Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1929, Page 48

SOCIETY," 1929—-PART 3. Reckville News Notes - Outline Activities In tb. ‘Sacia] Cirol- Weddings ef Interest Listed in Week's Chronicles. Evenl‘ 0{ Impof(ln” in ROCKVILLE, Md., April 6.—Of more than ordinary interest to Maryland and Washington was the marriage Tuesday of Mrs. Agnes Anderson, formerly of Mount Airy, Md., and Maj. Geoige Mackubin Thomas of Rockviile, which took place at the home of the bride's son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Robinette B. Hayes, in Hillsboro, N. C. The ceremony was performed by the rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Hillsboro. assisted by the Right Rn\'.t Joseph B. Chesire, Bishop of Narth | Carolina, a connection by marriage of | the bridegroom. Immediately afterward | Maj. and Mrs. Thomas departed for a | short stay in the South. They will make | their home in Rockville. 1 Maj. Thomas, who is a native and | former long-time resident of Southern Maryland, was for 24 years principal of | Charlotte Hall Military Academy and | was later principal of the Rockville Academy for several years. For a num- | ber of years he has been in the Gov- | ernment service at Washington. Announcement is made of the mar- riage last wesk of Miss Emily Byion Williams, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. ‘Williams of Pooles- ville, and. Mr. Thomas C. Oxley. also of the Poolesville neighborhood. The cere- | mony was performed in Washington. Waman's Club Members Guests of Mrs. Leizear. Mrs. Frank D. Leizear entertained the Roekville Woman's Ciub at the Mont- | gomery Country Club, Rockvilie, Thurs- | day aiternoon. Maj. H. M. Horton of the Oongressional Airport gave an in- teresting talk on aviation and a pro- | gram of music and other features was rendered. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Belle Mason and her sister, Iucy Simpson, returned to Rockviile | Wednesday after spending the greater part of the Winter visiting Mrs. Mason's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johnson, in Berkley, Va. and other relatives in various parts of the State. Mrs. John L. Brunett was hostess at a bridge-luncheon in her home at | Rockville Tuesday afternoon, her guests | being members of the Tuesday After- noon Bridge Club and a few other friends. Mrs. Howard Larcombe and | Mrs. Julian W. Whiting were awarded | the prizes. Master Owings England of Rockville was the Easter holiday guest of his aunt, Miss Mattie England, in Richmond, Va. A dance in St. Mary's Parish Hall at Aspen Thursday night was attended by | & large number of young people from different parts of the county, and proved to be an enjoyable function. | Miss Edna Hull, Donald Bowie, jr., and Thomas Carroll, jr., headed the several cammittees. A Laurel orchestra fur- mished the music and during the eve- ning refreshments were served. The affair was under auspices of the Young People’s Saciety of St. Mary's Episco- pal Church, Aspen. After a stay of several weeks in | Florida, Mr. Andrew Baker has re- turned to his home at Germantown. Mrs. F. Sprigg Hays and children, Elizabeth and F. Sprige, jr. are at their home in Barnesville after visit- | ing Mrs. Hays' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benton G. Ray, at Happy Creek, Va.| Mr. and Mrs. Lynn M. Campbell, who | spent the Winter in Florida, have re- turned to their home near Norbeck | After spending the Winter in Bal- | timore, Miss Gertrude Darby is back in her home near Woodfield. | Young People’s Society Planning to Stage Play. | Members of the Young People’s So- | ciety of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, | Aspen, are repearsing for presentation in St. Mary's Hall next month of the play. “Go Slow, Mary.” The cast in- | cludes Mrs. Richard C. Birney, Miss | Miriam Hedges, Miss Blanche Jones, | Miss Dorothy Martin, Mr. Howard | Bowle, Mr. Thomas Carroll, jr.; Mr.| Harry Hedges, Mr. Prescott Fisher, Mr. | Lawrence Rabbitt and Mr. George | Smith. | Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Iddings of | Brighton have returned from Long Island, N. Y., where they visited for the | greater part of the Winter. | Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gammert and | their two sons of Frostburg, Md., were | the last week end guests of Mr. Harry | G. Poss and daughter, Miss Nellie Poss, | in_Rockville. Miss Margaret Dawson entertained at | three tables of bridge at her home in | Rockville Monday evening. | Dr. and Mrs. Bates Etchison returned | to their home in Gaithersburg a few days ago after a short stay at Atlantic | City. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Royer of West- | minster, Md., were the recent guests of Mr. Royer's brother and sister-in-law, ‘h’a“x; and Mrs. Ezra L. Royer, in Rock- e. Tnvitations Issued For Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Weaver of Rockville have ilasued invitations to a | and son, Georgia and Hayden English | headquarters and remain through the B — - celebration of their twenty-ffth wed- ding n::mwurx ab their home Friday evening. Under auspices of the Rector's “‘l Society of St. John's Pieenool £ Lom, Iewme 7 g gelielit! wance was held in | vhe Wirouksaue Memonat Hall ‘Fhurs- | day evening, many young people and ' others from varipus parts ot the coun- ¥ attending. these who helped | to make the affair a success were Mrs. Thomas Ladson, Mrs. L. C. Probert, | | Mye, James 1. Oashell, Mys. Poster Hett, | Mys. Bmead Alvord, jr., and Mrs. Eu-' | gene Harris. | The Epwarih League of Epworth | Methodisc Church, Gaithersburg, enter- | tained llxl social nléh&fhul{f“h Thur‘s-r | Gay evening. Mrs. Eihel Mills was in} charge. Proceding the social & business session of the league was conducted by the president, Merion Duvall. . { Mr. and Mra. Guy Gockson of Union-| town, Md., stopped off on their honey-, moon trip for a short visit with Mr. | Eera L. %o,vor uncle of Mr. ©€eokson, and Mrs. Royer in*Rockville, | | { 3 i | | | Record of lmportant Events in Capital's Society Schcdulci __(Continued From First Page) the Wardman Park Hotel after pass- ing a short time at Atlantic City. Capt: B. A, Reigner, aide to the Sec- | relary of State, Mr. Henry L. Stimson, is at the Wardman Park Hotel. . e | Former _Representative and Mrs. | James B. Woods of Roanoke, Va., and | their children will sail from Montreal | in June to pass two and & half months | /in Europe. Miss Catherine Woods will graduate from Randolph Macon in Vir- ginia June 4, Miss Elizabeth Woods | will graduate from Vassar June 11 and ' | Mr. James B. Woods, jr., will graduate June 4 from the Episcopal High School | at Alexandria, Va. i Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, former Am-l bassador to Cuba, has returned to| Washington from a trip to New York | and will be a guest at the Mayflower, for several wecks before returning to' Chicago. Mrs. Willoughbs Walling Entertaining Visitors. H Mrs. Willoughby Walling of Chicago, who i3 passing part of the Spring sea- son in Washinglon at the Mayflower, | has been joined for the week end by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William English Walling of Green- wich, Conn., and their young daughter Walling. Their older daughters, Miss Rosamond English Walling and Miss Anna Walling, spent Faster in Wash- ington with their grandmother. Mrs. Willoughby G. Walling and her son, Mr. Cheves Walling of Hubbard Woods, 11, were also Mrs. Walling’s guests last week at the Mayflower. Mr. Wil- liam English Walling and his wife Anna Strunskvy Walling, ave both well known in the literary world. Mr. and Mis. Robert Marshall of; Cheverly are spending the week end in | New York City. Mrs. Julius Young Talmadge of Athens. Ga., wha is a candidate for the office of president general of the N. S.| D. A. R., has returned to her suite at the Willard, where she will open her Mrs. Guy Lavendar of Savan- nah, Ga. accompanied Mrs. Talmadge | and will attend many of the functions arranged in her hon congress. Mrs. John C. Shaw of Detroit is spending the week in Washington at | the Mayflower with her daughters, Miss Katherine Shaw, a student at Fairmont Seminary, and her younger daughter, Betty Shaw. Mrs. Shaw and her daughters arrived in Washington late Friday from Miami, Miss Katherine Shaw having gone there for her Easter vacation. Mrs. William E. Elliott and her! daughter, Mrs. Moncure B. Berg, lndi her son, Mr. Winton Elliott, have re-, turned from a siay of a month in Havana, Miami and St. Augustine. i Dr. and Mrs. Jose Agustin Martinez | of Havana, Ouba, are passing several | days in Washington at the Mayflower | with their daughter, Miss Elise Mar-| tinez, a student at Georgetown Convent. Miss’ Martinez spent her Spring vaca- | tion in New York with her parents. | Mrs. F. M. Spencer is at the Grace ! Dodg‘e Hotel for an indefinite stay in | ‘Washington after spending the Win-; ter at Nassau in the Bahamas. Mrs. James C. Pilling has returned to Washington after spending six | months abroad and is at her home on California street. Mrs. Frank M, Eldridge In City en Brief Visit. Mrs. Prank H. Eldridge of New York | City, widow of Comdr. Eldridge, is mak- ing a short visit in Washington and 1s | a guest at the Mayflower, where she will entertain at dinner this evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dusel, who are staying at the Grace Dodge Hotel, have been joined there by Miss Ethel D. Van Stone, who has come to Washington after en exlended stay at Si. Peters- burg, Fia. Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Lincoln have | i | tending the meeting of the Alpha Theta | | and Mrs. Thompson. | VIRGINIA GIRL ENGAGED et MISS DOROTHY LYELL LAMBERT, Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde M. Lambert of WaynesSoro, Va., announce her engagement to Mr. Willlam H. Mondell, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank . Mondell of this city. The wedding' will take place this Spring. ~—Harris-Ewing Photo. Chapter, U. D. C., stely Sponsars Card Party Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Grenshavw, ir., of Thirty-third street, are entertaining for | The Dixie Chapter of the Uniied their daughter, Miss Mary Suzanne | Daughters of the Canfederacy will hold Grenshaw, Miss Virginia Oampbell of its annual card party for the benefit of Richmond, who is in Washington at-|{he equcational fund at the Hotel May- Phi Sorority. Miss Grenshaw and Miss flower April 26. Campbell attended the large dance | A list of the patronesses for the party tcll‘vexéal:}rt the sorority last evening at | includes M#s. John T. Marchand, Mrs. o R | Galliard 8. Regers, Mrs. John de Wolf { Northrop, Miss Emily Jarvis, Mrs. Ar- Atlantic_ City, { i ) e fmncd'ly % | thur Williams, Mrs. Meglone, Miss Sarah | Howdershell, Mrs. Edward Jones, Mrs, Dr. and Mrs. P. Y. Donn, accom- | ol i panigd by thelr two children, Prederick | R+ W. McNell, Mrs. Bdwin Thiele, Mrs. Y., ir., and Maryan, returned yesterday | Froman, Mrs. J. Herman Kelley, Mrs. from their Easter holidays in Bermuda. John Hird, Mrs. Wister Balderston, Mrs. On their return trip they spent several George K. Denmark, Mrs. Robert L. days with friends in New York City. | Ettenger, Mrs. J §. Tomlinson and Mrs. e Ralph W. Howell. as their house guests for the week, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam H. Hardifer of Pas- saie, N. J. | Y Dixie | | | where she spent the Mr. Mark Harris will come from New | - York today and will join his fiancee, Miss Polly Anne Calver and her mother, Mrs, William B. Colver, at the Ward- man Park Hotel for a few days. | Announces Card Party Mrs. C. Spicer has given up her | The annual Spring card party and apartment on Wisconsin avenue and | dance of the Brookland Chapter of the will spend some time with her son and | Order of Eastern Star will be held in the Willard suite of the New Willard Eastern Star Chapter his family before going to New York. Mr. and Mrs. George Beckwith of Pittsfield, Mass., are at the Grace Dodge | Hotel, having motored to Washington | ding the Winter in the South. | at 8:30 o'clock. been completed, which, it is anticinated, alter spen . ';‘;"r‘ed this an cutsianding povent ckwith Wi v for their < e led by the %"J.‘..l’."b’i,“."&r‘i.“‘n’eif}!édfi“ Wil ‘remain | Yorhy erand watran of the District of until after the D. A. R. Congress. | Holum Mrs. Pearl Watt Gibb, and hy grand patron, Mr. John Mrs. Kate Speaks Penney of Birming- Proctor. ham. Ala. who has spent the last two weeks in New York City, has re- turned to the Wilard where she will remain through the coming week, to attend the annual meeting of the | League of American Pen Women and the | authors’ breafkast. Mrs. Penney’s hus- | band and her son and daughter will join her, and the family will motor home, stopping at all of the patriotic shrines and historic old estates en route. s S | Just Sew Circle Members Entertained by Mrs. Witt | Mys. Carl C. Witt entertained the | Just Sew Circle of Florence Crittenton | Home at luncheon and bridge Thursday. | Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Gordon | the wi Clagett We Specialize in Fitting N The table was attractive with a| pretty center piece and tall candles in | holders to match. A short business meeting was held previous to the | luncheon. | Mrs. James A. Councilor, president, | presided. Seventeen members were resent and three invited guests. Mrs. | g. N. Parker, Mrs. Robert A. Lacey and Mrs. Edgar Seckner, all of Wash- | ington. Prizes were won by Mrs. Robert | Lacey and Mrs. Fred Sells. Nurses’ White Kid and Clcth Oxfords Nearly 175 blast furnaces | &S are in op- | eration in France, t TWELFTH-~F 8TS. “Elegance Without Extravagance” Wonday New Spring COATS for those who waited Hll ~ now to buy a Spring coat 323 Exquisite fur-trimmed coats. ..of silk...or smart woolens. .. Furless styles...smart for practical or en- semble wear. . ,and the most distinctive of sports modes ...EVERY ONE correctly tailored...beautifully fin- ished...and so extraordinary...that you will select enthusiastically! Here you will find every important Paris style... exact copies of Patou's and Le Long's flared types. Martial et Armand's moulded silhouette, etc. Collars of American broadtail...mole...squirrel.,.monkey. Berberich’s—Third Floor. Short, Small or Large Feet in FIT SNUG AT THE HEEL! Custom-Made Stylish Stouts— Complete Line of High Shoes Officers at Qulnt;eo Entertain at Dance Friday at Clubhouse Sacial Functions Precede the Ball — Parties Given in Honor of Birth Anniversa- | ries——Personal Notes. i QUANTICO, Va. April 6.—Friday evening there was a dance at the! | Officers’ Olub for the officers of the! | post, their families and guests. Col. and Mrs. Eli T. Fryer entertained |2 party of 12 at dinner prior to the | dance Friday night. | Capt. and Mrs. Harold 8, Fassett| | enterteined at supper for 16 guesty Friday night, later going to the dance | Tuesday evening Capt. and Mrs. | W. H. Harrison and Lieut. and Mrs, E. 8. Shaw entertained with 18 tables | of bridge at the Officers’ Ciub. M. | and Mrs. Brannon of Washington weve | the guests of Capt. and Mrs. Harrisan | for the party. i | Mrs. Heiner, wife of Capt. Robert G. Heiner, Medical Corps, U. 8. N., enter- | tained with several tables of bridge and at luncheon Friday afternoon for her | house guest, Miss Helen Heiner of Butler, Pa. Miss Hodgson, chief nurse at the Navy Hospital at the post, was hostess Wednesday night at a bridge dinner, when she entertained with several tables. Charming Parties Given in Honor of Birthdays. On Saturday, March 30, Mrs. Mon- | tague, wife of Capt. Robert M. Mon- | tague, entertained about 16 of the post and town children at a birthday party | for her daughter Marion. Favors and | refreshments were carried out in Easter | :deas of baskets, eggs, rabbits and an ! egg_hunt. apt. and Mrs. T. E. Watson enter- | talned about 20 guests at a costume children’s party Monday night cele- | brating the birthday of Mrs. Watson. Monday afternoon little Don Kendall. i son of Oapt. and Mrs. D. J. Kendal entertained about a dozen of his boy | friends at an Easter egg roll at the | home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pike, at their estate near Wide- | water, Va. | The ba | | se ball season has brought | much excitement to the post the past week., Among the guest teams playing | here were Vermont University, contest- ing with the Marine team Monday af- | ternoon and again Tuesday afternoon. | The Vermont were the guests of i the post at the Officers’ Club during | | their stay and were taken on a sight- | seeing trip to points of interest in the | vicinity. Thursday afternoon the M |rines played the Carnell Universit | team. The members of this squad &k were the guests of the post while here. | House Guests in Homes For Easter Season. Mrs. Joseph Pfeiffer and daughter e i 1 ¢ Greenway Inn Opposite Cathedral Mansions N Sunday | Special E Dinner |uier,ame Roast Turkey | Brofled Steak t Lk o2 ke Bl LY | Hotel, Thursday evening, commencing | Arrangements have | Hot Bread Daily . Col. 10118, Ann Taber the Wide, Narrow, Long $7.50 to $11.00 439-72St NW. Just Below E Norwood, Pa., after spending the Easter holiday at the post with Mrs, Lewis’ daughter and son-in-law, Lieut. and Mrs. Albert A, L. Art, C, E. O, U. B. N. Capt. J. E. Betts spent Saturday of last week at the post as the guest of O B,V Tt . L W. P. ur spent the Easter holidays in Rlchyx:wnd, Va., with his mother, Mrs. John Upshur. Among new arrivals at the post to| take guarters are Capt. and Mrs. L. 8. | fwindler and Licut. and Mrs. J. W. | Plett. 'Mlle. Reine Claudel Aids Benefit for War Orphans Mile. Reine Claudel, daughter of the Ambassador of France and Mme. Clau- del, will play the role of La Muse in| Alfred de Musset’s one-act play, “La | Nuit d’Aout,” which will be given Mon- day evening, April 22, for the benefit of the fresh air fund for French war or- | phans. The entertainment will be a | “French Artistic Evening” and will be | given in Pierce Hall at Harvard and | Sixteenth streets at 9 o'clock. ‘ The counselor of the Netherlands le- |- Envoy MacWhite Guest Of Democratic Women ‘The Minister of the Irish Free State, Michael MacWhite will be the guest of honor at the weekly forum luncheon of the Woman’s National Democratic Club tomorrow. The Minister will speak after luncheon on “Economic Develop- ment in Ireland.” £i8 CHICKEN DINNER TODAY One to Four P. M. MIS3 MARY ELSIE DRENNAN, Whose engagement to Mr. Wilbur Gass has been announced by her parents,| Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Drennan of Green- | wood, 8. C., the nliLl to take ce in the near future. —Brooks P Jean of New York City were at the post this week visiting Mrs. Webster, wife of Lieut. F. H. Webster, Medicai | Corps, United States Navy, who is at the Family Hospital. Lieut. E. A. J. Poehlmann, United | States Navy, and Mrs. Poehlmann had | 2s their guests over the Easter holiday | Miss Minnje and Miss Dorothy Poehl- | mann of Erie, Pa. Lieut. Comdr. E. L. McDermott, Medi- cal Corps, U. 8. and Mrs. McDermott have as their house guests Mrs. McDer- mott's mother and brother, Mrs. John Kane and Dr. and Mrs. Frank A. Kane, all of Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Robert Lewis and her daughter Margaret left Monday for their home in E invite you to ins'pect the un- usually comprehensive Capitol Fur Shop col. lection of SCARFS. Fox Marten Sable elc. — dree TeeRes . FuRrroR ovr 734 oy ovzeinveam 1208 G 1. P The Of course th 75 cts. 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