The Washington times., 1912-10-13
PRESIDENT AND
SECRETARY meyer
TO REVIEW FLEET
Taft Will Receive Statutes Of
Warships as He Steams
Up Hudson River.

~,r,x, $500 - ...r.
and 38,G 900 sailors aboard the 10 war
ships now anchored An the Hudson
were ava,t,n- toaav On. .rr,v., ~
s.cro,ssw - -. Ssvv asarsa ven
Meyer. who 10 expected late this after
noon on the Dolphin, -.
TOMORROW the bic sb,ns Yin he
dressed 10 rscs,v. ~. ' prs.,d.r. "a
reSseu 70 receive ,ne resioent ana
MI. Meyer. II VIII De, the Dig. gay or
the heets memorable whit here.
Inc PRESIDENT Will arrive on the May.
hover In spite OF his being fog bound
yesterday. shorty aiter ~ O'Clock ne
the Mayfiower comes up the Moth
nver, ana then his yachtmwilly steam
Tb.re viii e ne vi ,s.,ts ~ nm.r,n.v :,a.
ing with the naval dinner tomorrow
night at the Aston ~ 9 3S.~ N...A
ON TUESDAY the President VIII watch
S.cr ~ ar NJ weow.r En- .,,,, ' ne
anchored near the Statue OF Liberty,
p...S,. 1870. p.-.
Ans
An inpresslpe exho,tion OF tne ma
uon's sea. power was that OF yesterday
when 5000 bluejackets and marines came
swinsfnx down Rroadvav from, the land
an. Mo-. a. ,hs To-. =, We, ns,n..y-
seyepth .treet wheeieS into Fssth ave-
, reven y. rsS,,, whee &c., tn.o Fn S
down That Sen.eiv necEea thorouehsare
~ NJ :. a. yerssc; sSasnw.nt hssnsa ehe
admir-, of the aeet the n,syorI city
oSsciais Church Sisn,ta r1es IND ths
me snc,. o. the mayors sn% IN sree OF
the bubble iihrarv And vet the So0o
Svra ona-f,fth ~ ths forca NOV, 'o,, ths
ships in the North river:
vhich oro Sot sron, u M. narnS Ths
first was the precision and celebrity with
which the navy does its work and the
almost casual way In which II hung
snd s,ar,aS .hn,n n tSn narapS " s an,,s,
on time.
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neaoy IN go "inuees.
When the orders for the land parade
were published Friday and It was found
Una, tne ships would De gong ABOUT
tneir everyday duties up 10 the time
set for the Decentralization Of the four
regiments. that the Saturday MONDAY
meal was TO be served at the usual
49, ana ,h.. .xact,,. n,na,,, y,,nuts.
800 80 -
later the 5000 bluejackets and marines
were to take UP the line OF march. manv
said 1t was impossible.
The navy showed that II was not only
possible. but easy-for the navy. For
promptly at the designated time the
leading regiment stepped out. the other
three swinging In behind, and the parade
The officers were In blue service uni
forms, with white caps. white gloves,
swords and leggins. The sailors march
e .S., IN sneIr BLUE 'cEs ns marines IN
IN full dress-scariet coats and blue
trousers. -..-..... -.
The .econd ,mnression of the ma rch.
? ers was their youth Az battalion after
battalion Of the ciesn-cut youngsters
swept mast. with not a mustached lin
or whiskered chin. there was heard
on every hand comment on the almost
hovi., snnearance OF the men who
man the great dreadnaughts OF the
S,aat AZ mstter-of. tact the averase
a9o ~ the men IN fraction over
twenty years.
The marines made n fine show al
thew swung past. but there were nc
cheers. no. Demonstrations. They went
BY in company front formstion n;ds swssp
that they brushed elbows with the on
lockers,
After the marines had passed there
was patter Of handclaps. and LOOKING
up Fifth avenue one could see rhyth
micaliy undulating sea Of white caps
the sailors Of the fleet. The battalion o
the flagship Connecticut was IN the leaa
The battalion OF the home-buir dreaa
nought Florida was the mex. IN nne
ehu pShhhu seaSsa' =.
and the Utahs goat wnich put.eo IN a.
distinct cheer. ana the progress Of the
battalion could pc marke1 by tne ovh
lion lion II reoeyS w. tha n,asr. 10 ftseIf eyi.
dently' -
Champions Cheered.
Mart marched the battalions of fou
other dreadnoughts, the North Dakota
Delaware Mionisah ana SCUM ca vs., .s
There was ripple VI app'aso
Delaware. for the crowd had read nov
that vessel had won the pennant 10
battle efficiency and Ii nowsthe "nam
pion of the feet
Then came the battalions from I'M
battleships Kansas. New Hampshire
Vermont. Virginia, Georgia, Nebrasko
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Minnesota
idaho, and Ohio. All OF these vessei
have been a long time In commission
and II was expected that their mel
would show up well. They did.
But behind them and bringing up TN
rear of the lineup were the men iron
the new dreadnaughts wyoming an
Arkansas. As these TWO great ngnter
n, ss% shag OF raxseG
ness; But TO the sratnSaaon s OF Tn