Evening star., 1933-03-19

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 18.-The
"Three Live Ghosts" comedy by
Frederick s. Islam, was presented in
Mahan Hall last night and tonight by
the Navy Relief Society. Those taking
part were Mrs. Donald Patterson, wife
of Lieut. Comdr. Patterson; Lieut.. Eu-
gene E. Paro, Mrs. Willis A. Lent, Lieuts
Hilyer Gearing, Lieut. Comdr. Herbert
H. GraSsie, Mrs William H. Duval, wife
of Lieut.. Duval Miss Barbara " Con-
nell Lieuts. Robert Bell, Virginius
Roane and Harold Bauer and Mrs.
Thomas L. Catch, wife of Comdr.
Catch. In the arrangement of the
play and the costumes valuable and
able assistance was rendered by Mrs
c. E. Robinson, wife of Comdr. Rob-
inSon
Wednesday evening Capt. and Mrs.
Edward H. H. Old gave a dinner at
their quarters on Porter road in honor
of the superintendent of the Naval
Academy, Rear Admiral Thomas C.
Hart, and Mrs. Hart Thursday eve
ming Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hart were
the guests of honor at a dinner given
by Capt. and Mrs. Lemuel S. Stevens,
at their quarters on Porter road.
The departure on Wednesday of this
week of Lieut.. and Mrs. John R. Van
Nagell is the source of much regret in
Annapolis. Lieut.. and Mrs. Van Nagell
left for New York, where the former
has been assigned to duty. They will
occupy house at Forest Hills, Long
Island.
Miss Mary Webb Spencer, daughter
Of Mrs. Leigh Noyes, wife of Capt.
Noyes of Washington, is the guest of
Miss Blanca Clement, on Gloucester
street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph Dahlgren
gave dinner last evening at their
home at Wardour, taking their guests
after the dinner to the Navy Relief
show. THE Three Live Ghosts" Lieut..
and Mrs Dahlgren spent the past week
end as the guests of relatives in Vir-
ginia.
Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd
gave a small tea Monday afternoon at
their home The Brice House Wing,
on East street, as farewell for Lieut..
and Mrs. John R. Van Nagell, who left
Wednesday for New York
Lieut.. and Mrs. Franklin D. Karns,
Jr., left on Monday by. motor for Nor
folk, Va, to meet Capt. and Mrs.
Franklin D. Karns. who are returning
this week from California. Capt. and
Mrs Karns will reopen their home on
Maryland avenue, which has been
closed for the Winter.
Miss Virginia Carmichael of Hagers-
town, Md. spent the past week as the
guest of Mrs. William Byron, wife of
State Senator Byron, at their apart
ment on Maryland avenue
Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd
gave a luncheon Thursday as a fare
well for Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. j. Har-
rison Colhoun. The latter sailed on
Saturday on the Rex for Italy
Those present at the luncheon given
Tuesday at Carvel Hall by Mrs. Arthur
Ryan were Mrs. Thomas C. Hart. Mrs.
Robert D. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Harvey
Overesch. Mrs. c. Erskine Clement,
Mrs. Edward H. H. Old, Mrs. John B.
Kaufman, Mrs. Thomas L. Catch, Miss
Mollie Milligan and Mrs. Robert
CabaniSS.
Thursday Mrs. Middleton Semmes
Guest gave a luncheon at her home at
Wardour in honor of Mrs. William C..
Bruce and Mrs. Edward Guest Gibson
of Baltimore, who were in Annapolis
for the purpose of getting up a COM
mittee for the restoration of Stratford
House. the birthplace of Gen. Robert
E, Lee, Westmoreland County, Va
The local committee present included
Mrs. Richard Baldwin, Mrs Carryl H.
Bryan. Mrs Walton H. Hopkins. Mrs.
Samuel Brooke, Miss Mary Magruder,
Mrs. John B. kaufman, Mrs. Charles
Oman and Mrs. Ridgely P Melvin
Comdr. Alger H. Dresel, who a short
time ago served tour of duty at the
Naval Academy, has been ordered to
command the U. S. S. Macon, sister
ship to the Akron.
Capt. and Mrs. Ralston S. Holmes
gave a dinner on Friday evening in
honor of Prof. William E. Dodd of the
department Of history at the University
of Chicago.
Mrs. Julian Hatcher. wife of Mai.
Hatcher. U. S. A, and her daughter,
Miss Eleanor Hatcher. have arrived in
California. Miss Hatchers marriage to
Ensign Harold Z. Baker, U. S. NJ, will
take place today Ensign Baker is on
duty On the U. S. s. Milwaukee.
MIS-. Morris Legum and her son, Mr..
Jack Legum, have returned to their
home here after a visit to Mrs Legum's S
son-in-laW and daughter, Ensign and
Mrs. Willard FeidScher, at their home
at Long Beach. Calf
Mrs Elizabeth Shields and her son,
Mr.. Willis Shields of Buffalo, N. Y, are
guests of Mrs. Shields son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs
George P. Shields. at their home at the
Naval Hospital Reservation.
Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Glenn r.
Hartwig and John H. Morrill, will be
detached from the Naval Academy in
May, according to orders issued March
6 by the Navy Department. Lieut.
Hartwig, who is now on duty in the