Evening star., 1925-04-26

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April rs Especial
s-Secretary of the Navy. Curtis d
Wilbur and Mrs. Wilbur were guests
of honor at the Rotary Club dinner
Tuesday evening at Carvel Hall, the
Secretary making an after dinner
speech.
Mrs. Wilbur had been the guest OF
Admiral and Mrs. Mutton at the super
intendents quarters, Naval Academy
since Saturday, April IL, and returned
20 Washington Wednesday morning
Friday evening, May /. the Off1cers
Club at the Naval Academy will give
a reception in honor of Rear Admiral
Louis McC. Mutton, superintendent of
the Naval Academy. and Mrs. Mutton
The date is that of one of the regu-
iarly scheduled dances of the club. but
on this occasion will take the form of
@ reception and dance.
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie was guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Miles Cary at a
box party in Baltimore theater Tues.
day night to witness the initial per
formance OF the Paint and Powder
Clubs show.
The hop tonight at the Naval Acad-
envy, given by the regiment of mid
shipmen, was a large and brilliant So
Cial event. There have been no acad.
emy hops for over two weeks, due TO
Easter leave of the regiment and Holy
week, and an unusual number OF out
of-town girls were here for the hop
tonight Mrs. Mutton, wife of the
superintendent, received with the
''f1ve-striper," cadet commander OF the
regiment, Midshipman L. d. Edmund
Son, in Dahlgren Hall.
At the reception and tea given on
Tuesday afternoon, April 81, by Prof.
and Mrs. William Z. Olivet at their
home on Duke of Gloucester street, in
hnnnr of ha Of tha dana r.
of modern languages at the Naval
Academy, Comdr. John T. Bowers and
Mrs. Bowers and Comdr. and Mrs.
Wilhelm Ffiedell Mrs. Olivet was as
sisted by Mrs. McCandless, wife of
Comdr. Byron McCandless; Mrs. Cliff
ford. wife of Lieut. Comdr. A. B. Cliff
ford; Mrs. Robert B. Dashiell, mother
of Lieut.. r. B. Dashiell; Mrs. Julian
D. Wilson, wife of Lieut. Wilson; Mrs.
Edwin Conway, Miss Helen karns,
daughter of Capt. T. B. Karns, and
Miss Francine Olvet.
President and Mrs. Carey entertain
ed over the week end Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Wingerd of Chambersburg,
Pa, at the presidents house. st.
Johns College.
Comdr. George Keester, U. S. N,
has joined his family here while on
leave from his ship, the U. S. S. New
York. whose home port is Norfolk, Va.
MidShipman J. WoolSey johnson,
son of Comdr. and Mrs. Theodore w.
johnson, was host at a dinner Sunday
for members of the swimming team,
of which he is captain, and their girl
friends. The dinner was given in the
private dining room of the Peggy
Stewart Inn. Covers were laid for 80.
Mrs. Thorwald A. Solberg has re-
turned from the Pacific coast. where
she went several weeks ago to join
her husband, Lieut.. Solberg, L. S. N,
whose ship was stationed there.
The engagement of Mrs. Dorcas
Tuck, widow of Philemon H. Tuck of
Baltimore, and Mr.. w. Hallam Claude
of Annapolis has been announced. The
wedding will take place in the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Slocum of
Baltimore passed the week end at
their cottage at Arundel-on- the Bay,
preparatory to reopening it for the
Summer season.
DIR. Silas Z. Persons, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, is in attendance
this week at the Baltimore Presbytery.
where his resignation as superintend-