Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-25
ANNAPOLIS DOMINIC
JUNE WEEK ATTIRE
Program of Ceremonies Incident of
Commencement Announced.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS.
June Week Opens Monday May 29th
With Official Reception to Board
Of Visitors,

Coming events cast their shadows
before and Annapolis and the Naval
Academy are already taking on the
appearance of festive June Week
The warmer weather and bright sun
shine today seem almost forecast OF
| clear weather for next week.
AT the officers annual baseball game
this morning, pretty girls and smart
| frocks wer much in evidence. The in b.
| fiux of visitors will continue today and
| tomorrow and nearly reach the heights
by Saturday, as a majority will come
earlier than usual this year to be on
hand for the big game that day
On Sunday Chaplain Evans, of the
Naval Academy.will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduates.
After the sermon the effective custop
will be followed out. of singing Gel
Be With You Till We Meet Again"
with the entire regiment and congrega
ton kueeling.
On Monday June Week will be Off
cially opened by the reception of the
Board of Visitors composed of Sena-
tors c. a. Swanson, of Virginia; ".
| E. ChiltCn, of West Virginia; John w.
Smith, of Maryland; James d. Phelan.
of California; NJ. e. Clapp, of Mime
sofa; Miles PoinleXter, of Washington.
Members of the House of Represent
atives are l.. E. Padgett, j. f. c. Tai
bott, w. b. Oliver, s.. J. Tribble, L. w.
Roberts, p. II. Kelley and w. ID.
Stephens.
Two of these are Marylanders, John
Walter Smith and j. f. c. Talbot, who
has done so much of late for the work
men at the Naval Academy The new
secretary of the Board of Visitors will
be Lieut.. ID. C. Patterson. The bal
ance of the weeks schedule is similar
to former years, consisting of various
drills and exercises, in which the mid
shipmen will demonstrate their prof.
cheney in the several branches of prac-
tical work fer the benefit of the Off
cial board.
1t has not been announced yet who
will hand out the diplomas at the grad
uating exercises on Friday of June
Week, which is the Illuminating event
of the week. In addition to the Off
cial drills and exercises there VIII be
many formal as we'll as informal So
cial functions that will combine to
make the week the gayest of the year
The Board of Visitors will be housed
at Carvel Hall and there will probably
| be band concerts in the evenings.
AT dress parade on Mon'lay, May %,
ar in nf ha OF
| parade on the first favorable lay there
after, the following presentations will
be made:
Sword presented by the Glass Of
| 1871 for excellence in practical and
| theoretical ordnance and gunnery.
Don Pardee Moon, 1916.
Cup presente by the National Scci-
ETY., Sons of the Revolution, for excel
lence in practical ordnance and gun
merry; name of midshipman to whom
| award is made to be engraved on the
| cup; cup to be retained at the Naval
| Academy.
Ralph Eugene Dawson. 1916.
Cup presented by the National Soci-
ETY., Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, for excellence in seamanship
and international law.
Ralph Eugene Dawson, 1916.
Navigating Sextant, by Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, for excellence in
practical and theoretical navigation.
Ralph Eugene Dawson 1916.
Medal presented by the Admiral
Trenchard Section, No. 73,Navy League,
| of the United States, for best original
esay on a topic, naval or patriotic in
character, by any midshipman under
instruction in English.
John Baptist Helferman. 1917
There will also be mecals for gen.
eral excellence in small arms and tar
get practice.
The social functions of the week will
include a garden party to be given by
Superintendent and Mrs Eberle at the
Superintenlent's Quarters in honor oi
the graduates, their farilies and their
friends.
On Thudsday night the annual first
class German will be held in Luce Hall
while there will be an informal hop 70,
the underclassmen and their friends in
Memorial Hall.
THE Masqueraders," the dramatic
organization of midshipmen, will give
two performances in Mahan Hall. i
Monday night for undt rclassmen anC
their friends and on Tuesday night fol
the Board of Visitor officers. grad
uating class and friends.
The annual alumni dinner will b'
held in Mahan Hall on Thursday a
7.30 p. m. The social events of tn
week eliminate with the farewell bal
in Dahlgren Hall on Friday night.
The complete program, which is sub
ject to slight changes, follows
Monday, May 29th.
HOO a. Unofficial Reception of tn
Board of Visitors.
1.30am-Regiment of Infantry
800 D. injecting of Board of Visit
ors for Organization in Administrative