The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-19
.SPERRY'S OFFICERS
TO ATTEND DINNER
Sends Acceptance to Navy
League via Wireless.
AT THE HOTEL CHAMBERLIN
Commander of Fleet which Encir-
cIed Globe. VIII Make Speech, and
Others VIII Respond 10 ToaSts.
Third Squadron Joins Other ships.
University Club SENDS Invitation.

IN response 70 a wireless message 70
Rear Admiral Charles r Sperry. com
mandlng the Atlantic battle-ship feet .he
Nay League received the following tele-
gram yesterday:
Il 8 s Connecticut. At sea via wire
less. Navy Yard. Boston. Feb. Is-Admiral
speuy accepts with much pleasure the
agreeable invitation OF the Navy League
OF the United States 20 the annual din
ner OF the league at the Hotel Chamber
lain. p. n. February ?
Admiral Sperry viii speak. with pleas
ure. and requests the committee TO select
tie otter two officers. and would be
grateful 20 be informed who are selected
and the toast 10 which they viii be ex-
pectsd 10 respond, or the subject on
which they VIII speak.
Officers TO Attend.
The following officers will attend:
"AdmiraIs-Sperry, Arnold. Schroeder.
Wainwright. Potter.
'Captains-Bestty. Caperton. Doyle.
Fletcher. FremOn,, Helm. Howard. Hub
bard. Murdock. Nicholson. Niles, Oster-
haus, Sharp. Switzerland. Winslow, vree-
land.
"Comman6ersGrant. Hourigan. How
ard. Key, Kline, Miller. Nelson, welles.
Wood
Lieutenant Commander%AIlen. Bss-
sett. Carter, Cone. Coontz. Craden, Deck
er. FuIlinwider, Gates. Hayward. Has
brouck. Long. Marble. Mclean, Movay.
Palmer, Patton, Stirling. Terhune. Twin
ing. Wiley. wurtsbaugh
''Lieutenant-Anen 4. S. CastIenan.
Cannon. Muran. Rowan. Weaver. zog-
baum
"EnsIgns-Alins. Canage, KImmer.
Surgeon Curtis Pay Inspector Nc
Gowsn. Paymaster Doherty- Naval Con
structor Mcbride
in addition 10 the above the captain
and one officer each from the North Caro-
Ina, Montana. Chester. and Birmingham.
II these ships join the fleet on or before
February % sPERRY.
The message IS IN reply to one OF three
sent by Gen. Horace Porter. president OF
the league, on Saturday and Monday
last One went BY the Salem, which
sailed from Charleston last Saturday: the
other went by the Birmingham, which
sailed from New Orleans. and the third
went by wireless. via Fire Island Ap-
parenty, Admiral Sperry's message was
in reply TO the message delivered by the
Salem, as Capt Key, commanding officer
Of the Salem. is mentioned as one Of the
officers who viii attend.
In reply, the league has communicated
with Admiral Sperry by wireless. asking
that he will respond TO a toast. The
feet" that Capt Fremont will speak
on the Modern battle ship" and Lieut.
Commander Mclean will speak on The
American bluejscket' Gov. Swanson, Of
Virginia, viii speak on The American
feet" Hon. John ". Weeks viii speak
on Naval administration" Col Robert
NJ. Thompson. honorary vice president Of
the league. viii have as his topic Wei
come home"
wives Invited Also.
The league has invited as It's guests AZ
the dinner the wives Of those officers
named by Admiral Sperry. A further
message is expected from Admiral Sperry.
naming other officers who viii attend
About so persons viii attend the dinner.
The league steamer VIII meet the fleet
at the Capes, and viii leave Norfolk at
a. m. and Fort Monroe at . q. n,
February % Tickets for the steamer can
be obtained at the Navy League Office,
1895 I street. Among the larger dele
cations that win attend the league dinner
and convention is one from Scranton, Pa.
A wireless message was received az the
Navy Department yesterday from Rear
Admiral SpeT-y. saying that the third
sqUao-on. in command or Rear Admiral
Conway II. Arnold. joined the returning
feet al noon yesterday.
The fleets position at s O'clock last