Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Society Interest Centered
Middies' ChristmasHop
Feature Function Opens Holiday Season at Naval
Academy-Round of Festivities in An
napolis During Week.

ANNAPOLIS, December 1s.-The
Christmas hop. one of the three
largest of the dances given by the
Regiment OF Midshipmen at the Naval
Academy during the academic year.
takes place tonight at Dahlgren
Hall. and the town Is gay with the
many sweethearts and sisters who
have come for the dance which marks
the opening of the holiday season.
Wednesday afternoon Capt. Sim
clair Cannon, commandant or mid
shipnsen, and Mrs. Cannon held the
third of the regular monthly recep-
tom trey are giving through the
academic year at their home on
2-xtAr road.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mutton
were hosts at a supper dance on Sat
urday evening. December II. In honor
of the members OF the Navy foot
ball squad and guests. Among the
young girls who attended the dance ,ri
were Miss Nancy Larrick of Win
chester, Va, who was the week
end guest Of Miss Dorothy Mutton;
Miss Catherine Carr. daughter OF MI.
and Mrs. Daniel J. Carr of Washing
ton. and Miss Gladys Waltjen of
Roland Park. Md.
Mrs. Carey, wife of DR.. Enoch b.
Carey. president Of St. Johns College.
who has spent a month In Baltimore
has returned to her home IN
Annapolis.
Miss Gertrude O'Donnell Boone
and Mrs. Wheeler Glenn of Baltimore
were guests for the week end OF Mrs.
Daniel Banks, in her home on Prlnce
George street, and attended the mop
at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. John L. Chew and her son,
John l.. Chew, Jr., are spending the
Winter at Augusta, Ga.
Miss Emily Macklin, daughter OF
Cant. and Mrs. Charles Mackltn OF
Baltimore. was a guest for the week
end of Mrs. Tench Tilghman. and
attended the dance given by the
Regiment of Midshipmen at the Naval
Academy.
Lieut., Comdr. and Mrs. Philip Y. II.
Weems entertained at dinner Wednes-
dav in their home on Southgate ave-
nue..
Cant and Mrs. Henry G. Dtnser
were hosts at an informal dinner party
Tuesday evening.
Miss Peggy Stout. daughter Of DR.
and Mrs. George Stout of Philadel.
mia. is .. guest for the week end OF
Lieut. and Mrs. Thorwald Solnerg
in their home on Oklahoma Terrace.
Mrs. Perry, wife of Lieut.. Lyman
G. Perry. who has been the recent
guest of Capt. and Mrs. Thomas X.
Kurtz in Washington. has returned to
Annapolis.
cant. and Mrs. William Giles enter
tanned informally Wednesday after
noon after the Navy-Western Mary
land basket ball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bigelow,
who have been the guests OF their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joseph ,: Big
Glow, jr., in her home on Northwest
street. left last week for their home
in Boston.
the marriage of Miss Dorothy May
field Price, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Price of Annapolis, and Ensign
Edmund Tweedy, u. S: N, which Will
take place at st. Anne's Episcopal
Church the evening of January at
$40 o'clock.
Miss Elizabeth King. daughter OF
Cant. and Mrs. Ernest j. King, enter
tanned at bridge, followed by a tea,
Tuesday afternoon in the home OF her
narents on Franklin street.
Mrs. Arson Maltby of New YORK Is
snending this month with her son-in'
law and daughter. Dean Walter X.
Agard and Mrs. Agard, in their nome
on College avenue.
Mrs. Morris, wife of Capt. Robert
Morris. u. S. N, who Is spending
the Winter in Annapolis, will leave
Monday for Philadelphia, where she
will spend the holidays with Capt.
Morris, who is in command of the
L. S. S. Henderson.
Mrs. King, wife of Capt. Ernest j.
King, who has spent the past two
weeks at Norfolk, Va, has returned
to her home in Annapolis.
Miss Constance Thrall of Detroit,
Mich, Who has been the guest of
Mrs. Prentiss Bassett in her home
on Randall place. left last week for
Washington. where she will be the
guest of relatives for the next few
weeks.
Miss Anne Hanson Iglehart was
hostess ut a bridge Tuesday evening
in honor of Miss Martha s. Rogers OF
Cleveland. Ohio, whose marriage to
Ensign Francis A. Monroe viii take
place in the late Spring.
Mr.. James A. Walton, president OF
the Annapolis Banking and Trust Co.
and Mrs. Walton. who have been
spending a. week in New York, have
returned to their home here.
Mr.'and Mrs, George Marshall Jones
ir., have left on their yacht, Eliza