Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
Mrs. Bentley Is Honored
;. By Friends at Annapolis
Many Parties Are Given for Washington Visitor
of Mrs. Walter Mclean During To-Day
Stay in Maryland Capital.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. July 2O.-Many
ander Bentley of Washington. who left
on Tuesday after Today visit to Mrs.
Walter Mclean, wife of Admiral Nc
Lean, at her residence on King George
street. On Friday of last week Walter
Hudson gave a dinner in honor of Mrs.
Bentley at the Annapolis Roads Club,
among the other guests being Admiral
and Mrs. Mclean. Tinsley Herzog and
Lieut.. Col Harold Wirgman, u S. M. C..
On Saturday evening Mrs. Bentley was
given a supper and sailing party on
their yacht by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Valiant. A cruise was made up the
Severn River with supper on the yacht.
Among those invited were Capt. and
Mrs. Henry Dinger, Mrs. John Pitcher,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wamsley. Tinsley
Herzog, Mason Terry and Mrs. Valiant's
house guest, Mrs. Thomas Shock.
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Bentley
was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. wal
ter Wamsley at their home near An
napolis, on the Severn River, at pic
mic supper. After the supper Admiral
and Mrs. Mclean and Mrs Bentley
motored to Gibson Island and were
the guests for the remainder of the
evening of Admiral and Mrs. McLean's
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
II L d
home there.
Admiral and Mrs. Samuel S. Robin
son returned to their home, the super
intendent'S quarters in the Naval
Academy, Thursday, after a week spent
in Washington, where they were the
guests of Mrs. Robinsons sister and
brother-in-law. Admiral and Mrs.
Charles H. Hughes. and of Mrs
Charles Clark. mother Of Mrs Hughes
and Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. johnson Goes to Maine.
Mrs Edward Darlington johnson
left last week for Turner, Me. On
Monday DR.. Johnson and their son,
Bradford johnson, left Annapolis to
Join Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. johnson is
recovering from severe illness and is
much improved. DR.. and Mrs. john
sons daughter Mrs. John e. Curry,
also has left Annapolis to join her
husband. Lieut.. Curry. at San Pedro,
where he is on duty with the Marines.
DR.. and Mrs. Johnson's youngest
daughter, Miss Catherine johnson, is
at camp for the Summer.
On Thursday last Mrs. Walter VANS
ley entertained at luncheon and bridge
for Mrs. Robert billiard, widow of
Comdr. billiard of the Construction
Corps, at her residence on the Severn
were in the company Mrs. Carroyl H.
Bryan, Mrs George Turner. Mrs. Mid
dleton SemmeS Guest, Mrs. James
Bowdoin. Miss Elizabeth Mott and Mrs.
Dennis Claude.
On Wednesday, Mrs Shoemaker. wife
of Capt. Harry E. Shoemaker, enter
tanned at cards for her sister in law
Mrs. Robert Campbell Of Rockville, Md
Mrs. Shoemaker gave the party at the
apartment of Mrs. Carroyl Bryan
where she is a guest until August l.
Those invited were: Mrs John Bowers
Mrs. Hamilton Gale, Mrs Nicholas
Green. Mrs. William Teas Mrs. Friedell,
wife of Capt. William Friedell, who has
recently been stationed here; Mrs
Columbus Baldwin and Mrs William M.
Richardson, wife OF Lieut.. Comdr.
Richardson.
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Norman
Scott and their two children spent the
week end at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
Mrs. John Pitcher of Wardour, near
Annapolis, spent few days last week
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Thomas, in Howard County.
Mrs. Simpson to Be Guest.
Mrs. George Simpson, wife of Comdr.
Simpson, is expected this week to be
the guest of Miss Mollie Milligan on
Maryland avenue. Mrs Simpson has
been spending the Spring and early
Summer at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ryan at Lynn
haven, Va, and for the last week has
been the guest of Mrs. C. H. Cobb at
Newport, r. 1.
Mrs. Harry Knox, widow of Admiral
Knox, left last week to spend the re-
mainder of the Summer at Greenville,
Ohio, where she will visit relatives.
Mrs. Edwin Underwood, widow of
Comdr Underwood, who spent the
Winter with Mrs Knox at her residence
on FRANKLIN street has arrived at
Prouts Neck, Me, where she will spend
the Summer. At present, Mrs. Mortimer
johnson and her two daughters, the
at Carvel Hall, also are at Prouts Neck,
Me
Mrs. Carlos Cusachs spent last week
as the guest of Mrs. William Dudley,
at her country home, Hacketts Point on
Chesapeake Bay. Mrs Dudley has had
also as her guests her brother and
siSter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Slingluff and their children Of Balti-
more.
Mrs Backstrom, wife of Col. Theodore
Backstrom, U. S. M. c., has left An
napolis, where she has been at the
residence of Miss Mary r. Magruder on
Hanover street, for the Spring and early
Summer.
Mrs Joseph worthington and her two
daughters. the Misses Worthington,
have given up their apartment in
Randall Court and have moved to S
Maryland avenue.
Mrs. WhithalI Leaves.
Mrs. Richard Whithall. daughter of
Mrs. Frederick Jay Cotton who has
been staying at San Rocko, at Water
bury, near Annapolis, the country home
of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Cotton of
Boston, has left for the North Shore
of Massachusetts,, where she will visit
friends before joining her mother at
has a cottage.
Mrs. Woodward Phelps, daughter Of
Mrs. Whithall and wife of Lieut.. Phelps,
U. S. N, is staying at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. A. G. Cooke, Spring Hill
Farm, at Waterbury, near Annapolis.
Later in the Summer Mrs. Phelps will
visit the parents of Lieut.. Phelps.
Admiral and Mrs. William Woodward
Phelps. Portsmouth, N. H.
Lieut. and Mrs. Hester Hoogewerf
are moving into one of the old homes
of Annapolis, formerly the Sparks
house which they have recently pur
chased, on the corner of Gloucester
and Conduit streets.
Prof. and Mrs. Harold Mccormick
left Annapolis on Tuesday for New
York. where they will sail on Wednes-
day for Europe to be gone until Octo-
Der l. Prof and Mrs. Mccormick have
been making their home at Carvel Hall
for the last two Winters.
Mrs. NJ E. Manly. wife Of Comdr.
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