Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17


Ing, and the charity ball for the
Anne Arundel county branch of the
ed Cross Thursday evening. were
the outstanding events of the gayest
week Of the. season. number OF
supper parties and dinners preceded
both dances: the largest Wednesday
night. being that given by Com
mander and Mrs. Wilbur F. Van
Auken, who entertained sixty guests
at supper. Thursday evening Mrs.
Roland Curtin was hostess to COM
pany of twenty at buffet supper
in honor of Capt. and Mrs. Thomas
X. Kurtz, who are leaving in March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bigelow also
entertained at dinner Thursday even
ing, taking their guests later to the
charity ball.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry 3.
Wilson We're hosts at dinner Monday
evening at their residence at the
Naval academy in honor OF Nal;
st: Johns College, and Mrs. Carey.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Wilson
held the last of her Wednesday re-
ceptions before Lent. Mrs. Downes.
Mrs. Van Auken, wife of Commander
Wilbur F: Van Auken, and Mrs.
Elise Mellon. sister. Of Commander
Downes. assisted Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Roscoe. Carlyle Bulmer enter.
tanned a mah-jong party. followed
by tea, Thursday afternoon. in
, compliment to Mrs. Allen, wife OF
guest of Mrs, Joseph Valiant of
Wardour. Mrs. Valiant and Mrs.
Carryl H. Bryan were at the tea
Mrs. Riddick. wife of DR.. willard
I RiddfcE war: hostess al brfdr0
sister. Mrs. David Baldwin of New
York. who is her guest.
Theodore d. Griffin. Z. S. N. enter
tanned at four tables of bridge Tues
day afternoon. at her home on Han
over street. ,.,,'- ..,-' .
Miss Isabel Claude was hostess at
an informal tea Tuesday afternoon
at her home on state Circle. Mrs.
Wilson. wife Of Rear, Admiral Henry
r. Wilson. presided at the tea table.
George F. Neals> entertained at bridge
Friday afternoon In honor of Mrs.
Kurtz. wife of Capt. Thomas r.
kurtz. - -. ~.
Mrs j. S. Bowdoin and Miss Eliza
of bridge Thursday. afternoon at
their home, Sormanroyd, near An
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton s. Cochran
have issued invitations for',a dinner
Tuesday in honor Of Capt. and Mrs.
Thomas r. Kurtz,
Lieut.. and Mrs, Elroy I. Wander
klott were hosts at a buffet, supper
Saturday evening; at their home on
Pythian road 'srsi 80
Mrs. Henifin. wife Of Lieut. Lisle
Henifin, entertained at bridge Tues
day afternoon at her home on Ran
Mrs. McNair, wife of Commander F.
Y. McNair. was hostess at q bridge.
followed by a tea, Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Kurtz. wife of Capt. T. r. Kurtz,
the tea table.
Mrs Best, wife of Lieut.. Comman-
der Charles Best. entertained at
bridge Tuesday afternoon at her home
in the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Richards. wife Of Lieut. II. g.
Richards, gave tea Wednesday aft
srnoon at THE Pheasant" /
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Atterbury Of
New York have been guests for a few
days of Mrs. Atterbury's cousins, Miss
Helen Brewer and Mr.. Clayton
Brewer. at their home on Franklin
Erik Haupt of Baltimore has been
the guest for a few days of Prof. and
Mrs. William o. stevens.
Mrs. Marcy, wife of DR.. William L.
Marcy, was hostess at a bridge Fri
day afternoon, in compliment to Mrs.
Alexander Randall Hagner. who Is
spending the winter at Carve1 Hall.
Miss Letitia Houston of Salisbury,
Md. is the guest of her brother-in-
law and sister, Prof. and Mrs. Howard
Mccormick, Mrs. Mccormick enter
tanned at luncheon Tuesday at Carvel
Hall in honor Of Miss Houston.
Miss Dorothy Tardy entertained at
afternoon at her home on Prince
George street.
Miss Lavtnia Engle Of Baltimore
was the Guest for o4 dinner linn a and over
Richie. mother OF Gov Ritchie.
Commander and Mrs. John T. Bow
ers were hosts at a buffet supper
"Wednesday evening at their home on
and their wives of the department of
modern languages at the Naval Acad-
envy. Of which Commander Bowers is
the head.
who is a student at Goucher College.
and q number Of her classmates were
guests for the week end of Miss Fow-
aer's parents. Prof. and Mrs. Clarence
aained at dinner Sunday and at a tea
Sunday afternoon in honor OF her
guests.
Mrs. Melvina Hewitt Of Denver,
Colo, and her daughter, Mrs. John E
Willard, arrived last week to visit
Mrs. Hewitt's father, Col. James w.
Owens, at his home on King George
street.
MIS-. RICHARDSON, WlIe OF Z.
Commander William N. Richardson.
jr.. has issued cards for a bridge
party Tuesday, February 10. at her
residence on Upshur road.
Miss Margaret Stark of Memphis,
Tenn, a guest for several weeks Of
Lieut.. and Mrs. Hugh G. Eldridge,
left Sunday for her home.
Mrs. Joseph S. Bigelow entertained
at luncheon Thursday at her apart
ment on st. John street.
Mrs. Henderson. wife of Commander
Robert Henderson. was week end
visitor to Annapolis, coming to see
her son, who is attending Severn
School. at Bonne: Nd.
Ar Baker, has issued invitations for
"a tea Tuesday, February 26. in honor
OF Mrs. KurtS, wife Of Capt. T. r.
Kurtz.
wardover entertained a company Of
fifty at g. buffet supper. followed by
bridge; Friday evening.
Prof; Howard McCormick of the
Academy. gave the first of series of
lectures on Current Events" Tues
day evening at the Y. w. C. A.
Mrs. Berkey, wife Of Lieut.. r. s.
Berkey: who has been at Coronado,
Mrs. Clark, wife of Lieut.. q. w.
Clark. until early in March:
Prof: and Mrs. Harry Waterfall Of
Paul ]. Kiefer.
Mrs. Beatrice McKinnon entertained
at bridge Tuesday afternoon at her
'p Miss Else ." HoWeli, Who spent last
week in New York. has returned to
her home in Annapolis.
Capt. Dean Kalbfeisch: Y. s: n. c.,
and and Capt w: =; D H U; >. N. e, on