Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1929, Page 40

G Visitors Entertait;ed. . Luncheons Scheduled. Charming Society Events Noted in Chevy Chase Sec- tion—Residents on Pleas- ure Tours —Special Sketches. Miss Ruth Gassney of Atlanta, Ga 1s the house guest of Miss Sue Yancey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Yancey of McKinley street Mrs. Charles Clark of St. Alban' Apartments _entertained at luncheon and bridge Thursday at the Kenwood Country Club Mrs. J. R. Little of Cathedral avenue is spending a week at the Marlborough- lenheim at Atlantic City, N. J Mr. Mrs, James F. Laubach of Pa. are guests of their nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Swop: of Huntington street The mother and daughter banquet was held Wednesday, May 22, at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. The p s were Mrs. Irving C. Ketcham and Mrs. Willlam S. Garland. | Birthday of Twins Duly Celebrated. Mrs. Edward M. Reidy entertained Monday in honor of the fourth birth- day versary of her twin daughters, Betty and Jean, in her home on Broad | Branch road Mr. and Mrs. S. Brashear Avis, ir., of | Charieston, W. Va. were the hous: | guests of Mrs. Avis' parents, Mr. and | Mrs. J. W. Latimer of Newlands street Mrs. J. W. Latimer is spending a week in Essex-Fels, Pa., as the guest of Mrs. Warrener. Mr. John Imirie returned to his home on West Bradley lane Monday, after spending six weeks in Europe. Mr. Harold DeVeau, a student at the University of Pennsylvania. spent the | week end with his parents, Mr. and | Mrs. Joseph H. DeVeau of Brookville road Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth Brooke of | ‘mond street left Monday for a tour | of six weeks through North Carolina | and Georgia Mrs. A. E_Corning entertained the apron committee of the Y. W. C. A. at Juncheon Tuesday in her home on Cum- mins lane. Mrs. Ida C. Allison entertained the Ladies of the Presbyterian Home at | lunch Thursday in the home of her | daughter, Mrs. Harold E. Doyle of Huntington street. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Dutton left today for Los Angeles, Calif., to be gone sevemal weeks. Dr. Dutton is a delegate to the Imperial Council of the Shrine, Mrs. William S. Corby entertained the | Cultus Club at luncheon Tuesday in her home on Chevy Chase circle. The Misses Clara and Luella Stauf. fer have returned to Altoona, Pa., after having been the guests last week of Mr. | and Mrs. Milton E. Lowry of McKinley | street. Parties Given in Honor Of Prospective Brides. Mrs. George Fraser entertained at a surprise miscellanecus shower Friday evening in her home on McKinley street, in honor of Miss Ruth Pearce and Mr. Kenneth B. Forbes, whose marriage will take place the latter part of June. The guests were the members of the B. Y. P. U. Club of the Chevy Chase Baptist Church. A color scheme of pink and white was carried out in the house and table decorations. Two large white wedding bells also were used as part of the novel decorations, one being filled with rose petals to shower the prospective bride and bride- groom, and to the other bell were at= tached pink ribbons which led to the many beautiful gifts hidden in various parts of the house. Mrs, James Parker Nolan entertained at a bridge tea Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Mary Frederica Dev- ereux, whose marriage to Midshipman Raymond Fowler Crist, jr, will take place June 29. Representative and Mrs. Charles Swanson of Iowa are occupying the residence at 3824 Legation street. Miss Helen Dougherty of Cambridge, ‘Mass., is the house guest of her broth- er and sister-in-law, Commissioner and Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, on Jenifer | street. SOCIETY. BRIDE OF YESTERDA l 91 MRS. ALBERT Before her marriage at noon vesterday Miss Alice Morchead Jacksen, daughter Washington and West Virginia. THE STNDAY WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 26, “ 1929— PART 3. | | | | | | | i | | | | | BENJAMIN. | to Ensign Benjamin, U. S. N., she was of Mrs. Stephen Goodloe Jackson of | —Harris-Ewing Photo. Mass., entertained at luncheon Th\n‘s-‘ day at Wardman Park Hotel in honor of her sister, Mrs, Richard Fay Jack- | son of Oxford street. | Members of the Chevy Chase, Md., | Garden Club motored Wednesday to | Fredericksburg, Va., to visit the Chat- | ham_gardens | Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jones of | Gramercy street and Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Doyle of Huntington street | are spending the week end at their Summer home at Overall, Va. Mrs. Flavelle E. Koss of Harrison street was hostess at luncheon and bridge Tuesday at the Manor Club, Norbeck, Md. Music Club Unit Honors Departing Members. | ‘The music section of the Chevy Chase Woman’s Club_entertained at a fare- | well party on Friday, May 17, in honor | of Mrs. J. P. Ault, who is moving to California, and Mrs. H. W. Gillett, who | is leaving for her new home in Co- | lumbus, Ohio. Mrs. Francis D. Merchant has leased the home of Comdr. H. C. Train, 15 Grafton street. Mrs. Merchant will | be joined by her mother, Mrs. Alexan- | der B. Shepherd. Mrs, John Parker of East Marion, |Mass.; Mrs. Edith ; McLaughlin of | Brockton, Mass, and Miss Doris| McLaughlin of Philadelphia, were recent guests of their aunt, Mrs. Clara A.| Sasser, on Hesketh straet. Mr. Clarence Hall is entertaining a stag party on his yacht, the Kestral, cruising” through the Virginia Capes. Mrs. Estelle Walker of New York City, | is the house guest of her nephew and | niece, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hall of | Meadow lane. Mrs. Willlam A. Mills of Primrose | street, accompanied by Mrs. Marshall | Leighton, are spending several weeks at | the Marlborough-Blenheim at Atlantic | Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gott entertained at a bridge supper Saturday, May 18, in_their home, on Quesada street. Mrs, Carolyn B. Reed of Boston, -— City, N. J. Mrs. Lee Combs entertained at! luncheon and bridge yesterday after- | noon in her home on Kanawha street. ! Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Farrington | APROPOS Shantung silk . .. Fashion" entertained at a garden party Friday | in their home, the Chevy Chase school Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McComas were hosts at dinner-bridge Saturday eve- ning, May 18, in their home on Jocelyn street. “Evening Club” Members Guests at Dinner-Bridge. Dr. and Mrs. James Moser of Jenifer | strect entertained the Evening Club at | dinner-bridge Thursday evening at the | Washington Country Club. Mrs. Truman Abbe entertained the ‘Woman's Alliance of All Souls' Church at tea Friday, May 17, in her home on Huntington street. Miss Jean Elizabeth Prentiss, who is a student at the Frank Parsons School | of Fine and Applied Arts of New York | City, will return this week, to spend her | Summer vacation with her parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Albert N. Prentiss, in | their home on Connecticut avenue. | Mrs. Winslow Lewis of Broad Branch | road is spending several weeks in Beverly Hills, Calif. Mrs. Lewis will return | home by the way of the Canadian Rockies and Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. James Hoyle of Hunt- ington street, left Tuesday for Los Angeles, Calif., where Mr. Hoyle will e a delegate to the Imperial Council of | the Shrine. Miss Katherine Martin, daughter of Mrs. J. T. Martin of Grafton street, is visiting Mrs. Thomas Murrell of New Haven, and Mr. and Mrs, P, Martin of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Leon M. Betts, assister by Mrs. Clifford Evans, entertained section 3 of Permanent Wave |'oi | Mrs. Clinton Ballenger and the late Mr. STAR, ANDRIA SOCIETY]| |bride’s parents, 102 Rucker place. ALEXAR Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Connor of Dill- wyn, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marguerite, to Mr. Miss Betty Angelo of Washington | Harold F. Wingfleld of Sharon, Pa. Miss was the week end guest of her grand- | Connor has made her home in Alex- mother, Mrs. M. P. Butler. | andria for the past four years and has | Miss Matilda Woods of Indian Head. | been engeged in educational work. The Md., was the guest last week of M. | wedding will occur at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. R. H. Campbell. | and Mrs. Connor in Dillfyn shortly after | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bledsoe have the close of the present school year. arrived from Fredericksburg and | Mr. Willlam Qary, wha has been make their home temporarily with th “spcnding several weeks with relatives Iatter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. B.|in Alexandria. departed Wednesday for Curtis. his home in Hinton, W. Va. Mr. Gary, Mrs. Sophie Sontag of New York|accompanied by his sisters, Mrs. Alex- City has left for her home after a visit | ander S. Doniphan and Miss Lou Gary. | to Mrs. Thomas L. McCue. and his niece, Miss Lee Rucker, motored Mrs. John Palmer of Washington is | to Blackstone, Va., to visit his daugh- | the guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. O. | ter, Miss Ethel Gary, who is in schcol | Throgmorton, while Mr. Throgmorton | there, Miss Lou Gary is now visiting | is on & business trip to Pittsburgh. the Rev. and Mrs. Reginald Potts in Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hammond | Farmville, Va. Plerce and their infant daughter are the guests of Mrs. Plerce's parents, Mr. | Sara Franklin Chapter, D. A. R, Holds Annual Election and Mrs. William Derden, in Suffclk, | ! Va. | The May meeting of Sara Franklin | Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Timberlake and | Chapter, Daughters of the American | the Misses Timberlake have returned | Revolution, was held at the home of from a visit to relatives in Fredericks- | Mrs. George E. Warfield, when the burg. Mrs. Timberlake had as her | following officers were elected for the guest last week her aunt, Mrs. C. D.|ensuing year: Mrs. R. D. Mulcare, Simmons, who has_since left for her |regent; Miss Belle Browning, vice re- home in Seattle. Wash. |gent; Mrs. €arroll H. May, recording Mr. and Mrs George Smith and their | secretary; Mrs. Cloyd Tavenner, cor- young son of Luthersville, Md.. were | responding secretary: Mrs. John Max- week end guests of Mr. and Mrs, A.|well, treasurer (re-clected); Miss Edna E. Dye. | Alexander, parliamentarian (re-elect- Miss Frances Garnett of Dunns-|ed); Mrs, Robert Harrison, historian ville, Va, was a guest during the past | (re-elected), and Miss Mary Abraham, week of the Misses Nicol on North registrar. Washington street. | Mrs. Willlam H. Bliss of Port Wash- Judge and Mrs. Howard W. Smth and | ington, Long Island, was the week end the former's mother, Mrs. William | guest of Mr. and Mrsil Walter F. Bliss. Worth Smith, have returned from a| Dr. Cary D. Graves has returned visit to the Misses Lewis in Rose-|to his home in Pearisburg, Va. after a dale, Va. | visit to his brother-in-law and sister, Mrs. R. E. Mundy has gone to her (Rev. and Mrs. Ernest M. Delaney, at home in Washington, Va., after a visit | the manse of the Second Presbyterian to_her daughter. Miss Dorothy Mundy. | Church. Mrs. Morris Scott pf Evanston, Ill,| Mrs. Houston Burke and Mrs. David was the guest last week of Mr. and |K. Garnett are again_at home after Mrs, Rathbone Smith on Duke street.|a Visit to relatives in Fort Plerce, Fla. Mrs. Henry W. Lipps of Lewisburg,| Miss Mary Peed of Richmond is W. Va. has gone to her home after a | spending several months at the home to Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Lewis |of Mrs. Dora Dudley. Lipps on Cameron street. | “rlverg‘r:d Mrs. /lx%"v'vms"' Mtr.n v;lc-&d i v ville itt, TS, . . Bmoot_an T, Mrs. Charles T, Lindsay and et | pussell Smoot of Eckington, Va., wer sister, Miss Ada Grigg. have returned 1 AL T AT b o from ‘a trip to Atlantic City. ?{‘:fn:y 1}","( week o r. an rs. Mr. Raymond Wells has returned | Mmr. and Mrs. Ashby Mitchell and from a visit to Capt. and Mrs. T. H. | Mrs. Hugh Petty are home from a Hamtlton in Peekskill, N. Y. visit to Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell at v their home near Stevensburg. et '::::]:LT;M' | ""Mrs. Anne Ellott of St. Betersburg, i 5 | Fla., is the guest of her son-in-law and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Collins of Wood- | gaughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Scott. bridge, Va. announce the marriage of o their daughter, Alta Mae, to Mr. Robert, | P Aien B Bl Wilmer Ballenger of Alexandria, son of | ;Fi“!“l"!"l“fl'h‘fin‘r‘l“l\‘l\”ffi PACKARD Town Cars Standard and custom bodies chassis—excellent repair—col- ors to suit your personal withes—new tires. Your opportunity to own personal transportation of dis- tinctive quality and type at less than one-fourth the origi- nal cost. For demonstration and further particulars, please telephome or write— PACKARD 17th at Kalorama g R R B RO S U I 0 in | ger 15, 's. Balle e 1a Ballenger, Wednesday, May Weshinglon. Mr. and Mr. will be at home er Jun Duke street. Mrs. J. Cloyd Byars has returned from Richmond where she attended the wed- ding of Miss Virginia Kothryn Walke daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gor- don Walker, to Mr. Murray §. Simpson, which took place at the home of the bride’s parents, 3003 Brook road, Satur- day, May 1 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anthony Swee- ley have issued invitations for the mar- ringe of their daughter, Helen Zoe, to Mr. Edward Aloysius Gorman, jr.. Tues- | day morning, June 4, at 9:30 o'clock in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Following the cereinony there will be a aft Fleetwood ight-cylinder E Sk S U S S S S A R S AP TR RN the Guild of the Chevy Chase Presby- terian Church at luncheon Monday. Mrs. John Ryan Devereux of West | Bradley Lane entertained at a_bridge | tea Thursday, May 16, at the Colonial | Dames Club. in honor of her house | guest, Mrs. Anthony J. O'Rellly of New Orleans. | ABLLELLEL L L L L L L L LR RSN E Ok ) < Sleeveless Frocks In Bright and Pastel Colors THE very newest summer frocks have found a new way to Rlig TIMEHSESSIEE SHIMMERING SHANTUNG SICTPPERS 1850 TO 14.50 Summer high-light . . . now appears in Artcraft slippers in six exquisite vari ons| White or Beige tones, each trimmed with matching kidskins . . so perfect to wear with all your blossom-tinted frocks RTCRARY, | Seminine footwear 1311 F ST. é)._. “ Marcels—S0c Cut Price Beauty Parlor Room 504 Kresee Blds. Met: 6316 T 1ith & G Sts. 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Mrs. Harry Kennedy and Mrs. Willlam E. Davis were in Richmond last week to | attend the annual meeting of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Neice have left | for their home in Faston. Pa.. after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Beall. | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas U. Fairfax, | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loven and Miss | Ethel Fairfax have returned from a | visit to Mrs. John Ashford in Fair-| fax Court House. { Mrs. J. H. Durrett and her son, Tyrus | Durrett, are home from a visit to her | parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Madison in i Caroline County. Mr. and Mrs. Madi- | son are now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dur- | rett, who also had as their guests over | the past week end Mrs. Preston Carneal | and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen of Washington. Miss Augusta Bode has returned lf)rom a visit to relatives in Fredericks- urg. Lieut. James B. Patterson, U. 8. A, who is stationed in Des Moines, Ia., was the guest last week of his mother, Mrs. James Patterson, on Cameron street. | Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McDonald | spent the past week end with relatives | in_Remington, Va. | Mr. and Mrs. David Morton and Mr. | and Mrs. Willlam Buckley of Wash- | ington were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Bleakle James are SworzYNS 716 13th St. N.W. Just Above G Street Pleating —French, indestructible and hand. Hemstitching, Buttons, _Shirring. Tucking and Faegoting. Embroidering, Smocking, Hand _and Machine also spring linens marked. All Work Guaranteed Phone Fr. 522 B SOCrETY, jests over the past week end of Mrs. eorge Curtis in Richmond. Miss Willie Kidwell has returned to the State Teachers' College in Har- risonburg. after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kidwell, Miss Bertha Brown of Sunshine, Md, was the_ guest last week of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Townsend Mr. ‘and Mrs. Howland Alsop and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stokes have re- | Miss Alice Alsop have returned from turned to their home in Cobham, Va. |8 Visit to Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dear- after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel | 40rff in Cedar Lodge, Va. Craviora: GMms I K. M. Norton and Miss M on are Mr. and Mrs. Beard Motor S lawrandisiter visit to their brother-in-law and sists To Their Home in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander H. Sln;: rl:] Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rice Beard Richmond. have gone by mctor on the return to Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Smit t Pl B e e e e e L L L visit to the latter's parents, Mr. and mother, Mrs. John B. Barnett, at Iva- Mrs. Willlam H. Gerlacher, on South|cota Farm, near Clifton, Va. Washington street. | Miss Margaret Harlow of Washing- Miss Fannie Mitchell s home from | tOn was the week-end guest of Miss a visit to her mother, Mrs. George W.| Gladys Emmons and Miss Florence Hitt, in Stevensburg, Va. | o Miss Laura Patton and Miss Emma | Cobean were week end guests of Mrs. | F. D. Avers in Groveton, Va. Miss Hilda Burger has returned to her home in Annapolis after a visit to Miss Margery Arden Hall on Duke street. Mr. Lewis Bayne left Monday for| his home in Atlanta after a visit to| his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bayne, | on North Alfred street. Dr. and Mrs. R. Lee Wilkins have returned from a stay at Ocean City, Maryland. Mrs. Harry Brown of Bayonne, N. J., Is the guest of Mrs. C. A. Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer and Mrs. Brown were Forge, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rave have left for their home in Brooklyn after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartung. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Feagans, ac- companied by Mr. and Mrs. Patrick VanSise of Washington, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Byram in Culpeper County. with a population of ed 8,500,000,000 cigarettes Manchuria, 11,500,000, smok: last year. PHOTOGRAPHS 7)) COPIED-RENEWED ) ENLARGED-BY Wachrach- 1342 Conn. Ave. Pot. 4097. Announcing Our 1143 Conn. 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