New-York tribune., 1906-02-10
A NAVY LUNCHEON.
Captain and Mrs. Wadhams Guests
of Ne7c-England Women,s .Societu

Red lights for port, green lights for star
board! Delmonico's ballroom was as dark as q
night at sea, save for the fairy lamps that
pricked the twilight here and there when the
National Society of New-Eng1and Women gave
its annual breakfast there yesterday The
breakfast was In honor Of the navy which was
represented in the person of Captain Albion V.
Wadhams. He came on from the navy yard at
Norfolk Va, with Mrs. Wadhams especially TO
attend the breakfast.
At the close of an Informal ,aoa-.io nr
george l. stevens, the president, entered the
ballroom with Captain Wadhams. followed by
the other officers and guests of honor While
they We're taking their seats at the flagship"
or guest table, the members filing in two nv
two, were seating themselves at the little round
tables representing the ships of the SQUADRON
when the electric lights were turned up it was
seen mat the society had dressed SHIN in
honor OF their naval guest. for from side to side
OF the room over the flagship" and in addition
10 lhe american flags and the New-England
colois' We're strung the signal flags of the navy.
as when man-of-war is at full dress.
Naval officers are expected to be brave at sea
ana agreeable on land" said Mrs. Stevens. in
introducing Captain Wadhams Now it's .up
to- the captain 10 narfor,r bi asa;o, -,
duty" al '--04e
And the captain did After telling ttor,, .t,o+
- ne HiSue MN dizzy with their beauty and
t ~ ne Went on TO say how, for twenty Years
th ny oHIISa states navy had been knocked about
the world in the most embarrassed con1itio tf
OIIIceTs peng ashamed to be seen i'm their old
Noooeh shlps The first time L knew I was m
snip that could whip anything that went oI1+
in the world w P40uU9st IndH
They shuddered when he told then, that
modern Inan-of-war cost ST, 10000 to build and
shlIIed IN sympathy when he said we want
peace - N-NSA ~ AaNe
On the subject Of the splendid personnel of the
navy captain Wadhams waxed elouuent saI,ing
ID nItar IL HluSth De supposed that the men who
1ackies. " 'i'O "44i'9 uucheo
The admiral visiting the navy ward +ba
other Day, he said, when a dispatch was
haiL9eq IaiS MN. Not having very good eyesght, he
ilanoed II TO an old Irish orderly who was stand
ing near, with the order: Read that for me-
,ep VI cant sir, replied the orderly. 'Oi'm as
ignorant as yourself, sir
Through all our years of service " said Gam
Ialh HaohaIns, 1T Is the melody of our Wife's
pr1yers' the harmony OF our children's laughter
utat mas given us strength to do our work The
navy asks no man, woman or child where they
were porn, their religion or color or whether
natuIaIlzed- or foreign born. The only question
IS are you entitled to the protection of the
United States fagP Then you shall have it !"
The audience smiled when Mrs Philin Car
penter the next speaker. announced that she
was going 10 talk her experiences in the
navy, too, but II laughed outright as she told
OF her adventures on her husbands Yacht the
Oracle May. '' ~
Mrs. Edward Addison Greeley told the society
mat the captains buttons put their club badges
IN the background for he wears one OF the most
honorable buttons q man can wear the conf
panlon Of the button Of the United States army
Others who spoke were Mrs Wadhams Mrs
charlotte b Wilbour, Miss Emma G.. Lathrop
The Rev Phebe Hanaford and Mrs John Howard
Abeel