Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1931, Page 19

SOCIETY (Continued From Second Page. Dresel, and her daughter, Miss Mar- | guerite Dresel of Lakehurst, N. J., are| at the Highlands for two weeks. | Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman left Wash- | /"for Palm Beach, where | Mr. | and Mrs. Wilson Pritchett. nephew and ) niece of Mrs. Cloman, wiil occupy her house here while she is in the South. Mrs. George Mesta gave a small| dance for young people last evening in her apartment on Massachusetts ave- nue, following the White House recep- | tion. Mrs. Mesta's guests were invited 1o meet her house guests, Miss LeLaJ Morris, debutante daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. Gouvencur Mortis, and Miss Jane Fosdick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fosdick of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Harral Mul hosts at a dinner dance for their daugh- | fer, Miss Eleanor Mulliken, in compli- | ment to Miss Elizabeth Pillsbury, at the | National Woman's Country Club last evening. The party was also to have been in honor of Miss Cary Page, a| house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter' R. Tuckerman, but owing to the death of | Miss Page's grandfather, Mr. J. Willis Tuckerman, she was recalled to her home in Boston. About 60 young peo- | ple attended the party, and Mr. and Mrs. Mulliken had a separate table of 14 for their contemporaries. Mrs. M. S. Jarvis was hostess to a | company of 45 at a bridge luncheon | today at the Army and Navy Country | Club. Mrs. Edith Pardoe entertained at the ' Club at _luncheon | Her guests, who will remain | through the afternoon to play bridge, | include Mrs. Alexander Yereance, M Daniel Steers, Mrs. K. M. Pardoe, M James Peters, Mrs. Frank Weston, Miss Zula Baker and Mrs. Marcel Colin. | Miss Betty West was hostess to a | arty of debutantes of this season and jast in her home yesterday when she | entertained at a bridge and breakfast. | Mrs, Percival Sheldon Ridsdale and her daughter, Miss Betty Ridsdale, | whose marriage to Mr. Donald Fenton | McCall of New York will take place | March 5 at noon, have left for New York to spend the week end. Miss Ridsdale will have as her only tendant, Miss Patricia Ridsdale, while the best' man will be Mr. William | McCall, brother of the bridegroom. | Many parties are being planned for | Miss Ridsdale prior to her wedding day. The wedding will be attended only by relatives and close friends of both families. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ruth have | had as their hous: guests recently, Mrs. W. S. Corckran of Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach, Del., and Mrs. Baker Taylor of Wilmington, Del., Who was en route to visit her son, Mr. Baker Taylor, jr. & student at Staunton, Va. | They had as their guests last week end | their son, Mr. Charles H. Ruth. ir., | and his classmate, Mr. Brandt Ditte- | more of Albany, N. Y.. both of whom are students at the University of Vir- ginia. Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Requa of Santa Barbara, Calif.,, are at the Mayflower for a short visit. Mrs. Ashton Rollins of New York| City has taken an apartment in the Carlton and will remain through the Spring season. Miss Katharine Dunlop left last week for a month’s visit to Pittsburgh and Dayton, Ohio. Miss Welcker Married To Mr. Killian Yesterday. Word came from Ocean City, N. J., late yesterday afternoon of the mar- riage there of Miss Beatrice L. Welcker, a native of and former resident of the National Capital, and Mr. Franklin V. Killian, well known Washington business man. The wedding ceremony wWas per- formed in the home of the bride, in the presence of a limited number of friends, and the couple departed immediately | for Atlantic City for a short honey-| moon. Mr. and Mrs. Killian will return to Washington early next week and will leave later for a more extended wed- ding trip. o | Mr. and Mrs. Killian were thé honor guests at a number of interesting events before their wedding and both | have a wide circle of friends and ac- quaintances in Washington. An engagement of interest in Wash- ington is that of Miss Dorothy Kidd, daughter of Mrs. Nelson Sherwood Clark of New York, to Capt. William Waters of Paris. Miss Kidd is the daughter of the late Mr. Harry Jarvis Kidd. She has a number of friends in Washington, where she has visited frequently. Mrs. John Thomas Taylor entertained 8 company of 24 at luncheon at the Shorecham Hotel today. Mrs. Rollin A. Hunter, daughter of Senator-elect and Mrs, Lester J. Dick- inson, is recuperating from a serious dliness. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Easby-Smith en- tertained a small party at dinner at| ‘That Were $12.75 to $29.50 the Shoreham Hotel last evening. Their ests included Mr. and Mrs, Francis cker and Mr. and Mrs. John McLean. Mrs. Albert Evans will be at home tnformally at 2713 Wisconsin avenue tomorrow from 4 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. M. de Clare Berry was hostess at dinner last evening preceding the | THE EVENING . Porter H. Dale (left) and Mrs. Leonidas C. Dyer, president and ]11'Mi-l t of the Congressional Club, which gave its annual breakfast at the Wil- dent lard today in honor of Mrs. Hoover. —Harris-Ewing Photos. reception at the White House. The party was colorful in that many of the men guests were in uniform and the attractive centerpiece of the dining table was a bright red tulips surrounded by hearts, carrying out the Valentine atmosphere. The guests included Sena- tor and Mrs. Cameron Morrison, Col. and Senora de Aguila Gonzales, Capt. and Senora de Iglesias, Comdr. and Mme. do Couto Aguirre, Dr. Josef Nemecek, Lieut. Comdr. and Mme. Duban, Don Pablo Santos Monoz, Maj. Paul Marmion. Wing Comdr. the Hon. L. J. E. Twisleton-Wykenham-Fiennes, Senora Dona Maria Louisa Boysen, Mrs. Roscoe Schuirmann, Dr. Don J.E .Cunningham Co. 314~316 SEVENTH ST..NW, Choice-of-the-House All Winter Coats IN. 2 GROUPS Former Prices $49.50 to $79.50 Fine Fabrics Beautiful Furs Sizes incomplete with best choice in 14, 16, 18 and 20. [Cnr]os Proano Alvarez, Miss Janet | Richards and Miss Elizabeth Winston. Mr- and Mrs. Charles S. Elliott left yesterday by motor for Florida. They are accompanied by Mrs. Elliott’s sister, Mrs. Lowry Hoyt of Philadelphia, and will return to their apartment at | the Shoreham early in March. | i Trinity College Prom Attracts Student Classes. l The student body of Trinity College | is interested in the coming annual | Trinity dance, to be given for their pleasure by the Washington Chapter of | the Alumnae Association at the May- STAR, WASHINGTON, D. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1991, of Finland will be the guest of Miss Evelyn Davis at the recital tonight. Other guests of Miss Davis will be Miss Elizabeth Andrews, Mr. Beverly H. Harris, Mr. Robert D. Pearson and Mr. Ross Wheat. Mrs. Brown, wife of Maj. (Continued on Fourth Page.) flower Hotel Friday evening. The | Weidman and their concert dancers, graduating class will be present almost | which will be given tonight in McKin- in its entirety, with a representative | ley Auditorium, at Second and T streets number of the lowerclass students. | northeast, under the auspices of the The prom will be given in the main | Community Institute. Senorita Sacasa baldl ‘i‘:}oxm from 9 ul;;.ilb L] D'Clc"id:. ta‘ is a student of dancing. midnight a supper will be served in the on presidential dining room. An additional | —eres Fikks Broseldt of the lega list of patronesses includes Mrs. Mar- shall Field, Mrs. William Laird Dunlop, | Mrs. Samuel H. Drury, Mrs. J. Leo Kolb. Miss Corinne Deavons and Miss | Carroll, ‘ Senorita Gloria _Sacasa, __subdeb daughter of the Minister from Nicarau- gua and Senora de Sacasa, will attend ecital of Doris Humphirey, Charle CAPERS 1309 Conn. Ave. 3-DAY SALE very special DRESSES $| 5.00 Established Over Fifty Y. 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