Evening star., 1936-02-02
ROOds Hosts
To Friends.
At Supper
Annapolis Affair Is
Given Prior to
Guidance.

ANNAPOLlS, MO, feDTudTy -
Comdr. and Mrs. George A. Rood gave
q buffet supper at their home on Up
shur road this evening preceding the
dance given by the officers at the
Naval Academy Club.
Commodore and Mrs Edward Lloyd
gave a small cocktail party in honor
of Capt. Hugh Beaumont Robinson.
r, S. G., Royal Navy, this afternoon
in their home, The Brice House Wing.
Capt. Robinson is the guest of
Comdr. Richard Galloway, U. S. NJ.
retired, in his home al Wardour and
will remain in Annapolis for two
weeks.
Capt, and Mrs. Anon Bronson gave
a dinner at their home at Wardour
this evening in honor Of Mrs. Yates
Stirling of Baltimore, wife of Admiral
Yates Stirling, who is their house
guest. Others present were Capt. and
Mrs. William N. Jeffers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Valiant, Capt. Hugh Beaumont
Robinson and Comdr. Richard Gal
loway, U. S. N. retired. Mrs. Howard
Morton who was to have been present
did not attend owing 70 death IN the
family.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. j. Harrison
Colhoun have as their guest at their
home. Westview on west RIVER
Mrs. Calhouns aunt. Mrs. Carey Lang
horne of Washington and Virginia.
Sunday. Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Col
houn gave a luncheon in honor oi
Mrs. Langhorne and also for Capt.
Hugh beaumont Robinson, r. N.
Lieut.. Joseph Dahlgren, who is COM
manding the U. S. s. Finch at Manila
Bay. Mrs. Dahlgren and their children
will return to the United States next
Summer. Mrs. Dahlgren'S mother ana
sister, Mrs. Alexander Gordon ana
Miss Elizabeth Gordon, are in Phlla-
delphia where they are occupying
Binderton House, Mrs. Gordons resi-
deuce at Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Frank Bolton gave tea Thurs
day at the King William Hotel on Col
leee avenue. Mrs. Bolton first enter
tanned her guests at the lecture given
nv Mrs. John Gates in current plays
which took place in the residence OF
State Senator and Mrs. Rldgely +.
Melvin.
Mrs. James c. Cresap gave bridge
party followed by tea Monday AFTER
noon. in honor of Mrs. Edward
Palmer. widow of Capt. Palmer, U. S.
N who is the guest of Mrs. Frank b.
Zahm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kieffer. the
former of the faculty of st. John S
College, entertained informally at din
ner last evening.
Mr.. Howard Johnson Of the faculty
of St. Johns College has returned mere
after a short visit to New Haven
Conn.
Mrs Nicholas Green, widow Of Judge
Green, went this week to Washington
and Joined Mrs. Edgar H. Scott OF
Omaha. Nebr. Mrs Scott is the
mother of Mrs. John Bowers, ]r, wife
of Lieut.. Bowers, who are now residing
here. From Washington Mrs. Green
and Mrs. Scott will motor to Omaha
where Mrs. Green win visit her brother
Mr.. William Burns, who formerly re-
sided here. Mrs. Green and Mrs.
Scott will leave later for California
to visit Mrs. Green's son-in-law and
daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown, in their home, at Coronado
Mrs. J. Darlington Newcomer gave
a luncheon Wednesday of this week at
the Naval Academy Officers' Club
There were 20 guests. Mrs. Newcomer
who is from Charleston. S. c.. Is
spending the Winter here with her
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.. and
Mrs. William P. Chiffon, at Wardour
| Lieut.. Chiffon Is on duty at the Naval
Post graduate School.
| Miss Louise Platt. daughter OF Lieut.
Comdr. Daniel P Platt, U. S. N. ano
Mrs Platt is scoring an outstanding
success in New York in the newly
opened production. "A Room in REQ
and White" Miss Platt made her
first professional appearance on the
stage last year in Baltimore. She is
graduate of Annapolis High School
and played leading roles in several OF
the schools dramatic productions as
well as with the King William Play
ers, st. Johns College dramatic organ
ization, while living here when her
father was on duty at the Naval
Academy, about two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Joseph Schmidt OF
Baltimore, former residents OF An
napolis, are spending week here
with their niece, Mrs. j. Norman
Smith, at the Blue Lantern Inn. They
will also be guests for week OF Mrs
Schmidt's sister, Mrs. George Steiner
on Lafayette avenue. before returning
to Baltimore.
Mrs Frank B. Zahm entertained at
a luncheon yesterday in the residence
of Mrs. Morgan Baldwin in honor OF
her guest, Mrs Edward Palmer OF
Ventnor, N. j.
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin D. karns
gave a card party Monday evening
| in honor of Mrs. Palmer.
Lieut.. Comdr. Phillip Van H. Weems
(retired) and Mrs. Weems gave sup
per party Thursday evening at the
Davidsonville Hall. After taking theil
guests by motor to the supper they