The San Francisco call., 1908-05-08

The bluejackets and marines who
marched in yesterdays parade, the
musicians who marched and played
and the officers who saw to it that
the marching was according to what
ever is the navy equivalent for Hoyle
and who, incidentally, rode "shanks
mare" themselves performed their re-
spective parts as If nine miles hike
over Indifferent roads was the one
joyed. They landed from the ships
fresh as daisies and at the end of the
march, barring coating of dust
looked just as fit. They did 1t all with
such apparent ease that the people who
enjoyed. the spectacle might be ex-
-cused for regarding this contribution
to their pleasure as a small matter for
the officers and men in whose honor
the big Welcome" sign blossoms on
Telegraph hill
Thousands who watched the parade
left their beds earlier than usual and
suffered perhaps some degree of dis
comfort in attaining and maintaining
the coigns of vantage from which they
saw the sailors march. 1t may sur
prise these people and perhaps add
something to their appreciation of
what the navy did to learn that early
as they left their couches Jack was
up and about stil earlier, and that the
effort he expended before his com
pany commander said forward march
was equivalent to a pretty fair days
WORK Let 1T be remembered also that
nye months on shipboard is not the
best preparation for a long march.
BREAKFAST IN TWILIGHT
San Francisco was still slumbering
when the men detailed to take part In
a rxn
hammocks- While Jimmy Legs was
spelling bluejacket dreams wardroorn
ana steerage attendants were persuad
ing sleepy officers that in spite Of the
darkness II was time to get up. -.
There was hurried breakfast in
the twilight and by the time the sun
was high enough to get his eve on
the Dig fleet marines and bluejackets
were being formed on deck for I'm
spectlon preparatory to going ashore
ooing ashore is simple matter for
one man or even for SO from one shin.
put where there are 300 men from,
each Of "a ships the problem becao as
complicated: Providing the necessa, ~
ooats is the simplest part of the nrob,
lem' Tor warship is generously sun
Piieo with means for transporting men
IN large numbers from shin to shore
tne real problem was getting the men
from the small boats to the beach
wnen the beach is a line of almost
unscalabie wiarves.
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intends to take up his residence IN
Sahfornia. The rearrangement of the
ia ssntps, IL such is contemplated ha 8
not been announced. --'-0
with the accession Of Admiral ssnarrx,
70 the chief command. Admiral Emory
VIII assume direction of the second
squadron and third division. Cantain
Seaton schroeder will go to the fourth
division, the place now held bv Al
mirai Sperry. Captain Richard VAIN
wright will leave the Louisiana IN
take his place at the head Of the sec0
ono squadron Captain Nathan NiIes
VIII relieve Captain wainwright on the
Louisiana. va s'.o
Wnile no definite announcement has
oeen made. 1T is possible thar cantains
wainwright and Schroeder will be made
rear admirals before the completion of
the cruise u
Admiral Sperry. on whom viii rest
the responsibility during the visit Of
the heet in oriental waters and It's re-
turn across the Atlantic, is a diplomat
as we'll as a warrior. He was tho
american naval delegate to the peace
conference last year at The Hague and
prior TO that was president of the nava1
war college. He reached his present
grade May rs. 1906 and will not be due
LOT retirement until September 3, 1908.