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Show ANNUAL MEETING OP NAVY LEAGUE Propose to Educate People of United States to More Respect for Na?y; Arrange Ar-range for Convention. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. The Navy League of the United States held its annual meeting yesterday and finished up the day with a banquet last night. Gen. Horace Porter, president of the I league, presided. In a short speech he ; said it was the purpose of the league to educate the people to the necessity of a strong navy for the United States. He said the disrespect which on several sev-eral occasions had been shown the uniforms uni-forms of sailors of the United States navv would cease if public opinion were in favor of the navy and if its great use were realized by the country. At the annual meeting arrangements were made for a general convention to be held in Washington next February. |