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lartin MARS Writes the Future of Seaplanes in Today's Havy Records* W i t h a series of record-breaking flights, the N a v y ' s new M a r t i n J R M - 2 Caroline Mars has refocused attention on the importance of seaplanes in modern military supply planning. And further emphasized the reputation of M a r t i n flying boats for high performance, endurance and reliability! First the Caroline M a r s cracked the non-stop seaplane record with a 4748-mile-flight from Honolulu to Chicago. A few days later, this mighty ship carried the highest airborne tonnage in history, flying 68,283 lbs. from P a t u x e n t , Md., to Cleveland. Now, this latest M a r t i n M a r s is in service in the Pacific, regularly

carrying 39,000 to 40,000 lbs. over the 2,400 miles from Alameda, Cal., to Honolulu!

Said Vice Admiral John D . Price, D e p u t y Chief of N a v a l Operations: "Squadron VR-2 with its 145,000-lb. J R M - 1 flying boats has provided outstanding evidence of the significant role which large flying boats can play in meeting the logistic needs of national defense. Requiring no prepared forward bases . . . the flying boats can provide air lift in large tonnage volume with efficiency and economy of operation and complete mobility as to bases. Carrying even larger loads t h a n its sister ships, the Caroline M a r s will provide an important boost to the total air lift available in the Pacific."

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Services is being intensified. Acmally, unification has been proceeding rather effectively, and in close observance of the Unification Act, officially the National Security Act of 1947. In business operations of the services—as procurement, packaging, materials handling, storage— real progress has been made. Air transport has been unified. Smdies to determine how much unification or joint use of training centers, bases, air fields, hospitals, etc., is practicable or desirable, are being made.

There is little or no drama in these activities, however, and consequently little news. There is a lot of drama, however, in the battle over control of aviation, which not only continues but is being publicized on a big scale. There is drama, also, in the arguments initiated

by Marine General Howland M. Smith with articles published in the Saturday Evening Post. Marine General Smith took a few shots at the Army and Major General Ralph Smith, USA, for what he described as bad strategy on Saipan and elsewhere in the Pacific. The Marine general also jumped on the Navy. The dispute over a 70-group Air Force as opposed to an Army, Navy, and Air Force of "balanced power" continues.

These top-level disputes reflect unjustly on unification, for they have litde to do with unification as enacted by Congress. This is, as we said, unformnate for the Navy, for the controversy if further pursued may be resolved adversely for the Navy.

Currently there is a concerted campaign to belittle the Navy's air role, and the Army-Marine feud is revived. William Bradford Huie, said to be a widely known authority on air power and naval history, belittled Navy airpower in an article, "A Navy—Or An Air Force?" in the December Reader's Digest. Then there is the publicity attendant the Saturday Evening Post articles on James H. Doolittle, the Air Force general who led the Tokyo raid. This led to publication of an article by Doolitde, now an executive of the Shell Oil Company, in the Air Force Magazine. Doolittle advocated an Army, Navy, and Air Force operating Aviation Controversy each in strictly its own sphere, with NaUnfortunately for the Navy, the con- val and Marine aviation and the Army's troversy over unification of the Armed small aviation force going to the Air

ELL, we're started on another legislative merry-go-round. You put a bill in the hopper but you can seldom tell whether or when or in what form it will come out. The 81st Congress is certain ro act on plenty of legislation of interest to the Navy and its people. The financial situation for the fiscal year beginning 1 July 1949, however, will be—perhaps we should say is —quite different than the Army, Navy, and Air Force thought it would be several months ago. The services had planned on an overall appropriation of more than $20 billion, perhaps as much as $23 billion. Now there have been several high official statements to the effect that the appropriation should not exceed $15 billion, or should be around that figure.

The emphasis is on a conservation of military expenditures for everything except equipment and activities which contribute direaly to national defense.

The prepararion is for a possible war with Russia. According ro informants in a position to know, this means that every bill which would require an expendimre of additional funds for orher purposes, will have very tough going.

It is probable, therefore, that the most important of bills in this category, the service pay bill, will encounter heavy opposition. Some Naval authorities believe it hasn't a chance. By the time you read this the recommendations of the Hook Commission on Service Pay may have been released for publication. The Office of Defense will translate these recommendations inro legislation. Will the bill pass in 1949, or will it be held over for three years or so?

Another major bill will concern the organization of Reserves of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This bill is already handicapped with differences of opinion as to what shall be done with the National Guard. Many members of Congress, perhaps a majority, are stateminded, and may agree with state officials that the National Guard should not be Federalized.

Force and the Marines to the Army. Doolittle's opinions were duly publicized in the press.

The next Congress—the 81st—^must inevitably take notice of these disputes.

The last Congress overwhelmingly approved a 70-group Air Force. But that approval was an authorization only. It did not specifically provide any funds for such enlargement of the air arm.

Since the limit of the military appropriations for the fiscal year 1950 will be $15 bUlion, it is possible that the Navy will suffer if the Air Force is really to have a 70-group organization.

Under the new setup in the House, Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia will head the Armed Services Committee. Vinson is an old-time friend of the Navy, but he wants to make certain the 70-group Air Force becomes an actuality.

It is formnate for the Navy that President Truman is keeping James Forrestal as Secretary of Defense, rhat the President likes to take vacations at the naval base at Key West. You might consider it fortunate that the Navy tied Army, 21 to 21.

The Air Force probably will have 70 groups. But the Navy's wings will not be clipped.

Crediting All Service In the last session the Senate and the House Armed Services Committee approved S. 657, a bill providing "that service as a cadet, midshipman, or aviation cadet shall be credited for pay purposes, and that service as a cadet or midshipman shall be credited for retirement purposes." On June 16, 1948, the bill was "passed over" on the House floor, and never again received consideration.

It will be re-introduced again this year.

It has departmental approval, as amended to eliminate retroactive pay provisions in the original bill, but there seems to be some objection to it and misunderstanding of it.

"S. 657 would permit," said the Senate Armed Services Committee, reporting the bill, "all persons paid under the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, to credit, in the computation of their service, all periods of time in which they served as cadets at the Militiiry or Coast {Continued on page 13)

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by Anthony K. Martienssen (E. P. Dutton, $4.00).

Few documents published within the last century are of such overwhelming interest to American naval officers as the Fuehrer Conferences on Naval Affairs, the starding record of Nazi Germany's utter lack of appreciation of seapower and the inevitable consequences. These minutes of Hider's conferences with the Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy were capmred in the first stages of the war along with the War Diaries of the Naval Staff, operational orders covering every major activity, military and political, in which the Navy had been concerned, and the personal files of Grand Admiral Raeder.

Author Martienssen drew on all these as well as the evidence given during the Nuremberg trials in preparing HiTLER AND H I S ADMIRALS. The result is a noteworthy addition to political, as well as military history.

A professional naval officer will discern more in Mr. Martienssen's volume than meets the average layman's eye.

Above and beyond the mere recounting of facts and absorbing eye-witness accounts of spectacular naval actions, there is a very real lesson to be learned—a lesson which ironically enough is of far more value to the layman than to the naval officer—for the latter is already well acquainted with it. Boiled down to two fundamental facts it is: ( 1 ) Buzz bombs, jet-aircraft, radar and all the other weapons of modern warfare have not altered in the slightest the tremendous importance of seapower in peace and war; and (2) The direction of naval units, including the essential and integral components of air and sub-surface forces, must be by men versed in naval warfare if seapower is to exert the profound influence of which it is capable.

If these two facts were grasped by every citizen of the United States today, the security of 'the nation would be strengthened beyond all proportion to the dollars allotted in the national budget to the Navy.

In 1928, Grand Admiral Raeder was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy. Raeder, who had a master's concept of the value of seapower, began to build a real German Navy from the moment Hitler informed him of his {Continued on page 15)

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The Navy on Capitol Hill—By Fred Lardner

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The game with Pennsylvania Military College which opened Navy's basketball season offered plenty of opportunity to the ofiScial photographer to unlimber his new fast camera. Lots of action in our cover picture.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

MANAGING EDITOR—C. E. CONEY, '19

Published monthly on the twenty-fifth of the month preceding the date of issue, at fifty cents a copy. Annual subscription, $5.00. Canadian and foreign subscription, $6.00. Published by the Alumni Association of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., D. S. Walker, President; H. McCoy Jones, A. Arnold Brand, John H. Falge, Vice-Presidents; C. E. Coney, Executive Director. Printed at Fleet-McGinley, Inc., 109 Market Place Baltimore ( 2 ) , Marylani Editorial office. Alumni House, Annapolis, Marylanci. Entered as second-class matter June 14, 1943 at the post office at Annapolis, Maryland, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Copyright, 1948, by the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Inc.

" " D R O T H E R , you're in like Flynn," I -â&#x20AC;˘-' told myself as I swaggered into the plush personnel office of a prominent chemical firm. No doubt remained in my mind that 7 was the man they would want to pull them out of the red by discovering some new product that would net profits up to at least ten or fifteen million. One of the company's chemical engineers had made a preliminary introduction in my behalf; the moment was near when I was to be subjeaed to the routine interviewing prior to being hired. A brief glance at my Academy and shipboard training records and the chief hirer and firer would have me on the payroll posthaste.

Just exacdy what was I interested in, he queried. Why, chemistry of course.

Stupid question, I thought. What else would I want when seeking employment at a chemical plant? Did I have a Masters Degree in analytical chemistry? No, not exacdy, I answered. Did, I say, have maybe a B.S. in chemical engineering?

Why no, not precisely that either. Then just what were my qualifications in chemistry? Already I was beginning to dislike him. A lengthy description of what I knew proved interesting conversation, but I soon learned my first lesson about civilian business. Urdess a company has an opening in the field in which you are educatedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^you're not hired. Amazingly simple, isn't it?

And so my first experience of starting to work for a living in my post-Nav>' life had nm aground. The musteringout pay would have to be stretched enough to cover the cost of another set of iron rations for myself and my wife.

For some reason or another every Academy graduate picmres himself as being the one individual capable of setting the world on fire. A few have been able to accomplish this in part, but the average run-of-the-factory Academy man has found that he is quite similar to a human beingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in most respects anyway.

Alack and alas, I discovered this to be quite true.

When my resignation was accepted in 1947, I went the way of all good civilians, and much against my wdl, set out to change the directional flow of my money tide. To those of you who may find yourself in the same position by stepping away from the Service in the future, may the following recount of my own experiences of finding employment and points of guidance and advice prove to be of some help.

Having failed at my first attempt to earn an honest post-Navy dollar, I set out into the snow to pay my respects to an automobde manufacturer. I was greeted cordially by the personnel man-

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Winston C. Williams Class of 1 9 4 6 ager and sent off on numerous treks to the offices of top engineers for interviews. discovered that the quesBUTtionI soon that stumped me the most referred to just what was the type of engineering in which I was primarily interested. Right there I learned my second lesson abour civilian business. Know what you want before you ask for a job.

That too is amazingly simple, but a point overlooked by many.

After obtaining a pretty good idea of the various engineering departments in the plant, I felt that my destroyer experience as Engineering Officer could best be adapted to work in maintenance.

My ensuing interview with the Works Engineer proved both interesting and successful. Unusual as it may sound, I spent a total of nearly three hours in his office, during which time we discussed engineering for approximately fifteen minutes. Since it turned out that he had been a naval officer during World War I, we had a lengthy discussion about the Navy and swapped a few personal stories of our various experiences.

I wiU have to admit that this came as rather a surprise to me, for I had always pictured top businessmen as brief, curt, and in a tremendous hurry. When he told me that the company was not hiring anyone in his department, I expressed the sincere willingness to accept any position at all in order to get my start in civilian engineering. With a promise from him that he would attempt to convince the personnel division to make an exception in consideration of the train-

ing and experience I possessed, I left for home to await further developments.

About two days later he telephoned me, stating that as of the following day, I was to be a maintenance electrician in a newly-completed section of the plant.

You talk about starting at the bottom!

It was the overall brigade for me. It was a comedown from what I had hoped for, but I figured if this was the way I was to start out, then I was all for it.

As I look back upon it now, the three months I spent in that job reaped me not only good financial reward, but more important, an excellent foimdation for fumre managerial jobs in understanding the problems of hourly-rate-employees.

Thus, I learned my third important lesson about civilian business (and this one exactly parallels Navy life). Regardless of the subconscious unwillingness to accept a bottom-of-the-ladder job when one has his sheepskin, one has to learn "enlisted men's" work before he can become a good "officer." This attitude definitely will pay off in the long run.

I took an intense liking to my work for it consisted of doing repair work on the complicated electrical control panels of fuUy automatic machinery. This was something entirely new to me, but with . a few shots of arcing amps, I soon acquired an excellent knowledge of a field entirely different from shipboard engineering.

A few months ago I was notified that a position was open in automotive research and that I could have it for an affirmative answer. Obviously, I jumped at the chance for such an advancement.

Since then, I have been receiving Training in various phases of experimental work, with a specialization in electricity promised when this period of instruction is completed. I am glad now that I did start as an electrician out in the factory, for I now possess a far better knowhow of automobile production that constandy helps make dearer the work in which I am engaged. As it looks from here, the future is highly encouraging.

Well, my case is just one in many like it among Academy graduates. I would venture to say that it is an average example of what happens to a young Annapolis man who leaves the Navy. You might possibly be one of those individuals who is well started as a career man in the Navy, but is trying to decide whether or not to give up one way of life and try another. It's a heck of a spot to be in. I debated for quite some time, weighing all of the pros and cons against each other until I nearly went insane, but one overpowering factor caused me to turn in my resignation. That factor nat{Continued on page 10)

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along the Alexandria, OLDVa.,timers waterfront must have rubbed their eyes in amazement on the afternoon of 1 December 1948. Up and down the broad reaches of the Potomac glided a strange craft, its triangular white sail gleaming in the sun.

It was the good ship "Kassalalia," out of Mokil atoll, and the first South Seas outrigger canoe to be seen in these inland waters.

Rather proudly she clipped along, for the "Kassalalia" had just "joined the fleet," and drops of coconut milk, with which she had been christened at the Naval Ordnance Plant, still glittered from her prow.

The "Kassalalia," of course, had nor sailed all the way from the Carolines to Alexandria. But just to prove that she was a stout seaworthy vessel, she had travelled under her own sail-and-paddle power all the way from Mokil to Ponape, a distance of 100 miles, in the open sea.

There she had been loaded aboard a cargo ship for the rest of the voyage to the United States.

The "Kassalalia" came to the Navy as a personal gifr from the Nanmarki, or King, of Mokil, "as a symbol of our love for you." While an outrigger canoe does nor quite fit into the operarional plans of the Navy's "fighting fleet," it definitely will not be put into mothballs. An honored place has been reserved for the "Kassalalia" in the new Washington museum of the Naval Historical Foundation, in whose behalf it was accepted 1 December by the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable John Kenney.

Back of this graceful gesture lies another of those fascinating "tales of the South Pacific." Mokil, a tiny coral-reefed atoll about 4,500 miles from San Francisco in the Carolines, did not figure in the Pacific war. That is, no battles were fought there. However, the little island was occupied by the Japanese, who immediately banned the trading of outrigger canoes to other south sea islanders.

The ban was a heavy blow to the morale and the economy of the Mokil tribe, as well as to all the natives of Micronesia, which includes all the islands in the Gilberts, Marshalls, Carolines and Palaus. For the Mokil islanders are the best canoe makers in all MicroJANUARY,

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The "Kassalalia," outrigger canoe from Mokil, the Carolines, sails the Potomac near the Naval Ordnance Plant, Alexandria, Va. Lieutenant Commander Frank Manson (right) holds aloft the royal symbol of the King of Mokil, which was presented to Captain Walter Karig at the time the canoe was given to him as a token of gratitude from the King of Mokil to the U. S. Navy and the American people. Official Navy Photo.

nesia and Polynesia. They have a reputation for building the fastest sailing craft in the South Pacific. In these little boats, natives would travel for thousands of miles to trade and to attend festivals. By using primitive devices and studying the stars, they were able to chart courses through chains of islands so that they never had to be far from some land.

Yet these frail craft, not as large as an ordinary lifeboat, were capable of nonstop open sea voyages of 200 miles or more, if necessary.

To return to Mokil. With the end of the war the ban on boat trading was lifted, and U. S. Navy patrol craft brought the glad tidings to even the tiniest inhabited islets. There was special rejoic-

ing on Mokil, and soon the "canoe yards" resounded to the noise of hand tools, carving out solid breadfruit logs, and the polishing of thin hull and slender outrigger.

Shortly afterwards Captain Walter Karig, noted Navy writer, was sent to Micronesia on a special mission for the Chief of Naval Operations, and the patrol craft on which he was travelling put into tiny Mokil.

Since the actual ruler of Mokil, King Joel, spoke only his native tongue, it was necessary for both him and Captain Karig to use two interpreters from Ponape. One of the interpreters could speak his own native dialect and English, {Continued on page 11)

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The following officers have reported for duty at the U. S. Naval Academy: Lt. Comdr. George J. Braun, Jr., Supply Corps Lt. Comdr. Gordon Gemmill Rear Admiral Lt. John M. DeLargy Lt. Vincent A. Lascara, Supply Corps James L. Holloway, Jr., USN, Lt. Richard W. Phipps Superintendent Ens. Kiehl E. Underbill, Supply Corps Lt. Comdr. Henry P. Adams, Supply Corps, has been detached from duty as Commissary Officer and Officer in taken on a short tour of the North Charge of Midshipmen's Accounts, Ex- Severn Activities including the Married ecutive Department. He will report for Enlisted Men's Quarters. duty at the Naval Supply Center, Pearl Britishers Debated Here Harbor, T . H .

On 7 December Lt. Comdr. Claude B. Shaw has been detached from duty in the Executive DeOn Tuesday evening, December 7th, partment, and will report for duty in the Naval Academy Forensic Society connection with the fitting out of the was host to the Combined British UniUSS N E W P O R T N E W S ( C A 148) and versities Debating Team at 8:00 p.m. for duty as Navigating Officer of that in Memorial Hall. This team, composed vessel when placed in commission. of Mr. Reginal Galer of Birmingham Lt. Dillard P. Eubank, Dental Corps, University and Mr. Anthony J. Cox of has been detached from duty in the Bristol University has been appointed Dental Department, and will report to as the debating team to represent the the Commanding Officer of the USS British Universities. They have been POCONO (AGC 16) for duty. touring the United States since October Ens. Malcolm W. MacDonald, Supply 18th. Originally scheduled to include Corps, who has been on duty in the Executive Department, has resigned from the Navy.

over thirty debates with every major university and college on the Pacific Coast from the University of Washington to the University of Southern California, the tour was received with such enthusiasm that it has been extended to include some of the Eastern schools.

Their appearance at the Naval Academy was their last as they sailed for England on December 9th.

The subject chosen was. Resolved: "That World Goverrmaent Is The Only Solution for World Peace." The visitors took the negative and were opposed by Midshipmen, First Class, Wilfred L. Buckingham and Robert K. Ripley, standout members of the Naval Academy Debating Team. The debate was determined a draw by vote of the audience.

President of the Naval Academy Forensic Society this year is Midshipman, First Class, "Wilfred L. Buckingham.

Midshipman Buckingham attended Ty-

Assistant Secretary of Navy for Air Visits Naval Academy A seventeen-gun salute heralded the arrival of the Honorable John Nicholas Brown, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, at the Naval Academy shortly before 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 2nd. He was accompanied by Captain David L. McDonald, USN, Aide.

Arriving at Gate # 2 (Superintendent's Quarters) the distinguished visitors were rendered full honors by a Marine Guard of Honor and the Naval Academy Band. They were greeted by Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and his Staff as well as the Midshipman Brigade Commander John C. Barrow and his staff.

After visiting the Departments of English, History and Government, and Marine Engineering, Mr. Brown and the Heads of the Naval Academy Academic Departments were guests at a stag luncheon at the Superintendent's Quarters.

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ler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, before entering the Naval Academy in 1945. Midshipman Buckingham is also President of the Midshipmen Public Speaking Club known as the Quarterdeck Society.

President of the Trident Literary Society last year and Vice-President of the Quarterdeck Public Speaking Society in his second year at the Naval Academy, Midshipman Ripley won First Prize in last Spring's Quarterdeck Society Oratorical Contest. In May, 1947, he was adjudged winner of the Trident Society Public Speaking Contest. Aside from his outstanding ability as a public speaker.

Midshipman Ripley won his sports letter here at the Academy in basketball.

Captain Copper Addresses NROTC Group in Chicago Captain William G. Cooper, USN, Secretary of the Naval Academy Academic Board, delivered an address on Saturday, November 20th, at Chicago, to a group of NROTC Insructors from Captain Pierre Lancelot, French Naval Attache is greeted by members of the French Club. Standing with him are Captain Frank T. Ward, Commandant of Midshipmen the 52 Colleges and Universities through(left) and Capt. Rollo N. Norgaard, Head of the Dept. of Foreign Languages.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Official out the country that participate in the U. S. Navy Photograph.

NROTC Program. He spoke on the topic "The Naval Academy and Its Relationship To The NROTC Plan."

Accompanying Captain Cooper was ham, Flag Lieutenant, and Commander in charge of the group of eighteen midCommander James J. Southerland, Flag James J. Southerland, Flag Secretary. shipmen taking part in the after-dinner Secretary at the Naval Academy.

Lt. Kelleher, who claims Sandwich, speaking program. Toastmaster for the Massachusetts, as her home town, took evening was Assistant Professor John D. over the Naval Academy Public Infor- Yarbo, of the Department of Foreign Naval Academy Superintendent mation Office last June.

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Elected to Board of Trustees A graduate of the University of Of Maryland School Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science Also present as guests of the MidThe Superintendent of the Naval Degree in Chemistry in 1942, she volshipmen French Club at dinner were Academy, Rear Admiral James L. Hollo- unteered for the WAVES when the Captain Frank T. Ward, USN, Comway, Jr., USN, has been notified by the Corps was founded in July, 1942. Her mandant of Midshipmen; Captain Rollo Bishop of Maryland, the Right Reverend first assignment was with the Bureau of N. Norgaard, USN, Head of the DeNoble C. PoweU, of his election to the Ships, Research, Standards and Tests partment of Foreign Languages; and Board of Trustees of Sr. James School, Section, Navy Department, Washing- Assistant Professor C. Albert Pritchard near Hagerstown, Maryland. ton, D. C. In May, 1943, she first came of the same academic department. to the Banks of the Severn for duty.

During these dinners held by the Lieutenant Kelleher After serving in the Chemical Labora- various Midshipmen's Foreign LanguGoes Regular Navy tory of the local Engineering Experiment age Clubs, all conversation is carried on In formal commissioning ceremonies Station for more than three years, Lt. in the language that the group is smdyheld in the Superintendent's Office in Kelleher was transferred in July, 1946, ing. the Administration Building at the to the Academy Public Information Midshipmen Mechanical Naval Academy at 9:00 o'clock in the Office. She served as Assistant Public morning of Monday, December 6, 1948, Information Officer until she took over Engineering Club Visits David W. Taylor Model Basin Lieutenant Marie B. Kelleher, Naval as head of the Public Information Office Visiting the David W. Taylor Model Academy Public Information Officer, be- last June. came the first WAVE Officer in the Commissioned a n ' Ensign in the Basin at Carderock, Maryland, on Armishistory of the SEVERN RIVER NAVAL WAVES in February, 1943, Lt. Kelleher tice Day, Thursday, November 11th, COMMAND to be commissioned in the was promoted to Lieutenant (jg) in were a group of .seventy-four midshipRegular Navy. Lt. Kelleher recently was April, 1944, and to her present rank of men members of the Naval Academy Mechanical Engineering Club. Accomselected as one of an initial group of 288 Lieutenant in November, 1945. panying the group was Captain C. S. WAVE Officers to receive Regular Navy commissions under the provisions French Naval Attache is Guest of Seabring, Head of the Department of Marine Engineering at the Naval of the Women's Armed Services IntegraMidshipmen French Club tion Act of 1948. The oath of office was Captain Pierre Lancelot, French Naval Academy. administered by Rear Admiral James L. Attache, Washington, D. C, was the The visitors were met on arrival by Holloway, Jr., Superintendent of the guest of honor at a dinner held by the Rear Admiral C. O. Kell, USN, Director Naval Academy. Among those present Midshipmen's French Club on Wednes- of the Model Basin. Separated into five at the ceremony were Captain William day evening, December 1st, in Bancroft groups, they viewed the various phases G. Cooper, Secretary to the Academic Hall. of model research work that is going Board, Commander Thomas D. CunningMidshipman Howard I. Laniado was on in the several laboratories as well as JANUARY,

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the operation of the huge wind and propeller tunnels.

Despite the fact that Armistice Day was a holiday, the entire staff at the Model Basin turned out to make the midshipmen's tour a highly educational and successful one according to Commander James Adair, USN, of the Department of Marine Engineering, who was the officer-in-charge of the group.

The party proceeded to Worden Field where Admiral McGrigor took the review of the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Immediately following the Brigade Review, the official party attended a reception of the Officers' Club.

Admiral McGrigor visited the United States aboard his Flagship, the British Batdeship, HMS DUKE OF YORK, which was then anchored at Norfolk.

President of Cuba, Senor Carlos Prio Socarras, at the Naval Academy on Friday, 10 December, was heralded by a 21gun National Salute and the Cuban National Anthem played by the Naval Academy Band. Accompanying the President of Cuba were Senor Carlos Hevia, Minister of State, who graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1920; and Brigadier General J. J. O'Hare, USA, Aide de Camp, as well as several other Cuban dignitaries.

Arriving at Gate No. 2 (Superintendents' Quarters) the distinguished visitors were rendered full honors by a Marine Guard of Honor and the Naval Academy Band.

The party was escorted through the Naval Academy Chapel. From the Chapel they visited Bancroft Hall, Macdonough Hall and Luce Hall, remrning to the Superintendent's Quarters for a reception before their deparmre.

Midshipmen Marine Engineering Classes Visiting Local Experiment Station

Left to rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Admiral Sir Roderick McGrigor, RN, Capuin Jesse R. Wallace, USN, Commodore W. W. Davis, RN, and Commander Thomas D. Cunningham, USN.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

Midshipmen First Class in Marine Engineering are currently visiting the local Naval Engineering Experiment Station taking test data and instrument readings in the Gas Turbine Project. The purpose of these special classes is to instruct the Midshipmen in the performance of data necessary to determine the performance characteristics of the Allis-Chalmers Turbine Plant.

These visits have been arranged to give the Midshipmen an oppormnity to gain practical knowledge of the operation of the gas mrbine.

British Midshipmen Visit Here

Commander of the British H o m e Fleet Visits Naval A c a d e m y A seventeen gun salute heralded the arrival of Admiral Sir Roderick McGrigor, KCB, D.S.O., Commander of the British Home Fleet at the Naval Academy shortly after three o'clock Thursday, 18 November. Accompanying Admiral McGrigor were Commodore W. W. Davis, R.N., Chief-of-Staff; Captain John Holmes, R.N., British Naval Attache; Captain (S) C. B. Teale, R.N, Flag Secretary; and Lieutenant Commander A. G. McCrum, R.N., Flag Lieutenant, as well as Captain F. F. Ferris, USN, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D. C. Arriving at Gate No. 2, the distinguished visitors were rendered full honors. They were greeted by Captain Jesse R. Wallace, USN, Acting Superintendent of the Naval Academy: Captain Frank T. Ward, USN, Commandant of Midshipmen; Commander Carlton R. Adams, USN, Executive Officer of Bancroft Hall, and Commander Thomas D. Cunningham, USN, Flag Lieutenant.

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Vice Admiral H. T. W. Grant, CBE, DSO, Chief of Staff of the Royal Canadian Navy, officially visited the Naval Academy on Saturday, 11 December. A fifteen gun salute announced his arrival at Gate No. 2 (Superintendent's Quarters). Accompanying Vice Admiral Grant were Mrs. Grant; Commodore V. S. Godfrey, Canadian Naval Attache, and Mrs. Godfrey; and Commander (S). V. W. Howland, RCN; as well as Captain Benj. S. Custer, USN, and Mrs. Custer.

Full honors including three ruffles and flourishes and the "Admiral's March were rendered by a Marine Guard of Honor and the Naval Academy Band.

After touring the academic departments of Marine Engineering and Ordnance and Gunnery, Vice Admiral Grant and his party witnessed the Midshipmen Noon Meal Formation in Bancroft Hall.

Before attending a luncheon in the Superintendent's Quarters at which Vice Admiral Grant was the guest of honor, the visitors visited the Naval Academy Chapel.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on 18 November, a group of twenty-five British Midshipmen from the British Battleship HMS D U K E OF YORK, arrived at the

local Naval Air Facility by air from Norfolk where their ship was anchored.

The Midshipmen were met on arrival

by Lr. Comdr. Henry J. Brantingham, and Ens. A. M. Poteet, Jr., USN, both of whom are on duty in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

After viewing the Naval Air Facility Hangar and the Small Craft Facility Boatshed at North Severn, the group toured the Naval Academy Departments of Marine Engineering and Ordnance and Gunnery.

They arrived at Bancroft Hall shortly before noon to witness the Brigade Noon Meal Formation. At the Brigade Luncheon individual midshipmen escorts were assigned to each of the visiting midshipmen and following the noon meal they conducted them informally through Bancroft, Macdonogh and Luce Halls showing them where they live, {Continued on page 12) The arrival of His Excellency, the

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Mm Plag Rank Orders Flag rank orders for last month: Vice Admiral Felix B. Stmnp, USN, Chief, Naval Air Technical 'Training Center, Memphis, Tenn. was ordered as ComAirLant.

Rear Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth, USN, Retired 1 December.

Rear Admiral Lynde D. McCormich, USN, ComServLant was ordered as Com 12.

Rear Admiral Joseph J. Clark, USN, Navy Department reported as ComCarDiv4.

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

Rear Admiral Harold M. Martin, USN, ComCarDiv 5 was ordered as Chief, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Tenn.

Rear Admiral Dixwell Ketcham, USN, ComFair Alameda was ordered as ComCarDiv 5.

Medals and Awards Publication A publication covering medals and awards of the U. S. Naval Services from the Civil War until the present has been prepared by the Navy Department for distribution to all ships and stations.

The book, entitled "Decorations, Ribbons and Badges, U. S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, 1861-1948" contains more than three hundred pages.

The regulations governing awards and eligibility lists are included in the publication along with lists of aU ships and units awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and the Navy Unit Commendation. This is the first time the latter lists have been published.

Also incorporated into the book are World War II operation and engagement star lists, the ships and units entitled to the Navy Occupation Medal and those covered by the time extension of the China Service Medal.

Each operation and engagement is given a code number and by examining the list of ships and the code numbers assigned them the exact awards authorized for that particular vessel may be found.

Regulations covering the granting and wearing of the ribbons and medals JANUARY,

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Duty As Instructors The Bureau of Naval Personnel has issued a call for Chief and first class petty officers who wish duty as qualified instructors in service schools and in recruit training commands.

The Bureau of Naval Personnel details instructors directly to Class A, B, and C schools and to the following functional schools: mine warfare, advanced undersea weapons, salvage diving, net tender, fire fighters and harbor defense.

Aviation instructors are assigned to duty by the Chief of Naval Air Training, therefore, aviation personnel who submit requests will be assigned to CNATRA when vacancies occur in that command.

Past experience has shown that personnel with a minimum General Classification Test Navy Standard score of 55, a clear record, and a keen interest in this type of duty make the best instructors...

Where personnel are otherwise considered exceptionally well qualified, the Bureau will make exceptions to the minimum GCT score.

Personnel recommended for instructor duty who are eligible for shore duty will be given preference in assignment.

All men recommended, but not immediately ordered to instructor duty, will be placed on a list of potential instructors for assignment when a vacancy occurs.

It is pointed out that men in ratings in which there are relatively few shore billets may have their path to shore duty considerably shortened through instructor duty.

More than 38,000 young American men in all parts of the world competed for Navy college scholarships in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program on 11 December 1948. On that date the applicants were given the Navy College Aptitude test with the examinations being held in more than 550 cities in the United States, in possessions of the U. S., in Tokyo, London and aboard U. S. Navy ships scattered around the globe.

From the applicants the Navy expects to select about 2,000 for the scholarships at the 52 coUeges and universities which have NROTC units. Eighteen hundred of these scholarships will be given to civilian applicants and two hundred to enlisted men in the Navy and Marine Corps.

Civilian applicants passing the aptitude test and the later physical examination will be interviewed by senior Naval Officers at one of the Offices of Naval Officer Procurement and will then undergo selection by state and territorial boards. These boards, which are composed of prominent citizens and Naval Volunteer Naval Reserve Bureau of Officers, will make the final selections Ships Program under quotas established for each state and territory.

Commandants of Naval Districts and Enlisted personnel applicants must be River Commands have been directed by recommended by their commanding the Navy Department to activate the officers and pass a physical examination Volunteer Naval Reserve Bureau of prior to taking the aptitude test. The Ships Program. two hundred successful enlisted men will The mission of the program is to probe sent to the Naval School, Academy vide a trained force of experienced and and Preparatory, Bainbridge, Md., for qualified reserve officer and enlisted three months' training prior ro being technical personnel adequately indocordered to college. trinated in naval administration and orNROTC smdents upon completion of ganization. These personnel will be their college courses are required to ac- available for mobilization in the event cept commissions as Ensign, USN, or of an emergency to staff activities ashore {Continued on page 16) Second Lieutenant, USMC, if qualified.

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You, first of all, must dwell conscientiously upon all of the points to be taken under consideration. Remember that each of you has been trained to assume a highly responsible position in the Service, a considerable amount of money has been and is being spent in your behalf, and an excellent future with many rewards lies ahead. You must guard against letting an accumulation of petty day - to - day discouraging experiences blind you to these facts. It is the ultimate goal that lies yet years ahead that really counts now.

Young blood IS wanted in civilian life. A large reservoir of men with specialized college and university training exists out here. But, if you leave the Navy, you must once again start at the bottom and build up your reputation just as you did as a plebe years ago. Your years in the Navy do not count toward seniority in any corporation.

Now don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying that there aren't any jobs open. There are plenty of them. What I'm driving at is this—make sure that in the long run you can afford to start out anew. And by "afford" I don't mean in a financial sense. Can you do justice 10

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HERE are many varied advantages and disadvantages in living the rest of your life in either Navy blue or civvies.

Most of them you probably realize by now, but let me refresh your memory by relating what this Annapolis-civilian knows about them.

Since we are concerned very much about our pay checks, perhaps I can enlighten you on just how the Navy greenback stacks up with the money out here. One thing is definite, unless you're lucky, you won't draw on a civilian job an amount with purchasing power equal to that which you now draw aboard ship.

Your pocket will not fill up as fast, nor stay filled up as long when you have to shell out for things you want to buy in civilian stores.

It undoubtedly won't come as much of a surprise to you if I say that prices are high these days (unless maybe you've lost contact with the States while having duty on Truk or someplace like that).

The moment you step into civilian life, you lose the advantages of shopping at Navy commissaries and ship's stores.

You won't be able to buy jewelry at almost half the price out here (figuring in rax), get cigarettes for a nickel per pack, and buy food for much less money. Even a haircut slices off an average of a dollar from youi: resources (plus tip, that is.)

If you're a bachelor, the money situation probably doesn't cause you much concern, but ah, the married man! You may think that you have to watch your pennies on an ensign's pay, but stop and consider your drawing less pay out here, and paying out more than you now do in the bargain. A penny's worth of savings on a can of one variety of beans over another is mighty important. You'll also be finding you and your wife buying hamburg instead of steak.

And then out here rhe day comes when one of your wisdom teeth begins acting up, or you have some inexplainable ache in your solar plexis. Off to the dentist you go, or to the phone you crawl to entice a doctor to pay you a call. Well, the cost isn't so bad—I had three teeth filled and was billed only sixteen dollars, while a doctor's visit only set me back five. How much do you pay for a whole month's tour of duty in a naval hospital bed? When you're a civvie, it doesn't take much to break up a perfectly good budget.

And have you considered what you SAVE at an Officers' Club? Try to go out on all of the nights you feel like having a few and get your snifters at lounges run as a civilian enterprise.

You'll find yourself staying more at home. Of course, that isn't such a bad idea anyway.

Where else but in the Navy can you (and your wife if you have one) travel and see the sights of the world with the compliments of Uncle Sam? Since I've been out of the shipboard routine, I haven't been farther than about two hundred miles from my home. Prior to that I was able to travel more than half way around the world. My wife had never been farther from home than Annapolis prior to our getting married, but we were able to travel quite extensively in the United States seeing things and places while my destroyer was steaming up and down the Atlantic coast.

I can already hear the moaning from many of you married men concerning the disadvantages of moving around continuously. I sympathize with you, because my wife and I know whereof you speak.

You say that it gets rather tiring packing and unpacking about every two or three months while your ship makes up her mind to settle down for a while.

There you have a legitimate gripe.

About the only consolation on that score is to say that the unsettled state of affairs existing now cannot last forever. Talk to your skipper or some other officer who has been in for a number of years, and he'll be able to recount to you just what the true peacetime Navy is really like.

It's no fun, but in the meantime you can travel to places you perhaps will never see again. You're probably living under adverse conditions, but the housing situation isn't too good for civilians either.

Upon getting out of the Navy, you'll probably live in the same kind of homes out here.

Upon looking back over what I have written so far, it seems that I have painted a pretty bleak picture of what to expect in civilian life. My purpose in writing this at all is to give you both sides of the issue and let you do the deciding. I believe that my arguments so far have been almost all pro-Navy. Fine way for a civilian to talk! It hardly seems necessary to point out the not-so-nice things about service life, but in order to remain as impartial as possible—here goes.

I sincerely believe that the biggest drawback to a service career is the big gap left in any semblance of home life for married officers. Practically no opportunity is given to settle down for any appreciable length of time. It is true that shore duty comes along once in a while, but the actual amount of time that can be devoted to building a solid home life is pretty skimpy. Many couples have done an excellent job of adjusting themselves to this helter-skelter routine, but it takes a lot of hard work to do it.

It is only logical that continual moving around does not build a firm foundation upon which to build a home, especially when youngsters come along. A child

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cannot develop normally under such conditions. Some of you older officers will undoubtedly disagree with me, because you can probably show me exceptions. But I think that basically I'm right.

Concerning civilian jobs versus officers' billets, I have this to say. Out here a young man is able to display much more initiative in whatever positions he might hold. He can think for himself, and by his thinking will he advance. It doesn't make any difference what "number" he might hold in relative seniority in his business, because he will receive a better position with more pay if he shows that he has the smff in him to originate new ideas that contribute to the betterment of his employer's business. Contrast this with advancements in haval rank.

I stated a while ago that you wouldn't receive as much pay for a civilian job as you probably are getting right now.

Might I say as a counter argument that civvies have different types of expenses than you fellows in the Navy? The money you spend moving your family and household effeas from temporary home port to temporary home port can amount to quite a sizable sum over a period of a few months. It can become quite a race, with the way ships travel around all over the oceans these days.

In the case of a civilian, the same amount of money might serve as a downpayment on a house.

O W that I've got you thoroughly N confused with a few of the many pros and cons, I am going to assume that you're convinced that you should call it quits as far as Navy life is concerned.

Of course. Uncle Sam may like to have you stay aboard ship for a while longer, but let's suppose that your release papers are just a few days away. What I have to say will probably apply in five or ten years just as much as it does now. Keep it under your batde helmet, because it might help you in the fumre anyway.

First of all, I have found (as others have) that Academy men ARE wanted

in civilian jobs. I'm not going to go out on a limb and say that Annapolis graduates are wanted MORE than anyone else, because that opinion is open to speculation. The strict training and education given on the Severn are appealing to some prospective employers, while to others it means about as much toward your getting a job as does the fact that your father might be General Manager of Amalgamated Paperweight.

You'll find that there are numbers of businessmen who are somewhat hazy about just what the Academy teaches.

If you find yourself in just that sort of an appalling situation, then by all means broaden their education. Don't be afraid to explain the courses that you had during your three or four years at the Trade School, as well as the practical experience you've had while on active duty with the Fleet. In general, you'll discover that most businessmen are quite eager to help you get your start if they possibly canâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is, if they feel that you are sincere and frank. Don't make the mistake of presenting a know-it-all attimde, because you yourself know from practical experience with men under your command that it is fairly easy to spot big-headed individuals. Of course, don't be afraid to state your qualifications for a particular job, but remember that you don't know everything, especially about your prospective employer's business.

Don't expect a big-time job right off the bat. Things just don't work that way unless you're exceptionally brilliant or have a considerable amount of "puU." I do believe, though, that Academy men have a better than average chance of working up into a good position. Most employers like the independence with which the naval officer is made to operate. These employers seem to feel that naval training develops a quality of perseverance in its men that is both beneficial and necessary in business.

Where and how do you look for a civilian job? One method that has worked out very well for many men has been through the Naval Officers' Place-

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You'll be able to get valuable help also through your local Alumni Chapter.

Knowing someone with "pull" helps a lot, but is by no means essential; get out and make your contacts yourself.

Many fellows have re-entered school in order to work for their Masters Degree. Your time on active duty (that is, after graduation from the Academy) is used to calculate the number of months you are eligible for schooling under the G. I. Bill of Rights. You can obtain a part-time position as an assistant instruaor while going to school and working on another degree. The pay from this is comparatively small, but it will be a great help in making ends meet.

Well, Sir, I and others like me could go on for volumes listing the pros and cons of what to do. You'll have to weigh them yourself and figure out your own solution. The Navy holds an excellent future for each of you as well as mighty tempting benefits of retirement while you are comparatively young. Civilian positions hold oppormnities which are equally as inviting. Don't act in haste.

Just make sure that whatever you do is just to yourself, your family, and to the fumre of your Country.

South Seas Canoe {Continued from page 5) while the other knew his own tongue as well as the dialect of Mokil.

For several days Captain Karig actually lived with the Mokil tribe. In f a a he lived in the king's house and ate the king's food, including bananas, breadfruit, and raw fish, and, on one occasion, the island pig. The pig was eaten to celebrate a decree making Captain Karig an honorary King of Mokil.

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HE outrigger canoe which "joined the fleet" on 1 December was a personal gift to Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;er. Honorary King Karig. Every able-bodied man and boy, of which there are approximately one hundred on Mokil, worked on it, making it a community present.

King Joel, could he have been "aboard," would have been pleased at the christening of the "Kassalalia" at the Naval Ordnance Plant. There was a color guard of bluejackets, a Navy band, many Navy and civilian dignitaries, and a score of newsreel, radio, television and other represensentatives of the press.

Work was suspended briefly at the Ordnance plant so that employes could join other citizens of Alexandria for the ceremony at the end of the main dock.

Captain Bradford Bartlett, commanding officer of the Naval Ordnance Plant, introduced Captain Karig.

"For many years the United States has given, or lent, or leased ships to foreign navies," Captain Karig said. "Today marks a mrn in the tide. For the first time a foreign government is giving a vessel to the United States. The people of tiny Mokil atoU, in the far Pacific, have the honor thus to make history by presenting their American friends with this outrigger sailing canoe as the newest addition to the United States Navy.

"The total area of Mokil is not as large as many an American farm. Only a couple of hundred persons inhabit it.

But they are a proud people; proud of their beautiful tropical homeland which they call the Formnate Islands. They have reason to be proud, for they are acknowledged to be the best boat builders in all the Pacffic, from Hawaii to the Philippines.

"Mokil was liberated from the Japanese by the United States Navy. In Mokil, as elsewhere in the Pacific Trust Territory, the United States Navy established a medical center and child health clinic. The people of Mokil, among whom I lived briefly, wished to show their appreciation.

"Being famed for their sailing canoes, they decided to build the finest one they knew how as a gift to the United States Navy and the American people. It was entrusted to me by Joel, the Nanmarki, or King, of Mokil with this message: "I hope your Navy will display this boat so all America can see it as a symbol of our love for you.' He said, "name it Kassalalia,' which in their language means The Best of Good Luck.

"Mr. Secretary, we will christen the boat, and then, in the name of the people of Mokil, it is my privilege to present it, through you, to the Naval Historical Foundation, for the people of the United States. Kassalalia!"

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hand she held several colored ribbons, from which was suspended a small coconut.

"I christen thee Kassalalia," she cried in a clear voice, swinging the coconut smartly against the sharp prow of the craft.

MOMENT later a travelling crane . had lifted the canoe from the dock and lowered it gently into the Potomac.

For her shake-down cruise the "Kassalalia" had a distinguished crew: two Lieutenant Commanders and a Master Rigger. The Lieutenant Commanders, Russell Harris and Frank Manson, are collaborators of Captain Karig's in the last two volumes of "Battle Report," the narrative history of the Navy in World War II. Harris skippered a patrol craft during the war, while Manson and Master Rigger Lloyd Reel served in destroyers.

While all three have had plenty of sea experience, they have had very, very little experience with outriggers, one of the world's trickiest sailing craft. The breeze was upstream, and they started out smartly enough. The crowd cheered as they broke out the sail and the canoe shot ahead, running free before the wind.

But when the time came to come about and tack into the windâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;well, perhaps it is best that a charitable veil be drawn over the proceedings at this point!

For yachtsmen interested in the statistics of the "Kassalalia," she was carved by hand from a solid breadfruit wood log. Over-all length: 19 feet, 4 inches.

Draft: 18 inches. Her pea-pod shaped hull is only 17 inches wide amidships.

Mast: 15 feet. Outrigger bridge: 18 feet, to which is attached a pontoon shaped like the canoe. Other equipment: one bailer and two paddles. 'There will be a more complete description of the canoe and the people who built it in Captain Karig's forthcoming book on the South Seas, "The Formnate Islands," which also tells the complete story of the Navy's role in administering our new trust territory.

In addition to Under Secretary Kenney, and Captains Karig and Bartlett, others present at the ceremony included: Rear Admiral Albert G. Noble, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance; Commodore Dudley Knox, the eminent Navy historian; Captain John B. Heffernan, Director of Naval History; Captain Charles Erck, aide to the commandant, Potomac River Naval Command; Captain Howard A. Yeager, aide to the Chief of Naval Operations; Captain Lewis S. Parks, aide to the Under Secretary of the Navy; Captain Lucien Dunn; Commander Eric Purdon, and officers of the staff of the Naval Ordnance Plant.

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, President of the Naval Historical Foundation, was unable to be present, but sent

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the following letter to Captain Karig on 7 December: "Dear Captain Karig: "It was a great disappointment to me, to miss the gathering at the Ordnance Plant, when you so kindly presented the Foundation with the South Sea canoe.

"From aU I hear of the occasion, the ceremony was appropriate to the handsome and historic gift, which we shall cherish and, in time, exhibit properly.

"We all appreciate your generous impulse and the style with which you acted upon it.

"With many thanks and kind regards, "Very sincerely yours, "Ernest J. King (signed) "Fleet Admiral, U. S. Navy."

U. S. Naval Academy {Continued from page 8) train in gymnastics and indoor sports and smdy Seamanship and Navigation as well as Foreign Languages.

The visitors embarked in planes at the Naval Air Facility at 4:00 p.m. for the remrn flight to Norfolk.

Midshipmen Amateur Radio Cluli Elects Secretary Captain Frank T. Ward, USN, Commandant of Midshipmen, recendy announced the eleaion of Midshipman, Second Class, FuUer A. Austin, as Secretary of the Midshipmen Amateur Radio Club.

Prior to receiving his appointment to the Naval Academy in June, 1946, Midshipman Austin was rated as an Electronics Technician Third Class, in the USNR under the V-6 plan. He was on duty at the Naval Training Station in Guifport, Mississippi, and the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. Before joining the Naval Reserve, he attended the University of Nebraska as an Army ROTC smdent.

Aside from his participation in the Midshipmen Amateur Radio Club, Midshipman Austin is also active in gymnastics at the Academy.

Military College Association Members Visit Academy More than sixty members of the Association of Military College and Schools representing forty-seven military schools throughout the country visited the Naval Academy on Tuesday, November 22 nd.

They arrived at the Maryland Avenue Gate shortly before noon and proceeded to Bancroft Hall where they were greeted by Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and Captain Frank T. Ward, Commandant of Midshipmen. After

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During the afternoon the group toiured MacDonough, Luce and Ward Halls as well as the Chapel and the Department of Marine Engineering. Before departing from the Naval Academy Yard at 3:30 p.m., they assembled in Sampson Hall to hear an address by Dr. William S. Shields, Assistant Secretary of the Academic Board, on the entrance requirements to the Naval Academy.

Naval Academy Musical Clubs Appear Over WBAL The members of the N . A. Ten and 12-50 Musical Clubs presented a variety of musical selections on a special radio program broadcast over Station, WBAL, Baltimore, Maryland, between 7:40 and 8:00 p.m., Friday evening, December 3,1948.

The Naval Academy 12-50 Club is a group of twelve midshipmen from the Class of 1950, USNA, who sing together in various styles at musical shows and radio broadcasts.

The Midshipmen Dance Band and Orchestra is known as the N . A. Ten. It is conducted by co-leaders Midshipmen, First Class, Lucien Capone, Jr., and Rodric M. Singleton.

Midshipman, First Class Donald M. Harlan, who is the Midshipmen Director of the Combined Naval Academy Musical Clubs, acted as announcer on this special musical broadcast.

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find the time to actively participate in at least one of the many Naval Academy Extra-Curricular activities. As the Brigade increases in numbers, the older organizations are growing larger and newer groups are formed.

Divided into five linguistic groups (French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Russian), the Foreign Languages Club boasts of a membership of 517 men, nearly one-sixth of the Brigade. Besides rhe bi-weekly meetings in the old Club Room or the new Lounge, the various groups publish small newspapers, invite foreign guests to after-dinner speaking, sponsor the showing of one foreign picmre a year in Mahan Hall, and conduct classes for advanced smdy. On Samrday, 11 December, twenty Midshipmen members of the Spanish Division attended a party at the Argentine Embassy, thereby finding the practical use of the languages they smdied. The Combined Club president is Midshipman G. W. Hamilton, '49The Model Club is small and specialized, but very active. Unofficially divided into the model plane and model train groups, the organization boasts of having built one of the largest model train semps in the country. In order to advertise its activities and increase membership and interest, the club has a model plane exhibit in the Steerage of Bancroft Hall. The club's sparkplug is "Verp" Klemm, '49.

Desiring wider experience in the more technical fields, the Academy's future "Steam Profs" have formed the Mechanical Engineering club, newest of Midshipmen activities. Besides field trips by the group to nearby industrial activities such as the Glenn L. Martin plant and Bethlehem Steel Co. in Baltimore and the Taylor Model Basin in Carderock, Md., guest speakers are invited to lecture on industrial methods and processes. Far from being purely theoretical, the Club's electronic committee is constructing a television receiver for the clubroom, which already contains a motion picmre projeaor and is stocked with the latest in engineering

periodicals. Many of the activity's members have been accepted as Junior members in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. T. J. Walters, '49, is the group's president.

Although not classified an athletic activity, the members of the Chess Club rate some sort of an N-star for their victory over Army last Spring in the first meeting berween the schools. Columbia University, The New York Athletic Club and Loyola were also mated by the Academy "Chessmen," who have only been defeated by the University of Pennsylvania. Captain of the Chess Team is P. G. LeGros, '49.

Navy on Capitol Hill {Continued from page 2) Guard Academies or as midshipmen at the Naval Academy. It will also permit these persons, after retirement, to receive an additional 2 Y2 per cent of their base and longevity pay for each year served in these categories, subject to the existing 75 per cent limitation.

"In this connection it should be noted that Reserve officers who transfer to the Regular service, may, under existing law, count all of their Reserve service in computing their retired pay. That is, integrated officers who retire with less than 30 years' active commissioned service may, within certain limitations, be credited with 21/2 per cent per year of their base and longevity pay for each year of active or inactive Reserve service. However, such service may not be included in determining eligibility for retirement.

"Likewise, section 2 of the proposed legislation specifically precludes the service credited under the proposed legislation from being counted for purposes of establishing eligibility for voluntary •retirement.

"Under existing law, cadets, midshipmen, and aviation cadets are the only group of persons in the military and naval service who do not now receive full longevity credit for all of their military or naval service, and do not recdve 13

full credit for all aaive duty. And yet, personnel in these capacities serve on active duty in every sense of the word.

They are amenable to military or naval law, and are subject to all orders of their superior officers.

"The argimient that these persons receive free education at Govermnent expense overlooks the fact that the training they receive is of a specialized namre.

It prepares them for the profession of arms, in the interests of national security.

This type of training is especially designed to fit them solely for military and naval careers, and not for other professions.

"The bill specifically prohibits including this time for purposes of voluntary retirement. That is, an officer who is an academy graduate with 16 years' service, excluding academy time, cannot, if this bill is enacted, count his 4 years at a service academy and thus retire with 20 years' service. But if he now has 20 or more years' service and voluntarily retires, he will receive credit for cadet, midshipman, or aviation cadet time, in his retirement pay.

"It should be noted," the committee said, "that no officer of flag rank will benefit by the passage of the proposed legislation. This is due to the fact that longevity credit does not apply to officers of flag rank. Nor will officers with 30 years or more service benefit by passage of the proposed legislation because of the fact that there is no pay period in excess of 30 years' service.

"However, some younger officers will benefir, as will some officers now on the retired list with less than flag rank, or less than 30 years' service."

NROTC smdents who stay in the Navy wotJd not be able to count their NROTC time, for such students are not in the Reserve.

This program would cost about $2,300,000 annually. While the cost is very little compared with the annual appropriation, the bill might be delayed because of the cost.

Several officers, members of Class of '22 or '23 or thereabouts, have suggested that the bill might not be so favorable to some officers. For instance, they ask, what would happen in the case of a Captain with some 26 years of service, who had failed to make Admiral? Could his academy service be added to his 26 years, in order to retire him, particularly if there was little hope of his ever making Admiral.''

Captains and officers of lesser rank, retired on completion of thirty years' service, when they are 52 to 54 years of age, have a tough enough time. Most naval officers of forty years or so like to hang onto full pay and other compensation for as long as possible, we are told.

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answer to this question, but probably an answer will have to be given.

Reserve Retirement Pay One would think that once a committee has approved a bill, after hearings have been held and a committee report made, and after debate and passage on the floors of Congress, that the bill should be fairly well understood. But every bill involving an expenditure of money goes to the Comptroller General's Office for what is said to be a final, authoritative analysis. Unfortunately, the interpretations of the Comptroller General do not always coincide with the intentions of Congress or of the department behind the legislation.

Thus, the Navy Department prefers to obtain the opinion of the Comptroller General before it begins administration of a new law. In the case of Public Law 810, authorizing retirement compensation to members of the Reserves, the Navy Department asked several questions.

"Is an individual," read one question, "who is not a member of a Reserve component, but who was formerly a member of a Reserve component and who has completed all requirements for retirement benefits except the attainment of the age of 60 years prior to separation from such Reserve component, entided to receive retirement benefits upon reaching the age of 60 years?"

The Comptroller General pointed to seaion 302 (a) of the law, which authorizes retirement pay for any person of 60 who meets requirements, adding that this section does not say such persons must be members of the Reserve at the time they reach 60 years of age.

Then, as if not to let this clear expression faze him, he pointed to section 301 (b) which, he said, "makes no provision for placing on such list the name of former Reservists." So, he said, "notwithstanding the broad language of section 302 ( a ) , in view of the apparent legislative intent as indicated by the other sections of the act referred to, the question is answered in the negative."

Well, does a fellow of sixty years or so, who has been a Reserve and perhaps also a Regular for twenty years, have to join the Reserves again in order to apply for retirement pay with some expectation of getting it?

A chap with inactive Reserve status can be remrned by the Secretary of the Navy to active duty for the purpose of building up additional retirement credits. But can the older men of fifty or more, who have had their required service but who have dropped out, join again? Congress had better reconsider this law.

Comptroller Corrected Here is an example of how the Comptroller General's office can upset the applecart with a cockeyed legal interpretation. S. 2670 passed the Senate, but was reported to the House too late for action in 1948. The bijl would amend section 10 of the Act of 2 August 1946 to permit Reserve officers of the services to waive their right to any pensions or disability compensation pay received from the Government while serving on active duty, and to draw, while such pay is waived, authorized active duty pay and emoluments.

Before the introduction of this bill became necessary, the Senate Armed Service Committee said, members of the Reserve components were permitted to waive their rights to disability compensation or retired pay and to serve on active duty and as members of the Reserve on inactive duty.

"There has been a recent decision of the Comptroller General to the eflFea that this was apparendy in conflict with the intent of Congress and that such persons could no longer so serve," the committee said. "There are many Reserves affected by this ruling. This bill will residt in no increased cost to the Government. The services expressed their support of the bill."

Well, the bill didn't pass, and presumably, because of the Comptroller General, some Reservesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;many, the committee saysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are receiving only pensions and disability compensation for active duty.

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Here is another example of the trouble caused by the Comptroller General. S. 2810 passed the Senate in June, but was referred to the House in late July 1S>48, too late for aaion. The bill woidd relieve certain retired Naval and Marine officers from repaying amounts previously paid them and would restore them to the retired roUs. "The bill," said the Senate committee, "covers four officers of the Navy and the Marine Corps who, prior to the outbreak of World War II, were on the honorary retired lists of their respective services.

They were ordered to active duty during World War II and served throughout the war. By virme of that service and other active Federal service which they had previously performed, they were qualified under the terms of Public Law 305 to be placed on the retired rolls in a pay status. This action was taken by the Navy Department.

"Subsequendy, the Comptroller General ruled that no one who was on the honorary retired list was covered by Public Law 305. The effect of this decision was to remove these four officers

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from the retired rolls and make them liable to the repayment of the amounts they had received. This bill if enacted will restore them to the retired rolls and prevent their having to repay the money which they have previously been paid.

They will not receive any pay between the effective date of this a a and the date of the Comptroller General's decision.

This bill was introduced at the request of the Navy Department."

Well, the bill didn't pass, and these officers are not only receiving retired pay, but are supposed to pay back to the goverimaent pay they had previously received. W e can guess that they each owe several thousand dollars or so.

Miscellaneous Cargo (Continued from page 3 ) plans. By 1948 Germany was to possess 13 batdeships, 33 cruisers, 4 aircraft carriers, 267 U-boats, and a proportionate number of auxiliaries. The advancement of Hider's time-table cancelled these plans. Raeder was forced to build an unbalanced fleet capable of dealing sharp, hit-and-run raids but unsuitable either for major fleet actions or for normal defensive duties.

Even with the four battleships (two were pocket battleships), 3 heavy and 5 light cruisers, and supporting craft available to him on the 1st of September, 1939, Raeder, with his knowledge of naval warfare, could have made things difficult for the Allies. Fortunately for the latter, Hitler himself insisted upon directing the destinies of the German fleet. After the BiSMARCK sinking, for instance, Hider became opposed to any large-scale use of surface vessels for commerce raiding. As a result, the major German ships were never again the formidable threat to the Allies which, under Raeder's bold and skilled leadership, they had become.

The incidents go on and on. Goering's sneering contempt for navies, resulting JANUARY,

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Since 1763, Carvel Hall has remained steadfast in its traditional comforts, hospitality and friendliness so characteristic of Maryland . . . Here visitors, guests and old friends continue to enjoy good food . . . good drink . . . good lodging and good cheer in the American tradition. Yes, History will repeat itself at Carvel Hall when your ship comes in.

in unwillingness to provide adequate air cover for a fleet that possessed no air arm of its own and the consequent destruction of German ships. Hitler's loss of confidence in Raeder, skillfully engineered by Goering and totally unjustified. The appointment of Doenitz, the U-boat admiral, to succeed Raeder, and the further damaging losses as a residt of Doenitz' uncomprehension of the principles of surface warfare. The golden oppormnity missed in the Mediterranean, where a combined German-Italian fleet cotdd have raised havoc with the Allied penetration and perhaps prevented it entirely. But Doenitz currying favor with Hitler, and as inept in the direction of naval affairs, acmally advising the Italian fleet to stay in port rather than risk a naval engagement. The almost total dependence upon U-boat warfare, in the face of ever more efficient and deadly Allied countermeasures.

HITLER AND H I S ADMIRALS deserves

a place in professional litanies if for no other reason than that there is no editorializing, only a straightforward dispassionate compilation of official records.

But more than that it is the greatest testimony to the decisive role of navies today and tomorrow since Mahan's Influence of Sea Power Upon History. And it may well be greater than that.

FORTUNATE ISLANDS, A Pacific Interlude, by Walter Karig (Rinehart, $3.75).

Readers who remember Walter Karig for his best-selling ZOTZ are going to find that the old master has reversed his field in his latest opus, which is certain to become as near a best-seller as any geography can get. Whether Walter is becoming mellower with age or whether he's decided to display another facet of his many-sided personality is a question to be debated, but there is no arguing that he is positively idyllic in THE FORTUNATE ISLANDS. And even his most envious critics will have to agree that he's rung the bell again.

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Karig went on a junket to Micronesia in the summer of 1947. He came back with some busted ribs, bursitis in a shoulder, an out-rigger canoe made and presented to him by gratefid natives, a flock of notes and an acute nostalgia for the lands he had just left.

T H E FORTUNATE ISLANDS is the kind of geography they should use in the public schools — except the chapter entitled, "The Facts of Life," of course— and perhaps some of our educators wiU be smart enough to adapt it to that purpose. During the whole of that stmimer Karig travelled from one Pacific Island to another, coming not as a brassweighted-down Captain of the Navy but as one human who visits another and who maintains due respect and humbleness in the presence of his host. Outside of an extra suit of skivvies and an assistant to take pictures, he brought no equipment or supplies with him. When the landing craft disappeared over the horizon, Karig was left with his incurable optimism, an assortment of native insects and a foreboding as to the native diet on which he would have to subsist.

The information he gained of the habits, histories and customs of his native hosts is, of course, unique in its contribution to world learning. He tells all in a simple, direct and emphatic narrative style that is like nothing so much as adventure. For the most part he is content to sit back and observe, but in the most unexpected places the old Karig wit and satire flashes forth to lend a zest that isn't often found in the best of fiction. Sample: "The politicians and professional reformers are already panting for the opportunity to take over the islands. I suppose the Committee on UnAmerican Activities is already planning a junket to the South Seas on information that most of the islanders praaice communism—as they have for upwards of a thousand years."

Therein lies the due to Karig's purpose in writing the book. His indignation at the thought of "do-gooders" and "promoters" disrupting a way of life which 15

in its way is far more "civilized'' than our own is so great as to prevent him from discussing the possibility in any but scathing satire. He believes, and after reading his book more than a few will agree, that the destruction of the Micronesian way of life would be a greater tragedy than the obliteration of our own civilization.

His parting shots deserve to be reproduced here and wherever T H E FORTUNATE ISLANDS is reviewed:

"Let's not subscribe to a policy of pants for the Palauans, or of maJcing Micronesia safe for Democrats or Republicans or Congregationalists or Catholics or the soap industry.

"Let's leave one corner of the earth imcontaminated by tin-can civilization, so that when we of the white race wipe each other out with atomic bombs and biological warfare, the Micronesians can take over the world without handicaps."

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{Continued from page 9) and afloat coming under the cognizance of the Btureau of Ships.

The organization of the program will be in the form of Volunteer Bureau of Ships Units. Membership in such units is on a voluntary basis. Members will be ordered to duty upon mobilization individually according to their specialties and in billets where they can best serve the interests of the Naval Service.

No officer and enlisted persormel quotas are being established as membership is on a non-pay, voluntary basis and dependent upon individual interest and enthusiasm. Units will be established in locations where Training Centers and leased space are already available and where interested groups may be formed in sufficient numbers for training purposes.

Under present circumstances members of the Volunteer Bureau of Ships Units will be employed for the most part in civilian life in their specialized fields.

The ourriculum for training, therefore, will consist of refresher courses in Naval Administration, Bureau of Ships Organization, lectures, training films and field trips to Naval shipyards and industrial plants and establishments.

Selection Boards for Reserve Officers Seleaion boards to consider inactive reserve officers and those on Active duty under the "Naval Reserve" appropriation will be convened following the current seleaion boards, it has been announced by the Navy Department.

It is expeaed that these boards will be convened in the late spring of 1949.

They will consider for promotion those Naval Reserve officers whose running mates on the lineal list were considered 16

for promotion by the regular boards now in session.

The selection boards underway at present are for the promotion of officers on the lineal list, including both regular Navy and Naval Reserve officers on active duty under the appropriation "Pay and Subsistence of Naval Personnel."

Netvy to Subsidize Off-Duty Educational Courses

val Distria, will represent the Eleventh, Twelfth, 'Thirteenth and Seventeenth Naval Districts. The Pacific Fleet Group, under Commander Western Sea Frontier, will send a team representing all Pacffic Fleet Units on the West Coast, while the Hawaiian Group, under Commander Service Force Pacific, will send a team for all Naval Aaivities ashore and afloat in the Hawaiian area.

Also under the cognizance of ComServPac is the Far East Group representing activities ashore and afloat west of the Hawaiian Islands. The South-Central United States group, under Commandant Sixth Naval District, will represent the Sixth, Eighth and Ninth Naval Districts with the Northeastern Group, under the command of Commandant "Third Naval Distria, being composed of the First, Third, and Fourth Naval Distrias. Ilie Fifth, Tenth and Fifteenth Naval Districts, Potomac River and Severn River Naval Commands are combined into the Middle-Adantic Group, under the Potomac River Naval Command. The eighth team represents the Adantic Fleet Group under Commander Service Force Adantic Fleet and is composed of fleet and shore based units of the Adantic Fleet including Adantic Fleet units operating under the Commander in Chief Eastern Adantic and Mediterranean Forces.

The championships will be conduaed on the A.A.U. elimination basis with official A.A.U. rules for wrestling governing subject championships and eliminations.

There will be eight classes: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, lightweight and heavyweight.

Individual awards to the champion, the runner-up and all participants in the final championship will be furnished by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

The Navy Department has announced that it will subsidize off-duty courses for Naval personnel at accredited colleges, universities, and junior colleges.

The new program is designed to allow general education to advance handin-hand with technical training received

by Naval personnel and opens up the oppormnities for the education of personnel at a higher level than has heretofore been available.

Naval District Commandants, through their Directors of Training, have been authorized to expend special funds for payment of mition for the courses taken voluntarily by Naval personnel. The maximiun amount payable per semester or quarter is $25 per course with the individual being allowed to enroll in but two courses during a semester or quarter.

Eligible for the funds are persormel of the regular Navy or Naval Reserve personnel under orders to active duty for a period of at least one year. Eidisted personnel must have at least one year obligated service remaining upon enrollment.

Applicants will confer with Educational Services Officers or other educational counselors concerning the courses suited to their needs, qualifications and educational programs. Ordy those courses which contribute to the improved performance of duty or the professional capabilities of the individual will be approved.

Anyone who either through failure or Two Class "A" Schools To Be voluntary withdrawal fails to complete Established two consecutive courses for which funds have been made available will be inITie establishment of two new class A eligible for additional funds without schools has been announced by the Navy prior approval from the Bureau of Naval Department. The two establishments Personnel. will be at Norfolk, Va., and San Diego, Calif., and will train men for the rating All-Navy Wrestling Championships of Teleman. The first classes will conThe All-Navy wrestling championship vene on 14 February 1949, with the will be held the week of 20 March 1949 courses lasting 16 weeks. at the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Training will cover the duties of a Md. All enlisted personnel on active teleman, which includes operation and duty in the Navy, Marine Corps and operational upkeep on typewriters, teleCoast Guard, Midshipmen at Naval Air typewriters, voice radio and ayptoTraining Commands and Naval Reserve graphic machines. Telemen also act as personnel on extended aaive duty are communications yeomen and perform all eligible for participation. mail services required for operation of Eight groups will send wresding naval post offices.

Classes at the schools will be composed teams, composed of their champion in each weight group, to the competition. of recruits and personnel from the fleet, The West Coast Group, under the com- including among the recruit quota a permand of the Commandant Twelfth Na- centage of women.

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Alumni ISews WE SALUTE The Rugged Stalwarts of the NAVY Football T e a m When the final whisde blew in the stadium in Philadelphia on the afternoon of Saturday, 27 November, in «o far as the Navy rooters were concerned, we had won THE game. The story of that contest is now football history but the courage, confidence and will to win which were displayed by the Navy team on the field that day were an inspiration which will live long in our hearts.

To the Brigade of Midshipmen whose enthusiasm was sustained through weeks of bitter defeat; to Coach George Sauer whose faith in his team as a whole and in his players as individuals supplied the determination which carried these men through a discouraging season to its glorious conclusion; and the NAVY players who refused to permit past defeats to dampen their spirit but who, with dogged determination and inspired play, turned in a performance that will long be remembered—to all of these the Naval Academy Alumni Association gives its hearty, '"Well Done!"

Our thoughts parallel those of the Editor of the Annapolis Evening Capital as expressed in the following editorial which appeared in that paper on 29 November: "The citizens of this section can pay no better tribute to the Navy team, which battled a favored Army team to a 21-21 tie Saturday than to figuratively hoist a 'Well Done' signal.

"The midshipmen demonstrated once again that morale is a tremendous factor in competition. The enthusiasm of the brigade, the determination of the football players not to be defeated, paid dividends.

"Navy won everything but the score. They drew the praise of sports writers all over the nation, the plaudits of a vast multitude of citizens and walked off with the statistics.

"They had that mysterious 'rwelfth man' on the field that an Army officer wrote about after the 1946 Army-Navy game. An unseenman-spirit that spurred them on.

"We saw this 'unseen man' playing with the fighting forces of America during the war.

On t h e Bulletin Board at the Alumni House—

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Spindrift—By Lee Shores

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Navy Athletics

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What's the Dope

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Well Done!—Paul L. Holland—

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

TRUSTEES

R. Adm. Leigh Noyes, USN (Ret.), '06 (Washington) Mr. N. C. Wynkoop, '16 (New York) Mr. W. E. Dilmars, '19 (New York) Cdr. Scott Lamb, USN (Ret.), '19 (Philadelphia) Capi. J. R. Wallace, USN, '22 (Naval Academy) Cdr. W. F. BuUis, USNR, '24 (Washington) Mr. G. L. Powell, '35 (Washington) Adm. Frederick C. Sherman, '10 (San Diego)

Trustees

To serve until 1 July 1950 To serve until 1 July 1949 Lt. Cdr. W. B. Jupp, USN (Ret.), '13 Adni. D. F. Sellers, USN (Ret.), '94 Mr. H. McCoy Jones, '19 Capt. M. D. Gilmore, USN (Ret.), ' ^^Mr. J. Pierre Bernard, '23 Cdr. C. C. Vickrey, USNR, '15 Mr. H. R. England, '27 R. Adm. 0 . S. Colclough, USN, '21 Mr. Hanson W. Baldwin, '24 To serve until 1 July 1951 Capt. W. R. Smedberg, III, USN, '26 Capt. T. J. Hamilton, USN, '27 Capt. R. S. Mclver, USNR, '21 Lt. Col. John Saxten, USMC, '33 R. Adm. H. C. Train, USN (Ret.), '09 Capt. Robert Henderson, USN (Ret. ) ,R. Adm. T. L. Sprague, USN. '18 '02 (Los Angeles) Capt. C. W. King, USNR ( R e t ) , '22

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'Twas the week before Christmas And all through the Hall Not a Midshipman was boning— Not one of them all; They are dreaming of leave And what it would bring And also admitting The Admiral is King.

HEN the Brigade of Midshipmen— some 3300 strong—gathered around the Chapel steps the night of Tuesday, 21 December, for the annual Christmas carol singing, does memory ever rurn back in its flight a hundred years or more . . . does one wonder what the Midshipmen did then, at Christmastide? That small band of three-score in number, with the handful of instructors? i The spirit of Noel probably has changed but little . . . but the amount of time designated for Christmas leave has changed a lot ;. . . from 24 hours to two weeks . . . this I year, holiday leave is granted from 22 Dec. until 2 Jan., but back in 1849, Commander Upshur, Superintendent, wrote to the Secretary of the Navy: "I think you suggested that a longer term would be productive of evil consequences . . . long vacations whether at Christmas or other seasons were invariably productj^-ve of serious injury to young officers jof the institution." ' Holiday leave was cut to only a few days. ' The Journal of the Naval Academy for 25 Dec. 1851, notes: "By direction of the Superintendent, the midshipmen and acting midshipmen were given permission to visit the city until sunset . . . two midshipmen were given permission to stay until after sunset."

The same account is again made the following year: "Tomorrow being Christmas day the duties of the Academy will be suspended for the day."

The year 1854 fared no better . . . "Suspension of duties today in consequence of its being Christmas, and liberty was granted to the students of the Academy to visit the city."

From Newport, R. I.—during Civil War l(Jays—reads this report: "Tomorrow being Christmas, the usual Academic routine will be suspended after chapel services, to be resumed on the morning of the 26th instant.

The recitations for that day will be prepared this evening."

The Army and Navy Journal for December, 1887 reads better, thus: "About 44 cadets availed themselves of the Superintendent's order concerning leave of absence and visited friends and relatives in New York, Washington and Baltimore . . . all returned safely on Monday evening. The cadets seemed to be

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highly elated over their absence and only sorry that it could not be prolonged.

"A very pleasant hop was given by the cadets on Christmas eve. The gymnasium was decorated tastefully, as usual, and the evening was well spent by all present. Not many visitors attended the hop, but the floor was almost filled and additions would have crowded it. Mrs. Comdr. Schouler and Cadet Bassett of the first class received.

"The week has been rather a weary one for those cadets who have not been away. Liberty to visit the city of Annapolis is not much of a treat, unless the release from discipline for a few hours is comforting. All the week, express wagons have been rattling down the main road leaving boxes from home for the different cadets; doubtless some enjoyment has come from the contents of the boxes but one would hardly believe that the entire cadet corps could consume the amount that has been left at the building during the week . . ."

The Journal for 1894 notes: "Christmas was very quietly observed at the Academy.

Many cadets went riding or driving during the day; attendance at meal formation was voluntary. . . . Sunday routine was observed Christmas Day." "Ir has been given out officially that the midshipmen will have examinations the day after Christmas, December 26, the Journal for 1907 stated. "If this be true, it will necessitate boning on Christmas night. This does seem pretty hard for the young men, especially as every school in the country has holiday for several days after Christmas . . . even West Point cadets are not expected to bone for exams on Christmas night."

Superintendent Henry B. Wilson became known as the great humanizer of the Midshipmen's Christmas leave, when he started the custom of allowing about eight days for holiday leave, back in 1921.

This season, the Christmas Hop was held the night of Saturday, 18 December, in Dahlgren Hall, with a beautifully lighted Christmas tree on the deck. Among the many pretty drags were members of the Hood College choir, who presented Handel's Messiah in conjunction with the Naval Academy Choir Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in the Chapel.

One hundred and thirty voices of the Naval Academy Choir joined over seventy voices from Hood College under the direction of Asso. Prof. Donald C. Gilley, Naval Academy Choir Director. Organ music was furnished

by William Sprigg of Hood College and orchestral music by a section of the Naval Academy Band under the direction of Lt. Alexander Cecil Morris.

Guest soloists were Barbara Stevenson, soprano; Lydia Summers, contralto; Willard Young, tenor and Chester Watson, bass baritone. Both Miss Stevenson and Miss Summers appeared the preceding week at Constitution Hall, where they sang solo roles with the Washington Choral Society.

Dr. Paul Beckhelm of Hood College is Dirertor of the Hood Choir. Midshipman C. E. Bennett of Mattoon, 111., is in charge of the Naval Academy Choir and is assisted by Midshipman John F. Harper, Jr., of Waverly, N.Y. The performances, given last season for the first time in conjunction with the Hood College choir, are given for the benefit of the Memorial Organ Fund which offers an oppormnity for those attending to take part in a memorial to those who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country.

Following the carol singing by the Brigade, which was led by the Naval Academy Glee Club, Choir and Band between the hours of 6:30 and 7 o'clock, the annual Christmas dinner for the Brigade was held in the Mess Hall, with the traditional turkey and all the trimmings.

Christmas Eve a candlelight service was held in the Chapel with Christmas carols and hymns sung from 11 o'clock until midnight.

A communion service followed.

OFFICIAL Following the departure of the Brigade for their homes all over the country. Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and Mrs. Holloway, left for Charleston, S. C, where they will spend the holidays with her parents, Major General Johnson Hagood, USA (Ret.), and Mrs. Hagood.

On Saturday, 4 December, Admiral and Mrs. Holloway entertained the members of the Navy football squad, and their drags, at a supper dance in the Superintendent's Quarters from 7:30 until midnight.

Among the guests were Captain Frank Trenwith Ward, Commandant of Midshipmen, and Mrs. Ward; Capt. William G. Cooper, Secretary to the Academic Board, and Mrs. Cooper; Comdr. Thomas D. Cunningham, Flag Lieutenant, and Mrs. Cunningham; Capt. H. Howard Caldwell, new Director of Athletics, and Mrs. Caldwell, and Navy's head football coach George H. Sauer, and Mrs. Sauer. Other guests included members of the Department of Athletics and the coaching staff, and their ladies.

On hand for the occasion, on the landing of the stairs, was Three-to-Nothing Jack Dal-

Shipiidi.

ton, famous Navy goat mascot that usually resides in the foyer of Macdonough Hall.

Chrysanthemums were used in decorating the rooms, and tiny golden mums, tied with Navy blue and gold ribbon, made u p the corsages tor the ladies. Chocolate ice cream footballs were the dessert, and small cakes were iced with " N . " T h e Naval Academy Orchestra furnished dance music, and square dancing and the conga linej were prevalent throughout the evening.

On Wednesday, 15 December, Admiral and Mrs. Holloway entertained at the third in the series of "at homes," from the hours of five to seven.

Pouring at the tea, coffee and punch tables were Mrs. Herman A. Spanagel, Mrs. Benjamin H . Adams, Mrs. Royce P. Davis, Mrs. John G. Spangler, Mrs. Reid P. Fiala, Mrs. Thomas J. Hamilton, Mrs. John L. Daley.

Mrs. Rollo N . Norgaard, Mrs. Ian C. Eddy, Mrs. Jesse W . Miller.

And Mrs. William E. Farrell, Mrs. Roy E. Bishop, Mrs. George H . Sauer. Mrs. Francis J. Foley, Mrs. Clarence L. Blew, Mrs. Wilson D. Leggett, Jr., Mrs. Earl W . Thompson, Mrs. Paul F. Dugan, Mrs. Robert E. Dornin and Mrs. Frank Metz.

O n Wednesday, 8 D e c , Admiral and Mrs. Holloway attended a reception at the Naval Observatory, Washington, which was given

by Admiral and Mrs. Louis Denfeld for Vice Admiral H . T. W . Grant, CDE, DSO, of the Canadian Navy, and Mrs. Grant.

Vice Admiral and Mrs. Grant paid an official visit to the Academy on Saturday, 11 D e c , when they were guests of honor of the Holloways at luncheon in the Superintendent's Quarters. Guests included Commodore V. S. Godfrey, H C N , Canadian Naval Attache, and Mrs. Godfrey; Comdr. (S) V. W . Howland, RCN, Capt. Floyd F. Ferris, U S N and Capt. and Mrs. Jesse R. Miller, USN. Thursday, 9 D e c , Admiral and Mrs. Holloway attended a reception in the Hall of the Americas at the Pan American Union given in honor of the President of Cuba, the Honorable Carlos Prio Socarras.

An official visit was paid the Naval Academy the following day by the President of Cuba, and a party of twelve, which included Senor Carlos Hevia, Minister of State, Class 1920, U S N A , and Brig. Gen. J. J. L'Hare, USA, Aide de Camp.

Friday night, 10 D e c , Governor and Mrs. William Preston Lane, Jr., of Maryland, were honor guests in the Superintendent's Quarters, preceding the Governor's address to the midshipmen of the first class. Guests included Under Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. W .

John Kenney, Capt. and Mrs. William W .

Hargrave, Capt. and Mrs. Merle A. Sawyer, Capt. and Mrs. William R. Smedberg, III, and Capt. and Mrs. William G. Cooper.

Tuesday, 14 D e c , Admiral and Mrs. Holloway were dinner guests of Vice Admiral and Mrs. W i l l i a m Fechteler at their home in Washington, D. C. Sunday, 19 D e c , luncheon guests in the Superintendent's Quarters included Dr. Andrew G. Truxal, President of Hood College, and Mrs. Truxal, which preceded the afternoon performance of Handel's Messiah by the Naval Academy and Hood College choirs.

Other guests included Chaplain and Mrs. Everett P. W u e b b e n s and the Rev. and Mrs. C. Edward Berger.

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Lt. Marie B. Kelleher. Naval Academy P u b l i c Information Officer, became the first W A V E offices- in this history of the Severn River Naval C o m m a n d to be commissioned in the Regular Navy, in ceremonies h e l d in t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s Office at 9 A. M., Monday, 6 Dec. Reading from left to right a r e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; C o m d r . James J. Southerland, Flag Secretary to t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; Lt. Marie B . Kelleher, U S N ; Comdr. T h o m a s D. C u n n i n g h a m , Flag L i e u t e n a n t ; R e a r Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., Superintendent of the U. S. Naval A c a d e m y ; Capt. W i l l i a m G. Cooper, Secretary to the Academic B o a r d . Official U. S. Navy P h o t o g r a p h .

ON THE

RECORD

T h e "Camel Caravan Show" starring Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra, which is broadcast every Saturday night over CBS, saluted the Naval Academy on 20 November in Macdonough Hall, when a medley of "Anchors Aweigh," and "Navy Blue and Gold" delighted the audience of 1,500 midshipmen. Of equal pleasure to the midshipmen audience was the "Moonbeams," a quartet of pretty girls.

Over one hundred and seventy-five employees of the Engineering Experimental Station recently gathered in the Station cafeteria to witness the presentation of diplomas and to honor 46 supervisors of the Station who had successfully completed the courses of instruction under the work improvement program.

This is a Navy Department sponsored project.

Following the luncheon, the program was opened by Charles E. Eslinger, senior training supervisor, who was master of ceremonies and explained the many advantages of the program. Captain L. W . Creighton, USN, spoke of his war-time sea experiences indicating where work at the Station brought about important changes in naval machinery and apparatus which saved both loss of life and equipment through changes in materials, mountings, construction and adaptations of equipment.

Before presenting the certificates to the graduates, Capt. W . D . Leggett, Jr., U S N , Director of the local Station, told of his W o r k Improvement Program experiences. H e is a graduate of the course at Charleston Naval Shipyard.

Those completing the course were George

S. Wilson, N . E. Aubrey, Can D . Olson, Eugene T. Fitzpatrick, John E. Seibel, Oliver E. Fisher, John D . McGill, G. Alexander, Jess A. Medford, Joseph E. Cromwell, Leonard Parkinson, William Randall, Harry J. Medford, William F. Burgess, Leroy C. Kelley, John H. Belcer, Howard O. Bassford, Louis A. Nowell, Sr., J. A. Courtney, Charles R. Brady, Robert Jarrell, George L. Harting, Haskell Parish, Ernest G. Williams, A. Estes, Ted Cromar, Frank A. Donelan, William G. Bush, James R. Anderson, Roy Willie, Claude C. Kemp, Louis G. Seebo, William H . Sevier, Howard Finkle, Thomas E. Harbach, Alonzo Guy, Adam Orluskie, Carroll J. Airey, Leroy Moreland, William F. Cady, Roland E. Como, and Thomas C. Shane.

SPECIAL

LECTURES

The New Year brings a highly interesting and educational series of lectures to the First Class, all to be held in Mahan Hall. The schedule is as follows, for the month of January: Seventh, Mr. John Mason Brown, associate editor and dramatic critic, Saturday Review of Literature, whose subject is: "Seeing Things."

Fourteenth, Dr. Clark Drouillard Goodman, Associate Professor of Physics, M I T , subject: "Nuclear Science and Engineering."

Twenty-first, Read Admiral Edward C. Ewen, USN, Chief of Public Relations, Navy Department; subject: "The Navy and Public Relations."

Twenty-eighth, Dr. James P. Baxter, 3rd, President of Williams College, subject:

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wiU probably make me the world's T HIS most unpopular Alimini Presidenr but it is my job as 1 see it.

The Republican Party claims they lost the last election because of their own complacency and failure to get their registered voters out on Election Day. Today is too late. I pray our Association profits by their experience.

Today we are a going concern. We operate in the black—^1 feel confident it will be turned over to the new administration in June as a vital, solvent, worthwhile organization. It has frankly been one hell of a job and has taken a huge part of my rime and that of your Trustees. However, it can easily revert to a casually run "remember back when" affair unless you, the paying members get your backs up.

When I took over this job more was heard about the cruise of the White Fleet than how we were going to pay our bills! Now 1 am ineligible to run again—I go back to building boilers^but for God's sake get together and nominate (by February 15th with 25 endorsers) and then elect (by May 15th) some younger man as the next President.

This organization isn't stable enough yet to have a national figurehead or someone whom we wish to honor—as President. It should be someone preferably no older rhan

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fifty or fifty-five—someone who can spend a few days each month in Annapolis—someone who has the drive, the time and the money to keep this show going. Organization is fine but with this small a ship the whole structure still reflects its Captain.

My experience in the past two years indicates this might well be someone from the closer Eastern area or if not, one who is financially able to make the trips. With the membership divided equally between active service and civilian, I had hoped we could nominate an active service member, but such has been frowned on for this next term.

Therefore, each Local Association get someone who meets the above qualifications, have the nomination signed by twenty-five National Association members and send ir in before February 15 th. Let the National slate have several names from which the members may choose. Let the same reasoning apply ro the four National Trustees also to be nominated. This is your responsibility—your duty.

Take my advice on what the job requires.

To those whose toes I've stepped on—my apologies. To the rest who agree 1 throw the torch—may you carry it high! One more term and the younger the better. After that we will be ready to do honor to several grand men by making them our Prseidents and Trustees.

9m

Spindrift

By Lee S h o r e s

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case anyone hasn't heard the glorious news. Navy tied Army in that traditional battle at the end of November. I realize that I ought not to insult the intelligence of any good Navy graduates with that statement, but, well, I need a lead into my first few tales and they concern the A-N Game so I did have cause to say what I did. N o w to the tales.

Drags, of course, share the honors for making the printed page what it is. One worldly first-classman had a more worldly drag than most. T h e drag, being more worldly than might be expected, wanted to please her particular midshipman so her conversation throughout the evening following the game consisted mainly of topics of and relating to the afternoon's events. At one point during the session, she said, "Honey, that Sunshine Hawkins sure played a swell game, didn't he?" H e . somewhat mystified, asked her to whom she was referring. She replied, "Sunshine Hawkins, that fullback who's so good."

N o w he knew. " N o , baby, it's not Sunshine, it's Bill Hawkins, to whom you are referring."

But no, she wasn't to be p u t off. "His name is Sunshine, because I sat right behind the Navy bench and every time he came out of the game the cheerleaders called cut 'Sunshine Hawkins' to the other midshipmen."

Bless those good old Academy yells for that one.

It might be well here to consider our worthy opponents in the classic. About five minutes after the game the Army Squad was assembled in its dressing room, looking a little the worse for wear. Present also was the famous Grayleg coach. The notable Blaik, trying to find something to say in vain, stared around the room. Suddenly it became evident that the only people present were people who ought to be present. N o reporters, no photographers, no radio men, no nothing. Just football players, coaches and trainers. Quoth the afore-mentioned Blaik, "Well, boys, it looks as if we lost the game!" And, as has been inferred many times before, that was true.

N o t only the midshipmen, but also the President of the United States were enjoying the pleasures of rooting for the service teams that day. At one point, early in the game, a row of industrious Naval Tech boys held up a long sign, painted with red letters two feet high. Inscribed thereon were these words, " G A L L U P PICKS A R M Y . " This brought Mr. T r u m a n to his feet. W e a r i n g his famous broad grin he turned to the cheering section and waved violently, remembering a day not long past when he too had been confronted with Herr Gallup's prediction.

T o stray afield from athletic things for a moment, your writer received a letter, a real fan letter, by gum, in a recent mail! His thanks to the sender, who, for reasons which will become obvious a few lines down, will remain

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unknown for now. At any rate, the letter came from a certain naval officer. Class of '36, who is stationed at N A S , Jacksonville. His letter referred to the Spindrift in the November issue of this magazine. His question was, " W h a t the hell is a C I S?" My first impression was that some old fogy (I still have a few black hairs left, though they are going fast) had gotten so far away from things around the old campus that he had forgotten his lore.

But a little research has disclosed that the term C I S hasn't been in in existence here at the Academy for so many years. Consequently, with an apology for my first thought to the Commander, I will explain what manner of things these are. A C I S is generally a telegram, though it may be a letter or a phone

call. It is sent to a midshipman, normally on or about 2200 (often later) immediately preceding a dragging weekend. The content varies greatly, but in general the wire, if so it be, runs like this, "Grandmother very ill, have no money, have run in last decent pair of stockings, etc." Any one or all and more of these statements may precede the meat of the message, which is: "Can't come down tomorrow. Letter following to explain." In plainer words, I won't be down to go to the hop with you because I've got another date and hate to tell you so. T h e actual translation of C I S in plain language won't bear printing, but with a little imagination it can be deduced from this "Cripes, I'm sorry." Need 1 say more, Commander.'

Credit goes to the Plebe Class for being bright on this one and a little more credit to the First Class for being a little brighter.

It seems that a certain '52'er was running a little low on cash a few weeks back. Now, being a photographer of decided ability, and being possessed of an eye for business, he perceived that there were many excellent looking young ladies being dragged by many eager midshipmen. And these said eager ones didn't, in general, have in their possession a photograph of the ladies mentioned. Therefore, armed with camera, flash bulbs, film and a supply of neat little business cards, similar

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Remember When It Was This Simple?

R E P O R T OF FITNESS OF N A V A L CADETS. (To be made in duplicate to the Bureau of Navigation at the end of each quartet.)

FORM G. Name—S. Gannon; Division—First; Ship—^Kearsarge; Com'd by—Capt.

W m . Folger; Date—March. 3 1 , 1901.

Scale of marks: "Excellent"; "Very good"; "Tolerable"; "Indifferent"; "Bad"; "Complete failure." ( N o other terms shall be used.)

Q U A R T E R L Y ' R E P O R T O N T H E FITNESS OF N A V A L CADETS FORM G. N a m e , S. Gannon; Division, First; Attached to, U. S. Flagship KEARSARGE; Period covered by this report from January 1st, 1901, to March 3 1 , 1901; Nature of duties performed (if more than one regular duty, state duration of e a c h ) . Watch Officer in port-—Junior Watch at sea.

1. Ability shown in each of the following-named duties: a. Officer of the watch—Ex. b. In charge of boat—Ex. c. Mate of deck—V.G. d. Mate of hull . e. Officer of division—(Jr.) V.G. /. Junior officer of division—V.G. g. Engine and fire r o o m — N o experience. h. Signal officer—V.G. i. Navigation—Good.

2. Attention to duty: a. Character of Navigation Notebook—Good. b. Character of Journal—V.G. 3. Manner of performing duties—V.G. 4. Zeal, intelligence, and judgment shown in instructing, drilling, and handling enlisted men.—Ex. 5. General conduct and bearing—Ex. 6. Health—V.G. 7. W e r e any duties other than the ordinary routine duties of his position performed by said naval cadet during the period stated? If so, specify the duties and state how each was performed. Cadet G.—did much extra and unusual duty in command of men in drill at Pensacola.—He showed unusual ability.

8. W a s said naval cadet under the influence of liquor at any time during the period covered by this report, or has any entty been made in the medical journal during such period which indicates the use by said naval cadet of intoxicants or drugs which tend to disqualify h i m for service?—No to each query. (See paragraph 9, article 2 3 8 , as amended.)

9. W a s any punishment inflicted upon said naval cadet during the period covered by this report? If so, give date and nature of offense and kind and degree of punishment.—None.

10. Remarks. ( T o be complete in detail in order that the Academic Board may be able to form an accurate estimate of the cadet at the completion of the two years' course afloat.) — He shows great aptitude for the service.—Is attentive, zealous and of exemplary conduct.

Captain, U.S.N., Commanding USES K E A R S A R G E

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Navy Makes Some Yardage.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

Hawkins going over for the tying touchdown.—Official U. S. Navy Photograph.

ilW-NM FOOTIIML G W Saturday, 27 November, 1948, is a date that will be remembered by the Navy for a long time in view of the outstanding game played by the Naval Academy football team against a highly favored West Point aggregation. One-hundred-and-one thousand spectators were thrilled by the hard, clean game played by the midshipmen and cadets. The Navy asked no quarter and gave no quarter and played the mighty Army team to a standstill all afternoon.

Although there were long runs—Pistol Pete Williams' 59-yard dash that set up the first score of the game, and long passes that contributed to Army's scores, all scores came from within the 10-yard-line.

Bill Hawkins was Navy's outstanding player. Bill tied the ball game in the final quarter and then stopped an Army rally by batting down a possible touchdown pass. He scored two of the Navy's touchdowns, one from 4 yards out and the other from the one. Baysinger, Navy's quarterback, accounted for the other score on a quarterback sneak from the 1-yard-line. Drew, of Navy, added all three extra points after touchdowns. He did an outstanding job when he was called upon to kick the extra point when the score read Army 21, Navy 20. In spite of the pressure that was on him at this time of the game he cooly kicked the ball through the uprights.

Arnold Galiffa, of Army, set up Army's first two touchdowns on passes for 24 yards for the first score, and 40 yards for the second.

Schultz went over from the six and Cosentino from the three. Galiffa counted the third and final score on a sweep around end for eleven yards. Captain Bill Yeoman of Army counted for all three extra points.

Mackmull kicked off for Army as the game started and Green brought the kickoff back

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to Navy's 22-yard-line. Navy could not advance for a first down and Baysinger kicked to Reed who returned it to his own 40. Army could not advance the ball and Rawers kicked to Navy's eleven where the ball was dead.

Three tries at the line by the midshipmen gave them a first down on the 22. Two more smashes at the line were good for seven yards, and on a shovel pass from Baysinger, Pete Williams got loose around left end for 59 yards down the sideline to Army's 13. He was nearly stopped at one time, but ffot loose again and almost went the distance before Henry of Army finally pulled him down.

Green carried to the 10 and then Williams took it to the 3 for a first down. Baysinger added all but one foot of it on a quarterback sneak and then added the last foot for a touchdown. The score read Navy 7, Army 0.

Navy had gone 89 yards for a score in ten plays. The midshipmen kept the play in Army territory the remainder of the first quarter.

At the end of the period Navy was close enough to try a field goal but they refused to try it and Baysinger was thrown for a substantial loss and Army took possession of the ball. The cadets then made their first down of the contest. Army was then held and had to punt. The ball went into the end zone and Navy took over on the 20. Navy couldn't gain and Baysinger kicked to Army's 45.

Scott and Schultz took the ball to a first down on the Navy 42 and Galiffa threw a 24-yard pass to Parrish for a first down at the thirteen. Cosentino made seven and Schultz then hurdled and plunged the remaining six for Army's first score. Yeoman converted for the extra point to tie the score 7 to 7.

After an exchange of punts. Army started to move again from its 46. They picked up a first down and on the same pass play Galiffa threw to Parris for 40 yards to the Navy 3, and Cosentino went over for the score.

Yeoman converted and the score was Army 14, Navy 7.

Following the next kick-off, Baysinger made Navy's first down during the second quarter.

Hawkins and Purvis made two more for the Middies as the first half ended.

Army kicked off to start the second half and on the first series of plays, Williams made a first down at midfield. Home passed to Ryan for another first down at the 40-yardline. Reed and Shelley stopped Williams after he had made three. Hawkins was stopped on the next play. Baysinger then punted to Bobby Vinson, who was stopped at his 14. Scott was stopped twice without too much gain. Rawers punted out to Navy's 45. When Navy couldn't gain and Baysinger tried to punt, Kellum broke through and blocked the kick, and it was the Cadet's ball on Navy's 38.

Schultz made nine, then failed to gain on the next play. Stephenson went through for 7 to the 23. Schultz made four. One pass was caught out of bounds and then the next two were incomplete. Navy took possession on its own 19. Williams made 4 yards and Baysinger threw to Frasier for a first down at the 31.

Baysinger shot another pass to Purvis. It was first down at the 45. On the next pass, interference was ruled and Navy had another first down on Army's 38. Reed of Army interfered with the receiver.

Baysinger passed to Carson for first down on the 25. Powers went 22 yards to the three.

Powers added two more, and Hawkins wenr over for the last one. Drew converted and the score was 14 to 14. It took the Middies 13 plays to score and traveled 81 yards.

Army came back strong and quickly moved the ball into Navy territory. It was Army's ball, fourth and two to go on Navy's 37 as the third quarter ended. Galiffa went around end and drove to Navy's 18. Two plays took the ball to the 11 and then Galiffa

F o r m a t i o n of M i d s h i p m e n on field p r i o r to m a n n i n g stands.—Official U. S. Navy P h o t o g r a p h .

went around the opposite end for the third Army score. Army 2 1 , Navy 14.

Hawkins brought the kick-off up to his own 30, where Baysinger had to punt. Vinson returned to his own 15. Stephenson got loose for 10 yards. Army was penalized for clipping and the ball was moved back to the 10. Rawers punted to midfield. Hawkins broke loose for a first down to the 35. They ground out another one to the Army 24. Hawkins scored the third Navy touchdown through the line and Drew converted for the extra point. T h e score Navy 2 1 , Army 2 1 . Army tried desperate passes after Navy kicked off with about 2 minutes of the game left to be played. One of Army's passes was knocked to the ground by Hawkins and Navy took possession of the ball and held it for the remainder of the game.

The lineups:

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LEFT ENDS—Frasier, McElroy, Carson.

LEFT TACKLES—Emerson, Renneman.

LEFT GUARDS—Schiweck, Weir, Wagner.

CENTERS—Lawrence, Parsons, Train.

R I G H T G U A R D S — R . Hunt, Cooper.

R I G H T TACKLES — Beeler, Knoizen, J. Hunt.

R I G H T ENDS—Ryan, Ridderhof, Wilson.

QUARTERBACKS—Baysinger, H o m e .

LEFT HALFBACKS—Williams, Earl, Purvis.

R I G H T HALFBACKS — McCully, Green, Powers, Arnold.

FULLBACKS — Hawkins, Bannerman, Marquardt. Wills, Drew.

T h e reception given George Sauer and Ray Swartz by the Midshipmen u p o n their arrival in A n n a p o l i s following the A-N game.

Official U. S. Navy P h o t o g r a p h .

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LEFT ENDS—Trent, Kellum.

LEFT TACKLES—Feir, Aton, Ackerson.

LEFT G U A R D S — L u n n , Henry, Henrickson.

CENTERS—Yeoman, Bullock, Mackmull.

R I G H T G U A R D S — I r o n s , Fastuca, Barnes.

R I G H T TACKLES—Davis, Howell, Rawers.

R I G H T ENDS—Parrish, Elmblad.

QUARTERBACKS—Galiffa, Reed, Dielens.

LEFT HALFBACKS—Stuart, Vinson, Schultz.

R I G H T HALFBACKS—Scott, Shelley.

FULLBACKS—Stephenson, Kukcham, Cosentino.

SCORE Navy Army

7 0

0 14

7 0

7—21 7—21

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Reception of football squad u p o n arrival at Annapolis after the A-N game.—Official U. S. Navy P h o t o g r a p h ,

1901

What's the Dope

W . H . ALLEN, ( R . Adm. USN-Ret.) has moved to Summerville, S. C. B E N Y A U R D B. W Y G A N T , (Capt. USNRet.) wtites to us from "Mizzentop," 801 Westholme Ave., Westwood Hills, Los Angeles 24, Calif.

1902

M a r i n e a ii d X a v a 1 O r d e r s f r o in D e c e m b e r 1890 J. L. SOULE reports: "Will buy a 1945 Register, write 2 4 5 6 Broadway, Baker, Oregon."

C L A U D E BAILEY is now residing at Palmetto Hall, Metritt, Fla.

1891 Sec'y. R. Adm. H. G. Gilmore ( C O US.N-Ret., 1720 N St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

ALTHOUSE and his wife spent the last two weeks of October in Illinois where he was born and lived until going to the Naval Academy. H e reports having had a wonderful time visiting relatives.

T h e Class will be glad to know that C H R I S T Y has at last gotten around to delivering the Tecumseh quiver to Captain Baldridge, Curator of the Naval Academy Mviseum, where any of you who may visit the Museum will find it on display. W h e n it is remembered that the quiver has been in possession of several class presidents since the class had Tenunseh reproduced in bronze many years ago, we should all be pleased to know that its preservation is now assured.

A R C H I B A L D A N T H O N writes that his permanent address is St. Simon Island, Ga.

1892 Secy. Capt. Stanford E. Moses, USN-Ret..

4738 Vista Del Monte, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

B. B. MCCORMICK has changed his address to Wistaria Inn, Summerville, S. C.

1893 W . V. N . P O W E L S O N sends an address at T h e University Club, 1 West 54th St., N e w York 19, N . Y.

1894 STEPHEN V. G R A H A M . (R. Adm. USNR e t ; continues to live at 2227 Observatory Ave., Hollywood, Calif.

1896 Sec'y, Commo. Dudley W. Knox, USN-Ret., Westmoreland Apts., Washington, D. C.

K E N N E T H G. CASTLEMAN informs us that he still resides at Chart House, Newport, R. I.

1897 Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. John W. Morse. USN-Ret., Wardman Park Hotel, Washington 8. D. C.

On November 1, 1948, Class Bulletin #24, commemorating the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of Plebe Year was issued. This contained an up-to-the-minute personal mention of twentyfour ( 2 4 ) Classmates and Associate Members (Widows).

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Vital Statistics:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;In 1893, ninety-three ( 9 3 ) "Naval Cadets" entered the Academy.

Fifty-five ( 5 5 ) years later (in 1 9 4 8 ) , of this group there are still 24 retired officers ( 1 Army, 20 Navj', 3 Marine Corps) and 10 civilians. This seems a remarkably creditable record. The Class also carries on its Rosterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;19 Associate Members ( W i d o w s ) .

JOE POWELL has decided to take life easier. H e and Mrs. Powell plan to spend most of the winter on their beautiful plantation in Thomasville, Georgia.

J O H N N Y T O T T E N H A M , M. D., and Mrs. Tottenham last reported from Mineral Springs, Texas, where they were attending a Medical Convention.

On November 2 (!) BILL LEAHY decided to renew his lease on his fine offices in the W h i t e House for another four years! Bill is undoubtedly one of the oldest Naval Officers on active duty. Our sincere congratulations.

DR. H O R A C E WELLS and Mrs. Wells spent their summer vacation in Mexico City.

J I M M Y CHASE, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret) reports his address has changed from Westport, Conn, to 124 Coley Ave., Mount Holly, N e w Jersey.

The Treasurer is happy to report that there is a substantial cash balance in the bank so "No Class Dues" will be assessed for the year 1949.

1899

W . G. D I M A N continues to live at 2000 Midwood Place, Charlotte, N . C. JAMES A. CAMPBELL, JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N - R e t ) sends an address at 100 Philadelphia St., Rehoboth Beach, Del.

1903 Sec'y, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, USN-Ret., 2823 29th St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C.

M A R T I N K. METCALF, ( R . Adm. USNRet.) whose address is 2038 Soledad Ave., Lajolla, Calif., was recently honored by the British government with the Companion Order of the Bath, highest order that nation bestows upon non-Britishers. H e was recommended for this honor by the Canadian government in appreciation of the job he i d in transporting Canadian troops, while he was director of all convoys and routings from the East coast, 1941-1945.

R. W . R Y D E N , (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) gives his temporary address as Box 2 ~ ^ 1 , Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1904 Sec'y, R. Adm. Fred E. McMillen ( S O USN-Ret., El Cortez, San Diego, Calif.

GEORGE M. BAUM, (Capt. USN-Ret.) writes to us from 6444 Estates Drive, Oakland, Calif.

D A V I D W . BAGLER, ( A d m . USN-Ret.) now resides at 2005 Soledad Ave., La JoUa, Cahf.

E D S O N C. O A K advises us that his new address is Box 389, Chanute, Kansas.

H A R R Y R. S T U A R T , ( R . Adm. USNRet.) is living at 2231 Bancroft Place, N . W . , Washington 8, D . C.

1905

Sec'y, V. Adm. John W. Greenslade, USN-Ret., 226 Greenwood Heights, Bellevue, Ohio.

Sec'v. Cdr. Hugo Frankenberger, USN-Ret., 1308 Emerson St.. N.W., Washington 11, D. C.

A letter from J I M M Y BUTTRICK, (Brig.

Gen. USMC-Ret.) tells that he and Mrs. Buttrick are both well and happy. They still occupy their comfortable all-year cottage in Jamestown, R. I.

ALBERT T. C H U R C H , (R. Adm. U S N ) advises us that his address is 26 Southgate Ave., Annapolis, Md. ALBERT N O R R I S , (Capt. USN-Ret.) is living on 2716 Poinsettia Drive, San Diego 6, Calif.

J O H N J. L O N D O N , (Capt. USN-Ret.) has a new addtess at 2525 Sunset Drive, Miami Beach, Fla.

N o v e m b e r 18, 1948 Dear A d m i r a l C o n e y : W e would appreciate it if you w o u l d p u b l i s h this letter in your n e x t issue of SHIPMATE. Many of Admiral Gannon's friends and associates have expressed their .sympathy both by letter and directly to us. W e have endeavored to acknowledge all of these, b u t it is possible that in the n a t u r a l confusion some have been overlooked.

May we therefore express to all of Admiral Gannon's and our friends our sincere appreciation and assure them all that their kindness has been a real comfort to u s .

Dell T. G a n n o n Nancy G a n n o n Gearing Sinclair G a n n o n Lang

1906 Sec'y, Capt. L. M. Atkins, USN-Ret., 39 Franklin St., Annapolis, Md.

W A L T E R F JACOBS, (Capt. USN-Ret.) still resides at 194 Main St., Danielson, Conn.

WILLIS W . BRADLEY, (Capt. USNRet.) advises us that his address changed to 284 Argonne Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

O W E N BARTLETT, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) reports his address is "Westwinds," Jamestown, R. I. H . M. COOLEY, (Capt. USN-Ret.) now resides at 509 South St., Key West, Fla. M A T T H I A S E. M A N L Y , (Capt. USNRet.) writes that his address now is 536 Valley Rd., Santa Barbara, Calif.

Shmnie.

W I L L I A M A. GLASSFORD, (V. Adm. USN-Ret.) informs us of a new address, 43 Berkeley Square, London, W . I., England.

WELL

DONE!

1907 Sec'y, Capt. Charles C. Slayton. USN-Ret., 112 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, Md.

P A T R I C K N . L. BELLINGER, (V. Adm. U S N ) is now in Washington, D . C. where his address is 1320-30th St., N . W .

CLYDE R. R O B I N S O N , ( C a p t U S N ) continues to live at Wardour, Annapolis, Md. C. H . J. K E N N L E R , Counsellor for Foreign Students, Harvard University, recently addressed the N e w England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools at their annual meeting in Boston on Foreign Student Policies in U. S. Colleges.

1908 Sec'y, D. C. Cordiner, US.4-Ret..

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

J. A R T H U R N E L S O N has moved from Darien, Corm. to 47 East 64 St., N e w York 2 1 , N . Y. A R T H U R S. C A R P E N D E R , (V. Adm. U S N - R e t ) has been elected Vice-President of the Navy League of the United States. H e is currenrly Superintendent of T h e Admiral Farragut Academy, Pine Beach, N . J. and St. Petersburg, Fla. L.J.G. R A L P H JAEGER, now located at 180 Cheltenham Rd., Santa Barbara, Calif., states that he is a near neighbor of Sig Harris and Brig. General Oliver Spiller, USN-Ret. Ralph is back in real estate and has several bargains at 1202 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, Calif.

J A C K EARLE of 122 E. 42nd St., N e w York, N . Y., writes us that N o r m a n Van Der Veer and his wife, due to ill health, had to abandon their residence at Villa Breeder and are in the Hospice-Sainte Marie, Route Le Levens, Nice.

D A D C O N N E R of 527-5th Ave., N . Y. City, writes of the death of Mr. C. V. Smith, of N o . 6 Terrace Drive, Port Washington, L. I., N . Y. "Smithy," as he was known to the Class, left the Class before June of 1908 and at the time of his death was the Executive Officer in Charge of Real Estate for A&P in the Metropolitan area of N e w York City.

1909 Sec'y. R. Adm. H . C. Train, USN-Ret., 81 Market St., Annapolis, Md.

C. E. V A N H O O K , ( R . Adm. U S N ) advises us of his new address, 575 Laurel St., San Francisco 18, Calif.

J. B. R U T T E R , (Capt. USN-Ret.) informs us that his permanent address is P. O. Box 29, Bethany Beach, Delaware.

There were 15 present at the monthly class luncheon at the Army-Navy Club, Washington, D . C. on 16 November; namely: Benson, Braisted, Chapline, D u n n , Hambsch, Hatcher, Hustvedt, Keep, McGlasson, Rawls, Reeves, Robertson, R. S., Stuart, Train, Williams.

JOEL B U N K L E Y writes from N e w York that he has sold his house and moved into an apartment; new address 157 East 72nd St., N e w York 2 1 , N . Y. H A R O L D T R A I N writes: "I recently passed through Clearwater, Florida and visited C O U N T and Bessie C H U R C H in their new house. It is a beauty with all comforts, designed by Count. " H A P G I L R O Y writes from Los Angeles that he and H A R R Y S T E P H E N S O N are

J A N U A R Y , 1949

PAUL L. HOLLAND By Margaret A. Stallings V / l R. Paul L. Holland, now Director of Public Works of Baltimore City, is another Academy Alumnus who has become well established in public life.

B o m in Keyset, North Carolina, on November 9, 1887, Mr. Holland was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1908. His naval duties dealt largely with mechanical, electrical and navigational work. As a Lieutenant (junior grade), he was, in December of 1915, placed on the retired list.

Mr. Holland returned, however, to active the position which he now holds. A fellow duty in March, 1917, as a member of the Alumnus writes: "Paul is not a politician and Army and Navy Joint Board of Survey of this fact in itself attests to the confidence Merchant Vessels. H e then became an in- placed in his ability to direct the rehabilitastructor at the Naval Academy in the Elec- tion of the physical plant of Baltimore City trical Engineering Department. At this time with its population of more than one million. he was co-author with G. D . Robinson of a This plant, including highways, water sysbook titled "Modern Theory and Practice of tem, sewage, transportation equipment, beRadio Communication." During this period longing to the City had all reached a deh e was promoted to the grade of Lieutenant plorable state, particularly the highways. HolCommander. land has been given a free hand and record On December 25, 1917, Mr. Holland mar- funds in an effort to put this property into ried Anne Johnson of Charleston, South first-class condition and has by his knowledge Carolina. They have 3 daughters, Anne (Mrs. and experience in engineering been able to instimte new paving methods at a considerV. P. B r e t t ) , Inez and Eleanor.

As General Superintendent of the Georgia- able saving in cost over uneconomical methods Alabama Power Company in Albany, Georgia, in vogue for many years." from December 1919, to April 1922, he was Mr. Holland is a member and past presiin charge of purchasing, substation design dent of the Engineers' Club of Baltimore, and the maintenance and operation of gen- member of the American Society of Civil erating stations, transmission and distribution Engineers, American Water Works Associalines. tion, and the Maryland Association of EngiContinuing in the electrical field, he was neers.

Chief Engineer and Assistant Manager of the He was also president of the Baltimore Blue Ridge Power Company in Spartanburg, Safety Council for 2 years. H e is the repSouth Carolina, from April 1924, to Decem- resentative of the American Society of Civil ber 1924. From February 1925, to March Engineers on the Engineers Joint Council, a 1931, he was Staff Engineer of Mees and member of the Committee on Ethics and Mees, Consulting Engineers of Charlotte, Practice of the Engineers' Joint Council, N o r t h Carolina.

Chairman of the Committee on Wholesale From April 1931, to January 1948, Mr. Produce Market Facilities for the Greater Holland served the state of Maryland as Chief Baltimore Area and is a member of the Engineer of the Public Service Commission Board of the "United Nations of Maryland.". and was in charge of the Bureau of EngiMr. Holland is a member of the U.S.N.A. neering. In January, 1948, he was made Di- Alumni Association and is a member of the rector of Public W o r k s for Baltimore City, Baptist Church of Baltimore.

talking about making a trip East for the '40 years after' reunion next May. "CHARLIE K O E N I G writes that although he was retired 29 February last, he remains on active duty as AFR Liaison Officer, Pacific Area, American Red Cross, 1550 Sutter Street, San Francisco; telephone Graystone 4-1944, extension 367. " B A I N M c C A N D L l S H writes that they moved into their new house which they built in Lamar, S. C. on August 3rd last. The house is on route US 15 half way between Hartsville and Bishopville; about 1,000 feet to the east of the road, opposite Mt. Elon Church. Telephone Hartsville 858 W l . Hopes

that any of the class passing by will stop in.

"POCO SMITH, who as you know is Chairman of the Maritime Commission, made a talk before the Annapolis Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars on 30 November."

Harold Train.

1910 Secy, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, USN-Ret., 3325 Cleveland Ave., .N.W., Washington, D. C.

H O W A R D K. LEWIS, (Capt. USN-Ret.) continues to live at 2211 Kamehameha Ave., Honolulu 5, T. H.

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1911 Sec'y, V. Adm. H. W. Hill, USN, Commandant, Office of the Commandant, Washington 25, D. C.

R O G E R W . PAINE, (R. Adm. U S N ) wtites that his address is Hdqtrs. Western Sea Frontier, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

G L E N N A. SMITH, (Capt. USN-Ret.) requests that his address be changed to Box 1123, P. O. Beverly Hills, Calif.

ERIC L. BARR, (Capt. USN-Ret.; now resides at 2217 E. Newton St., Seattle 2, Wash.

JOSEPH L. NIELSON, (Capt. USNRRet.) sends his address as Rainier Club, Seattle 4, Wash.

LYBR.4ND P. SMITH, (Capt. USN-Ret.Deceased). W e are sorry to be informed of the death of Capt. Smith who died at Cambridge, Mass. on 25 November 1948.

1912 Sec'y, Commo. W. G. Greenman. USN-Ret., 1407 21st St., South, Arlington, Va.

R A Y M O N D G. PAYNE, (Col. USA-Ret.) writes that his new address is 330 Ashton Ave., Millbrae, Calif.

G R A D Y B. W H I T E H E A D , (Cdr. USNR e t ) still resides at 1816 Monument Ave., Richmond 20, Va. A. B. A N D E R S O N , (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) sends his address as 1865 Soledad Ave., La JoUa, Calif.

CHARLES H. MCMORRIS, (R. Adm. U S N ) gives his address as Commandant, 14th Naval District, Pearl Harbor, T. H .

C. G. GILLILAND reports a new address, 7724 N . Easriake Dr., Chicago 26, 111.

W H I T L E Y PERKINS, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) continues to live at Point Pleasant, Brinnon, Wash.

1913 Corresponding Sec'y, Mr. P. D. S'eeper.

339 Investment BIdg., Washington 5. D. C. Members of the Class living in and near Washington, D. C. meet for lunch at the Officers' Mess, Washington Navy Yard at 12:15 on the 13th of each month, unless the 13th is on Saturday. Sunc^ay or holiday, when the lunc':eon is he'd on the first working day thereafter. All members of the Class are urged to join the luncheon whenever they can be in Washington at this time.

T h e regular luncheon of the Class was held on Monday, November 15th with fifteen members present as follows; H. L. Abbott, Cassard, G. B. Davis, Downs, Foutz, Gayhart, Hoffman, J. D. Jones, Keisker, Lingo, McGuire, Millet, Palmer, Thebaud and Sleeper.

NEIL H. GEISENHOFF writes frcm his h e m e address at 1422 Francis.o St., San Francisco 2 3 . Calif.: "Still living at same address and still in same business, rejl estate broker (since 1926 in Houston, Tex., and here since W W I I ; but moved into new offices at 2141 Lombard St., S. F. in April of this year."

CHARLES G. ELLICOTT. (Maj. USA) continues to live at 3362 Wisconsin St., Oakland, Calif.

OLIVER L. D O W N E S , (Capt. USN-Ret.) sends JS his address. Army & Navy Club, Washington, D . C. C. G. HELMICK. (Maj. Gen. U S A ; gives as his new address, n 5 9 Jasmine St., Denver 7, Colo.

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Dear Captain C o n e y : On page 170 of the Register of A l u m n i , Class of 1891, Rear A d m i r a l Reginald Rowan B e l k n a p , (2009) it is stated that he died 15 May '38, b u t he is very m u c h alive. I saw and talked with h i m at the Naval Academy Graduates luncheon on t h e 9th of this m o n t h and he and Mrs. Belk n a p sat directly in front of Mrs. B u r t and m e at the Navy-Columbia game last year.

Yours sincerely.

C H A R L E S P. B U R T

1914 Sec'y. R. Adm. R. W. Hayler, USN, Commandant, Sixth Naval District, Charleston, S. C.

ROBERT W . HAYLER, (R. Adm. U S N ) reports that his address is Sixth Naval District, Naval Base, Charleston, S. C. L. J. K. BLADES, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) who is with The Northwestern Mumal Life Insurance Co. gives his address as 117 W .

13th St., New York 11, N . Y. The members of the class in and around the New York area had a class get-together dinner on Friday night, November 12th, at The Allegro Restaurant, 85 University Place, in New York.

Those answering to muster were: A. H .

Addoms, W . W . Bayley, L. J. K. Blades, Martin Griffin, John Harman, W . K. Harrill, S. F. Maury, H. C. Mittendorf, J. R. Redman, Don Royce and A. E. Wills. At least three other members of the class couldn't attend because, they had committments at the Naval Architects Dinner the same evening.

John Harman and his wife were hosts for cocktails at their home at 21 East 11th Street before the dinner, and all hands assembled there.

At the dinner itself the question of the Class holding a thirty-fifth reunion dinner at Annapolis next year came in for wide discussion. The bunch were very much in favor of this and designated Chop Blades to write to Dutch Spanagel at the Naval Academy and 3sk him to make all arrangements, notify all the Class and in general "carry the ball," calling on any classmates in Washington that he tbinks might help to assist him. They suggested Friday the 14th of May as being a suitable time for it inasmuch as it's i pretty time of the year there and enough in advance of June week not to aggravate the difficulty in finding accommodations.

Would suggest that any members of the class reading this, and who want to express their ideas, communicate with Capt. H. A. Spanagel, Superintendent of the Postgraduate Schorl. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

1915 Sec'v. K. Adm. Morton L. Ring (SC I USN. Rm. 2008. Navy Dept.. Washington 25, D. C.

R I C H A R D W BATES. (Capt. U S N ) is at the U. S. Naval War College. Newport. R. 1.

CHESTER E. LEWIS. (Cdr. USN-Ret.* resides at 19 Southgate Ave.. Annapolis, Md. ROBERT N . SCOTT BAKER, (Commo.

USN-Ret.; writes that his new address is 41 West Turnbull Ave.. Havertown, Penna.

WILLIAM G R A N A T , (R. Adm. USNR e t ; reports that his address is c/o Lester

B. Knight & Associates, 600 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6, 111.

A L E X A N D E R S. W O T H E R S P O O N , (Capt. U S N ) is living in Quarters H , at the U. S. Naval G u n Factory, Washington 2 5 , D. C.

1916 Sec'y, Capt. Laurence F. Safford, U S N , Naval Communications Annex, Rm. 337, BIdg. 19, 3801 Nebraska Ave., N.W., Washington 25, D. C.

J O H N WILKES, (R. Adm. U S N ) advises us that his address is Office of Naval Advisor, O M G U S , APO 742, PM, N e w York, N . Y. AMOS B. R O O T , (Cdr. USN-Ret.) reports that his new address is 1660 Catalina Blvd., San Diego 7, Calif.

GEORGE P. BREWSTER, (Capt. USNRet.) still resides at 3704 Sequoia Ave., Baltimore 15, Md. CARL H. H I L T O N , (Capt. USCG-Ret.) gives as his address, Hilton Haven, Box 596, Key West, Fla. J O H N E. R E I N B U R G , JR., ( C a p t USNRet. ) has a new address at Box 775, Williamsburg, Va. C. T. D U R G I N , (R. Adm. U S N ) advises us that he is now at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. R O Y DUDLEY, (Capt. USN-Ret.) continues to live at Fairview Farm, Antrim Center, N. H. S T U A R T A. H A M I L T O N , (Col. USARet.) sends his address at Locust Hill Farm, R.F.D. # 1 , Aberdeen, Maryland.

1917 Sec'y, Capt. Ross F . Collins, U S N R , Cedarundel Farm, Rt. 4^3, Annapolis, Md.

BEN H . W Y A T T , (Capt. U S N ) writes from 110 Market St., Annapolis, Md. CARL F. H O L D E N , (R. Adm. U S N ) is living in Qtrs. "C," at the U. S. Naval Base, Brooklyn 1, N . Y. H . D. G R I M M E T T reports his address is 102 N . Willow, Crimmett Insurance Agency, Pauls Valley, Okla.

W e are sorry to report the death of Mrs. Estelle C. Weitzel, wife of CHARLES W .

WEITZEL, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) of 2322 E. Broadway, Long Beach, Calif., who passed away in November. She is also survived by two sons, three brothers, a sister and two grandchildren.

C A P and Connie W A R D have returned from their bicycle trip around the world, with nearly ten thousand miles of bicycling behind them during the near two year period of the trip.

Not only did they visit Australia and N e w Zealand, several Asiatic countries. South Sea Islands, but England and many European countries as well. There is nothing wrong with anyone under sixty that a good bicycle ride will not cure.

A notice of the trip appeared in the October 1947 issue of SHIPMATE. Stump. Felix B . (R. Adm. U S N ) . Commander, Air Lant.

1918 Sec'v. V. .4dm. Earle W. Mills. USN. 2300 " E " St., N.W.. Washington 7, D. C.

J O H N K. J A Y N E . (Capt. U S N R ) reports that his mailing address is 295 Madison Ave., New York City. N . Y. H A R R Y K. LE'VENTEN, (Lt. Cdr. U S N R ) writes from 25^ S. Palm Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif.

EARLE W . MILLS, (V. Adm. U S N ) was

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awarded the tenth award of the Adm. David W . Taylor Medal for "notable achievement in Naval Architecture" at the October annual dinner. Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

H e is currently on duty as Chief of the Bureau of Ships, Navy Department.

JOSEPH J. CLARK, ( R . Adm. U S N ) gives his address as R m . 2 0 7 8 , Navy Dept., Washington 8, D . C. E. R. J O H N S O N , (Capt. U S N ) advises us that his present address is U. S. Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, Fla. Qark. Joseph J., (R. Adm. USN). Commander, CarDiv 4 Pursell, Ion, (Capt. USN). Naval Operations.

Hartt, William H., Jr., (Capt. USN). Commander, SubGru 2 FlaGru, LantResFlt.

1919 Sec'y, Cdr. Albert R. Staudt, USNR, 1600 16th St., N.W., Washington 9, D. C. G O R D O N M. J A C K S O N continues to live at 1128 Mission St., South Pasadena, Calif.

J. R. L A N N O M , (Capt. U S N ) reports his address is ComTexGroup, Reserve Fleet, Orange, Tex. G E O R G E H . MILLS, (Capt. U S N ) is o n duty at the U. S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N.J. C U T H B E R T A. G R I F F I T H S , (Capt. U S N Ret.) still resides at 642 Moreno Ave., Los Angeles 2 4 , Calif.

JAMES E. J. K I E R N A N , (Capt. U S N Ret.) requests that his address be changed to 14 Cranberry St., Brooklyn 1, N . Y. Martin. Harold M., (R. Adm. USN). Chief, NavAir'TechTra, Memphis.

Jennings, Ralph E., (R. Adm. USN). Commander, Fair, Alameda.

1920 Sec'y, Mr. James A. Crocker, 3009 44th Place, N.W., Washington 16, D. C. CLARENCE J. BALLREICH, (Capt. U S N ) writes from 19 Ford St., San Francisco, Calif.

JULIUS A. BURGESS, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) advises us that his permanent mailing address is R.F.D. # 1 , Summerton, S. C. FELIX J O H N S O N , ( R . Adm. U S N ) gives his address as Comdr. Destroyers Adantic, USS YOSEMITE, c/o EPO, N e w York, N . Y. T E R R Y B. M O R E H O U S E is living on Horsehill Road, Westbrook, Conn.

W I L L I A M A. RICE, (Capt. U S N R ) reports his address is 2055 LaFrance Ave., South Pasadena, Calif.

H A R L E Y COPE, (Capr. U S N ) gives his address as Commander, Philadelphia G r o u p , Atlantic Reserve Fleet, USS CASCADE, Flagship, U. S. Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa. Ketcham, Dixwell, (R. Adm. USN). Commander, CarDiv 5.

1921 E R N E S T W . M c K I N L E Y , (Cdr. USN-Ret.) writes from Terrace & Navahoe Drives, Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh 16, Pa. M A X W E L B O R N , (Capt. U S N ) has a new address at 3121 W . Coulter St., Philadelphia 2 9 , Pa. CHARLES E. S M I T H , (Capt. U S N R ) is residing at 4633 S. 36th St., B-1, Fairlington, Arlington, Va. O. S. C O L C L O U G H , ( R . Adm. U S N ) .gives his address as Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, c / o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

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RALPH O. MYERS, (Capt. U S N ) advises us that his new address is 1899 Diamond St., San Francisco, Calif.

JAMES E. H A M I L T O N , (Capt. U S N ) reports from Broadmore Apts. 707, 3601 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C. A L E X A N D E R J. G R A Y , JR., (Capt.

USN-Ret.) continues to live at 821 Guadalupe Ave., Coronado, Calif.

H E R B E R T P. K N O W L E S , (Cdr. U S N R ) is living on 3 Burgess Road, Worcester 5, Mass.

F. C. McCLURE writes to us ftom Inland Printing Co., Box 1574 S.S.S., Springfield, Mo.

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

G. W . B A U E R N S C H M I D T , ( Q p t . SCU S N ) writes his mailing address is Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Dept., Washington, D . C. G O R D O N B U C H A N A N , JR., informs us of his address, 1724 South Ridge Rd., Highland Park, 111.

R. N . H U N T E R , (Capt. U S N ) writes that his new station is U. S. Naval Air Sration, Miami, Fla. P E R R Y C A T R O N still resides at 1219 Cleveland Rd., Sandusky, Ohio.

W . E. Z I M M E R M A N , (Capt. U S N ) gives his address as Chief of Naval Operations Op32, Mail & Dispatch Section, Navy Dept., Washington 2 5 , D . C. C H A U N C E Y MOORE, (Capt. U S N ) of 4247 Alder Drive, San Diego 5, Calif., is keeping very buSy and enjoying duty as skipper of USS AjAX ( A R 6 ) . His wife, Marjorie W . , writes "how about the '22 wives helping to get that class book out again?"

W . R A N D A L L C O M P T O N , Assistant to Ben Moreell, President and Chaitman of the Board of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, has been awarded the "Certificate of Merit" by the President's Board for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the United States during W o r l d W a r II while attached to the Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Navy, from June 1941 to May 1947.

T h e presentation was made by Under Secretary of the Navy W . John Kenney at a dinner at the Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, November 9, 1948.

B Y R O N H . SPEAR forwards his address, 1510 N . 50th Place, Milwaukee 8, Wise.

T h e regular 1922 Class Luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Club at 12:30 Noon on Tuesday, December 7, 1948. T h e following were present: Comdr. Curtis Shears, U S N R ( R ) ; Capt.

C. E. Voegeli, U S N ; Capt. John R. Shultz, U S N ; Mr. Robert McMurray, Capt. D . M. McManes, U S N ; Capt. D . H. Johnston, U S N ; Capt. H . T. Walsh, U S N ; Capt. J. S. Harper, U S N ; Capt. A. E. Uehlinger, U S N ; R. Adm. R. E. Libby, U S N ; Capt. B. S. Anderson, U S N ; Mr. Frederick S. Lort, Col. R. P. Hollis, USA; Mr. J. W . Millard, Mr. H . L. Jennings, Comdr.

E. John Long, U S N R ; Capt. Bradford Bartlett, U S N ; Capt. E. A. Solomons, U S N ; Capt.

B. M. Coleman, U S N ; Mr. Oliver M. Walker.

Stevens, Harold R.. (Capt. USN). CO., USS POCONO (AGC 16).

Sampson, James G., (Capt. USN). CO., USS ADIRONDACK (AGC 15).

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

MELVILLE B. G R O S V E N O R advises us that his new address is 600 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, Md. R. P. M c D O N O U G H writes from Box 8 7 , N e w Castle, N . H .

E D G A R H. MYERS, (Cdr. U S N R ) still resides at 2724 Curtis Way, Sacramento 17, Calif.

N K. D I E T R I C H , (Capt. U S N ) has received his orders to sea duty as Chief of Staff, SIXTH Task Fleet, c/o FPO, N e w York, N . Y. F R A N K T. W A R D , (Capt. U S N ) continues to live at 15 Potter Road, U S N A , Annapolis, Md. R O B E R T E. COFER, JR., ( C a p t U S N ) writes from aboard the USS GRAND CANYON ( A D 2 8 ) , c/o FPO, N e w York, N . Y. W . H. H A M I L T O N , (Capt. U S N ) gives as his address, 2401 S. Meade St., Arlington, Va. J O H N T. W A L D H A U S E , JR., has a new address at 607 W . Joppa Road, Towson, Md. W . G. POGUE, (Capt. U S N ) is in the Class of 1923 and not 1925 as previously reported in SHIPMATE. His address is the same, Sub-Bd. Inspection and Survey, 5th Naval Dist., Hdqtrs. BIdg., Norfolk 1 1 , Va. On the eve of Thanksgiving, and as an appropriate preliminary to that moral victory at Philadelphia, the Washington-Annapolis contingent of '23 met "with drags" at a cocktail party and buffet supper on 24 November at the Officers' Mess of the Naval G u n Factory.

T h e following 23 couples of '23 enjoyed the libations and the mrkey-ham-roast beef buffet which followed: Bres, Briggs, Crist, Cutting, Daisley, Dietrich, Dugan, Hamilton, Hederman, Keith, King, Leith, Lewis, McCool, McLaren, Oliver, Parr, Ring, Shoup, Sperry, Welker, Williamson, Withington and Woods. Our only stag was Dick McCool w h o had just reported for duty with the Joint Chiefs of Staff after nine long years in "The Islands" and points West. Benny Williamson was another newcomer to the group, having recently arrived at the National W a r College, while John King dropped in from Pensacola where his cruiser is getting ready for shakedown.

In addition to much discussion of Navy's chances in the forthcoming game with Army (and the continuing contest with the Air C o r p s ) , many good words were heard on all sides for Claude Bennett's fine work on the 25th Anniversary Class Record. All agreed that the whole Class owes Claude a hearty "Well D o n e " for the first '23 Record since 1936.

Although the proximity of Thanksgiving probably cut down the attendance, all those present had a grand time and are looking forward to the next "Operation Coed" which will probably be a joint Army-Navy '23 party in February or March. Notices will be sent in due course to all those on the mailing list who have been regularly receiving notices of the monthly luncheons. Any of '23 in the Washington-Baltimore-Annapolis area w h o would like to be placed on the mailing list should so advise either Gordon Daisley, at 700 Tenth Street, N . W . , Washington 1, D . C , or Captain Harry H . Keith, at the Navy D e partment. Harry has taken over the SecretaryTreasurer's job of the local group from Neil Dietrich w h o left for the Mediterranean on

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Present and Accounted For 315 West G r a n i t e Street Butte, Montana N o v e m b e r 22, 1948 Mr. C. E. Coney Managing E d i t o r , S H I P M . \ T E 109 M a r k e t Street Annapolis, Maryland Dear Sir: I n t h e last issue of S H I P M . W E , u n d e r " W h a t ' s t h e D o p e and Last C a l l " o n t h e d e a t h of I . B. P a r s o n s of H a y w a r d , California, it is stated that h e is t h e last surviving m e m b e r of t h e "famous class of 1881."

Recently, I received a letter from T h o m a s Bonfills ('81) of D e n v e r stating whOe, l i k e myself, h e is somewhat disfigured, he is still in t h e ring and able to r e m i n i s c e on the Old Navy w h e n it consisted of w o o d e n sailing ships with smooth b o r e , m u z z l e loading guns, so I want to straighten out t h e records to the extent of stating that at least two of us are still living, and I would l i k e to hear from any o t h e r surviving m e m b e r s , at 315 West G r a n i t e Street, Butte, Montana.

It has b e e n a most interesting m a t t e r to observe t h e wonderful advancement of t h e Navy in t h e past seventy years and T have b e e n active in interesting the inhabitants of this m o u n t a i n state, m a n y of w h o m have never seen t h e ocean, in our Navy.

Yours truly, EUGENE CARROLL, '81.

N o v e m b e r 18, 1948 T o the E d i t o r Dear Sir: On page 36 of t h e N o v e m b e r issue of S H I P M A T E , u n d e r t h e class of 1881, it is stated that Isaac B r o w n Parsons died and was t h e only living m e m b e r of t h a t class before h e died. Mr. P a r s o n s was i n the Engineer Corps of 1881. My father, J A Y M A N U E L W H I T H A M , was in t h e same class averaging one for t h e four years, and is still alive at 90 years, and lives with m e .

Y o u r s truly, MRS. A. C. H O W A R D 507 East Gravers Lane Chestnut H i l l P h i l a d e l p h i a 18, P a .

Editor's Note: T h e face of t h e writer of t h e Oakland Tribune who reported that t h e r e w e r e no m o r e survivors in t h e Naval Academy Class of 1881 m u s t l o o k like a b o i l e d lobster.

16 December to become Admiral Sherman's Chief of Staff.

C. S. (Buck) W A L S H , (Cdr. U S N ) , Naval Academy crew coach, sponsored a recommendation last week to increase the Olympic rowing distance for 8-oared shells. Increase from 2,000 to 2,500 meters. Buck is in a class by himselfâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for one example, he has been continuously on duty for twelve years in the same building at the Naval Academy (Seamanship and N a v i g a t i o n ) . Still "sporting" his varsity rowing weight and muscles. Buck can point to three of his crews who finished first at Poughkeepsie. H e has been continuously associated with midshipman rowing during the past twenty-five years.

L. J. G. -

W I L L I A M D . W R I G H T , JR., (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) and Mrs. W r i g h t are the maternal grandparents of a son, Richard Spalding, Jr., born in Portsmouth, Va., on 2 December 1948, to Lt. (jg) Richard Spalding Hodsdon, U S N , and Mrs. Hodsdon.

Dugan, Paul F., (Capt. USN). CO., NavComSta, 17 ND Headquarters.

Maher, Arthur L., (Capt. USN). Naval Operations.

Strauss, Elliott B., (Capt. USN). Naval Operations.

Arnold, Murr E,, (Capt. USN). Chief of Staff and Aide, Staff. Fair. Alameda.

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1924 Sec'y, Mr. Paul W. Siegrist, Glore, Forgan & Co., 40 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. C. L. LEE, (Capt. U S N ) reports his address is c/o ComFair Jax, N A S , Jacksonville, Fla. A N D O L P H B E D N A R continues to live at 541 Malvern Road, Akron, Ohio.

ALBERT H A N D L Y , (Capt. U S N ) forwards his address, 1085 E. 18th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. L. K. RICE, (Capt. U S N ) writes that his new station is Naval Air Station, San Diego 35, Calif.

J. T. W A R R E N , ( C a p r U S N ) reports a change of address to Navy 100, c/o FPO, New York, N . Y. R I C H A R D G. G A N A H L , (R. Adm. USNRet.) now resides at 34-35 76th St., Apt. 6-R, Jackson Height, N e w York City, N . Y. T H O M A S A. T U R N E R , JR., (Capt.

U S N ) is in the Class of 1924 and not 1942 as reported in the November issue of S H I P M A T E . H e gives his address as Commanding Ofiicer, U. S. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. CHESTER C. W O O D , (Capt. U S N ) and

Mrs. W o o d of Washington, D . C , are the proud parenrs of a son born 23 November 1948.

E U G E N E C. B U R C H E T T , (Capt. U S N Ret.) sends his address as Hotel Commander, 16 Garden St., Cambridge 38, Mass.

W . B. SAMPSON, (Cdr. USN-Ret.) now resides at 231 State St., N e w London, Conn.

G. F. H O W L A N D writes that his mailing address is Box 484, Kennebunk Port, Me. Our Washington Class Luncheons, held on the 24th, continue to bring a representative group together. At the November meeting T o m Sawyer spoke to the group, and his subject was our reunion next May. W e hope everyone in the class who has a chance of being at Annapolis next May is now making tentative plans for that reunion, for which full details will come later. Present at the 24 November luncheon were Ashenhurst, Bullis, Callaghan. Bob Campbell, Clexton, Dantzler, Doane, Domer, Duke, Dyer, Jaudon, R. F. J. Johnson, Kelly, Layton, Leverett, Mathews, Michelet, Nessor, Nichol, Rawlins, Rooney, Rose, Rucker, Shanklin, Short, Sisson, Van Steenbergh, Vieweg, Watts, Jack Williams, Rollo Wilson, Winecoff and Ed Young. This represents about half of those in this area. W e understand that the absences of McCallum and Robillard were occasioned by their being in the hospital, and for a short stay, we trust.

W e are told that Shorty Rucker will retire I January and that he will take over a private school near Annapolis. Knowing Shorty, we will expect his school to rival Bill Bullis', and hope to have more details on the Rucker school in our next issue. Swede Michelet is a newcomer to the Washington scene ( B u P e r s ) , following his interesting tour in the Fresno with some European experiences.

Please look over the names which follow very carefully, and give us a hand in locating the classmates concerned. If your name happens to be included, please send in your dope for the 1949 Cruise right away. If you know where the men concerned are please tell them, or send in a postal with the name and address so we can send out a questionnaire. All dope is to go to M. J. Poffenberger, Room 1531, Main Navy Building, Washington 2 5 , D . C , and this is the Last Call. W e go to press next month. Please help us locate: R. C. Colburn E E. Gminder D. J. Lloyd J. H . Mcintosh

P. H. R. M. E. W .

H . P.

Riggs Simonton Stephens Stevens

Yes, this is our last call for the 1949 anniversary Cruise. It will annoy anyone to find he's listed as "missing," but unless we get some information on the above listed they'll have to appear in that classificationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and so will you if you are one of those who has received a questionnaire and has not remrned it as ditected, with snapshot; do so right away.

W e go to press in January. As of 1 December we had only 146 questionnaires in, so there are lots yet to come. Help!

In case you missed it in the society columns . . . announcement has been made of the marriage of Mrs. Grace H. Eustis and our own Neill Phillips (R. Adm. U S N - R e t . ) , to occur in Washington on 7 January.

P. W . S. Vieweg, Walter V. R.. (Capt. USN). CO., USS KEARSARGE ( C V

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1925 Sec'y, Mr. Charles M. Goetz, Shoreham BIdg., Washington 5, D. C. R. K. GAINES, (Capt. USN) corrects his address to read U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. PHILIP D. COMPTON, (Lt. Cdr. USNRet.) is still residing at 9460 E. Nichols St., Bellflower, Calif.

PAUL O. RITTER reports a new address as 2223 Hall Place, N.W.. Washington 7, D. C. R. B. COLT is living at 2513 Crest Road, Baltimore 15, Md. H. L. FERGUSON, JR., (Capt. USN) has reported to Quarters "G," U. S. Naval Station, Green Cove Springs, Fla. GEORGE A. LEAHEY, JR., (R. Adm. USN-Ret.-Deceased). We are sorry to leport the death of R. Adm. Leahey, who died at his home, Lowell, Mass., on 22 November 1948.

CHARLES W. TRUXALL, (Cdr. USN) gives his home address as 3216 Rogers Ave., Walnut Creek, Calif.

THOMAS C. PARKER, (Capt. USN-Ret.) advises us that his address is now 410 W. Hain St., Elizabeth City, N. C. JOHN C. JOHNS, (Capt. USN) corrects his address to read Staff Operational Development Force, USS ADIRONDACK (AGC-15), Norfolk, Va. GEORGE F. KERSHNER, (Cdr. USNR) sends his address c/o Continental Oil Company, 1301 W. Belden Ave., Chicago 14, 111.

C. H. YOUNG, (Lt. Cdr. USNR) writes his new address is 112 Bryn Mawr Ave., Lansdowne. Pa. EDWIN R. SWINBURNE, (Capt. USN) forwards his address, 300 North Barton St., Arlington, Va. CARTER A. PRINTUP, ((Zapt. USN) is at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. The regular luncheon meeting of the Class of 1925 was held at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D. C , at 1215 on Wednesday, 10 November 1948. Twenty-five members of the class turned out, namely, the following : Broadley, Burrows, Charles, Crosley, Dufek, Beiser, Eller, E. S. L. Goodwin, Gordinier, Griffin, Hanlon, Howeth, Leggett, V. D. Long, W. S. Newton, Parks, E. N. Parker, Pyne, S. P. Smith, Tyree, Warder, West, Spiller, Blanchard, F. K. Loomis.

A brief business meeting was held at which it was decided to have a joint luncheon with the 1925 West Point Class on Wednesday, 12 January 1949, at which luncheon, discussion of a "get-together" party would be held with our West Point counterparts.

George Dufek gave the class an interesting 15-minute talk on his polar experiences. The local Luncheon and Entertainment Committee is planning to continue to have either members of the class, or guest speakers, make such brief talks at each luncheon meeting.

The regular luncheon meeting of the Class of 1925 was held at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D. C, on Wednesday, 8 December 1948, attended by thirty-one members, as follows: Turney, Creasor, J. M. Smith, Burrows, Schlief, Parker, Newton, S. P. Smith, van den Berg, Leggett, Monroe, Copping, McNally, Goulett, Day, Williams, Beiser, Lent, Pyne, Crosley, Dufek, Broadley, J. B. Brown, Loomis, Henderson, Goodwin, Tucker, Goetz, Tyree, Charles, Foose.

J A N U A R Y , 1949

A brief business meeting was held at which it was decided to change the date of our regular luncheon meeting from the second Wednesday of each month to the 25 th day of the month provided, however, that if the 25th falls on a Saturday the luncheon will be held on the preceding Thursday, or in the event the 25th falls on a Sunday the luncheon will be held on the following Tuesday. The Chairman of the luncheon committee, as has been done in the past, will continue to send out notices to those members of the class within the area advising them of each meeting.

Schuyler Pyne made a very interesting talk on his experiences in connection with his recent official visits to Turkey as a naval member of a mission to aid Turkey.

At the next regular luncheon to be held on 12 January we will be joined by members of the West Point Class of 1925.

aboard the USS SIBONEY (CVE 112), c/o Fleet Post Office, New York, N. Y. B. M. CORNELL, (Lt. jg USN-Ret.) gives his mailing address as 605 East Walnut St., Decatur, Ala. L. W. PANCOAST, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) forwards his address as 115 W. Edgewood Place, San Antonio, Tex. MARION M. BYRD, (Capt. USN-Ret.) is still residing at 1400 Home Ave., Hartsville, S. C. DONALD B. HILTON, (Capt. SC-USN) sends his address as 135 N. Edgewood, Arlington, Va. R. EDWIN MYERS, (Capt. USN) changes his address to 1234 28th St., N.W., Washington 7, D. C. T. B. KLAKRING reports that his mailing address is 141 Shennecossett Pky., Groton, Conn.

O'Keefe, George F., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

McCune, Francis C B., (Cdr, U S N ) . SubGru 3. NorfolkGru, LantResFlt. Hilton, Donald B., (Capt. SC-USN). Officer in Charge, Navy Central Disbursing Office, Oakland, Calif.

Eraser. George K., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , NavAviaOrdTestSta, Chincoteague.

Eddy, Daniel T., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of StafiF and Aide and Operations Officer, Cruiser Division 12, Addison. Edward S., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief Staff Officer, FltTraGru and Underway TraUnit, Chesapeake Bay. Gleim, Fritz, Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS CALOOSAHATCHEE ( AO 98) .

McCune, Francis C B., (Cdr. U S N ) . NavPhivTraUnit, NavPhibBase, Little Creek.

Corwin, John T., (Capt. U S N ) . C O . , USS ASHTABULA ( A O 5 1 ) .

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

H. A. FRAVEL, (Cdr. USN) reports from 10711 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, Md. ROBERT B. GOLDMAN, (R. Adm. USNRet.) reports a new address as 5604 Wildwood Ave., Mount Washington, Baltimore 9, Md. 1928 G. E. GRIGGS, (Capt. USN) gives his Sec'v, Capt.

R. K. James, USN, mailing address as U. S. Naval Attache and 37 Catherine St., Newport, R. I. Naval Attache for Air, American Embassy, Athens, Greece.

W. M. WALSH, (Capt. USN) gives his RAY ZEMLICKA, (Lt., USN-Ret.) is still address as 720 Westover Ave., Norfolk, Va. residing at 2820 E. Eastland St., Tucson, Ariz.

CHARLES POPP, (Maj. USMC-Ret.-DeJAMES N. SHOFNER, (Cdr., USN-Ret.) ceased). We have sadly to record the death of reports a new home address as Fayetteville, Maj. Popp who died on 26 November 1948 Tenn. in New York City.

F. X. FOREST, (Capt. USN) advises us JOHN A. WILLIAMS, (Capt. USN) and that his address is now David W. Taylor Model Mrs. Williams are happy to announce the Basin, Carderock, Md. birth of a daughter, Paula Jean, born at Walter C. L. BLACKWELL, (Capt. USN) writes Reed GH, Washington, D. C, on 24 Novemto us from Headquarters Armed Forces Infor- ber 1948. mation School, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Fitzgerald. Charles T., (Cdr. U S N ) . USS TIMBACHARLES R. ROHWEDER, (Lt., USNLIER (AVP 5 4 ) .

Ret.) gives his address as United Shoe Machinery Corp., 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass.

1929 ABBOTT M. SELLERS, (Capt. USNR) is Sec'y, Charles E. Trescott, USN, still residing at 3452 Gunston Road, Parkfair2410 S. Lynn St., Arlington, Va. fax BIdg. 727, Alexandria, Va. P. J. NELSON, (Cdr. USN) gives his WILLIAM C. SPRENGER, (Capt. USN) gives his address c/o Supervisor of Ship BIdg., permanent address as 111 Park Ave., West, South Weymouth 90, Mass.

Groton, Conn.

G. P. GARLAND, (Capt. USN) writes: WILLIAM HUBBARD CARPENTER, (Capt. USN-Deceased). We are sorry to re- "I am finishing up my tour of overseas duty port the death of Capt. Carpenter who died here in San Juan in January. My next duty at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., on 4 will be as Commanding Officer of the USS UVALDE (AKA 88).

December 1948.

"My family and I expect to leave here on Jackson, Charles, (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, SubGru the PRESIDENT ADAMS and drive across coun3, Columbia RiverGru, PacResFlt. try from Norfolk to Long Beach. The latest Vodila, Louis L., (Cdr. U S N ) . SubGru 1, CoIumGru, addition to the family, Carla Kathryn, arrived PacResFlt. Fitzsimmons, John P., (Capt. U S N ) . Commander, on 1 November. After taking my leave I exTactAir ControIGru 1. pect to proceed to my new command about 1 March, while Mrs. Garland and the children will remain in Long Beach.

1927 "For those who don't already know, San LEO W. NILON, (Capt. USN) reports a Juan is a choice spot fot duty. During the new address as 2340 University Ave., New Fleet problems there is plenty of opportunity York 53, N. Y. to meet your friends in the Navy, and at all JULES F SCHUMACHER, (Capt. USN) times, the quarters and the climate are the reports from the USS CHANDELEUR (AVO envy of all who come to Puerto Rico."

10), Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa. CHARLES T. FITZGERALD, (Cdr. USN) H. L. HOERNER has reported for duty is now on duty in the USS TiMBALlER (AVP-

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5 4 ) , Navy N o . 122, c/o Fleet Post Office, N e w York, N . Y. S. B. S M I T H gives his home address as 305 W . Main St., Kutztown, Pa. H A R R I S F. B U N K E R reports has mailing address as Box 175, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

Brandley, Frank A., (Capt. USN). CO., SUISITN (AVP 5 3 ) .

McCauley, Qayton C , (Capt. USN). Naval Operations.

Berkley, Joseph B., (Capt. USN). BuShips Duborg, Francis R., (Capt. USN). CO. USS Mx. KATMAI (AE

16).

Butts, Whitmore S.. (Capt. USN). CO., AirResTraUnit, Norfolk.

Harrison. Louis A.. Jr., (Cdr. USN). USS TACONIC (AGC 17).

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Sec'y, Capt. D. B. Brokenshire, USN, Rm. 1068 A, Main Navy BIdg., Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. W I L L I A M W . G U B B I N S , (Lt. Cdr. U S N Ret.) reports from 7715 N . Kolmar Ave., Skokie, 111.

CHARLES R. H E R M S , (Cdr. U S N ) reports a new address as Staff, Comdr. Air Force, Pacific Fleet, c/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.

R I C H A R D R. BRINER, (Cdr. U S N ) reports his home address as being 3511 N . Pershing Drive, Arlington, Va. E. B. M O T T , (Cdr. U S N ) gives his mailing address as R m . 1, Quarters 1, West Potomac Park, Washington, D . C. R. C. BAUER, (Cdr. U S N ) writes to us from Armament Test, N.A.S., Panaxent River,

Md. E D W A R D P. D O R N E R sends his new address as 113 N . Columbus St., Arlington, Va. T H A L B E R T "WRIGHT ENIS advises us that he is a permanent resident at 2224 F St., N . W . , Washington, D . C. CHARLES E. McCOMBS, (Cdr. U S N ) gives his official address as Bureau of Naval Personnel, Asst. D i r e a o r of Research, Room 3 7 3 5 , Arlington Annex, Arlington, Va. Washington

' 3 0 Club Opens Holiday Season With Dinner Dance A Thanksgiving Eve dinner-dance at the Army-Navy Country Club gave the fellows and gals in the Washington area a chance to get better acquainted with newcomers and to renew friendships with those they hadn't seen since gosh knows when. A fine orchestra and plenty of dancing space afforded all hands the opportunity to polish off a most delightful evening. Twenty-seven members of the Washington '30 Club and their ladies attended and agreed that the party was a big success. Those checking in were: Monk Atkins, Johnny Bristol, D o u g Brokenshire, Ed Brumby, Pluto Clark, Dick Conn, Johnny Dimmick, Joe Dodson, T i m Dorner, Chris Engleman, John Gragg, Olie Hansen, Joe Hartman, Colonel House, Mike Hunt, Bill Illing, Mac McCombs, Bill Moore, Tony Moreno, Benny Mott, Gene Sands, Buff Simons, Steve Stevens, J i m W h i t field, Mac Williams, Frank W i n a n t and Bill Wylie.

Adams, Scarritt, (Cdr. USN). 6th N.D. Herms, Charlie R., (Cdr. USN). AirPac. Heap, George L., (Cdr. USN). AirTraComd, Pensacola.

Dimmick, John B., (Cdr. USN). PhibGru 2.

Corey, Howard G., (Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

Spring, Arthur F.. (Cdr. USN). ServPac.

1931 Sec'y, Cdr. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN, Office of Naval Research, BIdg. T-3, Rm. 2502, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. O. F. BLACK reports a new address as 14 Audrey Ave., Mt. Vernon, N . Y.

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A. L. Y O U N G , (Cdr. U S N ) advises us that his address has changed to 420 Painter St., Norfolk 5, Va. S I D N E Y J. L A W R E N C E , (Cdr. U S N ) is still stationed at Moffett Field, California.

G. L. G A A S T E R L A N D , (Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to Naval Shipyard, Porrsmouth, N . H .

A 1931 Class Party took over the private dining room of the Army-Navy Country Club on the evening of 3 December with a rousing good time. Present with their ladies were: Sherry Betts, Bill Brown, Larry Cook, Coop Cooper, DeAtley Davis, Bob Fitch, Harry Gimber, Tom Greene, Oscar Hagberg, Nellie Head, T o m Hogan, Ed Hooper, Carl Lucas, Jack McCain, Abie Metsger, Bill Norvell, Al Reed, Brute Roeder, Al Renken, Vic Soucek, Easy Stewart, D o n Wackwitz, Jack Williams, Bill Williams, W a l t W r i g h t , Deacon Yancey, Jim Weiler.

McCain, John S., Jr., (Cdr. USN). SubDiv 71 Rogers, Thomas W., (Cdr. USN). Mare Island NavShipyd.

Iverson, Clifton, (Cdr. USN). PhibGru 2 Johnson, Willis O., (Cdr. USN). ServDiv 51 Miller, Justin A., (Cdr. USN). BuAer. Bowstrom, Robert M., (Cdr. USN) USNA Hamm, Mann, (Cdr. USN). NavCommSta, Great Lakes.

Werts, Charles L., (Cdr. USN). Office of Budget and Reports, Navy Dept.

1932 LINDSEY WILLIAMSON, (Cdr. U S N ) reports from Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington 2 5 , D . C. BURL L. BAILEY, (Cdr. U S N ) reports a new address to 3408 N . George Mason Drive, Arlington, Va. O W E N E. F A N G is still residing at 10 N .

Columbus St., Arlington, Va. F D . HOLLOWELL gives his address as 6 2 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " D " Pinecrest Circle, Marietta, Ga. R O B E R T O. BEER, (Cdr. U S N ) has reported for duty aboard the USS PASADENA (CL 6 5 ) , c/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.

R O L A N D H . DALE, (Cdr. U S N ) changes his mailing address to 3803 S. 6th St., Arlington, Va. J. I. B A N D Y , (Cdr. U S N ) sends his address as V R - 3 , N A S , Pamxent River, Md. G O R D O N W . U N D E R W O O D , (Cdr. U S N ) advises us that his address is 426 3rd St., N.H.A. # 1 , Honolulu 57, T. H .

J. D . LAMADE, (Cdr. U S N ) sends an address at 406 Harvard St., Norfolk 5, Va. Garrison, Malcolm E., (Cdr. USN). U. S. Naval Mission, Peru.

Ford. Joel C, Jr., (Cdr. USN). USS ZELLARS ( D D 777).

Parrish, Lloyd W., (Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

Johnson, Ralph C . (Cdr. USN). TransDiv U .

McCarley, Henry H., (Cdr. USN). USS HUGH

B. M. D O D S O N , (Cdr. U S N ) has reported to the USS IOWA ( B B - 6 1 ) , San Francisco N a val Shipyard, San Francisco 24, Calif.

CHARLES E. R O B E R T S O N , (Cdr. U S N ) forwards his address as 0 - 8 , Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Tex. ALBERT F. R Y A N , JR., (Cdr. U S N ) is still stationed at the U. S. Naval Shipyard, Long Beach 2, Calif.

W . L. B L A T C H F O R D , (Cdr. U S N ) reports his address is Naval Reserve Publications Project, U. S. Naval G u n Factory, Washington 2 5 , D . C. Gallaher, Antone R., (Cdr. USN). Submarine Division 11.

Brown, Maurice B., (Cdr. USN). USS CHn.TON (APA 38).

Galantin, Ignatius J., (Cdr. USN). SubDiv 51.

Mandarich, Steven, (Cdr. USN). NAS, Midway.

Shelby. Edward E., (Cdr. USN). SubRon 8.

Burrow. James B.. (Capt. USN). PhibTraComd, LantFlt. Caldwell, Clarence M., (Cdr. USN). BuShips.

1934 E. W . L O G S D O N , (Cdr. U S N ) gives his address as Staff, ComServPac, c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

M. M. C H A M P L I N , (Cdr. USNR-Ret.) writes from 501 Mountain Ave., Piedmont 1 1 , Calif.

R O B E R T F. HALLOCK, (Deceased). W e have sadly to record the death of Mr. Hallock who passed away at his home in Wellsboro, Pa., on 16 October 1948, after a long illness.

CLARENCE W A L T E R S , (Cdr. SC-USN) continues to reside at 737 Guilford Ave., San Mateo, Calif.

R. P. H A R B O L D , J R . is living at 9 9 Charles St., Annapolis, Md. JAMES C. BENTLEY, (Cdr. U S N ) reports from 130-B Niagara, T h e Anchorage, Middletown, R. I. W A L T E R H . BAUMBERGER, (Cdr. U S N ) of the Dept. of Ordnance and Gunnery at the Naval Academy, and Mrs. Baumberger are the proud parents of a daughter born at Doctor's Hosp., Washington, D . C , on 23 November 1948.

MALCOLM C. REEVES, (Cdr. U S N ) writes from Qtrs. H - 1 2 , N A A S , Chincoteague, Va. Thurston, Charles E., Jr., (Cdr. USN). Underway TraUnit, Chesapeake Bay. Compton, James R.. (Cdr. USN). N.A.A.S., Oceana.

McGiUis, John F., (Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

Dean, William A., Jr., (Cdr. USN). AirAdvTraComd, Corpus Christi.

Dutton, William T., (Cdr. USN). Staff, CinC, PacFlt. Nusom, Frank A.. (Cdr. USN). DevRon 1.

1935

1933

Sec'y, Cdr. William C. Thompson, USN, Rm. 2-C, 260 National Defense BIdg., Washington, D. C J O H N H . C O T T E N , (Cdr. U S N ) is serving in the USS DBS MOINES ( C A 1 3 4 ) , c/o FPO, N e w York, N . Y. G. S. H I G G I N B O T H A M , (Cdr. U S N ) gives his address as Staff, CincLantFlt, 767 Burksdale Road, Norfolk 5, Va. J O H N F. M A N N , (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN) sends his address c/o Penna. R.R., N o r t h & Duke Sts., York, Pa. H . S. S C H W A B , (Cdr. U S N ) reports his address is Staff, Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet, c/o FPO, N e w York, N . Y.

H E N R Y P. RUJMBLE, (Cdr. U S N ) is still residing at 322 N . Oakland S t , Arlington, Va. R. P. Z I M M E R M A N , (Cdr. U S N ) reports his correct address as C N O O p . 3 4 2 D 1 , Room 3807, Navy Dept., Washington 2 5 , D . C.

Dougherty, Joseph E., (Cdr. USN). Attack Ron 3.

Lee. George R., (Cdr. USN). N.A.S., Lakehurst.

Bridewell, Edward W., (Cdr. USN). Pat Ron 27.

Schwab, Herbert S., (Cdr. USN). DestroyersLant.

Purdy, ArthHar M., (Cdr. USN). 15 ND Caldwell. Turner F., (Cdr. USN). NAS, Patuxent River.

Stevens, John D., (Cdr. USN). FasRon 108.

PURVIS ( D D

709).

Pfingstag, Paul W.. (Cdr. USN). Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Utter. Harmon T., (Cdr. USN). NavAuxAirSta, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi.

Flenniken, James A., (Cdr. USN). PhibForce, LantFlt. Roudebush, Jack, (Capt. USN). NavMission to Peru, Lima.

Williams. Paul D., (Cdr. USN). USS PORTSMOUTH (CL 102).

Harral. Brooki J.. (Cdr. USN). NavPowder Factory, Indian Head.

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

702),

o/o Fleet Post Office, New York, N. Y. R. W . V O G E L , JR., (Cdr. U S N ) informs us of his new address, C A G 3 1 , c / o Staff, ComFairWestCoast, N A S , San Diego, Calif.

F. A . C H E N A U L T , (Cdr. U S N ) advises us that bis address is 1027 Eighth St., Apt. B-2, Belle View Apts., Alexandria, Va. HOLLIS W . COOLEY, (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN) reports his address is Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, ( D M S ) , Navy Dept., Washington 2 5 , D . C. R A Y W . M A Y H E W , ( C d r . U S N R ) now resides at 2 7 8 Bell St., Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Southerland. James J., U, (Cdr. USN). Air Force, Atlantic Fleet.

Fox, Philip H., (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN). NavSupCen. Pearl Harbor.

Rutter. James B., Jr., (Cdr. USN). USS THOMAS JEFFERSON (APA 3 0 ) .

Ryan, Paul B.. (Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

CaldweU, Robert H., (Cdr. USN). AstNavAttache and AstNavAttache for Air, Mexico City.

Traynor, Francis M., (Lt. Cdr. USN). TransRon 3.

Fox, Philip H., (Lt. Cdr. SC-USN). Ordnance Supply Depot, Pearl Harbor.

1937 J. S. S C H M I D T , (Cdr. U S N ) gives his mailing address as Staff, First Task Fleet, c / o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

J O H N W . SIMPSON still resides at 1216 Singer Place, Pittsburgh 2 1 , Pa. Ewoldt Leonard E., (Cdr. USN). USS ANTIETAM CV 3 6 ) .

Lanham Harvey P.. (Cdr. USN). CarAirGru 21.

Thomas, Newell E., (Cdr. USN). USS FISKE (DD 8 4 2 ) .

Davies, Thomas D., (Cdr. USN). Secretary's Committee on Unification, Navy Dept.

Porter, William M., (Cdr. SC-USN).. BattleshipsCruisers, PacFlt. Ingling, Francis W., (Cdr. USN). PhibGru 2.

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

that his address is 1229 Sacramento St., Val- gave good accounts of themselves.

T h e mail this month brings first returns and lejo, Calif. remarks from those of you w h o received Brown, William G., (Cdr. USN). USS SAINT PAUL " N i n e Years After." Jim Dunford reports he (CA73).

Kelly, John C , (Cdr. USN). AttackRon 65. still has copies available to those of you w h o Robinson, Kenneth G., (Cdr. USN). Operational- haven't ordered one. As yet the price has not DevForce, LantFlt. Huron, Francis H., (Capt. USN). BuShips. been reduced, T H E R E P O R T S INDICATE, AND Holton, Harrison H., (Cdr. USN). USS PROVIDENCE 1 A G R E E , T H E B O O K IS W O R T H IT. (CL 8 2 ) .

Johnson. Richard E., (Cdr. USN). USS MISSISAnd now for the letters that have come in.

SIPPI (AG 128).

Kelly, Monroe, Jr., (Cdr. USN). PhibForce, Pacific Max Burns as of 3 October was in JacksonFleet. ville, Fla. Jack Y o u n g writes in from Corpus Christi, Tex., in refresher course, also early in October. Could be elsewhere now. Jack, beSec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. M. Dunford, USN, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. lieve your questions on promotion have been LESTER S. W A L L , JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) answered in previous issues of SHIPMATE. Irv Dewey sends his check for the book has reported to the Executive Dept., U S N A , from the USS ROCHESTER. Annapolis, Md. Dave Cone writes from way down CharlesG E R A L D S. N O R T O N , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) and Mrs. Norton announce the birth of a son, ton way. H e is attached to the USS CONGER. Bill Martin writes from Los Angeles. H e Randell H u n t , at the Naval Hospital, Newis the president of Standard Aviation Supply port, R. I. C. F PFEIFER, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) has re- there. It would seem that he is the first presported for duty in the Dept. of Marine Eng., ident in the Class. Keep the news coming.

Dixie Howell also reports that these words U. S. N . A., Annapolis, Md. R O B E R T R. G R E E N , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is are greeted by the outlanders, so keep your still living at 1301 Crofton Road, Baltimore criticisms coming in on how we can better improve our dope column.

12, Md. Several changes of address. Del Clark D O N A L D F U R L O N G , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) reports a change of address to David W . Taylor writes from Painted Post, N e w York; Joe Zuris from Herkimer, N e w York ( I believe Model Basin, Carderock, Md. JAMES G. W A T S O N reports from R.F.D. Joe is with M a r t i n ) ; Johnny Wilson, Key Wesr, Florida; Red Russel on the staff of Com# 1 , Springfield, Fairfax Co., Va. S. D . FOSTER, J R . is still residing at Glen SubForce; Steve Johnston on the USS BURGALL and Fred Toeusch in the USS BLENNY. Oban Farm, Arnold, Md. Red provided Gene B. Williams' address in J. A. M C A L L I S T E R , (Lt. Cdr. USN) changes his address to Sur-As-Dev-Det, Key Seattle, Washington, as 3833-54th, S.W. Mimi and Raspy Rawson report the arrival West, Fla. of rheir third child, a boy. Congramlations.

R A L P H W . R A W S O N , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) Aside from the correspondence received, and Mrs. Rawson announce the birth of their third child, a son, Richard Layton, at the N a - this period has been the usual winter treadmill.

BOB GULICK. tional Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., on 26 October 1948.

Jolly, John C , (Lt. Cdr. USN). NavRecSta, NorI. D . D E W E Y is now on duty in the USS folk.

John R., (Lt. Cdr. USN). Mare Island ROCHESTER (CA 1 2 4 ) , c/o Fleet Post Office, Dinsmore Naval Shipyard.

N e w York, N . Y. Collins, Samuel L., (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS SOLBY (DD707).

J O H N C. L A W R E N C E , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) Fisher, John C . (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS HANSON reports a new address, V R - 1 , N A S , Pamxent (DD 832).

Ballou, William R., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS River, Md.

1939

H A R L A N J. POEL writes to us from Rt. # 2 , Silverside Road, W i l m i n g t o n , Del. JOSEPH W . H U G H E S , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) CHARLES A. S T U M P gives his address as Quarters C-24, U . S. Naval Base, Phila. 12, Pa. is with Patrol Squadron 2 2 , c / o FPO, San R. SEMMES, (Cdr. U S N ) reports his mail- Francisco, Calif.

J O H N C. FISHER, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) and ing address as Bat. Cru. Lant Staff, Naval Mrs. Fisher of Hingham, Mass., are the proud Base, Norfolk, Va. E'VERETT A. T R I C K E Y , (Cdr. U S N ) and parents of a son born at Chelsea Naval Hosp., Mrs. Trickey announce the birth of their second Chelsea, Mass., on 11 October 1948.

J O H N A. SHARPE, JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) child, a girl, Marie Kathleen, on 1 November is serving as Communications Officer on the at the U . S. Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md. ROBERT K. IRVINE, (Cdr. U S N ) Staff of ComCarDiv 3, USS BoxER, c / o FPO, changes his mailing address to read 27 Mott San Francisco, Calif.

SHORE BREEZES St., Arlington 7 4 , Mass.

Flash! Flash! Latest promotion examination R. G. B'YWATER, (Cdr. U S N ) forwards his address as R o o m 4 D 6 5 3 National De- dope. There isn't any dope. Examinations will be' necessary in view of the fact that selection fense BIdg., Washington 2 5 , D . C. J O H N ALBERT L E O N A R D , (Cdr. U S N ) will not take place until after the first of the and Mrs. Leonard announce the birth of a year. N o t h i n g more for this issue.

News from the outland has been good this daughter, Patricia Lynn, on 12 November at month, or I should say relatively good. Jimmy the N . A. Hospital, Annapolis, Md. WILLIS R. D E N E K A S , (Cdr. U S N ) gives Dunford has i>assed on to m e a number of his mailing address as 5057 12th St. South, letters received from our very important field contingent.

Arlington, Va. T h e Class Luncheon held on the first proJ A C K S O N H . R A Y M E R , (Cdr. U S N ) and Mrs. Raymer announce the birth of a son, duced almost as many visiting members as Thomas Martin, on Armistice Day at the N a - local members, especially from ComAirLant. val Hospital, Annapolis, Md. Their daughter, Joe Lanahan from OpDev 4; Lem Cooke, Beagle Smith, Carl Ballinger from Norfolk; Susan, is four years old.

E. M . -WESTBROOK, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) Joe West from Chincoteague; Max McBrayer writes rhat his mailing address is Box F, Naval from the Inspector General's office; Hal Lank from Annapolis, and Carl Pfeiffer recently reStation, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

R. M. M A R S H , (Cdr. U S N ) informs us mrned from Palestine, all were present and

J A N U A R Y , 1949

BAUSELL (DD

845).

Buckley, Russell H., (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS SOLEY (DD 707).

McConnaughay, James A., (Lt. Cdr. USN). BuAer. Robinson, Leslie S., (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS IREX (SS 482).

1940 W I L L I A M D . R O S E B O R O U G H , (Lr. Cdr.

U S N ) is now on duty in Bureau of Ships, Code 515, Navy Dept., Washington 2 5 , D . C. A. S. G O O D F E L L O W , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is stationed with Staff, Com O p . Dev. For., USS A D I R O N D A C K ( A G C - 1 5 ) , N o r f o i k , Va.

R. H . W H I T E , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) gives his address as 347 Gundry Drive, Falls Church, Va. E. A. HEMLEY, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is now stationed with Submarine Squadron O n e , c / o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.

Longino, James C , (Lt. Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

Davis, John H., (Lt. Cdr. USN). 6 ND. Scott, William J., III. (Lt. Cdr. USN). NavComRoyal Canadian Navy, NavHed, Ottawa.

Ball, Eugene E , Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS FRED T. BERRY ( D D

858).

Cannon. James B., (Lt. Cdr. USN). TransRon 3.

Clark, Douglas A., (Lt. Cdr. USN). U. S. Naval Mission to Ecuador, Quito.

1941 Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Charles W. Styer, Jr., USN, 3903 Jocelyn St., N.W., Washington, D. C. W . J. R I C H A R D S O N ,

(Lt. Cdr. U S N )

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forwards his address, 185 Montross Ave., Rutherford, N . J. W I L L I A M W . J O N E S , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is attached to Attack Sqdrn. 2 5 , N A A S Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. F. J. R U D D E R , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) ha? moved to 117 N . W a y n e S t , Arlington, Va. R O B E R T J. CELUSTKA, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) reports from Dept. of Aviation, U S N A , Annapolis, Md. J O H N R. BURWELL, (Lt. Cdr. U S N R ) requests that his address be changed to 102 Stuyvesant Rd., Biltmore, N . C. V. S. M A U L D I N , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) writes from his permanent address, F H A # 1 6 , Green Cove Springs, Fla.: "At present I'm X.O. of Sub-Group T w o , FlaGroup Atlantic Reserve Fleet. W e are keeping up some 80 DES in my unit and so far have more than won the battle with rust. It's interesting duty down here and living conditions are good."

T H O M A S A N D R E W T U R N E R , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) informs us that his address is 1504 Tyler Ave., Falls Church, Va. R O B E R T W . W I N D S O R , JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) reports his duty address is Staff, ComFairjax, Box 24, N A S , Jacksonville, Fla. "1941 WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER" This year's Army-Navy Game was the scene of considerable pandemonium and other amazement, as everyone knows. Also it was the occasion for renewal of old friends. T h e Class of 1941 was well represented on the goal line (we are moving u p ) , and I jotted down in my program the names of classmates as their familiar and sometimes unfamiliar faces appeared in the crowd. They were: Jim Jamison, Bob Hoffmeister, Bob Ramage, Frank Welch, Harry Vincent, Dave Rubel, Leon Grabonski, Jack Hadler, Hugh Clark, Joe Zirkle, Archie Connell, Bob Luker, Dick Schmidt, Charlie Nelson, Bill Maddocks, Tom McWhorter, C. E. McLean, T o m Burley, Andy Anderson, and Ed Tucker.

Naturally the Army-Navy Game was the subject of conversation on the Wednesday following at our last luncheon here in Washington. Mike Burlage and Lloyd Y o u n g planned the luncheon and are to be congratulated in getting the largest turnout so far.

Along with the usual Washington people at the luncheon we had three guests: C. R. Deller, on leave; Willie Elliot, in town to see about his new duty, and L. B. Ensey, attending a conference in Washington. "Poke Chop" Reads was also in town but couldn't make it to luncheon.

W e are always sorry to see our classmates leaving Washington just when we are beginning to get acquainted. T w o recent transfers have reduced our number here—Paul W i r t h and Ed Tucker. Paul and Ruth departed late last month, Ruth to Pennsylvania and Paul to Corpus Chrisri for a 12-week refresher course before reporting to Air Lant. Ed and Marge Tucker started West shordy after the A-N Game where Ed will be on duty at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

T h e Washington wives are arranging a party for the Class of 1941. Maggie Fonvielle is in charge, and she has made some fine plans.

T h e party is scheduled for 5 February at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. It will start at 2000 and will be strictly formal.

T h e price is $4.00 which includes dinner and set-ups. D o n ' t forget to bring your own bottle.

All 1941 personnel are urgently invited to attend, and we especially would like to see a crowd from Philadelphia and Norfolk attend

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as they did last year at our last formal party.

If you can make it, please send the $4.00 per person for your reservations to: Lt. Cdr. Charles Fonvielle, 4 2 2 8 — 4 0 t h St., N . W . , Washington, D . C. T h e reservations and money must be in prior to 31 January, so don't wait until the last minute. I'm sure all the Washington classmates will welcome the out-of-town visitors for the week-end of the 5 t h — u p to the capacities of our humble dwellings.

T h e orders since last month are as follows: Burley, Thomas G., Jr., to USS B L U E .

T h r o , J o h n B., to USS H A R R Y E . H U B B A R D .

W i r t h , Hubeit Tucker, E. A., yard.

Robertson, W . tier.

That's all from

P., to Air Lant. to Mare Island Naval ShipP., Jr., to Eastern Sea FronWashington at this time.— D I C K FOSTER.

Windsor, Robert W., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN). Fleet Air, Jacksonville.

Hill, John C 2nd., (Lt. Cdr. USN). BuPers. Temp duty Pending further assignment.

1942 Sec'y, Lt Cdr. R. S. Day, USN, P. O. Box 7100, Apex Station, Washington 4, D. C. EUGENE I. MALONE, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is living at 907 Ridgeway Road, Pines-6n-Severn, Arnold, Md. W A L T E R H . E S W O R T H Y , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) forwards 'his address, U. S. Naval Academy, Dept. of O&G, Annapolis, Md. A R T H U R H . T A G L A N D , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) corrects his address to read 3000 McComas Ave., Kensington, Md. D. A. POWELL, JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is living in Qtrs. D-22 at the U. S. Naval Base, Philadelphia 12, Pa. EUGENE M A D D E N , JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) reports his address is Instructors Advanced Training Unit, U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Tex. LEROY

W.

VANCE,

(Lt.

Cdr.

USN)

writes that he is now happily established as Assistant District Public Information Officer at 11th Naval District Hdqtrs., San Diego, and that his new mailing address is 510 " H " Ave., Coronado, Calif.

G. L. MOELLER, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) and Mrs. Moeller announce the birth of their second child, a boy, at the Aiea Naval Hospital, Honolulu, T. H., on 8 November 1948. T h e baby has been named William Griswold Moeller.

C. T. M A R T I N , JR., ( L L Cdr. U S N ) of 1430 Cloncurry Rd., Norfolk 5, Va. was appointed secretary-treasurer of the Hampton Roads Chapter.

CHARLES A. SMYLIE, IV, continues to live at 5 Devon Blvd., Devon, Pa. T H O M A S T U R N E R , (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is on duty aboard the USS BUMPER, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

J O H N R. HURLEY, JR. reports from 945 Monroe St., Anoka, Minn.

DANIEL E. BERGIN, JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) informs us that his new address is 3222 Terrace Dr., Silver Hill, Washington 20, D . C. A. G. HILLBERG, JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is living on 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. Dear Admiral: At present the 3rd class of the Naval Intelligence School is receiving a course from the Amphibious Forces at Little Creek as

ground work for the spring maneuvers. Consequently, I am again out of touch with the home office and do not have as much news for you as I would like to have.

Miss Clara Lee Moore of Cumberland, Md. and I were married at the Naval Academy Chapel at 6 p.m. on 20 November. Ike Kidd and Bud Lee (both ' 4 2 ) and Frank Wadsworth ( ' 4 5 ) were among the ushers. T h e reception was held at the Town Officers' Club immediately after the ceremony.

W e drove to N e w York for Thanksgiving and then back to Philadelphia for the big game. T h e Army-Navy game looks like the place for a '42 reunion next year and it is too bad the class didn't take advantage of it this year.

W h i l e it's impossible to list everyone at the game, I did see the following or heard they were there: Conger, Robie, Wienick, Honser, Stokes, Sims, Blue, Leonard, J. W . Crawford, Mahler, J. T. Hill, Arey, W . P. Robinson, Pellett, Tully, Sweitzer, Esworthy, Fairchild, Werthmuller, Duncan, W e b e r , Sewall, Ostrander, Austin, Day, Cruser, Peto, Terry, Lowell, R. R. Carter, Koehler, W o r k m a n , Patterson, Hoefer, Kane, Livingstone, Palmer, Weems, Cross, and Brewster.

Received an announcement of the marriage of Miss Rachel Ewing and Lt. Cdr. W . S. Brown ('42) on 5 November at Washington, D. C. Have been carrying on a correspondence with Johnny Davis and Charley Payne regarding the purchase of bonds with some of the money in the class treasury. T o date this rather impressive sum has been idle in the Farmer's National Bank, Annapolis. It is purposed, therefore, that a $750 Saving Bond be purchased for the class and that the remainder of the funds be kept in a checking account for use as needed. Unless there is violent opposition to this plan, I am sure Charley will feel justified in going ahead with this program.

Charley is now stationed at the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, and is hoping to be able to round up the members of the class in the area for a series of class get-togethers.

Anyone interested should contact Charley.

Jack Crawford at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard is also interested in getting the class together.

T o my knowledge, no official class get-together was scheduled for 19 December (1942's graduation d a y ) , although this would be a logical time for reunions. It was proposed at San Diego in December 1946 that December 19th be made the date for the class to get around a punch bowl wherever any of the Class were stationed. However, no comment was heard subsequent to this proposal and it probably died a-borning. I believe that this is as good a time as any to start working on a reunion for '42 on 19 December 1949 and comments are invited.

Incidentally, my home telephone number is VICTOR 7938, and we are at home at 1013 Barnaby Terrace, S.E., Apt. # 2 0 2 , Washington 20, D . C. Sincerely yours, R. S. Day, Lt. Cdr., U S N .

Plate, Douglas C , (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS JOHNSTON (DD 821).

Grafton, Warren C , (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVB 42).

Graham, Robert R., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN). 12 ND. Moore, Arthur, Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN). Naval Operations.

Easton, William R., (Lt. Cdr. USN). 4 ND.

1943 Sec'y, Mr. Robert W. Besch, 120 Western Dr., Short Hills, N. J. J O S E P H J. D E V L I N , now resides at 1506 Waterloo Street, Los Angeles 26, Calif.

G E O R G E S. G O O D S P E E D , J R . writes from P. O. Box 3 3 , Coral Gables, Fla. S. J. C O W I N , J R . continues to live at 83 Pennsylvania Ave., Springfield 8, Mass.

O n the 19th of October J I M RICE was married to the former Margaret (Mrs. Clayton J.) Roberts in Chicago, III. Their address is 909 21st St., Santa Monica, Calif. (Clayton J. Roberts was a member of the Class of 1944 and was lost in 1945 with the USS TRIGGER. They had a daughter, Nancy Lee.) J U L I A N E. RAWLES, (Lt. U S N ) advises us that his address is 8 Hickory, Homoja Village, U S N A , Annapolis, Md. JAMES A. G R I S W O L D , (Lt. U S N ) forwards his address, 11 Alpine St., Cambridge, Mass.

W . K. P O N D E R , (Lt. U S N ) continues to live at 324 Abbey Court, Ridgewood, N . J. Thomas, Gardner, Jr., (Lt. USN). Fleet Sonar School, Key West.

Humphrtv, William S., Jr., (Lt. USN). Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Robinson, Charles D., Jr., (Lt USN). NROTC Unit, Vanderbilt University, Nashville.

Wagner. Dennis A.. (Lt. USN). NROTC Unit, Illinois Instimte of Technology, Chicago.

1944 Sec'v, Lt. Gene Goudie, USN, VF-4B, Naval Air Station, Norfolk 11, Va. W . F. BO'YER, JR. reports a new address, Reynolds Metals Co., 1600 Arch St., Philadelphia 3 , Pa. CHARLES V. G A R D I N E R , (Lt. U S N ) writes his address changed to 139 Washington S r , East Orange, N . J. JAMES D . M O O N E Y , JR. has a new address at 310 E. 5th St., Santa Ana, Calif.

A. E. P A T C H , (Lt. U S N ) gives his new duty station as N A S , Patuxent River, Md. T. R. RHEES, (Lt. U S N ) requests that his address be changed to 324 W . N o r t h St., Sidney, Ohio.

J. P. EPPS, (Lt. U S N ) forwards his address, 28 Newport Ave., So. Baintiee 8 5 , Mass.

G L E N N I. D U M A S , ( L t . U S N ) still resides at 21 Cypress Sr, H.V., Annapolis, Md. PIERRE R. CASSIDY, (Lt. U S N ) is now in Chicago, 111., where his address is 10855 Prospect Ave. ALFRED G. K O H N sends his address as 441 Hillcrest Rd., R . D . # 3 , York, Pa. G E O R G E G. P E R R Y , JR., (Lt. U S N ) has reported for duty on the USS MANCHESTER (CL 8 3 ) , Staff, Com Cruiser Division Eight, where he is acting as Aide and Flag Lieutenant.

R I C H A R D E. SEA C O R D , (Lt. U S N ) remains at the same address, 6 Hickory St., H.V., Annapolis, Md. H E N R Y E. T H O R N H I L L , JR., (Lt. U S N ) writes from 2662 Bayside W a l k , San Diego 8, Calif.

W . H . S P R A T L I N G , (Lt. USN-Ret.) resides at 15 Tonnele Ave., Jersey City, N . J. T H O M A S W . B U D D , JR., (Lt. U S N ) informs us that his address is 2 Cypress, H.V., Annapolis, Md. J A M E S E. V I C T O R , JR., (1st Lt., U S M C ) reports his address is Apt. # 2 , 2112 Dexter Ave., Silver Spring, Md. Snyder Edwin K.. (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS GREEN BELT (ASR 10).

Cowdrey, Roy B., (Lt. USN). SubBase, New London.

J A N U A R Y , 1949

Monsport, Eugene J., (Lt. USN). USS DAMATO (DD 871).

Dennis, Lowell F., (Lt. USN). Staff, Commander, Marianas.

Jackson, Ralph F., (Lt. USN). USS PICKEREL (SS 524).

Collins. Jesse R., (Lt. USN). USS DONNER (LSD 20).

Richey, Raymond E., (Lt. USN). SubBase, Pearl Harbor, Bulloch, William R., (Lt. USN). AirAdvTracComd, Corpus Christi.

Davis, John F., (Lt. USN). AirAdvTracComd, Corpus Christi.

Glendinning, Bruce E., (Lt. USN). DesRon 8.

Tisdale, Charles H.. Jr., (Lt. USN). USS BESUGO (SS 321).

1945 Sec'v, Lt. (jg) Samuel G. Gorsline, USN, 827 Bedford Rd., Battle Creek, Mich.

G E O R G E C. WOOLLEY, (Lt. jg U S N R ) writes to us from Beebe on Delaware, St. Paul, Minn.

E D W A R D T. HILL reports a new address, 5114 Ave. QV^, Galveston, Tex. L A W R E N C E T. SIMMELINK writes: " O n 13 July 1948 I resigned from the Navy and on 1 Sept. 1948 I joined the Shell Oil Co., Inc., as an Operations Trainee. My address is 6118 Ridge Rd., Apt. # 3 , Parma 9, Ohio."

CHARLES R. H O L S C L A W forwards his address, 405 Fisher BIdg., Johnstown, Pa. J O H N B. SPENCER, JR. continues to live at 237 W o o d St., Bristol, Pa. JACK M. PRESSLER, (Lt. jg U S N ) and Mrs. Pressler are the proud parents of a daughter, born at Aiea Naval Hosp., T. H., on 28 October 1948.

He's A Banker

G E O R G E P. PEED advises us that his new address is Saint Lucie, Fla. W A L T E R W . S C H W A R T Z , JR., (Lt. jg U S N ) informs us that his address is 40 W a l pole St., Norwood, Mass.

C. E. STARNS, JR., (Lt. jg U S N ) writes to us from Utility Sq. FIVE, N A S , Quonset Pt., R. I. N I C H O L A S BURDE, JR., (Lt. jg U S N R ) resides at 570 Union Ave., Belleville, N . J. G E O R G E F. ELLIS. JR., (Lt. jg U S N ) is on duty aboard the USS SEA F o x (SS 4 0 2 ) , c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

R I C H A R D J. COOKE, (Lt. jg U S N ) and Mrs. Cooke are the proud parents of a son, James Fisher, born 28 September 1948. Jimmy has a sister, Caroline Ann. Father Cooke is on the submarine, USS FILEFISH (SS 3 0 7 ) and gives his new mailing address as 211 Plantation Drive, N . H . A . 1, Honolulu, Oahu, T. H.

1600 TWENTIETH STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON 9, D. C. (7)

J O H N POOLE H O R G A N , JR. has been selected a George F. Baker Scholar at Harvard University's Graduate School of Business Administration.

T h e designation of Baker Scholar is bestowed each year on the top five pet cent of the second year Graduate Business School students. Named after the first great benefactor of the school, it represents the highest scholastic honor given a student before graduation.

After graduation from the Naval Academy Horgan saw service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, attaining the rank of Lieutenant ( j g ) .

R I C H A R D S P A L D I N G H O D S D O N , (Lt. jg U S N ) and Mrs. Hodsdon announce the birth of a son, Richard Spalding, Jr., on 2 December 1948, at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va. T h e Hodsdons give their address as Apt. # 3 , 740 Redgate Ave., Norfolk, Va. Barron, John, (Lt. Cdr. USN). USS LEYTE (CV 32).

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1946 D A V I D H . R A N K I N writes that he is now a permanent resident at Box 2 1 1 , Gastonia, N. C. EMMET FERGUSON, JR., (Lt. U S N R ) is at the Univ. of Georgia, School of Medicine, Augusta, Ga. J. R. W I N S L O W , JR., (Ens. U S N ) sends an address at Apt. 103, 3101 Pa. Ave., S.E., Washington, D. C. J A C K S O N R. R O B I N S O N , (Ens. U S N ) reports his new address is VA-ATU 5, N A A S , Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Tex. JAMES O. LEET advises us his address is c/o Pan American W o r l d Airways, London Airport, London, England.

JAMES H . D E M M I N G , (Ens. U S N R ) writes to us from 3066 West 110th St., Cleveland 1 1 , Ohio.

T H O M A S F CARROLL, (Lt. jg U S N ) has a new address at 25 Rosewood Dr., San Francisco, Calif.

J O H N PILCHER gives as his address, Univ. of Georgia, School of Medicine, Augusta, Ga. R O B E R T H . W E R T H E I M , (Lt. jg U S N ) infoims us that his new address is 704 S. 13th St., Albuquerque, N . M. J O H N J. PILCHER reports that his mailing address is A K K Medical Fraternity, 1215 John's Rd., Augusta, Ga. H U G H CULLMAN, (Lt. jg U S N ) writes to us from 480 Park Ave., N e w York 2 2 , N. Y. J O H N R. SHIELDS, JR. advises us that his permanent mailing address is 52 Jackson St., Ansonia, Conn.

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and Miss Jean Killian, of Miami, Fla., will be married in Miami, Fla., on 27 December 1948.

JACK BEASLEY is scheduled to walk down the aisle in his hometown, York, Pa., on the first of January 1949.

JACK MARTIN was in town recently as his team, the Los Angeles Rams, of the National Football League, flew east to play the Washington Redskins. Jack and his wife live in Long Beach, Calif.

1947 JAMES KIRKPATRICK, (Ens. USN) is now on duty at the NATB, Pensacola, Fla. J. D. ANDREWS, (Ens. USN) writes to us from 4 Lawrence Circle, Portsmouth, Va. PHILIP E. BAYLOR has returned to Cuba, III., where he is engaged in farming.

EDWARD C. GUILLOT, (Ens. USN) gives as his address, 7826 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans 18, La. ROBERT W. DePEW, (Ens. USN) and Mrs. DePew are the proud parents of a son, Steven Douglas, born at U. S. Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif., on 22 October 1948.

G. M. SHELDON, (Ens. USN) writes from 419 Big Bayou Rd., Warrington, Fla.: "I am now in flight training at Pensacola. Prior to coming here I married Joan Redden, daughter of Commander and Mrs. Redden, at the station chapel, Moflfett Field, Calif., on 15 June 1948.

"There are quite a few members of the Class of '47 here. A few of them are Tom Hudner, Jack Stevens, Roy Edwards, Bob Stone, Mai Jester, 'Mac' Balfe, Bill Grimes, Herb White, "Bull' Whittle, Jim Hall, R. H. Wilson, John Switzer, and Joe Robertson. There are several more whose names I can't think of right now."

ISAAC W. METZGER, (Ens. USN) informs us rhat his address is Rm. 153 BOQ, NAS, Glenview, 111.

J. D. ANDREWS, (Ens. USN) sends an address at 4 Lawrence Circle, Portsmouth, Va. HAROLD L. CARPENTER, (Ens. USN) reports a new address, Killbuck, Ohio.

WILLIAM DEAN BLEVINS, (Ens. USN) writes from BOQ, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.: "Any list of names down here just now reads practically like a muster of '47 and '48 with a sprinkling of names from '45 and '46. Most of us think the flight training here is quite pleasant duty on a very pleasant base."

1948(A) Sec'y, Ens. Leon C. Bramlett, USN, 538 W. Second St., Clarksdale, Miss.

J. E. SPALDING, (Ens. SC-USN) is serving in the USS PIEDMONT (AD 17), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

JONATHAN A. SISSON, (Ens. USN) has reported for duty aboard the USS SANDERLING (AMS 35), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. C. R. PLANK, (Ens. USN) writes that his present address is BOQ, BIdg. 600, U. S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. EARL BARONDES, (Ens. USN) and his brother, Lt. Arthur Barondes, West Point, 1948, were each several times threatened with demerits while in the Service Academies all on account of a pin-up girl on their locker doors. The pin-up girl for both was the same â&#x20AC;&#x201D;that of their mother, Capt. Dorcas Barondes, Army Nurse Corps, Res. The near-uouble arose from the inspecting officers being loathe to believe that one so

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young in appearance could be the mother of a Midshipman (Cadet).

The brothers in a letter to Newsweek write: "They would not believe that the picture we had on our locker doors was that of our mother. More than once we were threatened with demerits for violation of the Regulations."

L. J. G.

1948(B) Sec'y, Ens. R. W. Bates, USN, 211 Prince George St., Apt. B, Annapolis, Md.

JOHN D. CAYLOR, (Ens. USN) has reported for duty aboard the USS TOLEDO, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

H. LLOYD JONES, (Ens. USN) is now in Pensacola, Fla., where his address is Box 868, Route # 5 .

DONALD D. FOULDS, (Ens. USN) is serving in the USS

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885), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

SYDNEY W. DUNN, JR., (Ens. CECUSN) sends his address as Bayou Vista Aprs., Sanders Beach, Pensacola, Fla., along with Bob Duncan, Nick Costruccio, Vince Moore, Dave Beadling, P. G. Bryant, Harry Belflower and Jack Cowden and respective wives.

R. T. DUNCAN, JR., (Ens. USN) writes to us from 322 V^ W. Cervantes St., Pensacola, Fla. JOHN D. CLITHERO, (Ens. USN) reports a new address, BTU 1-A, NAAS, Whit-

Navy Athletics ARMY-NAVY SOCCER The Naval Academy soccer team defeated the Army at West Point by the score of 2 to 1.

This victory climaxed a highly successful season for the midshipmen as their only loss was to Pennsylvania, 2 to 0; and a tie with Cornell. They scored nine victories over such teams as Penn State, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Swarthmore, Gettysburg, etc.

The win this year over Army gives the Midshipmen a 6- to 5-game edge in the ArmyNavy soccer competition which commenced during the 1938 season.

150-POU1\D FOOTBALL The Naval Academy 150-pound football team completed its third undefeated, untied season and thereby won the third Eastern Intercollegiate lightweight championship. The Smalley Trophy, which is awarded to the team winning three championships, will be added to the many trophies located in the trophy room in Macdonough Hall.

The lightweights scored victories over Pennsylvania, Cornell, Villanova, Princeton, and Rutgers (Members of the Eastern Intercollegiate 150-pound football league) and Illinois in an intersectional game at Annapolis on 20 November.

PLEBE FOOTBALL The plebe football team completed an undefeated season by defeating Bullis at Annapolis on 20 November. The plebes hold victories over Duke Freshmen, George Washington Freshmen, Temple Freshmen, Delaware Freshmen, Bainbridge, Admiral Farra-

ing Field, Milton, Fla. S. M. WILLIAMS, (Ens. USN) writes from Rm. 224, BOQ, Naval Air Station, Glenview, III: "Ensigns O'Friel, Gornik, Rubinstein, Cline and myself began a four-months' C.I.C. course here at Naval Air Station, Glenview, III. At the completion of this course we will be qualified C.I.C. and Fighter Director Officers."

W. G. SAWYER, (Ens. USN) is serving in the USS CABOT (CVL 2 8 ) , c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. CLYDE SMACKOVER SCOTT, Navy football star halfback in 1945, is leading the Southwest Football Conference as top ground gaining backfield player. This is his third year with the Arkansas Razorbacks (Universiry of Arkansas) at Fayetteville, Ark. Off for flight training at Pensacola in midDecember are the following who stayed over at the USNA for plebe athletics and other training: From the football coaching squad are Dick Shimshak and Charles Strahley, and from varsity basketball coaching and teaching chemistry is Bob Searle.

Others in the same boat are Charles E. Hathaway, former varsity wrestler; J. W. McCord, John Davis, and Marvin Marsh.

Shimshak, with Art Markel, Bob Swoeffermann and Dick Scott, were assistants to Ben Martin in coaching the "all wins" plebe football team this season.

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(Continued from page 23) gut Academy, Pennsylvania Freshmen, and Bullis School.

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL The junior varsiry football team won 5 games and lost 2 during the season. They defeated William and Mary Freshmen, Penn State J.v.. El Toro Marines, Little Creek Navy, and North Carolina Freshmen, and lost to N.A.S., Pensacola and Pennsylvania, J. V. VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY The cross country team defeated Duke and North Carolina during the season, and lost to St. Joseph's College, West Chester Teachers College, Villanova, and Notre Dame. The plebe cross country team had an undefeated season defeating Baltimore Poly, St. Joseph's Freshmen, George Washington High School, and Mercersburg Academy.

RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Rear Admiral J. L. Holloway, Jr., USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, recently announced that the Naval Academy football team will play Tulane Universiry at New Orleans on 5 November, 1949, and at Baltimore, Md., on 11 November, 1950. Also that Navy would play the University of Maryland on 30 September, 1950. The location of the Navy-Maryland game will be announced at a later date.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Captain T. J. Hamilton, USN, Director of Athletics of the U. S. Naval Academy, has

announced that he has requested retirement from the Naval Service and has accepted the position as Director of Athletics at the University of Pittsburgh. SHIPMATE wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate Captain Hamilton on his new ix)sition and to wish him the best of luck in his new endeavor.

Navy Coach Attends Football Banquet in Detroit

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HE Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., USN, made the following announcement concerning the post of Director of Athletics at Annapolis: Captain Thomas J. Hamilton, U. S. Navy, on 6 Dec. announced his intention to request retirement and take up the post of Director of Athletics, University of Pittsburgh. The Navy Department indicated that this request will be granted with.the target date of 1 February set. All of Captain Hamilton's associates at the Naval Academy, although profoundly saddened by his loss to the institution and the Navy, have extended wholehearted appreciation of the fine job he has done not only during his present tour here as Director of Athletics but throughout an outstanding career culminating during World War II with his magnificent Naval Aviation Physical Training Program under the designation of V-5. To this appreciation the Naval Academy and the entire Naval Service add their best wishes for his success in his new post and congratulate the University of Pittsburgh on its selection.

Captain Howard Caldwell, U. S. Navy, classmate, former teammate, and life-long friend of Captain Hamilton is slated to relieve him as Director of Athletics. During the past year. Captain Caldwell, head of an Academic Deparrment at the Naval Academy, also served as officer representative for football, in which capacity he was closely associated with Coach George Sauer and the Navy varsity football squad.

Captains Hamilton and Caldwell played together in the Navy backfield as midshipmen and in their last year the Navy team won the National Football Championship in 1926.

They returned to Annapolis after graduation and served as assistant coaches during the 1927 season. C^aptain Caldwell served also as coach of the Junior Varsity during football seasons 1934, 1935 and 1936 when Captain Hamilton was head coach of the Navy Varsity.

Captain Caldwell -also has a long and distinguished athletic career in the Fleet coaching USS MISSISSIPPI teams and playing and coaching with the U. S. Fleet teams on the Pacific Coast in 1931, 1932 and 1933.

He has an outstanding service and war record. As a naval aviator, he commanded the SARATOGA Air Group during 1943-1944. His service both as an air group commander and air officer aboard the SARATOGA resulted in several decorations including the Navy Cross.

It will be recalled that Captain Caldwell commanded a tender and attached aircraft which participated in the Navy's last Antarctic expedition and that he and his plane crew survived a plane crash and were lost for two weeks in the frozen wastes of Antarctica.

With Navy Coach George Sauer as guest of honor, the 17th Infantry Battalion celebrated the close of their football season with a banquet at the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps Training Center in Detroit on 10 December with over a hundred football enthusiasts attending.

Following the banquet, toastmaster Lt. Tom Dorais, USMCR, son of Gus Dorais of Notre Dame fame, introduced the distinguished guests which included besides the Navy Coach, Bob Ingles, Navy line coach, Joe Truskowski, Coach at Wayne University, Jim Stout, Coach at Denby High School, Max Evans, Coach at St. Martins High School, Dick Frankowski, Coach at Mackenzie High School, Mr. George Schoof, Athletic Department Southeastern High School, Major H. G. Totzke, Commanding Officer, 17th Infantry Battalion, USMCR. Navy Alumni present were Mr. Howard V. Qark, Mr. F. R. Davis, Mr. Dave Miller, Mr. John Quirk, Mr. E. W. Wunch, and Mr. Shulte. Thirty-two members of the Marine Corps Reserve football team were present and were awarded a letter of accommodation by their commanding officer in appreciation for a successful season.

Line Coach Ingles outlined the requirements and methods for obtaining appointments to the Naval Academy. Three interested young men made appointments to see were guests at dinner of the Brigade in the by publication of perrinent scientific matter.

President of the local chapter is Prof.

Wardroom Mess. the Coach the following day.

Charles V. O. Terwilliger.

Coach Sauer pointed out the opportunities Four officers at the School received awards offered to young men who attend the Naval PG SCHOOL last month for meritorious conduct as members Academy. He then discussed the tactics the The Library of the Naval Postgraduate of the Naval Service during World War II. Middies used in the Army game. Wherein, rhe spirit of the Navy players and their de- School feamred an exhibit of published works Air Medals were presented to Comdr. R. W. termination to beat Army clearly demon- of members of the faculty the first of this Arndt, Lt. Comdr. R. E. Huddleston and Letstrated the character of the young men who month, with its purpose to acquaint the stu- ters of Commendation with Combat Distindent body with the academic activities of the guishing Devices to Lt. Comdr. B. T. Frana are playing for Navy today.

The evening was climaxed with the show- faculty. Over 100 items feamred materials and Lt. Eric Ischinger. Capt. H. A. Spanagel, ing of moving pictures of the 1948 Army- that have appeared in book form and as spe- Superintendent of the School, made the presNavy game which was narrated by Coach cial articles published in the technical and entations.

Capt. G. F. Beardsley, USN, of the Bureau Ingles. The picture was excellent and en- scientific journals and societies of the country.

Many of the books exhibited are widely used of Aeronautics, Navy Department, spoke on thusiastically enjoyed by everyone. as standard texts in many of the colleges and "Fiscal and Budgetary Problems" in the main universities throughout the nation, as well as auditorium on 16 Nov. in the curriculum of the PG School.

On 30 November, the student officers heard Dr. W. K. Kowenhoven, Dean of Engineer- Comdr. G. A. Whiteside, Bureau of AeronauO n t h e B u l l e t i n Board ing at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, tics, speak on "The Bureau of Aeronautic's addressed an open meeting of the Sigma Xi Armament Program." {Continued from, page 19) Club of the PG School at 8 P.M., 1 Dec, Dr. Charles C. C. Torrance, Department when his topic was "The Effects of Electric of Mathematics of the School, attended the Shock Upon the Nervous System." This was National Convention of the Society of Sigma "American History."

On Sunday night, 5 December, the head the first open meeting of the local chapter Xi in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 26th and 27th of the Washington Bureau of the New York which was formed on the 20th of October. of November. He was the official delegate of The Sigma Xi fraternity is a non-secret the recently formed chapter of the School.

Herald Tribune, Mr. Bert Andrews, spoke on public relations to members of the Naval honor society in the field of science and tech- At the Cleveland meeting, the Scientific ReAcademy Christian Association at 8 o'clock in nology. Its object is to encourage original search Society of America was instituted.

Smoke Hall. About 2,000 midshipmen heard investigation pure and applied, by holding Senior Prof. Paul J. Kiefer and five other the talk, which pointed out the importance meetings for discussion of scientific subjects, members of the PG faculty attended the anof good public relations between the Navy by promoting better relations among investi- nual meeting of the American Society of gators, by granting membership to individuals Mechanical Engineers in New York City on and civilians.

Preceding the talk, Mr. Andrews and his who have achieved noteworthy accomplish- 29 November through 3 December. brother-in-law, Comdr. John S. McCain, Jr., ments or have shown special promise, and Capt. John E. Fradd, Officer in Charge,

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Department of Naval Engineering, and Prof.

Austin R. Frey, chairman, Department of Physics and Electronics, visited the laboratories of the General Electric Company, Scheneaady, N. Y. on 29 Nov. They consulted with company officials on the further development of the Nuclear Power curriculum of the PG School.

Captain Edward K. Walker, and Prof. R. C. H. Wheeler of the Ordnance and Gunnery Department, visited the University of California at Berkeley, the U. S. Naval School (general line) at Monterey, and the California Instimte of Technology as well as the University of California at Los Angeles, last month.

Purpose of the trip was to meet with the academic authorities of these colleges to discuss the Naval Postgraduate courses conducted at their institutions.

ALUMNI

HOUSE

The beautiful Ball Room of Alumni House was the scene of the reception given by Comdr. John Norton Johnson, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Johnson, for their daughter. Miss Juliet Ann Johnson, on Saturday afternoon, 18 Dec, at 4:30 o'clock.

Assisting the hostess were Mrs. John F. Shafroth, Jr., wife of Rear Admiral Shafroth, Washington, D. C; Mrs. Frank Trenwith Ward, wife of the Commandant of Midshipmen; Mrs. Chapman C. Todd, Jr., wife of Captain Todd, USN (Ret.), Washington; Mrs. C. A. R. Gibb, wife of Comdr. Gibb, RN (Ret.), Washington; Mrs. Joseph N. Wenger, wife of Captain Wenger, Washington; and Mrs. Howard H. Caldwell, Mrs. John H. Griffin, Mrs. Merle A. Sawyer, Miss Annie Claytor, Mrs. Morgan H. Baldwin, Mrs. Roger J. Mermod, Mrs. Willis T. Armbrustre, Mrs. Jean Champion, Mrs. Charles S. Walsh and Mrs. Burleigh Fooks, all of Annapolis.

Assisting the debutante were former classmates at the Madeira School, Washington, from which Miss Johnson graduated last June, and present schoolmates from Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., where she is now a freshman.

The young ladies were all house guests of the Johnsons in their home at 7 Acton Place.

Following the reception, Comdr. and Mrs. Johnson entertained for them at dinner in Alumni House, after which the girls attended the Christmas Hop at Dahlgren Hall.

Guests were Miss Frances P. Davidson, of Bennet College, New York; Miss Margaret Waller, Connecticut College for Women, Miss Margaret Grant, of Stanford University, Calif., Miss Joanne Dannehauer of Northwestern University, and the Misses Anne Mackall, Jacqueline Appel, Suzanne Henderson, Alice Louise Hackney and Patricia Mulligan, all of Bryn Mawr College.

Also assisting Miss Johnson were old Annapolis friends, including the Misses Susan Champion and Ann Armbruster, both of Penn Hall Junior College; Anne Walsh, Ogontz Junior College, and Eleanor Fooks, Gunston School.

Miss Johnson was escorted to the Christmas Hop by Midshipman Jerome Stuart, and Midshipmen escorts of her house guests included John Stata, William Charles, James Wassell, James Bacon, John Schuler, Charles Settle, John Buck, Phillip Atst and Thomas E. Stuart.

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Academy, Class of 1922, and is now on duty in the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery of the Academy.

A Christmas party was held in the House on Sunday, 19 Dec, with a Christmas tree brightly lighted for the occasion. Guests brought gifts of toys, food and clothing which were given to the County Welfare Board for distribution.

Capt. Leon F. Brown, chairman of the entertainment committee, has said that a New Year's Day party is now being planned.

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SEVERN

Nowhere in Annapolis—or the country, for that matter—was Santa more joyfully awaited than at North Severn, and nowhere did red-coated Santa appear more frequently than at the Naval Station where every youngster big enough to be carried made a first-hand acquaintance with the season's happiest visitor.

On Christmas Eve, Santa arrived by sleigh, greeting all hands . . . and 'tis said. Chaplain Iley was standing by .. .

To start off the festivities, a Christmas party for over 400 children was held Sunday afternoon, 19 December, in the North Severn gym, when a huge gaily-lighted Christmas tree centered the attention. Again, Santa who arrived rhis time by helicopter, greeted each small guest . . . with Henry A. Furmanski standing by . . . and after gifts were distributed by wives of the enlisted men in the Village, each youngster spoke to Santa sitting on his throne and received a bag of candy.

Throughout the afternoon, a movie "The Niqrht Before Christmas," and several comics were enjoyed. Presents were purchased by a committee headed by Mrs. Charles L. Freeman, assisted by Mts. D. T. Thomas, Mrs. Harry Guthrie and Mrs. H. J. Smith, and were wrapped by the wives of the Village. Decorations were in charge by Mrs. Robert S. Riddell, assisted by parents of the children.

A Christmas Dance was held the night of Friday, 11 December, in the Community Center, when a number of specialty dances highlighted the evening. The dance—the first to be given by the Navy Wives's Club, was a complete success. Music was furnished by the Naval Academy Orchestra, and on the program were Mrs. Mary Tripodi, wife of Benjamin L. Tripodi, Chief Boatswains Mate, and Captain Charles C. Slayton who entertained the guests with his sleight-of-hand.

The dance floor was decorated with the holiday theme, and a Christmas tree was brilliantly lighted.

Divine Setvice was held in the North Severn Chapel at 11 P.M. for protestant worshipers, and at 12 o'clock Midnight Mass.

Youngsters of the Command now have an opportunitjf to join the new Wolf Pack of the Cub Scouts. The first of several organizational meetings was held by the parents throughout the command on the 22nd of November in the Recreational Building, with Kenneth M. Kilgartner, local Scout representative, addressing the group.

Engineman 2/c George Munda is in charge of the group.

Continuing the "Fleet's In" radio program, brought every Friday morning from 11:30 to 12 o'clock noon over WASL, Jack Loadman has had before the microphone: Master Sergeant Herschel Jones, who had duty at Guam and Okinawa during the war, and who

is now at the Marine Barracks; Francil Lurney, Quartermaster 1/c, who talked on the duties of a quartermaster, and Chaplain Charles H. Iley, who talked informally on what a clergyman must do to become a Naivy Chaplain.

A graduate of American University, the Chaplain received his Masters Degree and Bachelor of Theology Degree from Boston University and during the war took part in the invasion of Okinawa and the liberation of the Philippines.

Jack A. Tennison, PEC, of Memphis, Tenn., now stationed at the Marine Barracks, received first place at the Sammy Kaye's show, "Can You Lead the Band" the night of 23 Nov., at the Hippodrome in Baltimore.

Chosen out of the audience, Tennison was one of four contestants to see who was best at leading Kaye's band. He demonstrated his ability as a band leader to the mne of "Alexander's Rag Time Band."

The winner received a Philco Portable radio, several Sammy Kaye records, and a baton autographed by Sammy himself.

NAVY

WIVES

General Bonner Fellers, USA (Ret.) veteran of the African and South Pacific campaigns in World War II suggested that the best way to fight and destroy the Russian nation is to "turn loose" our advertising men on them.

In a talk on "International Relations" before the Naval Academy Women's Club on Tuesday, 7 December, General Fellers said that the only true hope to avoid war is through telling the Russian people what is beyond their Iron Curtain.

"The Iron Curtain is maintained," he said, "to keep knowledge from the Russian people.

It has 200 millions of downtrodden people thinking they are better off than anyone else in the world."

"The Russian vulnerability is their fear," he went on. "If we can get on the side of the people seeking freedom, the Russian government is doomed."

The General further said that "Chiang has run his course—money won't help him. It won't give the people a cause; it won't make them fight. During the war, this country flew i.T 500 million dollars in gold to stabilize his government, and still he failed. Chaing failed because he is not looking after his people. The Nationalistic government is as cruel as you can imagine—the Communists are a little less brutal."

Stating definitely that we should not send our troops to China, General Fellers said, "If we have to fight Russia, let's not do it in China."

Touching on U. S. international relations elsewhere, in the world, the speaker said we have alienated 380 million Moslems through taking stand against what they think are our best interests, have failed in Greece because we are supporting a government not supported by the people, and that we have a conflicting policy in Europe through refusing to let Germany re-equip the other nations.

"We are now committed to the Marshall Plan, and are forming a North Atlantic family of nations, to try to form a military barrier against Russia at the Rhine," the general explained. "But it won't work. We would lose millions of boys before we'd find out Russia can't be beaten on the ground. The Red Army has two great allies, winter and

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distance. They can be driven back into the Urals and it wouldn't mean a thing."

A graduate of West Point in the Class of 1918, General Fellers served with MacArthur in Japan. He was psychological warfare officer against Japan until the war's end and for which he was given the Oak Leaf Cluster to the DSM. In the Philippine campaign he was MacArthur's personal combat observer at the front.

Miss Kathleen Asplin, Mrs. J. C. P. McCarthy and Mrs. J. R. Gorman, musical trio, played two selections before the address. Mrs. Rollo N. Norgaard presided at the business meeting.

Mrs. Elmer M. Jackson, Jr., program chairman, announced that Laurie Alwyn, radio lecmrer, will speak on "England Today" at the January meeting.

Mrs. H. T. Mallick of Baltimore spoke on the subject of oriental rugs at the meeting of the Antique and Interior Decorating Group of the Club the first part of the month in the Officers' Town Club. Mrs. A. A. Ageton is chairman of the group.

The Music Group of the Club heard Mrs. Henry Rechen speak on the "Messiah," when phonograph records of the cantata were used

JANUARY,

1949

during the talk. Christmas carols were sung by members at the meeting held in the home of the chairman, Mrs. Paul M. Beadle of Old Crossing Lane, Wardour.

Wives of members of the Department of Mathematics at the Academy enjoyed a luncheon in the North Severn Officers' Club early this month, when Christmas decorations were used.

Mrs. George A. Lyie was in charge of arrangements, assisted by Mrs. Carroll P. Brady, Mrs. Ebon E. Betz, Mrs. N. Hansen Ball and Mrs. L. H. Chambers.

Wives of members of the Department of Foreign Languages met for luncheon at North Severn recently, when plans were made by Mrs. William J. Giles, Jr., and Mrs. Claude P. Lemieux. Pine branches and red berries decorated the table.

NAVY

JUNIORS

Members of T.O.P. acted as usherettes for the productions of "The Torch Bearers," presented the nights of 8, 9, and 11 Dec, in Mahan Hall.

On hand were Betty Schumacher, Jackie, Weber, Betty McCormick, Robin Ellershaw,

Abee Crenshaw, Dot Emery, Carol Melgaard, Betsy McNair, Sally Welch, Millie Smith, Betsy Rogers, Charlotte Ewald, Betsy Mattie, Pat Halpine, Claude Handy, Phyllis Hayter and Nancy Freeman.

Other usherettes included the younger Navy Juniors, Elspeth Norgaard, Barbara Jones, Phyllis Freeman, Jane Ward, Mary Lou Fiala, Mary Glenden Newton, Alice Bayer, June Jenkins and Frances and Tennie Wuebbens.

Mercedes Larson, daughter of Mrs. Stephen Archer, celebrated her eleventh birthday on 2 December in the quarters of Comdr. and Mrs. Archer, Perry Circle.

Among the young guests were Nancy and Dotty Ruttey, Takoma Park, Md., who were overnight guests, and Betty Lou Lair of Baltimore, a former classmate of Mercedes at St. Paul's Girls School.

From Annapolis were Barbara Kinsella, Betsy Schantz, Gail Walker, Patty Hollister, Ann Pettit and Joan Russell.

GOINGS ON Numerous parties preceded the departure shortly before Christmas of Dean Ford L.

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Wtlkmson, Jr., of the Naval Postgraduate School, and Mrs. Wilkinson, who are now at heme in Terre Haute, Ind. where he is the new president of Rose Polytechnic Instimte.

The joint civilian and Navy staffs of the school were hosts at a dinner, with over 100 attending, at the North Severn Officers' Club on the night of the 8th, when Prof. Allen E. Vivell acred as toastmaster. The couple was presented with a silver Paul Revere bowl.

Guests included Capt. Herman A. Spanagel, head of the PG School, and Mrs. Spanagel, and the executive officer, Capt. Joseph M. P. Wrighr, and Mrs. Wright.

Before the dinner. Senior Prof. Paul J. Kiefer and Mrs. Kiefer entertained at cocktails for the Wilkinsons, in their Ferry Farms home.

Among others who have entertained for the Wilkinsons were the Spanagels, when

joint hosts were Capt. and Mrs. Wright, Capt. and Mrs. Edward K. Walker, Capt. and Mrs. Williston Dye, Capt. and Mrs. John L. Melgaard, Capt. and Mrs. John E. Fradd and Comdr. and Mrs. William W. Hollister.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hamilton McClintic are now in Saigon where the former is viceconsul . . . he is the son of Capt. and Mrs. W. S. McClintic of King George Street . . . and is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1945.

David Moon, young son of Mrs. Don Pardee Moon, and the late Rear Admiral Moon, USN, is recovering from an attack of polio and is now home, and well, for the Christmas holidays . . . for the past two weeks, he was recuperating at the home of his godmother, Mrs. A. Staton, wife of Admiral Staton of Chevy Chase.

Capt. and Mrs. William H. Duvall of

Call for domination of Officers and Trnstees A call for nomination of officers and trustees is hereby issued in accordance with the By-Laws of The U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Inc. We quote herewith extracts of the By-Laws for your information.

ARTICLE III—Officers.

Section 1. The President and three VicePresidents shall be regular members of the Association elened by the membership at large. Their respective terms of office shall commence on 1 July of the year in which eleaed and shall continue for one year and imtil the election of their respective successors. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms of one year each in any one of said offices.

ARTICLE VI—Nomination and Election of Officers.

Section 1. Candidates for the offices of President, Vice-Presidents and Trustee shall be nominated by the members of the Association from among the regular members of this Association in good standing. A call for nominations will be issued in the official publication of the Association. Nominations shall be in writing, and, in order to be eligible for consideration, must be received at the Annapolis office of the Association prior to February 15 of the year in which they are to be voted upon. The Board shall submit to the members of the Association for vote, the names of those qualified candidates who shall have

been duly nominated by twenty-five members.

Section 2. The election of officers shall be held annually on 15 May, or the first business day thereafter. In order to be counted, all electoral votes must be received at the Annapolis office of the Association prior to noon of the day of election. Voting shall be carried out in the manner provided in Article VII. ARTICLE VII—Voting.

Section 1. Every regular member in good standing shall be entitled to one vote or nomination for the President, his own area VicePresident and the Trustees-at-large in the year for which said member has paid whatever yearly National Association dues may have been determined for that year. Votes and nominations shall be submitted by mail and all votes shall be secret. Voting or nominating by proxy is prohibited.

It will be noted that the By-Laws appearing above which were adopted at the October meeting of the Board of Trustees, specifically state that nominations can only be made by regular members of the National Association who are in good standing (this means those who have paid their current dues in the National Association). It will be further noted that Regional Vice-Presidents must be nominated by such regular members in the VicePresidents' respective areas.

In the forthcoming election, the President, thiee Vice-Presidents and four trustees-atlarge, will be voted upon.

Southgate avenue drove to St. Louis, Mo., where they visited their sons, Robert and Jack, students at Principia Preparatory School, and on to Elsah, 111., where their son William, Jr., attends Principia College.

They arrived in time to hear William sing with the famous college choir, with which he toured the Eastern states last year, in its annual Christmas program. The family drove back to Annapolis together, for the yuletide holidays.

Mrs. Duvall spent the preceding weekend in Norfolk where she was guest of Comdr. and Mrs. David Harris, and attended a parry given at the Little Creek Club by the officers of the JUNEAU, of which Capt. Duvall is commanding officer....

Mrs. Robert B. McNatt is now in Honolulu with Ensign McNatt, after visiting her parents at St. Margaret's since September. Kathryn is known throughout Southern Maryland for her horsemanship. She's the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Ridout III of St. Margaret's.

Major General Pedro del Valle, USMC (Ret.) and Mrs. del Valley, of Troy Hill, and Elkridge, Md., are now in Rome where the general is representative on the continent for International T. and T. The General is a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of 1915. Mrs. del Valle is the former Catherine Marchand Nelson of Annapolis.

Dinner guests of Prof, and Mrs. Angel Cabrillo-Vazquez of South Cherry Grove avenue recently were the Spanish Naval Attache Capt. Alvaro Guitian and Senora de Guitian and daughters. Carmen and Bel. Also the Commercial Counselor of the Spanish Embassy, Senor Vicente Trelles, and Senora de Trelles, of Washington, D. C. Capt. Spencer E. Dickinson, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Dickinson entertained the members of the Wardour Improvement Asociation on the 8th in their Wardour home, when Capt.

Keith R. Belch, USN (Ret.) president, presided. Mrs. Harry A. Baldridge is secretary of the association.

Capt. Rollo N. Norgaard, head of the Department of Foreign Languages, and Mrs. Norgaard, entertained this month for Capt.

Pierre Lancelot, MF, French Attache, of Washington, D. C , who later was dinner guest of the Midshipmen's French Club.

Guests in the Porter Road quarters included Capt. Frank T. Ward, Commandant of Midshipmen, and Mrs. Ward; Capt. and Mrs. William G. Cooper, Comdr. and Mrs. Dana B. Cushing, Comdr. and Mrs. William J. Giles, Jr., Prof, and Mrs. John D. Yarbo, Prof, and Mrs. Edward H. Taliaferro and Prof. C. Albert Pritchard.

BETROTHED

We the undersigned regular members, in accordance with the By-Laws request that the name of be entered as a candidate for of the Naval Academy Alumni Association for the year 1949-1950.

(Trustees, 1949-1952)

The nomination must reach the Executive Director before 15th February 1949. The official ballot will appear in the March SHIPMATE.

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From Honolulu comes word of the engagement of Miss Margaret Lucretia Williams, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Milo Ryan Williams of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, to Robert Cully Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Brown, of Haddonfield, N. J. The wedding will take place next simimer.

Miss Williams is a graduate of George Washington University where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity. She is now with the Brazilian Embassy in Washington.

WiSHiniliTOIII NOTES

By Ralph A. Sentman, ' 2 5 (One Man's Opinion)

Pension NonserviceConnected Disability If a World War I or II veteran does not have a compensable service-connected disability, but is incapacitated and unable to earn a reasonable livelihood for himself and/or family as a result of a nonservice-connected disability, a claim for total and permanent nonservice-connected disability pension (VA Form 8-526b) should be filed with the Veterans Administration Regional Office having jurisdiction. If the claim is approved, he will receive $60 monthly which will be increased to $72 monthly after 10 years of continuous permanent and total rating, or he attains 65 years of age, whichever is earlier.

A veteran in receipt of disability pension is not entitled to additional allowances for dependents such as are provided by Public Law 877, 80th Congress, to veterans who are at least 60% disabled and in receipt of disability compensation (service-connected).

Co-operative Housing The long-delayed "green light" on FHAinsured veterans' co-operative rental housing projects authorized in the Housing Act of 1948 is due to be flashed by 1 January. FHA will publish vital underwriting instructions for distribution. It is very important that any veterans' groups planning to sponsor co-operative projects thoroughly familiarize themselves with basic requirements of law and regulations before making formal moves to form co-operatives. There will be rwo distinct types of co-operative financing provided:

Mr. Brown attended the University of Pennsylvania and will graduate from the school of foreign service this coming June, from Georgetown Universiry. He served as a lieutenant in the Navy during the war, when he commanded a PT boat, and later served aboard the USS

CALIFORNIA.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Wilson of Archwood avenue announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Anne, to Midshipman Carl B. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilson of Milledgeville, Ga. Midshipman Wilson is a member of the First Class at the Naval Academy. No date has been set for the wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McLean of Washington, D. C , have announced the engagement of their daughter, Maryann, to Midshipman Dallas Johnson of Caldwell, Idaho. Plans are being made for a June Week wedding.

The announcement was made at a buffet supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Hyde, Jr. Attending were classmates of Midshipman Johnson.

Miss McLean is now employed by the

J A N U A R Y , 1949

(1) Nonprofit housing corporations designed to build homes for SALE to individual members . . . on which mortgage insurance can be obtained on loan up to 90% of value of project upon completion . . . regardless of whether co-operative is veteran or nonveteran.

(2) Nonprofit co-operative ownership corporations designed to build housing units for permanent occupancy by corporation members . . . and barring sale of units to individuals during amortization of mortgage.

T h e E n d in Sight 52-20 Payments R u n Out The temporary benefit incorporated in the GI Bill of Rights for veterans of World War II entitling them to receive | 2 0 unemployment compensation for a maximum of 52 weeks will end for all practical purposes on July 25, 1949. This special privilege has been costing the tax payers more than eight hundred million dollars a year. This one item will reduce by more than 10% the continuing cost of veterans' benefits. More than seven and a half million veterans have utilized this benefit with an average take of only $365.21.

Study Certificates Veterans holding unused certificates of eligibility for GI Bill education or training issued before September 1, 1948 and who plan to enter training for the first time after

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington.

Midshipman Johnson, a member of the first class, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Johnson of Marsing, Idaho. He graduated from Caldwell School and attended the Uni versity of Idaho before entering the Naval Academy. He is a member of public relations and reception committees, of the Brigade, and is Battalion Chief Petty Officer.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Leahy of Detroit, Mich., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Julia Irene, to Lt. (jg) Donald Floyd Baumgartner, (SC), USN, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Baumgartner of Pine Island, Minn.

Lt. Baumgartner is Disbursing Officer at the Naval Academy.

The wedding will take place in February in Detroit WEDDING BELLS Mayo-Murray The wedding of Miss Barbara Ann Murray, daughter of Capt. Raymond Wilkins Murray,

1 January 1949, should immediately exchange them for new type certificates.

After that date, extent of entitlement for training of any vet enrolling with an old certificate must, under new VA registration techniques, be verified by VA before mition and subsistence payments may be made, and VA will assign each enroUee a claim number and set up initial index record.

By exchanging old certificates before entering training, vets will enable VA to dispose of these actions well in advance . . . make possible more prompt and accurate service after training starts.

New certificates will show each veteran amount of training time to which he is entitled . . . claim numbers assuring speedy identification will be noted . . . and new certificates will be accepted by schools and VA without question.

Selective Service Deferment for Study and Research The Committee on Relationships of Higher Education to the Federal Government of the American Council on Education has recommended to the Selective Service that Local Boards be authorized to accept as evidence for postponement of induaion the statement of aa appropriate official of a college, university or similar institution that the smdent is engaged full time in study and research, is making satisfactory progress and will complete his academic year on the date specified by the instimtion. It is also the responsibility of the institution immediately to notify the Local Board if the student's connection with the institution is severed.

Come February Every indication is that the fireworks will begin shortly after the first of the year when a new Congress, full of vim and vigor, will take over the reins of our Government. We should have a lot of real "red hot dope" for you in our February column.

(MC), USN, and Mrs. Murray, of Honolulu, and Lt. (jg) Henry T. Mayo, II, son of Col. George Mayo, USA (Ret.) and Mrs. Mayo of St. Helena, Calif., was held 10 Nov. in Grace Episcopal Church in St. Helena.

The Rev. P. Malcolm Stewart officiated.

The bride, who, with her mother flew from Hawaii for the wedding, wore a heaven-blue gown and lace mitts, and her blue veil was held in place by a crown of flowers. Her bridal bouquet was of pink chrysanthemums.

Mrs. W. R. Hitch, wife of Comdr. Hitch, USN, was matron of honor. Lt. (jg) John Barnes, a shipmate of the bridegroom's on the USS lOWA, was best man.

The bride is a graduate of the Jacob Tome Institute, Baltimore, and attended the University of Hawaii.

The bridegroom graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, Class of 1945, and is now stationed at Hunters Point, San Francisco. His grandfather. Admiral Henry T. Mayo, was commander-in-chief of the U. S. Navy during World War I.

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|]. S. I L ILUMII ASSOCIATION s ^ u ^ /luaciaUo^ When changes occur icithin the Branch Associations, such as officers or time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKRON President, Mr. J. J. Blandin, 10, 21~5 Tinkham Road, Akron, Ohio.

Secretaiy, Mr. John B. Schmitz, '42, 1200 Sunset View Drive, Akron, Ohio.

Dinner meetings held on the last Thursday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS President, Capt. Rollo N. Norgaard, USN, "28, 16 Porter Road, USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Capt. Thomas N. Vinson, USNRet., '14, Box 450, R.F.D. # 2 , St. Margarets, Annapolis, Md. Meetings held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alumni House, Annapolis.

ATLANTA President, Cdr. Thomas C. Scaffe, USNRet., '20, 2344 Dellwood Drive, N. W., Atlanta, Ga. Secretary, Capt. E. T. Neale, USN, '24, Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Georgia.

Meetings held first Friday night of each month. Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, Adanta, Georgia.

BALTIMORE President, Mr. Delano J. Fitzgerald, '27, 203 Taplow Road, Baltimore 12, Maryland.

Secretary, Capt. C. Ridgely Lamdin, USN, '21, 4414 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.

Meetings held on the Tuesday nearest the 15th of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Maryland, at 7:00 P. M.

BIRMINGHAM Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Brown Marx BIdg., 2008 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Ala.

BOSTON President, V. Adm. Edward L. Cochrane, USN, '14, Dept. Naval Architecture & M. E., M.I.T., Cambridge 39, Mass.

Secretary, Mr. R. F. Ockley, '39, 442 Belknap Rd., Framingham, Mass.

Meetings held at 12:15 P.M. the first Wednesday of each month at the Boston City Club, 14 Somerset Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

CHICAGO President, Mr. Leicester N. Baker, '23, P. O. Box 343, Chicago, 111.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Gordon Buchanan, 22, c/o Old Ben Coal Co., 230 South Clark St., Chicago, III.

CINCINNATI President, Mr. William H. MacConnell, '41, 4070 Egbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Secretary-ITreasurer, Mr. John F. P. Gallagher, '35, c/o The Cambridge Tile Mfg. Co., P. O. Box 71, Cincinnati 15, Ohio.

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CLEVELAND

MILWAUKEE

President, Mr. G. A. Mattucci, '24, 14725 Lake Avenue, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. A. Olah, '38, 1598 Blossom Park, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. A. Olah, '38, 1598 Blossom Park, Lakewood 7, Ohio.

Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory Grill, 929 Chester Ave., Qeveland, Ohio, on the third Wednesday of each month.

President, Mr. W. F. Kurfess, 1 1 , 2549 N. Terrace Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wise.

Seaetary-Treasurer, Mr. Jim Wheeler, Jr., '45, 6060 N. Kent Ave., Milwaukee, Wise.

Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Cudworth Post, 1756 N. Ptospea Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 6:30 P. M.

COLORADO President, Mr. J. M. Lewis, '30. 827 Grant Street, Denver 3, Colorado.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. E. F. Helmkamp, "20, 475 Garfield St., Denver, Colorado.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Arthur G. Stiles, '30, 324 Cooper BIdg., Denver, Colo.

Meetings held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The time varies as it is sometimes a luncheon meeting and other times a ainner meeting.

DETROIT President, Cdr. Frank R. Davis, USN-Ret., '24. "Phone Lincoln 3-4173."

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. John J. Brennan, '43, 2227 Baldwin Ave., Detroit. Mich.

Regular meetings held the first Thursday of each month.

HAMPTON ROADS President, Capt. W. M. Walsh, USN, '28, 720 Westover Ave., Norfolk, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, Lr. Cdr. C. T. Martin, Jr., USN, '42, 1430 Cloncurry Rd., Norfolk 5, Va. Meetings held on the first Tuesday of each month except for the months of July and August.

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.

PENSACOL4 Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Will J. Davis, Chamber of Corcmierce, 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 BIdg., Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Secretary, Capt. B. A. Hartt, USN, '20, HOUSTON Inspector-Instructor, U. S. Naval Reserve, Old President, Comdr. Charles A. Whiteford, Post Office Building, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. USN-Ret., '21, 2242 Dryden Road, Houston Regular meetings held at 6:00 P.M. on the 5, Texas. third Friday of each month in the Roosevelt Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. William E. Ford, Hotel. Informal luncheons also held in the '29, 1721 Wroxtdn Sr, Houston, Texas.

Roosevelt Hotel grill room every Friday.

Monthly luncheon held on the first Friday of each month, except those months where RICHMOND President, Mr. W. D. Whitehead, '19, 703 cocktail parties may be substituted for the East Grace St., Richmond 19, Va. luncheon.

Secretary-Treasurer, Capt. David T. BasINDIANAPOLIS Chairman, Capt. F. A. Graf, USN, '26, Naval kett, USNR, '23, 4318 Fauquier Ave., Armory, 30th and White River, Indianapolis Richmond 22, Va. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. E. 8, Ind. Meetings held on the third Monday of Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, Westham, each month. 12:15 at the Indianapolis Ath- Richmond, Va. Quaiterly dinner meetings held on the letic Club. second Friday in February, May, August and KANSAS CITY President, Mr. Henry T. Brian, '25, 5300 November.

Mission Rd., Kansas City Kans.

ROCHESTER Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. George R. Turner, Secretary, Mr. Charles P. McCabe, '22, Otis '23, 918 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. Elevator Company, 155 West Main St., Meetings held on the first Monday evening Rochester 4, N. Y. of each month.

Regular joint monthly meetmgs of U.S.M.A and U.S.N.A. graduates are held at Rochester, LOS ANGELES President, V. Adm. Howard F. Kingman, New York. Graduates in the vicinity comUSN, '11, 614 N. Foothill Road, Beverly municate by phone with Rochester, Main 8410.

Hills, Calif.

SAN DIEGO Secretary, Mr. Thomas L. Hartigan, '47, President, Adm. F. C. Sherman, USN-Ret., 1324 Ruberta, Glendale, Calif.

'10, 3118 McCall St., San Diego, Calif.

LOUISVILLE Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. D. J. Sass, USNMr. Churchill Humphry, '07, 4095 Massiet Ret., '30, 739 Tolita Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Avenue, Louisville 7, Kenmcky.

Regular monthly dinner meetings held al-

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ternately in Coronado and San Diego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN

FRANCISCO

President, Mr. E. F. "Ned" Marbourg, "17, 111 Sutter St., San Francisco 4, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. John H. Falge, USN-Ret., '12, 1305 Lombard St., San Francisco 9, Calif.

Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month.

SEATTLE President, Cdr. W. E. Parker, CEC-USNRRer., '35, Rt. # 1 , Box 187, Winslow, Wash.

Secretary, Mr. T. C. White, '25, 2577â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11th Ave., West, Seattle, Wash.

Chairmen, Welcoming Committee, B. B. Cassels, 2437 Lake Washington Blvd., No., Seattle, Washington, and Mr. R. R. Fox, '22, 12141 23rd Ave., No., Seattle, Wash.

Meetings held on the first Monday of each month at 6.00 P. M. B. O. Q., Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle, Wash.

ST. LOUIS President, Mr. William P. Kellogg, '21, 4349 Westminster Place, St. Louis 8, Mo. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. C. P. Callahan, Jr., USN, '38, 929 Court and Customs BIdg., St. Louis, Mo. Meetings held on the second Friday of each month.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Her gown was of rich-white velveteen, with the full skirt ending in a long train. Her full-length veil was of tulle and heirloom rosepoint lace, and matching lace formed the small cap which was held in place by a halo of white butterfly orchids. She carried calla lilies.

Maid of honor was Miss Marilyn Himes, Washington, D. C , and bridesmaids were Mrs. Jesse Spalding, 3d, of New York, Mrs. Samuel G. Dunham, 2nd, Haverford, Pa., Mrs. Peter Murphy, New Caanan, Conn., sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Henry Atherton of Warrenton, cousin of the bride. Lanny Atlierton was flower girl.

Best man was Beekman Verplanck Beavers, New York and Bellport, L. I., brother of the bridegroom. Ushers included Robert Hermann of St. Louis and H. Peter Wall of Westbury, L. I. The bride has been spending most of the last year and a half in New York where she was with C.B.S. She is a graduate of Miss Cooke's and Holton Arms schools.

Mr. Beavers is an alumnus of the Riverdale country school, Riverdale-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., and attended Princeton. He was in the naval air corps four years, serving two years in the Pacific and went on inactive duty as a lieutenant.

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He was in the planes that dove into the Japanese aircraft carriers at Midway. He rode with the troops that landed on the Normandy President, Cdr. Frank W. Lagerquist, '07, beach-head. He was unseen, but present with R.F.D. No. 4, Wayzata, Minn. the Marines at Tarawa and with combined Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Arnold P. Soren- forces in the hard drive across the Pacific to son, '45, 6833 Logan Ave. South, Minneapolis Japan. His colors are the raw, red streamers 9, Minn. of courage.

"This banner figuratively streamed over the Meetings will be held on the first Friday evening of every month at 1900 at the "O" heads of the Navy players. They reassured this nation in time of stress, that spirit that Club, NAS, Minneapolis. can rise to meet a situation, generally considered hopeless, cannot be discounted. It is WASHINGTON, D. C. the spirit of victory, of 'Don't give up the President, R. Adm. Leigh Noyes, USN-Ret., ship.' It is the spirit of a fighting Navy.

'06, 2301 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washing"The Navy players, by again reminding the ton, D. C. nation of this trait, rate the salute of the Secretary, Mr. A. E. Tarantino, '35, 920 Nation."

Seventeenth St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Monthly luncheons held the third Thursday A fighting ARMY team, a worthy foe, stalwart companions in service and in the month, 12:30 P.M., Roger Smith Hotel, sportsmen to the core 18th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. The Naval Academy Alumni Association is proud to be associated with our brothers in arms of the Army and extends to the Corps of Cadets; to Coach Blaik and to Captain On the Bulletin Board Bill Yeoman and the other members of that {Continued from page 3 9 ) splendid ARMY team the sincere appreciaA reception followed the ceremony in the tion of the members of this Association for home of the bridegroom's parents near Sil- the display of sportsmanship on the part of the West Pointers as is recorded in the folverado Train. lov/ing dispatch which appeared in the December 5 issue of the Washington Post: Beavers-Baker "Annapolis, Md., Dec. 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thanks to Miss Patricia Fairfield Baker, daughter of Army's 'very fine' sportsmanship. Navy will Capt. and Mrs. Charles Adams Baker, George- keep the football used in last week's Armytown, and Charles Gaylor Beavers, Jr., of Navy game.

New York and Bellport, L. L, were married "Although West Point won the pigskin in 27 November in historic St. John's church a coin toss after the 21-21 tie, Army players on Lafayette Square, Washington, D. C. The decided the Naval Academy desetved the ball Rev. J. Leslie Glenn officiated the 5 o'clock for 'rhe great Navy effort' and for its 'moral ceremony. victory.'

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"Traditionally, the winning team gets the football in use at the final gun. " 'A very fine gesture,' said Midshipinan Pete Williams today. 'We are surprised and very happy.'

"In a letter to co-Captains Pete Williams and Scott Emerson, Cadet Captain Bill Yeoman said, 'You earned this one,' and promised to send the pigskin to Annapolis.

"The ball will be placed in a trophy case here at MacDonough Hall.

"In 'a word of caution,' Yeoman hinted that Navy can't rest on its laurels. 'We have found that a football takes peculiar bounces,' he said. , "Text of Yeoman's letter: " 'Dear Navy: " 'Like any football squad at the season's outset, we were shooting for a perfect score, an untied as well as unbeaten record. After each victorious game the odds against us fell and our stock and hopes rose as Captain Bill Yeoman came off the field with the ball tucked in his arm and a grin on his face.

Each of those victory trophies were happily received by a team that felt it had sincerely earned it. " 'But the ball we wanted most of all was the Army-Navy pigskin for two good reasons: (1) It would complete our perfect season, and (2) Navy was our opponent. " 'Yet, when we won that ball, it wasn't exactly in the manner planned and did not do justice to the great Navy effort. " 'Consequently, we are sending the ball to you. After all, it was you who made the news Saturday, not us, and if there ever has been such a thing as a moral victory, you had one. It all comes down to one fact. We sincerely think you earned this one. " 'However, we send it along with a word of due caution. We have found that a football takes peculiar bounces. " 'William F. Yeoman, Captain " 'Bob Kemble, Manager' "

Dean Ford L. Wilkins, Jr., Academic Dean of the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School Now President of Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute, Indiana The U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Md., has announced the acceptance of the resignation of Dean Ford L. Wilkinson Jr. now the new President of Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute, Indiana. The resignation of Dean Wilkinson became effective on the fifteenth of December. He was the first Academy Dean of the Postgraduate School, a position which was established

by Act of Congress June, 1946, shortly before the re-organization of the School as a separate and distinct educational institution of the Navy.

Dean Wilkinson was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1917 then resigned from the Navy in 1927. He served in the USS DENVER and as a convoy officer during World War I, and was commanding officer of the USS S-18, a submarine, at the time of his resignation. He attended the Naval Academy Postgraduate School in 1924 and received a Master of Science Degree in engineering from Columbia University in 1925. Dean Wilkinson headed the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tennessee from 1933 to 1938, and was Dean of the

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last Call WILLIAM HUBBARD CARPENTER, '26, (Capt. U S N ) . Died 4 December, 1948, at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md FRED T. HALLOCK, '34. Died at his home in Pennsylvania on 16 October, 1948, after a long illness.

R. ADM. GEORGE A. LEAHEY, JR., USN-Ret., Class of 1925, died at his home in Lowell, Mass., on 22 November, 1948.

He was retired on July 1. His naval service included duty as a Naval Aide at the White House and Commanding Officer of the President's yacht, POTOMAC, during the months preceding Pearl Harbor. After the outbreak of W W II, he was on duty in the battleship MASSACHUSETTS,

took part in the North

African Invasion, and later served as Executive Officer of the new battleship lOWA in the Pacific.

Earlier in his career, George Leahey commanded the destroyer STEWART; served in the Asiatic Fleet, (Flagship PITTSBURGH) and cruiser QUINCY, and was in command of the destroyer BERNADOU. For four years after graduation he served on board the OKLAHOMA followed by two years in the carrier LEXINGTON. His age at death was 45.

L.J.G. CHARLES POPP, '28, (Maj. USMC-Ret.).

Died on 26 November, 1948, in New York City.

LYBRAND P. SMITH, '11, (Capt. USNRet.). Died on 25 November, 1948, in Cambridge, Mass.

Speed Scientific School at the University of Louisville from 1938 until accepting the position of Academic Dean at the Naval Postgraduate School in March, 1947. He was president of the Louisville Instimte of Industrial Research in 1944, and served as Vice-President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1944 to 1945.

He has been a consultant in steam power plant design and operation and was regional advisor for the engineering, science, and management war training program for Kentucky and southern Ohio from 1940 to 1945. He has also written extensively on engineering subjects.

A special board will be convened in the near fumre to select a new Academic Dean for the Postgraduate Scfjool from a group of more than twenty-five distinguished men in engineering educational fields including several from the present faculty of the Postgraduate School. The results of this board are not expected until the end of December, and the appointment of the new Dean may be delayed until the beginning of the next academic year. Senior Professor Paul J. Kiefer, Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department will be "Acting Dean" in the interim.

Spindrift (Continued from page 21) to those you've all been handed on the streets by wandering photographers, he proceeded to visit a hop. There he took pictures, many

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pictures, of drags and their escorting midshipmen. Having done this, he remrned to Dear Admiral Coney, Bancroft, lodged himself in a local darkroom Please let me express through you and printed up the results. In a short time to the Officers and Trustees of the the dragging ones arrived at his room, money Alumni Association and to its entire in hand, to purchase likenesses of those so membership, the deep and sincere recently at hand. The money rolled in, for at appreciation of the Gannon family what end will a man stop when he is under for the very moving resolution in connection with the passing of Adthe spell of Venus? And all would have gone miral Gannon which was adopted by well, had Venus done her work as well as the ihe Board at its last meeting.

Plebe. But there came one who wasn't too Admiral Gannon was a loyal and taken with his date. He inquired about his devoted member of the Alumni Asset of prints, as had the others. But when sociation and I wish you every sucthe price came out (it was a little high) he cess in the further development of balked. In a short time the business man found this organization to which he gave himself on the wrong end of a class "A" so liberally of his time and energy. report for engaging in business activities from Most sincerely, which a profit might have been derived. The DELL T . GANNON. net profit of the whole deal was minus, to the 1 December 1948. tune of 30 demerits and seven days in hack.

As a famous author (wish that 1 were also) has said, "The best laid schemes of mice and men . . ." together with a belt, toting a laundry bag The '49'ers are working these days, believe filled to the brim, and employing a Plebe to it or not. The academic schedule is quite rig- assist in the task. One wise bird really had the orous and leaves no doubt as to its intent. thing cooled, with a Mokes' cart, until the Under the present system, there are certain corridor boy from whom he had filched it days on which the first class have four periods caught up with him. One even cached his of straight classes to attend. This requires needed articles at various points throughout that they leave Bancroft at the beginning of the Yard, but someone found the hidden books this stretch with all the equipment needed and he hit the report for not taking proper to proceed directly from one classroom to care of his government property. Why doesn't another. One battalion, in particular, has a somebody do something? rough Friday afternoon every other week.

Before we close, let us wish each and every Fifth period Bull, sixth Naval Law and sev- one a Merry Christmas and a Happy and enth and eighth for a Nav P-Work. For Bull Successful New Year. Of course that's a little there are rwo texts and an Adas. For Law late for some of our readers, bur to those there is Courts and Boards plus U. S. Navy on the China Station it may not be unwelRegulations. For the P-Work there is the come. And also a reminder, the Brigade still usual Steam Kit, H. O. 214, Air Almanac, finds time to yell "BEAT ARMY" after Navy great circle sailing chart, and Tide and Cur- Blue and Gold. Keep yoyr fingers crossed, rent Tables. That's quite a load, believe me. grads. Coach George Sauer has done wonders Many solutions have been forwarded to those and has more tricks up his sleeve. There'll concerned, such as binding the whole mass soon be another chance!

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marine operations in the Pacific as he knew them. His narrative was vivid and interesting As you know the local branch has been throughout. Thank you, Eliot! in existence a great many years in Baltimore.

Local almnni and visiting firemen present Before the formation of the Annapolis group, were: C. E. Coney, '19; C. R. Lamdin, '21 it went by the name of the Maryland Branch. O. B. Wight, Assoc; C. R. Russell, '06; E. G Some place down the years the constimtion Ellenberger, '34; J. J. O'Donnell, '42; J. J, and by-laws have been mislaid. With in- McGuire, '45; Frank Auld, '34; E. R. Lirty^ creasing membership and activities of late it '46\ Delano Ames, '44; R. J. Nicholson, '36: was felt necessary to have some rules for guid- D. J. Fitzgerald, '27; Eliot H. Bryant, '19 ance. Accordingly, a committee under the C. Demarest, Jr. '19; W. B. Bristor, '27 guidance of Clayton Demarest, Jr., '19, was R. B. Goldman, '26; S. D. Kolb, '24; E. H recently appointed to draw up a new charter. Cole, Assoc; H. B. Atwood, '27; D. B. DuckAs was to have been expected Clayton mrned ett, '26; John Davis, '24; Carter Kendall, '23 in a snappy performance and the New Charter J. T. Waldhauser, Jr., '23; and A. W. Bryan, was approved unanimously at the meeting '22. on 16 November. Now we are all legal again.

BALTIMORE

The entertainment committee chairman for the Dinner Dance following the Navy-Notre Dame game relieved the tension by announcing a profit on the operationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;what legerdemain can we expect next?

Following the business of the evening. Rear Admiral Eliot Bryant told the story of sub-

CINCINNATI A loyal group of Alumni, wives, sweethearts and guests gathered at the University Club on Saturday, November 27,1948, to lend moral support to our fighting Navy football team. Needless to say, the results were electrifying, and the afternoon passed with great

satisfaction and high glee. After the game many of us went to the Army-Navy Club to do a bit of gloating and toast the gang from Crabtown. All in all, a very successful day.

Those attending were: Anthony A. Aponick, '33, and Mrs. Aponick; Gustave H. Bowman, '19, and Mrs. Bowman; Leroy Brooks, Jr., '02; John F. Connor, '06, and Col. Connor, USA (Ret.); William B. Fogarty, '01; John F. P. Gallagher, '35, and Mrs. Gallagher; William H. MacConnell, '41; George J. Shaw, '27, and Mrs. Shaw; William R. Smith, '46, and Mrs. Smith; Joseph A. Wallace, '40, and Mrs. Wallace; Lawrence W. Clarke, Jr., and Miss Pope.

COLORADO The Colorado Chapter held their regular monthly meeting at the Denver Athletic Club, 1329 Glenarm St., Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, November 27th, 1948. The group commenced to gather at 11:15 a.m. in order to be there in time for the BIG game broadcast. The meeting was a luncheon affair to which the wives and guests were all invited and before the first touchdown was scored there were thirty-seven whooping and hollering supporters.

Those present were: Mr. J. M. Lewis, '30, President; R. Adm. and Mrs. L. E. Bratton, '0~; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bain, '34; Capt. and Mrs. H. L. Hoerner, '27; Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Montagriff, '26; Mr. C. A. Northcutt, '10; Mr. J. L. Raichle, '21; Mr. and Mrs. H. Rockey, '19; Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Sullivan, '19; Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Tarbox, '25; Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Todd, '25; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Berger, '24; Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Estep, •26; Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stiles, '30; Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. R. E. Jeffrey, '40; Mr. and Mrs. William Jenkins, '45; Capt. and Mrs. E. F. Helmkamp, '20, Secretary.

Mr. Northcutt's guest was Mr. Thomas Braden. It is interesting to note that Mr. Braden's father was superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy at the time of Mr. Thomas Braden's birth, although with this strong affiliation he cheered lustily for the U.S.N.A. We were pleased to have him there and hope he comes again.

Mr. Rockey had two guests in addition to his wife. The one was Captain Mary Parker Converse, the only lady known to us who holds a master's license in the merchant marine. His orher guest was Mrs. Peyton Scott.

Mr. Sullivan also had two other guests, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fitzgerald of Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Stiles' mother was also present as his guest and it was a pleasure to have them all with us.

During the half-time intermission the group subsided in their cheering enthusiasm sufficiently so that a short and snappy business meeting was held. It was decided to hold the last meeting of the year on Tuesday evening, December 28th, at a place to be decided upon by a committee of three appointed by the president. It was suggested that this meeting be in the namre of a co-ed affair, dinner dance. It has since been determined that this will not be feasible as this date conflicts with the annual formal dance of the Denver Naval Officers' Club. So the next meeting will be strictly a business meeting to be held at the Oxford Hotel, Denver, Colorado, at 7 p.m.

Election of next year's officers will take place at this meeting. The nominating committee submitted the following names to be

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voted upon for the respective offices: _ _ ., R. B. Horner,'07 For President.. £ p j ^ ^ j ^ ^ ; ^ p _ , 2 0 r- TT- r> -J B. p. Montagriff,'26 For Vice President . , ^ ^ ., ,,„ A. G. Stiles, 30 For Sec and Treas. .^ „' „ ' ^' ~ .,..

H. R. Brannon, 32 Those not being able to attend this meeting will be requested to send their ballot to the secretary by mail.

This was the last meeting that Captain H. L. Hoerner will be able to attend as he is being detached from duty as Commanding Officer, Buckley Field Air Station, to take command of the aircraft carrier SiBONEY. We sure regret to lose such a faithful member and the entire chapter wish him good luck and Godspeed in his new command.

All hands were thrilled to the Nth degree with the way the Navy team outplayed, outfought and outstatisticized the Army and it was a happy hilarious crowd that finally adjourned about 3 p.m. All hands send their congratulations to the team and Coach Sauer for a grand exhibition of that fighting neversay-die Navy spirit.

This will be all for now. We extend to all our friends both far and near the merriest of Christmas Greetings and best wishes for a Happy and Successful New Year.

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At the meeting of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association held at the Norfolk Naval Station on November 9, 1948, the following members were elected officers for the year 1949: President—Captain W. M. Walsh.

Vice President—Captain L. P. Treadwell.

Secretary-Treasurer — Lt. Comdr. C. T. Martin, Jr. Members of Council: Captain B. W. Chippendale; Commander DeLong Mills; Commander K. N. Gardner; Lt. Comdr. W. T. Hastings, Jr.; Lt. Comdr. J. P. Gutting.

It was voted that the by-laws be changed to the effect that meetings will be held monthly except for the months of July and August.

These meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting of the association will be on Tuesday, January 11, 1949. I might add that the council has authority to postpone meetings.

Vice Admiral J. L. Hall, Commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College, gave an interesting talk at the November meeting, regaiding the activities and objectives of the work at the staff college.

Thirty-four members and guests attended this meeting.

LOS ANGELES The United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter, met at Allen Center, Los Angeles Naval Base, Terminal Island on 27 November, to listen to the Army-Navy game. Approximately two hundred members and guests were present, and in addition, about fifty members of the U. S. Military Academy Alumni Association, who had accepted the invitation of the U.S.N.A. A.A. to attend the gathering. A large blackboard at one end of the main lounge enabled al! hands to follow the ball as the plays were received over the radio. Needless to say, the

reception of the game was received most enthusiastically by the Navy, and at times, by the Army.

Fred Pierce acted as cheer-leader for the Navy contingent. The Army, though outnumbered, cheered lustily whenever the occasion warranted it.

Luncheon was served during and after the game. The arrangements were perfect in all respects, and a grand time was had by all hands. Among those present were: Capt.

Robert Henderson, USN (Ret.); Commo. and Mrs. S. F. Heim; Col. and Mrs. A. B. Miller; Titus Oates; Glen A. Smith; Capt. George J. McMillin, USN; R. Adm. and Mrs. E. M. Pace, USN; Capt. W. J. Causey, USN (Ret.); R. Adm. Paul Hendren, USN; R. H. Harper; C N. Perkins; R. Adm. E. D. McEathron, USN; Cdr. A. B. Cook, USNR; Capt. T. O. Cullins, USN; Capt. B. K. Culver, USN; W. S. Dufton; Capt. L. G. Grannis, USN; Capt. K. Noble, USN (Ret.); E. H. Webb; W. G. Jones; F. W. Pierce; B. C. Dodson; Lt. Cdr. A. A. Griese, USN (Ret.); Capt.

T. C. Linthicum, USN; J. R. Armstrong; D. G. Campbell; J. W. Kern; Capt. H. M. Zemmer, USN; M. K. Clemenston; F. C. Bradman; E. H. Chilton; N. L. Clark; W. C. Hall, Jr.; J. E. Walsh; W. H. Sublette; W. C. Ely; L. H. Kleppinger; W. J. Hart; R. K. Worthington; W. F. Kigerl; M. D. Royalty; A. Halstead; T. H. Hartigan; W. D. Ennis; M. J. Clemens; Capt. L. G. Bock, USN (Ret.); Lt. Cdr. A. R. Woodland, USN; Chaplain J. D. Hester; Capt. J. R. Clark, USN; C:apt.

W. G. Bingham, USN (Ret.); V. Adm. and Mrs. H. F. Kingman, USN (Ret.); Capt.

George Nicholson (CE) USN. U. S. Army John Haleston; George F. Nicholson; L. M. Watson, USMA; W. E. Barrington; F. P. Lahm, USMA; John H. Swenson, USMA; F. O. Higby, USA; Lt. Col. E. L. Norbey, USA; Col. John K. Brown, USA; Scott D. McCaughen, USA; Col. R. W. Hooker, USA (Ret.); Col. Andrew J. Copp, USA (Ret.); J. L. Dunsworth, USMA; Halsey B. Yates, USMA; Col. Lewis W. Eggers, USA (Ret.); H. C. Brenizer, USA; H. D. Bahm, USA; Lt. Col. A. A. Kopcsak, USMA; Capt. D. W. Pettigrew, USMA; Maj. R. H. Offler, USMA; Lt. Col. S. Fries, USMA; Maj. Gen. C. R. Farnsworth, USMA; William O. Raim, USA; E. Crary, USMA; Col. A. W. Moose, USMA; Mr. Burton, USA; Noble Jones, USA; Lt. L. N. Jones, USMA; Lt. Ray L. Clark, USMA; Maj. L. B. James, USMA; Lt. R. L. Clark, USMA; Lt. P. G. Wardell, USMA; Maj. J. T. O'Keefe, USMA; Lt. R. W. Eye, USMA; John C. French, USMA; Nelson Pringle, USMA; Edwin P. Schmid, USMA.

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The regular monthly meeting of the New York Naval Academy Association, Inc., was held at Schwartz's Restaurant, 54 Broad Street, New York City, on Tuesday, November 9, 1948. There were approximately 100 members of the Association present and we were very pleased to see two of our oldest graduates there, Admiral Fletcher of the Class of 1882 and Captain Cooper of the Class of 1886. The cheer that is heard during the standing roll call, when the old grads who have been out of the Academy for over 50 years get to their feet, is an attestation of the younger group's pleasure in seeing the oldtimers still active and present with us.

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as our guest speaker, Mr. Spruile Braden, formerly Assistant Seaetary of State of the United States, and also formerly Ambassador to the Argentine, and to Colombia, and also to Cuba during the War. Mr. Braden gave a most interesting talk of how he combated sabotage in Colombia before our entry into World War II and the steps necessary to prevent Germany from using their complete control of the airways systems of Colombia, as well as most of the postal system to our detriment. He pointed out how operating from Colombia, Germany had arranged a scheme and accumulated war materials to enable the use of their military-trained aircraft pilots and of their commercial aircraft for a possible strike on the Panama Canal, which would have been quite similar to the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan. Following his talks there were many questions asked Mr. Braden concerning the Argentine which added greatly to the interest of the occasion.

Bill Strachan, Class of 1919, gave us a good talk on football, fumre football problems, and planned the Army-Navy Game Special Train, all of which enlightened many on why the Army may expect stronger teams unless certain legislation is passed by Congress.

The Association again operated their annual special train to the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia and the train was filled to capacity as usual. One feature worthy of note was the change in spirit of all aboard on the return trip as compared to their attimde on the way to Philadelphia. We have Mr. E. E. Conroy, 1918, to thank for handling all the arrangements for the trains this year.

SAN FRANCISCO Our twelfth and last regular monthly stag dinner meeting of the calendar year 1948 was held on 1 December, 1948, at the Commissioned Officers' Club, U. S. Naval Station, Treasure Island. E. F. (Ned) Marbourg, '17, President, presided.

The attendance at this dinner was 59, composed of 50 alumni and 9 guests. The aggregate attendance during 1948 was 851—an average of 71 at each of the 12 meetings.

Of the aggregate, 670, or 79% were alumni.

The attendance at individual meetings varied from 44 to 104. The largest attendance was when Fleet Admiral Nimitz addressed the group.

At this meeting the Class of 1921 had 6 classmates present; 1924 and 1944 were tied with 4 each.

Aliunni who recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Region and who attended for the first time were: Richard G. Akeroyd, '34, West Coast Representative, Ford Instrimient Co.; H. M. Sylvester (Cdr., CEC, USN, Ret.), '24, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, Alameda; Robert W. Clack (Lt., USNR), '44, and Paul M. Warrington, '44, both of whom are electrical engineers at Radiation Laboratory, University of California; and F. P. Ritchie, Jr., '46.

John Dale Pye Hodapp, Jr., (Lt. Cdr., USN), '39, had his father, "JDP, Sr." (Lt. Cdr., SC, USN, Ret.), as his guest. Many old Navy friends were delighted to renew their friendship with "Pay." Neil H. Geisenhoff, '13, had Flight Lieutenant John St. J. Craigen, former RAF navi-

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gator and veteran of many bombing missions over Germany, as his guest.

Our Guest Speaker was Lt. Cdr. John A. Sharpe, Jr., USNA 1939, now serving as Communications Officer on the Staff of Com Car Div 3 (USS BOXER (CV-21) ). His subject was "Destroyer Life and Work, W W II." Commander Sharpe served in destroyers throughout W W II, except during The Leyte Campaign, when he served as Assistant Operations Officer on the Staff of Cdr., S W Pac, Battle Force, which engaged in the Battle of Surigao Straits, at which the T was capped.

He has been awarded the Bronze Star with Gold Star for services in Leyte Gulf and in the Kurile Islands.

His splendid talk was greeted with applause, and, when he finished answering many questions, there was more applause.

The following alumni attended: Roland Riggs, '04; H. E. Kays, '05; E. D. Washburn, Jr., '06; R. A. White, '06; HaUer Belt, '08; Ernest F. Buck, '08; L. L. Lindley, '09; P. W. Northcroft, '09; H. W. Underwood, '10; John Falge, '12; G. S. Gillespie, '12; R. G. Payne, '12; Neil H. Geisenhoff, '13; Ned Marbourg, '17; W. J. Morcott, '17; Harry Need, '18; C. C Carmine, '19; G. Laurence Schetky, '19; P. E. Howell, '21; L. Jessup, Jr., '21; L. J. Johns, '21; F. A. MacGurn, '21; George C. Miller, '21; Ray F. Yager, '21; H. L. Fudge, '22; Harry Ingram, '22; J. E. Chapman, '23; E. R. Duncan, '23; F. R. Bunker, '24; F. M. Falge, '24; M. C. Heine, '24; H. M. Sylvester, '24; Hap Lyon, '25; Eugene P. Burton, '28; H. S. Cone, '29; A. W. Strahorn, '29; Pike Douglass, '30; Bill Stewart, '30; J. E. Flynn, '31; R. G. Akeroyd, '34; J. D. P. Hodapp, Jr., '39; John A. Sharpe, '39; R. A. Mallek, '40; Knobby Norton, '43; R. W. Clack, '44; Larry Mayer, '44; J. R. Riordan, '44; Paul M. Warrington, '44; M. S. Boyar, '46; F. P. Ritchie, Jr., -46.

SEATTLE The Seattle Branch of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association held its regular meeting at B.O.Q. of the Naval Base, Pier 91, Seattle, Washingron, on Monday, 6 December 1948.

The meeting was presided over by President B. B. Cassels.

Following dinner the minutes of the November meeting and the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees were read, announcing the election of officers for 1949, which are as follows: W. E. Parker, '35, President; J. B. Danhoff, '27, Vice President; T. C. White, '25, Secretary; and H. B. Berry, '10, Treasurer.

Bill Parker and Ted White being present, were then introduced.

Dallas Emory next introduced the speaker of the evening, Capt. Ray Farwell, a Professor at the University of Washington, who spoke on "Rules of the Road." It was particularly amusing and interesting to hear him tell about the International Convention to simplify the various sets of rules in existence.

The following members were present: Eric L. Barr '11; H. H. Good '12; Gordon Rowe '18; W. M. Moses '20; B. J. Skahill '21; D. A. Frost '21; C. D. Emory '21; A. D. Ayrauh '21; John L. Walker '21; W. R.

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Carter '22; R. R. Fox '22; A. K. Ridgway '22; B. B. Cassels '22; A. W. Axtell '24; K. R. Borgen '24; F. A. Strohecker '24; T. C. White '25; J. G. Farnsworth '26; P. W. Mowrer Jr. '26; J. W. Chittenden '27; T. C Fauntz '27; E. L. Lugibihl '27; A. C. Burrows '28; G. A. McKusick '35; W. E. Parker '35; A. K. Tyree '36; R. A. O'Neill '38; E. L. Bush '41. F. M. Christiansen, Associate Member and Comdr.

G. A. Malcolm, guest.

Commodore Rowe, '18, was recently elected Post Commissioner at Seattle.

ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Chapter held a special meeting to listen to the Army-Navy football game.

The Chapter met at the Army Officers' Club, Wat Department Building, in St. Louis. All hands engaged the Army men in pre-game forecasts; however, few Army bets were taken —we had read the Gallup poll. The Navy spirit, which predominated the Army Officers' Club, was enhanced by rwo electronic gadgets invented by R. H. Mayer, '32. A switch hidden in the doormat triggered one record player loaded with Navy cheers. Thus, upon entrance, each Army or Navy guest was greeted with a lusty "4-N." The other record player periodically played college songs.

In addition, a scoreboard furnished by Col. H. M. Elwood, '38, and a vigilant scorekeeper, Lt. Burbath, club manager, provided a visual record of the game.

The following members and guests were present: J. W. Quillen, '05; Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Ferguson, '18; Capt. and Mrs. W. D. Hoover, '21; Capt. and Mrs. W. P. Kellogg, •21, Club Pres.; Adm. T. J. Hickey, '25; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brought, '31; Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mayer, '31, and guests Mr. and Mrs. H. Drum; W. P. Gruner, '35; Cdr. and Mrs. C. T. Calahan, '38; Col. and Mrs. H. M. Elwood, '38; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murch, '38; R. O. Brinson, '39; Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Diebel, '39; E. C. Branson, '46, and guest Miss Dorothy Farmer; W. M. Holland, '46; Col. and Mrs. Donald Otis, USMC; Col. and Mrs. Vanass.

SWEEPERS

THE

EVERYWHERE

SAY I T ' S A BEAR FOR WEAR

FULLER FIBER BROOM Known wherever the Navy goes

Its rugged, workmanlike construction — i n c l u d i n g a l i g h t metal c a s i n g t o p r o t e c t the b r o o m ' s shoulder — combines with longwearing fibers to more than double the life of your broom. You can r e d u c e your daily cleaning costs w i t h t h e l o n g e r - l a s t i n g Fuller Fiber B r o o m .

Phone your local Fuller Branch Office or write

Checking Accounts

Savings Accounts

Allotments Member Federal Reserve

System

Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Move Water & Other Liquids With this Versatile Pump THE

PEERLESS

FLUIDYNE an economical general utility pump

Compact • Highly Efficient • Dependable CAPACITIES: Up to 50 g. p. m.

Available in following types:

HEADS: to 95 feet

• Ideal for adaptation to

INDUSTRIAL DIVISION 3620 MAIN ST., HARTFORD 2, CONN. In C a n a d a : F u l l e r Brush C o m p a n y , Ltd., H a m i l t o n , O n t a r i o

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present equipment or sys-

NEMA Motor;

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V - o r flat-belt pulley; Vt to 20 h.p.

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PEERLESS PUMP D I V I S I O N Food Machinery and Chemical

Corporation

Factories: Indianapolis, Ind.; Los Angeles 31, Calif.

Diilricl Offices: New York 5 , 3 7 W a l l Street .Chicago 4 0 , ,, 4554 No. Broadway; Atlanta Office: Rutland Bldg.,Decatur, Ga • Dallas 1, Texas; Fresno, Calif.; Los Angeles 3 1 , Calif.

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LIGGETT & MYCRS TOBACCO CO.