Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
New Superintendent
Of Naval Academy and
Mrs. Hart Are Honored
Capt. and Mrs. Snyder Are
Hosts at Feature Event of
Week at Annapolis.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May S.-The
largest entertainment Of the week was
the reception given Tuesday afternoon
by Capt. and Mrs. c. Philip Snyder at
the commandments quarters, in honor
of the new superintendent, Rear Ad-
miral Thomas C. Hart and Mrs Hart,
who have recently moved into the
quarters vacated by Read Admiral
Samuel S. Robson and Mrs. Robson.
The reception included the heads OF
the departments at the Naval Academy
and their wives, and is the first of the
entertainments to be given for Rear
Hart is the daughter of Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Willard H. Brownson. and as
Rear Admiral Brownson was both
superintendent and commandant here.
the family have many friends in Anna
polls. Those assisting Capt. and Mrs.
Snyder on Tuesday were Mrs. William
J. Giles, wife of Capt. Giles; Mrs.
Henry D. Cooke, wife of Capt. Cooke;
Mrs. Roland Schumann, wife OF Capt.
Schumann $50 and Mrs. Wilhelm
Friedell, wife of Capt. Friedell.
Mrs. John Pollard and Miss Beverly
Pollard, wife and daughter of Comdr.
Pollard, Medical Corps, have returned
from Haiti, where, since leaving Anna
polls, Comdr. Pollard has been on duty,
and are the guests of Mrs. william J.
Giles, wife of Capt. Giles on the U. s.
s. Reina Mercedes. Mrs. Pollard was
the guest of honor Sunday evening at
supper given by Capt. and Mrs. Giles
on the Retna. The guests were friends
of Mrs. Pollard, Including Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs. John l.. Hall, Comdr. and
Mrs. Walden L. Ainsworth, Lieut..
Comdr. and MIS-. Elliott B. Nixon, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Laurence L. Wild and
Mr.. Forbes Colhoun.
Miss Helen Strahedin OF Shenandoah,
Va, is staying at her country house,
THE Castle" on West River.
Mr.. Allen Blow Cook who is at
tached to the Department of English
and History at the Naval Academy gave
tea Thursday of this week at hts
apartment In the Rricc House In honor
| Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee BoatWright and
/ MIR and Mrs. Boatwright, ST., of Wash
! ington Mrs. Lee Boatwright is the
! former Miss susanna Pollard, daughter
/ of Gov. and Mrs. Pollard of Virginia.
) Lieut.. David Claude, U. S. M. c., win
! be attached this Summer TO the u. S.
! 6. Constitution, which is being COM
missioned and which will be taken
/ through the inland waters.
The newly organized dinner club met
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Bowdoin SUM-
| day evening at their home, Norman
royd, at st. Margarets, on the Chesa-
! peake Bay.
Comdr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Nc
Elduf we're the guests this week OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Morton al
Severnside, on the Severn River. Comdr
AMI Mrs. McElduf were greeted BY
many old friends, as the former was
on duty at the Naval Academy about
two years ago. Comdr. and Mrs. Nc
Elduff have recently arrived from China
I~and are en- route to Cleveland, Ohio
where Conn5y McEduff will go for duty
Capt Henry, Dinger (reeired) spent
the week end in Annapolis with hl'
family at their home on King George
street. Capt. Dinger has been on
business trip in the South and returned
Monday to Philadelphia, accompanied
by Mrs. Dinger, who remained in Phil
adelphia for few days Capt. snc
Mrs. Dinger were the guests of Mrs
Dingers brother, Mr.. Joseph Mack.
Mrs. Frederick j. Cotton opened hei
country home San Rocco" at Wster-
bury, near Annapolis, this week. Mrs
Cotton has had as her guests her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and MRS
Romilly HUMPHREYS Of the Green Sprlne
Valley Mrs. Cotton has just returned
from. Hot Springs. Ark.
Wednesday evening a supper party
was given jointly by Mrs. Halsey, VIE
OF Capt. William F. Halsey, and MRS
George w. Simpson at the residence o.
Mrs williams Wickham, wife OF Comor
Wickham. on Maryland avenue.
Mrs. Elliott B. Nixon, wife OF Lieut.
Ccmdr Nixon, entertained THURSDAY a
their quarters on Upshur road.
wednesday Mrs. Robert Welsh o
Millersville, formerly Miss Elizabeth
Poe of Baltimore, gave luncheon ant
shower in honor OF Miss Laura Lloy'
Nelson Of Baltimore, whose marriage
Mr.. William c. Longstreeth VIII tax
place next month.
DR. and Mrs. Carroll 8. Alden gave
; buffet supper Saturday evening at thel
5 quarters on Porter road in honor Q
: Mrs. Alden's niece, Mrs. Albert l.
Thompson, who with Mr.. Thompson !
] their house guest, and Miss Mimi
Graham Of Mount Slocum, N.
: daughter Of Col. and Mrs. Joseph Ora
: ham, who is also the house guest OF u
2 and Mrs. Alden.
: Mrs. John Bowers, wife Of Comol