Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
MARYLAND.

station a. the Naval Academy was empha-
sized this week by messages transmitted
from the battleship Texas. en- route here
from Hampton Roads, Va. Before her ar
rival notice of her movements had been
received by wireless telegraph at the Ma
val Academy, and upon her arrival her
mail was sent off in a steam launch and
the mail of the officers on board brought
ashore.
Lieut.. G. G. Mitchell. T. s. N. has re-
turned from leave and reported for duty
at the Naval Academy.
Orders have been received for the class Of
marine officers attached to the marine bar
racks school of application to proceed to
Narragansett bay for instruction at the
torpedo station. The following are the OFF,
GERS who will leave here for this instruc-
ton: Lieuts. Raffell, Hamilton, Horton,
Yates. Kincade Racicot. Manney. Conger,
Farston. Dieter, Smith. Pinston, Barber,
kilgore, Wells, Garrett. Randall. Merriam,
kingsbury Voger, Matthews, Boyd, kensel,
Meyer, Vulte, Began and Gardener.
Augustus Cardes, Greek of this city, is
seriously III at the Garfield Hospital, Wash
ington. where he was operated upon on
Monday last.
Passed Midshipman Logan Cresap, u. S.
N, is spending his ten days leave with his
mother, Mrs. ]. c. Cresap.
The Amapolitan Club, exclusive or
ganiZation of men, elected Frank H.
SloCKtVt, PRESIDENT. ROBERT ii. "eiCH,
vice president and Samuel Brooke jr, sec
rotary and treasurer
1t is probable that Capt. Azneta. super
intendent of the Naval Academy at Vera
Cruz. Mexico. will pay an official visit to
the Naval Academy in June or July.
Sixteen enlisted men were detached from
the Naval Academy and ordered for duty
aboard the United States steamship At
lanto at Norfolk, Va.
Annapolis at present has a floating popu-
lation of seven families of men employed
at the Naval Academy Being unable to
secure houses in town they decided on the
novel eXpedient of securing boats anchored
In Spa creek within easy reach of the
shore.
The annual examination of the three
classes of midshipmen now at the Naval
Academy will begin on May % and end
May q. The week following the board OF
visitors will be received and ceremonies at
tendant upon closing exercises will be held
The monitor Florida arrived at the Naval
Academy She is the second of the fleet
for the midshpmen's cruise to arrive here
Charles HerZog of this city has received
a commission as pile driver at Colon,
the Panama canal The commission states
ne is TO receive salary of 500 per month,
payable in gold" He sails from New
York May 49,
Passed Midshipman Edward Root Is Wis
iting friends in the city.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ellis are visiting friends
at the Naval Academy.
Lieut.. II. Ellis. L. S. N, and Mrs. Ellis
are stopping at Carvel Hall.
Miss kearney, who has been visiting the
family of Prof. N. NJ. Terry at the Naval
Academy, left for Washington.
Notes of Interest.
The examinations of the senior class at
st. Johns College begin this morning and
will continue until the 9th at which time
the general examinations throughout the
college will begin. On June it is pro-
posed to take the battalion of cadets into
encampment at COLCHESTER Beach, to return
home on the 18th, in time to make ready
for the annual commencement exercises
which will be as follows:
Thursday June 10, p.m.-Oratorical con-
test for members of junior class
Friday June 1908 a. m graduating ex
ercises of the preparatory school; address
by Gov Edwin Warfield; $50 pm. dance
In the gymnasium, given by the Philokalian
Society.
Saturday, June IA pm. baseball game
(Alumni versus College,; $50 pm, dance
In the gymnasium, given by the Phlo-
ma thean Society
Sunday, June 1911 am. baccalaureate
sermon by Rt.-Rev. Ethelbert Talbot. DID,
bishop of central Pennsylvania, in St
College Y. M. c. A. by Rev. H Frank
Rail of Baltimore, Md, in First NJ. E.
Church.
Monday, June 1911 am. senior orator.
iCdl Contest, PIN, JOINT DEBATE by men,
bers of the Philokalian and Philomathean
societies.
Tuesday. June 20-1O:3O am, senior class
day exercises: pm, farewell ball, class
of 1906 to class of 1905.
Wednesday. June 21-10:30 am, COM
mencement day; address before the grad
uating class by ]. c. Hemmeter, M D..
University of Maryland Baltimore, Md;
pm, reception to the graduating class
alumni and friends by President and Mrs.
Fell; 100 pm. annual reunion and bust
ness meeting of the alumni; s pm, ban
hall.
The resignation of Midshipman c. H.
Wells, fourth class has been received at
the Naval Academy, to take effect today.
The battleship Texas. accompanied by
the monitor Florida, returned from trip
down the bay today and steamed into
Annapolis harbor. The Texas is the first
battleship to come up to the Naval Acad-
envy. She and the Florida are anchored
off the starboard quarter of the Santee.
The channel has been deepened thirty feet
and the Texas draws about twenty-six to
twenty-eight feet. The Florida draws
about eighteen feet. The proximity of the
ships of the summer fleet to the Naval
Academy will facilitate the transmission of
supplies for the cruise, which supplies had
ships in the Annapolis roads five or six
miles from the Naval Academy.
Emory V. Button, brother of DIR. Elijah
Button of Oakland Md, died here today,
a widow The deceased has been an en-
ploye at the Naval Academy as molder in
the machine shop for the past twenty
years.
Miss Sadie Sanders, daughter of the late
Daniel Sanders. and sister to Capt William
Sanders of the state police boat May
Brown, died here today.