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Efficiency VIII
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man used to handling important fnan-
cial projects as a business, but who
in his leisure time was an experienced
yachtsmaIn and Naval Militia lover, a
man who had rapidly risen in the
ranks of that organization and had
proved his ability during the Spanish
war. when he served in the regular
navy.
Commander Josephthal, as a mem
Der of the Governors STAFF, and a
ranking member of the Naval Militia,
had offered Secretary Daniels his SER
vices in any capacity in which he
would At. He preferred to go to sea,
but also stood ready TO serve as a dollar
year man IL that was more ad-
visable. The powers that be selected
him for the supply base because OF
his banking experience. and Admiral
Williams Immediately chose Comman-
der Josephthal for his aid, because
every item OF expenditure and supply
had to pass through his hands and the
Admiral figured he would personally
find himself free to pursue other i'm
portant activities.
An Elaborate Organization.
In perfecting his organization Ad-
miral Williams divided his staff into
two major departments, the Supply
Department and the Provisions and
Clothing Department. Then there was
provided a subdivision OF eleven de-
partments. marine. traffic, inspection,
accounting, purchasing, disbursing,
medical, public works. marine guard.
correspondence and chief clerk All
Of these were directly accountable to
the Admiral's aid. and thus to him.
In charge of these various depart
ments Admiral Williams placed regu-
lar navy officers, depending for his
civilian executive advice on Comman-
der Josephthal. The regular officers on
the Admiral's staff were Captain
George F. Brown, Jr, Captain T. w.
Leutze, Commander T. ]. Arms, Com
mander ]. p. Mears. Commander w.
{, Fite, Lieutenant Commander p.
Ziomiska, Lieutenant s. Schroeder. and
his junior aid. Ensign r. +. Mon
tieth. Working under these men were
about eighty officers OF the regular
navy and the United States Naval
Reserve force.
In his office Admiral Williams has a
gentle reminder of the task with
which he was confronted during the
war. The furniture OF his office con-
sists entirely OF the fittings taken
from the Leviathan when she was
seized in this harbor. The desks,
chairs. rugs were removed from the
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In this list slxty-four ships were
converted into troopships, necessitat-
lEs thorough equipment for sea,
from engine room and deck supplies
u commissary equipment. operating
tables. life jackets. paint, &c.
To NIL out the orders for supplies for
these ships 1t was necessary 10 have
no less than 10000 different items
or stock, fair sample OF which are
the following:
Mess gear, bedding. hardware. paint.
rags, oils. electrical material, wireless
material. cordage. furniture, hose,
brooms and brushes. lumber. tools
(hand and machine). bolts, nuts, &c,
pipe fittings. pipe. metals. stationery,
ONCE equipment, boilers and engines
pumps, life boat fittings, compasses
and navigational Instruments. canvas.
toilet fixtures. packings for engines,
&C.; 'recreational' material. soap and
cleaning material
Business Increased bs7 Per Cent.
The Supply Department at South
Brooklyn, which is only one branch
OF the work, received and acted on
66,2sS acquisitions. comprising ap-
proximately $4,000 different items.
From the time OF the first months
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return he was denounced as an anti
revolutionist and again thrown into
Jail. Some of the charges against him
obviously were absurd: in any case,
they were not serious enough to cause
his conviction. One sees only jealousy
and spite in such ridiculous accusa-
tons as these: That the civic crown
which Chinard's statue OF Victory for
the Hotel de Vile. held in her right
hand, was not raised on high, but
lowered and carried backward with an
insulting Intention; that his statue of
toward Switzerland and blew her trum-
pet as II to recall the emigres, and that
the lions OF the Porte St. Clair, en-
blematic of the city, were represented
with their tails against their TANKS,
implying civic cowardice. Obviously
good republican lions should haunt
their tails in the air. But, ridiculous
or not, Chinard had to languish fol
several months in Jail.
While in prison Chinard modelled an
allegory of Innocence in the form OF
a dove taking refuge in the breast OF
Justice. According to legend, he sent
this to one of his judges, whose heart
was so touched that he secured the
artists acquittal. However this may
have been. Chinard was set free on
February rs. 1874. The pendulum o.
public opinion executed its customary
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The art department of the summe
school Of New York University otrer
courses OF lectures extending over
several years, also a we'll developed
scheme OF teaching design. DR.
James p. Haney is the instructor who
gives both lectures and practical i'm
struction. His courses are so ar.
ranged that five special divisions are
presented in five different years. Ths
work in each division Is completed
in a three weeks summer session
The students, by working several
hours a day, are able to cover in
three weeks most OF the work done in
three complete winter courses. Dur.
ing the coming summer DR.. Haney 4,
to talk on supervision, and the prac.
teal methods of organizing and d.
recting art work in town and CITY
school systems. He will also give
practice in design in the form Of
daily lessons and criticism.
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swing. and our good citizen who had
been so basely accused found himself
busily occupied in making portraits Of
worthy patriots, in organizing civic
fetes and executing other public COM
missions, notably for the decorations
erected on the occasion of Bona parties
various passages through the city
In this way Chinard was brought to
the attention OF Napoleon and won
the good graces of the imperial fam
lily, many of whom he portrayed at one
time or another. Among these were
Eliza Bonaparte and her husband.
Prince Felix Bacciocchi, in whose SER
vice the sculptor again visited Italy
Aside from this and a few brief So
journs in Paris Chinard rarely left his
native city. where he died at the height
Of his success in 1913.
Chinard worked in marble, bronze
and terra Gotta. In general his statues
are less interesting than his sculptures
on smaller scale. \ considerable part
of his work consists OF statuettes of
NEUROLOGICAL or allegorical subjects,
characterized by easy grace, facile in
vention, and technical ability of no
small order. But undoubtedly 1t is his
portrait busts and portrait medallions
which most clearly reveal the excep-
tional quality of his genius.
Worthy to be claSsed with his best
work is the terra Gotta bust which has
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scum of Art by the recently acquired
bust Of Jacques Rene Hebert The
writer believes that IL Chinard had
been born few years earlier, say in
the reign OF Louis XVI. instead OF the
period of the Revolution and the EN-
pire, his fame as one OF the foremost
sculptors Of his time would have been
established and his own genius more
fully developed. He was a realist, a
student Of life and character, and not
likely to find the fullest flower Of his
genius In the pedantic and hammered
taste Of his time. Jacques Rene He
bert was known as Pere Duchesne
from the name of the journal Of the
ssns-culottes which he edited. He WIS.,
an extreme Republican and played an
active part in the political affairs Of his
time. His enemies. Danton, Desmou-
Inns and Robespierre. were too power
fui for him and he was eventually de-
capitated. The bust has been identi-
fed by means OF a portrait and a
crayon in the Museum Carnavalet. The
bust, which in the modelling reveals
the hand OF a master, is undoubtedly
the work OF Chinard.
The sculptor was born at Lyons,
where, with the exception of his So
journs in Italy, he passed the greater
part Of his life. He received his early
training at Lyons, but in 1884 removed
to Rome, where he devoted himself to
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liner within twenty-four hours in.
cluded the following items:
! printing press with complete out
fit of type and supplies.
$500 electric lamps.
cash registers.
2,455 tablecloths.
10000 napkins.
$4,000 towels.
IL sanitary drinking fountains
10 steam Jacketed kettles.
electric dough mixers.
electric potato peelers.
cooking ranges.
! bake oven.
vegetable steamers.
l electric ice cream freezer.
5000 pillow cases.
5000 sheets.
1000 bedspreads
There was no stinting in the navy
for clothing for the men. Warm
clothing was supplied in abundance,
as the figures show. Likewise the
food necessary for the "gobs" was OF
the best that could be Communicated
Factories were ordered TO supply any
where from a third to three quarters
OF their normal output for the sailors
and the expenditures quite naturally
ran up into the millions. Thus the
clothing and small stores, which in
clude buttons, cap bands. thread. de-
vices and other small articles, neces-
STATED an outlay during the war of
not less than $95,oO0,OO0. These were
distributed through the clothing and
provisions department, as we'll as spe-
cial clothing amounting to $4,000 900
for the use OF submarine crews, gun
crews on armed merchantmen and
heavy garments for crews on destroy
ers and airships.
How the Mushroom Grew,
Capt. George +. Brown, Jr.. In charge
or this work, started with $50 en-
ployees in the Brooklyn navy yard.
he soon found that he had to have
more space and help and leased the
american Can Company Building.
Fcrty-third street and Second avenue,
south Brooklyn. Provisions had to be
stored In two large warehouses and
IN tWenty-one other buildings near by.
from a working stan OF $50 the en-
ployees increased to LOO civil en-
ploNees and l.4l0 Naval Reserve mem
oers. The department issued approx
mately 90 per cent. of the timed
vegetables, fruits, fish and other timed
products provided for tl.a navy. and
the bill for this one item alone was
between s44.o0o.ooo and s45. 900.
The ships stores to the value OF
ttz'ooo.ooo were issued These stores
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The Worlds Greatest Naval Supply Base in South BROOKLYN

n laval efficiency combined with
civilian aptitude built in
South Brooklyn the greatest
supply base ever known to a navy in
the worlds history. Much has been
said and written about how the A. f.
+. was fed and clothed. but little told
Of how the COB of Uncle Sam was
able to fare so well during the Euro
pean conflict. Some complaints have
been heard of the Chow" and clothes
in the army, but It is indeed rare to
hear of United States sailor who has
fault to find with the mess or treat
ment he was accorded.
Almost unknown to the average
New Yorker. the huge task OF supply
Ing the navy, it's bases and the sailor,
was performed in this city by a COM
paratively small army of naval men
and civilian employees. The Bush Ter
minal plant, covering many blocks in
South Brooklyn, was turned into a
naval supply base which has ELECTED
unstinted praise from hundreds of ex-
perienced tars Of this and other coun-
tries. The size of the task can be i'm
agined when it is stated that the sup
ply base fitted out 1882 vessels during
the war and clothed and fed 7OO,O 900
sailors. Furthermore there was in
cluded in the task the fitting out OF
kle seized German vessels. which re-
quired a complete overhauling from
hull to main deck.
In charge of the gigantic task, the
spending OF millions of dollars, was
Rear Admiral G. s. Williams. In a
room overlooking the Narrows from
the Bush Terminal he directed a force
numbering $3.50 This included about
5000 civilian employees, men and
women, who jumped in when tho
emergency demanded quick action and
In many cases patriotic sacrifice of
time and money.
Civilian Service Welcomed.
Every day. including Sundays, this
little army OF men and women, many
OF them "yeomanettes," worked un-
ceasingly from morning until late at
night to NIL the rush orders received
from battleship, from troopship. from
submarine, from tug, from destroyer
and the dozen other types of craft fly
Ing the Stars and Stripes.
Admiral Williams is a TYPICAL sailor
who has risen to his high place only
after years Of service. and he thor
oughly believes in the system of the
L. 5. Navy. At the same time he has
a wholesome respect for the business
instinct of the American civilian. No
sooner had he been sent to take
charge OF the supply base than he
realized the need of civilian CO.
operation on large scale. lie there
tore selected as his aid Commander
louis NJ. Josephthal. well known bank
CT ana stock broker OF 100 Broadway, a
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Of a total Of 4S,613 invoices 27,O16 were
shipped from the base within twenty
four hours after receipt OF the requlsi-
ton. and 2O,450' within forty-eight
hours. All red tape had to be cut in
the case OF these invoices because
the goods were for troopships. VIII oh
averaged only five days in port. during
which time troops had to he disem-
oarked and the stiips refuelled and
htted out for return voyage. A
sample requisition for which the goods
were delivered TO a former German
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include everything from matches 70
the best quality OF candy and are
sold to the men OF the ships in the
same manner as stores are sold in
the army canteens. The major part
OF this amount is represented by To-
bacco and candy. BY an act of Con-
gress these stores are purchased at
navy appropriation and are issued TO
the ships and shore stations at cost
price. At these stations a per cent.
not TO exceed Is, is added before the
goods are sold to the men. This profit
does not revert TO the Government
and expended by order OF the COM
handing officer for welfare work
From the profits Photographs
records, pianos. music, additional ath-
letic gear and any other articles that
tend to further content and amuse the
men are procured.
strict Watch Against Graft.
While the millions were spent in
South Brooklyn with an apparent
abandon. extraordinary precautions
were taken to prevent grating. Naya,
officers declare an investigation VII
show that the navy saved tie tax.
payer many millions and that there
was no leakage in spite OF the vast
expenditures in South Brooklyn
In the great base at the Bush Ter
mlnal there is no more Interesting
room than the reclamation room. In
TINS are stored all the ''castofts' q
the navy and the various bases. There
Is everything In the room from pin
to a piano. from a bolt to a safe
Kitchen utensils OF the finest mas
are stacked up in the room. and they
look, at first glance, still nj enough
to make a housewife enNious
Another interesting section Is the
medical department. Here Comman'
der J. B. Mears had a perfe t,y ap-
pointed hospital, a dentistry, and rest
department for the thousands ~ en-
ployees on whom depended the eApea'
tious handling OF acquisitions
Strict censorship was maintained
throughout the war. Even the civil,
ian employees in the supply base rad
to keep on their coat lapel or dress
large photograph and identifying
mineral. Without these no one could
go within a block OF the great base
Not until the arm!stire was si11ed
was there any let-up Of these rosrc-
tons and even to-day it is imposs BE
TO gain admission without a pa"
Admiral Williams has run his sip
ply base as If 1t were "A naFy ,1rd
man OF few words, he is nevertheless
proud OF the work OF the ma ana
women who worked under hlu anN
points to the fact that they have sup
piled navy which had. only Few
months ago, a personnel OF s. 900 and
now boasts OF nearly 100000
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business II has been figured by Com
n.ander Josephthal that the increase
OF business amounted to no less than
5S7 per cent. The system involved
scrutiny OF the requisition and then
sending 1t. properly vised. to one OF
eighteen general divisions.
The requisition then went to the
storemen and then a special move
force" comprising chutes, electrical
trucks and the like. transported the
needed goods. A packing section.
which included a sawmill, lumber yard
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and box making machines, was next
in line and the goods finally were sent
to the assembly" awaiting the arrival
in this port of the vessel needing the
goods. An idea can be cleaned OF
what this method accomplished by
glance at the books. which show that
there were received in six months
1886 invoices for shipments which
weighed approximately 10000, 900
pounds.
1t Is said a record was established
here in the shipping of goods when
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An exhibition OF the work of the
students of the Neighborhood Art
School will be held at the Whitney Art
Studio until June 16.
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In everything essential for art work
In the way of material for the artist,
the amateur and the teacher the name
DEVOE is one to "cohjure with" In
the lexicon of the studios and the art
schools the word "Devoe" is syno-
nym for "dependability"
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German liner and installed in the Ad-
mirafs office. while the ship was out
fitted from stem to stern with Amer
lean goods.
1,432 Vessels Outntted Here.
The scope OF the work of the sup
ply base is best shown by a summary
OF the vessels and bases which de-
pended upon South Brooklyn for all
supplies The base supplied not only
the vessels Of the country, but also
practically every navy yard and sta
ton in the country as we'll as bases
outside the continental limits OF the
United States, such as Brest. the L.
S. Naval Base In Scotland for mine
sweeping boats OF the North Sea, Santo
Domingo, Guantanamo. Cuba, Hayti.
Canal Zone and Bermuda. A summary
OF the vessels totally or partially sup
piled during the war included:
iroopshlps ...,.,,......... 1874
Naval Overseas Transportation
Service Observation-Disclosures. 81
Special patrol ships. ............ 90
Regular Navy ships. ............ 4s4
Destroyers ................... 2ss
Eubmarines so
Mine sweepers. Observation-Disclosures. 40
Eagle boats. 4
rugs ...I............ az
|uoinarfhe chaSers. '............. 147
Totai...................... 1892
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lately been acquired by the Metropoli-
tan Museum Of Art. The bust Is said
to have been purchased in Lyons some
fifteen or twenty years ago. 1t was
sold in Paris in 1909 and resold in
1911. 1t appeared in New York at an
auction sale Of enemy alien property
in January, 1919. 1t was described In
the catalogue as Terra Gotta Bust,
French, late XVIII. century. Very
fine life size bust Of a young man.
showing the influence of Houdon." 1t
was acquired by the museum at the
sale. AS far as the writer knows the
bust is now published for the first
time, although 1t Is mentioned among
Chinard's works in lies Artistes
Lyonnaise," by Alphonse German,
1910, page 81, where It is described
as rhomme aux longs cheveux, in the
possession Of NJ. Bing.
Steadily growing along constructive
and progressive educational lines the
Hansen School of Fine Arts has
Just held probably the most sue
cessful exhibition Of art students
work Of this season. Among the pupils
represented in the meritorious exhibits
were Miss Celioner Dugas. Miss Ada
Rasario, Mrs. H. Heygel. Mr.. M. Palan-
chan, Miss Ella A. johnson, Mr.. Rob
ert Brakeman, Mr.. NJ. Diamant. Miss
Margaret HARRISON. Mr. Joseph ]. Man
gravite, Miss Marie Becker. Mr.. Novak
Ratkovitch. Miss Leah Podgorsek and
Mr.. Adam Wahl. In addition to studio
instruction the principal (Mr. II. p.
Hansen) Is prepared to organize spe-
cial classes for sketching from nature
in Central Park and attractive sub
urban sectors.
It will be gratifying to those who
regard S. Arlent Edwards as the fore
most of contemporary engravers to
know that it is more difficult for a
dealer to buy his mezzotints than to
sell them. Prolific as his work has
been in the past and justly representa-
tive as is the collection Of such exam
pies shown by d. B. Butler & Co., per-
heps the Edwards masterpiece is yet
to be displayed in this country. At any
rate, seasoned art amateurs will be
allie to Judge Of this when they see
his newest plate lin COLOR, now en-
route to the Butler galleries.
There will be a summer exhibition
Of the work OF younger painters at the
parish house OF the Church of the
Ascension, beginning on June 16.
The number of entries from one
person will not be limited and
No olNA ha al
later than Thursday, June IL.
The exhibition is under the direction
Of the art committee OF the Woman's
Federation Of the Church Of the
Ascension.
Edward P. O'Reilly has inaugurated
for the months Of June, July and
August a series of important private
sales of works of art at the Plaza
Art Rooms for discriminating collect
ors Mr. O'Reilly's long experience in
assembling artistic merchandise of
merit and the we'll known precision of
his business methods, will give added
interest and value to these offerings
during the summer months at the
Plaza Art Rooms.
In everything essential for art work
IN the way of material for the artist,
the amateur and the teacher the name
DEVOE is one to "cohjure with" In
the lexicon of the studios and the art
schools the word "Devoe" is a syno-
nym for "dependability."
An exhibition OF the work of the
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Joseph Breck has contributed to the
June number of Art in America an in
teresting study of Joseph Chinard, who
is represented in the Metropolitan Mu-
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-05
SKY ONLY, LIMIT FOR NEWSPAPERMEN
HERE is ONE WHO BECAME A BISHOP
Ri. Rev. Charles Summer Burch, for
Thirteen Years an Editor, Now One
of Joint Commission Directing Ma
tion-Wide Campaign.

Out of the noise and tension of editorial rooms,
papermen have gone positions strangely contrased
to those they left
Here is one who left the editorial desk to achieve
bishops robes
For 10 years he was Charles Sumner Burch, news
paper editor of Kansas City and Detroit Today he is
the Right Rev Charles Sumner Burch Episcopal Bishop
of New York
Formerly his words went from the typewriter to the
composing and to the columns of the daies to
help mould public opinion Now they go out to the
York, and beyond helping to inspire the Church to
meet the responsibilities which the day of reconstruc-
ton has laid upon it.
For when the supreme body of the Church. the trien
MEL general convention, met recently in Detroitthe
city where the Bishop of New York turned out
copy" for the press-it appointed him to the Joint
Commission which, with the authority of the entire
Church behind it, is directing the $4200o000 Episcopal
Nationwide Campaign by which the Church plans to
expand its work in field and play its full part in
building new order ont of the present chaos.
Bishop Burch saw-perhaps with the old news sense"
the Importance of the Nationwide Campaign from
the first
providence" said he in his first pastoral address to
bishopric "has furnished u.s. the beginning of our
new mutual relationship, with task worthy of our
highest powers.
THE Nationwide Campaign is intended to reach
and touch the life and purpose of every man, woman
and child connected directly or remotely with the
Churchs existence If the Church of Christ is to hold
fast to and conserve the great spiritual values won
through the heroic sacrifices willingly offered by our
brave and boys in the worlds most tragic war; it
awaken in each keen of his individual
responsibility for conserving these values .