Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-01

guests at the luncheon given by Supt and
Mrs. Brownson after the close of the cere-
a Gehsg at sns
of the Navy: Assistant SECRETARY and Mrs.
Charles H. Dazzling. re fF1N5miral. and Mrs.
Taylor, and Col RoRDt NJ Thompson,
graduate of the Naval Academy and one. of
the best friends the academy has ever had.
Hugh Fry of North Carolina, who had
received his third appointment to the Naval
Academy and was here taking his ex-
aminations for admission, has returned to
his home at Greensboro ren account of Ill
ness. Fry was taken $fckzla his first
examination in EnglisE and not improving
he was given a doctors certificate as to his
nation and was excused, later receiving
special permission from the Navy Depart
ment to return to his home.
Fry and T. e. Folletkef WISCONSIN were
because they would be 6sba9red on account
Of age limit had they waited until the time
for the usual examinations Folletts ex-
aminations have been completed and he
has passed successfully
Miss Bowles of Louisville. KY, is visiting
Mrs. Muir wife of Lieut.. Commander II.
c. p. Muir at her residence, No. Al Up
shur row. Naval Academy.
Miss Mollie Mf1igan. daughter of Com
msnder MilIfgan of Norfolk, Va, is being
entertained by Miss Nan Owen.
Miss Coyle of Washington is visiting her
brother, Lieut.. Coyle. United States Marine
Corps. Miss Coyie- is stopping at Carvel
Hall.
Mrs E. o. Fitch of Boston. Mass, mother
of Mfdshipman Fitch of the graduating
class. Is visiting her SON, and Is staying at
Carve1 Hall.
Mrs. Halligan, wife of Lieut.. John HALL
gan. jr. has been visiting her sister, Miss
Madaline Loomis
Miss King of Yonkers,, ~. Y. is being en-
tertained by Miss Caroline Brownson:
daughter of Superintendent Brewnson OF
the Naval Academy.
Miss Charlotte Bancroft of New! london,
Conn, has been spending some time with
Mrs. Hines, wife of Lieut.. H. Il. Hines of
the Naval Academy. Miss Bancroft has
left for Washington. where size will visit
the family of Chief Justice Brown.
Mrs Aramede Lowell of Bath, Me-, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Cooper. wife of
Lieut. G. F. Cooper, at the Naval Academy.
Miss Elizabeth Grswold OF Lime, Conn.
is the guest of Miss Frances Terry, daugh-
ter of Prof. Nat. M. Terry, at the Naval
Academy.
s. A.. are endeavering tV1have him detailed
as military instructor at.St Johns College.
at the expiration of the term of Maj. VIII
liam A. Thompson, the present incumbent.
Lieut.. Iglehart is a graduate of ST. Johns
and earned his appointment to the regular
service after serving two years as a pri-
vate. He is now stationed at Fort Sheri-
dan, Ill
The bay is frozen over far below Annapo-
lis, and there is only q narrow opening
leading out of the harbor,. which has been
made by the iceboat Latrobe. \ large num-
Der of boats are in the harhor. having
sought refuge from the snowstorm, and are
unable to leave = --ss+-
The officers have been appointed fol the
midshipmen brigade to succeed the mid
shipmen who will graduate tomorrow. OF
these Midshipman A. B. Court has been
made cadet commander.
Midshipman Court is from Texas, and Is
the second student of the Naval Academy
to have the honor conferred upon him of
the brigade. The rank was created last
year when the body of nnidshipmen was
organized as brigade instead of a bat
talon, as formerly. MirShipman Court is
as a five striper. and his posi-
ton is considered the highest honor that
can be conferred upon a midshfpman Be
sides this honor. he Isl gisa Yea ptafn of the
boat crew.
The midshipnlen who have been appointed
to command the compsinies' are: Roy c.
Smith, Niles Mich: Kenneth Whiting.
Larehmont N. Y; Johp Coz Sweeney jr..
Paris. Tenn; John A. Marfevillo. Carroll
ton. Ga: Royal E. IngersoTr, South Bend,
Ind: Arthur c.; Seott3 Scoesvifle. IN. ";
Wilhelm L. Friedell. 7 e,NarkaHa, Ark, and
Louis c. Farley, Rowe, MASS.
Captain and Mrs. StSneyNhave gone to
Florida for an indefinite STAY for the benefit
of Captain Stoney's health During his abb
sence Lieut.. BookWalter will be in Charge
of ships at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Barton, wife of Commander j. Bar
ton, gave small tea yesterday to mdship-
men at her home, Blake Rev. Naval Acad-
envy. .--, 2 ,.,--s-s - s +.