National Affairs: A Body Departs

Secretary of the Navy Denby shut the door behind him and walked out of his office in the Navy Department. Behind him he left only a resignation. Although his resignation had been presented some four weeks in advance, at the time of his departure the President had not yet picked a successor for him. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt temporarily took over his duties.

On the eve of his departure, Mr. Denby attended a farewell dinner given for him by 200 Navy and Marine Officers. He bid them goodbye: "I am trying to die with my...

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