Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-22
MIDOIES HAD FROLIC
AND FUN SATURDAY
"a Country Fair" Furnished Novel
Diversion.
PRE-XMAS CELEBRATION
Candy and Other Things SOld To Hell
Pay for The Big Show Of Christ
mas Morning.

The midshipmeu engaged in a pre-
Christmas celebration at the Naval
Academy Saturday afternoon that not
only proved a thoroughly enjoyable
affair. but given as a sort of benefit,
goodly sum wss realized to help
pay the expenses of the main Christ
mas celebrtion that will be held on
Christmas morning.
The entertainment was styled as
Country Fair" at which candies
and various other articles were sold
at small profit, and in addition, and
besides there were a number of musi-
cal features, vocal and instrumental,
and few stunts of the cabaret order,
and semi burlesque. 1t was held in
Smoke Hall, y the smoki lg and rec
reation room of Bancroft Hall, and was
arranged at the instance of the mem
bers Of the first class, who bit upon
the idea of something of the sort to
fill in a gap because there was moth
ing in the way of a basketball game
or other athletic contest, nor a hop
at light.
Practically every member OF the
brigade attended. An admission fee
of s cents was charged and there
were various booths from which
novelties, candies and other good
things to eat were offered f)r sale.
That the middies proved themselves
good spenders was indicated by the
fact that they cleaned up everything
that was up for sale. The middies
have a glee club, as we'll as an orches-
ira of string music, and these organ
izations rendered a choice progam
during the afternoon. The show was
not open to the general public, and
therefore, none but midshipmen at
tended. Many of the middies were
inclined to call the affair an "at
home" among themselves, and the
novel diversion stirred up much
Christmas spirit.
The holiday order issued by Su-
perintendent Gibbons has been for
mally promulgated before the bri-
gade, and in addition to the liberty
privileges, promenade concerts or
informal hops are authorized, in
cluding one on Christmas eve. The
order granting the holidays reads:
Study hours and recitations will
be suspended from after the third
period on Wednesday, December "a,
until evening roll call on Thursday,
December 70, and from after the
third period on Wednesday, December
81, until evening roll call on Thurs
day, January /. Drills will be sus.
pended from Wednesday, December
"a, to Thursday, January /, both dates
included.
Leave to visit Annapolis and Off
GERS quarters in the Academy grounds
will be granted as follows: To all
midshipmeu not under restriction, on
Wednesday, December "a, and We'd
nesday, December 81, from $3.50 D.
m. TO evening roll call and on Thurs
day, December 25, and Thursday,
January /, from imme diately aft ar
breakfast until evening roll call; to
members OF the first and second
classes and to such members of the
third and fourth classes as may have
received permission to accept invita-
tions from after dinner until $50 p.
m. on December "a and 81.
Midshipmen are required to be
present at all formations, meals and
duties specially assigned, except
when excused by proper authority.
Divine service will be held in the
Chapel on Thursday, December %,
at $3.50 a. m.
Promenade concerts in the gym
nssium are authorized from S:15 to
10 p. m on December "a, and from
80 TO 6 p. m. on December 26, 29
and 80.