The sun., 1908-05-13
GRAND BALL FOR SAILOUMEN
LED NJ WIVES or MIYOR AND
ADMIRAL THOMAS.
ladies Of California club Provide Partners
for 900 Enlisted Men OF the Fleet
--Paclnc squadrons TO Leave san Fran
cisco on FrIday-Sperry 10 Command.

cisco on Friday -Jperry 10 Command.
SAN Francisco. May lg-To-day was
taken up largely with excursions for the
officers to San jose. Mount Tsmalpis and
Mare Island Navy Yard. In the afternoon
army and navy mines played n baseball
game at the Preside.
In the evening the ladies OF the Cali
fornia Club gave their reception and bail
10 enlisted men. which proved to he one Of
the most enjoyable features Of the fleets
stay. Mayor Taylors wife led the grand
march, escorted by blueiacket and was
followed by the wife Of Admiral Thomas
also escorted by sailor. Admission was
by card and the 600 sailors present found
plenty Of pretty girls to dance with.
Last night, four sailors Of the battleship
Louisiana had a dinner at the 81. Francis
Hotel which cost them $40 plate. They
are all from Missouri and have enjoyed a
similar dinner in all the big cities where
the feet has stopped.
Rear Admiral Charles Sperry will he in
command OF the feet after this week, Rear
Admiral Thomas retiring on Thursday.
Rear Admiral Emory will assume COM
mand Of the second squadron and Capts.
Schroeder and Wainwright will go to the
fagships OF the second and fourth divisions.
Both Of these Captains are to become Rear
Admirals in July.
Already a break has been made in the
four lines OF Warshipe on the bay. With
the departure Of the Maine for Mare Island
and the going Of the Missouri 70 Hunter
Point the first gap was made in the line OF
battleships, and Yesterday the fiotilla Of
torpedo boats and destroyers got under
way and proceeded - Mare Island for
repairs.
The srmorsd cruisers Of the Pacific feet,
led by the flagship West Virginia, flying the
pennant OF Rear Admiral John II. Dayton,
will leave port at Q O'Clock Friday morning
for Santa Barbara for drills and exercises
and the regular semi-annual inspection.
The red two starred flag now at the main
on the West Virginia will be succeeded by
blue remnant when Admiral Dayton leaves
the bay, where Admiral Thomas on ths
flagship Connecticut Is the ranking ofticer.
The South Dakota will go out to sea alone
for final test Of speed and endurance.
covering a period OF four hours, this being
the final Government acceptance trial, made
six months after a warship goes into com
mission.
After a sojourn Of a few DAYS at Santa
Barbara the big cruisers will proceed
TO Los Angeles ports and San Diego for an
indefinite stay.
Ghe protected cruiser Charleston. flag
ship of tho second squadron of the Pacific
hoet, under the command Of Rear Admiral
W. T. Swinbume, is scheduled to sail the
latter part of this week, probably on Friday
for Monterey for brief visit. Later the
Charlest on will proceed TO Portland TO be
present al the rose festival on June /, and
ON this trip will be accompanied by the
gunboat Yorktown, Capt GennOn, and the
fourth torpedo fotilla commanded by Lieut..
7. n. Freeman and consisting Of the
destroyers Preble and Perry and the torpedo
boats Farragut, Fox and Davis
Contracts have been made for supplies
for the warships to he furnished before
the vessels Of the Atlantic fleet s,art on their
voyage across the Pacific next month.
More than a million and half pounds Of
meat are to be supplied. This will include
800 900 pounds Of frozen beef, iSj, 900 pounds
OF frozen veal and mutton 10000 pounds
of pork, loins. 10000 pounds Of young
5000 pounds OF turkeys. $1,000
pounds OF frankfurters, pork sausage,
bologna and compressed ham, go 900 pounds
Of smoked ham, 100000 pounds OF -four
and 100. 900 pounds Of sugar, OF canned +.
peaches, pears and tomatoes and evap- .
orated apples there will be laid in about
300 900 pounds. Vegetables include 500.0OO |,
pounds Of potatoes. 80 900 pounds OF onions,
/ 500 pounds OF Lima beans and 30 900 pounds |
Of sauerkraut