The Washington times., 1929-04-25
Board OF Visitors Will Be Feted on
Inspection Tour of Naval ACADEMY

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During May in Annap-
oils
It will look like a con-
gressional house party next
week when the board of
visitors go to Annapolis on
the annual inspection tour
Of the Naval Academy.
There will be several
ladies in the delegation as
the wives and daughters Of
many members Of the board
are accompanying them. The
entire party will stay at
Carvel Hall, the stately old
| Colonial mansion that has
/ been transformed into a
hostelry.
Good Times
The visitors will be extensively
entertained with luncheons, din
ners and receptions given by
the superintendent Of the Naval
Academy, Rear Admiral Samuel
S. Robson, and Mrs. Robson
and other officers and their
wives stationed in the Mary
land Capital. There will be all
kinds Of drills and athletic
events of interest.
The visit win begin on Mon
day and will last until Thursday
afternoon. On the first day the
board will have luncheon as
guests of the Superintendent of
the Academy, following morn
ing of inspection. That after
noon there will be large re-
ception at the superintendent's
house for the board and their
guests; officers, civilian instruc-
tors and their wives; nlidship-
men officers and regimental
and battalion staff petty of
ficers.
Appointees
The board consists of men ars
pointed by President Hoover,
Vice President Curtis, and the
Speaker of the House. Represens
tative Longworth.
The Presidents appointees ares
Mark Sullivan, writer, Washing
ton correspondent for the New
York Herald.Tribune and close
friend of the President; Rear
Admiral Henry T. Mayo, u. s.
N, retired; w. B. Storey and John
Borden, of Chicago; George Cole
Scott, OF Richmond, Va; DIR. NJ.
L. Britain and Arthur J. Draper.
The Vice President has named
the following members of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committees
Senator Frederick Hale. chairman;
Senator Jesse II. Metcalf, Senator
Thomas D. Schall, Senator Park
Trammell and Senator C. 9. Dill.
The Speakers appointees in.
clude: Representative Fred Brit
ten, chairman Of the House Naval
Affairs Committee; Representative
A. Piatt Andrew, Representative
Guy U. Hardy, Representative
Sol Bloom, Representative Robert
Low Bacon and Representative
Morgan G. Sanders.
Most Of those going from Wash.
Angton Will motor over. leaving
here early Monday morning.
The Minister Of Rumania. George
/ sEnetziano, will go to Detroit on.
saturday TO remain several days
Nile. Jeanne Cretziano has as her
guest Countess Alexandrine Ber-
= oldingen, Of New York.
\ I'm Canada
{ The Minister OF Canada and
{ Mrs, Massey have left for Canada,
!; where they will remain until
! Saturday. They spent the early
Apart Of this week in New York,
iswhere the Minister went to speak
at the dinner given by the Ameri.
can Academy or AfIS ana AeLLefs.
+. The Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs. Michael Mac
White returned last evening from
New York, where they passed sew
eral days.
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For Bride
Mrs. William Hard is entertain.
ing at tea this afternoon for Miss
Ruth Stoddard, daughter Of Mrs.
Joseph Stoddard, and her fiance,
Horace Harrison Smith, Of the
United States Foreign Service,
who are to be married on Satur-
day. Beside Mrs. Stoddard, the
group assisting the hostess in.
cludes Mrs. Porter Dale, Mrs.
John ]. O'Connor, Mrs. Edward
Lowry. Mrs. Swager Sherley, Mrs.
May D. Merrill, and Mrs. George
Weaver.
Mr.. Smith has been detailed to
the United States Legation In
Peking and will sail shortly with
his bride for China.