Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1928, Page 8

N - 0 CIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1928, SOCIETY. SOCIETY ‘The Secretary of Commerce Has Gone to New England Home to Spend the Week End. HE Secretary of Commerce, Mr. William Fairfield Whiting, left Washington last evening for his home at Holyoke, Mass., to re- main over Sunday with his family. M. and Mme. Simopoulos | Hosts in Newport Tonight. | The Minister of Greece and Mme | Simopoulos will entertain at dinner this | evening at Newport, where they have been since early Summer. | The Minister of Venezuela, Senor Dr Don Carlos F. Grisanti and Senora de Grisanti and their daughters, returned to Washington yesterday from Atlantic City, where Senora de Grisanti and her have been for some time er went to the resort Thurs- company his family to the | Capital. The Minister of Persia, Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah, who is in New York, will not return to Washington. until the first of the week. ; Senator Charles §. Deneen will return | today to his home in Chicago after a | few days at the Mayflower. The United States Minister to Fin- | land, Dr. Alfred J. Pearson, is a guest of his brother, Dr. P. H. Pearson of East Orange. The Minister has been | at the Mayflower for several days and will later go to his former home at Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Pearson and their daughte Miss Elaine Pearson, have been in Min- neapolis since 1~ Winter, but will re- | turn to Eurcgz \....i1 Mr. Pearson when he sails the latter part of November Their son, Mr. Paul Pearson, has been in Hamburg since April with the for- eign service division of the Departmenc of Commerce. The Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs. John H. Bartlett ~ere hosts to a small company =* “smeneon yesterday on the Wi wwof. The United States consul at Beriin and Mrs. Carlton Bailey Hurst we: uests of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fre- inghuysen Dumont at dinner last eve- ning in the presidential dining room of the Mayflower. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John L. Cham- berlain are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hewitt in Princeton. Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. H. Hough are now established in their ncw home at 2210 Massachusetts avenue. Lieut. and Mrs. T. Chapman Souther- land of New York have returned after | spending last week with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, A. L. Southet- land, at Clarendon, Va. They were en- tertained by Miss Chapman, their aunt, at a bridge party. Mrs. Walsh Accompanied By Mrs. Dougherty to Return. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh will return to her Massachusetts avenue home tomor- row from a short stay in New York at the St. Regis Hotel. Mrs. Walsh is ac- companied by Mrs. John Allan Dough- erty. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter- tained at luncheon yesterday in their Summer home at Newport. Mrs. Robert F. MacKenzie entertained informally at dinner last evening on the Willard roof. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Herrick, jr., sailed last evening on the Paris for a wedding trip to Europe. Mrs. Herrick was, before her marriage in New York yesterday, Mrs. Margaret Clark Plerce of this city. The ceremony was performed in the home of the bridegroom’s uncle, Mr. Walter Russell Herrick, the Rev. Dr. Christian F. Reisner, pastor of the Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating, in the presence of a few members of the two families. Mrs. Houghton Metcalf of Providence was the matron of honor and Mr. Metcalf | was best man for Mr. Herrick. Mrs. Herrick is a daughter of Mrs. Churchill Clark of Washington and was the widow of the late Vinton Ulric Dahigren Pierce of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Peyton Wilson, who are in Scotland, are expected to return to Washington the middle of next month. Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis had | guests at dinner last evening at the Willard, where they have taken an | apartment for an indefinite period. Miss Katherine Judge entertained at dinner last evening at Hot Springs for her sister Mrs. Baldwin, wife of Col. ‘Theodore A. Baldwin of Governors Is- land. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. William McClellan Ritter. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Townsend have returned from a motor trip to Quebec, Canada, stopping en route in New England for brief visits. Dr. Frank Rambousek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, who is spending some time in this country, is at th» Grace Dodge Hotel for an extended stay in ‘Washington. Mrs. Belt Gave Dinner Party on Roof Garden. Mrs. W. O. Belt was hostess at dinner last evening on the Willard roof, where covers were laid for 17. Dr. E. T. Folsom and Mrs. Folsom of Mount Clemens, Mich.,, are at the Grace Dodge Hotel. They are accom- panied by Mr. George A. Folsom of De- troit and are touring by motor. Mr. William E. Huntington has re- turned from Canada and will spend the | coming Winter here in Georgetown. | Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Ellis of Pea-} A WORTH-WHILE TOWN HOUSE Handsome colonial residence in'a delightful part of Washing- ton, an unusual opportunity. Splendidly constructed. exceed- ingly well planned for entertain- ing, house combines the appoint- ments of a town house with the charm of commodious, sunlit rooms of a country home. Library, drawing room and dining room open from a spa- cious entrance, attractive vista from any angle. Concrete silver vault, Three master bedrooms with baths, small writing and sewing rooms on the second floor, third floor guest room and bath, quar- ters for several servants. Built-in garage, laundry, sunny kitchen, trunk lift, maid's sitting room and butler's room and bath. Nice shrubbery. Price, $72,500 For inspection applv to H. W. Hilleary 815 Fifteenth Street Main 4792 Miss Byrne Representat H “ ' i Miss Lomazr { Pastor Will Give Second of Series | body, Mass. are passing a few days | at the Willard, where they arrived yes- | terday. I Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bonsfield of Min- | | neapolis are at the Grace Dodge Hotel | | for an extended stay. Mr. and Mrs. A. Willard Morse of | New York are passing a few days at | the Willard, where they arrived yes- | terday. ’ | | BISHOP FREEMAN OPEN-AIR PREACHER PR | Washington Prelate to Speak at! Peace Cross Services To- ‘ "morrow Afternoon. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop | of Washington, will be the special | preacher at the peoples’ open air eves {song at the peace cross, Washingt Cathedral, tomorrow at 4 pm. T :;}r\-ice will be broadcast by radio ¢=~1 At the 11 am. service of Lwiy com- munion and _ sermon _tomorrow in Bethelhem Chapel of Washington Cathedral the sermon will be preached | by Rev. Joscph Fletcher. «snon of the | cathedral. The other servws; tomorrow Bethlchem Chapel wiil be: 7:30 am., holy communion; 10 am., morning prayer and litan | DR. PIERCE TO PREACH ON LOOKING FORWARD in | of Talks on Sermon on the Mount. At the First Congreigational Church, | Tenth and G streets, Dr. Jason Noble Pierce will preach tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock on “Looking Forward.” At the evening service at 8 o'clock he will speak on “The Inner Life a Revelation of the Heart,” the second in the series | on ‘he Sermon and the Mount. Sunday School classes meet at 10 | a.m. Howard Smith will lead the S. S.| C. E. at 6:30 pm. and the topic f discussion will be “Signs of the Times The Y. P. 8. C. E. will meet at 6:30 p.m. A church supper will be served Thurs- | day at 6 p.m., followed by the prayer meeting. DR. BRIGGS TO PREACH . Pastor to Extend Talks on Euro- pean Visit. Dr. John E. Briggs will give a s of Sunday evening preludes -to his ser: mons on “Galloping Through Europe.” Tomorrow night it will be “A Visit to }:\edUnlverslby and City of Oxford, Eng- He will preach tomorrow evening on “Back to Bethel.” BIBLE CLASS TO MEET. E. A. Grant of M. E. Temperance Board to Give Talk. A meeting of the Harrison Bible Class of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first street, will held tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clor in the auditorium of the church. Ernest A. Graut of the Board of Temperancc and Social Service of the M. E. Church His subject wii hristian Manhood.” J. H. Croson will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. The new pastor of the church, Dr. H A. Kester, will be present and be pre- sented to the class. All men are we com | | { | Next Week Try West End’s Superior Rough Dry You'll Be Glad Eight Cents a pound Handkerchiefs, One Cent Each Phone Main 2321 West End Laundry Lownderers ‘and Dy Cleamers 1723-25 Pennsylvania Ave-N-W- THE SWAN BOAT OFFERS THE Opportunity TO COMBINE | Pleasure and Charity ‘ You will enjoy the delightful ride on the placid waters of the Tidal Basin and at the same time you contribute to the Child Welfare Sc for whose benefit this safe and novel craft is operated. 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