Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
ANNAPOLIS NEWS.
Battle Flags Will Be Returned to the
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Lieut.. Byron A. Long, u. S. N, has been
ordered to the Presidents yacht Mayfiower.
now stationed here. as engineer officer. and
will report In 2 few days. He is one of
the best foot ball players that the Naval
Academy hasoever produced, and the crew
of the vessel, who already have strong
team, hope that he will play with them, as
officers of the navy frequently do with
teams representing the different ships.
Lieut. Semmes Read, another fine foot ball
player, is already attached to the May
flower and II these two young officers join
the team 1t will undoubtedly be candi-
date for the championship of the navy.
The Mayflower, team has played one game
with the fourth classmen OF the Naval
Academy and lost. by a score OF to y.
But for fumbling due to lack of prac-
tice, the team would have had an excel
lent chance to win.
ST. Johns expects to put an unusually
strong base ball team In the field next
season. though a good pitcher Is undcvel-
oped at present. The captain of the nine
is Edward Carroll, who for number OF
years has played third base on the strong
Belair team. Among the new men who
are expected to win positions on the team
are Wilbert Robinson. jr.. son of the ia
nous ex-captain of the Orioles, and the
two younger sons Of Representative Sydney
The team will not take the usual south
ern trip, but Manager Lee l. Hecht Is ar
ranging a northern trip. during which
games will be played with Columbia. Dick
inson and Gettysburg.
Adjt. Thomas Matthews Corporal Am
brose Wingate and others will come to
Annapolis from Baltimore this week to act
as a guard Of honor for six old battle
flags Of the Second Maryland Veteran AS
ISOLATION that have been restored to the
state and will be brought to the museum
at the state capitol here. where cases for
their display have been provided.
1lxGf hQ "a q
kind ever given in Annapolis, opened last
night at the"City Assembly rooms. There
are eleven booths, no two of similar de-
sign, beautifully decorated and each one
lighted with colored incandescent lights.
On Thursday, visitors day at the bazaar.
a special delegation Of wives, sisters and
sweethearts Of Washington and Baltimore
lodges of Elks will come to Annapolis In
the morning, and will be met by a commit
tee of ladies here, who will show them the
town and entertain them. In the evening
the Washington and Baltimore Elks Will
visit the, bazaar and return on special
Mrs Emily Collins died here last night
at the residence of her son-in-law. Isaac
Tucker. She is survived by three sons and
four daughters.
Miss Burton Starr, daughter Of Mrs. w.
L. Marcy, entertained = few friends on
Saturday after the Navy North Carolina
Bartlett, Miss Laura Steele. Miss Annie
Wilmer, Miss Hettie Walker and Midship-
men Smith, Schanze Pashley. Walker, LOT
quist. Fay and Iseman.
Mrs A. j. - Stinchcomb- celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding
by giving perception on Saturday after
noon from 3 to 6. Mrs. Stinchcomb was as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Fraser ]. Mac
Donald of Washington, wife OF DR.. Mac
Donald, and Mrs. Charles Evans of Wash
ington. -...---
Some Of those present from Washington
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Evans and daugh-s
ter, Mrs. F. j. Macdonald. Miss Mamie
Moran and Mr.. I. G. Whitney.
Among the presents received was hand
some silver loving cup from eighteen mild
shipmen at the Naval Academy.
Great interest is being manifested here In
the free trip that Is being offered to an
napolitans this week to Washington by
The Evening Star Publishing Company.
Expressions are heard from prominent cit
izens commencing the enterprise. and
Washington instead of Baltimore Will be
the hunting ground for shoppers this week.
George McGuckin. twelve years old. son
of Thomas ,McGuckin. a stonecutter at the
Naval Academy, was shot and seriously
injured yesterday afternoon by cat rifle
in the hands of a young friend. The shot
entered the lower abdomen and penetrated
the left leg. The boy, while seriously, Is
not thought to be fatally injured.