Evening star., 1931-05-24
Assurance of Commissions
EnIivenS Program for
Commencement.
CEREMONIES WILL OPEN
INFORMALLY ON FRIDAY
More Than so Graduating Cadets
to Find Sweethearts Waiting
at Close of Exercises.

June week" at Annapolis, marking
the annual commencement Of the
United States Naval Academy, will open
Friday and extend to Thursday of the
following week, when approximately 443
graduates will receive their commissions.
The occasion will be much happier
than it would have been If Congress
had not passed emergency legislation
for the relief Of nearly two-thirdS of
the graduating class who. under the
then existing circumstances, would not
have received commissions. AS result
of timely action by Congress, every
graduate who wishes to remain in the
service will be commissioned in the
Navy or Marine Corps
The official visit Of the Inspection
Board having been made month ago,
June week" will be period of pleasure
for the midshipmen, instead of the
grind of daily drills.
Friday, the opening day, will be more
or less informal and the main events
will not start until the following Mon
day. A dual base ball and track meet
between the Naval Academy and Ohio
State will be held Saturday. The varsity
and freshmen lacrosse teams also will
meet the University of Maryland.
Wedding Bells TO Ring.
although the midshipmen are for
hidden to marry before graduation. on
pain OF expulsion, SO or more will take
brides shortly after receiving their COM
missions. Six weddings already have
been arranged in the chapel at the
Naval Academy. at half-hour intervals
following the graduation exercises June
4. Six more will take place the next
day. Among the Washington brides
are Miss Francis r. Vaughn, who will
Navy crew, and Miss Louise Hines, who
will marry Horace Myers of Boise City,
Idaho.
Miss Esther Bowen Of 1882 Belmont
street, will become the bride of Nelson
Kenyon Brown at a ceremony at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church in Wash
ington, June 4.
Miss Mary Cecilia Horne OF 1920
Spring road, will marry Douglas Gordon
Wright, jr. in st. Mary's Catholic
Church, Annapolis.
The annual baccalaureate sermon will
be preached to the cadets on Sunday
by Chaplain Frank H. Lash of the
Academy. The next three DAYS, consti-
tuting the main events, will be fea-
tured as follows:
noCh > EIOkTd" OANeus
Monday, June Especial drills; 4
pm. band concert; $50 pm, dress pa
rade; 7:45 to 9:15 pm, band concert;
7:45 to 9:45, moving pictures.
Tuesday, June "a pm, band con-
cert: $50 pm, dress parade during
which regimental colors will be pre-
sented to the leading company: to
1870 pm, super1ntendents garden
party to graduates, ring dance for sec
ond class and special hop for third
class.
Wednesday. June 3-10:3o am, regi-
mental physical drill TO music and
without commands; $3.50 pm, band
concert; pm, dress parade with pres
entation Of medals and awards; 8 pm
to midnight, farewell ball to graduates
event of Thursday, will bring the week
to a close.
Graduates Are Listed.
Members Of the class from the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia are as follows:
District OF Columbia-Gustavls w.
Bucholz jr.; John w. Byng, Harris P.
Child, Paul w. Clarke, Damon M. Cum
mings, De Ately L. Davis, Robert B.
Farquharson, jr.; Will M. Carton, jr.;
Harlan T. Johnson, Joseph w. Lever
ton. jr.; Jerry A. Mathews, jr.; John S.
Mccain, jr.; Csssin T. Shoemaker,
Jerry c. South, jr.; Robert A. Theo-
bald, jr.; Ford l.. Wallace, Henry Will
Hams, jr.; Andrew L. Young.
Maryland-John L. Chew, William j.
Giles. jr.;' Maurice w. Hibschman,
Damon M. Cummings, Clifton r. Moss,
Charles M Howe, Sd; Edward j.
O'Neill, Seymour D. Owens, Annapolis;
Charles A. Morrow, jr.; Alfred E.
Sharpe, jr., Baltimore; John F. Harper,
jr., Centerville; Bernard F.. Roeder,
Cumberland; Robert E. Lockwood, For
est Glen; William A. Thorn, Loreley;
Hylan B. Lyon, Lusby; Peyton L. Wirtz,
Mount Washington; Harry E. Seidel,
ir., Takoma Park.
Virginia-Nelson M. Head, Bancroft;
Thomas B. Payne, Clarendon: James
M. Wood, Lynchburg: Edward M. Bing-
ham. Norfolk; Daniel A. Stuart, Ports
mouth; Russell c. williams, Edward A.
Wright. Richmond Henry E. Renken.
Staunton; Alfred B. Tucker, Sd, Win
chester.