The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-09
NEW NAVAL LEAGUE.
TO AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST IN
UNCLE SAINTS WARSHTPS.

Hon. 3. F. Tracy Chosen President-w.
S. wslls, of New Haven. One of the
Honorary Vice Presidents.
Taking example from the rapid
growth of similar organizations in other
countries, a few public spirited citizens
have incorporated what is to be known
as the Navy League of the United
States
The organization has been formed
with a view to calling the attention of
the public to the desirability of in
creasing the United States navy, and,
| in addition, to teach the public just
| what the navy is and what the navy
means.
The English league has shown itself
to be one of the most successful, for,
although only eight years old, it has
over 1000 branches all Of which are di-
rectly connected with the parent league
| in London. The German league was
| founded four years ago, and in 1901
alone it added over 100000 members and
distributed 100000 pieces of naval lit
erature.
The directors of the present move
ment in our own country hope to
arouse an even greater degree of enthu-
siasm than resulted in Germany after
the formation of the German league.
The first article Of the constitution
| declares that the league is non-partisan
and that it's name and influence shall
never be used politically. The second
| article stipulates that no officer of the
United States navy or member of con-
gress, while serving as such, shall be
eligible for membership in the league.
And article three declares that the OBJ
| jeet Of the league is to spread before
the people single picture Of the equip
| ment of the United States navy and to
awaken public interest and co-opera-
ton in everything that might aid and
develop its efficiency.
Every man, woman and child, with
the exception of the two classes men
toned in the second article of the con-
stitution, is eligible for membership,
the fee for which is 81.
A periodical called the Navy League
Journal is to be published and sent
free to members.
1t is said that already thousands of
applications for membership from ev-
cry part of the country have been re-
ceived at the secretary's office.
Within the course of very few
years the league hopes to have over
thousand branches throughout the
country. .>>
The following officers have BEEN
elected to direct the initial efforts of
the new league: President, Hon. Ben
jamin F. Tracy, former secretary of
the navy; vice president, Hon. William
McAdoo, former assistant secretary Of
the navy; honorary vice presidents,
Hon. j. Russell Solely, former assistant
secretary of the navy Hon. Frank H,
Hackett, former assistant secretary Of
the navy; Jarvis B. Edison, William S.
Wells, j. Pierpont Morgan, Colonel
Robert M. Thompson, Colonel John J.
McCook, Irving M. Scott, John w.
Weeks; treasurer, Allen S. Apgar, vice
president and cashier Merchants Ex-
change National bank of New York;
secretary, George B. satterlee, SO
Broadway; general counsel, Herbert L.
Satterlee, 100 Broadway.
The following named persons were
the incorporators:' Captain J. w. Mil
Ter, Jarvis B. Edison, Herbert L. Satter-
lee Washington Irving and Jennings S.
Cox.
The directors are as follows: Allen
| S. Apgar, Jennings S. Cox, William
Butler Duncan, Jr., Robert S. Sloan,
Jarvis B. Edison, Washington Irving,
Benjamin F. Tracy, Captain J. W. Mil
Ter, William McAdoo Henry Eckford
Rhoades, G. B. Satterlee, Herbert L.
Satterlee, Alfred Ely, J. Frederic Tams
Aaron Vanderbilt, John Van der Peel
and T. C. Wood.