Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

=. ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 10
This week end the ofncers' hop, which
Il taking place tonight in the club at
the Naval Academy. will be the out
standing event socially. Many dinners
and cocktail parties were given before
The dance and among those entertain
Ing were Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas ].
Hamilton, the former the head coach
Of the Navy foot ball team, and Lieut..
and Mrs. Warren F. Graf, who gave
= cocktail party In the afternoon IN
the home Of Lieut.. and Mrs. Ham
ilton, on Taylor street, at Cedar Park.
Capt. and Mrs. Harold v. McKit-
trick entertained at an oyster roast
last evening In honor Of Capt. Nc
Kittricks niece, Miss Janet Mckit-
kiek Of Yonkers- N. Y.
q Miss Virginia Chewing Of Cynwyd,
Pa. and Mr.. Harmon Brown Of Eas-
ton, Pa, were the guests for the week
end of Mr.. Browns uncle, Mr.. D..
Claude Handy. and Mrs. Handy, at
their home on Duke Of Gloucester
street. The engagement OF Miss
Chewing to Mr.. Brown was an
nounced In the Autumn and is OF
great interest here, as Mr.. Browns
mother, Mrs. Shellman Brown OF
Easton, Pa, formerly was Miss Anna
Handy Of Annapolis, sister OF MIR. D.
Claude Handy and Mrs. Charles de p.
Walk Of Gloucester street.
Capt. and Mrs. Theodore johnson
gave a dinner last evening before the
lecture given by Sir Herbert Ames at
the Great Hall at St. Johns College.
The guests included Mrs. Carry II.
Bryan, Mrs. John de P. Douw. Mrs.
Samuel Brooke, Mr.. Samuel Brooke,
Col. Douglas Duval, U. S. A.. retired,
and Mr.. w. Meade Holiday.
Mr.. Robert James Of the English
department at the Naval Academy
gave q small dinner party last eve
ming.
Mrs. William Sayles. widow OF Capt.
Sayles, who was expected to return
last week, has remained longer IN
New York, and with Mrs. Charles
Gray of Paris, is a guest at the Hotel
Elypee. Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Sayles
will later 60 to Florida.
Miss Helen Cheston Of West River
Is the guest of Mrs. Ridgely P. Melvin.
wife Of State Senator Melvin, in her
home on Hanover street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Owings have
closed their home at Wardour tempo
rarily, and have gone to Florida by
motor. They are the guests OF MIR.
and Mrs. Sylvannus Stokes and after
their visit at Boca Ration, where Mr..
and Mrs. Stokes have Winter home.
they will take q cottage near Boca
Ration.
Mrs, Motion A. Cotton, wife Of Prof.
Cotton, who spent year in Paris.
France, has returned with her young
daughter, Miss Ybonne Cotton. and
Joined Prof. Cotton in their home on
Hanover street. While In Paris, Mrs.
Cotton and her daughter were the
guests of Mrs. Colton's mother, Nine.
c. des Pres.
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs is spend
ing several days in New York, where
she Is the guest Of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Harp.
in their apartment on Fifth avenue.
Col. Amos w. w. Woodcock enter
tanned ct dinner last evening In the
Brice House, his home on East street,
in honor Of Sir. Herbert Ames, who
later lectured at St. Johns College.
Sir Herbert Ames' lecture was on 1.-THE
League Of Nations and the Abyssinian
Dispute" Among the guests Of Col.
Woodcock. president Of the college,
was Mr.. Theodore Marburg Of Balti-
more, former United States Amhassa-
dor to Belgium.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Theodore
T. Patterson gave a dinner party
Thursday in honor Of Rear Admiral
and Mrs. David F. Sellers. There
were IL guests. Lieut.. Comdr. Pat
terson Is an aide to Rear Admiral
Sellers.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Robert L.
Mitten entertained at dinner last
night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hanafee Of Howard County, Md. Mr..
k16ll61CC, y 6A0OunW Va VAA~ A~e'"s
Academy, after resigning from the
service Is now in business in Balti-
more.
Mrs. Mary Kitson, mother Of Mrs.
Byron McCandless, wife Of Capt. Nc
Candies, gave bridge party Thurs
day in honor Of Mrs. Edward Palmer.
widow Of Capt. Palmer, U. 8. N, Of
Ventnor, N. j., who is the guest Of
Mrs. Frank B. Zahm.
Miss Louise Bruce, daughter OF
Capt. and Mrs. Bryson Bruce, gave q
bridge luncheon yesterday in honor Of
Miss Janet McKittrick, niece Of Capt.
Harold McKittrick, U. s. N.
Mrs. George MARVEL, IT,, wife Of
Lieut.. Comdr. MARVEL, is visiting the
latter's parents, Rear Admiral George
q. MARVEL, U. s. N, retired, and Mrs.
MARVEL.
Mrs. Charles L. Leiper, wife Of Prof.
Leiper. entertained at tea yesterday
afternoon, to which . number Of the