Evening star., 1933-12-24
Several Dinner Parties
Precede Officers Hop
Tuesday, Mahan Hall
Commodore and Mrs. Griffin
Entertain at Pre-Christ-
mas Gathering Honoring
Her Sister.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 23.-
The officers hop Tuesday evening In
Mahan Hall was attended by large
by Mrs. Spear. wife of Capt. Ray Spear,
and Comdr. w. Taylor Smith. 4
There were q number of dinner
parties given before the hop. Among
those who entertained were Comdr and
Mrs. w. Taylor Smith, who had as
their guests Capt. and Mrs. John Henry
Newton, Capt. end Mrs. Russell Wilson,
Capt, and Mrs Ray Spear and Prof
and Mrs. Carroll s. Alden.
Capt. and Mrs. Ralston Holmes also
entertained at dinner Tuesday evening
before the officers hop.
One Of the largest Of the pre- Christ
mas parties was given Saturday after
noon, December 16, by Commodore and
Miss Anne Clayton, sister of Mrs.
Grifnn, who is spending the Winter at
the Peggy Stewart Inn. The guests
were received by Commodore and Mrs.
Grimm and in the dining room eggnog
was served by Mrs. Heiner, wife Of
Capt. Robert Heiner. The tea table
was presided over by Mrs. Nevette
Steele and Mrs. G. Nelson Dugan.
Hosts at Luncheon.
Sunday. December IT, lunch party
was given by Capt. and Mrs. Charles
M. Oman at their home at the Naval
Hospital In honor Of friends, now in
Warrington, who were in China at the
same time, including Admiral Mont
gomery L. Taylor, until recently in
command of the United States forces in
Chinese waters; Capt. and Mrs. Guy
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Perkins,
the former attached to the American
embassy at TAeking: Capt. and Mrs
Robert Heiaer. Capt. and Mrs. Frank j.
Fletcher Of Washington and Capt and
Mrs. Edward H. H. Old. Before lunch
con Capt. and Mrs. Robert Heiner en-
tertained the guests Informally in their
home on Hanover street.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. j. Harrison
Colhoun spent Saturday in Annapolis
and were luncheon guests Of Mrs. G.
Erskine Clement. Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Colhoun will spend Christmas
with the latter's uncle, DR.. Cary Lang
horne, and Mrs. Langhorne in their
home near Upperville, Va, and will re-
turn TO Annapolis December ~ to be
guests Of Mrs. Clement.
Mrs. Cornelius Holmes Of New York,
mother Of Capt. Ralston Holmes, ar
rived in Annapolis Monday to spend
the holidays With her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Holmes.
Mrs. G. Erskine Clement was hostess
at luncheon Wednesday in honor Of
Mrs Cornelius Holmes. her other guests
including Mrs Ralston Holmes, Mrs.
l. Craven Bruce. Mrs. Joseph Valiant.
Mrs. Allen B. Howard, Mrs. Russell
Wilson, Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest
and Mrs. Jesse 3. Oldendorf.
Mrs. Edward Guest Gibson Of Bal
timore was the week end guest of
Mrs. Middleton Semraes Guest, who
at Wardour. Twenty-Five attended.
Mrs. Richard Baldwin returned Mon
day after spending a week with Mrs.
Summerfeld Baldwin at Ruxton, near
Baltimore.
Mrs Sayles Leaves.
Mrs Sayles, wife Of William R. Sayles,
left Tuesday for New York after spend
ing several weeks with her brother and
sister, Mr.. Richard Duval and Miss
Marion Duval.
Mr.. Allen Blow Cook and Mr.. Royal
s. Pease gave a card party Wednesday
evening at Mr.. Cooks apartment, their
guests being Miss Sally Holmes, Miss
Adair Skipwith, Lieut. and Mrs. Morton
A. Mumr1a, Miss Marguerite Cusachs,
Tench Tilghman and Mr.. Hamilton
Gale.
Capt and Mrs. Guy Baker gave a
small dinner party Thursday evening.
Mr.. Edward Lloyd of New York is
expected to arrive today to spend
Christmas with his parents, Commodore
and Mrs. Edward Lloyd, in their home,
the Brice House Wing, on East street.
Col. and Mrs. John E. Bootes gave
dinner party Tuesday evening be-
fore the officers hop.
Miss F1oride Hewitt is spending the
holidays with her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Kent Hewitt. Miss Hewitt is a
student at Vassar College.
Mrs. Marion .Maus, widow OF Gen.
Maus, U. S. A, is spending the hoh-
days with her sister, Mrs. Roscoe G.
Bulmer, In her apartment on Maryland
avenue.
Mr.. William Simpson. who Is a stu
dent at the University of Virginia, Is
spending the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. George w. Simpson.
Prof. Paul Allen Of st. Johns College
and Mrs. Allen have had as their guests
Miss Mary Jane Stanley and Miss Betty
Stanley of Laurel, Nd. and Miss Fran
ces Stanley and Miss Margaret Stanley
of Hyattsville.
Leaves for Cuba
Mrs Frank Pixley Tibbitts of Chevy
Chase, who spent last week with Lieut.
and Mrs, James Ward, has gone 70
New York, from where she will sail for
c9pa stss to 1oin an her d3Y hYs5and tns1s
While in Cuba Mrs. Tibbitts will be
the guest Of Lieut.. and Mrs. A, Heady
now stationed at the United States
Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay.
Miss Annette Morris of New York
arrived this week and is spending the
holidays with her brother-in-la and
sister, Lieut.. and Mrs. Earle II. Kincatd.
Miss Eunice Wilson has arrived In
Annapolis for the holidays and Is with
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Russell
Wilson. Miss Wilson has as her guests
Miss Alice Meekin and Miss Emily Dan
ielson, daughter of Col. Danielson, U. s.
, A., Of Washington. Sunday Mrs. WILL
son gave a tea for her guests. Miss
Wilson is a student at Mount Holyoke
College.
Mrs. Joseph Bigelow gave a luncheon
followed by bridge Thursday in honor
! of Mrs. Halligan, wife Of Admiral John
Halligan. Admiral Halligan will leave
/ Annapolis shortly after the holidays fol
the West Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gaudet have re-
turned to their home in Spa View after
a months visit to Daytona Beach, Fla
Mrs. Gaudet's brother, Mr.. Ashworth
Wild of Hepmstead, Long Island, will be
their guests for few days.
Comdr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lock
| uy0Od ir gave a dinner nartv Saturday
evening, December 16, following the
christening of their son, Charles Ander-
son Lockwood, Sd. The christening took
place In the afternoon in the Naval
Academy chapel.
Wedding Reception.
Comdr. and Mrs. John T. Bowers en-
tertained at an afternoon reception
Tuesday following the marriage Of Miss