Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

Bath, Me-, Aug. 16-Bath's celebra-
ton in honor of the annual visit of
the Naval Academy practice squadron
opened Saturday. In the afternoon
there was a parade of horribles and
antiques led by Levi r. Thompson.
There We're all sorts of "horrible" dec
orations in the parade, which was over
two miles in length, and one of the
hits in the parade was the aborigine, a
representative of a full blooded In
dian interpreted by Levi T. Thompson,
chairman of the committee.
At the Western street fair this af-
ternoon, Prof Bonnettes balloon got
away from him and was lost in the
clouds for few hours but finally came
down in the neighboring woods of
ArrOWsic.
The principal event of the day was
the ball and reception Saturday even-
ing at Alemeda in charge of a COM
mittee consisting of Ex-Mayor Edward
W. Hyde, Frank 3. Nichols, Sanford
L. Fogg, J. Edward Drake, Arthur II.
st atson. DR.. James o. Lincoln, Mark
W. SeWell and Frank r. Mason.
The receiving committe consisted of
Mayor and Mrs. George +. Hughes,
Mr. and Mrs. Elwell S. Crosby, Mrs
Thomas w. Hyde, Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Hyde, Senator and Mrs. Harold NJ
Sewal. Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Edward
w. Hyde, Ex- Mayor and Mrs. d. How
ard Spear, Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Samuel
r. Percy, Mr. and Mrs Albert II.
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob r. Andrews,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Coombs, Mr.
and Mrs. John w. Ballou, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick II. Low, r. and MRS. FRANK
b. Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. William ID.
Sewall, Maj and Mrs. Ernest Allan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II. Kimbail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford l.. Fogg, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry c. Webber. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mary w. Sewall, Judge and Mrs.
Frank l.. Staples.
Tho floor director was Mai. Ernest
A. Allan, assisted by Charles S. Brown
and Walter A. Murtaugh. The aids
were Henry w. owen, Jr., Edward o.
Cutler. A. Alfred Stetson, Philip ).
Kimban, Sewall w. Percy, William NJ
Temple. Ralph Stetson. Robert Hatch'
Arthur x. Purington, Arthur q. On
YER. Carl C. Troop. Ralph Z. Whlte-
house. william A. Furber and Bernard
T.. TarbcX.
The Training Squadron of the
Tinted States Navy. consisting or
the protected cruiser Olympia hasS'l'p'
and Chicago, the old steam frlgate
Hartford and the monitors Nevada ana
Arkansas, arrived Friday in the mar
bor to nay Bath the honor or q nVe-
days visit.
The Training Squadron is formed
each summer for the purpose OF giving
tic midshipmen Of the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis, VINO are
to he the future officers of the Navy
a tour of duty at sea during winch
the theoretical sea lore taught III the
classroom may be applied to 'actuai
yor,, af,oat. and the future admlrals
instructed in the duties of the officers
and enlisted men of the Navy from
executive officer down to ordinary sea
man.
The SQUADRON this year Is made UP
If five ships of which brief descriptions
with roster of the officers and mldshlp-
men who are Baths guests OF hohor
are appended.
The flagship of the squadron. the
"Olympia." was Admiral dewey
flagship at the battle of Manila Bay
.nd has the famous inscription. "You
NAV fire when ready. Gridley." she
was built by the Union Iron Works IN
San Francisco. She was launched on
Nov +. 1892, and COMPLETED April 1,
1893. Her first commission is dated
Feb. 5, 1895, and she is of the I'M
arnored steel protected cruiser class
che is two-masted schooner rig. with
two tunnels. Her length over all Is