Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-31
THE Farewell BALL TO 1905
THE ARMORY PRESENTED A
BRILLIANT SCENE.
Many Pretty Girls And Handsome
Gowns-Thc Gallery And
Floor Crowded.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTSPRE-
SENT.

The farewell ball to the graduating
class of the Naval Academy in the ar
mory last night was perhaps the most
brilliant and beautiful ever held in
the avail Academy grounds
More than 1000 couples danced in
,the big building, which was beauti-
fully and tastefully decorated with
the mingled colors-greeh and white
--of the second class, who gave the
ball, and those of the graduating class
steel gray aud crimson-who were
the guests of the evening. A distin-
guisned gathering was present. includ-
ing the Governor of MARYLAND, hun.
dreds of naval officers and their wives,
about 700 midsilipmen and pretty girls
from every part of the country.
Mrs. Brownson, wife of the super
intendent, with Midshipman Samuel
Il. Henderson, of Kentucky, constitut-
ed the receiving party and performed
their duties graciousIy. The galleries
in the armory weres adceorated with
wild smilax, aud at one end of the
building the crest of the second class,
executed in electric lights, was shown
while at the other END was the crest
of the graduating class. The band
was stationed behind portion of a
ships mast and twenty-five numbers
were rendered, with five extras. About
midnight q delightful collation. was
served.
feature of the deco ations was
splendid representation Cf the bow of
q ship in the northern end of the ar
mory. The design was py Midship-
man Lawrence NJ. Ewell, of BaIti-
more, and the numbers of the dance
were signalled from the top of the
mast. On each side of the bow were
the figures '05'' and "06. - The town
was so full of visitors that there was
difficulty in finding them all lodging.
At Caryel Hall more than 300 perosns
dined, although the capacity of the
hotel is only $50. Every boarding
house in the city was taxed to its ut
most capacity.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
1t would be impossible for the Cap.
itaI to attempt to publish all of those
who were present. and can only give
the following from Annapolis and the
Naval Academy:
Annapolis-Governor and Mrs. Ed
win Warfield, Secrteary of State and
Mrs. Oswald Tilghman, the Superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy and
Mrs. Brownson and Miss Caroline
Brownson, Commandant of Midship-
men and Mrs. Charles j. Badger and
Miss Bessie Badger, Commander and
Mrs. w. +. Halsey, Commander and
Mrs. j. X. Barton, Commander and
Mrs. q. M. Stoney, Commander and
Mrs. w. +. Worthington, Lieut.. Com
mander and Mrs. w. +. FulIam,
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. w. O. p.
Muir, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. L.
q. Dewey, Lieut.. Commander and
Mrs. Dew. q. Redgraye. Lieut.. Com
mander and Mrs. j. NJ. Poyer, Lieut..
Commander and Mrs. III. A. Bispham,
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. q. r.
Evans, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs.
W. ii. g. Bullard, Lieut.. Commander
and Mrs. and Miss Jean Huse.
Captain William Baird, u. S. A.,
retired, and Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Bart
lett, wife of Commander +. w. Bart
lett, U. S. N. +; Pay Director Il. 7.
CaswelI, u. s. N, retired; Mrs.
George f. Cooper. Mrs. w. g. Cutler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Cooper, Mrs.
James U. Oresap, Mrs. @. A. Doyen,
Mrs. Thomas b. Howard, Mrs. Ham
itlon Hutchins, Mrs. r. r. Ingersoll,
Mrs. Anne b. Jeffers, Mrs. Edward
Lloyd, Mrs. MarchaLd, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. L.. Marcy, Col. Luther H. Gadd,
John q. Koehler, Rear Admiral A. H.
Mccormick, U. S. N, retired; Rear
Admiral Francis A. Cook, u. s. N,
retired; Mrs. A. DuPuy kMcOormick,
Commander Thomas Nelson, Mrs.
Brogden, Miss Brogden, Mrs. f. L.
Pinney. Miss Roget, Mrs. w. r. Shoe
maker, Major and Mrs. William A.
Thomson, U. $. a.; Colonel McLane
Tilton, U. s. NJ. g., retired; Medical
Director L. O. Walton, Miss Nancy
Walton, Prof and Mrs. ]. r. Wilmer,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Writ Randall, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel K Randall, Misses
Mary and Elizabeth Randall, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Thomas Fell, Prof and
Mrs. Chew, Prof and Mrs. b. v.
Cissel, of st. Johns College, Miss
Evelyn Green, Miss Corneila Baird,
Miss Evelyn Worthlngton, Miss Edna
Feldmeyer, Miss Lee Bonney, Miss
Ethel Feldmeyer, Miss Elsie Selig-
mann, Miss Elizabeth Hodges, Miss
Rae Thorn pson, the Misses Walton the
Misses Clayton, Miss Edith Cutler,
Miss Bessie Boiling. the Misses Buch-
anan, Miss Nan Owen, Miss Deborah
Halsey, Miss Margaret Ames, Miss
Robb, the Misses Tate, Mrs. J. de P.
Douw and others.