Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-27
NAVAL ACADEMY
Detail Of Cadet Omcers-Marine
Guara Transferred Arrival OF
Homing Pigeons.

The snDerintendent Yesterday announc-
ed the following as cadet officers for the
Naval Academy battalion for the next
term. beginning October l:
Cadet Lieutenant Communicative
s. Montgomery.
Cadet Lieutenants- V. N. Powell
son. Henry II. Ward, Walter ;. Crosiey.
Frank II CLARK, Jr., Louis j. Magil, who
is also adjutant.
Cadet Commissary- Edwin A Elder
Cadet Passed Assistant Engineer Dan
tel Z. Nutting, Jr.
Cadet Masters-Henry A. Pearson.
Claude T. Fitch, Thomas ID. Parker, Chas
j. Lang.
Cadet Ensigns-Joseph A. Perry, Frank
l.. Chadwick, David NJ. Berry, Frank Il.
Uphsm.
The cadet petty officers have not yet
been named. In appointing cadet OH !.
GERS the cruise reports are considered
along with the standing of the students
In their studies. Powelson came in a
close second TO Montgomery for the
highest honors-that of cadet lieutenant
commander In charge of the battery
This appointment provoked the liveiiest
competition among the cadets, both the
leading applicants being popular WIN
their classmates. The cadet officers are
taken from the first class.
Several homing pigeons reached the
Naval Academy in advance OF the arrl-
val of the Constellation. They had been
liberated from the practice-ship at ten
O'Clock on the morning of the oath, of
Point Lookout, and covered the sixty
miles 10 Annapolis in good time The
4. ,.aA
on the outgoing voyage Other MESA
ges were received from the Constellation
on her return trip from New London.
Conn, at various points along the coast,
including Fall River. Atlantic City and
Philadelphia. Several of these messages
were important. While Paymaster Read
was inquiring at an Office In Philadelphia
about the whereabouts of the Constella-
ton, to which he had been ordered, a
homing pigeon, II Is said brought him
the desired information A report of
these experiments will be made to the
department with view of establishing
a naval messenger pigeon service at the
principal navy-yards and stations OF the
| United States, as advocated by Prof. II.
Marion, Of the Naval Academy, In pa
per published several years ago In the
proceedings of the United States Naval
| Institute
Lieutenant IL. K. White. United States
marine corps, formerly stationed at the
Naval Academy, is to be married Mon
day at Southport. N. c., to Miss Imogene
| Thompton, of that place.
Ii is said Lieut.. Com. w. II. Reeder
will continue In charge of ships at the
Naval Academy until spring, when an
opening will be made for another officer
| in a yerv desirable position. Lieut.. Com.
Albert Ross whose family resides In An
napolIs, wants II, and Lieut.. J. d. Adj
ans, the executive officer of the Constel-
lation, has also been spoken Of. 1t is
not known what are the wishes of Su'
perintendent Phythian whose recon-
mendation will go far with the Navy De-
pariment in the selection of the officer
| for this important duty.
The ships of the North Atlantic squad
ron now at Gloucester, Mass, viii pro-
coed to New London. Conn, where 1t Is
expected they will arrive Sunday.
The marine guard of sixteen men on
the Constellation. will be transferred TO
the Naval Academy TO day.