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Disability Report — Defense P r o g r a m — T h e Enlarged Navy C o m b a t Forces — Support Elements—U n i f i c a t i o n Working?

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personnel retired for disability in 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947, with exception of those whose disability is obviously permanent and those whose disability resulted from combat.

2. Regular officers retired for disability, shown to be recovered, should be returned to active duty. Non-Regulars recovered should have their retirement certification withdrawn.

3. A change in law restricting retirement to career personnel and compensating disability of noncareer personnel on a percentage-of-disability basis.

4. No disability retirement for officers who have completed thirty years of service or have reached retirement age.

5. That for those officers whose disability continues to be questionable after examination and hospitalization, a fiveyear period of conditional retirement be ordered.

6. That compensation for disability retirement continue to be 75 per cent of base and longevity pay.

"The total tax exemption now accorded disability retirement pay presents a motivation for an officer to seek physical retirement in preference to retirement for age or length of service," the subcommittee said. "We consider any system of military retirement which places a premium on the retirement of a Regular officer before he has completed his military career as basically wrong.

"Prior to the interpretation of the Internal Revenue Act of 1942, which interpretation exempted retired or retirement pay from income tax. Regular officers resisted retirement and made every efi^ort to complete their service Disability Report careers. Since no tax exemption existed The most controversial point in the before 1943, no officer who entered servdiscussions over disability retirement was ice before that time relied upon the tax the matter of tax exemption on retire- exemption as a reason for choosing a milment pay. While the Elston (or legal) itary career." subcommitee of the House Armed ServDefense Program ices Committee did not make its views The 70-group Air Force at this writcompletely clear on this subject, its recommendation seems to be that the tax ing (early May) has been approved by exemption be removed except possibly the House and the Senate. Though the Administration has not been in favor of for officers wounded in action.

Other important recommendations of so high a proportion of airplanes in relation to other arms. President Truman the committee are: 1. Reexamination by service doctors of is not likely to veto the legislation proall Regular and non-Regular military viding the increase. The Navy shares with

HE emphasis ia Congress on defense legislation and the pending adjournment mean that some Armed Services legislation is certain to die. Republican leaders have mentioned adjournment by June 18. Since most members of Congress will have to get out and campaign for months to hold their seats, they do not want to stick in Washington any longer than absolutely necessary.

It is extremely doubtful that any disability retirement legislation can be prepared, and almost impossible that it can be enacted, this year. This means, unfortunately, that many retired officers and their families wiU continue to remain in doubt about future income. Many of them, however, will welcome the delay.

The fact that the subject was first handled by the legal subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, and now must be handled by the retirement subcommittee, which now will hold hearings of its own, is partially responsible for the delay.

The Senate has passed S. 657, which provides that service as a cadet, midshipman or aviation cadet shall be credited for pay purposes, and that service as a cadet at West Point or as a midshipman at Annapolis shall count toward retirement. This bill should be enacted before adjournment. It would amend section 3 (a) of the Pay Readjustment Act. The Senate has passed H. R. 1275, a House-approved bill authorizing reimbursement of Naval personnel for costs of necessary medical or hospital services whUe on authorized leave. It will be law by the time this is read.

the Air Force the increased appropriation for the fiscal year beginning Jiily 1, 1948, receiving $275,000,000 of the $725,000,000 increase. All this money, however, is earmarked for aviation.

The action of Congress was based on secret testimony that Russia is building airplanes many times faster than is the United States.

Secretary of the Navy Sullivan and Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations, protested the increase in the Air Force, expressing a preference for the program of a balanced military establishment advocated by Secretary of Defense Forrestal.

In his testimony, Admiral Denfeld inferred that more money might logically be spent on submarines. Russia, he explained, has from 260 to 300 submarines, compared to the U. S. Navy's 175. But, he added, most of the Russian submarines are of the traditional type. The Russians have four of the German schnorkel type and are constructing 14 more in German yards.

As a result of the increase in the Air Force, the Navy will have at least $903,000,000 to spend for airplanes in the next fiscal year, instead of the $628,000,000 contained in the last 1949 budget estimate.

The Navy will need the draft to obtain the personnel necessary under the enlarged military program. Secretary Sullivan said. The Navy can recruit to the 460,000 which would have been the top figure under the Forrestal plan, but will have to call on the draft for sufficient personnel to bring the total to the new limit, 550,000.

A draft bill will probably be law before the end of May. At present there is a House version calling for a draft of non-veterans between 19 and 25 years of age, with a year's military training for 18-year-olds, and a Senate versioncalling for only a draft of the 19-25 age group. Universal military training may follow in 1949.

The Navy is equipping its World War II submarines with the German-designed schnorkel. Furthermore, the new guppy type submarines—the Dogfish class—are being equipped with an improved version of the German breathing apparatus.

The Enlarged Navy "It must be borne in mind that the (Continued on page 24)

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BATTLE REPORT, Vol. IV: "The End of

an Empire" by Captain Walter Karig, Lt. Cdr. Russell L. Harris, Lt. Cdr. Frank A. Manson (Rinehart & Co., $5.00) Histories are usually rather dull reading for the average person. Most of us retain unpleasant memories from our school days of a pedantic professor ladling facts and dates down our unresponsive throats. Sure, we remembered it until after the examination. Just ask any of your classmates now who the twentysecond president of the United States was or when the Treaty of Ghent was signed.

But history doesn't have to be dull, in faa it can be more exciting than the best swashbuckling costume novel. This is

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COKTEJITS

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T h e Navy on Capitol Hill—By Fred Lardner

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Miscellaneous Cargo—By LeRoy

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W. Vance

The Port of Bristol—J5y W. H. Owens

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William Conway, Naval Hero—By Rear A. Farenholt,

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proved by the BATTLE REPORT series,

the fourth volume of which has just been published.

How do the authors of BATTLE R E -

avoid the usual pitfalls of the historian? The answer seems to be that they concentrate on the men who make history, on human experiences, rather than the hfeless narration of a sequence of events. While most historians spend the greater part of their time polishing up footnotes, the authors of BATTLE R E PORT have tried to tell the stirring story of the war in the words of the men who fought it. They have given their book the feel of battle.

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The BATTLE REPORT series was au-

thorized and initiated by the late Frank Knox when he was Secretary of the Navy.

Its purpose was to bring to both the general public and the service personnel an accurate, authentic, readable history of the Navy's part in World War II. BATTLE REPORT does just that.

Volume IV, "The End of an Empire," covers the Pacific War roughly from the fall of 1943 to the fall of 1944. This includes, however, the entire history of the New Guinea campaign, which, from the Navy's point of view, is the little-known history of the Seventh Fleet. Also included are the final naval and air actions at the top of the Solomons "ladder" during which Rabaul was finally isolated and pounded into impotency.

But the greater part of the book is devoted to the great offensive across the Central Pacific beginning at bloody Tarawa and continuing through the decisive —and much disputed—Battle for Levte Gulf. ^ (Continued on page 26)

Our cover—"Taint No Mo Plebes"—Traditional ceremony by the ex-Plebes at the Herndon Monument in Lovers Lane immediately after the graduation exercises. Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

MANAGING EDITOR—C. E. CONEY, '19

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O seaport in Europe can claim such long and interesting associations with the continent of North America as Bristol. This famous old maritime city of the English west country—the traditional gateway to the Adantic Ocean— has maintained and strengthened those ties throughout the centuries, ever since John Cabot's historic voyage of discovery in the year 1497. And today its modern liners and freight vessels sail regularly to and from the chief ports both on the Adantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, as weU as to Canada, Newfoundland, Panama City and Central America and the British West Indies.

Bristol played such a great part in the early colonization of the New World from the beginning of the seventeenth century that it has been called "The Birthplace of America." Among its many famous seafarers was the daring Admiral Penn, father of the founder of Pennsylvania and celebrated in naval history for his victories over the Dutch fleet. A new chapter in Bristol's transatlantic relations was begun when the first American Consulate was opened there at the end of the eighteenth century, while in 1838 the first steamship to carry passengers across the Atlantic sailed from the port to New York.

The outstanding event in Bristol's long maritime history, of course, was the voyage of John Cabot and his son Sebastian.

Although Cabot was born at Genoa, he settled in Bristol when a young man and entered the service of King Henry VII. Father and son set out on their hazardous trip in the little ship MATTHEW, a sailing vessel of one hundred tons, carrying a crew of eighteen men in all. The English king had granted them a special charter for their adventure, and history records, how the ladies of the city embroidered its arms, together with the royal arms, on the sails of their ship. On June 24, 1497, the JUNE,

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The Pride of Bristol: St. Mary Redcliffe. "the faerest parish church in the land"— Queen Elizabeth, on her visit in 1574.

Escaped damage in the blitz by a hairsbreadth, tram lines torn up by a bomb were flung 100 yards into the churchyard.

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explorers landed on the continent of North America in Labrador. This was two years before Columbus reached the southern continent.

Many years before Cabot's expedition, however, Bristol had been a base of Atlantic explorers. This was hardly surprising, because in those early days it was already the most important westerly seaport in Europe with a flourishing maritime trade. The first Englishman to explore the unknown Atlantic, or Western Sea as it was called, was a successful merchant of Bristol named Thomas Jay. Seventeen years before Cabot, he sailed with his friend Thomas Lloyd in search of the "Isle of Brasylle"—that mysterious and legendary land which seamen of the time believed lay somewhere beyond the coast of western Ireland. For more than

two months these brave pioneers sailed in their frail craft, steering north and south about the wide ocean in their attempt to find the promised new land. In the end, they were driven by gales and heavy seas on to the rocks off the Irish coast and poor Thomas Jay died from exposure in his ship. But he is still remembered as England's first Atlantic explorer by a memorial brass in the beautiful old church of St. Mary Redcliffe, whose lofty spire dominates the city of Bristol today.

By this time, when adventurous navigators of maritime Europe were turning their eyes to the West, Bristol had achieved much fame as a seaport. In fact, the city had already been twice enlarged in order to meet the needs of its expanding commerce, and the river Avon—that connects it with the Bristol Channel and

the Adantic—had to be diverted to create a new harbor worthy of its importance. Bristol's merchants were among the wealthiest in Europe and, using much of that wealth to good purpose, gave the city its splendid churches, great houses, halls and schools. of those architectural treasiures MANY were either destroyed or badly damaged in the terrible Nazi raids during the war, but St. Mary Redcliffe Church, the finest of them all and rich in historical associations, was fortunately spared. It stands as the symbol of Bristol's greatness, past and present.

There is an interesting theory that the continents of the New World were actually named after Richard Amerycke, a fifteenth-century sheriff of the city, and not as is generally assumed after the famous Florentine navigator, Amerigo Vespucci. Many proud Bristolians maintain that this is indeed a fact, not a theory, but, imfortunately, it is something that cannot be proved because the city records of the time were destroyed in a fire.

Nevertheless, it is known that Amerycke was a dose friend of John Cabot, and it was he also who presented the King's gift of twelve pounds to the explorer in recognition of his important discovery.

In the years following Cabot's voyage, Bristol continued to build up her trade with such rival kingdoms as Venice, Genoa and Pormgal. Mariners from many lands, speaking strange tongues, josded one another in the narrow streets of timbered houses clustered around the harbor quays, where the colorful masts and rigging of coundess sailing ships mingled with the tall white spires of the city's numerous churches.

And it was that great age of the merchants which led direcdy to the most eventful period of exploration and the foundation of the first colonies in North America. Bristol became the chief base for such maritime expeditions not only because of its geographical position and seafaring traditions, but chiefly because its merchants and leading citizens were able and willing to provide the ships and money.

So perhaps it was natural that Bristol people should have developed strong interests in the early settlements across the Adantic. After Sir Walter Raleigh had failed to colonize Virginia the influential merchants of the city decided they would carry on the venture themselves. One of the leading spirits in this cause was Richard Hakluyt, the famous sixteenth-century writer and author of the classic, "Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation by Land and Sea." He was the prebendary of Bristol Cathedral for a time and in his book records some of the expeditions launched from the port in which he took a practical hand.

The voyage of Martin Pring, a famous mariner of Bristol, really set in motion that series of developments which brought about the large-scale emigrations from the port during the following century. In 1603, the year of Queen Elizabeth's death, he set out with the twin sailing ships SPEEDWELL and DISCOVERER and made a successful landing in the bay of New England which was afterwards called Plymouth Harbor by the Pilgrim Fathers. At that time there was still no English colony in North America.

But as a result of Pring's second voyage great interest in the colonizing venture was shown by Sir Ferdinando Gorges of Bristol who was largely responsible for obtaining the first royal charter for the settlement of North Virginia.

Events followed one another swifdy.

For in the year 1609, King James I granted a further charter for the "Company of Adventurers and Planters of the Cityes of London and Bristol for the plantation of Newfoundland." And it was the Merchant Adevnturer John Guy, a mayor of Bristol, who was appointed the first Governor of England's oldest colony.

Nor were the celebrated Pilgrim Fathers unconnected with Bristol, although it was from the port of Plymouth, in Devon, that they sailed in the MAYFLOWER in 1620. But it was a Bristol

merchant named Thomas Weston of like faith who actually financed the expedition by the little band of Puritans.

From that time onwards, throughout the remainder of the seventeenth century, there were hundreds of sailings of colonists bound chiefly for Newfoundland and North Virginia, or the New England states. Men, women and children, carrying their few possessions with them, bravely faced the storms and other perils of the Atlantic crossing. Many of them, of course, never reached America, for hundreds died of exposure in the frail open sailing boats. In the archives of Bristol there is preserved a remarkable old volume called "Servants to Foreign Plantations." This records the names of more than ten thousand men and women from all parts of England, Wales and Scotland, but chleflv from the West Country, who sailed from the harbor berw'een 1654 and 1675 to Virginia, Maryland, Newfoundland and the Barbadoes.

Another famous voyage of the seventeenth century was the expedition undertaken by Thomas James, a barrister and merchant seaman of Bristol, who sailed with a crew of twelve in the HENRIETTA MARIA—a ship provided by the city's merchants— to try and discover a NorthWest passage. Sailing by way of the Greenland coast to the Hudson Strait, they landed within Hudson Bay on September 3, 1631, and discovered what has since been called James Bay.

APTAIN James and his companions C must have been the first Englishmen to spend any length of time on Canadian soil. Records tell of the adventures and the severe hardships experienced by these pioneers through seven months of the Arctic winter, in the course of which they even had to sink their ship to prevent her being smashed to pieces by the ice-floes. Yet despite meager rations and the intense cold, these hardy explorers survived. In the following spring the HENRIETTA MARIA was raised again and, although its timbers were rotting, it brought James and his men safely back to England.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Bristol was also a noted meetingplace of some of the most daring pirates on the high seas. They were particularly active off the eastern coasts of America and the West Indies, and only a few years ago a hoard of Spanish gold came to hght amid the foundations of an old house near the harbor. Typical of these daredevil plunderers was Captain Edward Teach, known as "Bluebeard," who for years terrorized the American seaboard and married fourteen wives in the course of his reckless life. Down by the harbor, in the heart of Bristol, stands the ancient half-timbered inn called the Llandoger Trow, the favorite haunt of the old-time pirates and smugglers. Both in war and peace they did a flourishing trade in plundered riches which were stored away in many a secret cellar in the old city.

Through the steady development of the North American settlements and the success of the Newfoundland fisheries, Bristol had become by about the year 1700 the third richest city in the British Isles. The city became the chief market for Virginian tobacco and sugar from the West Indies, and she was developing trade with other parts of the world. Already many of the great industries for which she is renowned today had been established — industries such as shipbuilding, pipe and tobacco manufacture, printing and weaving, sugar-refining, and so on.

The Revolution of the American colonies naturally affected her considerably.

As trade from across the Adantic declined there was widespread distress throughout the city, and those years were the only period in centuries when the traditional relationships were disrupted. After the Declaration of Independence, however, the old ties of kinship were gradually renewed and, in time, became stronger than ever before. It is significant that Bristol was selected as the location of the first United States Consulate in England.

This Consulate was opened in 1792 in Queen Street, and the historic building is still standing there today, having fortunately escaped the Nazi bombing during the war.

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NAVAL HERO a person who is "regarded as having I Fdisplayed great mental courage or

By Rear Admiral A. Farenholt, the yard and milling about the flag staff four hundred Florida and Alabama raw MC, USN-Ret. exceptionally noble or manly qualities" and hostile volunteers who threatened

is properly regarded as a hero, how much more is he secure in his title if his act of heroism is concerned with loyalty to and in spectacular defense of his flag.

By these tokens William Conway fully qualified.

The background against which Conway performed his service was an ugly and unusual one but which must be explained in order to appreciate the situation. The scene was at the U. S. Navy Yard, Pensacola, Florida, and its surroundings. The time January 1861. The panicipants were the hero, the unformnate Captain, and certain Villains. The Naval Commandant was Captain James Armstrong, an old man of over fifty years service, a veteran of the war of 1812 and a sufferer from illness on account of which he had been recently surveyed and remrned to his home in Boston. He had protested his orders to Pensacola for these reasons but without effect and he had but a short time before reported at his station leaving his family at home.

He had but few assistants and his only commissioned line ofiicers, two northern men, were a Commander of thirty-eight and a Lieutenant of thirty-three years' service. Both had been on duty in the yard for some time and the Commandant was, namrally, inclined to rely upon their opinions. These two ofiicers had married sisters who were of southern sympathies and both officers later resigned, "went South" as such action was then called, which resignations were accepted to date back to the first of January 1861.

Early in January two naval vessels arrived in the harbor, the "Supply," Commander Walke on her way from New York to Vera Cruz, and the "Wyandotte," Lieutenant Comdr. Berryman from Key West. Lieut. John Irwin was of the latter vessel and Lieut. Henry Erben of the former. The Army garrisoned three nearby forts; Barrancas, McRae and Pickens, with Lieutenant A. J. Slemmer, U. S. Army, commanding, with but forty-six men to hold all positions.

The stage being set the subsequent play of events occupied but a short space of time. Civil relations were strained but Sumpter had not been fired upon nor had war been declared. The ofiicers of the "Supply" and the "Wyandotte" had no more than arrived before they appreciated the situation and distrusted the loyalty of several officers and saw with apprehension and pity their domination

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Conway with injury and death if he refused to haul down the flag. over the bewildered and ailing old man.

On January third the War Department had sent to Lieut. Slemmer an order to take measures to prevent a surprise assault against his forts and his inadequate personnel, and also to cooperate with the naval commandant. The Lieutenant at once called upon Captain Armstrong who promised his full assistance and the services of the two vessels if necessary and this would have been carried out at once, also the required steps taken for the defense of the yard, had it not been for disloyalty from within. However the efforts of the officers of the two ships, acting independently of the commandant, were successful in evacuating the Army personnel and in accomplishing the destruction of such munitions and supplies as could not be removed.

During the few volcanic remaining days of this drama an attempt was made by the officers of the ships, which failed to secure and imprison on shipboard the disloyal actors, "in the coal bunkers if necessary for safe keeping." In the meantime the Commandant had been so kept in ignorance of the true state of affairs that, although known to others, the arrival of the Cecessionist troops before the yard gate was the first notice he had of their intention or proximity. And so the station was surrendered.

Here enters, after a long preamble, our hero, William Conway. He was a native of Camden, Maine and on duty at the navy yard during those strenuous days. As quartermaster it was his duty to attend to the colors and after the surrender he had been ordered to stand by the halliards. This he obeyed but when further ordered to haul down the flag in capitulation he refused. Historical conversations are probably seldom exactly quoted, nor is it likely that Conway's words were recalled with strict exactness, but his deed tells us what he did and the words, whether accurate or not, precisely describe what was in his mind and his brave stand. "I will not do it Sir; that is the flag of my country under which I have served many years; I love it, and will not dishonor it by hauling it down now." He didn't either, and a disloyal man had to do it himself. It should be remembered that when this dramatic scene took place there were ranging over

ONWAY was promptly put in irons.

C Later he' was sent north with the other loyal personnel, served throughout the Civil War and died at the Brooklyn naval hospital 30 November 1865 where he was buried.

This act of Conway's created of course much comment at the time but it was not until the General Court Martial convened to try Captain Armstrong included a paragraph highly commending Conway in its record of proceedings to the Secretary of the Navy that official action was taken. Then, on April 24th, 1861, Gideon Wells issued a General Order which stated in part: "The love and reverence thus impulsively exhibited for his country's flag in the hour of its peril is not the less worthy of being called noble and chivalric because displayed by one in an humble station. It is the more deserving of commendation, for subordinates in the service are not usually expected to set examples of patriotism and fidelity in their trusts, but to follow them.

The Department deems it no more than strict justice to William Conway that this testimonial from the Court in his behalf should be made known throughout the service. It is therefore directed that this General Order be publicly read as early as possible after its receipt by the Commanders of all Naval Stations and all vessels in the Navy in commission, in the presence of the officers and men under their command."

Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy.

A gold medal was presented to Conway by the New England residents of California "in honor of the heroic conduct of one of their blood." This medal was carried from the West Coast to Washington by Major General Hallock and the Secretary of the Navy directed that it be "delivered and the letter of transmittal read at General Muster on the quarter-deck of the vessel to which he belongs."

Dewey remembered ConADMIRAL â&#x20AC;˘ way and recalled him as a "typical Yankee man-of-war's" man from Maine.

Tall, thin, with a nose like Wellington's.

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Ike V*Uied Stated, Final Tribute Paid Midshipman

By Brigade at Chapel Rites Entire Second Class Attends Services for Young Eliopulos The Brigade of Midshipmen paid final tribute to a comrade on Wednesday, 12 May, at eleven-thirty in the morning, in impressive services for George J. Eliopulos, 21-year-old athlete who died Monday, 10 May, after being struck accidentally by a javelin.

A battalion escort, in field uniform and carrying bayoneted rifles, marched before the casket as the cortege moved from the historic Naval Academy Chapel along Blake Road to the Main Gate. Hundreds of Midshipmen stood by, rendering last salutes.

In the Chapel, filled with the entire second class and the third battalion of which he was a member, a throng of other midshipmen, officers and townspeople, joint services were performed.

N M l illliDEHY Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., USN, the Naval Academy Band played for the Superintendent

Rites of Greek Orthodox Church Chaplain Everett P. Wuebbens officiated in the traditional Academy rimal.

Then Rev. Joakim Papachristou, assisted by the Rev. Soterios Gouvellis, both of the Greek Orthodox Church of Baltimore, conducted the rites of their church.

The Midshipmen's Choir sang, and

procession.

Pallbearers were Midshipmen Stephen A. Dobbins of Lincoln, 111.; George B. Stone of Kingsport, Tenn.; James C. Hughes, Jr., of Chateaugay, N. Y.; Thomas J. Kilcline of Kokomo, Ind.; John D. Lund of Rapid City, So. Dak.; and Lee O. Rensberger of Sioux Falls, So. Dak., all members of the Second Class.

Two of Eliopulos' classmates. Midshipmen Kilcline and Dobbins, accompanied the remains to his home in Raw-

Final tribute paid Midshipman George J. Eliopulos, 12 May, 1948, by Brigade at chapel rites. Associated Press Photograph.

lins, Wyoming, where he was buried.

Official mourners in the absence of the family were the Superintendent of the Academy, Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., and the Commandant of Midshipmen, Captain Frank T. Ward.

Midshipman Eliopulos, a second classman, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Eliopulos. He was a varsity basketball and track athlete. A javelin which slipped off the fingers of a fellow athlete had pierced his neck while he was working out at Thompson Stadium Monday afternoon, 10 May. He died in an ambulance shordy afterward.

Ofl&cers W h o Have Reported and Officers W h o Have B e e n Detached Recently Captain Paul B. Koonce has been detached from duty at the Naval Engineering Experiment Station. He will command die USS ToPEKA (CL 6 7 ) .

Commander John D. Bulkeley, who has been on duty in the Department of Marine Engineering, has been detached.

He has been ordered to the USS M O U N T OLYMPUS (AGC 8) for duty as Executive Officer.

Commander William B. Johnson, Jr., Dental Corps, has reported for duty in the Dental Department. Commander Johnson comes from duty at the Marine Barracks, Marine Training and Replacement Command, San Diego Area.

Lieutenant Commander Paul T. Jorgensen has recently reported at the Naval Postgraduate School for duty on the staff as instructor in aerological engineering.

Lieutenant Commander Jorgensen was formerly on duty with the Fleet Weather Central, Guam.

Lieutenant George H. Tarr, Jr., Medi•cal Corps, has been detached from duty under instruction at the Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., and has reported for duty in the Medical Department.

Captain Edwin O. Reed, U. S. Marine •Corps, who has been on duty at the Marine Barracks, has been detached with orders to report at the Marine Corps Air Station, Quantico, Va., for duty.

Lieutenant Mabel A. Kreider, Nurse Corps, has been detached from duty at the Naval Hospital, and has been assigned duty on board the USS REPOSE (AH 16).

Lieutenant Anna E. Redding, Nurse Corps, who has been on duty at the Naval Hospital, Aiea Heights, T. H., has reported at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., for duty.

Lieutenant (jg) George E. Beckmann, Jr., Medical Corps Reserve, who has been on duty at the Naval Station, has been released from active duty.

Lieutenant (jg) Robert C. Rossberg, Medical Corps, has been detached from duty in the Medical Department, and will report at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., for duty.

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1948

TWO MIDSHIPMEN DECORATED BY N. A. SUPT. IN CEREMONIES ON WORDEN FIELD—Mid'n Howard S. Crosby, first class, and Mid'n Frithiof N. Sagerholm, Jr., 2c, are honored at Brigade Parade on Worden Field by reviewing tbe Brigade of Mid'n with L to R: R. Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr., USN, Supt.; Capt. Jesse R. Wallace, USN, Chief of Staff, S.R.N.C.; CapL Frank T. Ward, USN, Commandant of Mid'n; Comdr.

Byron L. Gurnette, USN, Flag Lt. and Comdr. Thomas D. Cunningham, USN, U. S. Naval Post-graduate School. Crosby is at extreme right and Sagerholm is next to him.

Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

First Lieutenant Donald Conroy, U. S. Marine Corps, has been detached from duty at the Marine Barracks, and has been ordered to the Marine Corps Air Station, Quantico, Va., for duty.

First Lieutenant Henry Hart, U. S. Marine Corps, has reported at the Marine Barracks for duty in connection with training for the 1948 Olympic Games.

First Lieutenant Hart comes from duty at the Naval Air Training Bases, Pensacola, Fla. Lieutenant (jg) James "K" Van A. Willson, Medical Corps, who comes from duty at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., has reported at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., for duty as the relief of Lieutenant (jg) Norman L. Bline, Medical Corps Reserve. Lieutenant (jg) Bline has been released from active duty.

Ensign Warren H. Ortland, Supply Corps, has reported for duty in connection with training for the Olympic Games. He comes from duty under instruction at the Navy Supply Corps School, Naval Supply Depot, Bayonne,

N.J.

Ensign Richard A. Yale, who has been on duty in the USS MINDORO (CVE 120), has reported for duty in connection with Olympic tryouts.

Chief Machinist George J. Carlin, from the USS SAIPAN (CVL 4 8 ) , has reported at the Naval Small Craft Facility for duty.

Chief Machinist Herschel B. Daniels

has been detached from duty at the Naval School (Aviation Boatswain's Mates), Naval Air Material Center, Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa., and has reported for duty with the Shipboard Phase, Naval School (Aviation Boatswain's Mates), USS

BLOCK ISLAND.

Memorial to Midshipman Jillson And Boswinkle Dedicated In a quiet but impressive ceremony recently the U. S. Naval Academy paid lasting tribute to two members of the Class of 1948 who lost their lives during Amphibious practice maneuvers four years ago on 14 Aug. 1944. A bronze plaque, dedicated by the Class of 1948 was unveiled in Dahlgren Hall at 2:00 Saturday afternoon, 8 May. The midshipmen honored were the late Ralph Eber Jillson and Carroll William Boswinkle who were fatally injured when a spinning airplane swept low over their landing craft before crashing into the sea.

The ceremony was attended by parents and relatives of the deceased and midshipmen friends among their former classmates throughout the Brigade. It was opened in solemn prayer by Chaplain Everett P. Wuebbens. Eulogies were given by Ensign Perry W. Nelson of Seattle, Washington, for Midshipman Jillson, and by Midshipman Fredrick H. Gralow of New York City, for Midshipman Boswinkle.

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day, 5 May, was Midshipman Robert M. Tatum, Class of 1948B, son of Myrde B. Tatum, of 1215 N. Nevada, Colorado Springs, Colo. At the meeting held at the National Museum in Washington, Midshipman Tatum discussed the results of research work done by him on "Distribution, Analysis and Chronology of Petroglyphs in the United States."

"The discussion concerned the picturewritings of the American Indians and their value to the anthropologist and archaeologist. The whole study is an example of the application of statistics to the science of archaeology.

Midshipman Tatum who is President of the Naval Academy Mathematics Club is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Anthropological Society of Washington, the Colorado and Minnesota Archaeological Societies, and the Society for American Archaeology. Prior to entering the Academy, he was the author of numerous publications and conducted several archaeological surveys in the southwest in Colorado and New Mexico.

Clothed in old "white works" and socks, the midshipmen dive into the cold water of the Severn River. This is part of the indoctrination in dunking at sea which each midshipman third class must know. Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

These two names, Jillson and Bos- the academic year until all 732 third winkle, now rest with the names of classmen, next summers second classmen, others whose actions and sacrifices have have gone through the dunking drill. contributed to the rich heritage of the Class of 1 9 3 9 Prize Established United States Naval Academy.

The Naval Academy Class of 1939 has established an annual cash grant of $100 Dunking Drills Prepare to be awarded to that enlisted man of the Midshipmen for Possible Regular Navy or Marine Corps who Emergency Plane Crashes stands highest in the competition for enLearning how to dunk may not seem trance to the Naval Academy under the an essential part of a midshipman's train- Secretary of the Navy's quota and who ing but it is, and 732 third class mid- qualifies and is accepted for entrance to shipmen took part in "dunking drills" the Academy under that quota. at the Naval Academy during May. In the event of a tie, cases will be reEvery afternoon "sections" of dripping ferred to the Chairman of the Executive midshipmen may be seen emerging from Committee of the Class of 1939 for dethe Severn river and struggling into life cision. rafts.

Announcement of the winner of this They are learning how to act in an award will be made annually at the emergency plane crash at sea in prepara- graduation exercises of the Naval School, tion for flight indoctrination training on Academy and College Preparatory, Bainthe carrier cruise this summer. The mid- bridge, Maryland, by a member of the shipmen are being taught precautions Class of 1939. Delivery of the prize will and all safety measures in case of emer- take place at the swearing-in ceremony at gencies at sea during this training. the Naval Academy.

From skeleton TBF Avengers, the Rear Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, type of plane in which they will fly on Chief of Naval Personnel, said that he the cruise, the midshipmen are swung believes that this is not only a highly out by crane over the water and fitting memorial to those officers of the "dunked."

Class of 1939 who died in the service They wear full flying gear, parachute of their country, but a tribute to those harness and Mae Wests and must get out members of the Class of 1939 making of the plane into the water, inflate the the memorial possible. life rafts and sail or row safely ashore.

Stowed on the rafts is all regulation Midshipman Tatum Addresses equipment and the "crash survivors" Anthropological Society learn where to find necessary emergency gear and how to operate the rafts.

Speaker before the Anthropological The training will continue through Society of Washington, D. C, Wednes10

Applications Requested from Naval Officers for Rhodes Scholarship Competition Naval Officers and members of the Naval Academy Class of 1948B who are interested have been requested to submit applications to enter the 1948 Rhodes Scholarship competition.

This year the United States will return to its regular quota of 32 Rhodes Scholars per year instead of 48 as in 1946 and 1947. War-service candidates will, however, be eligible this year.

The regulations for submission of applications by the Naval Officer are contained in the Bureau of Naval Personnel Circular Letter No. 70-48. They are to be submitted via official channels to reach the Bureau of Naval Personnel prior to 1 July 1948. Members of the Naval Academy Class of 1948B should submit their requests via the Superintendent.

A board consisting of officers of the Naval Academy and the Navy Department will convene at the Academy on or about 12 July to consider the requests filed and to recommend to the Chief of Naval Personnel those who are considered as possessing the necessary qualifications.

The competition for Rhodes Scholarships is organized by States and districts.

There are 8 districts of 6 states each.

Each state is to nominate two candidates to appear before the district committee, and from the 12 men appearing before them, the district committee will select 4 scholars to represent their states at Oxford.

Qualities which Rhodes specified in his will as forming the basis of selection are (1) Literary and scholastic abil-

ity and attainments; (2) qualides of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy, kindliness, unselfishness, and fellowship; (3) exhibition of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolmates; (4) physical vigor as shown by interest in outdoor sports or in other ways.

Some definite quality of distinction, whether in intellect, character, or personality, or in any combination of them, is the most important requirement for a Rhodes Scholarship.

Naval officers appointed as Rhodes Scholars will remain on aaive duty while students at Oxford. Scholars selected in this competition will enter the University of Oxford in October 1949.

Naval Academy to Enter Bermuda Ocean Races Four veteran skippers will pilot Naval Academy yachts in the Newport-Bermuda Race this June, it was announced

by Commander Richard C. Latham, Sailing Officer of the Naval Academy, on the weekly program "Who's Here at the Naval Academy."

Commander Latham was interviewed

by Miss Helen Hall of Radio Station WCBM, Baltimore, Md., on 27 April, in Mahan Hall at the Naval Academy.

He said that the 72-foot, wishbone-rigged staysail ketch Vamarie will be commanded by Lt. Frank Siatkowski, USN (Ret.), of Chicago, 111., and the 64-foot cutter Highland Light by Alden R. Hefler of Boston, an Associate Professor of Foreign Languages.

Two yawls, as yet unselected, will be skippered by Commander Richard C. Turner of New Rochelle, N. Y., and Lt. Comdr. Vining A. Sherman of Plymton, Mass.

The yawl, skippered by Mr. Sherman, will have an all-midshipman crew. The yachts and the other yawl will be manned hy newly commissioned ensigns and Naval Academy Faculty members.

The bi-ennial ocean race, which alternates with the Newport-Annapolis jaunt, starts from the Rhode Island resort on 19 June.

The destroyer transport Schmitt has been assigned as escort to the academy yachts and may be used as a committee hoat and safety vessel for all entries, Latham said.

Midshipmen Public Relations Committee at the Naval Academy Fully aware of the importance of top notch public relations work in the fleet, the United States Naval Academy, traditional training grounds for the Navy's line officers is now prepping a group of its undergraduates in the fundamentals of Navy public relations.

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By Charles P . Burt, USNA, ' 9 6 climbed on it, rushed up on deck and reIt used to be the custom in the Navy, and it may be still so, that when an enlisted man went ashore on "liberty," and failed to return to the ship at the expiration of his leave, or before that time, he was not declared to be a deserter until he had been absent for ten days. In the meantime a notice was sent ashore to the local police authorities making an offer of a ten dollar reward for "the arrest and delivery on board the ship," of the absent man. Whenever such a man was delivered on board the ship by the local police he was sent to the pay office where he had to sign a receipt for ten dollars, which amount was charged his pay account and was paid to the arresting officer.

A cruiser, the USS BALTIMORE, was

lying in the harbor of Genoa, Italy, where she was moored, with two anchors down, and her stern secured by hawsers to the long mole which forms the artificial harbor of Genoa. Her stern was very close to the mole so that the gangway ladders, which were well aft, were not more than one hundred feet from the mole. There were steps, leading down to the water, placed at intervals along the mole.

One young seaman, who had gone ashore on liberty, failed to return to the ship on time. "The usual offer of a ten dollar reward for his arrest and delivery on board the ship was sent ashore to the local police and he was arrested by two of the Italian police, those fellows with the gaudy uniforms and rooster feathers in their hats.

Being too penurious to pay a boatman one lira to bring them and their prisoner across the harbor in a boat they marched the young fellow around by the lighthouse which stands at the junction of the mole with the shore line, and out on the mole until they were abreast of the ship, a walk of at least three miles.

While they were haggling with a boatman about the price he would charge them to take them the short distance from the mole to the ship's gangway ladder the young seaman saw his opportunity, dived into the water and swam for the ship. Reaching the gangway he

ported to the Officer of the Deck "I report my return on board, Sir." It had taken the Italian police an appreciable time to get into the boat and be rowed to the ship so that they arrived several minutes after the seaman had reported his return. They, of course, wanted the reward but were informed that the man had not been delivered on board the ship but had returned, alone, and of his own accord and no reward would be paid. He had saved ten dollars by his short swim.

It was during this visit of the BALTIMORE to the port of Genoa that an interesting and unusual event occurred.

The Commanding Officer of the ship received official notice that a son had been born to the royal family of Italy and he was requested to decorate the ship in honor of the birth of the Crown Prince.

The ship was rain-bowed with flags during the day and, at night, she was ablaze with a rain-bow of lights. However, a political faction of the Italian populace, the anti-royalists, or republicans, declared what they called a strike in protest against the continuance of the royal line by the birth of a crown prince. One of the results of the strike was that no lights were allowed to be shown in the city which was blacked out completely. As there was no street lights the Alpinieri were brought in to guard the banks and the business section of the city and there was some shooting of fire-arms in the streets. Some of the officers of the ship went ashore and climbed to a high point on one of the many hills from which point they could look over the darkened city and see the ship outlined in lights.

It was an unusual and beautiful sight.

As no lights could be shown the usual restaurants were aU closed but the officers quickly found that there was one restaurant, located in a cellar under one of the theaters which was going full blast as its lights could not be seen from outside and that food, drinks, and music were there in abundance. They spent the evening there. The strike lasted for only three days, and there was no untoward occurrence caused by the brilliant lights on the ship.

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LDO Eligible For Succession To Command At Sea IMITED duty officers of the line will * (if qualified) be eligible for succession to command at sea, according to a recommendation approved by the Secretary of the Navy.

This clarifies the provisions of Public Law 381 (80th Congress), which made no reference to limited duty officers in this respect. The law prohibited engineering duty officers, aviation engineering duty officers and special duty officers from command at sea and restricted their commands ashore.

The limited duty officer is required to have the same sea or foreign service as is required of unrestricted line officers to be eligible for promotion. This does not apply to engineering officers, aviation engineering officers and special duty officers. Therefore, the members of a BuPers board studying LDO matters recommended that limited duty officers should be considered eligible for succession to command. It is emphasized that to be eligible to exercise command at sea, a limited duty officer must be fully qualified and specifically designated for command at sea. * * * SCHOOL-Age Dependents At Overseas Base Will Get Proper Education.

Navy personnel assigned duty to an overseas base and accompanied by schoolage dependents can be assured of proper educational facilities for them, either through attendance at organized schools or through correspondence work.

This information is disseminated to Naval personnel through BuPers Circ.

Ltr. 65-48 (NDB, 15 Apr. 1948) which reaffirms the Navy's policy regarding dependents' schooling program.

Administration of these schools is maintained from appropriated funds. In some cases, however, a small tuition fee may be charged, the letter states. Educational services are available only to school-age children in grades 1-12 inclusive. * * * PERSONNEL OF USS ALBANY (CA 123) and USS GEORGE K. MACKENZIE ( D D 836) drew favorable comment from Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, USN, CincLant, in reviewing their visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Exemplary conduct of personnel on liberty and during special functions was noted by the admiral. "During the time of the visit to Buenos Aires (six days), no arrests of personnel from these ships were made and no charges were lodged against any of them," the admiral said in a special memorandum.

Importance of conduct in the South American Republic was stressed while the ships were underway. An official memorandum by Vice Admiral L. D. McCormick, USN, ComBatCruLant, called on personnel from the cruiser and the destroyer to strive to create an impression of "dignity, modesty and friendliness."

"During this visit it must be realized that the U. S. Navy itself is on display in one of the most important countries in this hemisphere," a note from Vice Admiral McCormick read. "The standards of our ships and our performance will be taken as representing those of our country and of our Navy as a whole."

Officers and men complied by giving 100 per cent cooperation, prompting CincLant's special mention. * * ÂŤ Applications are now desired from temporary and reserve officers for transfer to the regular Navy in the pharmacy section, optometry section and the medical allied sciences section of the Medical Service Corps, U. S. Navy.

BuPers Circ. Ltr. 73-48 invites attention to the opportunities offered by Public Law 347, 79th Congress and Alnav 238-47 for qualified reserve and temporary USN officers to apply for transfer to the Medical Service Corps of the U. S. Navy. Appropriate officers who are graduates of an accredited school of pharmacy or optometry or who hold degrees in sciences allied to medicine may apply. Officers accepted will serve in one of the following specialized fields: bacteriology, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, entimology, parasitology, physics, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, public health medical statistics, sanita-

tion engineering, virology, serology or radiobiology.

Applications should be submitted in accordance with BuPers. Circ. Ltr. 288-45 revised). Commandants or commanding officers are called upon to forward all applications to BuPers (Attn Pers 362).

Local board interview and report is not required. Age and service requirements are the same as for Medical, Dental, and Hospital Corps officers. Date of candidate's release to inactive duty prior to submission of application does not apply. Applications will be considered until a closing date is specified. ÂŤ * * Switchover from the Hospital Corps to the Medical Service Corps for 330 officers holding temporary appointments is called for in BuPers Circ. Ltr. 69-48 (NDB, 15 Apr. 1948).

Since existence of the Hospital Corps terminates by law on 31 July, the changeover is necessary to enable 118 lieutenants, 145 lieutenants (junior grade) and 67 ensigns to continue their temporary status in those ranks.

The directive encompasses all temporarily commissioned officers of the Hospital Corps except eight higher ranking officers who will receive individual notice from BuPers.

Deadline for the chanveover, which is accomplished by executing acceptance of appointment and oath of office, is 31 July. Failure to meet that date may result in reversion to pay and allowances of their permanent status in enlisted grades. An enclosure to the direaive contains samples of the necessary forms.

Officers may decline appointment in the Medical Service Corps by submitting a statement to the Chief of Naval Personnel (attn Pers-3630) via the commanding officer. Temporary appointments in the Hospital Corps of officers who decline will terminate 1 August. * * * Flag Rank Orders For Last Month Were as Follows: Admiral Charles M. Cooke, Jr., USN, temporary duty 12 th ND, was retired 1 May 1948.

Vice Admiral John H. Hoover, USN, was relieved of additional duty as senior member, Armed Services Petroleum Board.

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Vice Admiral Bernhard H. Bieri, USN, was designated Rear Admiral and reported as Com-11.

Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN, assumed additional duty as senior member. Armed Services Petroleum Board.

Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble, USN, was promoted to Vice Admiral and reported as DCNO (Operations).

Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell, USN, was detached as senior member.

Board of Inspeaion and Survey, Pacific coast, and reported to CNO for duty.

Rear Admiral John F. Shafroth, Jr., USN, was discharged from naval hospital, Bethesda, Md., and reported as member of General Board.

Rear Admiral Clifford E. Van Hook, USN, general inspector WesSeaFron, was retired 1 May 1948.

Rear Admiral William K. Harrill, USN, was detached as ComFair West Coast and ordered to CNO for duty.

Rear Admiral Frank D. Wagner, USN, was detached as Chief, NavAir Training, Pensacola, Fla., and ordered to duty as ComFair West Coast.

Rear Admiral Laurence T. Dubose, USN, was detached as Com 6 and ordered to duty as ComBatCruPac. Rear Admiral Ralph W. Christie, USN, was detached as CO NavBase, Bremerton, Wash., and reported as ComNavFor Phil.

Rear Admiral Ralph E. Davison, USN, was detached as Com 7 and reported to CNO for duty.

Rear Admiral Robert W. Hayler, USN, was detached as senior member, Board of Decorations and Medals, Navy Departmenr, Washington, D. C , and reported as Com 6.

Rear Admiral Joseph W. Fowler, USN, Director Industrial Survey Division, Office of SecNav, had title changed to Chief, Office of Industrial Survey.

Rear Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague, USN, was detached as ComNavAir Advanced Training SubOrdComd, Corpus Christi, Texas, and ordered to duty as ComCarDiv 6.

Rear Admiral Henry R. Oster, USN, was ordered to duty as BuAer general representative Western district, Los Angeles, Calif.

Rear Admiral John H. Cassady, USN, was detached as ComFair Quonset Point, R. I., and reported as DCNO (Air).

Rear Admiral William K. Phillips, USN, was detached as ComDesLant and reported as Com NOB Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Rear Admiral Stuart S. Murray, USN, reported as CO NavBase, Pearl Harbor, T.H. Rear Admiral Ernest W. Litch, USN, was ordered to duty as Com 7 with additional duty as Chief NavAir Advanced Training, Jacksonville, Fla. Rear Admiral William G. Tomlinson, USN, was detached as Naval Attache and JUNE,

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By T h u r m a n Sensing as George Washington was the E VEN "Father of his Country," so was John Paul Jones the "Father of the American Navy." As far back as 1775, when the Colonies were struggling for their national existence, John Paul Jones set forth in a letter to the Naval Committee of Congress his views concerning the qualifications of an officer of the Navy.

From this letter, we select the following quotation, "He should be a gentleman of liberal education."

This is a fundamental principle which our Navy adopted and from which it has never departed. It perhaps has a great deal more meaning than would appear at first glance. There would be a great deal of difference in the meaning, for instance, if John Paul Jones had said, "men of education" instead of "gentlemen of liberal education."

The former term could very well apply to the officers of the navy of a dictator nation or a totalitarian nation, where they might be well trained in navigation and science and engineering and warfare, and have not the slightest conception of, or adherence to, those finer qualities of human relationships which make "gentlemen" of "men," and which lay the major emphasis on human rights rather than upon creating a machine in which the people involved are only parts.

On the other hand, it is doubtful if the latter term could mean anything else than that the officers of our Navy are staunch defenders of the fundamental principles of democracy upon which our constimtional republic is based; it is not conceivable that "gentleman of liberal education" could act in any other way.

They never lose sight of the fact that each person is an individual, and that this individual has certain inalienable rights which cannot be taken from him, by the government or by anyone else.

This is the difference between democratic forms of government and totalitarian forms of government, and it is only to the extent that this difference is preserved that we shall preserve the nation under which we have lived and

Naval Attache for Air, London, Eng., and ordered to CNO for duty.

Rear Admiral Oswald S. Colclough, USN, was ordered to report to ComSubPac. Rear Admiral Jack H. Duncan, USN, was ordered detached as Chief, Naval Mission to Peru, Lima, Peru, and ordered to CNO for temporary duty.

prospered since the days of John Paul Jones.

These reflections upon our Navy were brought sharply to mind during a recent ten-day civilian orientation course held by the Navy at the Naval Air Training Station at Pensacola, Florida, which it was my privilege to attend. It is here at this great naval base, located in our own southland, that men are trained in that most vital phase of the serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;naval air power. During the course, it was pointed out that we are committed, and rightly so, to keeping war from our shores; moreover, that it is naval air power that has enabled us, and will enable us in the foreseeable future, to carry the fight to the enemy. We were thoroughly instructed in and shown the highly complex and technical developments brought about by this revolutionary change in naval tactics.

It was quite evident as the course went along that a modern navy requires scientific training of the highest order, requires the highest type of inventiveness and skill and ingenuity. It was also quite evident that the men of our Navy have these qualities and have received this training. But a third thing was evident, tooâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that our Navy is something more than ships and guns and airplanes, that the men of the Navy have maintained the time-honored tradition of the service, that they have the qualities of gentlemen, as set forth by John Paul Jones, that they have faith in democracy, that they have the courage that has made this nation great, that they have the spirit that makes men free.

The United States of America may well be proud of the "Gentlemen of the Navy." May they continue to grow in stature and may their shadows lengthen as the years go by!

Mr. Sensing whose articles are widely read and quoted throughout the Southern States is the director of research of the Southern States Industrial Council, Nashville, Tennessee.

Rear Admiral Robert F. Hickey, USN, was detached as Deputy Director of Public Relations, Navy Department, Washington, D. C, and ordered to duty as ComFairWing 5.

Rear Admiral Ruthven E. Libby, USN, was assigned duty with CNO as Deputy Chief Strategic Plans.

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Antaraic Expedition and The northern portion is in two 7 5-ft.

Antarctic Development wide bays, equipped with two 30-ton and two 20-ton capacity traveling cranes reofficers will be ordered to spectively. Into these bays wiU be brought heavy naval ordnance for overthe near futme. haul and repair. * * * One bay is unobstructed for its fuU Research projects directed by the Bureau soon will be collected under one height, and the other is clear for the roof, with the completion of the new equivalent of two stories. In both secNaval Civil Engineering Laboratory at tions the cranes operate in tandem.

Corrugated translucent glass covers Solomons, Md. The new laboratory, authorized 1 April by the Secretary of the northern portion of the budding. Its the Navy, will begin operations as soon 7/16-inch thickness provides light withas facilities have been provided. It will out glare.

Since the long side of the six-story porbe under the direction of Captain Ira P. Griffen, CEC, USN, formerly Public tion of the shop faces south blue glass is Works Officer of the Potomac River used there to resist heat and glare, yet provide light required for the exaaing Naval Command.

First stage of the laboratory's develop- work on optical, gyro and elearonic inment is the conversion of the former struments.

The building also has facUities for imNaval Mine Warfare Test Station into a laboratory building. Meanwhile bar- proved power connections so that, no racks are being altered to provide apart- matter where machinery is instaUed, a ments and laboratories for the operating power source wiU be avaUable without additional wiring. organization which has been set up. * # * * * * Damage by fire to Navy InstaUations At the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, another new structure is under construc- has been drasticaUy reduced in the past tion by the Bureau. This, an ordnance year according to a report received by repair shop, is notable for the fact that BuDocks, which has charge of fire proeighty percent of its exterior wall and tection in the entire Navy Shore Estabroof surface is glass. This wiU permit lishment.

Losses from fire during the first quarbrighdy lighted work areas for the wide range of repair work to be done at the ter of 1948 were $756,873, compared shop, including everything from large with 1947 first quarter losses of $2,324,components of 16-inch gun mounts to 050. In the 1947 period 26 fires were reported, this year's first quarter there delicate optical range finders.

The building, 227 by 240 ft., is di- were only 17.

These totals represent a deaease in vided into two parts: the northern part, 151 ft. wide by 67 ft. high is for heavy the average per-fire loss from approxiwork and the other, 89 ft. wide by 108 mately $89,387 in 1947 to less than half, (Continued on page 22) ft., or six stories high, is for lighter work. of the Navy the Second Project.

Four other the school in

BUREAU employee with 49 years' service was honored recendy by the Seaetary of the Navy as part of ceremonies commemorating the sesqui-centeimial of the Navy Department's operation as a separate government department. Eugene J. Collins, Head of the Structural Section of the Bureau's Engineering and Architecmral Design Branch received a Letter of Commendation from Secretary John L. Sullivan as the oldest Precast concrete slab plant, crusher distribution system, looking east. Official U. S. employee, in point of service, in the Navy Photograph.

Bureau.

Mr. Collins was hired by BuDocks 19 Sept. 1899, at a salary of $1.05 per diem, and has been employed here continuously since. In that 49 year period, Mr. Collins has taken only one day's sick leave.

Secretary Sullivan also presented Area Medals to Lt. (jg) Edward T. DiBerto, CEC, USN, representing CEC officers on aaive duty, and Mr. Theodore W. Friedman, head of the Standards and Components Branch of the Bureau's Office of Plans and Research, who represented wartime servicemen now employed as civilians in BuDocks. Mr. Friedman is ?â&#x20AC;˘ Commander in the CEC Reserve. * * * A group of CEC Officers will commence a course of study at the Army Signal Corps' Wire Facilities School at Ft. Mormiouth, N . J. shortly, the Bureau has announced. First officer to be ordered there for the 25 weeks' course is Ensign Charles W. Mallory, who was a member

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NE of the most important advantages of the Supply Corps is that it is the Navy's closest link with business and industry. The Supply Corps is the business arm of the Navy and, as such, is recognized by industry. Caring for the needs of the Navy, today more than ever before, is one of the world's largest businesses.

The Supply Corps of today had its beginning in the British and American Merchant Marines of colonial times when the purser, or "supercargo" as he was caUed, directed the business operation of a ship as the representative of the vessel's owner. Such officers, like those of the Supply Corps today, had to have business acumen.

The "supercargo," often a member of the company owning the ship, was a seagoing merchant and banker, and the advenmrous life of the merchant service â&#x20AC;&#x201D;part free-trading, part privateering, and always excitingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;drew to it men of abUity. It was from this class of men that the pursers of the Navy of 1775 came.

The Naval Armament Act of 23 February 1795 established the prototype of the modern paymaster afloat by providing for a "purveyor of public supplies."

The "purveyor" was the government's fiirst purchasing officer. His compensation was $2,000 a year. The first duty of the "purveyor" was to procure the supplies, stores, and equipment necessary to outfit the ships that were to saU against the Barbary pirates.

As the Navy increased in size the Supply Corps increased in number and importance. Men of ability and initiative were required to meet the growing problems of determining requirements, purchasing, storing, shipping, issuing and accounting for the Navy needs. Today the Corps is a well organized group of approximately 3,000 officers drawn from the Naval Academy, by transfer from the Line, from enlisted status, as well as from the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and from coUege graduates with a business background. In keeping with the Corps' authorized 12 per cent ratio to the Line strength, the Supply Corps is assigned 12 per cent of the number of Naval Academy graduates who enter the Line. This amounts to 10.4 per cent of the entire graduating class each year. The Corps is also allotted 12 per cent of the number of students who enter the Line JUNE,

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from the NROTC colleges. If the total from these sources does not fill the 12 per cent quota, the Corps requests applications from among the outstanding graduates of universities or coUeges. Applicants majoring in business administration or engineering are preferred.

Because of the relatively small size of the Corps, and because the very namre of the work requires close cooperation, there is ample opportunity for personal contact among Supply Corps officers.

One instance of this personal "touch" is evident in the detailing of officers to duty assignments. Each officer's desires and capabilities are taken into consideration and, whenever practicable, the officer is ordered to the activity he has requested.

After commissioning. Supply Corps officers are given a basic course of instruction in Supply, Fiscal and Disbursing functions under the guidance of qualified and experienced Supply Corps officers at the Navy Supply Corps School, Bzyonne, New Jersey. Course material is equally divided among the Supply, Fiscal and Disbursing functions and instructional techniques include lecmres, slide films, motion pictures, field trips to industrial and banking concerns (as well as Naval activities) and practical application of Supply methods. There are certain basic laws and procedures to become acquainted with but having once grasped these, the student need only exercise his common sense and good judgment. The billions of dollars worth of equipment and supplies procured, received, stored, issued and accounted for by the Supply Corps, the enormous quantities of freight moved, the feeding, the clothing and the paying of Naval Personnel and many other large and important operations underline the importance of adequately trained Supply Corps officers.

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might be disbursing, ship's service or commissary and stores officer. He may find his first tour of duty in an overseas base, aboard ship, or in a few instances, ashore in the United States. Ordinarily, it is after a tour of duty afloat that a Supply Corps officer has his first taste of shore duty. Junior officers generaUy occupy biUets as Assistants to Supply, Disbursing, Commissary or Accounting Officers ashore. The duties that they perform depend on the size of the activity, volume of business, and types of material handled. Assistant Supply Officers may work with technical material such as electronic equipment, aviation material, submarine spare parts and ordnance material, or they may be assigned to one of the many other Supply functions such as purchasing, transportation, warehousing and accounting. Junior officers are usually given the oppormnity to rotate through various billets in the Supply Department organization so they will receive a broad understanding of the operation of the general supply system.

They are then placed in a particular billet which will become permanent for the remainder of the tour of duty.

The wide variety of assignments avaUable to junior officers permits those who are engineering-minded to enter those fields where technical knowledge is involved. This is particularly true in biUets connected with fuel, electronics, aviation, ships and submarine spares, construction equipment or ordnance. Those who are not interested in specializing are given general service assignments and those ^who are interested in purely fiscal and accounting matters may enter those fields.

In addition. Ship's Service Stores and Commissary Stores offer an opportunity to those who wish to specialize in merchandising. Most of these duties embrace functions normally carried on by heads of departments with administrative responsibUities.

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EW appointments to the board to review and recommend changes in the Regulations for the implementation of the Army-Navy Medical Service Corps A a of 1947 have been made by Rear Admiral Clifford A. Swanson, MC, USN, Surgeon General and Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Commander W. P. Briggs, MSC, USN, Head of the Pharmacy Seaion of the Professional Division of the Bureau, has been appointed as a member of the board, replacing Commander G. F. Lyon, MSC, USN, Officer in Charge of the School of Hospital Administration. Lieutenant Commander D. J. O'Brien, MSC, USN, has been named as member and recorder of the board in place of Lieutenant Commander O. L. Young, MSC, USN. Lieutenant Commander O'Brien has relieved Lieutenant Commander Young as Head of the Medical Service Corps Branch of the Bureau's Personnel Division.

In order to develop a weU integrated group of Naval medical research specialists, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has added the field of "research" to the list of medical specialties for which Naval medical, dental, and aUied science officers may qualify. Prior to this, officers who were interested in research were assigned to duty in this specialty, but there was no assurance that they would be retained in such a biUet longer than the normal tour of duty. In this new specialty, physicians, dentists, and aUied scientists are assured of spending a major part of their Naval career in research.

The qualifications required for this specialty are not inflexible, but it is desirable to have a PhD. degree in one of the basic medical sciences such as physiology, psychophysiology, biophysics, biochemistry, or other medical aUied sciences. Officers qualified in one of the medical sciences, and having some knowledge or experience in an engineering field are especiaUy weU suited for Naval medical research projects. The Bureau points out that although experience in this field is preferred, the application of any officer of the Medical Department of the Navy having an in16

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terest in research as a career wiU be considered. If training is indicated, he wiU be started in a tour of duty at one of the Naval medical r e s e a r c h instimtions, probably at Bethesda, Maryland, followed later in his career by a short tour of sea duty to provide an overaU picture of the Navy's needs and point of view.

Training in civilian research laboratories will also be offered.

The Navy sponsors and imderwrites many research projeas in civUian institutions. There wiU be adequate oppormnity for experience in many varied subjects. Every attempt wiU be made to aUow as much freedom as possible in the choice of projects so long as it contributes to the total of scientific knowledge and to the specific needs of Naval medicine.

In addition to the Naval Medical Research Instimte at Bethesda, Maryland, the Navy maintains six other research units. These are the Naval Medical Research Units I, II, and IV, at Berkeley, California, Dublin, Georgia, and Cairo, Egypt, respectively; the Naval School of Aviation Medicine and Research at Pensacola, Florida; the Naval Medical Research Laboratory at New London, Connecticut; and the Naval Medical Field Research Laboratory at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Applications are desired from physicians, dentists, and scientists now in the Naval Reserve and also from qualified civilians interested in a career in Naval medical research.

Captain Charles F. Behrens, MC, USN, relieved Captain Eric G. Hakansson, MC, USN, as Medical Officer in Command of the Naval Medical Research Instimte, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., on Monday, April 5th. A formal change of command ceremony was attended by officer, enlisted and civilian

personnel of the Research Instimte.

Lieutenant Commander WiUiam M. Crafft, MCR, USN, of 1215 GranviUe Avenue, Chicago, lU., and Lieutenant John H. Stover, MCR, USNR, of Gallagher Road, Wayne, Penn., are returning to aaive duty to accept appointments in the Medical Corps of the Regidar Navy. Lieutenant Commander Crafft has been nominated for duty at the Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif., and Lieutenant Stover for duty at the Johnson Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, PhUadelphia, Pa., for instruction in Biophysics.

Commander Warner D. Bundens, Jr., MCR, USN, of Mickleton, N J., and Commander Broor A. Johnson, MCR, USNR, of Santa Rita, New Mexico, are remrning to active duty to accept appointments in the Medical Corps of the Regidar Navy. Commander Bundens has been nominated for duty at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., and Commander Johnson for duty at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, VaUejo, Calif.

Navy Medical Officers transferring from the Medical Corps Reserve to the Regular Navy indude Lt.(jg) WiUiam L. Chapman, Lt.(jg) Charles R. SuUivan, and Lt.(jg) Gilbert A. Webb, aU graduates of the Navy's V-12 program.

Lt.(jg) Webb wiU continue in his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md.; Lt.(jg) Chapman at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.; and Lt.(jg) SuUivan at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., wiU continue in their present assignments.

For the second consecutive year, the U. S. Naval Medical Supply Depot at Oakland, California, has been awarded the "Secretary's Award for Achievement in Safety." This award is presented annuaUy by the Secretary of the Navy to those shore establishments of the Navy aaccomphshing the greatest reduaion in the frequency of accidents. The U. S. Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California, also received this award for the year 1947.

Both of these Medical Department activities have been commended by the Secretary of the Navy for their sincere interest and unceasing efforts in the prevention of accidents, as evidenced by almost a fifty per cent reduaion in the frequency of accidents as compared with previous years.

Naval Dental Corps News Seventy-nine dental officers graduated April 30 in the various postgraduate courses of instruction at the U. S. Naval Dental School, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Sixteen officers of the Regular Navy are completing six months' smdy in General and Specialized Postgraduate Courses.

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ILL the condua of any future war be as seriously affeaed by enemy submarine warfare as were World Wars I and II? Or more so?

WiU U. S. Naval task forces cruise and condua amphibious operations with complete mastery of the air above and around them?

The Bureau of Ordnance, by its very strong emphasis on the development of airaaft and anti-aircraft, submarine and anti-submarine weapons, is doing its part to bring favorable answers. It is hoped that younger officers, some of whom may someday unexpeaedly find themselves in command of a task force, carefuUy note the next sentence. Over 85 % of the Bureau's research and development program is devoted to aircraft and anti-airaaft, submarine and anti-submarine projeas.

World Wars I and II in the Adantic were similar in that submarines caused untold loss of aUied life, wealth and effort. This was accomplished by a disproportionately smaUer loss and effort on the part of the enemy. We cannot afford it a third time.

The only positive assurance that a nation at war may have against enemy submarine annoyance is to make it impossible for the enemy to build and operate them. Assuming that this ideal condition wiU not prevail, our Navy must be able to detect and destroy such craft effectively.

This Bureau is determined that superior weapons wiU be ready for the task when and if required. Various types are being devised or modernized, capable of 'being launched or fired on, above or below the sea. Their characteristics must remain undisclosed for security reasons, but it rnay at least be stated that an enemy should not find too much comfort in high sub-surface speed.

World War II taught us other lessons besides those connected with undersea warfare. Among these, we learned that a fleet must be able to protect itself aganst enemy land based, as weU as carrier based, aircraft. This requires, in the first instance, that our naval aircraft be superior to every category of enemy aircraft. Secondly, our ships must be able to defend against the aircraft not contained by our air cover. Accordingly, air and anti-aircraft armament are receiving strong emphasis.

The rapid advances being made by the Bureau of Aeronautics in producing fastJUNE,

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er and higher flying planes are matched by parallel advances in aviation ordnance by this Bureau. The problems involved are not easily solved, however. High speed aircraft necessarily demand more completely automatic fire control equipment which leaves fewer problems to be solved by human reactions in split second time. High speed dropping, launching and shooting, require corresponding improvements in fire control and fire power.

New bomb sights have been designed and tested which will make obsolete the sights of World War II fame. These new

curacy under extreme conditions of visibility, altitude, speed, aloft winds and aircraft maneuverability.

Air-to-air and air-to-surface rockets have been developed with higher velocities, superior control features, and greater lethality against varied targets and target presentation. The rocket, which might be termed a "natural aircraft weapon" receives strong emphasis. Along the gun line, successful measures have been taken to give the types of aircraft machine guns and cannon used in World War II greater rates of fire and greater projectile velocity and range, controUed by devices which solve aiming problems more accurately and quickly. Entirely new guns are being developed.

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jealously guards her ancient traditions.

Some of the most interesting buildings and landmarks recalling this city's long (Continued from page 6) and eventful history formnately came Forty-six years later the Great West- through the war unscathed, or at any rate ern Steamship Company was formed in with comparatively slight damage. But Bristol And on AprU 8, 1838, the S.S. there were also grievous losses.

GREAT WESTERN—first Adantic steamAmong the foremost of the historical packet and forerunner of the QUEEN landmarks is the fine Cabot Tower which ELIZABETH — sailed from the port to stands on a prominent hilltop overlookNew York, completing the voyage in fif- ing the city and its surroundings. This teen days and ten hours. This proud ves- was built by public subscription in 1897 sel of 1,440 tons was designed by the to commemorate the four-hundredth anfamous British engineer Isabard K. niversary of John Cabot's voyage. The Brunei. He is chiefly remembered in the platform around the top of the tower city by the remarkable Clifton Suspen- affords a wonderful bird's-eye view over sion Bridge which spans the deep rocky Bristol and the picmresque hilly coungorge through which the river Avon tryside that lies to the south, in the counflows on its way to the great docks at ty of Somerset. There is another Cabot Avonmouth and the Bristol Channel.

"Tower at Halifax, Nova Scotia. . Bristol today is a vast modern seaport Reference has already been made to and manufacmring center with more than three hundred different types of in- the beautiful church of St. Mary Reddustry, and a trade with the whole world. cliffe, but some of its other interesting In recent times the building of famous memorials deserve to be mentioned, notypes of British aircraft, which played a tably that of Admiral Sir William Penn who is commemorated by a finely carved distinguished part in World War II, has stone tablet on a wall hung with his been added to her older industries. Bearmour and pennons. It was he who fixed sides the huge and well-equipped ocean a whip at the masthead of his ship in docks at Avonmouth and Portishead, defiance of Van Tromp's broom during where the river Avon meets the wide the great sea fight with the Dutch. WilSevern esmary, the City Docks comprise liam Penn himself also stayed in Bristol over 180 acres of land and water area and as a young man and married his second a quayage length totaUing nearly 19,000 wife, Hannah CaUowhill, there. Hakluyt, feet in the center of Bristol.

Richard Amerycke and others associated with the early days of American discovERE, in normal times, ships regu- ery are also commemorated in St. Mary larly discharge cargoes from ports Redcliffe. The "Amerycke Brass" in the along the eastern seaboard of the United chancel—one of the oldest treasures in States and the Pacffic coast; from Panama the church—shows the figure of the city City, Gulfport, Tampa, the British West sheriff and his daughter John in the cosIndies, and other ports of Central Amer- tume of Cabot's time. The tomb and ica. There are also freight and passenger memorial tablet of the explorer Martin services to and from Montreal, Halifax Pring, who was one of the sea captains and St. John, N.B. And there is an im- serving under Sir Walter Raleigh, is portant trade in canned goods, grain and found in the ancient church of St. lumber from the Pacffic Coast of the Stephen in the center of the city.

U. S. and Canada. Owing to the general Another interesting landmark is the dislocation of Britain's sea communicagroup of Seamen's Almshouses which tions due to the war, a number of the liner services operating from Bristol still were founded for aged mariners by the remain to be reorganized on their former Company of Merchant Venturers of Bristol during the sixteenth cenmry. Today peacetime basis.

On the outbreak of the war in 1939 about sixteen retired seamen, all over the port of Bristol, by virtue of its geo- seventy years of age, live there in peace graphical position and the diversion of and comfort and will relate stirring tales British shipping to west coast ports for of bygone shipwrecks and the old days strategic reasons, was called upon to un- of sail to visitors who call in on them. dertake heavy responsibilities in regard It is interesting to recall that the thrilling to the nation's overseas trade. And after life story of an inmate of these almsthe entry of the United States into the houses provided the great American war, it was selected as a base for the dis- writer, Edgar Allen Poe with the idea for embarkation of American troops and the one of his famous mystery tales—"The importation of their war supplies. Gold Bug." The manuscript left by the Throughout the six years, of course, Bris- old seaman was titled the "Journal of tol served as one of the main terminals John Penrose' and this was actuaUy of the "Atlantic life-line," being exten- indentffied by the U. S. painter, Benjasively used for the importation of petro- min West while visiting England in 1763 on his way back from Italy. Over leum and foodsmffs. the main entrance door to the Seamen's But while Bristol is in the forefront Almshouses is a signboard inscribed with of modern progress and enterprise, she

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the foUowing verses by some poet unknown: "Freed from aU storins, the tempest and the rage Of biUows, here we spend our age.

Our weather beaten vessels here repair, And from the Merchants kind and generous care Find harbour here; no more we put to sea, Until we launch into Eternity.

"And lest our Widows whom we leave behind Should want relief, they too a shelter find.

Thus aU our anxious cares and sorrows cease Whilst our kind Guardians turn our toils to ease.

May they be with an endless Sabbath blest Who have afforded unto us this rest."

William Conway (Continued from page 7) California was handed to him by the Captain in the presence of aU the officers and crew. Later, when I had become Executive Officer of the "Mississippi" and she, with the other vessels of Farragut's fleet, had passed the forts below New Orleans in AprU 1862, I looked about at the other vessels and saw that the "Hartford," "Brooklyn," "Richmond" and others were firing broadsides with Old Glory at each mast-head. Day was just breaking and as we had been making a night attack it had not occurred to me to have the flags hoisted. Conway was standing near me and as he had charge of the flags I said, "get out our flags quickly Conway," he replied "they're up there Sir." Without waiting for instructions he had hoisted them in balls, ready to be broken out a moment's notice, thus showing more forethought in that respect than either the Captain or myself. As signal quartermaster it was' harder to get anything from his stores than if he had owned them himself. On a certain twenty-second of February, after the abolition of the grog ration in the Navy, I saw Conway, who had been in the habit of taking his grog twice a day for many years. Touching his cap he said to me, "It's a mighty dry birthday for poor old George Washington, Mr. Dewey!"

Conway had the assured dry wit common to the old time sailor man. Rear Admiral A. S. Barker wrote of him. "Conway was very modest in speaking of the Pensacola incident, but he declared that if there were any tears in his eyes as the newspapers had claimed it was not because he was so affected sentimentaUy, but because he was mad, or had a cold."

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officers mentioned before wrote. "He took his life in his hands when he refused to haul down the flag. The order was given by an officer with a United States commission in his pocket. He was surrounded by a crazed crowd, made so by the surrender of the navy yard, a most important depot. Conway was threatened to be cut down but he still refused to haul down the flag he had served under for so many years."

In 1906 a large boulder was placed in a Camden park bearing a bronze plaque with this inscription: William Conway Quartermaster, U. S. Navy « A native of Camden On duty at the Pensacola Navy Yard January 12, 1861 When ordered to haul down the American flag In token of surrender He indignantly refused Honoring his sturdy loyalty The town of Camden erects this boulder To his memory and The Maine Commandry of the Military Order Of the Loyal Legion of the United States Adds this tablet 1906.

At the unveiling of this monument Admiral Evans, with twelve vessels of the Atlantic Fleet, was present.

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manly act which leaves a warm sense of admiration and deep respect for this fine old "Down East" sailor man, some acknowledgment of which was made when in December 1939 the destroyer "Craven," then designated as DD-70, was renamed Conway. That vessel was later lend-leased to Britain and served throughout World War II as H.M.S. 'Lewes." The second vessel to bear the name is DD-507, a Fletcher class destroyer which was launched 19 August 1942 at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, Conway's native state, and located about fifty miles from his birthplace. She served from early in 1943 until the end of the war in the southwest Pacific and is credited with assistance in sinking, by gunfire and torpedoes, two Japanese destroyers off Kolombangara Island.

U. S. Naval Academy (Continued from page 11) The agency responsible for this training job is the Midshipman's Public Relations Committee, more familiarly known at the Academy as the "Press Gang." Closely allied with the Severn River Naval Command PIO, Commander C. R. Burke, the Academy Press Gang is directed by Midshipman Howard N. Kay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and carries out duties similar to those which might be expected to be performed by Public Information Officers in

the fleet, ashore and aboard ship.

The Press Gang commenced operations this year by covering the annual midshipmans training cruise to European waters for Fleet hometown News. Over 100 stories and pictures were dispatched to the news center during the 10 week sojourn in European waters. Duties at the Academy entail covering of all athletic events, radio and newsreel spotting for all Academy functions, assistance of the press at parades and other events, and the newest of the many innovations this year; a weekly radio program "This Is Bancroft," presented over WASL, a local Annapolis station. Scripts for this program are written by members of the Committee and the entire show is produced and directed by midshipmen.

A member of the Public Relations Committee accompanies every Navy athletic team which travels from the Academy, and serves as the official Navy public relations representative, contacting press and radio in the city in which the Navy team plays.

Classified as an extra-curricular activity at the Academy, the Public Relations Committee is limited to forty-five men.

Of the one-hundred men who annually seek to secure a spot on the committee during the fourth class year, only fifteen succeed in becoming permanent members. By sharply limiting membership the Academy Public Relations Commit19

tee has been able to keep its group ac- will be held following the Midshipmen's tive, and interest maintained at high Summer Practice Cruise, at Norfolk, Va. level.

Brigadier General W. A. Worton, Officers, trained in the Academy Press USMC, Commanding General Troop Gang form a group from which poten- Training Unit, Litde Creek, Norfolk, Va., tial Public Information Officers might visited the Naval Academy early in May well be seleaed. to complete the preparations started by three members of his staff. Colonel WalMidshipmen 1 9 4 8 Practice Cruise lace M. Greene, Jr., USMC; Colonel AuT o Visit Lisbon, Portugal gust Larson, USMC, and Lt. Col. William The U. S. Naval Academy Midship- K. Enright, USMC. men 1948 Practice Cruise will be carried CAMID is the "short name" for the on in the Eastern Adantic and Mediterjoint Cadet and Midshipman amphibious ranean area during the period of 21 June, and 12 Jidy. Participating in the cruise operations which have been held for the will be 3720 trainees embarked in 13 past three years, following the annual Naval Vessels headed by the Batdeship Midshipmen Cruises.

USS MISSOURI. This cruise will continue Naval A c a d e m y M u s e u m Exhibits the prewar practice of providing an opP h o t o g r a p h s o n "Learning at the pormnity for midshipmen to become acNaval A c a d e m y " quainted with foreign countries.

An exhibition of photographs on the The trainees include 2460 midshipmen from the Naval Academy and ap- general subject of "Learning at the Naval proximately 735 midshipmen from 11 Academy," was on display at the U. S. NROTC units, also approximately 500 Naval Academy Museum this spring.

These photographs were used as a officers and enlisted naval reservists and 25 Army officers of the class of 1948 basis for an article by Senior Professor from the U. S. Mditary Academy, West Earl W. Thomson of the Department of Elearical Engineering, which appeared Point, N. Y. The cruise will begin with a visit to in the March and April issues of the Lisbon, Pormgal by the entire squadron U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings, enfrom 21-26 June. The remainder of the titled "Learning at the Naval Academy." squadron's itinerary has not been com- They were taken during the past two months by Chief Aerial Photographer pleted.

Ships taking part in the cruise besides William H. Anderson.

The pictures emphasize the classroom the USS MISSOURI are the large aircraft carrier, USS CORAL SEA, the heavy instruction, the laboratory work, the drills cruisers USS M A C O N and USS COLUM- on the guns and machines, and some of BUS and destroyers USS GEORGE K . the extra-curricular activities. There are M A C K E N Z I E , USS ERNEST G . SMALL, about thirty-five photographs in the exUSS POWER, USS VESOLE, USS BORDE- hibit.

They were first exhibited in the OffiLON, USS LEARY, USS G L E N N O N , USS cers' Town Club of the Naval Academy DYESS and die LSD D O N N E R .

During the period the squadron is op- where they were viewed by the Board of erating in the area of his command, Ad- Visitors during their annual inspection miral Richard L. Connolly, USN, CinC of the Naval Academy.

Among the departments which are U. S. Naval Forces of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Area will fly represented several times in this group his flag in the USS MISSOURI. The Com- of pictures are those of Electrical Engimanding Officer of the squadron will be neering, Marine Engineering, Ordnance Rear Admiral Heber H. McLean, USN, and Gunnery, Seamanship and Navigawhose flag will also be carried by the tion, Foreign Languages and English, History and Govermnent. The main idea USS MISSOURI. The Naval Reservists on the cruise will of the exhibition is to show the process be assigned from the Naval Districts east of instruction and education in the classof the Mississippi River and the Potomac rooms and laboratories of the Academy.

River Naval Command.

The NROTC Units represented will be from the following colleges and UniRetired Officers' Association, versities: The College of the Holy Cross, 1600—20th Street, N.W., WashHoward University, Columbia Univerington 9, D. C. Men and women sity, Penn State College, University of who are retired commissioned offiSouth Carolina, Tulane University, Unicers, warrant officers, or nurses, versity of Oklahoma, University of Misregular and reserve, of the Army, sissippi, Vanderbuilt University, UniverNavy, Air Force, Marine Corps, sity of Texas and the University of MisCoast Guard, Coast & Geodetic souri.

Survey and Public Health Service are invited to join. Quarterly BulOperation CAMID HI Plans letin and information will be furN e a r i n g Completion nished on request.

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Results of Contests for the Naval Order of the United States Announced The Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., has announced that the contest in current world history, sponsored by the Naval Order of the United States has been completed with the following results.

Senior Contest: First Prize—Mid'n Harry J. Donahue, Class of 1949, nephew of Miss Gladys A. Donahue, of 3282 Dawson Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. Second Prize—Mid'n Frank S. Beal III, Class of 1950, son of Mrs. Clara P. Beal, of 712 Parkside Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mid'n Howard N. Kay, Class of 1948B, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benn Kay, of 726 E. Beaumont Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. Junior Contest: Mid'n Thomas P. Conlin, Class of 1951, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Conlin, of Pocatello, Idaho. Sixty-nine midshipmen participated in the contest this year.

Midshipman Donahue will be presented with a wrist watch, whde Midshipmen Beal, Kay, and Conlin will receive letters of commendation and subscriptions to the United States News, News Week, and Time respeaively. The presentation of the prizes will be made at the Prizes and Awards Ceremony at Dress Parade on Worden Field on Wednesday, 2 Jime at five-thirty in the afternoon.

Military Order of Foreign Wars Prize T o Go T o Midshipmen SuttiU Midshipman Francis John Suttill, Jr., Class of 1948B, has been awarded the prize presented by the Military Order of Foreign Wars.

The award is given to the midshipman of the graduating dass who stands highest for the course in the Department of Mathematics.

The prize for this year consists of a gold pen and pencil set and will be formally presented to Midshipman Suttill at the Presentation of Prizes and Awards Ceremony during June Week.

Midshipman Suttill's name will also be inscribed on the Military Order of Foreign Wars Tablet in Maury Hall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Suttill, Sr., of 284 Park Avenue, CoUingswood, N. J. Midshipman William Wegner Awarded the American Bureau Of Shipping Prize The American Bureau of Shipping Prize which is presented annually to the graduating midshipman who stands highest for the course in mechanical drawing and descriptive geometry in the Department of Marine Engineering, will be awarded this year to Midshipman William Wegner.

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The prize consists of a wrist watch, phia, 27 November 1775, it is the first and will be formally presented to him at letter which discussed the personnel of the Presentation of Prizes and Awards the Navy. Senator Leverett SaltonstaU of Ceremony on Worden Field during June Massachusetts is a collateral descendent Week. of Captain Dudley SaltonstaU who was Midshipman Wegner is the son of the first of four Captains to receive a Mrs. Jan Wegner of 179 Prince George commission in our Navy. The other three St., Annapolis, Md. and 626 N. Central captains were Abraham Whipple, a forAve., Duluth, Minn. bear of the present Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, John Nicholas Paul Revere's Sword in Naval Brown; Nicholas Biddie; and John HopAcademy Museum kins.

The name of Paul Revere has become The original letter, presented by John in America a synonym for military pre- L. Senior, is on display at the Naval paredness. For it was Paul Revere who Academy Museum in commemoration of roused the patriots of Massachusetts to the anniversary.

•the imminent danger of enemy attacks Copy of letter to Dudley SaltonstaU, on the night before the Battle of Lexington, the battle that touched off the Ameri- Esq. Philadelphia, 27 Nov. 1775 can Revolution.

Sir, Paid Revere, a middle-aged Boston The Congress are now preparing two silversmith, galloped into fame, when mounted not on a gallant charger, but Ships and two Brigantines to be fitted on a stout farm horse, he rode from Bos- out as soon as possible to cruise against ton to Lexington on Tuesday night, 18 our common enemy—they have thought April 1775, to warn John Hancock and of you as a proper person to take the Samuel Adams that the British were out command of one of those ships as Capto capture them and to warn the country- tain—If you enter into this service, which side that hostile troops were on the we take to be the service of your counmarch. His fame was perpemated for- try. You wiU give us the earliest inforever in verse when Henry Wadsworth mation and repair to Philadelphia as soon Longfellow wrote his immortal "Paul as your affairs will possibly admit, and Revere's Ride," just 85 years later. The bring with you as many officers and seafirst stanza, "listen, my children" and so men as you can procure at New-London on, was written 6 April I860, and ac- and between that place and Philadelphia cording to Longfellow himself, it was —those who may not be able to come with you, leave proper persons to enfinished on 13 Oaober I860.

Today the American Veterans of courage and conduct along after you.

If money should be necessary for the World War II are constimting themselves a countrywide Paul Revere to re- performance of this service you may mind their fellow-Americans that draw on Mr. Eleazen MiUer Merchant enemies of their country may again be in New York who has money in his hands for that purpose. on the march.

In a day or two after you receive this, Paid Revere's sword was presented to you wiU receive by the Messr Mumfords the Boston Naval Library and instimte about a cenmry ago. When that organ- the Conditions and encouragement ofization disbanded in 1921, its collections fered to the Seamen. were presented to the Naval Academy.

W e are With it came the following notation: Sir "Revere, Paul. Sword, which he had on Your humble servants his night ride, 18 Aprd 1775." Straight Signed by Order of Commt. steel blade, chased eagle and liberty cap, Step Hopkins Joseph Hews leather grip, no scabbard, 2 ft. 8 in. InChrist Gadsden Silas Deane scription on blade: "Liberty E Pluribus John Adams Unum, Wooley Deslein."

Dudley SaltonstaU Esq. Navy Department 1 5 0 Years Old Captain Harry A. Baldridge, Director of the Naval Academy Museum, representing the Superintendent of the Academy, Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., attended a special exhibition at the National Archives commemorating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Navy Department. Host for the occasion was Mr. Solon J. Buck, Archivist of the United States.

At the time Captain Baldridge presented Mr. Buck with a copy of a littleknown letter addressed to Dudley SaltonstaU and signed by the members of the Marine Committee. Dated PhiladelJUNE,

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Naval Personnel (Continued from page 13) Rear Admiral Daniel Hunt, USN, was detached as general inspector, BuMed, and ordered to duty as Inspector of Medical Corps Activities Pacific Coast.

Rear Admiral John P. Owen, USN, district medical officer 12th N D , was retired 1 May 1948.

Rear Admiral WiUiam J. C. Agnew, USN, was detached as district medical officer 11th N D and ordered to duty as DMO 14th ND. * # * Applications are desired from officer

volunteers for a 6-month course in submarine training in a class to convene the first week in January 1949 at the Submarine School, New London, Conn.

Officers not over 28 years of age of the ranks of lieutenant (junior grade) and ensign whose date of rank of ensign is prior to 1 Jan. 1948, and who have completed at least one year commissioned service as of 1 Jan. 1949, are eligible to apply for the course under the provisions of BuPers Circ. Ltr. 79-48 (NDB, 30 AprU).

While officers will be selected upon the quality of their fitness report and educational records, it is particularly desired that they have an excellent background in engineering, mathematics and physics, be qualified to stand OOD watches underway, and be physically fit for submarine duty.

Applications for submarine training submitted prior to the receipt of Circ.

Ltr. 79-48 will not be considered unless resubmitted in accordance with the provisions of that letter. # * * Commissions in the regular Navy are being offered to approximately 650 college-graduate personel of the Naval Reserve on active or inactive duty, and to any college graduate and students through a new 18-month flight training program recently authorized by BuPers.

Selectees, regardless of present rank, will be newly commissioned as ensign, USN, previous service being considered only for pay and longevity purposes, and they must agree not to resign from the naval service for two years after successful completion of the training.

Graduates of the course, after two years of service, may request retention in the regular Navy, and, if accepted, will be promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) before completion of three years of service. Others will be commissioned as lieutenant (junior grades) in the Naval Reserve, but must remain on active duty until termination of their two years of obligated service. Candidates failing the course wiU have their commission revoked and wiU be discharged from the regular Navy unless, by their own request, they are considered for retention as a general line officer.

Reserve officers already naval aviators in an active or inactive status are also eligible for the training, but, if accepted, they must accept an original commission as ensign, USN. To qualify for appointment, an applicant must have been a citizen of the U. S. for not less than 10 years, be not less than 19 not more than 25 years of age on 1 July of the calendar year in which commissioned, be physically qualified and aeronautically adapted for control of aircraft, must attain a minimum grade of "C," in aviation aptitude tests, must be a college graduate, and must be of un21

Supplies and Accounts (Continued from page 15) an aircraft carrier, batdeship, or other major unit. He must have a general knowledge of Naval stores and materials so that he is able not only to speak the language of the heads of departments but to determine sources of supply of diose items which the department heads may require. One of the largest responsibilities is that of supervising the general mess. A well fed crew is a happy aew and rhe Supply Officer's reputation is often determined by the variety of the menu, the care in preparation of the food, anci the amount of personal attention expended in order to satisfy the appetites of the crew. Another service performed by the Supply Officer which receives acclaim by all hands is that of moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; payments to the ship's company. Iliis function requires close supervision and Interim housing, civil service. Camp Knox, looking south. Official U. S. Navy Photograph. accuraq'.

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questioned loyalty to the U. S. and have potential officer-like qualities.

(Continued from page 14) or about $44,522. In both periods covered by the report electricity was the principal cause of fire. In the first three months of last year, however, it cost the Navy about $200,000 more than did fire from aU causes up to 31 March this year.

Part of the credit for this marked improvement belongs to the Navy's Fire Protection Program, including the adoption of measures for greater fire protection in Navy structures. A large part of the credit, however, goes to the District Fire Officers and their staffs, for their execution of the program. * * *

A total of 12 limited duty fields has been established by a BuPers board which smdied every aspea of the limited duty officer classification authorized by Public Law 381 (80th Congress).

Personnel eligible for appointment to commissioned rank as limited duty officers are those holding permanent regular Navy status as commissioned warrant officers, warrant officers, chief petty officers and petty officers first dass.

No appointments will be made in a higher grade (above ensign) or to a higher lineal rank in grade than the candidate held in a previous temporary Comdr. J. J. Cassidy, CEC, USN, '38, appointment. Appointment to the grade has been assigned duty at the Advance of ensign can be made without the candi- Base Proving Ground, Advance Base date having previously held that rank, Depot, Port Hueneme, Calif. however, if he has had 10 or more years Replacing Commander Cassidy in of active service in the Navy. After 7 BuDocks is Comdr. J. J. McGarraghan, Aug. 1949, appointments will be made CEC, USN, who has held the assignment only to the rank of ensign. at Port Hueneme.

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It is not meant to convey the idea that the tasks of the Supply Corps are easy ones. As in industry, a weU-trained business man is needed to do the job—a man of inteUigence, ability, industry and education. To meet this need, the Supply Corps encourages its officers to become business specialists and gives them every opportunity to do so. The Supply Corps officer's formal education, therefore, does not stop upon graduation from the Navy Supply Corps School. The Corps has an extensive training program to better fit its officers for their duties. This training program now includes: (a) Instruction in basic Supply, Disbutsiag, and Commissary duties at the Nivy Supply Corps School. (b) "In service" training in specialized fields of material and general Supply Corps functions. (c) Postgraduate instruaion in business administration with "majors" pointing toward specialized functions such as Transportation, Accounting, Inventory Control and the like at such weU known universities as Harvard and Stanford. (d) Further development of Supply Corjjs specialists through courses in Food Service, Logistics, Textile Engineering, Personnel Administration.

(•-') Advanced mUitary training at the Naval War CoUege, National War College, Armed Forces Staff CoUege and at the Industrial CoUege of the Armed Forces. (f) Various "training in industry" programs and special courses along Supply Corps lines.

It can readily be seen that such a weUrounded program should mrn out a prof essionaUy keen officer who can deal with the industrial professionals at or above their level. The Supply Corps officer is fuUy recognized for his capability and professional standing, and after having completed service in the Supply Corps, or should something interfere with his career in the Navy, he is well equipped to step into any number of positions in business and industrial concerns.

The fumre, too, looks promising for the Supply Corps. True, the task before the Corps is a major one and the problems to be overcome wiU be difficult ones, but the Corps will always welcome the oppormnity to do a difficult task well.

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er and/or top three grades of enlisted men being transferred overseas on an official assignment. A car, in many cases, becomes more of a necessity on Pacific Island bases than it does in the States.

Sometimes their cars don't arrive as soon as they'd like and they have a tendency (only human) to gripe about the system of transporting autos overseas. However, at NSC Oakland, everything is being done to ship cars to Pacific personnel as swiftly as possible. Automobiles are handled on a first-come firstserved "space available" basis. NSC Oakland realizes the importance of transportation to naval men and their dependents and is extremely careful to take fuU advantage of all available space on vessels clearing from NSC. Change of duty orders or a civilian contract establishes authority for shipment and a preliminary booking number is then assigned which places the car on a waiting list pending space available on a ship headed for the same destination. The application for auto shipment can be filled out in person at NSC Oakland or sent in by mail together with a change of station orders. Owners are not required to turn in their cars at the preliminary booking time but must furnish a definite delivery date and cars not turned in by that date lose their priority.

Vehicles are shipped in strict rotation.

When the owner or his designated agent delivers the automobile, the car is carefully checked and a list of exceptions and/or accessories is made in the presence of the owner or agent, who also gets a copy of this check sheet. Gasoline is drained from the tank, the battery disconnected and the car then parked in the storage area where it remains until loading time. AU cars are handled with great care. When it becomes necessary to use deck stowage, protective tarpaulins are secured over the vehicles.

From May through November 1947, a total of 1,943 privately owned automobiles where shipped to the Pacific area from NSC Oakland. During the past several months, it has been possible to load an average of fifty cars per ship. But the shortage of ships has seriously interfered with the entire program. As a result, cars have been piling up in the storage area at NSC Oakland.

As soon as ships are available, automobiles will move out in the order received. And the ten-dollar token charge for shipping a three-thousand pound car an average of four thousand miles, today or even in "normal times," represents the greatest bargain that money can buy.

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The family automobUe — a truly Announcement has been received by American instimtion—is regarded as one the Bureau of the death of Capt. Victor of the most important things in the S. Jackson, SC, USN (Ret.), at Hanover, world to the naval officer, civilian work- N. H., on 30 March, 1948.

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Captain Jackson was appointed to the Supply Corps in 1899, and served until his retirement in 1937. During his career he served as Supply Officer of the Portsmouth, N. H., Mare Island, California, and Washington, D. C , Navy Yards.

During World War I he was Assistant Naval Attache at London and later served as Officer-in-Charge, Purchase Division of BuSandA. His last assignment prior to his retirement was as Officer-inCharge, Naval Supply Depot, Norfolk, Va., with additional duty as District Supply Officer, Fifth Naval District.

Captain Jackson's death wiU be a source of regret to his many friends in the Supply Corps. His widow, Mrs. Agnes R. P. Jackson, resides at 8 Woodrow Road, Hanover, N. H. RADM Arms Dies RADM Frank T. Arms, SC, USN, (Ret.), died 18 AprU at New London, Conn.

RADM Arms was appointed to the Supply Corps in 1892. He was Fleet Paymaster on the USS CONNECTICUT, Supply Officer of the Mare Island, California, and Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yards and was engaged in purchasing work at Newport, R. I. In 1921 he became coordinator for the Bureau of the Budget in the First Corps Area at Boston, Mass., and later transferred to duty as Officer-in-Charge, Naval Supply Station, Hampton Roads, Va. He was detached from that station 31 March, 1925, and placed on the Retired List 24 May, 1925.

RADM Arms is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace K. Arms, who resides at 51 Glenwood Avenue, New London, Conn.

Medicine and Surgery (Continued from page 1 6 ) ' Sixty officers of the Naval Reserve are completing rwo weeks' training in either Maxillofacial Prosthesis or General Postgraduate Dentistry. In addition to the above one dental officer each, from the Colombian Air Force, Argentine Navy and Venezuelan Army, attended the long General Postgraduate Course. Rear Admiral Clemens V. Rault, Chief of the Dental Division and Assistant Chief of Bureau for Dentistry; Doctor J. Ben Robinson, Dean of the Maryland University Dental School; and Rear Admiral Clifford A. Swanson, Surgeon General of the U. S. Navy addressed the graduating officers. Certificates of Graduation were presented to the graduates by Captain Louis D. Mitchell, Jr., Dental Officer in Command of the U. S. Naval Dental School.

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This Navy fighter has just launched rockets developed at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, at Inyokern, California. Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

"Class A Dental Technicians School" has been approved for the U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. This school and the one previously established at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center wiU train aU Dental Recruits for the new Dental Technician rating which became effective last month. Captain Hector J. A. Maclnnis has been nominated to be the first Officer in Charge of the new school.

Commander Harry E. Pump, DC, USN, who remrned to civilian praaice after the war was recendy appointed to the Regular Navy under the Transfer Program. He wUl go to the San Diego Naval Training Center for his first duty.

comings are being correaed. Neither the anti-aircraft nor the air-to-air problem wiU be effeaively solved, however, until projectiles or missiles are capable of changing course in flight, automaticaUy or otherwise, to reach the target with a precision never to be attained by constant trajectory projectiles. To solve the problem, several guided missiles projects are being rushed.

After centuries of effort devoted to the science of making projeaUes which travel a predictable path, we must now undo the work of cenmries by making broad minded projectiles. They must, in the future, be capable of curving, shifting, homing, any old gander to outdo the vagaries of a whimsical target.

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Navy on Capitol Hill

(Continued from page 2) veloped for longer range and higher altimde launching, incorporating superior plane program for the Navy is as importarget seeking features. tant to ultimate achievement of air suAir launched guided missiles are re- premacy as the 70-group Air Force," ceiving a great deal of emphasis. These Representative Chester E. Merrow, New indude both air-to-surface and air-to-air Hampshire Republican, told the House. weapons.

"Without an efficieTit striking air arm, we One of the most interesting branches cannot hope to attain complete control of ordnance is that connected with anti- of the air. A 14,500-plane Navy has been aircraft. Our Navy commenced World approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

War II with a good medium range anti- Just as the 70-group program of 20,541 aircraft gun and fire control system which planes constitutes the number of aircraft comprised the 5"/38. It improved enor- to give the irreducible minimum of air mously after the development of VT protection by the Air Force, so the 14,fuzes and fire control radar. But, we 500-plane Navy will give the irreducible lacked good fire control for short range air protection by the naval air arm. A rapid fire anti-aircraft guns. These short- total of 35,000 planes is all too small a 24

number for the proteaion of the United States."

Disclosure of the Navy's program was haded by various members of Congress.

As Representative Rogers (Mrs.) of Massachusetts, said: "When unification went through, the Navy for a long time was not aUowed to present its case."

As Representative Merrow explained the situation, the Navy originaUy planned to attain a 14,500-plane avaition by 1954, at which time the annual cost of the entire Navy would be $8,000,000,000.

Now the Navy has decided to buUd to the 14,500-plane level by July 1, 1949.

In order to do so, it wiU be necessary to take out of storage 3,000 obsolescent aircraft.

But obsolescent planes wiU not do, Merrow said. To have a ready effective aviation, modern planes are needed, and it would cost $1,351,074,000 in fiscal year 1949 to have 14,500 modern planes.

This is $598,074,000 more than die $753,000,000 recendy approved by the House (noteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of the $903,000,000 earmarked for aviation next year, $150,000,000 wUl be used to liquidate obUgations already incurred).

"It is impossible to consider the naval air arm apart from the Navy itself," Representative Merrow said. "To bring a 14,500-plane Navy into being wiU require an increase in appropriations for the entire Navy extending over a period of years. The whole Navy must be expanded if we are to have the support necessary for the 14,500 planes. I want to make it perfectly dear that the increase in procurement funds must be foUowed by an inaease in funds for other components of the Navy."

The year's expansion plans caU for increasing the Navy's total operating aircraft from 7,850 planes to 10,700 planes, a 36 per cent increase. Of this total 2,700 wiU be naval and Marine Corps Reserve planes. Ready combatant units wiU number 2,100 of the increase of 2,850 in operating planes. Combatant ready carrier air groups, marine amphibious support and seaplane squadrons wiU be jumped from 2,300 to 4,400, of which 1,100 would be manned by reserves.

A further breakdown shows that of the 10,700 operating planes, about 56 per cent wiU be of carrier, fighter and attack types; 8 per cent, long-range type; 25 per cent, training; and 11 per cent, utility transport and helicopter types. In addition to the operating planes, 3,800 in overhaul or repair status and logistic pools and pipe lines wiU make the total inventory of 14,500 modern aircraft.

Combat Forces This is all Representative Merrow's talk, and praaically his exaa language.

Now, Merrow is not on the Armed Services Committee; he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. It is impor-

tant because it constitutes, as far as we know, the first public revelation of the Navy program. While many readers of SHIPMATE probably know aU about it, we must assume that most of them do not. The naval combat air forces would be as follows: 1. Attack carrier forces: Expansion is planned for the present force of 11 medium and large carriers, with only 13 operating air groups and 1,430 planes in both oceans, to 16 attack carriers with 32 air groups and 2,500 fighter and attack planes ready for combat.

These carriers wiU be the primary weapon of naval air power against an enemy air force and its supporting bases and industries. By 1952, faster, longerranged fighters and attack planes able to carry aU types of weapons will form a substantial part of this force. One new large carrier is planned for completion as part of the program. The other four additional operating carriers required wiU come from the laid-up fleet.

The provision of two air groups per carrier is necessary to keep four task groups, with more than 1,000 planes, continuously in action. The present lack of spare groups aUows no replacement for losses or fatigue. Eight of the 32 planned air groups will be manned by combat-ready Reserves.

2. Marine amphibious support aviation: Fleet Marine force squadrons are schedided to increase from 23, with 490 planes, to 40, with 850 planes. These squadrons operate from escort carriers or advance bases, as required, to support acquisition of beachheads and air bases abroad. Six escort carriers wUl be operated regularly in peacetime. Others can be obtained quickly from the inactive fleet in an emergency. One-fifth of these Marine planes wiU be manned by combatready Reserves.

3. SubmarinekiUer carriers: Expansion is urgently required from the present grossly inadequate force of 3 escort carriers, 3 air groups, and less than 100 planes, to 8 light and escort carriers, 24 air groups, and 530 planes. These figures

emphasize how necessary it is to expand the entire Navy. These units will operate with surface-killer vessels to hunt down and destroy submarines.

"In view of the rapidity with which Russia is constructing a submarine fleet," said Representative Merrow, "we must reactivate more submarine-killer carriers with the requisite number of planes if we are to possess adequate protection.

The 5 additional carriers operating in peacetime are available from the mothbaU fleet."

4. Land-based sea-patrol aircraft: The program calls for expansion from 34 seaplanes and landplane patrol squadrons, with 300 planes, to 52 squadrons, including 12 from the combat-ready Reserve, with 520 planes. In addition, 16 blimps must be maintained in fleet-patrol squadrons.

Support Elements Support elements will require 2,000 aircraft in the Naval Air Training Command, instead of the present 1,050; research and development; an increase from 1,150 to 1,380 in aircraft operated by the combat training, utility, air transport, rescue and service activities of the Fleet and Fleet Marine Reserve; expansion of base facilities; and an increase in airplane production to about 3,300 planes a year.

"Since in the event of another conflict, the first attack will come from the air, it necessarily follows that the defense must originate from the air," Representative Merrow said. "In all probability Navy planes will strike the first because they are on carriers which are mobile and can be brought within close proximity to any shore."

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Differences within the Administration over the enlarged semp of the armed forces have resulted in criticisms that armed services unification is not working.

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The trouble probably started because it is next to impossible for an American to tell what the few ruling Russian Communists have in mind. It is highly doubtful that even the chief American Communists have any real idea of Russian plans. When the Army, Navy and Air Force were asked to present plans for enlarged forces, they responded with plans made after VJ-Day, involving a total proposed expenditure of $9,000,000,000.

President Truman cut this figure to $3,000,000,000, and in effect told the services to scramble for their share of it. In so doing. Secretary of the Air Force Symington went over the heads of Secretary of Defense Forrestal and President Truman both, carrying his plea to Congress.

Now, to provide the manpower and training needed by the Army and the Navy to support an enlarged Air Force, a draft bill probably will become law before the end of May. It will provide a two-year draft of non-veterans between 19 and 25 years of age if the House version is adopted, and a 19-to-25 draft with a year's military training in the Regular Services for 18-year-olds, if the Senate version is adopted. Universal military training may follow in 1949.

The Russian situation has evoked various opinions. Is the Russian threat real or only a bluff? Will our re-arming influence Russia to take a chance on taking over Europe in the next year or so? Will Russia strike now, rather than wait untd we have helped the free European nations rebuild their economies and their military forces?

Admiral W. H. Standley, USN-Retired, former U. S. Ambassador to Russia, belittles the threat of Russia.

"She will not be able for many years, if ever, to support an aggressive war or to get the support of her people in an aggressive war," he said recently.

What do you think, you militaryinternational experts? Or have you decided to hell with this guessing game, if war comes, it comes?

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buck private. This formula is stock smff for so many novels originating out of (Continued from page 3) World War II, but Mailer's extraordinary technical skill lifts T H E N A K E D AND In the writing of this book the authors THE DEAD right out of the run-of-thehave had access to many official documiU class. ments, both Japanese and American, not heretofore available to historians, so The author belongs to the hard-boUed don't be surprised if you run across some school of realism which with few excepstartling bit of information that has never tions has brought out one boring flop before been told. For instance, there is after another in the past few decades. the story of the recovery of a complete M E M P H I S D O W N I N D I X I E by Shields Many of the faUures are due to the Mcllwaine (Dutton, $4.50) set of Japanese war plans from a plane writer's inability to express himself, even that crashed in the Philippines in the though he knows of which he writes. Mr. The only thing wrong with this book Mailer does not suffer from this fault; spring of 1944. This wiU probably come as news to even some of the top brass. is that it takes a darn good fiaion title he writes beautifuUy, forcefuUy and away from a possibly honey of a novel Of special interest to the professional about the South and sticks it on straight articulately. Unformnately, he doesn't naval man is the appendix which lists historical non-fiction. Outside of that always know what he is writing about. the task organizations, including both though, M E M P H I S D O W N I N D I X I E folThe long, boring and impossible conthe individual ships and their command- lows in the highly valued and well estab- versations between the general and his ing officers, of many of the assault land- lished tradition of the earlier Dutton So- aide, the inconsistency of the leading ings and fleet engagements covered in ciety in American volumes (The Proper characters, the uncompromising castigathe volume. tion of commissioned officers, the absurdBostonians, Washington Cavalcade). ity of the military campaign, and the So, brother, if you're fingering a five Since the early days of King Cotton, "war is heU, people are heU" philosophy spot, thinking about getting a botde of Memphis has been the gay and colorful aU reveal the author's inexperience and Scotch for the weekend, hold on! Have capital of the mid-Mississippi cotton emconsequent weakness. On the other side a beer instead, and invest your money pire. Some of its figures have become of the ledger are the briUiant passages in BATTLE REPORT. It will be weU worth legendary and not for their cotton holdof dialogue between the erdisted men, the your whUe. ings either; people like Lee Christmas artful flashbacks into the previous lives who went to Central America and proof the principal charaaers, the power of A HISTORY O F THE U N I T E D STATES moted revolutions, Richard Halliburton NAVY by Commodore Dudley W. who became the greatest world adven- the descriptive scenes, and the starding re-creation of the stealth and terror of Knox, USN (Putnam, $7.50) turer and literary glamorite of the 20th jungle warfare.

Cenmry, and Clarence Saunders who This is the etdarged edition of ComMr. Mailer possesses aU the tools of the founded rhe Piggly-Wiggly stores and modore Knox' standard reference work trade, but has over-reached himself in on the United States Navy. It carries the made and lost three fortunes. this one.

If and when he learns to incorAnd of course, no history of Memphis history forward from the previous endporate greater maturity into his writing, would be complete without the story of ing in 1936 up to the end of World War look for a new name to dominate the II. Numerous photographs and charts are Beale Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and W. C. Handy, father American literary scene. induded in the 200 page supplement of American Jazz, who immortalized the which is necessarily a highly condensed poetry and sorrow of the Negro race in his incomparable blues music.

T H U S A M I SLAYN by Howard Clewes version of the Navy's role in the war.

AU these and dozens of other Mem(E. P. Dutton, $3.00) There is litde need to discuss the value of a work of this kind. As stated by Fleet phis notables live again in the pages of T H U S A M I SLAYN is the story of a Admiral Nimitz in the foreword, "The this history of a great Southern city. A group of twelve Partisans in a mountain history, incidentally, which not only reads book is weU worth reading because, in vUlage in the Dolomites. There is aU its simplicity and clarity, it omits like a novel, but perhaps justifiably bears Crosby, whose search for truth and freethe title of a novel. nothing essential to an understanding of dom of the soul leads him to a bitter endthe part played by the Navy in fulfiUing ing; Erica, the beautiful wanton who this nation's destiny as the modern moves from lover to lover; and Otto, the world's leading exponent of sea power." T H E NAKED AND THE DEAD by Nor- oidy man among them who seems to man Mailer (Rinehart, $4.00) have found happiness, for he spends his time painting a vast mural on the side of The publication of a war novel is a H o w T o SELL YOURSELF T O OTHERS a chasm. risky thing these days what with people

by Elmer Wheeler (Prentice-HaU, being fed up with the last war and scared Although surrounded by the enemy, 13.50) to death of the next one. Nevertheless, the Partisans make no effort to escape, Want to know how to get ahead in life, the publishers of T H E NAKED AND THE for they are tired of the trials and tribulalive in peace with the little woman, gain DEAD feel they have a sure thing in this tions of war. The Germans too have repopularity among your friends? Elmer 720 page effort of 25-year-old Norman treated from the realities of life, and are Wheeler, the famous expert on sales Mailer. This column- does not exactly content to let the Partisans remain where methods offers you 300 pages of advice share that confidence, but will go along they are. for a little over a penny a page! with Mr. Stanley Rinehart to the exIt is into the midst of this scene of Just for the fun of it, your reviewer tent of saying that the venture will be tranquility that a young British officer went through this lively book with an the cause of much comment pro and con parachutes with orders to inspire the eye to discovering how much help it in the literary world.

Partisans to action to coincide with an could be to a naval officer. Amazingly The invasion and capmre of the myth- Allied attack in the area. The sequence enough, the conclusion was reached that ical isle of Anopopei in the South Pa- of events which follow is told with masa man in the military service had a great- cific forms the setting for Mr. Mailer's terful skill by Mr. Clewes, whose naturaler chance to put the advice to good use novel. Against this background he has ness of style and concreteness of detail than the average civilian worker. Nat- etched the lives of a dozen Army men, lends his writing a distinction not often uraUy this is because all you have to do ranging in rank from major general to found among contemporarv authors.

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is please the man who makes out your fitness report to get ahead. And with only one boss to work on, the job of seUing yourself becomes a downright simple proposition. At least that's what you'U think after reading Elmer Wheeler's dictionary of good dope. For $3.50 it's worth a try in anybody's language.

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OUR ALUMNI HOUSE Ogle Hall faces King George Street. It is a gray building, blending with the ivy covered trees in the yard, wiih white trim. Originally it was red brick, but the mellow^ old shade was hidden by gray paint at a period when most of the old houses of Annapolis succumbed to the theory that red brick "let in dampness" and the remedy was paint.

Ogle Hall had a stately background. It was built

by Dr. William Stevenson about 1739, who died before its completion. It was later occupied by Samuel Ogle who was three times Royal Governor of Maryland, representing the Crown when the little city was new.

He built a house with simple dignified lines. It lacked the immense proportions of both its neighbors —the Chase Lloyd house and the Hammond-Harwood mansion, but there is a beauty in its simplicity and, as the home of the early governor, was one of the most famous of its day. ' A small wooden balcony overhangs from the second story. OriginaUy the kitchen and the servants' quarters were attached to the house and it was separated by a high brick wall—still existent—from the Chase house kitchen and yard. The house has a wide central hall with the original dining room on one side and the drawing room opposite. The original rooms had Georgian mantels—appropriate to the period and the trim and wide cornices were typical of the time in which the house was built.

Fifty or seventy-five years later—to add further glamor to a house which was established as a center for elaborate entertaining—a ball room was added.

It is said that General Lafayette, on a visit to this country, declared when a guest of the house, that diis ballroom and the chandelier which lit the soft shadows, were the most beautiful he had seen in America. The room is still charming with its windows overlooking the yard and even its new furnishings hold the o'd warmth. Once minuets were danced there by candlelight and there was a blending of laughter with the notes of the violins. Whether or not the old house has pleasant ghosts is a matter for historians and romanticists, but when the plaster was torn from the ceiling (heavy old plaster that resisted modern ways) there was an unforgettable fragrance of flowers in the room. Perhaps it was just the last perfume of the flowers of other days before the house became i^art of another regime. Governor Ogle married Anne, daughter of Benjamin Tasker. While the Ogles entertained all t^e celebrities of their day in the town house, the Governor had other interests as well.

He built "Bel Air" and started a famous breed of race horses in the Colony—beautiful old "Bel Air" which is now as famous as Governor Ogle made it for it belongs to Mr. Woodward, a gentleman after the Governor's own heart. Gallant Fox was bred at "Bel Air"; the great racehorse, and many of his sons and daughters. The house still holds their records and the old traditions of their fleetness and their stout hearts still exists.

The Ogles were popular folk despite their difference of opinion with the Non-Royalists. When the land of other servants of the Crown was confiscated at the end of t^e American Revolution, the home of Anne Tasker Ogle was spared here and the old house which had enteria'ned so many of the officers prominent in the American cause, went the even tenor of its way. General Washington dined there — h e loved the town and was much feted in Annapolis—and, later, Lafayette.

Tradition says General lafayette planted an English yew in the garden behind the room he so admired.

The tree—of unusually large proportions for its kind is still there, the trunk gnarled but still graceful and the green fragrance still penetrating in the summer sun.

The stairway is one of the loveliest in Anne Arundel County—its simplicity and eracefulness fitting for the wide and well planned hall. There is {Continued

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A d m . D. F . Sellers, USN ( R e t . ) , '94 Capt. M. D. G i l m o r e . USN ( R e t . ) , '11 Trustees Cdr. C. C. V i r k r e v , U S N R . 'I.S T o serve u n t i l 1 J u l y 1948 . R . A d m . O. S. Colclouj:!!. USN, '21 Adm. William H . Standley, USN ^ Mr. H a n s o n W. Baldwin. '24 (Ret.),'95 Capt. W. R. S m e d b e r g . .3rd. USN, '26 ^ R . A d m . Sinclair G a n n o n , USN ( R e t . ) , Capt. T. J. H a m i l t o n . USN, '27 m'^*! AJ ru , w ivr- •• TTOiv ^ Lt. Col. J o h n Saxton, U S M C , ' 3 3 ^ F l e e t A d m . Chester W. N i m i t z , USN,.x^ ' ' '05 T o serve until 1 J u l y 1950 V . A d m . R a n d a l l J a c o b s , USN ( R e t . ) , ..Lt. Cdr. W . B. J u p p , USN (Ret.) '13

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BULLETIN BOARD N Friday, 4 June, a short time after graduation exercises are completed for members of the First Class, traditional wedding music will be heard in the Chapel of the U. S. Naval Academy . . . music that will be played almost continuously during the afternoon and late in the evening. . . .

To the Brigade of Midshipmen, to graduates of the Academy . . . to sightseers from all over the United States, the Chapel is the most beautiful in the country . . . here christenings are held . . . services for the departed are read . . . but most beautiful, most holy of all, are the marriage rites for those whose futures are ahead of them.. . .

Chances for a Graduation Day wedding are few, unless the engagement was made a year or so in advance . . . so many new ensigns desire to be married in the Main Chapel or Saint Andrew's Chapel in the first level. . . the chaplain's date book is filled far in advance for this all-important day, with weddings held every half hour . . . with Churches in Annapolis and all nearby cities continuously scheduled.

The Naval Academy Chapel, built in the shape of a Latin cross, is the perfect, the idealistic setting for a wedding. The lights in the high rounded dome shine down like stars above the stained-glass window showing Christ walking on the blue waters . . . members of the Naval Academy Chapel Guild keep beautiful white flowers at the altar, flanked with white candles in widespread candelabra . . . the music from the golden organ gives courage to the young bride and bridegroom slowly walking down these long, long two hundred and sixteen feet from the nave to the altar. . .

Personifying the Class of 1948's bride and bridegroom is the wedding of Miss Mary Elizabeth Hazlett and Midshipman Richard Underbill Scott, which will be held shortly after graduation. Miss Hazlett is the daughter of Capt. Edward E. Hazlett, Jr., USN (Ret.) and Mrs. Hazlett, formerly of Annapolis, now of Chapel Hill, N. C. Midshipman Scott—soon to be an Ensign— is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harris P. Scott of Highland Falls, N. Y. He is Brigade Commander, president of the First Class, and was captain of Navy's football team.

Another "Navy Junior" to be wed shortly after graduation is Miss Vilma Jeanne Oberholtzer, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. William E. Oberholtzer, Jr., of Perry Circle, and Midshipman Hubert Bradford Loheed, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Irwin Loheed of North Middleboro, Mass.

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Miss Oberholtzer attended the University of Maryland where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Before coming to the academy. Midshipman Loheed attended Randies Preparatory School.

On Tuesday, 4 May, a broadcast entided "June Week Weddings" was heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System, with Miss Helen Hall interviewing Midshipmen Jack Sherwood and William Wegner and their fiancees.

Miss Bett>' Bertch of Independence, Kan., and Miss Jane Rory of Superior, Wis., respectively.

The interview brought out the faa that about twenty per cent of the newly commissioned ensigns—numbering over 400—wiU be wed in chapels and churches throughout the country soon after receiving their commissions.

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Lieutenant, and Chief of Staff, respectively.

Commander Gurnette is now executive officer of the heavy cruiser COLUMBUS. Relieving him as Flag Lieutenant and Aide to the Staff of the Commandant, Severn River Naval Command and Superintendent, U.. S. Naval Acaciemy, is Comdr. Thomas D. Cunningham, USN, formerly on duty in the Department of Seamanship and Navigation.

Mrs. Cunningham is the former Miss Mary Wilson, daughter of Vice Adm. and Mrs. Russell Willson. Admiral Willson was superintendent of the Naval Academy at the outbreak of World War II. Rear Admiral Holloway presented the Bronze Star Medal to Capt. Wallis F. Petersen, USN, commanding officer of the Naval Station, at ceremonies held in Memorial Hall recently. Captain Petersen was decorated "For meritorious achievement as Commander of Destroyer Squadron 22 during operations against enemy Japanese forces in the forward areas of the Pacific from 20 February to 4 May 1944."

On Sunday afternoon, 13 June, Admiral Holloway will be the principal speaker at the annual Flag Day exercises held in the State House grounds, sponsored by B.P.O. Elk's Lodge No. 622. The time is set at 1500.

All local service and civic organizations will join in the celebration, when the program includes an outline of the history of the Flag from its beginning to present times.

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Holloway were hosts at cocktails in the Superintendent's House before the dinner for members of the Class of 1919—of which the admiral is a' member—held in the North Severn Officers' Mess. The reunion was held Saturday, 8 May, with members registering in Alumni House, after which a luncheon was held there. Approximately 46 members of the Class attended.

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Holloway were luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKnew in Washington, D. C , this month. Mr. McKnew is secretary of the National Geographic Society'.

On Graduation Eve, Rear Adm. and Mrs. James L. Holloway, Jr., will entertain the parents and friends of members of the graduating class at the annual party held in the Superintendent's Garden.

Flag Lieutenant Thomas D. Cunningham, USN, and Flag Secretary Richard S. Craighill, USN, will introduce the guests to Admiral and Mrs. Holloway from the hours of 2115 to 2400. Refreshments will be served at tables set under the trees flanking the approach to Dahlgren Hall, and Oriental lanterns will lend a festive air to the occasion —not only to the First Classmen, but to their parents, their sisters and drags.

A revival of the old custom of holding a picnic for the graduating class and their drags again will be held this June Week, on Sunday afternoon, 30 May. And of interest to art enthusiasts is the exhibition by the Art and Photographic Club of the Brigade of Midshipmen throughout June Week, held in the Naval Academy Museum by courtesy of the Director, Capt. Harry A. Baldridge, USN (Ret.).

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Holloway were hosts at dinner on Tuesday night, 4 May, for Comdr. and Mrs. Byron L. Gurnette, who left ON THE RECORD Annapolis on the 15th. Guests included Capt. and Mrs. Edmund B. Taylor, Capt. and Mrs. The June issue of The National Geographic Wells L. Field, Capt. and Mrs. Wallis F. Magazine carries a fort^'-three page story covPetersen, Capt. and Mrs. Joseph M. P. Wright, ering last summer's midshipmen cruise. The and Comdr. and Mrs. Richard S. Craighill. story, "Midshipmen's Cruise," has forty natComdr. Gurnette has served as Flag Lieu- ural color photographs with five illustrations, tenant to Admiral Holloway both in Washing- and is written by Midshipmen William J. ton—when the admiral was Assistant Chief Aston and Alexander Graham Bell Grosvenor, of Personnel—and also during his entire time USN. The latter is the son of the National here as superintendent, since 15 January 1947. Geographic Society's assistant editor, Melville The two officers also served together when Bell Grosvenor, a graduate of the U. S. Naval both were on Adm. Hayne Ellis' staflf, as Flag Academy, Class of 1923.

The story is a day by day account of life aboard ship for the neophytes, the ports of call, with complete pictorial accompaniment.

Pictures include such varied subjea matter as the middies swabbing the WISCONSIN'S deck to twenty lucky boys attending the garden party in Buckingham Palace honoring Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten.

An excerpt reads: . . . "Their (Elizabeth's and Philip's) naturalness and friendly nature quickly put us at ease. Soon we were chatting gaily and even joking. . . Our talk, which lasted 10 or 12 minutes, was finally interrupted by the fidgeting ushers, who realized we had more than tripled the usual allotment of time."

Later the Americans proceeded to rescue Princess Margaret Rose from her seeming boredom. Said one midshipman: "I was tempted to ask for a date, but courage failed me."

For once, the King was not the main center of attention.

An innovation at the Naval Academy, the first "E" dance, was held in Memorial Hall on Saturday night, 24 May, for extra-curricular midshipmen and their drags. The dance was modeled on the principal of the annual "N" dance for athletic letter men, and was held for first and second classmen who have made outstanding contributions in some extra-curricular activity.

These included Midshipmen's publications, religious clubs, public relations committee, reception committee, dass organization, hop committees, photographic dub. Trident Society, Masqueraders and Musical Clubs.

The idea was that of Midn. Howard N. Kay, direaor of public relations committee, and was approved by the Commandant of Midshipmen and the superintendent.

It is hoped by the Brigade that the "E" dance will be induded in next season's June Week festivities.

The Naval Academy was host recendy to Commodore Horatio Nelson Lay, O.B.E. Royal Canadian Navy, former Direaor of Naval Plans and Intelligence at the Naval Service Headquarters, Ottawa, Canada.

Commodore Lay, recently appointed as the Assistant Chief of the Royal Canadian Naval Staff, arrived at the academy at about eleven thirty in the morning. He was accompanied by Comdr. Francis J. D. Pemberton, Canadian Naval Attache to the U. S. Capt. Kenneth Craig, Head of the Department of Aviation, will be the escort officer.

The party witnessed the Noon Meal Formation of the Brigade of Midshipmen and the Brigade Parade on Worden Field, after a stag luncheon with the Superintendent, Rear Adm. James L. Holloway, Jr., USN, in his quarters. Other guests were the Chief of Staff, Capt. Jesse R. Wallace and Comdr. Thomas Cunningham.

EDUCATIONAL The Naval Post Graduate School was host to the Middle Adantic Section of the American Society for Engineering Education on Saturday, 8 May, with 300 members from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland attending. The theme was, "Engineering and Scientific Education for the Navy." Dean Ford Wilkinson of the Postgraduate School presided as general chairman.

During the forenoon, the group visited the

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Midshipman Robert K. Ripley of Kalispellj Montana, was news commentator.

The 83rd consecutive broadcast with Helen Hall as interviewer will be heard on 1 June when Miss Hall presents the Color Girl over the Mutual Broadcasting System, heard on 215 stations. Since October 1946, the series "Who's Here at the Naval Academy" has been broken only once—and that was when the time was given up to the Services—Army Day, April 6 of this year.

On 11 May, Midshipman Richard Kint of Bremerton, Wash., presented a program covering the midshipman summer cruise. Kint will be chairman of the midshipman public relations next year. Miss Hall is interviewer.

Midshipman James M. Ivey, Jr., of Graham, N. C , present commander of last year's winning color company, discussed "Color Company Competition" on the 18 May program.

And on the 25th, Midshipman Richard U. Scott of Highland Falls, N. Y., dass president of the 1948B gave a preview of June Week.

A radio program very well received, and one instigated by Comdr. C. R. Burke, was the Sunday sports series when all coaches at the Naval Academy have been on the air over WANN. Mr: Thomas Carr is Station Manager.

The May series included- Mr. Earl Thompson, track, on the 2nd; Mr. Walter Aamold, "History of Sports at the Naval Academy," 9th; Mr. Frank Foster, "Sports for all Midshipmen," 16thL Mr. Floyd Warner, soccer, 23rd, and Comdr. Charles S. "Buck" Walsh, crew, 30th.

All coaches, and all sports, have been represented on the programs.

On Friday, 14 May, Mr. Thomas Carr interviewed Coach Joseph Fiems and representative officer Lt. Comdr. Griffith P. Stokes, USN, with a demonstration of the fine arts of fencing over NBC Television at the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington at 2130. It was sent out over Station WMBW Channel 4, Washington.

Word has been received that the record, "March of Dimes March," written by MuBROADCASTS sician First Class Martin De May has been The end of the Academic year has brought sent to the National Headquarters of the Nato a close the popular series entitied "This is tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Bancroft," heard each Wednesday over Sta- Inc., for consideration and approval. tion WASL. On 5 May, Midshipman Richard ALUMNI HOUSE Kint of Bremerton, Wash, interviewed Coach George Sauer, with Midshipman Gregory Bell An open house for members of the First of Norfolk, Va., relating the news.

Class, and their friends, will be held the first On 12 May, a radio play, "The Lost Beach- of June in the House. On hand for the occahead" was presented, with Mrs. Virginia Bays, sion will be Rear Adm. and Mrs. C. E. Coney, wife of Rear Adm. John Bays, USN (Ret.) and the hostess for the House, Mrs. A. D. A. and a number of midshipmen making up the Crawford, and Commander Crawford with cast. the hours from one to six.

The play was based on an original story The dedication of the 1907 Class Room was written by Warfield Lewis, one of a collection held 19 May in the House, when a cocktail entitled "Fighting Words." The stories were party followed by a buffet supper was enjoyed winners in a contest conducted by the Armed by some 75 guests. Capt. E. D. Almy was in Forces Service League, Inc., of Philadelphia, charge of arrangements. among officers and enlisted personnel in The room is freshly painted with gray walls branches of the U. S. Armed Services in 1943. and white woodwork, with an Oriental rug On the 19th, Midshipman Don Harlan of on the floor. Highlighting the spacious room Franklin, La., was presented in fifteen min- is the old French crystal chandelier, with each utes of song, with Midshipman Donald D. prism sparkling like diamonds. A comfortJohnson of Marsing, Idaho, presenting the able divan is upholstered in red and chairs are covered with green. An oil of tall-masted news.

The 26th brought a program of cruise in- sailing ships is hung above the white wooden formation, with interviews of Portuguese, fireplace mantel, and another oil by George French and Italian naval attaches by Midship- Allen Pierce hangs on the wall.

(Continued on page 49) man T. F. Blake, Jr., of Los Angeles, Calif.

U. S. Naval Experiment Station and Naval Radio Station. In the afternoon the annual business meeting was conducted by Prof. Ayers of Rutgers University. Speakers included Vice Adm. Earle W. Mills who spoke on "The Bureau of Ships Need For and Interest In Scientific and Engineering Education." Capt.

Herman A. Spanagel addressed the meeting on "The U. S. Naval Postgraduate School's Function in Graduate Education of Naval Officers."

While the members of the Society lunched at the Naval Experiment Station the ladies of the group had luncheon in the North Severn Officers' Mess, with Mrs. William P. Cunningham in charge of arrangements.

During the morning, Mrs. John E. Fradd conducted the feminine contingent on a tour of the Naval Academy grounds and points of interest in Annapolis. A dinner, preceded by cocktails, closed the day's events in the Officers' Town Club.

In a recent issue of the Fleet Reserve Associations publication, "Naval Affairs," notice was made that a new book is being compiled

by Rear Adm. Frederick J. Bdl, USN (Ret.) of Baltimore, Md., on the customs and traditions of the Navy.

Admiral Bell has two books to his credit, "Room to Swing a Cat"—stories of the old Navy—and "Conditions Red," about destroyers in the early months of World War II. In asking for personal anecdotes, definitions, expressions and incidents, the admiral said full credit would be given to all senders.

His address is Canterbury Hall, Canterbury Road, Baltimore.

Comdr. Allan B. Cook, USN (Ret.) now a professor in the Department of English, History and Government at the Naval Academy has been awarded the decoration of Officer of the Order of the Crown by the Belgian Government by the Royal Proclamation of Prince Regent Charles. The award was presented him at the Belgian Embassy in Washington by the Ambassador, Baron Silvercruys.

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UCH of our time in this passing year has been spent in organizing . . . organizing this potentially strong group into the Greatest Alumni in the World . . . coordinating a group of PRIVATEERS with a common tradition into a cohesive, modern FLEET with a common purpose.

With all this fairly well underway, and which will all be covered in my Report to the Board, published in a later issue of S H I P M A T E , should we not turn to something of even greater importance?

For instance, in these uncertain times who is better trained, better equipped than we, to aggressively counter the whispering campaigns of subversive groups . . . the "Fronts?" Being a non-political organization by charter doesn't prevent us from being clear-thinking active citizens of the country which trained us to be her leaders.

Those of us in civilian life should urge our companies to actively participate in such organizations as the Navy Industrial Association and all others whose purpose is to offer every cooperation . . . every modern "know-how" to the Armed Services so that they may keep strong and vigorous.

Every Alumnus can and must lend a hand â&#x20AC;&#x201D; N O W !

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OT so long ago there came an order, phrased so that none might doubt the seriousness of the matter, which, in effect said that all midshipmen shall at all times wear garters, when such are a part of the uniform. Excepting PT Drills and Infantry that indudes most of the working day. In order to make the poison take effect as desired, the members of the Executive Department had a little garter hunt. Most naturally they didn't find as many as they thought they would, so the Form "2" got a few offenders and the condua office was busier than usual. Nearly all the offenders took their punishment like sailors. But not so one individual.

The hero of our tale was reported by his company officer for not having his garters on.

Since the offense was cited at meal formation there wasn't much chance to discuss the matter. But later in the day, the offending son of Nepmne reported around to the officer and tried to make his point. It was, in condensed form, that his calves were so large that the garters bound his legs and cut off the circulation to his feet. This produced a very uncomfortable sensation in those legs and threatened to result in a bad fall.

The officer listened, considered, had the whole thing repeated, and considered again.

What to do? Ah, yes. And off the unlucky midshipman went to Sick Bay, for an examination by proper authority. In due time he remrned with a chit filled out to excuse him from wearing the hated garters. But such was not enough. The lad was sent flying to the Executive Officer, who would insure that all was well.

Now the X O is a practical man, and the idea that garters, wearing of, would cause anyone such real physical pain and inconvenience seems to him to be out of this world, so, in his best official voice, he informed the offending midshipman, who, by the way, didn't have 'em on at the time, that he could either wear garters like a man, or else get a medical discharge and go home. That apparently setded the question, and the luckless young one was about to depart to his fate. But the Exec stopped him, for a final word. "Before you leave, stop down the hall and see . He wears garters and his legs are larger than yours. Maybe he can help you out."

So down he went to the Office of the Academic Section and presented his problems to the personage there entrenched. The outcome of this was that, behind the closed office door, with secretary taking coy peeps around the corner of her desk, the poor young man viewed with admiration the large and athletic gams of a certain prominent officer

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of the USMC, complete with a neat pair of garters. Ah, bliss supreme.

Oh yes, he still doesn't wear his garters, when he thinks he can get away with it.

THE STARS AND BARS FLY AGAIN The loyal sons of Dixie are sometimes down, but never out and once again strife has broken out twixt Blue and Gray. This time, however, the Blue doesn't belong to the GAR. Feeling that things weren't what they ought to be around the Great Stone Monster, a certain Fifth Batt second classman decided that he should feel better if he had something around to remind him of the old plantation and the days of long ago. Acting on his natural impulse he purchased a very handsome, but not too large flag of the Confederate States, and proudly displayed it in his window for all to see and admire. Many saw and many admired. All but one was satisfied, or incited to laughter, depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line he claimed his residence. The one who found neither humor nor glory was the AOOW. It is not known where this individual calls home, but the poor young man who possesses the bunting swears that the OD is a daranyankee, spelled as one word. And well he may think so. For this terrible wearer of the Blue handed in one neat Form 2 for, "Foreign flag, displaying of."

This brought forth a clamor from the conduct office, as there is no such frap in the Reg. Book. Undaunted, the sterling officer changed it to "Articles, unauthorized in room." That one stuck, being official and well founded. The scuttlebutt has it that some members of the Fifth are planning to leave the Union and reopen the war between the States, led by their martyred hero. Apparentiy he had time to think while making his weary way around the Walk Run course on the ED Squad.

RHIP, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME A well-known Brigade Captain is having his troubles with one of the senior watch officers around Bancroft. This officer recalls to the older members the shades of Hector, the Ghost, who has long been departed from these hallowed halls. It might be that the title of Hector's Pup will fall on his proud shoulders. But that causes me to digress, and there's neither time nor space therefor.

Back to the six-striper. He'/ been fried, actually out on the Pap. Now that isn't out of the ordinary for most midshipmen, but, well when one arrives to be the senior man present, he ought to be free to do a few

things. But not so. One of the fraps he collected from this new man about haunted houses was for "Unwarranted assumption of authority." The OOW was engaged in a close inspection of a company one noon. The rest of the Brigade got into the Wardroom Mess.

Not seeing the OOW, but seeing all us poor peons standing there, watering at the mouth, the Wheel gave the order "Seats." Shortly thereafter, in stormed the late OOW, who handed out a severe dressing down and a Form "2."

The next time said Pup was the OOW, he made an inspeaion of the Brigade Captain's Room. All was clean and neat. No lockers open, no books adrift. Beds properly made.

Ah, but wait. There's the ticket. The OOW had his frap and departed happy to his den.

What was it? "No 'In Charge of Room' Tag." Not bad at all. It is beginning to look as if there isn't any end to this. So, for my money, I'll be very happy with five stripes and let RHIP all it wants to.

CUSTOMS OF THE SERVICE Midshipmen in general have been known to have very good manners, on occasions, and on others they have very poor manners.

But usually they manage to rise to a particularly demanding situation in excellent form. One such time has come to our notice.

Not so long ago the first class had a private hop schedided for Mem Hall. Their affairs are always well attended by the firsties, who seem to enjoy their own company more than that of the lower classes. On the night in question the 2200 deadline came very quietly.

There was no hurrying across the front terrace, no running over the lawns. The expectant OOW stood, in a somewhat confused state, in the middle of the Rotunda. As the Mahan clock tolled four bells, the thought entered his mind that maybe he wouldn't score at all this evening. Time passed and the wait for the late-comers appeared more fruitless with every passing minute. Just as the OOW was going to give up, and retire to his den for the night he sighted his prey, walking rapidly toward Bancroft.

As the culprit entered the door the messenger pounced on him and was ready to write down the name and class. But the words of request for that name never formed on his lips. With the Officer looking on, from a distance the midshipman calmly drew from his pocket a small white object, handed it to the dumfounded messenger a n d proceeded rapidly up the steps of Mem Hall. The messenger stood for a moment contemplating what he held and then presented it to the waiting OOW. That evening, for probably the first time in history, a midshipman was placed on report by having his name copied from a neatly engraved calling card. Now the question is, will the OOW return the call?

INCIDENTALS The late production in the Mahan Little Theatre is late because it didn't measure up.

Word has it that there was lots and lots of talk and inference which isn't quite up to Academy Standards. At least the Superintendent has seen fit to cancel further showing of "Boy Meets Girl." The worst part of it all

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Results of the Spring Season The following are the results of spring athletic contests for the season completed to Saturday, 8 May, 1948:

Navy 5 5 2 2 5 5 2 5 1 4 4 2 2 12

BASEBALL Opponent 0pp. Score Springfield College 4 Syracuse University .

0 Trinity College 1 West Chester Teachers 9 Villanova College 4 Columbia University 1 Yalfe University 0 Baltimore Orioles 8 Gettysburg College 4 Brown University 2 Harvard University 2 Dartmouth College 3 Princeton University 0 Cornell University 2

Navy 10 0 6 6 6 10 15 10

PLEBE BASEBALL Opponent Opp, Score Calvert Hall 0 West Chester Fresh.

2 Charlotte Hall M.A. 4 Hill School 9 Catonsville H.S. 3 Wyoming Seminary 4 Bullis School 5 Staunton Military Acad.

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL Navy Opponent Opp. Score 1 Norfolk Naval Air Sta.' 8' 8 Burnette A.C. '7

Navy 13 13 14 13 3 8 9 8

LACROSSE Opponent Opp. Score Dartmouth College 6 Harvard University 3 Syracuse University 2 Yale University 2 Maryand 8 Duke University 14 Penn Stat^ 3 Johns Hopkins Univ.

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PLEBE LACROSSE Opponent Opp. Score Catonsville H.S, 1 Johns Hopkins Fresh.

12 Severn School 5 Baltimore City Col. 4 Baltimore Poly. Inst.

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JUNIOR VARSITY LACROSSE Navy Opponent Opp. Score 2 6 Forest Park H.S. 4 11 Friends School 4 Baltimore Poly. Inst.

6 5 St. Paul's School 7 Maryland J.V. 6

Navy 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1

Navy 3 5

Navy 2 61/2 6 8 8 Wl

Navy IVz 9 Wi 5

Navy 49 73 73 67 62

TENNIS Opp. Score Opponent 8 Harvard University 1 Univ. of Maine 9 Cornell University 8 Duke University 9 William & Mary College 9 Yale University 8 Univ. of Virginia 9 Princeton University 8 Univ. of North Carolina Tulane University PLEBE TENNIS Opponent Opp. Score Landon School 6 Hill School 4 Calvin Coolidge H.S. 1 Stunton Mil. Academy 1 Mercersburg Academy 2 GOLF Opponent Opp. Score Cornell University 7 Cornell University IVi Dartmouth College 2 Univ. of Virginia 1 William & Mary College 4 Princeton University AYz Pennsylvania 4Vi PLEBE GOLF Opponent Opp. Score Hill School IVi LaSalle College 0 Gettysburg Col. Fresh.

Vi Princeton Fresh.

4 VARSITY TRACK Opponent Opp. Univ. of Maryland Villanova College Manhattan College Duke University Univ. of North Carolina

Score 77 271/4 61% 64 69

PLEBE TRACK Navy Opponent Opp. 110 Eastern H.S. 110 Woodrow Wilson H.S. 108 Baltimore Poly. Inst.

69 Wm. Si. Mary (Nor. Div) 70^2 Mercersburg Academy

Score 45 26 9 49 461/i

CREW The varsity crew has defeated the following crews this spring: Columbia University Princeton University Yale University Pennsylvania The only loss was to Harvard University by one length in the Adam's Cup Regatta at Philadelphia on 8 May. BASEBALL The Naval Academy baseball team is now riding along in second place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, the first year of competition in the League by the Middies.

Dartmouth is leading the league with an undefeated season (league) thus far this spring.

The only defeat registered for the midshipmen was by Dartmouth at Hanover on 1 May. The league members which Max Bishop's boys have trounced this season are Columbia, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Princeton, and Cornell.

The highlight game played to date was against Yale at Annapolis when Ronnie Burton, the Middies' most consistent pitcher, won in a pitchers' duel against Yale's outstanding pitcher, Quinn. It was a "Nip and Tuck" game all the way through when Navy collected two runs in the eighth inning to win the ball game.

LACROSSE After the Middies had lost two collegiate games this spring against Maryland and Duke they came back on 8 May to give the defending national championsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Johns Hopkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the scare of their lives. The game ended up 9 to 8 with the Blue Jays out in front only after they came from behind in the last five minutes of the game to score the winning tally. The Midshipmen had them 8 to 6 with only five minutes of the game left to be played.

It looks as though a great game is in store for West Point on 29 May when the Middies visit Army for the annual lacrosse contest.

Hopkins defeated Army only after playing two overtime periods.

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•fOpO HARRY L. HAWTHORNE, l O O Z . (Col. USA-Ret.-Deceased). We were sorry to hear of the death of Col. Hawthorne who passed away 9 April 1948, at McCornack Army Hospital, Pasadena, Calif. Surviving him are his widow and two daughters, who reside at 232 South Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

Iftfi^ JOHN M. ELLICOTT, (Capt.

I OOO USN-Ret.) gives his address as Qtrs. 177, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Mare Island, Calif.

1 Q O O ^'^^^ Secretary, CAPT. STANlOTZ FORD E. MOSES, USN-Ret., 4"38 Vista Del Monte, Sherman Oaks, Calif LAURENCE S. ADAMS, (Capt. CC-USNRet.) writes from P. O. Box 3053. Indio, Calif.: "Mrs. Adams and I have purchased a home at La Quinta, which is a residential distria south of Palm Springs. We hope that our friends will come to visit us, for the desert climate here is ideal for nine months of the year."

1QQO DAVID M. B E R R Y , (De• Ot'J ceased) We were sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Berry who passed away 10 April 1948. Mrs. Berry is residing at 1272 Justin Ave., Glendale, Calif.

1fi04 JOHN M. LUBY, (Capt. USN' O / t Rgt ) is living at 2001 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, Tex. JOSEPH M. REEVES, (Adm. USN-Ret.Deceased). We were very sorry to hear of the death of Adm. Reeves who died 25 March 1948 at USNH, Bethesda, Md. 1QQ-y Class Secretary, LT. COMDR. I0 7 / JOHN W. MORSE, USN-Ret., Wardman Park Hotel, Washington 8, D. C. W. G. DuBOSE, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) gives as his address, 2122 California St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 1 fiOfi *^^^ ^ - FALLER is now living ' 0 7 0 at 535 N. Orange Lane, Box 854, Greenwood Heights, Bellevue, Ohio.

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' ^ ' ' USN-Ret.) writes that his permanent address is c/o Joseph H. Nauss, Inc., 7 Renuart Arcade, 2206 Ponce De Leon, Coral Gables 34, Fla. lOnn ^ - PRATT MANNIX, (Capt.

I 7\J\J USN-Ret.) gives as his address 27 W. 55th St., New York 19, N. Y. CHARLES R. TRAIN, (R. Adm.-Ret.) writes that his address is 3015 Que St., Washington, D. C.

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' ^ • forms us that his permanent address is P. O. Box 1822, Norfolk 1, Va. RUFUS MANLEY gives his address as Box 131, Orange, Tex. ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, (V. Adm. USNRet.) reports that his address is President, Wahles Plallex Co., Dallas, Tex. FRANK McCOMMON, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) writes from 335 Dunemere Dr., La Jolla, Calif.: "The eight members of the Class of 1901 in this area contemplate a class dinner, mesdames included, in June. All who at any time were members of 1901, regardless of how long, are cordially invited. Send inquiries to B. C. Allen, Coxe, Gay, McCommon, Neal, Pye, Vernon or Yates.

ALBERT T. RICH, (Col. USA-Ret.) writes from Antassawamock Ne.'k P. O , Mattapoisett, Mass.: "Plan to take a six months' 'dry-land' cruise in the good Ship 'Casa Rico' now in permanent drydock on Buzzards Bay."

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• l^*Ret.) gives his address as 1107 —16th St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. W. D. PULESTON, (Capt. USN-Ret.) writes that his address is now 4 Red Cross Ave., Newport, R. I.

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Army & Navy Club, 1627 Eye St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. JOHN S. ABBOTT, (Capt. USN-Ret.) writes from 40 Legare St., Charleston 4, S. C.: "We have a grandson, Arthur R. Young, born April 27 th to Lt. Cdr. James Conner Young, CEC, USN, and our daughter, Mrs. Young."

daughter of Adm. and Mrs. Nimitz is a graduate of that University.—L. J. G. Members of the Class of 1905 living in Washington, D. C , gave an informal lunch at the Army and Navy Club on 27 April 1948 in honor of Capt. Robert L. Irvine, USN-Ret., a classmate who has settled in San Francisco, California. Captain and Mrs. Irvine came East to attend the wedding of their son, Comdr.

Robert Klink Irvine, U. S. Navy to Miss Mary Byrne Newlon. The wedding took place in the Naval Academy Chapel on Saturday, 24 April.

Those attending the lunch were Church, Coman, Cox, Davis, Frankenberger, Furlong, Gawne, Greenlee, Hooper, IngersoU, and Irvine.

IQOA Class Secretary, CAPT. L. M. I 7UO ATKINS, USN-Ret., Franklin Street, Annapolis, Maryland.

J. P. OLDING writes that his address is 1045 Dr., Reno, Nev. JOHN T. G. STAPLER, (Capt. USNRet.) is living at 86 Rhode Island Ave., Newport, R. I. 1 QA7 Class Secretary, V. ADM. J. H. I 7U / HOOVER, USN, Bureau of Aeronautics, Bldg. 22, Potomac Annex, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. HENRY G. SHONERD informs us of his permanent address, R.F.D. # 1 , McLean, Va. JAMES L. HALL reports that his address is 1032 Mills Bldg., San Francisco 4, Calif.

JOSEPH BAER writes that his address is now 106 Maiden Lane, Seattle 2, Wash.

J. H. HOOVER, (V. Adm. USN) gives his permanent address as 2732—34th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 1 OOfi Class Secretary, COL. D. C. CORI 7UO DINER, USA-Ret., U. S. Soldiers Home, Washington, D. C. EDWIN GUTHRIE, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.Deceased ). We were sorry to hear of the death of Lt. Cdr. Guthrie who passed away 20 January 1948.

HALLER BELT writes that his permanent address is 850 Powell St., San Francisco 8, Calif.

EDWARD J. FOY, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) informs us of his new address, Wardman Park Hotd, Washington 8, D. C. H. A. STRAUSS, (Col. USN-Ret.) reports that his address is now 936 Calle Miramar, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, Calif.

1 0 0 ^ C ' ^ " Secretary, R. ADM. FRED I 7Ut E MCMILLEN, (SC) USN-Ret., 1 O O Q Class Secretary, R. ADM. H. C. El Cortez, San Diego, Calif.

I 7U7 TRAIN, USN-Ret., 81 Market FRED E. McMILLEN, (R. Adm. SC-USN) St., Annapolis, Md. writes that his permanent address is MiddleHUGH P. LECLAIR, (Capt. USN-Ret.) ville, N. Y. writes that his correct address is Holly Hill, Friendship, A. A. Co., Maryland.

1 o n e Class Secretary, COMDR. HUGO S. S. KENNEDY, (R. Adm. USN) informs I 7UD FRANKENBERGER, USN-Ret., us of his permanent address, 1331 Silverodo 1308 Emerson Street, N. W., Washington 11, Trail, Napa, Calif.

DC. ERNEST L. GUNTHER, (R. Adm. USNJOHN H. NEWTON, JR., (V. Adm. Deceased ). We were very sorry to hear of USN-Ret.-Deceased). We were sorry to hear the death of R. Adm. Gunther who passed of the death of V. Adm. Newton who died 2 away 27 March 1948, in Menlo Park, Calif.

May 1948 in Carmel, Calif.

O i n Class Secretary, R. ADM. CHESTER W. NIMITZ, (Fleet Adm. / IV CHARLES J. MOORE, USNUSN) has been appointed by Governor Earl Warren to membership on the Board of Re- Ret., 3325 Cleveland Ave., N. W., Washing• gents of the University of California to serve ton, D. C. GEORGE L. DICKSON, reports that his until 1956. When Adm. Nimitz was Cdr., he served at the University as Professor of Naval permanent address is c/o Santa Catalina Island Science and Tactics (1929-29). The oldest Co., Avalon, Calif.

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SCOTT MACFARLANE writes that his Director of the Robervale and Saguenay Rail- Md.; Rear Adm. E. M. Zacharias, (USNnew address is Peru, Vermont. road.

Ret.), 4444 47th St., N. W., Washington, RUSSELL C. RYAN, M.D., informs us of Mrs. LaMountain is returning to her home D. C ; Adm. L. E. Denfdd, USN, Quarters his address, 450 Sutler St., San Francisco, at Arvida, Province of Quebec, to close up "A", U. S. Naval Observatory, Washington Calif. their home, after which she will return to 25, D. C ; Vice Adm. C. H. McMorris, USN, WALDEN L. AINSWORTH, (R. Adm. Philadelphia and will reside with her sister, 1530 33rd Street, N. W., Washington, D. C; USN) gives as his address Hdqtrs. JND, Nor- Mrs. Stackhouse, 100 Windsor Ave., Highland Adm. D. C. Ramsey, USN, Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, c/o Fleet Post Office, folk, Va. Park, Philadelphia.

JOSIAH O. HOFFMAN, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) "The following letter addressed to me as San Francisco, Calif.; Capt. R. A. Lavender, writes that his temporary address is P. O. Box Class Secretary by Mrs. LaMountain is placed (USN-Ret.), 3701 33rd Place, N. W., Wash406, North Campus, Norman, Okla. here for the Class to read. Mrs. LaMountain ington, D. C ; Capt. P. V. Weems, (USNGEORGE F. HUMBERT, (Col. USA-Ret.) knows that the Class extends to her its deep- Ret. ), 9 South Gate Avenue, Annapolis, Md.; Vice Adm. M. S. Tisdale, (USN-Ret.), Hotel reports that his address is 4621 Pershing Dr., est sympathy.

El Paso, Tex. '100 Windsor Avenue Broadmoor, 3601 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C ; Capt. H. H. Littie, (USNMURPHY J. FOSTER, (Lt. Cdr. USN-DeHighland Park Ret.), R. D. 2, St. Margarets, Annapolis, Md.; ceased). We were sorry to hear of the death Pennsylvania Capt. H. C. Wick, (USN-Ret.), 3338 Reserof Lt. Cdr. Foster who died suddenly on 9 May 7, 1948. voir Road, N. W., Washington, D. C; Capt.

March 1948.

'Dear Commodore Greenman: "I wish to extend to you and the other R. A. Hall, (USN-Ret.), 11 Randall Place, Battle, Charlton E., Jr.. (Capt. U S N ) . Third Naval officers my appreciation of your kindness to Annapolis, Md.; Vice Adm. F. E. Whiting, Distria. New York, N . Y. me on the day of George's funeral. Having (USN-Ret.), 214 Clinton St., Watertown, his classmates there, as honorary pallbearers, N. Y.; Capt. H. Hoogewerff, (USN-Ret.), 1011 Class Secretary, V. ADM. H. W. was more of a comfort to me than I can pos- 179 Gloucester St., Annapolis, Md.; Lt. ' ' ' ' HILL. USN National War Col- sibly express.

Comdr. W. A. Corley, (USN-Ret.), Apartlege, Office of the Commandant, Washington 'Also, if you will convey to the class of ment 915, The Park Lane, 2025 Eye St., 25, D . C .

1912 my sincere thanks for their lovely N. W., Washington, D. C; Capt. E. R. MorCARROLL Q. WRIGHT informs us that flowers, I shall be most grateful. rissey, (USN-Ret.), 236 Prince George St., his new address is Babcock Printing Press Co., 'I have thought of writing a note to each Annapolis, Md.; Rear Adm. R. E. Byrd, Canton, Ohio. one of the officers who came to Arlington (USN-Ret.), 9 Brimmer St., Boston, Mass.; T. S. McCLOY, (Capt. USN-Ret.) writes and then I decided perhaps it would be bet- Comdr. L. P. Bischoff, (USN-Ret.), 101 Spa that his address now is 1718 E. Ocean Blvd., ter to ask you as class secretary, to tell them View Ave., Annapolis, Md. Apt. # 7, The Commodore, Long Beach, Calif. how very much I appreciated it.

V. P. ERWIN reports that his permanent "If there is anything else along this line address is 25 Lake Ave., Broadmoor, Colorado 1 Ql O Class Secretary, MR. WALTER that you think I should do, I feel sure you Springs, Colo. ' ' I^ L. SEIBERT, Brighton Laundry, will let me know.

Pittsburgh, Penna.

JOHN H. MAGRUDER, (Commo. USN) "I do hope to have the pleasure of meetgives his mailing address as 1138 Conn. Ave., CHARLES G. ELLICOTT, (Maj. USA) ing you again, sometime, and once more, Washington 6, D. C. gives his address as 3362 Wisconsin St., Oakthank you for everything.

WILLIAM V. C. BRANDT writes that his land, Calif.

'Sincerely yours, address is 652 W. Phil-Ellena St., Phila., Pa. JAMES E. BRENNER, (Capt. USN-Ret.) 'Marion LaMountain.' " GEORGE D. MURRAY, (V. Adm. USN) gives his correct address as 1044 Hamilton HAROLD THOMPSON, (Col. USA-Ret.) Ave., Palo Alto, Calif. informs us of his address. Commander First is living at 4534 Prospect Ave., Hollywood Task Fleet, Pacific, c/o FPO, San Francisco, J. W. LEVERTON, (Cdr. USN) writes 27, Calif.

Calif. that his mailing address is U. S. Naval War HOWARD H. GOOD, (R. Adm. USN) College, Newport, R. I. JOHN W. McCLARAN, (R. Adm. USNRet.-Deceased ). We were sorry to hear of the gives as his address. Thirteenth Naval District, PAUL D. SLEEPER informs us of his addeath of R. Adm. McClaran who passed away Naval Station, Seattle, Wash. dress, c/o Aetna Life Ins. Co., 339 InvestERNEST M. PACE, JR., (R. Adm. USN) ment Bldg., Washington 5, D. C. 24 March 1948 in USNH, Long Beach, Calif. writes that his permanent address is 627 South EARL H. QUINLAN writes from 311 So. Reeves. John W., Jr., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Chief of Windsor Blvd., Los Angeles 5, (Halif.

Naval Air Training, Naval Air Station, Pensacola.

3rd St., Alhambra, Calif.: "I have two cabins Fla.. with additional duty as Chief of Naval Air W. G. Greenman, (Commo. USN-Ret.) in the Rocky Mountains at the little town of Eiasic Training, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. writes: "Class members please send any cor- Nederland, Colo., 40 miles northwest of DenBieri, Bernhard H.. (V. Adm. U S N ) . Commandant.

Eleventh Naval District, San Diego, Calif., and adrections to the following names and addresses ver or 18 miles up Boulder Canyon from ditional duty as Commander, Naval Base, San to my office address, (Bldg. T-3, Room 1046, Boulder. These are my toys where I paint and Diego, Calif.

Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.) as well relax during the smnmers. "All hands' and as any new names which do not appear": 1 0 1 0 Class Secretary, COMMO. W. G. Capt. L L Hunter, (USN-Ret.), 1154 West their families are invited to stop and see me and stay as long as they like. One cabin will â&#x20AC;˘ ' ' -^ GREENMAN, USN (Ret.), 207 Sewells Point Road, Norfolk 8, Va.; Comdr. sleep six persons and the other five. They are Hanover St., Annapolis, Md. J. H. Falge, (USN-Ret.), 1305 Lombard St., G. H. FORT, (R. Adm. USN) writes that San Francisco 9, Calif.; Rear Adm. A. C. Ben- surrounded by vacant lots to pitch tents, city his address is Naval Station, Seattle 99, Wash. nett, (USN-Ret.), P. O. Box 863, Monterey, lights, showers, and wood cook stoves and lots JOHN D. HAYES, (Capt. USN) informs Calif.; Capt. E. H. Barber, (USN-Ret.), 140 of mountain air. If I am not there get the us that his new address is 2604 N. E. 17th Colhoun St., Vallejo, Calif.; Commo. O. M. keys from Margaret Porter, the U. S. Post Office postmistress. The pass word is "Navy' Ave., Pordand 12, Ore. Forster, (USN-Ret.), Shoemaker, Calif.; Rear or "Ex-Navy.' Kids and pets welcome."

FORREST U. LAKE, (Capt. USN-Ret.) Adm. C. D. Edgar, (USN-Ret.), P. O. Box reports that his address is now Tulane Uni- 2212, Carmel, Calif.; Capt. G. S. Gillespie, Class Secretary, R. ADM. R. W. versity, New Orleans 15, La. (USN-Ret.), 3737 Divisadero, San Francisco, 1 Q l 4 ' ' ' " HAYLER, USN, Board of DecoG. W. LAMOUNTAIN, (Cdr. USN-Ret.- Calif.; Comdr. K. E. Hintze, (USN-Ret.), Deceased ). We were sorry to hear of the 748 McHenry Ave., Modesto, Calif.; Vice ration and Award, Room 4030, Arlington death of Cdr. LaMountain who passed away Adm. C. A. Lockwood, (USN-Ret.), Route 1, Annex, Navy Department, Washington 25, suddenly in Quebec, 21 April 1948, and was Box 555, Los Gatos, Calif.; Capt. R. S. Robert- D.C. FRANK P. THOMAS, (R. Adm. USNburied in Arlington on the 26th. LaMoun- son, (USN-Ret.), 1744 Tennessee St., Valtain (Frenchy) retired from theNavy in 1926. lejo, Calif.; Capt. S. B. Robinson, (USN- Ret.) is living at 142 Monticello Ave., AnShortly after that he accepted employment Ret. ), P. O. Box 2054, Carmel, Calif.; Comdr. napolis, Md. L. J. WILTSE, (V. Adm. USN-Ret,) wntes with the Aluminum Company of Canada, R. H. Wakeman, (USN-Ret.), 1326 N St..

Ltd., and was still employed with that con- Sacramento, Calif.; Capt. J. Y. Dreisonstock, that his address is now No. 3 Swallow Cave cern as Superintendent of Properties at the (USN-Ret.), 5431 39'th St., N. W., Wash- Rd., Nahant, Mass. time of his death. In addition, he was Presi- ington, D. C; Capt. G. L. Woodruff, (USNT. D. RUDDOCK, (R. Adm. USN) redent of the Saguenay General Hospital and Ret.), 1217 Clement Place, Silver Spring, ports that his new address is Board of Inspec-

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tion and Survey, Pacific Section, Rooms 248256, Federal Bldg., San Francisco, Calif.

Ruddock. Theodore D., Jr., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Senior Member. Na\'y Board of Inspection and Survey, Pacific Coast Section, San Francisco, Calif.

Harrill, William K., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

that his mailing address is U. S. Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif.

T. A. SOLBERG informs us that his address is Box 442, Manassas, Va. Davison, Ralph E., (R. A d m . ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

i Ql C Class Secretary, R. ADM. R. O. Class Secretary, CAPT. ROSS F I ' I3 GLOVER, USN, Hydrographic 1 0 1 7 COLLINS, USNR, Cedarundd Office, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. ' ' ' ' ARTHUR LANDIS informs us of his ad- Farm, Route 3, Annapolis, Md. D. A. SPENCER, (Capt. USN) writes that dress, 36 Colonial Dr., Mt. Vernon, Box 632, his new address is 106 Grafton St., Chevy R. D. # 2 , McKeesport, Penna.

R. BURHEN, (Cdr. USN) writes that his Chase, Md. A. BRUCE BRIGHTMAN gives as his address is University Club, Blacksburg, Va. M. W. HUTCHINSON, JR., (Commo. address, 1436 Colson Ave., Fremont, Nebr.

L. DOUGHTY, (Caot. USN-Ret.) informs USN), informs us of his new mailing address.

Staff Commandant, Navy 128, c/o FPO, San us of his address, PCIRO-HQ, U. S. Zone Germany, APO 62, c/o Postmaster, New Francisco, Calif.

C. C. VICKREY gives his address as 160 York, N. Y. LISLE F. SMALL, (Commo. USN-Ret.) Cabrini Blvd., New York 5, N. Y. reports that his address is Lima-Hamilton DAVID M. COLLINS, (Cdr. USNR-Ret.) reports that his address is now P. O. Box 5432, Corp., Hamilton, Ohio.

NICHOLAS VYTACIL, (Capt. USN-Ret.) Seabreeze Station, Daytona Beach, Fla. gives his present mailing address as 4644 Wagner, Frank D., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commander.

Reservoir Rd., Washington 7, D. C. After Fleet Air. West Coast.

June 25 it will be c/o Mrs. Frank Moran, 403—14th Ave., North, Seattle, Wash.

1 Ql / Class Secretary, CAPT. LAUEDWIN R. PHILLIPS writes that his I 7 IO RENCE F. STAFFORD, USN, permanent address is c/o Morton Salt Co., Naval Communications Annex, Room 337— 120 South La Salle St., Chicago, 111.

Bldg. 19, 3801 Nebraska Avenue, N. W., Washington 25, D. C. Mitchell, Edward A., (Capt. U S N ) . Board of Review, Discharges and Dismissals, Navy Dept.

C. JULIAN WHEELER, (R. Adm. USN- Oster, Henry R., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Bureau of AeroRet.) writes that his new address is Personnautics General Representative, Western District, Los Angeles, Calif. nel Direaor, State Mutual Life Assurance Co., 340 Main St., Worcester, Mass.

Class Secretary, V. ADM. EARLE LINTON HERNDON, (Capt. USN-Ret.), 1 O I Q w . MILLS, USN, Qtrs. "C" informs us that his present address is 1735 I 7 I O Potomac Annex, 23rd & E Sts., N. W., WashNorth Grand Oaks Ave., Altadena, Calif.

A. C. GEISENHOFF, (Capt. USN) gives ington, D. C. ARTHUR T. MOEN, (R. Adm. USNas his address. Staff, ComDesLant, Newport, Ret. ) writes that his address is 4200 Theresa R. I. A. D. MAYER, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) is St.. Long Beach 14, Calif.

JOHN H. CARSON, (R. Adm. USN) inliving at 78 N. Grand Ave., Pasadena 2, Calif.

MALCOLM W. REED gives his address as forms us of his address, Research and DeU. S. Steel Corporation of Delaware, 436 velopment Board, Room 3E 620, Pentagon, Washington, D. C. Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh 30, Pa. L. W. BUSBEY, JR., (Capt. USN) reports C. T. DURGIN, (R. Adm. USN) writes

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that his address is Federal Bldg., Room 315, San Francisco, Calif.

RALPH S. RIGGS, (R. Adm. USN) gives as his address. Naval Operations, Main Navy, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. E. C. ROGERS, (Capt. USN) writes that his mailing address is 3512 Albermarle St., N. W., Washington 8, D. C. H. G. STONE informs us that his address is Tp""'"':'=ee Easfrnin Corn., Kingsoort, Tenn.

HENRY S. KENDALL, (R. Adm. USN) reports that his duty address is ComCorDiv 15, c/o PM, San Diego, Calif.

B. B. LANIER, (Capt. USN) writes that his new address is Headquarters, I4th Nav. Dist., Pearl Harbor, T. H. C. R. CRUTCHER, (Capt. USN) gives his address as Naval Ammunition Depot, Hastings, Nebr.

W. A. S. MACKLIN, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) is living at Apt. 5A, 1245 Madison Ave., New York 28, N. Y. P. K. FISCHLER, (R. Adm. USN) writes that his present address is Commander Amphibious Group ONE, c/o FPO, San Diego, Calif.

JOHN J. BALLENTINE, (R. Adm. USN) informs us of his permanent address, Yorktown, Va. Thirty-three members of the Class of 1918, many accompanied by their wives, attended the 30th reunion of the Class at Annapolis 24-25 April.

Assembly took place at Alumni House at noon Saturday, where Vice Admiral Mills, the Class President, read letters and telegrams from many Classmates who could not be present.

After lunch, they enjoyed the Navy-Brown baseball game as guests of the Superintendent of the Naval Academy. A dinner dance Samrday evening and luncheon on Sunday, after Chapel, were other events.

Sam Haight won the distance championship, having come from Oakland, California for the reunion. (We hope that when we gather for our next reunion we will not be gypped out of an hour by daylight saving.)

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Group picture of members of Class of 1919 taken on the lawn of Almnni House immediately preceding luncheon on the occasion of the Thirtieth Reunion of their graduation from the Naval Academy. Several other members of the Class attended during the course of the afternoon.

Kneeling, left to right: Dyer, Lee, Demarest, Mills, Holloway, Day, Anderson, Schoeffel, Camp, Lamb, Jones, Schildhauer. Standing, left to right: Ferguson, Rochester, Sprague, Nelson, Coney, Rul e. Whitehead, Crawford, deKay, Hecks, Dingwell, Waldron, Wisenbaker, Crichton, Staudt, Roper, Metzell, Alexander, Allen, Francis, Read, Welch, King.

Lanier, Berwick B., (Capt, U S N ) . District Legal Officer, Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor, T. H,. and Legal Ofiicer, Hawaiian Sea Frontier.

Duncan, Jack H., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept., temporary duty.

Sprague, Clifton A. F., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commander, Carrier Division Six.

1 0 1 0 Class Secretary, CDR. ALBERT ' ' ' ' R. STAUDT, USNR, 1600 16th St., N. W., Washington 9, D. C. LISLE J. MAXSON, (Capt. USN-Ret.) reports a new address, 2790 No. Holliston Ave., Altadena, Calif.

GRAYSON B. CARTER, (Capt. USN) gives his new address as 90 Church St., Room 1504, New York 7, N. Y. F. N. HOWE, (Cdr. USN) writes that his mailing address is Bureau of Aeronautics (SE2 ) , Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. GEORGE C. DYER, (R. Adm. USN) informs us of his duty address, USS PROVIDENCE, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. JOHN R. REDMAN, (R. Adm. USN) gives his address as Western Sea Frontier, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

ERNEST E. HERRMANN, (R. Adm. USN) writes that his duty address is ComCruDiv. Thirteen, c/o FPO San Francisco, CaUf. The Class of 1919 held its Thirty-Year Re-

union in Annapolis on Samrday and Sunday, 8-9 May. It was such a thoroughly enjoyable occasion that expressions of regret that we had waited this long to hold our first big gettogether, were general.

There were forty-five of the Class present, all full of pep and rarin' to go. Several of us had not seen each other for thirty years and just in case some may have broadened out or shriveled up an unexpected amount in the intervening period, identification lapel pins were issued. Actually the changes were not as great as was anticipated and the reunion opened with a bang.

Anderson, Alexander, Coney, deKay, Lamb, Schoeffel, Whitehead, Pelzman, Demarest, Ferguson, Schildhauer, Dingwell, Francis, Wisenbaker, Welch, Sailor, Friedman, Chrichton, J. G. Crawford, Nelson, Read, King, Schaeffer, Metzel, Sprague, Cochran, Mills, Tarbutton, Staudt, Clark, Post, Waldron, Goodwin, Callaghan, Allen, Lee, Rule, Hicks, Roper, Jones, Dyer, Rochester, Roberts, Holloway, Day. SAILING ORDERS

Saturday, 8 May A more charming group of accompanying 10 A.M.—Registration of members of Class wives would have been hard to find and the at Alumni House. Swapping of attractiveness of the members of the "distaff yarns, renewal of old friendships. side" of the Class would have done credit to Noon —Assembly of members of Class, reunions of youngsters for our juniors. families and guests at Alumni From our assembly and luncheon at Alumni House. Cocktails and luncheon.

House through our delightful reception at Group piaure. the "Supe's" quarters, dinner at North Sev3 P.M.—Lacrosse — Navy vs. Johns Hopern and Chapel on Sunday, we had a grand kins. A block of seats has been retime. The sentiment is strong for another served for the Class. round-up in 1953, so start making your plans. 6 P.M.—Members of the Class and their You have seen the group pictures; here is guests are invited for cocktails the list of classmates present and a schedule with the Holloway's at the superof our activities: intendent's quarters.

The luncheon group of the Class of 1919 with their ladies taken on the lawn of the Alumni House, May 8, 1948.

Gathering of the group of members of the Class of 1919 and their wives at the Commissioned Officer's Mess, Allen Center, U. S. Naval Base, Los Angeles, on Saturday, 1 May, 1948. The occasion—1919's Thirty Year Reunion. Reading from top to bottom: Middle—Ransom Wynkoop; Left Hand Column—King Dierdorff, Elsa Cook, Ernie Herrmann, Marian Griffiths, Swede Runquist, Hortense Brown. Bert Griffiths, Kay Hunt, Dave Crawford and Dot Allen; Right Hand Column—Doc Cook, Adele Olds, Connie Crawford. Harriet Runquist, Dutch Wynkoop, Jean Herrmann, Charlie Allen, Ann Richardson, Dudley Brown, Dulany Dierdorff and Chuck Hunt.

8 P.M.—North Severn Officers' Mess. Make all preparations for dinner.

9 P.M.—Dinner Dance, informal.

Sunday, 9 May 10:20 A.M.—Chapel Pews are reserved for the Class. It is desirable that seats be occupied before the entrance of the Brigade at 10:20.

There are no further scheduled activities. It is felt that many would like to have some free time for visiting and roaming around the yard, so with the close of the chapel services the Thirty-Year Reunion of the Class of Nineteen Nineteen comes to an end.

Atkins. James G., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Cassady, John H., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Assistant Chief of Naval Operations ( A i r ) , Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

1 0 9 0 Class Secretary, MR. JAMES A. I 7ZU CROCKER, 3009—44th Place, N. W., Washingtcn 16, D. C. HAROLD MARKELL writes that his address is 2041 Beach Drive, S. E., St. Petersburg, Fla. CHARLES B. McYAY III, informs us of his address, Hdqtrs. 8th Naval District, Federal Bldg., New Orleans, La. BAILEY CONNELLY reports that his address is Box # 1 , R.F.D., Clifton, Va. JAMES H. McK AY, (Capt. USN) gives his address as U. S. Naval Air Station, Anacostia 20, D. C. ARTHUR W. GILLESPIE writes that his new address is 216 Birmingham Theatre Bldg., Birmingham, Mich.

ELWOOD M. TILLSON, (Capt. USN) informs us of his address, Quarters # 2 , Yerba Buena Is., San Francisco, Calif.

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R. W. BOCKIUS reports that his address is now ""Rippling Run," Upperco, Baltimore Co., Maryland.

CHARLES C. HARTMAN, (R. Adm. USN) writes that his new address is 2601— 36th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. J. E. NOLAN, (Cdr. USN) gives as his address, 1223 N. State St., Chicago, 111.

JOHN C. WEBB, (Capt. USNR) informs us that his address is 5209 38th St., N. W., Washington 15, D. C. AUGUSTUS H. DONALDSON, (Cdr. USNR-Ret.) is now living at '"Yacht" MadIon, 2400 N. W., North River Dr., Miami, Fla. RICHARD R. FOSTER gives his address as 56 Lock Lane, Apt. 5, Richmond 21, Va. G. P. KRAKER, (Capt. USN) informs us of his new address. Field Manager, Atomic Energy Commission, Saudia Base, Albuquerque, N. M. Perry, John, (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commander, Fleet Air Wing FOUR. Hartung, Richard R., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, Naval Receiving Station, Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. Litch, Ernest W,, (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commandant.

Seventh Naval District, Jacksonville, Fla., and additional duty as Commander, Naval Air Bases, Seventh Naval Distria, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla., and additional duty as Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.

1 001 A. E. KIRK gives his address as I '-^ I P. O. Box 580, Honolulu 9, Hawaii.

THOMAS G. MURRELL, (Capt. USNR) writes that his mailing address is 1269 Cortez Ave., Burlingame, Calif.

G. C. CRAWFORD, (R. Adm. USN) reports that his duty address is Bldg. 142, U. S. Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. WILLARD E. DILLON, (Lt. USN-Ret.)

gives as his mailing address, Box 132, Capitol Hill Station, Denver 6, Colo.

J. C. McQUEEN, (Col. USMC) informs us of his address. Director 12th Marine Res. Dist., 100 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif.

ALBERT S. ARKUSH, M.D., writes that his permanent address is 610—18th St., Santa Monica, Calif.

S. H. INGERSOLL, (R. Adm. USN) reports that his mailing address is 35 Makalapa Dr., Honolulu 61, T. H. GEORGE C. CRAWFORD, (R. Adm. USN) and Mrs. Crawford announce the marriage of their daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth, to Dr. Cad W. Arrendell, Jr., of Ponca City on Saturday, 17 April, at the St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain, N. C. Misson, Clinton A., (Capt. U S N ) . Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance for Ordnance Establishments, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

Moebus, Lucian A., (R. Adm. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

VanDeurs. George, (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Ewing, John L., Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Assembly and Repair Ofiicer, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Pixton, John E., (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept.

1000 Class Secretary, CDR. E. E. ! 7ZZ MEYERS, USNR-Ret., c/o The Douglas School, Pebble Beach, Calif.

- J. R. JOHNSON writes that his permanent address is 210 Gardner Ave., New London, Conn.

RICHARD H, MILLER gives as his address, 225 Melwood St., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. JOHN R. HUME informs us of his address, 3306 Armour St., Port Huron, Mich.

EDWARD W. FOSTER, (Cdr. USNRet.) reDorts that his address is R. F. D. # 1 , Far Hills, N. J. JOSEPH J. BURRIS gives his address as

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A-1 Bit & Tool Co., 2000 Hussion St., Houston, Tex. R. B. HIGGINS, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.) writes that his address is 320 College St., Macon, Ga. FRANK BURDETTE informs us that his mailing address is 15 Jefferson Apt., Butler, Pa. K. D. STODDARD, (Lt. Cdr. USA) reports that his address is 32 Mindoro Circle, Warrington, Fla. JOSEPH S. SHERER, JR., gives his address as 190 Ridge Rd., Grosse Pointe, Mich.

C. O. COMP, (Capt. USN) infotms us of his address. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak, Alaska.

JOHN P. CADY, (Capt. USN) writes that his mailing address is USS COLUMBUS, c/o FPO, New York City, N. Y. H. B. BUTTERFIELD, (Capt. USN) reports that his address is Staff, Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training, NAS, Glenview, 111.

WYNDHAM S. CLARK is living at 626 Otis Boulevard, Spartanburg, S. C. L. B. STUART, (Capt. USN) informs us of a new address. Office of the Chief of Naval Transportation, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. CHARLES O. HUMPHREYS, (Capt.

USN) and Mrs. Humphreys announce the marriage of their daughter, Nancy Claire, to Ensign Leslie Dorris Kelley, Jr., USN, on 27 March 1948, in Long Beach, Calif.

ALBERT L. ROSENSTEIN writes that his address is Hotel Mayflower, Apt. 622, Central Park West at 6lst St., New York, N. Y. PAUL G. BILLHEIMER reports that his address is 635 Broadway, Bethlehem, Pa. R. E. BLUE, (Capt. USN) reports his new address as Qtrs. ""C" U. S. Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.

SAM G. COLE, JR., writes that his address is 908 Medical Arts Bldg., Adanta 3, Ga. CHARLES F. GOODWIN gives his address as 1138 E. Court St., Kankakee, 111.

M. HAMILTON WALLACE, (Lt. Col. USNR-Ret.) informs us that his address is now, P. O. Box 178, Nashville 2, Tenn.

KENNETH L. FORSTER, (Capt. USN) reports that his mailing address is Western Sea Frontier, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

SWEDE MEYERS reports . . . the malady that seems to be most prevalent at the moment is Spring Fever. More of the preliminary work on the Roll Call progresses while we are waiting for the Class officers to come up with the seleaion of the Editorial Staff. Everybody wants t'nat little book of Who's Where but there seems to be a deep uninterest in the manual and mental work that is involved in its production. Had hoped it would be out this Spring but it looks like the season will be a bit late this year.

Want to remind you again about sending in your dues of FIVE BUCKS to the National Alumni Association by 1 July for the fiscal year 48-49, which indudes a subscription to SHIPMATE. And keep me posted on Roll Call ideas, suggestions, new and changed addresses, etc. Cheerio.

The regular 1922 Class Luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Club at 12:30 Noon on Tuesday, May 4, 1948. The following were present: Capt. Frank B. Akers, USN; Capt.

N A. Draim, USN; Comdr. Beverly Carter, USN ( R ) ; Capt. L. J. Huffman, USN; Mr. H. L. Jennings; Capt. E. H. Pierce, USN; Mr.

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H. E. Stevens; Capt. Beverly M. Coleman, USNR; Capt. Harold D. Baker, USN; Capt.

A. L. Becker, USN; Col. Robert P. Hollis, USA; Mr. R. J. Flood; Mr. Junius W. Millard; Capt. John S. Harper, USN; Mr. Oliver M. Walker.

Draim, Nicholas A., (Capt. U S N ) . Ofiice of Bureau of Aeronautics General Representative, Central District, Dayton, Ohio.

Duckworth, Herbert S., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of the Naval Division, Staff, Commanding General, Air Force Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. Helber, Carlyle L.. (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept.

Riddle, Frederick L., (Capt. U S N ) . Diitctor of Naval Reserves, Ninth Naval District. Great Lakes. 111.

Malstrom, Alvin I., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. Pratt. John L.. (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer.

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Maloney, John M.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Office of the Judge Advocate General, Navy Dept.

Dunn, Joseph B., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer Naval Air Station, Corpus Chr'sti, Tex. Baker, Harold D.. (Capt. U S N ) . Deputy D i r e a o r of Public Relations. Navy Dept.

Bifler, Wonhington S.. (Capt. U S N ) . Industrial Manager. Fifteenth Naval District, Balboa, C. Z. Grow, Bradford E.. (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Navy Dept.

Bartlett, Bradford. (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer. Naval Ordnance Plant. Alexandria, Va. Evans, Donald S., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Transport Division TWENTY-ONE.

1 0 0 ^ Class Secretary, CAPT. CLAUDE I 7ZO H. BENNETT, USN-Ret., 19 Mary's Lane, Egypt, Mass.

WILLIAM A. BOWERS, (Capt. USN) writes that his address is USS CHEMUNG (AO 30), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. J. M. SPANGLER reports that his address, is now 5718 Nail Ave., Mission, Kans.

FRANCIS W. LAURENT informs us of a new address, Gen. Delivery, c/o PM Apponaug, R. I. WILLIAM T. RASSIEUR gives his permanent address as Westchester Apts., 4000 Cathedral Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. W. J. MULLINS, (Capt. USN) reports that his address is NROTC Unit, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wise.

A. A. BURKE writes that his address is 4529 Hawthorne St., N. W., Washington 16, D. C. ROBERT L. DENNISON, (Capt. USN) gives his address as Naval Aide to the President, White House, Washington, D. C. F W. PARSONS, (Capt. USN) reports that his mailing address is Material Division, Asst. Sec. Nav., Navy Deot., Washington, D.C. T. E. BOYCE, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) informs us of his address. Standard Oil & Gas Co., Gulf Bldg., Houston, Tex. R. P. WADELL, (Capt. USN) writes that his mailing address is Office of Naval Research, Chicafjo Branch, America Fore Bldg., 844 N. Rush'St., Chicago 11, 111.

ROBERT A. COOK gives his address as 315 Clay St., Marion, Ala. DONALD J. HAWTHORNE has been elected to the new post of executive vice president of the General Time Instruments Corporation. Mr. Hawthorne has been vice president in charge of manufacmring and engineering since 1945, and since February, 1947, he also has been general manager of the Seth Thomas Clocks division at Thomaston, Conn.

CHARLES V. WAGGONER, M.D., (Cdr. USNR) reports that his permanent address is 920—11th Ave., South, Clinton, Iowa.

ROBERT E. COFER, JR., (Capt. USN) writes that his address is Quarters M—U.S.N.T.C, Great Lakes, 111.

Anyone knowing the addresses of the fol-

lowing members of the Class of 1923, please inform Captain Louis A. Reinken, Bureau of Ordnance, Room 0036 Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Abercrombie, David; Amis, Robert T.; Arnold, Benjamin W., USNR; Armstrong, Joseph E., Jr.; Beeson, Harold G., M.D.; Bigham, Alfred V.; Brown, James T., Jr.; Butler, William R., Jr.; Carr, Roy E.; Cartmel, Owen E.; Coberly, Dwight W.; Davidson, Col. William W.; Erwin, Thomas C , Jr.; Graham, Joseph H.; Hargrave, Qifton B.; Hennessee, William E.; Hight, Richard; Holland, Walter F.; Howe, Herbert; Keegan, Charles F.; Kelley, Howard M.; Long, Fred W.; Love, Walter E.; Mattson, Robert E.; Pollard, Donald W.; Pomeroy, Lindsay W.; Robinson, Bruce H.; Sparling, Fred A.; Stevenson, Carey W. Scruggs, Richard M., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander.

Transport Division ELEVEN. Gold, Pleasant D., Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Ships, Navy Dept.

Smellow, Morris. (Capt. SC-USN). Staff, Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier.

Jenkins. Philip H., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS

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Haas. Peter W., Jr.. (Capt. U S N ) . Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Philadelphia, Pa.

1 0 0 ^ Class Secretary, MR. P. W. • ''^" SIEGRIST, Fidd Forgan Company, 40 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. HOMER A. BERGER writes that his new address is 5134 Osceola St., Denver 12, Colo.

W. A. EVANS, (Capt. USN) reports that his mailing address is General Line School, Naval Base, Newport, R. I. JAMES B. RICKETTS, (Capt. USN-SC) informs us of his address. Box 1250, Staff ComAirPac, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

BURNICE L. RUTT, (Capt. USN) gives as his address, USNRT Center, Kingston, Pa. ALFRED T. KROOK writes that his permanent address is 850 Esperson Bldg., Houston 2, Tex. C. E. EKSTROM, (Capt. USN) reports his address as 3102 Old Dominion Blvd., Alexandria, Va. DONALD F. BRODA gives as his address, Box 75, Columbus, Ga. J. H. GARVIN, (Capt. USN) wdtes diat his mailing address is Naval Research Laboratory, Washington 20, D. C. FRANK H. BALL. (Capt. USN) reports as his address, Qtrs. J, Naval Base, S. C. THEODORIC C. LINTHICUM, (Capt.

USN-Ret.) informs us of a change of address, 4306 Vermont St., Long Beach 14, Calif.

DAVID D. WIGHT gives his address as c/o Westrex Corp., I l l Eighth Ave., New York 11, N . Y .

HENRY T. READ writes that his permanent address is Box 244, San Clemente, Calif.

ELMER E. YEOMANS, (Capt. USN) reports his address as Staff Comdr. Submarine Force, PacFlt., c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

FORREST R. BUNKER, (Capt. USN) in. forms us that his duty address is Staff Comd't 12th Nav. Dist., Bldg. 178, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

'S. DENMEAD KOLB gives his permanent address as 110 N. Division St., Salisbury, Md. Herlihy, Joseph L., (Ca."^t. U S N ) . Munitions Boatd, Washington, D. C. Roberts, Norman K.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Distria Legal Office. Third Naval District, New York. N . Y. Harris. Dale. (Cant. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and Aide.

S:aff. Co-nmander. Fleet Air Wing FOUR. Yeomans, Elmer E., (Ca-t. U S N ) , Chief of Staff and Aide, Staff, Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet.

Patten, William L.. (Capt. SC-USN). Supply Officer.

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B McCORMICK Ricketts, James B., Jr., (Capt. SC-USN). Supply Officer, Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif.

Rutt, Burnice L., (Capt. U S N ) . Inspeaor-Instructor, Naval Reserves, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. McLean, Donald F., ( Capt. U S N ) . Professor of Naval Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, connection with Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit.

Hurst, Adrian M., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS

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Daniel, Henry C , (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and Aide. Battleships-Cruisers, Pacific Fleet.

Goldthwaite. Robert, (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy DeptThew, Joseph P., (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, U. S. Naval Forces, Germany.

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members of the class were out-of-town on temporary duty, and because it was a bad rainy day, only fifteen showed up. Among those present were the following: Colt, Pyne, Benson, W. L., Orville, MacKinnon, Christensen, Gordinier, Tucker, Newton, Wichizer, Leggett, Goodwin, Pefley, Swinburne, Smith, S. P. The discussion of presenting a new slate of class officers to the class was discussed.

Quinn, Arthur R., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS WORRICK, AKA 89.

Wright, George C , (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Carrington. James H., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS DIXIE, AD 14.

Benson, William L., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Service Squadron ONE. laffan, John J., (Capt. U S N ) . Professor of Naval Science. University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., in connection with Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit.

Sylvester, John, (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, De stroyer Squadron LIGHT. Sears, Norman W., (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, Commandant, Fifteenth Naval D ' " - " Bii'hiji C 7..

Hickey, Thomas J., ( Capt. U S N ) . Eighth Naval District. New Orleans, lla.

Nickerson, Roger B., (Capt. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Attache and U. S. Naval Attache for Air, Capetown, Union of South Africa.

Purmont, George L., (Cant. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and Aide. Amphibious Group T w o .

IQOC Class Secretary, COMMO. ERI JZD N E S T M . ELLER, USN, Room 0011, Navy Department, Washington 25, D.C. ALBERT A. SPRAGUE, JR. writes that his permanent address is P. O. Box 49, Northbrook, 111.

RICHARD A. LARKIN, (Capt. USN) reports his mailing address as 3154 Key Blvd., Arlington, Va. H. L. FERGUSON, JR., (Capt. USN) informs us of his duty address, USS CONSOLATION (AH-15), Norfolk, Va. EDWARD J. TRIEBE gives as his address, 1013 Wateree St., Kingsport, Tenn.

JOHN B. POORE, (Lt. USN-Ret.) writes that his address is P. O. Box 79, Mango, Fla. 1QQ/L Class Secretary, MR. STEPHAN E RICE, JR., 161 Senate Office JAMES M. STEPHENS informs us of a I 7 Z O change of address, 3126 South 29th St., Lin- Bldg., Washington, D. C. JOHN McN. TAYLOR, (Capt. USN) coln, Nebr.

WILLIAM G. PAGUE, (Capt. USN) gives writes that his address is USS GEORGE CLYhis address as Navy Board of Insp. & Survey, MER (APA-27), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

Norfolk 11, Va. JOHN H. ELLISON, (Capt. USN) gives On 14 April, at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C, the Washington contin- his mailing address as NOB Navy 3002, Box gent of the Class of 1925 held its regular 34, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif. monthly luncheon. Due to the fact that many F. C. STELTER, SR., (Capt. USN) informs

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us of a new address, Qrtrs.-K, P.S.N.S., Bremerton, Wash.

PETER W. MOURER, jR. reports that his permanent address is Mercer Island, Wash.

CARL J. FORSBERG is living at 4015 Paunack Ave., Madison, Wise.

E. W. SNEDEKER, (Col. USMC) gives his mailing address as Qtrs. 108, Marine Corps School, Quantico, Va. A. J. GREENACRE, (Capt. USN) writes that his duty address is USS PROVIDENCE (CL 82), c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. W. R. SMEDBERG III, (Capt. USN) gives his permanent address as c/o Col. W. J. Barden, 2914 P St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Romoser, William K., (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept.

Taylor, Ford N . , Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, Naval Air Activities, Port Lyautey, French Morocco.

Callahan, Joseph W., .(Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Destroyer Squadron NINE. Clement, Chester L.. Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

Kobey, Theodore H., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS PIEDMONT, AD 17.

Smedberg. William R. Ill, (Capt. U S N ) . Head of the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Bird, Joseph L., (Capt. U S N ) . Superintendent of the Mechanical Division, Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, C. Z. Bierer, Bion B., Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Executive Officer, Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Va. Armentrout, Erasmus W., Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS CAVALIER, APA 37.

Dudley, Paul L., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

1 0 9 7 ROBERT K. BROWN gives his • I^' address as 10 Emerson Rd., Glen Rock, N. J. HENRY P. WRIGHT, JR., writes that his address is now, 1416—30th St., N. W., Washington 7, D. C.

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GEORGE W. ANDERSON, JR., (Capt.

USN) informs us of his address, 3634 Upton St., N. W., Washington 8, D. C. JAMES P. WALKER, (Capt. USN) reports that his duty address is C/S, Carrier Division TWO, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

GORDON S. EVERETT, (Capt. USN) gives as his address, 507 Fontaine St., Alexandria, Va. JOSEPH B. DANHOFF, (Comdr. USNRet.) writes his address is 803 Skinner Bldg., Seattle 1, Wash.

GEORGE A. LEWIS, (Capt. USN-Ret.) is living at 1324 Emerson St., Beloit, Wise.

EUGENE F. McDANIEL, (Capt. USN) reports that his address is U. S. Naval War College, Newport, R. I. MARTIN P. HOTTEL, (Capt. USN) informs us of his permanent address, 16 Revell St., Annapolis, Md. GEORGE L. HANSEN, (Capt. USN) writes his address is USS KANKEKEE (AO 39), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

J. S. TRACY, (Capt. USN) gives his address as NAB, Naval Air Station, Seattle 5, Wash.

HAROLD M. ZEMMER, (Capt. USN) reports that his duty address is Staff ComBatCruPac, c/o Postmaster, Long Beach, Calif.

JOHN W. MURPHY, (Capt. USN) writes that his mailing address is Ordnance Office, Charleston Naval Shipyard, Naval Base, S. C. JOHN T. DIMON, (Capt. USNR) informs us of his address, 218 No. Maple St., Ridgewood, N. J. D. C WHITE, (Capt. USN) gives his new address as Staff, Comdr. Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

Dayton, Milton T., (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer. USS TANNER, AGS 15.

Schumacher, Jules F., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander.

Sub-Group O N E , Philadelphia Group, Adantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, Pa. Zondorak, Charles J., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Sub-Group O N E . 'Texas Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Orange, Tex. Kellerman, Ross R., (Capt. U S N ) . Officer in Charge.

Fleet Weather Central, Pearl Harbor. T. H. Parker. Charles W., (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, Commander.

Destroyers, Pacific Fleet.

Riker, Monro M., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, LST Squadron ONE. Hinds. Walton B., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS GRAND C A N Y O N , AD

28.

Davey, Thomas L., (Capt. U S N ) . Public Works Officer, Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokern, Calif.

Edsall. Warner R., (Capt. U S N ) . Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Staff, Commander in Chief, Adantic Fleet.

Rice. Robert H., (Capt. U S N ) . Head of the Department of English, History and Government, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Schumm. Brooke. (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS O K A N O G A N , APA 220.

Knickerbocker, William L., (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

Dyson, Howell J.. (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept.

Price, Walter H.. (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Destroyer Squadron THREE. Daspit, Lawrence R., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations. Navy Dept.

Levin, Richard B.. (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer, USS MONTAGUE, AKA 98.

100Q Class Secretary, CAPT. R. K. I /^O JAMES, USN, Naval War College, Newport, R. I. RODNEY B. LAIR, (Capt. USN) informs us of a new address. Apt. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bldg. 31, CinC Lant Fleet Hdqrs., Naval Station, Norfolk 11, Va. EDWIN J. S. YOUNG, (Capt. USN) writes that his address is Dir. of Pers., ComFairWest Coast, NAS, San Diego 35, Calif.

McDonald. David L.. (Capt. U S N ) . Aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air. Navy Dept.

Scott, John A., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Submarine Squadron SEVEN.

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James, Ralph K., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval War College, Newport, R. I. Rittenhouse, Basil N . , Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief Staff Officer. Commander, Task Force EIGHTY. Sears. Harry E., (Capt. U S N ) . Office of Public Relations, Navy Dept.

1 0 0 0 Class Secretary, CAPT. CHARLES ' ' ^ ' E. TRESCOTT, USN. (Address unknown.)

D. J. WELSH, (Capt. USN) gives as his address, Staff, Com-Marianas, Guam, Marianas Islands, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

DONALD H. DALTON reports that his new address is 2310 Colston Dr., Silver Spring, Md. JOHN D. ZIMMERMAN, CHC, (Cdr. USN) informs us that his address is Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk 11, Va. A. W. STRAHORN writes that his permanent address is c/o Atlas Powder Co., Giant District, Richmond, Calif.

WILLITS A. BREWSTER gives his mailing address as P. O. Box 416, Cheyenne, Wyo. L. C. SIMPLER, (Capt. USN) writes from Office of Public Relations, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C : "The Class of 1929 is assembling the information necessary to publish the class muster notes in the year 1949. Only 40 replies to questionnaires have been received to date.

All hands please expedite. In addition, addresses are needed for the following persons: Kenneth Garrett, Samuel Lincoln, Clarence Moore, Charles Salisbury, Edgar Stayer, widow John Birmingham, widow Hank Twohy, widow Howard Garner."

At the monthly luncheon of the USNA class of 1929, held at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C, on 25 March 1948 the announcement was made by the Class Elections Committee of the election of Capt. Charles E. Trescott as Class President. Capt. Trescott assumed the office immediately, succeding the late president, Claire Miller, who died in action during the war.

Congratulations to Capt. Trescott for this honor his classmates have bestowed on him and to the Class of 1929 for having secured such a worthy president.

Marcy. Clavton C . (Capt. U S N ) . Commanding Officer U!=S FLOYOs BAY, AVP 40.

Stephan, Edward C , (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet.

Keeler. Frederic S.. (Capt. U S N ) . Chief. IT. S. Naval Mission to Colombia, Cartagena, Colombia.

Kennedy. Marvin G., ( Capt. U S N ) . Commander, Destroyer Division 122.

Schreiber. Earl T., (Capt. U S N ) . Bureau of Ships, Navy Der't.

Carver, Lamar P., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Navy Dept.

lO^n STANLEY M. ALEXANDER, I 7J U (Cdr. USN) writes that his mailing address is Pacific Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Ore. EDWARD P. DORNER reports that his address is c/o Hydrographic Office, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. HENRY V. POPE gives as his address.

Box 1034, Deiray Beach, Fla. GEORGE M. HOLLEY, (Capt. USN) informs us of his duty address, USS WHITELY (AKA 91), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. WILLIAM G. TISDALE, (Maj. AUS-Ret.) reports that his address is 1909 Lafayette Ave., S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich.

H. P. WESTROPP, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) gives as his address. Campus Box 786, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, T. H. WILLIAM W. LOWREY, (Capt. USN-

Ret.) writes that his new address is Rolling Hills Ranch, Route # 1 , Alpine, Calif.

NELS D'ARCY DRAKE informs us that his address is now 330 Grandview Blvd., Tuckahoe 7, N. Y. Post, William S., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Bauer, Rudolph C , (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Test Center, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. Ensey, Lot, (Cdr. U S N ) . Destroyer Division 172.

Laing, Frederick W.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, Brown University, Providence, R. I. Williams, Macpherson B., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Young, Joseph B. H., (Cdr. U S N ) . Fleet Air Wing FOURTEEN.

Clark, Henry G., (Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Dept.

Grantham, Elonzo B., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Commander, Destroyer Division FORTY-TWO. Drane, William M., (Cdr. U S N ) . Armed Services Petfoleum Board, Washington, D. C.

The Class of 1930 held its semi-annual cocktail party at the Officers' Mess, Navy Gun Factory, Washington, D. C , on 8 April 1948.

All the 78 people present at the patty thought that Mike Sanchez and Pete Horn did a grand job in making arrangements, and all hands are looking forward to the cocktail party next faU. Members and wives present were: J. W. and Mrs. Ailes, G. T. and Mrs. Atkins, J. B. Bowden, J. M. and Mrs. Bristol, D. B. and Mrs. Brokenshire, C. B. and Mrs. Brook, H. P. and Mrs. Burden, N. A. and Mrs. Campbell, F. M. and Mrs. Carter, E. E. and Mrs. Colestock, J. B. and Mrs. Dimmick, H. B. and Mrs. Dodge, E. P. and Mrs. Dorner, J. S. and Mrs. Dorsey, T. B. and Mrs. Haley, M. and Mrs. Halstead, H. O. and Mrs. Hansen, B. S. and Mrs. Hanson, J. A. and Mrs. Hartman, G. L. and Mrs. Heap, P. H. and Mrs. Horn, H. A. and Mrs. House, W. A. Illing, J. O. and Mrs. Kinert, Mrs. D. F. Krick, V. L. and Mrs. Lowrance, E. S. L. and Mrs. Marshall, C. B. and Mrs. Martell, M. L. and Mrs. McCullough, F. B. and Mrs. Miller, W. B. and Mrs. Moore, J. A. and Mrs. Moreno, L. E. and Mrs. Ruff, H. G. and Mrs. Sanchez, E. T. and Mrs. Sands, R. N. and Mrs. Sharp, M. H. and Mrs. Simons, C. B. and Mrs. Stevens, R. J. Stroh, G. D. and Mrs. Williams, T. K. and Mrs. Wright.

The Class of 1930 held its quarterly luncheon at the Officers' Mess, Navy Gun Factory, Washington, D. C , on 30 April 1948. At this luncheon a new Class Executive was elected to serve till April 1949. The new members are Dough Brokenshire, Ed Colestock, Harry Dodge (Annapolis member), Pete Horn, Red Ailes, Buff Simons, and Tim Dorner (civilian member and treasurer). The outgoing committee of Gee Gee Palmer, George Seay, Mike Sanchez, Pete Horn, Monty Montgomery, Dick Conn, and Tim Dorner were given a big hand for the work they had accomplished during the past 18 months.

Moon Chappie, our Class President, came down from Newport to be with us and to outline a course of action for the next year.

Tim Dorner reported that 236 members have contributed to the class fund, which has a balance of $1,240.90. About 135 members have not yet responded to the second letter sent out by the Executive Committee regarding he fund.

Monty Montgomery had a lunch and several drinks on Dick Cass of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Several other members present at the luncheon have three children, but Monty won because he has the oldest child. This was the rule laid down by Dick.

The next luncheon will be about 30 July.

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Those present were: J. W. Ailes, R. R. Briner, J. M. Bristol, D. B. Brokenshire, C. B. Brook, N. A. Campbell, W. G. Chappie, E. E. Colestock, J. R. Dennis, J. B. Dimmick, E. P. Dorner, J. S. Dorsey, W. M. Drane, E. G. Granrham, P. H. Horn, H. A. House, W. T. Henry, L. J. Jones, J. O. Kinert, P. R. Lackner, C. W. Lord, V. L. Lowrance, M. L. McCullough, C. B. MarteU, F. B. Miller, E. A. Montgomery, W. B. Moore, E. O'Beirne, W. S. Post, H. G. Sanchez, C. B. Stevens, M. H. Simons, J. D. Whitfield, J. T. Wilbur, G. D. Williams, E. O. Wagner.

The following letters were received by the Executive Committee from members when they sent their contributions to the Class Fund: From R. S. (Bob) Trower, Subic Bay, Philippines: Sorry to be so late in sending the contribution. I have been rather busy here, and it just has been one of those undone things. I think it is a very fine idea.

I have been out here now a little over a year after getting to fly out NATS with Pat and Patty Ann. We have nice large quarters, and I like the work and the climate. Ebb Edgerton is here on the station. Mac Williams was in Sangley, but he has gone up to China.

Ole Hansen was through here a few months back. I will be looking forward to the 20th anniversary. I think it a fine idea and hope it can be done.

Ed.—Bob, the 20th anniversary has a high priority on the class agenda.

From J. F. (Jack) Flynn, Tsingtao, China: My sincere apology for not sending my contribution to the class fund when the call first

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went out. I think the fund was an excellent idea. When I received the "Dear Classmates" letter I was in China. The year 1947 found me in command of Des. Div. 152, and the best duty I have had to date—except command of my own two DD's, which I had during the war. Was on duty in China with my division from May 1947 until January 1948, and was kept very busy out there. Saw Gluntz in Guam, Fuetsch and Stich in China, Trower in the Philippines, Olney in Japan. Conner was also in China with his division but is now back in the States. I left Fuetsch in Tsingtao but he expects Red Allen to relieve him in March.

I remrned to San Diego in January and hoped to enjoy a nice life operating out of San Diego and enjoying the beautiful home my wife and I have in the mountains. Have just received orders back to Tsingtao for shore duty, but this time my wife and I will enjoy China together. Gee Gee Palmer is relieving me of the division.

Best wishes to you and give my regards to our classmates around those parts.

Ed.—Hope you make it back to the States for the 20th anniversary.

From W. A. (Walt) Walter, USS MT. OLYMPUS :

Sorry to be so late.

Ed.—We will forget about the interest.

From Elvin (Al) Hahn, London, England: Keep up the good work. My orders to LSM Squadron 4 were cancelled and I will remain in London until July. My best to all.

Ed.—We miss you at the cocktail parties.

Al had the job of rationing the liquor at one of them.

From Stewart (Stew) Boyle, North Arlington, N. J.: I am ashamed that you had to send me a second letter—and I have carried this check around with me for a week now. If there is anything I can do up in this neck of the woods to further any activities of our class, do not hesitate to call on me. Would also like to extend an invitation to you and any other classmate to visit our modest domicile in North Arlington anytime you are in the vicinity. We might not always have Scotch on tap but you will have a good time.

Ed.—Rye, bourbon, or beer will do.

From W. H. (Bill) Stewart, San Francisco, Calif.: I have heard and read of the Class Fund but nary a word have I received from the Executive Committee. Must be that no one knows where I am located, although I see Robby Robinson, Harry Stevenson, and Jack Lee once a month. Shame on Gee Gee Palmer —for I saw him at intervals during the war.

I am a constant subscriber to SHIPMATE— in addition to being a member of the Navy Athletic Association. Can't be that my address is not of record. Regardless, I would like to jump with both feet into any activity the Class of '30 may have—so how's to give with the dope?

1 completed over 5 years of duty in the Navy in March 1946 so I think I have been brought up to date on shipboard life after a lapse of 10 years. From there 1 remrned to my civilian occupation which has practically placed me in all parts of the U. S. A. I really can't blame you for not catching up with me as here is what happened—I was recalled to

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The

L A. BENSON CO.

Class of '31 gathered together at the April meeting of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Chicago Branch, which was held at Great Lakes Naval Training Center on Friday evening, 23 April. Among those who had the opportunity to swap yarns were F. J. Becton, J. D. Crowley, R. N. Ernest, Norm Hall, W. H. Johnsen, K. C. Walpole, and J. A. White.

Incorporated

Machinists

Supplies

Tools and

Machinery

Transmission

Appliances

Wood, Lester O.. (Cdr, U S N ) . Staff, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet.

Madden, George B., (Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander in Chief, Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Massey, Forsyth. (Cdr, U S N ) . U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md. Reed, Allan L., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, N a w Dept.

Williamson, Francis T.. (Capt. U S N ) . USS lOWA. BB 6 1 .

Volk, Louis F.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Staff. Commander, Amphibious Training Command, Atlantic Fleet.

McMahan, William A,, (Cdr. U S N ) . Fourth Naval District, Philadelphia, Pa. Ketchutn. Gerald L.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, Vanderbilt University.

Nashville, Tenn.

Carr, Bruce L., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Amphibious Base, Litde Creek, Va. Flaherty. Arthur L, (Cdr. CEC-USN). Fifth Naval District. Norfolk. Va. Kirkoatrick. Charles C , (Cdr. U S N ) . Submarine Division EIGHTY-ONE. Peters. James M., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Md. Copeman. Thomas H., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS OGLETHORPE, AKA 100.

19 ^ ^ FRANCE H . B R O W R I G G gives ' ' J J hils address as 700 Goodall Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla. ARTHUR K. ESPENAS, (Cdr. USN) writes that his mailing address is Apt. 56 I, Foss Acres, Great Lakes, 111.

WILLIAM E. ERWIN informs us of a new address. Box 342, Wayland, Mass.

E. J. FOSTER, (Cdr. USN) reports that his mailing address is 810 Westmoreland Ave., Norfolk 8, Va. LUTHER C. HEINZ, (Cdr. USN) ^ives as his address, 4810—33rd Rd. North, Arlington, Va. J. F. ENRIGHT, (Cdr. USN) writes that his address is now 1131 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

ROY M. DAVENPORT, (Cdr. USN) reports that his duty address is Staff of Commander Submarine Squadron Five, Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor.

Coleman, Garrett S., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS RENDOVA, CVE 114.

Leach, Robert W., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, Tufts College, Medford, Mass.

Pray, Ralph M., (Cdr. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. Long, Thomas A., (Cdr. SC-USN). Staff, Commander, Service Force, Pacific Fleet.

Koch, George P., (Cdr. U S N ) . Staff. Chief of Naval Air Technical Training. Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis, Tenn.

Mayberry, Dale, (Cdr. U S N ) . USS ALLEN M. SUMNER, D D 692.

Wagstaff. Ruben E.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, University of Texas, Austin, Tex. Zimmerman, Raymond P., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations. Navy Dept.

Ogle, John N , , (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Davis, Lewis M., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operating Base. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Magnell, Alfred T., (Cdr. SC-USN). Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, R. I. Hanson. Murray, (Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept.

Maynard, Harry C , (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Md.

IpqO E. E. FAWKES, (Cdr. USN) ' ' *'-^ informs us of his address. Flight Test Div., Naval Air Test Center, Pamxent BALTIMORE River, Md. RALPH M. WILSON, (Cdr. USN) writes Plaza 0340 that his address is 2222 King St., Alexandria, Va. HARRY SOSNOSKI, (Cdr. USN) reports that his address is now Oifice of Naval Attache, Navy # 100, FPO, New York, N. Y. active duty in Cincinnati, Ohio. My family A. D. CALEY gives his home address as lived in Montdair, N. J., during the war. In 1117 Catawba St., Kingsport, Tenn.

1945 we moved to Columbus, Ohio, where FREDERICK A. GUNN, (Cdr. JOHN D. LAMADE, (Cdr. USN) writes 1 9 ^ 4 I was Exec, at the Ohio State University. that his mailing address is Armed Forces Staff ' '•' ' USN) informs us of his new adUpon release from active duty the Company College, Norfolk 11, Va. dress, 2609 W. Galer, Apt. F-5, Seattie 99, sent me to San Francisco, Calif. At the sepaWash.

JAMES A. THOMAS, (Cdr. USN) reration center I told them they could take their ports his address is 3302 Carolina Place, W. R. LENNOX, (Cdr. USN) writes diat pick of home addresses as I really didn't know Alexandria, Va. his mailing address is Firma John G. Eman, where I lived.

LYNN T. ELLIOTT informs us of his ad- Oranjestad, Aruba, Netherland, West Indies.

E. S. BATHKE, (Cdr. CEC-USN) gives his Please give my regards to all and bring me dress, 322 M & M Bldg., Houston 2, Tex. address as Public Works Ofiice, Marine Corps up to date on what the Class is doing. Sincere G. W. JEWETT, JR., (Cdr. USN) gives wishes for a successful closing of your books his address as Staff, ComPhibGr ONE, USS Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. on the Class Fund.

J. R. COMPTON, (Cdr. USN) reports HENRICO (APA-45), c/o FPO, San Francisco, that his duty address is USS CORAL SEA Ed.—Bill, thanks for the second letter and Calif.

(CVB-43), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. the dope on Sutton, Hubbard, and Mulit.

Hope you can round up all our classmates in Lamade, John D., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS MIDWAY, CVB WILLIAM C. G. CHURCH, (Cdr. CEC41.

Frisco.

USN) writes that his permanent address is Moore. Robert B., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Bases, 26 Southgate Ave., Annapolis, Md. From W. H. (Bill) Sanders, San Diego, Tenth Naval District, San Juan. P. R. Greene, Richard O., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS SAIPAN, Calif.: H. S. KNERR gives his mailing address CVL 48.

Sorry I have been so slow.

Rice, George F., (Cdr. U S N ) . Utility Transport as 2947 S. Dinwiddle St., Arlington, Va. Squadron Three.

Ed.—Bill just got his orders so he cleaned Sampson, CHESTER A. SIVEN, (Cdr. USNR) inNorman J., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Barracks, out his desk. forms us that his address is c/o American Naval Operating Base. Guam. Marianas Islands.

From E. M. (Mike) Block, Newport, R. I.: Weston. Wallace H,, (Cdr. U S N ) . Utility Squadron Machine & Foundry, 2nd Ave. & 53rd St., SEVEN. Sorry that I procrastinate. Keep up the good Kuhl. Joseoh H,, (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. Sangley Point. P. I. work.

J. W. BROCK, (Cdr. USN) reports that Lark. Jacob A., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS FRESNO. CL 121.

Ed.—We knew you would come across DroDD, Anthony H., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve his new address is Office of Naval Research, Officers' Training Corps Unit, Marquette Univer- Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. sometime. sity, Milwaukee, Wise.

ROBERT J. HARDY, (Cdr. USN) gives Hopkins. Thomas W., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept. his duty address as USS ROBERT L. WILSON ' ' ^ • that his duty address is COM Matter, Alfred R,, (Cdr. U S N ) . Carrier Division DD 847, Newport, R. I. FOUR. LSM (R) DIV 41, Naval Amphibious Base, Owens, Hinton A., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Administrative Command. Central Intelligence Agency. Wash- Hawes. Frederick W., (Cdr, U S N ) . USS SALALittle Creek, Va. ington, D. C. MONIE. AO 26.

CHARLES F. BRAUGHT, (Lt. Cdr. Mang, Louis W., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Technical Fleck. Francis E,, Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Training Unit, Naval Air Material Center, PhilaOfficers' Training Corps Unit. Princeton University, USNR) informs us of his address, Butier delphia. Pa. Princeton, N . J. Bros., 18th & Olive St., St. Louis 3, Mo. Little, Rex B.. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS HENRY W. TUCK- Fagan. Edward M., (Cdr. SC-USN). Bureau of Ships, ER, D D 875.

Navy Dept.

SHERMAN W. BETTS, (Cdr. USN) gives Wheeler, Robert H., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Bruchez, Ernest V., (Cdr. U S N ) . Carrier Division his address as Ind. College of the Armed Air Facility. Glynco. Brunswick. Ga. FIFTEEN. Hull. Harry. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS O R L E C K , D D 886.

Coley, Charles C , (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve OfForces, Washington, D. C. White, Theodore H.. (Cdr. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Acadficers' Training Corps Unit. Cornell University, A few of the "long-time-no-see-er's" of the emy, Annapolis, Md. Ithaca, N . Y.

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Day. Barton E.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept.

Edrington, Thomas C. Ill, (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, Tulane University, New Orleans, La. Townsend. Robert L., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Van Arsdall. Cly J., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Otficers' Training Corps Unit, Duke University, Durham, N , C. Mann, Charles C , (Cdr, U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Hembury. William C , (Cdr. U S N ) . ISMR Division 11.

Lowe, John T., Jr.. (Cdr. U S N ) . Aircraft Development Squadron T « 0 .

Qark, Charles H., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS ALBEMARLE. AV 5.

Sellars, Robert F.. (Cdr. U S N ) . USS HARWOOD, DD S61.

1 O^R ^^^^ Secretary, CDR. STEPHEN I TOO SHERWOOD, (SC) USN, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. ROBERT W. JACKSON, (Cdr. USN) writes that his address is 404 Battersea Rd., Norfolk 3, Va. W. H. LLOYD, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) informs us of his address, 225 Vidal Dr., San Francisco 12, Calif.

CHARLES L. HARRIS, JR., (Cdr. SCUSN) reports that his address is Naval Supply Annex, Stockton, Calif.

CLIFFORD S. FOSTER, JR., (Cdr. USN) gives his address as USS VOGELGESANG (DD 862), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. CHARLES V. McQUARY writes that his address is now 805 Pitt Rd., Cheltenham, Penna.

H. C. LAIRD, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his duty address is USS GRAINGER (AK 184), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

E. P. PENNEBAKER, JR., (Lt. Col. USMC) informs us that his mailing address is Rm. 2129 (Exos), Navy Dept., Washington 25, D.C. JAMES H. BROWN, (Cdr. USN) writes that his present duty address is USS DOUGLAS H. Fox (DD 779), c/o FPO, New York, N.Y. P. F. HAUCK, (Cdr. USN) gives as his address, 5704 Granby St., Norfolk 5, Va. Hathaway, Amos T.. ( Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commanding General, Far East Command, Laird, Horace C . Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS GRAINGER, AK 184.

Gotten, John H., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS MISSOURI, BB 63.

Brown, James H., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS DOUGLAS H. Fox, D D 779.

Abhau, William C , (Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

Payne, John W., Jr., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Keats, Edgar S., (Cdr. U S N ) . Attack Squadron F I V E A.

Fluckey, Eugene B., (Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet.

Karaberis, Constantine A., (Cdr. U S N ) . Medium Patrol Squadron T w o .

Carlson, Albert L., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS TURNER, D D 834.

1 O^A C'^*^ Secretary, COMDR. O. G. I TOO SEXTON, USN, Staff, Commander, Air Force, Pacific Fleet, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.

ALLEN R. FAUST, (Cdr. USN) writes that he is on duty in the USS SPINAX (SS 489), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. OVIL M. BUTLER, (Cdr. USN) informs us of his new address, 815 E. Ave., Coronado, Calif.

FRANK G. SPRINGER, (Cdr. USNj reports that his mailing address is 3203 Old Dominion Blvd., Alexandria, Va. KENNETH C. LOVELL, (Cdr. CEC-USN) writes that his new address is Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Training and Distribution

J U N E , 1948

Center, Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, Calif.

C. W. NIMITZ, JR., (Cdr. USN) gives his mailing address as USS SARDA, Subase, New London, Conn.

J. W. MOREAU, (Col. USMC-Ret.) is living at 2822 Abingdon St., Arlington, Va. W. M. HANGER, (Cdr. USN) reports that his address is Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. RANDOLPH MEADE, JR., (Cdr. USN) informs us that his permanent address is 519 So. Lee St., Alexandria, Va. CHARLES I. RAYMOND gives as his address, 5 Polly Lane, Glen Head, N. Y. O. G. BENNETT, (Cdr. USN) reports that his address is 313 7th St., NHA # 1 , Honolulu, T. H. JAMES C. SHAW, (Cdr. USN) writes that his permanent mailing address is 15 Clay St., Newport, R. I. G. W. GRIDER, (Cdr. USN) writes: "My address is now 822 St. Clair Ave., Charlottesville, Va. The latch string is always out for weary travelers."

Joyce, Gerald P., (Cdr. U S N ) .

Cruiser

Division

TWELVE.

Carson, John D., (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN). Staff, Commander, Western Sea Frontier.

Harper, Talbot E., ( Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

Madcly, Edward P., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Trainmg C^orps Unit, Rice University, Houston, Tex. Nicholson, Richard P., (Cdr, U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Trainmg Corps Unit, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr.

Watkins, Nelson P., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, University of Rochester, Rochester, N . Y. Crenshaw, William R., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Amphibious Training Unit, Little Creek, Va. Madison, John R., (Cdr. U S N ) . Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D. C. Abbott, William G., (Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, U. S. Naval Forces, Mediterranean, Stencil, Walter J., (Cdr. U S N ) . Joint Staff, Commander in Chief, Caribbean.

1 QOO Class Secretary, LT. COL. JOHN I /JO SAXTEN, USMC (Pres.), 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N. C. JOHN M. BOWERS, (Cdr. USN) writes that his duty address is USS CHIPPER (SS 342), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

SHERMAN H. STEARNS, (Cdr. USN) informs us of his new address. Box 1, Room 205, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla. LOUIS E. DECAMP, (Cdr. USN) reports Short, Giles E., (Capt. U S N ) . Member, Board of Decorations and Medals, Navy Dept, that his address is CNO OP-54, Rm. 4906, Samuel, Thomas W., (Capt. U S N ) . USS HENDERNavy Dept., Washington, D. C. SON. D D 785.

Houston, Charles E., (Cdr. U S N ) . Helicopter UtilEDWIN L. PIERCE, (Cdr. USN) gives his ity Squadron T w o .

Whiting. George H., (Cdr. U S N ) . Inspector-Insauc- mailing address as 7 Pennacook St., Newport, ror. Naval Reserves, Lynn, Mass.

R.L Sherby, Sydney S., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Test EDWARD S. MANOWN, (Cdr. USN) Center. Naval Air Station, Pamxent River, Md. Hansen, James R., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS HIGBEE, D D writes that his address is Comdr. Fleet Activ806. ities Sasebo, Japan, Navy 3912, c/o FPO, San Graham, John W., (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN). Material Division, Office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Francisco, Calif.

Navy Dept.

R. A. MOORE, (Cdr. USN) informs us of McCauley, James W., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS BADOENG S T R A I T , CVE 116. his mailing address, 46 Woodlawn Rd., New London, Conn.

19^7 ^- ^- ^^^R^' JR' ^.'^'^'^- ^^" JOHN A. SAXTEN, (Lt. Col. USMC) I f'Jt USN) informs us of his address, gives his address as 2nd Marine Division, II Tarawa PL, Makalapa, Honolulu 61, T. H. Camp Lejeune, N. C. A. T. CHURCH, JR. writes that his address JOHN G. WALSH, JR., (Lt. Col. USMC) reports that his mailing address is 1355 Pea- is Naval War College, Newport, R. I. CLAUDE S. FARMER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) body St., N. W., Washington 11, D. C. THOMAS L. MILLER, (Cdr. USNR-Ret.) reports that his new address is U. S. Naval School (General Line), Naval Base, Newport, is living on Church St., Stonington, Conn.

EDWARD SCOFIELD, (Cdr. SC-USN) R. I. DAVID A. FRANCIS informs us of his gives as his address, Naval War College, Newaddress, 76 Westminster Rd., Lake Success, port, R. I. FRED WEXEL, (Cdr. USN) and Mrs. N.Y. WILTON G. BOURLAND, (Cdr. USN) Wexel announce the birth of their third child and only son, Walter Karl, born on 2 April gives as his address, 1312 Park Ave., Bremer1948 at the U. S. Naval Academy Hospital. ton, Wash.

V. B. GRAFF reports that his address is CHARLES I. BLANKINSHIP writes that his new address is Shelton Hotel, Room 2324, Apt. 1-2 Perry Circle, USNA, Annapolis, Md. D. J. HARRINGTON, (Cdr. USN) writes Lexington Ave. & 49th St., New York 17, that his new address is USNOTS, China Lake, N.Y. HARRY B. HAHN, (Cdr. USN) has re- Calif. ported for duty in the USS MISSISSIPPI AG- Glennon, William R., (Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Com128, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. mander in Chief, Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic Baer, Donald G., (Cdr. U S N ) . Submarine Base, New London. Conn.

Baker, Howard W., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS ASTORIA, CL 90.

Hess. John B., (Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

and Mediterranean.

Boyd, James A., (Cdr. U S N ) . Amphibious Group Two. Robinson, Hugh M., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, CVB 42.

McCrory, Woodrow W., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS HALFBEAK, SS 352.

Naval Academy Candidates to Start Reporting Week of June 14th All enlisted men of the Regular Navy and Naval Reservists who are candidates for admission with the Class of 1952, who are on aaive duty, will commence entrance proceedure at the Naval Academy on June I4th and 15th. All other candidates will report on June 16th, Uth, 18th, and 19th. After expiration of this schedule, candidates will be directed to report daily—Monday through Samrday—as they become eligible for call.

It is expected that Army personnel who are candidates for admission will be channeled through Fort George G. Meade.

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that his new address is 612 William St., Key West, Fla. ALFRED F. ROBERTSHAW, (Lt. Col. USMC) writes that his mailing address is 6200 No. 28th St., Arlington, Va. D. K. WEITZENFELD, (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his address is 2W94 BuAer, Navy, Washington, D. C. EDGAR D. GRADY, JR. informs us of his address, Lawson Va Hospital, Chamblee, Ga. NOBLE C. HARRIS, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) has reported for duty in the USS NEW JERSEY (BB 6 2 ) , c/o U. S. Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N. Y. T. F. FAHY gives his mailing address as 820 S. Arlington Mill Dr., Arlington, Va. FREDERIC B. CLARKE, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his address is 1927 E. Ocean Ave., Long Beach, Calif.

CHARLES M. BOUNDS, JR. gives as his address. West Point, Va. J. D. P. HODAPP, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes: "Enough people willing—there will be a 1939 class cocktail party at the Hunter's Point (San Francisco Naval Shipyard) Officers' Club on 21 June 1948 between the hours of 1830 and 2100. This date has been picked because it is anticipated that there will be an additional ten or twelve '39'ers here because of the NROTC cruises.

"All those interested are requested to write or phone me at: U.S.N.R.O.TT.C. Unit, University of California, Berkeley 4, CaUf. Tel.: Ashbury 3-6000, Extension 571—or: 2290 North Point St., San Francisco 23, Calif. Tel.: West 1-2814."

Nace. Charles D., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS RONQUIL, SS 396.

Bemis, Wendell W., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Staff. Chief of Naval Air Training, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Gurnee, Robert L., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS BLOWER, Bogley, John A., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS BARBERO, SS SS 3 2 5 .

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Kline, Raymond P., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Attack SquadHaines, John L., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS PIPER, SS 409. ron T w o E. Andrews, James G., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS S E A D O G , Miller, Jim D.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS RAZORBACK. SS 4 0 1 .

Mendenhall, Corwin G.. Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS Bidwell, Robert G., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS MERVII^IE, C A T F I S H , SS 339.

DMS 3 1 .

Neal, Albert G.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air TechKitch, William L., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS SEA LlON, nical Training Command, Naval Air Technical SS 3 1 5 .

Training Center, Memphis, Tenn.

Bolam, Cecil A., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Airship Train- Williams, Tohn B., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS POMing and Experimental Conmiand, Naval Air StaFRET. SS 3 9 1 . tion, Lakehurst, N . J. Radel. Frederick M.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Armed Forces Burgess, Andrew L., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Adviser Staff College. Norfolk. Va. to the Brazilian Naval War College, U. S. Naval Harris. Noble C , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Bureau of Mission to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.

Aeronautics. Navy Dept.

Burrill, John C , (Cdr. SC-USN). USS BOXER, Fargo, William B., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS RICHARD CV 2 1 .

B. ANDERSON, D D 786.

Jarvis. Benjamin C , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS TILEFISH, SS 307.

Taeusch, Frederick L., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS

1 0 ^ 0 ^ ' ^ ' Secretary, LT. CDR. E. L. I 7 0 7 BEACH, USN, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. WAYNE HERKNESS, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his mailing address is Room T-3 2036, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. A. SIDNEY MORTON gives as his address, 609 Madison Ave., Huntington 4, W. Va. F. P. ANDERSON, (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his duty address is VPW-1 NAAS, Ream Field, San Ysidro, Calif.

CHARLES S. THOMAS, (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us of a new address, 1057 Ridgewood St., Long Beach, Calif.

B. C. JARVIS, (Lt. Cdr. USN) gives his

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Bryce, David G., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Beach Party Battalion # 2 .

Dewey, Irving D., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS ROCHESTER, CA 124.

Loustaunau. Paul E., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS SPINAX, SSR 4 8 9 .

Parks, John E.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fleet Air, West Coast, temporary duty pending further assignment.

Michel, John J., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS HAYNESWORTH, D D 700.

1940

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' ' " v USMC) writes that his new address is Troop Training Unit, Amphibious Training Command, Coronado San Diego 55, Calif.

JOSEPH S. SKOCZYLAS, (Lt. Col. USMC) reports that his mailing address is address as USS TILEFISH (SS 307), c/o FPO, Staff Commander Marianas, Box # 3 3 , c/o San Francisco, Calif.

FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

ROBERT R. STUART, JR., writes that his EDMUND D. MASON informs us of his permanent address is 1319 College Ave., Blueaddress, FBI-701 Southern States Bldg., 7th field, West Va. PETER A. EHRMAN reports his address is & Main Sts., Richmond, Va. Box 817, Menlo Park, Calif.

CARY H. HALL, (Lt. Cdr. USN) gives E. L. BEACH, (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us his address as 549 Hillyer Ave., Macon, Ga.

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RUSSELL O. MERRILL, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his address is now Electronic Supply Office, Great Lakes, 111.

M. A. LIBBEY, (Lt. Cdr. USN) gives as his address, 1801 North Taylor St., Arlington, Va. M. C. SNYDER, (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN) writes from NAS, Navy 824, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.: "I am now stationed out here at Kwajalein, the Crossroads of the Pacific, and since everyone has to go through here en route to Guam, Manila, Tokyo, and points west I'd like for them to give me a call. My family is out here with me, and we're always happy to have visitors. Incidentally, there's a wellstocked bar that goes with the house. Norm Lee comes down periodically on his ship, the FARIBAULT, but I see where he's due for de-

tachment soon. Mike Alpert was through on his destroyer recendy the same time Norm was here so we had a small blow-out to celebrate the occasion. Mike was my best man back in '43 and I hadn't seen him since."

Sledge, Edward C . ( L c Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, Operational Development Force, Atlantic Fleet.

Kaufman, Robert K., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Training Station. Newport, R. ] .

Hayes, Edward F., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Aircraft Development Squadron FOtlR. Phelan, James F.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) , USS FURSE, D D 882 MerriU, Russell O., ( L t Cdr. SC-USN), Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.

Block, George L., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Inspeaor-Instructor, Naval Reserves, Madison, Wis. McKinney, William R., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Underwater Demolition Team # 3 .

1041 ^^^^^ Secretary, LT. CDR. ' ' " ' CHARLES W. STYER, JR., USN, 3903 Jocelyn St., N. W., Washington, D.C. A. W. ELLIOTT, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us of a new address, Staff, First Task Fleet, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

RALPH "W. SHEARER gives his mailing address as General Electric Co., Russ Bldg., San Francisco 6, Calif.

G. E. BRANDT, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his address is Room 3236 Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. R. W. PARISIAN, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his mailing address is Qtrs. Q-15, Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif.

RICHARD G. SHUTT, (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us of his address, 1140 Magazine St., Vallejo, Calif.

JOHN R. BURWELL reports that his new address is 29 Busbee Rd., Biltmore, N. C. Leahy, Harold G., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS BAUSSELL, DD 845.

Martin, Tom B., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS ROBERT L. WILSON, D D 8 4 7 .

Daubin, William S., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations. Navy Dept.

Lilly, Percy A., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Walsh. William C , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS TORSK, SS 4 2 3 .

Allen, Hartsel D . , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. deLatour, Lloyd L., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Unit, "Tulane University, New Orleans, La. Hill. Richard G., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS OKALOSSA, APA 2 1 9 .

Sterling, Stoughton, Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

1 0 4 0 ^'^^* Secretary, LT. CDR. R. S. ' ' ""-^ DAY, USN, USS STERLET (SS 392), c/o F.P.O., San Frandsco, Calif.

WALTER J. CONKLIN, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN'Deceased). We were sorry to hear of the death of Lt. Cdr. Conklin who died in a plane crash at sea, 6 April 1948.

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JOHN M. RICKABABAUGH, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his duty address is Fighting Squadron 16 A, Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif.

E. C. BARNHARDT, III, (Lt. Cdr. USN) gives as his address. Box # 7 , U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

RAY F. SMITH, (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us of his permanent address, 1107 Dity St., Green Bay, Wise.

D. O. POWELL, JR., (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his duty address is USS CASCADE (AD-16), U. S. Naval Base, Philadelphia 12, Pa. G. S. WILEY, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his address is Staff CNaTechTra NAttc, Memphis 15, Tenn.

THOMAS TURNIER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) has reported for duty in the USS BUMPER (SS 333), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

R. B. POAGE, (Lt. Cdr. USN) gives his address as Quarters 67B, U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111.

HAROLD E. SHEAR, (Lt. Cdr. USN) reports that his mailing address is 209 "C" Ave., Naval Housing Area # 1, Honolulu, T. H. E. B. HERNDON, III, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his address is USS DAYTON (CL105), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. RICHARD E. CURTIS, (Lt. Cdr. USN) informs us of his mailing address, XR60 Project VR-4, NAS, Moffett Field, Calif.

PHILIP P. WIENICK gives his permanent address as 2905 Mermaid Ave., Brooklyn 24, N.Y. ROBERT E. LEONARD, (Lt. Cdr. SCUSN) writes that his address is now 525 Beacon St., Boston 15, Mass.

Oliver. Ray E., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS JACK W .

WILKE. DE 800.

Johns, Ralph G., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, Western Sea Frontier.

Folta. George W., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS M E D REGAL. SS 480.

Rice. Harold E., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS RUNNER, SS 476.

Pitman, William R., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fleet Air West Coast, temporary duty pending further assignment.

Powell, Douglas A., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Sub-Group Two, Philadelphia Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, Pa. Esworthy, Walter H., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Crawford. William H., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Underwater Sound Laboratory, Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.

Werner. William R., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS BESUGO, SS321.

Fry, Harold E., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS BAYA, SS 318.

Mason, Chfford P., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . New London Group, Adantic Reserve Fleet Representative ac Portsmouth, N . H .

Gebert, Wesley R., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet.

Haker, Burton F., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fighting Squadron EIGHT A.

Williams.Thomas H . . (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Navy Recruiting Station, Jacksonville, Fla. Porter, Rufus C , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS UNION, AKA 106.

Allendorfer, Harry C , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . U. S. Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. Reinhardt, Charles B.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Amphibious Training Unit, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. Vose, William F., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander, Operational Development Force, Atlantic Fleet.

TuUy, Joseph M., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Knight, Ross A., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Air Advanced Training Command, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. Tagland, Arthur H., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations. Navy Dept.

Mackown, Alfred B., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Staff, Commander. Surface Anti-Submarine Development Detachment, Atlantic.

IQ^O Class Secretary, MR. ROBERT ITtO ^x^ . BESCH, 120 Western Dr., Short Hills, N. J. R. J. ZOELLER, (Lt. USN) writes that his new address is 1936—5th St., Bremerton, Wash.

JOHN M. BARRETT, (Lt. USN) informs us of his address, 3855 Ortega Blvd., Jacksonville, Fla. ALVIN W. HALL, JR., (Lt. USN) reports that his mailing address is 102 Syrcle Drive, S. E., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. GORDON A. SNYDER, (Lt. USN) informs us of a new duty address, VF-19A, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

H. W. BURNETT, (Lt. SC-USN) writes that his address is Ship's Service Officer, Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. W. M. McCULLEY, JR., (Lt. USN) gives his address as 103 Cousineau Rd., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. ROBERT D. COUSINS and Miss Ruth Brady were married on 9 April at the Methodist Church in Grove Hill, Alabama. The couple will make their home at 302 Boultier St., Montgomery 6, Ala. Bob is the Montgomery salesman for Procter and Gamble Co. L. LAVRAKAS, (Lt. USN) has reported for duty in die USS WHEATEAR (AM 390), Minecraft Base, Charleston, S. C. L. F. WOODWARD, (Lt. USN) gives his new address as 1100 Glorietta Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

CHESTER W. GATES, JR., (Lt. USN) writes that his address is now c/o Dr. F. A. Gleason, Baldwin City, Kansas.

JIM RICE writes from Hotel St. George, Brooklyn 2, New York: "Having mustered out of the Marine Corps last month, I am working for the Investment Brokerage of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane, attending at present their school for Account Executives in New York Ciry.

"To my surprise I found Bob Mundhenk, '42, on the rolls of the same class.

"Upon completion of this training next Fall, I will return to the branch office at Beverly Hills, Calif., and would like to see any USNA friends and classmates who live, or are stationed in, or travelling through Southern California."

T. H. CASEY, (Lt. USN) informs us that his mailing address is Staff, Commander Fleet Air Wing ONE, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

ERIC ISCHINGER, (Lt.USN) reports that his new address is 146 Charlotte St., Canandaigua, N. Y. OWEN F. KEELER, JR., (Lt. USN) informs us of a new address, 1050 East Ave., Rochester 7, N. Y. ROBERT T. GREGORY, (Lt. USNR) writes from 851 Pammel Court, Ames, Iowa: "I am finishing my work towards a master's degree here at Iowa State College. I hope to finish in August or December.

"The reecnt Olympic wresding matches which were held here at Iowa State proved to be of interest to any N. A. graduate. The Navy's representation was impressive and I had a chance to see many ex-Navy wrestlers perform— Bobby Kitt '44, Bee Weems '42, Al Bergner '40, and Johnny Harrell '43, among others. Charles Swift '44, in the 174 pound class gave Iowa State's Glen Brand his best match of the meet though Brand won the Olympic tide. I still say Swift beat him. The judges disagreed, however, and Chuck took the short end of a split decision. Johnny Harrell, here with the Oklahoma A and M entries won a third in the 191 pound class and was stopped there only because of an injury which disqualified him in his final match. He was giving Henry Wittenberg (who ended up as top man in the 191 pound class) his best fight until the match was stopped. Johnny is reported to have broken a bone in his foot. The crowd really cheered him when they carried him off the floor.

"I might mention that two midshipmen, Wayne Smith and John Fletcher showed the crowd some real wrestling and I was sorry to see them eliminated.

"Chuch Hamlin '44 is a grad student here and another N. A. graduate, Charles S. Richard '20, is on the faculty so our alumni list is growing here in Ames. We'd love to see any classmates who are traveling through Iowa."

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DONALD W. MCCARTHY gives as his mailing address, Qtrs. 7B, Fort Snelling, St. Paul, Minn.

J. H. PENNINGTON, (Lt. USN) has reported for duty in the USS SPANGLER (DE 696), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

A. E. PATCH, (Lt. USN) writes that his address is now Box 12, NAS, Whidbey Island, Wash.

T. KEITH HILL informs us that his permanent address is 5206 Laurel St., Bellaire, Tex. JOSEPH A. MORGAN, (Lt. USN) writes from VP-HL 13, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.: "I am married and have a little Joseph Michael of three, and a little Catherine Anne of one and a half years of age.

"Heavy Patrol Squadron Thirteen is still at NAS Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, T. H. and contains the following Academy officers: Lt. Cdr. D. C. Richards, '42; Lt. H. S. Moore, Lt. J. L. Becker, and Lt. H. D. Sollenberger, '43; Lt. R. S. Miller, R. Gaibler, J. A. Morgan, and J. E. Dyar, Jr. (who just arrived in the squadron) and all of us FORTY-FOUR. I almost forgot to mention our Exec who is out of the Class of '39, Lt. Cdr. G. D. Ghesquiere, and not too long away from duty at Annapolis."

THOMAS W. IRELAND, (Lt. USNR) writes that his address is c/o Mail Room, Dept of State, Washington, D. C. THADDEUS J. JAKUBOWSKI, (Lt. USN) informs us of his duty address USS LST 912, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. WILLIAM C. CHAPMAN, (Lt. USN) reports that his permanent address is Cadillac, Mich.

J. R. TRAUTMANN, (Lt. USN) writes his address is now 505 W. Essex Drive, Lex-

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ington Park, Md. T. R. RHEES, (Lt. USN) gives as his address. Heavy Patrol Squadron FOUR (VPHL 4 ) , NAS, Patuxent River, Md. ARTHUR C. KNOX, (Lt. USN) informs us of his new mailing address, VCN-1 NAS, Boca Chica, Key West, Fla. JON L. BOYES (Lt. USN) and Mrs. Boyes announce the birth of a daughter Jan Brooke, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., on 23 March 1948. Lt. Boyes is at present serving on the USS BRILL (SS-330), attached to the Turkish Mission, c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. Lt. Boyes gives his home address as 4997 Arapahoe Ave., Jacksonville 5, Fla. E. K. SNYDER, (Lt. USN) reports his new address is 768 Oakland Ave., Birmingham, Mich.

THOMAS S. WESTCOTT, (Lt. USNR) informs us of a new address, 604 Valley Rd., Sunflower, Kansas.

JAMES E. VICTOR, JR. (1st Lt. USMC) writes that his address is now Apt. # 2 , 2112 Dexter Ave., Silver Spring, Md. JAMES C. CAMP, JR., (Lt. USMC) gives his new address as Marine Barracks, Navy 961, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

WILLIAM N. NELSON, JR., (Lt. USN) reports that his address is 1133 Hamilton Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. 1QAC Class Secretary, LT. (JG) SAMI 7 t 3 UEL G. GORSLINE, USN, 211 N. W. Syrcle Dr., Navy Pt., Warrington, Fla. JOHN C. COLE, JR. writes that his permanent address is 2206 Baynard Blvd., Wilmington, Dealware.

GENE H. PRYOR informs us of his new address, 4412 Fairfax Ave., Dallas 5, Tex. W. C. TRAUTMAN, JR., (Lt. jg USN) gives as his address, R. D. # 1, Warren, Penna.

D. C. CURRAN (Lt. jg USN) reports that his address is now 817 E. Pasadena St., Pomona, Calif.

CLARK O. BLOOM informs us that his address is 519 South 45th St., Philadelphia 4, Penna.

E. E. BEASLEY, (Lt. jg SC-USN) writes that his mailing address is 215 King George St., Annapolis, Md. RICHARD J. KESSLER, (Lt. jg USN) and Mrs. Keesler announce the birth of a son, Richard John, Jr., on 11 April 1948.

WILLIAM C. STURGEON reports diat his permanent address is R. D. # 1 , Irwin, Pa. R. M. SHIVELY, JR., (Lt. jg USN) gives his change of address as ZP-1 Det. 1, NAF GLYNCO, Brunswick, Ga. P. G. REA, (Lt. jg USN) writes that his address is now 3541 Cabrillo St., San Francisco 21, Calif.

ROBERT B. MACK, (Lt. jg USN) gives as his address. Attack Squadron 14-A, NAS, San Diego, Calif.

J. S. FLANAGAN, (Lt. jg USN) reports that he recently joined Attack Squadron ONE A, NAS, San Diego, Calif.

J. R. NORTH, (Lt. jg USN) informs us of his new duty address, VA-5A, NAS, San Diego, Calif.

CALVIN R. GOSSETT, (Lt. jg USN-Deceased ). We were sorry to hear of the death of Lt. (jg) Gossett who died in a plane crash 16 Feb. 1948 at NAS, Roosevelt Roads, P. R. CHARLES G. SOBEL, (Lt. jg USN) writes that his present address is 395 East 39 St., Paterson, N. J.

L. T. SIMMELINK, (Lt. jg USN) gives his address as USS TRUMPETFISH (SS 425), U .

S. Naval Submarine Base, Key West, Fla. EARLE F. JAMES, (Lt. jg USN) informs us of his address, 9116 South Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 44, Calif.

J. W. CHAPMAN, (Lt. jg USN) reports that his mailing address is 2825 Harris Ave., Key West, Fla. SAMUEL G. GORSLINE, (Lt. jg USN) writes from 211 N. W. Syrcle Dr., Navy Pt., Warrington, Fla.: "The last few of the Class of 1945 are still reporting in to flight training. The latest to arrive are Bill Eaton, John Wester, Wil Brown, George Hart, and Jim Montgomery. The rest of us are strung out through the program and looking forward to the day when we will get our wings and get back to the fleet and the rest of the gang.

"I would like to hear from Bob Williams from 'somewhere in Southern California' concerning some type of permanent organization for the class. The other classes are doing it and it is dme we got started also."

W. H. GODSHALL writes: "Am in VPAM-3, PBY Squadron, at NAS, Norfolk, Virginia. Mrs. Godshall and I announce the birth of a son, Stephen Payne, born 2 April 1948 at Norfolk. Our new home address is 8135 Colin Drive, Norfolk 5, Va." "IQAL Class Secretary, ENS. BENJAI 7 t o MIN S. MARTIN, USN (Pres.), Executive Department, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

JAMES B. FRANKEL writes that his permanent address is 442 Wellington Ave., Chicago, 111.

JOHN P. RUCKEL, (Ens. USN) informs us of his new address, Paradise Beach Courts, Myrtle Grove, Fla. JOSEPH S. SINCLAIR writes from 23 Meredith Dr., Cranston, R. I.; "I am now employed in the Advertising Department of the Oudet Co. in Providence, R. I. I woidd be more than glad to assist in any way possible any of my friends and classmates whenever they should come to R. I., and I would enjoy it very much if they would stop up and see me."

GEORGE G. STROTT, (Ens. SC-USN) and Mrs. Strott, the former Margaret J. L. Kolb of Salisbury, Md., announce the birth of a son, George Guild, Jr., born 17 April, 1948, aboard the USS REPOSE, in the harbor at Tsingtao, China. Mrs. Strott is the daughter of S. Denmead Kolb, USN '24, and Mrs. Margaret Lantz H. Kolb, of Washington, D. C. Ens. Strott's mailing address is USS YFN732, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

M. S. BOYAR informs us that his permanent address is 1060 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif.

M. SIMONS, II, (Ens. USN) writes that his mailing address is BOQ 600, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. RICHARD H. DALY, (Ens. USN) gives his home address as 59 Playstead Rd., Newton 58, Mass.

JOHN M. TIERNEY, (Ens. USN) reports his address is Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. R. T. TINNEY, (Ens. USN) gives his address as Fiscal Deot., NSD, Bayonne, N. J. BRUCE A. wfNNER writes that his new address is 80 Pine St., Maplewood, N. J.

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WiSUiltGTOi lOTES

By Ralph Sentman ' 2 5

( O n e Man's O p i n i o n ) Your Capital Buzzes A year ago, with the demobilization of the Armed Forces and war workers praaically completed, every indication was that Washington would relax into doldrums and for a while at least be a sleepy city. This, of course, does not imply that the continuing political picture, eleaion year coming up and the various parties striving for leadership, were in this category. During the war years, all large companies, organizations and movements had established Washington representation. Some of this representation had been on a very elaborate scale. Retrenchment was taking place. Companies were scaling down their Washington operations. Trade associations and others were calling their men back home.

It appeared that time, travel and hotel reservations would make it attractive for top executives to make infrequent visits to the nation's capital to personally transact company business.

Now this picture has taken a complete about face. Many could be the reasons—certainly not the national political picture. These reasons could be well attributed to the instability of international relations, the potential rearmament program and the foreign relief and recovery programs. Today manufacmrers, industry and labor are eager to know more about the "slicing of an apparent melon" in the form of recovery funds. Corporations are again establishing Washington representation and expanding their D. C. acdvities.

licenses and exchange permits, the transportation of goods and payments for each shipment will be initiated and carried through by the private exporter in this country and the importer in the participating countries. It has been stated quite definitely by not only our government but by contacts made by the writer with many of the embassies and legations that existing exporters with established business contacts with agents and distributors in Europe should certainly continue to seek business as they have normally done heretofore. Businessmen in this country are flooding the E.C.A. with requests for information as to how they can share in the huge volume of trade this program should create. These businessmen are being told to deal directly with embassies and legations of those European countries in the program. At present, the E.C.A. policy is to follow very closely the recommendations of these sixteen nations themselves in providing aid. The European importers will consult with their governments regarding the need for their specific product as part of the recovery program. In consultation with the U. S. government agencies, these European governments will program the requirements to be paid for with E.C.A. funds as against what is now being done by O.E.E.C. The overseas importer must obtain permission from his government to pay for American goods with dollars set aside for E.C.A. purchases. Such a system will be set up so that E.C.A. in this country and the participating countries will be able to keep account of funds being spent. Volumes could be written on this subject. However, it will be several weeks before the operation and flow of goods and monies will reach the streamlined state.

Many former officers of the Armed Forces are of the opinion that through their experiences in Washington they are qualified to represent a firm, organizadon or movement in A Changing World-— Washington as a "leg man," representative, the Tempo Is Increasing liaison or what have you. This type of representation is not spelled out in any job descripMost of us recall that following World War don nor are the qualifications necessary to be I we went through a rather hectic period— an efifective operator so stated. There is no a recession—a readjustment followed by the clearing house for any form of employment boom of '20 and then the bust of '29. Most of this type—but it's a growing field. of us certainly remember that the '29 crash exploded many businesses. The resources of European Recovery Program these companies disappeared and their general public acceptance tottered. Many of us The European Recovery Program is still, realize also that the thirteen subsequent years and will be for several months, quite neb- were not years of feast and that this famine ulous. However, the legislative machinery is was saved only by the war. There is no quesset up for an effective operation. The federal tion but that business and industry have expersonnel is being carefully selected and sup- onerated themselves by their efforts during ply ships are already starring overseas. Many the war years. However, today the honeyare the companies who are interested in how moon is over and as one of the greatest public they can merchandise their products to the reladons experts in the country, Mr. Rilea W. sixteen countries of this program.

Doe, Vice President of Safeway Stores, Inc., The following is a brief statement as to recently said, "Now is surely the time for all how American businessmen will operate under good men to come TO!" During 1947, as this program. The procedures for American stated previously, it looked as though we were exporters will continue to be the same as in in for a repetition of the '20's. Today the picthe past. All arrangements for soliciting ture has changed—WILL IT BE A TEMorders, the applying for export and import PORARY FLURRY — and are we really a

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throbbing, thriving, progressive nation?

The smarter employers today are developing and using modern marketing and management techniques. They recognize that even a business can and must be operated on a scientific basis. In the field of personnel they are recognizing the value of highly qualified and competent personnel directors, excellent training directors, experienced testers and psychologists. Certainly top management recognizes the essential need of happy and healthy relationship as a must between management and labor. Some few people still say that this is all "poppycock," but perhaps it is because "died-in-the-wool" old timers do not want to see the light. As time marches on, most organizations have at least one man who drives along with the viewpoint of a rear-view mirror, happy in his contemplation of the things he has missed on the road through life. We should look ahead, not backward, for sometimes age and experience can make a monkey out of us. Have you ever gone to your club with the family, lecturing the kids on the way to the effect that no one can beat a slot machine and then'—^yes, that's right—little junior cracks the jackpot with his first nickel and there goes all your superior knowledge. Thank God for the optimism of youth and their new ideas!

To continue to enjoy the privileges for which our forefathers fought and died, we most certainly must not sit back and complacently take what may come. We should keep ourselves truly informed of the events of the world and the causes motivating certain activities. We should certainly continue to look ahead and keep our eyes out of the rearview mirror.

Could Be? Time Served as Cadets, Midshipmen and Aviation Cadets Credited for Pay Purposes In making the deadline, it appears that the measure S. 657 to authorize crediting of service as a cadet, midshipman or aviation cadet for pay purposes might well have become law when this article is read. This measure was recently passed by the Senate by unanimous consent and has been reported favorably, likewise by unanimous consent, to the House of Representatives by the House Committee on Armed Services where the proposal is now on the consent calendar. When this bill was reported in the Senate, the Senate report No. 11-54 in commenting upon the fact that the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 permitted the crediting of many types of service, both commissioned and enlisted on active and inactive duty in the regular and reserve components stated, "This liberalization for pay purposes did not, however, however, include service at the Academies, nor did it cover service as aviation cadets. At the request of the Retired Officers Association, the bill under discussion was introduced to include such service."

The Retired Officers Association, National Headquarters at 1600 20th Street, N.W., Washington 9, D. C, prepared an elaborate brief on this subject about a year ago which traces the history and status of cadets, midshipmen and aviation cadets since 1794. This brief has been well received and may be looked upon as having had a great influence in the present favorable stams of this meritorious proposal.

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I. S. I L l l l M I I ISSOCUTIOI s^ta^ fi64cci<Uic^ When changes occur unthin the Branch Associations, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKROIS

Babcock & Wilcox Co., 1515 Guardian Building, Cleveland, Ohio.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, A. S. Morton, '39, c/o Babcock & Wilcox Co., 1515 Guardian Bldg., Cleveland 14, Ohio.

Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory Grill, 929 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Wednesday of each month.

President, Mr. Arthur K. Blough. '24, 731 COLORADO Medill Avenue, Massillon, Ohio.

President, Mr. J. M. Lewis, '30, 827 Grant Secretary, Mr. Adolph Bednar, '24, 541 Street, Denver 3, Colorado.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. E. F. Helmkamp, Malvern Road, Akron, Ohio.

Dinner meetings held on the last Thurs- '20, 475 Garfield St., Denver, Colorado.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. day of each month.

Ardiur G. Stiles, '30, 324 Cooper Bldg., DenAMSAPOLIS ver, Colo.

President, Capt. Rollo N. Norgaard, USN, Meetings held on the fourth Tuesday of '28, 34 Upshur Rd., USNA, AnnapoUs, Md. each month. The time varies as it is someSecretary, Capt. Thomas N. Vinson, USN. times a luncheon meeting and other times a Ret., Box 450, R.F.D. # 2 , St. Margarets, An- dinner meeting. napolis, Md. DALLAS Meetings held the second Wednesday of Secretary, Mr. Brenton Field, '25, 7310 each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alumni House, Robin Rd., Dallas, Texas.

Annapolis.

Meets on Wednesday or "family nights at ATLANTA the Dallas N.A.S.—bar, buffet and bingo."

President, Mr. Thomas C. Scaffe, '20, 2355 DETROIT Dellwood Drive, N. W., Adanta, Ga. President, Mr. Frank R. Davis, Ethyl Corp., Secretary, Capt. E. T. Neale, USN, '24, Research Laboratory, 1600 W. Eight Mile Naval Air Stadon, Adanta, Georgia.

Meetings held first Friday night of each Road, Ferndale 20, Detroit, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. John J. Brennan, month. Officers' Qub, Naval Air Station, '43, 2227 Baldwin Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Adanta, Georgia.

Regtdar meetings held the first Thursday BALTIMORE of each month.

President, Mr. Delano J. Fitzgerald, '27, 203 Taplow Road, Baltimore 12, Maryland. HAMPTON ROADS President, Capt. B. W. Chippendale, USN, Secretary, Mr. C. Ridgely Lamdin, '21,4414 '15, 717 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk, Va. Roland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.

Meetings held on the Tuesday nearest the Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. W. T. Hastings, 15th of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Jr., '29, 7218 Ralph St., Norfolk 5, Va. Baltimore, Maryland, at 7:00 P. M. Meetings held the first Tuesday of each oddnumbered month throughout the year at the BIRMINGHAM Commissioned Officers' Mess.

Chairman, Mr. Leon Hamrick, '22, SteinerRouse and Co., Brown Marx Bldg., 2008 HOUSTON First Avenue North, Birmingham, Ala. President, Comdr. Charles A. Whiteford, USN-Ret., '21, 2242 Dryden Road, Houston BOSTON President, V. Adm. Edward L. Cochrane, 5, Texas.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. William E. Ford, USN, '14, Dept. Naval Architecmre & M. E., '29, 2200 Gulf Building, Houston, Texas.

M.I.T., Cambridge 39, Mass.

Meetings held on call of Secretary.

Secretary, Mr. R. F. Ockley, '39, 442 Belknap Rd., Framingham, Mass.

INDIANAPOLIS Luncheon meetings held the first WednesChairman, Capt. F. A. Graf, Naval Armory, day of each month at the Boston City Club, 30th and White River Indianapolis 8, Ind. 14 Somerset Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Meetings held on the third Monday of each month. 12:15 at the Indianapolis AthCHICAGO President, Mr. Leicester N. Baker, '23, P. O. letic Club.

Box 343, Chicago, 111.

KANSAS CITY Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Gerald A. Stacey, President, Mr. Ralph W. Holt, '12, 1714 •22, 7255 Doyle Ave., Chicago 31, 111.

W. 64th St., Kansas City 5, Mo.

CINCINNATI

President, Mr. G. H. Bowman, '19, Box 118, R. R. 4, Turkey Foot Road, Covington, Kentucky.

Secretary, Mr. W. H. MacConnell, '41, 4070 Egbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dinner meetings held the first Monday of each month at the Cincinnati Club.

CLEVELAND President, Mr. G. A. Matmcd, '24, 14725 Lake Avenue, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. A. Sidney Morton, '39, c/o

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Secretary, Mr. J. E. Taylor, '37, 503 Dwight Bldg., Kansas City 6, Mo. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mo., George R. Turner, '22, 1918 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. Meetings held at noon on the second Monday of each month at the University Club.

LOS ANGELES President, Mr. R. McC. Beanfield, '08, 619 Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles 15, Calif.

Secretary, Mr. A. W. Buffington, '22, 1628 Camden Parkway, South Pasadena, Calif.

LOUISVILLE Mr. Churchill Humphry, '07, 4095 Massier Avenue, Louisville 7, Kenmcky.

MILWAUKEE President, Mr. W. F. Kurfess, '11, 2549 N. Terrace Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wise.

Seaetary-Treasurer, Mr. Jim Wheeler, Jr., '45, 744 N. 4th Street, Milwaukee, Wise.

Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Cudworth Post, 1756 N. Prospea Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 6:30 P. M.

NEW YORK President, Mr. W. E. Ditmars, '19, c/o Gray Manufacmring Co., 230 Park Ave., New York, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. George F. Chapline, '16, c/o Ranger Aircraft Engine Div., Farmingdale, Long Island, N. Y. Assistant Secretary, Mr. John C. Barron, '45, 162 East 86th Street, New York 28, New York.

Meetings held at Schwartz's Restaurant, 54 Broad St., New York, at 12:30 P. M. on the second Tuesday of each month.

PENSACOLA Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Will J. Davis, Chamber of Commerce, 37 E. Garden St., Pensacola, Fla.

PHILADELPHIA President, Mr. Scott G. Lamb, '19, 1224 Arch St., Phila. 7, Penna.

Secretary, Mr. J. Ross Allen, Jr., '44, Box Q, Devon, Penna.

Dinner meetings held on the third Friday of each month at the Officers Mess, Navy Yard.

PITTSBURGH President, Mr. Clarence J. Moore, '29, Electric Storage Battery Co., 102 Frick Bldg., Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Secretary, Capt. B. A. Hartt, '20, InspectorInstruaor, U. S. Naval Reserve, Old Post Office Building, Pittsburgh 19, Pa.

ROCHESTER Secretary, Mr. Charles P. McCabe, '22, Oris Elevator Company, 155 West Main St., Rochester 4, N. Y. Regular joint monthly meetings of U.S.M.A. and U.S.N.A. graduates are held at Rochester, New York. Graduates in the vicinity communicate by phone with Rochester, Main 8410.

SAN DIEGO President, Comdr. Max I. Black, USN-Ret., '21, Room 301, Civic Center Building, County of San Diego, San Diego, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. R. M. Daisley, '28, Box 215, Point Loma Starion, San Diego 6, CaUf. Regular monthly dinner meetings held alternately in Coronado and San Diego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN FRANCISCO President, Mr. Clyde W. King, '22, 448 Florence Avenue, Oakland 11, Calif.

Secretary, Mr. John H. Falge, '12, 1305 Lombard Street, San Francisco 9, Calif.

Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 P. M. on the first Wednesday of each month.

SEATTLE President, Mr. B. B. Cassels, 2437 Lake Washington Blvd., No. Seattle 2, Wash.

Secretary, Mr. Ken Borgen, '24, 5334 West Lauder St., Seattie 6, Wash.

Chairmans, Welcoming Committee, B. B. Cassels, 2437 Lake Washington Blvd., No., Seatde, Washington, and Mr. R. R. Fox, '22, 12141 23rd Ave., No., Seattie, Wash.

Meetings held on the first Monday of each mondi at 6.00 P. M. B. O. Q., Naval Starion, Pier 91, Seatde, Wash.

ST. LOUIS President, Mr. William P. Kellogg, '21, 4349 Westminster Lane, St. Louis 8, Mo. Secretary, Mr. William M. Holland, '49, 3841 Flora Place, St. Louis 10, Missouri.

Meetings held on the second Friday of each month.

TWIN CITIES AREA President, Cdr. Frank W. Lagerquist, '07, R.F.D. No. 4, Wayzata, Minn.

Seaetary-Treasurer, Mr. Arnold P. Sorenson, '45, 6833 Logan Ave. South, Minneapolis 9, Minn.

Meetings will be held on the first Friday evening of every month at 1900 at the "O" Club, NAS, Minneapolis.

WASHINGTON, D. C. President. R. Adm. H. B. MiUer, (Ret.), •24, 2500 Que St., N. W., Apt. 231, Washington, D. C. Acring Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Power, '35, 3713—"T" St., N. W., Washington 7, D. C. Meetings held the third Thursday in the month, 12:30 P.M., Roger Smith Hotel, 18th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.

What's t h e D o p e (Continued from page 4 6 ) JAMES J. CUNAT reports that his permanent address is 1268 Clifton Prado, Lakewood, Ohio.

ROBERT N. FINLEY, (Ens. USN) gives as his address, 42 Varnum St., N. E., Washington 11, D. C. C. V. WILHOIT, JR., (Ens. USN) informs us that his address is now USS PCE (C) 873, c/o FPO, Norfolk, Va. R. G. MCINTYRE, (Lt. Cdr. USN) writes that his new address is Submarine School, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

WILLIAM L. PERKINS, (Ens. USN) gives his new address as 736 Lucas Ave., Chariton, Iowa.

WILLIAM D. CRAIG has been commissioned as Foreign Service Officer, 6th Class in the Dept. of State. Mr. Craig's mailing address is c/o Foreign Service Instimte, 2115 "C" St., N. W., Washington, D. C. W. W. HANKINS, JR., writes that his new address is 325 Ninth St., Naval Housing Area # 2 , Honolulu, T. H. Austin, William R., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Fleet Air, West Coast, temporary duty.

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CHARLES D. ULLAM, (Ens.

' ' •' USN) gives as his new address, BOQ, USNAS, Pensacola, Fla. EDGAR G. HANSON, (Ens. USN) writes that his address is now Suite # 14 O.C., USNA, Annapolis, Md. JOHN MCK. BALFE, (Ens. USN) has re-

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ported for duty in the USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB-42), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. J. D. RUMBLE, (Ens. USN) and Mrs. Rumble announce the birth of a son, James Douglas, Jr., on 8 March, 1948, at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. MARVIN J. BECKER, (Ens. USN) reports that his permanent address is 310 Cherokee Ave., Macon, Ga. J. D. ANDREWS, (Ens. USN) informs us of a new address, Lawrence Circle, Portsmouth, Va. F. H E. VOSE, (Ens. USN) and Mrs. Vose announce the birth of a girl, Margaret H., born 22 April, 1948, at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center.

Mrs. Vose is the former Vivian Shelton of Chevy Chase, D. C. Ens. and Mrs. Vose give their address as 3734 Jocelyn St., Chevy Chase, D.C. Thompson, William F., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS PERRY, D D 844.

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f \ \ Class Secretary, ENS. \j[\) LEON C. BRAMLETT, USN, 538 W. Second Street, Clarksdale, Miss.

1948 (A) GEORGE J. BALL, (Ens. USN) has reported for duty in the USS ANDROMEDA (AKA-15), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

VERNON D. ROSE, JR., (Ens. USN) writes that his address is 647 29th Ave., San Francisco, Calif.

J. W. MCADAMS, (Ens. USN) gives his address as BOQ, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

On t h e Bulletin Board (Continued from page 29) The Silver Reunion of the Class of 1923 was held at the Naval Academy on 15 May, when a special parade of the Brigade of Midshipmen was reviewed by members of the Class from the steps at the main entrance to Bancroft Hall. Captain Frank T. Ward, Commandant of Midshipmen, and official host, was in charge of arrangements for this event.

A luncheon for the ladies of the class was held in Alumni House, with Mrs. Wells Field in charge. Members of the Class had lunch in the Wardroom Mess with the midshipmen and renewed memories of "Se-eats" and "Ri-ise."

Captain and Mrs. Fields had as guests in their quarters Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Weston, Mrs. William E. Hennigar, widow of Commander Hennigar, USN; Col. and Mrs. G. Franklin Good—she's the former Jessie Garrison, daughter of Capt. D. M. Garrison who for many years was head of the math department at the Academy.

Guests of Capt. and Mrs. Peter Haas were Comdr. and Mrs. W. J. McCafferty, Capt. and Mrs. Marion J. Duncan, all of New York; Capt. and Mrs. W. H., Von Dreele, Aldie, Va., Rear Adm. and Mrs. Warren S. Parr, Capt. and Mrs. Hatty H. Keith, all of Washington, D. C , and Mrs. T. C. Evans, widow of Commander Evans.

Guests of Capt. and Mrs. Thomas Tucker at their farm home on the Severn were Capt. and Mrs. John S. Kearing and Capt. and Mrs. M. P. Keating.

Capt. Paul Dugan, Commander Officer of the Naval Communication Station, was chairman of the party committee for the reunion.

Climaxing his "work" was the cocktail party

and dinner dance in the North Severn Officers' Mess, with Mr. Gordon Dailey of Washington assisting. Capt. Louis N. Reinken is class secretary. . .

On Wednesday, 12 May, the Annapolis Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association met in the Board Room, with Capt.

R. N. Norgaard, USN, presiding. This is the last large meeting prior to summer months.

Guest speaker was Capt. Harry Hunmer, Class 1927, of the Military Affairs Division of the Office of Chief of Naval Operations, Washington. His subject was: "United States Policies in the Far East."

An innovation was the invitation to the ladies whose husbands attended the meeting, for cocktails following the business hour.

Beer and skittles were enjoyed by members of the Class of 1928, in the patio of the House on 22 May. That night, an official "house warming" was held in the House, with a large number of House members, and guests, attending.

On Tuesday, 18 May, the Pan Hellenic members met for luncheon in the House, with Mrs. Edward Darlington Johnson in charge.

Guests of Rear Adm. and Mrs. Charles E. Coney in their Wardour home the weekend of 8 May were Adm. and Mrs. John W. Roper of Washington, D. C , and Mr. Dean D. Francis of Shaker Heights, Ohio, who all attended the Class of 1919 reunion.

Admiral Roper is Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel.

NORTH SEVERN Chaplain C. H. Iley, Naval Station Chaplain, has announced that Sunday, 6 June, is the date set for dedication of the new chapel.

Both Protestant and Catholic worship services will be held there, at the already established hours.

At this time, the church steeple is rapidly going into place. The new chapel, located on the Southwest corner of Gage and Ebony Roads in the married Enlisted Men's Quarters, is of Cape Cod design and has a seating capacity of 144. A 200-pound brass bell in the steeple will herald the call to worship.

The enlisted men of the Navy or Marine Corps who stands highest in competition for entrance to the Naval Academy each year will receive a cash award of $100 from the U. S. Naval Academy, Class of 1939.

The money is a memorial for members of the class who lost their lives in World War II and will be granted yearly to the outstanding enlisted men compering for entrance.

The grant equals the amount each midshipman is required to deposit upon entrance to the academy. The first award will be made this spring, by a member of the Class of '39, at the graduation exercises of the Naval School Academy and College Preparatory, Bainbridge, Md. . .

A "shipwreck" barn dance was held in the Village Community Center on Friday night, 7 May, with dancing to the music of the Naval Academy orchestra. There were square dances, Virginia Reels and Paul Joneses during the evening, and sandwiches and icecream to top it all off.

Arrangements were made by FCL and Mrs. F. S. Partridge, CBM and Mrs. R. F. Lewis and MM2 and Mrs. L. J. Nugent, all of whom reside in the Married Enlisted Men's Quarters.

The Coed Club held its bi-monthly meeting in the City Recreation Building on Wednesday night 5 May. The election of officers will

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be held Wednesday, 9 June, and new by-laws wiU be adopted.

NAVY WIVES Mrs. Rollo N. Norgaard was re-elected president of the Naval Academy Women's Club at the last meeting of the season held Tuesday afternoon, 4 May, in the lounge of the North Severn Officer's Club. Mrs. James L. Holloway, Jr., is honorary president. Mrs. Parker B. Armstrong is first vice-president for the coming year; Mrs. A. R. Frey, second vicepresident; Mrs. A. L. Newman, treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Aldridge, corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. E. Hardey, recording secretary. Members of the execurive board are Mrs. H. A. Baldridge, Mrs. George D. Hilding and Mrs. Paul R. Heineman.

The program for the afternoon included original work of the club activities, induding the writers, of which Mrs. Richard H. Gingras is chairman. Mrs. Everett Gordon read an original poem; Mrs. Daniel Banks, a poem, "The Dawn Patrol," and Mrs. Angel VazquezCabrillo a short story.

Mrs. George H. Lee presented representarives from the music group, a trio composed of Mrs. Kenneth Palmquist, pianist, Mrs. John McCarthy, cellist, and Miss Kathleen Asplin, violinist. Mrs. Robert Spencer, accompanied by Mrs. Palmquist, sang three selections.

The drama group, with Mrs. Leon F. Brown chairman, presented Mrs. John W. Bays in a reading from "The Waltz" by Dorothy Parker. Mrs. WiUiam Mebane represented the book review group, of which Mrs. Parker B. Armstrong is chairman.

Mrs. C. P. Brady, community service chairman, reported the work of that group in helping needy families and giving magazines, books and playing cards to the Naval Hospital. Mrs. Albert Konigsberg, sewing, said that 32 layettes had been completed, with one on display during the afternoon.

Mrs. Charles W. Travis, child smdy group, announced the opening of an "outgrown clothing" shop, the printing of a first aid sheet, and asked members to cooperate on the plan of sponsoring a teen-age day at the North Severn club. Mrs. E. M. Jackson, Jr., was commentator throughout the afternoon.

Other reports were given by Mrs. A. L. Newman, membership, who announced a total of 235 members for the year; Mrs. W. A. P. Martin, art, Mrs. Paul R. Heineman, hospitality, Mrs. George G. Herring, house, Mrs. Leo G. May, ways and means, Mrs. Raymond Swartz, press relations. Mrs. Hubert Hayter, treasurer, said club funds were set at over $2,000.

The "high, wide and handsome" spirit of California was the atmosphere at the Mon-

terey Part)' given the night of Wednesday, 4 May, in the North Severn Officers' Mess, given by the Women's Club of the Post Graduate School in cooperation with the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

The scene of the party was a veritable bower of flowers . . . simulated California poppies and bougainvilla . . . while at one end of the room, a colored mural showing the new Post Graduate School at Monterey highlighted the evening. The mural was the work of Mrs. J. M. P. Wright.

Stealing the show was a trio, "The Andrews Sisters," made up of Capt. J. M. P. Wright, Prof. Daniel W. Healy, Jr., and Dr. WUIiam Tayton Cunningham . . . all resplendent in offthe-shoulder gowns, blonde wigs, and all.

A comedy skit was enacted by Dr. and Mrs. William Mebane, who appeared as California hillbillies. They obliged with a number of mountain songs. Mrs. Mebane was introduced

by Prof. Robert L. MiUer—a California rancher—in another number. She was "Beatrice Mebane Lillie," and sang a number of English Cockney songs accompanied at the piano by Mrs. William E. Oberholtzer. Completing the program was the appearance of "Spike Spanagel and his Del Monte Dingle Hoofers." Other members of the "band" were Dr. Newton W. Buerger, Dr. Ernest Gatcomb, Prof. Joseph Giarratana, Dr. George J. Higgins, Prof, and Mrs. Sidney H. Kalmabch, Prof. Paul J. Kiefer, Prof. Henry L. Kohler, Prof. Daniel Marshal, Prof. Roy W. Prowell, Dr. Mebane, Mrs. Oberholtzer and Prof. W. Conley Smith.

The Women's Club of the Naval Postgraduate School held its last meering of the season on Thursday, 13 May, in the North Severn Officers' Club when the election of officers took place. Mrs. Ford Wilkinson presided at the meeting.

The new slate of officers is composed of Mrs. C. V. O. Terwilliger, president; Mrs. Edward Walker, vice president; Mrs. George Lee, recording secretary; Mrs. James Fortune, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Gilbert Kinney, treasurer, and Mrs. Newton Buerger, director. Mrs. Herman A. Spanagel is honorary president.

The program for the afternoon was a demonstration of flower arrangements, for the living and dining rooms. Members of the Four Rivers Garden Show judged the arrangements. The program was under the direction of Mrs. J. M. P. Wright and Mrs. Buerger.

The feminine golfers of the Naval Academy gathered for luncheon early this month in the North Severn Club, induding Mrs. R. L. Miller, Mrs. William Lanman, Jr., Mrs. L. E. Kinsler, Mrs. Harry Bagley, Mrs. William Cooper, Miss Beth Day, Mrs. J. A. Smith and Mrs. Jack Williams.

The Retired Officers' Association has available for distribution a limited supply of the extra (May 1948) edition of its Bulletin. Material included in this Bulletin is of particular interest to retired commissioned officers, warrant officers, and nurses of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodedic Survey, and the Public Health Service—including their Reserve Components.

A copy of this Bulletin will be furnished to any one of these classificarions upon request until the supply is exhausted. Address: Retired Officers Association, Inc., 1600 20di Street, N. W., Washington 9, D. C.

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Tournaments will be held Wednesday mornings. Mrs. J. A. Smith is chairman.

WEDDING BELLS Arrendell-Crawford Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Crawford, daughter of Rear Adm. and Mrs. George Clifford Crawford of Black Mountain, N. C , and Dr. Cad Walder ArrendeU, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Arrendell, of Ponca City, Okla., were married Saturday, 17 April at St. James Episcopal Church, in Black Mountain. Father J. Howard Rhys performed at 4 o'clock, the double ring ceremony. A receprion followed in the home of the bride's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Allen P. Perley.

Traditional wedding music was played by the organist, Mrs. J. William Faucette. The church was decorated with white lilies, spring flowers and ferns, with white candles in branched candelabras on the altar.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Her gown was of ivory sarin, worn with a headdress of rose point with a panel of heirloom lace falling over the veil of illusion. Her bouquet was of gardenias centered with a white orchid.

Miss Marilyn Crawford, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Other attendants were Miss Pegg)- Dennis of Black Mountain, and Mrs. John C. Raaen, Jr., of West Point, N. Y., cousins of the bride.

Dr. Eugene H. ArrendeU of Ponca City served as best man for his brother. Ushers were Donald E. Barnes of Chicago, Roy E. Stephenson, Jr., Oklahoma Cit)', and Robert C. Smith of New Orleans.

Guests at the wedding induded Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Arrendell, Mrs. E. V. ArrendeU, grandmother of the groom, and Dr. and Mrs. Eugene ArrendeU, all of Ponca City; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirchofer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson and Miss Cornelia Tongue, all of Raleigh, N. C , Miss Anna Margaret Moomaw, Roanoke, Va., Mr. John Weidemeyer, Cincinnari, and Ensign John Dugger, Norfolk, Va. Following a wedding trip to Asheville, N. C, the couple is now at home in Ponca City.

Alden-Skipwith The wedding of Dr. Carroll Storrs Alden of Wardour and Miss Mary Adair Skipwith of Ferry Farms was held Wednesday, 21 April in Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Cathedral, with Canon Crawford William Brown officiaring the 3 o'clock ceremony. A receprion followed in the home of Capt. and Mrs. C. L. C Atkeson of Upton Street, Washington.

The bride was given in marriage by her cousin, Mr. Edwin L. Howard of Westport, Conn. Best man for his great unde was Midshipman Archibald Scales Thompson, of Greensboro, S. C. Ushers were Prof. Royal S. Pease, Mr. William Lyles Carr, Mr. Peyton Skipwith Hopkins and Dr. Kent Roberts of Greenfield.

Mrs. Alden has been a resident of Annapolis for some time. She is descended from Sir Grey Skipworth who came to Virginia in the rime of Cromwell and built the mansion on the Dan River known as "Prestwould," which is still standing.

Dr. Alden is of the ninth generarion descended from John and PrisciUa Alden. For 37 years he was a member of the Department

Skipadi.

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The European Recovery Program accompanied by increased business and international trade aaivities will tend to create a much larger job market in the next few months than was expeaed. Hundreds of job openings are pouring into this office weekly and the number of registered clients is rapidly increasing. Each case is handled individually and on a confidential basis.

Are You Qualified?

—Salesmen—large food processing company—base salary $75 per week. Automobile furnished.

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—Production Supervisor-—ass't to plant engineer (two openings) —Eastern chemical manufacmrer—M.E. or C.E. degree—salary $400 per month.

—Sales engineers—nationally known firm-— openings all over U. S. Salary open.

—Electrical draftsmen—large Eastern company—knowledge of ship installations—salary open.

—Writer - editor—Navy sub-contraaors— knowledge of ordnance—Location: Washington, D. C.—salary about $150/week.

—Ass't manager market research—^large Eastern manufacmrer — merchandising of heavy machinery and appliances—familiarity

with market research methods—-salary open.

—Teacher-administrator—Southern college —under 30—salary open.

—Manager plant development—important firm—M.E. degree—30-45—petroleum experience—salary $12,000.

—Electrical engineers — Eastern manufacturer—wants former A.A.F. officers—to work on armament installations of new aircraft. Salary open.

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—Ass't purchasing agent—Eastern chemical concern—age 35-45—engineering or chemical degree essential—salary $7-9,000.

—Scientific public lecmrer—elearical concern—PhD. and research experience in physics

of English and History at the Naval Academy, serving as head of the department from 1924 until his retirement in 1941. He is a graduate of Yale University and is author of "U. S. Naval History."

The couple is now at home at 2 Taney Avenue foUowing an extended motor trip through the South.

late Prof, and Mrs. W. A. Olivet of Annapolis.

The engagement of Miss Virginia Iden Pohl to Lt. Kenneth Cruikshank Van Auken, USA, has been announced by Capt. and Mrs. BETHROTHED Harold John Pohl of Alexandria, Va., the wedMr. and Mrs. Thomas Imlay Corddry of ding to take place 19 June at Fort Myer East Thirty-ninth Street, Baltimore, have an- Chapel. Lieutenant Van Auken is the son of nounced the engagement of their daughter. Capt. Frederick T. Van Auken, USN (Ret.) Miss Jane Orrell Corddry, to Lt. Charles and Mrs. Van Auken of Warner, N. H. The bride-elect attended Saint Mary's Conway Floweree, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Floweree, of the Eden Hall Apart- Academy and the University of Maryland.

Her fiance went to Rutherford Preparatory ments, Baltimore.

Miss Corddry is a graduate of Roland Park School in Long Beach, Calif., and graduated School and Vassar College. She made her de- from West Point with the Class of 1946.

Following a wedding trip in New Engbut in 1944 and is a member of the Junior land, the couple will sail for Germany where League.

Lieutenant Floweree, a graduate of the Lt. Van Auken is stationed.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd Hopkins of McNaval Academy Class of 1944, is now attending the Naval Intelligence School in Kendree Avenue, Annapolis, have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Mary Washington.

Capt. and Mrs. Alvord J. Greenacre of New- Elizabeth Hopkins, to Ensign Ben A. Moore, port, R. I., announce the engagement of their Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Moore daughter. Miss Francine Olivet Greenacre, to of Grenada, Miss. The wedding will take Mr. James Neville P. Lawrence, son of Mr. place in the fall.

Miss Hopkins is a graduate of the Annapand Mrs. Frank D. Lawrence, Sr., of Portsolis High School and attended the Maryland mouth, Va. Miss Greenacre is the granddaughter of the Institute of Fine Arts in Baltimore.

Irvine-N ewlon Now at home at 324 Main Street, Hingham, Mass. are Comdr. and Mrs. Robert K. Irvine, whose marriage took place Samrday, 24 April in the Naval Academy Chapel.

Chaplain Everett P. Wuebbens officiated. A receprion followed in the Officers' Town Club.

The bride is the former Miss Mary Newlon, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Newlon of Sulton, West Virginia. She was attended by her sister. Miss Edith Newlon, a member of the faculty of the Annapolis High School where the bride formerly taught.

Commander Irvine is the son of Capt. Robert L. Irvine, USN (Ret.) and Mrs. Irvine of San Francisco, who attended the wedding.

He is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1938. Serving as best man was Comdr.

J U N E , 1948

NOPS is the Tops!

required—special automobile provided—salary about $6,000.

—Industrial engineers—many openings all over country.

—Physicists—hundreds of openings.

—Metallurgists—many openings.

—Chemists—hundreds of openings.

Extra Special Colleges and universities are contacting us by the drove asking our help in assisring their restaffing plans for the fall semester. They are especially seeking instruaors, assistant professors, associate professors and professors in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.

These listings include most of the top-notch engineering schools of the country and are located throughout the land. NOPS is especially desirous of receiving registrations from men with teaching experience and with records of graduate work. This is particularly applicable to college graduates covering the years '40 to '47. In some cases these former officers may be able to teach while working for their masters degree. These teaching openings will be filled very shortly. If you are interested, a a now and grab off a "plum."

For Complete Details write to Naval Officers Placement Service, Inc. 1129 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington 5, D. C.

Preston B. Haines, Jr. Commander Irvine is now attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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l a s t CaU DAVID MARK BERRY, '93. Died 10 April 1948.

WALTER J. CONKLIN, JR., '42, (Lt. Cdr. USN). Killed in a plane crash at sea, Adanric area, 6 April 1948.

MURPHY J. FOSTER, '10, (Lt. Cdr. USN). Died suddenly 9 March 1948.

ERNEST L. GUNTHER, '09, (R. Adm. USN). Died 27 March 1948 at Menlo Park, Calif.

EDWIN GUTHRIE, '08, (Lt. Cdr. USN).

Died 20 January 1948.

HARRY L. HAWTHORNE, '82, (Col. USA-Ret.). Died 9 April 1948 at McCornack Army Hospital, Pasadena, Calif.

G. W. LAMOUNTAIN, '12, (Cdr. USNRet.). Died 21 AprU 1948 in Quebec.

JOHN W. MCCLAREN, • l l , (R. Adm. USN-Ret.). Died 24 March 1948 in die USNH, Long Beach, Calif.

JOHN HENRY NEWTON, '05, (V. Adm. USN-Ret.). Died 2 May 1948 at Carmel, Calif.

Born on 13 December, 1881, in Pittston, Pennsylvania, Admiral Newton received his early education in the schools of Carbondale, Pa., and was admitted to the U. S. Naval Academy from the 11th Congressional Dis-

trict in 1901, graduaring with the class of 13 January, 1905.

Commissioned as ensign in 1907, following the two-year cruise then required, he began his long and distinguished naval career, rising to the rank of captain in 1928, and becoming a rear admiral on 23 June, 1938.

In October, 1943, he was advanced to the rank of vice admiral.

Admiral Newton was a veteran of the Mexican War, and World Wars I and II, receiving among other decorations the Navy Cross, the Legion of Merit, with Gold Star in lieu of a second award, the Mexican Service Medal, Cuban Pacification Medal, and medals for American Defense, and the AsiaticPacific campaign.

Admiral Newton served as sub-chief of naval operations from January, 1942, to October, 1943, when he was made deputy commander of the Pacific Ocean Area, later assuming the duties of first deputy and then commander of the South Pacific Force and Area. In March, 1945, he was appointed inspector general of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area.

Admiral Newton leaves his wife, Mrs. John H. Newton of Carmel; a son. Lieutenant Commander John Henry Newton, Jr., now stationed with the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo, Cuba; and a grandson, John Henry Newton, III, of Cuba.

JOSEPH M. REEVES, '94, (Adm. USNRet.). Died 25 March 1948 in the USNH, Bethesda, Md.

Ensign Moore attended Mississippi CoUege picnic this month at Crystal Beach, when softand the University of Texas before entering ball, bowling and a picnic lunch were enjoyed the U. S. Naval Academy, from where he by the eighty members attending. . . . graduated this June.

Countess Marie Caroline D'Ursel of BrusMr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Meyer of Severna sels, Belgium, has been the guest of Mrs. D. Park have announced the engagement of their M. Kiesling of Prince George Street for sevdaughter. Miss Mary Louise Meyer, to Ensign eral days.. ..

WiUiam Atherton Kanakanui, Jr., son of Mrs. Phillip S. Howard and daughter, Comdr. W. A. Kanakanui, USN (Ret.) and Christine, are now in Port Lyautey French Mrs. Kanakanui of Honolulu, T. H. Morocco, where they have joined Lieutenant Ensign Kanakanui is a graduate of the Howard, USN. Preceding the trip, they were Naval Academy this June. He was captain of guests of Capt. and Mrs. Robert Quackenbush Navy's swimming team. His father was in- of Northwest Street. tercollegiate swimming champion during the Ensign and Mrs. Benjamin Stillwell Maryears 1922, '23 and '24; his mother is the tin are the parents of a son, Lawrence Alan, former Miss Harriet E. Stevens of Annapolis. born in the Naval Hospital, 24 April. Mrs. The wedding will take place in January Martin is the former Miss Harriett Jones of Philadelphia. of next year.

The infant's father, a graduate of the academy. Class of 1946, was Commander of MidGOINGS ON shipmen and a member of the football team.

The staff of the Naval Hospital held a He is now with the Department of Physical Training, assistant football coach. The family lives at Thompson Street.

Comdr. and Mrs. David Nash were hosts at a champagne party in the North Severn Candelabra Presented T o Officers' Club the first of the month—WedAcademy Chapel nesday, to be exact—in celebration of their Chaplain Everett P. Wuebbens has wedding anniversary . . . and also in celebraannounced the gift of a pair of ninetion of the commander's liberation from a branched candelabra presented to the Jap prison... .

Naval Academy Chapel by Admiral Recent guest of Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Karl Harold R. Stark, USN, (Ret.), Class H. Stefan of Maryland Avenue was Dr. Kathof 1903. The candelabra, which are leen Breaky, of Belfast, Ireland, who formerly made of wrought iron, have been in was associated with the Maryland Public the Stark family for many years. They Health Depattment. Dr. Breaky brought a have been placed in the chancel of St. "blue baby" from Ireland for an operation in Andrews Chapel. collaboration with Dr. Helen Taussig of Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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Now at their summer home at Sherwood Forest are Rear Adm. W. E. Verge, USN (Ret.) and Mrs. Verge, recently of Market Street. The Admiral is Dean of Residence at McDonogh School in Pikesville.

Athletics (Continued from page 32) TEIVNIS Art Hendrix and his "racqueteers" have been running into considerable difficulty this spring with their highly respected opponents.

The only match they have been able to win was the one with the University of Maine in early April. It is hoped that they will start hitting their stride in the near fumre and that they will be able to take the Cadets at the Point on 29 May. GOLF The Naval Academy golf team failed to qualify in the Sectional Elimination Golf Tournament at Philadelphia, Pa. on 7 and 8 May to participate in the IntercoUegiate Golf Championships at Atlantic City, N. J. on 15 May. TRACK Earl Thomson is a little happier these days with the strong showing his team mrned in against Manhattan and Villanova on 1 May and also a viaory over Duke at Durham, and losing a close one to North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The weekend of 8 May was the first time that an Annapolis track team has taken on two successive meets—meeting Duke on Friday and North Carolina on Samrday— and Earl Thomson feels that the work wiU stand them in good stead for the Heptagonal which will be held at West Point on 15 May. Navy, which lost to Maryland and then could make no real bid in the Penn Relays, now seems to be gaining team strength and some of the newcomers are showing the power that they gave promise of in the earlier meets.

Dick Scott is moving up fast in both the shot and discus, and Jim Kennedy has now proved that he is ready for some serious work in the low hurdles. Jim Oberholtzer mrned in a 4:21 mile last Saturday and should be able to do even better. Dick Hall, not yet up to his best form in the two miler, is now giving full attention to that event and will be a point getter. Bob Bergren in the high hurdles also looks like another young man ready to assert himself. In general, the whole team seems to be improving and setting their sights on their rivals from up the Hudson later this month. Army is strong and the Middies will have to be at their best if they are to win.

CREW The Middle crew (1947 Poughkeepsie Champions) had no trouble defeating Coliunbia and Princeton on the Severn in mid-April.

However, the big Middle crew was pushed to defeat Yale at Derby, Conn, on 1 May. Navy won the race by about one-half boat length.

Incidentally, this was the first time a Naval Academy crew visited Derby for a regatta.

The Middies were defeated by Harvard in the Adams' Cup Regatta at Philadelphia on 8 May by about a boat length rowing over a sprint distance of 1 5/16 miles. Harvard,

Pennsylvania, and Navy rowed in the regatta.

After the Eastern Sprint Championship at Boston on 15 May the Middies will play host to the "Big Red" of Cornell on the Severn on 29 May which wiU mark the beginning of June Week acriviries at Annapolis. The boys from Ithaca have a strong crew and this promises to be a very interesting race.

A rwo-mile course will be used for this regatta.

SAILING The Naval Academy dinghy sailing team won the America Trophy regatta held on the Severn on 8 May and thereby qualified to participate in the National dinghy championships to be held at Annapolis on 15 May. This is the first time that the National dinghy championships have ever been held at the Naval Academy.

WATER POLO The Middies, in an informal water polo game, defeated the cadets from West Point at Annapolis by a score of 7 to 4. Bob Claitor, of Navy, led the Middies in avenging a setback administered last year by Army. He pushed in three goals including the first of the game. Harry Train and Ed Maguire also scored in the opening period to give Navy an edge it maintained. Bob Claitor was also a member of the basketball team last winter.

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is that the Masqueraders have sunk quite a sum of dough in the produaion, and it looks as if they wiU have to sell all they own to meet their debts.

There has been a move afoot to determine who is to blame. So far the law of gravity is sriU in operation and the midshipmen actors are catching everything from all sides.

An outbreak of co-leaders, co-captains, cochairmen, etc., in the spring eleaions for next year's activities has forced the Commandant to declare a ban on duets. It's making a few individuals unhappy and these have fought in vain for permission to operate in cooperation, but apparently there has to be someone in every organization to answer for mistakes.

Some say that the Executive Department is afraid it can't out-talk two men at once. But who ever heard of such a thing? Or could it Le that times have changed?

Our Alumni House (Continued from page 27) a -winding stair with a delicate hand rail and no visible support for the narrow steps.

On the second floor, the former bedrooms are unusual. An arched doorway with carved crosses leads to a long narrow rooin, now used as a Board Room or library. Beyond this, is a smaller room with a simple mantel and deep recessed windows which overlook King George Street through an ivy mantled tree.

Old houses bear traces of the taste and habits of their owners which are difficult to erase. Ogle Hall still has the simple design the good Doctor Stevenson once planned, the air of formality of the home of an early governor, the hospitality of the whole series of owners who loved and lived in it.

Perhaps the family who lived within the walls for the longest consecutive period was the Mason family.

Descendants of George Mason of Virginia, they could well appreciate the beauty of this early Maryland house and some of their descendants still live within the shadow of their former home.

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son Mason married Commodore Theodoric Porter, son of Admiral David Dixon Porter second superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and famous hero of the Union navy at the time of the war between the States. They lived at Ogle Hall, maintaining its reputation for hospitality and charm.

Before the Masons lived there, the house was occupied by Governor Thomas Pratt of Maryland and earlier by Mr. James Steele, a well-known and liked host, who entertained General Lafayette.

Ogle Hall was purchased by the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association in March 1944.

It is now used by the Association to store all the records of Naval Academy men, to provide them with a general meeting place and Club and to compile data and articles for the navy publication SHIPMATE. The rooms are being furnished by different classes of the Naval Academy—the drawing room being furnished by the Class of 1907. Exquisite chandeliers with hanging glass prisms replace the ones which are lost to the house, but the long red draperies, the soft gray walls and the Georgian furniture tell of the former grandeur and provide comfort for the new owners.

It is impossible to retain in any building once used as a home, the atmosphere that once filled the rooms, but the Ogle House is fortunate to be filled with young America again. The pictures on the walls are of Naval Airports, of navy men who have given the country their best. There is a well-earned pride in the rooms—the pride of a mother in her splendid sons. The painting of a battleship, plowing through a heavy sea, hangs over one of the mantels. There have been other wars for the old house to remember.

It can hold the memories of them all—of men's hearty laughter, of women's voices.

For returning navy men or for the lovers of things of the Colonies, Ogle Hall is a mecca and a delight.

—EDiita H A R L A N ROBERTSON

LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS BALTIMORE The last regular meeting of the Baltimore Association was held at the Stafford with 18 of the "faithful" in attendance. The group enjoyed a very enlightening talk by Paul Holland, '08, present Director of Public Works, Baltimore City, on the subject of the department's job in planning our streets. Paul has just recently taken over this outfit and we have no doubt before he finishes the job, this town will have the best danged highways in the East. Confidentially though, considering some of those "valleys" we encountered during the "big thaws" last winter, we do not envy him his inheritance, not yet.

Those attending were: C. A. RusseU, '06; M. A. Leahy, '08; P. L. HoUand, '08; Howes Badfish, '15; C. Demarest, Jr., '19; C. R. Lamdin, '21; J. T. Waldhauser, Jr., '23; John Davis, '24; Robt.

N. Gardner, '25; O. B. Duckett, '26; D. Fitzgerald, '27; W. B. Bristor, '27; W. Romizer, '27; F. A. Weiss, '30; Leonard Power; O. B. Wight; R. B. Copenger; E H. Cole.

C. R. LAMDIN, Secretary

BOSTON The Boston, Massachusetts branch, U.S.N. A.A., held its regular monthly informal lunch at the Boston City Club on 7 April.

Members present were: A. S Kibbee, '03; Hugh Allen, '06; H. A. EUis, '10; H. R. Keller, '11; G. C Manning, '14; W. H. Buracker, '20; Stan Pullen, '22; W E. Haycock, '22; C H. Bennett, '23; H. B. Hudson, 23; W. E. Kraft, '24; Hunter Rolinson, '24; J. A. Click, '26; J. R. Neet, '34; E. C. Burchett, '24; H. P. Rounds, '37; R. H. Wescott, '37.

A combined West Point-Annapolis dinner was seriously considered to be held simultaneously with the New York meeting on

2 April. Circumstances led to abandoning the idea for this year. Some of us feel that the idea of a combined West Point-Annapolis Alumnus monthly lunch might appeal to our respective memberships.

Rear Admiral E. L. Cochrane, now with M. I. T. in Cambridge, has been nominated to be President of our Boston branch. With his election and the help of other new blood which is beginning to show itself, we are optimistic as to our next year's activities.

W. E. HAYCOCK, President At a meeting of the Naval Academy Alumni Association of Boston, Wednesday, 5 May 1948, at the City Club, 14 Somerset Street, Boston, the Association Officers for the year were elected.

Those officers elected were: President, E. L. Cochrane, '14; Vice President, J. A. Lane, '25; Secretary, R. F. Ockley, '39; Treasurer, T. G. Brown, '15; Board of Governors, A. S. Kibbee, '03; W. E. Haycock, '22; R. A. Knapp, '22; H. B. Hudson, '23; G. C. King, '24; L. A. EUis, '31; A. C. Jones, '33.

CHICAGO Our March meeting was held in the Wardroom of the Naval Armory, foot of Randolph Street.

The double-barreled feature of the evening brought us a highly interesting talk from Air Vice Marshal Lang, RAF retired, and the showing of the Navy film "Boarders Aweigh."

This movie is the thrilling picmrization of the actual capture of a German submarine by the baby flat-top commanded by Dan Gallery '21. Marshal Lang is a personal friend of Admiral Gallery's and is vitally interested in the movement which has been started to bring this sub to the home (Chicago) of the captor Gallery.

We were fortunate to have Dan's brother.

Father Gallery, in our midst.

Following the above a short business meeting was held. The new slate of officers was submitted by the nominating committee and was approved unanimously. Voted in for 1948 are: President L. N. Baker '23 (or '22, you name it and he'll go along); Vice-President Robert F. Jennings '30 and Secretary-Treasurer G. A. Stacey '22.

The members also adopted the committee's recommendations for nine directors to serve for the year, 1948.

Several prominent visitors from the active Navy were present. Admiral J. Cary Jones, Com. Nine, came from Great Lakes. Admiral Richard Whitehead, Com. Air Res. Training was on hand from NAS Glenview. Admiral Felix B. Stump, Com. Nav. Air Tech. Training flew in from Memphis. Among others present were: E. A. Lofquist '07, E. F. Ladd '45, J. L. Wash '46, R. F. Jennings '30, J Miller Redfield '22, R. F. Hans '14, T. M, Braurigam '22, L. N. Baker '23, Capt. F. J Grandfield USN '24, David Goldenson '25 Robert G. Merritt '06, Hubert Burnham '05 John Downes '01, Norman Hall '31, T. H P. Hughart '21, C. E. Dreutzer '09, Capt J. C. Metzel '18, Capt. J. F. Newman '26 K. A. Axelson '31, A. A. Brand '14, Perry Fenton '22, Admiral Felix B. Smmp '17, E, P. Nelson '30, G. F. Kershner '25, Thos. J,

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Doyle "14, Gordon Buchanan '22, C. E. Olsen '19, Capt. C. C. Gill USN '25, E A Robie USN '43, Capt. J. B. Stefanac USN '26, John Bailey '27, Frank Maichle '20, R. D. SuUivan '22, G. A. Stacey '22, L. I. Replogle '24, Graham Trippe '14, Bob Wray '22, R. C. Moureau '20.

The April meering of die Chicago Chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association was held at the Officers' Club at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. It was one of the finest meetings we have held and the attendance was the largest we have had since 1929. The President of the Chapter, Leicester N. Baker, '23, presided.

An orchestra provided music throughout the reception and dinner.

The speaker of the evening was Captain WiUiam D. Irvin, '27, Commanding Officer of the Service School, who delivered an informative and timely talk on "Electronics in the Navy Today."

Captain Irvin's talk was followed by the showing of interesting movies.

A. Arnold Brand, '14, Vice President (Western Area) of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, stated that die Association wants every alumnus to join die National Association as soon as he leaves the Academy, and upon leaving die Navy become affiliated with the local chapter nearest his new home.

Chesley M. Evans, '24; L. F. Replogle, '24, and Gordon Buchanan, Jr., '22, have been appointed a committee to arrange a meeting place at some hotel where the alumni can meet at luncheon on Thursdays during the summer months.

Alumni present included; Rear Adm John Downes, (Ret.), '01; Hubert Burnham, '05; Robert G. Merritt, '06; E. A. Wolleson, '06; E. A. Lofquist, '07; Rear Adm. J. Cary Jones', '13; A. Arnold Brand, '14; T. J. Doyle, '14; R !

F. Hans, '14; Capt. H. J. Grassie, '16; William L. Keady, '16; Capt. MerriU Comstock, '17; Jeffrey C. Metzel, '19; Charles E. Olsen, â&#x20AC;˘19; F. M. Maichle, '20; R. C. Moureau, '20; J. E. Nolan, '20; Theodore M. Brantigam, '22; Capt. Horace B. Butterfield, '22; J. M. Redfield, '22; Edward A. Ryan, '22; G. A. Stacey, '22; Leicester N. Baker, '23; Capt. R. E Cofer, '23; D. F. J. Shea, '23; F. A. L. Dartsch, '24; Chesley M. Evans, '24; Capt. Frank J. Grandfield, '24; L. B. Herrington, '24; Capt. A. L. Warburton, '24; Capt. George W. Bains, '25; H. T. Bowers, '25; Capt. Cedl B. GiU, '25; Chades S. Silsbee, '25; E. K. Zitzewitz, '25; Gordon Buchanan, Jr., '26; T. E. Hackett, '26; Capt. John F. Newman, Jr., '26; E. A. Ruth, Jr., '26; Capt. Joseph B. Stefanac, '26; Capt.

P. W. Watson, '26; Comdr. Norman E. Weaver, '26; Comdr. A. S. Carter, '27; Capt. Wm. D. Irvin, '27; Robert F. Jennings, '30; Kad A. Axelson, '31; Comdr. Frederick J. Becton, '31; Comdr. John D. Crowley, '31; Comdr. R. N. Ernest, '31; Norman Hall, '31; Comdr. K. C. Walpole, '31; Lt. Col. John A. White, '31; Comdr. George M. Price, '33; E. C. McLean, '35; Comdr. F. N. Phillips, '35; Comdr.

Robert C. Monroe, '36; Comdr. John C. BurriU, '38; Lt. Cdr. W. L. Poindexter, '39; Lt. Cdr. Paul C. Rooney, '39; Lt. Cdr. Horace E. Bent, '40; Wm. J. Mauer, jr., '40; James K. Leipper, '42; Lt. J. W. Logan, '43; Lt. (jg) Richard L. Warren, '44; Roe H. Johnston, â&#x20AC;˘45; Edward F. Ladd, ^45; J. A. Suthedand, '46; Ensign John L. Wash, '46; Ensign Robert C. Peniston, '47; Ensign S. S. Smith, '47.

Guests attending were: Clarence C. Borchardt, Hubert Burnham, Jr., Thomas J. Chart,

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Earl N. Clark, Robert Conolly, Lawrence E. Dickson, Harold F. Haynes, Deforest Hulburd, Wm. J. Mauer, Sr., and Richard Murrie.

All alumni of the Academy in the Chicago area, whether graduates or not, are urged to become affiliated with our local Chapter; however, they are cordially invited to attend our meetings even though they are not members.

For further information in regard to the Chicago Chapter, call or write: Leicester N. Baker, '23 Post Office Box 343 Chicago, Illinois Phone: Hardson 4700, Ext. 337 G. A. STACEY

COLORADO The Colorado Chapter had their regular monthly meeting on 27th April 1948 at the Denver Naval Officers' Club rooms. Park Lane Hotel, Denver, Colo.

Those present were: J. M. Lewis, '30, President; R. N. Allen, '25; H. R. Brannon, '32; C. A. Fines, '24; H. L. Hoerner, '27; R. B. Horner, '07; C. C. Kirkpatrick, '31; B. P. Montagnff, '26; F O. Repplier, '20; P. V. Sullivan, '19; E. J. Ward, '27; A. G. Stiles, '30; G. M. Estep, '26; H. A. Berger, '24; E. F. Helmkamp, '20, (Sec).

After a few cocktails we had a delicious roast beef dinner which was enjoyed by all hands. Then followed a short business meeting.

Our president commented upon the swell meeting we had with the army, and it was unanimously agreed that we hold more meetings throughout the year with the army as agreed between the two chapters. He read the letter from the Narional President regarding the Joint meeting of the nvo alumni associations that was held in New York and reasons for absence of radio and press publicity.

The letter from "Vic" Bradford of the Athletic Association was read regarding the pros-

pect in Goodland, Kansas, that he wished us to take care of. The matter is now in good hands and Captain Hoerner, CO of Buckley Field, said he would investigate the prospect in the near future on one of the training flights. Incidentally, Goodland, Kans, is about 350 miles from Denver, Colorado.

Comment was made by one of the members regarding the lack of definite advance preparation and information concerning the steps taken to get a certain lad in Boulder, Colorado, to take the examination for entrance. Only after several telegrams was the matter straightened out. We are all willing to help and want to aid in every way we can, but we feel that the people at the other end should be sure their information is correa and the ground work laid when a prospect is lined up.

The new arrangement of dues ($5.00 yr.), including SHIPMATE, was announced also. It received favorable reaction on the whole.

S. HELMKAMP

DETROIT Our regular monthly dinner meeting was Ijeld at the University Club in Detroit on Thursday, 6 May. President Frank R. Davis, '24, presided.

It was oiur pleasure having as guest speaker. National President Don S. Walker who was visiting in Detroit. It was the first time that one of the national officers has addressed our group and related information on the activities of our parent organization.

Don carefully and clearly expressed the purpose, policies and objeaives of the Naval Academy Alumni Association. He likewise brought us up to date on the Alumni House and indicated plans for its future development. He called for close cooperation between local chapters and the national organization, especially on matters of Constimtion and ByLaws.

Don explained the operation of the newly

Dinner meeting of the Detroit Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association held at the University Club in Detroit, May 6, 1948. President Frank R. Davis presided with National President Don S. Walker as guest speaker.

formed employment service which is open to all former naval officers entering civilian life.

After his talk a round table discussion was held, at which time members were able to receive facts unobtainable from local sources.

The business meeting was made as short as possible so that there would be more time available for questions and discussion.

This was the last scheduled meeting for the summer. Activities, however, will continue and members will be kept informed by news letters.

The following members were in attendance: Robert G. Waldron, '19; Ralph B. Netting, •19; Fred W. Beltz, '19; Laurence A. Masselink, '22; Daniel C. Wilkerson, '20; Frank M. McLaury, '21; Uriah P. Barnes, '22 Frank R. Davis, '24; Frank L. Chadwick, '26 James A. Lucier, '27; Joseph A. Schulte, '30 Comdr. W. T. Nelson, USN '30; Paul D. Richmond, '42; Walter J. Toner, '43; John E. Quirk, '43; John J. Brennan, '43; Herbert E. Salter, '45; 'WiUiam A. Glaser, '46; Walter I. Foss. Tr.. '25; Rav A. Black, '27.

JOHN J. BRENNAN, Secretary

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The Hampton Roads Chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association met for a dinner meeting on 4 May at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Norfolk, with thirty-one members and guests present. Admiral W. H. P. Blandy, Commander-in-Chief Adantic Fleet, addressed the meeting on guided missies, the atomic bomb and their effect on naval warfare. This address proved very interesting even to those officers now on active duty. This Chapter meets the first Tuesday of each odd-numbered month throughout the year at the Commissioned Officers' Mess and all officers who are interested are invited to attend or send their names to the Secretary of the Association, W. T. Hastings, Jr., 7218 Ralph Street, Norfolk 5, Virginia.

W. T. HASTINGS, JR.,

Secretary-Treasurer.

LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Chapter held the regular monthly meeting on 7 April 1948 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Comdr. John B. Dodson, Senior Medical Officer, Naval Air Missile Training Center, Point Mogu, California, was speaker of the evening and gave a very interesting talk on the effects of the atomic bomb on the civilian population of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the subject of the talk being medical aspects of atomic energy.

After the talk we saw a picmre depicting the life of a midshipman at the U. S. Naval Academy.

Among those present at the meeting were the following: R. McBeafield, '08; A. B. Miller, '09; R. S. H. Venable, '13; C. H. Want, '13; W. W. Feineman, '16; C. N. Perkins, '17; H. McCoy Jones, '19; Wm. A. Rice, '20; E. D. McEathron, '20; R. D. Sweeney, '21; E. G. Dalkowitz, '21; F. E. Fairman, '21; A. S. Arkush, '21; B. K. Culver, '21; A. W. Buffington, '22; F. W. Pierce, '22; S. Silverman, '22; H. D. Smith, '22; W. B. Terrell, '22; Floyd L. Campbdl, '22; B. E. Dodson, '23; A. A. Gnese, '24;

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R. S. Clark, '25; W. C. Brennan, '28; E. A. Teague, '29; Ed Friess, '29; George Cook, '30; O. E. Haghing, '31; D. R. Shard, '33; E. H. Chilton, '33; L. H. Kleppinger, '34; G. C. Merrick, '34; H. M. Fussell, '36; J. E. Brenner, Jr., '38; A. R. Stuart, '39; H. C. Childers, Jr., '39; J. W. McConnaughleay, '39; H. E. Fdiz, '39; C. W. Rush, Jr., '41; C. W. Pittman, '42.

SEC. A . W . BUFFINGTON

SAN DIEGO The last meeting of the San Diego Branch, held 30 January, was attended by almost 600 people. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz gave a very inspiring talk on the general subject of the International Aspect as it affects the United States Navy.

An informal dinner dance was held at the Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, San Diego, on 5 March. About 250 attended this function. Joint activities with the Los Angeles branch are being discussed and we hope that in the future our relations wiU be closely knit.

From aU indications, the San Diego branch is becoming, by leaps and bounds, one of the larger branches, with a large number of members taking active part, and the general feeling is for greater activity in the future.

ROGER M . DAISLEY,

Secretary.

S.4N FR.4NCISCO Our regular monthly stag dinner meeting was held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, US Naval Station, Treasure Island, on Wednesday, 5 May, 1948. Clyde King, President, presided.

The attendance was 58, composed of 11 guests and 47 alumni. The class of 1921 had 7 classmates present, and the classes of 1909, 1917, 1923 and 1930 were tied with 3 present in each class.

Among those attending for the first time were Capt. R. A. White, USN (Ret.) 1906, R. Adm. Frank J. Lowry, USN, 1911, Commanding Naval Shipyard, Mare Island, C. W. TruxaU, 1925, Comdr. Bruce D. Kdley, USN, 1925, commanding USS ALSHAIN, Comdr.

J. L. P. McCallem, USN, 1935, commanding USS PELIAS, Flagship of Pacific Reserve Fleet, and John W. Gilpin, 1941.

Attending for the last time was Brig. Gen. Andrew E. Cressy, USMC, 1918, who is oeing transferred to Washington, D. C, for duty.

Our best wishes for congenial duty go with him.

During each of the past several stag dinner meetings, there have been about 25 wives present at the Club, dining and playing Bingo in the main dining room on the other side of the' bulkhead. Following our stag meeting, several alumni joined the Bingo Game, and, one of them—^Bruce Kelley, 1925,—won the $50.00 prize on an investment of 20c.

Our Guest Speaker was Oliver J. Todd, an "old-China-hand" who had lived in China for 21 years. His subject was "Engineering Problems and Accomplishments in China."

A member of the American Insritute of Consulting Engineers and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he served in 1946-47 as Chief Engineer of the UNRRA project to close the breach in the dikes of the Ydlow River. This was a $5,000,000 job

for the main closure. The total cost for the main closure plus repairs to dikes of 400 miles of river was $18,000,000.

In June 1938, as a military strategic move, in order to stop the advance of the Japanese Army, the dikes were breached by the Chinese and 2,000,000 acres of land were flooded—a flooding that continued for 8 years.

The following alumni were present: A. F. Hunrington, '98; W. H. Shea, NA '00, CG '02; H. E. Kays, '05; R. A. White, '06; E. F. Buck, '08; W. C. Koenig, '09; Leo Lindley, '09; P. W. Northeroft, '09; F J. Lowry, '11; H. E. Snow, '11.

John Falge, '12; George Gillespie, '12; Neil Geisenhoff, '13; H. Watts Pillsbury, '13; D. Browne, '17.

Ned Marbourg, '17; Wm. Morcott, '17; A. E. Creesy, '18; Lowden Jessup, Jr., '21; L. J. Johns, '21; A. L. Main, '21; C. J. Marshall, '21; George C. Miller, '21,; W F. Ramsey, '21; Ray F. Yager, '21.

Clyde King,''22; P. D. ParceUs, '22; Allen V. Bres, '23; Eddie Duncan, '23; A. H. Richards, '23; F. M. Falge, '24; Bruce D. Kelley, '25; C. W. "fruxall, '25; William W. Rutledge, '26; Harold A. Henry, '27.

Eugene P. Burton, '28; A. W. Strahorn, '29; A. P. Douglas, '30; W. H. Stewart, '30; Frank L. Robinson, '30.

Sammy Bradbard, '34; J. L. P. McCallem, '35; Fred Lincoln, '36; R. A. Mallek, '40; John W. Gilpin, '41; Ralph W. Shearer, '41; Frank J. Kdly, Jr., '44.

Our San Francisco stag dinner meetings are held monthly at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Treasure Island, on the first Wednesday of every month. All alumni of the Naval Academy and their friends are cordially invited to attend.

SEATTLE The regular monthly meeting of the Seatde Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Assn. was held at the B.O.Q. Naval Station, Pier 91, on Monday, 5 April 1948. The dinner was .held jointly with the West Point Alumni Assn. to commemorate the unification of the Armed Forces.

After a pleasant cocktail hour all hands sat down to a delicious steak dinner.

Bert Cassels, USNA, '22, President, introduced Col. Wm. H. Donaldson, Jr., USMA, '17, Port Commander, who ably acted as toastmaster. Col. Donaldson then asked each member to arise, give his name and class, and branch of service. Next, the oldest and youngest grads of USNA and USMA were introduced.

Admiral Fort, USNA '12, and General Denson, USMA '09, then made their respective comments on the unification of the Armed Services.

A movie, "Operations High Jump," showing Admiral Byrd's latest Antarctic expedition, was next on the program, followed by West Point and Annapolis songs and then the meeting adjourned with a motion to thank Admiral Fort and his staff for the enjoyable dinner and the use of the facilities of the Officers' Club.

The following members were present: W. E. Madden, '06; Joseph Baer, '07; G. A. Duncan, '08; E. L. Barr, '11; G. H. Fort, '12; D. R. Lee, '13; L. L. Stedman, '15; G. B. Sherwood, '18; H. Coldwell, '20; A. D. Ayrault, '21; C. D. Emory, '21; D. A. Frost, '21; E. D.

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Poole, '21; B. G. SkahiU, '21; B. B. Cassds, '22; W. R. Carter, '22; R. R. Fox, '22; W. L. Mitchdl, '22; D. G. Studabaker, '22; C. H. Thompson, '22; J. L. Brown, '23; E. T. Collins, '23; H. A. Downs, '23; H. M. McLeUan, '23; K. R. Borgen, '24; J. T. Warren, '24; T. C. White, '25; P. W. Mourer, '25; J. B. Danhoff, '27; T. C. Fauntz, '27; N. E. Walker, '27; A. C. Burrows, '28; R. O. Gilbert, '31; G. N. Stevenson, '32; W. J. Peterson, '34; G. A. McKusick, '35; W. E. Parker, '35; W. T. Samuds, '35; R. A. O'NeiU, '38; J. G. Beard, '39; R. W. Lombard, '39; G. B. Williams, '39; R. A. Bogardus, '40; W. J. Olson, '40; H. A. Abd, '42; V. K. Adcins, '43; K. L. Burns, '44; T. J. Hennes, '44; M. T. WUcox, '49.

ST. LOUIS The Naval Academy Alumni Association of St. Louis had a most enjoyable dinner meeting on 2 April at the Officers' Club of the Naval Air Station, St. Louis. As guests were the West Point Alumni Assn. who outnumbered St. Louis and managed to fairly well hold their own throughout the course of the evening.

AU credit was due to Captain W. P. Kellogg, USNR-(Ret.), and Colonel Spencer A. Merrill, Co-Masters of Ceremony, for a very excellent impromptu program after it was learned that we would be unable to hear the Secretary of National Defense scheduled to speak on unification.

The Army led off with a "Long Corps" yell for the Navy and obviously the Pointers weren't "knocking them together" as usual.

After Colonel Merrill had read a number of telegrams from other Alumni Associations, Colonel Rube Taylor, USMA '03, oldest West Pointer in St. Louis, followed with an excellent bit of reminiscing about his "Hudson" experiences. None of us will ever again accuse Rube of being a "gay old dog."

Captain J. W. Quillian, USN '09, told us some of his USNA experiences which convinced the younger alumni that the midshipmen didn't know how to have fun in those days.

Naturally we wanted to hear from the "junior men" whose position was excellendy darified by Lt. Cdr. R. W. Murch, USNR '41, for the Navy, and Captain Guinn, '43B, for the Army. Guinn said the Corps had "gone to hell," although he hadn't been near the place in five years, and Murch was very tired of being junior man, inasmuch as he had graduated from USNA some seven years ago.

Officers, their ladies and guests present were as follows: Mr. Thomas F. MacDonald, Col. W. H. Stratton, AAF; Col. R. C. Taylor, (Ret.); Col. Clark E. Kittrell, Eng.; Brig. Gen. L. P. Ross, (Ret.); Capt. J. C. Wynn, Inf.; Mr. Spencer A. Merrill, Col. R. Lee, Eng.; Mr. J. G. Moore, Lt. Col. S. H. Smith, Finance Dept.; Col. R. Silverman, Finance Dept.; Col. C. H. Morgan, (Ret.); Col. P. W. Cole, CAC; Lt. Col. J. D. ChUds, Finance Dept.; Col. H. C. Barnes, Jr., (Ret.); Capt. C. L. LaBarge, USNR; Col. R. H. Mayer, AUS; Lt. Cdr. R. W. Murch, USNR; Col. J. W. QuiUian, AUS; Lt. Cdr. S. Wolfe, USNR; Lt. Cdr. R. F. Deibd, Jr., USN; Capt. Ferguson, USN-(Ret.); Capt. W. D. Hoover, USN; Capt. W. P. Kdlogg, USNR- (Ret.); Lt. Cdr. O. Brinson, USNR; Capt.

Rolland Kaufman, USN; Capt. C. F. MacNish, USNR. ROBERT F . DEIBEL, JR.

WASHINGTON, D. C. On Thursday, 15 April 1948, Adimral Louis E. Denfeld, CNO, gave a stirring talk to the Washington Branch on the Current State of the Navy. It was one of the frankest and most illuminating talks we have yet heard and served to remind us that the Navy's batdes are not over with the signing of peace treaties.

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Among those who were present were: R. H. Chappell, '94; C. H. Woodward, '99; C. P. Snyder, '00; Robert Henderson, '02; C. M. Summers, '02; W. R. Van Auken, '03; A. H. VanKeuren, '03; R. L. Ghormley, '06; Leigh Noyes, '06; L. E. Denfdd, '12; H. C. Wick, '12; T. A. Solberg, '16; W. T. Hart, Jr., '20; E. C. Ewen, ^21; W. N. Mansfield, '24; H. B. Miller, '24; H. E. Schieke, '25; T. C. King, '27; F. S. Dukeshire, '27; T. J. Hurd,.

'30; J. A. Hartman, '30; A. L. Mathers, '31; J. S. MiUer, '32; M. J. Young, '32; F. D. Bradley, '34; J. E. Schwartz, '34; A. E. Tarantino, '35; G. L. PoweU, '35; R. E. Needham, '35.

Guests — R. B. Walsh, Colin Timmons, Robert Wilson, Francis Fassett, Arthur Newmeyer.

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