Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Annapolis Society Events
Of Week Largely Informal
Many Residents Continue at Summer Resorts
Stay-at-Homes Enjoy Various Forms
of Outdoor Sports.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. August l6.--while
many Of the Annapolis society folk re-
main away at Summer resorts ano
others are still planning trips, those re-
manning in the capital are enjoying the
relaxation from the formal entertain
ing of the Winter season and spend
most of the days INDUCING in various
sports. The beach at the Annapolis
Roads Club is very popular these sum-
n1er afternoons and many of the naval
set also are to be seen at the new
Navy Oficers Beach Club House.
During the past week much interest
was shown in the tennis tournament
PLAYED at the Naval Academy and many
enthusiastic members of society viewed
the womens singles, which were played
by Miss Eliason and Mrs. Cotton and
won by Miss Eliason.
Sunday afternoon the beach at the
Annapolis Roads Club presented gay
scene and many with their guests from
Washington and Annapolis were in the
thrpng of visitors. Among those from
Washington were the Turkish Ambas-
sador, Ahmet Muhtar Bey; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Price Wright. Mr.. Frank
Poe, Miss Charlotte Childress, Lieut..
c. G. Wood, Lieut. Comdr. E. A. Oates,
Lieut. and Mrs. G. w. Sullivan, Mrs.
Norman B. Landreau, Miss Virginia
Minnigerode. Lieut. Comdr G. E. Ed
wards, Mr.. and Mrs. John o. White, Mr..
F.. A. Brastow. Mr. Harry Dawson and
Mr. j. H. De Sibour. Among those from
Annapolis were Comdr. and Mrs. John
T. Bowers and Lieut.. and Mrs. Sherman
Clark
Monday Mrs. Roscoe. Bultner and her
daughter. Miss Anita Bulmer, left for
New Windsor, Md, where they will
remain two weeks.
Mr. Edward Rodgers OF New York is
spending week with his brother-ln-
law and sister, Ccmdr. and Mrs. w. E.
Hall in their home, on Maryland ave-
nue.
Mrs. Ridgely P Melvin and Mrs. S. S.
Hepburn left last week for Blue Ridge
Summit to visit Mrs. D. Claude Handy,
who is spending the Summer there. Mrs.
Melvin remained several days and Mrs.
Hepburn will return to Annapolis next
week.
Mrs. Samuel R. Brewer is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Edward I. McQuiston, in New Lon
don, Gem.
Wednesday Mrs. John T. Bowers, wife
of Comdr. Bowers, retired, entertained
at a luncheon in her home, on Charles
street These present included Mrs.
Charles FranZoni of Washington, who
was the house guest of Miss Helen
Brewer, and Mrs. Stiles M. Decker, Sis
ter of Mrs Hamilton Gale.
Tuesday the commandant of midship-
men, Capt. Charles P. Snyder, and Mrs.
Snyder and their daughter, Miss Jane
Snyder, left by motor for Buffalo, N Y,
where they will be the guests of friends.
Miss Claire King, who has been Wis
iting Miss Emily Morton, left Friday
for Norfolk, where she will be the guest
for several weeks of Miss Nelly Green.
Miss Eleanor King, who has been Wis
tting Miss Louise Giles on the Reina
Mercedes, left this week for Quantico,
where she will be the guest of Miss
Mary Heiner, daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Robert Graham Heiner August % the
Misses King viii leave for the West
Coast, where they will join their father
and mother, Capt. and Mrs. Ernest
King.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Grace How
ard Morton entertained at buffet sup
per for her daughter, Miss Emily Nor
ton, in honor of her birthday anniver-
sary. Her guests included Miss Jane
Snyder, Miss Kitty Hopkins, Miss Claire
King, Miss Anne Hall, Midshipmen
Carl Fairies, Lloyd Muslin. Harry
Dreamy, Walton Hopkins and Dabney
Waters.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of Lieut. Comdr.
Terry B. Thompson; her son Dunstan
and daughter Elizabeth, have returned
to their home, on Southgate avenue,
dIIST S6NeI1 WEEKS travelling
Europe. During this time they visited
England, France, Belgium and Ger
many and attended the Passion Play"
at Oberammergau
Lieut. and Mrs. Herbert R. Sobel and
daughter, Ann Lois, recently returned
to their quarters, SO Phythian road,
after q week at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Valiant of
Wardour left the first of the week for
a cruise of 10 days on their yacht Dod-
jewel. Condr and Mrs. Herbert w. I'm
derwocd and Mrs. Walter Newbold
Walnsley will be their guests on the
cruise. Mr.. and Mrs George Turner of
Wardour plan to join them later. They
expect to visit Yorktown and other Viz
GINA cities
Mr.. Guy Dove of Washington was the
weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Valiant
in their home, Seven Acres, at War
dour.
Lieut.. Bradford Bartlett spent the
week end at the home of his parents,
Commodore and Mrs. Frank w. Bart
lett. on Maryland avenue. He has been
on temporary duty at Wakefield, Mass.
and went from here to Camp Perry,
Ohio. where he will be with the Navy
rife team before returning to Annap
Oils in September to resume his duty
at the Post Graduate School.
Midshipman John Bowyer Howard,
son OF Conndr. and Mrs. Douglas L.
Howard, arrived this week on the S. S.
George Washington from England He
went abroad in June with the midship-
mems practice cruise, but on account
of illness was detained in England He
has, however, recovered and will join
his ship in Hampton Roads the last of
this week, where the Utah, Florida
and Arkansas will dock after the
European cruise.
Miss Mariana Currier, daughter of
Mrs. John Pitcher, has returned to her
home, at Wardour, after visit to Chi
cago, where she was the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. John B. Cleveland.
Ensign and Mrs. John Henry Gross,
the latter formerly Miss Emily Stewart