The Washington times., 1924-05-31
IN.
ANNAPOL is
TODAY
Foregather for Week End
Festivities; Graduates
Dinner Tonight,

Is There seems to be a general mi.
grafton Of Washington people follow
ing in the wake Of Secretary OF the
Navy Wilbur who left the city yes
terCiay Tor the Wenlk-hnd's activities
at the Naval Acad my at Annapolis.
The Secretary boarded his yacht.
the Eylph, with a small party, i'm
mediately after the Memorial Day
ceremonies at Arlington yesterday.
His. guests include Mr.. and Mrs.
r. q. Cramer and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul WoOdman. Mr.. Cramer was
classmate Of the Secretary at
Annapolis. They arrived at Dewey
Basin this morning.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry B.
Wilson entertained at large lunch
con at the commentaries house in
honor Of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Eberla, who are their guests, and
this afternoon all attended the base.
ball game between the Naval Acad-
envy and West Point Military
Academy.
Others who went from Washing
ton are Admiral Leigh G. Palmer,
president Of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation; Commander and Mrs.
w. w. GalbraithS Captain and Mrs.
Thomas C. Hart; Captain and Mrs.
Cluverius, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Robinson. and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
johnson. Miss Bessie McKeldin
motored to Annapolis with a party
of young people.
The Secretary's aid, Captain Wal
ter r. Gherardi, and Mrs. Gherardi
motored to Annapolis.
This evening the Naval Academy
Graduates Association will hold its
first annual dinner since 1916. A
record attendance Is expected. The
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur will re-
turn on Monday.
MISS HARDING TO WED;
NEWS OF INTEREST HERE.
The engagement Of Miss Philippi
Harding, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Harding, Of Los Angeles.
CAL, to Lieutenant Frederick Bates
Butler, u. 8. A.. which is being
made known, is Of especial interest
to Washington, as Miss Harding
has been living here since the be-
ginning Of the Republican Admins.
tration and has been serving as
private secretary to Mrs. Hoover,
wife of the Secretary OF Commerce.
Formal announcement Of the en-
gagement win be made tomorrow
at the annual senior breakfast of
the Tri-Delta Sorority, of which
Miss Harding is a member. at Le-
land Stanford University-the Gus
tom Of making known the engage
ment of all Tri.Delta girls on this
suspicious occasion being Of long
standing. Miss Harding is a Stan
ford graduate, class Of 1920.
Lieutenant Butler, who was grad
uated from the Military Academy at
West Point in 1920 and is a first
lieutenant in the corps of en-
gineers, is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Butler, OF San Francisco.
He is at present on duty in Tient-
sin, being aide-de camp to Brigadier
General William d. Connor, COM
mandant of the American expedi.
tionary forces in China. 1t is prob
able that the wedding will take
place in China in the early autumn.
Lieutenant Butler has two
brothers, the Reverend Raymond 1.
Butler, S. j., and Vincent Butler,
jr., a prominent San Francisco at
torney.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fuller, were
hosts to a small company at dinner
last evening in compliment to Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
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Among those who have Engaged
tables for the bridge and NAH longg
party to be given at Holiday House,
the vacation home maintained by
the Girls Friendly Society near
Mount Vernon, Va, on Friday
afternoon, June 6, at 8 o'clock, are