Evening star., 1935-08-11
Annapolis
Stay Ended
By Visitor
Mrs. Carroll Van Ness
Returns to Green
Spring Valley.

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Van Ness and another son, Mr.. Car
roll Van Ness, jr. Mr.. Porter Van
Ness remained for a week longer in
Annapolis at the home Of his aunt,
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs. Later
Mrs. Van Ness and her younger son
will go to Bar Harbor, Me, where
they will be the guests of Maj. Henry
Hatfield of Philadelphia at his Sum-
mer home.
Before leaving Annapolis Mrs Van
Ness was the guest Of honor Sunday
morning at a small cocktail party
given at their apartment by Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Schofleld.
Mrs. Richard Baldwin and Mrs.
Carryl H Bryan left by motor Mon
day for Newport, r. l., where they
will spend a week as the guests of
Mrs. Guy Baker. wife of Capt Baker
who is at Newport for the Summer.
Mrs. Baldwin will visit her cousin,
Miss Louise Robinson, at Sharon,
Conn, and her brother -in-law and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. War
rington Baldwin Of st. Louis, at their
Summer home at Marin, Mass, before
returning home.
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs left
Monday for jamestown, R. l., where
she is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
John Adams, who has cottage there.
Mrs Adams son, Mr.. John Adams,
was a member of this years gradual
ing class at the United States Naval
Academy, but has since resigned and
taken a position in Chicago. Mrs
Adams spent June week in Annapo-
lis as the guest of Mrs. Cusachs at
Ogle Hall.
Lieut.. and Mrs. William Pryor who
recently left Annapolis where Lieut.
Pryor had been on duty for the past
two years, have been at New London
Conn, and are leaving shortly for
Cambridge, Mass, where Lieut.. Pryor
will take a course at Harvard Uni
versity
Mrs Floyd Langford gave a recep-
ton on Saturday afternoon at her
Summer home on West River in honor
of Miss Carrie Mullike'' Clagett.
whose marriage to Mrs. Langford's
son. Mr.. Floyd Langford, will take
place early in September. Mrs. Lang
ford, whose home is in Baltimore,
spends the Summer at West River
and is a sister of Miss Estep Of
Lothian. Anne Arundel County. There
were many guests from Baltimore and
Annapolis
Mrs. John Halligan, widow of Ad-
miral Halligan and sister of Mrs. Gale
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Adair
wife of Lieut. Adair, has arrived in
California Mrs. Halligan and Lieut.
and Mrs. Adair spent the Winter
in Annapolis, where they accoupied
Mrs. Halligan's home on Prince
George street. In the Spring Lieut..
Adair, who has been at the postgradu-
ate school, spent several weeks on
duty at New London, Conn, before
leaving for California.
Mrs Nevette Steele is the guest of
her son-in-law and daughter, Comdr.
and Mrs Lew Atkins, at their home
at the navy yard at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alexander NJ Tyree of Franklin
street has sailed from New York for
England on the S. S. Westmoreland.
Mrs. Tyree will spend August and
September in London and Sussex.
Miss Jean Tyree, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Tyree, left this week
for Albany, N. Y, for a visit and
Mr.. Tyree and another daughter,
Miss Julia Tyree, sailed from Balti-
more for Miami. Fla, and will be
away about 10 days.
Mrs. Carroll Van Ness, before leav-
ing for her home in the Green Spring
Valley, gave a small card party at
the apartment on Maryland avenue
she occupied during July and the first
days of August on Friday afternoon
and also had few additional guests
for tea.
Mrs. William J. Giles, wife of Capt
Giles, who recently returned from
Honolulu. is, with her mother. Mrs
Arthur Ryan, guest at Galen Hall,
Atlantic City. Mrs Ryan spent the
Winter in Annapolis at Carvel Hall
Capt Giles and his daughter, Miss
Louise Giles, are in Honolulu.
After spending a month at Deep
L.,
Prof. and Mrs. Roderick S. Merrick
and their daughter and son, Miss
Helen Merrick and Roderick Merrick.
jr., have returned to their home at
Cedar Park. Prof. Merrick is attached
to the department of English and
history at the Naval Academy
Miss Eleanor Carson of Waynes-
boro, Pa, and the Misses Eleanor
Fory and Margaret Swartzell of
Washington, D. C., are house guests
OF Miss Betty Covode Davis. daughter
OF Comdr. and Mrs. Charles C. Davis,
at her home, Little Aberdeen, on
South River
OF great interest here is the recent
news that Capt. and Mrs. w. Tay-
lor Smith have purchased Acton, for
merly the home of the late Pay
master James Murray and recently
owned by Mr.. w. Meade Holiday.
Acton is one of the old homes in
Annapolis and is situated on Spa
Greek at Murray Hill The property
Is one of the most desirable in this
vicinity. Capt. and Mrs Smith have
many friends in Annapolis as Capt.
Smith has had duty here and left
this Spring for sea duty on the West
Coast.
Mrs. NJ A. Herwig of Rock Cliff,
her home at Upperville. Va, has
been spending the past 10 days at
the home of Miss Mary r. Magruder
on King George street. Mrs. Herwig
formerly lived here with her son-in-
law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs
Benjamin Dutton. Capt. and Mrs.
Dutton and their young daughter are
now in Berlin, where Capt. Dutton is
attached to the United States En-
bassy as naval attache. Mr.. Henry
Herwig of Washington joined his
mother here for the week end.
Mrs. John H. Leppert, wife of Lieut..
Leppert of Glen avenue, has left with
her two children and will spend the
remainder of AucIist with tnr no ropfe