Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-09
NEW COMMANDANT,
Naval Orders and Other Notes From
Annapolis.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 8. 1905.
While having young colt shod on Sat.
urday afternoon Arthur P. Eeymond, the
owner. received an ugly cash in the face by
being kicked by the animal
The Navy Department has announced that
the new commandment of midshipmen at the
Naval Academy will be Capt. George P. Col.
Vocoresses, Mic is at present assigned to
duty as insrector of equipment at the New
York Shipbuilding Company's yard, at Cam
den. N. J.
Commander William II. Beehler will re-
ileVe Capt Colvocoresses from duty, and he
VIII arrive at the Naval Academy next
month. Commander Badger, at present the
commandant of midshipmen, will be de-
tached from the academy for sea duty I'd
command the cruiser Newark during the
summer cruise of midshipmen. The new
commandant is well known In Annapolis,
having been stationed here before.
Prof. and Mrs. o. G. Dodge of the Naval
Academy are entertaining Mrs. Cannon,
wife of Ensign Sinclair Cannon and Mrs
oakley, wife of Ensign Owen III. Oakley u.
S N.
Miss Jamson of Hagerstown is Visiting
the family of Surgeon T. c. Walton, u S. N
The Misses Booker of Washington are the
guests or Miss Carnelia Baird, daughter Of
Capt. Baird, u. s. A.
Cadets Edwin Warfield and Wallace High
OF st. Johns College went to Alexandria,
Va, on Saturday to compete IN the races
held there by the Episcopal High School.
Warfield ran in the junior quarter-nile
event and got third place He is the son
of Governor Warheld and has worked con-
sclentfously on the track during the two
years he has been at school here. He is
very fast for his age and in a year or two
VIII probably make the college relay team.
First Lieutenant w. Garland Fay L. s.
M. C., reported for duty today at the ma
rine barracks. Naval Academy Lieut.. Fay
has recently returned from the Philippines
and is the son of Mrs. w. w. FAY of this
city and the late Professor Fay, for many
years head of the department of English at
the Naval Academy.
Rear Admiral Silas W. Terry, U. s. N;
arrived here this morning from Washing
ton. He has recently returned from China
and Japan and was heartily greeted by old
friends at the Naval Academy.
The torpedo boats Lawrence and Talbot
arrived at the Naval Academy last night
from Tangier sound, where they have been
for target practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas r. Powell of Dem
yer, Col, are visiting their son. Midehip-
man Edward S. Powell of the fourth class
Mrs. George r. Wilson, who has been
visiting washington, returned today and is
stopping AT Miss Roget's.
Mrs. Nicodemus of Baltimore is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Warfield, at the Govern
ment House.
Mrs Maxwell and daughter of st. Paul.
MINI, are visiting Midshipman Maxwell.
Mrs. Norris OF Washington visited her
son, Midshipman Norris of the academy,
Sunday.
Owing to the failure of the official papers
to arrive on Saturday notifying Rear Adj
miral Brownson of his promotion the cere-
mony of raising the rear admrals flag and
firing the salute did not occur until today
A very touching little incident was con-
nected with thu, event.
AT O'Clock this morning, the salute OF
thirteen guns was fired, a handsome silk
rear admrals flag was run up on the SAM
tee. The flag had been the property Of the
late Commander George NJ. Stoney, whose
death occurred a week ago and who had
purposed using this handsome emblem on
this occasion.
After the silk -" .:9s'ed for some little
time IL was lowe - = y. presented by Mrs..
Stoney to Mrs nqus> iirst wife OF the rear
admiral. The q, < ~ Gag. the admirais
insignia was thetl 1pf y. and Will Indicate
the rank of the ST. 49,. -ient OF the Naval
Acc deny.
An investigation o. d'ooting ARRAY on
the Santee at an early noun saturday morn.
ing Is being nude at the Naval Academy,
Gunner's mate Rhinelander. attached Is
the submarine torpedo boat Holland. had
been ordered 10 the cruiser Maryland and
was 10 leave next day, lie was celebrating
his farewell ana accused Marine Burkhard
OF having taken his watch In a heated arr
gument tie seaman shot the marine, badly
Ehattcflne the bones Of the lntteF's wrist.
At the Naval Academy hospital the mans
wounds we're considered Fu serious be- was
sea- Co the Naval Hospital Ia Washington.
and n ir feared amputntion az tle hand may
faf necessary