Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, August 3.-Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Wat Tyler Cluveris
announce, the engagement of their
Caughtcr, Miss Martha Cluvsris, to
I;2ut. William Sterling Parsons, U. S.
N. of Fort Sumner, N. Mex. This en-
c>gement is of great interest to An
noDolis, as Rear Admiral Cluveris
rived on duty here several years ago
$ commandment of midshipmen and
Hiss Cluveris spent much time here the
I3St Winter. The wedding will take
place at the Portsmouth Navy Yard,
Va, where Admiral Cluveris is in COM
mand.
Tuesday the Four Rivers Garden Club
Of Annapolis met at Holly Beach
Farm. the beautiful country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester w. Labrot, The
hc5cess. Mrs. Labrot, gave an interesting
talk on roses.
Mrs. Richard Baldwin of Waterbury
left Thursday to join Mrs. John Pendle-
ton of Baltimore at the Gardner Inn,
Jamestown, r. I.
Mrs. Carryl H. Bryan also left Thurs
cay with Mrs. Baldwin for jamestown,
where she will visit Mrs. Frank Slingluff,
wife of Comdr. Slingluff, at her cot
tage. She also will visit Mrs. John
Downes, wife of Capt. Downes.
Mrs. Frederick Gore Richards. for
merly Miss Mary Lyon of Annapolis
wife of Lieut.. Comdr Richards, and
her three young sons sailed yesterday
from New York to join her husband in
Panama.
Mrs. Woodward Phelps entertained on
Saturday evening at San Roco, the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Fred
erick Jay Cotton, at Waterbury.
Mrs. Allen Thomas of Ellicott City is
the guest of her daughter. Mrs. John
Pitcher, at Wardour. Mrs. Pitcher and
her mother have Just returned from a
few days at Atlantic City.
Mrs. l.. c. Bertolette has returned to
the apartment of her brother-in-law
and sister, Comdr. and Mrs. M. E. Man
~. She has been occupying the apart
ment of another sister and brother
in-law. Capt. and Mrs. Fred H. Poteet,
on Connecticut avenue, Washington.
Miss Lucille Bertolette, daughter Of
Mrs. L. G. Bertolette, arrived Friday
from Washington to be the guest of
Comdr. and Mrs. Manly
There was an informal hop at the
Naval Academy Saturday.
Comdr. and Mrs. M. B. De Mott mo-
tored up from the Hampton Roads
naval base, Va. and were the guests of
Comdr and Mrs. w. E. Hall in their
home on College avenue.
Admiral and Mrs. Mclean
Have Guests at Dinner.
Admiral and Mrs. Walter Mclean en-
tertained at dinner on Wednesday eve
ming at their home on King George
street. They had as their guests Mrs.
Scripps, who has been the house guest
of Admiral and Mrs. Mclean for several
days; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patterson Of
Baltimore, Capt. and Mrs. Walter Schu-
man. Capt. and Mrs. Schuman recent
~ moved to quarters in the Naval Acad-
envy yard
Comdr. Jonas H. Ingram. head Of the
department of athletics of the United
States Naval Academy and Mrs. Ingram
arrived in New York last week from
Europe, Comdr, Ingram having accom-
PANIED the Navy crew to Europe to join
the mi6siipmens Summer practice
squadron.
Among the Navy people who recently
arrived at The station for duty are
Lieut. Comdr. ana Mrs. Philip w. War
rem. who ere occupying quarters on
Bower road Lieut.. and Mrs. H. D.
taken a house at the corner of South
gate avenue and Franklin street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert B. Crichton,
. who have just arrived from the West
coast, have taken house at War
dour.
Lieut. and Mrs. Clifton E. Denny have
taken house i'll King Charles place,
Lieut.. Denny is here taking the post
graduate course.
Misses Mary and Gertrude Kraft.
daughters Of Prof. and Mrs. Herman
K. Kraft of Wardour. recently enter
tanned for the younger set, including
midshipmen, at an informal tea and
dance at the Ship, on Maryland
avenue.
Capt. Isaac I. Yates of the construc-
ton Corps. who is on duty at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. has been
guest in the home of Mrs. Nevette
Steel on Franklin street
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas M. Dell, jr.,
have returned to their home at ~
Murray avenue after a months leave,
which they spent on motor trip
through Florida. Before returning
home Lieut.. and Mrs. Dell spent a
few days on the Eastern Shore. visit
ing Mrs. Dell's parents at Snow Hill
Lieut.. Comdr. J. lie Voy Hill and
family recently moved to their new
quarters. 80 Upshur road. Mrs. Hills
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward r. White of Uniontoyn,
Ala. and children are guests of Lieut..
Comdr and Mrs. Hill.
Mrs. West Entertains
In Honor Of Visitor.
Mrs. West, wife of Comdr CLYDE G.
West, entertained Friday in her apart
ment at the Cooper in honor Of Mrs.
John Nesbit Mrs. Nesbit is spending
a month at the Maydower in WASH
inston. Mrs. Summers of New York
also was a guest. The other guests,
numbering 10, were Of the Navy set on
duty here.
Lieut.. A. H. Williams. we'll known
naval flyer, and Mrs Williams have
taken Mrs. Clinton Morgan's house at
Wardour for the Summer. Mrs. Nor
gan left last week to spend the remain
der Of the season at Murray Bay.
Mrs. Woodward Phelps wife of Lieut..
w, Phelps, is spending some time at
Spring Hill home of her aunt, Mrs.
A. G. Cooke of Waterbury. Before her
marriage Mrs. Phelps was Miss Janet
Whitall, granddaughter of Mrs. F. j.
Cotton. About August she will leave
to visit her husbands parents, Admiral
and Mrs. woodward Phelps, at Ports
mouth, N. H.
Prof. Robert Z. Bacon, dean of st.
Johns College, is leaving today to join
Mrs. Bacon at Cape Cod for the re-
mainder Of the Summer. Mrs. Bacon
went to New England early in June.
Mrs. Samuel Brooke has returned to
her home in Murray Hill, after spend
i,.s g.. 49,