The Washington times., 1914-11-28
HIGH OFFICIALS
At SERVICE GAME
Four Members of Cabinet In
cIuded in Exodus to Gridiron
Classic.

-Four members Of the Presidents
Cabinet. high officers OF the Army and
Navy stationed in Washington. and so
cial leaders Of the Capital left mere on
crowded trains today for Philadelphia
20 witness the annual ArmyNaVy foot
ball classic this afternoon
Secretary of War Garrison. Assistant
Secretary Henry S. breckenridge. and
Brig. Gen. Hugh Scott chief of staff,
headed the army contingent. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, Assistant Secre-
tary Franklin d. Roosevelt. and Rear
admiral Victor Blue led the Navy sec
ton.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston and
Attoruev General Gregory were the
ether two Cabinet officers who went to
Philadelphia for the game. Both had
boyes on the Army side. but insisted
hefore leaving Washington that they
would maintain the strictest neutrality
during the game. Other members Of the
Cabinet will be represented in the dis
tinguished and fashionable crowd on
Franklin Field by members Of their
families.
Prominent members of Congress who
had come 10 Washington to plan the
work of the coming session were repre-
Speaker Champ Clark will be the
guest of Assistant Secretary of War
breckenridge. Members of the House
guests of Chairman James Hay in a box
on the Army side. Members of the
Naval Affairs Committees OF the two
houses will occupy boxes assigned TO
the Navy chiefs.
Brig. Gen. Hugh Scott, chief Of staff,
inI hN-
family and of his personal staff. The
party will occupy a box. Maj. Gen.
w. w Wotherspoon, who retired re-
Gently as chief of Staff, and Brig. Gen.
Enoch II. Crowder. judge advocate gen
oral of the army, will occupy another
box. Army officers from Fort Myer have
gone to Philadelphia to be guests in the
box of Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, for
Inpr chief OF staff. and now command.
ing the Department of the East.
other army officers ass Gned boxes
were Brig Gen. J. 4. Aleshire, quar-
tcrrnasrcr general: Brig. Gen. Albert
/. Mills. chief OF the bureau Of militia
AFFAIRS; Drig. Gen. William Crozier.
chief Of ordnance: Brig. Gen f.; NJ.
Weaver. chief Of artillery: Adjt. Gen.
Henry McCann. Rrig. Gen. George =.
Scrivcn. chief signal officer; Brig.
Cen. Frank Mcintyre, chief of in
sullr affairs.
Rear Admirals Victor Blue and
iels aids, led the navy delegation
: ON WASHINGTON. Maj. Gen. George
Rarnett, commanding the Marine
Corps. spent Thanksgiving in Phila-
d.lDhia and remained over for the
game. 49,
Rear Admiral Jacob Strauss. chief Of
ordnance: Rear Admiral R.-C. Griffin.
and Chief Constructor r. VI. Watt. of
the Bureau of Construction and Re
pair, were others assigned boxes on
to y Wy side
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels in
inviting members of the Cabinet to the
came arranged il so that there would
be equal division of the Cabinet be-
1woerT the tow cheering sections, but it
developed that the only two other men,
hers Of the cabinet attending were as
sizned TO the Army side, and Secretary
Tan'els was left without cabinet sup
port in roofing for the Navy.
President Wilson announced some
I me ago that he would not attend the
anse. He was one left in Washington
today after the special train left the
nion on at 10 o'clock this morn
ing for Philadelphia taking the last
'Tembers of the official party.