Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
M|DD|ES' GAY WEEK|| A
GRADUATION EXERCISES Al
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Begin Tuesday Morning With Re.
ception and Close With Fri
days Ball.

ANNAPOLIS, May So-An Annapolis IS
in gay and festive mood in anticipation
OF the week of gala exercises incident to
graduation at the Naval Academy. 1t
is the one time of the year when the
old town spreads ITSELF" and every one
is prepared to derive full pleasure from
the continuous round of ceremonies 1t
is also the havest time for the hotels,
boarding houses and restaurants The
regular hotel accommodations are limited.
consequently many private families take
in one or more of the visitors.
The vanguard of the expected tiarong
reached Annapolis last week Other Wis
itors are coming in on every train, and by
this evening the town will be crowded.
The exercises will begin tomorrow with
the official reception to the board of Wis
itors at 10 in the morning and ending
with the farewell ball Friday night.
The reception will take place on Worden
headed by the academy band, will do the
honors. Seventeen guns will be fired
from the shore battery as the opening
event
Inspection Of Academy.
Immediately following the reception,
which will take only few minutes, an
infantry drill by the brigade will take
place. to be followed with an inspection
of the several departments at the acad-
envy, under the guidance of the naval
officers on duty.
At 2:3O i'm the afternoon the middies
will show the board what they have
learned i'm seananship. This exhibition
will include drill aboard the practice
cruiser Severn and the handling of
small boats under oars, sail and steam.
Two hours later Capt. John NJ Bowyer
superintendent of the academy, will ten
der a reception to the official party at his
quarters in Blake row. Naval officers
and their friends have been invited to at
tend.
At dress parade by the brigade at 6:15
o'clock pm. the presentation of the bri-
gade cOlOrs for general excellence" dur
ing the academic term will take place An
informal promenade concert will fill in the
evening hours.
In addition to the farewell ball given
the graduates by the class of 1911, the
other big social function of the week will
be the first class german, Thursday even
ing.
Program Busy One.
The hours of each succeeding day will
be pretty we'll taken up by the following
program:
Wednesday, June 1.
915 a.m.-Street riot drills by the ID
Battalion: battalion of artillery, drill
ground, by the 1st Battalion.
3 p.m.-Small arms target practice on
the rifle range by the third division, sec
ond and third classes. I'd Battalion.
6:1o p.m.-Dress parade, at which will
be presented the class of 1871 sword for
excellence in practical and theoretical
ordnance and gunnery; the cup presented
by National Society, Sons of the Revolu-
ton. for excellence in practical ordnance
and gunnery, name of midShipman to
whom award is made to be engraved on
cup, cup to be retained at the Naval
Academy; cup presented by National So
ciety, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, for excellence in seamanship and in
ternational law; navigating seXtant, pre-
sented by Col. Robert NJ. Thompson, for
excellence in practical and theoretical
navigation; medals for athletic events.
8 p.m.-Dinner to board of visitors, SUI
perintendent's quarters.
Thursday, June 2.
9:15 a.m.-Battle drill, brigade of in
fantry; physical drill, under arms.
3 p.m.-Torpedo, mine and gun drill,
first division; fencing, sabers, bayonet
exercises and setting up second division
100 p.m.-Practical engineering exer-
cises in the marine engineering building,
I'd Battalion.
6:15 p.m.-Dress parade:
. pm.-First class german.
Friday, June ).
10 understanding exercises.
$50 p.m.-FareWell ball.
Aboard for Foreign Cruise.
With all the hustle and hustle over, the
new first, second and third classes will
embark on the squadron of three battle
ships SATURDAY. morning for the foreign
cruise. Embarkation will be at 8 o'clock,
and after that hour no shore liberty will
be allowed.
Sunday morning Chaplain H. II. Clark
of the academy, will conduct religious
services on board the flagship Iowa. and
bright and early Monday morning the
ships will get under way.
WEATHER E0RENAcT