Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
Will Be Made to Miss Beers
and Her Father.
RESULT OF HOP INCIDENT
Action. However, Does not Satisfy
Representative Korbly.
WANTS "sN0BBERY" PR0BED
Asks Whether Girls Who Work Are
to Be Excluded From An
napolis Dances.

An apology written by Capt John Mar
shall Bowyer. superintendent Of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. is to be rendered
to Miss Mary II. Beers, for a reflection
upon her social standing made after a
Naval Academy hop, when the midsh.p-
man who was her escort was advised
that there was objection to the guest he
had invited to the function on the score
| father of Miss Beers. Prof Beers, head of
the English department at Yale, will be
included in the apology.
Capt. Bowyer himself suggested to the
Navy Department that an apology be
made. commenting on the incident as due
to wrong statement OF facts. The
Navy Department, expressing regret at
the occurrence. directs Capt. Bower to
follow the course he suggested. and sub
NIT the apology to the girl and her ia
Their.
Representative Charles A. Korbly OF
indiana took up the matter with the
pose to bring the matter before Con.
gress If the ahront were not adequately
explained or amends made. The Navy
Department has notified Representative
korbly of Its action.
This does not satisfy Representative
korbly, however. vino has demanded tina,
the Navy Department investigate "snob.
berry at the Naval Academy. He will
present to Congress the query: care
girls who take employment from neces
sity to be excluded from Naval Academy
dances?"
Wants the Facts.
Il asked for the facts said Mr.. Kor
bly, last night. 1.-The Secretary of the
Navy has not given the facts. I also
regret the incivility shown Miss Beers
and the inevitable embarrassment she
suffered But expressions Of regret d.
not explain.
THE newspapers have reported that a
midshipman has been reprimanded for in
viting working girl to a dancing party
Now comes the Secretary of the Navy
and the superintendent Of the school say
ing that the incident grew out Of a mis-
| understanding OF the status of the young
| lady Is it to be inferred from this that
girls who take employment from neces-
sity are to be excluded from the Naval
Academy dances?'
Miss Beers was an inmate OF the house
hold OF Lieut.. and Mrs. Tarrant at An
| napolis. acting as governess for their
children. Her status was that of a social
equal and she enjoyed the friendship OF
the family. She is we'll educated and
talented.
At naval hop some time ago Miss
Beers was the invited guest of a midship.
man who escorted her to the function
Miss Beers was subjected to no hum,lia-
ton at the time. Later however. the
mtdshipman who had been Miss Beers
escort was approached by a superior
Department does not state-and told
that the position Of Miss Beers made her
presence undesirable and that in future
the midshipman would be wise not to IN
only to the superintendent, to the man
who spoke to the midshipman and to the
latter.
w. H. H. Miller, Attorney General under
President Harrison. was one Of those who
denounced "snobbery' at the Nava
Academy, writing to Representative Kor-
bly,. Mr.. korbly, in his letter to the Navy
Department, asked for a thorough investi
cation Of that peculiar social system al
the academy that makes unwelcome at q
social function an estimable and talented
girl who happens to be earning her own
living"
Mr.. Korbly made public the correspond
ence with the Navy Department Hi:
complaint to the department, dated April
10. Is as follows:
Washington newspapers concerning the
attitude Of the officers and students OF
the Naval Academy toward Miss Beers
Il would very much appreciate it il
you will let me have a statement of the
facts from the superintendent of the
Naval Academy and all the other officers
involved in this affair, and I should like
to be advised what steps. if any, the
department has taken in the premises. -
The reply to Mr.. Korbly, signed by
Secretary Meyer. dated April 22. reads:
Il very much regret the incident to
which you refer in your letter Of the 10th
instant 1t grew out Of a misunderstood
ing of the status Of the young lady. The
superintendent Of the Naval Academy. in
a letter received today. explains his po-
sition as follows:
The superintendent very much re-
grets that there was a misunderstanding
Of the status Of Miss Beers by the per-
son bringing this matter to the attention OF
the authorities. and also regrets that he
incident should have been exploited and
enlarged upon by the press. which has
undoubtedly been source Of great en-
barrassment to the young lady in ques-
ton. The superintendent will be glad to
make such public apology in reparation
Of this mistake as may be most acceptable
to the young lady and her family.
1.-The department has directed that
Capt. Bowyer. the superintendent. ad-
dress a letter Of apology to Mr.. Beers