Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
Annapolis Society GroupsIn
Round of New Year Gayety
Midshipmen's Hop and Spirited Basket Ball Game
Among Conspicuous Events-Week of
Entertaining on Wide Scale

| McFall have issued invitations for a
dance to be given the 25th o.
January at the Annapolis Roads Club
Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Dunbar enter
tanned at tea Thursday afternoon at
| their residence. at the Naval Hospital
| in honor of Mrs. Dunbar's brother in
| law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Barker of Montana.
Mrs. Samuel Graham has sent out in
vitations for a card party to be given
at Carvel Hall Tuesday, January %.
Mrs. Charles A. Doyen, widow of
Gen. Doyen. U. S. M. c.. is visiting
her niece. Mrs. Albert Rockwell, al
Warren, Pa.
Comdr. and Mrs. McEIduff
Dinner Hosts Wednesday.
Comdr. and Mrs. Daniel McElduff en-
tertained Wednesday at dinner at their
residence, on Upshur road, in honor
of Capt. and Mrs c. Philip Snyder. The
other guests were Capt and Mrs. Will
liam F. Halsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Morton and Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
Harrison Colhoun.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Morton gave
their residence on the Severn River.
Their guests were Capt and Mrs. Will
liam F. HalSey, Comdr. and Mrs. Will
liam c. Wickham and Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs. Morton L. Deyo.
Maj. and Mrs Arthur B. Owens will
leave January % for Panama to visit
their daughter and son-in-law, Comdr.
and Mrs. V. H. Godfrey.
Mrs. Allen Thomas of Ellicott City
spent few days here last week as the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. John
Pitcher, at Wardour
Mrs. Frank Grandy, mother of Mrs.
William F. HalSey of the Reina Mer-
cedes, is visiting in Washington, where
she is the guest of Mrs. Harry Jordan,
wife of Col. Jordan, U. s. A.
Mrs. A. S. Burwell is the guest of her
son and daughter in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Burwell, on Hanover street. Mrs.
Burwell has been spending the Fall
with her daughter. Mrs. Ridgely Mel
vim at Aberdeen, her home near An
napoliS
Mrs. w. Hallam Claude entertained.
at small bridge party Saturday at
her home, on Southgate avenue, Muir
ray Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Baldwin re-
turned to their home, at Waterbury,
Thursday from Baltimore, where Mr..
Baldwin has been patient at the
Union Memorial Hospital for a short
time.
Comdr. and Mrs. Frank Rockwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgely P. Melvin are en-
tertaining at tea at the Annapolis
Roads Club on January %.
DIR. Halsey, New College Dean,
Now on Duty at st. Johns.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon enter
tanned Sunday afternoon at tea at
their residence at Wardour. The
guests were asked to meet DR.. and
Mrs. r. T. H. Halsey. who recently
came to Annapolis to reside and are
occupying the old Randall house, which
has been done over for them. DR..
Bacon is the newly appointed dean of
st. Johns College.
Mrs. woodward Phelps, formerly Miss
Janet Whitall, who was recently mar
ried in Boston to Lieut.. Phelps, has
been staying in her former home, at
Waterbury. Mrs. Phelps will shortly
join her husband at Panama.
Mrs. George B. Keester, wife of
Comdr. KeeSter, who Is occupying her
old home, on Duke of Gloucester street,
during Comdr Keester's tour of duty
here, is having a series of at homes
Tuesdays in January.
Before sailing with the fleet for the
Southern drill grounds, Comdr. Reuben
L. Walker spent short leave with his
family here. Comdr. Walker is at
tached to the U. S. S: Utah, which re-
Gently brought President-elect Hoover
and his party to Old Point Comfort, Va.
Comdr. and MRS. William S. Farber
entertained at dinner Friday night at
their residence, on Porter road. Their
guests we're Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. An
drew G. McFall. Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Julian B. Tfmberlake, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Sidney S. Bunting and Comdr.
and Mrs. Richard Barry.