Evening star., 1939-06-11
Wedding
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Augusta Melvin
Is Married to
1t. Torgerson

ANNAPOLIS, June 10-The we'd
ding of Miss Augusta BurWell Mel
vim, daughter of Judge and Mrs.
Ridgely P. Melvin, to 1t. Theodore
A. Torgerson of the Postgraduate
School at the Naval Academy, which
took place today at st. Anne's
Church, was the leading social event
of the week in Annapolis.
The wedding of Miss Dulaney
Claude, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Gordon H. Claude of Annapolis, and
Comdr. Ross Ainsworth Dierdorff,
U. S. N, took place today in st.
Luke's Church, Long Beach, Calf,
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The
Rev. Mr. Drew officiated. Miss
Claude was given away by her
brother, Capt. David Kerr Claude,
U. S. M. c., and Comdr. Dierdorff
had as his best man Comdr. Albert
Finlay France, U. S. NJ, brother-in-
law of the bride. After a short we'd
ding trip. Comdr. and Mrs. DER
dorf will be at home at 3408 Brown
ing street, San Diego, Calf.
Mrs. Leslie NJ Black, wife of 1t.
Black, is the guest of her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Walton Hopkins.
Mrs. George w. Simpson, widow
of Comdr. Simpson. will take the
apartment of Capt. and Mrs. William
McClintic while they spend the sum-
mer in the North.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques R. Ham
mond announce the birth of
daughter, Constance Walden. We'd
nesday. May 81. Mrs Hammond was
formerly Miss Louise Kemp of Balti-
more and Annapolis. Mr. Hammond
is an instructor in the department of
mathematics at the Naval Academy.
The president Of st. Johns College,
Mr.. StringfelloW Barr, and Mrs. Barr
gave their annual tea Monday after
noon at the Brice House in honor of
the members of the graduating class
Of ST. Johns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schultz have
announced the engagement Of their
daughter Elsie May to Mr. Carroll
Wilmington, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Wilmington of Eastport.
1t. Hagar and
Family on Visit.
1t. and Mrs. James w. Hagar and
their son. Jimmy. jr.. of Norfolk,
Va, are visiting Mrs. Hagars par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert LefHer
Mrs. Archibald Stirling. wife of
Comdr. Stirling, U. S. N. retired
has gone to vsiit her brother-in
law and sister. Comdr. Stuart S.
Brown, U. S. N, retired. and Mrs.
Brown. at Manchester. N. H.
Capt. and Mrs. Anon Bronson,
who have been spending the winter
and spring at Wardour. will leave
shortly for Rochester. N. Y. and
Lake George to spend the summer.
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs is
spending this week as the guest of
her cousin. Nine Fellippo Cam
perio, in Washington. Nine. Cam
perio will come to Annapolis during
June and visit Mrs Cusachs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton SkipWorth
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Ger
trude Louisa Cochran. and Mr..
James Walker Humrichouse Ridgely.
son of Mr.. John Ridgely of Hamp-
ton, and the late Mrs. Ridgely. The
ceremony will take place at 4:30
o'clock next Saturday at St. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Church. Gar
rison, and will be followed immedi-
ately by a reception at the home
of the brides parents in the Green
Spring Valley.
Mr.. Roy w. Howard today an
nounCed the engagement of his
daughter Jane to 1t Albert Carson
Perkins, U. S. N. The bride-to o-be,
a graduate of Rosemary Hall
Greenwich, Conn, and of Radcliffe
College, returned to New York two
weeks ago, after working two years
as a reporter IN Honolulu and the
Far East 1t. Perkins, the son of
Mrs. Gibson Perkins of Gooding.
Idaho, was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1929 and is at
present attached to the cruiser
Trenton.