Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1935, Page 56

E—10 Ball -Center Of l“Activ_i’cy AtStaunton 75th Annual Exercises Held by Military Academy. STAUNTON, Va., June 15—Out- standing in the social events of the week was the final ball of Staunton wMilitary Academy in connection with the school’s seventy-fifth commence- ment, and the class day exercises, which were held this year on the front lawn of the school. The ball took place on the tennis courts, which were elaborately dec- orated with trailing vines and lighted with colored lanterns. In the receiv- iig line were Cadet Lieut. Joseph Robb, president of the Cotillion Club, with Miss Elizabeth Robinson; Maj. and Mrs. Roy W. Wonson, Maj. and Mrs. A. M. Patch and Col. and Mrs. L. L. Sutherland. Miss Betty Jacqueline Prichard has returned to Gaymont, her home near Staunton, after attending Miss Ma- deira’s School at Greenway, near ‘Washington. She was aceompanied home by six of her schoolmates, Who are her guests. They include Miss Paula Duke of Duke Center, Pa.; Miss Bobbie Shepherd of Providence, R. Miss Dorothy Spelman of Connecticut, Miss Peggy Sheldon of Saunderstown, R. I; Miss Anne Crume of Peru, Ind.. and Miss Peggy Bullard of Rich- ‘mond. They attended the Staunton Military Academy final ball, and there has been several delightful parties for them, including a dance-by Mr. Frank Holt and Mr. Thomas Opie; a tea by Miss Virginia Holliday; Miss Catherine Moffett entertained at her home ‘Wednesday evening and Miss Prich- SOCIETY. Leonard Hall Celebrates Banquet and Ball LEONARDTOWN, Md., June 15.— One of the most important social af- fairs held in St. Marys County this year was the banquet and bali given Monday evening by the members of the Leonard Hall Alumni Association to celebrate the silver jubllee of the school. The distinguished guests and speakers at the banquet 'were Rev. Brother Ambrose, & former principal of the school and now provincial of the Xaverian Brotherhood of Mount St. Joseph Preparatory School and Oollege at Baltimore; Rev. Julian of New Jersey; Rev. Walter, formerly on the school faculty and now at Mount St. Joseph's College in Baltimore; Rev. Joseph Sheridan Knight, rector of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church of this city and toastmaster; princi- pal of the school, Rev. Brother Ro- gatus, and president of the school alumni, Mr. Alex Loker. More than 100 guests attended the banquet and ball. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. John P. Meshkoff and Miss Laura Mae Church of Washing- ton. The June ball for the St. Mary’s Academy senior class was held in the school auditorium Tuesday evening with only members of the junior set attending. Last evening the members of the | High School held its June ball in the school auditorium. It was at- tended by many of the school alumni and patrons and patronesses of the school. Historic old Trinity P. E. Church, in St. Marys City, was the scene of a simply arranged wedding when Miss | Virginia Beck, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. ‘Rudolph Beck of Middletown, Given by Alumni as Year Closes. Mrs. C. L. Robinson of Rosecroft, on St. Marys River, left Monday to Southern Maryland, of Baltimore, re- turned to her home Monday after spending a few days last week at Cross Manor with the former State Sena- tor and Mrs: Charles 8. Grason. Mrs. Parran attended the alumnae banquet held at the St. Mary's Female Semi- nary while in St. Marys, as well as the school’s garden party Sunday eve- ning, and the commencement Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Adam T. Wible of Avenue, accompanied by their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Spen- cer Downs of Chaptico, have returned to their St. Marys home from a motor trip through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. John H. T. Briscoe entertained at dinner Sunday after- noon in honor of Miss Noma Thomp- | son of Rockville, Md. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sears of Society Hill on Brettons Bay will entertain at | dinner tomorrow in compliment to Mr. |and Mrs. Lester Baker of Washing- | ton. | Mrs. Alice B. Blackistone of Ocean Hall on the Wicomico River enter- Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Johanan of Wash- | ington. She has with her today and tomorrow her sister, Mrs. 8. West Rus- sell of Washington. Mrs. Gussie Berry of Prince Freder- ick has with her for a fortnight her | brother, Mr. Wright Williams of Cali- | fornia. | A number of distinguished guests on ‘Wednesday attended the bridge lunch- ] took place June 3 in the St. Roman Catholic Church in Hollywood, the rector, Right Rev. Joseph John- Adams, jr., was best man. the return from their wedding p Mr. and Mrs. Adams will make their home at Drayden, Mrs. Wood Burch of Baltimore, for- merly of St. Marys County, enter- tatned at a bridge luncheon followed by a theater party Thursday in Balti- more. The guests were Mrs. Willam M. Loker, Mrs. F. A. Camalier, Mrs. Louis F. Abell, Mrs. Leonard B. John- son, Mrs. Nettie Morgan and Mrs. E. J. Waring and Mrs. R. H. Sears, all of 8t. Marys County. |Sylvan Theater Opens Wednesday Evening The Sylvan Theater, which inci- | | dentally, happens to be the National | | Sylvan Theater, s0 named by act of Congress as far back as 1917, when | senior class of the Margaret Brent | tained at dinner Tuesday in honor of |the first presentation of national drama and pageantry was enacted | there, will be the setting Wednesday | | night for the opening performance. | It was the late Mrs. Christian Hem- | | mick of Washingion, who, aided and abetted by Col. W. W. Harts, persuaded | Congress to pass the bill creating the National Sylvan Theater to the south- east of the tall white marble shaft that honors our first Presiden:, and | ard’s party consisted of a treasure Ohio, became the bride of Mr. Clayton | eon given in honor of Mrs. Robert |it was Mrs. Hemmick who carried out | SHoP 1337 G STREET NORTHWEST ‘WASHINGTON, D. C. Airy, Cloudlike Chiffons Pastel shades for the street and afternoon wear, with and without jackets. Specially priced SOCIETY. THE HECHT € BASEMENT STORE- Sale of Sheer, Cool, Summer | Cotton Frocks Special Purchase Plus Over 500 Dresses Reduced from Our Regular $1.39 to $1.95 Stocks — including a group of “Fruit-of-the-Loom” Dresses Sizes 14-20, 16-44, 46-52, 13.95 and 16.95 Reductions in smart prints, linen suits and dinner dresses— 795 to 13.95 Personal attention given to trousseaus, hunt, with dancing afterward. | Charles Brown, son of Dr. and MIs. | caiqwell of Texas by Mrs. Charles |the first ram ever given in the ¢ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watkins Wil- (C. A. Brown of Chingville. near thli:mcmey at her home on the Wi-|Sylvan Tr?:-ot';n Such gnunmmed‘ You can golf, son, ir., attended the final tall of | City, Saturday, June 8. The rector.| comjco River. TFhe hostess was as- | stage stars as Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, | Virginia Polytechnic Institute at|Rev. Nelson MaConomy, officiated |sisted by Mrs. Frank Weston of | Capt. James K. Hackett, Mme. Sophie Blacksburg, Va.; also the ball at the |at noon before the historic old altar | washington. Mrs. Caldwell has been | Braslau, Andreas Paviey and Serge “University of Virginia. Others who | #nd communion rail built from the | the house guest of Mrs. McGervey in | Oukrainsky, Mrs. Lily Langtry and enjoyed the umiversity dance were|Wwood of the mulberry tree under | Charles County for several months. Miss Anna Case, showed a personal Miss Hilton Roller, Miss Marv Bell,| which Leonard Calvert. who settled | Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Dowell, ac- | interest in the opening performance, Miss Jessie Bear, Miss Ann Bradford, | the Maryland colony, purchased the | companied by Mr. William Duke, and | and except for Mme. Bernhardt who | Miss Mary Anne Vslz, Miss Julia|land from the Indians. The wedding | Miss Betsy Knott of Prince Prederick, | sent her congratulations in the form ‘ Gooch and Miss Emily Timberlake, | marches were played by Mrs, Nelson | have just returned - to their homes | of a letter, they were all present and | Mr. Michael Kiviighan has returned | MaConomy, organist of the church, after attending the commencement ' took part in the program of the ta his home here from Washington, | Which was decorated with orange blos- | exercises at the Mercersburg Military | oceasion. where he is a student at Georgetown | *0ms and seasonal flowers. The Academy at Mercersburg. Pa. They | Not only these, but many well known College, and will spend the Summer |father of the bride gave her in mar- | yere accompanied home by Cadet | Washingtonians also participated in months with his parents, Mr. and|risge and was the only attendant.| | The bride wore a Blue chiffon silk tennis, picnic in them—housekeep or play in them. Washable fabrics of the better kind. Novelty Woven Sports Fabrics, Lawns, Batistes, Organdies. Unusual values in the famous “Fruit-of-the-Loom™ Dresses. Sports Dresses—many with tie shoulders and sun-backs, Ankle-length Party Or- gandies. Dressy Type Printed Sheers for women and misses. The Hecht Co.—Basement Htore. Mrs. M. Kivlighan. Miss Mary Beirne Jones, who is a gtudent a Bryn Mawr College, has arrived here and it visting her sunt, Mrs. John A. Renahen, at Waverley. Col. and Mrs. Hampton H. Wayt and their daughter, Miss Katherine Wayt,* have returned from a visit to Lynchburg. Mrs. Thomas Brown McClintic has ey, Va., where she is visiting M Mrs. Robers Mc- Cliatic at Flowing Spring, the old McClintic home, near Williamsville. Miss Mary Moore Pancake and Miss Agnes Sproul are attending the com- mencement exercises at Sweet Briar | College. They are both alumna mem- bers of the college. Mrs. Julius L. Witz, president of the Augusta Garden Ciub of tais city, attended the lourth annual conven- tion of the Garden Club of V-rginia ‘Wednesday and Thursday at Orkney Springs, near Iount Jackson, Va. Otlers attending from Staunton were Mrs. Thomas J. Roller. delegate from the Augusta Garden Club; Mrs Mor- ris Armistead, roserian of the Augusta Garden Club; Mrs. Fitzhugh Elder and her house guest, Mrs. T. W. Grayson of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Charles M. East and Miss Saaje Weller. Capt. and Mrs. C. A. Kingman and their daughter, Mrs. F. L. Spencer, who has been visiting them, left this | week for Richmond, where they will make their future home. The Rev. J. Lewis Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs, with their son, Mr. J. Lewis Gibbs, jr., and daughters, Miss Nancy Gibbs and Miss Josephine Gibbs, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scam- mon at Brighton, Mass., for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Scammon willi leave shortly for Gloucester, Mass., to spend the Summer and will be accompanied by the latter's sisters, Miss Nancy Gibbs and Miss Josephine Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Cochran, ac- companied by Mrs. J. W. H. Pilson, motored to Massachusetts this week, and attended the final exercises at Bradford College, where Miss Margaret, Cochran is a student. On returning they will be accompanied by Miss | | Cochran. _Mr.and Mrs. John W. Glover of this city announce the marriage of their daughter Anna Page to Mr. Arthur Columbus Schultz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Frederick Schultz of Dun- barton. The wedding took place Saturday, June 8, the ceremony be- ing performed by the Rev. J. J. Bcherer in Richmond. Guests included Mrs. D. N. T. Towie of Washington. e Wins Scholarship Medal. SILVER SPRING, Md. June 15| (Special) —William Randolph Belfield, | son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Belfield of | Sligo avenue, was awarded a gold medal for attaining the highest aver- 8ge in his ciass for the past three years at the commencement exercises of Na- tional University* this week. | gown, with picture hat of same color, |and carried an old-fashioned bouquet | of bride roses and lilies of the valley. | Immediately following the ceremony | |a large reception was held at Oak- wood Lodge at Piney Point, M where the bride and bridegroom we 9 assisted in receiving by their parents. | Mrs. Beck, mother of the bride, wore a gown of green figured silk with |small hat and matching accessories, | | and Mrs. Brown, mother of the bride- groom, wore a gown of blue chiffon, | with small hat and matching acces- sories. The bride traveled in a light blue suit. On their return from their | wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Brown will |live with the bridegroom’s parents | near here. The bride is a graduate of | the Charlotte High School in Cleve- land, Ohio. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Marele Brown of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Bull, Mr. and Mrs. C. Metcalf, Mrs. | Annlea Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lioyd, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lloyd and | Miss Margaret Lloyd, Mrs. Mary | Facke, Miss Claire Andrea, Miss Helen | Metcalf and Miss Florence Jones, all | of Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest | Lane of Valley Lee, Md., and Miss Adele France, principal of the St.| Mary’s Female Seminary, and her | school faculty. | Mr. and Mrs. Mat Trimble of Strat- ton-on-the-Bay and Mrs, Samuel Dy- | son of Great Mills are spending this | week with Mrs. Dyson’s son and | daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer | Dyson, in Baltimore. | Miss Laura Mae Church of Wash- | Ington will arrive next week to spend the Summer with her grandfather, | Judge William C. Mattingly. New Low Prices For This Week Only on Custom-Made SLIP COVERS ‘Your selection of Plain Jaspe or stripes. We will cut and make . 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