Evening star., 1934-05-30
Naval Academy Graduates
Celebrate With Dinner.


Celebrate With Dinner.
The '25 years after" dinner Of the
United States Naval Academy Glass
of 1909 last evening at the Shoreham
was attended by former students from
the far corners of America, who re-
turned to the vicinity of their school
days for the celebration. Five years
ago the class held a similar reunion,
called their "20-year after dinner"
Washington officers on the Banquet
Committee for last night were Comdr.
H. c. Train, Comdr. r. R. Paunack
and Comdr. S. S. Kennedy, all of the
United States Navy.
Others who attended we're Comdr.
v. D. Chapline, Comdr. F. A. Daubin,
Comdr. c. c. Davis, Comdr. M B.
DeMott, Comdr. C. S. Gillette, Comdr
S. S. Kennedy. Comdr. A. G. Kirk,
Comdr. B. v. McCandlish, Comdr. M.
c. Robertson, Comdr. j. B. Rutter,
Comdr. w. w Smith, Comdr. r. D.
Weyerbacher, Comdr. T. S. Wilkinson,
Comdr. E. M. Woodson, Comdr. P. T.
Wright, Comdr. F. w. Scanland,
Comdr. R. P. Cutler, Comdr. Monroe
Kelly, Comdr. j. B. Oldendorf, Comdr.
c. E. Van Hook, Comdr. r. w. Wuest,
Comdr. L. P. Johnson, Comdr. D. A.
McElduff. Comdr. J. D. Maloney,
Comdr. c. B. Platt, Comdr. T. B.
Richey, Comdr. H. T. Smith, Comdr.
T. E. Van Metre, Comdr. W. w. Wad-
dell, Comdr. J. r. Barry, Comdr. j. H.
S. DesseZ and Comdr R. G. Conan,
all of the United States Navy.
Also Lieut.. Comdr. r. S. Robertson,
jr.. retired; Lieut.. Comdr P. F.
Hambsch. retired: Lieut.. Comdr. R.
H. Bennett. retired: Lieut.. Comdr. A.
Y. Lanphier. retired; Lieut. Comdr.
R. E. Sampson. retired; all of the
United States Navy.
Also Maj. A. c. Dearing and Mai.
H. M. Butler, U. S. M. c.; Maj. w. o.
Rawls, Mai. o. L. Spiller, Maj j. S.
Hatcher. of the United States Army.
Also Mr.. w. E. Farrell, Mr.. Radford
Moses, Mr.. Levi Bye, Mr.. R. E. Jones,
Mr.. Fitzhugh Green. Mr.. Roy H.
Davis, Mr. F. S. Carter, Mr.. j. G.
Robbins, Mr.. I. E. McLaren, Mr.. c.
S. Roberts, Mr.. w. P. Butler. Mr..
Hugo w. Koehler and Mr.. Gerard
Bradford.
Mr.. Rufus Putnam, 3D., was host to
company of 10 at breakfast today.
Mrs. w. w. Husband, chairman of
the Division of Americanization of
the General Federation of Women's S
Clubs. and Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
general federation director for the
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs, returned yesterday
from Hot Springs, Ark, where they
have been attending the sixteenth
council meeting of the general fed
Grafton. They made the trip by auto
and were accompanied home by Miss
Sarah Jane Brame Of Lewisville, Ark.
who will be the house guest of Miss
Josephine Parks. daughter of Repre-
sentative Tilman B. Parks; Mrs
Parks, who accompanied them to the
council meeting, will remain in
Arkansas, where she will be joined
by Representative Parks following the
adjournment of Congress.
Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr. who
spent much of the Winter and Spring
in Washington at the Shoreham. has
left for England. Having shipped his
automobile to that country, he will
make London starting point from
which he will tour the continent dur
ing the Summer. He plans to return
to the Capital in the Fall.
Lieut.. and Mrs. r. A. Gardner ar
rived here yesterday from their home
at Fort Clark, Tex, and during their
stay of several days they are at the
Wardman Park Hotel where they have
taken suite.
A quiet wedding took place thi;
morning at the home of Elder ano
Mrs. H. H. Lefferts, in Leesburg, when
their only daughter. Miss Sarah
Frances Lefferts, became the bride o1
Mr.. Reginald P Ramsey of Richmond
Va, and son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. K
| Ramsey of Chattanooga, Tenn.
The bride wore a lovely blue cloth
travelling suit trimmed in blue fo2
fur with blue hat and accessories. She
carried a bouquet of pink Radiance
roses. Only the immediate families
witnessed the ceremony, which was
performed by the brides father, Elder