Evening star., 1934-04-08
Spring Athletics Enliven
Interest at Annapolis
Mrs. Hanson, Wife of Comdr E. W. Hanson,
Entertained at Tea on Visit From Her
Home in Cambridge, Mass.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 7.-This
week in Annapolis has seen the be-
ginning of the Spring athletics anc
outdoor drills are held every after
noon at the Naval Academy with the
exception of Wednesdays and Sat
urdays.
Quite a number of relatives of mid
shipmen spent Easter here, among
them Mrs. John Adams of Newport
r. l., who was the guest of her cousin
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs at Ogle
Hall.
Mrs. Carryl H. Bryan gave a tea
Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Hanson, wife of Comdr. Edward w
Hanson. ComGr. and Mrs Hanson
formerly lived in Annapolis, where he
was on duty at the Post Graduate
School, and have many friends here
Comdr. and Mrs. Hanson are living
at Cambridge, Mass, while he is TAX
ing a course at Harvard University.
Mrs. A. G.. Cooke spent few days
this week at Spring Hill, her home
at Waterbury, after spending the
Winter, since New Year, with her
brother and siSter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warrington Baldwin, in st.
Louis, and another siSter-in-laW, Mrs.
Furlong Baldwin, in Louisville, KY.
Mrs. Cooke has gone to Savannah,
Ga, where she joined her sister and
niece, Mrs. Frederick Jay Cotton, of
Boston, and Mrs. Richard Whitall,
who have a home in Savannah for
the Winter and early Spring.
Mrs. Littleton Tazwell Waller,
widow of Gen. Waller, U. S. M. c.,
spent Easter with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
John Beresford Waller, at their quar-
tiers on Upshur road. Mrs. Waller
motored to Annapolis with another
son and daughterin-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Littleton Tazwell Waller, jr., OF
Philadelphia, where she is now max
ing her home.
Entertained at Tea.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Waller asked
q few of Mrs. Walters old friends for
tea Saturday afternoon, March 81.
Mrs. Waller and her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Littleton
TazWell Waller. jr., left late Sunday
afternoon for their homes in Phlla-
delphia.
Mrs. Arthur Owens entertained at
a cocktail party Sunday morning for
Mrs Waller and Mr.. and Mrs. Little
ton Tazweu Waller, jr.
Me- CaJfro,, of ;a,,t CopoIr
Vincent Godfrey, is expected to re-
turn this week to Annapolis from
Pensacola, Fla, where Lieut.. Comdr.
Godfrey's ship. the U. S. s. Balm
bridge, has been since January. MIS-
Godfrey will join her mother, Mrs.
Arthur Owens, at Carvel Hall, and
later Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Godfrey
will open their country home, the
Hill, near Annapolis.
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin D. Karns
gave cocktail party Saturday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Kirkland,
wife of Col. Roy Kirkland, U. S. A,
of Governors Island, New York.
Mrs Edward H. H. Old and her
daughter. Miss Nancy Old, returned
to Annapolis Monday after spending
several days at West Point, N. Y,
where Miss Old attended the Easter
dance.
Mrs. Carryl H. Bryan had as her
guests over Easter her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Boykin, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Boykin, jr., of Baltimore. Re-
Gently Mrs. Bryan had as her guests
Capt. and Mrs. John Downes of
Washington.
Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Winslow
Ames of Chappaqua, N. Y, have an
nounced the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Melita Ames, to Mr..
Theodore Woolsey johnson, son of
Capt. Theodore johnson of the de-
partment of Mathematics at the Naval
Academy, and Mrs. johnson. Mr..
johnson is a graduate of the Naval
Academy.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John c. Cronin,
who recently arrived from Panama
to visit Mrs. Cronin's father, Mr. Will
liam Tyler Page, at Friendship, near
Annapolis, spent a short time during
this week in Annapolis as guests of
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas Dell. Lieut..
and Mrs. Dell gave a tea for Lieut..
and Mrs Cronin. and have as their
guests Mrs. Dell's sister, Miss Anne
Purnell of Snow Hill, Md.
Miss Carroll Whichard of Norfolk,
Va, recently spent a few days with
Lieut.. and Mrs. William S. Pye, jr.,
on King George street.
Capt and Mrs. Turner F. Caldwell
had as their guest for the Easter holi-
days Miss Mildred Elyson, daughter
of the late Comdr. Gordon Elyson of
Richmond, Va, and Mr.. C. F. Owings
of Pittsburgh, brother of Mrs. Cald-
well. Capt. and Mrs. Caldwell gave
a small bridge party Thursday fer
Mrs. Owen of Staunton, Va, who is
visiting her brother-i -in-law and sister,
Capt. and Mrs. George S. Bryan, on
the station ship Reina Mercedes at
the Naval Academy.
Guests of Admiral Hart
Mr.. George Bingley entertained in
formally Thursday afternoon at the
Brice House in honor of Lady Thomas
of England Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Gordon of Baltimore and Mrs. Cor
don's daughter, Miss Elizabeth Cor
don. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon, Lady
Thomas and Miss Elizabeth Gordon
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