The Washington herald., 1911-02-12

Men who construct Uncle Sans fighting
ships and make them go, INDUCED in a
jovial but fruitless effort at Rauscher's
last night to squeeze an admission from
the next chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee of the House that the Demo
Gratis would add battle ships in plenty to
the navy when they ascended the seats
of power in the lower branch of Con-
agress.
Representative Lemuel P. Padgett, Of
Tennessee, the member of Congress In
question, refused to be cornered by the
American Society of Naval Engineers.
but defined his position as similar to that
of the marrying parson who pronounced
the benediction on his couples: And
may Providence supply you with a rea-
sonable number Of healthy children
Gives Vivid Comparison.
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson, also one Of
the speakers at the dinner, drew a vivid
comparison of the navy of to-day with
the navy of Spanish war times by assert
ing that Rear Admiral Clark in COM
mand of one North Dakota, could whip
from the seas Admiral Cervera in COM
mand of 100 Oregons in single try.
Col Thompson, appealing to Represent
ative Padgett, urged that the Democrats
renOunce the feeling that they are placing
a burden on the people when 1t comes to
ordering battle ships, and provide Dread
nOughts at the rate of at least four a
year when they come into control of Con-
greSs.
''Al this is not in the interest of war
but Tor the maintenance of peace" said
Col. Thompson, amid the ringing cheers
of the stalwarts of the service who lis
tened to him.
The annual dinner of the Society of
Naval Engineers was an elaborate affair
Rear Admiral Melville, the former engi-
ncer-in-Chief of the navy, one of those
who occupied a seat at what Walter Nc
Farland. the toaStmaster, was pleased TO
call the king table''-the domain of the
guests of honor, addressed the society
briefly and was given an ovation.
Fire Control Is Gunnery.
Representative Ernest ". Roberts. of
Massachusetts, a member OF the Naval
Affairs Committee of the House, prefaced
some brilliant remarks in response to the
toast, The navy" by asserting that he
was thankful to have served on the Naval
Affairs Committee long enough to learn
that provision for fire control meant
Cunnery and not the installation of a
hose and fire pump.
Representative Roberts also depIored
the Iackfof golfers in the navy and the
shortaget OF torpedo craft. He asserted
that without more topedo destroyers the
Dreadnoughts Of our navy could not pos
sibly be guarded properly from steaIthy |
attack by night.
Representative Padgett responded to |
the toast. The future of the navy" by |
predicting the highest type of efficiency |
in its construction and personnel
Rear Admiral Wainwright delivered an
instructive address on Engineering in
connection with the fleet operations"
and disclosed the fact that on its recent
return from Europe the efficiency of the
engineers produced an increase of gen.
eral speed from 10 to 13 knots with no
increase in coal consumption, thereby
nearly Upsetting the calculation of the
scout cruisers sent out to pick up the
battle ships.
As entertainers at the dinner there
were Billy Murray. of phonogra phi |
fame; George O'Connor, the local barry
tone. and Clifford X. Bergman, the !
newspaper cartoOnist in a chalk talk.
Guests and Members
The following members and guests at
tended the banquet:
Paymaster David NJ Addison L $ n: H L. |
Aldrich Commander Philip Andrews L. S. N: |
J. E F. Archibald. Lieut.. Commander Marques de |
AEcTedo. Brazilian navy; Lieut.. Commander Benoit |
d Azy French navy: 4. o. Bailey. Rear Admiral |
I. :. y: Dr. Edmund Barn. Capt. F. W. Bart. /
lett. [. :. n; Capt. F. E. Beatty. Ira E Bennett.
N e.: =. c. Billings. Scott Bone. George X. Brad
6",d. T. W. Brsheny. Joseph \. Breckons Lieut.
II. y. Brinsr L. s. n; Commander B. c. Bryan.
l. :. n. Williams Callahan. Assistant Engineer r.
y. Carney. L. s Y; Commander /. H. Chandler.
X. II. Chappcil. Lieut. A. T. Church. L. S. N;
RHsr Admrll G. F. Clark Z. s. n; Winthrop
Cole. Paymaster General CoWie, Z. s. N; Lieut..
-. l. Cox. L. 5. n: r. H DanfOrth, H. z.
Davis Oor7r King Davis. Hon. Albert F. Dawson
Cnmmudo-c r. g. Denig. L. s. n; George II. |
limAn, Lieut. W. q. Diman, L. S. N; W. n.
Lieut.. p. B. Eaton. I. s r. G. s.: Hon. W. T.
Englebight. VI. c. Capt. A. T Fcchteler L. S.
y : =. c. FergussDn. Lieut.. ]. q. Fisher L. S. ": |
Hon John !. Fitzgerald. Capt. F. F. Fletcher |
T. S. y: C. B. Ford W B. clifford g p |
GlIezD. Hon. Alez. W. Greg NJ. c: H. r. Gregory
IsEt. X. 5. Griffin, L. :. y: Lieut.. Norman Hall |
o. S. r. G. s: Lieat. Com; John HaIligan, U. S.
y; Lieut. Albert Harris L. 5 n; L. d. Heinl
James s Henry, Fred e. Herbert. H. l. Hibbard
Hon Charles d. Hlles. Commander Tokotura Hi
rada. JaranCse navy; Civil Engineer Holiday. L.
:. N: Prof. Ira y. Hollis, Lieut.. Commander W.
T Holmes L. 5. y; William Hoster Ensign J. |
4. Howell L. 5. n; Commander c. F. Hughes
L. s n; William ]. Hughes, Lewis Jones Ernest
Y. Jansen J. E Jerks. Arthur c. johnson,
Commander Louis A. Kaiser. L. s n: l.. Kal-
Tens;ein. Martin l. Kalzenstein- William Ealzen-
stein. c. G. 7. King, P. A. Engineer William X.
l. 1
=. ~; L5eIt ScUdder klyce. U. S. n: Can't J.
!. Knapp. L. S. n; Lieut.. II. kotzschmar L. 5 |
r c. S: Marshall q. Leighton, S. InEiis Leslie
Luther d. LoEekin. Hon. George Alvin Loud |
". G Hon h. G LCudenslaEer. VI. C.:
H 4. MarUun. Bon James r. Mann. NJ C.. Chief |
Engineer Charles Z. Manning. L. S. N: A. P
NaschmcyeT. \. NJ Mattice. Jerry Matthews E;nri-
rrer chief G. A. McAllistsr U. S. r. c s.
Waller NJ. Mcfarland. Lieut.. Commander Ridley |
Mclean, Col. E. Is. Meier. Faymaster J. H. Mcrri- !
man. L. s. n: A B. Le =. Mesny. Clifford Mesny
2. +. MettHn, ". z. Metz James MeyFshaW Charles |
AulkGn, b. {. Noise, Lieut.. Commander R. C !
Moody, L. S. N; II. 7. Moningstar Richard Nor !
ION. J. n. Null. Judge MUllcwBy. William MURRAY !
Rear Admiral r o. Nicholson q. s. Nj n
Nicholson. Ensign ". C. Nixon. U. S. N. Lieut. | I
" illiam Norris, U. s. N; l. B. Nutting George A !
D'CJnnOr. J. Calm OLoC ghlin Hon J. Van
eI5nten Oloott. NJ. C.; Hon. Lemuei P Padsett |
N. c; f B. Paine Capt W. NJ. Parks u s N:
4. T. Passayant Commander }. B. Patton Senator |
Thomas II. Paynter. Capt. h S. Pettus, L. s. A.
ieut. Commander Carlo Pfster. Italian navy; Rear
Admiral Potter. U. S. N; Capt Templin c. Potts
.. 5. N; Henry s. Powell. ]. W. Powell Com
nandeF Baron PreuSchen. Austrian navy; Pitman
pulstfe1. Joseph Z. Ralph. Lieut. Commander NJ I
= Reed. L. S. N. Commodore /. S. h. Reeves. r
2. S. n; CommsnderS Rstznan. German navy; : !
.eut J. o. Richardson; Hon Ernest w. Roberts,
VI. u Lieut.. s. NJ. Robinson; Lieut. Commander '
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