Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1931, Page 19

SOCIETY[ (Continued From Second Page.) Iy and will be at the Mayflower for a brief visit before going to Middleburg, Va. to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Col. and Mrs. ‘William Mitchell, and then to White Sulphur Springs. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose entertained a company of 20 at luncheon today in her apartment at the Mayflower Hotel. Former Gov. Angus W. McLean of North Carolina entertained a small company at dinner last evening at the Carlton, where he is stopping while in ‘Washington. Miss Grace Whitney Sherman, daugh- ter of Mrs. Wells A. Sherman, and Mr. Robert Charles Richey of Washington and Springfield, Ohio, were married Saturday morninz in the home of the bride’s mother, Ash Grove Farm, at Vienna, Va. The Rev. C. W. Wain- wright, former pastor of the Vienna Presbyterian Church, performed the ceremony. Following a short motor trip_the couple will be at home in the Park Central, where they have taken an apartment. Of interest in Army circles is the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Francis 1. Brady. The infant is the granddaughter of Col. Upton Birnie, jr., U. S. A, and Mrs. Birnie, of this city, and Mr. Frank A. Brady of Fall River, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Nolan will have as their house guest this week Mgr. Edward Egan of Phillipsburg, N. J., who will come to Washington to attend the dinner to be given tomorrow at the Mayflower by the Friendly Sons . Patrick. “1\?; l::xd Mrs. Nolan will entertain at supper and bridge for 12 in their home %’:: Forty-fifth street this evening. ‘Mr. Charles Mason Remey entertained Saturday afternoon in his new home on Massachusetts avenue. Following an organ recital Mrs, Mary Hanford Ford of New York City gave a talk upon the Baha'i movement. ‘Mrs. W. V. Greear will entertain at a luncheon followed by bridge Saturday afternoon at the Hay-Adams House. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Browning of Greenwich, Conn., spent the week end in Washington at the Mayflower and will leave today for Pinehurst. Mrs. L. L. Lorillard of Newport, R. I., who has been in the South, arrived in ‘Washington late Saturday and will be at the Mayflower until tomorre#. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Coward of Elsll Falls Church, Va., recently came to Washington to live and are_established in their new home, at 4344 Forest lane, in Wesley Heights. Their four chil- dren, Marian, Caroline, Ellen and Horace, are with them and they are members of the Washington Golf and Country Club. Mr. and Mrs. Max George Dennison Prentice entertained at bridge Satur- day evening in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar P. Allen. The guests in- cluded Dr, and Mrs. Arnold McNitt, Mr. and Mrs. William Kerlin, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Allen and Capt. and Mrs. William F. Bullis. A St. Patrick’s color scheme was used on the tables, while the rooms ‘were decorated with yellow jonquils and cathedral candles. Supper was served following the game. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Waterman, ‘with Miss Elizabeth Ramseyer of Bos- have motored to Washing- stopping at Wardman Park few days. nd Hotel for a Arts Club to Entertain Famous Actor Tomorrow. Mr. Robert Downing, the well known actor, will be the guest of honor at the Arts Club tomorrow evening and will give his “Recollections of Famous Actors.” Mr. Clifford K. Berryman and Miss Florence Berryman will be the Thosts. Miss Clara Vernon Smith of Rochester, N. Y., is at the Mayflower and will re- turn tomorrow to Annapolis, where she is spending the Spring. Mrs. William Darlington Schuitz and Mrs. M. M. Granger, who spent the ‘Winter in Ormond Beach, Fla., stopped in Washington and are at the Carlton for a few days before returning to their homes in Zanesville, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus H. Ryan were hosts to a party at dinner at the Shore- ham Hotel Saturday evening. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Ken- dall, Col. Bruce Magruder, Miss Inez Demonet, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Quinter, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kochen- derfer and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Peters enter- tained last week in honor of their house guests Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Purmort of Van Wert, Ohio, who went Saturday to New York. Mr. and Mrs. De Vere ‘Weedon and Mrs. W. D. Griffith also entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. . _Other guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Settle, who returned Thursday to their home, in Greensboro, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Penn went Richmond, en route to Mr. and Mrs. Prancis J. Short enter- tained at dinner at the Shoreham Sat- urday evening for Miss Marie Peterson of Philadelphia and Miss Jean Deans. Mrs. O. W. Hinckley and her daugh- ter, Miss Ethelwynne Hinckley, of New York are at the Mayflower on their | way to White Sulphur Springs. Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Bolton are at the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel, in At~ lantic City. Mr. and Mrs. William Saunders of | Robbinsdale, Minn., are at the Dodge, Hotel during their brief stay in Wash- ington. nd Mrs. W. W. Blair of Pitts- Mr. burgh, Pa, have motored to Washing. SLIP COVERS ‘Three-| suite and 5 separate cushions, snap fasteners, d to your furnjtu: beautiful cretonne and Roman stripe, $16.50. ‘Write or phone for sample: R. L. ISHERWOOD Line. 5350 VR 1513 28th St. S.E. OYSTER BAR in connection with the Restaurant Pierre Breakfast, Luach $1.00 Dinner $1.25, $1.50 Tea RESTAURANT Anchorage Cuisine Connecticut Ave. at Q St. Mocha & Java Coffee The world’s most famous| coffee. Its flavor is rleliciously“ rich, smooth and mellow. Pind L. 00500 Magruder Inc. Best Groceries Conn. Ave.,, M & 18th Sts. N.W. Phone Decatur 4180 Established 1875 g / THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931. MISS MARGARET PILSON Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice C. Pilson of Warrenton, Va., who announce her engagement to Mr. George Galbraith of Washington, son of the naval attache | of the United States embassy at London, Capt. William Galbraith, and Mrs, —Harris-Ewing Photo. Galbraith. No date is set for the wedding. Hotel Saturday. The guests included Miss Margaret Somerville, Miss Martha Gibbon, Miss Pauline Chobot, Miss Mary Battle, Miss Mildred Brashears, Mrs. Walter Lambert, Mrs. Louise La Gore, Mrs. Joseph Schaaff, Mrs. Jack Somer- ville, Miss Elizabeth McInerney, Miss Sue Nicholson, Mrs. Paul Loehler, Mrs. Wesley Morris, Mrs. Jack Thompson, Mrs. Karl Jarrell, Mrs. Ha:rison Som- erville, Mrs. Thomas Somerville, 3d; Mrs. Richard Thompson, Mrs. Wilson Nairn, Miss Elizabeth van Brakle and Mrs. Reginald Conrad. Mr. Henry D. Ralph left last week to join Mrs. Ralph and their daughter at Coral Gables, Fla. Mrs. Ralph and Miss Betty Ralph have been the guests for six weeks of Mrs. Ralph's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cort Walker. Mrs. Mary V. Keating and Mrs. Katherine Wright have as their guests at Wardman Park Hotel Maj. and Mrs. John Morse, who will be in Washington several days. Card Party Wednesday to Aid Andrews’ Day Nursery. The annual card party of the Mira McCoy Andrews' Day Nursery will be | held at the Willard Hotel Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The card party is being sponsored by Mrs. Charles L. Henry, president; Mrs. Charles C. Davis, vice president and chairman of the card party; Mrs. Philip G. Affleck, Mrs, Thomas B. Gardner, Mrs. Colin Liv- ingston, Mrs. Sarah E. Deeds, Mrs. Elmer Goss, Mrs. Davis S. Snyder, Mrs. | Walter Jett and Mrs. Le Roy Palmer. | Mrs. Archie D. Engel, assisted by | Mrs. Goss, will be in charge of the| candy table and there will be a prize for each table. Members ot the Community Drama BURLINGTON HOTEL Banauets, §1.25 Up Bridge Parties—Dances Our_Noted Special Dinmer Daily, Club Breakfasts from 30c to Club Luncheons. 40¢, 50c and 7 1120 Vermont Ave. Decatur 0500 _$1.00 ton and are stopping at Wardman Park Hotel for a few day: Mr. and Mrs. Walton Brown have ar- rived in Washington from Hamburg. Mrs. J. C. Tune in on Miss Sarah Carrick’s Style Talks. Station WOL: Wed.,, March 18, 6 P.M.; Fri, March 20, 9:50 A.M. Whelans Announce a /Z Corset Derhonstration March 16th to 21st with Miss Sarah Carrick expert corsetiere and designer in attendance. fMiss Carrick brings from New York the latest Spring styles . . . the mode of the moment for the individ- ual figure. fHer assistants, trained and ex- perienced, fit every garment, to the individual figure . .. perfect satisfac- tion is guaranteed. 1l Corsets, Corselettes, Girdles, Step- ins, ” Wrap - arounds, . beautifully trimmed, exquisitely feminine, the most manificent line of Spring wear to be offered in years. N T p— BEAUTY SHOPPE PERFUMERY WoopwarDp & LoTHROP 10 ™ 1™ F awp G Stacers }\ Cray and Brown... —an almost radically different color con- trast, in this year of contrasting colors, proves tremendously chic—in a collec~ tion of new hats, one of which is sketched, $22.50. Worn with a gray frock accented with brown accessories, the effect is decidedly that which today’s sophisticated woman strives to achieve. MiLLINERY, THIRD FLOOR. Germany, and are stopping at the Carl- ton. 2 at $1 ——1224 F STRE oo just t tomorrow ' The “Kentzy” Harding entertained l; Icompany at luncheon at the Shoreham Here is a beautiful tailored pump, which has an individuality all its own. Developed in dull black kid with genuine Java lizard trimming, cord and tassel tie; priced at $10.50. UOSBPH'R:HARMS‘@ ever so many new Coats ready tomorrow whether you select from the 29.75 or the 45.00 or the 69.50 ranges, be assured of the finest quality furs and fabrics for the price {|OSEPR R HARRIS 8 - 1224 F STREET —— hats that make pretty faces prettier . . . ready Guild of Washingfon and their guests will attend the private reading of a popular modern comedy by a well known English author Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the club house of the Ameri- can Association of University Women, at_1634 I street, Mrs. William J. Peters, who is chair- man of the Committee on Play Read- ings this season for the guild, has in- vited Mrs. Edward Roy McKenzie, known professionally in theatrical ci cles as Ruth Harsha McKenzie, to di- rect the play, but owing to the fac that Mrs. McKenzie will in all prob- ability direct the next Drama Guild production in April, Mr, Willlam F.; Baker has consented to direct the play, reading Thursday night. Miss Dorothy Paull, Miss Dorothea Lewis, Mr. Harry Welker and Mr. Doug- las Griesemer will read the leading roles | in the play. An interesting feature of the March meetlnfi of Constitution Chapter, D. A. R., will be a musical program, during which Mr. Felian Garzia will present| Miss Anne Sugar, pianist. Special guests for the meeting, which will be held in the studio of the League of American Pen Women, in Stoneleigh Court, tomorrow evening, will be Mrs. David D. Caldwell, vice president gen- eral for the District of Columbia; Mrs. James Henry Harper, State director of the Children of the American Revolu- tion, and Miss Elizabeth M, Barnes, chairman of the State Committee of March 16 to 21 M". (%E Corset Demnostration . Sarah Carrick, Expert Corsetiere and Co-Designer in Attendance WHELANS 1% F St. N.W. 050 New Spring Shades in Silk Hosjery, $1.50; 3 pairs for $4.15 RICHS FST.ATTENTH E'[.— he smartest things you've seen the most fashionable at Harris’ $15 the Sons and Daughters of the Re- public, Hostesses for the meeting will be Mrs. Charles P. Grandfield, Mrs. George A. Cook, Mrs. Sidney H. Phillips, Mrs. William G. Galliher, Mrs. Timothy W. Sherwood, Mrs. Martha J, Junkin, Mrs, James E. Parker and Mrs. H. A. Brooks, Mrs. E. Richard Gasch is regent of the chapter, which has arranged a card party to be held Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Leonidas Of Dyer, at 3226 Woodley road. M Dyer is chairman of the Entertainment Committee, Boxholders and subscribers for the ‘Washington season of the Metropolitan Opera of New York, April 14, 15 and 16, forecast one of the most brilliant series of events in the Spring season. ‘There will be many parties given in the orchestra of the Fox Theater, extending | Mrs, the larger form of entertaining beyond the golden horseshoe of boxes at the Fox Theater, where the performances BROOKS " G Street—Between |1th and 12th 20th Anniverary Storewide Sales What a wonderful opportunity to select new fashion-right Easter App'arel at the lowest prices we have ever offered. Every department participates, making it possible for you to select your entire Spring Wardrobe at a great saving. Featured Anniversary Selling Distinctive Coats 38 Coats that would have sold for $48 last year. Fashions that are new and authentic this year. Elegance _you expect to find only in expensive coats. 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In Black, Seasan, Coffee Beige, Pigalle, White, Brown with contrasting color trims. & BrB6ks—Main Floor (Continued on Fourth Page.)