Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Launch of the Michigan.

A marty of distinguished officials VII
leave this city tomorrow evening for CaH'
den, n j., to witness the launching OF
the big battleship Michigan at the SNIP
yard of the New York Shipbuilding com
many. Tuesday morning. The party Will
include Assistant Secretary Newberry ana
Miss Newberry the latter of whom is 70
christen the big ship: Secretary ana Mrs.
Garfield. Representative Denny. hep!e
sentative and Mrs Loud. Miss Loud. MISS
Murray, Senator and Mrs. Burrows. Mrs.
Wilkes. Senator and Mrs. Smith. Assist
ant Attorney General and Mrs. LORE
Rear Admirals Cowles and Capps. Com-
mander e. A. Culver and Mrs. A. VIC
tor Barnes.
The dispatch boat Dolphin. stationed al
the Washington navy yard. has gone 10
Philadelphia to convey the WASHINGTON
party from that city to Camden on the oc,
casion OF the launching. the Dolphin WIZ
the occasion of the presentation OF Sill
yer service by the citizens of that place
to the new scout cruiser Cnester. me ms
presence of the Dolphin will be specially
vessel was built in that city. ana IS one
of the pioneers of the present navy.
Female Nurses in the Navy.
The surgeon general of the navy has
prepared rules and regulations governing
appointments to and the administration
Of the new corps Of female nurses. Gre
ated by the naval appropriation act. ap-
proved May 13. The first step will be the
selection of a superintendent. for which
place a number Of applications from wom-
en- nurses have already been received.
There will be an entrance examination
along the lines which establish quaiff1ca-
tons sor appointment as female nurses
in the army medical department. There
l;ctf hafW
corps however, SO that the conditions
will not be identical The female nurses
of the navy will receive the same pay, al
lowances, emolumentS and have the same
privileges as nurses of the army; NO ap-
prehension is felt as to any dimcuity IN
getting female nurses who are good sail
ors and able to endure life on shipboard
Board Of Visitors at West Point.
The Military Academy appropriation
bill contains a clause giving permanency
to the board of visitors at that institu-
ton. Hitherto that board has been made
up annually of members of the House
and Senate, with certain civilians added
by Presidential appointment. The board
has visited the Military Academy on the
occasion of the graduation exercises. and
has submitted a pelfuntory report. 10
which little attention Is paid. Now 1t is
provided that the board Of visitors shall!
consist of members of the House and
Senate military committees, who shall
visit the Military Academy every year
between November and March l. In ORDER
to see the institution in operation. BY
that means the members of the military
committees will be able to acquire a
knowledge at first hand and by personal
observation at West Point and consulta-
ton with the officers on duty there Of
the needs of the Military Academy.
Shooting Match at Vienna.
The Secretary of State has transmitted
an invitation from Austrian Ambassador
Hengelmuller to militia organizations OF
the United States to participate in the
international shooting match to be held
in Vienna from June % to July Z. on the
occasion of the emperor's jubilee. The
occasion is modelled after the great shoot
ing matches in Switzerland. .rance and
Italy.
Gunfire Tests Next Wednesday.
The gunfire tests with the monitor
Florida. will take place next Wednesday,
when the Secretary Of the Navy and
party of navy officials, both naval COM
mittees of Congress and many other
senators and representatives will be
present. A naval board will have direc
ton Of the tests and make report on
the results The tests will take place in
the lower Chesapeake. not IdT from tne
Norfolk ward The Florida will be taken
TO the yard after the first series of tests
on her turret and mast. In order that
the mast may be removed ana she Will
then he towed back and anchored in a
different position for the torpedo test.
The shots at the turret will be from a
,welve-inch gun and on the military mast
from twelve-inch and four-inch guns on
the monitor Arkansas. There will be an
interval of two days between the gun
firing and the torpedo test.
Temporary Atlantic Fleet.
It has been decided by the Navy De-
nartment TO form a new Atlantic feet
pending the return Of the hattlesh1rs on
February % There will be assembled
about August the new battleships Mis-
sissippi, Idaho and New Hampshire, the
big armored cruisers North Carolina and
Montana and the cruisers Chicago. Dies
Moines. Dubuque Paducah and Tacoma.
with the scdhts Chester. Birmingham
and Salem The battleship Mississippi
under Capt. John c. Fremont is at the
League Island yard. practically ready for
service. The New Hampshire, com
manded by Capt Cameron MGR. Wins
low. will be available after the trim IN
Quebec In July, and the armored cruis. !