Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1929, Page 63

Society News, Personal Notes and Incidents In Algx‘ndrifl Record ate Autumn Calendar Marked by Charming Fes- tivities — Weddings An- nounced — Guests Enter- tained in Homes. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Stevenson, ho have been he past sev- months with the latter's parents, and Mrs. J. Sidney Douglas, meron street, will leave Tuesday for their home in Calgary, Province of lberta, Canada. Mrs. Valentine Smith entertained at Saturday afternoon, November 30, o her home on Duke street, in honor P Of Mrs. Sue Hazard of Atlanta, who is | P guest of her aunt, Mrs. Robert Bouth Barrett. Mr. Robert S. Barrett arrived home Wednesday from a trip around the ‘While in Paris Mr. Barrett was e fie“ of his son and daughter-in- faw, Mr. and Mrs. Tupper Barrett. Mrs. D. S. Scott, Mrs. D. M. Brown nd Miss Mary C. Brown of Edmonton, berta, were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Rathbone Smith on Duke St Mr. and Mrs. Barrett also had reet. a8 their guest.Dr. Blake Laidlaw, who | (had been visiting his mother, M C. Laidlaw, at the Mansfield Country Club in Fredericksburg and "Ym route to his home in Rochester, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chadwick of [New York Oity were recent guests of [Mr. and Mrs, John P. Chadwick and left later for Florida to spend the Win- ter. Miss Marian Chadwick, who has n visiting her parents, has returned to St. Mary’s School in Raleigh, N. C. Mrs. Joseph E. Rollins of Covington, Va,, is the guest of her daughters, Mrs. Hunter Ashby and Mrs. W. L. Leitch. Mrs, Leitch entertained at tea Satur- day afternoon, November 30, in honor ©of Mrs. Rollins. = Mrs. Maxine Cox of the University of Pennsylvania spent the past week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cox. Matrimonial Alliances Grace Season’s Calendar. Cards have been received from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kennedy Sclden an- nouncing the marriage of their daugh- ter Anne Rebecca to Mr. Clarence Hobart Wednesday, November 20, in Clearwater, Fla. The bride, who with her parents formerly lived in Wash- ington and Charles Town, W. Va., has & number of relatives in Alexandria and Irequently has visited here as the guest ©of her cousin, Mrs. George Uhler. Dr. Robert Luther Saffelle, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Saffelle of this city, and Miss Virginia Caroline Vincent, daughter of Mrs. Gordon Linwood Vin. cent, were married Wednesday, Novem- ber 27, in the Main Street Methodist Church in Emporia, Va. Dr. and Mrs, Saffelle will make their home in Clif- ton Forge, where the former has been ving since his graduation in dentistry. ‘The ma: is announced of Miss mllull‘et B. len of‘AslfixlndXh to agnor of ver Spi 3 on Satyrday, November 23, fl&i Rev. Father Thomas Mitchell of St. Mary's Church officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Wheeler De- maine have returned from their wed- ding trip and are living in the Brawner Apartments, - ce street. Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Reid have returned from their wedding trip, which they spent in Florida and Cube. Entertainment in Honor Of 40th Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and ‘Mrs. Isaac Louis Bowman entertained Wednesday evening, No- vember 27, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Linwood to celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary. Among those from out of town who attended were Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Vaughan-of Amherst, Va.; Miss an"huxpn of nd . L. L. Bow- of Afllntl:b! Dr. M. all man. Miss Lorene Ennis is back from & visit to Miss V. + Miss Dolly Tyler and Mirs Jenkins Smith of Bryn Mawr College spent the past week end as the guests of the for- mer’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Zabriskie. Miss Vir- ginia Cary Dawson entertained at tea Saturday n, November 30, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Dawson, on Seminary Hill, in honor of Miss Tyler and Miss Smith. Mrs. Rideout Hostess At Luncheon and Bridge. Mrs. J. M, Rideout, jr., entertained at luncheon and bridge, Friday, No- ‘vember 30. in honor of Mrs. Harry Bar- Tows of Atlanta. The prizes were won by Mrs. George Ide of Washington, Mrs. ‘Walter Oliver of Silver Spring and Mrs. Ralph Case of Berwyn. Mr, and Mrs. Rideout entettained at bridge Saturday evening, when the prizes were won by Mrs. Eugene W. Hense, Mrs. Theodore Morrison and Mr. Howard Wilson. . Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. Haislip and Miss Kate Sullivan were week end guests of the Iatter’s brother, Mr. Harry Sullivan, in Warrenton. ‘The Rev. C. B. Judd of Culpeper has gone home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Johnson. Mrs. Jessle Morris and her young daughter, Jessle Morris, are the guests of her brother and_sister-in- ;.x;.‘d Mrs. George H. Tyler, ta. Mrs. George Roat of Washington is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bayliss on Duke street. Mr. Carroll Pierce, jr., has returned to New York City, after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Plerce on North Alfred street. Miss Mary Cox has returned from a visit to her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Buckman in Waynesboro, Va. Mrs. Allen Hunt Roberts spent last ‘week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gil- pin Willson in Staunton. + Mrs. Anna. Jerman, who has been the guest of Mrs. Willlam Cleveland, has gone to Lakewood, N. J., to visit {friends. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Cannon and Miss Elizabeth McKnew of Washington were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. 8. B. Stonnell. Miss Reba Dameron has returned to Chancellor, Va., after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dameron. | Garden Club Holds Meeting In Home of Mrs. McGuire. ‘The December meeting of the Alex- andria Garden Club was held Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. Hugh Mc- Guire on South Washington street. + Miss Fanny Scott Herbert is home from a visit to Mrs. Nicholas P. T. Burke in Boston. Miss Virginia Winn - Boxley of Orange, Va., was the guest of friends in town over the past week end. Miss Margaret Douglass Reese has returned to Vassar College, after spend- ing the Thanksgiving halidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Reese, on Cameron street. Mr. and Mrs. George Kearney are back from a visit wuhflhl:r. and Mrs. J. & Bradford in Upperville. Miss V! Hitt and Miss Bessie Mitchell returned Mondav from a visit to_relatives in Stevensburg, Va. Mrs. Clifford Babcock of Baltimore has gone to her home after a visit with her brother-in-law and sister, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Townsend. Mrs. Henry Spylman and Miss Helen Spylman are home from a visit to Mrs. T. B. Loving. ), Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blunt arrived home Monday from a visit with rela- tives in Centerville, Va. Mrs. Jennifer Broaddus, Miss Rosalind on | Mrs. Bailey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.| = Miss Ruth ia Richardson in Roanoke. | Burke and Miss Dorothy Otley have re-' turned from Richmond, where they went as delegates to the annual meet- lx\fi:( the State Education Assoctation. 3 Mrs. T. G. Craver of An costia were week-end guests of the fo mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. T, Crave Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Rogers and Mrs. Addie Rogers have returned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Shurtz in Franconia, Va. . Miss Willle Kidwell has returned to State Teachers’ College in Harrisonburg after a visit to her parents, Mr. and ! Mrs. W. E. Kidwell. ! Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Vanderslice spent the past week end with relatives in Suffolk. | Lient. and Mrs. William Byron Balley of Annapolis and Dr. and Mrs. Omar, Brown of Greensbdro, N. C., have re-| turned to their homes after a visit with Prank T. King on Prince street. Gives Party to Celebrate Her Thirteenth Birthday Anniversary. Miss Blanche Wieneke entertained ‘Wednesday evening at the home of her arents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wieneke, to celebrate her thirteenth birthday an- niversary. Among the guests were Mrs. |Mary Ficklin, Miss Katherine Ficklin, | Miss Mildred Jackson, Miss Dorothy | Jackson, Miss Dolly Cooke, Bradley Watts and Roscoe Cooke of Washing- ton, Mrs. A. D. Simms, . _McCue, Miss Thelma Griffith, Miss Gertrude Griffith, Miss Jane Wieneke and Miss Beatrice Wieneke; also Gordon Wieneke, Edward O'Brian, Sidney Hammersley, Earle Griffith, Alvin Stearman, Paul| Mount and Cedric Redd. i Mr. end Mrs. Guy Lough have re- turned from a motor trip to Harrison- , where they spent several days with relatives. Miss Sara Ketring spent the past week end with relatives in Monongahela City. Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reeve are at home after a_motor, trip to Calverton, Va., where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M Day. The December meeting of the Kate Waller Barrett Chapter, N. S, D. A. R. was held Thursday afternoon in tI home of Mrs. James M. Duncan, jr. Mrs. M. E. Harvey departed Tuesday for her home in Chicago, after a visit with her sister, Mrs. H. A. Stewart, on North Payne street. Miss Lillian Hoffman is home from visit with her brother and sister-in- W, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Hoff- man, in Westfield, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Davis and Miss Mary Davis were week end guests of friends in Lebanon, Pa. Additional Society Notes Of Special Interest. Miss Maria Brown of Atlanta was the guest last week of her brother. law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Sublett, on Duke street. Mr. Herbert Sublett has returned from a visit to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown, in Shipman, Va. 2 Miss Mary Giltinan, Miss Constance Giltinan and Mr. Willlam H. Giltinan of Philadel; have gone to their home fter a visit to their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Harlow. Miss Katherine Ayres and Miss Ger- trude Ayres are again at home after a glt to the Misses Cline in Predericks- rg. Mrs, Sherman B. Fowler, Miss Hebe Carter Sturgis, Mr. McKnsw Aitche- son and Mr. Philip Heishley were g;fldfnz T:a“ Lv’;’“ stu?zls' par- . an rs. W. L. Sturgis, in S e 3 rles Poser departed Monday for Lexington to join Mr. Poser, who is spending the Winter there. Miss Barbara Snow, Miss Mary Bud- din and Miss Katherine Spittle have returned from Manassas, where they d ving dance Mrs. James C. Clark and dren arrived last week from nd_will mhnlbe their hnm: . The; ve taken 1 house at 805 Ounem{n street. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Kendrick went Monday to their home in Bluemont, Va., after a visit to Mrs. Emma Davis on King street. from an’?c:'m- W. WF’ i l’l‘lllnc 8 Vi . W. W. 2] in Clifton p , Va. Miss Lindell Spicer of Oldhams, Va., spmd.lnxnadgxonm with her cousin, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Evans, Miss Virginia Evans and Mr. Robert McC. Evans have returned to their home in Saluda, Va,, after a visit to Mr. Willlam D. Evans, iscopal is :Business Women's Council + Plans Christmas Bazaar The Christmas bazaar of the Busi- ness Women's Council will be tomorrow at the First Congres- sional Church, Tenth and G streets. ‘There will be nm:ty articles, aprons, towels. handkerchiefs, children's wear and stuffed animals. There will also be a white elephant table and a grab g:g.d yas well as home-cooked food and A chicken dinner will be 7 o'clock. served from 5 to FUGITIVE FOR 13 YEARS IS RETURNED FOR TRIAL Former Texan Fled to New Zealand to Escape Arrest on Charges of Forgery. By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO, Calif,, December 7.— After eluding the law for 13 years, Arthur B. Crouch, former Fort Worth, Tex., grain dealer, today was en route to Texas to face charges of illegally ob- taining $160,000 through the forgery of bills of lading on grain shipments. Crouch arrived here yesterday aboard the steamship City of Honolulu® in custody of Sheriff John R. Bigham of Bell County, Tex., on the last leg of & 16,000-mile trip after the fugitive, Sheriff Bigham left Texas four months ago, after recelving information that Crouch was living in Helenville, New Zealand, where he is said to have fled immediately following his alleged for- gery operations. At time of his arrest, Crouch was living as a highly respected citizen in Helenville, where he was a government land agent, president of a local golf and tennis club, member of the school board and an officer in his church. He has two daughters in & New Zealand College and two sons in business there. Crouch fought extradition. The papers for his return were signed by President Hoover, e WATER COLORS CORCORAN GALLERY Sun., Dec. 8th—Sun., Dec. 29th Paintings—Etchings—Drawings Be Purchased Washington W'alcr Color Club Embroidered Handkerchiefs For every man and woman on your gift lst Pure linen of unusual and exclusive de- signs. Very moderately priced for gift ot exceptional quality. . Initialing and - 7 oltisling Mone. i - EMBROIDERY SHOP 827-829 11th St. N.W. Dry Cleaned s 1 .00 and Pressed —— Phone Pot. 3900 Everything DRY CLEANING CO. 1731 7th St. N.W. THE SUNDAY . STAR, WASHINGWION, D. C, Staunton Society News Of Special Interest " STAUNTON, Va., December 8.—Mrs. Cabell Maddux of Washington, D. C. who spent the Thanksgiving holidays with relatives in Charlottesville, was also the guest of her cousin, Miss Court- ney Olivier at the Kalorama here, be- fore returning to her home in the Cairo, Washington. Mrs, Carrington Foster and her little daughter Isabel, who were guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. Watson Gooch for the Thanksgiving holidays, left Vtg;dnesday for their home in Washing- Miss Ruby Parker, a student at Na: tional Cathedral School, Washington, spent the Thanksgiving week end in Lexington, where she attended the' dances at V. M. I. _She was chaperoned by Miss Margaret Ryan of Staunton. John a Coffman of Washington ar- rived last week to ?ena some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Coff- man at Mount Sidney, near Staunton. Miss Sue Martin left last week for Baltimore, where she will remain un- til after the Christmas holidays as the guest of her sister, Mrs. O. W. Ham- mond. Maj. Roy W. Wonson of Staunton Military Academy has gone to Lexing- ton. Ky., where he will attend the an- nual meeting of the Southern Schocl Association. Mrs. Gedrge F. Wilson left Staunton last week to spend the Winter in New York and Connecticut. Miss Ella Brown has returned to her home here after an extended visit with friends in Berryville, Va. e Miss Dorothy Whitcover of Washiing- ton was among the young women from out of town who attended the Thanks- sv‘ng dances given by the Cotillion lub of the Augusta Military Academy. her stay here Miss was ?hll‘flfll s Mwhmgvet ‘The J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, U. D. C.. tertained the Confederate Veterans at in Staunton. with tinsel, ornaments and a Christmas used, a it and there e buttonhole of each dent of the A monies and the entertainment commit- tee was composed of Miss Grace Lackey, Miss Mn—gm O'Mara, Miss Palmer and Mrs. H. E. Baylor. At the annual meeting of the camp. which was held later the same day, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Commander, J. Welling ton Spitler; first lieutenant, J. R. Mohler; adjutant, C. T. Harris; chap- lain, Dr. B. Brown Smith; officer of the day, R. H. Lynn; color bearer, R. B Dunlap; quartermaster, W. M. Ham. . CHARRED BODY FOUND., Deputies Discover Bloodstained Hammer in Burned Auto. ONTARIO, Calif, December 7 (). —The charred body of Bert Whipple, wealthy resident of this city, was found | 5Y yesterday in his burned automobile be- tween here and Claremont. Deputy sheriffs discovered & blood-stained ham- mer in an automobile parked nearby, and were investigating to learn whether Whipple may have been slain before | Yock his body was burned in the car. Residents of the vicinity told of being awakened by screams and seeing the automobile blazing. i il e DECEMBER 8, JEWISH PLAYERS TO GIVE MINSTREL Cast of 50 Will Take Part in Pre- sentation Tonight and Tomorrow. A cast of 50 young men and women will present “The New Fangled Min- strel” tonight and tomorrow night at the Jewish Community Center, Six- teenth and Q streets, under auspices of the Y. M. H. A. The entertainment will t?d 'i:‘. Lt'rl:o:t ehbolrl:td ever at- tem) at organization. ‘rgo nno: 1s to combine jazz novelties with old-fashioned minstrel features. Adlal Mann, director, will act as mas- ter of ceremonies. The cast includes a blackface ensemble of 35 persons, with 20 principals. Both performances will be fqllowed by dancing. The show, proceeds of which will be used for educational work of the Center and the Hebrew societies, will be open to the public. Endmen and the endwomen, will be Ben Denninberg, “Frisco Red” Cohen, lvan Kressin, Cecella Sachs and Francis Plotnick. Among those who will give 8] hng numbers are: Lou Litman, ge:tm le Felman, Mannie Rosenber; irton Os: B o trow, rg, Sylvia Sauber, Belle Goldenberg, Edith Lazeroff, Le Siegel, Hershey Kaplan and Wilbur elson. A pi-nlo mg"tentu? vx:‘l‘lé presented by Milton Straus, Jen: ‘rmmmn and Adlai Mann. The Dramatic Club of the center will reenbe AY2Y——I ik A lasniudUs December 16. The club has chosen “The Little Stone House,” for the an- nual one-act play tournament of the | Community Drama Guild in J2nuary. | Rehearsals will start in December. |RIVERS-HARBORS BOARD MEETS HERE TOMORROW | Representatives From All Parts of Country to Be Present for Conference. The board of directors of the Rivers and Harbors Congress will convene at the Willard Hotel tomorrow for a three- day session. Col. S. A. Thompson, with offices in the Colorado Building, secre- tary and treasurer of the congress, Is | in charge of the arrangements. Representatives from all over the country will be present at the confer- ence. TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY.| John M. Beard, 44, Given Three Years' Suspended Sentences. John M. Beard, 44-year-old, a music teacher with studios in the 1300 block of Fourteenth street, pleaded gullty to three charges of simple assault on a young boy before Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court yesterday. He was | given suspended sentences totaling three years and released in the custody of Dr. Kenneth W. Kenney, alienist. Dr. Kenney was instructed to report to the lo. CHARACTER TRAINING |[CHEM!ST AT CHICAGO U. LAUDED BY LE FEVRE FILES sUIT FOR DIVORCE ey Claims Wife Threatened to Leave Student Should Also Be Gentleman, | Him if He Engaged in Re- Speaker Declares in Radio | search Work. Address. | By the Assoclated Press. RENO, Nev. December 7.—Jared | Kirtland Morse of the chemistry de- | partment of the University of Chicago, | former architect, of Rochester, N. Y., |flled sutt for divorce here yesterday | against Eleanor Chapin Morse, and al- most sitmultaneously Mrs, Morse filed a cross-complaint. Morse alleges that after he returned from war service overscas he propeic. to cngage in scientifio research work, but his wife told him that if he did she would leave him. He says he received no ‘co-operation from her Mrs. Morse, in her cross-comp! charges Morse with being cold and different and says he told her he would no longer live with her. $200 a month alimony and $150 a month for support of an adopted son “It is gratifying to learn that the|The couple were married at Rochester board will strive to make scholots gen- | i July, 1910. tlemen, for my committee is not con- | . cerned ‘alone with attendance, buildings and adequate financial support for the. schools, but is Interested also in making the boys and girls of today men and | women of tomorrow who will be good | citizens and good ladies and gentiemen | as well.” - . After escaping from a fisherman’s net at Southsea, England, a sea frog, four | 4 feet 3 inches long and having a mouth | 13 inches wide, walked up the beach, ! frightening many people, and the: b Plans of the District Board of Edu- cation to foster character training in the public schools were commended in a radio address last night by Charles H. Le Fevre, chairman of the commit- tee on public schools of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, which was | broadcast over station WMAL. The | address was one of a series sponsored | by the chamber on topics of ¢civic and business_interest. ““The Board of Education,” the speak- er said, “has recently incorporated in the cirriculum of the schools certain new provisions for moral teaching de- signed to train the youth for good citizenship. The best citizen is a gentle- man as well as a scholar. She asks for L T RN e Held in Rum Ring Case. PITTSBURGH, December 7 (P)— Harry Markoss, alias Harry Markowitz, was being returned here yesterday from Point Isabelle, Tex., to answer to a Fed- eral indictment charging him with con- spiracy to violate the prohibition laws, Markoss was among 31 persons indicted veral months ago after an investiga- tion of an alleged liquor ring in Me- Keespcrt, a suburb, The defendants will g5 on trial next w “The Youngest,” court each month on Beard. Our Greatest 1929 Silk Sale 2,200 Yards $5.75 to $10.75 Brocaded Chenille —— $1 29 & Yd. A marvelous new purchase, the surplus y.nrdngc of an internationally famous maker who supplies New York’s most exclusive dress houses. For new silhouette frocks tiful uses. $1.59 to $2.95 * Negligee Satins $1-49va. Plain, brocaded or printed styles, Rayon quality. Many colors. or celanese * 32 Different Combinations Luxurious textures, glorious colors. , blouses, negligees . . . many beau- $2 and $2.95 Velveteen $ ]_ 49vd. 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