Evening star., 1928-04-29
Board of Visitors Formally
Inspects Naval Academy
Watts-Snyder Marriage Notable Social Event in
napolis-Prosram of Weeks Festivities
Given Wide Range.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. April 2s.-The
oHaro OF visitors. appointed each year
q dle President. the Vice President and
the Speaker Of the House. mad its an
nuai visit to the Naval Academy this
week. The members of the board ar
rived Monday forenoon. and were enter
tanned at luncheon at the superin-
tenoents house. The regimental parade.
which was to- have been held in their
honor on Worden Field at o'clock. had
to be omitted because Of rain. At s
O'Clock Admiral and Mrs Mutton were
hosts at a reception at the Superin-
fendents house for the board of visitors
Ano their wives officers and civilian in
StruetorS and their wives. midShipmen
officers and regimental and battalion
staff petty officers
Tuesday the board inspected part of
the academy. mnched with the regiment
IN the mess hall and we're entertained
81 dinner by Admiral and Mrs Mutton
Wednesday and Thursday were given up
to further inspection of the various
academic departments of the Naval
Academy and Of the Naval Hospital and
Postgraduate School,
The important social event of the
week was the marriage OF Miss Elizabeth
Lee Snyder. eldest daughter Of Capt.
and Mrs. G. Philip SNYDER. to Ethelbert
Watts, lieutenant tjunior grade), u. S.
n. which took place at o'clock this
afternoon at st. Anne's Protestant
Episcopal Church. The brides only at
tendRnt was her sister, Miss Jane Snv-
der and Lieut.. Watts had as his best
man Henry NJ. Watts. jr.. of Philadel-
phia. whose father is half brother of
Lieut.. Watts. The uSherS were Lieut..
'iunior gradel D. r. DAY. q. S. N:
Lieut., tiunior gradel A. c. Wood. u. S.
N: Lieut.. Ciunior gradel H I. Coving-
ton. Q. S. N; Lieut.. (junior grader D.
81 Ryan. U. S. N: Lieut. (iunior gradel
z. F. Bell. u. S. N. and Lieut. Sidney
r. Bunting. u S. NJ The bride was
given in marriage by her father, Can't.
e. Philip Snyder. The ceremony was
followed by reception. which was held
at the house Of Mrs. Caryl Bryan at
Wardour
Con1dr. and Mrs. Alfred Toulon have
issued invitations for a buffet supper
and bridge Tuesday evening of next
week at their quarters on Upshur road.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs Laurence
Reifsnider entertained at supper fol-
lowed by cards Friday evening at their
house on Porter road.
Mrs. Roscoe Carlisle Bulmer enter
tained informally Sunday afternoon At
her apartment on Maryland avenue.
Capt. and Mrs. Herry z. Shoemaker.
who were guests for the week end of
Mrs. Middleton SemmeS Guest. have re-
turned to Fort Mifiin. Philadelphia.
where Capt. Shoemaker is on duty
Mrs. Taylor. wife Of Ensign E. B Tay-
lor, and Mrs. Dunn, wife OF Ensign
Charles c. Dunn. are in Boston with
their husbands. who have recently come
north on the u. S. S. Wyoming
Lieut.. Con1dr and Mrs. Thornwald
Eolberg we're hosts at an informal tea
THURSDAY afternoon in their home on
Oklahoma terrace in honor of Miss
Elizabeth Lee Snyder whose marriage
% Lieut.. Ethelbert Watts. United States
Navy. took place today.
Mrs. Grace Howard Morton enter
tanned at a small tea Saturday after
noon
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore woolsey John
son. jr-. recently guests Of Mr. john
sons parents. Comdr. and Mrs Theo-
eiore Woolsey Johnson. have returned to
Paterson. N J.
Miss Rebecca Nash of Wiscasset. Me,
end her brother Mr. Henry Nash OF
Philadelphia. were guests for the week
end of DR.. and Mrs Edward Darlington
johnson AZ St Anne's Rectory on Duke /
II Gloucester street
Rear Admiral w L. Rogers H. S NJ /
retiredl delivered lecture Saturday /
corning 10 the ofiicers taking the post