Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

ANNAPOLIS, Md, August 22.--Tht
naval contingent Of Annapolis society
Is constantly shifting because of the
frequent changes which are part Of the
lives of naval officers and their families
This year an unusually large number OF
Officers left the station and late Summer
Is bringing many interesting new ar
rivals to I'LL their places.
Among those who have come to An
napolis are Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs
Valentine Wood and their three chill
dren, who have recently returned to the
states after three years in the Orient
Lieut.. Comdr. Wood Is now on leave,
but will report shortly for duty at the
Naval Post Graduate School. He and
his family have leased Mrs. w. Thomas
Kemp's house at 81 Franklin street, in
the fashionable Murray Hill section of
Annapolis, and moved into 1t this week
Comdr. and Mrs. Marshall B. Arnold
and young daughter "Jill," who arrived
q short time ago from San Diego, Calf,
are welcome additions to the Navy
people here, and are occupying the
house at 90 College avenue. Comdr
Arnold has been assigned to duty in the
Navigation Department Of the Naval
Academy.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Bass are
among the new arrivals in the younger
married group of the Navy set. They
came here from Philadelphia and are
occupying the small house on the Valiant
estate at Wardour.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Daniel F.
Patterson have come here from Coro-
nado, and have leased the house at As
Southgate avenue. Lieut.. Comdr. Pat
Naval Academy.
The younger set of Annapolis and the
Naval Academy continues to enjoy q
constant round Of parties, despite the
social dullness which overcomeS their
elders these Midsummer days.
Miss Bliss Schumann. daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Roland w. Schumann,
entertained at buffet supper We'd
nesda evening for her house guests,
Miss Margaret woodwork and Miss
Irene Barnes Of Concord. N. H. Miss
Woodwork was a classmate OF Miss
Schumann at the Madeira School in
Washington, and Miss Barnes is sister
Of Midshipman Stanley Barnes OF the
second class.
Miss Helen Penn and Miss Emily
Penn, daughters Of Comdr. and Mrs.
Albert M. Penn, gave one Of the largest
and most enjoyable tea dances Of the
season wednesday afternoon in their
parents quarters on the Naval Academy
reservation. The guests were girls Of
the younger set of Annapolis and the
Naval Academy, and nidshipmen- Of
the second class, who are remaining
here this Summer for special course
in aviation.
Miss Eleanor Hatcher, daughter Of
Maj. and Mrs. Julian Hatcher, also was
hostess that afternoon at q tea-dance IN
the home Of her grandmother, Mrs.
Robert b. Dashien.
MIS- Anna Douglas Walk, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. dePeyster Walk, enter
tanned at bridge Thursday, and the fol-
lowing day Miss Anne King. daughter
Of Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Thomas Starr
King, was hostess at an informal bridge
party for the girls Of the sub-deb group.
Monday evening Miss Betty Hill. daughL
ter Of Condr. and Mrs. Harry Hill. gave
a bridge party in honor OF Miss Betty
Bruins Of Newport, r. l., who Is visiting
her uncle and aunt, Comdr. Howard
II. T. Benson, u. s. N, and Mrs. Benson.
Lieut.. Dewitt Clinton Redgrave. who
has been attached to the Electrical
Engineering Department of the Naval
Academy for the last three years, left
Annapolis Thursday to join Mrs. Red
grave, who has been visiting her father
IN Lynn, Mass. Lieut.. and Mrs. Red
grave win motor across the continent,
and prior to sailing for the Philippines
win visit Lieut.. and Mrs. Wesley II.
Hague, Lieut.. Redgraves brother-in-law
and sister, in San Diego, Calf, where
Lieut.. Hague Is on duty as a member Of
the stan Of Rear Admiral Hepburn.
Mrs. Marie d'ATros Ford and Miss
Evelyn Ford, mother and sister Of Mrs.
Davis, wife Of Lieut.. Elmer o. Davis,
will return to Philadelphia after visit
70 Lieut. and Mrs. Davis at Ferry Farms.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Dixon OF Pensa-
cola. pa. have announced the engage
ment Of their daughter 1nez to Ensign
Charles n. Fenton Of Wnlimantic.
Conn. The wedding win take place IN
the early Fail. The engagement Is OF
great interest in Annapolis, where Prof.
and Mrs Horace J. Fenton, parents Of
ENSIGN Fenton, resided until moving TO
Willinantic about three years ago.
Ensign Fenton, who was graduated from
the Naval Academy In 1929. spent his
boy1ood here and his mother Is a native
OF Annapolis He Is now on duty at
Pensacola. Fla.
Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas L. Catch re-
turned TO Annapolis Thursday TO join
AIRS. Catch and their children after
passing the Summer abroad with the
Embellishments practice cruise. Lieut..
Coundr. Catch came back with the Navy
foot bah team, who returned IN advance
Of ne ether nidshipmen In order TO
yet their annual leave before beginning
training for the 1891 gridiron season.
The cruise ships, with the first and third
Glasses Of nlidshipmen aboard, win not
reach Annapolis until the middle OF
next week.
Lieut.. Edward Spencer Addison spent
last week end with his parents, Capt.
=. Stanley Addison, retired, and Mrs.
Addison at Ponemah. their home on
South River. Lieut.. Addison is on the
IT, 8. 8. Tarbeil.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Wood Of Taney
avenue are spending several weeks in
their former home in Newport, r. l.,
having made the trip there by motor.
Comdr. and Mrs. Theodore w. john
son and their son, Mr.. Webster john
son, accompanied by DR.. Charles john
son, brother Of ComdY. Johnson
left the FIRST Of the week for Deer Isle
Me-, where they have taken . cottage
for the remainder Of the Summer Mrs
wyatt Randall Joined the party at New
port
Lieut. -Comdr. and Mrs. LsurAnee r.