Evening star., 1939-08-06

August Hop
Series Opens
At Annapolis
Capt. Robertson
Is Host at
Launch Party

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 5.-A hop
this evening at Mahan Hall marked
the beginning of the Saturday eve
ming festivities for August.
Capt. Marion C. Robertson gave
launch party and picnic Monday
afternoon.
Capt. and Mrs. James A. Logan
entertained at a sailing party
Thursday, taking their guests to
Gibson Island for supper.
Mrs. Wilton Mccarthy left Tues
day for a motor trip to the Berk-
shires. She will be the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Mccarthy, who
have summer home near Shefheld,
Mass.
Mrs. Owen P, o. Owings of War
dour and her mother, Mrs. Allen
Thomas of Howard County, will
leave early this month for a tour
of the New England States.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Claude Handy
and their two daughters will leave
tomorrow to spend several weeks
at Ocean City, Md. They will be
joined there by another daughter,
Miss Margaret Handy who has been
spending the early summer at Gar
den City, Long Island, as the guest
of Miss Elizabeth Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stringfellow Barr
have left for a visit to Mr.. Bars
mother, Mrs. James A. Barr, at
her summer home in New Hamp-
shire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Letter, who
have been visiting their son-i in-law
and daughter, 1t. and Mrs. j. w.
Hager of Arlington, Va, have re-
turned home.
Mr.. Irwin Smith and Mr.. Joseph
Lee have returned to their home in
Woodland Beach after a brief mo-
tor trip to the New York Worlds
Fair. They visited Mrs. Smiths
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Hall, at Blue Point, Long
Island.
The Rev. and Mrs. Roger L.
Berghauser, their daughter, Lydia
Ruth, and the Misses Peggy Ben
ming, Frances Talbot and Ozella
Jones returned last night from At
lanta.
Eastport Residents Return
From Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tyler and
Mr.. Henry BuSer, Sr, of EaStport
have returned after attending the
Worlds Fair.
Capt. and Mrs. Brainard Dobson,
the former who relieved Capt. Dalter
D. Sharp at the Naval Academy, are
spending few weeks at Warm
Springs, Va.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles c. Slayton
have returned to their home here
after a tour of the West Coast and
National Parks In San Francisco
they visited their son, 1t. Morgan
Slayton, U. S. N.
1t. Col. Harold Wirgman, U. S. M.
c.. is spending several weeks at
Oxford, Md.
Mrs. Dutton Lilley of Waterbury,
Conn, has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Evelyn T.
Lilley, to 1t. Freeman w. Williams,
U. S. N. Miss Lilley's grandfather,
the late Mr.. George L. Lilley, was
once Governor of Connecticut. 1t
Williams is stationed at the Naval
Air Base at Coronado Beach, Calf.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick W.. Williams of Macon, Ga.
The wedding will take place in Sep
tember.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Snyder and
Nancy Lou Snyder have returned
from motor trip to the West Coast.
They visited the Grand Canyon,
Boulder Dam and Yellowstone Ma
tional Park and spent five days in
Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Bell and
their young children are spending
several weeks at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Henry Duerbeck of Arnold
has returned from Today visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul E. Bowden of
Lynbrook, N. Y. Paul Bowden, jr.,
returned with her for a few weeks
stay.
Mrs. Nicholas Green gave bridge
luncheon Thursday.
Mrs. Maurice Ogle entertained the
memers of the Annapolis zonta Club
Thursday at picnic supper at her
home on the Magothy River. Follow
ing supper, Mrs. Ogle took her guests
for schort cruise on her yacht.
Mr.. O'Donnell to Sail
For Germany.
Mr.. James ODonnell of Severna
Park will leave shortly for Germany
for six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Earle Strange of
Eastport announce the engagement
of their daughter, Mary Lavinia, to
Mr.. Carl L. Meekins, son Of Mr.. and