Evening star., 1942-09-06
Admiral Halsey
Welcomed Back
To Annapolis
Miss Joan Campbell
Picnic Luncheon
Hostess Sunday

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 5.-The
arrival here Monday of Vice Ad-
miral William F. Halsey was a
source of great pleasure to many old
friends. A fewsyears ago Admiral
Halsey was here on duty as captain
of the U. s. S. Reina Mercedes at
the Naval Academy.
Miss Joan Campbell gave a picnic
luncheon Sunday at the home of
Miss Anne De Bose, daughter Of
Laurance T. Du Bose, on Weems
Creek. There were about 20 guests,
including girls of the younger set
and midshipmen.
Capt. and Mrs. John Phillips Of
Washington spent the week end here
as guests of Mrs. George BrashearS,
wife of Comdr. Brashears.
Comdr. and Mrs. Robert Morris,
who are living at Wardour, have
been spending a few days this week
in New York.
Mrs. William Chandler, wife of
Capt. Chandler of Washington, is
the guest of Mrs. Harvey E. Overesch
at the commandant's house in the
Naval Academy.
1t. and Mrs. George H. Miller are
entertaining as their guests 1t. Mil
lers brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold Robinson of Chi
cago.
Mrs. H. E. Brewer and her daugh-
ter of Rocky Mount, N. c., are the
guests of Mrs. Brewers brother,
Prof. William A. Darden, and his
family.
Comdr. and Mrs. w. D. Wright
had their son, Douglas Scott Wright
christened Wednesday by Capt. Will
liam N. Thomas, Oh. c., at pm. in
st. Andrews Chapel at the Naval
Academy. Following the ceremony
Comdr. and Mrs. Wright entertained
the christening party at the Officers
Club.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Edward
Spencer Addison and their young
daughter Eleanor Daphne, have ar
rived from Chapel Hill, N. c., to be
the guests Of Comdr. Addisons par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. Edward Shan
ley Addison, U. S. G. G. (retireO, at
Ponemah, their home, on South
River.
Comdr. K. M. McManes is at home
with his family while on temporary
duty.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. T. C. Scaffe
and their family have moved from
Wardour into the Naval Academy
Apartments on Perry Circle.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Henry Agnew
and their son, Richard, who have
recently arrived from the West
Coast, are occupying quarters at As
Rogers Road in the Naval Academy
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Kent H.
Power and their three children have
moved from their home at Arnold
to Kent Road, Wardour.
Mrs. Theodore G. Half, wife OF
Comdr. Half, has returned with her
three daughters to her home from q
visit with relatives in Massachusetts,
Mrs. Half and her daughter Dorothy
have been visiting Comdr. Haff's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Anthony, in Welles-
ley Hills, while Priscilla and Kath-
leen HafI have been the guests oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Davidson ir
Newton Highlands. Mrs. Davidson
is the sister of Comdr. Half.
Mrs. Charles Edmund Fairfax
in-law of the late Lord Fair
fax of Cameron, has closed her home
in Prince Georges County and has
rented the home of Admr. Ernest
j. King.
Sergt. and Mrs. Benjamin s. Brit
ton, Jr., who have been visiting. his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Britton
have left; Sergt. Britton to join his
division and Mrs. Britton to return
to her home in Pittsburgh.
DR.. and Mrs. Lyman F. Millikir
have returned to Annapolis from
Wingdale, N. Y, where DR.. Millikir
took postgraduate course.
The members of the reserve clas.
of midshipmen, who will finish theil
four month training at the Nava
Academy next week, were the guest!
this evening at a garden party giver
by Rear Admiral and Mrs. John r
Beardall at the superintendent.
quarters. The party in the garder
was followed by dancing in Ware
Hall.
Miss June Lockwood Strohm left
Monday for New York City, where
she will spend the week as the guest
Of her cousin, Mrs. M. L. Slawson.
DR.. and Mrs. John w. Moore have
been entertaining relatives at theil
home at Sylvan Shores, near An
napolis, in honor of the return tx
this country of DR.. Moore's brother
Mr.. Lardner Moore, who arrived or
the Gripsholm from Kobe, Japan.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Warrington Bald.
win of st. Louis are guests of Mr.
Baldwin's sister, Mrs. A. G. Cooke
at Spring Hill, her home neal
Annapolis.
Mrs. Kemp c. Christian, wife O.
Capt. Christian, is spending some
time at Coronado, Calf, where sht
went to attend the wedding of hel
son, Kemp c. Christian, Jr., ane
Mrs. Laura Weyler Scott, daughter
OF Capt. George Weyler, which tool
place last week.