Evening star., 1934-12-30

The officers hop Friday of this week
was the only event taking place at the
Naval Academy during Christmas
week of any magnitude. There we're
several dinners given before the dance.
Among them was one given by Capt
and Mrs. Guy E. Baker, In honor OF
their house guests Capt. Herbert Tay-
lor, Royal Navy (retD, and Mrs. Tay-
lor, Comdr and Mrs. Edward w. Han
son of Newport, R. l., and Mrs. Grat-
ton Dichman of Garden City, Long
Island.
Mrs. L. Craven Bruce, who recently
came to Annapolis for the Winter
and who is a guest at Mrs. Morgan
Baldwin's home on Prince George
street, spent Christmas with her son
and daughter-in -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Bruce, at their home in Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen P. Owings gave
a party Thursday at their home at
Wardour. Mr.. and Mrs. Owings have
recently reopened their home here,
after spending several Winters at Vir-
ginia Beach. Va. Miss Martha Cur
rier. daughter of Mrs. Owings, who is
spending the Winter in New York, was
the guest of her mother and Mr.. Ow-
ings for the Christmas holidays.
Mr. Tench Tilghman, who is con-
nected with the English department at
st. Johns College, will spend New
Year holiday as the guest of Col. and
Mrs. Carmichael at Hagerstown, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Sword of Con-
necticut have taken the wing of Mrs.
Mason Porter's house, Ogle Hall, on
College avenue, and will with their
son. occupy it on January /.
Mrs. Compau Thorall, formerly of
Detroit, but who has been living in
New York for several Winters, spent
this week as the guest of Mrs. Mason
Porter Cusachs, at her home, Ogle
Hall. Miss Georgiana Cusachs also
Joined her mother and sister, Miss
Marguerite Cusachs, at Ogle Hall for
the holidays. Miss Cusachs also lives
in New York City.
Rear Admiral and Mrs David Sell
ers were out of town for Christmas
and their usual custom of being at
home on Sunday afternoons at the
super1ntendent's quarters, was discon-
tlnued for the past Sunday and for
tomorrow. Rear Admiral and MIS-.
Sellers will be "at home" on New Year
day at the superintendent quarters
from to $50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. MacKlin
were the guests for Christmas of their
son and daughter -in-law, Lieut. and
Mrs. John Cross, at their home on
Conduit street.
Condr. and Mrs. William Robert
Munroe and their son of Washington,
D. c., arrived in Annapolis Sunday
and were the guests over Christmas of
Capt. and Mrs. Ralston S. Holmes at
the commandments quarters at the
Naval Academy.
Comdr. and Mrs. Reginald B. Henry
and children are spending the holi-
days with Mrs. Henry's parents, Mr.
and Mrs Edmund Ruffin, at their home
on Fairfax avenue. Norfolk, Va. Since
coming to Annapolis for duty, Comdr.
Henry and family have been living at
Oklahoma Terrace, but expect to
leave in the Spring for Samoa, where
Comdr. Henry will have duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Mayo of
West River and their children are
spending the holidays with Mrs. Mayo's
father, Mr.. William Gwathmay, at his
home. Lochaven, near Norfolk, Va.
Miss Louise Simpson, who is a
student at Notre Dame of Maryland,
and Mr.. William Simpson, who is a
student at the University of Virginia,
have joined their mother, Mrs. George
w. Simpson, widow Of Comdr. Simp-
son, at the King William Hotel, where
Mrs. Simpson is spending the Winter.
Mr.. William Simpson will visit In
New York during the holidays.
Mrs Robert e. Dashiell has returned
to her home here on Duke of Glou-
cester street, after visit to Wash
ington. D. c.. where she was the guest
of her daughter. Mrs. Thomas L..
Catch. wife of Comdr. Catch. Mrs.
Catch. who has recovered from recent
illness, has left with her two daughters
and young son to join Comdr. Gatch
at San Francisco, Calf. While in
Washington, Mrs. Catch and chill
dren made their home at the Fairfax.
Cadet Robert Dashiell Hatcher,
son of Mai and Mrs. Julian S.
Hatcher. who is a student at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at
Blacksburg, Va, is at home for the
Christmas holidays with his parents
on Duke of Gloucester street.
Miss Eunice Irvine, daughter of
Capt. Irvine Medical Corps, and Mrs.
Irvine, who is a student at st. JOS
eph's College at Emmitsburg, Md,
has arrived in Annapolis and is at
the home of her parents on Upshur
road at the Naval Academy. Cadet
William L. Irvine, jr., is also at home
from the Staunton Military Academy
at Staunton, Va.
One of the largest of the Christmas
parties which has been given during
the holidays was that of Comdr. and
Mrs. John Bowers, when they enter
tanned at their home on Charles street
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Bowers
was assisted by Mrs. John M. Green,
Mrs. Wallace j. Miller, wife of Lieut..
Miller; Mrs. Blanche B. Jackson, Mrs.
w. Thomas Kemp and Mrs. Henry
Martyr Baker, daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Nicholas Green. Those serving
in the dining room were Mrs. Ham
ilton Gale, Mrs. E. M. Jackson, Mrs.
Howard E. Yule of Bloomfield, Mich;
the Misses Anna Douglas Walk, Au-
gusta Melvin, Helen Furlong, Anne
Hall, Dorcas Tuck, Julia Tyler,
Louise Kempt, Catherine Wilcox, Nan
Farrell and Lucy Friedell, daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. William L. Friedell
OF the Washington Navy Yard.
Miss Jean Platt, daughter of Lieut..
Comdr. Daniel Platt, Medical Corps,
and Mrs. Platt, has Joined her parents
at Carvel Hall, where they are spend
ing the Winter. Miss Platt is a