The Dispatch June 2020 Issue

DITHE SPATCH

A PUBLICATION OF THE ARMY AND NAV Y CLUB

JUNE 2020

L OOK I NG FORWA R D TO
WELCOMING YOU BACK!

A LETTER FROM THE CONTENTS
Membership
PRESIDENT
Member News and more ..... 4
MG Daniel V. Wright, USA (Ret.) Upcoming Events

[email protected] Dining Events and more .... 6
Regular Features
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, and it could not have been truer over History Vault ..... 9
these last few months. Never did I imagine that the Club would need to learn how to
operate with its doors closed, but here we are. The silver lining of it all is that we have Library Trust Fund Update ..... 14
learned a new way of engaging with our members. Suddenly, with our virtual events,
non-resident members can participate with resident members, and more members are ON THE COVER
engaging with the Club on social media. We even started carry-out service for Mother’s Front entrance to The Army and Navy Club
Day, which was a huge success thanks to our Executive Chef Kirk Deloach, Food and
Beverage Director Patrick Grady, and the rest of our executive staff. This is the kind of THE DISPATCH MAGAZINE
ingenuity we will need to carry with us as we reopen. A Publication of The Army and Navy Club
When operations do resume, there is a strong possibility we will need to rethink what
“normal” operations look like, at least for a period of time. We probably won’t be able on Farragut Square
to host large buffets or mass gatherings for a while, and that’s ok. We will get through JUNE 2020
that too. We have a dedicated staff that is focused on making your time at the Club as Editor
enjoyable as possible, regardless of the circumstances. Elizabeth Juskie
I also could not have asked for a better leader than our new General Manager, Sarah Art & Design
Ford. The pandemic hit just as she was entering her third month in her new position, Emily Jatczak
and she has done a terrific job of balancing what is best for the Club and what is best for
the staff, which is not always an easy feat. At the end of March, she started doing virtual A Platinum Club of America
meetings with members twice a day on Wednesdays, and she reported back to the
Board of Governors that one of the recurring themes of these meetings was concern for DIRECTORY & HOURS
the staff, which knowing our membership, did not surprise me in the least. Accounting
As a result, your Board of Governors established the “ANC Cares” Fund – another ex- 202-534-3194
ample of necessity and invention. This fund is specifically designed to assist staff who
may be going through a financial hardship during their tenure. While the impetus is 9 am-5 pm (Monday-Friday)
current, this is not a one-time COVID-19 crisis related assistance program, but rather a Membership & Marketing
fund that will continue into the Club’s future assisting the staff of today and tomorrow.
Your Board of Governors is committed to caring for our great staff and making indi- 202-721-2091
vidual contributions. If you would like to join us in this endeavor, please contact Ms. 9 am-5 pm (Monday-Friday)
Donika Stewart at [email protected]. You may also mail a check directly to
the Club: Catering & Sales
901 17th Street NW 202-355-0525
Attn: ANC Cares
Washington, DC 20006 9 am-5 pm (Monday-Friday)
I will thank you now for your generous support and look forward to seeing you all soon. Dining & Hotel Reservations

MG Daniel V. Wright, USA (Ret.) 202-628-8400
President Open 24/7
Library

202-721-2096
7 am-11 pm (Monday-Sunday)

Librarian on Site
9 am-5 pm (Monday-Friday)

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A LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
MG Daniel V. Wright, USA (Ret.)
GENERAL MANAGER
President
Sarah Ford Col James A. Bracken, USMC (Ret.)

[email protected] Vice President and
Club Historian
As I write this letter, we are still uncertain if the DC Mayor’s Office will issue
another extension of the Public Health Emergency and Stay at Home Order. CAPT James H. Czerwonky, USN (Ret.)
As a result, we are moving forward with the planning of June events knowing Secretary
full well they might not happen.
COL Holly O’Grady Cook, USA (Ret.)
However, in midst of that uncertainty, all of us here at the Club are certain Treasurer
of one thing - we are ready to reopen and welcome you back into a healthy,
clean, and safe environment. Our Directors have been researching cleaning Lt Col John H. La Raia, USAFR (Ret.)
products, procuring safety supplies, and purchasing personal protective Finance Committee, Chairman
equipment for our staff and guests. We have attended numerous Webinars
online to alter our operations to ensure food safety, implement distance in COL Marc L. Warren, USA (Ret.)
our dining areas, and institute measures such as small physical barriers to House Committee, Chair
ensure appropriate proximity.
CDR Christopher P. Thomas, USN (Ret.)
Your health and wellness are in mind and while things may look a little dif- Membership Committee, Chair
ferent around the Clubhouse upon reopening, the spirit has remained un- Col Eugene P. Gay, USAF (Ret.)
changed. Our passion to serve you is, if anything, stronger and more resolute Special Events Committee, Chair
than ever. We may have to forego a handshake or hug here and there, but our
desire to embrace you and welcome you back is bursting at the seams. BG Malinda Ellen Dunn, USA (Ret.)
Governor
As the summer takes over and the inevitable humidity looms ahead, our new
HVAC unit is pumping out nice cool air and beckoning you to step in to the Capt Donald Hooper, USMC
Club off the steamy streets and cool off with a cold iced tea…or perhaps even Governor
a daiquiri!
LTG Larry R. Jordan, USA (Ret.)
Ms. Sarah Ford Governor
General Manager
COL Michael Kirby, USA (Ret.)
Governor

Brig Gen Edward Rodriguez Jr., USAFR (Ret.)
Governor

Lt Col Euseekers Williams Jr., USMC (Ret.)
Governor

Curator
Maj William Lang, USAF (Ret.)

LIBRARY TRUST FUND
MG John D. Altenburg Jr., USA (Ret.)

Chair

EXECUTIVE STAFF
Sarah Ford

General Manager
202-721-2094
Mark Peckham

Director of Human Resources
202-721-2084

Elizabeth Juskie
Director of Membership, Marketing &

Communications
202-721-2091
Tibor Szabo

Director of House Operations
202-721-2083
Patrick Grady

Director of Food & Beverage
202-721-2089
Kirk DeLoach
Executive Chef
202-721-2092

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MEMBERSHIP // MEMBER NEWS Ben and Barbara Eason celebrated their 45th wedding
anniversary in February 2020 with dinner at the Koa
James A. Viola assumed the leadership of the Heli- Lanai restaurant at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Ho-
copter Association International on Jan. 16, 2020. As nolulu, Hawaii. The Easons had visited the Liljestrand
the president and CEO of the association, the seventh House earlier that day, designed by well-known mid-
since its founding in 1948, Jim is responsible for carry- century architect Vladimir Ossipoff, and learned from
ing out the Board of Directors’ vision while oversee- the OCC Hostess that he also designed the OCC!
ing the professional staff and day-to-day operations.

CDR Tom O'Malley, USN (Ret) delivered a speech on lead- Mr. Ellis Craig was recently featured in the Four-
ership and motivation before the Camraderie Foundation in Block Community Spotlight. FourBlock is a 501(c)
Tampa. CF is an organization dedicated to helping Post 9-11 (3) non-profit organization that is the nation’s lo-
veterans and their families deal with the many issues that may cal network for leading veteran professionals. If
arise due to the veterans' overseas combat deployments. you would like to read the article, please visit the
Community Spotlight section at FourBlock.org.

Mrs. Carrie Bachner-Mullins and her husband Geoffrey Member Terry Gerba ( USMC) and wife Connie re-
Mullins welcomed their first child, Atticus Bachner Mullins, cently spent a month seeing the country by rail.
to the world on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 12:53 ET in They took the adventure to stay at The Fort Worth
Boca Raton, Florida. They have high hopes that he’ll fol- Club, The Los Angeles Athletic Club, The Marines'
low in Mrs. Bachner-Mullins footsteps and join the USAF! Memorial Club in San Francisco, and the Union
League Club of Chicago. All of the reciprocal clubs
provided outstanding service and a welcoming staff.

Major Ronaldo Martinez, Jr. and his wife visited the First Lieutenant Eric Taylor received his wings of gold
Royal Air Force Club, located in the heart of London, as a full unrestricted naval aviator on April 24, 2020 at
where they were able to partake in the very British cus- Whiting Field in Milton, FL. He has selected to fly the
tom of afternoon tea in the elegant Cowdray Lounge, UH-1 Huey for the Marine Corps. and will begin his jour-
named after Lord Cowdray, the RAF Club's founder. ney as an aviator at Camp Pendlelton before returning
The hospitality of the RAF Club was top notch and the to the East Coast for his station at MCAS New River.
delicacies they presented during tea looked more like a
work of art than mere snacks, which tasted even better!

Mr. David Wigmore was published in the Chairman of Becky Wilder recalled many fond memories of coming to
the Joint Chiefs of Staff journal, Joint Force Quarterly, the Club with her late husband, including their daughter's
issue #97, which he authored, and was published by wedding in 2009, as well as a reception following her hus-
the National Defense University (NDU) Press in SW band's funeral. She even recalled a funny memory dealing
Washington, D.C. He is currently serving as a visiting with her husband sleep walking while staying in the hotel!
faculty instructor at NDU in the College of International
Security Affairs, War, and Conflict Studies Department. SOUNDING TAPS
CDR William Bundy – Bristol, RI
NEWSWORTHY COL James J. Coghlan – Golden Knight – Walnut Creek, CA
Do you have something exciting that you would like to share LTC John P. Doyle – Golden Knight – Fort Belvoir, VA
with the Club? We encourage you all to share your stories, COL James Dunphy, USA – Fairfax, VA
achievements, and positive goings-on. Please send your news CAPT Kenneth S. Giniger – Golden Knight – New York, NY
and photos to Emily Jatczak at [email protected]. CAPT Roger B. Granum – Golden Knight – Edgewater, MD
LTC Kendrick Holle – Golden Knight – Arlington, VA
LTC Bruce F. Rogers, USA (Ret.) – Arlington, VA

CLUB REMINDERS

June 13, 2020 Dinner will be served in Eagle Grill
July 3 & 4, 2020 Club closed, hotel open in observance of Independence Day.
July 6, 2020 The Eagle Grill will be closed from July 6 to September 8 for lunch service. The Bullpen
and Pershing Room will be used for lunch service with the Eagle Grill dress code.
July 31, 2020 Daiquiri Lounge will be closed, bar service will be in the Eagle Grill

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT // MEMBERSHIP

Member Spotlight

DR. ED JACKSON JR.

By: Col John La Raia, Finance Committee Chairman

As members sultant. Dr. Jackson has been a member of look at the impassable roads I knew I’d never
and guests The Army and Navy Club for sixteen years. make it home. If I could just make it to Farra-
entered the gut Square, I’d be at the Club – safe and warm
Club ball- After retirement, Jackson, a member of Alpha
room on Feb- Phi Alpha Fraternity, was recruited by the Gen- The Metro provided limited service (to un-
ruary 21st, eral President of Alpha Phi Alpha to lead the derground lines) and when I arrived at Far-
they may not effort in planning, designing and constructing ragut Square, I made the mistake of exit-
have noticed a memorial to honor the legacy of Dr. King. ing from the wrong end of the station; two
the luncheon In 1997, Dr. Jackson was named the Executive blocks down H Street to 17th and I Street,
speaker with Architect of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Na- but I made it. I climbed the stairs, booked
his signature tional Memorial Project Foundation. His ini- a room and breathed a sigh of relief. Thank
bow tie and tial task (1996 – 2000) involved the planning, goodness for the Club. It was like coming
developing and managing the nation’s largest home after a long overseas deployment.”
congenial demeanor quietly standing in international design competition; a prodi-
the back of the room. Then, Club President gious undertaking, which grew into a contest To say Dr. Jackson shares prominence and dis-
MG Dan Wright introduced Dr. Ed Jack- of more than 900 submissions from 52 coun- tinction with many of our famous Club mem-
son Jr. as the day’s guest speaker, and Jack- tries. All of this was accomplished while main- bers, past and present, would be something of
son immediately commanded the attention taining his position as Director of Research an understatement. From 1996 through the
of the entire assemblage. As he described for the American Institute of Architecture. King monument’s dedication in 2011, Jackson
his role as the Executive Architect for the contributed 15 years of his life to the planning,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project With so much to keep Jackson busy both design and construction of the memorial. The
Foundation, Dr. Jackson told the rivet- during and after the dedication of the King significance of his accomplishments can be
ing story of how the Memorial Project was Memorial, it’s a wonder that he contin- best described or rather even, best witnessed,
conceived, created and brought to fruition ues to retain and maintain an active role by the millions who do and will visit the King
on the National Mall in Washington, DC. in the Club. But he said one of the reasons Memorial as it stands along with those monu-
he did join, following a recommendation ments honoring our greatest national heroes.
When you enter, "Dr. Ed Jackson Jr. MLK from an Army colleague, was the conve- Jackson’s own words, in reflecting on Dr.
nience and hospitality the Club offered him. King’s place of honor between the monuments
Memorial", in a computer search engine, doz- of Presidents Jefferson and Lincoln frame its
ens of reports on how the idea of erecting a “While I was holding down two jobs, work- significance, “These monuments speak to the
monument to Dr. King was enacted by Con- ing 14-hour days, seven days a week, the spirit of who we are as a people, about how
gress and signed into law by President Clinton Club became my home away from home. far we have come as a nation, about what
in 1996. Those reports also tell how the Me- It was my (office) before the King Memo- we hold sacred, about what we believe in…”
morial Foundation, in its search for a “strong rial Foundation had established its own office
executive and talented architect with the spaces. After my regular job at the Ameri- Dr. Jackson’s personal motto is the simple
technical skills to see the project through to can Institute of Architects, I would walk up Latin phrase, “Carpe Diem” – seize the day.
its completion,” led to Jackson’s appointment 18th Street, cross over to 17th and sit down But perhaps in his case it has a deeper mean-
as Executive Architect of the King Memorial. in a comfortable spot at the Club to begin ing – to seize the opportunity – to make the
my work on the King Memorial Project.” most of the talents, friendships and inspira-
After being commissioned in 1973, he served tions gained from the visions of our heroes.
In retelling one of his “best Club memories,” In his recently published book, The King Me-
with the U.S. Army Health Facility Plan- Jackson recounted a story which most DC morial: Thousands of Ideas Bound by a Single
ning Agency and used his architectural residents can readily relate to: “I was returning Vision, Dr. Jackson expresses how he lived
education and training to program, plan and from a business trip that put me down at Na- his motto day in and day out for 15 years.
manage the design of military hospitals. In tional Airport in the middle of a terrific snow In his quest to see the King Memorial ful-
1993 he was awarded his PhD in architec- storm. I was living in Fairfax, but with one. filled, he himself has become an inspiration.
ture from the University of Michigan, and
when he retired from the Army in 1996, Dr. Ed Jackson Jr. – soldier, architect,
he began working as an architectural con member of the Club.

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EVENTS // CLUB PROGRAMS

Brunch
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Seatings from 10am to 2pm
$39++ per adult | $18++ per child ages 5-12
Complimentary for children ages 4 & under.
For reservations, please call 202-721-2089 or email [email protected]

Impress Dad with our incredible Father's Day Brunch! Enjoy a prix fixe menu of
brunch favorites! Please note that due to current events and as a precautionary
measure, we will be offering a prix fixe menu rather than our traditional Father's

Day Brunch Buffet. Bring the entire family and make him feel extra special!

yOUNG MEMBER
Happy Hours

June 25, 2020 July 23, 2020
Triva Night! Eagle Grill | 6-8pm
Eagle Grill | 6-8 pm $20++ per person
Trivia begins at 6:30 pm
$20++ per person

Team size: A minimum of 2 people are
required and the maximum is 6 people.

Prices include heavy appetizers and open bar including beer and wine.
To make a reservation, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer at
[email protected]

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CLUB NEWS // CLUB LIFE

Rooftop Happy Hours
June 17, 2020 | July 15, 2020
6pm-8pm | Army Navy Building Rooftop
$25++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax)
Price includes heavy apetizers. Drinks will be an additional charge.
Reservations are required. Please check-in for the event at the Eagle Grill.

To make a reservation, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer at
[email protected]

Beer Dinner

Friday, June 26, 2020
7 pm | Ballroom

$40++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax)
Must be 21 years old and over to attend.

Join us for our celebratory beer dinner while we pair
local beers with a 3-course meal!

For reservations, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer
at [email protected]

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CLUB PROGRAMS // FORUMS & LECTURES

LUNCH SERIES BOOK FORUM
"The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who "George Marshall: Defender of the Republic" by David L. Roll
Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home"
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
with Heath Hardage Lee Reception: 6:30pm | Speaker: 7:00pm
Friday, June 12, 2020 $10++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax)
Registration/Lunch: 12:30pm | Presentation: 1pm Wine and cheese reception included.
Price: $24++ per person Defender of the Republic restores George Marshall to
Buffet lunch, desserts, coffee and soft drinks his rightful place as one of America’s most essential
included in price. leaders and offers up a portrait of the man that is far more authentic
The League of Wives unearths the forgotten history of and nuanced than previous biographies. Tapping into a deep array
the POW wives from across the country and political spectrum who of primary sources, many revealed for the first time, Roll challenges
came together to fight the U.S. government to bring their husbands decades of historical assumptions, breaking new ground not just on
home from Vietnam. In a page-turning work of narrative non-fiction, Marshall’s WWII legacy, but in his roles as special envoy to China,
Heath Hardage Lee tells the story of these remarkable women for the secretary of state, and secretary of defense at the dawn of the
first time. Everyone who was moved by Hidden Figures will revel in Cold War. Winston Churchill called him World War II's "organizer of
Lee’s accounting of the fierce band of women who battled Washington victory." Harry Truman said he was "the greatest military man that
and brought their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. this country ever produced." Today, few lives are more worthy of
renewed examination than Marshall and his fifty years of loyal service
About the Author: to the defense of his nation and its values. Set against the backdrop
Heath comes from a museum education, preservation, and program of five major conflicts—two world wars, Palestine, Korea, and the
background. She holds a B.A. in History with Honors from Davidson Cold War—Marshall's education in military, diplomatic, and political
College, and an M.A. in French Language and Literature from the power, replete with their nuances and ambiguities, runs parallel with
University of Virginia. America's emergence as a global superpower. The result is a defining
account of one of our most consequential leaders.
BOOK FORUM
" Four Hours of Fury: The Untold Story of World War II's About the Author:
Largest Airborne Invasion and the Final Push into Nazi David L. Roll is the author of The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and
the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler (Oxford) and the coauthor of
Germany" by James M. Fenelon Louis Johnson and the Arming of America (Indiana University Press), a
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 biography of Harry Truman's defense secretary. He is Senior Counsel
Reception: 6:30pm | Speaker: 7:00pm at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, a Washington, DC-based international law
$10++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax) firm, Nonresident Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, and founder
Wine and cheese reception included. of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, a public interest organization
In this viscerally exciting account, a paratrooper- that provides pro bono legal services to social entrepreneurs around
turned-historian reveals the details of World War the world.
II’s largest airborne operation—one that dropped 17,000 Allied
paratroopers deep into the heart of Nazi Germany. Four Hours
of Fury follows the 17th Airborne Division as they prepare for
Operation Varsity, a campaign that would rival Normandy in scale
and become one of the most successful and important of the war.

RESERVATIONS REMINDERS
For reservations, please visit the Club Calendar at On forum nights the Main Dining Room opens a half hour early at 5:30
www.armynavyclub.org. All book forums, unless
pm. Please note that when you attend the Tuesday Night Seafood
otherwise noted, are $10++ per person. Buffet the night of a forum, your $10++ forum fee is waived.

EVENT REMINDERS

Dress Code: Traditional business attire (jackets and neckties for men, equally appropriate attire for
women) is the dress code for special events. The prescribed service uniform of the day is acceptable. No
denim permitted.
Special Event Cancellation Policy: Due to the popularity of our paid events, any cancellation made within
72 hours of the event date will result in the member’s account being charged 50% of the event price.
Cancellations made within 24 hours of the event, and no-shows, will result in the member’s account being
charged the full event price.
For additional questions regarding special events, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer at 202-355-0505.

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CLUB MEMBER OF DISTINCTION // HISTORY VAULT

Maj Gen Smedley Butler, USMC (1881-1940)

A UNIQUE CLUB MEMBER OF DISTINCTION

By Col James A. Bracken, USMC (Ret.) Club Vice President & Historian

Ask for a show of hands ques- With the advent of World War I, Butler sailed for France as a Colonel ex-
tioning who knows of Smedley pecting to command a combat unit. He did command, but not as he want-
Butler and virtually every ac- ed. Instead he was assigned by the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) to
tive, reserve, former and retired command the Brest, France Debarkation Depot (Camp Pontanezen) and
Marine would respond posi- promoted to Brigadier General (at age 37). When he took command, the
tively. Beyond the Marines the Depot was “an undisciplined mess with 65,000 occupants, 12,000 cases of
response would be more tepid. influenza and 250 deaths a day.” Under Butler’s direction, it was turned into
a model camp, further enhancing Butler’s reputation as a “can-do” officer.
Butler was certainly well known
within our Club, which he joined After the war, he commanded Quantico turning it into the showplace
in 1902, remaining a member of the Corps, an accomplishment which kept the Marines in the public
until his passing in 1940. He was eye. With $5,000 in Government funds he built, using all-hands Marine
notable and acclaimed as one of labor, a state of the art football stadium that still stands today. Within
the most colorful, courageous and four years, his Quantico football team amassed a record of 38-2-2 against
controversial officers of his day. powerful military and college teams. Additionally, he garnered sub-
stantial media interest because he took his Marines on long marches to
Butler came from a Pennsylvania Quaker family and was raised in the Civil War fields of battle where they conducted large scale maneuvers.
Philadelphia area. His father, Thomas, a Republican, was first elected
to the House of Representatives in 1897. As Chair of the House Naval In 1924, General Butler was appointed Director of Public Safety for the City
Affairs Committee from 1919 until his passing in 1928, he became a of Philadelphia. The City’s newly elected reform Mayor appealed to Presi-
powerful force in deciding matters of importance to the Marine Corps. dent Coolidge to give Butler leave from the Marine Corps to help cleanup
the corruption in the city’s police, fire department and government. Butler
A mere lad of just 16 years, Butler left high school before graduation and, served the city for two years and offered no quarter in closing betting parlors
obviously not truthful in divulging his true age to the recruiter, he received and hundreds of speakeasies. But he antagonized various segments of the
a direct commission in the Marine Corps in 1899. Almost immediately community because, in their opinion, he was too efficient. When his tour
sent to the Philippines to fight in the Spanish American War, he, in his ended he said: “Cleaning up Philadelphia was worse than any battle I was in.”
youthful vigor, decided his love for the Corps required a tattoo of the
Marine’s emblematic eagle, globe and anchor inked squarely and largely In 1930, after returning to active duty, the incumbent Marine Comman-
on his chest. The tattoo began at his throat and extended to his waist. dant retired and Butler, although a contender, was not selected for the post.
He then chose retirement. Shortly after, he ran for a Pennsylvania Senate
A year after arriving in the Philippines, Butler was sent to Peking to seat, but came in third in the primary. He then embarked on a very success-
do his part in quelling the Boxer Rebellion. He performed extremely ful, but controversial, career as a popular
well, but was wounded by small arms fire twice. Unfortunately, a bullet speaker, traveling the country and draw-
from the second wound struck a button on his uniform and the flattened ing large audiences as he criticized the in-
round obliterated a good part of South America from his beloved tattoo. dustrial interests he felt influenced Amer-
ican foreign policy in Latin America.
None the worse, Butler, who married in 1905, led the Corps’ nomad’s
life, fighting extensively in Mexico and Central America in what his- In June of 1940 he entered the Naval
torians of the time came to call the Banana Wars. He was awarded Hospital, Philadelphia with stomach
two Medals of Honor, one for his action at Vera Cruz (1914) and problems and was diagnosed with
another for the Haitian Campaign (1915). His courage was never pancreatic cancer. He died later that
in doubt, and at the time of his death, he was the most decorated month. Major General Smedley
Marine in Corps history. During his time he was referred to as “Old Darlington Butler: a distinguished
Gimlet Eye,” a moniker derived from a tropical eye disease that left Marine, a conscientious American,
him permanently marked with a bloodshot, feverish, penetrating look. an Army and Navy Club member.

9 | JUNE 2020

JUNE 2020

EVENTS SNAPSHOT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

6/12 12:30 pm 1 2 3 4 5 6
Heath Hardage Lee Seafood Dinner will be in Chess Club
Lunch Series Prix Fixe Menu Dinner will be in the Eagle Grill
the Eagle Grill
6/16 6:30 pm 9
David Roll Book Forum Seafood
Prix Fixe Menu
6/17 6:00 pm
Rooftop Happy Hour 16
Seafood
6/19 6:00 pm 78 Prix Fixe Menu 10 11 12 13
Annual Daiquiri Party Champagne Brunch Cyber Society David Roll
Book Forum Heath Hardage Dinner will be
6/21 10:00am - 2:00pm 14 15
Father's Day Brunch Champagne Brunch Lee Lunch Series in the Eagle Grill

6/25 6:00 pm 17 18 19 20
Young Members Chess Club
Happy Hour - Trivia Rooftop Annual
Night Happy Hour Daiquiri Party

6/26 7:00 pm
Beer Dinner

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
CFahtahmepr'asgDnaeyBrunch Young Members Beer Dinner
Brunch Seafood Happy Hour -
NPreiwx FMixeemMbeenr u Trivia Night
DINING CLOSURES Orientation

6/13 Dinner will be 30
served in the Eagle
Grill. Seafood
Prix Fixe Menu
28 29
Champaggnnee BBrruunncchh Fox Conner

Society

J U LY 2020

EVENTS SNAPSHOT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

7/5 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 1 2 3 4
Patriotic Themed Dinner will be in
Sunday Brunch Dinner will be in the Eagle Grill Club Closed, Independence Day
the Eagle Grill Hotel Open Club Closed,
7/14 6:30 pm Hotel Open
James Fenelon
Book Forum 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Patriotic Themed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Chess Club
7/15 6:00 pm Sunday Brunch
Rooftop Happy Hour Seafood Wine Society
Prix Fixe Menu
7/21 6:00 pm
New Member
Orientation

7/23 6:00 pm
Young Members
Happy Hour

DINING CLOSURES 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Champagne Brunch Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed
Rooftop
7/3 Club Closed in Cyber Society James Fenelon Happy Hour
observance of Book Forum
Independence Day 22
Seafood Eagle Grill closed
7/4 Independence Day 19 20 Prix Fixe Menu 23 24 25
7/6 - 9/8 Club Closed, CChhaammppaaggnneeBBrruunncchh Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Chess Club
Hotel Open 21
Eagle Grill closed Young Members
Eagle Grill closed, New Member Happy Hour
lunch service in the NOerwienMtaetmiobner
Bullpen and Persh- Orientation
ing Room.

7/31 Daiquiri Lounge Seafood

will be closed, bar Prix Fixe Menu

service will be in the

Eagle Grill. 26 27 28 29 30 31
Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed
CChhaammppaaggnne Brunch Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed Eagle Grill closed
Daiquiri Lounge
Fox Conner Seafood Closed, Bar Service
Society Prix Fixe Menu in the Eagle Grill

EVENTS // CLUB PROGRAMS Patriotic Themed

Champagne Brunch SUNDAY BRUNCH

Sundays, June 7, 14, 28 Sunday, July 5, 2020
Sundays, July 12, 19, 26 Seatings from 10 am to 2 pm
Seatings from 10 am to 2 pm $39++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax)
$39++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax) To make a reservation, please call 202-721-2089 or
To make a reservation, please call 202-721-2089 or email [email protected].
email [email protected].
Celebrate America's birthday at the Club with a
Join us for our celebrated Champagne Brunch with unlimit- patriotic themed brunch. Enjoy all your brunch
ed mimosas! Each week our Chef creates a menu to feature
favorites with a patriotic twist!
DC's freshest and highest quality ingredients, giving our Please note that due to current events and as a
members and guests one more reason to visit often. precautionary measure, we will be offering a prix
fixe menu rather than our traditonal Brunch Buffet.
Please note that due to current events and as a precaution-
ary measure, we will be offering a prix fixe menu rather
than our traditonal Champagne Brunch Buffet.

Seafood PRIX FIXe MENU

Tuesdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Tuesday, July 7, 14, 21, 28
Seatings from 6 to 9 pm

$41++ per person (plus 15% gratuity and 10% tax)
For reservations, please call 202-721-2089 or email

[email protected].
In light of current events and as a precautionary measure, we will be offering a prix fixe menu rather than our traditional Seafood

Buffet. We will still be offering fresh, local seafood options to choose from in addition to our regular ala carte menu.

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

Tuesday, July 21, 2020
6 pm to 7:30 pm | Ballroom
Complimentary to new Club members.
Please email [email protected] for reservations.
Orientations are a great way for new members to meet Club Staff, other new members, and become familiar with
all of the programming the ANC has to offer. The reception begins at 6 pm and includes heavy hors d'oeuvres,
optional tours from 7 pm-7:30 pm, and all of the information you'll need to get the most out of your Army and Navy
Club membership. Reservations are required.

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Military Heritage

Mess Night

Postponed to a Later Date.

Guest Speaker: LtGen George Ronald Christmas, USMC (Ret.)

We regret to inform you that the Military Heritage Mess Night has been postponed.

Unfortunately, the coordination of this particular event is not logistically
tenable during the Club’s closure. Our hope is to reschedule for later in 2020.

We appreciate your understanding!

For questions, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer at [email protected].

ANC CLUBS WITHIN A CLUB

The Cyber and Future Technologies Society
The Cyber and Future Technologies Society (formerly known as the Cyber Club) invites Club members for a mixture of socials,
guided discussions, and formal presentations, which provide a forum where members can meet new friends, learn and discuss
important topics, and explore employment opportunities. The next Cyber Society event will be held June 8th at 6pm in the Iwo
Jima/John Paul Jones rooms. Reservations are required. For more information on how to become a part of the Cyber Society, or
to make a reservation for an event, please contact Capt Don Hooper at [email protected]
Chess Group
The Chess Group is looking for members who are interested in engaging in the game of chess! The Chess Club would like to
provide those members who already play chess, as well as beginners, an opportunity to play the strategic game and create friend-
ships with other club members. The next meeting date will be in the Daiquiri Lounge on June 6th at 10:30am. Please contact
Pamela Copley at [email protected] for any questions!

Fox Conner Society
The Fox Conner Society is focused on history, national security, strategy, leadership and current geopolitical and military events. It
is a mix of active and retired military officers and professionals in the defense and foreign affairs communities. Their next presen-
tation will be June 29th at 6:00pm in the Daiquiri Lounge. Please contact COL Thomas Woloszyn at [email protected]

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LIBRARY TRUST FUND // UPDATE

A Letter from the Library Trust Chairman

MG John D. Altenburg, USA (Ret.)

Since the Club’s closure in March, the Library Trust has been moving forward
with several projects to ensure that our members and guests have much to look
forward to upon the Club’s reopening. (As we write this in the first week of May,
it is possible that by the time you read this, fortune may have smiled upon us and
the Club has reopened.)
Thanks to our artwork photography initiative several years ago and the subse-
quent development of our online collection website, we have been able to share our
collection virtually. We have been sending bi-weekly artwork discussions to our
Library Trust subscribers, as well as weekly “featured artworks” for all members
in The Bugle."
If there is a silver lining with the Club’s temporary closure, it has been the in-
creased engagement from Club members in exploring our art collection. We have
learned more about our collection through the many responses and comments
from you, and we intend to maintain this “new tradition” of regular artwork
discussion and appreciation into the future if you want that.
We would like to share a most remarkable example of how we have learned from
you over the past two months. Many of you have likely seen our weekly “Fea-
tured Artwork” columns in The Bugle. The first piece we featured as part of this
series, titled “Bugle Call,” ended with a question to members. The image depicts
Union soldiers from the American Civil War sounding the bugle. In the bottom
left-hand corner of the image the artist included a musical measure denoting the
specific bugle call depicted by the scene. However, we had not determined which
bugle call the notes represented, and we asked Club members to contact us if they
could identify it.
We received a note almost immediately from Club member Harry Jones, who
informed us that the musical measure is “Officer’s Call,” which is to alert the
unit’s officers to assemble around the Commander. Reviewing the image, “Of-
ficer’s Call” perfectly matches the scene in this etching. The three foregrounded
figures, all on horseback, have assembled along a muddy pathway cut through a
field and are huddled around a number of artifacts scattered in the mud, including
a rifle with a broken strap and a tattered leather satchel with its contents emptied
around it.
With other mounted officers visible in the distance, facing different directions and fixed in leisure postures, we
determined that this image likely depicts a search party and that the Officer’s Call is to bring the officers together
around the successful findings. Still, the question remained for what were they searching—perhaps a fallen or miss-
ing comrade. But the missing person’s torn and broken effects raised further questions. Was he taken prisoner? Was
he injured and had to remove himself to safety?

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The artist, William Henry Shelton, served in the Union Army with the 1st New York Light Artillery Regiment.
He was an artillery commander at the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was badly wounded and taken prisoner
by the Confederates. It is well known that Shelton’s drawings and etchings of the Civil War were based on his real
experiences and memories. To this end, the autobiographical nature of this etching may be directly related to his
experience at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Upon sharing the Harry Jones-provided information with our Library Trust sub-
scribers, we received a follow-up note from Club member John Poindexter, who
pointed out that the wildflowers in the foreground of the image reveal that this
scene may take place in the spring, which would coincide with the Battle of the
Wilderness: May 5–6, 1864. He also noticed the initials “CS” on the scattered
satchel, which could suggest that it was a fallen Confederate officer for whom the
officers in the image were searching.
Library Trust Committee Member Rob Dalessandro then added to Mr. Poindex-
ter’s observations. He noted that this image is definitely from late in the war and
so could certainly represent the Battle of the Wilderness. He also noted that the
Federal uniforms appear to be postwar: as an example, the officer wears trim on
his collar normally associated with 1874 regulations. However, officers purchased
their own uniforms then (as they still do) and often strayed from strict regulation.
As to the question of Confederate equipment, it parallels later Federal equipment
with a “CS” embossing on it that was never used by the Confederacy. Starting in
mid-1864, Federal equipment used the same style “US” stamp on cartridge boxes,
as well as equipment for horses. The weapon appears to be a carbine, which would
not have had a sling as depicted in the image, and it would not be a weapon carried
by an officer.
Regarding Mr. Dalessandro’s insights: Shelton created all of his Civil War images
after the war. Artists of his day typically used models, and successful artists could
afford to dress their models to suit their image. Given that the uniforms look “post-
war,” it stands to reason that Shelton was dressing models in whatever uniforms
were available when he made the image in order to recreate this scene from his
memory and imagination.
This new information and artwork analysis is now available to all on our Library
Trust online collection. Simply go to Collections.ArmyNavyClub.org, click on
“Search the Collections” at the top, and type in “Bugle Call.
This is the story of one image- “interesting, perhaps overlooked”—that was in our
Club collection for years, then shared with members through The Bugle. Not only
did the Library Trust draw attention to “Bugle Call” for numerous Club members
who may not have noticed it before, but members responded, enhancing the knowl-
edge and enjoyment for us all. Isn’t that the essence of what is most special about
The Army and Navy Club on Farragut Square? Our camaraderie, shared experience, and responsiveness to each
other are what make the Club a cherished touchstone that binds us together.

John Altenburg
Chairman, Library Trust Committee

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The Army and Navy Club
901 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-2503

Annual Daiquiri Party

Friday, June 19, 2020
6-8pm | Daiquiri Bar & Lounge
Reservations are not required, but are encouraged.

Join us in celebrating Admiral Lucius W. Johnson’s 138th Birthday! In 1909, ANC
Member Lucius W. Johnson, a Navy Medical Corps officer, introduced the now
iconic daiquiri recipe to America, here at The Army and Navy Club! Come enjoy
happy hour pricing on daiquiris and complimentary Cuban appetizers.
For reservations, please contact Elizabeth Newcomer
at [email protected]