Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
NAVY LEAGUE ENDS
SESSIONS AT FEAST
House Leader Monde|I and
Others Address Diners.
Directors Nominated.

The sixteenth annual convention of
the Navy League of the United States
was closed at the banquet given last
night in the ballroom Of the New
Willard Hotel.
The speakers at the banquet were
Representative Frank W. Mondell of
Donald. of the United States Shipping
Board. Capt. A. F.. Du Pont, delegate
of the French Navy League; Lieut..
Col. Henry Breckenridge and Henry
Howard. director of recruiting for the
United States Shipping Board. The
Rt Rev Alfred Harding gave the in
vocation. During the dinner Mrs.
Newton D. Baker sang Several selec-
tions. Clarence Ousley, vice president
OF the league. acted as POSTMASTER.
Directors Nominated.
l. During the morning session of the
convention the following were nomi-
mated for election as directors at the
New York meeting of the league.
which is to be held in New York city
liam Vincent Astor. E.. A Bennett,
Woodbury. Blair. Sidney BaIlou. Mai.
Robert Low Bacon, Lieut.. Col. Henry
Breckfnridge. John S. Cravens, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer. Nelson Macy,
|
Jayne Hill. N. N: Hubbard. jr.:. Alba
B. Johnson, A. NJ. Jenkinson, Robert
w. Kelley. Mrs. Ernest Law, Charles
Martindale, Judge William G. McAdoo.
Henry B. F. Mcfarland, Clarence
Ousley. Ogden Reid. Henry NJ. Robin
NJ. Schwab. Benjamin T. Waldo and
John w. Weeks.
After the directors have been elect
ed and have qualified. the election by
the new board Of directors of a presi-
dent and other officers for the ensuing
year will take place.
AT the banquet Representative Mon
dell spoke on Sailor, Soldier and
Farmland" discussing the pending
legislation for the provision of farms
for recently discharged soldiers and
sailors in which he is interested,
commissioner Donald spoke on the
part taken by the shipping board in
effecting the return Of American ship
ping to the sea, and Henry Howard. d.
rector OF recruiting Of the shippine
board, discussed the work which pa
triotic organizations might take In
encouraging young Americans to fol-
low the sea as q career. The shin
ping board has very recently ad-
dressed letter to the Navy League
| in which 1t is urged to form recruit
| ing committees among it's members
| in order to induce the right kind OF
SouHs AneTiCdnS TO enter the mer.
| chant marine service
French Appreciate Aid.
Capt. du Pont told of the co-opera
ton between the Navy League OF
the United States and the Ligue Mari.
time Franchise and expressed the
deep appreciation of the French ar
ganization for the work done by the
United States. He expressed the be.
lief that the maintenance of the
| closest ties between the democracies
! associated in the war was essential
to the opportunities and welfare OF
| the world in the future and said thai
| the membership OF q Navy League
was an excellent channel through
| which to keep public opinion in the
demOcracies of Fracce, Great Britain
and the United States informed and in
! sympathy with close international re.
| lations.
| Lieut.. Col. Breckinridge, answering
to the toast IT'S Over Over There
| spoke of the work that awaited the
Navy League in the time of recon.
struction.
Honorary memberships in the Nav,
| League of France were presented by
| Capt. A. S. du Pont, delegate of the
French Navy League. to Col Robert NJ
! Thompson, president of the Navy
League; to Mr.. Clarence Ousley anS
| to Mrs. James Carol Frazer Capt. du
Pont expressed appreciation OF thu
French Navy League for the CO.
operation and work done by the Nav,
League Of the United States for Thu
orphans OF French seamen.