New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-12

. GERMAN AND A HOP AT THE ACADEMY.
a BATTALION GOES sUPPERLEss AND BOWS IL
TERPsICHORE.

a BATTAI1ON SOEo oOffhhH@Do "~
TERPsIcHoRE.
Wrsr POINT. June 11.-Three hundred
.ae,s went without their supper tonight The Com
tssary Department hasn't gone into the hands OF ~
ver nor were the sufferers Immediately sent TO pea'
"a generally follows in the OF domestic economy
On the contrary they all allowed to SIT up ia'e
teught than ON any of the remaining 36f In iac'
she priyation is a sefnhiced one. Tonight bhc ci"
of $50 gave the farewell hop to the graduating cass
Now the cadet Is nothing II not gallant and in or"or
that that the might be so decorated as 10 FORM
fit background for the picture of beauty cohgreg"eo
there the entire battalion went without IT'S supper 10
Aforesaid while the committee of managers Malvern
sin Barnum John E. McMahon Arthur Thayer John
]. Pcrshng, Edward NJ. Lewis, Thomas IL. Refs,
CHARLES g. Dwyer William III. Bean and George Brand
DUNCAN turned the halls dedicated to hash ana
into temple of Terpsiehore and adorned the scene WIN
n,nch bunting and many ornaments OF a military ehrac
Ter Each cadet who had signihed his INTENTION od
sesrryed for him, and then chart was made OUT
giving the occupant OF each seat AS the number ,h
e. large this wear that Ii impossible TO string heh
nt along The wall the chairs arranged In double
line the women sitting IN front and their escorts DC
od line of bright eyes and gorgeous costumes paeReu
Sy matty uniforms and brass buttons ,,,.r.,,r,
On tis happy occasion there Is always a plentiiui
supply OF the gentler SEX =, sonS.mhs POINT.
The families and friends OF graduates and the fair
women of NewYork and the river towns sent run aei
cations yassar was well ns he common Each
has hearty contempt for the iin soldier hs nS u
fortunate members OF tue various Initial h~tb
along the Hudson are called, anu po.n
have the reputation of waltzng dviney. Hence tne
interc ollegiae relations between the TWO INSTITUTIONS
nrc always on a friendly footing. The Vassar maiden
adores the cadet in general and the cadet adres the
fair Vassaran both in general and in particular when
possible the former accepts all invitations dated al west
Point. II. .,,, ho,s
In the course of the summer encampment Two hoFs
mud n german are given every week by the cadets ana
wholesale Invitation these has been nailed up on ,he
porch of the West Point Hotel and dedicated 70 me
ress of that little hosiery At IL o'clock Tonight the
german began, LED by Beaumont b. Buck Win MISS us,
Brooks willie the hop continued In the rooms oI ne
officers mess which constitutes sort OF annex 10 me
larger hall. At $50 a. the recall was sounded, .ne
drums beat and all the dancers had 10 go home whether
they wanted to or not ,> ora
Secretary Endicott Adjutant-Gene Drum ana
Haior-(;eneral Stanley arrived at noon to-day
and were received with military hoiiois. Salut S
were fired and the battalion CADETS escorted tnc
gnests 10 the house of Colonel Merritt In the aitet
noon review held in homer OF Secretary Enncot
whose fine face and tail, sodlery inquire haoe "io''
favorable impression on the cadets,
AZ the evening parade the standing Of the second class
was read ont or the eighty odd members only Tour
xyere fouud deficient.