Connecticut western news., 1916-09-14
Many Will Speak at Meeting
 In Philadelphia.
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND.
Army and Navy Officials to Show Inn portance of country's Interior Chan nels as Factors In National Defense. Secretary Daniels and Admiral Dew ey to Emphasize This Point.

Unusual importance from the view point of national preparedness attaches to the ninth annual meeting. which opens in Philadelphia today. of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways assOcia- tion. It is expected that nearly all the governors of the Atlantic coast states will be present. and indications are that more than thousand delegates and visitors will attend. The list of speakers is larger than at any other meetings of the association.
 Unless prevented from attending by reason of official business at Washing ton President Wilson will address the delegates Thursday, Secretary of the Navy JOsephus Daniels will speak at the Philadelphia navy yard Friday aft ernOOn on the value of the Atlantic wa terways as the cOuntry's most impor- tant means of defense i'll time of war. Both Secretary of War Newton D. Ba- ker and Secretary of Commerce Will liam C. Redfield have promised Con gressman J. Hampton Moore president of tEe association. they will come to Philadelphia during the week.
 Admira: Dewey to Speak.
 The army and navy will be more strongly represented at the convention this year than ever before. and among those who are listed as speakers are Admiral George Dewey, Rear Admiral William X. Benson, chief of naval oDer- ations: Rear Admiral A. w. Grant. U. s. s. Columbia Robert L. Russell. commandant. Philadelphia navy yard; Captain Ellsworth r. Berthoif, com mandant the coast guard; Major Gen eral Arthur Murray. Major General Tasker H. Bliss of the mobile army di- vision, Brigadier General William NJ. Black. chief of engineers, and Briga. asier General F. NJ. Weaver of the coast artillery division.
 Nearly ali the governors of the At lantic coast states have accepted in- vitations to speak. The list includes James T. Fielder of New Jersey, Charles R. Miller of Delaware, Charles S. Whitman of New York, Samuel w.. Mccall of Massachusetts. R. Living ston Beeckman of Rhode Island, Charles W. Gates of Vermont, H. c. Stuart of Virginia. Park Trammell of Florida, Nat E. Harris of Georgia. Oakley c. Curtis of Maine, Emerson c. Harrington of Maryland. Roland H. Spaulding of New Hampshire, Locke Craig of North Carolina and Richard I. Manning of South Carolina.
 States Send Delegates.
 Each of these governors, including Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania who will make the address of welcome to the convention. has appointed dele gates to represent his respective com mOnwealth at the convention.
 Among other distinguished visitors. many of whom will be called upon for addresses. are former Governor E. C.. Stokes of New Jersey, former Secre- tary of State Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania. Henry W. Hill. presi- dent of New York State Waterways as sociatiOn: Douglas MathewSOn. presi- dent borough of the Bronx. New York: Captain E. F. Lamb of the United States customs service. Elizabeth city. N. J.; General Wotherspoon, state su- Derintendent of public works. Albany: Colonel Harris of Fort DuPont Della ware; Major I. c. Oakes, United States ! engineer office: Lieutenant Colonel George Montgomery, cOmmandant of ! Frankford arsenal. and Lieutenant Colonel George H. PenrOse. command ant of SchuylIliH arsenal the last three being stationed at Philadelphia.