Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14
M|DD|ES At BANQUET
Glass of 1907 Feast at the
Raleigh.
HAD JOLLY GOOD TIME
AN ELABORATE MENU SERVED
FUTURE ADMIRALS.
Songs and oratory Help Pass the
Evening in Pleasing
Manner.

The annual banquet of the Second-year
class of the United States Naval Academy
took place last evening at the Raleigh. Eat,
drink and be merry, for tomorrow we go
back to school," was the motto or the
greater portion of the class OF 1907 as they
feasted They banqueted upon an elaborate
menu and the flow Of artillery punch caus-
ed the highest flights of oratory, truly be-
coming true midshipman. The room was
deliberately decorated and presented a
beautiful sight. When the midshipmen had
been seated around the festal board, Presi-
dent Churchill Humphrey of Louisville.
Nv proposed a toast to the class Of 1907.
Mr.. Humphrey Is son of Judge Alexander
p. Humphrey. one of the foremost lawyers
of the south, and in his toast upheld the
| reputa ton of his father for oratory. He
spoke in delightful strain, consoling to
the hearts of the "middies.
During his remarks Mr.. Humphrey spoke
| of the class as one of future rear admirals
| and possibly full admirals before they pass
! the age limit of usefulness as outlined by
| Admiral Dewey. He commented that SO
soon they would be separated to go upon
! their cruises and appealed to the class as
| a whole to remember the class traditions.
| ..The Congress of the United States, con-
tinued Mr.. Humphrey, is going 10 puiid
| larger and greater navy, put II .hey m
| tend to find places for SO many future COM
| handing officers as are gathered mere To-
| night the fleets will have to be increased.
Zimmerman's orchestra played the ac-
compartment to the class song ;+h WINE i snr
| that brought one back to college days Wnen
| youth was in its prime:
Core fill your glasses,
A toast Is In View
Here's TO our class
So good and so true;
Here's to each man
In that goodly old crew; .
Here's TO dear old naught seven
Then followed the chorus:
| ..Dear old class jolly old class,
Standing together in storm,est weather;
Dear old class, jolly old class.
toast 10 '07 and the navy blue
Feasted Enough.
BEFORE the last course had been served the
midsbipmen concluded that they had feast
| ed enough and the final song was sung:
Haut taut square away;
That's well, brace Delay;
Lay aloft loose the sail,
Wen man the mizzen. tend the brazil,
Hoist the sky rail up to heaven
Navy, navy, nineteen-seyen
The program was embodied in a beau
| tifuI class banquet book with the name
| of each midshipman embossed upon the
/ cover and the miniature of the class pic
| ture, which was drawn by Howard Chandler
/ Christy The backs of the booklet We're or
black with an orange ribbon attaching the
/ menu card to the program, the colors OF the
| 'm1QdieS. 1t was soiueWIldl oi0oPPoiiie
| ing to the midshipmen that they could not
| be given, on account of the lateness of the
1 hour when the courses had been finished.
| ..The Navy Earle Freeman Johnson; Our
Sweethearts," Edgar Adlai Ewing; The
Santee," Earl William Pritchard "Athlet-
ics,' Ralph Cutler Needham; First
4 conduct Grade Francis Peter Mccarthy;
"Plebe Summer" Calvin Percy Page; THE
Study Party" Jonas Howard Ingram; '9The
| Cruise. Lawrence Hamilton Austin: "The
Goats" Haskell Dial; "Our Heroes Ar
| thur William Frank; The Wooden Sec
/ ton" Ernest George KIttel; Leave" LOUIS
| Joseph CULVER; "Our Record" VIM. Ruck-
| er Manner. jr. The class officers are Church
Ill Humphrey, president; Earle Freeman
johnson, secretary. The banquet commit
tee was composed of Robert Prank Gross q