The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-05
FORMER MIDDIES
dine and TOAST
Class Of 1881 Of Naval Acad-
envy Meets Here and Ban
quets at Raleigh Hotel.
LIVE OVER SCHOOL DAYS
They will Go to Annapolis Today to
Attend Commencement Exer-
cises of Alma Mater.

Seated at an U-shaped table in the oak
room OF the Raleigh Hotel. twenty-ni
former middies, members of the Naval
Academy class OF 1881. last night told of
varied experiences since their graduation
day thirty-two years ago. The occasion
was the seventh reunion banquet Of the
class. one OF the features OF the class
reunion which began Tuesday and will
today end in merging into the annual re-
| union of Naval Academy alumni, one OF
the June week affairs at Annapolis.
The '.middies' are all over fifty years
of age now and look back with fond
memories OF their days in the Academy.
They had laid aside their uniforms o.
blue and gold and brass buttons-in fact
many of them do not wear uniforms any
more. they being identified with profess
sions other than handling a man-o' war
and had adorned themselves in the regu-
latlon evening clothes of somber black
and white.
But the peaceful attire could not hide
the fact that they We're or had beer.
fighting men of the sea, for their tanned
and weathered faces are still those OF
the sailor.
There were no principal speeches" at
the banquet. Everybody present was a
principal speaker" And everybody re-
membered the old days down in Annap-
oils, when. as plebes, they were hazed
and in turn hazed the plebes when they
were second-year men.
japanese Admiral Absent.
Regret was expressed over the absence
of Admiral Uriu, of the Japanese navy,
who is a member of the class but was
unable TO be present at the banquet be-
cause he could not come to America at
this time owing to official duties, and
other members of the class who are too
far away or FOR other reasons could not
attend. Admiral uriu Is one of the many
members OF the class who have distin-
suisheo themselves as ngnters. he COM
tnanoeo the nrst naVal expeoiuoh 10
Chemulpo, "hich marked the BEGINNING
OF the husso-JaPahese war ana also
COMMANDED DIVISION OF the meet under
Hua ID ioso III 'he oa'''e VI 'he sea vi
Japan.
w, w Russell. Minister 70 the Domini.
can republic, were among the members
OF the class gathered at the festNe
hoard-
me others present were Commander
W a anderson retireo' Col; george Bar
nett T. .. Marine corps: Paymaster 5.
bTHan' 0, 'he navy Dr. r. T. Bunts' OF
oIeNeiahu' Eugene oarroh, OF Butte
monG' D. n. Soi"eI, OF washington
raven OF feekskiii' n. l.
It houston EIorioge, reureo' OF the
H. l." Ennnnelt, vice president
y. e General EIec'rlc company n r.
II oIsneM' Oh ne" lork; Capt: j: A.
ltoosHNern' OF tne navy r: sH. Hunicke'
VI nosehe. y. - capt GUSTAV haem-
Oh tne navy: COL :: ii. Lauch-
-; VI inc marine corps' Sapt- N NC
nLp VI Tue may L. l.: mckee OF
,, Ia-' Coi' d L. Manoney'
~ 't.e -. Hia. me Corps' CollIhahaer a. MOT
20 .L n eu, VI che navy COL +. J. Moses
u 'i'e InaI ihe CorPs' a = farsons' chi
"a ~ ooL, 7. M: ferKns' retlred,
'"s ,ne Norps' !. w. stewart OF
T departments ROBERT stewart
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