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Show NAVAL LEAGUE IlcETS AT LOS AHGELES LO ANOELEa. March t. For th rat time In the history of Ita exlatenc th Naval league, a clvUlaa nrgaalaatloB for the promotion and welters of ths United atatea navv. mat teae t ,! convention on tba Pacific coast. Upward of 1M delegate from all parte af th United stales were assembled at th coming session. Representing tho T'nltet.' state navy was Hear Admiral Hutchr I. Ton. chlf of th bureau of ateam enaineeiing, who addreseed the convention en th aublect of "Th Pacific Coast and tha Navy be-partment." be-partment." Th rooming session was called to order or-der by Laiule A. Oeborne of 6cranton, Pa.. and Mayor Alexander of Loa Angela delivered de-livered aa address of welcome to tbo ael- gstes. oen. Horac Porter, president of the league, and Truman H. Newberry, accrete acc-rete ry. were not present. Delegate Were registered from Washington. D C, Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, Nsw Torh. PltUbura. Buffalo, Chicago and a number of other eastern rltlee. Two speolsl care cam ta Jiat before th opening of the convention bearing moat of tb eastern delagat. |