Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
PRESENTED WITH loYNG CUP
Valiant Old Sailor Greeted With Many
Pleasant kilograms While Ceremon-
les Are in Proeress-"rm Feeling
Fine as a Fiddle" he Said, And
Gaining Half a Pound Day.
(By Associated Press.1

| LAKE MOIONK. \. Y. Aug. is
! where he spent ncurl: half century
! i'll the service of his country, Rear
! Admiral Robicy d. Evans, of the Unit
! Cd States navy. who Is al this quiet
! mountain hotel. reached the aye limit
OF ~ years today and passed from The
ranks OF the country 5 active Sea nSht-
crS.
Here where four peace conferences
have assembled. sending fCrth 10 thS
world appeals that arms be laid down.
one of the worlds greatest naval com
Elanders laid down his arms. proraDlH
never again TO tax" them up III the dc
Tense of the country he has served so
well. His was the longest service.
! but two years shor; of half century.
of any man who has reached the Office
of rear admiral in the Unite d States
navy.
; All through the day the hotel was
thrCnged with admirers of "FighllnS
Bob as his friends delight to call him,
eager to congratulate him on the GA
birthday and TO wish him many more
happy and useful years.
| kilograms b. the score reached MIN
from all parts of the country, all cA-
pressing felicitation and affection for
the man who has done much to bulid
UP the American navy.
! MANY Of the messages brought de-
lighted smiles to the admirals lips
while others brought just suspicion
CT moisture to his eyes.
The Telegram in particular wnlch
caused Fighting Bob many smiles
came from an old friend in Washing
ton and said: For some OF us. skip
per. your flag will always Ay.'
| Sailors, soldiers Statesmen and civil
ians. in fact every walk IL lie was
reprcs ented in the great outpouriEg o.
messages which came to him tCdaE.
| In reply 10 a friend who asked the
admiral how he felt on his sixty sec
and birthday hen replied: Fine as
fiddle. am siXty two years young
ioday and | expect to reach hundred
! am taking on flesh at the rate oi
nalf a pound day and | haven
thing to do bat leaf. VINO would III
get wei under such circumstances:
Will Write For Magazines.
The admiral said he expected &c
stay until October when he Will ~
to Washington 10 be associated with
the general board in advisory ca
pacity. He said he had 20 do some
work before leaving here having az
ranged with magazine TO write
twelve articles.
The celebration look place this eV.~
ming in the large rarlor Of the noun
tain hotel. The room was Saliy dc,
GRATED with American flags but tho
feature which attracted the attenti""
of all was battlc-scarrcd flag which
the admiral carried on the Iowa du.
ing the battle with the Spanish h"e'
at Santiago. Albert X. Smiley intro
duced as presiding officer OF th'
ceremonies !. Edward Simmons, o.
| New York.
/ When Admiral Evans was brought
| into the room in wheel chair nc
au1;encc applaudcd him vigorously
! keeping il up until the admiral sill
emily raised his hand as request foI
silence. Mr Simmons then dciIvcrC
an culogy OF the admiral.
Many Letters Received.
A large number of letters from mc'
distinguishcd In public and pTiva''
iifc. including letters from President
Roosevelt. III Taylor aTi Rear Nd
miraI PiIlSTury WCr" read. hEonI
others who sent leitcrs rCGr"!iin'
their inability to hC Prc-"n
were Governor Hughes. Pau
Morton. Former Secretary ~
tho Navy. and General Cook. TIL,
letters voiced thc writer's high az
prcciai ion 81 tn" admiral and his scr
yFc,.S 80 his country.
Following the reading q: tn" e;
tiers W tmprofupiu addr.Ss"s cGI"Eiz
ing Tho admiral Yer" made bv Col"
ncI Walter : Franklin. of Ealt'mur"
-. W. SITS pb"us. vtr" chairman. I"
1 N"w Jc5E"y. judge Gear. of Cham
pagn. vs.: C"mmoinr" r. e. I'"n'
dici a Nov Work. and Rev. H"rric'
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I, hnrr tho auIi"Bcc had sun:
81 Amen" W.. Andrew : Tra"r 4"