Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-29
ANNAPOLIS GAY TODAY
CLOSING EXERCISES AT NAVAL
ACADEMY THIS WEEK.
Many New and Interesting Features of
the Notwithstanding
in the Harbor.


ANNAPOLIS, Md May -. 1895.
From the metropolis of New York, from
the nations capital and from every hamlet
and village within hundreds of miles of
Annapolis there has been by every train the
past few days host of visitors to An
napois bent on Witnessing the closing ex-
ercises at the Naval Academy, which were
inaugurated today. Friends and relatives
of the midshipmen, civilians interested in
the work of the largest and most feared
navy in the world and those satellites of
society who are always present at affairs
where the social life intermingles with that
of the purely official are arriving in great
numbers.
Never before in the history of the Naval
Academy did the closing week promise such
entertainment as has been arranged for this
week With its new buildings, some COM
pleted and others in the course of construc-
ton, solid, substantial and unique in ar
chitectural appearance, the Naval Academy
vieS with training institutions of other
countries and stands in the forefront The
visitors will see in an amplifed and strik
ing manner the daily life of the midship-
men who for four years make the institu-
ton their home.
Still more unusual in the life Of the acad-
envy and the exercises in connection with
preceding closing weeks is the presence of
the large number of ships of war at anchor
in the Severn river, formidable fleet. large
In itself as the entire naval force of many
small powers, brought close to the very
doors of the Naval Academy, whereas years
before 1t was impossible to enter the har-
Dor and all ships were compelled to anchor
far out in the bay.
The full complement of the coast squadron
OF the North Atlantic fleet, Rear Admiral
Francis w. Dickins, with the exception of
the cruiser Newark, is assembled. The tor
pedo hotilla, Lieut.. Commander Marbury
Johnson, is composed of the destroyers
Whipple Lieut.: ]. V. Chase; the Stewart,
Lieut.. David +. Sellers; the Marlborough,
Lieut.. Roland I. Curtin, and the Worden,
Lieut.. B. B. Mccormack.
The other vessels of the fleet are: Battle
ship Texas, flagship, commanded by Capt.
George A. Bicknell; the cruiser Atlanta
Commander William f. Halsey; the New
ark, Commander Charles j. Badger cruiser
Chesapeake, Lieut.. Commander w c. 2
Muir; the old frgate Hartford Commander
Ten Eyck w. D. Needer, and four monitors
the Arkansas, Commander Rogers II. Gait;
the Florida, Commander John c. Fremont;
the Terror, Lieut.. Commander William F.
Fullam, and the Nevada. The torpedo de-
Stroyer Lawrence will join the fiotilla.
The fleet, numbering fourteen vessels, is
the largest and most formidable that has
ever assembled at Annapolis.
A large number of yachts, with pleasure
parties aboard, are in the harbor. Among
them are the Iona of Washington, the Iro-
leta of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Phila-
delphia, and the Mary Kerr of Centreville,
Nd.
The visitors today will see the reception
of the board of visitors TO the Naval Acad-
envy, a naval reception which is seldom wit
messed by the civilian and spectacle which
is of interest to all. The board will be met
al the depot by Rear Admiral BrOwnson
and Lieut.. Commander Foyer secretary to
the academic board. They will be escorted
to the gates of the Naval Academy where
all of the heads of the departments in full
uniform will greet them. company of
marines will present arms the visitors
enter the gate and down at the batteries a
salute of seventeen guns will be fired.
Then will come the review of the mid
shipmen, the inspection of the shops. eXhi-
billions in seamanship on the Chesapeake, a
reception to the members of the board and
a dress parade at which colors will be pre-
scented for general excellence during the
year. The day will be a busy one and the