Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-06-05
CLOSE OF NAVAL
ACADEMY EXERCISES
CURTAIN RUNe DOWN ON THE LAST
DAYS PRO6RAM.
Steam Tactics And Boats Under Oars And
Sails On The Severn Addresses
In The ChapeI-Fare-
we'll Hop Tonight.


best scenes OF the weeks program OF ex-
ercises at the Naval Academy. II has
been a most successful week in all par
ticulars. The weather has been ideal.
Blue skies. pleasant breezes and bright
sunshine have added TO the beauty and
attraction of each days exercises, and
brought out civilians and visitors in large
numbers TO participate in the exercises,
which they heartily enjoyed. Today's
leaden skies and smoky atmosphere did
not mar the occasion nor dampen the
ardor of the visitors, who were on hand
for the scheduled exercises at 9 o'clock,
and later for the addresses in the Chape,
by members of the Board of Visitors.
The Board OF Visitors spent an hour
this morning in watching the drills given
by the middies in launches and cutters
under oars and sails, steam and sailing
on the Severn. The drills were in COM
mand of Lieutenant ]. H. Hines, assisted
by Midshipmen Rogers. Anderson, Smith
and Poteet. seamansbip tfficers. The
Board OF Visitors watched the maneuvers
from the Standish, but the program was
shortened somewhat. and a part of the
maneuvers we're compelled to be with
Drawn on account of the iog.
ADDRESS OF MR.. THOMPSON.
AT 1880 o'clock the mid shipuien
marched to the Chapel, where addresses
were made by members OF the Board OF
Visitors. These were Col. Robert M.
Thompson, OF New York, and United
States Representative Robert Adams, OF
Pennsylvania. Col. Thompson said
alt gives me great pleasure to talk to
American midshipmen. have lived
your lie and though. your thoughts and
therefore always find it easy to talk TO
you either in a chapel or on the athletic
field. Since leaving this institution have
also lived another lite and am able to
see some things better in the perspective
than If all my life had been spent in the
service. The one great thought that |
wish to impress upon you is that your
life now and until the last moment of
your existence is state OF preparation.
You must realize that you are selected
class. There are approximately Is ,ooo,-
900 of your age in the country ana every
one of them would like to change places
with you. When some regulations or
duty ietls irksome to you, remember that
each one OF you represents ~, 900 Amer
lean youths. When you first enter here
you begin to prepare for the February
examinations and from that time on you
are constantly preparing for something.
On the athletic field you always are pre-
pairing for the final contest.
"Another thing that you are to learn
is that your own good, the good of the
individual, is to be subordinated to that
or the service. Often while you are al
the Academy you are told to do some.
thing that you would think is not good
Tor you 10 do. Remember that Your
officers and instructors know better and
are laboring for your good and the good
OF the service. You learn that lesson OF
working for the whole from your football
games. You know that when you have
to forego individual excellence for the
good OF the team and il is this principle
OF team work that you must apply to
your service. More than that you must
not be satisfied with a mere doing OF
what you attempt, of just reaching a
passing mark, You must strive to realize
the very best that is in you, and if in
your service you meet with hardships and
trials, learn TO suffer and be glad.
THE FAREWELL BALL.
Tonight's festivities will wind up the
affairs OF the week by hop given in the
handsome new afmory at the Academy,
Mrs. Brownson, wife OF the Superintend-
ent. will receive with Midshjpman ]. H.
Lofland. of the First class.
The receiving stand will be located 10
tie right and near the entrance on the
northwest side OF the Armory. There
will be no decorations except the accou-
trements OF war, and number of war
relics. The large ballroom whose floor
space is $1,000 square feet, will be cur
tanned off at the rear with flags and
bunting for supper room.
The hours Of the hop will be from 8. go
to IL o'clock. At the entrance of the
foyer there are mounted on pedestals,
bells OF the United States ships Kearsarge
and Unadella. The Kearsarge bell was
recovered by Mr.. Lloyd Phoenix, grad
uate of the Naval Academy. from the
wreckers who looted the ship after she
was wrecked off Roncador Reef, on
February I'd. 1894.
The following is the inscription on the
Unadella's bell, which is at the right of
the entrance "May He who holds the
winds OF the sea in His hand, grant
victory to our powers by land and sea,
and in His infinite wisdom restore to US
the blessings of peace and of united
country" The bell was presented by
Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Of New York.
ALUMNI BANQUET.
The banquet of the Alumni Associa-
lion of the Naval Academy was held last
night in the gymnasium, which was for
merly Fort Severn. Attendance was lin
i ed strictly to the members of the Asso-
ciaiion. Secretary of the Navy Moody
was the guest of honor and replied to
the toast "The President.
Admiral George Dewey was present
as a member Of the Alumni Association.
The other toasts were responded to as
follows 1.-The Navy" Captain A T.
Mahan, 'so; "The Naval Academy, .