The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-17
STORM GIVES GOBS
EXTRA TIME OFF.
Salvation Army Doughnuts
and Coffee Popular With
Landing Parties.
RECRUIT PLAN POPULAR
Destroyers Likely to Be Need
ed to Patrol TransOceanic
Flight Course.

Wind and rain. which kept visitors
away and made work above decks Inn
possible. gave most OF the enlisted per-
sonnet Of the Atlantic fleet chance to
get In a little extra shore liberty yes
terday and from early morning until
late in the afternoon every type Of ships
boat known TO the navy, from the sixty
foot motor sailers and steamers Of the
superdreadnoughts to the little dories
from the destroyer feet. brought load
after load Of gobs in their liberty blues
to the landings along Riverside Drive.
The wind and heavy tide made land
ings difficult and there was a good deal
Of deep sea language spilled by the
various coxswains. Into the pier at
Ninety-fifth street shot a steamer from
the Oklahoma Just half nautical nose
ahead Of a motor sailer from the flag
ship, which had been man9uvring In
the stream for twenty minutes waiting
a chance to get alongside a vacant
berth.
sheer of there. Oklahoma, amt
eot right Of way?" yelled the coxswain
OF the Pennsylvania's boat. who had
been listening for some minutes to re-
marks not exactly soto voce from the
gobs who filled his boat regarding
coxswain who would keen a liberty
party out in the river half the after
noon.
sheer off yourself" retorted the Ok
iahoma coxswain. '.ain't I got the senior
officer present7' Indicating a tall per-
son in a boat cape whose gold wreath
cap brim showed him to be q COM
mander And 30 II went all the after
. noon, with the officers and men at the
piers Strengthening out an occasional
tangle.
On the landing stages Salvation Army
doughnuts and coffee were prominent
and popular. It was distinctly dough-
nut and hot coffee weather and Mrs. AL
lison Coe, stan captain. and her as
sistants got rid of innumerable crisp
brown crullers and gallons of coffee.
Big sightseeing cars operated by the
War Camp Community Service carried
everybody who didn't relish a walk in
the rain to the nearest subway station.
The new recruiting plan announced
on Tuesday under which newly enlisted
men will be allowed to pick their ship
and go at once to sea aboard her
seems likely to be popular. A number
OF enlisted men announced their inten-
tion Of urging friends outside the ser
vice to sign up on their own ship. The
flagship signalled the commander OF
each vessels to appoint a recruiting Of
hcer for the campaign and il was an
nounced that all the officers appointed
would meet within day or 90 at the
Navy Recruiting Bureau. SIS West
Thirty-ninth street to receive instruc-
tons from the local recruiting officers.
Northumberland o. +. Cooper.
Capt Charles E. Courtney, inspector for
the Eastern district, and Lieutenant
Commander d. J.. Wickersham, in charge
81 recruiting in the metropolitan dis
trict
The other topic OF universal interest
among officers and men was the pro-
posed traneoceanic flight by naval avi-
stors. Capt. o. p. Jackson, Admiral
Mavo's chief OF stan. talked with the
commando in chief at Washington by
wireless telephone regarding the ar
rangements for the flight. and while
no official announcement was made Il
was generally expected that at least
two battleships would be assigned to
work as meteorological observers during
The night, while large number Of de-
stroyers will patrol the course 1t Is
probable also that certain OF the de-
stroyers will carry supplies OF gasolene
for the fliers.
5000 Sailor. See Circus.
In Madison Square Garden yesterday
morning the Ringing Barnum Greatest
Show on Earth delighted some 5000
Foos with a special performance ar
ranged by the Knights OF Columbus
The historic old Garden has held some
enthusiastic crowds, but It never echoed
70 quite such wholehearted cheering
Many OF the men. however. were late in
reaching the performance. and Michael
>. Hogan, supervisor of war activities
ror the Knights, has asked all those who
expect to attend the other shows-there
are TO be four additional performances
before the feet weighs anchor--to try to
be at the Garden before 10 O'Clock BY
special arrangement with the naval AL
thorities men who have received tickets
will be given liberty at s 80.
The programme Of entertainments for
The men Of the Victory fleet to-day is as
follows:
- Sightseeing buses OF the w. c. c. s,
X. {. and Y. ". c. A. leave the Ninety
seventh street landing station AT 10
a. NJ, p. NJ and : AS T. NJ; 65 West
Twenty-seventh street twice during the
DAY; Forty-sixth street and Broadway
at 80 A. NJ. and Forty -eecond street
ard Sixth avenue at , p. NJ.
Theatre tickets TO the leading Broad
way attractions will be distributed from
the w. c. c. S. booth at Forty second
street and Fifth avenue and from the
office OF the navy liason officer at the
Ninety-seventh street landing.
Luncheon and entertainment by the j,
w b. in SO Park avenue at noon.
Afternoon tea by the Y. w. C. A., 80
East Fifty second street, 4 to 3 80 p NJ,
Dinner and entertainment, ]. w B..
Ninety second street and Lexington ave-
nue. and SO Park avenue, at o'clock
K. c, Longacre Square hut. Forty-sixth
street and Broadway. ( to 8 p. NJ; w.
G. e s., 80 West Twenty-seventh street,
7. NJ. J. w. B., Essex and Canal
streets, p. NJ
Dance by J. W, b., lis West Seventy
ninth street. ?. NJ
Officers dance, W. c. {. s., Is Gram