Show roalin around with the theNEA N E A this is another in a series of articles by albert W V epperson s on ho he with virginia and shirley were ere in attendance at the convention of the national editorial association held in the new england states the U S naval submarine base at new london conn is primarily I 1 a training station in operation of uncle sams subs we were taken on a tour of all the shops chops where we were shown the engines and all the apparatus used in training young men of the navy we were shown through the U S S who commenced her action against the enemy on her maiden thrust front from pearl harbor on oil august ti 6 1912 the played a bold game in the ennys own seas sinking or damaging aging approximately 00 OU tons of shipping in its twelve war patrols for this the vessel one of few has been presented two presidential unit citations must be experienced it was explained that submarines are now and will be engaged in the party proceeded proceeded to the island of rho rhode e island and only by a matter of feet missed the portsmouth founders brook which was the meeting place of the founders of religious liberty and also freedom of t the he press for it was from this point that dr john clarke coddington easton and others went to coasters harbor island where now nov the navy base is situated to buy front from the indians the future site of newport at one time greater in size and imports than new york city or new amsterdam as it was called art years ago it was in passing asing over mount hope bridge bilat that the NEA delegates got their first comprehensive view of the glory of narragansett rag ansett bay with its near and baroff islands even to block island a away ny a out in the atlantic so some e m miles il e s front from tile the montauk end of long island had T two tao ao capitals down in newport the party was soon guided and entertained by young people under charge of the newport preservation society examining such ancient jewels as old trinity church with its queen anne crown still att at the he peak of the slender spire that saved this grand edifice front from destruction when the british took the city back there in the revolution and and the old state house on oil washington square is one of the fine mementos of washington and lafayette this building wits was used up 37 7 0 4 c 0 7 TYPICAL HARBOR SCENE in narragansett bay rhodo rhode island viewed by many of the delegates and friends at the th NEA KEA annual convention sunday luno june a tour lour was conducted to newport harbor where 65 of the ho racing yachts were preparing to start the bermuda races the following day tho the pilots of these craft aro making ready for test runs themselves vea an extensive program of training both ashore and afloat in order to have a safe efficient boat it is said about submarine personnel that everybody must know everything about everything valve twisting by inexperienced personnel will almost certainly endanger the ship and thus cause failure in in the mission mission assigned we were taken in fit an elevator to the top of tile the escape training tank all personnel entering submarine marine d duty u ty are required to pass tests with escape apparatus in addition periodic repent repeat qualifications are required three men gave demonstrations going down the feet fit in the diving bell the escape apparatus lung and free escape technique allow the excess gasses released vy by the decreasing pressure on the body to escape from the body and not into tile the blood stream or tues bues where serious senous results may oc cur CUI Eveni evening nIg banquet that evening on returning to tile the griswold hotel we were guests of the connecticut editorial association at a banquet featured speaker of the evening was sen joseph R mccarthy who speaking off the cuff told of his current investigation of subversive suber sive activities in in the state department sen mccarthy we believed spoke in in all sincerity and he certainly had documentary proof for his accusations some of which we were fortunate foit fit in securing in in photostat form it appeared to us as outsiders that the primary fault 0 of f the investigation was the release of evidence before all facts had been nailed down since hearing him speak we are more convinced than ever that there is is something wrong in in the state department part ment but that people in high places just wont cooperate in in a program of adjustment governor speaks we departed from new london by train on june lo hi and arrived at the sheraton B dillmore hotel in in providence it L I 1 about noon the fust first session session of the convention was devoted to business and that evening a banquet was held at which gov john 0 pastore of rhode island was the featured speaker tile the morning of june 17 was taken up with business of a newspaper nature and following lunch we were off in in busses for a tour of newport s sponsored oris ored by the newport I 1 county preservation society social capital at last we ve have visited and seen with our own wn eyes the famed by the sea the social capital america and home of the U S navy and what a blaze of was bellevue avenue and oc an drive with their marvelous estates the party in in 11 15 busbea brov providence idenie and traveled down scenic highways through bristol just missing the mount hope on oil narragansett bay where the remains remains of the chief king philip lie near his habitat and in in this spot col rudolph has the collection of indian relics in england and perhaps america even to two or three hundred ei ci gar store wooden ones after passing over the mount lope hope br bridge dge from bristol to the turn of the last century as one of the two State statehouses houses for dont forget that the smallest state in the union was once two states with two capitals providence dence and newport and one after another of the NEA party was able to look out on newport harbor slid and what a fine scene that was for tt L of the yachts were there anchored awaiting sunrise when they started on the bermuda raco race the following morning trip to newport within the inner harbor lay goat island whet e during the late war 1 civilians were building water and aerial tor just over at the left lays irio ir year old fort adams nit an army post since president adams was in fit office another proposed national shi file around the world famous teri ten mile drive it was possible fur for the editors publishers and wives to look off to famed narragansett ansett pier while off in the southwest lay point judith and what a ride lido that ten miles is and how it will stick in fit the on one side the jagged rocks lucks of the shore with dashing waves in bi caking into all bolois while on oil the other sid side I 1 lays s a series of beautiful e staica stat ca 9 t the e like of which may never be built I 1 arain again such as t the lie vanderbilt breakers where we were privileged to wander through bell ball rooms dining rooms alusic rooms and coull could even imagine old commodore va vanderbilt entertaining his guests here and there the delegates peeked with fervor while passing the bathini bathing beach of the called baileys beach like any other clean beach except that it was impossible to enter at any price but millions A vacation land newport is indeed vacation land with its even warm tempera influenced by the gulf stream land and it was discovered by the navy long ago as a good year round location for extended activities as the party learned while visiting the base for a reception and dinner A list of tile the naval activities would surprise i some 5 om 0 of the R 1 I natives native S of course the hundred million dollar quonset air base across narragansett rag ansett bay in tops in tile the U S A in addition to the naval training station there is the war col loge the general line school where K y 0 u 11 g officers offic cra are periodically trained d the naval hospital supply p ay depot fleet training center A maaine it r ine barracks Ban acks disbursing office naval CIC training center on oil jamestown island naval net depot beside other summer activities the NEA oc legates were ui unanimous in ill con considering the k newport trip not oil only y worth while hut but worth seeing again the old stone mill abill the channing monument and chuich plus the many houses kept hept in fit fine state of preservation by the society all these and numerous nuni cious other items such as the perry monument to our naval hero here were interesting and educational following Follo wini tile the tour of N newport t residential re aident ill district we were taken to tho the newport newl ort naval training station where wo we were guests of the navy at dinner continued next week |