Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-13
Anniversary
Week Is Gay
In Annapolis
Guests Fill City for
Series of Social
Events.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, October IL
This has been one of the gayest weeks
in Annapolis as Thursday marked the
ninetieth anniversary of the founding
of the Naval Academy and the town
was filled with out-oftown guests.
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Frank H.
Brumby, the former now .on duty at
the 5th Naval District, Hampton
Roads, Va. were the guests this week
of Capt and Mrs. Francis A. L. Voss-
Ter at their quarters on Porter road.
Capt and Mrs. Donald c. Bing-
ham spent Thursday in Annapolis
and were guests of Comdr. and Mrs.
Howard H. Crosby at their quarters
on Porter road. Mrs. Bingham, for
merly Mrs c. Erskine Clement, re-
sided in Annapolis a few years ago.
Miss Catherine Clement. young
daughter of Mrs. Bingham, spent the
week end wish Miss Sarah WEIGH,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. WEIGH.
Capt. and Mrs. Bingham are now re-
siding in Washington where Capt.
Bingham is on duty at the Army War
College
Comdr and Mrs. Laurance T. Du-
Bose had as their guests at their
quarters on Upshur road this week
MIR. and Mrs. w. r. c. Cooke and
Col. Armistead Pendleton, U. S. A.
retired), and Mrs. Pendleton, who
are now living in the Green Spring
Valley, Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvannus Stokes of
White House Farm on South River,
have been in New York City for a
few days.
Commodore and Mrs. Edward
Lloyd entertained informally at
luncheon Sunday at their home. the
Brice House Wing, in honor of Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. J. Harrison Col
houn, who recently returned to West
River after spending the Summer in
Canada.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Graeme
Bannerman gave tea Saturday after
noon. October 5, in honor of Miss
Isabelle Brumby, daughter of Vice
Admiral and Mrs. Frank H. Brumby,
who spent the week end with them.
Mrs. Reta Mcdowell of Camden,
s. c., is the guest of her brother,
Lieut.. Comdr. William S. Heath, in
his apartment on Maryland avenue.
Saturday afternoon Lieut. Comdr.
Heath entertained informally at his
apartment after the vyMercer
game in honor of his sister.
Comdr. and Mrs. Samuel Moore
have returned to their home on Bow
yer road after a trip to Canada
The Countess Edouard de Peanille
of France was a visitor this week in
Annapolis as the guest of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Dashiell Madeira
Comdr. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley
of Warren, Conn. were the guests
this week of Comdr Wolcott E Hall
Tetired) and his family. Mr.. Edward
Rodgers of New York also was the
guest over the week end of his brother
in-law, Comdr. Hall
Mrs. Ford K. Brown. wife of DR..
Brown, who is the head of the English
department at ST. Johns College,
sailed this week on the Berengaria for
short trip to England.
Comdr. and Mrs. John Bowers en-
tertained at a large tea Saturday
afternoon, October 5, in honor of
their son and daughter-in-law, Lieut..
and Mrs. John Bowers, jr., who re-
Gently came to Annapolis. Those
assisting were Mrs. John Green. Mrs.
w. Thomas Kemp, Mrs. Nicholas
Green and Miss Clare NJ Green.
Comdr. Bowers gave cocktail party
Thursday in honor of the members
of the class of 1899
Capt. and Mrs. Bryson Bruce gave
. tea yesterday afternoon at their
home on Porter road in honor of
the officers attached to the Depart
ment of Marine Engineering and
their wives. Capt. Bruce is head of
that department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Valiant,
Mrs. Charles Doyen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dana Stevens of Wardour
motored to New York State for the
week end and were guests at Bed
ford of Mrs. Charlotte Todd
q Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel P. James
and their daughter, Miss Beatrice
James, formerly of Baltimore. who
have been living in Annapolis for
several seasons are now at the King
William Hotel on College avenue Mr..
and Mrs. James son. Nathanel James.
jr., is member of the fourth class
Of the Naval Academy.
Miss Isabella Hart. daughter of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas c.
Hart of Sharon, Conn, spent the
week end in Annapolis and was
the guest of Mrs. Oscar c. Badger,
wife of Comdr. Badger. at her home
on Upshur road. Admiral Hart is