Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
President Wilson and Fiancee,
Mrs. Gait, See Navy
Eleven Defeated.
10000 OTHERS BRAVE
RAIN AT POLO GROUNDS
Scores of Persons Prominent in Of
flcial, Military and Naval Life
at New York Game.

Norman Gait; Secretary Lindley NJ.
Garrison of the War Department, Sec
retary Josephus Daniels of the Navy
Department. and scores of men promi-
mont in official, military and naval life
were among the more than 10000 per
sons, who today watched, through
drizzle and fog that at times partly
obscured the players, the foot ball
game between the Military and Naval
Academies, which was won by the
Army, IA to 0.
A light rain fell almost continuously
during the first half fthe game, but
the President and Mrs. Gait scorned the
shelter of the covered grandstand, and
occupied an open box directly in front
of the navy cheering section
President Crosses Gridiron.
At the end of the first half, President
Wilson and his party left the open box,
while the 500 midshipmen saluted and
stood at attention as the President and
his party walked across the gridiron
to the Army side.
The 500 cadets arose and also salut-
ed and stood at attention until he had
reached a box in the upper tier of the
grandstand. By this time the drlzzle
had virtually stopped.
Mrs Gait appeared to be highly en-
thusiastic as she entered the Army
stand, notwithstanding the hour or
more that she had sat in the rain. She
wore a dark blue velvet dress, blue nat
and a large white fur neckpiece. Az
her waist was a large bunch of orchids
From the time the cadets marched
into the field, headed by the Army
band. until darkness put an end to the
celebration on the field after the game,
volleys of cheers and songs rolled back
and forth across the field and Schoed
against Coogan's bluff, under which the
Polo Grounds nestle.
Mud Hampers Musicians.
Shortly after 1 o'clock the battalion
of cadets marched on the field. The
members of the band swung onto the
playing turf, with long. swift strides.
but the sod was soaked and the must-
clans slipped and slid, while discordant
notes resulted
.After some fancy drilling on the
neld, the cadets marched into their
cheering section and cheered and sang
while the crowd poured Into the Dig
stadium
ehipmen to appear at the field before z
o'clock caused some comment. AT one
minute after the Navy Band, re-
splendent in long blue coats with fam
while the cadets and spectators cheered-
1t was then learned that owing to the
thick fog on the Hudson river the cap
tain of one of the ferries which car
ried tho Navy continsent IRON .ns NeM S
Jersey side had lost his bearings and
gone five miles too far up the river
While the two elevens were lining up
for the first kickoff the Navy goat,
with shiny black horns and bright
blue and gold blanket, was paraded
about the side lines. The cadets called
for their mule, but had to be contented
with the sight of fifty homing pigeons,
each with yellow tissue paper
streamer on one of its legs. circle over
the field and head toward West Point
Army Buglers Sound Taps.
Just before the game started the ca
det cheering section sang a song which
predicted dire catastrophes for the
Navy and concluded with a dozen Army
buglers derisively sounding taps"
The Navy section rose and howled its
answer back while the midshipmen bu-
glers sounded charge"
Immediately after the game the ca
dets swarmed onto the field. cheered
their victorious team. cougregated in
fraat Of the Navy sectionN which was
making more noise than at any other
time during the afternoon. and then
the 3ubilant West Pointers followed
their band in a snake dance about the
feld and between the goal posts
Buglers sounded and the gray clad
cadets lined up around the entire field
while four cheer leaders cavorted
about. great nag with the Army
oolors. black. yellow and gray. was
placed in the center OF the field and
the victory was celebrated by the time
henored custom Of rallying around the
DAG. This developed into terrific rush
IN which every cadet apparently tried
- ~ - AsaH o. -
President Stays to End.
Yhs Pr.hdsnt and his party attracted
almost ~ much attention as the play
srs themselves. Despite the rain. they
remained until the end OF the game and
satd they enjoyed IT They will return
70 Washington Monday. They were
surrounded by enthusiastic West Point
Footers at the end of the contest.
After the game the President took
Nrs. Gait to the apartment of Miss Ger
trude Gordon. her friend: Miss Mar :
Haret Wilson to the home of friends
of the Wilson family. and then went
himself to the home of Col. e. NJ. House.
where he had dinner. Mrs. Gait Miss
Wilson, Miss Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Field Malone and other friends
were guests at dinner Of John w. VIII
son. cousin of the Presidents, and
Mrs. Wilson. Tonight the President,
Mrs. Gait and other members OF the
party we're the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson al a theater party.
The President arrived here shortly
after ! o'clock on special train. AT
the station he personally saw TO the
placing Of members of his party In
hve automobiles and responded smil-
ingly to the cheering from crowd
Col. and SIrs. House were there TO vel
come the President. The procession OF
automobiles went directly to the Pole
Grounds for the foot ball game.
Chief Executive Is Cheered.
Cheering greeted the chief executive
es he stepped from his automobile IN
front OF his box. Secretary Daniels
who occupied the next box, welcomed
the President and Mrs. Gait to the
Navy side. During exciting periods il
the game the President stood up and
eagerly leaned forward. He continu
all; explained the plays to Mrs Gait
Col ". W. Harts. military aid of III,
President. and Dr. cary T. Grayson
His M val aid, both left the President,
cog early and went TO the side lines
At tho end of the first half the Presi
dent stood up. and. accompanied by
Mrs. Calf and the rest Of the party
walked acroSs the field. AS he reached