New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-04
ARMY IND NAVY NOTES.
Mary Department asks Vie7cs of
Officers about Free Sundag."
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington August :.
FREE SUNDAY FOR NAVY-The Navy De-
partment has asked Rear Admiral Schroeder com
manoer m chief of the Atlantic feet TO obtain the
views Of the commanding officers of the ships Of
his command respecting what is known as free
Sunday"
An officer in command OF one Of the ships at
tsched TO the Pacific feet has revived this sug-
eeston which was under consideration during the
Roosevelt administration. Many other things how
ever then engaged the attention of the head of
the Navy Department and the President and the
proposition TO make Sunday day Of rest and
relaxation was never pushed TO a successful issue
although Mr.. Roosevelt was heartily in favor of
the plan.
The day on board ship is now made M Of ner
'une'ory duties which, it is maintained may Just
as We'll be discharged any other day in the
week IL includes the weekly inspection, when
every one must line up in fun dress uniform and
stane FOR two hours while the officers and crew
sno the vessel generally being looked over by
me commanding officer and his executive
AZ TINS were done On another day, officers and
men attached TO ships OF war would have their
euhoay Tor rest. do people IN other occ,,natfor
il is purposed allow as ntucl, libert,, .. rft
on sunday giving the men a chance 10 leave the
tnip On saturday afternoon and stay away until
sunday night, or Monday morning, in some csses
1he contentment OF the enlisted force would be
an the regulations
Most officers heartily in favor 81 I, ana :, 4.
expected that Rear Admiral Schroeder will give
ms prompt and emphatic approval 10 the idea n
VII require an Executive order 10 put the ..free
Sunday" into effect
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders bo,,.
been issued: nave
ARMY
epIS.n H H. T. JOHNSTON Cavalry from
eFsr syLi5AN s GUIeNARD "a Field Ar,illsry
SED T y BURT sth Infantry and First Lieutenant
so.srnors Issnd. August 10 for dutr TeItsinin9
sr,sin HsRf Ia agsus y 70 "a
.n s1ras ofaoer from Fort sOoum 10 Fort Logan
o~s,sin nANA W. KnlsuRN asth Infantry % s..nr,.
s.5s rsi Lsursnsnt JESSE NJ oT Hol MikRe Ts
cAp.s,P sseRSE CONNOLLY Coast Artill.rt from
uss foilo~in ~ srs assPsns n hr-,
s srs ny s Sss been LGciEN ne soo ora
csRrENTER from me ~ ss'h &C.. eSmPsny WILLIAM T
s 1870 sa ,ss g aTls eserlc, u Manila RsT for
20 ss N, sss oampsay JOHN : boNovR% f1 1ss s2s go
Frs. Lasutsnsnt WILLIAM n WALLACE 9o,s :.
Second L.utsnsnt 1DwR f6h o.Tp PERI A9sast 20
:s' iSSi''Ssi'' ER 1
NAVY
lAs. ~srai commsnder D P DIsMuKEs. s.t.ch..
1,.,e sss, sesdeny August p 70 Tenn~.r.e hso
iaeuienani commander n L tSo 70 The Washington
r.Ie,isnsHi co s,s a. s ~ ny ofasrs
ne Nasneso. home 70 sTst 9rasr. detached from
the Tennessee: home 10 sxsft srsss, oetached
leetfep4nt A T. WATSON detached from me Ts,n.....
aitk lesEe ana 20 naval hospital, Brernerton 0''
lieutenant w, c AsSfcRSON. detached from ina nv..
Academy August y: 20 the south Dakota -NaN0'
Lieutenant 9. 7. OWENS. detached from The 49,,
-Acalsrny August -: West Virginia -'aNe'
S~e1ifnsnt ID n THELEEN. 20 the washington
a<eu.enant w ID lhAHf. detached from the Naval
Lieutenant n T. GRAHAM, detached fron, IN. Nsv.l
ACADEMY, august 10; 10 The Tennessee.
Lieutenant 81 J. SMITH. 10 the yard. washington
surgeon Il. T. HARLAN detached naval hos.
riisi Mare Island; 20 Asiatc MA Califorrfs
Assistant Surgeon ". DoNEI-SON detached Burea, ~
medicine and Surgery. recruiting station Okla
noma city, vic. Assistant Surgeon a. H. ALLEN
home await orders. - ---N
Acting Surgeon ] D. A. MsNTTyTy a. -,
hospital, Aarrasafseft BAY. ~ "~'~i
chap'&n a. l. HAhARD. 10 navy yard washington
? MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPs-Tha foljovin.
movements of vessels have been reported 10 The
Navy Department;
ARRIVED
july ai-rhe Montgomery a Newport: the Porter 49,
Dupont. the hidois, the stockton tie BlakelV
2-rhe Msrcelus. Newport News: m. retano,
a; Iona Island. y. Y. and the Yorktown at Ana.
SAILED
Jpy si.-Thc Lebanon. from Boston foy Iona I,iend
Aug the Iachiss, from the navy gard. New York
Aus e-The YorItopn from Seattle for snaeor.,
Wash; The M0rden The Blskey. the shubriok The
&acdrnoush, the wilkes rsngey the Porter fhe
Dupont me Biddie the stockton from Boston
.or frotlncstoNn the FstUKent. from Proyinceiown
Tor Boston.