The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-15
ADMIRAL DEWEY
HAS BIRTHDAY


WASHINGTON pee 2r Admiral
George Dewey is seventy years old toe
day lie is ln splendid health. robust
In physique aud has clear eye and "a
steady hand As is his custom he
spent the forenoon in bis office boz the
Mills building. with the exception OF
an hour. when be attended O. meeting
of the Naval Relief Association. of
which ne IS president Numerous off
ncers of the navy and army and other
friends called on him at his offices,
and later at his home, to- pay their
respects with many OF them be exc
changed "reminiscences of by-Eoue
days. Admiral Dewey says he goes to-
bed early at night is rarely astir ai-
ter 9 o'clock I'm the evening, and aris-
es at b O'Clock I'm the morning re
neither chews tobacco nor smokes.
While at the Naval Academy q great
many years ago. the admiral jokingly
told his friends today, he, like a great
many of the other young men got in
to the habit of chewing tobacco. They
did this however it appeared mainly
because it was against the regulations
When Admiral Dewey quit the insti-
tuition ne also stopped the tobacco
chewing habit
Among The admiraIs callers today
were number of those who attended
the birthday dinner last week which
President Roosevelt attended, and
which was advanced in date because
the latter expected to be at Pine Knot
Va. tonight. During their CONVERSE
ton they recalled a very happy toast
which the President proposed Wheh
they drank to the health of the ad-
miral and which the latter had not felt
at liberty to refer to in public. IT
was as follows:
"To the man who has done more Tor
any reflected greater glory on America
than any other man now living me
toast met with a hearty response from
those surrounding the admirals BOARD
Admiral Dewey is president OF the
general board of the navy, and Wheh
he reached his Office today a big horal
piece of poinsettas was presented 10
him by it's members and the oihcerS
associated with the board. 1t was lal-
or sent to the admiral's home on Il
street.
A little token, which Admiral Dew
ev appreciates great deal, came 10
him Christmas day. 1t was from me
widow of Capt. Nathan Sargent VINO
had been associated with Admiral
Dewey at various times during their
service in the navy, and who at the
time of his death, somewhat more
than a month ago, was member Oh
the general board Mrs Sargent sent
IN the admiral one of her husband
scarf pins worked in the device OF
fqure eight. and containing ruby ana
diamond settings The admiral hau
many times noticed it pinned to the
nacl,tie of his brother officer, and al
WAYS admired it a great deal. He was
unite surprised, therefore, but much
nIeased to receive this momento of MS
departed friend
At the meeting Of the Naval RelAeI
Association today Admiral Dewey was
presented with two handsome silver
ink wells with a pen tray Former
Surgeon General Van Reypen OF the
navy made the presentation speech.
The health of the admiral was drunk
from a decanter containing old Ma
deira wine of the vintage of lS47. Inc
decanter was formerly the property OF
George Washington, and in his pre-
sentatiou speech, Gen. Van Reypeh
said it was eminently fitting that the
health "of the other George, whom we
all love" should be drunk from the
same decanter
III OpTNG CIJATTFFEITR ARRESTED.