Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-06-05

Captain w. H. Brownson, 81: "Grad.
yates in Civil Life" Prot. II. w. Spang
Ter. rs. now OF the University of Penn.
syivania;' Sweethearts and Wives" Lieu.
tenant L. A. Gotten. 'oS.
Previous to the banquet the Associa.
tlon held business meeting and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
wear President. Rear-Admiral /. II.
Opshur; members of the council, Com
mander Hugo 0s,erhaus, Lieutenant
Commanders F. II. Eldr.dge and f. T.
Warbuiton, Col. h. Nj. Thompson and
Prot. 7. r. Alger; secretary aud treas
urer, Lieut.. Commander w. +. Fullam.
The oldest member OF the Alumni
association present at the BANQUET last
night was Rear-Admiral I. II. Upshur.
United States Navy. (retired), member
OF the class of 1850.
THE DOLPHIN ARRIVES.
An interesting feature of the exercises
yesterday afternoon at the Naval Acad.
emy was the arrival OF the President
private yacht. the Dolphin, having on
board Secretary OF the Navy William II.
Moody and Admlrals Dewey and Tayl lor.
incidentally, the midshipmen were de-
prived OF some OF their leisure yesterday
morning. and the hard-worked bandsmen
had also to be kept in readiness, as il
was desired TO greet the distinguished
officials with all the eclat possible.
The Dolphin arrived in the harbor
about so p. m. and word was sent that
the visitors would not come ashore until
O'Clock. 1t was further desired that
the ceremonies should be as simple as
possible. AT o'clock the party was
rowed IN cutter to the float OF the mid.
shipments boathouse. All three of the
party were in civilian clothes. On the
float were Superintendent w. II. Brown
son, n,Commandant of Midshipmen Badger.
Lieutenant Poyer, secretary of Academy
board, and Passed Midshipman w r
Anderson, who was designated as special
aid. As the party landed a battalion Of
marines presented arms, the trumpet
played four fiourishes and the band under
Prot. zimmerman, played a march.
BREAKFAST FOR VISITORS.
Superintendent and Mrs. Brownson
entertained at breakfast, given at liz
O'Clock this afternoon at the Superin-
tendents house, Naval Academy, the
Board OF Visitors, the heads of depart
ments at the Naval Academy and their
wives. few personal friends were also
invited by Captain and Mrs. Brownson.
among whom were DIR. Fell, president
OF St Johns College, and Mrs. FELL.
The appointments were beautiful. and
covers were laid for eighty. A Wash
lngton caterer had charge of the break
fast. This was the last OF a series OF
three social events given by Superin-
lendent and Mrs. Brownson during the
week 5 festivities at the Academy.
THE STEWART A FLYER.
The speed of the torpedo-boat de-
stroyer Stewart was tested today, and an
exhibition OF this, the speedest of the
torpedo boats, was given to the Board OF
Visitors, who were taken on a three
nours trip down the bay. Lieutenant
r. A. Trout was in command of the
Stewart and the vessel was steamed
up to her full capacity.
The Presidents private yacht. the
Dolphin. sailed last night Tor Wash
lngIon alter the graduates dinner at the
Naval Academy, having aboard Admiral
Dewey, Secretary of toe Navy Moody
and Rear-Admiral Taylor, who had ar
rived early in the evening and left i'm
medlately after the festivities.
ACADEMY NOTES.
The Standish left at I.3o D. m. with
supplies for the Indiana.
AT present FIVE torpedoboat desuovers
are lying off the Naval Academy. Each
and each is capable OF making twenty
knots an hour.
The laundry at the Academyis over
taxed. Its capacity is not sufficient 10
turn out the work, and this is seriously
telt, During the summer il will require
additional Improvements.
The mldshipmen were this morning
fitted out with the regulation trappipgs
TOR the summer cruise, oil suits. etc.
which were taken aboard the Chesapeake
and Indiana. The middies will 90 aboard
tomorrow and sail on Monday.
About three hundred midshipmen will
be at the Naval Academy this summer.
This number will include largely the new
class and will necessitate many of the in.
structors remaining on duty. Chaplain
Clark Will also remain at the Academy
during the summer.
lhe storekeeper finds thrown on his
hands numberless shirts, collars and cuffs
and much underwear, because of the
change of regulation wearing apparel
for mIdshipmen. The full bosom shirts
have been done away with and the hall
bosom ones substituted. The narrow
cuffs and collars have heen sucr..aoS r.,
the broad ones, and grey underwear has
taken the place of the white,