The Washington times., 1913-06-01
JUNE WEEK OPENS
At NAVAL ACADEMY
Drills, Balls, and Graduating
Exercises win Make Coming
Days Interesting.

washington-or at least that part oi
Washington interested in the Naval
Academy graduate for himself, and that
part interested in the Naval Academy
for itself-will move to Annapolis this
week.
juno Week" is en-. 1t opens formally
tomorrow, and visitors are flocking to
Annapolis by every train. Special train
anticipation of large crowds Of visitors
from here.
June Week is not merely a week full
Of interesting drills and practical exer-
cises, but II is also week crowded with
: social gayeties and entertainments OF
various kinds, many of which are con-
nected with the graduation Of the first
class. the final event Of the week.
One hundred and forty cadets will be
graduated this week and enter at once
into commissions as ensigns.
This year the board Of visitors ap-
pointed by the President and Congress
makes is visit during June Week. but
hereafter the visits will be during the
year.
Ready for Annual Cruise.
napolis during the week. under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Charles J.
Badger, former superintendent OF the
Academy. These vessels will take the
midshipmen of the three upper classes
on their annual cruise.
The members Of the board Of visitors
will be officially received tomorrow, and
win see an infantry drill by the regi-
ment Of midshipmen. Later they will
meet and organize, and in the after
noon, there will be a reception at the
residence Of the superintendent. In the
. evening, there will be dress parade, at
which medals and other insignia won
by midshipmen during the year, win be
presented, and still later. a performance
by the MasQueraders, the dramatic or.
ganixation OF the midshipmcn.
Spectacular Drills,
Tuesdays program will be typical Of
the other days of the week. At 10. there
will be q skirmish and street riot drill
by the midshipmen, one of the most
spectacular of the incidents of the week
Later. there will be an artillery drill
and, in the afternoon, an inspection OF
the grounds and buildings by the mem
bers. formed into appropriate commit.
tees. In the evening, there will be dress
parade. another performance by the
Masqueraders. and a formal dinner to
the members of the board. given by the
superintendent.
On Wednesday and Thursday. similar
programs will be presented. showing
some Of the various phases of life in the
Academy. On Wednesday. there will b
a garden party to the members of the
graduating class, and on Thursday even.
ing. the first class german. These arr
the exclusive functions of the week
only members of the graduating clas,
and their partners dancing at the ger
man.
On Friday, the graduates viii recsiv,
their diplomas from the Secretary O
the Navy. who will also make an ad
dress. and In the evening there will b.
the farewall ball given to the graduates
This 10 the largest and most elaborate
the dancers on the great armory hool
are numbered in the thousands.
Honor Man From Delaware.
II is practically settled that the hono
man of this years graduating class Il
William II. p. Blandy, OF Delaware
The second honor man Is Everett LIE r
Gayhart, of Ohio.
The members of the board of visitor,
are as follows: Senator John Waltel
Smith Of Maryland and Carroll s. Pagt
of Vermont: Congressman E. W. Rob-
erts Of Massachusetts,. ]. F. c. Talbot
Mississippi, H L Satteriee. of New
York. F. w. Davis. Of Hartford, Conn.
G. G. Hill, District of Columbia; Nelson
Lampert, Chicago. Ill; s. A. Perkins
Tacoma, Wash; ID. c. Barry, District
Of Columbia, and Max Pam Chicago.