New-York tribune., 1890-06-12
THE LAST DRESS-PARADE.
GRADUATES AT WEST POINT HEAR THEn
ORDER OF MERIT
THE ANNUAL BAIn.-MILITARY Gymnastics b
THE FOURTH CLAss-RECElVlNG THE
SECRETARY OF WAR.


SECRETARY OF WAR
west Point June IL (speciaD.-Ttis afternoon the
cuns OF the light battery on the plain announces ue
arrival Of the Secretary Of War The secretary was
met at the railroad station by Coionei "nSo"' '
Superintendent, who drove him 10 ms houso' n'
8 O'Clock the cadets reviewed Dy the oeoic.ay'
It has been day hot and sultry. AT noon s'or'''
clouds gathered over the mountains and there was
nrorect ~ cooling shower but it passed away down
the river and left the still beating down WIN
mercess severity on the plain Later breeze ca"e
stealing from the green, wooded slopes OF inc mo"i
tans and rendered existence possible :,
The fourth class, under the direction Oh "a. %
Koehler, gave an exhibition OF military gymnasucs.
II ,oot nlace under the trees in front OF the
cadet barracks and was witnessed by large
and enthusiastic tfrong OF spectators. n co'l-
sisted OF the settingup and calisthenc dri,
on the horizontal bar, squad exercise Win t"e io
fencing bout between Cadets Ames ana hoso.s' Sf
exercises with the broadsword, broadsworo assas
between Cadets L. c. Andrews and CruiKshanh' he"
iumnine and other exercises In the long'horse eA-
ercIse four cadets were seated on wooden morse =.
cadet would make and springng from the siou'-
wond nlace his hands on the shoulders OF tlie rca
man and yault over horse and men to the ground A
whole Of the exercises brought much praise anu ap-
plause to the cadets and their Instructor.
At O'Clock the class of 1890 had IT'S fare"en u,'
ner in the mess hall. Bills OF fare bearing .ho IN
scripton. Farewell Dinner, Class OF '0o ana drun''
saas cannon bavonets and eagles interspersed among
the articles OF food served printed for the caae
Tbere are several sad cadets at the POINT 'oaay'
,o rine NJ the fourth class and one Oh the .h'ru
class have been found dehc lent and are reconmenue
for discharge In the fourth class eish' naso ooe'
turned back to begin again with the CLASS "ii' '
this June. 1. s., r,oc,ors
At meeting of the Board of Visitors to-day poc'ors
uovIdary pohinson White and Compton gave some
rather startling testimony In regard TO the quarters
OF the enlisted men at the post The marr'eu mon
live in wooden houses which are from seventy sn'' "
eighty wears old and in decaying sta", ""oi ~"
doctors pronounce unhealthful. The quarters CIV"
them are so confined that in some places V"eiuo PC
sons are living in three rooms. TDere are oi' mon
women and children living in the soldiers quar'1,
hor IN condition which would not be allowed BY the
health authorities of any CITY, Last year. there "ere
tb,rtvave cases of dphthera and hfty.three Vi
scarlet fever in the soldiers quarters DUE the doceoS
say. 10 the unsanitary condition OF the puiiaiiis'
The BOARD of Visitors will strongly recommenu '"'
new quarters be built for the enlisted men'
The Coast Survey schooner Eagle commanded oy
Lieutenant W. p Elliott, came up the river last hish.
and anchored oil the Point. several other haVai
oopcers are here and the uniforms OF Uncle sam $
Vow Navvp were mingled with those Of his old Army
a. the hon tonight. At O'Clock came the dress
norado the last one here in which the members OF te
graduating class will take part as Cadets LOT U"
morrow they will " Bid farewell to cadet gray anu
don the army blue" The cadets OK the graoua'hs
class took tea with Mrs. Postlethwate, tie WIG VI
the cbaplain here after the evening formauon ihe
Oaro the hall in Grant Hall, which was decorated
for the OCCASION Among the people at the Daii
were Colonel and Mrs. Wilson, Lieutenant Colone ana
us Hawkins Professor and Mrs. Niche; professor
and Mrs. Postlethwate, Professor and Mrs Iiiman'
Professor and Mrs. Winthrop, professor anu MI D
Mercur Professor and Mrs. Bass, Professor anu M
Andrews Professor and Mrs. Larned captain ana MIS-.
Netcalf Captain and Mrs. Williams, Cap,ani anu
Mrs Mtcham, Captain and Mrs. Derby Lieu'ona"'
and Mrs. Hodges, Lieutenant and MIS- crane. L'0u
tenant and Mrs. Dodds, Lieutenant and Mrs. Kernan'
Lieutenant and Mrs. Johnston, Lieutenant and Mrs.
yo,scomb Iieutenant and Mrs. Rowan Lieutenant
and Mrs. Elliott, Lieutenant and Mrs Braden. Lieu
tenant and Petit Lieutenant and Mrs. MasErs' r
Lieutenant and Mrs Flynn Lleatehdit pdaie so Tate
(ialbrah Carson Hodges. Peach Lands behEer NJ
and Barney, General f. Burd Gruo6. Mr as anu ',TT Mr.
JadwIn CAPTAIN and Mrs. George l.. hndrews' NJ
md Mrs John A. Logan, Mr. and Mrs. wallace. MI.
and Mrs. Swzer, and so many young iaaies oes tht
mi of form and face and radiant OF costume, thao
nen or nenc could not dare attempt to record their
iovellness ., n,or,t q, tho
graduating class read with the branches OF the
service for which the young men were recoh'ho"uo'
lhF eprInecrs lT Ordnance, Artillery, Cavalry or In
antry-Edgar Jadwin. Charles Keller erbers peanyne'
Charles S. Bromwel, Golden PH Rugsies "iii'aih "
Johnson. ~ ,, o Irf,ntrv-Henry
D. Todd IT,, John C.. Rennard, James Hamilton
Thomas w. Winston, Alfred c. Merlllat. = Urav.r.
buh George Mongomery clint c Hearn Sl ws% Roher G.
Davis James X. Lindsay Hiram Mel toGen; aSin nIStr
n.nsI =; Mdi'aye W. Kecham, Milton F. Davis William s.
WeWair. William j. Snow, George g. Gatley' IhomaS
d. cavary or Infantry-Fred W. sladen James . A. 4.
Ryan Harry H. Bandhoz Henry T. rerguITm Tnrnbroo
Winam III Ho"Pn p Clark. samuel G. Jones, r.. John W
wholiey. Melvin W. Rowell, George NJ sr Brown James
NJ Non AhuTe"S george D. Moore willis Une, Lawrence J.
Fleming Hugh SWAIN Charles j. symm9nds r n nrhes'
Never. Frank D. Keech, Edmund L. Butts, Vernon A.
Caldwell.