Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-07
RECEPTION TO BOARD
OF NAVAL VISITORS.
Admiral And Mrs. Eberle Hosts
At Official Reception At The
Superintendent's Quarters.
ONE THOUSAND GUESTS.
Mrs. McLaurin And DR.. Talbot
In Receiving Party. Daugh-
ters Of Officers Assist In
-Diniro Room
Dining Room.

Perhaps never before was the at
| tendance at any official reception at
| the superintendent Quarters in the
Naval Academy so large as that of
yesterday afternoon given in honor of
the Board of Visitorsfi the first official
social event of May Week"
Preparations were made for one
thousand guests, and it is safe to say
as many as that were present during
the two hours of the reception at
/ which Admiral and Mrs. Eberle were
! hosts. There was a steady stream OF
callers. The affair was strictly official,
and the guests included. besides the
Board of Visitors, offices, professors.
and instructors of the Naval Academy
and their wives, the first class mid
! shipmen and Naval Reserve officers
class, with a handful of civilians. An
orchestra from the Naval Academy
| band, Prof. Adolph Torovsky, leader,
! played a select program in the large
! parlor. All the rooms were bowers of
| floral beauty Quantities of pink
roses white snap dragon and pink car
nations were used in the decorations.
Admiral and Mrs. Eberle received in
/ the reception room at head of stairs,
| and in the receiving party were Mrs.
McLaurin, wife of one of the Board,
and the only lady who arrived with the
official Board of Visitors yesterday
Her husband is president of the Bos-
ton Institute of Technology DR.. Tai
bott, also a member of the Board, was
in the receiving line. Mrs. Eberle
wore a handsome afternoon gown of
taupe georgette crepe silk, and chiffon
with a corsage of sweet peas.
In the dining room the color scheme
was pink and a huge mound of pink
carnations formed the centrepiece at
table, surrounded with tall pink waxen
candles which shed a soft glow be-
meath pink silken shades.
Mrs. Louis NJ Mutton, wife of the
Commandant, Capt. Mutton, poured tea
and looked handsome in an afternoon
gown of white with hat to match,
while Mrs. Downs, poured chocolate
Mrs. Downs wore a becoming gown of
wisteria georgette crepe and silk with
large hat to harmonic. Both ladies
wore corsage bouquets of pink and
white sweet peas.
The young girls in the dining room
who assisted in serving were daugh-
| ters of officers at the Naval Academy,
and included Miss Mutton, daughter OF
the Commadant. Miss Jean Anderson.
Miss Mccormack, Miss Taylor her
/ guest, Miss Curtin, Miss Ann Guest,
Miss Cordelia Pringle, Misses Meta
and Mary Burrage. Miss Vivian Stand
ley, Miss Jesie Garrison, and Miss Ell
sic Leicester, of San Francisco, Calf,
Mrs. Eberle's cousin, house guest at
the superintendent
The young girls all wore pretty
dainty afternoon costumes with hats
to match, and they were as attentive
in looking after tthe guests as they
are pretty to look upon
The reception, although official, -
was delightfuly informal, and fitting
! beginning of the old fashioned June
! Week, put forward a month How
ever, the weather man seemed to ap-
/ preciate the fact for he dealt out the
real June Week brand of his comod-
! ity.