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HYATTSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Winslow Harper
have returned to their home near New
Orleans, La, after a stay with the lat.
ter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. @. Robert
Burton, here.
Mr.. Robert Wiingate. Mr.. Carl Garrett,
and Mr.. Matthew F. Hawkins have re-
turned to their home In Cambridge, Dos
chester County, after q visit with friends
here.
Mr.. James Mills has returned from
Baltimore and Havre de Grace, Nd.
Mr.. William Gait Keyworth has been
visiting friends and relatives in Balti-
more County during the past week
Mr.. Harry Long. Of Washington. was
the guest Of friends here several days
last week
Ar. Joseph P. Riddick has returned to
his home in Lancaster. Pa, after an
extended visit to his cousin. Mr.. Jacob
h Thompson. in Cottage City.
Miss Margaret Sherwood, and Miss
Mary Kingsley. of Baltimore. have been
visiting friends and relatives here and
In Washington during the week.
Mrs Ashley Frederick Eaton, and Mra
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I'VE wish the league to 90 squsrely on
record as expressing. In the strongest
terms. its belief that the American navy
should at once be restored to the posi-
ton Of second naval power. which 1t held
but q few years ago. This IA the most
vital question before the country today.
Its importance TO every citizen places IL
above a party issue. All needful sac
rifces must be made to attain this end
Immediately. To delay may be fatal
Any proposal which shall tend to restore
the American navy as rapidly az our
ship-building facilities will permit. will
have the cordial support of the lsasu.. az
It must Of all patriotic ana weII-in forr,sd
americans Any measures which fall
snort OF this must be regarded as com
promises and open to all the objection,
Of such half measures.
inc law" says the report. "aIIovs
the maximum Of $1,000 enlisted men for
the navy. To man the ships now built
anu building and to place the navy On
a>war footing. would require los. 900 ss
estimated by the Navy Department. w.
are then, between $4,000 and $4,000
men short Of what would be REQUIRED in
war The twenty-one battIeshIps of the
Atlantic fleets. in commission. are s. 500
men short. an average Of 2ss men Der
ship. or nearly 30 per cent OF their
peace complement.
This refers to the battleships in
commission only. The ships in COM
mission in the whole Atlantic fleet are
$500 men short The other Fleets are
In about the same condition. and this
refers only to ships supposed to be in
full commissions. II Is q PHYSICAL i'm
today to commission our re-
serve ships. During the war maneu-
vers last month, both fleets were
shockfngly short OF destroyers: more ,
over. eleven of them were unable to
and had to remain in New
port. owing to the impossibiIity of OBJ |
tanning crews for them. Frequently |
whole divisions Of practically new de-
stroyers have to go into reserve for |
his reasonS 1t will be necessary to
place four battleships OF the Atlantic !
Fleet in reserve during the next win |
.er in order to get crews for the Ne
ada and Oklahoma, going to Commits
ion"
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have returied to their home in Princeton.
N. J.
Miss Genevieve Lohr. OF Mount Rainier.
visited friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David II. AIcock. of Will
iamsburg. Pa. are visiting friends and
relatives near this place.
Mr.. and Mrs Maurice T Rairden. OF
Berlin. Nd. has been visiting friends and
relatives in Cottage City near here dur
ing the week
Mr.. Thomas Mortimer Latiner has re-
turned after a brief stay with friends
and relatives In Baltimore County.
The Rev. Oscar Robert Permission. of
Utica n. Y. is spending some time as
the guest of rela tives here. He will visit
in st. Marys County before returning
home the first part of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles T. Conley. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert c. McMullen. and Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Sturgis were members
of a local automobile party which has
recently returned from the Panama Pa
c'ic Exposition.
DR.. Thomas Parran. of Washington Wis
tied friends and relatives here during
the past week.
Miss Ansetta Parran, of Calvert Coun-
ty. has been the guest of Miss Angela
Vandoren during the past week.
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Indian Head May Go

The bureau OF ordnance OF the Navy
Department is interested in the estab-
hshment OF a new naval proving
ground. Rear Admiral Strauss has
given consideration to the project of a
transfer OF the plant. which has been
located for many years at Indian
Head
The work at the proving ground
has been continued under the increas-
ingly difficult conditions that have
obtained there for years. The geog-
raphy of this place is totally unsuited
to modern conditions 1t was Sc
lected nearly twenty-five years ago.
when the velocity and range OF high
caliber guns were greatly less than
they are today
The place Is principally hampered
in length OF range. the inability to
recover projectiles fired to a distance.
and the great difficulty and danger
the tests of high-ex-
plosive shells. The establishment Of
the marine target range at Stump
Neck also hampers the work. and it's
existence in the line of FIRE for long
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Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk. Va. Nov. 2T.-Amons the
debutantes formally presented recent
ly at the Norfolk German Clubs
dance at the Client Club was Miss
Anita Kite, OF Washington. D. c..
who was exquisitely gowned- Miss
Kite formerly lived in Norfolk and
has a host of friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick KIIIam had
card party recently for their guest
Mrs. Victor Blue. OF Washington, D.
c.
Ensign ". x HarrelI had a tea
dance on the South Carolina recently
for Mrs. and Miss Briscoe. of Knox
vile. Tenn: Misses Belfeld Murray.
Anita Kite. Of Washington. n. c.
Elise Hodges. Anne Groner. EnsIgns
Tarkinso1. Meyer. Deets. Overesch and
DR.. Graz. of Knoxville. Tenn.
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John r. Temple have returned to their
home In Richmond, Va.
Mr.. James T Smith has returned to
his home near College Park after q
stay Of two weeks with relatives in
Baltimore and Catonsville. Nd.
! Mr.. Lucien E. Love. Mr.. Paul c. Sic
! CERT, and Mr.. John r. Frasier have re-
turned TO their home near here after
| a cruise Of a month spent in Mr. Loves
launch on the Lower Potomac River and
| Chesapeake Bay.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carlton Roach. of
\ Newport News. Va, have been visiting
| friends and relatives in this vicinity dur
Ing the week.
Mr.. Bernard Francis Halloran is spend
ing some time with friends and rela-
tives in Norfolk and Newport News. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy H Henderson. Of
Alexandria, Va. spent a few days with
friends and relatives here last week.
Mr.. Carlton Jones was the guest OF
friends and relatives In Washington sew
eral days of the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sherman James
were guests of friends and relatives In
New York this week and attended the
Army-Navy football game yesterday.
Mr.. Robert Upton Parlette, Mr.. James
p. Preston, and Mr.. Harvey g. Saper
have returned after a brief stay with
friends and relatives In Havre de Grace
and Port Deposit. Hartford County.
Mr.. Preston TAFT has returned after a
visit to friends and relatives In the
western end Of the State.
Mr. and Mrs. william Hamilton Rad
cliffe have returned to their home In AL
bany, N. Y, after q visit to the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dewhurst
jenkins. in Cottage City.
Mr.. Ralph warthern. Mr.. Benjamin
Stewart, and Mr.. Noble Talbert have re-
turned to their home in Oakland. Garrett
County.
Mr.. William D. Porter will leave in a
few days for a visit to Mr.. Freeman In
the lower section OF St Mary's County.
Mr.. Porter will be q member Of hunt
ing party composed mainly OF Washing
tonians.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Randolph Conrad
and sons, william and Bernard. have
returned to their home near Elliott City, |
Howard County after pleasant stay
with friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Hutchison, Of
Syracuse, n. Y, are visiting friends and
relatives here. Before returning home
they will visit relatives in Washington
and Leesburg. Va.
Mrs Thomas H. Volka, Mrs Robert
Hugh Young. and Miss Catherine Stokes.
all of Youngstown, Pa, have been WIS.,
Ting friends and relatives here during
the week.
Mrs. George Williams, Mrs. Galen
5turgis. Mr.. Robert Iglehart, and Mr..
lanes Curtis have returned from q brief
'tay with friends In Baltimore County
Miss Evelyn Shoemaker has returned
o her home In Philadelphia after an
attended stay with friends and relatives
,ere.
Mr.. Herbert Urner and Mr.. Howard
Rogers have returned to their home In
after q stay Of two weeks
With relatives In this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard C. Tompkins and
aughters. Elsie and Bessie, have been
listing relatives In Upper Marlboro dur
ng the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton T. Johnson. Of I
Tenn, have been visiting q
riends and relatives here and In Bal I
imore during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. wuIi.sn - n.vsnport
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range work Is bound sooner or later
to result In an accident.
/ The bureau has proposed to the de-
partment 70 establish at q more suit
able place a proving ground for long
range firing and fuse work. The ne
cessity for this Is paramount. and
the establishment OF such q range
should no longer be delayed 1t Is
not proposed to do away with the ex-
listing proving ground. Armor plate
and shell tests may still be conducted
there and the product OF the powder
works proved and charges establish
ed as heretofore
The difficulty presented, OF course.
Is in acquiring a suitable tract which
shall be near the means Of transpor-
tation and not too far separated from
the powder-making plants and the
naval gun factory at the washin gton
navy yard Various places have been
considered. but no decision has yet
been reached.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.

The Greenbrier was a rendezvous for
many society people over the Thanksgiv'
ing holidays and several smart dinners
were given on Thanksgiving Day. Mr..
Frank Trumbull brought a party of
friends down from New York in a pri-
vate car and entertained. and Thomas
Harris Powers, OF Philadelphia, was host
at a charming little dinner in honor OF
Miss Martha Sherwood.
DR.. George d. Kahlo. who has been i'll
so long. was able to come from his cot
tage for dinner and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam ]. Strugis, who are here on their
Mrs. Adolnh Ladenburg being among
their guests. Mrs. Sturgis was Miss Ellen
Yuille and spent the summer here.
Mrs. Norman williams, of Washington,
Is still at the Greenbrier and Mrs. Robert
S. Hit. who is taking the cure here, was
Joined for the Thanksgiving holidays by
her son. Mr.. R. S. Reynolds Hit. who
her here a short time ago
but returned TO Washington last week.
The Rev. Dr. Roderick Terry. of New
port, who has spent the autumn season
here. Is leaving with Mrs. Terry. Roderick
Terry. jr., and Mrs. Eugene Hale. IT.. his
daughter. for California they go this
week in the private car. Chicago. with
the Grand Canyon their nrst stop DR..
Terry gave a check for 800 toward the
fund of the new Presbyterian
which Is being constructed at
White Sulphur.
Hon. George W. Stevens, president of
he c. & O.: Mr.. Frank II. Davis. OF the
BOARD OF directors. and Mr.. Decatur Ak
ell. of the C. & o. R. R.. spent the
lay here on Wednesday. going over the
ground for the new Casino and tennis
courts, which will be in readiness for
he coming spring season. Mr.. Davis.
With Mrs. Davis. came from Elizabeth, n.
J.. to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
hall Orme Wilson. George F. Baker, Lis
'enard Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs George =.
saker, jr.. Lorenzo Sempie. John =. Car
Iegie. Mr.. and Mrs Stuart Jones are
mong notable guests at the Greenbrier. |
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Fort Monroe Notes

Fort Monroe. Va. Nov. 27.-Li.ur-
ana Mrs. R. F. Maddux had dinner re-
Gently for Mrs G. A. Nusent Cav,
and Mrs c. E. Brigham. Capt. and Mis-
r. /. Mckinney. Mrs weggemsnn, Mai
and Mrs. S. c. Vestal. Maj W. r. smith
and Lieut.. Kingman.
Mrs. F. H. Lincoln gave a card party
recently. Her guests were Mesdanes
G. A. Nugent, Z. P. Tignor. c. r. Alley.
Moore. Seaman. Pierce. Dodson. StovaII.
McNetll. Weggemann. and Baker. and
Miss Pierce Mrs Lincoln was assist
ed by Mrs. Nugent and Mrs. Booth.
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West Point Notes

West Point. Nov. Z7-Siss Nina Cam
eron. OF Washington. is the guest OF
Lieut. and Mrs. Hughes.
Chaplain Silver and his sister, Mrs, r
{. Robinson. entertained at supper re-
Gently for Mrs. Townsley. Coils. and Mes
DANES Fieberser. Gordan. wilcox, stuart.
Tschappat. Capts. and M.sdanes Arrow
smith. Estes. Carter. Ennis Lieut.. and
MIS- Householder and Col Smith
Capt and Mrs. Godfrey's guests for tn.
weekend were Mrs. Godfrey's sister, Mis-.
Hdcn' and Miss Mabon. OF New York
Capt. and Mrs. Godfrey had dime -
Gently for their guests and for Miss
SHAW. Miss Webb. Lieuts. Lee, Bric..
Dick and wiIbor.
Col and Mrs. Robinson's guests at din
ner recently were Miss Helen TownsIev
Miss Fieberger. Miss Krayenbuhi. and
Lieuts. Chase. selleck. and Kalloch.
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ALEXANDRIA.

Mrs. Charles Creighton Carlin received
Thursday afternoon at her home, 2l5
North Washington street, from 4 until 6
o'clock in honor of Mrs. Frederick
Wester. The large drawing-rooms were
decorated with chrysanthemums and
autumn foliage. During the afternoon
music was furnished by a stringed or
chestra- Assisting Mrs. Carlin In the
dining-room were Misses Emily johnson,
Esther Green, Josephine Broadus, Chris
tina Furnival, Sophie Tackett and Miss
Murphy. the last named being from
Washington. The guests were served
tea and coffee by Mrs. William Smith
and Miss Broadus
Mrs. Llwellyn Powell was hostess at
tea Tuesday afternoon in honor Of her
sister-in-faw, Mrs. John Thornton Ash
ton. an October bride. Receiving with
Mrs Powell. in addition to her guest of
honor, was Mrs. Mary Powell. The
house was appropriately decorated for
the occasion. Mrs. Louis s. Scott and
Miss Dorsey Ashton presided. Assisting
were Misses Lucy Uhler, Mary snowden,
Elsie Snowden and Julia Boswell
Mr.. J. H. Harrington entertained a
number OF relatives ana friends last
Tuesday evening at a surprise party in
honor of the birthday of his wife. Mrs.
Laura Harrington. A musical program
was given by Mr.. Henry Kramer, violin
lst, and Miss Camille De Lane. pianist.
The Alexandria German Club gave its
annual Thanksgiving dance Wednesday
night In the auditorium Of the EIks'
Home. It was led by Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Oliver. A large number of out-of-
Town guests were present.
The Alexandria Assembly gave its
Thanksgiving dance Friday evening IN
he auditorium OF the Ellis, Hor,a 2.
vas largely attended.
The Junior Assembly gave its Thanks
living dance Saturday in the auditorium
u the Elks' Home. This club recently |
,rganized for the season with. the cleo |
ion of Brouse 7. Burke. president; Law
ence Fawcett. secretary-treasurer. and
thomas L. Wstties. Jack Leadbeater
nd Upper Barrett. members of the ex-
cutive committee. together with the Of
cers.
Prof C. T Ryan. teacher Il EnxIish =.
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HOME CLUB WILL MEET.
Proposed Amendment to Bylaws 10
Be Considered.

There will be a special meeting of tbs
Home Club of the Interior Department
Wednesday evening to act on a proposed
amendment to the bylaws. The amend
ment provides that there must be At
least two candidates for each Office at
the annual election OF officers.
The annual election of officers will take
place at the club January IS. when a
president. vice president. secretary. ana
treasurer will be selected, as we'll as
trustees from the Indian, Land. and
Office. and the Bureau OF
Mines.
Nominations must be In writing ana
in duplicate and must be handed In at
the club not later than 10 p. m, Decem-
be %, 1915
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
Calls Bryan Talk "PiAe"

Unless Mr.. Bryan is more careful he
VIII find himself q prophet without
credit in his own country" says the
Army and Navy Journal "One Of the
most remarkable aspects Of his cam
paign against the President. because OF
the administrators readiness to ap-
prove policy OF national prepared
ness. has been the way in which the
Southern newspapers. formerly his
heart-and-soul supporters, have taken
issue with his views.
Typical OF Southern sentiment Is
the Houston CTex) Post. which points
out that as q matter OF fact. Mr.. Bryan
as well as the President. subscribed
automatically to the preparedness
plank In the platform adopted by the
last Democratic National Convention in
Baltimore, which called for the forma-
tion OF a council OF national defense.
and a well-proportioned navy suffici-
ent to defend American policies. The
formulation OF the Presidents naval
program was in strict obedience to this
pledge, says the Post
Our naval experts have long de-
clared that our sIipshod way OF de-
veloping the navy was resulting In its
deterioration. Even II there had been
no war in Europe to call sharply TO
our attention our naval deficiency. the
President would have been justified in
formulating just such a policy as is
soon to be submitted TO Congress. for
the reason that he is pledged to an
adequate and well proportioned navy
whereas at present the navy Is in
adequate and exceedingly i'll proper
toned.
so the President has offered no fed
Of his own invention by proposing bet
ter defenses. The absurdity of Mr..
Bryan's position. however. Is magnified
by his opposition TO any defensive pro-
gram at all. He believes in protecting
the country by an adherence to what
he terms Christian ideals and example.
Such piffle as that is entirely discredi-
ia BILE to a man OF Bryan's intelligence.
and II not only bellies our own tradi-
lions. but it violates all human tradi-
ton as we'll"
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ANACOSTIA.

The Mems Club of the Esther Memorial
chapel at Congress Heights was enter
tanned at dinner last week by Mr.. Jo-
seph ". Boran. at his home in that
suburb Rev. ". G. Davenport. rector
of the church. was the principle speaker.
others contributing to the program in
GLIDING Mr.. Charles A. Stevens. Mr. s. NJ
FIllius. Mr. Watson Karr. Mr.. Gordon
Darling and Prof. Fulton B. Karr.
The Embroidery Club Of Anscostia was
entertained last Tuesday at luncheon at
the home of Mrs. Edmund Mallett in S
street. feature OF the gathering being
a farewell party for Miss Viola Mallett.
a member of the club. who was married
on Wednesday morning at ST. Patrick's
Church. The club presented Miss Mallett
with handsome silver remembrance
Those present were Mrs. Edward F.
Wood. Mrs. William scantlebury, Mrs.
Thomas L. Moore. Mrs. Robert Sower-
butts. Mrs. Ernest L White, Mrs. Ernest
Selby. Mrs. n. R. Harnish Mrs W. w
Tolson. Mrs. Harry DewaIt Mrs. Maui
rice Spencer and Mrs. r. D. Ffllius.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton S. Carrie.
whose marriage was a recent event In
Anacostis- have returned, following a
wedding journey TO Annapolis and Balti-
more, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. william a. Williamson
ana QduSnIeE, miss Janet Williamson, of
q street. Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanes,
of Valley place. and Mrs Harry Arnold,
Of High street, spent a portion of the
past week with the Rev. and Mrs John
E. Fort at their home at LaytonsvilIe,
Nd.
Mrs. Sallie johnson has returned from
a vacation spent out Of the city.
Mr.. Charles W. King and Mr.. Randolph
Batson. are st present spending their va
cations out of the city. They will be
away until the last of this month.
Mrs. A B. Frisbie has returned to her
home in Thirteenth street after visit
OF several days with her sons in Pitts
burg. While away her son. Ralph, was |
hurt while at work in q large factory,
and It was necessary for her to remain |
there for several days longer than she
had anticipated.
Electa Chapter. No 2. Order of the
Eastern Star. of Anacostia, held a spe-
ciai social gathering In the Masonic Han
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GAS CONVENTION WILL
DRAW 1000 DELEGATES
Commercial Association Opens Ses-
sions tuesday at New Willard
Hotel.

One thousand delegates will be In
Washington by tomorrow to attend the
annual convention of the National Com
mercial Gas Association, which opens
Tuesday morning in the New Willard
Hotel District Commissioner Oliver 2.
Newman will welcome the delegates at
the opening session.
The exhibit OF gas appliances anG
apparatus to be demonstrated during the
convention was practically arranged last
night. when the last work Of installing
several hundred articles was completed
by a large number OF workmen. The
exhibit occupies the large ballroom on
the tenth floor OF the Willard.
One of the features of the convention
will be a golf contest Friday on the Co
lUmbia Country Club links for a cup
presented by President II. B. McLain.
and the secretary's cup. Several teams
have been entered in the match
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Annapolis Notes

Annapolis. Nd, Nov. T.-Mrs James.
mother Of Lieut.. c. NJ. James. L. S. N.
is spending a few days in Washington.
Miss Mary Veeder. daughter of Capt.
Ten Eyck d. W. Veeder, U. S. N, came
over from Washington to the Officers
hop recently.
Miss Mary Garland. of Washington, and
Ensign c. Y. johnson. L. S. N, were
weekend guests OF Commodore and Mrs
John z. Craven.
Ensign F. s. Craven II home on leave
Miss Callie Smith. daughter of Senator
Hoke Smith, il visiting her sister, Mrs
Simpson. wife OF Lieut.. George W. Simp-
son, u. S. n.
Miss Gertrude Steele. daughter of Medi-
cal Inspector John II. Steele. L. s. ".
is visiting her cousins, the Misses Steele.
Murray Hill.