The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-27
CROWD
INVADES THE CITY
Hotels Are Filled With No
tables Here to See the
Army-Navy Game.

Executive chiefs OF the lighting
branches of Uncle Sans Government
and several hundred of Uncle Sans
most celebrated soldiers and sailors
reached New York yesterday TO get
themselves In proper frames OF mind
for the annual gridiron battle this after
noon between the teams from West
Point and Annapolis Congressman and
Governors of half a dozen States, in
Guiding Gov Smith of New York.
also reached town and joined the crowd
of notable persons at the various hotels.
The outstanding young men In gray
uniforms from West Point mixed with
the crowds in the hotel Hobbies and thus
had the advantage of the midshipmen.
who will not leave Annapolis for New
York until five o'clock this morning.
The entire student body at Annapolis.
some 1900 strong. will leave Annapolis
in four special trains. They got little
sleep last night and will not get mucn
more tonight, as they will attend a
ball in the Commodore Hotel that will
| keep them dancing until well on into
! Sunday morning.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, accompanied by their
sons, Jonathan and Frank Daniels, and
Commander Percy w. Foote, arrived
yesterday at the Commodore Hotel. the
headquarters of the Navy, and where
they will stop over Sunday.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. New
ton D. Baker are making the Belmont
Hotel their temporary home and will
give dinner there tonight for a
group of friends before they go to the
ball in the Commodore.
Senator James w. Wadsworth, Jr.,
chairman of the Senate Committee or
Military Affairs, and Mrs. Wadsworth
have an apartment in the Belmont
Hotel, where they will remain over
Sunday. Congressman Kahn, chairman
of the Military Affairs Committee of the
House, will have field box at to-days
game near that of Senator Wadsworth.
Some of the Governors and other State
and city officials who helped swell the
number Of persons high in public life
were Gov. Il. Livingston BeecSman of
Rhode Island and Il. V. Babcock, Mayor
of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Babcock, who
are at the Blltmore. Gov. Smith is stop
ping at the same hotel. Gov. A. Il.
Richie OF Maryland, Gov. w. G. Sproul
OF Pennsylvania and Gov. ]. G. Town
send, Jr, of Delaware also were in the
hotel crowds.
Glimpses also were had Of Rear Admiral
w. G. Braisted, Surgeon General of the
Navy; Brig. Gen. Robert Lee Bulard.
who commands at Governors Island;
Rear Admiral Edward r. Stitt, Col and
Mrs. c. W. Stuart of Baltimore, Rear
Admiral Benton c. Decker from Hamp-
ton Roads; former Senator and Mrs.
James Hamilton Lewis, who are stop
ping at the Biltmore, and Rear Nd
mirals MCGOWAN, Clark. Taylor, Parks,
Griffith. McVay, Long, Hughes, Sinp-
son, Washington, Glennon, Coontz,
Eberle, Jones. Robertson and Mcdonald.
The group at the Aston Hotel included
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William
Strother Smith and their daughter,
Major-Gen. and Mrs. William G.. Hahn.
,ol end Mrs. Thomas @. Ashburn and
Col. and Mrs. Vert Robertson of West
Point.
To the regret OF the midshipmen. who
arranged the ball In the Commodore
Hotel tonight, the impression has gone
abroad that the big social epilogue Is to
be q private affair. Accordingly the
midshipmen want it understood that all
men of the army and navy in uniform
will he welcome. The party will be O
monster. Based upon statistics gathered
by the ball committee fully 1900 officers
Of the army and navy with guests viii
be present.