Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1935, Page 23

SOCIETY. D.C. Visitor Returning To South Former Resident at Friends Here—Other Notes of Society. Mrs. William Allen Wilbur of Chevy Chase, who is making her home in St. Petersburg, Fla, during the Winter and Spring months, is in town for a few days, and is the guest of Mrs. George H. Judd on Massachusetts avenue. Mrs. Wilbur, who is the wife of Dr. Wilbur, former provost of George Washington University, will return to St. Petersburg. Mrs. Harry I. Houston gave a novel Easter luncheon in her home, in Takoma Park, Md., Tuesday in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Julius Peters, who recently came from Des Moines, Iowa, to make her home in Takoma Park, Md. The other guests were Mrs. J. Frank Rice, Mrs. John H. Guill, Mrs. Royal G. Sherburne, Mrs. Fred- erick L. Pratt, Mrs. Henry E. Ewing, Mrs. L. V. Lampson, Mrs. E. M Bressman, Mrs. Cecil Thomas, Mrs. W. L. Holt and Mrs. Frank Mueller. Miss Garnett Hodges of Fairfax, Va., will leave this afternoon for Roa- noke, Va., where she will spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hodges. Mrs. J. C. Whitehead has returned to her home in Lyon Village from | Norfolk, Va., where she spent a few days with Mr. Whitehead's brother and_sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Whitehead. Mrs. Frank Reppert will return to her home in Takoma Park, D. C, to- morrow from Pittsburgh, where she has been visiting relatives for a week. Miss Esther Kincheloe will arrive in Fairfax, Va, today to be the guest of her parents, Commissioner of the Revenue and Mrs. James U. Kinche- loe, for the week end. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Trivett of ‘Takoma Park, D. C., are in Miami, Fla, for two weeks, having made the trip by motor. Miss Margaret Proctor of Fairfax, Va, left by motor for Richmond to- | day to pass several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Proctor. Miss Proctor will be ac- companied as far as Richmond by Miss Irma Adams, also of Fairfax. Virginian Married To Britisher Today ‘The marriage of Miss Dorothy Mae Veitch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan E. Veitch of Veitch Summit, Va., to Mr. Alfred Jones, son of Mrs. | Catherine Jones of Washington, took place this morning in St. John's| Episcopal Church, on Lafayette Square, the rector, the Rev. Dr. Oliver J. Hart, officiating at 10:30 o'clock in the presence of only the members of the immediate families of | the bride and bridegroom. The bride, who was unattended, wore & modish navy blue wool en- semble with navy blue accessories, and a corsage bouquet of yellow tea | roses and lilies of the valley. | Immediately following the cere- mony the couple left on a Northern wedding trip, and upon their return will make their home with the bride's parents, in Veitch Summit. The bride is a member of one of the old | and prominent families of Northern | Virginia. She graduated from Wash- | ington-Lee High School in the class| of 1931, and is secretary to the prin- cipal, Mr. S. P. Vanderslice. Mr. Jones is a native of England, having come to this country with his mother only e few years ago. Mme. d’Alilby Gives Bridge Tea Today Mme. Malda Fani d’Aulby, former | operatic soprano of La Scala | of Milan, now a resident of Wash- ington, is hostess at a bridge tea this | afternoon at the National Woman's | Country Club. Her guests are Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, Mme. Munir, Senora de Castillo Najera, Mme. Peter, Mrs. Sol Bloom, Miss Vera Bloom, Mrs. D. Worth Clark, Mme. Broz, Senora | Jose de Baron, Senora Luis de Quin- | tanilla, Senora Juan de Azcarate, Sig- nora di Girolamo, Mrs. Walter Wyatt, Mrs. James D. Dusenberry, Mrs. Downing A. Reinbrecht, Mrs. A. W. Greely, jr.; Miss Antoinette Greely, Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mrs. Har- vey W. Wiley, Mrs. J. J. Mack, Mrs. Francis Walker, Mrs. H. Russell Amory, Mrs. Minnie L. Briggs, Miss Dorothy Andrews, Mrs. L. R. Gignil- liat, Miss Elsie Hill, Mrs. B. Tocle. Miss Jessie MacBride, Mrs. Edwin P. Kohl and Mrs. E. R. Rogers. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Gignilliat is assisting Mme. d’Aulby at the tea table GIFTS & HOME qum Engagements of Society Girls Announced Today s THE EVENING STAR, - WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935. We've said it before. .. We say it again. .. & A Left: Miss Margaretta Park Rowland, whose aunt, Mrs. Isabella Rowland, announces her engagement to Mr. H. Reginald Bishop of Middleburg, Va. Miss Rowland, whose marriage will take place late in June, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Black Rowland of Washington. Mr. Bishop is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Reginald Bishop of Mount Kisco, N. Y. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Center: Miss Margaret Fishback, daughter of Mrs. Frederick Lewis Fishback of Washington, who announces her engage- ment to Mr. Alberto G. Antolini, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dante Antolini of Rutherford, N. J. Right: Miss Marian Nelligar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Nelligar, whose engagement to Mr. Leonard Bod of Wash- ington and Baltimore has been announced. Informal Parties During Holy Week| The retiring Federal housing ad- ministrator and Mrs. James A. Mof- fet were the guests in whose honor | Mr. and Mrs. Jaseph E. Davies enter- | tained at dinner last evening in their | home on Massachusetts avenue, when | covers were laid for 16. Mrs. Edwin B. Parker entertained at luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs. Frederick S. Coolidge, founder of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Founda- tion. Mrs. Samuel H. Baker of Philadel- phia, who is staying at the Willard, entertained at a tea yesterday after- noon in honor of Mrs. Helber, wife of Lieut. Carlyle L. Helber,”U. S. N, who recently transferred from Phila- delphia to Washington. Mrs. Helber before her marriage was Miss Mary Elzabeth Riddle, daughter of Capt. William King Riddle, U, 8. N., and | Mrs. Riddle. Mrs. Helber made her | debut in Norfolk and was later pre- sented at the Court of St. James. Mrs. Neitah King entertained at a dutch-treat luncheon at 2400 Six- teenth street yesterday in honor of Mrs. Helber, Mrs. John Halliday and Mrs, John Francis Weinmann. Easter Ber.lefit Dance for Church ‘The Easter Monday dance for the benefit of St. Thomas’ Catholic Chureh | will be one of the most delightful | Easter week parties. The dance will | be held at the Shoreham Hotel and will be attended by people prominent in local and official sbeiety. There Silver Storage In the safe deposit vaults of the Security Storage Com- pany silverware and valu- ables have been safeguarded for three generations.. . . telephone Dist. 4040 and the silver van calls for your case, seals it and gives you a re- ceipt. It is under guarantee of this company until re- turned to you. Capital, surplus and reserves over $1,200,000. 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