Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1930, Page 19

SOCIETY (Continued From Second Page.) holiday. Mrs. Kelly is known in Wash- ington as Miss Georgiana Hicks. On returning to Washington, Mrs. Hicks and her son will take up their residence in their new home on Thir- | tieth street, Georgetown. Mrs. Mark Reld Yates was hostess at dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase Club, her guests being Senator Arthur Capper, Maj. and Mrs. Stephen O. Fuqua, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Guy V. Henry, Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Miller, | Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Charles Beatty Moore, Commodore and Mrs. Hamilton Harlow, Maj. and Mrs. George Oakley Totten, Lieut. Comdr:® Hamilton H: Jow, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trow- bridge Tittmann, Mrs. Lewis Stewart, Mrs. Herbert Sparrow, Mrs. Robert W. Locke, Mrs. Lindsay Russell, Mrs. Aus- tin Kautz, Col. Merwin Buckey, Maj. Reginald Foster and Mr. Charles Ma- son Remey. Miss Patricia Dent, daughter of the assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and Mrs. P, W. Dent, has returned to her home for the holi- days from Swarthmore College. Mrs. Leon Ulman and Miss Elizabeth Ulman have issued cards for a luncheon in honor of Miss Mary Eleanor Orme, debutante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James William Orme, Monday at the Mayflower. Miss Uiman is a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College. Mr. and Mrs. Williani Jeffries Chewn- ing, jr., will entertain at a ball tonight, when they will present the former's cousin, Miss Carol Gerdon Herndon, to soclety. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Armour Dodge and Miss Dorothy Dodge will entertain at dinner in honor of Miss Herndon | preceding the ball. Miss Laura Tuckerman entertained a small company at Chantecler last night. Mr. and Mrs. H: S. Sherby will give a reception this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in honor of the engage- ment of their daughter Esther to Mr David Simon, son of Dr. and Mrs. Abram Simon. Mrs. Henry Breckenridge of New York City is at the Mayflower for a few days. Engagement Announced Of Miss Whitwell and Mr. Holmes. Mr. and Mrs. George Miller Whitwell have announced the engagement of their daughter, Helen, to Mr. James S.| Holmes of this city. ‘The marriage of Miss Velma May Mc- Candless, daughter of Capt. Byron McCandless, U. §. N, and Mrs. Mc- Candless, to Ensign Oakleigh W. Robin- son will take place Sunday at 1 o'clock in the home of the bride's parents at 3608 T street. Miss McCandless will have no attendant, although Midship- man Bruce McCandless will be best man for his brother. Chaplain Evans of the Navy Department will perform the ceremony. ‘The wedding will be attended by the immediate families only and a break- fast will follow. Ensign Robinson and his bride will go to Naqrfolk, where the former's ship, the U. S. 8. Chester, is in port. Col. and Mrs. Thomas A. Baldwin, jr., of New York City, are passing several | days in Washington at the Mayflower on their way to Miami Beach for a month’s visit. Their daughter, Miss | Betty Baldwin, who is now in Paris | with her aunt, Miss Katherine Judge, | spent a grea'er part of the Summer with Col. and Mrs. Duncan Elljott in | Istanbul, formerly known as Con- | stantinople. | Comdr. Frederick Ceres entertained a company at dinner at the Shoreham | Hotel last evening, when his guests in- cluded Mrs. V. M. Radcliffe Agnew, Comdr. and Mrs. Harry A. Cecil, Miss Helen Haight, Lieut. and Mrs. Reginald | Mead, Comdr. Paolo Sbernadori, the air | attache of the Italian embassy, and | Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Clark. | Lieut. and Mrs. Eliott Strauss will give a dance in their new residence, | Bridge House, at Newport, January 3. | Mrs, Strauss was before her marriage | Miss Lydia Archbold. | gkl Mrs. Henry C. Smither will have with | her for the Christmas holidays her son, Henry C. Smither, jr, son of the late | Brig. Gen. Smither, who will come from | the New York Military Academy, a pre- | paratory school for West Point. | Mrs. Prancis 8. Nash and her daugh- | ter, Miss Carolyn Nash, who are at the Hotel Hamilton until after Christmas, will go to Florida early in January and will be in the South a fortnight before sailing to join Capt. Nash in Paris, Miss Nash had guests with her at tea yesterday in the palm court of the Mayflower. Miss Sally Phinney, daughter of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. R. T. Phinney, is ex- pected tomorrow from Vassar, where she is a student. Miss Marian Seward Denson will re- turn from Vassar College, at Pough- the holidays with her parents, Maj. and Mrs. Eley Parker Denson, 3000 Connec- ticut avenue. Cadet Herbert George Sparrow, star man, class of 33, West Point, will spend the ' Christmas holidays = with his mother, Mrs. Herbert Sparrow, in_her apartment, at 1661 Crescent place. Mrs. | Sparrow’s mother, Mrs. Wellington | Parker Kidder of Greenwich, Conn., | will also be with her for the holidays. | Mrs. Sparrow has issued invitations for the opening day of her sculpture | exhibit as guest of the Arts Club of | Washington, Sunday, December 28. | | Washington Squadron | Dinner Last Evening. | _The Washington Squadron of the night at the Racquet Club. The guests of honor included Senator David A. Reed, Brig. Gen. Henry J. Reilly, Col. George T. Boman, chief of staff, 62d Rizik Brothers 1213 " MARKED FOR QUICK CLEARANCE FRIDAY A Group of 31 Street and Afternoon DRESSES Formerly $29.50 $49.50, tomorrow to $ 1 9.75 SPECIALLY PRICED! All Imported and Domestic LINGERIE The Most Desired of Feminine Gifts Lounging Pajamas from Sleeping Pajamas from. Danc: Sets from Step-ins from. . Nightgowns from LT Nothing Is SILVER FOXES The Aristocrats of Furdom —a gorgeous display of beauti- ful Silver Fox Scarfs—so appropriate as gifts and s0 appreciated particu- larly when coming from Saks. Priced at new low levels. Other Fox Scarfs — Natural Cross, Blue, White and many dyed in the new shades also await gift givers who are searching for the exceptional. Furs truly are the ideal present, Member Master Furriers Guild P keepsie, N. Y., tomorrow night, to spend || | 306th Cavalry entertained at dinner last || THE EVENING STAR, \VASHIVNGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930. Cavalry Division; Col. M. 8. Jarvis, Lieut. Col. Frederic W. Wile, Maj. J. W. Cun- ningham, 3d Cavalry; Maj. Alex. D. Surles, 3d Cavalry; Maj. E. W. Taulbee, Maj. R. R. Allen, Mr. Robert Graham, Mr. Stuart Preece. Others present included members of the 306th Cavalry and attached officers: Col. John Philip” Hill, commanding offl cer of the regiment, who was_toast- master; Lieut. Col. Arthur G. Hixson, Lieut. Col. James F. Tompkins, Maj. Geary F. Eppley, Maj. Harold H. Jacobs, Maj. Harry D. Murray, Maj. William A. Skinner, Maj. R. F. Freeman, Mal. Humphrey Beckett, Capt. Richard C. D. Hunt, Capt. Henry P. Ames, Capt. Ed- ward B. Harry, Capt. Albert J. Mc- Curdy, Capt. S. A. Syme, Capt. Guy N. Church, Lieut. F. F. Bartl, Lieut. Paul A. Chalupsky, Lieut. Walter B. Gleason, Lieut. Jesse T. Nicholas, Lieut. George |C. B. Campbell, Lieut. E. H. Daniel, jr.: Lieut. B. E. Endicott, Lieut. Lathrop E. Smith, Lieut. Robert W. Brown, Lieut. R. A. Wray, Lieut. Laurie F. Hess, Lieut. R. B. Carleton, Lieut. Robert H. Cham- bers, Lieut. Alexander Gow and Mr. D. J. Harrill. Miss Pauline Yates Long entertained last evening at bridge in honor of Mrs. Jarie Beattie Merrill. The guests were rs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. William Nishwitz, Mrs. Edward Campbell Shields, Mrs. George P. Diermier, Mrs. Chester Ward, Mrs. Maud Harding and Mrs Frank S. Long. Mrs. Merrill will leave tomorrow for Chicago, where she will spend the Christ- mas season. She will not return to her Washington home at Oaklawn Terrace until the last of February. Ld Mr. Benjamin Cohen, formerly con- nected with the Chilean embassy, enter- tained a company last evening at the supper dance at the Club Chantecler. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kitt entertained & party at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel last evening, when their guests included Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lyman ‘Tabor, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Ferguson and Col. and Mrs. P. M. Anderson. Mrs. W. H. Bowman and her son, Mr. Harry Bowman, of Beatrice, Neb., have taken a suite at the Hamilton. Mr. Joseph Wittman of Morristown, N. J., entertained a party of nine at dinner last evening at the Carlton, where he is stopping during-his stay in ‘Washington. Among his guests were Justice James Clark McReynolds, Mrs. . C. Worthington and Miss Sara ‘Worthington. Dr. and Mrs. L. Sale-Harrison of | Sydney, Australia, are at the Dodge Hotel for several days while he is mak- ing a series of lectures in Gospel Hall on Bible. prophecies. Dr. and Mrs. Sale- Harrison have been in the United States for about two years and have been lecturing in more than 25 States. Dr. Sale-Harrison is a nephew of the late Senator John T. Harrison of Penn- sylvania and is a distant relative of | President Harrison. | Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Shelton plan to spend the holidays with Mrs. Shelton’s | mother, Mrs. C. L. Sevier, in her home, | in Bristol, Tenn. They will be accom- | panied by their daughter, Mrs. J. Paul Weston of New York. and will return to their apartment in the Shoreham | Hotel early in January. Mr and Mrs. Arthur J. Klein of Co- lumbus, Ohio, have arrived in Wash- ington for a short visit and are stopping at the Potomac Park Apartments. Mr. W. H. Stickels of New York City, recently appointed to the United States Unemployment Commission, is staying at the Hotel Hamilton. Mrs. William G. Beale has motored to Washington from Bar Harbor, Me., and is stopping at the Carlton. Mrs. S. C. Ballard of White Plains, N. Y., Is at the Dodge Hotel, .accom- panied by her daughter, Miss Gertrude Ballard of Scarsdale, N. Y. Maryland_Society To Meet This Evening. The Maryland Society of Washington will hold its regular monthly meet- ing this evening in the Washington Club. “Maryland Contribution to Nat- ural History” will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Francis J. Hemelt. A mu- sical program will be given by Mrs. Estelle Hunt Dean and the Clark brothers, after which there will be dancing. Mr. George H. Calvert, ir., president of the society, and Mrs. Cal- vert will head the receiving line, which will also include Mr. and Mrs. Clement W. Sheriff, Mr. Raleigh Sherman, Miss Emma M. Loker and Miss Virginia E. Hebb, officers of the soclety. Mr. John M. Boteler is chairman of the Enter- tainment Committee. A presentation of “The Christmas Mystery,” by the Dramatic Committee, under the direction of Miss Sybil Baker, assisted by Miss Marjorie C. Lowe, will be given at the Arts Club this eve- Sugg’estions From Sloaneqs ~ EARERS of your holiday dreetings with enduring ap- preciation—for the thought expressed: the practical judgment prompting the selection: and the personal security you will have in intrinsic value and true motif. Prices will commend them- SCIVCS. ning. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith will be the hostess. ‘The Committee on Institutions of the Women’s City Club, Mrs. Lawton Mil- ler, chairman, will visit the District Training School for the Feeble Minded today. = The superintendent, Dr. Ken- neth Jones, has invited the group visiting the institution ‘to a buffet luncheon at the school previous to the inspection. Dr. Edith Seville Coale is in charge of the arrangements. Others in the group are Mrs. William Lee Cor- bin, president; Miss Virginia S. Benja- min, Mrs. Edith S. Elmore, Judge Mary O'Toole, Mrs. Francis D. Merchant, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, Dean Grace Hayes Riley, Mrs. Grattan Kerans, Mrs. Frank Golden, Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, Mrs. Edith L. Penn, Mrs. 8. 5. Martin, Mrs. G. S. Rafter, Mrs. Laura Bradley, Dr. Laura Brennon, Mrs. Mary Packard, Dr. Ada Wahlen, Mrs. Ada C. Mills Payne, Mrs. Marion S. Cake, Mrs. Edith Sears, Miss Rebecca L. Blaine, Mrs. Sara H. Finley, Miss Meda Ann Martin, Miss Helen Brown, Mrs. Joseph Hibben, Mrs, E. C. Finney, Mrs. Thom- as Sidwell and Mrs. Gertrude C. Notes. A Christmas dance for the younger members of the Wesley Heights Com- munity will be given at the club tomor- row evening with Mrs. Charles H. Ruth in charge of arrangements. Assisting her are Mrs. Charles R. Stark, jr.. Mrs. Christopher B. Garnett, Mrs. Edward J. Roth, Mrs. George B. Woods, Mrs. Her- bert A. Howell, Mrs. Raymond A. Walsh and Mrs. Hermann Hagedorn, The annual meeting of the National Women’s Country Club is being held ak at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the exec- utive offices, 1108 Sixteenth street, pre- liminary to the elections, which will be held in January, the anniversary month gfd the club, which will be one year About a year ago this venture, a country club for woman members only, | was successfully launched with the open~ ing of its club house, formerly the historic Montgomery Country Club, on Bradley Boulevard, Montgomery Coun- ty, Md. Although the membership is selective from all America, the env {rons of the National Capital were |chosen for the club house, because of | the large number of women who make Washington their home or frequently visit the city. The present officers of the clul (Continued on Fourth Page.) The Christmas SlmP Gifts of Quality that Cost No-More More Gift A few of our many new, remark- Gov. 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