Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1935, Page 41

S | Holcombs Entertain At Two Receptions At Quantico Base New Commander and “’ife‘l at Home on Wednesday | and Tl\ursday Afternoons. i QUANTJCO, Va. February 23.— ‘The new commanding officer of the Marine Corps Schools, Brig. Gen. ‘Thomas Holcomb, and Mrs. Holcomb gave receptions Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, in thetr quarters ! when they were at home to the instructors, student officers, and their wives, and a few members of the post. Mrs. Lee, wife of Maj. Gen. Harry Lee; Mrs. Blake, wife of Maj. | Robert Blake; and Mrs. Rupertus, | wife of Lieut. Col. William H. Rupertus, presided at the tea table Wednesday, } while Mrs. Lyman, wife of Brig. Gen. Charles H. Lyman; Mrs. Miller, wife | of Lieut. Col. Charles J. Miller, and Mrs. Larsen, wife of Lieut. Col. Henry L. Larsen, assisted Thursday. Maj. and Mrs. William P. T. Hilli entertained Thursday eveniig at din- | nef in compliment to Brig. Gen. and | 's. Thomas Holcomb. Their guests also included Col. and Mrs. Frank J. | Schwable, Mrs. O. Saltmarsh, Comdr. | W. J. C. Agnew, and Lieut. Col. and | Mrs. William H. Rupertus. i Miss Peggy Lewis and Miss Leslie | Lewis, daughters of Comdr. and Mrs. Roy L. Lewis, gave a very delightful ‘Washingten's birthday dance at the offi~ers’ mess last evening, when they were hostesses to about 60 of their friends. | The regular bi-monthly dance held | at the officers’ mess this evening! brought forth more than the usual! number of dinner parties preceeding ' it. Among those entertaining were Maj. and Mrs. William C. James, who OCIETY. took their guests later to the Aance.; ‘The company included Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Lee, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. ‘Thomas Holcomb, Mrs. O. Saltmarsh, Col. and Mrs. Frank J. Schwable, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. De Witt Peck, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Paul Capron, and Maj. and Mrs. William P. T. Hill. Capt. and Mrs. Ivan Miller were hosts at a dinner, when their guests were Maj. and Mrs. Louis E. Woods, Maj. and Mrs. Field Harris, Capt. and Mrs. Wyman F. Marshall, Capt. and Mrs. Henry Carr, Capt. and Mrs. ! William O. Brice, and Capt. and Mrs. James H. Strother. Another party before the dance was that given by Capt. and Mrs. Vernon Megee, who entertained 22 guests at dinner at the officers’ mess. Lieut. and Mrs. St. Julian R. Mar- shall had as guests at dinner in their home this evening Maj. and Mrs. Roy C. Swink, Maj. and Mrs. Robert C. Anthony, Capt. and Mrs. William F. Brown, Capt. and Mrs. Amor Sims, Capt. and Mrs. William E. Maxwell and Mrs. Helen Hite and Mr. R. Fos ter of Washington. Capt. and Mrs. William L. Mann gave a dinner party this evening in compliment to their week end guests, Comdr. and Mrs. A. C. Smith of Philadelphia. Thelr guests were Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Paul W. Yeisley, Lieut Comdr. and Mrs. Ernest Ward, Lieut. and Mrs. Milton R. Wirthlin, Lieut. and Mrs. Thomas Allman and Comdr. W. J. C. Agnew. Lieut. and Mrs. George H. Potter also entertained, preceding the dance, | at a dinner party at the officers’ mess. their guests being Lieut. Col. and | Mrs. Maurice Shearer, Maj. and Mrs. | Lyman Passamore, Maj. and Mrs. William N. Best, Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Culpepper, Capt. and Mrs. Randolph | Pate, Lieut. and Mrs. Samuel Ballen- | tine, Lieut. and Mrs. William F. Parks, Capt. and Mrs. Howard N. Keayon, Lieut. and Mrs. Chandler W. Johnson, Lieut. and Mrs. George O. Van Orden, Lieut. and Mrs. Frank J. Uhlig, Miss Nancy Vane of Haverford, Pa.. Miss Florence Cronin of Woodcliff on the Hudson, N. J.; Lieut. Joseph Earn- shaw and Lieut. and Mrs. Earl Piper. Lieut. and Mrs. John W. Jamison | were hosts in compliment to their guests, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Gor- don B. Sherwood of Washington. | » Their other guests included Maj. and | i 1 daughter of Mrs. Mills of New York their return from their wedding trip. ‘THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. FEBRUARY 24, 1935—PART THREE. MRS. GORDON RUSSELL YOUNG, Before her marriage Thursday in New York Mrs. Dorothy Mills Gibson, and the late Col. Stephen C. Mills. Maj. and Mrs. Young will be at home at 1548 Forty-fourth street after —Hessler-Henderson Photo. lconfederate Veterana. Sons Annual Ball { Plans have been completed by Camp | 305. Sons of Confederate Veterans, for ! the twenty-seventh annual command- | ers ball to be held at the Willard Hotel i Thursday, March 7, under the super- ision of Comdr. Gordon W. Wilkins ‘rand W. F. Van Swearingen, division | commander of District of Columbia | and Maryland, and promises to be one 1 of the most successful of recent years. Among the prominent patrons and patronesses occupying boxes are Sen- ator Nathan L. Bachman, Tennessee; Representative J. B. Shannon, Miss- | ouri; Representative and Mrs. Lister !Hnll. Alabama; former Representative and Mrs. John H. Small, North Caro- [hnn: Representative and Mrs. John J. McSwain, South Carolina; Repre- i | | i | i | | sentative and Mrs. John Rankin, Mis- i sissippi; Chairman of the National In- dustrial Recovery Board and Mrs. 8. Clay Williams, North Carolina; Maj. | Gen. B. F. Cheatham, Gen. and Mrs, Clarence C. Williams, Mr. Gist Blair, Mrs. Randolph Coyle, sponsor of the Confederate Veterans, June 6-8, 1934; Mrs. Armistead Peter, jr.; Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 3d; Mrs. Luke I. Wilson, Miss Esther F. Brown and Dr. and Mrs. William D. Tewksbury, -— Maryland Senators Guests of State Society Senator Millard E. Tydings, Senator and Mrs. George L. Radcliffe, Gen. ‘Mrs. Clifton B. Cates, Maj. and Mrs. Robert Blake and Lieut. and Mrs. George H. Bahm. Miss Dixie Bell Ancrum, daughter { and Mrs. Frederick W. Coleman have | been asked to be the guests of honor at the reception, entertainment and of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Calhoun An- | dance to be given by the Maryland crum, is the week end guest in An- i Society of Washington, Thursday eve- napolis of Miss Anna Catherine Boots, | ning, February 28, in the Kennedy- daughter of Col. James T. Boots, | Warren, at 3133 Connecticut avenue. U. 8. M. C, retired, and Mrs. Boots. | The Georgetown University Glee Club Mr. Calhoun Ancrum, jr. who is a | will give an interesting musical pro- student at Duke University, spent the | gram, singing among other things, ‘Washington birthday holiday with his | “Bells of St. Mary’s,” and “Maryland, |and Mrs. Edgar T. Conley and Gen. | parents, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Ancrum. Lieut. and Mrs. Frank E. Sessions are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son, Richard Hillman, Sat- urday, February 16, at the Quantico Family Hospital. Also receiving con- gratulations upon the birth of a son Wednesday are Lieut. and Mrs. Ed- ‘ward A. Montgomery. Comdr. and Mrs. Roy L. Lewis have as their guest Mrs. Lewis’ mother, Mrs. I. E. Bowers, from Trenton, N. J. Mrs. Rowell, wife of Lieut. Col. Ross E. Rowell, and Mrs. W. Hale, sister of Capt. Ford O. Rogers, left by motor Thursday morning, en route :l,o Savannah, Ga., to spend the holi- ays. ! Mrs. Roosevelt Accepts , Boxes for Ballet Russe orrs. Roosevelt has accepted a box fof each performance of the Monte Carlo Ballet-Russe Sunday afternoon and evening at the National Theater, which will be filled with her guests though the First Lady herself may be unable to attend. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth will attend the Russian Ballet, also Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Gen. and Mrs. William Wesley Gibson, | Dr. and Mrs. Roul d' Eca, Mrs. Frank g.i Wltllm;)'tt. Mrs. W. P. Raine, Mrs, ward Y. Miller, Mrs. Hamilton Ca- bell Claiborne, Mrs. Carl Voegtlin, I\fxass Mary Alsop Cryder, Miss Julia Schel- ling, Mr. and Mrs. Homer L. Kitt, Miss Caroline McKinley, Miss Marian D, :{:nnlll:e,c hl:flss Mus- Gardiner, Miss ce, Miss Evel; Miss Alice Louise H\mu’g‘ e Special Sale! Evening Gowns Regularly 1695 to 69.50 55.00 3]0 3] 5.0 Street Dresses 55.00 il SI0.00 Regularly 1695 to 29.50 All Sales Final. My Maryland.” The receiving line will include, in addition to the guests of honor, Mr. John M. Boteler, first vice president of the society, and Mrs. Boteler; Miss Mary W. Merrick, second vice presi- dent; Mr. Clement W. Sheriff, treas- urer, and Mrs. Sheriff; Miss Emma M. Loker, corresponding secretary, and Miss Bessie B. Warren, recording sec- retary. Col. George H. Calvert, jr., president of the society, will make tke introductions. There will be a cotillion figure at 11 o'clock, and friends of members of the society are invited to attend, guest cards being obtainable from any of the officers of the society, or at the door that night, at the usual cost. A RS Reich Wheat Found. Scientists claim to have found the type of wheat which will give the greatest yie'd in Germany. PARIS WEARS LIGHTER BRIGHTER YOUNGER I¥'s done with mirrors! Thot is, with mirrors and' @ more animated Face Powder—a goyer Rouge—a brighter Lipstick! To leorn the shades of Coty make-up that will give yoy a new lighter, brighter, younger face, consult Miss Louise Bruel 3 of Coty. who will be in eur leilet Goods Department all week. COTLY FACE POWDER TOILET Goops 'ia;‘*. ROUGE [Card Party Given Under " Auspices of Woman's Clinic ! | Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, Dr. Lauretta E. Kress and Mrs. Richard E. Gasch are among the patronesses for the | Woman's Clinic card party to be held , 8t the Roosevelt Hotel Thursday eve- ning at 8:30 o'clock. Others patronizing this event in- clude Mrs. Wyman Bradbury, Miss | Bernice Montgomery, Mrs. Otto Ham- ! merlund, Mrs. Bessie Fisher, Miss | Grace Thompson, Miss Alva McNam- ara, Mrs. Guy Mason. Mrs. Martin Hysong, Mrs. John Stevens, Mrs. Frank A. Birgfeld, Mrs. Charles H.| | Curl, Mrs. John Harwood, Mrs. H. E. Rogers, Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, Mrs. | Ruth H. Snodgrass, Miss Laura Ber- rien, Mrs. Mary Allen Adams, Mrs, | Mary Adamson, Mrs. Sallie Allen, Mrs. | walter Burleigh, Mrs. William H. | Whitney, Mrs. A. V. Ray, Mrs. M. B. | Ziegler, Mrs. L. S. Fristoe, Mrs Lanra | Bradley, Mrs. Meta Cole, Mrs. Alexan- | der Columbus, Mrs. 1. B. Dodson, Mrs. | George Eastment, Dr. Anna Bartsch | Dunne, Mrs. Grattan E. Kerans, Mrs. | South at the Chattanooga reunion of | Calvin Lucas, Mrs. W. B. Saul, Mrs. | Frank J. Mann, Mrs. L. H. Mattingly, Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss, . Edna Patterson, Mrs. C. Lee Stark- | weather, Mrs. Corbin Thompson, Mrs. Andrew Stewart and Mrs. George | Sager. Gavel Chapten, O. E. S., Card Party and Dance Arrangements have been completed for the dance and card party to be given by Gavel Chapter No. 29, Order of the Eastern Star, at the Kennedy- Warren Saturday, with cards from 9 to 12 o'clock and dancing from 10 to | 1 o'clock. The committee in charge has arranged several novelty dances and surprises for the evening. For reservations for cards call Mrs. Flor- | ence Lippard. ‘The worthy matron. Mrs. Bernadette Doyle, has appointed the past matrons and patrons on the Reception Com- mittee, including Mrs. Harriett Shomo, Miss Katherine C. Lear, Mrs. Jean- nette Praetorius, Miss R. May Hall, Mrs. Effie M. Kessler, Mrs. Florence Lippard, Mrs. Louise C. Darby, Mrs. Lillian V. Rowzee, Mrs. Frances Lear, Miss Nora Heim, Mrs. Ruth J. Coates, Miss Louise Reed, Mrs. Viola Krause, Miss Hazel Booker, Mr. Conrad Prae- torius, Mr. George M. Rowzee, Mr. Van F. Lippard, Mr. Donald G. Kessler, Mr. P. Henry Coates and Mr. LeRoy Krause. Fdrk ok kR AR AR ¥ Purple Iris % TEA HOUSE LUNCHEQNS—" -DINNERS TEAS—] | * 3200 Rittenhouse St. N.W. Cleveland 1135 Khkkkkkk kA kk A ‘nflgéc: P £ S 2 “hake Sw LIPSTICK - - STREET FLOOR | together they will attend the Trien- { ish Women in New Orleans in March, | Of Personal Interest To Washington Residents Mr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss have announced the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn Gertrude, to Mr. Simon E. Eichberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Eichberg of this city. The wedding will take place during the Summer. . Mrs. 8idney West, with her daugh- ter Alice, motored to Philadelphia Friday to spend the week end with relatives. The Woodmont Country Club gave a “dark town strutters’ ball” last night at the club, near Bethesds, which was preceded by a number of dinner parties. A number of out-of- town guests attended. Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey Fischer were hosts at the dinner last night at the Woodmont Club in honor of the birthday anniversary of the latter's mother, Mrs. Charles Picard. Mrs. Louls Simon also entertained & large dinner party in honor of out- of-town guests. Mrs. Sigmund Hahn of Pittsburgh, who has been in Florida, will arrive tomorrow to visit her sister, Mrs. Sidney Seidenmann. Mrs. Sarah Levy and Miss Carrie Hart are the guests of the former's sister, Mrs. William Levy, in Talla- hassee, Fla. Mrs. Laura Heidensfeld joined them last week for a visit, and nial Convention of the Council of Jew- Mrs. Willlam Jacobi was hostess at luncheon Wednesday, entertaining the Afternoon Sewing Circle. Mrs. Goodkind and her daughter, Miss Maxine Goodkind, of Chicago are guests of Mrs, Harry Hahn. Miss g‘oodklnd is the flancee of Mr. Arthur hn. Miss Evelyn Schloss was hostess at a luncheon, followed by bridge, Wednesday for Miss Goodkind. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Luchs, with their daughter, Miss Jane Luchs, left Thursday for New York, where they are spending the week end. | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Saks, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Barnet, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hahn and Mr. and Mrs. Sam- uel Schwartz returned Wednesday from a trip to the West Indies. * | Mrs. Florence Strasburger has re- |turned to her home in New York, | after being the guest of Mrs. Frances Strasburger. Mr. and Mrs. Emil West, formerly of this eity, but who now make their home on Long Island, are guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. Sara Dembitz. Mrs. Isaac Behrend will leave for Atlanta, Ga., the end of the coming week to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dittler. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Koenigs- berger of Chevy Chase are spending | the week end at Skyland, Va. Mrs. Bertram Bloch, sister of Mr. Koe- nigsberger, has returned to her home, in New York. Mrs. S8amuel Pack, with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Willlam Wolf, were joint | hostesses at a tea Tuesday in the latter’s home on Thirty-fourth street, of Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Bush re- turned Tuesday from a motor trip tol Miami, Fla, where they spent three weeks. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ullman have returned from New York. where they attended the 50th wedding anniver- sary of Mr. Ullman's parents. | Mrs. Aaronson was hostess Tuesday | at_luncheon. . Bernice Bondy motored to Miami, Fla. from New York last week to spend several weeks. The Sisterhood of the Eighth Street and dance at the Mayflower Hotel Monday evening, March 4. There will be a floor show and attractive prizes. Mrs. Martin Mendelsohn is chair- man, assisted by Mrs. Charles Lulley, Mrs. David Simon, Mrs. Julius Lulley, Mrs. Benjamin Leon and Mrs. Ben- jamin Brill Mrs. Nathan Kasufman of Provi- dence, R. 1, and Mrs. Karl Kaufman of New York are visiting their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goldenberg. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oxenberg are spending several weeks in Florida. Mrs. J. A. Weinberg, who spent in honor of Miss Maxine Goodkind | Temple has arranged a card party | - MRS. MARSHALL R. DIGGS, Wife of the executive assistant to the control- ler of the currency, who is a frequent hostess in her home, on Hillyer place. ~—Underwood Photo. WIFE OF PROMINENT OFFICIAL relatives from Orangeburg, 8. C., will return home today. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Irving Posner, the latter formerly Miss Lillian Kahn of Boston, are spending the week end with the latter's mother, Mrs. Isadore Kahn. Mrs. J. H. Michaelis was hostess at a birthday anniversary dinner party in honor of her sister, Mrs. E. J. Lehman, Tuesday night at the Shore- ham. Mrs. Willlam Mann of Balti- more, cousin of the hostess, was among the 10 guests. Mrs. Arthur Newmyer, formerly of New Orleans, who, with Mr. New- myer, is now making her home in this city, was the guest of honor at | a “cousin's” luncheon yesterday at the | Shoreham. Covers were laid for 10. Miss Frances Feist of Deal, N. J. who is spending the Winter in New York, is with her mother, Mrs. Irene Feist, at the Shoreham, for the week end. The banquet of Hadassah Wednes- day night at the Mayflower Hotel promises to be an outstanding affair. Over 700 reservations have been made. Mrs. Harry Walsky is chairman and elaborate floor show. The Hadassah's 16th birthday anni- versary was celebrated at the Com- munity Center Wednesday afternoon. The. guest speaker, Miss Eva Leon of New _York. was introduced by the Paris Hairdressing Parlor 1332 H St. NW. ME. 8689 Leon & Jules, Props. Hair Dressers to the Presidents’ Ladies ‘hite House and guests of the Wi since 1910 Announces the Services of “GERMAINE” Formerly of 2115 18th St. N.W. two weeks in Florida, accompanied by Hats of —To accent the smartness of your Spring cos- tume. brim turned up in back a black gros-gra! Avenve"=Tth, *7.50 —The swanky model sketched above has a stitched. nd a combination band of ribbon and braided chamois. —Other smart hats of Navy Bakus and Roughs with chamois trimming, also at $7.50. Secend Floor 0h and 0 Ba with her assistants has arranged an | | president, Mrs. Leopold Freudberg, | | and an entertainment followed. | An elaborate birthday cake made in | tiers and of the organization's colors, blue and white, with bow knots of | blue ribbon candy, was the center- piece of the refreshment table with blue and white lighted candles. Sev- | eral members acted as hostesses. | Mrs. Leo S. Schoenthal was given |a farewell bridge luncheon Thursday | by Mrs. Jacob Zarin in her apartment ]at 3901 Connecticut avenue. Mrs. | ! Schoenthal sailed Friday for Miami, | | Fla,, to spend two months. | Mrs. Meyer Sawyer was hostess | Thursday at a luncheon at Mrs. K's, | entertaining a large group of ladies. | Mrs. Sawyer has as her guests heri son-in-law and deughter, Mr. and Mrs. Goldstein of Boston. | Miss Eva Leon of New York spent | part of the last week at Wardman Park Hotel. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Viner are | spending several weeks in Florida. | Mr. and Mrs. Julian Brylawski left st night for New Orleans. [ Mr. Fulton Brylawski has returned '1a SOCIETY, from Hollywood, Fla. Mrs. Brylawski is continuing her visit there at the Hollywood Beach Hotel. Mrs. Joseph Lang is visiting her sis- ter-in-law, Miss Fannie Lang, in Suf- fern, N. Y, after a visit at Long Beach, where she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Myer Salmson Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Dulcan are on a cruise to South America, having sailed on the 8. 5. Lafayette last week from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Guggenheim are in Bermuda for a two-week stay. | Miss Leah Nieman is spending the week end in Baltimore with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Nieman. Mr. David Frank has returned from a trip to Florida. Mr.and Mrs. Frank were hosts at dinner in their apart- ment in Woodley Park Towers Wed- nesday night. The Tau Epsilon Phi jubilee took place last night at the Kenwood Coun- try Club. A stag banquet and a formal dance at the Mayflower Hotel will complete the week end festivities. | Dogs Going Literary. MILWAUKEE (®.—The dogs in Milwaukee are altogether too literary to suit Joseph V. Cargill, assistant director of the Public Library. He reported more books mutilated by dogs during the last year than during any previous 10-year period. 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