Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
Midshipmen's Hop Attracts
Many Visitors to Annapolis
Colorful Event Was Hailed as Special Feature
Social Set Enjoys Numerous Delightful
acknowledgment Notes.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 2.-Last
week in Annapolis was first Of all quite
well filled with visitors who came for
the midshipmen's hop on the eve OF
Washington's birthday and many re-
NAMED over for the week end. as great
interest was taken in the athletic events
especially the boxing
Wednesday Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs
Joseph Malcomson entertained at a
dinner in their home on Prince George
street when the guests were Capt. and
Mrs. William F. Halsey. Comdr. and
Mrs. Samuel S. Payne Comdr. and Mrs
Barnard and Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs
Wallis Gearing.
Mr. Walter Andrews of Newport, r. l.,
was the guest for few days of Comdr
and Mrs. NJ E. Manly on King George
street. Tuesday afternoon Comdr. and
Mrs. Manly entertained few friends
Informally at tea for Mr.. Andrews.
Miss Helen Wheeler of San Francisco
has been the house guest of Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Harrison Colhoun at
'Windsor Farms" near Annapolis
Tuesday afternoon Mrs Edward Lloyd,
wife of Commodore Lloyd, entertained
informally at tea for Miss Wheeler at
her residence in the old Brice house on
East street.
Miss Julia Grandy and Miss Ellen
Camp Of Norfolk. Va have been the
guests of Mrs. William B. Ault. Mrs.
Ault, recent bride, is the wife of Lieut..
Ault, and is from Norfolk.
Delightful Supper Friday,
Followed by Bridge.
A delightful supper followed by
bridge was given Friday evening by
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Norman B.
Scott in their home on Bowyer road.
There were about Is guests, the COM
pany including Capt. and Mrs. William
F. Halsey, Capt. and Mrs. John Henry
Newton, Mrs. Douglas Howard, Mrs.
Howard Morton, Lieut. Comdr. and
Mrs Edwin D. Memories, Comdr. and
Mrs. Samuel S. Payne. Lieut. Comdr
and Mrs. Elroy l.. Vanderkloot, Lieut.
Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Malcomson,
Comdr. and Mrs. Alfred j. Toulon, Mr.
Forbes Colhoun, Mr.. John Henry Bar
nard and Mr.. Richard Glendon.
Mr.. William Tourney of Portsmouth,
Va, joined his wife here Sunday, where
she has been the guest of Capt. and
Mrs. Thurlow w. Reed in their home
at the Naval Hospital. Tuesday Mrs
Reed entertained informally at tea for
Mrs Flourney.
Capt and Mrs. John Henry Newton
gave a dinner Wednesday evening in
honor of Rear Admiral and Mrs
Samuel S. Robinson.
Mrs Edmund B. Taylor and her
young daughter have been on a visit
to the parents of Lieut.. Taylor at
Lima, Ohio They are now at the
home of Mrs. Taylor's mother and
father. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Valiant,
at Wardour.
Mrs. Joseph Valiant has recovered
from a recent illness which confined
her to her home for several weeks. On
Thursday of last week Mr. and Mrs.
Valiant left for New York and on
Friday sailed on the Olympic for a
trip of several months abroad.
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Rush Fay
of Washington spent few days with
their sister and brother iIl-law, Mr.
and Mrs Valiant, before the latter left
for Europe.
Many Charming
Functions Scheduled.
Mrs. Charles Walsh entertained at a
card party Friday at the Annapolis
Roads Club in honor of Mrs. Peyton
Cochrane, who recently moved from
Philadelphia to the Green Spring VAL
lev, where she and her husband will
make their future home. Mrs. Cochrane
Is daughter of Mrs. T. A. Solberg, wife
of Lieut.. Comdr Solberg. who is her
guest. Mrs. Cochrane and Mrs. Solberg
have many friends here, their former
home.
Mrs. Howard Morton gave two teas,
one Friday and the other Saturday aft
ernoon at her residence, on State cir
Gle. Saturday Mrs. Morton's tea was
in honor of Mrs. Robert T. Hicks, who
has been the guest of her brother and
sister-in-law, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
william T. Fechteler, in Randall Court.
Mrs. Hicks, who has been here for about
two weeks, left Monday for her home,
at Garden City, Long Island, N. Y.
Capt. and Mrs. William F. Halsey en-
tertained at dinner Saturday evening on
the Reina Mercedes. afterward taking
their guests to the boxing match at the
Naval Academy gymnasium. Their
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