Evening star., 1942-05-21
Dozen Women Among
S. Given Diplomas
As Navigators
Hish-Ronking Officers
OF Coast Services
Speak at Dinner
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

Fifty-flve persons, including II
women, graduated" last night in
the elementary plotting class Of
Potomac River Power Squadron and
received their "diplomas"-certifl-
Gates Of membership for the men
and certificates Of proficiency for
the women-from william l.. Sayers
Of New York City. national COM
mander Of the United States Power
Squadrons.
The occasion was the annual din
ner Of the local squadron, which
was attended by the top ranking
officer OF the United States Coast
Guard, Vice Admiral Russell r.
Waesche, and the director OF the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, Rear
Admiral Leo o. Colbert.
Also present were Capt. J. F. He'll
veg, U. s. NJ, retired, superintend-
ent of the Naval Observatory: Capt.
Ellis Reed-Hill, public relations
chief of the Coast Guard; Comdr.
Merlin ONeill, director Of the Coast
Guard Reserve; 1t. P. v. Mavor,
captain of the port of Washington;
Commodore E. Hillman Willis OF
Capital Yacht Club. and Commo-
dore Jacob H. Jacobson OF Cor1n-
THAN Yacht Club.
Need All Sea Going Men.
The Navy and Coast Guard need
the services of every sea-going man,
Admiral WaeSche told an overflow
audience in Hotel Twenty-four
Hundred. and will require more and
more officers and men as these
services are expanded. Quotas soon
will be increased for the Navy and
Coast Guard, he revealed.
1--WE can't make regulations 1or
every one Of the 10000 yachts In
the country" Admiral Waesche de-
clared in asking yachtmens cooper
alton of new wartime restrictions
on pleasure craft. There's reason
behind every restriction we are
making for boatmen," he added,
The Coast Guard commandant Is
a member Of the National Govern
ing Board of U. s. P. s.
Chief Commander Sayers. before
awarding certificates, reminded the
group that he was sailboat man
although he headed the Nation-wloe
powerboating group.
DR.. Bennett Of6ciates-
Dr b. Bennett, charter member
Of Potomac squadron and perennial
POSTMASTER for these affairs, again
served in the latter capacity. intro
d1Icine Admiral Colbert and Capt,
Hellwee who spoke briefly. Admiral
Colbert said that. now that 1t ap-
neared more cruises are going 10
be taken by the fireside, yacntsmen
would find charts a help. HIS ONCE
publishes all nautical charts 1or
nrivate and Government use.
included among the graduates
were 1t. Col. Edwin Lee White OF
the Army Air Corps: 1t. y. g. WI
liam E. Davis, U. S. N. r.. and Lt'
Francis Henry King, U. S. A.
The graduates: ,,;,,
Men-walter william Andsrson: mnhsn John
p,nI chalev. L. J. Clark, william ME nSn, :,
rrs;.hcim Riehard DOUGLAS Davis, WilhaHm ~
Emmitt Davis, Hampton DYE, Jack
Tnod. Dallas Morgan GRADY pa9 ~
Hamm. GEORGE Charles HeideT o,,!nd %
Cherles Higgins, Edwin T.. HoIlahI.
EaRoy Huntington. Charles Joseph Jsco1,
sen LynWood Thc%ss william KfIlsm' Leapley' he
Walter Edwin LAWSON HenTg slrg. 4 hMeaiiistes.
john john darney MeCGrmicsE. E.nrTS rTedeTHien Ho,iston
Mann; Boyerids: MilsG; Murrs1i IsMuTT Thomas NJ.
Poole. r. N scribner. Philip r rbsster, hayIer'
Ioseph Ritchie Trew. Edwin Lee Whl.e'
Soiderick Auaust wldt. Ioris Iy,W WiiilsamSS; sneS
Neal II. williams, Russell L. WINE 'AeA
N Women-Leths p. Dye. Helen 5Iene
Galisher, Catherine Marie hoafWkaina' Wina
MfIdred refferts Leverna Elnora Lfley,
Honora Ann Mattare. Z Lydia Martih' er;ih
Corinne Mitchell Poole, Lillian A. emlln'
Alma Isabel Thomas.