The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-14
OF Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers
WINDS UP WITH A BANQUET
Secretary Herbert Is Present and Makes
an Address
Naval Heroes of the Civil War Are
Given Their Need Of Praise.
Toasts Responded to

Associated PreSS special WlS
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The fourth an
nual meeting of the Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers which
closed today after a two-days' session,
was wound up tonight with banquet at
Delmonico's. Covers were laid FOR lou
guests, and ranged around the table at
which President Clement A. Griscom
presided were the guests OF honor, among
whom were Secretary H. A. Herbert,
Commodore Sicard, commandment OF the
navy yard: Rear Admiral Erben, retired;
Capt. Mertvago of the Russian lega-
ton, George H. Daniels, Nathaniel Z.
Herreshoff and Charles Cramp of Phil
adelphia. President Griscom toasted the
president of the United States. which
was drunk standing. The second toast
was the United States navy, which was
responded to by Secretary Herbert He
spoke briefly of the country's magniH-
cent modern navy and of the skill and
patriotism of the men enlisted in this
branch of the nations defense. He spoke
particularly of the glories of the Amer
lean navy, saying: Take the person.
mel of the navy altogether. line officers.
staff officers and enlisted men. and they
are worthy of our ships and our great
guns, and worthy, too, of the heritage
of memories left by Paul Jones and De-
catur and cambridge and McDonough
and Perry and Hall and the other gal
liant tars who made famous the name OF
the American sailor in the early history
of our country Our navy began its ca
reer in glory and it has never yet missed
an opportunity of adding to it's reputa-
ton. No more splendid pages will ever
be written than those which record the
deeds of confederate and union navies
of Buchanan and Semmes Winslow and
Cushing and Porter and Farragut Con-
slider for moment the services to the
cause of the union that were rendered by
the navy during the civil war. Consider,
too, the brave enemies it encountered
and that it lost during the struggle
about thirty vessels by the new and ter
rible torpedo alone.
THE navy of the union blocked the
whole coast of the confederacy, pre-
vented the importation of supplies and
munitions of war and the expectation of
cotton that would have brought in gold
to sustain the currency that was main
tanning the Golfers of the army; 1t cap
tured New Orleans, the principal city
of the confederacy, and Mobile, the
greatest city on the gulf; it established
and maintained at points along the shore
lines and far into the interior of the con-
federacy depots Of supply and bases of
operation of the armies of the union.
1t severed the communications between
confederate troops, and it captured sup
plies and munitions of war; Taken alto
gether, it is perfectly safe to say that
the service rendered could not have been
accomplished by the efforts Of half a
million of men on the march.
1.-THE veterans of that great war are
rapidly passing into history, but there
need be no fear of those in whose hands
they will leave the honor of our flag. Let
me assure you that whenever and wher-
ever our navy is called upon it will be
found on the alert, ready for it's work,
whatever and wherever that work may
be. I sincerely hope it will not soon
have any battles to fight-it will best
serve its purposes if by it's rise, it's
strength and clearly APPARENT readiness
for service it shall be able to maintain
the rights of our citizens abroad, to aid
our diplomacy and to command our peace
all around the world without firing a
gun, but if it shall at any time come to
pass, as come it may, that readiness is
not enough, but that foreign foe must
be encountered in actual combat, then I
promise you on behalf of the officers and
men of the navy that they will do their
duty in a manner worthy of all the
glorious memories that cluster around
the flag Of our country"
The other toasts were: The Congress
of the United States, by Congressman
Bedford; The Press, Joseph Howard; The
Maritime Exchange, Hugh Kelly; The
Society of Mechanical Engineers, c. H.
lowering; The Naval Militia, Capt. J.
w. Miller; Our Society Chief of Con-
struction Hichborn; The Shipbuilders,
Gen. Thomas Hyde.
George B. Daniels and Stevenson Tay-
lor were called upon for short talks.