Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-14
REAR ADMIRAL
THOMAS HAULS
DOWN Ills FLAG
CHANGE IN OFFICERS TO OC-
CUR FRIDAY
MINNESOTA AND LOUISIANA TO
CHANGE PLACES
Captains Wainwright and Schroeder
Take Command of DIvlsIons-Ne-
braska and Virginia Are In
Different Divisions
by Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13-Exten-
sive changes in the formation of the
Atlantic fleet will take place Friday,
May 10, when Rear Admiral Thomas
hauls down his flag as commander In
chief and is succeeded by Rear Admiral
Sperry. Several of the ships will be
shifted to different divisions and Cap
tain Richard Wainwright and Captain
Deaton Schroeder will assume COM
mand of divisions Captain Wainwright
Will be succeeded In command of the
Louisiana by Captain Kossuth Niles,
and Captain Schroeder will be sue
ceeded on the Virginia by Captain AL
eXander Sharp.
the Louisiana in the first division, the
latter becoming Rear Admiral Emory's
flagshto in the third division. The
Georgia will continue as flagship of the
second division, with Captain Vain
wright in command of the division. The
Nebraska Will take the place of the
Virginia in the second division, the
latter joining the third The Wisconsin
will be Captain Schroeder's flagship,
heading the fourth division.
Lineup of Fleet
The Connecticut will remain the flag
ship of the fleet. When the contem-
plated changes are effected the differ
ent divisions will be made up as fol-
lows
First division-Connecticu (flagship),
Kansas, Minnesota, Vermont.
Second division-Georgia (hagship),
Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island.
Third Observation-Disclosures (fiagship),
Virginia, Ohio, Missouri
Fourth Observation-Disclosures (flagship),
Illinois, Kearsarge, Kentucky.
Rear Admiral Emory will be in COM
mand of the second squadron also. The
second squadron command has been
eliminated as far as administrative
purposes are CONGO rned. Captains
Wainwright and Schroeder, who will
assume command of divisions, will not
receive the rank of rear admiral until
July 10.
The actual transfer of flags will occur
at 10:30 Friday morning, and will be
accompanied by the customary cere-
monies
On the same day. an hour or two be-
fore Admiral Sperry hoists his flag, the
Pacific squadron of armored cruiser,
commanded by Rear Admiral Dayton,
will get under way to sea, en- route to
Santa Barbara.
Removes Complications
This will remove any cause for COM
plications that might arise from the
ranking of Admiral Sperry by Admiral
Dayton. The fleet will leave San Fran
cisco for Puget sound at 10 o'clock next
Monday morning. The reason for the
changed formation of the fleet is to as
sure homogenity by divisions. Under
the new arrangements the ships of the
first division will be of one class. as
will those of the second. The only ships
with inturning screws-the Virginia and
Louisiana-wfll thus be in the same d.
vision. The vessels of the remaining
two divisions will be as near of the
same class as it is possible to place
them by divisions.
Practically every off duty officer from
the combined fleets attended tonight
the annual spring links" of the Bo-
hemian club, which Is famed for its
clever entertainments. 1t was one of
the few functions that the officers have
attended voluntarily, their presence at
teas, parties, balls, etc, being the re-
suit OF official details. The privileges
of the club have been extended to all
the officers, and it really was as MEM
bers of the noted organization that they
attended tonight the links" that de-
picted the days of '49. The scenes and
Incidents of the evening were intended
to recall CALIFORNIA; golden age of ro-.
nance and life.
Bret Harte's Characters
The setting of the "jinks" was huge
tent Just where the Leavenworth trail
hits the old post highway. fitted out as
the Red Dog music hall. There by song
and dance and play the hours were
passed by the young Californians after
the fashion of their Argonaut forbears.
The Two Men of Sandy Bar were on
hand with The Luck of Roaring Camp.
while Tennessee and his Chum, and
Truthful James. John Oakhurst, All Sin
and several like them acted as floor
committee.
Sandy Stewart ran the band. while
JOAQUIN Miller, Coyote Putnam,
Frenchy Matthew, Old Sleuth Lyon.
Courtyard Ford, Sunset Norris, St. Paul
Garfield, Allan Did, Shutdown Field and
many others dealt faro. tended bar and
variously assisted in the ceremonies.
The "jnks' portrayed California's
true Bohemia of long ago. and its sur
yiving spirit of today.
The day was replete with entertain
nnents for officers and men, the San
Francisco reception committee and the
various social organizations of the city
being well &igh relentless In their de-
termination to make the visit of the
feet one long to be remembered.
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