Evening star., 1931-04-05

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 4.-The
leading event this week was the Easter
hop held tonight in Dahlgren Hall by
the First, Second and Third Glasses of
a6idshipmen. This is one of the largest
dances given during the year and An
napolis is crowded with week end visi-
tors.
The sacred cantata "Olivet to Cal
vary" given last Sunday afternoon by
the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy
at the chapel under the direction of
Prof. j. w. Crosley, was a delightful
concert and large audience was pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell of Englewood,
N j., are the guests Of their daughter,
Mrs. Robert b. Hilliard, widow of
Comdr Hilliard, at her residence on
Shaw street.
Mrs. Du Bois Surratt Of Charleston,
S. c., is the guest this week of Mrs.
william Byron, wife of Senator Byron,
who are occupying home, during the
session Of the Legislature, on Gloucester
street.
Senator and Mrs. Byron entertained
Informally at luncheon Sunday for Mrs.
Surratt and will leave the first of next
week. for their home at Williamsport,
Md.
Mr.. John widdicou.G of Grand Rap
Ids, Mich, who is s-ddent at the Uni
versity of Virginia and Mr.. Tench
Tlghman, who is teaching in the Eng
lish department at she university, we're
the guests during the past week of Mr..
Tilghman's aunt, Miss Mollie Milligan,
at her home on Maryland avenue.
Mrs. Ridgely p. Melvin returned to
hnF1an ArlnoTn1ic hn Of
week after a motor trip with her
mother, Mrs. Augusta Burwell, to Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga, where they were the
guests of Mrs. Burwell's son-in-law and
daughter Col and Mrs. Murray Ches-
ter, the former is on duty there.
Mrs. Burwell remained for q longer visit
TO Col. and Mrs. Cheston
Mrs. Mary Burckett of Seattle, who
has been spending several months as the
guest of her niece, Mrs. Charles Soule,
left on Wednesday last for her home
Mrs. Soule entertained informally on
wednesday afternoon at tea for Mrs.
Burckett before her departure.
Mrs. Henry Dinger, wife of Capt.
Dfnger, returned to her home on King
George street Wednesday after a two
months trip to the West Indies and
Panama; Mrs. D!nger was accompanied
on the trip by Mrs. Temple Collins Of
New York, who has also returned home
Mrs. Charles Soule, wife of Capt.
Soule, is spending few Gays Of this
week at Boston and jamestown, r. I.
AT the latter place Mrs. Soule is super
v1sing the erection of a new cottage
which she, with Capt. Soule and their
young SON, will occupy this Summer.
On wednesday last, Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs. Laurence Wild entertained at
dinner at their headquarters on Bower
road, In honor of Mrs. Fernando Fer
nandez, who with her daughter, Miss
Gladys Fernandez of Havana, Cuba,
were the guests of Capt. and Mrs. John
H. Newton, at their quarters on Upshur
road.
Mrs. Frederick Jay Cotton of Water
bury, near Annapolis, and Boston is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs Rich
ard Whitehall, in. Washington. Mrs.
Cotton and Mrs. whitehall have re-
Gently returned after spending the
Winter at Camden, S. c.
Mrs. A. G. Cooke of Waterbury also
IS the guest of her niece, Mrs. White
hall, in Washington.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Harold D. Baker en-
tertained on Saturday evening at their
home, at Ferry Farms, on the Severn
River, at one of the largest of the.
pre- Easter parties. Their guests were
invited to a costume dance and break
fast was served afterward. The guests
for the most part were the younger
officers at Annapolis and their wives
MIR. Mason Terry arrived in Annap-
oils on Wednesday and is a guest at
the residence of Miss Mary r. Ma
gruder, on Hanover street. Mr.. Terry,
who is making his home in Washing
ton, has just returned from a stay of
several months in Florida.
MIR. and Mrs. George Turner enter
tanned at dinner on Saturday evening
at their home at Wardour Their
guests were Mrs. Middleton Semmes
Guest, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Valiant,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wamseley, Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Bowdoin, Miss Elizabeth
Mott and Mrs. Charles Doyen.
Mrs. St. George Barber, whose home
Is at South River, near Annapolis, Is
the guest this week Of her sister, Mrs
Edward Ballard, in New York.
Miss Charlotte Olmstead of Buffalo,
o student at Smiths College, is spend
ing her Spring vacation as the guest
of Miss Helen Furlong, daughter Of
Capt. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Furlong,
ut her home, on Oklahoma Terrace.
Miss Nina Ridout of Hannah Moore
Academy, Reisterstown, near Balti-
more, Is spending the Spring vacation