Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-04
BIG FLEET WILL NOT
SAIL UNTIL MONDAY

"All aboard for Hawaii and the
West Coast"
That was the slogan among the L.
800 or more midshipmen of the lower
classes as they began to embark
aboard the six battleships of the sum
mer practice cruise squadron, at 1
o'clock this afternoon. in preparation
for their annual summer cruise. And
heir trunks and suit cases bore
stickers" elaborately embellished by
he American Eagle and colored in
Blue, Gold. Black and White, together
with the Slogan" and the name of
the ship to which each of the mid
shipmen happened TO be assigned,
printed in bold, black letters. Rain
was the only impediment to the en-
barkation.
The cruising squadron is known as
Squadron of the Atlantic fleet. 1t
S under the command of Vice Ad
miral Hilary p. Jones, and consists
If the battleships Connecticut flag
ship. Kansas. South Carolina. New
Hampshire. Minnesota and Michigan.
70 Sail Away Tomorrow
The squadron will sail away by
o'clock tomorrow morning. bound TO
south Atlantic waters. thence through
he Panama Canal and to the Ha-
waiian Islands, and from there to
Pacific coast ports such as San Pedro.
San Diego, San Francisco. Cal, and
as far north as Puget Sound Navy
Yard, Washington. The cruise will
End at Annapolis the latter part OF
August after which the midshipmen
will be given their annual vacation
covering the month of September. The
cruise is looked forward to by the
midshipmen as the most pleasurable
that has ever been arranged.
The main divisions OF the Atlantic
Fleet. commanded by Admiral Henry
B. Jones, with the dreadnaught
Pennsylvania as flagship, and consist
,ng of fifteen vessels almost the equal
Of her class. besides destroyers and
others of lesser power including the
aircraft squadron and the mother
ship Shawmut, will remain off An
napolis until Monday, when they will
start on a sea cruise.
New Ensigns On Leave
The 273 new Ensigns of the Navy
for of the $50 midshipmen who
received their diplomas of graduation
from the Naval Academy, will accept
commissions as Lieutenants in the
Marine Corps-will all have 30 days
leave before joining the respective
ships to which they have been as
signed.
This was also "get away day" for
The hundreds of visitors from all
parts of the country who were at
tracted to the city by the Commence
ment ceremonies at the Naval Acad-
envy. that eliminated with the Fare
we'll Ball" TO the graduates last night.
Many Of them made their departure
on the early morning trains; others
remained over longer enough TO see
the younger future naval officers en-
bark for the summer cruise, but there
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old town by nightfall.
City Reaped Big Business
Meanwhile, the proprietors Of the
hotels, and cafes. and mistresses OF
boarding houses, and the heads OF
other places of business in the city
are taking stock of their June
Week" profits, because there was not
only a larger throng than ever be-
fore, but they were good spenders
too. and the ice cream, candy, lunch
rooms. and other emporiums, all did
rushing business. The enlisted
men from the feet also spent lavish
ly. in spite of the fact that the great
majority of them were conveyed to
Baltimore or Washington, which
meant big traffic business for the
two trolley lines. When it is con-
sidered that the presence Of the fleet
and the commencement crowds. rep
resenting a floating population or
about 30,000-thric the population or
the city-a fair idea of what this
June Week meant to old Annapolis.