Evening star., 1925-09-13
Navy Academy Chapel
Scene of Charming
! Wedding Ceremony
Miss Laura Hardy Becomes
Bride of Ensign McMann
Society News of Mary
land Capital.

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Capt and Mrs. George Neal and their
two daughters. Harriet and Lindsay,
left Annapolis Thursday for the West
coast, where Capt. Neal has been or
dered for duty on Admiral Hughes
staff.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Randall h. Dees
of Canada are guests of the latter's
aunt, Mrs Middleton Semmes, at her
home in Wardour.
Miss Catharine Lee Howard has as
her house guest her cousin, Miss Lucy
Howard, Of Pasadena, Calf, who has
recently returned from European
trip.
Mrs. George Marvel. wife of Capt.
Marvel l. =. N, returned to her
home in Washington last week, after
passing several days with Mrs. Louis
NJ. Mutton.
Miss Bonnie Todd has as her guests
AT her home, on King George street,
Comdr. Charles Bookwalter, L. ). n,
retired Mrs. Bookwalter and then
daughter and son, Miss Cordelia Book
walter and Mr.. Charles Bookwalter,
who have spent the Summer in New
port. Comur. BoOkwalter is connect
ed with the United States Shipping
Board in New York, and at the com
,pletion of their visit here will go to
that city.
Miss Elizabeth Munford and Miss
Sue Munford have returned their
home, on Prince George street, after
several weeks stay at Ocean City, |
Md.
Mrs. William Dudley of Hockney
Point has as hS' guest Mrs. +. l.
Waters of Washington.
Miss ElZabeth Naylor, who has !
been visiting her uncle and aunt, !
.Comdr and Mrs. George Simpson, in
Porter row, has returned 10 her /
home, in Orange, n. j. /
Miss Louise Jiles. daughter OF
'Comdr. and Mrs William Jiles. had
,as her guests last week Miss Rose
Mary Griffen and her brother, Mr.. |
Richard Griffen. Of Washington, who
are the daughter and son of Mrs. !
,Bastedo, wife of Comdr. Paul Bastedo.
u. S. n.
A pretty wedding took place Tues
day in the Naval Academy Chapel
at o'clock. when Miss Laura Hardy, !
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ~
Hardy, became the bride of Ensign
Donald McMann, L. s. N, Chaplain |
Sydney K. Evans Of the Navy of
fiCiating.
The bride wore gown of white !
satin and long tulle veil, and was
attended by Miss Ruth Coleman OF
Washington.
Ensign r. c. Bell. jr.. a cIassmate |
of the groom, was best man, and the |
ushers were Ensigns H. w. North !
cutt, w l.. Richards, J. l.. Pearson, |
W. s. kurtz, +. s. Strong and j. j. /
Herlihy
The wedding was originally set for |
the latter part of the month, but, due |
to a change in the bridegroom's or
ders, the date was changed and the |
young couple. motored here from Phil |
adelphia yesterday to be married in |
the Academy Chapel. Immediately |
after the ceremony they left to return |
to Philadelphia.
A UNIQUE feature of the wedding |
was the fact that the Naval Academy |
Band which was giving a concert on |
the grounds of the naval reservation, |
obtained a hint of what was transpir- |
ing in the chapel and as the bridal
party left the church struck up the
familiar strains of Lohengrin's Wed |
ding March
After a honeymoon Ensign Nc |
Mann, who recently completed post |
graduate course here. will join the |
DESTROYER Kane at the New York |
navy yard.
Prof. and Mrs. Arthur Newton
Brown, who have been spending the
month of August in Blue Ridge sum-
Hanover street.
Lieut. and Mrs. E. w. Stoker have
taken an apartment for the Winter
at Maryland avenue.
Mrs. Clarkson Bright, wife of
Comdr. Bright, U. S. n, arrived last
week to visit her mother, Mrs. VIII
liam Marcy. Comdr Bright is on the |
Australian cruise.
Miss Mary Magruder of 207 Han
over street, spent last week end in
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. as the guest
of Mrs. Paul Iglehart of Baltimore.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Nicholas Drain
spent several days last week visiting |
friends in Annapolis. Lieut. Drain
was attached to the POSTGRADUATE
school two years ago.
Mr.. Gordon Brown left last week |
for Easton, Pa, where he will spend |
two weeks with his parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Shellman Brown.
Mrs c. c. Baldwin and her son, |
Elliot Baldwin, who have just return |
ed from an eight-month trip abroad, |
are the house guests of Mrs. A. G. !
Cook at her home at Waterbury, near
Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Claude Handy and |
their small daughter, who have been |
spending the Summer at Blue Ridge |
Summit. returned last week to their
home on Duke of Gloucester street.
Mrs. j. p. Morton of 90 State cir |
Gle had as her guests over Labor day. /
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lawrence of |
East Orange, y. j., and Mr.. and Mrs.
a. &. Claude.
Mrs. Hopkins. wife of DR.. Walton !
Hopkins, and her young daughter |
Miss Katherine Hopkins, left this !
morning to motor to Blue Ridge Sum |
init, where they will spend week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Richardson |
of Washington were among the out |
of-town guests at Carvel Hall over |
Labor day and the previous week end |
Mrs. George +. Mold, wife of Lieut.. |
Mold, L. s. N, who has been spend |
ing the Summer in Annapolis with her |
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rutter |
left last week for the West Coast to |
join her husband, who is returning |
from the Australian cruise. En- route |
Mrs. Mold will stop at Atlantic City |
and New York, where she will be the |
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mold |
From New York she will go to Seattle. |
Wash, by way of Canada, Lake |
Louise and Vancouver.
After a visit to Ocean City, Mrs |
John Floyd Waggaman has returned |
10 Wild Rose Lodge, her estate on !
South River, near Annapolis.
Mr.. J. NJ. Ball has returned to