Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-06
NAVAL GRADS
TO Hold REUNION
Thirty-First Annual Reunion of the
Academy Graduates Asso.
THURSDAY JUNE FIRST.
Dinner to be Served in Mahan Hail.
Officers of the Naval Academy
Alumni Association.


the graduates of the United States Ma
val Academy will be held on Tuesday
June /. 1916, at the Naval Academy.
as directed by the constitution OF the
Association. The business meeting
Will be held in the Officers Mess build
ing at $50 p. m.
Formation for the annual dinner
Will take place at 7.30 D. m. sharp. in
front of Blake Row. The dinner will
he served in Hahan Hall The annual
dinner this year should prove a record
one. Several classes are working up
class reunions, notably 81. 81 96
and 90, to date, with possibility OF
IL sc and perhaps some others The
Association, through its Council, re
quests all classes whose numerals end
with Il" or &c" to get together and
join with the Association on June l.
In This connection and for the inlor-
nation of the classes concerned the
secretary wishes it understood that
the ruling permitting the attendance
of CX-members Of the classes IS still in
tendance OF an eX-member OF his class
should communicate with the secre-
tary. In other words. any non-grad-
uate member of a class is welcome at
the annual dinner, thus removing the
necessity OF a class having its reunions
elsewhere. The secretary win gladly
place his services at the disposal of
any class desiring to hold a reunion
Bachelor accommodations can be
had in Bancroft Hall during any part
of June Week, and will be reserved
upon application to the Secretary
These quarters are isolated and are as
private as anyone could desire At the
last meeting an amendment wasp ro-
posed 10 the constitution of the Asso-
citation and was passed by a ma .orij,
vote. to be formally incorporated re
quires the vote of two successive
meetings. A space is reserved on the
enclosed postal for a vote for or
against the amendment TO Article s..
which reads as follows: There shall
be an annual meeting and dinner at
such time and place as may be determ-
ined Oy the Council, etc" The present
article reads There shall be an an
nual meeting and dinner at the Naval
Academy at such time as may be de
termined By the Council etc"
This year a new edition of the Grail
yates Register will be issued 1t is
becoming more difncult each year to
finance the issue, due to a gradual in
! crease in cost OF labor and materials,
! and TO the Associations rather uncer-
| tain income. The Coucil have, there
! fore, decided to issue a part of the
/ edition in permanent cloth binding
! which will be supplied to the members
| of the Association for so cents, the
small margin of profit to be used to
| help defray the cost of the issue. To
| those members who do not desire the
| cloth binding, the usual paper covered
| copies will be furnished without cost.
| To non-members and members desir-
| ing extra copies. the paper-bound will
be supplied at 81 and the cloth bound
at SIPS per copy.
It will be necessary to know the
| exact proportion of the edition 10 have
| bound. all orders, accompanied with a
money order or check. must be in by
| June 30, 1916. In sending checks
| please include collection charges.
At the annual meeting held last year
a committee wes appointed to arrange
| for the placing at the Naval Academy
of suitable bronze tablet to the mem
DRY of our Swordmaster. Lieutenant A
J. Corbesier. u. S. NJ C. The total cost
Of the tablet has been undervritten by
a member of the committee. and all
| graduates who desire a part in the
| placing of the tablet are requested tc
send in their subscriptions of not more
than 81 each to the treasurer of the
| Association, who is acting treasurer
for the committee
+, The secretary requests that those
who indicate their intention of attend
ing the dinner and find later on thai
they cannot attend, will notify hin
that table reservation may be cancell
ed. The cost per cover of the dinner
will be s., and checks for that amount
should be mailed to the treasurer.
On the postcard sent is a spac,
for the address, and it is earnestly re
quested that all graduates out of tht
service shodld fill it in with their per
manent address, that the addresses I,
be given in the new Register shall b.
correct.
The secretary will be pleased TO fur
nish any additional information. TIL
Council is composed OF the following
officers: Hon. r. NJ Thompson, '6S
Chief Constructor ID. W Taylor, L. s
n. IS; Capt L. NJ. Mutton, L. S. ", 80
Commander II. II Hough. L. S. ~. 81
Commander ]. F. Hines. U. S. n. '92
Prof d. NJ Garrison, u. S. n. '95
, Commander ". T. Cluyerius. L. s. n
, go.
Address all communications to tn
: secretary-treasurer of Naval Academ
2 Graduates Association. AZ Rodgel
Row. Naval Academy.