Evening star., 1934-12-09
Naval Academy Thinking
Of Indoor Sport Events
Social Life at Annapolis Settles Down After
Excitement of Army-Navy
Grid Classic.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. December e.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. December g.
Annapolis has settled down after the
great excitement of the Army-Navy
foot ball game and from now until
Spring all athletic events will be Held
indoors, basket ball. followed by box
ing, being the two principal events
Of the Winter season.
Mrs. L. Craven Bruce. who came
to Annapolis the early part OF the
week and who is staying at the home
of Mrs. Morgan Baldwin. on Prince
George street, was the guest OF honor
Thursday of Mrs. Theodore Johnson
wife of Capt. Johnson, the latter
attached to the department OF mathe-
matics at the Naval Academy, at her
home in Acton place at bridge
party followed by tea and cocktails.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. w.
Thomas Kemp gave the first Of two
"at home" afternoons at her resi-
dence. on Franklin street.
Wednesday evening Comdr. and
Mrs. James A. Logan gave dinner
at their quarters, on Bowyer road,
in honor Of the superintendent OF
the Naval Academy. Rear Admiral
David F.. Sellers, and Mrs. Sellers.
Miss Charlotte Catherine Rowe,
daughter of States Attorney-elect
and Mrs. Roscoe C. Rowe, Was mar
ried on Wednesday OF the past week
to Mr.. Robert Pattison Harbold jr.,
son of Col. and Mrs. Robert p. Har-
bold of Washington, d. c. The Cere-
nony took place at st. Martins
Church and was attended only by
the immediate families OF the young
couple. The bride was given in mar
riage by her father and Miss Ethel
Clark, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Clark Of Governors Island,
New York, was the brides only at
tendant. Mr.. Ellsworth Harbold of
Washington was his brothers best
man. Following the wedding a re-
ception was held at the home of
the bride, OH Charles street Among
the out-of-town guests were Miss
Margaret Wright. Hiss Anna Ruth
Hildebrandt of Baltimore. Col. and
Mrs. Harbold, Col. and Mrs. Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Irwin, Mr..
and Mrs. Zoiner and Mr.. O'Brien,
all of Washington. After a wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Harbold will make
their home at Akron. Ohio. The
bride has a degree in law from the
University of Maryland and has
studied music al the Peabody Con-
ServatOry OF Music and also at the
conservatory at the Philippines, she
also was a student at the University
Of the Philippines. Mr.. Harbold
graduated from the Naval Academy IN
the class OF 1884 and was prominent
athlete during his course al the Naval
Academy.
OF great interest here is the news
from the West Coast OF the marriage
there on Saturday Of Miss Eleanor
Hyland Nichols, daughter Of Capt. and
Mrs. Newton Lord Nichols, to Mr..
William Painter Meeker OF Florida.
The ceremony took place al the Villa
Riviera at Long Beach. The bride 5
father is in command OF the
U. S. S. Argonne. flagship Of the
Battle Force OF the United States
Fleet. Among the guests at the we'd
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hyland
Kuhns Of Baltimore. who went to
California by plane for the wedding.
OILS. Mrs. Nichols recently visited An
napolis with her daughter, and were
the guests OF Rear Admiral Noble E.
Irwin. retired, at his home on South
gate avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Marsden Smith,
daughter of Mr.. R. Marsden Smith
Of Baltimore and Mrs. Nairn Smith,
will be married on Saturday, Decem-
Der %. to Lieut. John Hooke Griffin,
U. S. N, son OF Commodore Thomas
D. Griffin. retired. and Mrs. Grimm
of Annapolis. The ceremony will take
place at 4 o'clock at Christ Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, and will be fol-
lowed by small reception at the
home of the brides grandmother, Mrs.
r. MarSden Smith. in Guiltord.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. David F.
Sellers had as their guests last Sat-
urday at their box at the Army-Navy
foot ball game in Philadelphia, the
former Secretary Of the Navy, Mr..
Charles Francis Adams; Rear Admiral
Samuel S. Robinson, u. s. N, re-
tired, q former superintendent OF the
Naval Academy, and Rear Admiral
Sellers brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Paulding Sellers, and Miss
Virginia Sellers Of Buffalo, N. Y. Mr..
and Mrs. Paulding Sellers and their
daughter, Miss Virginia Sellers, were
the weekend guests Of Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Sellers at the superintend-
ent'S quarters at the Naval Academy.
Col Amos w. w. Woodcock, presi-
ident of st. Johns College. was the
principal speaker Tuesday evening at