Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-04-22
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
The Naval Academy Band Wins a
Medal-The Secretary Leaves

Medal-The Secretary Leaves.
Yesterday was the closing dsy of the
| rendezvous festivities in Norfolk. Fully
lO,OOO people witnessed the concert and
band competition The bands partici-
pating in the prize contest played in the
following order: First. Itzeps Band. of
Baltimore; second, United States Marine
Band, OF Washington, D. C; third. the
Marine Band of the British cruiser Blake:
fourth. Naval Academy Band, OF Amman
oils, Md fifth, band OF German cruiser
kaiserin Augusta; sixth. band Of United
states cruiser Chicago. The playing by
all the bands were superb. The applause
given each was hearty. The Judges were
Prof. Newton FitZ. of Norfolk. Prof.
Reinhart, of Richmond. and Prof Rode.
rigo. of Old Point The contest lasted
about three hours and the first prize of
$3.50 was won by the Marine Band. of
Washington. The second of $3.50 by the
Band of the German ship Kaiserin Au-
gusta, and the third OF 800 by the Ma
val Academy Band, Prof. Zimmerman,
leader. ItzePs Band, of Baltimore, came
In fourth, but there was no fourth prize,
so they were not in 1t.
The Naval Academy Band, which lie
under the leadership OF Prof. Charles A.
Zimmerman, has again made a record for
itself. and proves its superiority to other
bands In this great contest. Had the
Academy Band as many members as the
winners Of the first two prizes, they
would have been honored with the first
prize.
The admiral of the British squadron
at Hampton Reads visited Washington
| to-day, and paid his respects to the Presi
| dent He was escorted through the diff
ferent departments by Commodore Ram
| say, former superintendent OF the Naval
Academy.
1t was unfortunate for Annapolis that
the dispatch boat Dolphin, with the Sec
rotary OF the Navy and party aboard,
| we're delayed in our harbor for two
hours by being driven ashore on bar
| The accident caused much talk among
| those interested in having the ships
brought here during the Academy exer-
cises in June Secretary Herbert's own
experience has taught him the danger in
large vessels coming into our harbor,
and he should urge an appropriation by
| Congress to cut the bar away.
The Dolphin was pulled of about z
o'clock last night by the large tug Her
| cules.
The barge on which Secretary Herbert
was conveyed to the Dolphin was used
for the first time yesterday 1t was built
in Norfolk, and is said to have cost the
government $4,000 1t is beautifully fin
ished in mahogany, with silver trim
mings. and embellished with the en-
blems of the navy. The Secretary's in
sigma, four stars and an anchor in sill
yer, is displayed in the bow of the boat,
which is 35 feet 8 inches long.
The Secretary's party was composed
of his daughter, Miss Herbert, Mrs
Manning, widow of the Secretary of the
Treasury under President Cleveland s
first administration, and her niece, Miss
Fryer Ensign Spencer 8. Wood. popu-
lar officer of the navy, who graduated
from the Naval Academy at the head oil
his class, came as aide TO the Secretary
of the Navy. These. with Lieutenant
Buckingham, of the Dolphin, and Lieu
tenant Merriam. aide to the superinten'
tendent, took luncheon with Captain
Phythian and his family at the superin
tendent's residence before the departure
of the visitors for the naval review.