Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-09

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March S.--Lenl
at Annapolis is no longer the dull So
ciaI period of ten or fifteen years ago.
The entertaining from now till Easter
will be more informal. but there Will
be many small affairs. A series OIL
three informal dances have been ar
ranged by the officers on duty at the
Naval Academy and will be held Ut
the Officers Club, on the government
reservation. The first, which TOOK
place Tuesday evening, was preceueo
by a number of dinner and supper
parties, the largest dinner being .hi'
given by Lieut.. Commander ana MIS-.
William y. Richardson in honor oi
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry D.
Wilson, and the largest buffet sup
per that to 4 company of fifty given
by Commander and Mrs. Charles >.
McWhortcr at their home on Rodgers
road in the Naval Academy grounds:
Most enjoyable Of the features OF
the Lenten season in Annapolis are
the organ recitals given sunday arr.
ernoons in the chapel at the Naval
Academy. by the organist or the
chapel, Mr. Joseph ". Crosley.
Commander and Mrs. Sherwoode a.
Tahinder were hosts at supper. fol-
lowed by bridge. Friday evening AT
Vice Admiral Henry Wiley of the
Pacific fleet delivered a lecture to
midshipmen OF the graduating class
and officers on duty at the Naval
Academy. Friday evening. in Mahah
Hall.
Mrs. Duncan. wife Of Commander
Paul s. Duncan, was hostess to a
company OF twenty at luncheon.
followed by bridge. FRIDAY. at her
- n.Af
Capt Harold f. Cook. who now Is
head of the department of seanan-
ship at the Naval Academy. will sue
coed Capt T. K. Kurt as command
ant of midshipmen when the latter
leaves this month to take commapd
of the L. S S. Galveston. Capt~ Cook
is a son of the late Rear ADMIRAL
Francis A. Cook, who commanded the
cruiser Brooklyn at the battle or
Santiago.
Mrs. Du Bots, wife of Capt. Barron
p. Du Bots. L. S ", entertained the
members OF the French Club and a
company OF thirty additional guests
at tea Tuesday afternoon. at her
son. wife of Rear Admiral Henry B.
Wilson; Mrs. Fowler. wife of Prof.
Clarence Vernon Fowler. and Mrs.
Jordan, wife of Prof Daniel Jordan,
presided in the dining room.
Mrs. Hoev, wife of Lieut.. Com,
mander Granville B. Hoey. entertained
at bridge. with additional guests Tor
tea, Friday afternoon in honor or MIS-.
EurtZ. wife of Capt. Thomas t. kurtz-
Mrs. Taffinder. wife of Commander
sherwoode \. Tsflnder. and Mrs.
Westcott. wife Of Prof. Allan r..
Westcott. were at the tea table.
Mrs. Roland Curtin entertained in
formally at bridge Monday afternoon
Capt. and Mrs. RUFUS Hoebaum, jr.,
entertained informally at dinner
Thursday evening in their quarters
on the Reina Mercedes.
Prof and Mrs. Henry VI. Robert
were hosts at a buffet supper Satur-
day evening at their home, on South
gate avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
were also hosts at a dinner Monday
evening at their home.
AIR. and Mrs. Peyton s. Cochran left
Wednesday for a weeks visit to Mr..
Cochran's sister, Mrs. MACPHERSON
Kennedy. in Philadelphia
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Dallas
r Wainwright, jr.. We're hosts at a
dinner Tuesday evening in honor Of
Capt ard Mrs. Thomas Il. Kurtz.
Mrs. Carryl Bryan entertained in
formally at bridge Tuesday afternoon
at her home at Wardour.
L. Brooke Lee. secretary of state
In Maryland. has been commissioned
BY the War Department as lieutenant
."'oncl in the new 2sth Division of the
National Guard T.is division in
New Jersey. Virginia and the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Z Mrs. Allen. wife OF Commander
Archer NJ. r. Allen of the Navy. who
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Valiant of War
dour. has returned to her home at
Norfolk. Va.
Mrs. Douglas Howard. wife Of
Commander Howard. left for New
who came north with the Pacific
feet on the L. s. s. Seattle.
Mrs. w. d. Brereton, ST.. was host
esS at bridge Tuesday afternoon in
honor Of the Misses Douw. daughters
of Maj. John De Peyster Douw.
Mrs. Woods wife of Commander
James s. Woods, and Mrs. Corn, wife
OF Lieut. William A. Corn, were
among the artists who took part in
Of Baltimore and his pupils Thursday
evening, at Mcdowell Hall, st. Johns
College.
The engagement has been an
nounced of Miss Margaret Hayward
mis- Claude. to DR. Roger Justin Mer-
mod, who is in charge of the hospital
at Waikapu, H. /. Miss Ctaude will be
married at Honolulu. April %, and
after wedding trip>i Europe will
return to Honolulu.
Mrs. Herrera, wife of Prof. Luis
Herrera of the Naval Academy, en-
tertained a bridge and mah-jong
party Thursday afternoon at Queen
Amos Cupboard.
Mrs Snyder left Monday for New
York to join her husband. Capt
Charles p. Snyder, who is in command
of.Tthe L. S. S. Argonne, and who
v4ry, recently returned from a trip
o, the orient.
Commander r. V. McNair. who is
executive officer on the New Mexico,
which has come north with the Pa
IFS feet. is visiting his family at
Lieut.. Commander Francis S. Craven,
II 8. n, has been the guest. Of his
mother. Mrs John E. Craven, at her
home on Southgate avenue. --
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