Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1929, Page 50

Secretary Adams Inspects Navy Academy at Annapolis New Head of Departm Accompanied by M Notes of ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 6.—The most important event of the past week in Annapolis was the arrival of the newly appointed Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, accom- panied by Mrs. Adams, for his first visit of inspection to the Naval Acad- emy on Friday. After the dress parade Mrs. Samuel Robison, wife of Rear Admiral Robison, entertained at tea for Mrs. Adams at the superintendent’s quarters in the Naval Academy. Those asked to meet Mrs. Adams were tnc wives of the heads of the departments. The additional guests were Mrs. Albert Church, wife of Capt. Church, head of the Post-graduate School; Mrs. Philip Torrey, wife of Maj. Torrey, who is in command of the Marines here; Mrs. Arthur W. Dunbar, wife of Capt. Dun- bar, and Mrs. Thurlow W. Reed, wife of Capt. Reed, both of the Naval Hos- pital; Mrs. Addison Clifford, wife of Capt. Clifford, also of the Naval Hos- pital: Mrs. Morton Deyo, wife of Lieut. Comdr. Deyo, and her guest, Mrs. Thomas Lindsay of South Borough, Mass., and the wives of the naval aides. Miss Virginia Clifford, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Addison B. Chfford, is| visiting her parents for the Easter holi- | days at their rcsidence in the Naval Hospital grounds. Miss Clifford is at school in Boston. Miss Katherine Hopkins also is at home for the holidays from Stuart Hall School, Staunton, Va. Miss Hopkins is | the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Walton | Hopkins of Marylana avenue. Admiral and Mrs. Robison | Honor Guests at Dinner. | Comdr. and Mrs. William L. Irvine entertained ¢ cinner Wednesday eve- | ning at their quarters at the Naval| Hospital in honor of the superintendent of the Naval Academy, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Samuel S. Robison. Besides the guests of honor those present were | Capt.-and Mrs. C. Philip Snyder, Capt. and Mrs. Albert Church, Capt. and Mrs. | Arthur Dunbar, Capt. and Mrs. James C. Pryor, their house guest, Mrs. Wal- ter Snead, and Comdr. Paul J. Dashiell. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Burwell of Rich- mond, Va., and their son, were the guests for Easter of Miss Adele Ran-| dall, Mrs. Burwell's aunt, at her resi- | dence in Randall place. | Mr. John Henry Barnard spent Easter | in Washington, where he was a guest | at the Chevy Chase Club, | Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Decker and their son, Mr. Morrow Decker of New York, | spent Easter with Mrs. Decker's sister, | Mrs, Hamilton Gale at her residence | on_Cheston avenue, Murray Hill, | Mr. Conrad Grove of Detroit joined his wife and children here for T | and was the guest of Mrs. Grove's mother and s T, Mrs. Nevett Steele and Miss Laura Steele of Franklin street. Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Grove and their children will leave for their home in Detroit ¥d of New York spent | with his “parents, Commodore | and Mrs. Edward Lloyd, at their resi- | dence in the cld Brice house on East street. Charming Musicale. | Feature Event of Week, i The interesting and well received musicale held at McDowell Hall, St.| John’s College, Tuesday evening, pre- | ented by Miss Ruby R. Duval, under he auspices of the Annapolis Ghapter | of the United Daughters of the Con-{ federacy afforded the music lovers of | Annapolis and the Naval Academy the | opportunity of hearing musicians of un- | usual ability, and the audience proved | to be a_most appreciative one. "Lieut. | Delmer 8. Fehrney, United States Navy, baritone, opened the recital. Other artists were Miss Selma Fox, pianist, winner of the Peabody artist diploma in 1928; Mrs. Ton Pursell, soprano, and | Lieut. Robert E. Blick, United States | Navy, tenor, who just a few years ago took leading roles in the midshipmen’s musical entertainments at the Naval| Academy. | Among those who co-operated with | Miss Duval by assisting as patronesses | of the musicale were Mrs. Albert Ritchie, Mrs. Edward D. Johnson, Mrs. | Thomas Fell, Mrs. Enoch Garey, Mis. | Charles Philip Snyder, Mrs. Walter Mc- | Lean, Mrs. William F. Halsey and Mrs. | Walter Norris. | Miss Margaret Halsey. daughter of Capt. and Mrs. William F. Halsey, had as her guest aboard the Reina Mercedes, a former school mate, Miss Polly Vilas of New York. Miss Vilas was accom- panied to Annapolis by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Vilas, who spent | Easter at Carvel Hall and motored with | their daughter to New York on Monday. | Sunday evening Capt. and Mrs. Wil- | liam F. Halsey entertained at dinner | on the Reina Mercedes for Mr. and Mrs. Vilas and Capt. and Mrs. Harry A | Baldridge. 3 | Capt. and Mrs. Harry A. Baldridge | spent Easter with Miss Mary Randall | Magruder on Hanover street. They | came here with their two sons to bfl" ! with their eldest son, Harry Baldridge, who iz a member of the fourth class at the Naval Academy. Entertainments in Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Lindsay of Southborough, Mass.,, have been the guests for several days of Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Morton L. Deyo at their resi- dence on Bowyer Road. 5 FREE LECTURES By America’s Foremost Teacher of Health . | day evening on the Reine Mercedes in { ton, S. ent pays Official Visit, rs. Adams———Society Interest. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay were guests of honor at a tea given by Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Harrison Colhoun at their beautiful old home, Windsor Farms, on West River, near Annapolis. The other guests were Capt. and Mrs. C. Philip Snyder, Dr. Cary Langhorne, formerly of the Navy, and Mrs. Langhorne, the former a cousin of Mrs. Harrison Colhoun; Mr. Forbes Colhoun, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Mor- ton L. Deyo, Comdr. and Mrs. M. E Manly, Mrs. L. C. Bertolete, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Norman Scott, Mrs. James Bowdoin, Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd and Miss Elizabeth Nott. On Thursday Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Morton L. Deyo entertained at dinner at their residence on Bowyer Road in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay. Be- sides the guests of honor those invited were Capt. and Mrs. C. Philip Snyder, Comdr. and Mrs. James R. Barry, Lieut. Harrison Colhoun and Lieut. and Mrs. Sidney S. Bunting. Capt. and Mrs. William F. Halsey en- tertained at a large dance on Satur- honor of the midshipman boxing team of the United States Naval Academy. The Tuesday Bowling Club met as| usual last week at the Officers’ Club, with supper afterward at the residence of Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Norman Scott on Bowyer road. Mr. and. Mrs. Basil Manly of Raleigh, during the past Mr r., who has been quite dence of her son, Comdr. U. S. N., on King George | sister of | ill at the r M. E. Manl street. M Mrs. Manly has also be Mr. John Cotton of Salisbury, N. spent Easter with his cousins. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Julian Timberlake, at their residence on Bowyer road. Mr. Cotton, who is a student at Woodberry | Forest School, Va., is a son of the late Capt. Lyman Cofton, who was well| Kknown in_the service. Licut. Comdr. and Mrs. Harrison Col- houn left Thursday to motor to Charles- | C. They will be joined there | Colhoun's sister and brother- Mr. and Mrs. Chilton Heward who will_return Windsor | by Mr: in-law of Toronto, Canada, with them to their home, Farms, near Annapolis. Bowling Club Formed, Regular Meetings Scheduled. A bowling club recently formed, which meets Fridays at the Officers i Capt. and Mrs, Comdr. and | William F. Halsey, | . Pred Berry, Comdr. and Mrs. ms C. Wickham, Mrs. .| Mr. William Elderkin Huntington will | give an address and Mme. Oldberg will | present a brief musical program at 5 | o'clock, with instrumental selections by | Club | in the Naval Academy, has as members | dent at the Visitation Convent in Wash- ington, spent the Easter holidays with her mother, Mrs. Prentiss Bassett, at her apartment on Maryland avenue. Col. and Mrs. H. O. Orme of Eng- land have arrived in Annapolis and are guests of theirgdaughter and son-in-law, Comdr. and Mrs. Thaddeus A. Thomson, Jr., at their residence on Rodgers roa: ‘Tuesday of next week Capt. and Mrs. Brantz Mayer will entertain at tea for Col. and Mrs. Orme. Texas State Society Lists Special Program The Texas State Society will hold a meeting Monday evening, April 22, at 8:30 o'clock, at 2400 Sixteenth street. to commemorate the . battle of San | Jacinto, which was fought on April| 21, 1836. It was the last battle of the| ‘Texas revolution at which time Gen. | Santa Anna, the Mexican commander, surrendered to Gen. Sam Houston, | commander-in-chief of the Texas army At this meeting of the Texas Society the delegates from Texas who are at- tending the D. A. R. Convention in ‘Washington will be the honor guests. At the last meeting of the society officers elected for the ensuing . year were: Representative Morgan G. San- ders, president; Maj. Gen. Kenzie W. Walker, first vice president; Mrs. Mor- ris Sheppard, second vice president: Representative John C. Box, third vice president; Mr. Victor Russell, who is secretary to Senator Morris Sheppard, secretary - treasurer; and Miss Alla Clary, who is secretary to Representa- tive Sam Rayburn, assistant secretary. Mme. Julius A. de Lagnel Art Club Hostess Today | Mme, Julius A. de Lagnel will be | hostess ‘to the officers and members of | the Art Promoters Club at the monthly meeting in her apartment, the Men- dota, this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. Receiving with Mme. de Lagnel will be Mrs. Robert F. Beresford, Mme. Susanne Oldberg, Mrs. Henry Charles Finkel, Mrs. Blanche Morgan Foote, Mrs. | Huntington-Kidd, Mrs, Alexander Woodburn and Mr. Wallace Wright. Mr. Victor Neal and Miss Eleanor Col- born, end songs by Miss Louise Schwartzman and Mr. Louis Knight. Mrs. Foote will speak on “The Foun- tain of Youth” and Mr, Jerry Schutz will recite his oration. first honors in the Washington-Lee High School. |of Japan.” “The United | States Constitution,” which lately won | Columbian Women List Honor Guests for Tea The Columbian Women of the George Washington University are to have as one of their guests of honor upon the occasion of the twenty-first annual banquet, Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at the Chevy Chase Club, a dis- tinguished woman honor graduate of the university, Mrs. Larz Anderson. The presence at the banquet of Mrs. Anderson and of Mme. Debuchi, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, who also is to be an honor guest, is particularly happy, as Mrs. Anderson’ has had an intimate . association ,with Mme. De- buchi’s homeland, having been chate- laine of the American embassy inl Japan during the time her husband served as Ambassador to Japan. Too, she has traveled extensively in that country and has recorded her impres- sions in her delightful book, “The Spell ‘The Japanese note will be further emphasized by the illustrated talk on | Japan which will bs given by a thire honor guest, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, | wife of the director of the National | Geographic Society. Mrs, Anderson is known not only for her charm and grace as a hostess and for her literary accomplishments, in recognition of which the George Wash- ington University conferred upon her the honorary degree of doctor of let- ters, but for her work with the Ameri- can Red Cross in front line hospitals in Belgium and France during the World War, for which she was deco- rated with the croix de guerre and the medal of Elizabeth of Belgium. Mrs. Anderson, as librarian general of the D. A. R., also did an outstanding plece of work in organizing their genealogical records., She has been a stanch friend of the George Washing- | ton University, taking a benevolent in- terest in all of its larger undertakings. Columbian Women partook of her gen- erous hospitality when she opened her Washington home, one of the treas- ure houses of the National Capital, re- plete with historic furnishings and ob- Jets d'art, for a reception in honor of the president of the university and Mrs, Cloyd Heck Marvin, Among those who have made reserva- tions for the banquet are Mrs. Harvey | Wiley, Mrs, Joshua Evans, Mrs, Lynn Rutter, Mrs, Irene Pistorio, Miss Ruby Nevins, Miss Elizabeth C. Cullen, Miss Mildred tty, Miss Nanc; = = T2 S A TR T Catho‘]ic Home Board Announces Card Party ‘The board of managers for the Catholic Home for Aged Ladies will benefit of the home on Monday night, May 13, at the Mayflower Hotel. The officers of the board and the ladies interested in this good werk are Mrs. George May, Mrs. George Whit Gordon Ellys Jane Miller, Lieut. | and Mrs. Leonard B. Austin, Lieut. and | { Mrs. Thomas R. Cooley, Lieut. Comdr. | Arthur, and Mrs. Walden L. Ainsworth, Lieut. | Comdr. and Mrs. James C. Clark, Lieut. | colton, Mrs. Francis W. Hill, Mrs. Byron S. Adams, Miss Helen Shea. Mrs. Louls Mrs. Moncure Burke, Mrs, Victor Cherbonnier, and many others. Comdr. and Mrs. Horace D. Clark, Lieut. | - Comdr. and Mrs. Elroy Vanderkloot | and Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Wallis Gearing. Mr. and Mrs. Holman Scott of New York City were the guests for Easter of Mr. Scott’s brother and sister-in- law, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Norman | Scott, at their residence on Bowyer | road. | An_interesting lecture was given for | the first class of midshipmen at the Naval Academy Friday evening. The | subject was “The Fascist Experiment.” Mr. Stringfellow Barr of the University of Virginia gave the lecture in Mahan | Hall and drew a large audience besides midshipmen, officers and professors at the Naval Academy attending. While in Annapolis Mr. Barr was the guest of Prof. and Mrs. Carroll S. Alden at their residence on Porter road. | Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Donald Clarke nd Lieut. and Mrs. Leonard B. 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