Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-20
FOR DUTY ON PRACTICE SHIPS.
Sons Of the Revolution Elected Officers
at Annapolis.
rrespondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, April 10. 1905.
The following officers have received orders
detaching them from duty at the Naval
Academy on or about May / and ordering
them to report to the superintendent for
duty in connection with the practice ships
Chesapeake and Terror, as follows:
Chesapeake-Leut. Commander w. c. p.
Muir, commanding; Lieutenant A. H.
Scales, executive; Lieutenants r. H. Jack
son, G. E. Gelm, r. E. Pope and w. r.
Sayles jr.
Terror-Lieut. Commander W. F. Fullam,
commanding; Lieutenant A. H. Robertson,
executive; Lieutenant w. J. Terhune, navi-
gator; Lieutenants ]. 7. Tompkins, j. w.
Greensade and ]. S. Graham.
During the session of the Sons of the
Revolution at the senate chamber yester-
day afternoon in the state capitol the Off
GERS of the society were elected to serve
for the next three years. They are as fol-
lows: President general, John Lee Carroll
of Maryland; first vice president general
Garrett P w. Vroome of New York: second
vice president general, Wilson G. Harvey of
South Carolina; secretary general, James
Mortimer Montgomery of New Jersey; as
sistant secretary general, w. Hall Harris
of Maryland; treasurer general, Richard NJ
Cadawalader of Pennsylvania; assistant
treasurer general, Henry Cadle of Missouri;
register general Walter Glmor Page of
Massachusetts; historian general, Holdridge
o. Collins of California; chaplain general
Thomas Edward Green of Iowa.
Much sentiment has been created here by
an alleged brutal assault made by Patrol
man Freeman of the city police force upon
Private of Marines Alfred Griffith arrested
for disorderly conduct. The marine was
badly beaten over the head with an espan-
toon and bled profusely. Charges have
been preferred against the officer and an
investigation will be made before the city
council.
Alexander Ruhl. student of st. Johns
College, has received an appointment as
principal to the academy, subject to ex-
animation, with julius Hall, freshman of ST.
Johns, as alternate.
DR.. Fell, president of ST. Johns College,
announced in chapel this morning that a
free tuition scholarship has been offered
by Washington and Lee University to a
graduate of st. Johns each year in the law
course.
ExMayor Charles A. Du Bots received a
telegram today announcing the death of his
brother. Edward S. Du Bois of Baltimore
who died there last night. The deceased
was born in Annapolis and lived here the
greater part of his life. He was sxty-seven
years old and is survived by a widow and
two daughters.
Miss Eleanor Terry daughter of Admiral
Silas w. Terry, L. S. N. arrived here today
from Washington. She is stopping at Car
vel Hall. Miss Terry has recently returned
from China, Japan and the Philippines.
Cadet Fox of the senior class, ST. Johns
College, was victorious in the oratorical con-
test at the college last night and will rep
resent this college in the intercollegiate
oratorical contest.
The remains of Miss Emma Adele Bird
daughter of DR.. Benjamin Lee Bird, who
here today for interment at West River
this county.