Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-20
NEWS FROM ANNAPOLIS.
what IL Going on at the Naval Academy
During the Summer Months
Correspondence Of The Evening Star

What IL Going on at the Naval Academy
During the Summer Montha
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY,
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July 10. 1891.
The academy is very quiet owing to the alb
sence OF three classes of cadets and many Of
the officers who are away on their summer
leave, but Notwithstanding this those who re-
main have had some very pleasant parties. Sew
erai launch parties to Round bay have been
quite successful.
Bay Ridge is but a short distance from the
academy and the academy band furnishes the
music for it. On Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons the cadets take advantage Of their
surcease from drills and enjoy the dancing and
bathing at this popular resort
The work of improving and extending the
grounds is rapidly progressing. The wall is to
be run to include all the land to the westward
between the grounds Of st. Johns College and
College creek. On this extension some new
officers quarters are to be built. The con-
tracts have been given for two double houses.
three stories high and containing all the mod
ern improvements. As the case stands now
there are not near enough quarters for the
officers and their families and as the quarters
are taken by seniority the younger officers,
who, from considerations of salary should
have quarters more than any one else are
forced to rent quarters outside of the academy.
These new houses will provide roomy quarters
Tor nearly all OF these officers. In addition it
is proposed to build new observatory. fitted
with modern instruments. as the observatory
now In use, while 1t was very good twenty
years ago, is much out OF date.
The practice ship Constellation. which sailed
from Annapolis on June TO- reached Hampton
Roads on June rs and left there on the 18th for
New London. Conn.,. reaching there on July 2.
Capt. Chester granted the cadets leave of alb
sence for three days to visit friends living near
New London. The ship will spend most OF this
month and august drilling at sailing and target
practice in Gardeners bay. Long Island, visit
ing Newport, Il. l., and New Bedford, Mass
Both officers and cadets seem quite determined
to make the cruise success. As this il the first
knowledge ola sea-going ship the cadets receive
it is quite important that every thing should be
properly ana efficiently DONE The engineer
division Of the class of 80, consisting of Naval
Cadets Beurst, Huntingdon, Porter, Crank,
Hashrouch and Moses, went to Baltimore last
Thursday on board the Phlox to inspect
cruisers . and 10, now building at the Coium::
bian iron works, and also the ship building
plant and drsughting rooms at the works
The required amount has been subscribed
by the classmates Of the late Lieut.. De Long,
who persisted while commanding the Lena
Delta expedition, to erect tablet to his
HcmoTy IN Tue naval Acauemy chapel, and 1t
Will soon be completed ard erected
The informal Saturday night hops are very
pleasant affairs. The cadets of the second
class, now taking the summer course in prac-
teal mechanics, are not harrassed by any
study. and this diversion thus has no evil
effects, besides making the place much more
agreeable for the otlicers families who remain
at the academy for the summer.
Mrs. Phythian and the Misses Phythian are
atpresent at their homo at the academy, but
will 60 to Kentucky to visit friends and rela-
tives in Lexington in a few weeks.
Mrs. E. X. Moore is spending the summer at
jamestown, RI. This seems quite a popular
resort with Naval Academy people, Mrs.
Haessler is there and Mrs Murray and the
Misses Murray, also Mrs. Reeder and Misses
Mamie and Nellie Reeder will soon leave for
the same place.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Potter and Miss Kathrine
Potter are spending the summer at White Hail,
on Lake Champaign.
Mrs. &. b. I. Moore is spending the first
part OF the summer at Annapolis, with Miss
Grimes of Decatur, ILL.,, as her guest
Mrs. N. nj. Terry il visiting relatives at
Lyme, Conn. where she will spend the greater
part Of the summer.
Capt and Mrs. Craig and Miss Alethe will re-
main at the Naval Academy for the summer.