The Washington times., 1929-04-08
NEWS OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
Army HOstesses at Home Yesterddy'
Gala Day at Annapolis Road

General and Mrs. Sum
neral to Entertain To
| morrow at Army, Navy
| and Marine Corps Coun'
try Club
| All roads seemed to lead
to Fort Myer yesterday or
! to Washington Barracks
or, in a leisurely round
about way, to both Army
posts. For General Charles
Up. Summerall, chief of staff,
| u. s. A., and Mrs. Summer
all were at home in the
afternoon at their spacious
quarters at Myer and Maj.
Gen. William D. Connor,
commandant of the Army
War College, received at
w ashington Barracks, as is
their custom on the first
Sunday in each month.
Il Assisting
Mrs, Summerall had a number
Of ladies assisting her, the group
| Including: Mrs. William Snow,
Mrs. Eli D. Helmick, Mrs. Charles
| d. Rhodes, Mrs. KenZi Walker,
Mrs. Golden LIN Ruggles, Mrs.
James M. Kennedy, Mrs. William
l.. Keller, Mrs. Dennis Quinlir,
| Mrs. Edward Croft, Mrs. Parker
West, Mrs. John J. Fulmer, Mrs.
William P. Wooten, Mrs. William
p. Screws, Mrs. Osman Latrobe,
| Mrs. o. M. Lissak, Mrs. Dawson
Olmstead, Mrs. Troup Miller, Mrs.
Howard c. Davidson, Miss Caroline
Wilcox, and the wives OF neuten-
! ants stationed at Fort Myer.
General and Mrs. Summeran
will entertain at dinner tomor-
row evening for forty guests at
the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Country Club.
Annapolis Roads
Many tried out the route to
The Annapolis Roads Beach and
Tennis Club yesterday-and found
midsummer at the end of the
road, Dozens of children were
paddling in the shadows along
the beach, swimmers were cut
in force, with life guard keep
ing watch, and all through
the afternoon congenial groups
lounged under the gay colored
umbrellas on the beach.
The distinction of being the
first swimmer of the season went
To Miss Eleanor Edmonds, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph de
Faix Edmonds. whose guests,
LMiss Katherine Roberts, Enocn
Totten and Thomas Dickie lm-
mediate1y followed her into the
| water off the end Of the diving
pier.
/ Parties
The Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik. who have been
members of the Beach and Tennis
club since it was formed and who
spend many pleasant Sundays
there, entertained last evening
at an informal dinner party, hav-
ing as guests Baron and Baroness
ITa Tauenschild, of the legation staff,
Mr., and Mrs Henry Price Wright,
Mrs, Eleanor Barker Glenn and
Henry Price Wright, 1r. @Charles
DENLY, newly elected president OF
the club, and Mrs. DENLY had
Wyeth DENLY, of Chicago lunch
ing with them at the clubhouse.
Ward Brown entertained Mrs.
Dickson Given Watts and Comdr
and Mrs. Stone. Major and Mrs.
George Oakley Totten, jr., and
their small sons, George and Gill
bert. also had luncheon at the
clubhouse, the boys afterward
joining the youngsters on the
beach.
Other beach loungers during the
long afternoon were DIR. and Mrs.
Everett Wallis. Comdr. and Mrs.
1 Scott McFarlane, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hallam Claude, Mrs. John
Pitcher, Mrs. Leonard L. Nichol-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Walsh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Cogsweh,
Mrs. Grant Simon, DR.. and Mrs.
H. M. Spillan, Allan Douglas
Merritt, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Will
| lis and their daughters, Nancy
and Catherine, Mrs. James Alex
ander, G. Bowie Chapman. Mrs
| Mary MacCracken Jones, Miss
Hazel Grant Edgar, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Griffith and many visitors
from Baltimore, Richmond and
/ Annapolis.
X kk
Col. Wade H. Cooper is spend.
/ ing a short time with the Governor
Of Kentucky and Mrs. Flem d.
! Sampson, at Frankfort.
+ ~
! Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest Lloyd
are at the St. Regis in New York,
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