Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-06-08
THE BALL LAST NIGHT.
The Closing Scenes of Graduating Ex-
ercises at the Naval Academy.
CADETS EMBARK FOR TWO YEARS
CRUISE.

1 Gl = y
CRUISE.
The farewell ball given last hight by
the class of '96 to the graduates, was the
closing and crowning event Of the bril-
| liant scenes of graduation week. This
| is the event of events with the young
people. The second class, now the first,
had thrown all its energies into the deco
rations of the ball room and preparations
generally. The lovely ceiling ornamen-
| tations of flowing streamers, meeting in
three centers over the floor, larmoniZ-
ing the carmine of the class of 90, the
pale blue and white of the class of '95
and the red and gold OF the navy, has
never been excelled here in beauty of
design and effect. The spaces between
the windows of the armory had curious
designs worked out, with implements of
war, aud the band and receiving stands,
with their natural and rustic ornamen-
| tation, added a pleasing scenic effect to
/ the whirl of dancers. 1t was brilliant
and splendid spectacle. The receiving
party stood in a rustic cottage in the
northern corner of the room, and on the
southern side of the armory Professor
Zimmerman Is band played away as fresh
as if it had not been under Titanic
strain for a week. A covered canvasway
led from the armory to the mess-hall,
where supper WAS served and guards OF
marines examined the tickets of the
| guests.
Mrs. Cooper, wife of the superintend-
ent of the Naval Academy, ard Cadet
Robinson, of Ohio, the honor man of the
| second class, received. Mrs. Cooper was
very handsomely dressed in gown of
white and black silk. with basque of
| gray dotted tulle over white satin. She
wore handsome diamond necklace and
ornaments, and carried bouquet of
| large red roses, tied with ribbon of the
class col0Ts of '96. Most of the mem
bers of the Board of Visitors were pres
ent. Many with members of their fam
lies Among the members of the board
and families were: Senator Faulkner,
of West Virginia, and daughters: Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson and daughter, Arch
deacon Benton and wife, Representative
Tate and wife, Colonel Tate and daugh-
| ter, Prof. Thornton, Prof. Launsbury
and Mr.. Morrisett. Others present were
Assistant Secretary of the Navy NcAdoo
and daughters, Admiral Gherardi and
wife, Robert Il. Lee, nephew of Gen.
Lee; Captain McGrifiin, who is a grad
uate of the Naval Academy, and COM
manded a Chinese warship In a recent
engagement in the Japanese-Chinese
war, and was severely wounded; Mr..
| Church, of the Army and Navy Jour
nal; DIR. Bedloe, of Philadelphia; Cap
tain Gridley, United States Navy.
The following cadets of the first class
! were present with ladies' Cadet Rob
inson with Miss Smith, of Pittsburg;
Cadet Leiper with Miss Anderson, of
Chester, Pa. Cadet Poor with Miss Met
calf, of Pittsburg; Cadet Holden with
Miss Lawson, of Idaho; Cadet Earle
with Miss White, of Boston; Cadet T.
Il. Walker with Miss Doyle, of Wash
ingtoI; Cadet Bissett with Miss Lewis,
of Virginia.; Cadet Lincoln with Miss
Fleet, daughter of Colonel Fleet, of Mis-
souri,; Cadet Kalbach with Miss Gala
han, of Philadelphia; Cadet Cluverius
with Miss Sampson, Of Washington;
Cadet Gilpin with Miss Boykin, of Bal
timore Cadet Middleton with Miss Barn
well, of South Carolina; Cadet Kimball
with Miss Corner, of Baltimore; Cadet
Wettengell with Miss Townsend, of Den
yer; Cadet Fitzgerald with Miss Yves.
| ternhouse, of New York; Cadet Tozer
with Miss Craven, of New York; Cadet
| Ridgely with Miss Wake, Of Norfolk:
Cadet Wurtsburgh with Miss Coleman,
of Baltimore; Cadet Macarthur with Miss
! Dangerlield, of Virginia; Cadet Ellis
with Miss Doak, of Memphis; Cadet
Kearney with Miss Estela Smith, Of
Brooklyn; Cadet Knox with Miss Nellie
Smith, of Norfolk; Cadet Wood with
Miss STREET., of Washington; Cadet Mar
shall with Miss Calvert, of Baltimore;
Cadet McCauley with Miss Thompson,
of New York, daughter of Congressman
| Thompson, of the board of visitors; Ca
det Muslin with Miss Edwoods, of Phila-
| HolV of
! New York; Cadet Jessop, with Miss
Wainwright, Of Washington; Cadet Cas-
| tleman with Miss Seaton, of Baltimore;
Cadet Burt with Miss Young, of Geor-
gia: Cadet Rice with Miss Anderson, of
| Pennsylvania; Cadet Curtin with Miss
Roder, of Baltimore; Cadet Washington,
with Miss Reid, of North Carolina; Ca
det Henry with Miss Johnston, of New
| York; Cadet Crenshaw with Miss Har-
ney, Of st. Louis; Cadet Doak with Miss
Pearce, of Washington; Cadet Little
| field with Miss Fay, of Annapolis; Ca
Diet Brownson with Miss Jonathan, of
New York.
Among those from Annapons were
the Misses Magruder, Miss Mary Ma
gruder, Miss Gassaway, the Misses Du-
vail, Miss Stockett, Miss Iglehart, MI.
G.. Mcfarland and daughters, Misses
| Handy. the Misses Kennedy, Miss Ri
dout, Mrs. Guy Thompson, the Misses
Tate, Mrs. w. NJ. Abbott, Mrs. G. Alb
bott, Miss Bessie Abbott, the Misses
Thompson, Col. Luther Gadd and wife,
Mr.. George L. Melvin, wife and daugh-
ter, G.. e. Remson and daughter, Mr..
Medford Roe. Mrs. Fauble, DIR. George
L. Feldmeyer. James Feldmeyer, John
III. Musterman, the Misses Kennedy,
Misses McParlan, Prof. John Chew, Miss
Owens, Prof. Cain, Miss Clason, Mrs.
Jeffries, Miss Lull, MIR. Brown, Miss
Beck, the Misses Handy, Mr. l.. Dorsey
Gassaway and wife, Judge Magruder and
wife, james Munroe and wife, w. Hal
| lam Claude, Mrs. Terry and daughter,
Mr.. Terry, Miss Fay, Miss Robb, Miss
Bays, Mr. Bays, Mr.. Clason, Miss Mar
tin, Mr.. Southgate, Prof. Werntz, r. f.
| Fisher, J. II. Magruder.
The programs were in the shape of a
sea-shell, and probably the most tasty
| of any that have been seen here. Supper
was served in the main quarters at IL
o'clock.
Cadet S. w. Anding, who has been
ciclx for several weeks has been granted