Evening star., 1933-01-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes Hosts
At Yule Party in Annapolis
Roads Club Scene of New Year Eve Affair
Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Entertain
at Dinner.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. December 81
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs was the
guest at q Christmas dinner given Sun
day night by Comdr and Mrs. Archi-
bald Stirling in their home in Washing
ton.
One Of the largest Of the Christmas
parties was given Sunday afternoon by
Mr. and Mrs. Syivannus Stokes, u, at
White House Farms, their home on
South River, when they entertained at
tea from to o'clock.
Miss Marguerite CuSachs, who has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Mason Porter Cusachs, at Ogle Hall, will
go to New York in January to resume
her studies in art.
Mrs. DuBose and Miss Anne DuBose,
wife and daughter Of Lieut.. Comdr
Laurance T. DuBose, arrived in An
napolis Monday after a stay of several
months at Norfolk Va Mrs. DuBose
and her daughter will occupy an apart
ment here for the remainder Of the
Winter.
Mr.. Fenton Howard, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bushrod Howard of London, who
is at school, in Connecticut, is spending
the holidays with his aunt, Mrs. Howard
Morton
Capt. and Mrs. Charles C. Soule and
their son, Charles c. Soule, jr., of Wash
ington, were guests over Christmas of
Comdr. and Mrs. W. E. Hall, who also
had with them Mrs. Halls brother, Mr..
Edward Rogers Of New York.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Jay Cotton
entertained at dinner Sunday evening
in their country home, San Rocco, at
Waterbury Their guests included their
son-m-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Romilly Humphries of Baltimore and
Mrs. Richard Whitall and her daughter,
Miss Sally Whitall of Washington.
Lieut. and Mrs. John r. Van Nagell
gave a buffet luncheon Monday at their
home at Spa View Heights.
Mrs. Philippe Camperio, formerly
Miss Eleanor Terry, daughter Of the
late Admiral and Mrs. Silas Terry, has
arrived in New York from her home in
Milan, Italy. and with her daughter,
Miss Louise Camperio, is at the Hotel
wentworth. They will spend New
Year and a few days of the coming
week in Baltimore, as the guests of Mrs.
Camperios cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Van Ness, and will attend the cec-
ond Of the bachelors cotillions Monday
Mr.. Mason Terry brother OF Mrs
Camperio, spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Dolan at Chestnut
Hill, Philadelphia.
Mr.. John Mason of Warrenton. Va,
spent the Christmas holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvannus Stokes, jr., at
White House Farms, their home on
South River.
Mr.. Robert II. James of the English
department of the Naval Academy spent
the Christmas holidays with relatives in
Wilmington, N. c., and Mr.. Allen
Blow Cook, also of the English
department. was the guest of his par
ents, Comdr. Allen M. Cook and Mrs.
Cook, in Norfolk, Va.
Miss Rosalie Magruder of Cambridge,
Mass, who is connected with Harvard
University, this week visited her sister,
Miss Mary r. Magruder.
Miss Louise Platt, daughter of Lieut..
Comdr. Daniel Plat and Mrs. Platt,
and Miss Barbara Hatch, daughter Of
Lieut.. Conndr and Mrs. w. G. B. Hatch,
gave a buffet luncheon in Miss Platt's
home at Wardour Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Columbus Baldwin
of New York we're guests this week of
Mr. Baldwin's mother and aunt, Mrs.
G. Columbus Baldwin and Mrs. A. @.
Cook at Ep-ing Hill, their home In
Waterbury.
Mrs. Cook gave the luncheon Tuesday
which has been given annually at
Christmas time for the Baldwin family
and number of friends Owing to
illness in their family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warrington Baldwin of st. Louis and
their children did not attend.
The party which was to have been
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman Rogers
and Comdr. and Mrs. william P. o.
Clarke, Sunday, December 10, at Bel
voir, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers,
near Annapolis. and which was post
poned on account Of the Snowstorm
took place Thursday afternoon and was
largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green were hosts
at Christmas tea party Monday after
noon Those assisting in the dining
room were Mrs Charles Slayton. Mrs.
John Robertson, Mrs. Rowland Bortner
of Baltimore and Miss Mary Acton
White of Linden, Va.
Mrs. Rowland Bortner, sister of Mrs.
John Green, and Miss Mary Acton
White are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Dorsey Gassaway
gave their annual Christmas party on
Christmas morning. Assisting were Mrs.
Fisher, widow of Col Earl Fisher, U.
S. A., sister of Mr.. GaSsaway; Miss
Marian Fisher and Mr.. Dorsey Fisher,
niece and nephew Of Mr.. Gassaway;
Mrs. John Chew, Miss Charlotte Nelson
Dugan and Miss Betty Hill, daughter OF
Corndr. and Mrs. Harry w. Hill; Mrs.
John Bowers and Miss Catherine
johnson.
Miss Jean Hamilton of Philadelphia
Is spending the holidays with her aunt,
Mrs. Underwood, widow of Commodore
Edwin Underwood, at Carvel Hall.
Col Duval, U. S. A., now on duty at
Fort Monroe, Va and Capt and Mrs.
Arthur Fairfield of Newport, r. l., spent
the week with Miss Marian Duval and
Mr.. Richard Duval. sister and brother
OF Col. Duval and Mrs. Fairfield.
Mr.. Gard Knox. a graduate Of the
Naval Academy, and now IN business IN
New York, was the guest during the
holidays of his mother. Mrs. Harry
Gard Knox, widow Of Admiral Knox.
Miss Kitty Strange, student Of Han
nah Moore Academy, is the guest OF
her sisters, the Misses Strange.
Lieut.. Reginald Ridgely, Mrs. Ridgely
and their children are the guests Tor
the holidays of Lieut.. Ridgely's parents,
Prof. and Mrs Reginald Ridgely. Lieut..
Ridgely is on duty In Philadelphia.
Miss EVELYN Patterson Of Hannah
Moore Academy is the guest OF MISS
Anna Katherine Bootes, daughter OF
Col. and Mrs. James Bootes.
Miss Louisa Alger Of Boston Is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Phillip Il
Alrer, at her home on Southgate avenue
Miss Katherine Sunderland OF Bal
timore spent few days this week VIII
her sister, Mrs John Green.
Mrs. Mathilda Reamy spent the holi-
days in Bermuda.
Mr.. William Simpson, a stuoent ~
tbe University of Virginia, spent the
holidays with his grandparents, Mr.. anc
Mrs Charles Ryan, at their home or
Iyme Haven Bay. and also as the guest
of his mother, Mrs. George w. Simpson
at her apartment here on State Circle
Lieut.. and Mrs Edwin A. Taylor. wht
are residing at st. Margarets. near An
napolis. spent few days during tn
week at Norfolk, Va, and at Rich
mond, Va.
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