Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1935, Page 27

SOCIETY. Mrs. Smith’s Luncheon New York Guest A. and N. Club. Mrs. Norman M. Smith, wife of Rear Admiral Smith, U. 8. N., enter- tained at luncheon today at the May- flower in compliment to her niece, Mrs. Thomas Durell of New York, ‘who with her husband is now visiting Admiral and Mrs. Smith. * Mrs. E. Avery McCarthy of Los Angeles, house guest of Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman, shared honors with Mrs. Durell at the luncheon. The company also included Mrs. Richard H. Leigh, Mrs. Cloman, Mrs. Jeter Horton, Mrs. Preston Delano, Mrs. Harry Jewett, Mrs. Lewis H. ‘Watkins and Mrs. Edward Sturdevant. A birthday dinner dance in honor of Miss Louise Ryder headed the ac- tivities of a large party at the Army- Navy Club last night. Other persons | honored at the gathering were Greer Ellis and C. E. Lober, winners of the Miles River Yacht Club Trophy, and Lieut. Tom Wagner, who is to leave shortly for the South with a fleet of planes. Miss Ryder is the daughter of Maj. Charles W. Ryder. Other girls at- tending were Miss Florie King, Miss Ethyl Shamer and Miss Margaret Sampson. Miss Jane Thorpe will entertain at dinner this evening in honor of Miss Dolly Corbin before the first of the series of Friday night dances at the Sulgrave Club. Virginia-Maryland Notes Retiring Official of Colleagues in Department. Mr. Charles B. Shapard, official in the finance division of the Public Works Administration, was the guest in whose honor a farewell dinner was given last evening at the ‘Washington Golf and Country Club by friends and colleagues. Mr. Shapard has resigned his post of duty here and will leave ghortly for St. Louis. The affair was planned by one of Mr. Shapard's co- workers, Mr. John Nicoll, and acting as toastmaster for the occasion was Mr. W. C. Denny, assistant director of the finance division of the P. W. A. Covers were laid for 24. Mrs. George Muller entertained the members of the Fairfax Garden Club Wednesday afternoon at her home, Twin Oaks, near Fairfax, Va. meeting was presided over by its pres- ident, Mrs. John S. Barbour, and Mrs. Lillian Wright Smith of Washington was the speaker of the afternoon. Following the meeting Mrs. Muller served tea. Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Gray enter- tained at bridge in their home in| Poolesville, Md., Tuesday evening in celebration of the 47th wedding anni- wversary of Mrs. Gray's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Williams of Poolesville. In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Wil-| Yiams, the guests included Mr. and) Mrs. Lawrence A. Chiswell, Dr. and| Mrs. Elijah W. White, Mr. and Mrs. | Benjamin White, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- shall Hersberger, Mrs. Walter W. Pyles, Mrs. William A. Daniel, Mr. George B. Remsburg and Mr. John| 3 Hall. The high-score prizes went to Mrs. Chiswell and Mr. Benjamin White. Refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon | Darby, whose marriage took place Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Darby’s parents in German- town, Md., were given a surprise kitch- en shower Tuesday evening in their apartment at 920 Thayer avenue, Silver Spring, Md. The party was ar- ranged by Mrs. L. A. Darby of Daw- sonville, Md., with the guests meet- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.| Norman Wootton of 918 Thayer ave-| nue. The company included Mrs. Darby, | Mrs. Robert Allnut, Mrs. Louis P. Allnut, | Mrs. Henry Allnut, Mrs. J. N. Darby, mother of the bridegroom, her daugh- ter, Miss Evelyn Darby and son, Mr.| The | | Feted—Parties at Comdr. Ronald Barber will be host at an informal dinner party in the ball room of the Shoreham tomorrow evening. The commissioner of narcotics aud Mrs. Harry J. Anslinger have returned to their apartment at the Shoreham after, a 10-day visit in San Antonio. Tex. Lieut. and Mrs. R. C. Kimble are at the Shoreham for a few days. having come from Baltimore. Later Mrs. Kimble expects to visit in Charles- ton, 8. C. Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson is with her son-in-law and daughter, Mz and Mrs. Jacques Blaise de Sibour; at the St. Regis in New York. Mrs. Dupont Llewellyn of New York City, who is in Washington for the week end, entertained at dinner last evening at the Mayflower, where she is a guest. + Mrs, Ralph O. Ennis entertained at luncheon, followed by bridge, Wednes- day in her home, in Herndon, Va., when her guests included Mrs, Frederick W. Robinson, Mrs. Daniel Landis Det- wiler, Mrs. Charles Humme, Mrs. Frank Humme, Mrs, Julian D. Thomp- son, Mrs. George A. Bready, Mr: | David Murray Aud and Mrs. Ernest C. ! shull. P. W. A. Feted by | morrow to Miss Frances M. Smith, daughter of Mrs. E. G. Smith, Mrs. George F. Buell and Mrs. E. Barboyr Hutchison were co-hostesses |at a tea Tuesday afternoon, in the latter's home in Herndon. Va., to the members and guests of the Herndon Home Interest Garden Club. Miss Roma Melford of the National Lime Association made an address on “the Care of Lawns and Shrubs” and a moving picture was presented. en- titled “the Sweet Earth.” Members and guests present included Mrs. Arthur Hyde Buell, Mrs. William Blanchard, Mrs. Louis Ferguson, Miss Bertha Ferguson, Miss Charlotte | Chamblin, Mrs. Bentley Harrison, | Mrs. Calvin Kidwell, Mrs. Allen H.: Kirk, Mrs. Marvin Perkins, Miss Estelle Holden, Mrs. Harry Stoeffer, Mrs. Roberta Detwiler, Mrs. Ernest C. Shull, Mrs. David Murray Aud, Mrs. Joseph Darby, Mrs. Joseph Byrd, Miss Mary Byrd, Miss Betsy Darby, Mrs. Effie Allnut, and daughter, Miss Julia | Allnut, Miss Elizabeth Darby, and| Miss Mannie Allnut, all of Dawson-| ville, Md. the bride's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hall, with their sons, Mr. Charles and Mr | Thomas Lydane of Germantown, Md.. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Penn of Clinton, Md., Miss Lutie Darby and Miss Ethel Darby, sisters of the bridezroom, and Mr. and Mrs, Turner Wootton of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Darby of Bethesda, Md., and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wootton, sr., Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wootton, jr.. Miss Editn Wootton and Miss Blanche Wootten of Silver Spring. Mrs. Darby is the former Miss Virginia Lydane of Ger- mantown. ‘Mr. Lewis Leigh, deputy commis- sloner of the revenue, left Fairfax, Va, yesterday for Hanover County, Va., where he will be married to- | Equally chic with § toilored clothes .. . New brilliant, feather, and veil trims. Others 195 to $15. MRS. ROBERT WARNER MARKS, Before her marriage October 26, in St. George’s Episcopal Church, Clarendon, Va., Miss Merle Glenn Simcoz, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Simcoz of Lyon Park, Va. Mr. Marks is the son of Mrs. Emma G. Marks of Lyon Park. Maurice A. Yount, Miss Maude Yount, Mrs. Harvey Earlton Hanes, Mrs. Estelle Thompson, Mrs. Russell Allen Lyrn, Mrs. Richard McMillen, Mrs. George Ramsey Bready, Mrs. Henry Piggott, Mrs. Harry Bready, Mrs. Frederick W. Robinson and Mrs. Charles Humme. ‘The Rev. and Mrs. Meade MacGuire | of Modesto, Calif., are guests of Mrs, MacGuire's brother and sister-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. Irwin H. Evans. Mr. Evans returned recently from a trip which included South America and Africa. He was away from home about ten months and visited the in- terior of Africa, going as far as Bechuanaland, Nyassaland, Angola, Rhodesia and other points. The Rev. and Mrs. MacGuire spent iast year in China and several years ago Rev. and Mrs. Evans returned from the Orient where they were stationed for some time in Shanghai. Mrs. Josephine Ford Willlams and her small son have returned to their home in Eastern, Md., from Fairfax, Va., where they visited Mrs. Franklin Sagendorf. Mr. Sagendorf, who has passed some time in Eastern with Mrs. W. D. Brickloe, has returned to his home. City Pays Rent. The City of London annually pays the crown rent for a tenement called “The Forge.” Rent is six horseshoes and 61 nails. The city has long lost trace of this property, but it still an- nually pays the ancient quit rent. BELTING R = KAPLOWITZ THE COAT AND.SUIT SPECIALTY SHOP | I ON THIRTEENTH STREET BETWEEN EANDF KAPLOWITZ DAY, SATURDAY |Dancing Cheek to Cheek BE DAZZLING . . . BE FEMININE ... BE GAY ... KAPLOWITL CLOTHES BRING YOU BEAUTY AND GLAMOUR AT VERY LITTLE COST. . . . KAPLOWITZ EVE- NING GOWNS ARE BEAUTIFUL BEYOND WORDS. 1§ 1975 25 EVENING WRAPS KAPLOWITZ FEATURES WRAPS THAT WILL CREATE A TRIUM- PHANT ENTRANCE . . . RICH METALLICS ... 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Kaplowitz quality and workmanship beautifully styled 68 125 195 Leopard Cats, Hudson Seal—dyed muskrats— Sealines, Caraculs. Silvertone Muskrat, Raccoons, Russian Pony. - WOMENS, MISSES JUNIORS EXCLUSIVE APPAREL SPECIALISTS KAPLOWITZ Mrs. Alvin Hert’s Niece Engaged Washington soclety will be much interested in the announcement of the engagement, made today, of Miss Mary Louise Durham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Durham of Louisville, Ky., and Mr. Britton Boal Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson Wood of Arl:omwn. Piqua, Ohio, and Miami Miss Durham is well known. in ‘Washington soclety, having spent the season here two years ago with her aunt, Mrs. Alvin T. Hert. Miss Durham and her cousin, Miss Jane Aley, have been much missed since they returne to their homes i Louis- ville. Last month the engagement of ‘Miss Aley, daughter of Mr. Charles [Richard Aley, to Mr. Charles Ed- wards McNeal, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNeal, also of Louisville, was announced. Mrs. Hert entertained at a ball January 26, 1934, at the Sulgrave Club for her nieces, who took an active part that Wiater in debutante festivities. Miss Durham's wedding will take place in January in Mrs. Hert's apart-. ment, at 1785 Massachusetts avenue. Chicago D‘e—b—u_t:nt Of “Interest Here Of interest in Washington is the approaching debut in Chicago of Miss Pauline Palmer, granddaughter of the late Mrs. Potter Palmer, who was a sister of the late Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant. Miss Palmer will be presented by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, in the ball room of the red stone Palmer mansion, where the late King Edward VII of land and three Presidents of the United States were at one time entertained, Professional Group Alpha Pi Collegiate Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma Faternity at George 'ington professional alumni group, | composed of chemists in and around Washington, will hold a joint rush smoker at the Hamilton Hotel tomor- row evening at 8 o'clock. All brothers | in Alpha Chi Sigma in Washington | or vicinity at that time are invited. Holds Smoker | | Washington University and the Wash- | ok Wired Our Buyer. “Maker closing out D. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 1935. Georgia Society Ball At Shoreham Tonight The November ball of the Georgia State Society will be held in the west ball room of the Shoreman Hotel this evening at 9:30 o’clock. Mr. Prank H. Greer will be chair- man of the Floor Committee and will be assisted by Judge and Mrs. Horace Russell, Miss Stella Akin, Mrs. Greer, Comdr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Clephane, Mr. and Mrs. Warren T. Faircloth, Miss Carolyn Akin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bell, Mr. David 8. Laffette, Mr. Fred Hall and Mr. Joseph M. Jones. Representative Robert Ramspeck, president of the society, extends a cordial invitation to all Georgians to attend and bring their friends. Annual Dance of Holy Trinity Church The annual reception, dance and card party by Holy Trinity Church will be held tonight at the Willard, and the prospects, from the interest shown, are that the attendance will exceed any of the past 10 years. ‘These affairs are the personal labors of the Rev. J. H. Nelles, 8.J,, and he has the united backing of the section to make them a success. The and dance starts at 8:30 o'clock, and those desirious of playing cards will assemble in the annex. The large and beautiful hall and its annex on the first floor of the hotel, next to the historic “Peacock Alley,” will be utilized for the gathering of the folks of “Old Georgetown.” Buy 0l1d Newspapers. More than $1,000,000 worth of old newspapers of foreign countries were received at Canton, China, in the last year. Kornlet Corn Without Hulls,) A Real Treat ‘The young, tender, sweet corn. Ideal for corn pudding & fritters, No. 2 Cans Koralet Z8c $3.00 Birdseye Frosted Foods. 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