Show WARSHIPS SAIL THIS G Festivities at San Diego Ended I With Grand Ball for the I Junior Officers San Diego Cal C 1 April 17 1 With sailing orders issued for 6 tomorrow morn mornIng mornIng morning Ing the stay of the tho American battleship fleet in San Diego practically ended ende to tonight tonight tonight night The visit of the sixteen ships shills to this port always will be looked upon air as aira a aa asa a memorable event In the history and plans are already alread under way for the erection of a commemorative comm monument in inthe inthe I Ithe the city park where the official to the state was extended on Wednesday last Ball for Junior unior Officers A ball to the junior officers of the fleet tonight at the Hotel Del Coronado proved to be the most spectacular of the social entertainments that have marked the four days of the fleets presence In local wa waters waters waters The decorations were Wire elaborate to toan toan toan an extreme Flowers were banked about the alcoves alcove and balconies until the th air was heavy heay with their mingled perfume The yellow poppies of California had a It large place in the floral decorative scheme and there was wealth of Cherokee roses wild violets carnations and the myriads of blossoms that are per perennial perennial perennial under the warmth of or the everlasting everlastIng everlasting ing southern sun Sixteen electric stars represented the sixteen ships and beneath each was suspended a life buoy fashioned of white flowers and bearing the name nam of one of the vessels of war Canopy of Flags and Bunting Flags and bunting formed t r med ed a canopy over the room and red white and blue ef effects effects in electric lighting completed the set setting setting setting ting The officers who attended the ball were attired in special full tull dress evening uniforms epaulettes and all The two columns of the grand march were led by Miss Julia Grant daughter of U S Grant jr and Miss Jessie Burbeck both bothof bothof of ot San Diego The rhe former had as a part partner partner partner ner Midshipman Alexander Sharp jr of the flagship Connecticut and the thc latter l Lew M 11 Atkins also attached to the Connecticut The floor scene during I the march and the long program of ot dancing dancIng dancing ing which followed had all the gay aspects that usually accompany military and na naval naval naval val functions I Large Larl e liberty parties came ashore from all of the ships today and the sailors found all sorts of amusement provided for them Free matinees at the theatres a wild west show baseball games and var varied varIed varied sports made the time in town pass all too quickly for the and ma marines marines rines vines s |