The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-12
GOVERNOR HARDEE
STATE CHAIRMAN
Announces That Ne VIII Become a
Member Of National Committee
Army and Navy institutes

NEW YORK, sept. 1t.-Governor
Cary A. Hnrdee Of Florida, has noti-
fled Briaadier General Howard 8.
Borden, chairman Of the National
Committee Of the Army and Navy In
]. ptituta and Of the Army and Navy
club Of America, that he would become
member Of the committee ana also
honorary chairman for the state OF
Florida The honorary chairman Tor
the entire country 10 President Hard
i ing, who announced his acceptance
laat week. and expressed his most
Isincere desire to further the patriotic
Ipurposes' Of the two organizations In
establishing q national center OF pa
triotic purposes" OF the two orgahiza-
tons III establishing national center
OF patriotic activity in the new home
of the club IN New York City.
with President Harding and Gov
ernor Hardee on the National Com
mittee ana other committees are high
ranking officers Of the Army and
navy and prominent civilians Of the
country who have shown a lively in
terest in the nations welfare.
The objects OF the institute, which
soon will be Incorporated, are ito en-
courage teach and promote patriot
ism and loyal citizenship" The in
stitute will cooperate with the club In
maintaining a memorial to officers
who lost their lives in the war, and
IN maintaining a center in New York
City where officers of the regular
establishments and Of the reserveN
forces may have point of contact
with their comrades from other states.
Major General Robert Lee Billiard.
commander OF the Second Corps
Area, recently urged the need Of pre-
serving the spirit of comradeship
which existed between officers Of AL
branches of the service during the
war.
1t Is the desire of the National Com
mittee to preserve that spirit, and the
members viii devote their own eher-
gies and the club facilities Of the new
building at 112 West seth street. New
York. to that end. These facilities are
not surpassed In this city. The build
ing represents an investment OF $780,
600. On the ground floor are spacious
reception rooms and lounges writing
and smoking room. On the second
floor are other dining rooms, other
lounges. the library and card rooms,
while above are the sleeping rooms.
In the basem ut are the billiard rooms,
swimming pool and a grill.
The building will be formally opened
early this fall 1t is now being re-
decorated and refurnished. AS part
of the memorial feature, various pat
riotic societies have agreed to furnish
rooms in the club. among them being
the Society OF Sponsors OF the United
States Navy, the Daughters Of the
Cincinnati, and the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
In addition to maintaining the club
as d gathering place for American
regular and reserve officers, the Ma
tional Committee intends to establish
a headquarters for the reception and
entertainment of distinguished visitors
from foreign countries. along the lines
of the Union Interalliee" in Paris,
well-remembered by members OF the
American Expeditionary Forces. The
board OF governors has elected to hon-
orary membership the three allied
commanders who have come to this
country in the last few years-AEar-
shals Joffre and Fayolle Of France, !
adm General Badoglio OF Italy.
General John j. Pershing has ac-
copied the honorary Craftsmanship of |
the army committee and Rear Adj
miral william S. Sims that of the
navy committee. The active chairmen |
OF these two committees are Major
General Robert Lee Billiard and Rear
Admiral Bradley A. Fiske. Others on
the army committee are Major Gen. /
eral John G. Harbord of the general /
staff; Major General Henry T. Allen, /
OF the American forces in Germany;
Major General G. w. Read, Fifth /
Corps Area, Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana; Major General David c.
Shank, First Division, Camp Dix. N.
r.; Brigadier General Omar Bundy.
Seventh Corps Area, Fort Crook, Neb..
and Brigadier General r. M. Batch
ford. 9Th Infantry Brigade. Camp
Lewis. Wash.
Among those interested as founders
Of the institute are Brigadier General
Howard S. Borden, u. p. Morgan, Il
Henry p. Davidson. Charles H. Sabin,
Bertram H. Borden and John w. Prem
Iiss.