Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-10
BRYAN'S NEW SHIPS
AF0UL OF SHOALS
National Rifles Veterans Dis
approve Them, But Speak
Well of Grape Juice.

Secretary Bryan's ship of friendship
steamed too close to the banquet of the
National Rifles Veteran Association last
night. was bombarded by literary shells
and when the smoke arose she lay beach
ed. But his grape juice policy was
praised. 1t was the thirty-third annual
banquet of the association, and the vet
Grams gathered around the board and
with the air thick with smoke as in the
days OF the war the speakers became
reminiscent and told stories of the days
of 81.
There was a program of music Lieut..
George w. Evans was the POSTMASTER,
and those who responded to toasts were
Capt. James F. Oyster, J. H Small. jr.;
Milo c. Summers. James a. Sample, Capt.
John B. Randolph, Joseph 0. Manson,
Henry X. Simpson. Edward S. Bailey.
Warren r. Choate, Col. Glendie B Young,
Edward P. Harrington and Sergts. James
l.. Thornette and Frank NJ Barnes.
With Military Precision.
The orders of the commander were
obeyed last night as they were in the
younger days of those present. In column
quet hall. As the veterans took their
places the lights We're ordered out and
taps sounded In the darkness the roll
call of the dead was read. When the
lights again were turned on, Lieut.. Evans
announced that since the last annual
banquet James NJ Williamson, one of
the members, had died.
The replies to the toasts. almost with
out exception. We're in humorous rein.
:Speakng to Peace and Protection-A
Strong Navy" Warren r. Choate said
Il don't know much about the navy
Neither do our Secretaries of the Navy"
He told his comrades of the construction
of modern ship by Secretary Bryan. the
ship of friendship. But the only trouble
with ship of friendship. he said, lis
that it don't sink any other ships
Places o. K. on Grape Juice.
Grape juice is better for the army than
budweiser. said Edward P. Harrington,
responding to the toast Grape Juice
versus Budweiser as a Drink for the Sol
der At the same time he took the
toast Beautiful Women-the Purgatory
of Our Purses" After declaring that he
thought that grape juice was better for
soldiers than budWeiser, he remarked that
it. would be all right if soldiers would
stick to budWeiser, but they don't. They
want other drinks, he said. Grape juice
and diplomacy go together" he contin-
ued. In conclusion he declared that if the
men would stick to grape juice women
would not be the purgatory of our purses
because a man would have more money
to divide with the wife.
W. A. Morsell. Arthur Pierce and BY
ron Blodgett sang.
Guests Present.
Among those present were:
Alexander Abrams. DIR. George n.
Acker, Charles Atkinson. Gustavus a.
Brandt. Capt. John T. Clements, James
III. Clear. Addison G. Dubois, Edward l..
Dunn, Edward Dunn, William X Ellis.
Albert C. Floyd, Edmund X Fox. Frank
c. Getzendanner. Albert II. Gawler. Henri
Guillaume, Edwin A. Goodwin, Edwin p
Goodwin. Il. Edwin Gasch, Thomas
A Garner. Thomas F. Holden.
Lewis Holmes. Ira H. Johannes.
Bryan H. Morse. Willis 3. Magruder.
Thomas H. Mitchell. Charles A. Neale.
DIR. Richard A. Neale. Thomas VI. Shep-
hard. Fred l.. Siddons. Edward NJ. Shir5
| ley John w. Sanderson. DIR. Charles A.
Stewart. s. Edwin Tomlinson. Gilbert B.
Towles. William P. Vale, Fred Van Vran-
ken, Will II. Way, Fred c. Grass.