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1908 antique WEDDING ANNOUNCE sewickley pa CLARA KOCH JAMES HAINES glen osborne
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Original 1910 United States Naval Academy Farewell Ball invitation and committee program, issued by the USNA Class of 1910 for the ball honoring the graduating Class of 1909. The elegant folding invitation is printed in script on cream-colored stock with embossed Naval Academy-related insignia at the top and retains its original translucent tissue/envelope-type enclosure as shown. No measurements are provided for this listing.
The invitation reads in part:
“The Class of Nineteen hundred and ten of the United States Naval Academy requests the honour of your presence at the Farewell Ball to be given to The Class of Nineteen hundred and nine…”
The event was scheduled for Friday evening, June 4, at 8:30, in Annapolis, Maryland. Based on the class years and calendar, this dates the piece to 1909, rather than 1910—the Class of 1910 was hosting the farewell event for the Class of 1909.
The reverse/interior is especially interesting because it identifies the Farewell Ball Committee, providing excellent naval-history and genealogical research value. Names visible include Louis Estell Fagan (Chairman), Walter Atlee Edwards, Robert Potter Molten, Robert Wilson Clark, John Howard Wellbrock, William Douglas Kilduff, John Warburton Gates, Alfred Young Lanphier, Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider, Frank Moore Harris, Bernard Robertson Peyton, and William Peirce Brown, together with their home states.
A particularly significant name is Walter Atlee Edwards of Pennsylvania. The Naval Academy confirms Edwards as a member of the Class of 1910 and a later Medal of Honor recipient. In 1922, while commanding USS Bainbridge, Edwards was credited with rescuing 482 people from the burning French military transport Vinh-Long. Even better, the 1910 Lucky Bag specifically lists Edwards' participation on the Farewell Ball Committee, directly corroborating the association of this invitation with his Naval Academy activities.
Committee chairman Louis Estell Fagan also graduated from the Naval Academy in 1910 and subsequently had a career in the United States Marine Corps, including World War I service.
This is consequently more than a decorative dance invitation: it is a named piece of pre-WWI U.S. Naval Academy social and cadet history associated with future American naval and Marine officers, including a Medal of Honor recipient.
Condition shows expected age toning, original folds/creases, scattered spotting and minor edge/corner wear. The translucent enclosure shows age and handling. Please use the photographs as the primary condition reference.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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