Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Notable Society Functions
Mark Record in Annapolis
Official Circle Represented at White House Re-
ception in Washington Attractive Functions
Fashion World-Personal Notes.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 49,
Maj. and Mrs. Arthur Owens and their
daughter Mrs. Vincent Godfrey, wife
of Lieut.. Comdr. Godfrey, were among
those from Annapolis present at the
White House reception given by the
President and Mrs. Hoover Thursday
Another event for which number of
guests motored to Virginia on Monday
was the luncheon given by Mrs. Brantz
Mayer, wife of Capt. Mayer, Supply
Corps, at the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Club. Mrs. Mayors guests from
Annapolis were Mrs. Church, wife of
Capt. Albert Church, and her house
guest, Mrs. Wallace Smead; Mrs. Schu-
mann, Supply Corps; Mrs. Payne, wife
mann, supply Corps Mrs. Payne, wife
of Comdr. Samuel S. Payne; Mrs. New
ton, wife of Capt. John H. Newton;
Mrs. Riddick, wife of Comdr. Willard
Riddick Medical Corps, was to have
been one of the guest but was pre-
vented from being present by illness in
the family. The guests from Washing
ton were Mrs. Lamar, Mrs. Kettelle,
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Guth-
RE, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Coke, Mrs. Van
Buren,, Mrs. Landlord, Mrs. Crowell and
Mrs. Allen.
Miss Margaret Ames of Washington
returned to her home Monday after
spending several days as a guest of
Mrs. Tardy. wife of Lieut.. Comdr.
Walter Tardy, in her home on Hanover
street. Mrs. Tardy entertained at
luncheon and bridge Wednesday in her
home on Hanover street. Among those
present we're: Mrs. Joseph Graham,
Mrs Prentiss BaSsett, Mrs. c. Nelson
Dugan, Mrs. William Dawson, Mrs.
John Fletcher, Mrs. Kitson, Miss Mary
r. Magruder and Mrs. Allen F. West
colt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr.,
are spending this week and part of next
week at Greenwich, Connecticut, where
they are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Nelson. They motored from An
napolis Thursday and stopped at Phila-
delphia and New York en- route. Miss
Lucille Bertolete accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Stokes as far as New York and
aSScf11ed the Army-NaPy game. Miss
Bertolete is a guest this week of her
uncle and aunt, Comdr. and Mrs. M. E.
Manly.
Miss Margaret Halsey, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. William F. Halsey,
spent this week as a guest of Mrs. Wor-
rail- R. Carter, at their quarters on
Rodgers road, and left Friday for New
York. for the Army-Navy game While
in New York Miss HalSey will be
guest of Miss Polly Villas in her home
on Park avenue. Miss HalSey spent the
past week in Philadelphia at the Bel
vue-Stratford Hotel with Mrs. George
W. Simpson, who also returned to her
apartment on State Circle Monday.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. johnson, wife
Of Comdr Theodore w. Johnson, enter
tanned at tea at her home in Acton
place in honor of Mrs. Craven Bruce of
New York who was her house guest
and who formerly lived in Annapolis.
Those assisting Mrs. johnson were:
Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest, Mrs.
Allen Howard, Mrs. Allen Westcott,
Mrs Samuel Brooke, Miss Helen
Brewer, Miss Louise Magruder and
Miss Laura Steele.
Miss Catherine Dubois, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Barron P. Dubois, now
Of Washington but who formerly lived
in Annapolis, left Monday for her home
after visit with Miss Beverley Hill,
daughter of Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
John LeVoy Hill, in their quarters on
UpShur road
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland M. Teel of the
Severn School, Severna Park near An
napolis, gave dance on Saturday night
at the school for the students and the
younger set of girls.
Miss Helen Cheston of West River is |
o guest this week Of Mrs. Ridgely Mel |
vim in her home, Aberdeen, on South |
River Mr.. and Mrs. Melvins daugh-
ter, Miss Augusta Melvin, has also been
spending few days at her home Miss
Melvin is student at Stuart Hall,
Stanton, Virginia.
Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest enter
tanned at bridge and tea Friday for Mrs.
Craven Bruce, who is a guest of Mrs.
Theodore Johnson. Among those
invited to meet Mrs. Bruce were Mrs
Carry H. Bryan, Mrs. James BowdoiA,
Miss Elizabeth Mott, Mrs. Lawrence
Miller, Mrs. Dennis Claude, Mrs. Allen
Westcott, Mrs. Walton Hopkins and
Mrs. Samuel Brooke Mrs. johnson was
also present.
Miss Margaret Webb of Atlanta, Ga,
left for Baltimore Monday, after a visit
of a few days with Mrs. Carryl H.
Bryan in her apartment on Maryland
avenue. Miss Webb formerly lived at
Bowling Green. near Richmond, Va,
and Is spending this month at the
Sherwood Hotel in Baltimore.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Leon Scott left
Annapolis Wednesday for Boston.
Word has been received here Of the
announced engagement of Miss Kath-
crime Stanley, daughter of Capt and
Mrs. z. D. Stanley, Supply Corps, to
Lieut. Frank Virden, q. S. Navy. Miss
Stanley Is now q senior at Wellesley
College and Lieut.. Virden graduated
from the Naval Academy in the class
Of 1927
Mrs. Alison Stewart was a guest this
c A p T OF FUR SHl