Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
Miss Esther Stone Married
At Annapolis Last Week
Daughter Of Comdr. and Mrs. Raymond Stone
Is Bride of Mr. Du Val
Allen.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, December "a
Vhs leading event Of last week end in
Annapolis was the marriage Saturday,
December II, of Miss Esther Stone
daughter of Comdr. Raymond Stone
retired, and MIS-. Stone, to Mr.. Du Val
Allen. The wedding took place at 4
O'Clock In st. Anne's Church. the rector
Rev. Dr. Edward Darlington Johnson
of1ciating.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and her maid Of honor was
Miss Elizabeth Colt of Annapolis The
brides other attendants were Miss Isa-
bella Hart. Miss Adair Skipwith, Mrs
Hayden, wife of Capt. James c. Hayden,
U. s. A., Of Fort Monroe, Va. and Mrs.
Paul Allen, jr., sister-in-law of the
bridegroom.
The ushers were Mr. Frank Man
nierre. MI; Philip V. stoughton and MI.
Murray Thompson of New York, MI. H.
Gordon Kitchen of Baltimore. Mr.
Charles Stanley Of Laurel Nd, and Mr.
Thomas H. Stone, a brother of the
bride. The best man was Prof. Paul
Allen, jr., brother of the bridegroom.
Among the out-of-town guests were
the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Paul
Allen of New York and Litchfield; Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen H. P. Pell of New
York, who were week end guests OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hart: Mr..
Charles Gulick Of Philadelphia, Rev. A.
A. Packard of Kingston. N. Y; Mrs.
John Stanley of Laurel, Miss F. Griffith
OF Baltimore, Mrs. Philip V. StoughtOn.
Mrs Franklin Mannierre and Mrs. Muir
ray Thompson of New York City. Mrs.
Itch rs Do1t
Capt. j. L. Hayden Of Fort Monroe.
Members of the brides family who came
here for the occasion included Miss E.
H. Suydam, Miss Alice Bigley and Miss
Eliza Weeks of Eliza beth, NJ j.: Lieut..
Raymond Stone, jr., OF West Point; Mr..
John Stone Of New York and Lieut.. A.
q. Stone Of Fort Myer, brothers of the
bride: Comdr. Rufus King and Mr.
Charles King Of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard.
After the wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs
Allen win return to Annapolis and will
occupy m apartment at 81 Shipwright
street.
Mr.. Arthur st. Clair Smith and her
pn, Mr. Bruce Smith. are spending
some time with Miss Mary r. Magruder.
Mrs. Smith recently came from Pan
anna. where she was with Rear Admiral
Mrs. Richard Baldwin and Mrs.
George w. Simpson were the luncheon
guests yesterday of Mrs. Thomas H.
Roberts who entertained at the Balti-
more Country Club in honor of Mrs.
John G. Tilton of Norfolk. Va. Mrs.
Tilton is the daughter-in-l of the late
Col. McLane Tilton. who for so many
years resided in Annapolis and fire.
quently has visited here.
Lieut. and Mrs. John r. VanNagell
gave dinner party Tuesday evening in
honor Of Lieut.. James Taylor.
Owing to the severe storm over the
week end, the large tea which Mr.. and
Mrs. Coleman Rogers and Mrs. Rogers
sister and brother-in law. Comdr. and
Mrs William P. o. Clarke. planned at
Rogers. was postponed. Comdr. and
Mrs Clarke recently came to Annapolis,
where the former is on duty at the
Naval Academy, and are in their home,
on Weems Creek. Mrs. Samuel Bryan.
mother of Mrs. Clarke, Is spending the
Winter with them.
Mrs John N Quackenbos gave a
luncheon yesterday at TIE Peggy Stew
art Inn, where she has with her her
mother, Mrs. Edwin White, widow of
Rear Admiral White.
Mr.. Tench Tilghman, who is con-
nected with the English Department at
the University Of Virginia, is with his
aunt, Miss MoIlie Milligan, for the
Christmas holidays.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Berthold
in honor of Lieut.. and Mrs. John R.
VanNagell and of Lieut.. j. r. Taylor,
U. S. M. c., who Is the house guest Of
y h.
Miss Elizabeth Nixon Of Philadelphia,
who is student at Smith College, was
the week end guest Of Mrs. Carryl H.
Bryan.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Aurelius Vosseller en-
tertained at dinner last evening in
honor of the formers mother. Mrs.
Vosseller, who Is their guest for the
holidays Mrs. Vosseller will entertain
Ut tea Monday.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Farrell
were hosts at tea Wednesday, in COM
pliment to Mrs. Vosseller.
Miss Augusta Melvin and Mr. Ridgely
Melvin, jr, are with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs Ridgely Melvin. at Aberdeen,
their home on South River, for the
holidays Miss Melvin is a student at
Stuart Hall, in Staunton, Va, and
Ridgely Melvin, jr, is attending the
Episcopal High School at Alexandria,
Va.
Lieut.. and Mrs Charles Pratt have as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morris
OF Marietta, Ga. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris,
the former graduate of the Naval
Academy, recently were married. she
having been Miss Evelyn CLANCY of
Marietta
Miss Katherine Cooke of Wellesley
College was the guest this week of Mr..
and Mrs Ernest Schneider at Arnold,
on the Baltimore boulevard.
Mrs. w. Thomas Kemp left Tuesday
for Cambridge, Mass, where she is the
guest of her son and daughter in-laW,
Mr. and Mrs. w. Thomas Kemp. jr., and
OF her daughte1 Miss I sd Kemp Ya,,ev
Rogers, son and daughter of Comdr.
and Mrs. Robert Rogers, are with their
mother at the Peggy Stewart Inn for
the holidays Miss Rogers is a student
at the State Teachers College at Fred
ericksburg, Va, and Bailey Rogers Is at
Christ Church School, also in Virginia.
Mrs. Robert Cabaniss entertained at
tea Wednesday in honor of her mother.
Mrs Ryan, who is spending the Winter
1T Carvel Hall.
Mrs. Overesch, wife of Lieut. Comdr.
Harvey 0. Overesch. and Mrs. Hall, wife
Of Lieut.. Comdr. John L. Hall, gave a
Christmas tea Tuesday afternoon at the
formers home at Spa View Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Dorsey Gassaway, az
has been their custom for many years,
will entertain in their home on Christ
mas morning.
Comdr. and Mrs. John Bowers gave
their annual Christmas party Thursday
afternoon.
Comdr and Mrs Bowers have as their
guest Ensign Bowers, who is attached
to the U. S. S. California on the West
Coast. Ensign Bowers flew to Cleveland
on his way to Annapolis. but owing to
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