Evening star., 1916-08-27
Navy and Marine Corps Notes.

Surgeon General w. c. Braisted
L. S N, owing to the unusual pressure
of important duties. has not been able
to leave Washington for even few
days this summer. Mrs Braisted has
therefore remained in the city at their
hospitable home, PISS California avenue
and every afternoon accompanies heI
husband on long motor trips.
Gen. Braisted is one of the ab1est and
most enthusiastic motorists in the serv-
ice Always he is his own chauffeur,
and every intricate part of the gearing
of his car is as familiar to him as his
naval A Cs, so that with all of the
up-to-,late maps of the country within
a hundred miles of Washington he has
long since become entirely familiar with
every historic and interesting place and
section.
Capt Carroll c. Carpenter. U. s.
NJ c., who has just been detached from
duty at the American legation at Pc
king and ordered back to the United
miral Carpenter and brother of Surgeon
Dudley N. Carpenter, U. S. N. at pres
ent stationed at the naval training sta
tion at Newport.
Surgeon C. P. Kindelberger. L. S. N,
has been detached from duty at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis and as
signed to duty as surgeon to the At
Iantic fleet Dr. Kindelberger, as the
son of DIR. David Kindelberger, L. s. N,
retired, has spent much of his time in
Washington and has many boyhood
friends in resident society of this city.
Capt. W. B. McDougal. U. S. N, who
goes to London as naval attache to the
American embassy to relieve Commander
Powers Symington, Z. S. N, takes with
him not only the congratulations of his
friends here, but their regret as well that
this popular officer, who has been for
some time on duty at the Naval Observa
tory in Washington, is going so far away.
The detail, however, is coveted one,
especially at this time, when so much OF
extraordinary interest to both branches
of the service is transpiring in Europe.
Mrs. Eastman widow of Capt. Eastman.
L. S. N, has returned to Washington
from jamestown, where she spent some
Capt. Joseph L. Jayne. U. S. N, and Mrs.
Jayne at their cottage in Green Lane.
Lieut.. w. D. Taylor, U. s. N, who has
been transferred from the U. S. S. War
lenton to the u. S. S. Perkins, is the son
of Chief Constructor D. W. Taylor. U. S.
N, the present chief of bureau of con-
Struction and repairs
Commander Arthur Macarthur. L. S.
N. has been detached from command OF
the U. S. S. San Francisco to command
the U. S. S. South Dakota. This will
take him from the Portsmouth, N. H.
navy yard, where Mrs. Macarthur Joined
him some time ago and where they have
been prominent in the gayeties of that
place. Both Commander Macarthur and
his wife are Washingtonians, the latter as
the daughter Of the late Commander Nc
Gala, U. S. N. having spent her girlhood
here in the family home on Dupont circle.
Commander Macarthur is son of the
late Justice Macarthur of the District
Supreme Court, and is brother of Capt.
Douglas Macarthur. Z. s. A
Admiral and Mrs Walter Mclean have
Mrs. C. w. Worden and Miss Mary Wor-
den as their guests at the comman-
dants house at Norfolk, Va, Mrs and
Miss Worden having left Washington last
week for this visit
Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles, wife Of
Rear Admiral Cowles. u. s. N, retired,
She will return in the late autumn to
their handsome country place at Farming
ton. Conn.
Commander John K Robinson. u s. N.
and Mrs. Robinson are leisurely motoring
through the Berkshire hills.
Ensign Vincent Arthur Clarke, U S.
n, and wife, are at New London. Conn.
Mrs. Bloedorn. wife of Surgeon W. A.
Bioedorn. U. s. N. during her husbands
sea duty is spending the present month at
Atlantic City. and instead of returning to
Washington for the winter will go to
New York
Mrs. Turner, wife of Capt Thomas
Caldwell Turner. U. S. NJ. c., is at James,
town. r l., where, with her young son,
she has spent the summer.
Lieut. Calvin H. Cobb. T. S. N, and
wife are spending the late season at New
port.
Commander ]. H. Dayton, U. s. N, for
mer assistant to bureau of navigation
Navy Department. has gone to assume
command of the receiving ship at Norfolk
md naval training station at st. Helena
Va.
Mrs. John ]. Knapp. widow Of
Capt Knapp. L. S. N, has returned to
her home in this city from Annapolis,
where she visited her brother-in-law and
sister. Capt. and Mrs. Edward Eberie.
who also had as their guest at the same
time the latters mother, Mrs. Randolph
Harrison.
Capt Thomas W. Kinkaid. U. S. NJ and
Mrs Kinkaid are spending some weeks
at Deer Park, Nd
Capt. Kenneth McAlpine. o. 8. n, and
wife are at the Natural Bridge of virginia
for fortnight.
Mrs Patterson. wife Of Lieut. Donald r.
Patterson. U. s. N, has returned to
Washington. after several weeks spent at
Norfolk. where her husbands ship the
L. s. s. Dolphin. was.