Evening star., 1933-01-08

ANNAPOLIS, MO, January An
napolis had very gay week and New
Year day. There was much entertain
ing, and the reception held by Gov.
Ritchie in the Executive Mansion and
the one at the Naval Academy Monday
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas G.
Hart were largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Valiant were
at home Monday afternoon at Seven
Acres, at Wardour. Those assisting
in receiving were Mrs. Middleton
Semmes Guest, Mrs. Peter Dunn of
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Valiant s
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Dunn, and Lieut.. and Mrs. Ed
mund B. Taylor.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Winterode were
at home Sunday afternoon at Crowns
vile, and were assisted by their daugh-
ters, the Misses Winterode; Mrs. Ridge
ly P. Melvin, Mrs. Nicholas Green and
Mrs. Robert Burwell.
Mrs. Shellman Brown, jr., of Easton,
Pa, was the guest this week Of her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. Claude
Handy.
Lieut.. Conner. and Mrs. Robert D.
Kirkpatrick gave a breakfast party
Sunday morning. Their guests were
Mrs. c. Erskine Clement, Capt. and
Mrs. Charles H. Oman, Capt. and
Mrs. Edward H. H. Old, Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs. John L. Hall, jr.; Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Laurence Wild, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Valentine Wood and
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. Jesse B. Olden-
dorf.
Mrs. Holmes, wife of Capt. Ralston
Holmes, gave lunch party December
80 in the commandant's quarters at the
Naval Academy in honor OF Capt.
Holmes mother, Mrs. Cornelius Holmes
of New York, who was their guest Tor
the holidays.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs James Hall,
jr., gave a dinner party Saturday eve
ming, December 81, at Spa View, taking
their guests later to the Annapolis
Roads Club for dancing.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas c.
Hart gave a dinner Saturday evening,
December 81.
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs spent
New Year and few days OF this week
as the guest Of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll VanNass.
in the Green Spring Valley. Mrs.
Campario, who was to have been guest
of honor at a luncheon Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VanNess Sunday, was detained in
New York by illness. She and her
daughter, Miss Louise Campario. who
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. VanNess,
are expected in Annapolis next week to
visit Nine Campario's cousin, Mrs.
Mason Porter Cusachs, at Ogle Hall.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Harvey E.
OvereSch and their young daughter
spent the New Year holiday with LIEUT..
and Mrs. Felix johnson at York
town, Va.
Comdr. and Mrs. Francis w. Rock
well, their children, and Miss Kath-
crime Ferguson, cousin of Mrs. Rock
well, were guests for the holidays of
Mr.. and Mrs Ridgely P. Melvin at
Aberdeen, on South River. Comdr. and
Mrs. Rockwell and their family for
merly lived here and are now in Wash
angton. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin also had
as their guests this week the latter's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott Burwell of Baltimore, and .their
sen, John Writ Burwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gade of Phila-
delphia spent the holidays with MRS.
Gade's parents, DR.. and Mrs. John c.
Cuttings, at Westyiew, their home on
West River.
Miss Peggy Poor spent the holidays
with her aunt, Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer,
and Miss Bulmer. Miss Poor is the
daughter of the late Charles Poor, for
merly of the Navy. and with her
mother makes her home in New Or
Jeans, Ia.
Mr.. Bruce Old, who Is student at
the University of North Carolina, at
Chapel Hill, spent the holidays with his
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Edward H. H.
Old, at the Naval Academy.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Jay Cotton
gave a tea Wednesday afternoon at
San Rocco, In Waterbury. Dr. Cotton
left later in the week for Boston and
Mrs Cotton will remain at San Rocco
for few weeks before taking a South
ern trip and returning later to her
home in Boston.
Miss Betty Chandler and Miss Amy
Chandler, daughters Of Lieut. Comdr
and Mrs. William D. Chandler, jr.,
spent the holidays with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson, in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Churchman
of Philadelphia were guests over New
Year Of MFR. and Mrs. Price Wright,
formerly Of Philadelphia and Washing
ton, who are occupying the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Claude at An
napolis Roads. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
entertained informally at luncheon
Mrs Sadler, wife of Capt. Frank H.
Sadler, gave luncheon Wednesday in
honor of Mrs. Cornelius Holmes, mother
of Capt. Ralston Holmes, commandant
of midslaipmen.
Mrs. O. Erskine Clement gave a din
iler party Saturday evening, December
81, taking her guests later to the Off
GERS hop, which was held in Luce Hall,
at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. White, widow Of Rear Admiral
Edwin White, and her daughter, Mrs.
John N. QuackenboS, who spent some
time at the Peggy Stewart Inn, and
expected to leave on the lst of Jan
uary for Charlottesville, Va, have
postponed their departure and will re-
main in Annapolis until about Febru-
airy first.
state Senator and Mrs William
Byron arrived Tuesday in Annapolis
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