Evening star., 1924-01-13


The inauguration of Gov. Ritchie was,
of course, the outstanding event of
the week from every point of view.
Tuesday evening Gov. Ritchie was
lost at a stag dinner to a large and
distinguished company. Wednesday,
after the inaugural ceremonies. the
governor and his mother Mrs. Albert
{. Ritchie, entertained at luncheon at
the executive mansion. Visiting Gov
1sitchic and Mrs. Ritchie for the in
auguration were Mrs. Ritchie's sister
and sister-inlaw, Mrs. John NJ. Lot
tier and Mrs. Henry NJ. Cabell OF
Richmond. Va; Mrs Valentine Chap
pell of New London, Conn: Bernard
Baruch of New York and Bayard
Swope, editor of the New YORK
World, and MIR. and Mrs. David Wine
brenner of Frederick. Md.
Admiral and Mrs. Henry +. Wilson
were hosts Thursday evening at their
residence in the Naval Academy at
the third of Il series of supper dances
they are giving this winter, their
guests including officers on duty at
the Naval Academy and their wives.
The engagement has been an
Hounced OF Miss Mary Virginia Ram
say, udus5 llltt vi thc idtS >sipt.
Martin Ramsay. $. G.. L. S. ~, and
Mrs. Ramsay. TO Lieut.. Hugh Sease,
l. 5 "
Miss Caroline Craine of Augusta.
I'd, who visited Mrs. John l.. Chew
Tor two weeks, is now the guest Of
Mrs. John .Symiugtou in Baltimore,
Md.
Capt. and Mrs. Il. VI. Watt We're
hosts at dinner Saturday evening at
their home on Duke of Gloucester
street, their guests including Com
mander and Mrs. Charles 5. Nc
Whorter. Commander and Mrs. Allen
j. Chantry. jr., Lieutenant and AIRS.
I. ). Smith and Lieut.. r. NJ. Watt,
L. S. N
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Skipwith
Cochran entertained at dinner We'd
nesday evening at their home on Ok
l%homa terrace i'll compliment to Mrs.
Raymond Welch, who is the guest Of
Capt. and Mrs. 4. Il. kurtz. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cochran also entertained at dir
Ter Friday evening in honor OF Prof.
aud Mrs. Walter Raymond ASard.
Mrs. Roland Curtin entertained
Sunday afternoon in honor Of Mrs.
Arlington Gilpin Of Philadelphia.
who is the guest of Mrs. Edwin Push
Eaugh.
Miss GeorgIanna Cusachs was
guest al the dinner given Monday
night in Baltimore by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart Oliver in honor of Miss Mar
Earet bToWn ana MISS EilzaoeiN
Brown.
Mrs Roscoe Carlisle Bulmer was
hostess at Il nah jong party Satur-
day afternoon in compliment to Mrs.
charles Soule. wife Of Commander
Soule
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Atterbury,
who have been the guests Of their
cousin. Miss Helen Brewer. have re-
turned to New York
Mrs. w o. Stevens, wife of Prof.
Stevens. who visited Mrs. Frank
Shell, i'll Richmond. Va. has returned
10 her home.
Mrs. Robert Taliaferro of Baltimore
has been the guest for few days OF
her sister. Miss Owings, at her home
on Madison street.
Midshipman Joseph Ogle of Texas
was the guest during the holidays OF
]. Goodman Boyd of Baltimorr, Md.
Mrs. GreenSlade, wife of Capt John
Greensi&dc. who has been visiting in
Norfolk, Va, has returned to An
napoiis.
Mis- Sai!3e Radcliffe of Washing
ton h@z Leen the guest for few days
OF Miss Virginia Handy.
Miss Elizabeth and Miss Julia
Valiant, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Valiant, were guests at the
dinner given i'll Washington by Mrs.
Guy T. Scott TO announce the engage
ment of her daughter Leila Voorhees,
to Peter Hill Dunn.
Commander and Mrs. Charles S.
McWhorter entertained at tea Satur-
day afternoon in honor of their
guests. Lieut.. and Mrs. c. r. Smith
of New York.
Mrs. Roland Curtin entertained Sat
; urday at tea in compliment to Mrs.
Richard Nicholson of Rockville, Md.
who has been the guest of Mrs. A. T.
Currier. Miss Francis Sortwell of
: Wiscasset. Me-. who is spending the
: winter in Washington. was Mrs Cur
tins guest for the week end
Mrs. Arnett. wife of Capt. Roscoe
Arnett. L. S. NJ. c., and Miss Ruth
Arnett are spending the winter with
Mrs. Arnetts sister, Mrs. \. q. Col
Inns. at li"~ home on Murray Hill.
Lieut.. re Mrs Frederic Petry. who
nave besI visiting in Trenton, y. j.,
have returned to Annapolis
Mr.. and Mrs. George Turner were
hosts at an Informal tea Sunday af-
tern"on al their home at Wardour.
Mrs. William H. Michael. wife of
Lieut.. Commander Michael (M. C.D.
s. n. entertained the French Club
Tuesday afternoon a her home on
Charles street
Mrs. John Morton. who has been
and Mrs Richard Morton, left this
week for Buffalo. n. Y, to visit rcla-
tives.
Miss Eliza Suydam entertained at
tea Monday afternoon. Mrs. Rich
ards and Mrs. Gray were at the tea
table. assisted by Miss Esther Stone
Mrs. Gearing, wife Of Lieut. Wallis
Gear ing, entertained at nah-jong
Monday afternoon in compliment to
Mrs. Charles Souie.
Mrs. Frank Anderson is the guest
of her son-iN-laW and daughter
Lieut.. and Mrs. Rush Fay. Mrs. An
d.rson will give a lecture on China
ard Japan" Monday evening, January
-, in the ballroom of Carvei Hall.
Mrs. IeaVitt, wife of Ensign Leav-
TIT. will be the guest Of her cousin
Mrs. Appler. for the rest of the win
ter.
Mrs. Samuel Brooke is visiting her
hrotherinlaW and sister, Dr. and
Mrs. l.. W. Reid. at FIaverford. Pa.
Miss Isabel Claude was hostess at
an informal tea Tuesday afternoon
at her home. on state Circle.
Mrs. Schumacher, wife of Lieut.. T.
L. SchumaCh entertained at bridge
Tuesday afternoon at her home. on
Thompson street.
Lieut.. Morgan Watt, who has been
visiting his parents, Capt. and Mrs
Il. NJ. Watt, has returned to Boston,
where he is attending Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology.
Mrs. Philip p. Welch left Monday
Welch is now on duty.
Miss Dorothy Price was hostess at
bridge on Tuesday evening in COM
pliment to Mrs. Henry Martyr Baker,
wife of Ensign Baker.
Mrs Manning. wife of Lieut.
George c. Manning. c. c.. U. s. NJ.
entertained a company Of twenty-fo