The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

PLEDGES GIVEN
Congressmen Vie with One
Another IN Profering
Aid at Banquet.
capt. GRIFFIN PRESDES
Senator Swanson, Democrat and Rep
resentative Foss, Republican, Tel
Of Parties Interest.

Congressmen Of both Democratic and
Republican parties We'd with one an
other, responding to toasts at the BAN
quet Of the American Society Of Naval
Engineers. held ut Rauscher's last night,
in assuring the naval men of their unre-
served support for a greater navy. The
attitude Of the Congressman who spoke
was one Of spontaneous and enthusiastic
| conviction that the American navy
should be maintained on a parity with
| the navies Of the greatest Of the world
powers.
Senator Claude A. Swanson of Vir-
ginia. who responded to the toast What
Kind Of Navy Would the Father Of
His Country Want Today pledged his
hearty support and influence to a greater
navy. He said that any programme OF
| economy which failed to provide at
| least two battleships a year was worse
| than a mistaken one. He stated that he
believed that the best way of promoting
| the plans Of the American movement for
international peace was to always be pre-
pared TO prosecute successful war
| from the drop of the hat
Representative George +. Foss of ILL
nois. who followed Senator Swanson and
spoke upon The Navy in Congress-
proved himself by his address to be just
as warm a friend Of maintaining an up
| to-the-minute imposing navy as the dis
tinguished Representative OF the opposing
party who had spoken before him. He
promised that the Republicans would
| continue to support legislation for keep
ing the navy at the highest degree Of
efficiency.
Two Bateleships'' was the topic upon
which Representative Steven B. Ayres OF
New York spoke. He was certain that
the next Democratic Congress would do
| its duty to the navy to the extent OF at
least two battleships. and pledged his
own support TO such a programme. Mr.
Ayres also felt that two superdread-
noughts "a year were one OF the best
ways Of avoiding the going to war with
your neighbor.
Capt r. s. Griffin, president of the
Society of Naval Engineers. presided.
Walter NJ Mcfarland was toastmaster.
Arrangements for the annual banquet
were unusually we'll taken this year. and
4 very successful evening was the re-
suit. Capt. William Strother Smith, U.
Is. N, was chairman OF the banquet
committee. Capt. Smith has served upon
this committee for the past five years
and brought to the task of making ar
rangements stock of experience.
Officers Of the society are:
Prcsidrnt-Cart Il. $. Griffin L. s. y.
Council-Rear Admiral ]. X. Edwards. U. :. n:
Cart. II. g Grrin. L. s. n: Engineer-in-Chef G.
A. McAIIi,,rr L. : r. c. =: Lieut.. Commander
=. l. Bennett. L. S. N; Lieut.. ormond l. Coz.
L. SN
U. s. ": Ensinecr-in-Cb Chief c. A. McArliser. q. 5.
r. {. s.. Lieut.. y. n. Wright. U. s. N; Lieut.
Ornond L. Cox. q. S. y.
Members and guests attending:
H. L. Aldrich. =. Fl. r. Andersen. George A.
Anthony Representative Stephen B. Ayres Rear
Admiral George w Baird. U. S. N: DR.. Edmund
Barry. George NJ Basford. Representative Arthur
L. Bates. Representative E r. Baihrick. Lieut..
Commander E L. Bennett U. s. N; r. Bsreford.
Cant. Z. T. Berthon. u. S. r. c. 8; c. C.
Blombery Lieut.. C. A. Bonvillian. U. s. n;
Capt, c J. Boush. L. S. n; Lieut.. H. C.
Bowen. Z. $. n: Lieut.. Commander David T.
BOYD. u. s. "; T W. Brshany c. Z. Breckons.
Capt. z c. BRYAN. L. :. N: Representative T.
s. Butler. William Callahan Capt. W. Irving
Chamber L. s. n: Commander L. II. Chandler
L. S. "; Senator Moses +. Clapp. Lieut.. F. J.
Cleary. o. S. N; Lieut.. Commander W. T
Clurerius L. s. N: Engineer-in-chief H. l.
Cone. U. =. N: A Cont. Gardner Cornett. Lieut..
Commander c. T. Courtney. 0. $; N; Paymaster
General T. J. Cowie. U. s. N; Lieut.. ormond L.
Cox. L. $. N; w. G. Coke. Lieut.. Commander
J. R. Defrees. U. 5. n; Lieut. Harvey Delano.
L. $. N; Lieut.. J. Z. Dorry. Z. s. R. C. s.:
c. W. Dyson, L. s. N: Charles B. Edwards.
Rear Admiral J. r. Edwards, U. s. NJ; R. L.
Ettinser. Capt G. n. Evans. L. S. n; Col. J.
Ewing. Capt. A. T. Fechieler. U: $. n: Repre-
d. D.
Fletcher Lieut.. w r. Furlnng. L. S. NJ: s. +. /
Gardner. H. r. Gary. A W. Gibbs. W. B. Gif-
ford. Capt. W 4. Gill. Z. 8. N; II. A. ellis.
G. r. Gliem. Lieut.. J. W. Glover. U. $. r. c.
g: H. B Gregory. Capt. R. s. Griffin. U. S. N;
]. Hanen b. II. Hamilton. Fred C. Hankcr. ".
r. Hsynie. H. T. Herr. George G. Hill. Lieut. S.
Z. Holiday. L. ). N; Commander U. T. Holmes.
L. $. N; D. y. Hoover jr., O. z. Howard. Sen
ator William Hughes, Lieut.. Commander W. ".
Hunt. o. s. N: Miller Reese Hutchinson Lieut..
r. L. Irvine. U. S. N: Lieut. II. L. Iriu, U. S.
N; William Ives. Ernest n. Jansou. ]. Z. jerks. |
Capt. Gustav Ksemmerling U. S. N; Martin l..
Katzcnstein William Katzenstein, W. ID. Keartott,
Passed Assistant Engineer W. r. King Z. s. N:
CAPT. 7. W. Kinkaid. L. S. n; Representative A. |
c. s.; ". X. A Lange. W. A. Lcayitt. jr., J. ).
Leslie. s. Ingiis Leslie, Representative jefferson NJ
Lew. Capt. ". n. Little. U. S. N; Leo Loeb. |
Charles LonEstrth Representative George A. Loud.
Rear Admiral John Lowe. L. S. N; Ensineer-in- |
Chief c. A. McAllister. L. $. X. c. s.; W. NJ Nc
Farland, W. c. McGowan. James s. McHush. Com |
mander. J. S. Mexican. U. S. N; John s. McKin- |
ney. II. A. Maguun. jerry A. Mathews. Robert |
Mayo. IT, J. F. Mettcn James p Mewshaw. Roger |
A. Millsr. Prof. Willis L. Moore. II. T. Morning |
star. J. II. Null. Judge A. r. MuIlowncy. A r. |
Nen. Lieut.. A. C Norman. L. s. R. c. s.; Capt. |
II. p. Norton U. s. n: Lieut. Z. C. Oak. U. s. n.
Lieut.. z. G. Oberlin. U. S. N; J. F. Oberiin Rep
rerentstire L p. Padsett. Senator c. s. Page. Com
mander, ]. Z. Palmer U. s. N: Rear Admiral W. |
Templin N. Potts U. s. N: J. W. Powell. joseph |
r. Ralph. Afford H. Raynal. Representative W. C. |
Redfeld Lieut.. Commander ". II. Reynolds u. |
S. N; Naval Constructor II. c. Richardson, u S. |
Capt. W. strother Smith, U. S. N; H. NJ. South
gate. SURG. L. W. Srratling. U. s. N. Civil Engi-
ner H. r. Stanford. U. S. N; A. Stewart, Frank |
sutton. Senator C. A. Swanson. Capt. Emil Thesis.
U. s. n. Senator ]. r. Thornton, Lieut.. Comman-
der d. W. Todd, U. s. N; Representative S. J.
Tribble. George Ubler. Capt D. rassafief. ]. II. n.
ker, George T.. Walton. Constructor John O. Wal
ton, U. y. n. c. s.; Charles Ward Henry II. |