Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-06
LOVE LAUGHS AT ORDERS.

Secretary meyer IL" NdgS 49,
sned an order TO the effect that grad
nate midshipmen should not marry I'M
oil after they had completed the pre-
scribed two years Of sea duty. THIS
order was no doubt issued in the good
of the services but il had hardly oeeh
pnblished nnti il was announced that
a certain MILDLY would defy the order
and marry Immediately. The grounds
for the middy's defiance OF the order
of the secretary of the navy lay IN
the fact that he had previously enter
ed into a perfectly legal contract with
the young lady in question and this
prior contract abrogated any duty that
NIGH be imposed upon him by the
order of n superior offer.
which in the story book language
of the west, I'VE should shoreiy think
So
What demure young lady, with
riinging disposition, such as has also
been described in the story books
but not of the west, would allow such
a petty thing as an order from su-
perior offer TO interfere in her private
matters? WHAT young future admiral
would hesitate for a second in cutting
the cables, especially when he is the
one confronting the situation and has
first hand knowledge. which, as in
the case of the gallant Dewey at Ma
nilla, could not be known or appre-
ciated ri the home Office?
The legal reason is probably well
taken as an excuse but We rather
think that there were other reasons
than those given to account for the
Wholesale disobedience of the orders
Of Secretary Meyers as contained in
the following dispatch, printed yester-
day:
Dan Cupid has methods of getting
around even such big things as or
ders that graduate midshipmen shall
not marry. as was shown conclusive
ly today by the prompt marriage Of
two Of the graduates who had receiy-
ed their diplomas this morning, while
the wedding OF another member Of the
class IS set for tomorrow, with rJi-
mors OF several others within a few
days.
"A custom Of the academy is to pre-
sent banner TO the FIRST member OF a
graduating class who takes unto him
self wife. aud the banner goes this
year TO Midshipman George A. Trevor
u White Water, Wis. who within an
hour after receiving his diploma BE-
came the husband OF Miss Elizabeth
McMillen. Of the same place, who had
been his sweetheart since childhood
The ceremony was performed az the
hcme q friends in Annapolis. By n.
Re- G. A. Trevor. the father Of IN
bridegroom The bride Is 4 sister o
,. = NcMilien. ~ho was graduate,
from TIE Naval Academy in 1894.
Members q the class resent IN
iInDusarion that they would hasten -
so'emn a matter for the sake Of quail
flying for a banner. but that the CON
peiftion Vas ra;her keen Was Indicate,
~ the second marriage Of the day
~hich took place this evening. the par
ties being Nid<hipmzn Arthur Barue,
q kearney, Neb.. and Miss Leta Has
iseii. Of Augusta Ne. The ceremon-
was performed BY Dr. n. n. clarl
chscisin of the Naval Academy. a
-he hone Of Nr. and Mrs. william n
Bsrns. near. Annapolis.
The wedding Of Nidshipnan Hux
r. Van de- Doe, Of Cleveland. ohs
AID Miss Mary Ellen Scott. Of AT
napolis. formerly Of Petersburg. "a
Tzs expected % BE- the first Of n
weddings In which a member o. n
cas- q 1898 fFouId b. one 81 the cor