Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-04
NOTED VISITORS At
Waterways Meeting
President Wilson, Secretary
Dapiels and Many Cover
nOrS Expected
EVERY ATLATIC COAST
STATE REPRESENTED

thousand delegates and visitors will
attend the ninth annual convention
OF the Atlantic Deeper Waterways to
be held In Philadelphia, September
II, 10, IA and IS. The list of inn
portant speakers to address the con
Vention is larger than at any other
meeting of the association.
Unless prevented from attending by
reason OF official business at Wash
ington, President Wilson will address
the delegates on Thursday, Septem-
Der IA. Word has also been received
by the Philadelphia committee on ar
rangements that Charles e. Hughes,
the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent. will make every effort to ad-
dress one of the earlier sessions of
the convention.
Secretary OF the Navy, Josephus
Daniels, will speak at the Philedel'
phia Navy Yard, on Friday afternoon,
September Is, on the value OF the At
lantic Waterways as the cOuntry's
most important means OF defense in
time of war.
Both Secretary Of War Newton d.
Baker, and Secretary of Commerce
|. William c. Redfeld, have promised
Congressman j. Hamptno Moore,
president Of the association, they
will come to Philadelphia during the
week.
The army and navy establishments
will be more strongly represented at
the convention this year than ever
before, and among those who are
listed as speakers are Admiral George
A
son, Chief of Naval Operations; Rear
Admiral A. w. Grant, U. S. S. Go
lumbia;' Robert l.. Russell, COM
mandant, Philadelphia Navy Yard;
Captain Ellsworth p. Bertholf, COM
mandant. the Coast Guard; Major
General Arthur Murray Major Cen
eral Tasker II. Bliss, OF the Mobile
army division: Brigader General
William NJ Black. chief Of engineers,
and Brigadier General e. NJ. Weaver
OF the Coast Artillery Division.
Speaker Champ Clark, Of the House
of Representatives has promised to
come to Philadelphia, together with
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon and
James r. Mass, of Illinois; John j..
Small OF North Carolina; William s.
Bennett, of New York; Willard Sauls-
bury, of Delaware; Duncan w.
Fletcher. OF Florida; Charles G. Ed
wards, OF Georgia; e. C. Hutchinson,
J. II. Capstick and william J. Brown
ing, Of New Jersey; Bertrand II. Smell
and Edmund Plat, OF New York;
Stephen NJ. Sparkman, Of Florida;
Benjamin G. Humphreys, Of Missis-
sippi; Martin Dies, OF Texas; Frank
w. Mondell, OF Wyoming; William G.
AdamsOn, of Georgia, and William II.
Stafford, of Wisconsin. United States
Senator John W. Weeks. of Massachu-
sets. and Senator Penrose, OF Penn
sylvania, will be among the speakers
representing the Senate.
Nearly all the governors OF the At
lantic Coast States have accepted in
vitations to be present and will adj
dress the convention The list in
cludes James r. Fielder, of New Jer-
sey; Charles r. Miller, of Delaware;
Charles S. Whitman. of New York;
Samuel w. Mccall, OF Massachusetts;
r. Livingston Beeckman, OF Rhode
Island; Charles w. Gates. of Yer
mont; II. c. Stuart, OF Virginia; Mar
Gus II. Holcomb. of Connecticut: Park
Trammell, Of Florida; Nat. h. Harris,
OF Georgia; Oakley c. Curtis, Of
Maine; Emerson c. Harrington, of
Maryland ROLAND II. Spaulding, OF
New Hampshire; Locke Craig, OF
North Carolina. and Richard I. Man
ming. of South Carolina.
Each Of these governors. Including
Governor Brumbaugh, OF Pennsyl.
vania, who will make the address OF
welcome to the convention, has ap.
pointed official delegates to represent
their respective commonwealth al
the convention.
All Of the Philadelphia Congress
men, together with a majority OF the
congressman from Pennsylvania. have
also arranged to attend the session
thus bringing to Philadelphia what
will probably be the largest gather
ing OF public officials. both national
and State, ever. assembled in the city
at one time.
Among other distinguished visitors
many of whom will be called upor
for addresses, are former Governor
L. c. Stokes. of New Jersey; former
Secretary of State Philander c. Knox
OF Pennsylvania; Henry W. Hill. pres
ident New York State Watersways
Association; Douglas Mathewson
president borough of the Bronx. New
York Capt. e. F. Lamb. of the u
S. Customs Service. Elizabeth City
n. j.; General Wotherspoon. Stat,
superintendent. public works, Albany;
Col. Harris. Of Fort DUPONT. Della.
ware; Major J. c. Cakes, U. S. Engi
neer Office; It. Col George Mont
gomery. commandant frankfort Ar
senal. and 1t. Col. George II. Pen
rose, commandant Schuylkill Arsenal
the last three being stationed at Phil
adelphia.
On Tuesday. September 10. the con
vention will be called to order at II
o'clock in the auditorium of the Bel
levue-Stratford by President Moore
and welcoming speeches will be mad,
by Mayor Smith and Governor Brum
baugh with responses by visitin.
mayors and governors. The remain
ing part of the morning session will
be devoted to the reading of report,
of officers. formal addresses and tn,
appointment of committees The af
ternoon and evening sessions will h,
devoted to number Of addresses an,
papers by visiting Congressman an,
governors. army and navy officers
and other speakers on the question,
OF national defense problems, trans
portation problems, and inland water
ways development.
From TO o'clock on that dav
the visiting ladies will be the guests
Of the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the AS
sociation at a Tea at the Bellevue
Stratford.