Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-24
LIFE AT ANNAPOLIS.
Opening OF the Social SeasOn-what
the Cadets Will Do ON Thanksgiving
Day-An Unusually Small First Class.

Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
ANNAPOLIS. Nov. %.
The social season at the United States naval
academy can nov be said to have begun in
earnest. During the winter the academy is I'M
usually gay and interesting, and nothing ap-
pears to contribute more to the festivities and
enjoyments of the social world here than the
pleasant dances that alternate each week under
the auspices Of the officers and the cadets The
first of the regular hop series will come off
Wednesday night. This is known as the
Thanksgiving dance, which takes place each
year, in accordance with a time-honored Gus
tom. Next to the regular graduating hop it is
the most brilliant event of the season, and
from present indications, the coming hop will
even surpass its predecessors. The honor of re
ceiving the guests, who are expected in large
numbers ,i from ', distant parts: including New
more and elsewhere, will probably fall upon
Mrs. Ramsay, wife of Capt. F. NJ. Ramsay. SUI
Of tne hem mh1 w
consisting of Cadets Billings, Dodd, Edgar
Foust, Griswold, kress, Winram and Wither-
spoon.
During last week several charming social en-
tertainments took place inside the academy
grounds, including reception at the residence
OF Mrs. Farmer, wife OF CHIEF Engineer Farmer
These social gatherings are attended not only
by the officers and ladies of the academy, but
by all the elite Of Annapolis Visitors to the
of enjoyment within the spacious drawing
rooms, where the entertainments are held.
Most of the ladies appear in evening dress
The officers for the most part attend in recep-
ton uniform. which, ornamented with gold
trimmings and brightly FURNISHED brass but
tons, contrast effectively with the elaborate
toilets of the fair sex.
THANKSGIVING AT THE ACADEMY.
The observance of Thanksgiving Day at the
naval academy, should the weather be favora-
BILE, will take the form OF an athletic tourna-
ment, including such outside sports as usually
make up the part of their practical exercises.
There will be racing, base ball throwing, jump
ing, vaulting, ETC., concluding with the inevita-
BILE CREASED pig race" football match be-
tween the cadets and the Johns Hopkins uni
sports ofThanksgiving Day, and a cotilli0n by
the cadets (the first of the season. will wind up
the festivities.
SMALL FIRST CLASS.
The present first class OF naval cadets, which
is the next graduating class, will be the small
est class that has ever completed four-years'
course at tho naval academy. The class has
only twenty five members, and 1t is possible
that some Of these may drop out and further
uation, in June, arrives. The relative standing
OF the class Is as follows the first two being
"star members, !" or those receiving S5 per cent
term: 1. Frederick n. Kress, New York; ,,
George Breed. kentucky; ), F. w. Jenkins,
Pennsylvan 4, w H. g. Bullard, PennsyIva-
Eag aGss Sew York n ". II. Foast. OHIO
VIM. H. Caldwell, Tennessee; 8. Willard L.
Dodd, Indiana; 10, II. X. Hines, Kentucky; l L,
Kentucky; IS, Samuel NJ. Strife, Maryland; 4,
Harry E. Rumsey, Wyoming Territory; Is,
G GeHre F. RsSk Il %ne n
Georgia; 10. Edwin V. d. Johnson. Indiana; 20,
John h,. 7 Mcmillan. Caiifo5nia ~, Francis a's a:
Maine; rs. David NJ. Young. Virginia.