Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

1t is expected that the President will
accompany Secretary Daniels and a
party of naval officers to New York
city to attend the review of the At
lantic fleet. They will make the trip to
the metropolis on the naval yacht May
flower, but the President probably will
return to the capital by rail.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the
Navy Department went to Syracuse,
N. Y. last Tuesday to give testimony
in the libel suit case of Barnes versus
former President Roosevelt.
Rear Admiral b. A. Fiske, the retir-
ing aid for operations, will take va
cation from today until June 1 next,
the Naval War College at Newport,
r. /.
Commander Daniel W. wurtsbaugh,
formerly chief Of the enlisted personnel
division of the bureau of navigation,
has entered on the discharge of his
tary OF the Navy, as the relief of Com
mander N. L. Jones. who is seriously ill
at hospital in Baltimore.
Capt. w. B. Fletcher. attached to the
Newport War College. has reported at
the Navy Department for special tenn
porary duty.
Passed Assistant Surgeon B. H. Dor
sey. recently relieved from duty with
the Atlantic fleet. has arrived in this
city for duty in the bureau of medicine
and surgery.
Commander D. T; Sims Of the Ar
Naval Academy and Lieuts. ]. J. LON
don and A. H. Dresel of the Wyoming
were in this city last week on leave Of
absence and visited the Navy Depart
ment.
Capt. A. G. winterhalter, who has
been aid for material to the Secretary
of the Navy since 1912. has just re-
ceived his commission as rear admiral
He will relinquish his present duties
and take sea command next month.
It is probable that he will be given
coed Admiral Walter c. Cowles, who
retires on account of age July IL In
that case Rear Admiral WHITEWATER
will become full admiral. In an
nouncing the promotion of Rear Ad-
miral Winterhalter Secretary Daniels
e took occasion to pay a tribute to the
ofiicers tact. firmness and scientific
attachments. which go to make up the
successful naval officer. He Is an ac-
complished linguist and speaks or
reads eleven languages"
Rear Admiral William F. Fullam,
superintendent. of the Naval Academy,
visited the Navy Department last week
and conferred with Secretary Daniels
cruise of the midshipmen. whose OBJ
tective point this year will be the Pam
ama-Pacific exposition at San Fran
cisco.
Rear Admiral Victor Blue, chief of
the bureau of navigation, will be de-
tached from that Office some time dur
ing the summer and assigned to the
command of a battleship.
Rear Admiral Beatty. the commandant
of the Norfolk navy yard, has been as
signed to special temporary duty to
command sthe enemy feet in the New
York Narragansett bay maneuvers.
May 1890.
Secretary Daniels has directed a
board of officers to convene in Wash
tngton tomorrow to examine Lieut. Col
Constantine NJ. Perkins. Marine Corps,
mental moral and professional illness
to perform the duties of a colonel on
the active list. That action was taken
in accordance with legislation enacted
by the recent Congress, to whom Col.
Perkins made representation that his
retirement. while voluntary, was pro-
cured under duress.
Lieutenant Commander Joseph X
Taussig. who is under orders to assume
command of the destroyer Wadsworth,
nearing completion at Bath. Me-. will
remain on duty in the enlisted person.
mel division of the bureau of naviga-
tion, Navy Department until June /
next, in order to assist the officers re-
Gently detailed to that office to IA
mi1iarize themselves with their new
duties.
Lieutenant Commander William D.
1eahy, who has been on special duty
at the Navy Department for several
months, is scheduled to become detail
officer in the bureau of navigation on
the transfer of Commander Martin E.
Trench to the command of the cruiser
nopyar nf the Dat