Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
Glass of 1904 to Graduate soon-In-
vitations Out to Ball
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


ANNAPOLIS. Md. January IS. 1904.
The Rev. Dr. Stoddard of New York oil
the Seamens Aid Society, preached yes
terday morning at the Naval Academy TO
the midshipmen He took for his text.
Young men. L exhort you to be sober
minded" On next Sunday the young men
of the graduating class at the Naval
Academy will be presented with Bibles. ac-
cording to the long established custom
This will be the last Sunday but one before
the graduation of the class of 1904.
The class of 1905 at the Naval Academy
has sent invitations to the farewell ball
to be given in the new armory on the night
of February l.
The semi-annual examinations at the
Naval Academy begin on January -. All
drills will he suspended after this week
until the close of the examinations.
The midshipmen of the fourth class will
AXE up the study of Spanish after the
sem-annual examinations.
The boat crew at the Naval Academy has
begun 10 practice rowing after drills are
over. and is under the instruction of Coach
Glennon.
this week. At a meeting Saturday after
noon between Midshipman w. +. Holsey.
president of the Naval Academy Athletic
Association, and Cadet John E. Mudd. cap
tam OF 81. JOnn COfieSe DdSS Dali tedHi
amicable settlement was reached. ana
Il was definitely determined to arrange for
a base ball game this spring between the
teams of the two institutions. IL an open
date can be found agreeable to both.
In the model room at the Naval Academy,
among many interesting and valua bic
curios. there is Russian compass present
ed by the Grand Duke Alexis
Each midshipman at the Naval Academy
has the sum of $53 credited to him on the
Of hill
in Congress correcting the displacement OF
comma which otherwise deprived the
midshipmen of their 80 cents per diem Tor
rations. The money credited covers
period of six months from July to January.
Mrs Harriet Pauline Gardiner. wife OF
Mr. William r. Gardiner. jr.. Junior MEM
Der of the firm of Farmholt. Gardiner &
Co. lumber dealers here. died on Sat
urday night. She was the granddaughter
of tire late Judge r. J. White of Howard
county. and the daughter of Mrs. Harriet
V. and the late S. 3. Scaggs of Washing
ton The deceased was thirty-two years
old. The funeral will take place on Tues
day afternoon al ) O'Clock from the freS-
byterian Church.
Gov. warfeld spent his first Sunday in
Annapolis yesterday and attended the
Presbyterian Church. accompanied by his
wife his daughter. Miss Margaret War
field his sons Edwin and his sister. Mrs.
Hopes of Phila delphia. Besides these the
governors household consists of his daugh-
ter Carrie who is attending school at Brier
Cliff on the Hudson. and his little daughter
Emma four years old, the pet of the fam
iIy Mrs. Warfeld. wife of the new gov
ernor will give her first reception next
Thursday afternoon at the executive man
sion. Later she will give several musicales
ard large dinner parties before Lent
TIE masquerade ball given by the bach
elors' mess at the Naval Academy Friday
night was a great success. Instead of be-
ing brilliant it was grotesaue. the maskers
striving to put all the fun into the occasion
possible. Scarcely any two costumes were
alike. and i'm some cases. although no masks
were worn the disguise was complete.
Superintendent Brownson has returned
from a successful cunning trip to North
Carolina
Col Robert NJ Thompson of New York
and Rear Admiral Francis ]. Higginson.
comma ndant Of the Washington navy yard.
spent Sunday with Lieut.. G. r. Evans at
the Naval Academy.
Fire this morning at the residence of Mr..
Charles Il. Abbott, on Conduit street, busi-
ness manager of the oldest daily paper
here destroyed all the outbuildings and
their contents, valued at $500 No insur-