Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1928, Page 58

List of Autumn Weddings Grows as Season Advances Mnny- Brilliant Nuptial Events. of Interest in Capital Society RCCOI’d O{ chk. ‘The marriage of Miss Frances Cath- erine Merryman, daughter of Mrs. Rob- ert Merton Merryman of Rustberg, Va., to Mr. William Lincoln Swan, son of the late Commodore and Mrs, William L. Swan of Oyster Bay, Long Island, and New York, took place yesterday in the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. H. H. McAllister of New Orleans, and Mr. Swan had as his best man Mr. Henry Lee Norris of New York. A wedding of unusual interest to ‘Washington ahd Montgomery County took place yesterday in St. Bartholo- mew's Church, Laytonsville, when Miss Sue Dorsey Waters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 2. MacCubbin Waters of Gaithersburg, became the bride of Lieut. John Madison Hoskins, U. S. N. of Pineville, Ky. The church had pretty decorations of Fall flowers and foliage and the ceremony, which took place at 11 o'clock, was performed by Rev. ®hillip Dales, Mrs, Samuel Riggs, r., piayed the wedding marches. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a traveling ensem- ble of tan with accessories to match and had a corsage bouquet of orchids and lilies of the valley. Miss Estelle H. Harris of Washington was her only attendent, and wore a blue crepe dress with hat to match and carried bronze-color chrysanthe- mums. Elizabeth Waters De Vries and Willlam Henry Stinson, 3d. young niece and nephew of the bride, were the flower girl and ring bearer. Lieut. Allen Nash of Pensacola, Fla., acted as best man. Following the ceremony there was a small reception for the immediate families, after which Lieut. Hoskins and his bride left for a wedding trip. Aft- er November 15 they will be at home st the Naval Air Station at Pensa- cola, Fla. A wedding which attracted attention in Washington took place Friday eve- ning in Martinsburg, W. Va. when Miss. Anna_Lee Pownall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Pownall of Martinsburg, became the bride of Mr. harles Wilmer Green of Norfolk, Va. he ceremony was performed in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. C. K. Ray officiating, and was followed by a reception at the Sienandoah. Mrs. Bernard E. Gray, a cousin of the bride, of Keyser, W. Va. was the matron of honor. The other attend- ents were Mrs. R. Lewls Bentz of Mar- tinsburg and Miss Elizabeth Fry of Washington. Preceding the bride was her small flower girl, Carolyn Sites, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Sites. The bride was given in by her father. Mr. Robert Mitchell Sflburz fl':: mehburg, Va., was best man, an }B'ur ushers were Mr. Allen Carter riffith, Clarksburg, W. ; Mr. Wil- glm P. Folger, Wi n; Mr. George M. Moore, Clarksburg, and Mr. Edgar M. Sites of Martinsburg. Prégeding the ceremony Mrs. E. E. Church played a program of organ music, and immediately preceding the sefvice Mr. Willlam Bowie of Penn State College sang Barnby's nuptial hymn, “O Perfect Love” and Sander- son's “Until.” The bride wore a gown of white transparent velvet, made with low waist line, from which fell a full, rip- pling skirt, short ih front and very long in the back. With it she wore a tulle veil with ‘a coronet of duchess lace held in place with orange blos- soms, and white moire silk slippers. Her _only jewelry was a rope of seed pearls with' pendant,- the" ‘gift of the bridegroom. ~She carried a shower bouquet, of bride and butterfly roses, with orchids and lilies of the Vlllefl. Mrs, Gray wore a model of yellow French velvet, lined with blue, made in nbuql;emd:tul.llklnlurmedor folds of velvet extending to the floor and finished in . A high col- She car- o match. They will stop at Fishkill and The | side transparent velvet gown. In front of the mantel, decked with Autumn leaves and ferns, Mr. and Mrs. Green, assisted by the bride's attend- nnuédrwfived. . i 52TV a group of younger girls, in- cluding Miss Mary Agnes Coffey of ‘Wasl n, Miss Mary of Buckeyestown, Md.;.Miss Louise Knode of Rippon, W. Va.. Miss Ann Beach Lemon, Miss Mary Bruce Eagle, Miss Winifred Kidwell, - Miss Marguerite Dennis, Miss Mary Gafl and Miss Helen Elizabeth Burns of Martinsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Green left later in the evening for a short trip North. They will return by way of ~Norfc va., where they will visit Mr. Green's father. Rev. Charles Henry Green, a retired minister of Methodist Episcopal Church, South. They wil be at home at the Algonquin, in Cumberland, Md., after November 1. Mrs. Green traveled in a chic costume of blue, wearing one-piece frock, blue broadcloth coat. trimmed in rose biege fox fur and blue hat. Mrs. Green is a member of Shenan-| doah Valley Chapter, N. 8. D. A. R., and of the Opequon Golf Club and the ‘Travel Club. She also has taken an active interest in the Woman'’s Club work in Martinsburg, being a charter member. After studying two years at Randolph- Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va., she entered business in Martins- burg with her father. Mr. Green is the son of Rev. C. H. Green and the late Lizzie Leigh Breazeal Green. Among the out-of-town guests were Miss Mary Wheat of Hot Springs, Va., cousin of the brides m; Mr. and Mrs. George M. Moore of Clarksburg, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Crawford of | Farmville, Va.; Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Balthis of Washington; Mr. and Mrs. H. Gardner of Chambersburg, Pa.: . and Mrs. B. E. Gray of Keyser, W. ; Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. L. .R. Voris and Miss Eleanor Balthis of Hagerstown, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Knode, Miss Elinor Osbourne, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Woist and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas West, jr.. of Pippon, W.| Va, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Clyde Roger, Harrisburg, Pa. The marriage of Miss Eleanor Eliza- beth Saunde daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Saunders of Ellerslie, Montgomery County, Md., to Mr. Edward Twiss Dunlap, son of Canon of the National Cathedral and Mrs. Edward Slater Dunlap, took place Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in St. John's Church on Lafayette Square, Canon Dunlap officiating. White chrysanthemums, Autumn leaves and tall were used in the church, and 25 the guests assembled a program of organ selections were given. The bride was escorted by her brother, Mr. John Bean Saunders, who gave her in e. Her wedding gown was lovely, fashioned of ivory ¢ridal satin and princess lace. The close-fitting bodice was made with a Queen Elizabeth collar and a cape of lace, and the skirt was long and bouf- fant, trimmed in lace and seed pearls. A court train of exquisite lace fell grace- Jully from the shoulders, and her tulle veil was arranged softly about her face with a bandeau of pearls and orange blossoms, and she carried a shower bou- quet of bride roses and lilies of the \‘ull(&a Miss Evelyn Wardlaw White was the maid of honor, wearing a dainty frock of blue chiffon taffeta. I§ gns fesh- aed with a filied basque, ® long full ‘marriage | iamily, officiated at the wedding. A buffet supper was | World, Listed in skirt with an uneven hem line and carried an arm bouquet of bronze- colored chrysanthemums. ‘The bridesmaids were Miss Mal Madeline King, Miss Mary Raube | Miss Lillian Young Gray and Miss Do othy Dunlap. sister of the bridegroom. | similarly to that of the maid of honor, | Miss King and Miss Rauber in maize- | color taffeta trimmed with blue taffeta. | and Miss Gray and Miss Dunlap in sun- set taffeta trimmed in blue. | hats were of bronze maline and gold lace, and they carried chryanthemums. Mr. Donald Iglehart was best man, and the ushers selected included Mr. Lawrence Knapp, Mr. Eldred Dickin- son, Mr. Donald Buckingham and Mr. John Ramsdell, cousin of the bride. Mrs. Louise H. Crook, sister of the bride, wore a gown of blue transparent velvet and ecru lace, and she carried a corsage bouquet of yellow roses. Mrs. Dunlap was in periwinkle blue lace and chiffon. A reception followed the ceremony in the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Crook, at 1325 Jefferson street, after which Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap left for a wedding trip, the bride wearing a dark blue en- semble with a small French blue hat. ‘They will make their home at 4415 Q street in Foxhall Village. Among the out-of-town guests here for the wedding are Miss Mabel A. Twiss of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Straat of Upper Montclair, |'N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Draper of Haddonfield, N. J.: Mrs. Marshall Johns' of Morristown, N.J.; Mrs. Charles Whit- | tier of Nutley, N. J., and Mr. and Mrs. | Harry Bean of Annapolis, Md. Schutt-Williams Wedding Wednesday. | A pretty wedding of the early Fall| took place Wednesday afternoon at Ellenwood, the country home of ,Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Wallis, uncle and aunt of the bridegroom, when Miss Gertrude Alice Willlams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Westwood Wil- liams, was married to Mr. Berkeley | Brooks Schutt, son of Mr. and Mrs. . Francis Granger Schutt of Cherrydale, Va. The Colonial house in its setting of old forest trees overlooking the city of ! Washington was decorated with Au- tumn leaves, grasses and dahlias, one corner of the large living room being | arranged as an improvised altar, ' banked with the same bright leaves and | flowers, and here the minister, Rev. Preston A. Cave of Martinsburg, W. Va., a lifelong friend of the byide’s rs. Linwood Cave “At Dawn- ing™ and “I. Love You Truly” preceding the ceremony and the Vled.tfingv March’ Russell Nalls on the piano. The bride wore a Paris gown of blue crepe with rhinestone ornaments and a close-fitting blue velvet hat to match and carried an arm bouquet of bride roses and maidenhair fern. Her maid of honor, Miss Grace Springmann, wore an Autumn brown satin crepe | gown and a small brown velvet hat of | a deeper shade, and carried on her arm a sheaf of pink roses. Mr. Frank Donaldson acted as best man and Mr. | Williams gave his daughter in marriage. | Only members of thé two families, a few close friends were present. Following the ceremony the bride and bridegroom received the small company and later a buffet supper was served, | the bride cutting the. large wedding| Cake. The table was decorated-with-a | mound of ferns and Autumm feaves ri | the center of which was a silver basket | ?r yeua:vl mhdx lwmte dahlias, tall yel- | low candles low holders stan i flf:t“d:h : ding at ter e afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Schutt left for a wedding trip by motor to New York and up the Hudson river, the bride wearing an Autumn brown crepe gown with a tan hat and coat to Kingston, N. Y., where Mr. Schutt's an- cestors, the early Dutch settlers, lived, and at N to visit his mother's family. The bride is descended on her father's side from Mr. Roger Willlams of Rhode Island, and on her materal from the Porrfu and Tylers of Yoned st the B Tiod Blasse Nacy air ni Sation at Ahacostia. i s The marrisge of Miss Emma. Koontz Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hess of 1350 East Capitol street, to Rev. Edgar Adgate Sexsmith, D. D., of Ches- tertown, Md., was solemnized Tuesday ;:&rn&on%fi the home of the bride's | rents. e ceremony was performed | lby Rev. E. C. Makosky, D. D., president | |of the Maryland Conference of the | Methodist Protestant Church, assisted by Rev. H. L. Schlincke, pastor of .the North Carolina Avenue Methodist Prot- estant Church of this city. The nup- tial music was placed by Mrs. Marion St. John Aldridge and Miss Sue V. Hess, sister of the bride, sang Cantor's “Oh Fair, Oh Sweet and Holy." The bride wore a gown of blue trans- parent velvet with hat and shoes to match and carried a shower bouquet of yellow roses and lilies of the vA?ley. Immediately after the ceremony Rev. and Mrs. Sexsmith left for a wedding trip, Mrs. Sexsmith wearing a brown and tan ensemble. After November 1 they will be at home at-Chestertown, | Md.. where Rev. Sexsmith has recently been appointed - to the pastorate of hrist Methodist Protestant Church. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Helene Augusta Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Willlam Lewis of 447 Irving street northwest, to Mr. Raymond Fulton Rich, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Rich. The wed- ding took place in the Central Presby- terian Church Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. After the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs, Rich will be at home at Cathedral Man- slons, 3000 Connecticut avente. A prettily arranged wedding took place Monday evening in All Saints' Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, when Miss Irene El Alma Wallace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Wallace of Drummond. became the bride of Mr. Wiifred Glover McLennan of Buffalo, The church had effectively arranged decorations of palms and white flowers and the ceremony, which took place at 8 o'clock, was performed by Rev. Henry Teller Cocke. The bride was given in marriage by her father, and wore a becoming gown of white satin made with a tight fitting walst and a bouffant skirt combined with tiers of deep lace. Her tulle veil was held by a pearl coronet and orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Her only ornament was & rope of pearls, a gift of the bridegroom. The matron of honor, Mrs. Kenneth Veath, had an effective costume of green satin combined with tulle and a large tulle hat and carried an arm bouquet of yellow roses. The brides- maids were Miss Adele Thode, Miss Brenta F. Wallace, a cousin of the bride, and Miss Mildred Manhall, who were gowned as the matron of honor, being in pink, -blue and orchid satin with the large tulle hats and carried pink roses. Mr. Russell McLennan of Buffalo acted as best man for his brother, and the ushers were Mr. Kenneth Veath, Mr. Gilfred Jamerson and Mr. Jean Horseman of Erfe, N. Y. Following the ceremony there was a small reception in the home of the bride’s parents for members of the bridal party and a few friends. The trimmed with sunset color taffeta. She | They wore frocks of taffeta, fashioned | Thelr | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. OCTOBER 14, DE R wduE: UNDERNSOD . Upper left: Miss Mary Shinn, daugh- ler of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shinn, whose aunt, Mrs. John Semple, will present her to society at a tea November 17. Miss Beatrice Ashmead Littiefield, debutante daughter of Capt. and Mrs. William L. Littlefield. Right: Miss Lucille Carel Walls of Detroit, who has been the guest of Col. and Mrs. Shepard L. Pike. Lower left: Miss Janet Elizabeth Mur- ray, who, with her parents, Gen. and Mrs. Peter Murray, will spend the Win- ter at 2219 California street. Righi: Miss Jeane Brooke Peeples, whose par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howell Peeples, will introduce her to society this season. WILL ADD INTERE i \"%. TH ey s nan & trimmed in velvet’ with' a gray coat and hat. Miss Atkins Bride of Mr. Carter, October 2. The marriage of Miss Kathleen Atkins, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. B. F. Atkins, to Mr. George Rex Carter, son of Mr.| and Mrs. G. P. Carter, took place Tues-| day, October 2, in the National Baptist Memortal Church, at 8 o'clock in the evening, Rev. G. G. Johnson, officiating. The church was decorated with pink| and white gladioli, and palms, and Mrs. Emily G. Dickinson, gave a program of organ music and Miss Helen Walten sang ‘“Because.” The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a gown of ivory satin fashioned along old-fashioned lines, with a fitted bodice, with a yoke of Duchess and rosepoint lace, and long sleeves. The skirt was long and full and a short train fell from the low | walstline. Her tulle veil was arranged | softly about her face with clusters of orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of roses and- lilies of tHe. valley. 4 Miss Grace Atkins, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, wearing a green taffeta frock with a long surplice bodice with a long bouffant skirt, and carrying an arm bouquet of pink roses and blue delphinium. The bride's other attend- ants were Miss Olaire Atkins, sister of the bride; Mrs. C. 8, Atkins, Miss Mc- Cuiston of Kernersville, N. C., and Miss Elizabeth Michael, and - they wore lavender taffeta gowns fashioned like that of the maid of honor and they car- ried arm bouquets of yellow roses. Mr. Craig® Atkins, brother of the bride, was best man, and the ushers were Mr. Ernest Stewart, Mr. George | Martin, Mr. Francis Brotherhood and Mr. Mervin Glover. Mrs. Atkins, mother of the bride, | wore a blue transparent velvet gown | with a shoulder bouquet of pink roses, and Mrs. Carter, mother of the bride- | groom, was in a black velvet.gown. | A reception followed in the Wardman | Park Hotel, after which Mr. and Mrs. | Carter left for a wedding trip in the| North, the bride wearing a costume of brown, with accessories to match. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. J. B. Snider of Winston-Salem, N. C.; Miss Nellle Lee Mahaley of Salisbury, N.'C, and Mr. Douglas Sergeant of Baltimore, Md. Both bride and bride- groom are graduates of George Wash- ington University. The bridegroom is a member of Phi Sigma Kappa Fra-| ternity. | A pretty wedding was held in the home of the bride Saturday, October | 6, at 4 o'clock, when Miss Suthanne, youngest daughter of Mr. Willlam B. Stone of 1213 Morris road southeast, was married to Mr. Hollis De W. Cham- plain of Mount View place southeast. | ‘The Eplscopal ceremony was per= formed by Rev. Mr. Wolsall of Laurel, | Md. Preceding the ceremony Mr. Elliott Button of New York sang “At Dawn- ing” and “I Love You Truly,” accom- panied by Miss Katherine Fowler, who also played selections on the piano duzing the service. \ The bridé made an attractive pic- ture gowned in a lace-trimmed beige velvet dress with hat to match and carried a shower bouquet of pink rose- buds and lillles of the valley. Mrs. Wilfred Champlain of Newport, R. I., couple were assisted in receiving by the bride's mother, who wore a gown of black lace over orchid and the bridegroom’s mother, who was in black and gold. The bride's going away cos- ' tume consisted of a blue crepe dress the bride's sister, was matron of honor. She was becomingly attired in brown velvet and carried yellow roses. Mr. Charles Cranford was the bride- groom’s best man. _ Aftes @ short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Champlain are at home at 1213 Morris road southeast. ‘The marriage of Miss Lillian Addi- lean Willoughby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James Waller Willoughby of Lew- iston, " Spotsylvania County, to Mr. Francis Granger Schutt, jr., of Cher- rydale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Schutt, took place Wednesday after- noon, October 3, in Good Hope Church in Lewiston, at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. J. C. Saunders, pastor of the church, officiating. The church was deco- rated with Autumn leaves and TFall flowers ‘in an artistic manner. The bride entered the church with her father, who gave her in mairiage. She wore a gown of modern blue satin and a close-fitting hat of the same color with rhinestone ornaments and carried an arm bouquet of bride's roses, Her sister, Miss Annie Alease Willoughby, was maid of honor and was attired in an Autumn brown satin dress with hat to match. She carried a shower bouqueét of pink roses. Mr. Russel R. Richardson was best man. Following the ceremony in the church a reception was held in the country home of the bride’s parents in Spotsyl- vania County, where a wedding sup- per was served. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Schutt left for a North- ern wedding trip. The bride wore a gray ensemble suit with hat and acces- sories to match. Columi':ian Women Plan Theater party as Benefit Among the box holders for the thea- ter benefit to be given by th® Colum- ian Women of the George Washington niversity Monday evening, October 29, at Poli's Theater are Mrs. Charles W. Richardson, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs, Abram Lisner, Mrs. Wililam C. Hill, Mrs. | Philip Sidney Smith and Mrs. Frederick E. Farrington the District of Columbia League of Women Voters has pledged itself (o sup- port the benefit and has taken boxes for | the performance. Doyle, * president former ~ president Women. A committee of young ladies, presi- dents of the various sororities of the university, has been organized to assist The committee includes Miss Hel Taylor, Miss Hazel Peterson, Miss Mar- garet Moreland, Miss Catherine Banner- man. Miss Eugenie Le Merle, Miss Vir- Mrs. Henry Grattan of .the league, is a of the Columbian Sunday Dinner i: 12:30 Until 7:30 ast Phila. Capon ast Long Istand Fried Spring. Chicken Baked 0id 'Va, Ham Choln Choice of Home Made Desserts and Ice Cream (I CoLumelA RoAD a 184St OPPOSITE AMBASSADOR The executive board of | ginia Blackistone, Miss Margaret Har- rison, Miss Bess McIntyre, Miss Ora Marshino, Miss Thelma Loehler, Miss Mary_Mattingly, Miss Sonia Diats and Miss Elizabeth De Kay. This committee met with Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley and | Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., Friday after- {noon to discuss pla | Miss Ethel Barrymore, in the first Washington performance of her new | play, “The Kingdom of God."” by Marti- |nez Sierra, famous Spanish playright, |will be the attraction offered at the | benefit performance. "De‘lta Sigma Frat Dance Was Held Friday, Oet. 5 The opening Fall subscription dance fo the Delta Sigma Fraternity was | given Friday evening, October 5, at the L’'Aiglon Salon. This dance, the first of | a series to be given this season, was | sponsored by Pi Epsilon Chapter. There | was a large attendance, said to sur- | pass any fraternity dances previously [held at the L'Afglon. Mr. Jack Rice, | president of the Pi Epsilon Chapter, is arranging another “Delt” dance, to be | gtven in the near future. 1928—PART 9 5. T TO THE YOUNGER SET OF SOCIETY THIS SEASON | | | {of the delegates to the Episcopal Con- | | | entertained last evening at dinner and | | | Women's City Club Group Announces Card Parties | Miss Ethel Badley, Mrs. Lyman B. | Swormatedt and Mrs. Laura A. Bradley | | will be hostesses at the card parties to | | be given by the membership committee of the Women's City Club Wednesday afternoon and evening in the clubhouse at 23, Jackson place. Assisting will be | Miss Myrtle Bunn, Mrs. Wymond Brad- | bury, Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, Mrs. Pat- rick Gallagher. 1 Mrs. George Eastment, with Mrs. | Gladys B. Middlemiss, Mrs. Frances | Willlams and Miss Margaret Vail, are | the committee on candy and will have | members of the junior group assisting, of which Miss Helen Wilbar is chair- man. Additional reservations have been made by Mrs. A. C. Case, Miss Elaine | Eppley, Miss Etta Austin, Miss Julia | Bannigan, Miss Miriam Birdseye, Miss Jencks, Miss Katherine Watkins, Mrs. | Bessie M. Backard, Mrs. Mary Murray, | Mrs. J. Edwin Reid, Mrs. H. E. Martin, | Miss Elizabeth Groves, Miss Kensett | Vail, Miss Bessie Howlette, Miss Wil-| helmina F. Rhodes, Miss Mary Atkins, | Miss Jessie Rollins and Mrs. William H. e e ————————————————————————————————t on I/xe occasion of I[w .@r[lmu'/v(/gv h'l"/l n}‘vfirox'l'alllou mu/ l/xan[ I/w many gon(/ n'r’s]w.! ox/mu/ool Z)y I/:ellr'/;fcncls aml/vah‘om HICKSON BUILDING 1215 C“onneclu‘cu! .@m., O (s 00 O(,tuln‘nglou, g C). Ruth. Y INC | cett, SOCIET X% Secretary Mellon Extends Courtesy to Lady Astor in Her Dinner Honor Listed for Tomorrow. Society Group Entertaining on Extensive SCI]C—*PCX’SOHHI NOYCS. The Secretary of the Treasury will entertain _at luncheon tomorrow in honor of Lady Astor, who Is the guest | of the Minister of Canada and Mrs. Massey. Mrs. George Sutherland, wife of Mr. Justice Sutherland, will entertain at luncheon October 23 in honor of Mrs. Edward E. Gann. Representative and Mrs. Richard Yates were guesis at the dinner given last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Hall in their home on Nineteenth street in honor of Miss Katharine Spellman of Beatrice, Nebr, who has arrived in Washington to spend the Winter with her uncle and atnt, As- soclate Justice and Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel. The other guests were Justice and Mrs.-Van Orsdel, Commissioner of Civil Service Willlam C. Denning, Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry, Miss Kath- arine Berry, Mr. Brennan, Mr. Paul Knightman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Smith and Mr. Moragne S. Hall. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Adolf von F. Pickhardt will give their first “at home" since their marriage, on June 2, in the Florentine room at the Wardman Park Hotel next Friday afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock.. Mrs. Carl Pickhardt of New York, Comdr. Pickhardt's mother, will assist in recelving, as will also Mrs. George Kahle, Mrs. Charles Murphy, jr, and Miss Cora Scovil, all of New York. Assisting at the tea table wiil be Mrs. G. L. Schuyler, Mrs. A. G. Robinson and Mrs L. C. Williams. Following their marriage Comdr. and Mrs. Pickhard. went for an extended motor trip through the East, and since their return Mrs. Pickhardt has made 21 ml:mber of trips to Chicago and New ork. Bishop and Mr. James E. Freeman were the guests in whose honor Mrs. Thomas Ewing entertained at luncheon in the palm room at the Willard yes- | terday. Bishop and Mrs. Idins Feted at Dinner Last Night. Bishop and Mrs. B. F. P. Idins were the guests of Mrs. Robert Burkham of St. Louls at dinner last evening in the presidential dining room of the May- flower. Mrs. Burkham and her daugh- ter, Miss Margaret Burkham, and Mrs. H. A. Davis are staying at the May- flower during the Episcopal Congress. | Canon and Mrs. Killian A. Stimpson of Florence, Italy, who are also in Washington attending the congress, were also among Mrs. Burkham’s guests. Rev. G. F. Mosher of Manila enter- tained at a dinner party in the palm room at the Willard last evening. Rev. Mr. Mosher is at the Willard Hotel for the duration of the Episcopal church .| convention. Mrs. Edgar Markham entertained at a bridge luncheon yesterday afternoon at the Columbia Country Club in honor of her house guest, Mrs. Frank Fau- who is visiting her from New Haven, Conn. Judge and Mrs. William J. Holt of Kansas City. Mo.. who have just re- turned from a trip abroad and are staying at the Mayflower duting the sessions of the Episcopal Congress, were hosts at dinner Friday in the presi- dential dining room, having as their guests Mrs. Anna M. Baumann and her daughter, Miss Clara Baumann of Germantown, and Judge Holt's sister, Miss Dora E. Holt, of Washington. Mr. H. W. Brown, Jr. of St. Alben's Cathedral entertained a large number vention at dinner at the Carlton last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rutland Duckett Beard bridge in_honor of Mrs. Dooling, wife of Maj. Henry S. Dooling, chief of staff at the Gorgas Hospital, in the Canal Zone. Mr. and Mrs. Norman WASHINGTONS FINES Monday | of New York were hosts at dinner las* { evening at the Mayflower, when their | guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur | L. Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Jwmes M | Spear, Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth Brooke |and Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Freeman. | Mr. and Mrs. Webster formerly made | their home in Washington at the time the former was connected with the United States Reclamation Service They are staying at the Mayflower, Mr. and Mrs. Smithson Celebrate Wedding Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. George Forrest Smith- son entertained 40 guests at a dancing Pll‘ly in their home on Thirtieth place ast evening in honor of their twelfth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Adelaide Mundt of New York, who is spending the week end in Wash- ington at the Mayflower, entertained at dinner last evening in the presidential dining room, when her guests included Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Regan of Brook- lyn and their sons, Mr. Dennis Regan. jr, and Mr. William Regan, and Mr and Mrs. F. W. Corwin and Mrs. Helen E. Baker of Washington. Mr. Dennis Regan, jr., is at Georgetown College. Mr. Guy Herring entertained a small party at the Club Chantecler last night. A miscellaneous shower was given by Miss Helen Ryan in her residence, at 805 L street northwest, Wednesday eve- ning in honor of Miss Mary Margaret Trant of 2810 Cathedral avenue north- | west, who is to be married this month |to Mr. Nicholas E. Donoghue of this | city. . Among those present were Mrs. T. G. Ryan, Miss Margaret Kelly, Miss Una Carney, Miss May Hudson, Miss Theresa Trant, Miss Helen Trant, Miss Mary McLaren, Miss Peggy Byrnes, Miss Mary Ryan, Miss Anna McGuire, Miss | Margaret Ryan. Miss Noni Kolipinski. Miss Margaret Mary Carney, Miss Nora Trant, Miss Margaret Qualey, Miss Nora Walshe, Miss Anna Walshe, Miss Cath- erine Brennan, Miss Rose McCormick. Miss Helen Genole, Miss Bobbie Crit- tenden, Miss Mary MecCarthy, Miss Margaret Griffin,” Miss Catherine Guasp, Miss Helen Miller, Miss Mar- garet McCarthy and Miss Thelma Miller. ? Mrs. Charles A. Paxon entertained at luncheon and bridge at the Grace | Dodge Hotel Tuesday afternoon. There ‘were two tables for cards. Mrs. John Lester Barr entertained | the members of the Capt. Molly Pitcher | Chapter, D. A. R. Monday afternoon in_her home in Chevy Chase. A tea followed the regular business meeting at which several new members were present. Teath Consassial Bell Listed by D.A.R. Chapter Mrs. William Dougal Leetch, regen? | of the Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, | D. A. R., is making plans for the tenth | Continental ball and card party, to be | given November 19. The event prom- ises to be one of the most popular of the season. The chairman of the ball, Mrs. Mal- ette Spengler, has her committee or- ganized, and the following ladies are | assisting her: Mrs. Walter Dosh, chair- {man; Mrs. Jasper M.*Beall, vice chair- |man of the patroness committee: Miss Ramona Newman, . and Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, vice chairman of |the young ladies’ committee: Miss | Roberta Galloway, chairman, and Miss Ruth Claremont, vice chairman of the young men's committee; Miss Hester Ann LeFevre, chairman, and Miss Eliz- abeth Dunlop, vice chairman of the debutante committee; Mrs. F. H. Bush- ing, chairman of the card party, and Mrs. John F. Wolfe, chairman of pub- Webster licity. T MENS WEAR STORE Special price concessions on a charming group of tion for the discriminating women of Washington, we have made an unusual pur- chase of coats of imported 'Weed e Chic !tyle‘—ffl va sans dire—in plain or ombre tweeds, featuring fashion's most recent decree in the new shades. All models are warmly lined and interlined, as well as possesaing lux~ uriously large collars of rac- coon, beaver, Jap fox or blue wolf Women's and Misses' Sizes. o_/v{[ze opening new A Very Special Showing of Paulina i Sports Dresses $99.75 & $39.75 For the field of sport...smart tweeds and wool crepes that avow their owner's taste—jerseys, so nece for Fall days—and the silks. THE WOMEN'S SHOP OF Raleigh Haberdasher 1310 F Street “INC.