ARMY & NAVY: Reception

On the deck of the flagship Seattle, anchored last week in New York harbor, paced Admiral Charles Frederick Hughes, Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Fleet. He paced for 45 minutes, waiting for the Honorable James J. Walker, Mayor of New York, to welcome him to the city. Tardy, debonair, Mr. Walker arrived, pursued by a battery of camera men. Inquired Admiral Hughes: "Does Mayor Walker go anywhere without his photographers ?" Answered Mayor Walker: "Well, the boys want a picture." Then Admiral Hughes asked: "How's the town?" Mayor Walker replied: "All...

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