Evening star., 1932-02-14
Annapolis Society Quiet
During Season of Lent
Athletic Event. at Academy and Saturday
Night Dinners Stand Out
In Activities
IN Activities.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February l3-Tht
Maryland capital will be quite socially
during Lent and the entertaining will
be mostly Of an informal nature. A few
dinners are usually given during the
week, but are more numerous on Sat
urday evenings before the athletic
events, which at present are also quite
numerous. The boxing held every Sat-
urday draws the largest crowd. This
week end there will also be a large at
tendance, as there was last Saturday, to
witness the performance Of the Mas
Queraders, a club composed Of midship-
men, who yearly give play in Mahan
Hall. The Command Performance
was ably given last night and there was
also a matinee and evening performance
today.
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Laurance
Wild'S guests at the dinner which they
gave Friday evening at their quarters
on Bowyer road were Mrs. William j.
Giles, Mrs. Robert Cabaniss, Capt. and
Mrs. Charles Soule, Capt. and Mrs Will
liam L. Calhoun, Capt. and Mrs. John
B. Kaufman, Comdr. and Mrs. Albert
M. Penn, Mrs. c. Erskine Clement,
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Harvey E.
Overesch, Comdr. and Mrs. James A.
Logan. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Tully
Shelley, Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. John
l. Hall, jr.
Mrs. John B. Broadfoot of Newton,
n. C.. who is spending the Winter in
washington. was the guest of honor at
a small luncheon Sunday given by Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Claude at their home
at Annapolis Roads. Mrs Broadfoot is
the mother of Lieut.. Comdr. Henry
Bryan Broadfoot.
Mrs. Holland Smith, wife of &C!
Smith, U. S. M. c., who is on the staff
of Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh on
the West Coast, was the week end guest
Of Mrs. Robert Hilliard, widow OF
Comdr. Hilliard &C. c., at her home
on Shaw street. Murray Hill.
MIS-. Walter H. Newton. wife of Sec
rotary Newton, one of President HOO
ver's secretaries, and Miss Grace New
ton, were week end guests at Carvel
Hall and attended the performance of
THE MasQueraders," with Midshipman
Walter Newton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton.
Miss Carrance Butler Of New York
was the guest over the week end of
Mrs. Henry. D. Cooke, wife Of Capt.
Cooke, at the commandments house in
the Naval Academy.
Representative w. R. Coyle and Mrs.
Coyle and their daughter, Miss Jane
Coyle, spent several days here and were
among those present at the perform
ance OF The MaSqueraderS" Saturday
Mrs. c. Erskine Clement gave small
tea on Sunday afternoon at her home,
Ogle Hall, for her guest, Mrs. Carelton
Holdrege of Paris Miss Blanca Clement,
Miss Betty Holdrege and Miss Spencer,
daughter of Mrs. Leigh Noyes of Wash
1ngton. assisted at the tea table.
Earlier in the afternoon Miss Blanca
Clement entertained at tea for her
guests. Miss Betty Holdrege, Miss Spen-
Ger and Miss Gill, daughter Of Capt
Charles c. Gill of Washington, to which
the younger set of girls and midship-
men were invited.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles C. Soule, Mrs.
c. Erskine Clement and Capt and Mrs.
Charles Oman were among those pres
ent at the reception given Monday eve
ming at the White House by President
and Mrs. Hoover. While in Washington
Mrs. Clement was the guest of her
sister-in-law Miss Mary Louise Adams
Clement, at her apartment at Stone
leigh Court.
Giles were guests at a luncheon Tues
day given by Mrs. Douglas Carroll at
her home In the Green Spring Valley.
Saturday evening Mrs. Clement en-
tertained in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Carleton Holdrege Of Paris, at dinner
at Ogle Hall, taking her guests later to
the boxing match and afterward to the
Annapolis Roads Club for dancing.
The University Club met on Thursday
evening last at Carvel Hall The speak
ers Of the evening were the president Of
st. Johns College, Mr.. Douglas H. Cor
don, and Comdr. Willard Riddick
IN. c.. Comdr. Reddick gave an ad-
dress on Haiti, where he recently had
a tour of duty
Capt. William ]. Giles has been
spending this week near Syracuse, N Y,
where he was called on account Of the
illness of his mother
Mrs. Thomas Edison Knode of WASH
1ngton has announced the engagement
of her daughter. Miss Helen Knode, to
Ensign Joseph Blount Swain, U. S. N.
Miss Knode Is the daughter Of the late
Lieut.. Thomas Edison Knode, Air Corps,
u. S. A.. and the granddaughter of the
late Brig Gen. William T. Clark, U. S. A.
Ensign Swain graduated from the Naval
Academy in the class of 1881 and Is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Swain
of Henderson, N. c. Ensign Swain is
IlOW OIl uuty UIl tIlt -. .. .. SOiOl dOO
Mrs. Merle VanMetre, wife Of Lieut..
VanMetre of Washington, was the guest
last week of Mrs. Karns, wife of Capt.
Karns, and Mrs. ShultZ. wife of Lieut..
William C. Shultz and daughter Of
Capt and Mrs. Karns, at their home
on Maryland avenue. Capt. and Mrs.
KarnS and Lieut.. and Mrs. Shultz gave
a bridge party for Mrs. VanMetre Fri
day evening There were 20 guests.
Mrs. John r. VanNagell, wife Of Lieut.,
VanNagell, has as her guest at her
home on Second street Miss Martha
Watkins of Washington, D. c. On Sun
day evening Lieut.. and Mrs. VanNagell
entertained at supper party in honor
of Miss Watkins, and also for Miss Isa-
belle Brumby, who, with her parents,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frank H. Brum-
by. is stopping at Carvel Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hunter OF
Phoenix, Ariz, are spending some time
in Annapolis as the guests of their SON.
in-law and daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Donald Mclean, at their home on
Prince George street.
Mrs. Hance Hamilton. wife of Lieut..
Hamilton, gave tea Saturday after
noon at her home on Murray avenue
in honor Of Mrs. William A. S. Macklin,
wife of Lieut. Macklin, who is her house
guest. Mrs. Macklin, after her visit