Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1930, Page 48

SOCIETY. !Weddindf T“-ling Place Recently Hold Interest Here and in ‘cher Cities Miss Virginia May Crocker Weds M:. Irving Linger in' Simple Ceremony. The marriage of Miss Vi Crocker, da ‘of Mr. and Mrs. How- ard D. r of Country Club Hills, ‘Va., to Mr. Irving O. Linger, son of Mr, and Mrs. Pred A. Linger of Washington | took place Wednesday morning. The ceremony, charming in its sim-| Plicity, was performed at the home of the bride ents, 'S par rel and palms, the Rev. George G. Cul- bertson of the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church officiating. 's costume was an ensemble ©f rayol blue faille, with eggshell blouse and hat to match and she wore a cor- sage cluster of sweetheart roses and! lilies of the valley. Mrs. Crocker, the | bride’s mother, was in a frock of aprl-| cot satin crepe and old lace and Mrs. Linger, the mother of the bridegroom, wore & gown of golden brown silk and transparent velvet. A wedding breakfast followed, the guests being Mr. and Mrs. Irving O. Linger, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Linger, Rev. G. . Perc, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Crocker, after which the bride and bridegroom | left for a motor trip North and on their return will make their home in Wash- ington. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yost, jr., an- nounce the marriage of their daughter, Henrietta Louise, to Mr. Mark Twain Robinson, January 29, 1930, Christ Church, Alexandria, Va. A wedding of interest to friends in New Orleans, of Miss Margaret Persis Birtwell, daugh- ter of Dr. and Mrs, Daniel T. Birtwell of Washington, to Lieut (junior grade) Howard Walter Gilmore. The marria cember 22, 1920. The Rev, Dr. Brooke of the Methodist Church performed the ceremony. ‘The bride was charming in a travel- ing gown of deep brown, with accesso- ries to match. She carried a bouguet of roses and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Gilmore, a native of Wash! WAS graduated with honors, and was class poet of the class of 1924, Central High School. She received her degree of Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College, class of 1928. While a student at Goucher, Mrs. Gilmore was an active the” Prench and Spanish Clubs and of Alpha Gamma Delta. Mrs. Gilmore is a sister of Lieut. ‘(,Ju:h;l; grade) Daniel T. Birtwell, jr., Her American sncestry reaches back 10 generations, on the maternal side to v. ia May | Neshitt will take place in the Officers’ Saturday. 3 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MISS ALICE PATRICIA McDONOUGH, Daughter of Mrs. Michael J. McDonough, whose marriage to Lieut. John Spencer Ald post -at 4 o'clock —Brooks Photo. Club at the ‘Virginia Alabama Society To Give Elaborate Ball ‘The Alabama Society of Wl-lhinfwn will entertain with an elaborately plan- ned ball on the evening of February 7, at the Mayflower. Gen. Amos Fries will introduce the line, which l be composed of the r of Alabama and Mrs. Bibb Graves; president of the Alabama So- Mr. W. F. syk;a and Mrs. Sykes; itor Thomas Heflin, * Senator and Mrs. Hugo Black, Senator and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Senator and Mrs. W." J. Harrls, Sepator and Mrs. Pat Harrison, Representative W. B. Oliver, Representative Henry. B. Steagall, Rep- resentative and Mrs. George Huddle- ston, Representative and Mrs. E. B. Al- | mon, Representative and Mrs. W. B. are | Lamar Jeffers, Representative and Mrs. | Bankhead, Representative and Mrs. John McDuffie, Representative and Mrs. Lister Hill Representative and Mrs. Miles C. Allgood, Representative and Mrs. L. L. Patterson, Representative and Mrs. Jeff Busby, Representative and Mrs. H. P. Fulmer, Representative and Mrs. W. E. Evans, Rear Admiral and Mrs, Richard H. Leigh, Surgeon Gen. ’ll;‘d Mrs. Hugh 8. Cumming, Mrs. Amos Gen. and Mrs. Charles P. Sum- the president of the Southern , Mr. J. Cloyd Byars and-Mrs. me! Socief 25~ | Byars and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Mr, and M¥& John ‘W. Grimi nounce the marriage of their da Helen Gertrude, to Mr. Harry wnr‘e; of Rochester, N. Y, on Novem- ber 30, 1929, at Baltimore, Md. the nl.::m? W. T. Way of Baltimore offi- ¢ 3 T A New books published in England last year numbered 9,400, only four more Cain. The young ladies’ floor cgnmwe of which Miss Elizabeth McKelvy, = Miss Eleanor Chambers and Miss Gwendolyn Sargent are chairmen, will be assisted by a most charming group -of .debu- tantes. 3 A box has been reserved for the Con- — 2\ COPIED-RENEWED ENLARGED-BY , greatest increase be- 200 to novels gains being made by bi- ‘med smaller hies and lieal, historical and ‘books. %PfiOTOGRAPHS -fiachra'c‘i: ve. Beginning Monday WOMEN’S & MISSES’ SHOES REDUCED In Addition to - - - TWO SMART GROUPS 510.85 ; greatly reduced from their }nr‘vm.erv 512_.85 'fltitts This beautiful brown suede Prince “of Wales -tie " with ests to the recelving | T, federate Veterans residing in Wash- ington. These honored guests will wear the uniform of the Confederacy and will take part in the which will be featured following the intermission. During intermission Mrs. Elvina Rowe will give a group of songs, lcculmp-med by Mrs. Mary Matthews aylor, Mrs. Thomas W. Cain. chafrman of the ball committee, will be assisted by Mrs. John Foscue, Mrs, Harry Fulton, Mrs. H. O. Sargent, Mrs. Cecil A. Beasley and’ Mrs. Mprtha Carter. Mr. John' D. -Machen, chairman of the committee on arrangements, will be assisted by Col. A..R. Brindley, Col. W. D. Pratt, Col. R. C. Foy, Maj. John Elmore, Col. ‘Allen Orenshaw, Mr. H. C. Radue, Mr. John Foscue, Mr. A. Y. Bain and Mr. A. M. Laster. The Alabama Society has been or- ganized since the second administration of Grover Cleveland, and its annual ball is always an outstanding event of the season. North Beach Home Club To Give Dance and party The seventh annual dance and card party sponsored by the Women's Home Club of North Beach will be held Fri- day, February 28, in the ball room of the Arlington Hotel. The committee in charge includes Mrs. C. E. Cassasa, ball room; Mrs Roselia Shaw, tickets; Mrs. Samuel Tucker, patronesses, and Miss E. De Neale, publicity. ¥ BEACON INN 1801 Calvert St. N.W. | SUNDAY 5-COURSE DINNER, $1.00 From 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Chicken Vesetable C caholee o ¢ au Fresh Sweet Feas and march | N Mrs. Dutton Hostess To Alumnae Council Of Hood College |Assisted in Receiving by Miss Lovejoy, Dean, and Miss Helfenstein of the Alumnae. | Mrs. Edwin C. Dutton, president, was "hoswss at tea yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock in her home on Hesketh t in honor of the Alumnae Council e ood College, Frederick, Md. Mrs. Dutton was assisted in recetving by Miss | Sarah C. Lovejoy, the dean of Hood | College, and Miss Mary Grace Helfen- stein, secretary of the alumnae. The | house was artistically decorated with blue and gray, the college colors, in- | terspersed with appropriate pennants. | Miss Isabel Neely and Miss Virginia Boone presided at the tea table, assisted by Miss Grace Dutton, Miss Lucia Ranger, Miss Katherine Ayers and Miss | Dorothy Thompson, students of Hood | College. 'There were more than 100 | guests. | " Lieut. Comdr. J. Douglas Jones, U. S. N, of Magnolia Parkway has gone | to Panama to take part in the Spring ers of the Atlantic fleet. Mrs. Jones o | mane Jones accompanied Comdr. New York City. Mrs. Willlam Smith entertained at | the second of a series of bridge suppers |on Monday evening at her home on| | Leland street. | Mrs. S, H. Bryson entertained at luncheon and bridge Wednesday at her‘ home on Reno road. The guests were | Mrs. Perry Thurston, Mrs. George Fleming, Mrs. Louis Eckloff, Mrs. Louis Richardson, Mrs, Thomas Bright, Mrs. Harry P. White and Mrs. Joseph Bra- shears. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Russell of Forty-second street entertained at din- ner and bridge Wednesday evening at | the Chevy Chase tea room, on Connec- | ticut avenue. | Mrs. A. L. Gardiner entertained at bridge and tea Tuesday at her home on Livingston street. Mrs. Horace Chandlee was hostess to the apron committee of the ' Rector’s All-Saints’ Protestant Epjscopal Church at luncheon Friday at her home on Oliver street. Mrs. Charles C. Clark entertained at luncheon and bridge on Tuesday at her home on West Irving street in honor of Mrs, Samuel W. Foster of Jersey City, . J. Mr. and Mrs. William I. Denning of Chevy Chase Parkway have gone to Cubs. Mrs. Denning will visit there during the remainder of the Winter season. Mr, ‘Whiteford of Leland street will jeave to join Mr. Clyde Asher in Ormond, Fla. Mr. Asher and Mr. Whiteford will motor to Miami and to Clearwater, where they will stop for several weeks. Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Ballard enter- tained at bridge-supper Saturday eve- ning, January t their home on In- gomar, street. “Mr. and-Mrs. R. F. Broaddus and their daughter, Peggy, of Richmond, Va., spent the week end with Mrs. Broaddus’ brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Springs Westbrook of McKinley street. Mrs. Hamilton Wilson of Jenifer street entertained at luncheon and bridge on Wednesday at the Kenwood Country Club in honor of Mrs. I. L. Moore and Mrs. Thomas Howard. ‘The Chevy Chase Chapter of the Y. W. C. A. will meet with Mrs. A. L. Bald- win, 5503 Chevy Chase Parkway, on Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock p.m. The speak- er will be Mrs. Frank R. Davis, who was the chapter council delegate to the A Wide 121 F Snyder & Little’ WINTER CLEARANCE of ALL Men’s and Women's Footwear FEBRUARY 2 Committee Chairman MISS ELIZABETH McKELVY, Daughter of Col. and Mrs. W. N. Mc- 1930—PART THREE. bridge supper on Saturda; January 25, at her home on ’l.'l;xv:t'.‘r:me% Mrs, Percival Nagle entertained the unit of the Blessed Sacrament Church, | of which Mrs. Horuce Greenlee is leader, | at luncheon on Tuesday at her home o | oumxam .- o v The _Chase Chapter of the O. | E. S. entertained at a card party 311 Friday evening at the Burlington Hotel, | AN 3 . Roberts |- Tose street, left last week o Cicc) al; where he wi‘ll practice patent law. b s a graduate | University of Michigan and the oorro‘r}g‘: Washing University School of Law. | Mrs. Kensle Metzger entertained at ' bridge tea Friday afternoon at her home | on Delaware street in honor of Miss Pauline Tottle of Mount Washington, Baltimore, Md., who is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Plitt of Delaware e abe M ‘ r. and Mrs. Donald Simpson North Chevy Chase left on Saturday | { January 25, by motor for Albany, Ga. wl;:)r‘e th;r);1 wulm\-mc Mrs. Simpson’s me er. ey will stop en route ho |t Jacksonville, Fla. © o Mrs. Harold E. Doyle of Huntington street entertained four of the Girl Re- serves from Germantown, Pa., who are here to attend the Regional Conference of the Girl Reserves. | Kelvy, heading the girls’ floor commit- tee for the Alabama State ball at the Mayflower February 7. —Brooks Photo. Silver Bay Conference. Tea will be served. | Miss Jean Westbrook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Westbrook of McKinley street, and Miss Mary Jane Allen, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs, Edgar Poe Allen of Rittenhouse street, left on Tuesday to visit Mrs. G. W. 8. Sander- lin of Rocky Mount, N. C., and Mrs. R, F. Broaddus of Richmond, Va. Miss ‘Westbrook and Miss Allen will be gone a week. ‘The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Missionary Soctety will meet Wednesday at 11 o'clock a.m. Luncheon will be served in the assembly room. Mrs. John F. Brady and her children, Bernice and Beverly, of McKinley street left' Saturday, January 25, by motor for Miami, Fla., to spend the remainder of the Winter season. The civic section of the Chevy Chase Woman's Club will meet on Priday, February 7, at 11 o'clock am. at the Chevy Chase, Md., Library, followed by & basket luncheon. Mrs. Edith C. Sals- bury will speak on “Household Budgets.” Mr, and Mrs. Edward M. Reidy will entertain a supper party this zvem at their home on Broad Branch in honor of Mrs. Reidy's mother, Mrs. Catherine Hanran of Rochester, N. Y. Miss Anne Park of the Preventorium Mission Home, Virginia, spent the week end with the Misses Young of Magnolia Parkway. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rowe entertained at bridge supper on Tuesday evening at_their home on Hunt avenue. Mrs. J. T. Spicknall entertained Chapter B of the P. E. O. Soclety at luncheon on Wednesday at her home on Shepherd street. Mr. Edward Forbes of Patterson street is the week end house guest of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Forbes of Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Paul Winnings entertained at [The iy G T | The | Luncheon Tea Special Dinners, 75¢ 5-7:30 P.M. Daily Sunday Dinners, $1.00 ‘We Cater to Bridge Parties | 1-6 P.M. 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These Beautiful Instruments, That Are So Nearly Perfect, Furnish THE WORLD'S BEST MUSIC BY THE FORE- Many Prominent Women At Tea for Mrs. Wiley The tea and reception given Wed- nesday afternoon at headquarters of the National Woman’s Party in honor of M:s: Harvey W. Wiley, newly elected chairman of the national council of the organization, was attended by promi- nent women representing nearly every section of the globe. In the receiving line were Miss Alice Paul, Mrs. Paul Anebarger, Miss Dora Ogle, Miss Maud ‘Younger, Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews and Miss Nina Allender. Pouring tea were Mrs. Cloyd Marvin, Miss Marg: ret Baxter of London, England; Merritt O. Chance, Mrs. Grace Reill dean of the Washington College of La: ‘Miss Sara_ Grogan, Mrs. Jesse Nichol- son, Mrs, John Mock and Mrs. Virginia White Speel. Among those who gathered to honor SOCIETY. for Chicago, | f& MRS. IRVING O. LINGER, Formerly Miss Virginia May Crocker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Crocker of Country Club Hills, Va., whose marriage took place last Wed- nesday morning. Mrs. Wiley were Mrs, Claude A. Swan- son, Lady Philip of Brisbane, Australia; Mrs. Gardner Phillip Orme, Miss An- nabel Matthews, Mrs. Frederic Ernest Farrington, Mrs. James Hamilton Mor- ton, Mrs. Herman E. Gasch, Mrs, James Wellen Hays, Mrs. Robert Sterling Yard, Mrs. Harry Roscoe Fulton, Mrs. Edward Dana Durand, 3 1 Kent and Mrs, Willlam Knowles Cooper. Massachusetts Fete To Be in February The Massachusetts Soclety of Wash- ington, D. C, held a joint committee meeting Monday evening, January 27, for the purpose of making final plans for the big February entertainment and dance. It is the aim of the officers and committee to make this affair as big socially as the much talked of enter- tainment and dance held January 14 in honor of the congressional delegation from Massachusetts. The date for this big affair il be Tuesday evening, Feb- ruary 18, in the gold room at Wardman Park Hotel, Owing to the many re- quests from the members and ts who attended the last affair and also by a unanimous vote of the committee the same orchestra has been engaged. ‘The entertalnment committee is ar- ranging an excellent program for this affair. The names of the artists will be announced later. The Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology alumni of Washington have been invited as guests of the evening. The society is now in the midst of a membership driv: and all residents in the District from Massachusetts are ex- tended a cordial invitation to partici- pate in the activities of the society. Information and membership bl can' be secured from the secretary, Mr. George A. Hernan, 1345 Girard street northwest. 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