Show SECRETARY WANTS GIFTS CARED FOR WASHINGTON March An j.-An An effort effort ef ef- fort will trill be e mn made e at this session fHi session to have ha coo congress en enact a bill re rc I Ih h 1 by Secretary Metcalf l authorizing the a acceptance and care onre of gifts presented to na naval a vessels 18 X Nearly carl every er VI vessel el has hns snow Bomo gift ift or another larg largely ly however how how- over ever silver service the tho e. e given ghen l en by IJ th or 01 cit city for which the snip ship is is named Tho The cost os of those these articles as far as ai fi figures have hav been boen obtainable obtainable- amount to half a million dollars The legislation c is desired particularly because the calls ails that may arise as asto to to the status of oC these e gifts in case lse of their lots loss o s b by theft or otherwise |