Evening star., 1932-01-24

most important events in Annapolis this
week were the dinners and luncheonS
given by Mrs. Thomas c. Hart, wife OF
Rear Admiral Hart, superintendent OF
the Naval Academy, and by Mrs. Will
liam j. Giles wife of Capt. Giles, and
by Miss Gordon and her brother, Mr.
Douglas Huntley Gordon, president of
st. Johns College.
Mrs. Hart gave luncheon Thursday
in honor of Mrs. Harry Burgess, wife OF
the Governor of Panama, who Is the
house guest of her cousin, Mrs. Will
liam L. Calhoun, wife of Capt. Calhoun,
at her residence on Porter road.
Thursday evening Miss Gordon and
Mr. Douglas Huntley Gordon enter
tanned at their home, the Brice House,
on East street, in honor of Rear Ad-
miTal and Mrs. Thomas c. Hart.
Mrs. Giles entertained Friday at
luncheon in honor of guests from Bal
timore.
Mrs. William F. Halscy, jr., wife of
Capt Halsey, and Miss Margaret Halsey
left Tuesday for Norfolk, Va, where
they will spend several weeks.
Miss Blanca Clement, daughter Of
Mrs. c. Erskine Clement, gave dinner
Saturday evening at Ogle Hall for
number Of the younger set of girls and
midshipmen. Her guests were Miss Duer
McNair, daughter of Comdr. and Mrs.
McNair; Miss Katherine Hopkins,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Walton Hop
kins; Miss Mary Webb Spencer and Miss
Nancy Gill of Washington and Miss
Amy Chandler, daughter of Comdr. and
Mrs. William D. Chandler Of the Naval
Academy; Midshipmen George Davis,
Edward McKeethan, Lawrence R. New
lille, Charles King and Edward E. Lord.
Miss Clement also gave tea Sunday
Of az nole Hall In honor 0f her
guests, Miss Mary Webb Spencer,
daughter of Mrs. Leigh Noyes, wife of
Capt. Noyes, and Miss Nancy Gill.
daughter of Capt. Charles c. Gill OF
Washington.
Comdr. and Mrs Willard R. Riddick
entertained at dinner Tuesday at their
home on UpShur road.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Durrett gave a dinner at their home
on North street Monday in honor OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas c.
Hart. There were a number of out-of-
town guests.
Mrs. Joseph F. Dahlgren, wife of
Lieut.. Dahlgren, and her sister, Miss
Elizabeth Gordon, will give a dinner at
the home of Lieut.. and Mrs. Dahlgren,
at Wardour, tonight in honor of Mr..
Douglas Huntley Gordon, president of
st. Johns College.
wednesday GNSLlIlls SOIldl anu NAA O.
Howard H. J. Benson gave dinner at
their quarters on Upshur road for the
commandant of midshipmen, Capt.
Henry D. Cooke, jr., and Mrs. Cooke.
Comdr and Mrs. Benson will enter
tain at dinner Wednesday in honor Of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas c.
Hart. The other guests will be Capt.
and Mrs. Lewis B. Mcbride, Capt. and
Mrs. william L. Calhoun and Comdr.
and Mrs John Bowers.
Mrs. Thorvald A. Solberg, wife OF
Lieut.. Comdr. Solberg, gave luncheon,
followed by bridge, at her home on
King George street Thursday, having as
guests Mrs. Thomas Hildt and Mrs. |
Carroll VanNess of the Green Spring |
Valley, Baltimore; Mrs. C.. Erskine
Clement, Mrs. John Pitcher and Mrs. |
Middleton Semmes Guest of Annapolis !
and Mrs. William ]. Giles, wife of Capt. !
Giles of the Naval Academy.
Comdr. Samuel S. Payne spent the |
week end in Annapolis with his family, |
who are residing at the Cooper Apart
mentS on Maryland avenue. Comdr
Payne is attached to the U. S. S. Dob
bin, now at the navy yard, Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Frederic Jay Cotton left Tues
day, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Richard Whithall, for Savannah, |
Ga, where they will spend several /
weeks. Dr. Cotton is at Boston, where |
he and Mrs. Cotton have their Winter |
home. During the absence of DR.. and !
Mrs Cotton, San Rocco, their country |
home, will be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. |
Romilly Humphries, sOn-in-law and |
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Cotton, who |
have been living in the Green Spring |
Valley.
Mrs. A. G. Cooke and Mrs. c. Colum-
bus Baldwin will remain at their home, |
Spring Hill, at Waterbury, until Feb |
ruary, when they will close their home
for the rest of the Winter. Mrs. Robert |
Welch of Millersville is the guest Of
Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Baldwin for the
remainder of the month.
Mrs. John r. Van Nagell, wife OF
Lieut.. Van Nagen, entertained Thurs
day of last week at luncheon at her
home On Second street. /
Miss Martha Currier, daughter OF
Mrs John Pitcher, gave tea Sunday |
afternoon at her home at Wardour
Miss Hammond of Howard County
presided at the tea table.
Miss Mary Campbell Goldsborough
of Cambridge, Nd was the guest OF
honor Thursday at a small bridge |
party given by Mrs. Alfred H. Richards, |
wife of Lieut. Richards, at her home |
at West Annapolis. Miss Goldsborough |
has been the house guest OF Miss |
Richards.
Capt and Mrs. Henry D. Cooke gave |
their Wednesday afternoon reception !
this week at the commandments quarters
at the Naval Academy.
Dr. B. Phillips of Washington and
Mrs. Phillips we're luncheon guests last
Sunday of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Thomas c. Hart at the superintendent
quarters at the Naval Academy. DR..
Phillips was the visiting clergyman at
the Naval Academy Chapel.
Mrs. Roy c. Smith, wife OF Comdr.
Smith who is spending the Winter with
her young daughter at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Philip AIger, on South
gate avenue, Murray Hill is visiting IN
Boston, Mass COmdr. Smith is at
tached to the U. S. S. Memphis.
Mrs. Charles Doyen, who is spending
the Winter with her son-in-law and
daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs. Felix john
son, at Yorktown, Va, spent the week
end as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Joseph Valiant, at Wardour.
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Tully Shelley
are entertaining tonight at dinner for
is guests at their quarters on Pythian
road.
Col. and Mrs. John Eppe Monroe, the
former Of the United States Army, were
recent guests of Mrs. Beatrice Monroe
at her home at Eastport. Col. Monroe
is in command at Franklin Arsenal,
Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Smith, who