The Washington herald., 1921-06-01
HardingW With
] Naual Grads
members of 1881 Class in
! Washington for Tenth
- Reunion.
ByEEELYN c. HUNT.

President Harding attended the
banquet given last evening at the
Hotel Lafayette by the class of 1881,
Of the Unfted States Naval academy.
which is holding their tenth reunion
in Washington in celebration Of the
fortieth anniversary of their grad
.uatioas, The secretary of the navy,
Edwin Denby, was also guest at
the banquet SAmong the members
OF the, class present were the Secre-
tary of War John w. Weeks, Ad-
miral Baron Sotokichi Uriu of the
Imperial Japanese navy. Commander
Martin A Anderson, Commander
Solon Arnold. Mr.. Henry L. Ballen-
tine, Capt. Lloyd Bankson. Maj.-Gen.
George Barnett. George P. Blow,
Commander Samuel Bryan, DR..
Frank E. Bunts, Arthur r. Bush,
James f. Byrne, Eugene Carroll,
James II; .Colwsli, James d. Cren-
shaw. Michael j Donnelly, Frank B.
Dowst. Lieut.. Houston Eldredge,
William l.. r. Emmet. Commodore
RobertP. Eorshew, William II, Cart
ley, Brtg. Gen. Harry c. Haines.
RobeftP. Hams. Rear Admiral John
A. Hoogewerff. Rear Admiral Gus,
tav Kaemmerling. Capt. Joseph H.
Linnard, Ira McJunkin, Brig.-Gen.
James E. Mahoney, Commander Clar-
ence H. Mathews, Daniel Morgan.
Commander Albert Moritz. Arthur c.
Parsons. Isaac B. Parsons, John L.
Rees, Frederic w. Smiles, Capt
William H ;, Stayton. Charles W.
Stewart, Lieut.-Com. Robert Stew
art, -Jr.. Mai. Zebulon B. Vance. Sem
ator oyington E. Weller-scoh Harry
K. White.. Commander william w.
White, Jay NJ. whitham and Admiral
Henry B. Wilson. w
The marine band played a pro-
gram of music during the banquet
under the leadership of Lieut.. w. H.
Santelman.
In the afternoon President and
Mrs. Harding received the members
of the class reunion at the White
house. Their program for yester-
day was Sas. follows: Visit to Mount
Vernon. leaving navy yard on the
secretary OF the navy's yacht Sylph.
10 a. m: luncheon on board the
Sylph: reception by Admiral and
Mrs. Hoogewerff at U. S. Naval OBJ
servatory, 3:3O-5:3O p. m. followed
by a reception by President and Mrs.
Harding at the White house: class
meeting. Hotel La Fayette. 1880 p
m: class banquet. Hotel La Fayette,
p. M: entertainment for ladies of
the class.
=, For today. Leave Hotel Lafayette
for Annapolis by motor, 10 a. M;
luncheon by Commander and Mrs.
Bryan. l p. M; wedding of Miss Fay
Doyen and Ensign Johnson, st.
Anne's church. 4 p. M; graduation
ball. 9 p. m.
For tomorrow: Graduation exer-
cises, L. S. Naval academy. 10 a. m.
The class of 81 has the distinction
of having given to the nation a cab
met officer, two United States Sem
ators. a United States minister. a
conmandant Of the marine corps, an
admiral commanding the American
fleet, and men who stand at the head
of their professions in fiance. medi-
cine, law, electricity, engineering,
mining and road building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Meeker. of
Chicago. who are visiting in Wash
ingtor and are staying at the Shore
ham. were luncheon guests yester-
day of the President and Mrs. Hard
ing at the White house.
The chief of naval operations,
Admiral Robert Z. ,-oontz, and
Mrs. Coontz will entertain at a re-
ception in compliment to the Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Edwin
DENLY Friday evening at Wardman
Park inn.
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the United States ma
rine corps, and Mrs. Lejeune were
the. guests Of honor at a dinner and
dance given last evening by DR. and
Mrs. Loren Johnson at their home
on Sixteenth street
One hundred were in the COM
pany seated at dinner at small
tables in the beautiful italian gar