The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
Admiral Evans Retirement
Will Be Celebrated by Fell
low Guests at Hotel.
NOTED MEN WILL SPEAK.
FoRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF LOYAL
SERVICE WILL CONCLUDE,
WHEN "FIGHTING BOB" RETiREs
FROM NAVY TOMORROW.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y. Aug. IL
Forty-eight years of service in the
United States navy will be concluded
by Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans,
Fighting Bob" Tuesday evening. At
that time he will retire from the SER
vice at the age of 81 years. The ad-
miral is spending the summer at the
Lake Mohonk House. He is unable to
use one foot, because of illness re-
sulting from a wound received at Fort
Fisher, forty-three years ago. and
which required him to leave the fleet
at San Francisco.
The guests of the hotel are planning
a celebration befitting the official
close OF a remarkable naval career.
Elaborate exercises have been plann-
ed for the occasion. and the guests
and the management of the Lake Mo
honk House are cooperating to make
that event memorable one. J. Ed
ward Simmons, president of the New
York Chamber of Commerce, will pre-
side and deliver an address. and An
drew s. Draper, commissioner OF edu-
cation of the state of New York. on
behalf Of the guests will present to
Admiral Evans a magnificent loving
cup, provided by popular subscription.
Letters from the president of the Unit
ed States, many admirals of the navy
and other distinguished men will be
read The hotel will be attractively
decorated and in the parlor where the
exercises will be held will be two
flags, one the flag that floated over
the Iowa when thE vessel. under the
command of Admiral Evans, took part
in the battle of Santiago; the other
the flag of the Connecticut. under
which the admiral made the voyage
from Hampton Roads to San Francis
CO.
Many Distinguished Names.
A distinguished audience will be
present to do honor to the hero Of the
occasion. Among those already pres
emit or expected are: Col. Hugh L.
Scott, commandant at Westpoint;
Rear Admiral R. R. Ingersoll. Com.
modore e. c. Benedict, Chief Engineer
William L. Balls. U. S. N: Robert
M. Thompson and Gen. Arson G. Nc.
Cook, u. s. A.; Governor Hughes OF
New York, Paul Morton, formerly sec
rotary of the navy: Frank A. Wander
lip, vice president of the National City
bank of New York: the Rev. DIR. Her
rick Johnson. formerly of Chicago;
Eugene lowering, president of the
National bank of Baltimore; e. T. Bel
president of the First National bank
of Paterson, N. j.: Justice George w
Gore of the Illinois supreme court
Frederick w. Stevens. vice chancellor
of New Jersey: Seth Mendell of Bos
ton. Donald Mcdonald, president Of
the Albany chamber of commerce;
John w. Alling of New Haven. Henri,
C. Durand of Chicago, Edward Pit
cairn of Pittsburg. Joseph M. Ward
son of New Jerseys war governor,
Charles S. Walton and Ellis d. VIII
liams of Philadelphia.
The speeches will be followed by
reception in honor of the admiral
whose popularity at Lake Mohonk il
unbounded. His appearance in an.
public room of the hotel is a sigma
for crowd. in which children ant
adults vie with each other for a posi-
ton of vantage to listen to the inter
esting "reminiscences of which the ad
miral has an inexhaustible supply.