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Show Aiil EH! IS COL. SCOTTS GIST Famous Sea-Fighter Is Royally Entertained at Fort Douglas. SPENDS PLEASANT DAY BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE Leaves in Afternoon for San Francisco, Where He Is to Leciurc. The stay of tlte famous sea-fighter, Admiral Kobley D. Evans, in this eitj-was eitj-was brought fittingly to a close with a reception Sunday aftcrnoou at Fort Douplas at. tho rcsidonco of Colonel Walter S. Scott of the Fifteenth United Slates infantry. Tho affair was largely informal, there being present only tho officers of the Fifteenth and their Indies, and a few invited guests from tho city. Among thoso wcro Colonel and Mrs. "Willard Young, Captain and -rrs. Joseph ('nine, W. J. Hallornn, president; of tho Commercin! club; Charles S. Burton, vice president; Fisher Fish-er Harris, secretary aud former Governor Gov-ernor Jlcber M. WelJs. The affair was an unusually protty one, tho officers nil being in full dress uniforms and vicing with tho Indies in tlio display of bright colors. Music was furnished by the regimental baud. Admiral Evans passed the early part of tlio day quietly resting from tho activity ac-tivity of' Saturday and following tho reception was taken almost immediately immediate-ly to his train by which ho will roach San Francisco somotime Monday night and will probably deliver lectures thoro s on his famous trip from ocean to ocean last spring. Tho admiral appoarcd to have enjoyed en-joyed his stay hero thoroughly and ijocmcd to regret that ho was unable to remain a longer time. He was enthusiastic en-thusiastic over tho eutertainuieut ho had boon accorded by the people hero and especially at tho exhibition made by tho high school cadets in their maneuvers in his houor. He was in good health and nparcntly in the best of spirits as ho took the train for the west. Captain Cainc and several of the officers from Fort Douglas accompanied accom-panied the admiral lo tho station. |