Evening star., 1941-03-30
Dances Top
Calendar at
Annapolis
Leslie G.. Davises
Give Dinner at
Homeport Farm

ANNAPOLIS, March 29.-An Of
ficers' hop at the Golf Club and
two dances for the midshipmen
took place this afternoon and eve
ming. The dances were also for the
Reserve midshipmen.
Tomorrow afternoon at recrea-
ton hall there will be an informal
dance for the second and third
classes and Reserve midshipmen
from 3 until o'clock.
Comdr. Leslie G. Davis, U. S. N.
retired, and Mrs. Davis gave din
ner Wednesday evening at Home
port Farm, at Parole, near Annapo-
lis.
Mrs. Walpole Davis of Charlottes-
vile, Va, is the guest of Mrs. j.
Harrison Colhoun and 1t. Comdr.
Colhoun, U. S. NJ, retired, at their
home, Windsor Farm, on West
River.
Mrs. Oliver o. Kessing, wife of
Comdr. KeSSing, gave small tea
Thursday afternoon in honor of her
mother, Mrs. Moffatt of Indiana,
who is her guest. Mrs. KeSsing and
her sons have an apartment on
Prince George street which they
have occupied since Comdr. Kessing
left the Naval Academy for sea
duty.
Mrs. John Kieffer and her moth
er, Mrs. Travis White, entertained
at a small tea Monday afternoon
for Mrs. Moffatt.
Miss Ruth Ellen James has re-
turned here from her home at Will
mington, N. c., to join her brother,
Prof. Robert James OF the depart
ment of English, history and gov
ernment at the Naval Academy.
Miss James will remain here until
summer. She has been in Whining
ton for about month.
Prof. Carroll S. Alden
To Retire from Academy.
Prof. Carroll S. Alden, who for
many years has been head of the
department of English, history and
government at the Naval Academy,
will retire later in the spring. He
will be succeeded by Capt. Ernest
w. Small, who since coming to the
Naval Academy, has been head of
the department of ordnance and
gunnery.
Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs,
daughter of the late Commodore
Theodore Porter, left on Tuesday
to be the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Carroll Van Ness, in Green Spring
Valley. Latter this week Mrs.
Cusachs went to Philadelphia.
Capt. Timothy J. Keleher, who will
leave Annapolis in late May, has been
ordered to New York and with Mrs.
Keleher will reside in that city.
Capt. Keleher will be inspector of
naval machinery.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Chester C..
Wood gave a luncheon Sunday at
their home on Porter road in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patterson
of Baltimore.
Mrs. Davis Arnold of Washington
is the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Ches-
ter c. Wood.
Capt. and Mrs. Edward H. H. Old
entertained at luncheon Sunday at
their home on Gloucester street.
Mrs. L. Craven Bruce
Arrives for Stay.
Mrs. L. Craven Bruce, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. Morgan
Baldwin at her home, at Water
bury, came to Annapolis this week
end and will stay with Mrs. Charles
De P. Walk at her home on Duke
of Gloucester street.
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin D. Karns
entertained at cocktail party this
afternoon at their home on Mary
land avenue
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Frederick
M. Gardiner gave a cocktail party
at their home on Southgate avenue
Sunday afternoon when silver tray
was presented to Capt. Howard H
j. Benson, U. S. N, by his friends.
Capt. Benson soon will leave for sea
duty.
Invitations have been issued for
the second series of three tea dances
planned by the Annapolis Cotillion
for midshipmen, Reserve midship-
men, Baltimore debutantes and girls
from nearby colleges. The dances
will be held from $3.50 to $50 o'clock
Saturdays in the mirror room at
Carvel Hall. The first in the series
was held today and the others are