Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1935, Page 39

Capital’s Social High Lights Part 3—12 Pages SOCIETY SECTION he Sundwy Stae WASHINGTON, D. €, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1935 Features for Women New Additions to Younger Set Lend Charm and Interest to Coming Social Season Miss Nancy Brereton, a popular member of the younger Navy circle. ton, jr., U. S. N., and Mrs. Brereton. She is the daughter of Comdr. William D. Brere- —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Center: Miss Margaret Lee Rogers, who arrived in Washing- ton several weeks ago with her parents, Capt. Richard G. Rogers, U. S. A, and Mrs. Rogers. Miss Rogers will continue her studies this Winter, but during the holiday seasons will attend the fes- tivities for the subdebutante set. ~—Underwood & Underwood Photo. Washington Owes Mu To D..A.R. for Marking Major Historical Spots Passing of McLean Home Into Federal Hands Is Another Chapter in City’s Downtown Growth. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. | women were ranged about a board If the National Society Daughters | laborately laden with priceless of the American Revolution did no laces. crystal and silver and gold serv- work other than marking the historic | ice, the dainty colors of gowns and places in the United States Capital | {ans and jeweled headdresses of it yet would be entitled to a foremost Women furnishing a beautiful picture. place in the annals of the country, for'to the Daughters and their little ywhen a banquet and night of revel bronze markers the public is in- | gcceeded the Harding inauguration debted for its only knowledge of the day., which stands out as the most sacted abodes of men who turned the | potent social picture in the more Te- ::" pages of the history of & great | cent years. For years it has stood as = 1.7:1:110» tom_" cities have profited | g sentinel of departing social glory y the patriotic work of the organ- | ang even strangers' feet were scarcely lzation, but Washington, the mecca | ever heard in the rooms. The fam- of all travelers, whether from the | ;¢ tapestries were removed some States or from distant places of the | {jme ago, as were many of the treas- world, owes much to the society. | yres collected by Mr. and Mrs. John The work of the Oldest Inhabitants | B McLean and their ancestors, One Soclety also has done much for the | ;ust, however, thank Uncle Sam for public beyond price, but the Daugh- | the earnest, honest chapters to be :;rs put up the substantial placards | aqded to the history of the residence at those who run may read. as it goes the way of all “downtown” Almost without exception the places | ProPerty. And the McLean home was bearing the tablets are occupied for | other - purposes than those for which they were built—business thrives in | these mellow old abodes—but the | Government has begun taking an in- of its most glamorous history, with hotels and apartment houses sur- rounding it. Indeed, one wondered why the McLeans chose the site to Then came the latter day scenes a “downtown” house even in the days | terest. Where the National Chamber | of Commerce now stands was the | home of Dariel Webster when he was Secretary of State and where, it is said, the Ashburton Treaty was dis- cussed and signed. Across Lafayette | Square is a site, now occupied by the | rebuild a mansion, with scarce a foot of ground around it and hugged in by ctreet and alley. One wonders if the Capital City is waning as the coveted spot for rich retired citizens, as once was its Belasco Theater, which in the 18305 | Promise. There is no stop in the was owned by Henry Clay. It is said he traded it to Commodore Rodgers for an imported jackass. Rodgers built a substantial red brick residence, which was torn down to make way | for the play house. Charles Sumner had a house where the Veterans | Bureau holds forth with hundreds of | offices. In the house where Dolly Madison reigned as a social queen after leaving the White House the staild Cosmos Club abides, and in- stead of the quaint gossip of early days one hears the discussions of bugs, beasts, erosion and whatnot that ordinery man knows little of. All around the square lies the sacred ground trod by the feet of early statesmen and other places, like that where the Arts Club of Washington stands out on H street, and in fact in that very house Monroe and other great men lived. On Capital streets one finds even in remote corners these bronze visiting cards of the Daughters. And now there passes into the work- | a-day life of the United States Gov- ernment the spacious residence of the late John R. McLean, which for more than a quarter of a century made the | most alluring pages of social history. | Great singers. and great artists were guests there after it became the Mc- | Lean home, administration after ad- ministration left its record there. Mrs. McLean'’s famous “dove din- | ner parties” furnish the brightest, | cleanest phases .of society history in more than 30 years. Worthy the brush of an old master was the rich color- | ing of these events when women of | the social world met about a table | where there were no black coats of men to mar the glittering effect of costly costumes and matchless jewels. In a room where walls were covered by tapestries of rare beauty and value, ' L4 | growth, even the historic environs, of | Georgetown, and the invasion extends | into Virginia and other Southern States. The roster of renters and buyers in the Old Dominion grows apace. : As recorded by Meta Gaskins, anent the fashionable Warrenton and Mid- dleburg sections in Virginia: M. and Mrs. John A. Rinckley of Washington have rented the Charrington house on Culpeper street, in Warrenton, Va and will take possession in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. R. Charring- (See D. A. R., Page 10.) Minister to Albania Guest at Dinner Mr. Hugh G. Grant, newly ap- pointed Minister to Albania, and Mrs. Grant were the guests of honor for whom Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Frank Smith eatertained at a farewell din- ner party Friday evening at the Shareham. The Minister and Mrs. Grant expect to sail from New York September 23 for their new post. , Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who spent the Summer in An- napolis, expect to return to the Capi- tal the middle of this month for the seasc). Their guests at dinner Pri- day included Mr. and Mrs. John Goodloe, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Rathell, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stharf, Miss Maud Parker, Miss Frances Young- blood, Mr. Frank Biggs and Mr. Jud- son Earle. Maj. and Mrs. William F. Thomp- kins entertained at tea yesterday af- ternoon at their home in Friendship Heights, Md., in honor of Mrs. Wil- liam E. R. Covell of Panama, who came last week to spend a short time with relatives here. L] Miss Edar Fleming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Robert F. Fleming has been spending t, and will return to Washington 'On First Leg Of Long Trip To Stop in Chicago and Salt Lake City Before Sailing. The Secretary of War and Mrs. George H. Dern have gone to Chicago, where they are guests for two days of their soa and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Dern, who with their little son, John Dern, jr. make their home at 255 Sheridan drive in Glen- coe, Ill, a suburb of Chicago. Mr. | John Dern is celebrating his birthday anniversary today and an informal family celebration is planned. Secretary and Mrs. Dern will leave | Glencoe tomorrow for their home in 1sm Lake City, to remain until they | leave for the Philippintes. Mrs. Harry Baxter and Miss Betsy | Dern will go to New York Monday, September 16, safling the following day for Panama, where they will be guests for & week of the Governor of Panama and Mrs. Julian L. Schley. At the conclusion of their visit they { will board the transport Grant for the Philippines, where they will join Sec- retary and Mis, Dern, The Postmaster General, Mr. James | A. Farley, will return to Washington Wednesday from New York where he has been with Mrs. Farley and their children since his return from Chicago. Mrs. Davis, wife of Senator James J. Davis, and their children are ex- | pected back at the end of the week (See DERNS, Page 9. Army Officers and Ladies Are Guests Col. Harry Birdwhistell Jordan, the director of the Army Industrial Col- lege, and Mrs. Jordan will give a re- ception at their Georgetown home, 3019 N street, tomorrow from 9 to 11 o'clotk pm. in honor of the officers and ladies of the class of 1936 at the Army Industrial College. They will be assisted in receiving by the Deputy Chief of Staff and Mrs. Simonds ¢ Fleming, who is expected to make her debut this Winter. Derns Leave! Miss Summer at Stag Lake, N. J., e end of the week. 5 ~—Harris-Ewing Photo. The Ambassador of France and Mme. de Laboulaye are expected to sail early in October for this country, after spending a short vacation in their home in- France. They will be accompanied on their return by their | daughters, the Milles. de Laboulaye, |and will come to Washington the | middle of next month. The Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Mme, | Troyanovsky will return today from New York City, where they have been for several days. The Ambassador |and his family moved Friday from | taeir Summer home on South River to the embassy. The Ambassador of Brazil, Senor Oswaldo Aranba, .will come to the Capital - September 15 from a motor trip to the West Coast. The Ambas- sador is accompanied by the second secretary of the embassy, Senor Declo de Moura. The Minister of Venezuela and Senora de Arcaya will -come to the Capital Tuesday fromi Atlantic City, | where they had a cottage for the Summer. ' The Minister of Ganada, Mr. Wil- liam Duncan Herridge, will come to the legation this week from Ottawa. The Minister of Bolivia and Senora de Pinot will return to their apart- ment at the Mayflower September 15 from the home which they leased for the Summer at 6 West Kirke street, Chevy Chase. The Minister of Ecuador, Senor Capitan Eloy Alfaro, is"in Washing- ton, coming from Celombia, where he has been for several months, and has joined Senora de Alfaro . at their apartment at the Mayflower. * Senora de Castro, wife of the Min- ister of El Salvador, and their chil- dren returned to Wi yester- day from Panorama, Luray, where they spent two weeks. The Minister . of Colombia -and ) < Senorita Amelita Alfaro, daughter of the Minister of Pan- ama and Senora de Alfaro, who is a tentative debutante of the coming season. week from Cape May, N.J. French Ambassador To Return With Family | Expected to Sail for U. S. Early<in October. Other Envoys Come Back From Summer Vacations. , Senora de Lopez have as their guests for the week end at their Summer place at Blue Ridge Summit, the commercial attache of- the legation | and Senora de Saenz. S The Minister and Senora de Lopez will return to the Capital at the end | of the month. ‘The charge d'affaires of Nicaragua and Senora de De Bayle have issued | cards for a reception September 14 in honor of the honorble justice of | the Supreme Court of Nicaragua, Dr. | Frederico Sacasa, who is a guest at | the legation. Dr. Sacasa is a brother of the President of Nicaragua, The charge d’affaires of Yugoslavia, Mr. Bojidar P. Stoianovitch, and the staff of the Yugoslavia Legation re- ceived the members of the Yugoslav colony Friday at the legation following the Te Deum service which was cele- brated at the Russian-Serbian Oxtho- dox Church of St. Alexander Nevsky " (See AMBASSADOR, Page 9.) . . Baltimore Matron To Entertain Debs Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Malone of Baltimore will entertain at a dinner party Thanksgiving night, November 28 at the Mount Vernon Club of Balti- more in honor of Miss Frances Litch- field Turnbull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Turnbull and Miss Cecil Guest Gibson, daughter of Mrs. Ed- ward ‘Guest Gibson and the late Mr. Gibson, both of whom will make their debut in Baltimore this season. Mrs. Gibson and her daughter are frequent visitors at the White House and at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park. Mrs. James Roosevelt was a guest of Mrs. Gibson during her. recent visit to Baltimore. Mrs. Gibson and her daughter are now at their Summer home at Campobello Island, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Malone and the lat- farn'to this country November 1. 4 Senorita Alfaro will return at the end of the ~—Hessler-Henderson Photo. Elsa Melborn Wedding of Former G. W. U. Student Plan- ned for Spring. Capt. Kent -Churchill Melborn, U. |'S. M. C., and Mrs. Melborn announce | the engagement of their daughter | Elsa, to Ensign Horace V. Bird, son of | Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Bird of Oklahoma Will Marry| 'Ensign Bird Miss Frances Glover, who has been at Gibson Island most of the Summer, will take part in the debutante functions this Winter. She is the daughter of mer Assistant Postmaster General. Mr. Warren Irving Glover, for- —Harris-Ewing Photo. i\/[iss Charlo The marriage of Miss Charlotte Pendleton Mayo to Mr. Samuel J. | Henry, jr. of New York, son of M. and Mrs. Samuel J. Henry of Wasn- ington, which took place yestgrday afternoon, is of more than usual s cial interest. The ceremony was per- formed in the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Pendleten Mavo, in Georgetown, Rev. F. Bland Tucker, rector of St. John's Church in Georgetown, officiating at 4:30 o'clock in the presence of a small company of members of the two familles and a | few intimate friends. ! The bride was dressed in the gown | worn by Mrs. John Edgar Reyburn, | | 2d, who before her marriage in June | was Miss Mary Elizabeth MacArthur and for whom Miss Mayo was maid of honor. The gown is of palest shell | pink satin, fashioned on princess lines { a square neckline and long, tight-fit-{ ting sleeves, and the train was 4 yards in length. It is trimmed with rare old lace, which is also on the train, | | and tire trim formed a cap which held her full tulle veil. The bride of yesterday also wore a short face veii and she carried a sheaf of lilies. She was given in marriage by her cousin, | Mr. E. Pendleton Turner, who als: | escorted her sister Virginia and gave her in marriage to Mr. William Pres. | ton Smith at-their wedding a little | over a year ago. Mrs. Reyburn was matron of honor | yesterday, wearing & costume of rust | coior moire trimmed with rust color velvet made on princess lines. Her leghorn hat was trimmed with rust color and she carried yellow and rus! | fith tte Mayo Marries S. J. Henry, Jr., At Georgetown Home Rev. F. Bland Tucker of St. John’s Church Officiates in Presence of Members of Families and Friends. Before the ceremony several selections were played on the organ. The altar was decorated with palms and ferns and candles. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Mr. Terry Griffith, and wore a dress of white crepe made on princess lil with which she wore a veil of e and real lace. The turban of the veil was caught at the back with orange blossoms. The bride carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Lera Griffith, sister of the bride, was her only attendant. Her gown was of blue satin made on long flowing lines, with which she wore a blue velvet hat and shoes to match. She carried a bouquet of yellow roses and white delphinivm. Mr. Ernest Green, brother of the bridegroom, of Atlanta, Ga., was best man and the ushers included Mr. Stanley Purcell and Mr. Kelley Grif- of Washington. Following the ceremony an informal reception was held in the church, after which Mr. and Mrs. Green left on a wedding trip to Atlantic City and New York City. The bride wore a sport dress of brown (See MAYO, Page 10.) Weddings This Week Here and Elsewhere The marriage of Miss Dorothy Clough, daughter of Mrs. Adolph | James. Clough, to Mr. Qarlton R. | Eagle, jr, son of Lieut. Comdr. C. R. Eagle, U. 8. N., and Mrs. Eagle, will take place Thursday in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington color dahlias. Little Miss Nancy City, Okla. The marriage is planned | Mayo was maid of honor for her for early Spring. | tended George Washington University |and Pasadena Junior College. En- |sign Bird was graduated from the | United States Naval Academy in 1933 and is now attached to the U. S. S. Colorado. Mrs. Melborn and Miss Melborn are making their home at 2223 Mar Vista avenue, in Altadena, Calif., while Capt. Melborn is at sea. . Mrs. George Richard Harrison an- nounces the engagement of her daugh- | ter, Dorothy Louise, to Mr. Willlam Byrd Traxler, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Byrd Traxler of Greenville, 8. C., and Harlingen, Tex. Miss Har- rison is the daughter of the late Lieut. Col. George Richard Harrison and a granddaughter of Brig. Gen. Samuel Warren Miller. She was graduated from the Roberts-Beach School at Catonsville, Md, .and attended Goucher - College in Baltimore. For | the last two years she 'has lived in | Washingfon, where she is & popular | member of the younger social set. Mr. Traxler is a member of prom- inent families of Virginia, North Caro- lina and South Carolina. He at- | tended the Citadel in South Carolina (See MELBORN, e 8. | Binghams Open Home for Concert Former Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham entertained - Mr. Henry Gregon, Washington composer and pianist, at their Summer home near Salem, Conn. Mrs. Bingham, who is a very fine violinist, and Mr. Gregon gave a successful recital at the grange in Salem. Among those at- Miss Melborn at- | sister and had a rust color organdie dress trimmed with velvet and car- ried yellow and rust color dabli Mr. Robert W. Yellott of Philadei phia was best man, and the ushers included Mr. John E. Reyburn, 2d; Dr. J. Lawn Thompson of Washing- ton and Mr., Robert C. Wilson, jr,, of Yew York. An informal reception for those who witnessed the ceremony followed, Mrs. Mayo receiving the guests, as- sisted by Mrs. Henry, mother of the bridegroom. Mrs. Mayo was In a black and white costume and Mrs. Henry wore damson color crepe with | brown accessories. Later- In the ddy Mr. Henry and his bride left for a wedding trip, the latéer traveling in red crepe made with a tunic and having brown ac- cessories. They will make their home at 400 East Fifty-ninth stree: in $New York City. Mrs. Henry is a daughter of Capt. Claude B. Mayo, U. S. N, of Seatile, Wash., and on the maternal side cf her family is a great-granddaughter of William I. Marcy, thrice governor of New York, Secretary of State and War, and a greatniece of Senator George Pendleton of Ohio. nent in the National Capital for gen- erations, is a graduate of Brown University in the class of 1930, and is & member of Phi Gamma Delta. ‘The wedding of Miss Melba Marie Griffith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. k. Griffith of Braddock, Va., and 4 Mr. Charles Thomas Green of Mount Rainier, Md., took place last evening at 7:30 oclock in the Church of St. Stephen and the Incarnation, Rev. George F. Dudley officiating. L] Mr. | Henry, whose family has been promi- | Cathedral. Mr. Eagle and his bride will leave after the ceremony for New York, and | will sail on the Coamo for Puerto Rico, where Mr, Eagle will assume his duties as assistant diréctor, Procure- ment Department, United States Treasury. The wedding of Miss Juliette | Elizabeth Moore of Alta Vista, Md,, to | Mr. Edgar E. Sancomb of Battery éPlrk, Md., will take place Tuesday. | The ceremony will be performed at | noon in St. John's Episcopal Church in Bethesda, Rev. Joseph Williams, pastor, officiating. Miss Moocre will ‘have as her only attendant Miss Mary | Louise Klaas of Alta Vista as maid of | honor, and the best man will be Mr. | Howard Sancomb, a brother of the bridegrom. Immediately following the cere- mony a small reception will be held at the home of the bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Aldrich H. Moore. Miss Barbara Tahoe Talbot, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Talbot, has selected Saturday afternoon for her marriage to Mr. Albert Lincoln Wash- | burn, son of Mrs. A. H. Washburn of Hilton Field Lane, at Hanover, N. H. The wedding will take place in the garden of the home of the bride's parents in Englewood, N. J, Rev. Dr. Carl Elmore, pastor of the Presby- terian Church, officiating at 3:30 o'clock. An informal reception will follow for those who witness the ceremony. Miss Talbot will be attended by her sister, Mrs. Frank G. Webster, as matron of honor, and the best man will be Mr. Landon Gale Rockwell of Greenwich, Conn. Mr. Washburn and his bride will make their home in Hanoves, 4