Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-30
WoMFN's AUXILIARY Y. M C. A.
Donation to Annapolis Branch by
Washington Woman.
;pecial Correspondence Of The Star.


ANNAPOLIS Md, May 30 1905.
At the meeting Of the Women's Auxiliary
Y NJ c. A, Mrs. ]. c. Cresap, widow of
Commander Cresap. L. S. N. president. q
check for $50 was received from Mrs. Buck-
ingham of Washington D. c. Mrs. Buck-
ingham expressed her deep interest in the
movement which is to benefit young men,
especially to provide reading rooms, GYM
nasium. etc, for young men who come TO
Annapolis to study for the Naval Academy.
Among the Washngtonians who are here
for the closing weeks exercises at the Naval
Academy are Miss Rose Bradford. daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Bradford; Miss Clark,
the Misses Abbott, Miss Chalmers and Mr..
Coyle
Mrs. Withers and Miss Wlthers of Denver
Col, visiting Mdshipman Withers.
Rear Admiral p II. Cooper. L. S N, is
visiting his son. Mr. Philip II. Cooper
Prince George street. Rear Admiral Coop
er was former superintendent OF the Ma.
val Academy.
Miss Frances Terry. daughter OF Prof.
n NJ Terry, head of the department OF
physics at the Naval Academy, gave an
afternoon tea to the midshipmen on Satur-
day. Those especially invited were the base
ball and foot bali teams and track and
field teams The decorations consisted OF
flags and athletic paraphernala.
Miss Virginia Schaeffer OF Washington Is
visiting friends at the Naval Academy.
Mrs Isaac Kidd and daughter OF Cleve-
land Ohio, are visiting Mdshpman Isaad
Kidd at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Stout and Miss Helen Stout of Wash-
ington visiting DIR. and Mrs. George T.
Feldmeyer.
Miss Alice Taylor Buckley of Washington.
D. c., is here as the guest Of Capt and
Mrs William S. Hogg, L. S. n.
Mr.. Alex. A Girault of the bureau of
entomology. United States Department of
Agriculture. Washington. is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph b. Girault,
this city
The following torpedo boat destroyers ar
rived here yesterday from Norfolk and ara
anchored off the Naval Academy: Stewart,
Lieut.. David f. Sellers: Whipple, Lieut..
John V. Chase; McDonough. Lieut.. Roland
g. Curtin; Worden. Lieut.. Benz. b. Me-
Cormick.
During the squat at : O'Clock Sunday
afternoon the schooner Samuel J. Landou,
Capt. j. T. Moore foundered at the mouth
of South river. near Thomas point. The
schooner was loaded with sand, bound from
Havre de Grace to Seat0rd. Del. The caps
tain reported the loss This morning to thu
custom house officer, Mr. Lawrence Ball
liere.
Decoration day was quietly observed
here today by a general cessation Of busi-
ness. The state departments and NUNS
cipal Offices We're closed. The Army and
Navy Union decorated the graves at the
National cemetery and at the Naval Acad-
envy cemeteryf
The Baltimore District Epworth League
convened here this afternoon Al the Nary
NJ I n.
about one hundred delegates from Balti-
more. The feature Of the exercises was an
address by tile Rev. john 7. Eusar Of Balti.
more on a Young Man 10 Young People"
The Navy Department has accepted the
resignation of Mdshpmon Walter II. Tu-
holski of Erie Pa. Of the third class;
Charles W. Adair of Xenia Ohio, and Lee
Z. Johnson Of Concord \. c. both mem.
bers Of the fourth class
The coast squadron at the Naval Acad-
envy is now complete, all the vessels hav-
ing arrived.
Launch No of the Naval Academy was
disabled Sunday afternoon eight miles up
the Severn river. ~ portion of her engine
broke. The launch had a pleasure party
aboard, who were picked up and towed to
the Naval Academy.
Forty members of the Columbia Library
Association of Washington arrived here to-
day They were shown the points Of his
toric interest and took especial interest in
the state library. which was opened for
their benefit, the day being legal holiday.
MiGshipman n. 3. lie BourgeOise has been
granted sick leave and will not be able to
go on the cruise with the midshipmen.
Midsh ipman Baxter Brine left today for a
three months sick leave which has been
granted him by the Navy Department
Mrs Mann of Washington is visiting her
son, Midshipman Ray Mann.
The sloop yacht lroleta Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club, Philadelphia, owned by z. w.
Clark arrived here today with DR.. Currie
of Philadelphia. Col. Davis and Maj. Sill.
L. S. A, aboard.