New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
NAVY GIVES RULES
FOR GREAT REVIEW
Rendezvous Opens Officially on
october s; Main Events Be-
ain Four Days Later.
OCTOBER IA THE BIG DAY
President Taft and Meyer Will
Then Pass Along the War
ships - Festivities on
Land and Water.

v-sspineton. oct. 4.-The official pro-
o.or,r,e for the great Atlantic fleet mob
sVzaion I'm New York Harbor from Oc-
.abore 70 Is was made public by the Navy
nensrtnent to-day With the programme
l. printed a comprehensive handbook Of
The rules and regulations governing the
roview both on water and land.
The rendezvous opens officially on sun
A.. october G. when, with the feet proper
assembled. Rear Admiral Hugo Oster-
hans commander in chief, will arrive in
New York lie will be greeted by the
local reception committee. The next day
Admiral Osterhaus and Mayor Gaynor
will exchange formal calls.
No other official events are scheduled TO
take place until october To- when Secre-
tarv Meyers yacht. the Dolphin, will
arrive I'm the harbor. The reserve fleet
and its auxilaries, under Rear Admiral
knight. will steam into the harbor on
that day and take their positions In line.
Ashore there probably will be a baseball
game between bluejacket teams.
On October II the torpedo boat destroy
ers are due and probably a second base
ball game will be played on the Polo
Grounds.
The blueiackets from all the vessels
taking part in the mobilization will par
tcipate in a land parade on October y,
and the same night there will be smok-
or for approximately six hundred officers
at one OF the hotels.
On october Is Secretary Meyer and his
aids will arrive unofficially aboard the
Dolphin.
Monday, October a. will be the first bis
day Of the review. On that morning, at
S o'clock, about go newspaper men will
be taken aboard the gunboat Nashville,
and the secretary's yacht and the Nash
vile viii steam for a point near the flag
ship. where they will anchor. Division
commanders will then assemble on the
feet flagship. Secretary Meyer will break
flag on the Dolphin, when nearing the
flagship This is the signal for salute
Of nineteen guns.
Then follows the official visit Of the
commander in chief, chief of staff and
division commanders to the Secretary
aboard the Dolphin. Boats will take the
members of the House and Senate Naval
committees from the 18th street landing
10 the Dolphin. Secretary Meyer will re-
turn the visit Of Admiral Osterhaus, and
with him and the chief of staff will in
spect one Of the newest DreadnouShts, the
Arkansas or the Wyoming, which have
Jus, been added to the fleet.
I-por the return Of the Secretary TO the
Dolphin. that vessel viii get under way
for the Secretary's review. The Secretary
Will be accompanied by the commander
IN chief and the chief Of staff and will be
followed by the Mayors committee on the
steamer Hendrix Hudson.
Shortly after noon on October II the
booming Of al the guns on al the vessels
in a national salute viii announce the
arrival Of President Taft aboard the
Presidential yacht Mayhower. When
this vessel anchors, Secretary Meyer and
his aids will 90 aboard. The Presidents
fag viii then be hauled down and the
Mayfower will proceed TO position near
the feet flagship Again the yacht Will
break the Presidents flag. while the en-
tire feet boOms the Presidential salute
Of tweuty-oue guns. Small boats will take
20 guests from the 18th street landing
to the Dolphin.
Upon the Mayfiowers anchoring the
division commanders viii assemble on the
feet flagship, and then the commander in
chief chief Of staff and division com
manders will call officially on President
Taft aboard the Mayhower. The Presi-
dent will then return the call Of the com
mander in chief and will visit the Ar
kansas or the Wyoming. Then the May
flower, with the President and Secretary
Meyer aboard. and followed by the Dol
phin and the Nashville will pass along
and review the feet
On the evening of the 18th there will
be an official dinner ashore for President
Taft. his Cabinet and six hundred naval
officers.
On October IS boats will take two hun
dred guests 70 the Dolphin from 42d
street and from the same place the news
paper men viii be carried to the Nash
vile. Secretary Meyer and his aids will
90 aboard the Mayfower.
When these arrangements are com
pleted the MayAower, the Dolphin and the
Nashville viii proceed 10 d reviewing posi-
ton and at II o'clock IN the morning the
feet will pass out 70 sea with the feet
flagship leading.