Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1929, Page 48

SOCIETY. New York Society Circles Exhibit the Holiday Spirit Round of Ent-rtaining, Including Dinners, Lunch- eons and Dancing, in Schedule for Young Folk Christmas Week. NEW YORK, December 21.—With the boys and girls home from school and college, the social activities have in- creased to a marked degree in the last few days. and next week and the week following will be the busiest of the sea- son in New York. There will be one continual round of entertainments, luncheons, receptions, dinners, dances and charitable affairs following one an- other in rapid succession. On some nights in the next 10 days a dozen large parties are scheduled, not to men- tion numerous other affairs taking place earlier. Yesterday Dr. and Mrs. “Thomas L. Bennett gave a dinner dance in the crystal room of the Ritz-Carlton to introduce their daughter, Miss Hope Bennett; Mr. and Mrs. George A, Wid- mann gave a similar affair in the Per- sian garden of the same hotel to pre- gent their daughter, Miss Carolyn Wid- wann; Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Dela- fleld, jr., introduced their daughter, Miss Mary Delafield, at a supper dance at the Park Lane; Mrs. William A. Barstow gave a dinner dance at Plerre’s for her debutante daughters, Miss The- odora_and Miss Lois Barstow; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Blossom gave a dance at the Ritz-Carlton for their debutante daughter, Miss June Blossom: Mrs. Ed- win Chase Hoyt gave a dinner at Sher- 1y’s for her debutante daughter, Miss Nancy Hoyt. Earlier in the day Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Bastedo gave a recep- tion at Sherry’s to introduce their daughter, Miss Eunice Bastedo. On December 27 they will give a dinner dance at Pierre’s for Miss Bastedo. Elaborate Functions Given To Honor Society Buds. Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Thaw, 3d, gave & dance this evening at the Ritz-Carl- ton to introduce their daughter, Miss Virginia Thaw. In advance of it, Mr. and Mrs. S. Oakley Vander Poel gave a dinner * with dancing in the crystal room of the hotel for their twin daugh- ters, Miss Gertrude and Miss Barbara Vander Poel. Mrs. J. Harwood Priddy gave a dance at Pierre’s for their de- butante daughter, Miss Montague H. Priddy. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Billings and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Rousmaniere gave & small dinner dance at the Col- ony Club for their daughters, Miss Pauline Billings and Miss Mary Rous- m . On Monday. Mr. and Mrs, William ‘Woodward will give a small dance at their home, 9 East Eighty-sixth street, and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hennen Mor- ris will give a dinner followed by danc- ing at Colony Club in honor of their daughter, Miss Alice Vanderbilt Morris. The Morrises have been in Homes Opcn to Guests For Annual Holiday In Northern Suburbs Reunions at Family Firesides Special Feature of Sea- son's Program—Attractive Society Functions Listed. Mr. and Mrs. J., Henderson Peter of Bethesda left Friday for Miami, Fla, ‘where they will spend the remainder of the Winter. Mrs. Charles.I, Corby returned yester- day to her on the Rockville pike after attending the opera in New York Priday night. She was accompanied by her house guest, Mrs. James Melton of Los Angeles. Last night Mrs. Corby entertained with a dance at her home in honor of her granddaughter, Miss Mary Ellen Corby. The guests were classmates from the Priends School. Mr. and Mrs, John Price Wetherill, 3d, of Kensington have taken posses- sion of their new home in Massachu- setts Park for the Winter. They will have with them the latter's mother, | B: Mrs. R. V. Rusk, who has closed her ‘home in Keensington. Miss Jean Coulter has issued invita- tions_for a bridge party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Coulter of New England, to take place December 28. Mr. and Mrs. ter will spend the holidays with the former’s mother, Mrs. Robert O. Coulter, at Holly Cottage in Sandy Spring. Miss Elizabeth Maddren, a student at Vassar College, has arrived to spend Christmas with her mother, Mrs. M. Maddren, in North Chevy Chase. Miss Caroline Farquhar of Ashton and Miss Prances Stabler have issued invitations for a party to be given De- cember 26, which will be held in the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stabler, in Chevy Chase. pending sims Line 5 Auanta, ¥l 8 some time i - rive today and will be accompanied by Mr. Justin Farrell, who is &|emy. ‘Tech. Miss Edith will spend and aunt, his son, student at Geo Hale of Monticello, N. the holidays with her Mr. and Mrs. Farrell. Rev. and Mrs. Young Return From Trip to Holy Land. ‘The Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Young, who have recently returned from an extend- ed trip to Europe, Asia and the Holy | Land, are the guests of their son-in-| law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. Yellott Camby, at their home, Rose Hill, on the Colesville pike. Mr. Perry Griffith returned Wednes- day from Shenandoah Military Acad- emy to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Griffith, in Silver Spring. He was accompanied by one of his classmates, who will be his guest. Miss Thelma Kite of Cul- peper, Va., has returned to her home after being the house guest of Miss Blanche Griffith. Mr. G. Edward Schultz, jr., lrfl\‘ed’ Friday from Blacksburg, Va., where he! * is a student at Virginia Polytechnic | Institute. - He will spend Christmas with | his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward | Schultz, in their home on the old| Georgetown road. Bethesda. Mrs. W. French Green .of Sandy Spring left Friday to be the guest of her daughter, Miss Mary F. Green, in New York for several weeks. Miss Catherine Lewis will arrive to- morrow from Hollins College to spend . Y., uncle mourning for the past year due to_the tragic death of their son Noel. Miss Alice Morris is one of the numerous descendants of the late Mrs. Elliot F. Shepard, who was 'Miss Ma: van- derbilt, the eldest daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, who inherited the first Cornelius Vanderbilt'’s millions, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lewis Wurzburg will give a dinner dance in the crystal room of the Ritz-Carlton the same evening to introduce their daughters, Miss Eli- nor C. and Miss Evelyn S. Wurzburg. And so it goes on all through the week, with one party following another with- out interruption, the young people go- ing on from dance to dance, some of them attending as many as half a dozen in an evening. Christmas day will be given over pretty much to family parties, although one large dance will be given that night when Mrs. Philip Hanson Hiss, jr., will give a supper dance to introduce her daughter, Miss Elizabeth L. Hiss, Nuptial Engagements. Challenge Interest. Several engagements of special in- terest were announced during the week. On Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Ev- erett Colby of Llewellyn Park, West Orange, N. J., made known the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Anne Gordon Colby, to William H. Van- derbilt, son of Mrs. Paul Fitz Simmons and the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Miss Colby was graduated from Foxcroft School in Virginia in 1925 and soon afterward made her debut in New York. She is 2 member of the Junior League. While in London with her parents Miss Colby was presented at the court of St. James on June 12 of last year, present _she is associated with -Miss Peggy Phipps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Phipps, in the Vicar of ‘Wakefield Bookshop, in Madison avenue also sharing an apartment with Miss Phipps at 943 Lexington avenue. Miss Colby's father is chairman of the executive committee of the League of Nations Non-Partisan Association and of the national world court com- mittee. Her mother was Miss Edith Hyde of Plainfleld. Mr. Vanderbilt is a State Senator of Rhode Island, a member of the Knick- erbocker, Racquet and Tennis, Brook, Army and Navy and New York Yacht Clubs and the St. Nicholas Soclety. Mr. Vanderbilt is a grandson of Mrs. Vanderbilt, sr., and & nephew of Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and the Countess Laszlo Szechenyl. He is fifth in de- :’cfl;{l ‘(rom Commodore Cornelius Van- lerbilt. the holidays with her parents, Mr. and nsington. - Mrs. Robert Lewis, in Ke Mr. Hubert Robison of New York arrived yesterday to spend 10 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Pole Rob- ison, at Sharon Cottage in Sandy Spring. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Robison entertained with a party in honor of their son and their daughter, Miss Polly Robison, who is their week en&}uesh i . Hubert Chappell is arriving Tues- day from New York to be the Christ- Il;l‘lll )r‘le!s’; of hllfiufin{:. Mr. and Mrs. iph H. Chappell, ensington. Mrs. Leon L. son, En- sign Williston Dye, of Norfolk, who ar- rived Thursday for a 10-day stay. Cadet Horace Whalen is arrh to- morrow from West Point to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Whalen, in Bethesda. Series of Dinners Listed In the Holiday Schedule. A series of dinners will be given dur- ing the holidays, the first being held Christmas day when Mr. and Mrs. Bradley M. Woodfield and Mr. and Mrs. J. Oland Harvey of Olney will be joint hosts at the former's home in Dam- gscus. On Friday evening Miss Evelyn Jones and her brother, Mr. Willlam P. Jnnuk:ew‘m entertain at third dinner party and on New Year day Mr. and Mrs. Josiah W. Jones will entertain in their home, the Briars near Olney. The guests will number about 30. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lines of Ken- sington will have with them for the holidays their daughter, Miss Helen Lines, a student at Blackburn College in Illinois, and their son, Mr. Willlam Lines of the University of Maryland. Miss Helen Louise Pratt of Sweet B.| Briar College has arrived and is guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott Pratt; in Capitol View. Miss Elizabeth Wanner of Hood College is also the holiday guest of her parents in Capitol View. Capt. and Mrs. Charles K. Mallory will have with them over the holidays in their home, at Battery Park, their son, Midshipman King Mallory, who is arriving today from the Naval Acad- Richard Landsdale of Sandy Spring has as his guest his brother, Mr, John Landsdale of Houston, Tex., who arrived this week for an extended visit. Among those who have arrived from college to spend the holidays with their parents in Kensington are Mr. Alfred Noyes and Mr. George Ashworth, from ‘Washington and Lee; Mr. John David- son of the University of the South, at Sewanee, Tenn.; Mr. Walworth Brown, Princeton; Mr. Weston Valentine, Le- high; Mr. Cecil Umstead, Georgia Tech, and Mr. Grier Linton of the Medical College, Charleston, S. C. Mr. D. C. Graham of Bridgewater, Va., is the guest of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Akers, in Garrett Park. B. kley_and her da DRY CLEANED Everything sl fi DRY CLEANING CO. 1731 7th St. N.W. e e e R R The GIFT for CHRISTMAS Ladies’ Wrist Watches With bracelets to match, from $2 up M Watches 5100 Up ()00 en’s Wrist 5] D\ With bracelets to match, from 82 up Up Men’s Elgin Strap Watches $15.00 to $35.00 Ladies’ Elgin Wrist Watches New Designs $35.00 Also Other Elgin Wrist Strap Watches, $15 to $50 Phone Main 8039 WALF Estab. 1873 ORD’S _THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 22, 1929—PART THREE. BRIDE OF YESTERDAY MRS. THEODORE WILLIAMS COOK, Daughter of Mr. Harry Harmon Fetter, and before her marriage at noon yester- day in the Church of the Epiphany Miss Helen Fetter, well known in Washing- ton and elsewhere as a writer on music and musicians.—Beverley Harris Photo. ter, Miss Elizabeth Stickley, of Kensing- ton, have taken an apartment at Rut- land Courts, Washington, for the Winter. Mr. and Mrs. H. Latane Lewis of Edgemoor have with them for the holi- days their daughter, Miss Lucy Lewis, a student at St. Margaret’s School, Tap- pahannock, Va. Mrs. Samuel S. Paschal of Zenox street left Friday to be the guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sherman Paschal, in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley Wright of ‘Troy, N. Y., have arrived to be the guests of the former's mother, Mrs. Herbert Wright, in Kensington. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Mark Ninth Wedding fl.‘.:.'l‘u..r', Lieut. and Mrs. Wilson Cogswell of Annapolis will arrive Tuesday to be the holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Cogswell in Kensington, who are givin, a y CI as eve in celebration of their ninth wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Brettle of Albion, N. Y., the latter's parents, also will be their guests. Mrs, Carl Diefenbach of Meriden, Conn., will be the guest of her brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Bowly, in their home, North Chevy Chase, during this week. Miss Harriet Taylor of Wooster Col- lege, Ohio, has arrived to spend Christ- mas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taylor, in Kens! n. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Chisholm of Gar- rett Park will have with them during the holidays their daughter, Miss Mary Chisholm, of Cornell University. Among those from the University of Maryland spending the holidays with their parents in Sandy Spring are Miss Catherine _Barnsley, Miss _Elizabe Sherman Jones, Miss Elgar Jones, Mr. s | John Thomas, Mr. Albert Stabler, jr.; Mr. Jack Ladson and Mr. John Savage. Miss Louise Massey of Bethesda left Friday for Newport News, Va., where she will visit her parents for a week. Miss Elizabeth Czarnomska of Sweet Briar College is spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lamb in igton. Mr. James Lamb, a stu- dent at Rutgers College, is spending the holidays with his parents. Mr. Winston Hobbs of Dartmouth College is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hobbs, in Linden, for several weeks. Mr. Wheeler Bird, son of Dr. Jacob Bird of Sandy Spring, and Mr, Willard Stabler and ‘Mr. Elbrey Stabler will en- tertain with a dance in the home of the Jatter's Efinu. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stabler, in Washington, on December 27. Capt. and Mrs. Charles Wynne "are recelving congratulations upon the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Wynne before her marriage was Miss Alice Brown, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Brown of Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Edmonston Mark Silver Weddiny Dny Mr. and Mrs. R. Owen Edmonston, jr., entertained a party of 60 guests Tuesday, December 17, at their home, on Upton street, in honor of their silver wedding anniversary. Mrs. Edmonston was assisted by her three daughters, Miss Prances Ritchie, Miss Marie Louise and Miss Martha Anita Edmonston. Mr. Michael Angelico rendered a number of vocal selections, assisted at the piano by Mrs. Angelico. Mrs. Eileen Burns and Mr. Ashley Aubendschein also sang. Mr. and Mrs. Edmonston were mar- ried in the Immaculate Conception Church 25 years ago by Father Marr. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Mooers, Mr. and Mrs. Percy W. Le Duc, Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Macoughtry and Miss Helen G. Macoughtry, Mrs. Clarence J. Desper, Mr. and Mrs. J. Carroll Ahearn, Miss Josephine E. Ahearn and Mr. John Ahearn, Mrs. Maude Strahan, Mr. and Mrs, James O, Owen, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. O'Neil and Miss Virginia O'Neil, Dr. and Mrs, James A. Cahill, Dr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Hunter, Dr. and Mrs. Walter PFreeman, Mr. John J. McInerney, Mr. Edward C. Ernst, Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8. Edmonston, jr.; Mr. Jack Edmonston and Mr. Russell Edmonston, Mr. and Mrs, J. George Rousseau, Miss Lillian Helm, Mr. William L. Edmonston, Miss Edith Edmonston, Mrs. Eileen Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillipps, Mr. Carl Phillipps, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Angelico, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Aubend- schein, Mr. Reginald J. Kranauer, Miss Virginia_Ritchie, Mr. Moyer Copeland, Mrs, 8. 8. Edmonston, sr., and her three sons, Thomas Ritchie, Joseph Carbery th |and Albert Owen Edmonston. American Women's Legion Sponsors New Year Ball ‘The American Women's Leglon will give a New Year ball Saturday, Janu- ary 4, 1930, at the Marine Barracks, when there will be cards, as well as dancing. Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields, the president, will receive with the offi- cers of the organization: Mrs. Acheson F. Hassan, Mrs. R. R. Corcoran, Mrs. Douglas E. Winstead, Mrs. , Miss Henrietta Metzerott, Mrs, Peter A. Hazes, Mrs, Ivan C. Bass and Mrs. Albert C. Baggs. The first lonal_president of the American Women’s Legion, Mrs. Wil- liam Corcoran Eustis, will be pres- ent and receive with the officers. Mrs. David Kincheloe, a favorite singer of ‘Washington soclety, will render a few well known numbers. Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Edwin S. Bettel- htim, jr, the La Salle Apartments, chairman of tickets. First in Winter Series l Of Dances Scheduled At Fort Humphreys Delightful Dinner Parties Also Feature SOciety Pro- gram—Special News and personal Note S, PFORT HUMPHREYS, Va., December 21.—The first of the series of Winter dances was held in Harris Hall tonight. It was made the occasion for several delightful dinner parties. Recelving at the dance were Col. and Mrs. Edward H. Schulz, Miss Caroline Schulz and Lieut. and Mrs. D. Watt, jr. Maj. and Mrs. C. J. Taylor and Capt. and Mrs. D. McD. Shearer gave a din- ner at Harris Hall before the dance in honor of Col. and Mrs. Schulz. Their guests were Col. Elliot Dent, Miss Edith Dent, Col. and Mrs. H. A. Finch, Maj. | and Mrs. L. E. Oliver, Maj. and Mrs. C. C. Gee, Maj. and Mrs, H. C. Johan- nes, Capt. and Mrs. C. B. Cox, Capt. and Mrs. F. R. Lyons, Capt. and Mrs. bson, Capt. and Mrs. H. P. rs. H. J. Conner, J. R. Hardin, Lieut. and Mrs. H. B. Loper, Lieut. and Mrs. Rafael Alfonso and Lieut. and Mrs. L. W.| Prentiss. Maj. and Mrs. R. T. Coiner also en- tertained at dinner Saturday before the dance a group ef Army people stationed in Washington. The guests were Maj. and Mrs. Richard Park, Maj. and Mrs. E. M. Marks, Maj. and Mrs. B, C. Dunn, and Mrs. Earl North, M and Mrs. A. K. B. Lyman, Maj. and Mrs. B. B. Somervell, Maj. and Mrs. F. K. New- | and Mrs. H. H. Stickney, Maj. and Mrs. C. F. Willlams, Maj. and | Mrs. John H. Carruth and Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Tompkins. Bridge Club Meets in Home Of Col. and Mrs. Pipes. ‘The Monday Night Bridge Club met at the home of Col. and Mrs. H. F. Pipes. Col. and Mrs. Schulz were guests of the club. Miss Caroline Schulz and Miss Kath- erine Schulz, daughters of Col. and Mrs. Schulz, are spending the Christmas hol- idays in their home at Fort Humphreys. Miss Caroline Schulz, who arrived Sat- urday, is & junior at Oberlin College, Ohio. Miss Katherine Schulz arrived Saturday from Oak Park, Ill. Dr. Anson Marston of the University of Towa was a recent guest of Capt. and Mrs. M. W. Marston. Dr. Marston president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Lieut. and Mrs. N. A. Matthias are motoring to Curtiss, Wis, to spend | Christmas with Mr. and Mrs, F. H.! Matthias. g Maj. L. K. Anderson has returned | from a leave of absence, which he spent arlotte Grey, Miss Earlyne | Finney and Miss Dorothy Carter have | left, Fort Humphreys to spend the holi- | days at their homes. Mrs. C. W. Bathurst of Philadelphia Burlington Hotel 1120 Vermont Ave. N.W. Sunday Dinner, $1.00 Oyster or Fruit Cocktail Hearts of Celery Queen Olives Mock Turtle Soup Consomme i il Broiled Young Chicken on Toast || | Roast Long Istand Duck, Apple Sauce || Roast Turkey, Dressing i Cranberry Sauce Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus Spiced Crabapple Mashed Potatoes, Fresh Spinach Asparagus, Hollandaise Sauce Candied Sweets Pineapple Salad Hot Mtnce Pie Strawberry Parfait Plurh Pudding, Hard or Brandy Sauce || | Chocolate Nut Sundae I Butterscotch Ice Cream, Cake Rolis Coflee Tea Milk | Hours: 12:30.2:30—5:00.8:00 u | Christmas Dinner, $1.50 Call Decatur 0500 for Reservations (| i M.Prooks-Co G- STREET BETWEEN ““4 Christmas Gift From Brooks Is Always Welcome” “Believe It or Not,” You’ll Actually “Last-Minute” Gift Shop In Our Main Floor Gift Section ECAUSE, besides the many special arrangements we have made to give you speedier and more efficient service, the extra sales- persons to give you intelligent help in your gift selection, and the convenience of our location, there is about this department as there is about the entire store an atmosphere of graciousness and friendly Enjoy HTH intimacy that women always enjoy. 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Three Pairs i 81-95 Bocitbans ’KERCHIEFS Choose from an enormous stock of Swiss embroidered, plain and colored linen, dainty bits of georgette for [ COLLEGE GIRL VISITOR l MISS JULIET PHILLIPS, Spending her vacation from the Connecticut College for Women, at New London, in Washington with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morton Phillips, on Fern street. SOCIETY. W. W. Hodge, Lieut. C. E. Martin and Lieut. F. X. A. Purcell. ‘The !gme-wi:gx Ch&p!fl“&‘A. R, held an meeting a home of Mrs. 2. McD. Shearer Saturday. ‘Tea was served afterward. Lieut. and Mrs. D. P. Booth had as recent guests Miss Lou Farley of Al- bany, N. Y, and Miss Margaret Morri~ son of Ridgefield Park, N. J. Lieut. and Mrs. Booth had Lieut. F. X. A, Purcell and Lieut. C. E. Martin to din- ner Saturday to meet Miss Farley and Miss Morrison. Mr. Elliot Dent, jr., arrived Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with his father, Col. Elliot Dent. Mr. Dent is attending the University of Michigan, Miss Katharine Dent of New York is visiting her brother and sister, Col. Dent and Miss Edith Dent. Lieut. and Mrs. H. B. Loper are spending the holidays in_Baltimore, st the home of Mr. and Mrs, Johm Ople. Costume Ball Jnnulry 6 Picturesque Social Affair Members of the Washington Inter- national Assembly who attend its cos- tume ball on January 6 at the Willard Hotel will be repeating history, for the assembly was long one of the most col- orful as well as one of the most distin- guished of the Capital’s social func- tions. All of this old-time brilliance is to be recaptured at this season’s ball and augmented with modern fcatures unknown in older days. Women who hold undisputed sway in the social life of the Capital are on the board of - ernors of the assembly, which is plan- ning the event, and the younger ele- ment in soclety is also actively inter- :a:ed in the unique and picturesque af- air, ¢ A notable group of boxholders for the ball is announced by Mrs. Rose Gouver- neur Hoes, who is receiving acceptances at her residence, 1410 Twentieth street, and includes Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, honorary president of the assembly: Mrs. Henry Winfleld Watson, wife of Representative Watson of Pennsylvania: Mrs, Edward R. Alexander, Mrs. Henry W. Fitch, Mrs. Stokes Halkett, Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews, Mrs. Joscph E. Washington, all of the board of gov- ernors; also Mrs. Paul Fitzsimmons and Mrs. Royal de la Meter Mead. —Harris & Ewing Photo. is visiting Lieut. and Mrs. C. R. Batburst. Miss Susan Mead of Washington and Miss Betty Gow of Montana were the week-end guests of Capt. and Mrs. M. W. Marston. Miss Mead and Miss Gow re roommates at Bryn Mawr College. Student Officers and Wives Guests of Maj. and Mrs. Oliver. The student officers of the Engineer School and their wives were guests last Sunday night of Maj. and Mrs. L. E. Oliver at a supper and movie party.J. Esposito, Lieut. E. R. Heiberg, Lieut. THE PARROT 1643 Conn. Ave. LUNCHEON TEA DINNER “Speaks for Sundays Dinner, 1 to 8 P.M. ‘The guests were Capt. and Mrs. B. H.| Bowley, Capt. and Mrs. J. F. Zajicek, | Lieut. and Mrs. Rafael Alfonso, Lieut. and Mrs. C. R. Bathurst, Lieut.' and Mrs. J. R. Hardin, Lieut. and Mrs. H. B. Loper, Lieut. and Mrs. H. 8. Miller, Lieut. and Mrs. B. C. Snow, Lieut. and | Mrs. D. P. Booth, Lieut. and Mrs. N. A. Matthias, Lieut. R. K. McDonough, Mrs. A. K. McDonough, Miss Alice McDon- ough, Lieut. W. C. D. Bridges, Lieut. V. 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