Evening star., 1934-03-11

ANNAfOI1o, NIO, NAoANA Ao'
One of the largest of the seasons re-
ceptionS was given Saturday evening
in the great hall of st. Johns College
in honor of the former president. Df
D. Huntly Gordon. Those receiving
were Mrs. Alexander Gordon of Bal
timore,, mother of DR.. Gordon; his
stepfather, Mr.. Alexander Gordon;
State Senator and Mrs Ridgely Mel
win, DR.. and Mrs S. G. WEIGH, Ad-
miral Thomas c. Hart and DR.. ano
Mrs. Nathan c. Starr.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Jesse l.
Kenworthy of Lakehurst, N. j., were
week end guests of Capt. Guy Baker
Mrs Baker, who spent a fortnight In
Florida, returned this week.
Mrs. Stirling. wife Of Admiral Yates
Stirling, in command of the 3rd nava
district and the navy yard at Brook
lyn, N. Y, was the guest this week OF
Capt. and Mrs. Anon Bronson al
Wardour. Capt and Mrs. Bronson ell
tertained informally at tea Sunday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Stirling
Their guests included Commodore anc
Mrs. Edward Lloyd Capt. Guy Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Valiant, Comdr
Richard Galloway. Lieut.. Comdr. ano
Mrs. Jesse Kenworthy of Lakehurst
N. j., and Mr.. Forbes Colhoun.
Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd
entertained informally at luncheon
Sunday in honor of DR.. and Mrs. Will
ton Mccarthy who are spending the
Winter at Carvel Hall.
Mrs Robert Burwell gave a bridge
party Friday evening in her apart
ment at the Peggy Stewart Inn. in
honor of Miss Mamie Graham of Chi
cago who has been the house guest
of Comdr. and Mrs. John Bowers
Other guests were Miss Anna Douglas
Walk. Miss Ann Howard. Miss Anne
Digges of Baltimore. Miss Dorcas
Tuck. Mr.. Charles Catherman. Mr.
Edwin Davis, Mr.. William Quinby, Mr.
Robert Lampe. Mr. Robert Bailey and
Mr. Robert Noble Sosman of st. Johns
College and Mr.. Robert Burwell, Jr.
Of Princeton University.
Mr. BurWell, jr, who is student In
the Graduate College of Princeton
University. spent the week end with
his parents.
The Misses Penn, daughters OF
tea Sunday afternoon.
State Senator and Mrs. Ridgely P
Melvin entertained at luncheon Sun
day in honor of Right Rev. Edward t
HelfenStein, Bishop of Maryland, and
Mrs. Helfenstein. Others in the COM
pany included Gov. Albert C. Ritchie
DR.. and Mrs. Edward Darlington
johnson and Miss Augusta Melvin.
Miss Eunice Irvine. daughter OF
Comdr. and Mrs. William Irvine. gave
q tea with dancing Monday afternoon
Mrs. Walter Taylor OF Norfolk, Va,
and Catonsville. Md. was the week
end guest of her brother and sister-in-
law. Comdr. and Mrs. Monroe Kelly.
Comdr. and Mrs Kelly also had as
their guests Mrs Kelly's mother, Mrs.
Edwin Lamb of Norfolk, and Mr.. Rose
Mcneil of Virginia Beach. Va.
Mrs. Owens. widow of Mai. Arthur
owens. who is spending the Winter
at Carvel Hall. entertained Sunday
afternoon at tea for Miss Mamie
Graham of Chicago and Miss Damaris
Smith, daughter Of Capt. and Mrs.
Lybaud Smith of Washington. The
tea was followed by a supper.
Mrs. Godfry, wife of Lieut.. Comdr.
Vincent Godfry, and daughter of Mrs.
Owens, is at present at Key West,
Fla, where she went to join Lieut..
Comdr. Godfry. who is in command
of the U. S. S. cambridge, now in
that port.
Mrs. Hoogerwerff, wife of Comdr.
Hester Hoogerwert, left this week for
Charleston. where Comdr. Hooger-
werf's ship. the U. S. S. Badger, will
be in port,
Mrs, John Barker, who formerly
lived in Annapolis. has been spending
the Winter in Baltimore with her
mother, Mrs Walter Dulany. was the
week end guest of Mrs. Carryl H,
BRYAN. Mrs. Barker later will visit
Mrs. Mason Porter CuSachs at Ogle
Hall
Mrs. William H. Busch has had as
her guests her sister. Mrs. James
Sargeant, and her daughter. Miss
Mable Sergeant, and her niece and
nephew. Miss Robivelle Langohr and
Mr.. William Langohr, all OF wash
ington.
Mrs Doyen, widow of Gen. Charles
A. Doyen, gave bridge luncheon
Thursday at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Valiant, at Wardour. Mrs.
Doven's guests were Mrs. James Bow
doin. Miss Elizabeth Mott, Mrs. Lynde
D. Mccormick. Mrs. Edward H. n.
Old. Mrs. Ralston Holmes and Mrs.
Clyde R. Robinson.
Mai Stiles NJ. Decker Of Houston,
Tex, spent this week with his sister
in-law. Mrs Hamilton Gale. MAJ.
Decker's son, Midshipman Stiles Nor
man Decker, is a member OF the sec
ond class at the Naval Academy.
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. William l..
Warlick gave a dinner party last eve
ming taking their guests later to the
benefit performance for the Navy Re-
lief Society at the Naval ACADEMY.
Mrs. Fisher. widow of Col. Earle
Fisher. U. S. A, of Washington, VINO
has been the guest of her son, Mr..
Dorsey Gassaway Fisher, at Havana
Cuba. where he is vice consul, Is
visiting her brother. Mr.. l.. Dorsey
Gassaway. Mrs. Fisher was called 10
Annapolis by the illness and death OF
her sister-in-law, Mrs. L. Dorsey Gas
sawav. Mrs. Fishers daughter. Mrs.
George Egerton May, is now living IN
Calcutta, India. and another daugh-
ter. Miss Marian Fisher, is in Wash
ington.
Miss Peggy Finney Of Washington
spent the week end in Annapolis with
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin D. Karns.
Lieut.. Comdr George P. Shields
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