The San Francisco call., 1895-10-07

be there are, outside the marine corps and
the medical corps, whose officers must OF
necessity be on the ground, scarcely a
dozen houses on Mare Island for the ac-
commodation of officers families. What
ever may be the case at the other United
States navy-yards, it Is not for want OF
room that the quarters of the few officers
eligible to residence on Mare Island are
mostly set like tenpins in a row, and in
double houses at that. Here the Govern
ment has for its Pacific Coast naval sta
ton an island reservation. consisting of
about thousand acres, on which are
dwellings designated for the following
heads OF departments and other yard Off
cials:
modore or captain.
The captain OF the yard, who is president OF
the board of labor and chief of eyards and
docks"
The captain of equipment" Generally OF
the rank of commander.)
The naval constructor, who has charge OF
construction and repairs"
The chief engineer, head of 'tsteam engineer
ing"
The captain of ordnance. Generally COM
mander.)
The paymaster of the yard
The surgeon of the yard.
The medical director, in charge of ''medicine
and surgery, who occupies villa situated in
pleasant grove near the hospital
The surgeons attached to the hospital, who
nave their abode within its walls.
The officers of the Marine Barracks, five in
number, Who occupy pleasant quarters in
pretty cottages OF modern style; that of maio
being considerably more spacious and elegant
than the others.
The civil engineer.
The chaplain of the yard.
The of1cer usually lieutenant) in charge OF
the observatory.
Several OF these heads of department
have one or two officers under their COM
mann-nQrhQnGf nr O oil n
these, together with all "family men, on
duty on the receiying-s ship independence
and other ships in the harbor, live in
Vallejo, quarter of mile distant across
the straits. The families of the COM
manders of the Coast Survey and Fish Com
mission steamers and the commander OF
the receiving ship, live on board their
respective vessels.
With the general exception of the Off
GERS of the Marine Corps, the chaplain OF
the yard, the officer in charge OF the OBJ
servatory and the surgeons on duty at the
hospital, an officer must have attained a
certain rank before lie can be entitled to
the use of house on Mare Island
NOTES.
One of the most popular men in the
navy, Lieutenant ]. w. Carlin, had two
or three days visit last week at the Ber-
nard House, Vallejo, from the charming
Miss Sherrard and her equally charming
mother, Mrs. H. S. Foote of San Francisco.
The wife of Lieutenant Commander
f. W. Crocker, executive officer of the re-
ceiving ship Independence, has lately
taken her abode at the Bernard House.
Mrs. Howison, seemingly quite recov-
cred from her late very serious Illness may
often be seen out driving, surrounded by a
bevy of young people.
Frederick c. Carlyle, pay clerk of the re-
ceiving ship Independence and nephew of
Paymaster Henry c. Machette of the In
dependence, is said to be looking forward
to course of study preparatory to the
sacred ministry.
Mrs. U. R. Harris is beguiling away at
Belvedere the time that must intervene
before the return of Lieutenant Harris,
executive of the United States steamer
Ranger, now on her way up the coast.
The popular lecturer, Lieutenant Com
mander Albion Y. Wadhams, was at the
Mollenhauer concert, given at Farragut
Hall, Thursday evening, in aid of that ex-
cellent institution for the benefit of Jack
Tar-the Naval Union. The way in which
Mr.. Wadhams applauded the delightful
numbers showed him to be possessed of a
keen appreciation of the value of applause.
But then - what popular lecturer is not2
WAN DRAY.