Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-21
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

secretary and Mrs Daniels took a
party of friends to Newport News last
tuesday to attend the launching of the
pennsylvania, using the naval yacht
May1ower for the purpose They en-
terta1ned the Governor of PennsyI-
Sanfa. the Governor of Virginia and
others on the naval vessel
Assistant Secretary F. D. Roosevelt
mas gone to San Francisco to attend
the formal dedication of the Panama
Pacific exposition in an official capac-
1ty- He is a member of the govern
mental board.
Rear Admiral French F. Chadwick,
retired. Is busying himself at his New
port nome with experiments making
bread out of potato flour. after a recipe
OF the Germans contained in q recent
order from the emperor regarding the
conservation Of breadstuffs He has
been SO successful that many of his
Ioaves have reached the tables of
friends In this city and elsewhere.
r DR. l.. W. Austin, head of the naval
radio experimental laboratory at the
bureau of standards in this city has
arrived on the Isthmus of Panama on
duty for the Navy Department in con-
nectlon with the receiving and send
ing tests to be conducted at the new
Darien highpower radio station. He
Will be stationed on the isthmus for
about two months. DR.. Austin, who
10 the president of the American So
ciety of Radio Engineers, has recent
~ aided in the development of a sys-
tenn of receiving circuits which has
placed the United States practice con-
siderabiy In advance of other coun-
tries in that part of wireless telep-
raphy.
Rear Admiral William S Cowles.
.. ; n, retired, is on visit to this
city He Is at the Metropolitan Club.
Surgeon A. W. Dunbar of the wvo-
ming and Lieut.. Commander N. G. AS
serson OF the Naval Academy were in
this city last week on leave of alb
sence.
Lieut. E. Fl. Conner of the Milwaukee
on temporary duty in the bureau
of ordnance. Navy Department
paymaster James A Bull of the
Philadelphia yard is on Temporary
duty at the Navy Department
Chief Machinist c. r. Johnson. sta
Toned at Portsmouth, N H, is on tenn
porary duty IN the bureau of naviga-
ton.
James 3. Hutt Of Portsmouth. Va.
has been appointed a nautical expert
in the photographic Office, Navy De-
partInent.
Many Of the civilian employees of the
Navy Department attended the launch-
Ing OF the Pennsylvania last Tuesday
IS guests OF the Newport News Ship
building Company. which provided spe-
rial steamboat for the trip.
Secretary Daniels has assigned the
name Wanda to the naval tug under
construction at the Charleston. S. c.,
navy yard. That name was chosen at
the request of Charleston citizens who
reminded Mr.. Daniels that Wanda was
Pie old Indian name for the Cooper
FLYER. on which the navy yard is sit
oated.
Admiral Dewa Of the japanese navy,
who has been touring the United
states. and now is in San Francisco
plans 10 sail for home at once. ac-
cording TO report to the Navy De-
partment.
For the FIRST time in the history of
me navy there has been prescribed
Ior the vice President of the United
states a distinctive flag to be displayed
on naval vessels while he is on board
Inc President, the Secretary and the
assistant secretary of the navy and the
Secretary and assistant secretary OF
war each has a distinctive flag. while
no provision has heretofore been made
10 Indicate the presence of the Vice
PRESIDENT on board of national YES
sci. although he may at the time rep
resent the President of the United
States
The ceremonies attending a visit OF
include the manning of the rail by the
crew, hosting his flag and firing a
salute OF twenty-one guns upon his
arrival and hauling down his flag and
firing a second salute upon his de.
parture from the ship The bopors
given the Vice President were formerly
ths same as those given the President,
Dxospt thaf the rail was not manned