The San Francisco call., 1895-10-14

RELOCATING him to the cruiser Boston,
soon to go into commission.
Social pleasures are at low ebb on Mare
Island these glorious moonlight nights
and Indian summer days. Since Admiral
Beardslee sailed away with the PhiIadel-
phia much of the aforetime inspiration to
gay-hearted mirth has been wanting.
With the Philadelphia also sailed away
considerable mum Der of pounds avoirdu-
pois lin the shape of lieutenant and en-
sign) by way of lover Not until Decem-
Der shall we look to see her and her gallant
admiral and other officers, agreeable or
beloved, as the case may be.
Captain Henry L. Howison has been in
command of the navy yard for nearly
three years and has not been known to set
foot i'll Vallejo more than three times, if
so many. He very seldom leaves his post,
finding plenty to engage his attention
when not strictly ION duty"
The commandant's office hours are the
same as those of the heads of departments
and the clerical force employed under
them-from A. NJ. to 4 P. NJ. And in of
fee hours there is where Captain Howison
can almost invariably be found. No mar
[ tinet, he is punctiliouS and eXacting,
though eminently just officer.
A host of friends are regretfully wishing
bon voyage to Mrs. Frank Thompson and
Miss Ella, wife and daughter of the es-
yesterday took their departure for Chicago,
where they will spend couple of months
visiting relatives. On her return Mrs.
Thompson will be accompanied by her sis
ter, Miss Anne Carleton, who during the
past summer was accounted leading belle
at Bar Harbor.
rhe navy people turned out in force on
Tuesday night to see the blue-jackets dis
port themselves in minstrel performance
for the benefit of the Naval Union-the
sailor boys reading-room, gymnasium,
billiard-room and general temperance
headquarters-for which they are indebted
primarily to the inspiration and manage
ment of the Rev. Theodore F. Burnham.
Thursday night the finest audience, as
to quality of intellectual material, which
Vallejo can afford, comfortably half-filled
Farragut Hall to hear President Jordan's
lecture (preceded by some pleasing musi-
cal numbers, rendered by local talent on
THE Ascent of the Matterhorn." This lee
ture and the Mollenhauer concert, noted
in my last, were parts of series of high
class entertainments planned by Mr.. Bun
ham for the benefit of the Naval Union.
Since Chief Pay Clerk Walter D. Boilard
became man of leisure by breaking his
leg on colliding with a messenger-boy in
the Office of the Baldwin Hotel nearly a
month ago Paymaster Shedding and Mr..
Barber, second clerk, have been kindly
assisted by Pay Clerk Haskett OF the Mon
terey. The semi-monthly payment Of over
1000 men, involving the separate account
of each Individual, the distribution OF
forty odd thousand dollars and the render
ing of reports to the department at Wash
ington, all tied together in an almost
inextricable tangle of red tape, refutes the
popular notion that Government employees
have little or nothing to do.
After an interval of some years there is
II g., %l4
small children living at the yard, for whom
the distance of the schools in Vallejo is an
insurmountable barrier to their attend
ance. Miss Beatrice Parker has under
taken this work, much to the satisfaction
of all concerned.
Navy people here and hereabouts are
anticipating the early arrival of Mrs.
Albion V. Wadhams, wife of Lieutenant
Commander Wadhams, now on her way
from the East. WAN DRAY.