Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
Series of Gay Festivities
Mark Season in Annapolis
Navy Officers Hop and Midshpmens Dance
With Numerous Other Brilliant Society
Functions Listed-Personal Notes.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 16.-Tht
week end here was quite gay with ar
officers hop Friday evening, regi'
mental hop for midshipmen and thell
friends and the first performance OF
THE Masqueraders, the play pelnf
very we'll presented, the members OF the
cast deserving a great deal of credit
for excellent work. The parts OF father
and son were particularly well done
and great credit is due to Prof. Royal
S. PeaSe of the English department
who coached The Masqueraders." and
to Lieut.. and Mrs. Oswald S. Colclough
for their very able assistance. The fol-
lowing we're in the cast: Midshipmen
D. S. Crowley, j. l.. Caillouet, jr.; r. F
Hunt, J. F. Jacobs. jr.: D. j. McFar-
lane K. NJ. Gentry, E. H. Guilbert,
j, Berzowski. H. F. Rounds and H. Sos
noski. These took the leading parts
The play given was The Devil in the
Mrs. John Pitcher entertained at tea
Sunday afternoon at her home at War
dour for Mrs. Leon Marie of Long
Island.
Comdr. Raymond Spruance. Mrs.
Spruance and their little son of Wash
ington were the luncheon guests OF
Capt and Mrs. William F. Halsey on
the Reina Mercedes Saturday,
Capt. and Mrs. William F. Halsey
we're hosts at charming dinner given
before the officers hop Friday evening.
Their guests were Capt. and Mrs,
Thomas r. Kurtz of Washington, Capt.
and Mrs John Henry Newton, Capt and
Mrs. Brantz Mayer, Comdr. and Mrs.
Samuel S. Payne. Comdr. and Mrs.
Daniel McElduff Comdr. and Mrs. Os-
car Smith and Mrs. Douglas Howard.
Capt. and Mrs. Halsey also enter
tanned at luncheon Sunday for Mrs.
Edward H. H. Old. wife of Capt Old.
now stationed at Newport. Capt. and
Mrs Halsey's guests, in ADDITION 10
Mrs. Old. were Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Luke McNamee of Washington. Capt.
and Mrs. Harry Newton Cootes OF Rich
mond. Va: Comdr. and Mrs. M. E.
Manly, Mrs. L. c. Bertolete and Comdr.
Paul J. Dashiell.
Musicale Is Scheduled
For Evening Of April 2.
An interesting program is promised
for a musicale to be held under the
auspices of the William H. Murray
Chapter, United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy. Tuesday evening, April 2. at
Mcdowell Hall, st; Johns College.
Miss Ruby r. Duval is chairman of the
committee arranging for the recital.
and she has secured the services OF
eminently good talent. Others on the
committee are Mrs Ridgely P. Melvin,
Mrs. John M. Green and Miss Annie
BRYANT Dorsey. The pianist who Will
take part in the program is Miss Selma
Fox, graduate of the Peabody Conser-
vatory of Music who won the the covet-
ed Peabody Artist Diploma IN 1923.
Mrs. Ion Pursell, Lieut.. Delmer >:
Fahrney. United States Navy; ana
Lieut.. Robert E. Blick. jr., United
States Navy. are the vocalists scheduled
for the concert, and those who have
had an opportunity to hear their we'll
trained voices are eagerly anticipating
the musicale. Mrs. Albert Rltchle,
mother of the governor. is giving MISS
DlIval hearty cooperation in this
nroiect. her name heading the list OF
patronesses. Other representative
women of Annapolis and the Naval
Academy who are among those serV,
ing as patronesses are Mrs. EDWARD
Darlington Johnson. Mrs. Enoch b.
Carey, Mrs. George A. Moss. Mrs: Wal.
ter Mclean. Mrs. Robert BurTeI and
Mrs. Clyde G. West.
Mrs. Norbert Murray Of Pasadena,
Calf. arrived Saturday to be the guest
of Mrs. william Taylor Smith, wife OF
Comdr. Smith, at her residence on
Porter road.
The bowling club met as usual last
Tuesday with supper afterwards at the
residence Of Comdr. and Mrs. Elroy l..
Vanderkloot on Bowyer road.
At the officers hop in Luce Han,
Friday evening. the guests were re,
ceived by Mrs. John Henry Newton and
Capt william F. Halsey.
Series of Charming Social
Affairs in Weeks Schedule.
On Saturday evening before the per-
Torrance by the masqueraders. Comdr.
and Mrs M. z. Manly entertained at
a large and delightful supper party
in honor Of Mrs. Edward II. H. Old,
wife of Capt. Old of Newport, who was
their house guest. Comdr. and Mrs.
Harry Newton Coates Of Richmond va:
Capt. and Mrs. Brantz Mayer, Capt. and
Mrs. william F. Halsey. Comdr. and
Mrs. Richard Barry, Lieut. Comdr. and
Mrs. Harrison Colhoun, Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs Charlton E. Battle. Lieut..
'Comdr. and Mrs. Norman Scott. Mrs.
Morton Deyo, Mrs. Reuben l.. Walker.
Mrs. william j. Giles and Mrs. l.. G.
Bertolete.
Saturday evening Lieut.. Comdr. and
eIrs. Joseph Malcomson entertained at
supper, afterward taking their guests
to the boxing match between Navy
and Syracuse University. Their guests
we're Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. James c.
Clark, Capt. and Mrs. Thurlow w.
Reed, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Louis P.
Wenzell and DR.. Joseph J. Murphy.
Friday evening before the officers
hop, Comdr. and Mrs. John Beverly
Pollard entertained at supper at their
residence on Rodgers road. Their guests
included Mai. and Mrs. Arthur Owens
Condr and Mrs. Henry E. Rossell,
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. James G. Ware,
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph e. NAL
comson, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Boil
var V. Meade, Comdr. and Mrs. Hern-
don B. Kelly and Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. @. Patrick.
Friday evening also supper party
was given by Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
William NJ Fechteler. Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs Fechteler and their guests
afterward attended the officers hop.