The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
DENLY AND
COON IT.
SPEAK
More Than 200 Members
Present-Care Urged in
Scrapping of Ships.
BY GEORGE FRANKLIN.

Navy needs and navy efficiency,
the progress of warship construc-
ton, and glimpses of future de-
yelopments along that line, were
the high lights of a series of ad-
dresses featuring the thirty
fourth annual banquet of the
American Society of Naval En-
gineers last night at the New
Willard Hotel.
More than 200 members and
guests attended. Secretary Of the
Navy Edwin DENLY was the prin-
cipal speaker. Other speakers in.
cluded Secretary of Commerce
.Hoovers who spoke on Standard
nation; Gen. II. NJ. Lord, director
OF the United States Budget, who
discussed the function of the lat
ter; and Admiral R. E. Coontz,
who pictured in graphic style the
american fleet. Capt. ]. T.
Tompkins, u. S. N. e. c., presi-
dent, presided.
OF Wide Interest.
The annual BANQUET OF the snci.
ETY. has come to have an intarna.
tional interest. This arises from
the society having grown into an
international organization with. q
total membership of more than
1000 engineers identified with ma.
val and marine activities through.
out the world
Included in the groupings are ma.
cal architects, aeronautic engineers
and engineers associated with vari-.
Gus Government bureaus. In q
sense the society has come 10 he
more representative Of the scien-
tific world than any Of the other
lions.
It was brought out during the
addresses that so far as warshin
construction is concerned engineer
ing starts when the civil engineers
make borings and calculate the
static and dynamic loads for the
building and launching ways, and
ends when the ship is finally
slowed away in Davy Jones' locker.
whether it is propelling machin-
cry or power generations; turret
turning and elevation mechanism or
broadside hoists. fire control in
etruments or radio, steering gear
or anchor windlass. they are all
mechanical appliances instead Of
sail or hand power, and consequently
IN the navy engineering covers
much broader field than the fire
rooms and engine room.
Strong Defense Needed.
1.-THE world these days is full OF
slogans Of delusion and slogans Of
encouragement, but these slogans
have no place in the engineering
profession. The engineers slogan
past, present and future is, Prog
ress, Efficiency, Service" These
were some of the ideas brought out
by the various speakers. and epito-
nize the position taken by the
men comprising the engineers of
the United States Navy. The need
of a strong national defense was
emphasized.
Organized thirty-four years ago by
q small group of navy engineers the
society has gradually expanded as
its usefulness drew the attention of
marine engineers and engineers con-
nected with navy and marine corps
interest The membership is at
present divided into three groups.
They comprise the naval engineers,
citizen engineers employed in navy
and marine construction work, and
associate engineers, a group en-
bracing men connected with various
activities more or less closely af-
filiated with marine interests. The
officers of the society are limited
to United States naval engineers
with a council comprised of repre-
sentatives drawn from the other
groups which assists in the society
administration. The society fire.
quently publishes papers by foreign
naval and marine engineers in it's
Journal. many Of the writer's being
members of the society.
Advantage was taken Of the ban