Evening star., 1929-12-15
Annapolis Social Calendar
Marked by Rare Festivities
Navy Academy Officers Hop Preceded by At
tractive Program of Entertaining Other
Charming Functions-Personal Notes.

| Rodney Lair, Miss Sara Keen, Comdr
and Mrs. w. E. Hall, Lieut.. and Mrs
Edward G. Even, Mrs Morgan Draper,
! Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. James A. Logan
! and Mrs. l.. c. Bertolete.
Miss Louise Giles, daughter of Capt
| and Mrs William j. Giles, is the guest
of her aunt Mrs. Robert W. CabaniSs,
widow of Comdr. Cabaniss, whose home
now is at Birmingham, Ala, where
many entertainments have been given
for Miss Giles
At the hop given Saturday evening in
Mahan Hall by the Midshipmen of the
first class the guests were received by
Mrs. William F.. Halsey, wife Of Capt.
HalSey, and MidShipman Oscar M.
Browne of the first class.
Capt. and Mrs. HalSey
Entertain Younger Set.
Preceding the hop Saturday evening,
Capt. and Mrs. Halsey entertained at
dinner on the Reina Mercedes for
number of the younger set, friends of
their daughter, Miss Margaret Halsey.
Among those present were Miss Nan
Farrell Miss Barbara Woodward, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Charleton E. Battle; Lieut..
William S. Heath, Lieut.. James H. Nc
Williams, MidShipman Oscar Browne
and Mr.. Kurtz of St. Johns College.
Mrs. James c. CreSap entertained
at luncheon Saturday in her residence
on Oklahoma terrace. Among those
present were Mrs Samuel Brooke, Mrs.
Philip r. Alger, Mrs. Dorsey Gassaway
and Mrs. Nicholas Green.
Mrs. Carryl H. Bryan entertained in
formally at luncheon Sunday in her
apartment on Maryland avenue in
honor of Mrs. Boykin of Camden, S. c.,
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ida
Shannon Heath, and her nephew,
Lieut.. William S. Heath, in their apart
ment in Cumberland Court,
Mrs. Harry Knox, widow of Admiral
Knox, left Annapolis Thursday for CAL
ifornia. Mrs. Knox will join her son,
Mr.. Gard Knox, and with him will
spend the Winter at Hollywood Calf
Mrs. Henry Clark, widow of Chaplain
Clark, who has been living for several
years at So College avenue, recently
sold her home to st. Johns College.
Mrs. Clark has taken an apartment at
Carvel Hall for the remainder of the
Winter. Her residence now is being oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Smith
and family. the former being connected
with st. Johns College.
Wedding Engagement on
Holiday Calendar.
An engagement recently announced
here is of great interest. Brig. Gen.
InomaS B. Dugan, U. >. A., and Mrs.
Dugan announced last week the COM
ing marriage of their daughter. Miss
Eliza Lane Dugan, to Lieut.. Sherman
r. Clark of the Postgraduate School.
who. with his mother Mrs. Rockwell
Clark, is occupying an apartment at
Maryland avenue. Miss Dugan and her
brother, Lieut. Thomas B. Dugan. who
also is at the Postgraduate School, are
living at. the Colonial Apartments on
Maryland avenue.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. William S.
Topham, wife of Lieut.. Comdr Popham,
entertained at a small tea in her resi-
dence on Southgate avenue in honor of
her mother Mrs. Samuel Stoney, of
Charleston, S. c., who was visiting her
daughter and Son-in-law in Annapolis
Capt. and Mrs. Arthur Dunbar gave
a dinner Saturday evening in their
residence at the Naval Hospital In honor
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Samuel S.
Robson.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Samuel s.
Robson entertained at dinner on
Thursday evening at the superintend-
ent's quarters.
Miss Annie Claytor Of West River
who has been the guest of Mrs. Samuel
Brooke on Murray HILL is now the
guest of Mrs. Nevitte Steele and will
remain with Mrs. Steele for the Winter
months.