The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
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ParentaRe and Georgia Life.

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Parsntsgs and Georgia Life.
when Admiral Dewey. then . Commodore
was assigned 10 the command Of the Astate squad
ron ono Of the flrst questions that presented fheu
40 him was the selection Of his flag ofncoL Be-
cause Of the close personal we'll az ofncial ~.
lauonship that exists between feet commander
and bin flag lieutenant complete harmony be-
tveon them In essential This was particularly
important matter 70 Commodore Dewey. as .
friend In that branch Of the Navy Department
which assigns officers TO the various ships and
statons, we'll knew. This friend being familiof
with the personal characteristics Of the Commodore,
who il precise In the smallest details Of dress and
department. and an authority In the matter Of
good taste. decided that his flag officer should b
the Same manner Of man. Therefore among ths
names Of leutcnnnts suggested as available for
tho billet was that OF Thomas NJ Brumby, vhs
was at tho time stationed In Washington. and
like the Commodore, had Q reputauon foo
punctliousness.
When the olympia's cruise was planned Q
war with Spain was considered q remote porft
bility. The outlook promised nothing outsids
Of The ordinary round OF visits TO the ports Of Chine
Japan and other Eastern countries, where the
heaviest duties that were expected to fall upou
tho hngshps officers would be principally Of q
social nature The Commodore desired the scrvs
ices OF a gentleman, flag lieutenant. capable
OF assisting him in such func Ions az entertatnt
ing various digni,nres 1t was not expected
that the namo Of Admiral Montoio would appeal
a. calling for q peculiar kind Of entertainment.
AT the Army and Navy Club in Washipgtog
the Commodore met Lieut. Brumby and suggcstoA
to him that. il agreeable, he apply for assigns
ment as his flag officer. The Lieutenant hes1
tated, mentioned the fac. that he had severed
months shore duty 10 his credit, and had npnngee
10 remain in Washington; and that he hoped foe
assignment 10 the European station ON his ne59
tour OF sea duty. though he appreciated the greed
honor rendered 10 him by the Commodore
The Commodore after hearing Mr. BrumbyTt
statement referred again to his list Of availablf
officers and selected another name. Soon afte1l
wards friend OF Lieut. Brumby met that oflcc1
and was informed Of the Commodorc's offer.
why you should have accepted that billN
by all means; at any seeming sacrifice" thf
friend advised. you and tho Commodore would
hit it of admirably, you are both 90 darned pars
tcular. and he Is prince OF good fellows. n
you want 10 have q fine cruise. reconsider and asN
for the assignment" Then the speaker described,
with enthusiasm, a trip he had made TO the ORIENT
at beats Europe all hollow" was his opinion.
The following day Lieutenant Brumby called
upon the Commodore and requested to DO ol.
lowed TO withdraw his recent declinauon, The
Commodore inform him that he had already
rendered the assignment 10 another officer In
tho course Of few days, however, Mr.. Brumbp
received note from the Comm dore informing
him that the other officer, TO whom tho post had
been offered. had declined II, having made othea
plans and renewing the former offer TO himself,
This time Brumby accepted promptly and II ID
probable that the officer who SO narrowly missed
fame Is still regretting those other plans"
After the coming celebrations here and at Wash.
fngton In honor OF Admiral Dewey. Mr. Brunby
will 60 70 his homo in Georgia where he win
receive sword of honor, the Gift Of his
ing him there Is that Of seeing his mother. who
Is now more than eighty years of age. She 10 q
cousin OF ex-Vice President Adlni L. Stevenson,
and represents the type OF genhewoman Of the old
school. the days when the daughters Of Southern
families were not considered educated until they
had spent several years at European school
Mrs. Brumby was presented TO Queen Victoria
only few months after the Queens coronation,
when both were mere slips Of girls II is probable
that Mrs Brumbys presentation occurred at an
earlier date than that of any other American
woman now living.
The nag lieutcnnnt's father, the late Col. A
v. Brumby. of Georgia, graduated from Wee3
Point in 1888, and served an officer Of the
First United States Artillery through the Semi.
mole War in Florida. Soon after the Indian
troubles were settled In Florida he resigned
and became member OF the faculty Of
tho University Of Alabama and subse-
Quenty established tho Georgia Military In.
stitute at Marietta, Ga. That institution under