Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-13
E SSEfs iF!j iffiissiica|f Assspls Victor
,JPs, Resignation from Service.
CUPID MIXEn UP N THE clsE
Father Could Not 90 Back on His
Ruling and midahlpman Had to
Leave The Navy to Marry Old
Football Injury.

S WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.--NlIdship-
imam Victor n. Motcalf. son of the
secretary of the navy, has been COM
pelled to give up his ship III health
6is responsiblc, according to the OFF,
cial announcement, but Cupid has
hand in 1t, 1t Is said among the young
q inidshipmnn's friends In this city. The
srcretary's son has turned In his res
ignatlon and 1t has been accepted ut
efls time when he should have been pro-
NOTED to ensign had he not failed on
= examination and near the time of his
rcming marriage to Miss Marie But
itrcs, OF u prominent and wealthy San
Francisco family.
Young Mctcalf has not boon In ro
buRt health for some time and 1t was
Tor this reason that no failed on ex
termination for final graduation last
oyember. IL Cupid has NO part In
cutting short his naval career, Met
caif owes his failure to an accident
= n 9 received in a football game while
AT the academy
Hurt In Football Game.
Strong ana athletic, he was a men,
bnr OF tho football team during his
Inst two years Mt Annapolis, and last
Senson he received nm injury which
for awhile Threatened to result fatal
: " eli stood well up In his class upon
graduation. however. and he was
shipped for his two years cruise ut
& sen The old injury began to give
y him trouble in n short while. how
ever and he Awns on sick leave from
March 8, 1906. up to- n few months
REo, when he was returned to sea. He
was. assigned to the cruiser Charles
tcns on the Pacific coast, bait when he
came up for examination he was
found physically disqualified. He was
2 given two months grace, according To
The official announcement, and there
s being no permanent improvement. his
{ RESIGNATION has followed as matter
\ nf course, In accordance with the reg
niations. Tho resignation will become
nsfectiye when tho Charleston returns
To Mare Island from Magdalona Bay.
where she has been having target
FTractice, This will be Within the next
few days,
The engagement OF Mldshipman
Metnalf TO Miss Buttrcs was announce
4 ed last fail to take place some time
ain February after the milsh!pman
Il bcean,e an ensign"
The Navy's Marriage Rule.
Avhile tho midshipman Is "a years
q old and could be married indcpendon,
of family consent, according to the
naval regulations. he could not be
h inarrlcd until lie was an ensign, unless
It'll the consent OF the secretary OF
+ the navy. II is well known among
the Friends of tho family that there
Nas no parental opposition. for the
Ruttres and Metcalf famIlica out In
s5Hn Francisco and Oakland have been
cirse friends for many years and Miss
's lsattrcs Is n great favoritc With both
he Secretary and Mrs. Motcalf But
the secretary mas gone on record in
preYious cases as opposing the mar
> qiage OF the midshipman, and IL was
Understood that he advised his son
mot to set bad example to other
lniddies' Just when the wedding is
IL take place Is not announced
ftieIids of the midshipman believe
tIlAs he welcomed the failure on phy-
s'lcal examination in order that he
could leave the service without being
snarlSed down as gutter" They
sNy that The young woman would not
content 10 marry him as long as he
Haas in the naval service The pros
poets of n lengthy separation from tho
#tycung officer while he was at sca
possibly for two or three years. did
mot appeal to the prospective bride
The secretary had made 1t plain 10
she young couple that lc would show
iir favortism for his son. and he
would have to take his turn at sea.
rs the secretary believes ensigns
II hayn no business OF shore duty, the
atlook was not bright for the youth
fnl couple, even if they should wait
Cor the promotion.
Is understood that relatives of
The prospective bride have shown tho
snidshipman the way to good bust
4 nesD association with them If he
& Should leave the navy. but he replied
that he preferred to get his start In
tenendently, and he has chosen civil
en- gineering as his career
He Smiled on Cupid.
The course of the love affair of his
y son is said TO have moved the score
3s5nry3to make happy two hearts; In tho
5cafe Of Lieut.. Leroy Brooks, Jr.,
hose resignation was accepted Sat
4 Erday. Lieutenant Brooks preferred
10 resign rather than be separated
from his bride of few months. he
liayipg tho understanding at tho time
the wedding that he would have
Il I least two years on shore, as he had
erved several years in foreign wa
Midsfipman Metcalfs class. which
adlated from the Naval Academy in
aQg, has suffered the loss of three
4 bcrs who failed to pass the ply
Seal examination for final graduation
& and .taerc are few cases yet remain
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