promulgation in Shipmate, and to become effective as of 1 July 1953 if no objections were received by that time. The constitution was published in the May 1953 issue of Shipmate.

R. H. W I L K I N S O N writes that he has moved to 1463 W. Sewells Point Rd., Norfolk, Va. C. O. TRIEBEL's new duty address is CinCNelm, Navy 100, Box 23, F P O New During mid-June a number of objections were received from a small group, alYork.

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though the general idea of tlie constitution was upheld. Because of these new suggestions, it was decided to extend the deadline and reopen a study of the matter.

All of the proposed changes received were given careful study and an answer was sent to those who initiated the proposals. No further comment has since been received.

-At a meeting of the class in Washington on 16 December 1953, the matter was discussed and it was voted to adopt the new constitution as originally promulgated in Shipmate.

Anyone not having a copy of the constitution may receive one for the asking.

In accordance with the terms of the new constitution the class fund now in the custody of Oscar Hagberg is being transferred to Washington to the custody of the treasurer, Jim Weiler. This fund, which amounts to $531, is being placed in a separate interest-bearing savings account pending purchase of interest-bearing government bonds.

EISBB Sec'y, C a p t . S. M. A r c h e r , U S N , Naval Operations (OP-315B), Room 4D, 625 Pentagon, N a v y Dept., W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. Orders Issued DALE R . F R A K E S ( C A P T U S N ) to CO U S S THOMAS J E F F E R S O N .

-Among the correct current addresses received recently at Alumni House are the following: ROBERT P. W A L K E R , Staff, Com Bloc and Escort Force, F P O San Francisco.

T H O M A S W A R F I E L D , 5312 8th Rd., South, Arlington, Va. I R W I N CHASE, JR., Staff, CinCLant Fit, NavBase, Norfolk, Va. FRED L. R U H L M A N , 5207 Westland Dr., Washington 16, D. C. WILLIAM H. GROVERMAN, Navy 115, Box 55, F P O New York.

RAY M. P I T T S , CO, USS A J A X ( A R -

6), F P O San Francisco.

CHARLES S. H U T C H I N G S , Staff, Com 13thND, Seattle, Wash.

W A L T E R D. COLEMAN, CO, Nav AmDepot, Oahu, T. H. A. W. DICKINSON, 165 E. Monmouth Ave., Tonawanda, N. Y. RICHARD H. LAMBERT, Philadelphia Nav Shipyd, Philadelphia, Pa. GEORGE R. L U K E R has been transferred to USS ONSLOW (AVP-48), F P O San Francisco.

The regular luncheon was held as usual on December 9 at the Gun Factory Mess.

The following managed to tear themselves away from more mundane matters for a spot of relaxation and conviviality: Bill Brown, Hank Munson, Jerry Miller, Carl Finney, Charlie Smith, Fred Ruhlman, Harmon Utter, Charlie Sugarman, Bill Kelly, Burl Bailey, Ed Konrad, Charlie Lanman, Lindsey Williamson, Joe Jaap, Moe Archer, John Spangler, Cliff Jolinson, Tallulah Wilson, Sam Moncure, George Pressey, Ted White, Jack Fahey, Doc Wilson, Porter Lewis, Mai Munger, Joe Boyle and Harry Reiter. Everyone was especially glad to welcome Joe Boyle back to the gang after all these years. Joe works F E B R U A R Y ,

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in BuDocks and lives at 116 Gundy Drive Warter, Pomono, Calif.; E. N. Murray, in Falls Church. We all recall Joe's color- Duluth, Minn.; John W. Ramey, Del Mar, ful plebe year and youngster cruise. Joe Calif.; and G N. Stevenson, Seattle, Wash. looks fine but like so many of us has put Dick Williams reports that the Atlanta on a little weight. chapter of '32 now consists of himself and It- was agreed (steamroller tactics) to Johnny (J. H. S.) Johnson, skipper of combine our March luncheon with West NAS Atlanta.

Point "32." Actually we were all delighted at the invitation from our brothers in arms to meet with them March 10 at the ArmyNavy Country Club at 1200. Cost will be $2.00 for lunch, tall stories, and refreshSec'y, C a p t . J . B . Denny, U S N , ments. Let's have a big turnout. John B u P e r s , R m . 3072, A r l i n g t o n A n n e x , Navy Dept., W a s h i n g t o n 25, D. C. Spangler, chapter chairman, was authorized to accept with pleasure and alacrity.

Orders Issued Chairman John introduced the guest R U F U S L . T A Y L O R ( C A P T U S N ) to OSD, Wash., D. C. speaker, R. Adm. Chester Wood, USN, E R E T T J . F O S T E R ( C A P T U S N ) to ChUS Deputy Commander of the National War E VNavMis to Chile, V a l p a r a i s o .

College. .Admiral Wood announced as the R A L P H M. P R A Y ( C A P T U S N ) to Staff, Com PacDiv, MATS. title of his talk "How the World Looks N R Y P . R U M B L E ( C A P T U S N ) to A s t from the Ivory Tower of Fort McNair." H EAlusna, London.

It was a most interesting and timely dis- F R A N K D. S C H W A R T Z ( C A P T U S N ) to Op Nav. course on the world situation. We are certainly grateful to John Spangler for organizing and following through on this guest M. D A V E N P O R T writes that he speaker idea. They greatly enhance the hasROY been ordered to sea duty to command luncheons and keep us from getting too the U S S UVALDE, F P O San Francisco. His hidebound in our own little problems. family will remain at 2811 Isabelle St., John also announced to the great pleasure San Mateo, Calif. and pride of all assembled that the Navy League of the United States has selected our own Capt. Sheldon W. Brown as the recipient of its 1953 award of the Legion of Merit. Shell earned the award as a Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Close, U S N , 1228 Allan Ave., Falls Chnreb, Va. result of his contributions to the carrier modernization program involving the anOrders Issued gled deck and the steam catapault. We are L E S T E R J . S T O N E ( C A P T U S N ) to CO, N A F , all proud that another of our class has Oppama. received high recognition. Well done. T H O M A S C. E D R I N G T O N III (CDR U S N ) to Ofc of A r m e d F o r s Info & Education, Wash., Shell!

D . C. Modoc Sunderland writes from his job as Naval Attache in Cairo that he and his family are still enjoying the tour of duty over there.

Modoc reports everything going along as usual with minor sniping with words in Cairo and bullets in the Suez zone. Over Thanksgiving they took a trip to the middle of the Sinai Peninsula and climbed the mountain where Moses got the Ten Commandments, spent a couple of days in a convent, and really had quite a trip into the wilderness. Thanks for the dope, chum.

Easy M o v i n g Larry Brown rushes a note in to advise with that he has had his new job with the Bulova Research and Development Laboratories changed so that he has already been moved up to sales manager. Another well anywhere in the United States done, Larry!

On approved moving Itsf of all Rollins Mayer was written up in the Major Naval and Military Insfallaiions Baton Rouge M-orning Advocate November 13, concerning a proposal to destroy PAUL SMITH, e x - N a v y , Pres. a n d M g r . tornadoes with a guided missile controlled from jet aircraft before the tornadoes fully Los Angeles (Home) Office develop.

W a s h i n g t o n , D. C , Office Sid Ernst writes in from The Hague Capt. M . M . (Red) Stephens, ' 2 3 , M g r . where he is on duty with the MAAG outfit.

OTHER PRINCIPAL OFFICES We are trying to bring our address files Oakland, Calif. up to date. Several of the ballots have San Bernardino, Calif. been returned unclaimed. If you know the Las Vegas, Nev. present address of any of the following, San Diego, Calif. please let your secretary know (last known addresses are given) : Salt Lake City, Utah

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J O H N H. P A R K E R Marianas Gaam.

(CDR U S N ) to NavBase

A L L Y N COLE, JR., has been transferred to U. S. NavComSta, Box 30, Navy 230, c/o P M Seattle.

A new address for H. E. COLE is 1912 N. Randolph St., Arlington, Va. R U D O L P H A. T U R R E N T I N E advises that his address is 3831 Childress Blvd., Houston 5, Tex. C H A R L E S A N T O N I A K is now residing at 2244 Sunset Dr., Ventura, Calif.

nBBB Sec'y. Cdr. J. S. C. Gabbert. U S N , Borean of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept..

Washington 25. D . C. Orders Issued CARTER B. J E N N I N G S (CDR U S N ) to Com CortRon 14.

RODNEY J. BADGER (CDR U S N ) to ComDes Div 152.

WILLIAM R. WALLIS (CDR U S N ) to U S S TRIPOLI. WILSON R. BARTLETT (CDR U S N ) to N a TechTraCen, N A S , J a x .

LEWIS L. SCHOCK JR (CAPT U S N ) to Bn Ships.

JAMES L. P . McCALLUM (CDR U S N ) to CoMinRon 8.

JOSEPH P . PLICHTA (CDR CEC U S N ) t o Ofc of Oiec BuDocks Contracts Madrid.

GROVER S. HIGGINBOTHAM (CAPT U S N ) to ComDesDiv 52.

ARTHUR M. P U B D Y (CDR U S N ) to I N D .

NICHOLAS G. DOUKAS (CDR U S N ) to Com InRon 7.

J. B. C L I N E has sent in the following change of address: S H A P E (Log), A P O 55, c/o P M New York.

Included in correct addresses received recently at Alumni House are the following : J. D. S T E V E N S , Commander Training Command, PacFlt, Fit Sonar School, San Diego 47, Calif.

D O N A L D O. V A N N E S S , Rt. 1, Box 123, Mondelein, 111.

E. F . SCOTT, U. S. Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, Fla. W. J. LEDERER, Public Information Officer, CinCPacFlt, F P O San Francisco.

J O H N W. BOTTOMS, U. S. Naval Supply Center, Norfolk 11, Va. H E N R Y W. BOUD, Beechwood Blvd., Beechwood, N. J. G. E. MARCUS, U S S BOXER ( C V A -

JAMES L. SEMMES (CDR U S N ) to Depch NavSec MAAG, Spain, Madrid.

RICHARD R. PRATT (CDR U S N ) to NavSect MAAG, Spain, Madrid.

We regret to inform you of the sudden death on 14 December 1953 of ORMOND G R I F F I T H SEXTON H I at his home at the Naval Academy. His widow, Mrs. Mary D. Sexton, and one son survive.

DEIBB Corresponding Secretary, Lt. Cdr. John P . M. Johnston, U S N (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W., Washington 15, D . C. Orders Issued FRANK M. EDDY (CDR U S N ) to NavFe duty with UNMACPlanGru. JOHN B . HESS (CDR U S N ) to OpNav.

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Sec'y. Lt. Col. John Saxten, USMC. G-3 Division Headquarters, Marine Corps.

Washington 25, D . C. Orders Issned LAWRENCE D . E A R L E (CDR U S N ) to U S S MISSOURI. „„„, ^ ^JAMES A. BOORMAN JR (CDR U S N ) to CO NavResTraCen, Miami.

ALBERT T. CHURCH JR (CDR U S N ) t o Phib Gru 4.

WILLIAM M. KLEE (CDR U S N ) to FIdCom Armed Fors Spec Wpns Proj, Albuquerque.

JAMES F. ELLIS JR (CDR U S N ) to BuShips.

CHARLES S. MOFFETT (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S SALERNO B A Y . „ „. .

P A U L C. LOVELACE (CDR U S N ) to CarDiv 3 .

W A S H I N G T O N N E W S O F 1937

M. H. BUAAS writes that he has reDecember 11 was the second Friday of cently moved to 5506 Southwick St., Bethe last month of 1953. Another year has thesda 14. Md. rolled by and 17 years from graduation is DAVID P. H A L L advises that he has coming up but fast. Eddie Arentzen, Hubie moved to William St., Riverside, Conn.

Reece, Hank Burfeind, Toni Zavadil, Bill Brinkoe and Tommy Pearsall were there as a few of the 28 of the class who dined together that day.

Bill Gregg we understand has orders for Cdr. W. J. Ruhe, U S N .

BuPers, Navy Department. Room 3733. a tour of duty in England. He expects to Arlington Annex, Washington 25, D . C. leave during March this coming year. Joe Dalton, Jack Wadleigh, Bill Porter, John Orders Issued Johnston, Levick Street, Frank Shamer, RICHARD J. DRESSLING (CDR U S N ) to LSD and Stumpy Baker were among the others Ron 1. _ CHESTER J. KURZAWA (CDR U S N ) to Bu who were present.

Bud Hall came to the lunch during his rVAN D. QUILLIN (CDR U S N ) to NROTCU. Miami Univ. Oxford. visit to Washington from the Special De- ELMAR S. WARING JR (CDR U S N ) to Armed vices Center, Port Washington, Long IsForStafFCol NorVaDnins. land, N. Y. Bud has quarters in the gate RICHARD K. GOULD (CDR U S N ) to FleTra Gru, SDiego. house of the old estate where the Special T. SHIRLEY (CDR U S N ) t o CO U S S Devices Center is located. Bud is to be in GENE THOS. E . FRASER. Washington two weeks and leaves his wife, JACK C. YOUNG (CDR U S N ) to CO PatRon 48.

Barbara, two daughters, 12 and 6 years D . CLAUSNER (CDR U S N ) to CO old, and one 8-month-old son back in Long MARLIN USS PERRY. Island holding down the fort.

JOHN B . HOWLAND (CDR U S N ) to ComCar

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Also present: Gene Rankin, Hank Rowe, Red Hessell, Wyamn Howard, Guy Narter. Jack Denton, Dick Ware, and Walt Phaler. Walt is truly a transient for this class meeting. Only the day before he had turned over the command of the U S S ASHLAND ( L S D - 1 )

to his relief and was

due to leave Washington the following day for Key West preparatory to taking another command. Margerie Phaler has, however, remained in Washington for a while longer.

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T H O M A S R. MACKIE, 5014 WorthDinty Moore was up from Annapolis ington Dr., Washington 16, D. C. and joined us for the meal. Washington A recent change of address for W. C. '37 has not forgotten the excellent class B O W E R S is Staff, CE, ComPhibPac, get-together that the Annapolis contingent F P O San Francisco. arranged after the football game of the F. W. BROOKS has been transferred Alumni Homecoming. It was Charlie Minter, Dinty Moore and Ralph Cousins who to the U S S MAURY, F P O New York.

R. H. S M I T H gives his new duty ad- were responsible for that gay time. Squire dress as Fleet Training Group, Navy 128, Pridmore, Curt Kelley, Ace Barton and Frank Menefee completed the roster of F P O San Francisco. those present making the total of 28 of the C H A R L E S FADEM is now on duty class. with the District Supply Office, Navy 128, Just a reminder from last month's issue F P O San Francisco. of Shipmate. Please send me the news A. C. H U S B A N D advises that his new items or just a note to bring the roster up address is Box 85, Rt. 2, Vienna, Va. to date for the Class of 1937. As you will remember we are expanding the Washington reporting to include other than Washington news. Let's hear from all hands, soon—make it early 1954. Send the news Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R. Pratt, U S N . to 5439 41st St., NW, Washington 15, D. C. Box 70, Navy 214, F P O , N e w York, N . Y. "For those of the class who haven't Orders Issued heard the good news, we would like to GEORGE M. W I N N E (CDR U S N ) to SDiego announce the birth of a daughter, Meredith Gru. „ , Brooks Davies. This makes three boys and JOHN R. MILLETT (CDR U S N ) to ComLst a girl for us," writes Tom in his note from 32

Naples, Italy. If any of you can equal this record, why don't you drop Tom a note care of ComFairNelm, Navy 510, F P O New York.

AirGru 4.

RAYMOND P . KLINE (CDR U S N ) to S H A P E .

JAMES C. BIDWELL (CDR U S N ) to NavPhib Trau NavPhibBase, LCreek.

R A F A E L C. BENITEZ (CDR U S N ) to U S S IOWA. FRANK C. P E R R Y (CDR U S N ) to ComCar AirGru 10.

ARTHUR F. FISCHER JR (CDR U S N ) to Flo TraGru SDiego.

THEODORE M. USTICK (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S PASIG.

C H A R L E S R. C H A N D L E R reports that his new address is 1144 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

F. A. R O B E R T S H A W advises that he has moved to MOQ 2901, Camp Lejeune, N. C. H E N R Y H. E L L I O T T has been promoted to the position of operations manager of the Atlantic Division Station of Pan American World Airways at London.

Prior to his assignment in England he was operations manager for P A A in Beirut, Lebanon.

SHORE BREEZES

by PAUL SCHRATZ

CDR. C H A R L E S F R A N C I S LEIGH, USN, D E C E A S E D Chuck Leigh was born in Kansas City, Mo., on October 20, 1916, and entered the Naval Academy from the Naval Reserve in 1935. At the Academy he became captain of the wrestling team. After graduation on 1 June 1939 he reported aboard the U S S OKLAHOMA where he served until he volunteered for submarine duty in 1941.

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He graduated from Submarine School at New London in June 1941 and reported aboard the U S S S-42 for duty. In the S-42 he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific, seeing war service in Australia Resident, Correspondence, and in the Aleutians. He became her comCorrespondence-Resident manding officer in October 1943 and was ANNAPOLIS awarded a Bronze Star Medal. He reWEST POINT ported aboard the U S S SILVERSIDES in COAST GUARD April 1944 as executive officer and was N . R. O . T. C. awarded a Silver Star and Presidential Unit Citation; he became commanding officer of the U S S SEA POACHER in April * Including Congressional Designation Com1945 and earned Gold Stars in lieu of a petition, Presidential, Naval Reserve. second and third Bronze Star Medal.

Chuck reported for shore duty at the NaH i g h l y s t r e a m l i n e d . The BRYAN SYSval Academy in February 1946 and in June TEM produces results in from one-half to 1949 to command of the U S S SEA CAT one-third usual time. Tutoring candidates is where he served until September 1951. our specialty (since 1926). Write for inforAfter a short tour of the Naval Language mation. A . W . BRYAN, Prin., USNA ' 2 2 , School, Anacostia, he was designated sub14 SPA V I E W CIRCLE, A N N A P O L I S , M D . marine and torpedo advisor with the Naval Mission to Peru at Lima in February 1952. He returned suddenly to the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, late in 1953 Orders Issued where he died on 2 January 1954.

B U R T O N L. PARKE (CDR U S N ) to Armed Memorial services were held at the Fort ForStaffCol NorVa Duins.

Myer Chapel, and he was buried with LAMBERT V. FORDE (LCDR U S N ) to U S S JOSEPH P . K E N N E D Y JR. military honors in Arlington National DAVID M. ARMSTRONG (CDR U S N ) to Op Cemetery on Wednesday, 6 January 1954.

Nav. R. Adm. Burt Klakring, Capt. Jack Coye, LOWELL C. SAVAGE (CDR U S N ) to BuPers.

WILLIAM H. REINHARDT JR (CDR U S N ) to Cdr. Henry Ereckson and classmates Carl CO U S S WHITE MARSH. Pfeifer, George McDaniel, John Zullinger, JAMES R. THOMSON (CDR U S N ) to N A S Lincoln.

Grady Reaves and Bill Ruhe acted as honB. RODMAN IV (CDR U S N ) to orary pallbearers. A very large number of WILLIAM DesLant. the class in the area also attended the services, each of whom extended personal W I L L I A M C. M U N C H O F F is curcondolences to the bereaved widow and parrently making his home at 1818 Lake St., ents after the ceremony.

For the second time in less than a year Melrose Park, 111. we are faced with the extremely distressing task of sounding the last call for a departed shipmate. Even though our service since graduation has spanned 15 years of continuous hostilities or acute internaSec'y, Lt. Cdr. Garrison Brown, U S N , Box 6042, Shirlington Station, tional tension with the class invariably at Arlington. V a . the fore, the sudden termination of the career of a favorite shipmate is nevertheOrders Issned less extremely poignant. And in Chuck's JAMES D . NICKERSON (LCDR U S N ) to OIC case the loss to the class of a friend is surCruitnop Bos. passed only by the loss to the Navy of one V E R N O N E. BINION (LCDR U S N ) to Armed NorVa Duins. of its most outstanding submarine officers. A LForStaffCol E X A N D E R D. C. BYERS (LCDR U S N ) to I shall long cherish recollections of careArmedForStaffCol NorVa Duins. free days with Chuck during submarine RICHARD E. CURTIS (LCDR U S N ) to Armed ForStaffCol NorVa Duins. refits on Midway, Guam, Saipan or any- GEORGE H. MAHLER 3d (LCDR U S N ) to where else where our paths have crossed N A F Nets Inyokern.

RAYMOND C. McGRATH (LCDR U S N ) to since graduation. With his ever-present ArmedForStaffCol NorVa Duins. cigar and even more tmfailing good humor, W A R D S. MILLER (LCDR U S N ) to ArmedFor his heritage of gregariousness surpasses StaffCol NorVa Duins. even his tremendous professional qualifi- ROLAND D. OBEY (LCDR U S N ) to ArmedFor StaffCol NorVa Duins. cations. I can make only a poor echo of the DONALD C. RICHARDS (LCDR U S N ) to condolences of the class to Dottie and to ArmedForStaffCol NorVa Duins. daughters Letitia, age 7, and Linda, age 5, WARD W. GRIFFITH III (LCDR U S N ) to PcarlNavShipYd. hoping that their cherished memories will WILLIAM D. HOUSER (LCDR U S N ) to Op continue to give sustenance through the Nav. D R E W E R Y R. WILHITE (LCDR U S N ) to succeeding years.

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DSEIE] Pres.-Sec'y, Cdr. Arthur G. Esch, BnPers, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued JOHN F. REFO (CDR U S N ) to CompRon 6.

RICHARD B. LANING (CDR U S N ) to Schenectady OpOfc Aec Schenet.

FRED H. MICHAELIS (CDR U S N ) to Com CarAirGru 2.

AdminAst to the NavMembers of the Research and Dev. Policy Council, Wash., D. C. ROBERT J. KNOX (LCDR U S N ) to BosNav ShipYd. ROBERT R. BRAFFORD (LCDR U S N ) to U S S WISCONSIN EUGENE H. FARRELL (LCDR U S N ) to Nav Sect MAAG, Spain, Madrid.

ROBERT E. MULLER (LCDR U S N ) to Msts.

Wash., D. C. WILLIAM L. N E W T O N (LCDR U S N ) to N a v Sect, MAAG, Spain, Madrid.

E R N E S T P. SMITH (LBDR U S N ) to Msts, Wash., D. C. LEON W. WESCOTT (LCDR U S N ) to OpNav.

J O H N E. W I L L I A M S writes that he has just moved to 719 S. Irving St., Arlington, Va. T. N. COPPEDGE, JR., has left Monterey and moved to Massachusetts where he is living at 1839 Trapelo Rd., in Waltham.

1352 New York Ave., Apt. 1-A, Brooklyn 3, N. Y., is the new home address for R O B E R T E. T H U M .

The following members of the Class of '42 and their wives celebrated the class birthday with a party at the Amphibious Base Officers' Club, Little Creek, Va., Saturday evening, December 19: Gill and Lorraine Acker, Dick and Pat Arey, Eugene and Teeny Barnhardt, Ced and Larry Bergquist, George and Isabelle Britner, Bob and Gene Brown, Marion Cruiser, Russ and Belle Flynn, Snuffy and Rene Griffith, Bob and Pud Harwood, Jack and Mary Helen Hill, Dick and Mary Lee Lowe, Ward and Bee Miller, Art and Audrey Mullen, C. P. and Jo Mason, Dick and Cecily Olsen, Max and Arlene Ostrander, Tom and Mary Ann Pearson, Sloan and Dovie Rankin, Dwight and Alice Raymond, Dale and Barbara Reed, Andy and Nancy Rucker, Paul and Marcelle Ruehrmund, Grif and Isobel Scarborough, Ken and Mary, Simmons, Joe and Ruth Tully, Leon and Ruth Westcott, Alden and Kitty Whitney, Ray and Dottie Wiggins, Bud and Helen Wyrick, and Cy and Marge Young.

Classmates in San Diego area gathered for cocktails and dinner on our 12th anniversary at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, COM, 19 December 1953. Enjoying the pre-Christmas cheer were Bob and Elizabeth Armstrong, Dan and Peggy Bergin, Charlie and Alnora Bishop, Art and Dolly Burke, Bill and Emma Jane Carver, Dick and Flossie Evans, Larry and Laura Green, Johri and Sue Kane, Gene and Madge Malone, Les and Gerry Maurer, Ray and Mary McGrath, George and Mary McFetridge, Fred and Ruth Richter, Roy and Joy Robison, Dick and Barbara Sewall, Pete and Dorothy Smith, Art and Lil Tagland, Tom and Evelyn Williamson, and Charlie and Ann Wood.

Sally Hough and Ginny Peddicord came to represent their husbands who "went Asiatic."

Sec'y, Owen F. Keeler, Jr., 4507 38th St., N., Arlington 7, Va. Orders Issued DALE W. COX (LCDR U S N ) to NaTestCen, PaxRiv. FREDERIC T. H A N S E N JR (LCDR U S N ) to BuAer. DOUGLAS H. J E N N I N G S (LCDR U S N ) to CO NavCommSta Newport.

JOHN B. GRIGGS 3d (LCDR U S N ) to CO U S S CARP. JAMES E. SMITH (LCDR U S N ) to CompRon 4.

C H A R L E S W. SMYERS, JR., is residing at 721 Glenwood St., Annapolis, Md. J O H N R. SULLIVAN, JR., writes that he is now living at 5808 Beech Ave. in Bethesda while he is on duty at OpNav. W. C. P A T T E R S O N advises that _ he BOB GRAHAM, on duty at BuDocks, H. B. SEIM advises that his home adhas been transferred to Staff Carrier Divihas received one additional tax exemption dress now is 8560 Culfor Crescent, Norfor 1953: third child, third son, David sion Four, F P O New York. folk 3, Va. Randall Graham, born 18 December at We regret to report the death of J O H N Garfield Memorial Hospital, Washington, D A V I S P R I C E in a plane crash between D. C. The Grahams are living at 6817 Atlantic City and Norfolk on 7 August 33rd St., N., Falls Church, Va. 1953. Price is survived by his widow, Mrs. M E L V I N O. SLATER'S current ad- Sally M. Price, and a daughter, Sara, Sec'y, Cdr. John C. Feick. Jr.. U S N , P . O. Box 284, Purchasing Agent, dress is 603-A Lexington, China Lake, whose address is c/o Admiral Morehouse, 205 49th St., Virginia Beach, Va. Westinghouse Plant, Elmira, N . Y. Calif.

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A new duty address for W A L T E R C B L A T T M A N N is Staff CAG-9, F P O San Francisco.

H E R M A N POGGEMEYER, JR., advises that he has moved to 811 Middle, Leavenworth, Kan. Word has just been received of the death on 21 December 1953 of A L B E R T C. K O P L E W S K I in an airplane crash near Petersfield, England.

classmates there with him—Dick Rumble, Bill Stephenson, Bob Sherman, Roy Davis, Bev Staser, and George Webster. Get after those data cards and dues, Loftin, the record isn't 100 per cent from the W A S P !

CHUCK P R I E S T gives his address as F P H A 535-3, Airport Rd., West Lafayette, Ind. His present duty is NROTC, Purdue. (We looked forward to seeing you this Xmas, Chuck, but reckon you changed your plans.)

BILL F L Y N N requested an up-to-date ^ account of class doings and reported in as CO of the LSM 397, based out of Norfolk.

L E N BUSH sent Xmas greetings, his dues, and current address—10 Countryside Dr., Livingston, N. J. Len also has joined the .A.ir Conditioning Division of Generous (oops) the General Electric Company. At the above address you'll not only find a new house but also Douglas Bush, bom last St. Patrick's Day. (Did I say birth announcements were scarce? Heck, we're not old. . . .)

My old friend BEN L E A V I T T writes from England, and, as usual, has me "laughing in ranks." Just wish I could quote the entire letter.

JIG KING recommends the oil business as being superior to desk jockeying at Bu .'\er. Jig's with the Cortez Oil Co., 312 Continental Oil Bldg., Denver, Colo.

TOM R E Y N O L D S gets off our "missing list" by virtue of a fine letter from 1016 Junipero Serra Blvd., San Francisco, where he's working for a contracting firm.

(Tom, please send me current addresses on the guys you mentioned seeing in the Bay area—Jack Daly, Al Larkin, Doug Landreth, etc. Next time you see 'em, push PERSONAL ITEMS those dues and cards which I'll mail 'em.)

Les Buck DICK McCOOL sent holiday greetings from New Orleans, where he's P I O , 8 J A P . \ N E S E RAMBLINGS ND. Dick has seen DAVID LEVY and J./^CK B R . \ N T L E Y in his vicinity, and I was glad to see that one of my party MILT SEILER is next on his list. (Note reports finally hit the print. I had sent in to Dick: If you haven't received a letter three or four and people were beginning from me by now, please mail me those to ask questions as to where was the party three guys' addresses and keep after 'em report that was supposed to be in Shipmate. to fill out the data card which will be So, fortunately you have vindicated me. mailed promptly to them.)

On Saturday 5 December the Far East R O N N I E W I L S O N checks in from the group got together again for our latest and U S S GYPSY ( A R S D - 1 ) , F P O San Fran, most successful . \ cocktail party with dues and also sent P H I L SPERRY's was held at the party.

Yokosuka Club address, 278 Granada Ave., Long Beach, with dinner following. The Officers' main topic of Calif. Thanks, Ronnie. conversation was the latest "dope sheet" BOB E I D S O N reported on the latest from the Executive Committee. Everyone classmates passing through or remaining was warned to hoist a few before they atin Port Lyautey. DAVE SAUNDERS tempted to read the bulletin in case they and BILL BERGER in VP-21 zipped hadn't seen it before. Zombie Loftin also through from Malta to the States; BUCK put in a plug for the class organization H.A.NWELL is with N A F ; E D DOOLIN by asking all present to send in their $1 with VC-7 there; and others who were if they hadn't already done so. Those presreported in the December Shipmate. ent were Bob and Evelyn Coulthard, Paul ED H I L L gets a gold star in my book and Eileen Converse, Vince and Liz Anafor giving me K. B. ERKENBRACK's nia, Fred and Rosie Gore, Hank Ciaterbos current address, 60 Earl Dr., N. Merrick, and date. Bill and Gwen Benson, Wally New York. (All these previously missing and Bets Lawson, Phil and Gloria Erickson, Zombie Loftin, Dick Rumble, George addresses will sure help the book.)

B. E. B L A N K E N B U S H , from 5005 Erickson, Bill Stevenson, Bob Sherman, Bristol Rd., San Diego, wrote an excellent Gus Staser, Roy Davis, Tom Bush, Cal biographical letter—just what the doc or- Calloway, Pete Hustad, P . D. Johnson, dered from out-of-touch classmates. He's Bob Stanton, Jack Kalina, R. J. Cooke, now an electric design engineer for the Ben Decker, Sam and Barbara Gorsline and Bud Ursettie.

San Diego Gas and Electric Co. Tommy Johnston and wife arrived late "It's a boy for the R. N. D.WISes." Yessir, according to the birth announce- and didn't quite make the party. Dick ment we received, and I quote directly, Bridge, Bob AlcCrary, Ken Allison and "This is number two and we're not en- several others are in the area but were untirely through." Congratulations, and a able to attend. Fred Ulam departed for welcome to William Braxton Davis born the States shortly before the party and on Thanksgiving, weighing in at 7 lb. 8 oz. refused to extend his tour in order to in Dayton, Ohio. (Birth announcements attend. are sure scarce, tch, tch!)

Keep up the good work, Les, and keep E. H. L O F T I N dropped us a note from the dope flowing to all the ships at sea. the U S S W A S P and included quite a list of Sam Gorsline

postcard if yours failed to arrive so you'll be included in the book. By the way. Bill Strong has been appointed to coordinate the book as a whole and is getting advice from all hands. Any suggestions would be appreciated, but rapidly!

Our treasurer, flat on his back at home with the flu, reported the treasury stands at about $850, including some generous people who've made advance payments on their 1954 dues. Information concerning 1954 dues will be forthcoming in the next class letter.

A lively (to put it mildly) discussion Corr. Sec'y, Rev. Knox Kreutzer.

P. O. Box 1944. Seminary Station. consumed the rest of the time. This disAlexandria, Va. cussion centered on the advisability of inSec'y, Lt. Gene Goudie. USN. viting prominent political or DOD people VF-742, c/o FPO, New York City to speak to a combined gathering of junior C H . \ R L E S R. T U C K E R writes that his classes in Washington under our cogninew duty address is Box 19x, Naval Sta- zance. At this moment, the issue remains slightly clouded. Alore later. tion, Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Panama.

Socially speaking, the class had two Big news from BILL W O O T T O N !

New son—after three daughters! New job parties over the holidays—one pre-Xmas —GunOff, U S S SALEM ( C A - 1 39)—after and the other, a New Year's Eve job. The three years Ordnance Postgrad. New ad- Bill Strongs (bless 'em) had the courage dress—22 Laurel Ave., Waltham, Mass.— to invite the entire gang out for the Xmas affair and 19 classmates and wives, plus a after sunny California!

R O B E R T T. GREGORY has moved date, attended. Following is our best list: from Arlington to Hut 16, Homoja Hous- Orbetons, Porters, Blandins, Culbreaths, Jensen and Miss Pat Priest, D^lgados, ing, U S N S , New Orleans 12, La. Wallaces, Slaffs, Thorsbys, Fallons, Kerrs, K N O X K R E U T Z E R writes that his Bucknells, .-^dams. Potters, Laxs, Looney home address is 15 Forest Hill Rd., Belle- and Miss Ferris, Eriksens, Bucks, and the haven, Alexandria, Va. Strongs. As a result of the party, Ben and A new duty address for L O W E L L F. Julie Wallace invited everyone to celebrate D E N N I S is VF-52, F P O San Francisco. New Year's in their attractive new home— however, as a result of previous commitments and a serious lack of babysitters, the attendance was slightly reduced.

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W I L L I A M B. SPRAGUE advises that he IS residing at 903 S. Main St., Paris, 111.

H O W A R D T. J O H N S O N has recently moved to 257 River Rd., Red Bank, N. J. F R A N K SPILLMAN's new address is 4038 Massachusetts Ave., La Mesa, Calif.

R O B E R T J. LAUER is making his home at 2235 Charlestown Ave., Toledo 13, Ohio.

A new duty address for J O H N P. W I L LIAMS is Box 70, Navy 214, F P O New York.

R. A. CLOSE requests his duty address be changed to TacRon Three, F P O San Francisco.

DOUGLAS C. BERRY has notified us that he has moved to 525 W. Church St., Elmira, N. Y. NEWSLETTER Washington's regular meeting this month wasn't too well attended—the consensus being it was a mite too soon after New Year's with its attendant festivities. Those of the old gang who'd been driven away by the poor chow can come back now— brother Bill Strong has seen the manager of N G F and food showed a definite improvement. Nevertheless there's a move on to fry some other eating place in Washington. For those of you who are planning to visit us the first Tuesday of some month, best call someone up and get confirmation of place and time.

Some business was transacted at the luncheon. The secretary reported we had received 300 data cards, which represents about the half-way mark toward a feasible attempt on a data book. Certainly it would not be worthwhile to attempt a book such as we are planning with any lesser nuniber of classmates included. If YOU haven't sent YOURS in yet, dig it out of the pigeonhole and mail it now. There are plenty more in Washington—drop us a .34

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president, and Nancy Culwell, secretarytreasurer. Hostesses were Nancy Tisdale and Jane Johnson.

4 November—Wives dessert bridge given

by Jackie Jacobs, Ginny Vardy and Libby Williams at the Jacobs' Quarters in Perry Circle as a farewell gesture before retiring from office. Prizes were awarded Sidney Savage (high), Jean Ortland (second), and Letty Atkinson (canasta).

14 November—Hobo Party at the Officers' Club. Everyone arrived in appropriate costume and an hilarious time was had by all.

The party was engineered by Fran Culpepper, assisted by Jean Herzog and Jackie Glindeman. Attending were Bob and Betty Schabacker, Hal and Jackie Jacobs, Chuck and Libby Williams, Bob and Jane Ledbetter, Les and Barbara Moore, Bill and Flo Nicklas, Cal and Corky Turk, Jim and Fran Weirich, Dick and Pat Wilson, Ted and Fran Culpepper, Hank and Jackie Glindeman, Wally and Kathy Hankins, Buck and Genie Herzog, Jack and Jean Jennings, Crate and Barbara Lilly, IDick Lyons and drag. Hank and Jean Ortland, Stu and Sidney Savage, Dagwood and Beverly Bumstead, Jack and Nancy Culwell, Ray and Jenny Howe, Toby and Corr. Sec'y. Lt. Charles V. WUholt. Jr., USN, Dawn Lyons, Perry and Jean Taylor, and Whitey and Margaret White. Jane USS RANDOLPH (CVA-IS) FPO New York. N. T. Ledbetter was awarded the door prize.

SAN DIEGO REPORTS Sorry to have been late—but just got back from West Pac and have been catching up on the family life. This is quite a project—this "10 years later" book. If I can be of any assistance from this side (San Diego area) just ring the bell. '45 has not had a get-together here but quite a few members are around. Christofferson in Phib Pac, Jack Knudson in subs, Biordi and Hailer in cans—and probably others.

Doc Graybill will be returning from West Pac next month— awaiting news of his resignation. Hope morale back there is better than it is out here. By the time things filter down to the operating destroyers all the gravy is removed, and only the thankless tasks remain. Only the satisfaction of doinga job well—that is the main source of esprit de corps now.

Enjoyed the letter on promotion prospects. We need some optimistic outlook.

Good luck in the job.

Johnny Haines

ANNAPOLIS NEWS Jackie Glindeman The November Wives Luncheon was held at the Officers' Club. A lovely Thanksgiving centerpiece highlighted the luncheon, which was the occasion for elections for the ensuing six months. Corky Turk was elected president. Sue Dunseath, vice

W A S H I N G T O N , D. C, N E W S Jerry Jordan 4 December—The '46ers in the Washington area rushed the season just a bit by having a Christmas party get-together at the Bethesda Officers' Club. We gathered for cocktails in the Steerage Bar 'and moved into the Eagle Roorri for dinner, followed by much talk and dancing. Hostesses were Josie Quisenberry, Joan Harris, and Jerry Jordan.

Those who were able to attend and who seemed to enjoy themselves were Chic Bowling (lone wolf!). Jack Bucknum and drag Ann Mattingly, Warren and Helen Dietrichson, Bob and Glennie Farley, Cy and Bobbe Faulders, Peter and Janet Johnson, Frank and Audrey Johnston, Bud Kennelly and drag Maurine Canning, Dave and Helen Leighton, Dave and Betty Munns, Murph and Dottie Murphree, Jim and Joan Rives, Robbie and Trish Robertson, Fred and Ellie Tiemann, Alec and Nug Urguhart, Jack and Sheila Walsh, Bill and Clarkie Walton, Al and Phyl Whittle, Hank and Joanne Wilson, Tom and Gail Taylor, Bill and Josie Quisenberry, Lucky and Jerry Jordan. Arriving after dinner but in time to greet everyone were Walt Hansen and Zip Zenni and drag Artie Geranios. Jim and Joan Harris were regrettably unable to attend at the The December Wives Luncheon featured last minute due to illness at home. Much a talk by Mrs. George V. Fagan on "A sentiment was heard for "Let's do this Survey of Children's Books," designed for again soon." young mothers who were planning some Christmas shopping in book stores. Greens MONTEREY NEWS adorned with Christmas tree decorations Ellen Ahearn and tapers along the luncheon table accented the holiday motif. Nancy Culwell 12 December—'46 Christmas party was and Sue Dunseath were hostesses. held at the Fort Ord "O" Club. The affair

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began with cocktails in the Hbrary, appropriately decorated for the occasion (that should remind me of a joke if I had time to work on i t ! ) . Dinner and dancing followed. "Librarians" were Lois Ann Watt, Carrie Erickson, and Marge Cartmell. Joining in the fun were Joe and Ellen Ahearn, Jack and Rita Bailey, with guests, L. G. and Jo Rodgers, Larry and Mary Baldwin, Pat and Marge Cartmell, Cooch and Birdie Couture, Jim and Jody Cronander, George and Barbara Dickey, Dick and Eleanor Dunning, John and Carrie Erickson, Jack and Jean Guentz, Leroy and Sally Jackson, John and Jackie Kent, Bill and June Simpson, Joe and Nonie Skoog, Jesse and Lois Ann Watt, Chuck and Mickey Woolums, Sandy Sandeford, Bill Henningsen, Joe Holden and drag Barbara Ayer of San Francisco (house guest of the Dickeys), Dick Richardson and drag Jane Alexander, and Larry Stahl and drag Judy Peek.

cago where Dan, Roberta and the little Hospital, Annapolis, 8-lb.-8-oz. son, Justin Edward, Jr., who joins a sister, Renee.

Walkers live at 11427 Longwood Dr. BOB and Fill ROYER announce the SECOND COMPANY birth of their fourth boy, Michael John, J O H N BARLOW U S N is on duty with on 2 November 1953. Their address is 1003 the Naval Schools Command, Newport, North Buckeye, Abilene, Kan., where Bob R. I., and lives on Sandy Point Ave., RR is an attorney-at-law.

1, Newport.

Born to J O E and Gerrie W I N S L O W NUGE N U G E N T U S N has reported of 8219 18th Ave., Hyattsville, Md., a son, as Exec of U S S KNUDSON ( A P D - 1 0 1 ) Mark Joseph, on 8 October 1953. Weight, whose home port is San Diego. Nuge and 8 lbs. 8 oz.

Beth live at 150 " F " Ave., Coronado.

Ruth J O H N S O N , widow of O. T., is J A M E S T. S M I T H U S N is flying married to Lt. J. H. N E G E L E . They are with Attack Squadron ( V A ) 75 at N A S in Japan at Box 25, NAS, Navy 3835, Quonset.

F P O San Francisco.

H A N K W I L S O N U S N is taking the SIXTH COMPANY Navy PG in Comptrollership at George Washington Univ. Their address is 2000 BOB B R U M S T E D U S N is on duty as S. 27th St., Arlington, Va. Ass't Alusna, Melbourne, Australia.

Born to DICK and Pat WILSON, first S O U P Y ( W . E.) C A M P B E L L has son, second child, Bruce Lee, at U S N H spent the past year as project electrical Annapolis on 28 November 1953. Weight engineer for Reynolds Metals Co., building 6 lbs. 2y2 oz. a new smelting plant in Corpus Christi, BOSTON N E W S Tex. Soupy, Nancy and two children live Patsy Skidmore THIRD COMPANY at 1017 Chamberlain, Corpus Christi.

11 JDecember—Dinner party at "RobinD A N N Y BRIMM U S N is flying with hood's Ten Acres" in Wayland arranged by M. A. C H R I S T E N S E N U S N is servPatsy Skidmore and Iris Fogelsong. In Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 51 at San Diego. ing in Guided Missile Training Unit 5, Pt. attendance were Cliff and Rosemary DunBUCK BUCOLO U S N has recently Mugu. Address is Rt. 1, Box 1186, Oxnard, can, Mary and Joe Callahan, Bob and Bar- assumed command of U S S HOIST ( A R S - Calif. bara Wertheim, Butch and Pat Hansmann, 40) where he has been since completing J O E JACKSON U S N is serving in George and Iris Fogelsong, Bill and " J " Salvage School last May. Mine Div 33, PacFlt. Vander Wolk, Al and Zoyolla Jimenez, JACK MARSH USN is serving in U S S D A N N Y W I E L A N D U S N is CO of and Skid and Patsy Skidmore. Unable to LLOYD ( A P D - 6 3 ) , LantFlt. U S S JUBILANT (AM-255). attend were Jim and Jean Hugus—the K. JACK TAYLOR U S N is flying P2V2's D. BAILEY was on shakedown; the Steve with VP19 at Alameda. Jack and Do have SEVENTH COMPANY Rowens—moving into a new home; Pete bought a house at 916 Castle St., San and Ginny Coope—MITSCHER was at sea Leandro, Calif.

C L I F F C L I F T O N U S N is serving in with Pete; Sam and Porter Bassett—illU S S W A S P (CVA-18), which is in West ness in the family; and Dick and Ann FOURTH COMPANY Pac until April. Mary is biding her time Hall—previous arrangements.

SAM B A S S E T T USN_ has been en- at 8315 Larkdale Ave., San Diego, until Want to express my thanks and return rolled in the Nuclear Engineering course then. the greetings to all who sent Christmas (1 yr.) at MIT since last June. Sam and ED DECKER U S N is now Chief Goocards our way. You are all a truly wonder- Porter live at 53 Dorothy Rd., Arlington, ney Bird Coordinator at the Naval Staful bunch of people. And speaking of Mass. tion, Midway Island. Understand Ed was Christmas cards—I would sure appreciate Ruth J O H N S O N is living at 2539 slated for a staff billet when his time was any dope on your cards from other class- Aliwai Blvd., Honolulu, while DOC tries up at N O T S Inyokern and told them what mates. Elsewhere in this column is a list to maintain his sanity on Kwajalein. they could do with it! Oh, well. . . . of names of classmates about which I H E R B FRIDGE U S N has traded sea AL GLENNON U S N is reported to be know little or nothing. Any dope is good on a sub at Pearl though we haven't duty in U S S TACONIC (AGC-7) for Armed dope so send yours my way.

Forces Special Weapons Project, Albulearned which one.

Alumni House has already mailed out DICK and Melba SCOTT live at 52 querque. my F I F T H appeal to all our non-subscribH A L H A M B E R G U S N is flying with ing classmates to get them on the Shipmate Harbor Rd., Pittsburg, Calif., where Dick Air Transport ( V R ) Squadron 7, PacFlt. mailing list. Believe me, this requires one is CO of U S S DYNAMIC (AM-432).

P A R K E R SMITHS have changed their The T O M MORANs* announce the helluva lot of work, both on my part and theirs, and it would help out all concerned address to 7424 University Dr., University birth of daughter Meryl Ann on 7 October 1953 at Maryview Hospital, Portsmouth, if you would ask every classmate you see, City, Mo. Va. Tom is on duty at Norfolk Naval "By the way, do you take Shipmate?" If FIFTH COMPANY Shipyard where he has just exchanged his every classmate who subscribes now would get just one neiv member there would be W. S. A B E R N A T H Y USNR has been Docking Officer job for that of a Ships a copy of Shipmate in every '46 home, ordered to Patrol Squadron 50 from Salis- Supt. which would make the task of keeping in bury Sound (AV-13).

N I N T H COMPANY contact with all of you considerably easier.

SAM A N D E R S is an instructor in the J U S T ONE???

F R E D D I E K O C H U S N is flying jets Sea and Nav. Dept. at the Academy. Sam Was in JAX early in Dec. to inspect the and Mildred live on Dubois Rd., Weems at NAS Oceana, Va., in Fighter Squadron LAKE CHAMPLAIN and enjoyed a '46 con- Creek, Annapolis. ( V F ) 41. fab at the Irvine's with Fil, Barbara Cole, AMOS MOORE USN, ex-Little Creek TOMMY GROVES U S N R is an inMiriam Horner, Phyl Faucett, and Ellen is serving in U S S OWENS Jones whose husbands were all off earning structor in Marine Engineering Dept. at Frogman, their flight pay on sea duty. Would have USNA. Tommy and Pearl have Apt. 8A, (DDE-827). been there yet swapping dope on '46ers had Anne Arundel Apts., Eastport.

TENTH COMPANY Several informants have reported visits not George Caldwell volunteered to return me to the boon docks at Mayport. En- from CHARLIE GUY, who is selling JIM BELLAMY is Head of the Stasomething for $195 per gallon which is tistical Dept. of the Polloch Paper Co. of joyed it. supposed to make machinery operate bet- Dallas, Tex. Jim and Peg live at 1212 FIRST COMPANY Keats Dr., Dallas. ter. How's business, Charlie?

BOB H O R N E R U S N is flying in Finally found out that its Patrol SquadH E R B and LiUian S T I L E S come ron Ten that RAY GAUL is flying with Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 102, now aboard through with a late announcement of their the TARAWA (CVA-40) enroute West Pac newest daughter, Louisa, last July. Two now.

CHUCK GROJEAN U S N is Second via the Med. (Also aboard the TARAWA of each for the Stiles now at 2 Rockdale Company Officer at USNA. Chuck and are JACK J O N E S and BOB DISE.) Lane, Birmingham 9, Ala. Joanie live at 109 Spa View Ave., An- Miriam is living at 5242 Marlene Ave., The latest bachelor to give up is Jacksonville 10, Fla. napolis.

GEORGE AROYAN, but the only dope Born to JACK and Madeline L A N - we have so far is that her name is Elaine.

DAN W A L K E R is with the law firm of Daily, Dines, Ross and O'Keefe in Chi- GILLE on 20 November 1953 at Naval Congratulations!

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L. D. B O W E N U S N is flying in Air Anti-Submarine ( V S ) Squadron 871, Pac Fit and lives at 4685 Green St., San Diego.

P A U L M I T C H E L L has resigned from the U S N . What doing, Paul?

T. G. RAY U S N is serving in U S S Foss (DE-59), PacFlt, as Exec.

BOB SCHABACKER U S N is on duty in VR21 at NAS, Norfolk. Bob and Betty live at 1042 Manchester Ave. TWELFTH COMPANY

Coronado, Calif., 24 Nov. 1953.—The Weather Bureau announces that a typhoon, rare for this locality, hit Coronado at 8:30 p.m. today. This unusual disturbance was caused by turbulent cold weather sweeping down from Maine and meeting head-on with balmy sun-warmed breezes from California over Albuquetque, N. M. The resultant occluded front proceeded in a southwesterly direction increasing beyond hurricane force.

This typhoon has been designated as David Sanborn. Although storm warnings were hoisted and the city alerted for heavy weather the only appreciable damage was to cigar supplies and vest buttons at 639 B Ave. *The atmospheric pressure at storm center was 7 pounds, 10.5 ounces.

FOURTEENTH COMPANY *The Weather Bureau forecasts con^ E M I L ADAMS U S N is now flying in tinued squalls with frequent precipitation, Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 144 and is slated eventually quieting to fair and warmer. for the coming Med cruise in the R A N (Report originated and released b> DOLPH. J O H N and Marian BLAKE.) THIRTEENTH COMPANY

MAL A R T H U R is on duty with Military Aid Assistance Group, Turkey, and I assurne is giving the Turks the hot dope on mine warfare. Don't forget, Mai, "It's Istanbul, not Constantinople . . . etc., etc."

T O M CARROLL, who recently completed Engineering Electronics PG, is now on the Staff, Com Seventh Fleet. Address is 25 Rosewood Dr., San Francisco.

DICK DANA U S N has departed Corpus Christi for duty with ComFair Quonset.

SKID and Patsy SKIDMORE live at 32 Neillian St., Bedford, Mass., where Skid is in 3rd year Aeronautical Engineering at M I T . Attn.: Monterey—Patsy says there's no let-up!

K E N ACKLEY is back on active duty as an instructor in Marine Engineering at USNA. Ken is a bachelor and lives at 67 College Ave., Annapolis.

D A V E B A R K S D A L E has returned to Jacksonville after spending the football season in Annapolis and is now Public Information Officer, ComFairJax. Dave and Rue live at Bldg. 801, Apt I, N A S Jax. FIFTEENTH COMPANY GEORGE F E R C H U S N is on duty at J O E C A L L A H A N U S N has been enrolled in the one-year course in Nuclear the CIC Officers' School, Glenview. Met a Engineering at M I T since last June. Joe fabulous character in Jax named "Flip" and Mary live at 23 Damon Park, Arling- Somers who, when properly primed, was willing to pass on some dope about "500 ton 74, Mass.

Knot Ferch, the Red Line Raider"—StrictMAX S N O W D E N U S N is flying jets ly professional, Alice! George served in in Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 41 at N A S , Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 31 and spent conOceana. siderable time in the LEYTE—as AHce said, D A N N Y and Wilma C L E M E N T S hap- "Practically lived aboard her!"

BOB W E B S T E R U S N is flying jets in pily announce the arrival of second son, Patrick Joseph, on 3 November 1953 at Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 41 at N A S Oceana.

U S N H Pensacola.

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RUDY BARD U S N is Exec of U S S HARRIS (DE-447).

JIG-JIG D O U G H E R T Y USN, another of our recently acquired Engineering Electronics PGs, is now serving in U S S BENNINGTON (CVA-20).

LUCKY and Jerry J O R D A N live at 2600 S. Walter Reed Dr., Arlington,_ Va., while Luck, a Communication PG, is on duty in OpNav (OP-20).

AL SPRAGUE U S N is serving in U S S O'BANNON (DDE-450), PacFlt.

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NON-GRAD R O U N D U P E D W A R D R. GODWIN, 4107 AbeerJ. T. A C U F F (C E C ) U S N is on duty F R A N K and Linda H A R M E R live at at Naval Supply Center, Cheatham Annex, White Hall Beach, RFD 2, Annapolis, Md., deen Way, Houston 25, Tex. Williamsburg, Va., and lives in Quarters where Frank is on shore duty in the Ord J O E P. G R A N T H A M , 126 Winchester 233A. & Gun Dept., USNA. Way, Falls Church, Va. Employed by U. S. DON BLAIR U S N is serving in U S S JACK J O N E S U S N is enroute Korea Gypsum Co. SHELTON ( D D - 7 9 0 ) , - P a c F l t .

DAVID B. H A L L I N , c/o Hallin & with Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 43 attached CH.A.RLIE C O F F I N lives on Green to the TARAWA (CVA-40), while Ellen Hallin, Lawyers, Paulson Bldg., Longview, Valley Rd., Holston Hills, Knoxville, catches up on her knitting at 1377 Dancey Wash.

Tenn., where he is in the shoe business St., Jacksonville.

E D W A R D M. H A R R I N G T O N , 16541 with his father.

J O H N M E T S C H L USN, who has been 8th Ave., N E , Seattle 55, Wash.

H A N K S N E L L I N G U S N is serving in on exchange duty at West Point, is now GERALD L. J O E S T , RR 6, Connersserving in U S S BROWNSON ( D D - 8 6 8 ) , ville, Ind. U S S MELLETTE (APA-1S6).

AL W A L T O N (C EC ) U S N is in the LantFlt. DAVID J. KING, POBox 776, Orange, Started out in the May '53 issue to bring Tex. Employed by United Geographical Co. CEC Detail in BuPers. Al and Clarkie live at 2126 Brandywine St., N., Arlington, Va. you up to date on the Regulars by listing J O H N F. L I N E H A N , 109 Main St., all the Submariners, followed by the Gen- Fairhaven, Mass. eral Line in the June issue and the AviaEIGHTEENTH COMPANY CARMI D. LONG, Star Rt., Guymon, tors in the August issue. Having just reOkla. covered from the initial shock of sea duty C O U R T L A N D L. A S H L E Y U S N is J O H N R. LUCAS, Pond Hill Rd., on duty at the Fleet Sonar School, San after two wonderful years at USNA, I'll Clintonville, Conn. now proceed to list the remainder.

Diego.

DAVID MACKEY, 230 Monticello St., Engineering Duty (19)—W. H. Adams, BOB and Barbara COLE live at 4633 San Francisco, Calif.

Westfield Rd., Jacksonville, Fla., where Aroyan, Bassett, Baylis, Bettis, J. T. ColJ O H N N. M A T H E W S , JR., 539 W. Bob flies in Fighter Squadron ( V F ) 33. lins, Eckhart, Engel, Geer, R. P. Hall, Leuschner, Lucas, Mahinske, Nasipak, D. Maxwell, Lakeland, Fla. L E E CUTCH-A.LL USN, who recently A. Rogers, Stout, Stoutenburgh, Westfall W I L L I A M V. McKEE, U S A F , 2nd completed the Engineering Electronics PG, and A. T. White.

SS Squadron, Castle A F B , Merced, Calif. is now serving in U S S MACON (CA-132).

D E A N H. M I K K E L S O N , Greenwood, Kay is living at 1210 President St., An- Supply Corps (32) — (*Commissioned in SC at graduation) Baird, W. R. Baker, Devils Lake, N. D. Sales manager for napoHs, Md., while the MACON is away.

Blaes, Boyle*, Clements, Conover*, Eble*, Williston Basin Development Co. D. J. J. D O W N E Y U S N after several Fontaine, Forrest, J. C. Gibson, Gralla*, ILLION L. MILLER, USNR, Staff, years at Key West has been ordered for Haley, C. M. Hart, Haslett, Holbert*, J. duty with the Naval Advisory Group, B. Jones, Kephart*, ICnight, L. O. Larson*, ComCarDiv 7, PacFlt. ROGER MOORMAN, Box 263, ROK Navy, Pusan, Korea.

Lynch*, A. P. MacDonald, McHenry*, Gloucester, Va. D A V E L E I G H T O N U S N is on duty Mize, O'Neil, Small, Spargo*, Sueur, R. W I L L I A M F. M O Y N I H A N , 1045 2nd in the Reactor Development Division of C. Thompson*, Tinney*, Vogel*, Weir St., Lebanon, Ore. the Executive Office of SecNav in Wash- and Wingo.

H U G H G. PARKER, JR., Box 384, ington after completing the Nuclear EnCivil Engineer Corps (20)—Acufif, D. Cary, N . C. gineering course at M I T in September.

L. Ashley, Brantner, Coyer, Devlin, FarDave and Helen live at 3350 Gunston Rd., E D M U N D J. RADASCH, JR., Direcley, Forquer, Francy, Iselin, Kaloupek, LaAlexandria, Va. Lande, Mabbitt, Mascenik, Paletti, W. L. tor of Guidance, State Dept. of Education, MAC M A G I N N I S U S N lives at 402-B Perkins, E. M. Saunders, Spangler, Van- Concord, N. H. N. Meridian Dr., Forrestal Village, North der Wolk, Walton and W. A. Weaver.

W I L L I A M H . S I M P S O N , 8061 LifChicago, 111., where Betty and the boys ferts Blvd., Richmond Hill 18, N. Y. Special Duty—Hydrography (1)—Bogjoined him in October. Mac is Exec of M A T H I A S J. SLOBODA, 293 WashU S S DANIEL A. JOY ( D E - 5 8 5 ) , a reserve gess. ington St., Newburgh, N. Y. training ship on Lake Michigan which Aviation Electronics Engineering (3) — R O B E R T W. S W A R T L E Y , 418 Perfreezes and keeps them alongside the dock Faulders, A. J. Kelley and Yalen. kiomen Ave., Lansdale, Pa. until April—tough!

Special Duty — Communications (2) — Jay " J " T H O M A S , JR., USMC, 224 Molly RUCKEL, J O H N ' s widow, is Finley and W. C. Weaver.

W. Market St., Johnson City, Tenn. married to Lt. Cdr. George Monheit and H O M E R W. T H O M P S O N , JR., 1100 Marine Corps (23)—Barcus, E. A. they live at 228 Santa Clara, Alameda, Burns, Butner, Clement, Culpepper, Damm, Gibbons PI., Memphis 7, Tenn.

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Downen, Dyroff, Freeman, Gibbons, G. W. GEORGE L. W I G G L E S W O R T H , JR., Gibson, Glendinning, J. S. Hall, Holben, 1960 Raymond, Dearborn, Mich.

NINETEENTH COMPANY Hollier, Kehoe, Kirstein, C. G. Moody, A L B E R T E. W I L L A R D , R F D 2, Box T O M BRYCE U S N is Exec of U S S Peck, Piehl, Schoen, Spicer and Westcott. 62, Wilmington, N. C. JALLAO ( S S - 3 6 8 ) . Tom and Libby live at Air Force (1)—Elliott.

That's all for February—and, by the 1335 Pacific Beach Dr., San Diego.

Army (4)—Ferguson, Lawrence, Nich- way, if you're having a party in your neck of the woods take a picture and send it to W A L T H A L L U S N decommissioned olson and Pritchard. me for publication. We all like to see who the PCEC 882 at Hunter's Point in JanLost, strayed, or . . . Robert J. Adams, is getting bald, fat, gray, pregnant, etc. uary and reported for shore duty at the Naval Schools Command, Treasure Island, Alfred W. Albert, Theodore H. Batchelder, How about it! ? says BOB BAYLIS did a neat job of dry- Harold Bierman, Jr., Roderick C. Bonner, "Daisy" docking his ship during an overhaul at Howard J. Brown, Richard W. Brown, Jr., S. F. Naval Shipyard and that he has seen Marco M. Campanile, Millard A. Carlson.

FOGGY BAYLY whose ship, U S S NOR- George T. Clark, Harker Collins, Donald TON SOUND ( A V M - 1 ) , is in overhaul. O. Conway, William D. Craig, James J. Walt and Bobbie Jean live at 1249 27th Cunat, Francis H. Curren, Jr., John C. Sec'y. Mr. Joseph P. Flanagran. Jr., Dale, Robert Doran, Findly M. Doughty, Ave., San Francisco.

Stanton Conrt, Apt. B-2, 6fil5 Sprague St., Philadelphia 19, Pa. J O H N K A U F M A N U S N is serving in Alvia A. Hafer, John W. Haupt, Thomas G. Hefferon, DeWitt T. Hunter, Jr., DonJ. F. M A R S H A L L advises that his new U S S J. D. BLACKWOOD ( D E - 2 1 9 ) as Exec. ald W. Huszagh, James P. Jackson, Jr., W A L T LESSMAN U S N is CO of Homer A. Key, Jr., Kenneth R. Lampton, duty address is Navy 913, F P O New York.

MOODY B. B R O W N gives his home U S S SEER ( A M - 1 1 2 ) in Charleston.

Jr., Darryl G. Magee, John J. Matusiewicz, address as 148 W. Olive St., Long Beach, BOB and Marilyn McCALL have moved Marshall T. Mays, Robert M. McConnell, N. Y. (again) and are now settled in Virginia Robert G. Mclntyre, Charles G. K. MemP. L. WORKING'S home address is 116 Beach at 47th St. and Ivy Dr. Correction: ory, Dale F. Mueller, Samuel G. Rae, Bob is flying in Fighter Squadron 82 in- Homer B. Sewall, Jr., Marshall T. Steves, Pine PL, Warrington, Fla. stead of VF-8B (no such thing) as I so Clark W. Tinch, Earl E. Walker, Harry L E L A N D F. C A R P E N T E R writes C. Walker and David C. Williamson. wrongly reported. that he has moved to 101 E. Main St., If you have information concerning any Clinton, Conn.

D A L E N E W M A N U S N has completed H T A training and is flying in Fighter of these classmates pass the dope on to me A daughter, Ellen, was born Christmas so that I can complete the files, P L E A S E ! Eve to Mr. and Mrs. R O B E R T H. McSquadron ( V F ) 61 at Jacksonville.

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NORFOLK AREA CLASS OF '47 COCKTAIL PARTY . . .

1. to r. seated: Ethel Bouwman, Rita Case (obscured by) Hope Bowdey, Vivian Vose, Wayne Harbarger, Floyd Bowdey, Doris and Sumner Burgess. Standing: John Haizlip, Fred Bouwman and Hal Vose.

DOUGAL at the Goodall Memorial Hospital, Sanford, Me. The new addition, a first child, is now at home with her parents on Hanson's Ridge, Springvale, Me. The "party pictures" on this page were taken at the cocktail-party reunion of the Class of '47 held at the Armed Forces Staff College Officers' Club on December 5. The cocktail party was followed by a dinner dance at the club. Also attending but not in the pictures were Pat and Jac'K Raftery.

ANDY and Caroline D O W D have established residence at 531 Springview Lane, Springfield, Delaware County, Pa. Laurie Beth, a young lady of 5 lbs., 14 oz., was born to Gloria and J I M W I N S TON October 16, 1953, at Providence Lying-In Hospital and joined Samuel Mark Winston who was born October 30, 1950.

LA V E R N E A. (Red) N E I D F E L D T (addressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3636 16th St., NW, Washington, D. C.) has located other classmates living in Washington including Bob Galewood, Tad Moyle and Red Baker who, together with Red, are the civilian component, and the G. G. Strotts. If there are others of you in Washington, let me know and perhaps we can arrange a get-together.

At your secretary's insistence. Red compiled an admittedly not all-inclusive list of classmates at the Army-Navy game: Guy and Mary Ellen Ford, Dick and Jean Duden, Chan von Schrader, Randy Bowling, R. Bernier, Mary and Jack Dempsey, Lyn and Hexter Williams, the Herb Whytes, Bob and Bobbie Barker, Phila.; Marcy Carol and Don Haggerty, Phila.; Murph and Phylis Rose, Boston; Ed and Emmie McCormack, Boston; Arthur "Skip" Stellof, New York City; Ken Sutliff, Newport ; Emiel Meisel and the Paul Millers, Patuxent; Bob Grimsley, North Carolina; Jack Doheny, Harry Keller, and Red Neidfeldt, Washington; Chan Bowes, Chicago; Howard Unangst, Princeton; L. A. Teppers; Jim Stag, Kentucky; the George Groves, Connecticut; and Vince Forlenza.

On November 2, 1953, a son, William Lawrence, Jr., was born to Lt. (jg) and Mrs. W I L L I A M L. READ, at Norfolk, Va. The Reads also have a daughter, Allison, aged 2. Bill is stationed on board the

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Lt. (jg) and Mrs. W I L L I A M T. EME R Y are happy to announce the birth of a son, William Scott, at the Family Hospital, NAS, San Diego, Calif., on October 22, 1953.

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L. to r., (obscured) Jim Stockdale, Catherine Willcox, Joe Weed, Jean Sears, Chet Shaddeu, Pat Shaddeau, Jan and Hal Edwards, Page Haizlip, (back to camera) Jean Harbarger, Jan Taylor, Sybil Stockdale and Bob Taylor.

n-A Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Leon C. Bramlett, USMC, 538 W. Second St., Clarksdale, Miss.

F R E D B.A.UGHMAN writes that he is now stationed in Hutchinson, Kan., where he is living at 1012 E. Tenth Ave. We regret to report the death on 27 December 1953 of J O H N T H O M A S W E L S H at the Naval Hospital in Key West of bulbar polio. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anne K. Welsh, and two sons, John and Michael, all of 515 Foss Ave., Drexel Hill, Pa. N E W S FROM P E N S A C O L A As usual the holiday season with its cards shook out a few new addresses and here they are for information.

Had a card from Sally and H A L D E E LEY mailed in Washington, D. C. No return address given but they promised a letter soon, so maybe we'll get an address with it. I have not given L E W LITTLE's address previously; it is 613 Rue Max, Warrington, Fla. Jolene and RAY BLACK are still in Pearl, but he expects to return to the States and to civilian life early this year. F. X. ( F R I T Z ) K U H N is here in Pensacola aboard the MONTEREY, the qualifying carrier. A letter from ED W A R D gives his address as PatRon 7, but he expects to be back this month and on leave at 4818 Easter Dr., Corpus Christi, Tex. The Able column seems to be growing slowly and shows signs of continuing to do

so, thanks to Carolyn Ball in Monterey and to Jim and Fran Harrison in Annapolis. We could still use more contributors, so how about it?

For any of you expecting to be in this area, come on out and see us. We live about five minutes from Corry Field and our phone number is 3-6528. For anyone with time to'write the address is 516 Frisco Rd., Edgewater S/D, Pensacola. I have the bare beginnings of an address list of classmates and would like help with same.

Dave Carruth N E W S FROM M O N T E R E Y

by Carolyn Ball The November luncheon was held at Cerritos Restaurant with a good turnout of 1948 wives. The hostesses for the day were Sybyl Geiger, Anita Dittmar, and Bobbie Bendel. You who have been reading our column from here can see that we are organized as the Class of 1948, with both A and B people participating. I know it has been a little confusing to have this column appear under A one month and B the next, but under the 1948 writeups as they exist now, we fall into both groups.

Dave Carruth has written to everyone to send in more news, and R. W. Bates has said the same thing. So all you people can send in your ideas about combining the columns under the heading of 1948 in the magazine.

The topic of conversation at the luncheon centered on Spiro Spirson's release from

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active duty. He, Jacque, and their two children. Chipper and Ashley, will leave Monterey soon after Christmas for Spiro's home m Meridian, Miss. They can be reached, there at 2420 16th St. We all hate to see them go as Jacque has been a wonderful member of our group, and Spiro is always good for numerous'^laughs at ou? class parties. We will miss them a lot, and want to wish them all the luck in the world as they enter civilian life. On December 19 we are having a Christmas party in their honor, at which time we will wish them smooth sailing. Iris Arnold, Peggy Bartow, Mary Kay McCord and Carolyn Ball are on the committee, with the added help of Libby Davis who has been talked into a repeat performance of the wonderful favors she made for the Farewell Party last year.

Kitty Bacon handed out mimeographed copies of the names and phone numbers of all the classmates in the area, which she compiled for us all. We really appreciate them and her hard work.

Somehow we were not aware of one of the classmates in this area until just recently, so I thought I would add the name now. It is J. D. Clithero and his wife, Smitty.

Don't forget now—write in your opinions.

Sec'y, Lt. (is) R. W. Bates, USN, 900 N. Wayne St., Arlington 1, Va.

J O H N P GARTLAND advises that his address ' now uuw is 568 Madison Ave., Chul^ Vista Calif rHARTTr'c; P ' M A U V A U- U -A B a S ^ a ^ ' i n n ' a^e r ^ tfA^tF,"517 Timothv Av^ <; " ' r ^ A " " ^ V ' . ,, ZTTZ > . f f"" n^Mo"^'"'' ^ ° ' ' ^ ° " ' ' S f i J i X n l ' ^ ^ * ^ " ^ ^ " ' " ""'^ " P " ""'^"^ welcome.

Suzanne is the newest arrival at 341 Westgate West, Cambridge 39, Mass., the home of A L F R E D J. MORENCY and Mrs. Morency.

J O H N E. J E N S E N writes that his new duty address is F A W ^ Staff, N A S , Whidbey, Oak Harbor, Wash.

F R E D T R O E S C H E R , JR., has been reported missing since 16 December 1953 when his plane failed to return from typhoon reconnaissance in the vicinity of the Marianas. His wife, Caroline, and son, Fred, are living at MOQ 13-20, N A S , Agana, Guam, M. I.

DEISQ The library at Alumni House does not include the Lucky Bag of the Class of 1950. A signed presentation copy is desired and would be appreciated.

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New York.

J A M E S J. DiNARDO has been transferred to A T U 200, NAAS, Kingsville, Tex. J O H N S. H O L M E S advises that he is

R. M. F L U S S requests his address be changed to Public Works Officer, U S N Re-training Command, Portsmouth, N. H. E D W A R D F. STACY is residing in Qtrs. 803-S, N A S , Jacksonville, Fla. J. C. KAYS has moved to 304 N. M St., Pensacola, Fla. R O B E R T DICKEY, I I I , gives his home address as 1715 N St., NW, Washington 6, D. C. Word has just been received of the death on 18 December 1953 of E L B E R T N E W MAN W E L L S in an automobile accident near W. Palestine, Tex. At the time of his death he was on leave from NAAS, Kingsville, Tex. Wells' mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. William N. Wells, live at 202 Nathan St., Marshall, Tex.

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RAYMOND E N G L E gives the following new address: BOQ, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

H. G. H I A T T , JR., has been transferred to VF-73, F P O New York.

P H I L I P J. RYAN'S address is 646 Donax Ave., Palm City, Calif.

A new address for GEORGE F. H A M P T O N is 29th A T S ( M ) , Westover AFB, Chicopee Falls, Mass.

T H O M A S S. ROGERS, JR., requests his mailing address be changed to 868 Reed Ave., Pacific Beach, San Diego, Calif.

No Secretary

DEIQE] Sec'y, Lt. (jg) John C. Barrow, USN, Brandon Rd., Bay Colony, Virginia Beach, Va.

The library at Alumni House does not include the Lucky Bag of the Class of 1949. A signed presentation copy is desired and would be appreciated.

The library at Alumni House does not include the Lucky Bag of the Class of 1951. A signed presentation copy is desired and would be appreciated.

H E N R Y H. ADAMS advises that he is now on board the U S S GAINARD ( D D -

706), F P O New York.

W. H. V O N I E R has reported on board

LOUIS BRANCH has been transferred the U S S BATFISH (SS-310), F P O New to the 30th Bomb Sq., Box 322, A P O 239, York.

-r 1.T -iirAr-T-v Tr. • L , , x,..^ c/o P M San Francisco.

T ^ - ^ - YA^?^bJ^^"1T'?>A"^T°^'•'U^",^^^ W A R R E N B R O W N is on duty with TowHEE (AM-388), F P O New York.

Staff, Dir, Pac Ac Docks, POBox 868, J O H N C. COCHRANE, JR., advises San Francisco 2, Calif. t l 'iL^r^ '- '' ""'''' ^^'•' J A M E S R. GOBER gives his duty ad- 'Bay Shore, N.%'''-' Y. dress as 4.2" Mortar Co., 9th Marines, 3d DONALD R. MOYER's new duty adMar. Div., F M F , F P O San Francisco. dress is Operations Dept., U S S ROCHESTER E A R L R. S H O R T requests his address (CA-124), F P O San Francisco. be changed to RR 8, Box 870 B-1, CharlesA L E X A N D E R M. SINCLAIR is on ton, S. C. board the U S S YORKTOWN ( C V A - 1 0 ) in 40

been transferred to the U S S SALEM (CA-

139),

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The library at Alumni House does not include the Lucky Bag of the Class of 1952. A signed presentation copy is desired and would be appreciated.

T. M. DYKERS, JR., writes that he has graduated from Sub School in New London and has been assigned to the U S S PoMODON ( S S - 4 8 6 ) .

Sec'y, Lt. (Jsr) A. L. Stapp, USN, 106 Homoja, NAS, Miramar, Calif.

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the Orient. His wife and baby daughter, Amy, born April 27, 1953, are living at 414 Pacheco Ave., Santa Cruz, Calif.

A. L. D A N I S , JR., is assigned to V P 34, F P O New York.

A R M E N C H E R T A V I A N writes that after thirty months in destroyers he has

EVERETT L. MALMGREN has moved to 1405 Maryland Blvd., Corpus Christi, Tex. We regret to report the death of W I L LIAM B. M I L E S on January 2, 1954, in an automobile crash. Bill and his wife, Charlotte, were returning to Glenview after spending the Christmas holidays in Annapolis when the accident occurred just north of Baltimore. Charlotte suffered serious injuries and was taken to Bethesda for treatment. Funeral services for Bill were held at the Fort Myer Chapel and interment was in Arlington.

A new duty assignment for W I L L I A M B. KELLY is 28th Air Rescue Sq., A P O 845, c/o P M New York Anne and J O E P I D K O W I C Z are very pleased to announce the birth of twin sons, Joseph Kevin and Joseph Patrick, on 27 November 1953 at the Barksdale A F B Hospital. Joe is spending February and March at the Squadron Officers' Course 54-A at the Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

R. H. V A N BERGEN advises that his latest address, which he hopes is at least semi-permanent, is Box 27, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.

G. S. P L A T T writes that both he and NORMAN (Red) S T E I N are attending the U. S. Sufjmarine School at New London, Conn.

A change of address for R I C H A R D J. LAULOR is lA Deer Run, Chesterfield, Conn.

A card from F R A N K W A D S W O R T H gives a list of five from the 11th Company who have reported to the January 1954 Submarine Class at New London. In addition to Frank, there are Jackie Richard, Hogo Schluter, Gerry Sylvester, and "Bis" Wev. Wadsworth's mailing address is Mulgrave, Granly, Conn.

RAYMOND C. AMOR reports the following change of address: 4647 Timuquana Rd., Jacksonville, Fla. T H O M A S A. J U L I A N has recently °^^" assigned to the 815 Troop Carrier Sq., 483 Troop Carrier Gp., A P O 75, c/o P M San Francisco ROBERT V PATTTTMC •. .u . he^'ol^^Aiw^et^h^/^fghTarCor^'ul Christi and upon completion of this school ^r'l'.^r? ' ° ^ ^ P^'OP training syllabus at NAAS, Cabaniss Field.

Word has just been received of the death on 4 January 1954 of W A L T E R B CUMBAA in Sacramento, Calif.

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. C H A R L E S D. P O L L A K advises that his present address is U S S SABLEFISH (SS-303), F P O New York. In addition he sends in the following information: "On 18 December 1953, graduation ceremonies were held for the ninety-seventh student officers class at the Submarine School, New London, Conn. Quite a few members of the Class of 1952 were represented, among them: John Pearson, Verne Smith, Al Bress, Jack Young, Pat McDonald, Tobey Dykers, Paul Blackadar, RoUin Harper, Gene Avallone, George Troffer, Gieorge Vahsen, Howard Oder, Curt Shellman, Dick Laulor, Bill Shanahan, J. Val Smith, Herb Nachtrab, Tom Cagney, Jack O'Connor, and Jake Brown. In addition, a majority of the present class at the school is composed of members of U S N A '52."

Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Gerald E. Weinstein, USAF. 1522 Tiieraa Are.. N.E., Apt. 10.

Albnqaerqoe. N. Mex. Treas.. Ens. C. S. Walker. USN. USS Renshaw (DDE-449). FPO San Francisco, The library at Alumni House does not include the Lucky Bag of the Class of 1953. A signed presentation copy is desired and would be appreciated.

J O H N F. W E L L I N G S advises that in December he moved to Grandview Apts., Bldg. 2, Apt. S, Warrington, Fla. R. M. S C H U C K E R has reported on board the U S S

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27), F P O San Francisco.

A new mailing address for M I C H A E L C. DAVIS is 4619 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore 15, Md. R A L P H F. F R E E S E requests his mailing address be changed to the U S S MAGOFFIN (APA-199), F P O San Francisco.

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27), F P O New York.

J O H N T. BUCY, JR., has moved to 9 Entrance Dr., Warrington, Fla. W. A. S I M P S O N writes that his address now is 303 Madison St., N W , Washington, D. C. BILL N. D A V I S gives his new address as BOQ, U S N A S , Pensacola, Fla. The engagement of Miss Joan Kent of Brooklyn, N. Y., and J A M E S S. V A N SCOYOC was announced in December.

J. L. G R E E N W O O D , JR., has reported on board the U S S UVALDE (AKA-88), F P O San Francisco.

H E N R Y W. A D A M S has been transferred to Ellington A F B , Tex. His box number for mailing is 897.

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McWilliams of Annapolis have announced the engagement of their daughter, Anne Garrett, to Lt. C H A U N C E Y E V E R E T T SCHMIDT. A graduate of Marjorie Webster Junior College, Miss McWilliams is a member of the Junior League of Baltimore and of Tau Omicron Phi, national service sorority.

Capt. and Mrs. Walter H. Price of Washington, D. C , announce the engagement of their daughter, Clarice Yates Price, to GERALD F R A N C O I S LAUGHLIN, JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Laughlin of West Palm Beach, Fla. An April wedding is planned.

A message from your secretary: As a result of a disrupted schedule during the month of December, the news items received from my classmates were deterred from reaching the editor of Shipmate in time for publication in the previous issue of the magazine. Please accept my apologies. Now for some news!

Ens. R. B. L I N D S A Y U S N reports that he and his wife are living at 4816 W. Elm St., Myrtle Grove, Pensacola, Fla. Ens. J. W. B R A I N A R D ( S C ) U S N informs us that he is engaged to Miss Joan B. Marti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Marti, of Arlington, N. J. No date has been set for the wedding as yet. Congratulations, Jack. Nothing like this married life! Jack also informs us that he is attending the Supply Corps School now with Dick Schwenz, Joe Malone, Dick Scearce, Paul (Pueblo) Salgado, and Bob Weber. Keep those beans and bullets flowing, boys, and remember Camid.

Mr. BOB D E T T M E R writes that after his medical discharge at the start of first class year, and a year in bed, he is back hitting the books again studying industrial management at M I T . He informs us that his address is Delta Tau Delta, 416 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. We of the Class of '53 are very happy to hear that Bob is well and back on his feet again. We all remember how light he was on his feet back at the Academy. We wish you the best of luck and good health. Bob. A brief note from 2nd Lt. O W E N " P O O C H " D A V I E S U S A F informs us that he and his wife are now residing at Air Port Branch, Maiden, Mo. Pooch is almost a full-fledged flyboy by now!

The following are excerpts from a letter

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written by our class president, ROSS PEROT: "I have almost completed my stay in the Far East and will finish the trip around the world starting December the tenth.

Harley Hoffman, Jim Webster, Bill Cole and I will celebrate Christmas in Singapore and New Year's Eve in Colombo, Ceylon. Bill is planning to go to sub school as soon as possible and Harley is going to Pensacola after we return to Norfolk.

"Every time I go ashore in Yokosuka, Kobe or Sasebo I see quite a few fellows from our class. I saw Billy Starnes in Yokosuka. He had recently arrived after a happily married summer at the Academy.

Bob Gradel, Frankie Ostranic, Jim Mahoney, Whitey Rubb, George Broz, Bob Briner (I saw the last two while riding past the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in a nickoha), Bob Conolly, Ed Scott, Bill Delaney, Nerval Dixon, Don Eibert, 'Goldy' Goldsmith, John Godek (he was having trouble finding his ship when I last saw him and had been all over the area in Reefer ships and tankers trying to pick up his ship), Earl Hill, Hank Abele, John Sokol, Merlin Norby and Frank Roach are all in the area and I have run into them in places varying from Officers' Clubs to local souvenir shops. By and large, most of them, even the newly married ones, seem very happy with their first tour of Far Eastern duty.

"We stay at sea for four to five weeks at a time and then come in for seven or eight days' rest. Our time is fairly well split up with the various task forces in this area and of course all we do is patrol now.

I think the entire class missed the shooting war by a week or two. (We were at Midway when we got the word.)

"The A P A sailors have had their hands full transporting prisoners and they have the best stories to tell right now. Most of us have been ashore in such places as Seoul, Pusan, and Inchon and a few have gone back through the mountains to the truce line. (A real hike for a sailor's legs!)

"I saw Scott Purvis limping around in Yokosuka. He injured his leg at jump school during leave, but he did get his jump wings along with Ira Hozey and D. C. Binney.

"Jim Mahoney is on the BOXER and I sent him an invitation to supper by flashing light while we were in port in Yokosuka.

He didn't show up, so I guess the word never filtered down from the bridge to wherever 'Boy's Town' is on the carriers.

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him would be on one of the hospital ships— nurses like dimples.)

"I was aboard the STEMBEL late the other night to see Joe Poulk, but he was asleep so I didn't wake him up.

"Tom Sutherland, Bill La Londe, Don Upshaw, and Mike Greely are supposed to be in the area but I haven't seen them.

They are all old married men and probably stick pretty close to the ship.

"I uriderstand we have all sorts of people 'expecting' next spring—some expecting to have babies and others expecting to get married. Bob Aller, Bert Shoopman and Bob Gradel are looking forward to family additions. I am sure there are many more that I haven't heard about.

"Harley Hoffman is getting married when we get back to the States and I think a few more are too, but I'd hate to say, not being positive.

"I got a letter from Bill Branson and he seems to feel the Marine Corps is the only place. He plans to go into Infantry after graduation in January.

"Lyle Armel and Barbara Lee had a beautiful wedding in Washington the day after graduation. I believe Lyle is in the Med now but he and Barbara will normally be in Newport.

"I haven't heard any word (or read it in the column) about such sterling characters as Jeb Herndon, Killer Kane, Tom Mayberry, Frank McClesky, Bill Leftwich, George Selz, Carl Trost, Dave Frost, Howie Larsen, Chuck Fellowes, Glen Hatch (a confirmed bachelor that mar-ried on graduation), 'Redbird' Thomas, John Roepke, and Bill Clements, to name a very few.

"The last word I had on Chuck Walker was that he was broke after a big weekend on the West Coast—I received a letter shortly thereafter assuring me that we were in 4.0 shape financially, with most of the money in Gov't bonds and a small amount in cash for emergency use."

Ross' address is U S S SIGOURNEY ( D D 643), F P O San Francisco.

Next are excerpts from a letter written by our class vice president, CARL T R O S T , whose address is USS R. A. OWENS ( D D E - 8 2 7 ) , FPO

New

York.

"I've heard quite a bit from several of the guys out on the West Coast and of course it's no exaggeration to say that I see someone from the class opt here nearly every day. 'Out here' for me right now is the Med. My ship left Norfolk Sept. ISth, participated in Operation Mariner, and has been over here since. There are times when 1 envy you birds with both feet on solid, non-rolling ground! Luckily, I don't get seasick, or they'd probably have thrown me to the polar bears in the North Atlantic during Mariner.

"Our column in Shipmate is the first place I look every month to see if anyone has written in and given you any info on what's happening. I'm convinced that Shipmate is a worthwhile investment. I spent 2 months down at Key West going to A S W Officers' School, and saw several guys from the class. Bob Kotick's ship was down there, Fred Camstra and John Sinnott (both U S A F ) showed up there for a while and Lou Sykes was there for a 3-week course. Got back to Norfolk at the end of August and of course the piers are loaded with '53—especially the newly established officers' bar! Over here we operate with a lot of different 6th Fleet ships, and I've seen quite a few familiar faces.

Jim Harris is on the MACON, Frank Shakespeare on the DES MOINES, Charlie Fox on the BENNINGTON, and so on. I'll

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along with the man who said U S N A has the biggest fraternity in the world—no matter where you go, you'll eventually see a classmate. Curt Anderson and several other guys from my company are chasing around Korea and Japan right now and I get an occasional letter from that side.

"Our ship is the flagship for R. Adm. E. B. Taylor, ComDesFlot Two. Does the name sound familiar? He's Ted Taylor's dad. I think Ted is on the MACON with Jirn Harris.

"My girl and I drove over to Annapolis on Labor Day weekend for a short looksee. The old place hadn't changed except for the '57 jumpers all over the place.

Dick Dean got 6, if you haven't heard.

The way that football team started out, it really looked like they were out to prove that they could do just as well without '53, didn't it?"

The following are excerpts from a letter written by our class treasurer, CHUCK WALKER: "We are in better financial shape than I anticipated we would be at this time. Upon graduation we had $1,562.30 in our treasury. As agreed upon by class officers, most of it was put immediately into Gov't Bonds, $1,224, to be exact. That left $338.30 in our checking account. About ten days ago I received a report from Lt. Cdr. Countryman, back at USNA, informing me that we had around $1,0()0 coming from the sale of yearbooks. I wrote and asked him to buy $1,008 in Gov't Bonds at Annapolis Banking and Trust. He complied and added he would keep me posted on the amount we have coming to us when all loose ends are finally tied for the last time for our Lucky Bag 1953. So we now have 31 one hundred dollar bonds, Series J, of 12-year maturity time. We should be in good shape for any reunion or presentation to U S N A by 1965, eh what?

"Here's something I'd like for you to pass on to the troops as soon as you can.

'53 Lucky Bags will go on sale in the Mid'n Store for $3.00. The June Week supplement will be included but not bound in. The price for the Class of 'S3 will be $3.00 which includes mailing costs. For all others it is $1.00 extra for mailing costs. Make check or money order payable to 1953 Lucky Bag and send it to Lt. Cdr. Ralph Countryman, SC, USN, USNA, Annapolis, along with order and address to which it should be mailed. There are about 300 books left to sell.

"Oh yes, in case you haven't mentioned it before—Ned C. Snyder married Helen Leanos the 6th of Sept. in Annapolis, and Robert H. Osborn married Barbara Ruth Partington in Westfield, N. J. "Out here Pearl Harbor way we see quite a few of the men of '53 going East and West. To mention a few—Dick Clark, Chuck White, C. O. Anderson, Dick Dalton, Cliff Thomas, Chuck Middleton, Don Eibert, Ed Lanahan, George Broz, Al Biciocco, Bi Bierer, John Olson, Bob Mathieus. Rod Maxim, and Marshall Kratz.

"This destroyer navy isn't half bad, but a little rough on the 'ole writing."

Now for another interesting letter received from W. N. C A M P B E L L : "At the time of this writing it is the night preceding my solo flight in helicopters. It may surprise you to hear that someone has already gone into helicopters, but here is how it came to be. After duty at the Academy this summer, I reported to Pensacola for flight training. After finishing pre-flight of five weeks, I was one of the people who 'lucked' into an experiment involving helicopter flying. The experiment

being conducted is to see whether or not it is necessary to know how to fly regular fixed-wing planes before one starts to fly helicopters. Otherwise, all of the helicopter officer students here are aviators of many years' experience. After qualifying in helicopters here at Ellyson Field, I will return to the normal fixed-wing training which has been temporarily interrupted.

"I too am taking a fateful step at Christmas time. I am getting married to Miss Lillian Barkemeyer of Sandkrug, Oldenburg, Germany. The wedding will take place at Appleton, Wise. Following my leave, we will return here to Pensacola where I will continue my flight training.

"Incidentally, another classmate is here at helicopter training with me, Bill Spiller. I also understand Dan Terry is going to come here after pre-flight."

Col. and Mrs. Charles Hal Dayhuff, Jr., announce the marriage of their daughter, Marian Alicia, to R I C H A R D P A X S O N Y O U N G J O H N S on November 25, 1953, at Oak Knoll, Norristown, Pa. Congratulations, Dick arid Marian.

K E N B. S T A F F O R D , 1410 Wisteria, Warrington, Fla., advises us that he is married and is now in a pre-flight class at Pensacola. His class will begin flying in the middle of January. He was married on 14 November in Charleston, Mo., to Miss Lucile Thompson. Ken, as well as Dale Fontenot, reported to Pensacola from the MIDWAY. Others in Ken's class are Don McVay, who also recently married, Hal Bagby, Charlie Butler, Bill Quirk (W. Joseph), Dick Newnham, Cub Snively, Bob Kelley, Charles Wright, C. P. Mays, John Ploss, and Leon Ezzell. Bob Maser was recently ordered to the U S S CARRY from Pensacola. By the way, Ken would like to hear from Hardy Swanson.

HAL

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(CL-144), F P O New York, vras married to Miss Jane Ellen Bixby on Christmas Eve in Paris, France. The happy couple are spending their honeymoon in Chamonix, a resort up in the Alps, just outside of Geneva, Switzerland. Congratulations, Hal and Jane, on becoming a Navy family.

Mrs. Xavier J. Watson, of Baltimore, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Jackie, to GEORGE CHARRIER. Miss Watson is attending Trinity College and George is stationed at Sandia Base, Albuquerque. A spring wedding is planned. By the way, in case Jackie does not know it yet, George is a good cook and dish washer. Your secretary and his wife had dinner at George's bachelor apartment. He cooked the dinner (fried chicken) which was very good. At present George lives with two other bachelors, a Lt., USN, and a 1st Lt., U S A F , but I'm sure his future roommate will prove more attractive to him. Congratulations, George and Jackie.

Ens. and Mrs. CARL H O F F N E R are living at 1152 E. First St., Apt. 202, Long Beach 2, Calif. It's been a long time, hasn't it, Carl and Connie?

Your class secretary would like to report that he and his wife, Alice, are still surviving the rigors of the Southwest.

There are quite a few Naval Academy alumni stationed here in Albuquerque, both Navy and Air Force. Who knows, maybe some day we'll have a U S N A Alumni Chapter in this desert town. Your secretary and his wife will spend a two-week leave in Washington, D. C , during the latter part of January. I plan to visit our Alma Mater. Maybe I'll pick up some Blue and Gold, oops, I mean Blue and Silver! That's all for now; see you next month. Keep the newslines buzzing!

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more area. These are not only "prospects" to spend their money at Alumni House but also to become good dues paying members of the Association. They need a selling campaign I Instead of gradually depreciating (beshould be pointed out that the Association cause of a few, unfounded, careless wisenever has to pay money for the operation cracks) our most valuable asset, shouldn't of the House. The House consistently takes we endeavor to promote it and make it a in more than it pays out and the "loss" profitable business asset? It can be done figures are the intangibles or assigned but not if we are going to "talk down" our own business. charges of bookkeeping.

Capt. L. F. Brown, U S N R , '16 Alumni House as it stands is the main asset of the Association. When the Association had an unfavorable judgment against it, the House was remortgaged to obtain the money. This was not a benefit for the Annapolis fuddy-duds any more JOHN H. HIGGINS than the San Diego, Honolulu, or wheresame.

(Continued from page 13) We Annapolis fuddy-duds have a comSwimmers tend to overeat, and matters pletely different attitude about the use of the House from what is apparently ascribed of diet are important. Before a meet, the to us. We go there, spend our money there, midshipmen eat at least three hours earlier patronize House activities and voluntarily and no fried foods or milk are served, work for the House to make a success of since they tend to cut the wind. Toast init for the membership-at-large. Most of us stead of bread is eaten, and hot tea with contribute a very substantial part of the plenty of sugar insures energy. Between "steady" income of the House. There are races honey and orange juice are given the only a few of us who do this. Our problem swimmers for quick energy. is how to get more of the "locals" to join This season, Higgins is laying the ground the crowd. work for the next Olympics, to be held in Most of the "hinterlanders" fail to ap- Australia in 1956, by returning to the old preciate that practically all of us Annap- swimming methods in the breaststroke that olis fuddy-duds are eligible to use the fa- is "putting swimming back 20 years," he cilities of the Officers' Mess in the Yard— claims. no dues and prices as low or lower. Many This is flie return to the old orthodox of us are members of the Annapolis Yacht breaststroke, instead of the butterfly that Club where prices are as low. is definitely much faster—but the European There are around 1,500 officers on duty swimming officials voted for the old way, at the Academy, a large proportion of with the result that the United States will whom are graduates. One thing we try to be forced to go along with it whether they do is make good Association members of want to or not. them while they are here. And we have a Regardless, the Navy coach considers high degree of success. There are between the Olympics the peak of all amateur ath400 and 500 retireds in the area but we letic competition, since that competition is have only succeeded in enticing a few— so keen and so very few make it. The opless than fifty—in regular attendance. We of meeting the world's best in need to study ways and means to draw portunity direct competition is an incentive to any them.

American athlete, and he points out that The above facts will show that (a) the it is of particular importance to the minor $5.00 membership did not "provide a club sports, when a small man's chance is as for the fuds in Annapolis"; (b) does not good as a larger and stronger individual. maintain such a club; (c) that the fuds Higgins often gets in the water with his could get along without it; (d) that the boys to show how it's done. A member of fuds support it in the belief that the mem- his team, Jerry Nay, 2/c, holds the Acadbership at large wants it; and (e) that emy record in the 200-yard breaststroke, fuds pay a large part of the expenses. and Paul Slack, 2/c, holds it in the 150This brings us to "What to do about it?" yard individual medley.

Obviously, if the House is becoming a burThis December an Academy record was den on the Association by preventing peo- broken by Charles Gray, 2/c, whose home ple from joining and by losing members, is in Honolulu, when he swam the 220something is necessary. I, of course, never free style in 2:14.9, bettering the mark set have understood the psychology of the man last year at 2:15.3. Captain of this year's who drops out of an organization because team is Tommy Banfield, 1/c, a middle disa mythical "they" are not running things tance swimmer. to his satisfaction. To him I would say Although graduation hurt him last study the facts and then fight for whatever spring, particularly in the diving events, solution you think is justified.

Higgins is optimistic concerning the season.

We have a valuable property which of- The opening meet with Lehigh was won fers several possibilities: by a score of 56-28. On 8 January they met a) Continue to operate it for the benefit of Pennsylvania and won by a score of 49-35. all members but engage in a more ag- The following day they walloped Columbia gressive promotion to make it profitable. 46-38, both meets away.

Last season they defeated Dartmouth for b) Rent it, possibly to some lodge or club.

This would require finding office space the first time in eight years. On 16 January the score stood Dartmouth 49, Navy 35. for the Association.

The remainder of the '54 schedule inc) Sell the property. It would appear to me that this would require the consent cludes : of those who donated both to the House 30 Jan., Pittsburgh, home and its furnishings.

6 Feb., Princeton, away I have indicated above that there are 13 Feb., Harvard, home about 1,800 to 2,000 "prospects" for the 20 Feb., Yale, away use of Alumni House in and around An27 Feb., U. S: Military Academy, home napolis. There are several times that number in the Washington-Annapolis-Balti6 Mar., Rutgers, home.

An Annapolitan Alumnus Writes His Views on Alumni House The other evening at Alumni House, one of the out-of-towners who does a bit of traveling was very much concerned that in his travels many of the alumni had argued, "Why should we pay our dues to support a club for the old fuddy-duds in Annapolis?"

This is no new statement or idea but it has reached the point where it is affecting the thinking of the officers and trustees of the Association to a serious degree. In addition to this, it creates in the minds of the unthinking the idea that the paying of Association dues is to support a club for the relative few in Annapolis. We in Annapolis resent the implication that we are the charity beneficiaries of the membership at large and even more resent the implication that we have put over some graft on that membership.

It's only fair to present the facts as they have been and are. I'm putting them down without exhaustive research or detail but such research will bear me out in the major idea.

The Association ofl[ices originally were in one of the buildings of the Academy.

With the huge expansion of the Academy as well as political pressures about unoificial use of government facilities, the Association was given notice to find other quarters.

The then powers-that-be—nearly all of whom did not live in Annapolis—decided it would be good to have an alumni home of our own, that it should be a clubhouse and that, when it got on a paying basis, it should be expanded to provide rooms for visiting out-of-town members.

To this end, the entire available mailing list was circularized and asked for contributions. The reaction was, I would say, enthusiastic. Contributions of 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars poured in for a total of about $65,000. These, you will note, were not membership fees. It formed the basic sum for the purchase of Ogle Hall. Actually, at that time, there were no membership fees, the income being from subscriptions and advertising in the Register and Shipmate. The balance was a mortgage although I believe some of the advertising profits—very high at the time—were used to help pay for the conversion.

The taproom was a part of the financing shown above. Practically all of the furnishings in the house, exclusive of the office and taproom, are gifts or loans from individuals, classes and, in the case of the ballroom, a non-alumnus. They constitute a value of close to $40,000.

It is obvious that Alumni House was not purchased by the $5.00 a year members. It was a gift by subscribers and classes.

Now let's get around to the "maintaining a club, etc." Every once in a while, the business statement is published. This shows a bookkeeping or accountant's set-up of the whole Association and frequently reflects a loss on Alumni House of from $1,000 to $2,000. We could spend from now till the millennium arguing about the validity of the segregated figures but it is fair to point out that Alumni House income exceeds outgo by a fair amount. The difference comes in the apportioning of such items as administrative salary, taxes, depreciation, payment on the mortgage. I don't argue whether these are right or wrong allocations. You can take a position either way and argue forever on it but: I do think it 44

SHIPMATE

L S. I A. ALllMM ASSOCIATION R^u^HcUAi^^c^dic^u When chattges occur within the Branch Association, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

CHICAGO

HAMPTON ROADS

President, Cdr. Donald H. Johnson, President, Cdr. R. S. Barrett, U S N , '19, USNR, '27, 932 ISth St., Wilmette, IlL 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. Clifford J. Collins, '24, 816 Orlando Ave., Akron 20, Ohio.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Joseph W. McGrath, Jr., '47, 423 Wooster Rd., N., Barberton, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS President, Cdr. Jesse B. Gay, Jr., U S N , '35, 50 Rodgers Rd., U S N A , Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Lt. F . T. King, U S N . '46, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, USNA, Annapolis, Md.

ATLANTA President, Mr. Clarence M. Head, '20, 303 Forrest Blvd., Decatur, Ga. Secretary, Phillip G. Stokes, '28, 875 Woodley Dr., N.W.. Atlanta, Ga.

BALTIMORE President, Mr. W. Beverly Bristor, '27, 600 Hastings Rd., Towson 4, Md. Secretary, Mr. H. B. Atwood, '27, Central Savings Bank Building, Baltimore, Md.

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 Harma Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. George W. Collins, 3347 Braemar Rd., Shaker Heights 20, Ohio.

President, Capt. Frank C. Huntoon, U S N R (Ret.), 'IS, -2431 Addison Rd., Houston 5, Tex. Secretary, Capt. E. H. McMenemy, U S N (Ret.), '20, 19 Briar Hollow, Houston, Tex.

COLORADO President, C. J. McWhinnie, '22, 650 Bellaire St., Denver, Colo.

Chairman Welcoming Committee, Cdr. G. E. Marcus, Jr., USN, '35, U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant.

Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, 725 E. 57th St., Indianapolis, Ind.

Vice President, H. R. Brannon, '32, 745 Fourteenth St., Boulder, Colo.

Secretary-Treasurer, H. O. Caperton, '32, 1142 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo.

CONNECTICUT President, L. C. Farley, 'OS, 152 Broad St., Wethersfield, Conn.

Secretary-Treasurer, R. A. Spare, '07, 79 Everett St., Bristol, Conn.

BIRMINGHAM Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Brown Marx Bldg., 2008 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, Ala.

DETROIT President, Lt. Cdr. Paul Richmond, '42, USNR, 1614 Newcastle, Grosse Pointe Woods 30, Mich. ,

BOSTON

HOUSTON

INDIANAPOLIS

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, 5549 Canterbury Rd., Kansas City 3.

Kans.

LOS ANGELES President, Cdr. Max I. Black, U S N (Ret.), '21, 3090 Lake Hollywood Dr., Hollywood 28, Calif.

Secretary, Lt. Cdr. A. J. Wanamaker, Jr., U S N (Ret.), '41, 3270 Laurice Ave., Altadena, Calif.

President, Harold R. Keller, '11, 37 Shef- DETROIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB field Rd., Newtonville, Mass.

President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 LOUISVILLE Vice President, Marcus G. Steele, '31, Grand River, Detroit 27, Mich.

Churchill Humphrey, '07, 4095 Mas403 Lebanon St., Melrose, Mass.

Secretary-Treasurer Mr. William H. sierMr.Ave., Louisville 7, Ky. Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater St., Detroit Secretary, Malcolm B. Flanders, '28, 149 (Continued on next page) 26, Mich.

Longwood Ave., Brookline, Mass.

MEETINGS AKRON: Dinner meetinga held on the last Thoradsy of eaeh month.

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings lield the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alomni Hoose, Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA: Meetings are held on the first Sunday of eaeh 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. BIRMINGHAM: No information regarding meetings.

BOSTON: Loncheon meetings held first Wednesday of each months 12:30 P.M. at the Boston Yacht Caub, S Rowes Wharf, Boston.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on 1st Fri. at 6:30 PM at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory 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 aluncheon meeting and other times a dinner meeting.

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetings are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Members are notified by mail 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

DETROIT: Meetings held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HAMPTON ROADS: Meetings held on the first Tuesday of each month except 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 12:1S P.M at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.

KANSAS CITY: Regular luncheon meetings are held at the University Club at 12:16 P.M. on the second Wednesday of each month.

LOS ANGELES: Dinner meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 P.M.) at locations selected by entertainment committee.

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, 1766 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, TT. 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 Room—2Ist Floor, The Lawyer's Clubi 115 Broadway, N. Y. PHILADELPHIA: 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. Meetinga of n.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: Meetinga 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 (.

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MIAMI 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 ( R e t ) , '23, 4121 La Playa Blvd., Coral Gables, Fla.

MILWAUKEE . i , F , ' ' ^ l ' ' ' x ? ^ ' J T ^ ' , - ^ ' C } ^ ' ^ ^ ? - , " ' ^'••' ' t ? ' 4i_32-A North Larkin St., Milwaukee 11, Wis. Secretary-Treasurer, Edward F. Pionkowski, '40, 5335 N . Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wis.

NEWPORT T. M . r . T w T? V TTQM ,T,P"f^,"nQ*',pP*- J;, yy- 5 ^ " ^ ' " ' , ^ ^ V (Ret.), 08, 27 Everett St., Newport, R. I. Secretar}% Capt. B. Anderson, U S N ( R e t ) , '21, 1 Gray Terrace, Newport, R . I .

NEW

YORK

President, Cdr. Royce; N. Fhppin, USNR, '26, Smith, Barney & Company, 14 Wall S t , New York 5, N . Y.

LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS BOSTON The Boston Association of Naval AcademV"-r"aduItes'TeH'°iK"rrcrn7.T"^^';hW L„che1>n meeting at P4S WedneTday 6 January, in the ''Salt Box" of the F^rgo Club in Boston. Owing to the proximity of this meeting to the holidays many regular attenders were unable to be present but those who could make it were delighted ^ ' ^ ^ ^ " informal informative talk given ^^ ^ ' • * u r C. Sullivan, well-known head of the New England Navy League and staunch friend of the Navy. Of those present the following names were '03, recorded: H. '06 E. Cook '01, A. S. Kibbee H. Allen H. R. Keller '11, O. M. Read '11, T. F. Downey '14, C. F. Hooper '22, S. Pullen '22, A. R. Taylor '22, J. A. Callaghan '24 TT , . ^ ., . . „ . _ _ . _

McMenemy '20, C. A. Whiteford '21, W . ?• Thomson '22, J. B. Wilkinson '22, J. B. Spangler '23, M. I. Kearns, '24, D. J. Mar'^ '^^' ^- E- Playter '24, R. M. Hamilton i^S, A. B. Wallace '25, R. F^ Heath ;27, J^ ^ A ' ' U ' ™ T ' ' W A in ^ n T ?'

W. Y .Al en 30 W. A. Illing 30, T J. T-^^JI^^^ 3 7^'-^,-.^Z^^ ^Ih h r^^i \f}^J^\ ^ ^- ?.'^*'=Vlf'^T, H' & ^ ° ° ' ' .H' ?-r.'^-c^'""''^"*M7 ^ \ ?> 4 ^"7,^°°" ,il- J- ^- Swenson '47, and M. E. Collmer ^^• Guests, Adm. J. J^ Clark '18, Mr. W. A. Mr. Leon Ince, and Commander Clark, Gill.

New officers for the year took office as follows: Frank C. Huntoon, '15, president; Joseph B. Spangler, '23, vice president, and

Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Arthur A. U S N R , '32, 27 Sylvan Ct., W. Islip business transfers.

W. E. Ford, '29, is going to Chicago to President, Capt. James B. Donnelly _ - .the . . _ .Naval . „ , „ . ,,^„„The Houston branch of Acad- join the firm of Josuah A. H. Potts, patent U S N (Ret.), '20, Temple University, 1926 emy Alumni Association'held 'its "monthry attorneys, 392 Sf La Salle St N. Park Ave., Philadelphia 22, Pa. luncheon meeting at the Ben Milam Hotel R. E. Playter, '24, is transferring to Secretary, Mr. Arthur Fleming, Jr., '25, on Tuesday, 5 January.

Tulsa, Okla.

4248 Ches&ut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Four guests were present, including Adm. M. W . MacDonald, 1946, is being transDiTTCBiior-U ^' ^' ^'^""^ ^^° "^^de an interesting talk ferred to Algiers, La., to be district petrofllldBUK^n ^,. ° " ?°^^ 01 the highlights of Navy action leum engineer with Continental Oil Co. President, Capt. Morgan L. Barrett, during his tour as Commander, Seventh U S N (Ret.), '21, 494 Second St., Beaver, Fleet, in the Korean war.

NEW YORK Pa. ~ The roll call at our December ISth lunchSecretary, Mr. Richard H . Miller, '22, , - „ ^ ^ Admiral intends to make his home ^ ° " ^ ' the Lawyers Club in New York Apt. 56, King Edward Annex, 225 Mel- futi^P O n . " n r v " m " " ' " \ i " * . f r " ' f wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. future. One of his brothers, Mr. W. A. disclosed a total of 78 present Included Mn,^.;. ^ geologist practicing here in were a trio from the graduating class of MCHMOND ™*°". , 55 years ago: H . C . Dinger, Charles Boone •a -J . <- * Av r- w ; . w . „ ^ TTC;M . J;^wenty-nine members of our branch at- and F. L. Field of the Class of 1898. Also , P f f d e n t , Capt W . C Wickham, U S N tended, including S M. Robinson '03, H. present was J. B. Gilmer, Class of 1899.

(Ret.), '09, R F D 2, Ashland, Va. H. Anderson '19, A. D. Blackledge '20, Others included V. Adm G H Hussey Secretary-Treasurer, E. Neil Rogers, '40, N. D. Brantly '20, P . Lemler '20, E. H . 1916, President of the Naval Academy Lane & Rogers, Attorneys, 1 N. 6th St., Alumni Association, and G. O. Carter, Richmond 19, Va. • 1905, former President. New members E. Chairman, Neil Rogers, '40, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Secretary, Cdr. John W. Brady U S N R Present included G. M. Brydon, 1924, and g memWestham, - Richmond, the Class of 1915 present to ••- Va. 303 Sunset Drive, '24, 1104 Federal Ave., Seattle 2, Wash. ' bers W . Fof . Porter, 1925.

The were following ST. LOUIS f^^' th^'"" classmate, Millard Gamble: ROCHESTER PrpsiHpnt T t CA^ T?..K„..t \u HT u X ' ^^"^^ A- D- Struble, a member of the President, Mr. T. G. Cox, Creek St., Rochester 10, N. Y.

PHILADELPHIA

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 ( R e t ) , '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego 7, Calif.

SANFRANCISCO 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, U S N (Ret.), '07, 742 De Camp Ave., Schenectady 3, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. D. L. Wyckoff, '44, 112 Dartmouth St., Schenectady, N. Y.

SEATTLE President, Cdr. Robert A. O'Neill, U S N R , '38, 19037 37th Ave., N.E., Seattle.

SS, Wash.

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HOUSTON

^ixie Mius, luth and Walnut Sts., East ^"'^' ' •

Among our guests were Mr. Ralph B Johnson of Smith, Barney & Co.; John

JAMPA ' cZ'^y r W i t Z l ^ l ^o1° s ' e S o l f President, R. Adm. Edward L. Beck, '25, School, and Naval Architect James Henry.

U S N (Ret.), Palm Oaks, R F D 2, PalmPresident Royce Flippin announced that e^'tto'^pj^ etto, Fla. the Annual Dinner of the Association will Secretary-Treasurer, Ens. L. C. Hernan- ^^ ^^^"^ ^^ the Roosevelt Hotel on Friday, ,dez, ,, U ^.S N ,^'48-B, Columbia Restaurant March 19.

•,r,.-. City, /--. Tampa, rr. ^. ^jj. j^ijj^^j Q Gamble, Jr., Class of Ybor Fla 1915, president of Esso Shipping Company, TWIN CITIES AREA was our guest speaker. Mr. Gamble disPresident, Mr. Sumner T. Scott '20 ^^f^^? miormally some of the problems of Fairmont, Minn. ' ' shipping as related to industry and nadefense with particular reference to Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Ted L. Has- tional the operation of tankers. His talk proved brouck, '23, R F D 265, White Bear Lake, to be an especially interesting one for all Minn. those present. A short question and answer period followed the talk.

WASHINGTON. D. C. The meeting closed with an announcePresident, R. Adm. A. V. Van Keuren, ment of the next luncheon which will be '3..^3Uf''^-r?^''^ 29th St., N.W., hdd^on January 19 at the usual time and Washington 8, D. C Secretary, Mr. Arthur Tarantino, '35, 8506 Rosewood Dr., Bethesda, Md. PHILADELPHIA Treasurer, A. L. Mathers, '31, Dunn A dinner meeting of the Philadelphia Loring, Va. Association was held in the Officers' Mess S H I P M A T E

at the Naval Base, Philadelphia, on 11 December 1953. The chairman of the nominating committee, R. L. Porter, Jr., '17, nominated the following for officers of the Association for 1954, and all were unanimously elected: President, J. B. Donnelly '20; first vice president, W. L. Aiken 33; second vice president, R. N. S. Baker '15; treasurer, T. M. Searles '13; secretary, A. J. Fleming, Jr., '24; assistant secretary, C. H. Bennett, Jr., '23; directors: (1) J. L. Kauffman '08. (2) H. W. Hill '11, (3) M. L. Brown '11, (4) E. A. Crenshaw '12, (5) J. H. Hoffman '13, (6) T. E. Boak '14, (7) E. H. vonHeimburg '19, (8) H. W. Pierce '22, (9) V. E. McGuinness '22, (10) J. D. Sweeney '26, (11) J. A. Milburn '27, (12) C. S. Seabring '27, (13) F. G. Law '36.

Present at the meeting were: I. C. Shute '06, M. L. Brown '11, W. K. Beard '14, J. E. Boak '14, T. T. Patterson '16, J. B. Ryan '16, R. L. Porter, Jr., '17, J. G. Stone '17, J. N. Walton '17, D. M. McGurl '19, J. B. Donnelly '20, J. P. Graff '20, B. F. Brandt '21, T. M. Dell '27, A. P. Lawton '21, E. M. Hylant '22, V. E. McGuinness '22, C. H. Bennett, Jr., '23, A. J. Fleming, Jr., '24, J. D. Lazell '24, H. R. Welsford '24, H. W. Blakeslee '25, M. J. Drury '25, J. D. Sweeney '26, J. F. Bowling '27, W. L. Aiken '33, W. E. Shorr '48, and D. N. Porter '53.

PITTSBURGH The November meeting of the Pittsburgh chapter was held at the Sheraton Hotel 20 November 1953, attended by the following: M. W. Reed '16, J. W. Ludewig '25, J. D. Beard '21, E. T. Barrett '38, J. R. Carlson '38, W. C. Godfrey '43, Lt. M. F. Tarker, USN, Cdr. C. A. MacHose, USN, R. A. Hart '29, S. W. Koenig, Jr., '46, treasurer; Dr. James A. Bass, guest; .A.dm. G. F. Hussey, U S N ( R e t ) , '16, president, National Association; G. O. Carter '05, trustee, National Association; A. W. Neal '30, Capt. G. C. Moody, USMC, '46, W. C. Richardson '42, A. P. Zechella '43, Capt S. G. Nichols, USN, '26, W. C. Allen '29, N. Dashko '44, M. C. Barrett '21, president, and R. H. Miller '22, secretary.

M. C. Barrett '21, president, welcomed the members and guests, then called on M. W. Reed '16 to introduce the speaker for the evening, Adm. G. F. Hussey, president of the National Association.

Admiral Hussey gave a most interesting talk on the affairs of the National Association. Shipmate is now on a sound basis with clearly defined policies, and has a high standing among alumni publications.

Alurrmi House, which our own Cdr. C. McK. Lynch helped greatly in founding, is now operating satisfactorily under the able responsibility of Admiral Coney.

Many classes have helped financially in furnishing and decorating this old historic building which is now widely recognized as an outstanding example of Colonial restoration. Admiral Hussey explained the functions of the various committees in the National Association, and the method of'electing trustees.

Local chapters can help the National Association by obtaining new members, securing advertisers for Shipmate and the Register, and helping to improve public relations. There are about 7,300 members in the National Association out of a total of about 20,000 living alumni. Each local chapter should have clearly defined policies and a program for each year. Local chapters should assist the National Association in an effort to place a distinguished gradFEBRUARY,

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uate on the Naval Academy Board of Visitors. This board consists of five members from the Senate, five from the House of Representatives and ten appointed by the President Admiral Hussey's talk was interesting and most informative on many questions of interest to the chapter.

In response to questions from the floor M. W. Reed '16 offered suggestions for ex-Navy men desiring to adapt themselves to civilian life. A lively discussion followed, with interesting remarks by G. O. Carter 'OS and Admiral Hussey. The National Association is quite concerned with this problem and several plans are being considered. Shipmate will consider publishing further articles helpful to members facing a change in employment.

THE BUNNY HOP

The regular December meeting of the Pittsburgh chapter was held as a Christmas party in honor of the midshipmen of the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday evening, 29 December 1953, at the University Club.

The effective work of the committee under the able leadership of Bill Koenig, '46, resulted in a very enjoyable party in the Alumni Room of the University Club.

Tables were arranged as in a night club around a dance floor, with refreshments served at the tables during an evening of dancing to the music of Joey Sims' orchestra. Late in the evening a buffet lunch of sandwiches and coffee was served in the usual fine manner of the University Club.

Capt. W. S. Bryan of the Air Force very_ kindly took action pictures during the evening, some of which are reproduced in this issue of Shipmate. Approximately 47 midshipmen and their drags attended the party, along with about 15 additional guests, including two West Pointers, and 22 members of the Pittsburgh chapter accompanied by their wives.

The party was a complete success in every wayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even financially. Bill Koenig is still solvent and will make a treasurer's report at the January meeting.

The midshipmen guests were J. W. Havicon '54, C. S. Morris '56, S. D. Vuksanovich '57, R. B. Batman '57, J. M. Gerding '54, G. N. Arthur '55, J. R. Beatty '57, A. W. Kelly '57, J. E. Garlitz '54, C. H. Klingensmith '56, R. B. Reed '57, J. A. Brashear '57, R. H. Weidman '56, J. L. Beck '54, R. A. Hall '54, J. Hanse '55, R. A. Peterson '55, R. A. Barbary 'SS, H. E. Cornell '55, A. S. Christner '54, G. T. Atkins 'SS, D. E. Jones '57, E. E. Husa '57, T. J. Hamilton, Jr., '54, H. A. De Nezza '56, J. S. Shillinglaw '56, G. H. Volk '55, K. M. Mcjenkin '54, A. R.

PITTSBURGH CHAPTER'S CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR MIDSHIPMEN. . . .

The names of the hosts and hostesses at the University Club, Pittsburgh, from top to bottom and left to right, are: (1) Mrs. Miller, Adm. J. W. Ludewig '25, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Archibald, C. B. Archibald '22, Adm. J. D. Beard '21, Mrs. Barrett, M. C. Barrett '21-President, Mrs. Batman, R. H. Miller '22, and Capt. S. G. Nichols '26. (2) A. W. Neal '30, Mrs. Neal, Mrs. Beard, V. H. Godfrey '15, and Mrs. Godfrey. (3) Mrs. Allen, W. C. Allen '29, Mrs. Hamilton, Adm. T. J. Hamilton '27, Capt.

S. G. Nichols, Mrs. Ahlbrandt, and R. S. Ahlbrandt '34. (4) Bill Koenig '46, Mrs. Koenig, Mrs. Schnorr, C. H. Schnorr '47, W. T. Toutant 'A6, Mrs. Toutant, Mrs. Carlson, and J. R. Carlson '38. (5) Jack Shields '44, Russ Hart '29, Walt Lewis '32, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Hart.

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Trautmann '54, D. L. Glunt '54, E. I. H. Bennett '56, W. C. Mcllvain '57, Richard Bordone '54, R. L. Williams '56, D. L. Hicks '57, R. M. Del Duca '57, A. S. Massimino '57, Carl Nelson '55, R. A. McConnell '57, J. S. Martin '57, J. M. Grego '55, H. W. Alexander 'SS, C. T. Andrews '56, J. D. Adams '55, L. E. McCullough '57, G. K. McClure '57, and T. H. Vollmer '57.

Others guests were Capt. W. S. Bryan, U S A F , Cadet H. G. Christopher (West Point '56), Lt. R. L. Massenburgh, U S A (West Point '51), Mrs. R. B. Batman, Lt. Charles Lewis, USAF, '53, Lt. (jg) E. M. Paluso '52, Lt. G. D. Miller, USAF, '53, L t (jg) M. F. Stein '52, Lt. (jg) J. D. Yamnicky '52, Mr. Thomas Cook, Jr., Mr. James Craig, Mr. Gordon Nelson, Mr. Frank Laxorchik, Ens. T. L. Greaney '53, and Mr. W. Greaney.

with Communism it was necessary to have "hard hitting determination and infinite patience." Bernard Baruch was quoted as saying, "This time we're playing for keeps, if we lose this time we lose for keeps."

There were 30 members and their guests present including H. E. Kays 'OS, E. F. Buck '08, Leo Lindley '09, E. L. Patch '11, John Falge '12, Ned Marbourg '17, T. D. Ross '17, H. W. Need '18, C. J. Rend '19, E. T. Goyette '27, Joe Brennan '21, B. J. Butler '22, H. L. Fudge '22, E. R. Duncan '23, S. Y. Cutler '24, J. L. Herlihy '24, D. D. Wight '24, E. J. Maher '27, Frank Wickhorst '27, Frank Robinson '30, L. F. Jett '38, F. J. Behounek '44, L. A. Mayer '44, J. R. Riordan '44, R. E. Dix '45, Doug Landreth '45. Paul N. Hewett '47, H. S. Padilla, guest of John Falge, and Ned Marbourg, Jr., guest of Ned, Sr.

SAN FRANCISCO The regular monthly meeting of the San Francisco branch was held on Wednesday, 2 December 1953, at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Treasure Island. Joe Riordan '44 presided.

Following the dinner President Joe Riordan introduced the guest speaker of the evening, Mr. Robert R. Gros. Mr. Gros, who is manager of advertising and publicity of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, chose as his topic "What Next in the Troubled Orient?" Mr. Gros' remarks were based on extensive experience as a world traveler and analyst and on information learned when he accompanied Admiral Radford on a 35,000-mile tour of the Far Pacific and Far East.

Mr. Gros prefaced his talk by commenting that, in his opinion, at no time in the recent past has the Navy been so ably represented either by civilian or military brass. He highly lauded Secretary of the Navy Anderson, Admiral Radford, and Admiral Carney.

Mr. Gros stated that the Orient is the likely scene of the Navy's activity in any future war. In regard to the recent Korean conflict he said that the Navy's role was largely underplayed. The Far East is equally important with Europe in the future.

Robert Gros labelled as "most encouraging" the recent peaceful election of Ramon Magsaysay as Chief Executive of the Philippines. The Far Eastern countries will be favorably impressed and encouraged by the example of the friendly Philippines. He labelled Formosa as the "brightest spot" in the Far East. He believes that there is no question in the Nationalist Chinese regime of "if" they return to the mainland, rather it is a question of "when." The Nationalist Army is the toughest and best trained army in the Far East and has a strength of about 600,000 officers and men.

The morale of this force is very high and their existence as a unit is strategically important. Mr. Gros very pointedly remarked that the recognition of Red China in the U N would result in the end of the Nationalists.

Mr. Gros dwelt briefly on the IndoChinese situation where the French have fought a long, bloody campaign. The United States is helping this struggle with funds realizing that the fall of Indo-China will result in the ensuing fall of the whole of Southeast Asia, Burma, Thailand, Malaya, and Indonesia.

Mr. Gros was frankly pessimistic about a lasting peace resulting at Panmunjom.

He ended his talk with two quotations.

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USNA 'Alumni Association Executive-Director Attends Alumni Council Conference The Executive Director of our Alumni Association, C. E. Coney, '19, attended the annual District II conference of the American Alumni Council in Atlantic City on January 7 to 9.

The conference, which was attended by persons engaged in college and university alumni work in the Middle Atlantic States and Toronto, Canada, included panel discussions, exhibits and talks on various phases of alumni work.

Admiral Coney was chairman of the committee for the opening reception.

The 1954 LUCKY BAG For the many readers of Shipmate who would like to know "What's new at the U. S. Naval Academy?"

The 1954 Lucky Bag, full of pictures of the midshipmen, their classes, cruises, weekends, and sports thrills, is accepting subscription orders.

The book sells for $7.00 plus $1.00 for postage. Delivery will be made approximately two months after graduation. Due to contract stipulations, the book must be paid for at the time of subscription.

Anyone desiring a copy should write Midn. Mitchel S. Soltys, Circulation Manager, 1954 Lucky Bag, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

Broader Naval Training For West Point Cadets

and submarine operations in addition to amphibious operations.

Designated to plan and execute the new program of training for the cadets is V. Adm. Thomas S. Combs, Commander Second Fleet.

The Late Dr. Furlong On December 15, 1953, Cdr. Francis M. Furlong, MC, U S N (Ret.), died at the Naval Hospital in Annapolis, Md. With his passing away, graduates of the Naval Academy lost a staunch friend. For it was he who, when a member of the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy in 1933, initiated the recommendation by that Board for the conferring of the bachelor of science degree on graduates of the Nayal Academy. It was due to his persistent insistence that the recommendation was adopted.

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K E I T H ROGERS B E L C H ( C A P T U S N R E T ) '21 died at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., 2 January 1954.

GEORGE E. B R A N D T (LCDR U S N R E T ) '08 died at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., 12 December 1953.

W A L T E R B. CUMBAA (2NDLT U S A F ) '52 died in Sacramento, Calif., 4 January 1954.

HENRY W I L B U R F O X (MAJ USMCR) '17 died 17 December 1953.

ALEXANDER GILCHRIST HATCH (LCDR U S N R E T ) '15 died in Rutland, V t , 10 December 1953.

A L B E R T C. K O P L E W S K I (LCDR U S N ) '43 died in an airplane crash near Petersfield, England, 21 December 1953.

C H A R L E S F R A N C I S L E I G H (CDR U S N ) '39 died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., 2 January 1954.

W I L L I A M B E A L L M I L E S (LTJG U S N ) '52 killed in an automobile crash north of Baltimore, Md., 2 January 1954.

WILLIAM, STERLING PARSONS (RADM U S N ) '22 died at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., 5 December 1953.

J O H N D A V I S P R I C E (LCDR U S N ) '43 died in a plane crash between Atlantic City, N. J., and Norfolk, Va., 7 August 1953.

O R M O N D G R I F F I T H S E X T O N III (CDR U S N ) '36 died at his home at USNA, Annapolis, Md., 14 December 1953.

H E N R Y W. W A T S O N '97 died at his home in Lexington, Miss., September 1953.

E L B E R T N E W M A N W E L L S (LT JG U S N ) '48-B died in an automobile accident while on leave near W. Palestine, Tex., 18 December 1953.

JOHN THOMAS WELSH (LT U S N ) '48-A died of bulbar polio in the Naval Hospital, Key West, Fla., 27 December 1953.

West Point second class cadets will get a new and broader look at the Navy during their annual summer training period with the Atlantic Fleet in June 1954.

In previous years, Navy summer training for the cadets has consisted entirely of amphibious training at the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. Since time does not permit both detailed amphibA U S T I N W. W H E E L O C K (RADM ious training and indoctrination into the many other phases of naval warfare with U S N ) '25 died at the Naval Hospital, which the young officers should be gen- Bethesda, Md., 10 December 1953. erally familiar, it has been jointly decided JOHN STEVENSON WINSLOW by the two services to change the training ( L T COL USA R E T ) '14 died of a heart program this year. In 1954 the West Point- attack at his home in Millbrook, N. Y., 4 ers will be introduced to naval air, surface. January 1954.

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