Evening star., 1909-06-04

Wilkinson.
| ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 4.-Diplomas
were given at Annapolis today to Ia
members of the graduating class. The
diplomas were delivered by Admiral
Dewey and short addresses were made
also by Supt. Badger of the academy and
Representative Olcott of New York.
The ceremonies were held in Bancroft
Hall and. despite the bad weather were
largely attended The class was the first
of the big classes to be graduated In a
body. The number of cadets attending
the academy has increased greatly
that the last big class was graduated in
three sections at different times during
| the scholastic year
The Graduating Glass.
The complete merit standing of the mid
shipmen, who received their coveted
sheepskns from the hands of Admiral
George Dewey, today shows that the class
| has 175 members. and, as previously
printed. Theodore S. Wilkinson, jr., who
was appointed from Myrtle Grove, La.
but whose home is now in Washington,
D. c., taxes the honors of the class. with
Ralph D. Weyerbacher, of Boonville, Ind,
second.
shipmen whose names were published a
few days ago as having resigned and who
will be appointed TO the coast artillery of
the army.
Maryland this year has five representa-
tives among the graduates. They are, ac-
cording to their respective standing, a S
follows:
Theodore S. Wilkinson. Myrtlegrove,
La
Ralph Meyerbacher. Boonville. Ind.
c,it G11I
Luther Welsh. Kansas City, Mo.
Carl p. Jangling. Natchez. Mich.
Erie l.. Ellington, Smithville, n. c.
David /. Hedrick, Dunkirk. Ohio.
Olaf NJ. Hustvedt. Decorah, Iowa.
Gaylord Church, Meadville, Pa.
Julian S. Hatcher. Front Royal. Va.
Harold T. Smith. Tacoma. Wash.
Cummings l.. Lothrop, jr., Spring
field. Mass.
Preston B. Haines. Peekskil, n Y.
Joseph S. Harris Monticello. Ark
Herbert r. A. Borchardt, Chicago,
Ill.
Hugh r. Van De .Boe, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Robert S. Robertson, Manchester, Va.
Gerard Bradford. Burlington, VT.
Frank T. Leighton, Tunkhannock,
Alva D. Bernhard. Lawrence. Kan.
Thomas B. Ritchie, Fort Defiance,
Va.
Marc L. Hersey, Corinth. Me.
Chester S. Roberts, Joliet. Ill.
Penn L.. Carroll. Minden, La.
Benjamin v McCandlish, Petersburg.
Va.
Anderson C. Dearing, Flemingsburg,
KY.
Arthur S. Dysart, Phenix. Ariz.
John w. Quillian. Augusta, Ga.
| Hugh r. lie Clair. Superior, Wis
Philip r. Hambsch. Burlington. Iowa.
Ralph d. Spaulding. Byron, III
Edmund S. r. Brandt, Montclair.
Henry II. Fox, st. Louis, Mo.
Harold S. Burdick. Providence, r. 1.
| James d. Malloney. Knoxville. Tenn.
Rudolph ]. Joers. st. Louis. Mo.
Fitzhugh Greene. st. Joseph. Mo.
Harold C. Train, Kansas city. Mo-
Joel w. Bunkley. Macon. Ga.
Granville, b. Hoey Dover, Del.
Ernest j. Blankenslip. Paragon, Ind.
| John j. Saker, Centrala, Ill.
Levy B. Bye, Wallin, Mich.
| Alan G. Kirk, Beverly. n j.
Max b. De Mott. Niles. Mich.
| Tracey l.. McCauley, at large.
| Lee P. Johnson, North Carolina
Monroe Kelly. Staunton, Va.
| Francis w. Scanland, Benton, La.
| Alfred L. EIDE, Reno. New.
| Raymond f. Jones. WickCliffe. Ohio
Leo o. Lindley. Prosperity. Pa.
! Wallace S. Lind. Brainerd. MINI.
| Marion c. Robertson, Houston, Tex
| Ward w Waddell. Delphi, Ind.
| Richard Nj. Elliott, Jr., Lower Merton,
Pa
| Frank D. Mannock. Pittsfield. Me.
| Charles c. Davis, Pleasant Unity. Pa.
| Edward c. Racquet. Davenport, Iowa
| William P. Butler. Jackson, Tenn.
| Robert r. Paunack. Madison. Wis.
| Freeland A. Daubin, Lamar. Mo.
| George X. Stoddard, Mount Holly,
n. j.
Claude S. Gillette, Cherokee. Iowa.
| Hugo " McCabe, Leeshurg, Va
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| William N Porter Toledo, Ohio.
| William c. Faus. Onawa, Iowa
| Raymond NJ. Comfort Bradford, Pa
Paul H. Rice. Syracuse, N Y.
| Radfcrd Moses, Jefferson. Mo-
| Stewart S. Brown. West Seattle, Wash.
| Thomas E. Van Metre Huntington, w.
Va.
John H. S. Dessez, Chevy Chase, Md.
Horace w. Nordyke, Indianapolis. Ind.
Comfort B. Platt Pittsfield. Mass
| Chauncey A. Lucas, New York city.
Charles H. Morrison. Hudson, N. Y.
Richard w. Wuest, Cincinnati, Ohio.
William c. Bartlett. Masonvile, n. Y.
Robert G.. Conan. Trempealeau, Wis.
Charles E. Reardon, Dallas. Tex
George n. Reeves, jr.. Markland, Ind.
Holbrook Gibson. Jersey City, NJ ].
Hugo w. koehler, St. Louis. Mo.
! Howard H. ]. Benson, Macon, Ca
William D. Billingslea. Winona, Miss.
Sherman S. Kennedy. Saginaw, Mich.
Ralph Z. Sampson. at-large.
Virgil j. Dixon, Los Angeles, Cal
Henry H. Porter MunhalI. Pa
, Robert H. Bennett Indianapolis. Ind.