The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-16

l." In which he assumes command and
es tahushes headquarters in Room z.
Gould block, Tampa. He also announces
the appointment of his staff, which COM
pletes the official roster for 1901, as fol-
lows: Commander, Maj Gen. F. @. Par
cell of Tampa; senior vice commander,
Brig. Gen s. Herbert Lancey Of Matt
land; junior vice commander, Col. J. #.
Chase OF ST. Petersburg; chaplain, Rev.
S. F. Gale of Jacksonville; Medical direc-
tor DR.. Washington Kilmer OF Orlando;
assistant adjutant land q. M general,
Col Samuel Payne of Tampa; CHIEF OF
staff Mai Gen. l.. Y. JennesS OF ~. re-
tersburg; judge advocate, Col Charles
Donovan OF Tampa; chief mastering efi-
GER, Col. George H Matthews OF Day
tona; department inspector, Col. L. M.
LaFontisee of Gainesville.
Some weeks ago / mentioned my visit
to the grave OF my old comrade and
friend, Capt. Hugh Dunno, who became
a Trappist Monk and was buried at the
Gethsemani Abbey. near Gethsemane
KY. also referred to his son. Rev. b.
NJ. Frederick, o. c. r., vice director and
treasurer of the college connected with
the Abbey, who had recently been ad-
vanced TO the full priesthood, and whose
future seemed to me full of rich promise
And now comes the news - the report OF
Gov. Beckhams visit TO the Monastery,
that Father Frederick, the Prior OF the
Abbey met the party at the depot ana
escorted IL TO the door of the Abbey
where the Abbott received the distin-
guished visitors. From this 1t seems that
Brother Frederick is already promoted
again, and as ne has sister In Savannah
and a brother and sister in Florida, his
old friends in these states will be glad
TO hear of his advancement IN the reli-
gious life. / might add that Mrs. Gov
Knott and Mrs Gov. Beclkhem are not
the only ladies' TO see the inside of the
Monastery, as one other lady has had
partial view.
see in the San Francisco Examiners
reports OF Memorial Day ceremonies in
California. that flowers were cast upon
the ocean waves at Santa Cruz In mem
DRY of the officers and sailors who per-
ished in the naval service during the civil
War. At Santa Barbara a special service
OF this kind was held on the beach after
the morning services at the cemetery.
Mrs A. s. G. Forbes OF Los Angeles,
claims to have first suggested this beau
tiful custom, which Admirals Dewey,
schley and Sampson have heartily in
dorsed.
Thou wild. waiing ocean. in thy rest
less bed.
Come bear these sweet roses 20 our hon
ored dead;
IT'S but our glad tribute to those thou
hast claimed.
Who lie in thy BOSOM, unknown and I'M
named"
Secretary Long OF the navy department
has been appealed 20 for aid in making
this Golden Shore" ceremony general
from Maine to California, wherever the
waves OF the Atlantic, the Pacific or the
Gulf OF Mexico wash the shores OF our
republic. 1T seems especially htting."
says Rear Admiral Schley, that some
one should remember the unknown and
unnamed dead Of the navy. whose resting
places will bear no monuments and whose
sacrifices must be remembered by their
grateful and patriotic fellow citizens
The Sunny South OF Atlanta In publish
ing Illustrated articles entitled Self Help
Series" and the last one, number seven,
June s, is about j. T. Blanchard. the
we'll known Newspaper correspondent OF
Waycross. This series deals entirely with
heroes In civil life-men deformed. Grip
pied or otherwise unfortunate. who have
gone with the battle % iife against grcat
odds, and under the most trying circum-
stances ana won victories before which
those won on the bloody nelds OF war
fade into moro shadows. Blanchard 3
life " more thrilling than any romance