Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-07

| the memory ~ tie those who were the
i guests " Class 1908, United States
Naval Academy ~ their farewell IN
honor u Class 1901. will De the beau
tifDI ball last night. which was fit-
ting den0nement ~ June Weeks exer-
cisss, AMI a credit 70 the young men
Of next years class who gave II.
Never has the new aruory at the
Naval Academy been seen - better
advantage. II has always been said
that the armOTy was attractive
enough without decorations, and like
beauty 'unadOrDed is most adOrn-
ed" This did not prove true, ag the
armOry in It's gala dress last night
At the farewell ball emphasized the
| fact that all rules have exceptions,
which prove them. The armory was
in gorgeous array, and Glass 'O5 is 10
be congratulated on its display Of
taste, manifested everywhere IN the
decorations.
The class colors Of - are green and
white, a striking and pretty combi-
nation. These colors in bunting were
festOOned under The gallery IN grace
fui folds at each Of the iron supports.
Back OF this drapery were punches
Of natural flowers along the side walls
at every electric light. The gallery
was festoOned in one Of the cOlors Of
'07. yellow, and from the knots OF the
festoOn were pretty willow baskets in
fancifui design, filled with roses,
daisies, bODeysucklc and carnations.
At the entrance was an arch Of green
and white bunting in gracefully dTaped
design, and opposite the entrance on
the gallery rail were the words Fare
well to or in electric lights. Above
the gallery, surrounded by green
electric lights, was the crest OF '07
aud the crest OF 'OS. very pleasing
design and beautiful effect. From
the ceiling garlaBds OF evergreen
gracefully hung to the opposite sides
OF the gallery and along these gar
lands were electric lights in all
eolors. Colored electric lights also
were distributed at every conceivable
part Of tine room, and on tho grass
plot outside the ermory IN sro-.l ~
the entrance, was "O7' III e9iored
lights. The whole effect OF tbc deco
rations was highly pleasing and
very attractive.
val Academy band furnished the
p1usic. The bandstand was Japanese
and was made very pretty with Ian
terms, flags and bainboo hangings.
There were twenty-five numbers on
the programme and two extras. No.
s. was the '07 class dance. ''Auchors
Aweigh,' composed by Zimmerman,
very pretty and catchy air.
1t was played at the Naval Academy
for the last time at last nights fare
well ball given to the class to whom
it was dedicated. Dance No. l6 was
the 'OS class dance, Helms Alec"
by Zimmerman, and was played here
for the first time last night.
The following midshipmen com
posed the committee of the farewell
ball: Kirkw wood Harry Donavin,
Chairman, Ohio; Frederick Howard
Babcock, New York Haller Belt,
Texas; Archibald Hugh Douglas.
Tennessee; John Horace Eyerson. New
York Jerome Clarke Hunsaker, Mich
igan Jules James, Virginia; Thomas
Cassin Kinkaid, Washington, ID. &.
William Robert Munroe, Texas Will
lam Robinson Smith, Jr., North Caro-
lima Arnold Hines Vanderhoof, New
York Robert Simonton Young North
Carolina.
The souvenir programs were very
handsome. ON the white kid cover
was embossed in gold the '07 and '0o
crests and the leaves were ornamented
with beautiful sketches by Christy.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Sands. wife of Rear Admiral James
II. sands, superintendent Of the Acad-
emy, and Midshipman Archibald III.
Douglass, of Knoxville, Tenn, presi-
dent OF the class of 'Oo. Mrs. Sands
wore a handsome gown Of layendar
satin with panels Of lace. She car
RED American Beauty roses.
II is estimated there were two tbous-
and people at the ball. a larger nnm
ber than for many years. Included in
those present were members Of the
two previous sections OF '07 that had
been graduated from the Naval Acad-
cmy. Among the guests were Mrs.
Warfield, wife OF the Governor, Col.
Oswald Tflghman, Secretary of State,
and Mrs. TiIghman, Miss Carrie War
field, daughter OF the Governor. and
Miss Mary Foxley Tilgbman, daugb-
ter Of the Secretary of State.
The ball lasted from 81 p. m. 10
I2. 30 a. II. Shortly after II o'clock
a buffet supper was served. The
rear Of the arInory had been curtain
ed of and from this section the buffet
supper was served in true military
fashion. First there was the bugle
call for the officers who with their
friends were the first served. the Sec
ond call was for the next years first
class and second class and the third
blast OF the bugle was for everybody.
This greatly facilitated matters and
was thoroughly satisfactory.
The graduates wore their regulation
dress uniform for the first time last
night and the gold braid and brass
buttons made pretty combination
with the many beautiful and hand
some gowns worn by the women.
Many beautiful girls were present and
IL was remarked the costumes were
more handsome and elaborate than
usual.
4 spectacular feature ~ the ball was
toward tie close. when the lights were
dfmmed and the calcium lights in red,
blue. green. white and yellow, were
thrown on the dancers as they gllded
abont the armory in what appeared 10
be a fall Of snow from the roof above.
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