Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-01-18
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.
A Brilliant Reception and Large Attend
ance

ance.
The reception given at Mcdowell ball.
st. Johns College last night by President
and Mrs. Fell, was a brilliant affair and
largely attended by Senators and Dele
gates of the Legislature, the Navy and
many prominent citizens. The reception
rooms were tastefully adorned with flags
and tropical plants and flowers. which
were kindly loaned for the occasion by
E. A. Seidewitz Mrs. Fell, wife OF the
president, received, assisted by Mrs.
Senator J. Writ Randall. Mrs. Sprigg
Harwood and Mrs. Lieutenant Jamar.-
A large number of invitations were issued
and many responded. The Governor was
prevented from attending by sickness In
his family. Secretary and Mrs LeCompte
were also unable to attend owing to Sc
we're cold which Mrs. LeComp had con-
tracted during Inauguration week-both
Of whom sent their regrets to President
aud Mrs Fell. Among those present were:
Commander and Mrs. Sampson, u 3.
Naval Academy; Command and Miss
Harrington. Commander and Mrs. Sigs
bee, II. A. Bartlett, Commander and Mrs.
Huntington, Capt. Young, Lieutenant
and Mrs Belknap, Lieutenant II. L.
Wood, Lieutenant and Mrs. Potter, Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Briggs, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Colvocoresses, Lieutenant Colahan,
Lieut. and Mrs Howard. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Barnette, Ensign and Mrs. Huse,
Ensigns Knapp, Muir, Atwater, Gibbons,
Schill and Ensign and Mrs. Eyre, DR.. and
Mrs. Percy, DIR. and Mrs. Walton, Ensign
and Mrs. WOrthington, DIR. Russell,
Chaplain E. X. Rawson, Engineer and
Mrs Scribner, Lieutenant Mahan, Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Bartlett, DR.. and Mrs.
Gatewood.
The Legislature was represented by
Senators Stake and Goodwin, Senator and
Mrs Edelin,, Toadwin, Adams, Senator
and Mrs. Bennett, Senator and Mrs. John
Writ Randall and Senators McKaig and
Lindsay
The House of Delegates by Messrs.
Ebaugh. w. p. Morsell, Buckley, Rohr-
back, Mr.. and Mrs. Laird, Graves, Grove,
Stohlemeyer, Clarke, Maddox, Linn,
Wootten, Preston, Davis, Webster, Cor
such, Mr.. and Mrs. Gott, Purnell, b. f.
Selby. E. G.. Selby, Bowie, and others.
Judges Bryan and Magruder, Hon. N.
Brewer, Mayor aud Miss Claude, Mrs
Pendleton, Professor Brown, Prof. and
Mrs. Lcroux, Professor Terry, Professor
Rice, = Dr. and Mrs Ridout, j. Shaaf
Stockett. F. H. Stockett, Mr.. and Mrs
Sprigg Harwood, Mrs. r. WEIGH, Mr.
and Mrs. j. Munroe, Mr.. and Mrs. James
M. Munroe, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Gassaway,
Mrs. Brainard and Dr. Munroe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gather, Rev. Mr.. Southgate, Mr..
and Mrs. Iglehart, Mrs. Huntley. Rev.
and Mrs r. ii. Williams, DR.. and Mrs.
W. Claude, Misses Randall, d. Randall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie, Mr.. and Miss Nc
Culloch, Rev. Mr.. Savage, Miss Mar
chand, Miss Heap, DR.. and Mrs. Kenne-
dy, Messrs. Julian Brewer, Frank b.
Mayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Nevett Steele, Mr..
and Mrs Geo. T. Melvin, Mr.. and Miss
Webster, Miss Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. e. 5.
Riley and Mr.. John Magruder.
The faculty was represented by DR.. @.
w. Reid and wife; DR.. III. Sager Hall,
Prsfs. Game, Whittier and Messrs. Chew,
Revell, Hicks and many others. The re-
ception began at $50 and continued until
IL. Music was discoufsed during the even
ing by the Naval Academy Band. The
reception was In every way a success and
was highly complimented by all present.