The Washington herald., 1914-11-22
Naval Academy Notes.

Ensign John McF Sylvester, son Of
Mai. Richard Sylvester. superintendent
OF police OF the District. is one Of two
young naval officers whose resignation
the Navy Department has just accepted.
The other is Lieut. William II. Dague,
jr. Nine naval officers have resigned
their commissions since January !.
Lieut.. DagUe last saw duty on the Gin
| cinHati Of the Asiatic station. He re-
Gently returned to his home at Fowler.
\ Ind. He was appointed to the Naval
Academy July . 1894. and received his
latest rank June 6, 1919
Ensign Sylvester entered the academy
at Annapolis July .. 1856, and received
his ensign's commission March :. 1872.
He has been on duty on the torpedo-bOat
destroyer Balch.
President Wilson has been allotted box
No. s. on the north or Navy side of the
field Vice President Marshall has been
assigned box No. IS. and the other Navy
boxes have been assigned to the Secre-
tary of the Navy. heads Of bureaus, and
officials Of the government and ranking
officers.
Supt. Fullam. of the Naval Academy,
and Mrs. Fullam entertained party Of
young folks at a dance on November :
at the superintcndents quarters. The
party numbered about 100. including
| by an orchestra from the Naval Academy
Band. and buffet supper was served
Miss Katharine Knight daughter of
Rear Admiral Austin NJ. Knight. I. :.
N, is visiting Miss Mccormick. daughter
OF Medical Inspector Albert D. NJ. Nc
Cormick. L. s. y. and Mrs. Mccormick,
at the Naval Academy.
Mrs George W. Logan, wife of Capt.
Logan, L. S. ". is visiting in Annapolis.
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petty officers of the regiment OF midship-
men has been announced at the Naval
Academy. in pursuance OF the policy adopt
ed by Capt. Fullam to make changes so
that all first ClassTIen shall have had eN-
perience in commissioned and noncOmmis-
stoned grades. The appointments arr
made from the alphabetical lisr, instead
of from efficiency grades. as formerly.
ATidshipmcn LyHde D. Mccormick, son
of Medical Director A. VI. d. Mccormick,
now stationed at the NaTal Academy
has been appointed cadet commander.
the highest office in the regiment, sue
ceedinc Midshipman Richard F. Adams.
The cadet lieutenant commanders are
Midshipmen Otto Nimitz. John McC
Manley. Harold O'D. Hunter and Robert
o. Glover Cadet lieutenants are Mid
shipmen Eduoard V. NJ. Isaacs. Philip
T Glennon. George c. Kriner. Merrill T.
Kinne, George W. Grove, Mark L. Sper-
ry. jr.. Forrest X. Libenow. Claude o.
Kell. Allan E. Smith. Millard G. Gamble
jr, Fred G. French and Samuel P.
Jenkins.
News reaches here in an announcement
Of the officials of the Panama Pacific
Exposition that the midshipmen are ex-
pected to make their next an ual cruise
to the Pacific by way OF the Panama
Canal, and visit San Francisco at the
time Of the exposition. This will be the
first prac-ico cruise in the Pacific.
The United States gunboat Panther ar
rived here on Friday. She is the tender
of the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla ana
awaits the arrival OF several boats OF the
flotilla. which are to make the Naval
Academy the base OF their operations in
Chesapeake Bay for two weeks.
The destroyers Flusser. Reed and Pres
ton, part Of the vessels Of the reserve
fleet. arrived on Wednesday at the Navaf
Academy to engage in two weeks or
practice in the Chesapeake. The Pan
ther, the tender 10 the squadron. Lieut..
Commander Harris Laning commanding
Is also here.
The mdishipmen have devised a contin-
uous program of dancing at their hops,
arranged by dividing the academy band
into two sections. Instead of twenty
dances, thirty were on the program on
Saturday night. Mrs. A. NJ. d. McCor-
mick, assisted by a member of the hop
committee, received.
Mrs Reeves, wife of Past Assistant
Surgeon /. S. X. Reeves, L. S. N, was
operated upon on Thursday last at the
Emergency Hospital Annapolis, by Sur
geon J. H. Iden, L. S. N, of the Naval
Academy Hospital. assisted by Medicar
Director J. g. Field, U. S. n. The patient
Is doing well.
Mrs. E. F. Enright, wife of Ensign En-
right. U. ). N. has left for Old Point
Comfort. Va, to join her husband. Mrs.
Henry Ware Lawton. widow OF Gen.
Lawton, L.. S. A, has returned from
Louisville, KY, and is here with her
daughter. Mrs. Oliver W. Bagby, wife or
Ensign Bagby. U. s. N. Surgeon and
Mrs. J. H. Iden, L. S. N. left here on
Wednesday for Washington. They wifi
tour the District of Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia in their touring car
Miss Eugene Blandin, daughter of the
late Lieut.. J. ]. Blandin, L. S. N, was
injured on Wednesday. November TO-
rear her home in Baltimore County, Nd,
in an accident with a runaway horse.
She sustained some bad bruises and
general shock. but escaped without Sc
riouG injury.