Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01
TO COMMAND THE MARYLAND.
Annapolis Naval Orders - Interest in
Forthcoming Wedding.
,cial Correspondence of The Evening Star

ANNAPOLIS. Md. April l, 1905
Orders have been received at the Naval
Academy in which Lieut. Commander Bis
pham is to be placed in command of the
armored cruiser Maryland. soon as she
Is placed in commission.
Commander J. K. Barton, United States
navy, has received orders detailing him to
the University of Michigan at Ann Harbor
Mich and many eastern universities to
make an inspection of the various branches
of learning in which the Naval Academy Is
interested and which are often the open
sesame to the Naval Academy. The detail
is temporary one, after which he will re-
turn to the academy.
Mrs Russell, wife Of Capt. ]. H. Russell
United States Marine Corps, gave chld's
party yesterday afternoon at her home at
the marine barracks. in honor of her little
girls birthday. The children from the
Naval Academy were invited
Mrs. Wells. wife of Lieut.. A. B. Wells,
United States navy, is spending a fortnight
with friends in Washington.
Mr.. Alexander A. Girault Of the bureau Of
entomology, Washington. D. c., has been
visiting his parents here this week.
Mrs. Hugo Osterhaus of Norfolk Va,
wife of Commander Osterhaus, United
States navy, is visiting her niece, Mrs. Stew
ems wife of Professor w. o. Stevens of the
Naval Academy.
ST. Johns College played the Johns Hop
kins University base ball team here this
morning on the home grounds. Johns Hop
kins is the old opponent of st. Johns and
the contest this morning was an interest
ing one.
The midshipmen of the Naval Academy
will give their first hop since Lent tonight
in the new armory. This is what is known
as the mid-Lent hop. A number of strang-
ers from Baltimore and Washington are
here for the event, but the Annapolis So
ciety girls will be conspicuous by their alb
sence, as they refuse to attend hops during
hn-, fny,fi nj
The Athletic Association of Annapolis is
practically defunct. 1t vacated it's premises
at the old Masonic Opera House yesterday
and will coalesce with the Young Mems
Christian Association, which has purchased
the athletic paraphernalia of the Athletic
association.
A wedding of much interest here that
will take place shortly after Easter. is that
of Miss Prudence Croft Ridout younges
daughter Of DR.. William G. Ridout and
Mr.. Charles Dugan Of Baltimore. The pros
pective groom is a relative of Paymaster
Goldsborough. United States navy.
The engagement Is announced here Of
Miss May Franklin, daughter of Mr.. Thorn
as Franklin. civil engineer. of San Antonio.
Tex, to Cadet Roy Bartlett United States
army, now of the graduating class at West
Point Military Academy. Miss Franklin
has been spending the winter with her aunt,
| Miss Carrie Franklin of Annapolis. She is
| a neice of Mrs. Schley. wife of Rear Ad-
miral Schley, United States navy. 1t is
graduation of Cadet Bartlett in June.
The report of Commander John K. Bar
ton, United States navy, head Of the depart
ment of engineering and naval construc-
ton at the Naval Academy, has been sent
out. 1t is a complete and comprehensive
document on the subject of new engineering
| and naval construction building at the
Naval Academy, and has been reprinted
| from the Journal of the American Society
| of Naval Engineers, Vol. XVII, No. 1. 1t
| tells of the great progress that has been
made at the Naval Academy along this
| line, and the change from the "cramped
| and restricted area of the old steam build
| ing with the limited number of midship-
| men, to the broader course of instruction,
| which now includes S25 midshipmen The
| total cost of the building is given at
| $4O0, 900.
The midshipmen played a game of base
| ball this afternoon with the Pennsylvania
| State College on the academy grounds. The
game was called at go Over 1000 people
| it is estimated, witnessed the game
Rev. w. S. Stryker of Passaic, N j., was
the guest this week of his cousin Professor
Stryker of St. Johns College.
l. Pay Director and Mrs. James D. Murray
are spending a week with the Rev. Joseph
p. and Mrs. McComas at the rectory
DIR. Charles B. Henkel has announced
| himself a candidate for mayor on the re-
| publican ticket, subject to the approval of
| the primaries.
The engagement Of Lieut.. Edward B. Cole,
| United States Marine Corps, to Miss Mary
Welsh, who plays the role of 'Sallie Wa
| tiers" In Babes in Toyland.' has been an
nounced. Lieut.. Cole is now assigned to
| the cruiser Yankee. He is a graduate of
| Harvard and was student at the School
of Application, marine barracks, Naval
| Academy
| Capt Willard H. Brownson, superintend-
| ent of the Naval Academy. went to New
! York yesterday on business trip. He will
| remain away until Monday or Tuesday.
The Rhodes scholarship to Oxford from
| the state of Maryland has been awarded to
| Mr.. E. Mop. Armstrong of Hagerstown.
On Monday night Lieut. Godfrey l.. Car
| den, United States Relief Corps Service,
will deliver the lecture in the department
| of university extension at st. Johns Col
| lege His subject will be THE American
| Invasion Of Europe. or the Race for Com
mercial Supremacy"
At st. Anne's Church on Sunday the mid
| Lent Sunday. the vested choir will sing
| John Stainer's sacred cantata, 1.-The
| Daughter of Jairus." Master Willie Jones
| viii sing the soprano solos, and Mr. Bur-
dick and Mr. Campbell of the Naval Acad-
envy will sing the tenor and bass solos, re-
! spectively.
| Pay Inspector Charles NJ. Ray, who has
been on duty at the Naval Academy, today
| Saturday assumed command Of the navy
pay Office at Baltimore, as a relief of Pay
Director Arthur j. Pritchard, United States
navy retired