Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-30
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
ATTEND BIG 'DOCWATCH'
Secretary Daniels Praises Deeds OF
Men Who Compose Naval and
Marine Veterans.

"Bosun, pipe all hands to quarters
comman ded Shipmate A. Gaspe Fortier,
who presided at the naval and marine
veterans dogwatch in Camp Emery last
night Immediately Boatswain Cornelius
Springham of Jamaica, N. Y. dressed in
regulation old tar's clothes, with u. s. >.
RbJde Island on his sailor hatband,
whistled shrilly. Shipmate Byron r
browne of Ell Paso, now a shotgun mes
senger for a big express company, tapped
eight bells r. F. Finucane, a member
of the Army and Navy Union. acting as
officer of the deck led in picturesque
ceremony of presenting the colors. ana
by that time formalities were over, the
smoking lamp was lit and the time Tor
yarn-spinning was on.
Fully two thousand men and women
witnessed the "dogwatch-" Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels. Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, MAI
Cen George Barnett, commandant of the
United States Marine Corps; Charles W..
Stewart, librarian of the navy COM
modore Sherbourne {. Van Tassel, COM
mandng the National Association or
Veterans. and Rev. Henry N Couden de-
lvered the addresses. There was music
of the most martial and stirring sort,
played by the orchestra of the Mayfiower,
the Presidents yacht, and through the
for the old salts, Secretary Daniels him
self saying that had it not been for the
complete blockade of southern ports car
ried on by the Union navy, the civil war
would not have ended when it did. He
declared that the crisis came when the
Monitor defeated the Merrimac.
Tribute by Secretary Daniels.
Secretary Daniels made reference to
the CITY of Washington in his re-
marks:
This city does not belong to the
owners of the splendid houses in it,
said he, but to all the people of the
United States, particularly to the men
who made it invulnerable to attack by
land or sea-.
He then paid tribute to the sailors
of the days of sailing vessels, and de-
clared that although the ships were OF
wood, the men were of iron.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt urged
the veterans to write down their recoi-
lections of the navy, so that tine rec
ords of the old days would have hu-
man touch to them. He said the Navy
Department would welcome this voiun-
tary addition to the official files, and
said the department would aid them
in every way possible
Mai Gen. Barnett spoke of the news
that had just come to him of the death
of a sergeant in his corps in Haiti:
ITO you men of the Sixties" he said.
1.-The death of a single man may seem
friends he started out to do just what
you started to do in 1s61-he did the
best he could.
No Rendezvous for Criminals.
Mai. Gen. Barnett spoke feelingly of
the Ignorant judges who. he said,
would sometimes suspend sentence on
n criminal IL he would promise to enlist
in the Navy, Army or Marine Corps.
I've have no rendezvous for criml-
nails he declared. I'VE have the nnest
TYNE of men. and only one-sixth OF
those who apply can be taken IN. any
Judge who is SO ignorant as TO tnink
he can sentence criminal 70 naVal "
military service ought TO pc
ammunition and officers Many pa.ties
are lost because of lack OF traine,
ficers. We must teach the Na.lonai
Guard to understand TINS anu
tional Guard will bear the pruh' VI 'he
fighting"
Evenings Program.
At the opening of the speechmakins
a blessing was asked by Rear AdHilai
Cain. In addition to the speeches the
program was as follows:
Solo, THE Star Spangled Banner oy
Mrs. Mallette Roach Spengler; duet,
.I.arboard Watch" B. A. Lineback ana
rforris Fitzgerald; recitation, Oio
Ironsides." Miss Helen Evans; music
by the blue and Gray Fiddlers Sc
lections. by the Government Printing
Once Male Chorus. consisting of b. A.
Lineback, director; Mrs. Delphlne w.
Brown accompanist. and Messrs. fur-
Wis. Fitzgerald, Holland. Bridwell, Fete,
Covert. Montgomery, Brantley, Lang
Ingram, Sullivan, Redfield, Cook, Ruhl,
Martin, Gould, Goebel. Tucker, MOOR
head, Raeder and Mooreheao' amer
ica Nv the entire audience, and bene-
diction by Rev. George F. Dudley