Evening star., 1934-06-03


commencement exercises at st. John S
College will provide the chief enter
tainment for the coming week and
will bring many visitors to Annapolis.
Col Amos Woodcook, the recently
appointed president, will be the
speaker for the graduation on June
6, and the diplomas will be awarded
by Gov Albert c. Ritchie. These
plans have been announced by DR..
Joseph j. Murphy, chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements, assisted
by Mr.. Luther Tall, president of the
st. Johns Alumni Association. and
Mr. Roland w. Wagner, the secretary.
After the graduation exercises a
luncheon will be served in the COL
lege dining room. Dr. Thomas Fell,
president emeritus, will be present.
and before luncheon the members of
the alumni who were at the college
during the period of military train
ing will march. At night a large
alumni banquet is planned, at which
Maj Barton Gary, former president
of ST. Johns, will speak. A dance
will follow the stag dinner.
Among the visitors to Annapolis
for the week end were Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Chorley of White Plains and
New York. Mr.. Chorley is director
in charge of the restoration of Will
liamsburg. Va. While in Annapolis
Mr.. and Mrs Chorley spent the first
part of the week as guests of Comdr.
and Mrs. Monroe Kelly at their quar-
ters on Rodgers road.
CO01dr and Mrs Tnhr1 T Hall a1cn
were week end guests in Annapolis
and attended the June week exer-
cises. Comdr. Hall, who is now at
tached to the U. S. S. Wyoming, one
of the ships which will take the
midshipmen on their Summer cruise,
was formerly on duty here and was
attached to the department of ath-
letics. Mrs. Hall joined him here.
and while in Annapolis they we're
guests of Capt. and Mrs. Clyde R.
Robinson at their quarters on Porter
road. Mrs. Hall will spend the Sum-
mer in Europe.
Another former resident of An
napolis who spent short time here
during the week was Mrs. Walden L.
AinSworth, wife of Comdr AinSworth
of Balboa, Canal Zone. Mrs Aims
worth will shortly return to Balboa
with her children. who have been at
school in the States.
Saturday afternoon Capt and Mrs.
Charles M. Oman gave a large tea,
following the athletics, at their quar-
ters at the Naval Hospital.
Comdr. Richard Galloway also en-
tertained on Saturday afternoon at
his home at Wardour in honor of
his brother and sisterin law, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Galloway of Chest
nut Hill, Philadelphia
Sunday afternoon Miss Ann Hall,
daughter of Comdr. and Mrs. VOL
colt E. Hall, gave a beach party at
the Annapolis Roads Club.
OF great interest is the marriage
here today of Miss Winifred Macmil-
Ian Claude, daughter of DR.. and Mrs
Gordon Claude of Annapolis, and DR.
Douglas Huntley Gordon, son of Mr.
Alexander Gordon and the late Mrs
Gordon of Baltimore. The marriage
takes place at noon at ST. Anne's
Church with a reception after the
ceremony at the Brice house The
Va LdC Ilho q 4dA &c ldlIl44y LOll1lCIllOll
in Annapolis and is a cousin of Capt.
Douglas Howard. U. S. N, retired, and
also of Capt. Abram Claude, U. S. N,
retired, of Washington. She is the
granddaughter of the late DR.. Abram
Claude of Annapolis, a well-known
physician of his day. Dr. Gordon
who is now living in Baltimore, is the
former president of st. Johns Col
lege. His sisters are Mrs. Joseph
Dahlgren, wife Of Lieut.. Dahlgren
now in the Philippine Islands; Mrs
Howard Gwinne Keppel-Palmer OF
England, Mrs. Archibald Edwards OF
Oklahoma and Miss Elizabeth Cor
don of Baltimore
Mrs. Hamilton Gale. as is her GUS
tom, gave large party on Sunday
afternoon at her home on Cheston
avenue. Mrs. Gales parties are al
ways held out of doors, as her home
is on Spa Greek. a beautiful location
for lawn party, but because of in
clement weather this one was held
in doors. Mrs. Charles Adair, wife
of Lieut.. Adair and niece of Mrs. Gale
presided at the tea table. AIRS. Gale
was assisted by her sister, Mrs John
Halligan, wife of Admiral Halligan
and by another sister. Mrs Morrow
Decker of Houston, Tex. Mrs. Gales
son, Mr.. Hamilton Gale, also as
sisted.
Mrs Henry Logsdon of Las Animas
Colo. has been spending several days
in Washington before coming to An
napolis. In Washington Mrs. Logsdor
was the guest of Mrs. Paul H. Hay
ward of Aurora Hills Mrs. Logsdon
attended the June week exercises
here, where her son, Earl Logsdon
was a member of the graduating class
at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. David Cummings. widow of
Lieut.. Cummings. is the guest of her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Edwin w. Has
brouck, at Richmond, Va.
On Friday Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles
E Crombe, jr., left Annapolis and
after spending several days in Wash
ington, will 60 to Norfolk, Va, to visit
relatives before leaving for S n
Diego, Calf. While here Lieut.. Crombe
was at the Post Graduate School.
Mrs. Edwin Corning and her
daughter of Albany. N. Y. and Mrs
Joseph Powell of New York were
week end guests of Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Thomas C. Hart at the super
intendent's quarters.
Mrs Louis Anderson of Oakland
Calf. and DR.. Helen Parker CrisWell
of San Francisco were the guests this
week of Mr. and Mrs. M. j. Roddy at
their home on Prince George street