Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1929, Page 19

SOCIETY {Continued From Eighteenth Page.) son gave in honor of their daughter Junia_ last evening. Midshipman Jerry A. Mathews, jr., second class, United States Naval Academy, accompanied by his class- mate, Midshipman Jay Anderson of Butte, Mont., is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Jerry A. Matkews, Roosevelt Hotel. Mr. William R. Furlong, jr., sopho- more at Harvard University, is spend- ing . the Christmas season with his fents, Capt. and Mrs. Furlong, at 611 Lowell street, Cleveland Park. Mrs. Charles Watts of the Gordon Hotel has with her for the holiday season her son, Mr. F. W. Watts, and Mrs. Dorothy V. Warren of New York City and Cadets Addison V. Dishman and Charles Westpheling of the United States Military Academy, West Point. Miss Charlotte Childress, who has been in New York for two months, has returned to Washington for the holidays. The Spanish Ambassador, Don Ale- jandro Padilla y Bell, has accepted an invitation to address the American As- sociation of Teachers of Spanish at the dinner of the association Friaay evening, December 27, at the Willard. | The Ambassador of Peru, Dr. Don | Hernan Velarde, and the Minister of Colombia, Dr. Don Enrique Olaya Her- rera, will likewise be an honor guest and will address the association. ‘The American Association of Teach- ers of Spanish is meeting_under the auspices of the George Washington University. This is the thirteenth an- nual meeting of the association, which has some 2,000 members throughout the country. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Penn of Hawthorne street have as their house guests until Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griffin and their two children, Betty Jean and Buddy, of Richmond. Mr. and - Mrs. Griffin were formerly of ‘Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Penn are entertaining at dinner today for Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, -their guests being Mr. and Mrs. John J. Byrne and Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Heflin. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Morrison of Stanford street will be hosts at supper {and out and handy hunters. 4 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Miss Judith Shelton, have gone to nm-l tain at the supper dance this evening tol, Tenn. Mrs, Shelton will return to | 8¢ the hotel. her apartment, at the Wardman Park Hotel, in about 10 days. Mrs. C. A. Watson will be hostess at a supper-dance at the Carlton Friday evening for her daughter, Miss Barbara Watson. Miss Watson, a junior at Randolph-Macon Woman's College, is spending the holidays at her home, on Kalorama road. Mr. Vernon S. Broyles of Meridian, Miss., who is now a divinity student at Union Theological Seminary, Rich- mond, Va., is spending the Christmas holidays in Washington as the house guest of his uncle, Dr. Everett M. Elli- son, on M street. Washington horse lovers will don boots and spurs to compete in the Rid- ing and Hunt Club's horse show on Saturday, December 28, at 8 p.m. Mr. Melvin C. Hazen, chairman of the committee, announces as judges: Admiral Cary T. Grayson, who has just returned from Texas, where he offici- ated at opening of a new race track; Mr. H M. Luttrell of Delaplain, V: and Mr. Wilbur Osbourne of Charlottes. ville, Va. Among the different classes will be a lead-in class, novice saddle horses, pair of hunters, open to all; handicap jump, open saddle class, polo bending race, pair of saddle horses, hunt teams, touch Prizes and ribbons will be given for all classes. Prizes have been donated by Wilton Lambert, Senor de Ferrara, the Cuban Ambassador; Col. Thompson, Melvin C. Hazen, Maj. George Patton, Mr. Charles Drayton and Mr. Hugh Le- gare, Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery Shepard has closed her apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel and has left by motor for her Winter home in Miami, Fla. She will return to the hotel for the Spring season. Mr. R. Golden Donaldson has been joined in his apartment at the Ward- man Park Hotel by his son, Mr. Rob- ert G. Donaldson, jr, who will pass the holidays with his father. Mr. George Horne will be host to a party of 10 this evening at the supper dance in the gold room of the Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. W. H. Bamford also will enter- Strange-Withers Wedding With Dinner at Hamilton. Miss Dena Withers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B, Withers of Monett, Mo., and Mr. Doyle H. Strange, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Strange of Henderson, N. C., were married Monday at 6 o'clock at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Porter, Northumberland A ments, Dr. Porter officiating. le wedding was marked by charm- ing simplicity, with only a few members of the immediate family and friends present. Mrs. Mary McManaway played the wedding march, and Mr. Robert Simmons sang “I Love You Truly.” The bride was escorted and given in marriage by Mr. John Ruthven, teacher of the Euzelian class of the First Baptist Church, of which she is a member. She wore a blue chiffon gown and carried a cluster of white roses, Miss Anna Mae Carder was her only attendant, and was in a tan crepe gown. Her corsage bouquet, being of pink roses. Mr. Ben Pubols of Portland, Oreg., was best man for Mr. Strange. Immediately after the wedding the bridal party had dinner at the Hamil- ton Hotel, after which Mr. and Mrs. Strange left for New York for a short wedding trip. They will make their home in Washington. The Arts Club will give a tea at the clubhouse this afternoon to open an exhibition of the “Ten Philadelphia Painters.” Mrs. John Wesley Smith will act as hostess. Yesterday evening Mr. James True conducted “The Mill,” for members interested in the criticism of original short stories. The club will celebrate New Year eve with an old fashioned party at the house, at which Mr. and Mrs. Waldon Fawcett will be the hosts. One of the interesting events of January will be the luncheon to be given by the ‘Washington Teachers’ | 4 Union in honor of the members of the Board of Education. It will be at 12:30 o'clock p.m., Saturday, January 11, at the Men’s City Club. Miss Mary Dent, president of the union, will pre- side, and many teachers are availing themselves of this opportunity for per- sonal contact with the group so closely associated with their work. Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, national president of the National League of American Pen Women, will entertain at her personal table at the celebrity breakfast, Saturday, Mrs. Davis Wills, wife of Maj. Wills; Mrs. George Wa&mm&&m&v:&&&&mmm& fi?@fl&%fim&&fl#&#& Baun's CONNECTICUT AVENUE Opposite Mayflower Hotel Extend to their many esteemed friends and patrons these sincere wishes for a very erry @hristmas M and a fiappy fiew gear Baker, Mrs. E. G. Nourse, sister of Mrs Alice Tisdale Hobart, one of the speakers of the occasion; Miss Nourse, Mrs. Delos A, Blodgett, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, Mrs. William Wheatley, Mrs. H. L. E. Johnson, Mrs. Walter T. Wheatley, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Carpenter, Miss Kate Dougal and Miss Eleanor Shutt. -At the table for which Mrs. E. Rich- ard Gasch, president of the District of Columbia branch of the league, will be f |sponsor will be seated Mr. and M. Warren Akers, Miss Myrta Cawood, Dr. Frances Butt, who will have two guests, B. [Mrs. Thomas Wallis and Mrs. Selma (Continued on Twentieth Page.) sk e e e e Sionf, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1929. M.Prooks-Co G- STREET BETWEEN HTH 12TH Worthwhile Reductions. in Our Year Ind SJALES Yesterday’s response proved most conclu- sively that Brooks’ Year-End Sales of Apparel and Accessories are considered well worth waiting for by ever so many smart women! A Group of Lavishly Furred Winter Coats Formerly $79, $89 and $98 NOW $ =M ANNUAR and bridge for Mr. and Mrs. Griffin on Friday evening and Mr. and Mrs. Heflin are entertaining at dinner and bridge at the Manor Club for them Saturday evening. DRY CLEANED Everything sl .—L—o Dry Cleaned Phone Pot. 3900 DOLLAR DRY CLEANING CO. 1731 7th St. N.W. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lane and thelr young son. Billy, of Lowell street | have left for Wilmington, Del., to spend | the Christmas holiday with Mrs. Lane's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Downing. | Mr. and Mrs. James Polloch have | been joined at the Wardman Park Hotel by their son, Mr. Harry E. D. Polloch, who has come from Cambridge, Mass., where he is taking a post-graduate course at Harvard. Mrs. H. H. Shelton and her daughter. Rizik Brothers Announce 15 OFF -« +Arr-HaTs For Clearance Thursday Evening Gowns For 29.75 Holiday Regularly 49.50 to 78.50 Wear ALL SALES FINAL TWELVE THIRTEEN F A shop of Individuality eAnnouncing Our Semi-Annual CLEARANCE Beginning tomorrow we in- augurate our Semi-Annual Clearance — a twice yearly event of paramount interest to women who appreciate an op- portunity to secure exceptional values in high-class apparel selected from our regular stocks. Substantial Price Reductions have been made on a wide range of desirable items, embracing EVENING DRESSES EVENING WRAPS RICH FUR: COATS FUR-TRIMMED COATS DAYTIME DRESSES Millinery, Handbags, Novelties An Early Selection Is Advised SALKE A £ ® Every . Dress a Real Bargain Come BARBARA STONE presents her ANNUAL SALE with SENSATIONAL OFFERINGS in the season’s smart- est dresses. This is your dpportunity to buy two or three dresses for the price of one. DRENNEN FEDUCED T0 Materials in this group are GEOR- GETTE — CHIF- FON — CREPE —SATINS — ==mssewem NETS and Moire. SIZES are from 13 to 46. BARBARA STONE sponsors the SILHOU- ETTE MODE PRINCESS EF n the UNEVEN HE CTS, MODIFIED LENGTHS and beautiful EVENING FROCKS. Colors featured in this group are: HA- CIENDA, FUCHSIA, SAN MARCO BLUE, RUST, TAN, RED, BLACK and GREEN. Our STYLISTS have assembled for this event a group of better dresses to sell at— [OATSN Beautiful Lustrous Broad- cloths in the Genuine Wyan- dotte and American Cloths— lined with Genuine Charmeau- tex and Crepe-back Satins. SE For her first sale BARBARA STONE offers coats that are valued as high as $39.50 for this NSATIONALLY.LOW PRICE— PEDUCED TO The coats in this group are EXACT R E P RODUCTIONS of IMPORTED MODELS in the NEW PRINCESS SILHOUETTE*~ SIDE DRAPES— TAILORED and SPORT MODELS. 1 Manchurian Wolf Caracul—Lapin French Beaver 9; ; SIZES Misses—14-38 Women—40-58"2 Babewra Sloune Stores 1115 F Street N. w. 5% Including Lots of All-Black Coats! And Plenty of Women’s and' Larger Sizes! Many of the coats in this featured group have only just re- cently arrived and represent the absolute last word in smart styling. All are lavishly trimmed with the furs that are most in demand by fashionable women and are made with the care which is so obvious to the woman who knows expert tailoring. Cloth Coats—Second Floor Now! An Unprecedented Event! Every FUR COAT In Our Entire Stock NOW 1/ OFF ONEHALF OFF 1 /OFF Regular Prices 2 2 ‘Just Look at These Amazing Values! Lustrous Sealine (dyed Coney) Coats with collar and cuffs of Mink dyed Mar- \l‘r‘wt. Richl; silk lined. egularly $139.50. Now one- it o $69.50 Pony Coats, Muskrat Coats, and Fitch trimmed Sealine Coats that were excellent values at their former price of $198. Now reduced one-half off! $99 A gorgeous Silver Muskrat with a flat. tering shawl collar of Brown Fox. Skins il:“ diagonal arrangement. ormerly priced at $325. Now anedhel of $162.50 A fashion leader in Fur Coats is this Beige Caracul with collar, cuffs and smart :(rcm! Elre l-?‘ the popular olinsky. Formerly priced at $395. NOW $197‘50 Fur Coats—Second Floor Over 300 Daytime and Evening DRESSES Reduced Formerly Selling from $16.75 to $29.75 NOW $ 14 Choose from among the season’s newest fashions in dresses that were formerly much higher priced. All the wanted new shades and blacks in Flat Crepes, Printed Crepes, Satins, Geor- gettes, Chiffons, Taffetas, Moires, and Light-weight Woolens. A complete range of sizes, 14 to 5214. Dresses—Third Floor And in Our Main Flosor Accessories We List a Few of the Many Items Now Drastically Reduced! All-wool slip-on Sweaters, in assorted colors. With round, vee, and collared necks. New arrivals. Were 51.95., $1.39 Real NOwW slip-on and coat Sweaters. In assorted colors and styles. Also new arriv- als that were $295. $2.()() NOW Kayser lour. shades. on _or Service- Of fine Silk Now $1.69. Were $1. Philipp - NOW 40 pairs of Silk Chiffon Hosiery with French heels (slight s irregulars).” I assoried sizes and shades. Were SLIS. NOW 89c $5.95. NOw Leather Handbags, in the newest shapes, shades and trims. lent values at $295. 50 Boudoir and - Pillows, of fine Rayon and Ve- Assorted de Chine Step-ins. Society Crepe Slips. Now 89 ine Night Gowns. 69¢ Na id colors or fancy effects. 16 ribs, wooden sticks, and fancy handles. and Suede Just 6 Lovely Rayon Negligees, in flowered designs with contrast. ing’ bands on front, Were $3.95. Now.... $3'39 Odds and ends of real im- ported French Kid Gloves. Good styles but broken sizes. 82.25 Were $295. NOW... Were excel- = $1 ing Room shapes a n d Crepe Imported Fabric Gloves. Were $1.95. Smart_styles in Grey and Tan. .Iflizes 5% to 7!3 in the ot. either Leatherette Raincoats of waterproofed Leatherette in Black and Brown. Lined all v $3.85 ted through. Were $5.50. Main Floor Accessories