Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1935, Page 21

SOCIETY| (Continued From Second Page.) which all Alabamaps and their friends are cordially invited. Dr. Charles Wesley Flint, dean of the Syracuse University, and Mrs. Flint have returned to their home in New York after being the guests of Dr. Flint's niece, Mrs. Percy L. Greaves. in her home in Takoma Park, Md., for a few days. Mrs. Lester E. Veirs entertained a | company of 20 at luncheon yeste at her home in Woodside, L:ld. Mrs. Clyde E. Leighty entertained at a bridge luncheon at her home in Lyon Village yesterday \when her guests were Mrs. Hugh Hammond Bennett, Mrs. Harry Harlan, Mrs. E. G. Boerner, Mrs. Joe Shollenberger, Mrs. Arthur Palmer, Mrs. Jesse Lap- ham, Mrs. Clyde Marquis, Mrs. Mel- vin Merrill, Mrs. Morton Lloyd, Mrs. Harry S. Barger, all of Washington, and Mrs. Steve Hastings of Lanham, Md. Mrs. Leighty will attend the Friday Morning Music Club in Washington tomorrow and will have as her guest Mrs. James Jardine. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Beddall of St. Paul, Minn.,, are passing some time at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Van Honte of Pelham, N. Y., have come to Wash- ington and will spend several days at the Martinique. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Littlepage have arrived at the Shoreham for a short visit, after spending three years abroad. Their home is in Juneau, Alaska, and they will go to California on their way to Alaska. Mrs. Clara A. Mueller and her daughter, Miss Anita Virginia Muel- ler. have returned to their home at 1529 Rhode Island avenue from a two-month stay in Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. Pollock will gail Saturday from New York City on the steamer California of the Panama-Pacific Line. Stops will be made at Havana, Cuba: Cristobal, Balboa and Panama, passing through the Panama Canal. The cruise then turns northward along the coast of Central America. San Diego, Agua Caliente. Mexico; Los Angeles and San Francisco will be visited and the return voyage will be made on the same ship. The American Association of Uni- Versity Women will have as its lunch- eon guest and speaker Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard in the club house, at 1634 I street, Saturday at 1:15 o'clock. Mrs. Howard is a native of Washing- ten and there have been in her fam- ily many generations of statesmen. Reservations should be made by to- morrow noon. Recent Weddings Of Unusual Interest. A wedding of much interest to| Washington took place Saturday aft- ernoon, March 2. when Miss Dorothy Larson, daughter of Mrs. Emma Lar- son of Denver, Colo., was married to | Mr. Lester W. Johnson, son of Repre- | sentative Gustaf Johnson in the lat-! ter’s home in Paxton, Ill. The cere-| mony wak performed by the Rev.| Oscar Purn of the First Lutheran Church of Paxton before a high em- bankment of palms, ferns, lilies and intermingling flowers which gave a garden atmosphere. Tall cathedral iapers in silver candelabrums among the foliage lighted the scene. The bride wore a gown of white satin on very simple, but classical lines and her rose-point veil was held with a coronet of pearls and she car- ried an arm bouquet of calla lilies. Her matron of honor. Mrs. E. D. Dable of Chicago. wore figured pink and. blue chiffon and carried pink and | blue Spring flowers. Miss Emily Johnson, sister of the bridegroom, was her maid of henor and wore a gown of pink embroidered organdie and carried 2 muff of Spring flowers. Her other attendants were Miss Virginia Johnson of Paxton, another sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Raymond P. Johnson, formerly of Washington and now a resident of Paxton. Miss Johnson wore brown, green and white flowered chiffon with green acces- sories and a corsage bouquet of gar- denias. Mrs. Johnson was in peach chiffon with blue accessories and wore a corsage bouquet of blue flowers. Mr. Johnson had as his best man his brother, Mr. Nobel Johnson of Paxton, and the ushers were Mr. Burke Williamson of Lake Charles, Lla.; Mr. A. L. Vollborn of Danville, Iil, and Mr. Raymond Johnson, brother of the bridegroom. Immediately after the ceremony a wedding supper was served after which the bride and bridegroom left for New Orleans and upon their return will re- side at the Hotel Woodmere, on Wood- lawn avenue, in Chicago. Mrs. Johnson is a graudate of the Chicago Art Institute and is an in- terior decorator in Chicago. The | Wednesday, |ents at 2015 Kalorama road. jing at the tables by Washington University and George Washington Law School in Washing- ton and is & member of the Kappa Sigma and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. He served as assistant journal clerk in the House of Representatives for a number of years and is well known in Washington. The marriage of Miss Pearle Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Breckenridge Harris, to Mr. Samuel D. Trencher of New York, took place Pebruary 27, at high noon, in the home of the bride’s par- The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. John Compton Ball, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church. The bride wore a French beige traveling suit with accessories to match. She was attended by her sis- ter, Mrs. Keith Abbott of Brandy, Va, and the best man was Mr. J. C. McChandless of Tennessee and Mid- dleburg, Va. Mr. Richard P. Harris of this city, brother of the bride, gave her in marriage. Immediately after the ceremony a buffet supper was served, following which Mr. and Mrs. Trencher left by motor for a southern trip. On its completion they will be at home at Summerville, S. C. Mrs. Isabelle Farrington was host- ess to the members of the Women's Beard of the George Washington Uni- versity Hospital yesterday in her bun- galow at the Chevy Chase School. The monthly business meeting of the board preceded a buffet Iuncheon, when the hostess was assisted in serv- Mrs. Eugene Byrnes and Mrs. Charles R. Mann. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the board, presided at the business session, at which, after routine re- ports, plans were made for the annual benefit card party which will be spon- sored by the Women’s Board April 6. Mrs. Farrington has consented to act as general chairman of this affair and will be assisted as vice chairman by Mrs. Willard H. Yeager, who is recording secretary of the board. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Mitchell and | children John and Margaret of Silver | Spring, Md., are passing two weeks in Terra Ceia, Fla | Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nilsson of Sligo Park Hills, Md.. left this morn. ing for Overland, Ohio, where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Howe | until Monday. Mrs. Isabelle Simpson, president of | the Arlington County Women's Demo- | cratic Club, with Mrs. Catherine Rogers, Mrs. Alice Semones, Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder and Mrs. Sara Carl, left today for Richmond to at- tend the meeting of the Woman's Institute of Government, which con- venes in that city today. lasting| through tomorrow. No delegation was | sent from the club. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hemphill of Silver Spring, Md. have as their guest Mrs. Harriet Van Horn of Bis- || marck, N. Dak., who is here on an indefinite stay en route to her home from Florida. | | Mrs. Magna Honor Guest | At Arts Club This Evening. Mr. and Mr. Willoughby S. Chesley will be the hosts this evening at the Arts Club of Washington, which will be an evening of original verse by the | guest of honor, Edith Scott Magna, | author and composer. Mrs. Magna is | more widely known as Mrs. Russell | William Magna, president general of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. Ann Yago McGuffey, soprano, and Constance Snow, accompanist, will give a short program. Among those who will attend the first night of “Harbor Light,” Owen Davis' play, which the Drama Guild of Washington will present in the Wardman Park Theater tonight and tomorrow night, are Dr. and Mrs. W. Hayes Yeager and their guest, Miss Jane Holt, who recently arrived in | Washington to act as hostess for her | brother, Senator Rush D. Hoit. of ‘West Virginia. Others who have signi- fied their intention of being present ' THIS IS N SPONSORE . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935. are Miss.Bertha Noyes, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Mattern, Mr, and Mrs, R. H. Rice and Miss Helen Nicolay. Mrs. Madden Grimes, na- tional councilor of the National So- clety of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, as well as State president of the District of Columbia Society of Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, entertained the Dis- trict of Columbia Chapter of D. F. P. A. in her home Friday afternoon, March 1. Mrs. John K. Freiot, State president, presided at the business meeting which preceded the informal tea. Those present were Mrs. J. K. Freiot, State present; Mrs. Willlam Bonar Bell, vice president; Mrs. James Henry Harper, Mrs. Eva M. Woodward, Mrs. Thomas T. Wood, Miss Kate Jaquette, Nirs. Edson L. Whitney and Mrs. William Goff Sears, officers of the society; Mrs, Howard Lincoln Hodgkins, Mrs. Thomas Abner Dobyns, Miss Bunice Whitney, Mrs. Redwood Vandegrift, Miss Sophie Casey and Mrs. May Arnold Husted. The chapter voted unanimously to present the name of Mrs. Cantacuzene-Grant as a candidate for the office of national councilor, to be voted upon at the gen- eral court in April. Mrs. Cantacuzene- Grant has served only a few months as national councilor to fill an unex- pired term. The District Chapter, in presenting her name for election to a full term, states that she SSes every qualification for this high office and is especially interested in the ob- ject and aims of the society. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Woodruff of Auburn, N. Y, are at the Dodge fox a few days. Mrs. John Otto Johnson will give a talk on Maxwell Anderson’s out- standing play, “Valley Forge,” before the District Society Dames of the Loyal Legion this afternoon at the Mayflower Hotel at 3:45 o'clock. Mrs. Johnson was on the professional stage in New York. to Col. Johnson she has resided in Since her marriage | ‘Washington, devoting much time to amateur dramatics and to lecturing on the drama and allied subjects. Mrs. F. W. Edlin of New York City is at the Carlton for a brief stay. Mrs. Fred Bigelow, Mrs. Cora Lan- ner and Mrs. Frederick J. Dailey of Jamestown, N. Y., have arrived in Washington from Florida and will spend a week at the Martinique. Mrs. M. W. Parsons of New York City motored to Washington and is at the Carlton. Dr. and Mrs. John F. Sly of Mor- gantown, W. Va., are spending a few days at the Martinique. Mrs. Pauline Pritchard, Mrs. G. C. Guinn, Mrs. Annette Cowles and Mrs. | Vivian Lease of Houston, Tex., are at the Dodge for a brief time. LIP READERS IN CONTEST Hard of Hearing Will Hold “Home Folks’ Tournament.” ‘Taking part for the first time in an annual competition for lip reading, conducted simultaneously in many cities throughout the country, mem- bers of the Washington League for the Hard of Hearing will compete in the “Home Folks’ Tournament” at their club rooms, 1116 Vermont avenue, to- morrow night. | Winning scores will be forwarded | from all communities toa committee in New York and the person who scores | highest will be awarded a silver cup. Physicist Speaks Tonight. Dr. George Gamow, visiting pro- fessor of theoretical physics at George Washington University and formerly of the Academy of Science at Lenin- grad, will give the second in his series of public lectures on modern physics at 8:15 o'clock tonight in room 39, Corcoran Hall, EISEMAN'S SEVENTH AND F STREETS - Friday—A Special Selling of MANNISH - TWEED SUITS an erample of Eiseman's suit values, priced at . « « $|2.95 Mannish checked tweeds—so much in demand now. Wear them under your Winter coat, then later alone. But no matter how—every wardrobe needs one. ‘The model sketched is a 2-pc. suit, in tan or grey. Checked tweed. Sizes 12 to 20. Select your suit tomorrow. CHARGE IT— at Eiseman’s Pay in 30, 60 or 90 days. No down payment required. STEPHENS PROPOSED FOR PLACE ONR.F. C. Both Mississippi Senators Give Backing to Him for Post Vacated by Couch. By the Assoclated Press. . Former Senator Stephens of Missis- sippi has been recommended for membership on the Reconstruction Finance Corp. directorate with the indorsement of both present Mis- sissippi Senators. The appointment will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harvey Couch of Arkansas. Senator Bilbo, who defeated Ste- phens, said “I have just given my consent” to the appointment. It was Stephens who, was sald to have been largely responsible for Bilbo getting his widely known “paper clipping” job two years ago. At that time, Bilbo and Stephens had been political enemies of long standing. “I have just carried out another campaign promise,” the junior Sen- ator said. “You know I told the peo- ple I‘wou]d get him a job if I beat BURCHELL’S Famous Bouquet Coffee Fresh Roasting & Fresh Grinding Enhance Its Fine Quality 25¢ per Lb. N. W. Burchell 817-819 Fourteenth St. N.W. Crocers & Wine Merchants Southern Luncheon, Tea or Dinner —at The Parrot is a delicious meal prepared with a touch of the “old South” —savory, well balanced, with that added some- thing you'll like. ANGERED BY 25¢ ALMS, BEGGAR STABS MAN California Visitor Is Attacked by Panhandler at Washington Monument. Because he gave but a quarter when asked for alms by a street beggar, Edwin T. Coman of San Raphael, Calif., stopping at the Willard Hotel here, was stabbed six times about the back and side and cut on the left arm last night by the dissatisfied man. Leaving the hotel for a stroll, Com:n had about reached the Monument, when the panhandler, a young man of foreign appearance, approached him. Seeking to help the unfortunate, Coman proffered the man a quarter when asked for funds, whereupon he was told that was not enough and at- tacked without warning. Coman was given treatment for the stab wounds at Emergency Hospital. Police were searching for the as- sailant today, who wore a light gray suit, brown sweater and spoke with an accent. R T Textile Jobs Increase. Textile mills ¢f Estonia are em- ploying many more people than a year ago. LET RIZIK SUIT YOU THIS SPRING Rizik’s 3-Button Man-Tailored Spring Suit Dramatically important on the Spring horizon —the mannish jacket and straight slim skirt make this tailored suit of soft men's-wear woolen — suitable for town wear. Gray or blue. The first time at this low price— 339.75 RIZIK BROTHERS Washington’s Two Better Skops 1312 F Street 1108 Conn. Ave. YOUR CHOICE AT ATIONAL SH D BY HARPE OE R'S WEEK BAZAAR FLORSHEIMS Pu{ )az.lug‘in{ Your Steps! bridegroom graduated from George r § New as the first Crocus... ral Chamois, brown calf trim. Natu- W < - v 14—Price And Even Greater Savings ON ALL FURNITURE Remaining from our former Conn. Ave. Store Stock To quicken the complete sale of this furniture every remaining piece has been brought from the warehouse and priced at ONE-HALF OR GREATER REDUCTIONS! There are no complete suites left, but there are many odd pieces you will do well to see. Could you use an extra Bed or two? . . . a Vanity? « . . a Chest? Some Dining Room Chairs? . . . a Table? . . . perhaps a China Cabinet or a Server? These and a number of Sofas, Upholstered Chairs, Mirrors —dozens of other pieces—are offered in this close-out sale at remark- able savings! On Sale at the Premises 1307-1315 G Street In View of Clearance ALL SALES FINAL AND FOR CASH Chic—a 3-piece HARRIS TWEED is the Suit Classic fll 7 TALORED SUITS 559.75 HE fabric perfection of genuine Harris Tweeds designed into a tailored classic by Raleigh man- tailoring. This suit has a fuli length topcoat of checked tweed, and a skirt and jacket of plain, soft shade tweeds. It comes in combinations of blue, grey or tan and may be worn several ways—a: 3-piece ensemble—the jacket and skirt as a separate suit— the topcoat alone with Spring frocks. Both top- coat and jacket are lined with Erl-Glo. Other Raleigh Man-Tailored Suits $19.95 to #65 Smart Young Styles in sizes |l to 17 Florsheims not only put spring into your steps. They put Spring, 1935, into every shoe fashion they present. For in- ‘stance, CHAMOIS, s0 new that it's just beginning to appear in hats and acces- sories . yet here it is al- ready in the new Flor- sheims (top sketch). And so it is with every one of these famous shoes .. they all combine fashion importance with “weight- less” comfort. L $8.75 & ‘Also Included at the Above Address is a SALE of & e ] BROADLOOM Carpet—Binding Included All Colors HOOKED RUGS 200—Values to $3.95 $1.95 Of kid, with kid lacing on“vamp. Baby Spanish heel. Navy, black. High T-strap with exquisite stitching and pin-point perfo- rations. Blue, brown, black. ORIENTAL & DOMESTIC RUGS sian hand weaving and design— PERSIAN MOUSOULS or Lilihan. Large scatter sizes. and fringed ends. In fine Persian and Chi- Fine Quality 9x12 Persian ROYAL KESHAN and SAROUKS Every one a masterpiece of Per- 3 a treasured possession of rich $229 silky wools. Limited number at this very special price.......... e That blend micely with Sarouk 529,50 Regularly $46.00 ........ ox12 FIGURED DOMESTIC RUGS Seamless, first quality rugs with all-wool face $ .50 nese patterns woven through to the back. Wonderful values.......... vees “" n PAULINA $12.95 UCCEED in achieving impossible—being style sketched (one of a host of fascinating Spring numbers) puts itself over in a big way. First it has a clever cape (and capes better than good this season). Then it goes in for a silk print frock in a spritely fashion. The hat (s an quion_ peel straw Other Paulina Juniors to $22.75 Charge Accounts Invited THE WOMEN'S SHOP 130 F Strest