Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-17
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N YEARS
Exclusive Social Function ny
aaidahlpanen OF pisss Class.
Naval Academy
BAN on oREEA DRESSES

| Any girl attending the First Glass
German, an exclusive social FUNSTON
Iat which mono appears ON the dance
Ao0r aaye tia first class Midahlpanen
and their girl friends. must not wear
i Green dress. Thls ii the eaict
that has gone forth from the com
gnitlee and It must be adhered to.
Any color 10 Is Ii not green. girls, for
green will not harmoni2e with the
ether decorations. Please keep this
IL mind Tor the German Of the class
1920 Naval Academy which Ii 10 gea-
ture June week
Due 70 the wartime schedule that
the Naval Academy mas been running
On during the past two years, there
has been no First Class German since
1916, but this year, this June week ges-
tiVity. the most exclusive and ella
horats 81 them ALI viii be rejuvenated
with All the usual pOmp and display.
About two months ago the First
Class got together and elected com
rsiittee to take charge of this import.
ant function. This committee has
been working steadily on plans which
call for the most attractive and me-
tnOrabIe German tn history. Many
large New York and Philadelphia con
earns have been called npon to fur
nish articles iii the favor and deco.
rating line, but the Origination of all
ideas was the work of the committee
and the actual execution 81 these prs.
santious plans rests with the same
group The members of this commit
tee are:
Sampson Scott. chairman: n HI.
AfacE iyaIae. n. ID. Baker, =. Lewis,
!. Shoemaker Z. G Coat. II. Markell,
EC. G. Champion, q. A. Weller. B. S..
Jones, I nv. Leahy, w. Il. Hines, /. g.
M sbb. /. Al. Mcdonnell, +. Lewis. II
m Rattle.
In order to make the German sue
cess, ii was decided to bring the ela-
snlalit 81 surprise into ii as far as pos
Esible Therefore. everything concern
Ing the decorations. the entertain
Ements, the novelty dances. and the
favors has been kept secret
The German Is TO be held III the.
gym and supper II to be served on
she main terrace between the two
new wings of Bancroft Hall. There
viii be reserved tables for parties of
oil sizes. III case 1t rains that night
the refreshments will be served III the
meas hail. the decorations on the
terrace being 50 planned that they
may be expeditiously moved ID the
mess hall.
The First Glass German is the most
pretentious affair OF juno week and
IL Ii one Of the most exclusive fune-
tions In the country. Only members
50f the First Glass and their partners
are allowed on the dancing floor The
ofsaeers attached to the Naval Acad-
emy, the ofIicials down at the Acad-
envy for June weak, and the guests 0f
the graduating midshipmen. To al OF
whom special invitations are sent. sit
Az the balcony In reserved seats and
watch the carrying on down be-
low. II is the custom for the Off
GERS. who >aTe back here for the grad
pates reunion, to so to the German
and dance one dance, but because Of
the gacE that the oaicers are scattered
So tar and vide this pear, there will
be no graduates reunion and there
fore this novel and entertaining fea-
tpre of the German will have 70 be
dispensed with
Usually, the young ladies, who
come from oil sections of the conn
try. are requested to wear dresses Of
d certain color. but this year the only
limitation Ii that no green dresses BE-
worn al this color does not look well
with the decorations and does not
work i'll with the color scheme. The
uniform for the midshipmen viii be
the new double breasted coat and
white trousers