Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-19
Celebration Held Yesterday iR
His Honor Was Attended
by Many Promi-
nent Men.
ADMIRAL PLEASED
With DEMONSTRATION
He Is Glad His Work Has Suited
the American People and Is
Ready to Go Back In Active
Service Whenever He Is
Needed. He Says.

Lake Mohonk. N. Y. Aug. ia
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans reach
ed the age limit of 81 years yesterday
and was placed on the retired list Of
the United States navy. The end OF
his forty EIGHT years continual service
in the navy was celebrated by a gath
ering at the Mountain hotel yesterday
evening, where short addresses were
made by various visitors and numer-
Gus messages and letters from promi-
nent men and admirers of the admir-
al were read.
During the day Admiral Evans re-
csived many messages congratulating
him On his birthday. They came from
every part of the country, from men
prominent in all walks of life. and
caused the admiral a great deal of
pleasure. During the day he gave out
an interview, stating that he felt in
good health and expected to go to
Washington in october to occupy an
advisory position with the general
navy board.
When the admiral was wheeled in
a chair into the room where guests
were assembled for the celebration ne
was vigorously cheered and the ap-
plause ceased only when he held up
his hand for silence. The celebration
was presided over by ]. Edward Sim
mons OF New York, who made an ad-
dress.
Mr.. Simmons said that the occasion
of the retirement of Rear Admiral
Evans was to be deeply regretted, first
because of the i'll health which COM
PEELED him to surrender the chief
| command N he fact of hat
| tleships that has ever made a tour of
the world, and because the admiraps
brilliant career terminates under the
law on his 62nd birthday, and the
navy looses one of its most expert
enced officers at time when in build
ing up the new navy, his professional
! services would be of inestimable value.
1t was appropriate Mr.. Simmons
said that the retirement of Rear Ad-
miral Evans should be celebrated in
the Temple of Peace created by the
Mohonk Society of Peace years ago,
because while Rear Admiral Evans
had justly won the title of Fighting
| Bob Evans" he is an outspoken, in
sistent and persistent fighter for
| peace.
| Now that we have become a world
| power" said the speaker. ''and now
| that our domestic affairs, as well as
| our responsibilities in the Philippines,
at Panama, in Hawaii, in Cuba and
! Porto Rico, subject us to constant
| danger from the jealous and ambiti-
GUS aggressions of great naval estab-
lishments In Europe as well as in the
| Orient 1t stands to reason that both
| prudence and duty now demand that
We do precisely what our kinsmen in
the British Isles long ago found abso-
lutely necessary to their self preserva-
tion."
In conclusion, Mr.. Simmons said:
I'VE welcome you. Admiral Evans, to
| the shade Of private life We hope
your health will be speedily and per-
manently reestablished and We wish
for you and for your family all the
sweetest blessings of prosperity and
happiness"
Following his address MT. Simmons
read a number Of letters and messages
from prominent men, among the be-
ing the following:
oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug S, 1908.
My Dear Mr.. Simmons
l thank you for your kind invita-
tion. 1t is not possible for me to
accept, much to my regret. Through
you may l convey to the guests assem-
bled my cordial sympathy with their
purpose, and to Rear Admiral Robley
d. Evans, in particular let me renew
the assurance Of the high regard and
esteem which he already knows 1
hold for him. His has been one OF the
most honorable careers OF our public
service. All good Americans owe him
| a debt OF gratitude. In a peculiar de-
gree his name typifes the growth OF
our navy from the days of Farragut
to the day when Admiral Evans him.
self brought into the Pacific waters
the mightiest war feet that had ever
appeared west Of Magellan or east OF
Suez. commanding this fleet during
the first period OF a voyage such as no
other feet of the kind OF any nation
has ever taken. 1t Is eminently ap-
propriate that the reception TO Ad-
miral Evans should be given in what
you well call "a verltable temple Of
peace" for the United States navy Is
the best guarantee OF peace We have
and all men who believe in the peace
OF justice throughout the world should
CONTINUED on Page Eighty