Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1930, Page 54

SOCIETY Social Festivities Of the Early Winter Noted in Alexandria Dancing Included the Schedule—Visitors Enter- tained in Homes—DBirth- day . Anniversary Cele- brated — Personal Men- tion. in Miss Courtenay Page Waller has is- sued invitations for a dance at the Belle Haven Country Club Saturday evening, December 27. Miss Elizabeth Sherjer has sent out invitations for a dance Friday cvening, December 26, in the home of her parerts. Mr. and Mrs. James Sherier, on King street road. Mrs. W. L. Mason of Amelia, Va., is 8 guest of her son and daughter-in- law, Lieut. and Mrs. Dale P. Mason. Miss Bettie Hicks is at home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hicks in Lawrenceville, Va. Miss Muie Aistrop has returned to her home in Chester, Va. after a visit to friends in Alexandria. Miss Anne Madison Washington of Washington spent the past week with her cousing, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Swann Sinclair. Miss Washington is a daugh- ter of the late Lawrence Washington of Alexandria, who was one of the iast of the family to be born at Mount Ver- non. --Miss Washington was recently appointed by President Hoover to be hostess in the Mount Vernon building at the Paris exposition next year. Mrs. Ellis Coles Shipp announce the engagement of her sister, Miss Emma Dorothy Seablom, to Mr. Irvin John Meade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Meade of Roxbury, N. Y. The wedding will take place in January. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall announce the marriage of their daughter Louise to Sergt. Joseph Mansha of Fort Humphreys on Saturday, December 6, in Old Pohick Church with the rector, Rev. C. A. Langston, officiating. Mrs. J. M. Robinson left Monday for Philadelphia to join Lieut. Robinson, who has been stationed at Charles- ton, 8. C. Capt. and Mrs. R. L. Atkinson spent the week in New York city attending the meetings of the American Soclety of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. DeMoll have returned from a motor trip to Dur- ham, N. C. Mrs. Scott W. Dunn is again at home after a visit with relatives in Spring- fleld, Tll. Mrs. Dunn was accompanied home by her niece. Miss Margaret C. Simpson, who will remain with her for the Winter. Miss Elizabeth Miller and Miss Byrdie Hope have left for their Homes in Hampton, Va., after a visit with Miss Evelyn Lewis Pickett in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Pickett. Miss Isabelle Allen and Mr. Hayden Allen have returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Allen in Passapa- tanzy. Va. . A. W. Faulkner of Asheville, N. C. has arrived for a month's visit ‘with her daughter, Mrs. A. 8. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan L. Groves, Miss May Groves and Mr. and Mrs. I J. Crickenberger have returned from a motor trip when they made a series of visits in the home of relatives in Charlottesville, Staunton and Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. James Keller and Mrs. Floyd Keller were week end guests of relatives in Romney, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Keller have as their guest the for- mer’s mother, Mrs. Alice Keller of Pe- tersburg, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. George Delano have gone to their home in Warsaw, Va., after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Edson Hennage. Mrs. Henry Pickett, who has been visiting in Kinston, N. O, was a guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Reid, en _route to her home in Chicago. Mrs. Charles Goldsmith and her young son, Robert Goldsmith, have re- turned to their home in Philadelphia after a visit with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam E. Lynch. Miss Annie Luckett has returned to her home in Atlanta after a visit with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and ::rr: Louis Bargamin, on South Patrick et. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reed are spend- ing several weeks with friends in New York Cigy. Mr. and Mrs. George Curtiss of Rich- mond were guests last week of Mrs. John Curtiss. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fitagerald are &t home after a motor trip to Colum- bus, Ohio, where they were guests of the latter’s sister, Mrs. Glenn S. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hemm’ spent the past week end with the former's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Fleming, in Hagerstown. Miss Marjorie Nixon has returned from a visit with friends in Char- Iottesville. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Miller enter- tained Thursday evening to celebrate the seventieth birthday anniversary of the latter's grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Myers. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Newman, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. O'Quinn, Mrs. Plaskett, Mrs. Olive Miller, Mrs. Ruby Miller, Mrs. G. W. Heflin and Mrs. James .Titcomb. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Dykes have re- turned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. ‘Willlam Thornton in Bealeton, Va. Mrs. Anna Jackson Sloan spent last week in Philadelphia attending the conference of the National Women's Party. Mrs. Genevieve Hall of Los Angeles, Miss Ola Emmer of San Diego, Calif.; Mr. Odell Porter of Little Rock, Ark., and Mr. Myron Randolph of Coral Gables, Fla, have been guests during the pagt week of Mrs. Hall's brother- . and Mrs. H. F. y and Mrs. Prytherch entertained informally for their guests Saturday evening. December 6 Mrs. Edward Winfleld of Cleveland Park has been a guest during the past Week of her sister, Mrs. Mary Betts. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Garber and Miss Ruth Garber have returned from # visit to relatives in Harrisonburg. Lieut. and Mrs. Edmund MacClelland e returned from a visit ison Count: ‘were accompanied home by their cousin, Mr. Selden Somerville, who is now with his aunt, Mrs. Addis Hubard Snow, in_Chevy Chase. Miss Janice Jaffa is home from & visit to her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rosenfeld, in New York City. Early Winter Period Marked by Elaborate Society Functions (Continued From First Page.) and Alexander Brallowsky, Russian planist. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Clark will enter- tain at dmneHmedm: the first of the series of iday evening dancing classes at the Willard December 19. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sanders will entertain at dinner tomorrow evening in the Pan-American room of the Mayflower. Col. and Mrs. E. R. Warner McCabe and their daughter, Miss Virginia Mc- Cabe, will entertain a large party this evening at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel, the company remaining later for the supper dance. The guests will in- clude Col. and Mrs. Robert C. Foy, the military attache of the Mexican em- bassy, Col. Don Francisco J. Agullar and Senora Aguilar; Col. and Mrs. Harry N. Cootes, Col. and Mrs. John P. Hasson, Col. Jennings C. Wise, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. John K. Herr, Lieuit. Col. and Mrs. Lloyd B. Magruder, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Allen Gullion, MaJ. and Mrs. Martin C. Shallenberger, Miss Emily K. Ecker, Miss Virginia Ford of Lexington, Va.; Mr. Beverley Tucker, Mr. John White Pendieton and Mr. Robert Yates. Col. and Mrs. Charles 8. Hamilton of Cathedral avenue entertained at their home on Wednesday for supper and bridge for 20 guests. Mme. Lessinoff will be hostess to a small company informally at tea this ‘ternoon. Mme. Lessinoff will entertain at din- ner Laturday evening. Mrs. Grant W. Taylor entertained a large party at luncheon at the Shore- ham Hotel on Wednesday, when her guests included Miss Grace Burton, Mrs. John Walker, Mrs. Philip Ashford, Mrs. Herman Grimes, Mrs. Aubrey Clarke, Mrs. Edward Coapman, Mrs, T. G. Her- bert, Mrs. L. A. Clarke, Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate, Mrs. Alfred Plant, Miss Rosa Eberly, Mrs. Della Wiliams, M Frank Cunningham, Mrs. Samuel Ke dall, Mrs. Katherine Rothrock, Mrs. Clarence Dufour and Mrs. William Ga! chell. Chancellor and Mrs. Lucius C. Clark of American University are entertain- ing at their home on the campus at dinner Tuesday before the play to be siven in the university gymnasium which is Ibsen’s “Pillars of Society.” Mrs. Watson E. Coleman will enter- tatn. at luncheon December 16 at the Columbia County Club in honor of her house guest, Mrs. David H. Kincheloe, wife of the newly appointed judge of the United States Costoms Court in New York and former Representative in Congress from Kentucky. This is Mrs. Kircheloe's first visit back to Wash- ington and many parties will be given in her honor. Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods of Cathedral avenue are entertaining at dinner before the play to be given at American_University Tuesday. Their guests will be Dr. and Mrs. Willlam John Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bowerman, Miss Bell Rankin and Dr. Kathryn McHale. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam P. MacCracken entertained a party of 12 at dinner last evening at Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Grace Hellman entertained & party of 16 last evening at Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Prank E. Hickey en- U lefi: Miss Elisabeth Meyer, debutante daughter of , r., the former a member of the Federal Reserve Board, arranging it tea for the afternoon of December 20. right: Miss Jane McSwain, daughter of Represen of South Carolina, at home at 4514 Connecticut avenue. Eugene her -oul LY John J. MeSwain —Underwood Photo. tative and Mrs. —Underwood Photo. Lower left: Miss Carolyn Payne, daughter of the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Frederic Payne, spending some time at the Mayflower with them. —Harris-Ewing Photo. ommis- Lower right: Miss Northa Porter, daughter of Interstate Commerce C: sioner and Mrs. Claude Porter, and exceedingly popular in the younger official nt-, —Underwood Photo. tertained a company last evening at din- ner at the Bhoreham Hotel in compli- ment to their house guest, Mr. P, J. Troy of Boston. The guests included Miss Edith Michaud, Miss Franoes Flannigan, Miss Conchita Rodrigues, Miss Helen Kelly, Miss Catherine Crilly, Mr. Edward Flynn, Mr. George Robertie, %r.vlgohn Hickey and Mr. Thomas avin. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dunham en- tertained a company of 32 at bri followed by supper Friday evening at the Hob-Nob on F street. Miesaad MrsDorsah bask “Silver Wedding Day" Mr. and Mrs. Louls M. Dorsch of 722 Webster street celebrated their silver wedding anniversary recently in their home, when they received many attrac- tive gifts from friends. The guests included the Rev. and Mrs. Richard Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Her- mann, Mr, and Mrs. Fred Schully, Mr. and Mrs. Krafthover, Mr. and Mrs. William Strasser, Mr. and Mrs. Her- man Yaggie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rudy, Mrs. Christina Schmidt, Mrs. Veronia Moran, Mrs. Rosa Thecker, Miss Marie Pfiieger, Miss Margaret Dorsch, Miss Helen Krafthover, Miss Bertha Yaggie, Mr. Gilbert Major, Mr. Louis Dorsch, jr. Mr. Phillip Krautwurt and Mr. Palmer Wilson. University Club Sponsors Period of Festivities Christmas festivities at the University Club will begin Thursday evening of this week, when the club observes ladies’ night. The club will be in fes- tive array for the occasion, and fol- lowing the many dinner parties that are already being scheduled for the evening, the Entertainment Committee will present Florence Howard and the Tuesday Evening Music Club, assisted by Evelyn Scott, violinist, in a program of Christmas music. Stuart d':a.pter. UB‘ Co Announces Annual Dance ‘The Gen. J. E. B. Stuart Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will give its annual dance January 10, 1931, at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Six- teenth street. The committee working for the event includes Mrs. Albion W. Tuck as chairman, Miss Margaret Cockrill, Miss Mary Waynick, Miss Frances V. Phillips, Miss Doris Casey, Miss Sydney T. Alexander, Miss Bertha C. Deane, Miss Ethel Berry, Mrs. Lewis P. Celphane, Miss Mary Boyd, Mrs. Fred Windridge, Miss Marion A. Hardy, Mrs. George Hickey, Mrs. Norman Schuttler, Miss Metta F. Mrs. George Alexander. MCDEVITT'S 1202 G St. N.W, District 3211 | ‘Watts and Christm: Presi‘dent and Mrs. Hoover I Are Clearing Calendar of State Social Events | (Continued From PFirst Page.) | man Robert Farquharson and Mid- | shipman Thomas Kurtz assisting. Cadet | Charles H. Bonesteel, 3d, will have | Cadet Andrew Hero and Cadet Elis-| worth I Davis on his committee. Miss | Mary Ingraham Henry will direct the | group of Army girls assisted by Miss | Jane Crosby, and Miss Ethel Bloch is chairman for the Navy girl group with | Miss Frances Morse helping her. | Daintily clad young girls and our eom- ing heroes in their uniforms make & charming picture that one never forgets and the music is in keeping with the youth of the gu:sts. To be sure it is the ambition of both cadets and mid- shipmen to own and wear regulation evening clothes on this and other occa- sions while in Washington for their Christmas season, but really the girls hope they will confine th:mselves to their uniforms if only just for '.hEJ night ball. The Allies Inn 1703 New York Ave. N.W. Every one is talking about the nice things to eat and the excellent service at this delightful Inn. Guest Rooms Available Just a Step from State, War and Navy Bldg, Corcoran Art Gallery, PancAmerican and other famous Govern- ment Buildings S.D.Haddad Collector and Importer ©Of Oriental Rugs and Carpets SOCIETY Georgia State Society To Meet Friday Evening The Executive Committee of the Georgia State Soclety announces a meeting for Friday evening at the Washington Hotel. The officers of the society are:’ Representative W. W. Lar- sen, ident; Representative E. E. Cox, first vice president; Maj. Charles L. Dasher, second vice president; Mrs. ‘Theodore Tiller, third vice president; Mrs. Wallace Witcover, secretary; Mrs. J. W. Thurston, financial secretary, and Mr. John J. Tyner, treasurer. An excellent program has been ar ranged, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. The are to . of close fellowship among 'the here and back home, and to have each Georgian enjoy to the fullest extent the companionship and persch=! Licress that is found at all the meetings. Mrs. J. W. Thurston, secretary, 4419 Illinois avenue northwest, will gladly furnish information. An election of officers for the next season will be held at 8:30 o'clock. Dancing begin promptly at 9 o'clock. ial music has been en- to make this one of the most gaged |enjoyable meetings of the season. Ad- mission will be by card, or b est tickets obtained at the door. il heading sun-ward The Junior Shop Enlarged Again! Third Floor. Be sure to llor in the Southern Apparel Shop! 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