Evening star., 1935-11-10
BeStS Are
Guests at
Annapolis
Admiral and Mrs. Sell
lers Entertain-Other
Society News.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. November 9
t6pecie" Sir Matthew Best, Mrs.
Best and their daughter. Miss Best.
were luncheon guests Monday of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. David F.
Sellers at the superintendent quar-
ters. Vice Admiral Best, whose flag
ship. the York, was of the Washing
ton Navy Yard, Is in command of the
American and West Indian stations of
the British Navy.
Mrs. Edward Darlington johnson,
wife of DR.. johnson. rector of St.
Anne's Church, has returned to An
napolis after a visit to her aunt, Miss
Elizabeth Engs, at her home in New
port, r. I.
Mrs. John E. Curry. wife Of Capt
Curry, U. S. M. c., daughter of Dr.
ard Mrs. Johnson, left this week with
her children for California. where
they will join Capt. Curry. who
is attached to the U. S. S. Houston.
Miss Katherine johnson, younger
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. johnson.
WllO - oIuNCAS dC NdoodA SOlAC6C,
spent the week end with her parents
at St. AIMS rectory.
Miss Naomi Holt Of Washington
was the week end guest of Mrs. Lau-
rance T. Du Bose. wife Of Comdr.
Du Bose, at her home on Upshur
road.
Commodore and Mrs. Edward
Lloyd and Mrs. Richard Baldwin
motored to Washington Wednesday
and were the guests at luncheon OF
Capt. and Mrs. Donald c. Bingham
at their apartment on Seventeenth
street.
Mrs. John Russell Of Washington,
wife of Maj. Gen. Russell, COM
mandant Of the United States Marine
Corps, spent the first part OF this
week in Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Claude Handy
have returned to their home, on
Duke of Gloucester street. after an
extended Western trip. Mrs. Handy
left Tuesday for Easton, Pa, where
the two younger daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Handy, the Kisses Elizabeth and
Claude Handy. have been the guests
OF Mr.. Handy's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Shellman Brown.
for six weeks. Miss Margaret Handy.
who Is a student at Hannah Moore
Academy, Reisterstown, recently was
the guest of Miss Mary Melvin. who
is also a student at Hannah Moore
Academy, at the home Of her parents,
State Senator and Mrs. Ridgely +.
Melvin, at Aberdeen, on South River.
Capt. and Mrs. James Wild of East
hampton. Long Island, left for their
home on Monday after visit here to
their son-in-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. George Gaudet. at their
home on King George street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Cowan OF
Beverly Hills, Calf, are the guests OF
their son-in-law and daughter. Lieut.
and Mrs. Levi ]. Knight, at their
home on Murray avenue.
Capt. and Mrs. William N. Jeffers
spent the week end at the Hampton
Roads naval base, where they were
the guests Of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Joseph Cheatham. Capt. and Mrs.
Jeffers. Mrs. Anne Jeffers, mother Of
Capt. Jef1ers; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lyon, son-in-law and daughter OF
Capt. and Mrs. Jefiers. and William
Jeffers, jr, are occupying a house on
Charles street.
Following fashion show, the Navy
Womens Club entertained at tea on
Monday afternoon at Carvel Hall.
Mrs. David Sellers, wife Of Rear Ad-
miral Sellers; Mrs. Edgar j. Woods,
wife of Capt. Woods IN. c., and Mrs.
Valentine L. Pottle, wife of Lieut..
Pottle, presided at the tea table. Those
assisting were Mrs. Walter H. Albach.
Mrs. Harry F. Bauer, Mrs. L. Ran
dolph Daspit, Mrs. De We're L. Day,
Mrs. Alvord L. Greenacre, Mrs. Gus
B. Lofberg. Mrs Clifton B. Maddox,
Mrs. William Outbridge. Mrs. Earl T.
Schneider and Mrs. Daniel F. Will
hanson.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph w. johnson,
brother -in-law and sister Of Mrs.
David F. Sellers, who have been the
guests of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Sell
ers, have left for their home at Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. John Shelton Williams. widow
Of Mr.. Williams, who was the con-
troller of the currency under Presi-
dent Wilson. has left for her home at
Richmond, Va, after visit to Mrs.
Thomas Griffin, wife of Commodore
Griffin, U. S. N. (retireO, at her
home, on Hanover street.
Miss Anne Pace, daughter OF
Comdr and Mrs. E. M. Pace. jr.. of
| the navy yard at Philadelphia, who