Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-02
June Week Near
Close With Final
Ball Tonight
Series OF Weddings al
Naval Academy TO
Follow Graduation
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ANNAPOLIS No -fatss The
ea3o:fsl. June Week astHIsxs ai
tho Naval Academy dgrw near .
c.osr today with At ar Ahsw
BY shs crack Navy s4eai sxs1sol-
GAan team The Rlae Angels
SIX Navy pilots wvsr 80 arFaan-
SsEais offensive taetses aS~d dur
ms world War II They ~
Grammar ~ReAtcAs& aAAa te ee
sfas fastest prvTsc.le driven planes
IN use today
THE air ss1oS 81 II Is an,
and the farewell BAL al . IS
clock tonight wtli elose the last
tsll aaS oi activities during ths
week long celrhrAilan
Tomorrow ~4ll be ihs last CAV
at The academy !og col gvadaat4ng
mtaSfaipTarn Secretary q tive
Navy Matthews all address the
gfaduaung class during gsadua-
ilon EXERCISES 81 II am In Dahl
gren Hail
Series Of Nrdaings
More than so pr cept Of the
graduates sll! he married soan
after the commencement Many
Of them will be married ct the
rate OF Gre couple every half
hour at the academy chapel
for the next three DAYS
One couple 10 bc married are
this year color gifl and The COM
mAnder Of the company Judged
best in intTA. brigade competition.
She is Miss Marie nsceckrf. ~.
o, Teaneek. N } the TSd color
eirl in Naval Academy history.
Commander 81 the color company
is Mldshipman George NJ Aenaa.
jr.. OF Utica, N Y They met on q
crowded train four years ago when
he Mas a sailor ct the Naval AeAd-
envy Preparatory School IN Balm
bridge. Nd,
Color Girl Reviews Brigade.
The brigade parade and pressn-
tation of the eoiors Mt woTdrn
Field highiighted yesterdays
events.
The brigade Of approximately
3 400 midshipmcn marched sfnaft-
ly onto the field and formed two
companies deep from one end 81
the neld 10 the other. In the
center was Midshtpman Benas'
company. II mached forward
Miss Badeekef. wearing = blue
gown and picture hat. presented
the ooIors~--the American and the
Naval Academy flag the COM
pany. then kissed her future hus-
band The blue eyed blond then
reviewed the brigade aa II passed
of the field.
/ A cooling breeze which swept In
over the Severn during the review
prevented any Of the mldAhipfnen
from fainting during the long
period that they stood NJ raid
attention. Usually several faint
from the heat.
Crowds filled the bleaehsgs and
lined the field ~ the color pres
entation was made.
making was mixed with
the military a. the companies
marched OF the fiel6 One com
pany carried a small ConiedeTas
flag. Another had . little rrd
bucket attached 20 The company
suidon. The bucket siEnifies last
place. and this company came
In seth in annual competition.
There are So companies in the
brigade.
Warships In River,
Miss Badeckrr. carrying
corsaRe OF yellow roses and blue
larkspur. was escorted on and on
the field by Rear Admiral J. !.
Holloway, jr.. superintendent Of
the Naval Academy.
A reminder that thu year vas
about over was given whsn the
two regimental commanders
sounded OF just before marching
from the field. All year Ions one
commander had called "is" and
the other 80" kigniiytns tfse
first class. But today the second
commander said 80" In honor
o, next years frs, elas&snsn
Another reminder Of what
ties ahead for the future ofSosEs
was visible In the Severn River.
/ The mighty batiieship Missouri.
| Ave dssiruyers and four mine lay
eys we're anchored of afoTs Bat
urday morning 300 middSes gin
embark on the first Of two sum-
rysrr cruises