Evening star., 1939-11-19
Annapolis
Social News
Of the Week

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Nov. 1S.-Mrs.
Gleaves, widow Of Rear Admiral Al
bert l.. Gleaves, with her daughter,
Mrs. Thomas van Metre and the lat
ter,s son, Mr.. Thomas van Metre, jr.,
have been in Nashville, Tenn, this
week. They went there for the un-
yelling of the bust of the late Rear
Admiral Gleaves, who was a ma
tive of Nashville. The bust is the
work of Belle Kinney Scholz and
was presented to the city of Nash
vile by the Federal Government.
It is modelled after the bust which
Miss Scholz executed for the Naval
Academy two years ago. Rear Ad-
miral Gleaves and his family have
many friends in Washington, where
they lived some years ago and where
Mrs. van Metre, as Miss Evaline
Gleaves, was a popular debutante
while her father was on duty there.
Mrs. James Ferguson went to
Washington Monday and after q
short stay went to Norfolk to visit
her son-in-law and daughter. It. and
Mrs. Jack B. williams. 1t. Williams
was formerly at the Postgraduate
School here.
Party Arrives
For Wedding.
DR.. and Mrs. Lawrence Richard
De Buys, their son. John De Buys;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hampton Ran
dolph Feltus and Mr.. Adrion
Maught of New Orleans arrived
Wednesday to stay over Sunday
with Mrs. Roscoe Carlyle Bulmer
at her home, Ogle Hall. They at
tended the wedding today of Miss
Elizabeth Preston Handy, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. William Winder Handy
Of Ruxton, and Mr.. Harry Duggan
De Buys, son Of DR.. and Mrs. De
Buys, Mr.. John De Buys, Mr.. Feltus
and Mr.. Maught were ushers. Mrs.
Feltus is the former Miss Peggy
Poor Of New Orleans, niece Of Mrs.
Bulmer and sister Of 1t. (jg) Rich
ard Longstreet Poor, United States
Navy.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Albert r.
Church are now residing at the
commanding ofdcer's house at the
Naval Engineering Experiment Sta
ton. Admiral Church relieved Rear
Admiral Ormond L. Cox, who is
now on duty at Newport News, Va.
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs spent
the week end as the guest of her
brother -in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Van Ness at their home
in the Green Spring Valley and with
them motored to Williamsburg, Va.
Mrs. Sterrett Cuttings, who for
merly lived here, has been the guest
Of Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs and
now Is at Carvel Hall for . short
stay.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Oman
Are Guests Over Sunday.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles
F. Oman, who formerly lived here
at the Naval Hospital and are now
living in Washington. were guests
Of Capt. and Mrs. William STAN
ley McClintic over Sunday.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Edward j.
O'Keefe, who have been at Carvel
Hall. have taken an apartment on
King George street. 1t. Comdr
O'Keefe has returned to duty here
at the Naval Academy.
Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest
gave a dinner party Tuesday eve
ming at her home at Wardour in
honor of Admiral Henry Standley,
U. s. N, retired, and Mrs. Standley.
Admiral and Mrs. Standley, who are
occupying the home Of DR.. and Mrs.
Carroll S. Alden at Wardour, will
60 to California later in the year.
Mrs. Daniel M. Garrison, wife Of
Capt. Garrison, is the guest of Mrs.
John Chew at her home on South
gate avenue. Mrs. Garrison spent
two years in California with her
son-in-law and daughter, Maj.
George F. Good, U. s. M. c., and
Mrs. Good, in their home at Long
Beach.