Evening star., 1909-02-17
Navy Department Announces Forma'
ton of Its Detachment.
MORE TROOPS FROM NEW YORK
Committee on Street Decoration
Awards Contract for Union Sta
ton Plaza Beautification.


have been enabled to complete the organ
ization of this entire naval brigade as it
will march along Pennsylvania avenue
the 4th of March. The main details of the
organization, including the selection of
the personnel, were arranged by Rear Ad-
miral Sperry. commanding the Atlantic
feet, with the assistance Of the division
commanders and the captains of the
ships. BY wireless connection with the
Boston navy yard Admiral Sperry, while
In mdocean. communicated this infor
| nation to the Navy Department.
The messages, which came in the alb
brevfated naval code, We're deciphered
by Lieut.. Needham l.. Jones of the bu-
reau Of navigation and given to the press
today.
The brigade will be commanded by
Rear Admiral w. p Potter. command
ing the fourth division of the Atlantic
fleet with Lieut.. Commander Mclean OF
the Connecticut as his adjutant There
will he two divisions each of four bat
talions. Capt. +. +. Fletcher. command
ing the Vermont. will command the first
division, and Capt. f. T.. Beatty, COM
mandng the Wisconsin, will command
the second division.
Organization of Brigade.
The organization of the naval brigade
is announced as follows:
Fleet brigade commander, Rear Ad-
miral W. P. Potter: adjutant, Lieut.
Commander r. Mclean; commissary.
Paymaster S. MCGOWAN; surgeon, Surg.
l.. w. Curtis; signal officer Lieut.. D. A.
Weaver; quartermaster. Lieut.. Com
mander l.. c. Palmer; aid, Ensign E. l..
Canaga.
First division Brigade commander,
Capt. F. f. Fletcher; adjutant. Lieut.. r.
A. Dawes; commisSary, Assistant Pay
master f. Z. McMillen: surgeon, Assist
ant Surgeon ]. Flint; aid. Midshipman r.
I. Hanson.
First battalion-U. S. S. Connecticut
Battalion commander. Lieut.. Commander
Y. Stirling: adjutant. Lieut.. c. S. Free
man: surgeon. Passed Assistant Surgeon
p. f. McDonneld: company commanders.
Lieuts W. P Cronan. r. Wainwright jr..
Ensign A Sharp. Midshipman j. P. Old
ing: chiefs of section, Midshipmen
Leahey, Crosby. Foy. Emmett.
Second Battalion-U. S. s: Vermont:
Battalion commander. Lieut. l.. NJ. Over
street; adjutant, Midshipman H. n. Nor
ton; commissary, Paymaster c. S. Baker;
surgeons, P. A. Surg and c. +. Ryder;
company commanders, Lieut.. ]. II. Com
Lilly, Lieut.. B. A. Long: chiefs of sec
tion Midshipmen J. H. Hydrick. w. r.
Cochrane. r. +. Mcconnell, L. F. Thi-
bault.
talon commander. Lieut.. P. Washington;
adjutant, Midshipman H. J. Albeit; com
missary, Assistant Paymaster F. P. Will
liams; surgeon. Assistant Surgeon ]. F.
Murphy; company commanders. Lieut. F.
Svarz, Midshipman G. L. Caskey, Ensigns
A. 3. Cook and ]. V. Ogan; chiefs of sec
ton. Midshipmen G. NJ. Ravenscroft. l..
NJ. Stevens, w. G. Child. N. L. Nichols.
Fourth Battalion, U.S.S. Louisiana-Bat-
talon commander. Lieut. Commander W.
D. MacDougall: adjutant, Midshpman F.
w. Miner; commissary. Paymaster {. X.
Eliason: surgeon. Assistant Surgeon w.
d. Steadman: company commanders, En-
signs l.. +. Morgan. c. NJ. Austin. ii.
Frankenburger. Midshipman r. NJ. Brain
ard: chiefs of sections, Midshipmen Cults,
Bucey, W. c. Clarke and d. E. Cum
mings
Second division-Brigade commander,
Capt. F. E. Beatty; adjutant. Midshipman
r. \. Theobald: commissary, Paymaster
f. d. Insley; surgeon, Passed Assistant
Surgeon F. NJ. Began: aid, Midshipman
p n L. Bellinger.
First Battalion, U.S.S. Wisconsin-Bat-
TALON commander. Lieut.. Commander G.
f. Gelm; adjutant. Mdshipman +. w.
Lagerquist; commissary, Pay Clerk Kat
ger: surgeon, Assistant Surgeon F. W.
Smith; company commanders, Lieut.. r..
b. Fenner, Ensigns r. B. Coffey. /. c.:
ton Midshipmen Warren. +. D. pryor.,
w. F. Sherlock and J. B. Earle.
Second Battalion. U.S.S. Illinois-Bat-
talon commander. Lieut.. Commander I'll.
| "A. fedTSoH, duJutdHl L.
Bristol: commissary. Paymaster w. h.
Reeves; surgeon, Passed Assistant Sur
geon c. NJ. Oman: company commanders,
Ensigns G. A. Richter. j. A. Mandev1lle,
]. NJ Smeallie and Midshipman g: r.
Lake; chiefs of section. Midshipmen c. H.
J. Keppler. l.. II. Maxfield, X. JACOBS and
H l.. Spencer.
Third Battalion. U.S.S. Kearsarge-Bat
talon commander. Commander II. Hall;
adjutant. Ensign L. Cresap; commits
sary, Paymaster H. F.. Mel; surgeon. AS
sstant Surgeon E. l.. Woods. Company
commanders-Lieut. c. ID. Densmore, Mid
shipmen II. /. Pence, L. w. +. Carste1n,
w. A. Hall. Chief of -Midship-
men r. F. Frellsen, Belt, Cochran and
F. Y. GygaX.
Rourth Battalion U.S.S. kentucky-Bat-
talon commander. Lieut.. Commander a.
A. Wiley; adjutant, Midshipman c. n.
Hinkamp: commiSSary, Paymaster q. Il.
Siebele surgeon, Assistant Surgeon w.
II. Renne; company commanders. Lieuts.
| F.. Martin. r. w. Kessler, Midshipmen c.
| Taylor. J. T. Towers. Chiefs of section
Midshipmen Burdick. r. r. Stewart,
Clark. Norris.
More Troops From New York.
! Cen Bell grand marshal of the inau-
gural parade, was today Informed that
| two additional organizations of the Ma
| tional Guard of New York will come to
| this city to participate in the inauguration
| Of Mr.. Taft They are the 1st Battalion.
| 10th Infantry. of Flushing, l.. L.. twenty
| officers and go men, Maj. John w. Klein
| commanding, and Company /, Sd 1nfan-
| ivy. of Olean. n. Y. three officers and
| sixty men. Capt. D. l.. Jewell command
| ing The 1st Battalion will be Quartered
| OIL a railroad train. No quarters have yet
been secured for the Oiean company
| At a meeting of the committee on street
decoration last evening announcement
| was made that plans for the Identification
| Of the buildings and streets of the city
| for the inauguration period have been prac-
tically completed. Chairman Edward W.
| Dom, jr. stated that the work of fitting
| up the Union station plaza has been turn
| ed over to q contractor He is to set in
the ground about 800 trees in the outer
| circle Of the plaza as it will appear when
| finished These trees are from nursery
| stock. about ten feet high. and are to
| be set in double rows, ten feet between
| centers, with alternate trees in one row
| midway between those of the other so
as to give the appearance at a little
distance of trees five feet apart. The
| general effect, Mr. Dom said, would be
| solid wall of green around the plaza.
| The trees are Norway spruce.
Wants Color Scheme Followed.
| Chairman Dom also expressed the hope
| that the merchants and other household
ers along the line of march will employ
| the color scheme of the committee and
also instead of covering their structures
with American flags fastened to the