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welcome to his new subjects, the Royal Boatswain piped down and the 
Royal Bugler sounded retreat. The King bid the President and the Captain 
good-bye and hurried off. His Court Calendar indicated that he had sev- 
eral other initiations to conduct. 
At 1200 dinner was served to all old shellbacks and to the few new 
shellbacks that were still on their feet. 
At 1400 the ship anchored in Tagus Bay. Boats were hoisted out 
and the Presidential Party went fishing. 
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25, 26 July. 
THE EX-KING OF THE POLLYWOGS IS HEARD FROM 
The Ex-King of the Pollywogs sent the following letter of Com- 
mendation to Neptunus-Rex, Davy Jones and Members of the Royal Court. 
U.S.S. HOUSTON 
Galapagos Islands, 
25 July, 1938. 
From : Ex-King of the Pollywogs. 
To : Neptunus-Rex, Davy Jones, and Members of the Royal Court. 
Subject: Commendation. 
1. We who have been so signally honored by admission to the 
Kingdom of the Sovereign of the Seas, desire to pledge you our undying 
loyalty and to express our wholehearted congratulations to you and your 
aides for the most entertaining and enjoyable initiation it ever has been 
our good fortune to experience. 
2. The Ship’s Carpenter has been consulted. It is in accordance 
with his wish that I herein express individually his thanks to you one 
and all. 
3. We recognize the fact that we are neophytes — mere infants. 
We are determined, however, to so conduct ourselves in afterlife that we 
may be adjudged competent and worthy to carry on the high traditions 
of Your Majesty’s Most Imperial Domain. 
4. Our only regret is that we ever were such lowly creatures, 
as in our present state of enlightment, we know pollywogs to be. 
5. To speak orthodoxically, we each can say for the first time 
in our lives: — 
“Today I am a Man.” 
Stephen T. Early. 
Tenth day out 
During the early morning our escort, the Destroyer McDougal, came 
alongside to be fueled. Fueling was completed and about 1000 we were 
again underway — destination — Elizabeth Bay. Gunnery training runs 
were held enroute. On arrival boats were hoisted out and the rest of the 
afternoon spent fishing. 
Underway for Post Office Bay at 1830. 
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