Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1936, Page 23

S OCIETY. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1936. - SOCIETY,. = B-3 ‘Mexican Colony to Celebrate Independence Day at Embassy Tonight The Official Calendar Includes Celebration Of National Holiday Senator Chavez Here From New Mexico for Short Stay—Other Members of Congress Arrive in City. entertain at a reception this evening in the embassy in cele- THE Mexican Ambassador and Senora de Castillo Najera will bration of the Independence day of Mexico. The guests will be limited to the Mexican colony in the Capital and members of the embassy staff and their wives. The Siamese Minister and Mme. Rajamaitri have issued invi- tations to a reception Sunday afternoon, from 5 to 7 o'clock, in the legation, in celebration of the birthday anniversary of His ~ Majesty, King Ananda Mahidol. Senator and Mrs. Dennis Chavez of New Mexico, have come to Washington for a visit from their home in Albuquerque, and are stopping at the Raleigh. They will leave shortly to return to New Mexico. Senator A. Harry Moore of New Jersey, who has been abroad through the Summer, is among the passengers aboard the Aquitania arriving in New York today. The newly appointed Minister of Venezuela, Dr. Diogenes Escalante, has arrived in Washington and is stopping at the May- flower. The Military Attache of the British embassy and Mrs. Torr, who have been abroad for the Summer, have Teturned to this . country and are at the Gotham in New York for a few days before coming to Washington. The chief of protocol and Mrs. Richard Southgate will go to Boston tomorrow to attend the Harvard tercentenaryycelgbration, to which Mr. Southgate has been officially appointeddmazsimainé the representatives of foreign countries attending-the-celesravton: Mrs. Southgate and their children returned to their home at 2406 Kalorama road a few days ago, after spending the Summer at their place at Oysterville, Mass. The deputy commissioner of internal revenue, Mr. Charles T. Russell, entertained at dinner last evening at the Shoreham Terrace for Mrs. Russell in celebration of her birthday anniversary. The other guests were Mr . and Mrs. Sefton Darr, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Thayer, Lieut. and Mrs. Charles Benter, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Leary, Mrs. Bert Redford, Mrs. Zola Pigge, Miss Marjorie Oakes, Miss Lillian Sawyer and Mr. Edmund Oakes. Dr. Hans Thomsen, recently ap-poimed counselor of the Ger- man embassy, reached Washington on Saturday and is staying at the Mayflower. Frau Thomsen is now on a visit in Hungary and | will join her husband here later in the Autumn. Dr. Thomsen, who has been on duty in Berlin for the past 13 years, succeeds DI.}wedding next Saturday of Miss Peggy «Rudolf Leitner, counselor here for a number of years. Miss Philbrick Engaged to Wed Lieut. C. K. Bergin CAP’I‘. MANNING H. PHILBRICK (S. C.), U. S. N, and Mrs. Phil- brick announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine to Lieut. Charles K. Bergin, U. 8. N, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Lee Bergin of Balti- o more, Md. Lieut. Bergin is a gradu- ate of the United States Naval Acad- emy, class of 1927. Their marriage will take place in October at Annapolis, Md. Davidson-Lebherz Engagement Told | The engagement of Miss Adele Marie Lebherz, daughger of Mr. and Mrs. William Bennett Lebherz of Frederick City, Md., to Mr. Jacquez Davidson, son of Mr. Jo Davidson, noted sculptor, sand the late Mrs. Davidson, is of in- terest in Washington, where the pro- spective bridegroom makes his home. The announcement was made yester- day in Baltimore, and the wedding will take place in the late Autumn. Miss Lebherz was a musician and studied at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. « Mr.and Mrs. Baldwin Hosts at Dinner Mr. and Mrs. James W. Baldwin were hosts at a dinner last night when they celebrated their 15th wed- ding anniversary at their home in Bethesda, Md. Those attending the | dinner were Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miss Mary Cocke Wed Yesterday To Mr. Barroll | OP’ INTEREST to Washington is the wedding of Miss Mary Clara Cocke, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Feller Cocke of Chevy Chase, to Mr. Lawrence Barroll, which took place yesterday afternoon in Stockholm, Sweden. The ceremony was performed at Christ Church in Stockholm at 4 o'clock and was at- tended only by the bride’s mother, who left with her a few weeks ago for Sweden, and a few close friends. Mr. and Mrs. Barroll left imme- diately for a wedding trip to Finland and will return to Stockholm to live. Mrs. Cocke will sail September 19 from Gothenburg to return home. Mr. Barroll is the son of Col. and Mrs. Morris Barroll of Kensington, | Md., and was graduated from West Point. * Miss Cocke is the niece of Gen. William H. Cocke. A Complete Moving, Storage and Packing Service Estimates Gladly Furnished SMITH’S TRANSFER Collins, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Morrison and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Laird. First Time in Washington! the very new Copied From Creed! : AND STORAGE CO. 1313 You St. N.W. North 3343 Miss Mary Welsh Daugherty (left), daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Graham Daugherty, who made her debut Saturday at a reception at her home near Berryville, Va., shown with her sister, Miss Gertrude Daugherty. Wedding in Detroit Of Interest Here Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Lucius Gesell of Yale University and their daughter, Mrs. Joseph Walden, have gone to Detroit, where they will attend the Holliday, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sumner Pike of Detroit to their son, Mr. Gerhard Alden Gesell. The ceremony will take place in the church at Grosse Point Farms and will be followed by a reception. Mrs. Walden, the former Miss Katherine Gesell, will attend Miss Holliday as | matron of honor and Miss Connie | Huntington, classmate of the bride- | elect, will be one of the bridesmaids. Miss Pike was graduated from Vas- sar College in 1935, where she was a member of Tau Beta, and she is a member of the Junior League, Detroit. Mr. Gesell was graduated from Yale in 1932 and from Yale Law School in 1935. He is a member of Zeta Phi and of Corbey Court and is at present associated with the general counsel's office of the Securities and Excmng‘ Commission in Washington. S & L % L& —Hessler Photo. Kappa Delta Plans Meeting The newly elected officers of Kappa | Delta Sorority will meet tomorrow at {the home of Mrs. H. S. Heine, 1434 | Chapin street, to make plans for the coming year. Those to be present are: President, Mrs. H. S. Heine; sec- retary, Miss Margaret Liebler; treas- urer, Miss Maxine Ture; editor, Miss Gwen Folsom; pan-Hellenic dele- gate, Miss Regis Dunnigan; alternate, Miss B. Gingell, and rush chairman, Miss Maude O'Flaherty; alumnae ad- visers, Miss Folsom and Miss Gin- gell; Ways and Means chairman, Miss Josephine Carbery; Membership chairman, Mrs. W. Ward; Pan-Hel- enic chairman, Miss Catherine Ford; Publicity chairman, Mrs. Arthur Miller. . The first entertainment planned | will be the founders' day banquet, | October 23. ‘The Saturday afternoon group will meet for a desert bridge at the home of Mrs. R. S. MacCutcheon, 4210 Jeni« fer street, this coming Friday. Foreign Children In Parade Many Countries to Be Represented in Show. HILDREN of the members of the diplomatic corps will pre- sent a magnificent “Parade of Nations” as one of the fea- tures of the second annual Spring Valley Gold Cup Horse Show to be held on Saturday to raise funds for sight conservation work among the city’s blind. Various legations and embassies will be represented in the colorful spec- tacle, which is to be staged during the afternoon events, with the children bearing the flags of their respective countries. The display is expected to surpass anything of its kind ever held in Washington. A number of the children will be mounted on ponies, while the very tiny ones are to ride in pony carts be- decked with their flags. Heading the procession will be a color guard of Boy Scouts, carrying the red, white and blue standard of the United States. District Commissioner Mr. Melyin C. Hazen, general chairman of the show, and Mr. Dean M. Rathbun, secretary and manager, said that members of the diplomatic corps, anxious to aid in the charity event, readily agreed to lend their assist- ance in putting on the parade. More than 20 nations are to take part. Members of the subcommittee ar- ranging for the feature include Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Corby, Mr. John O. Gheen, Mr. Walter Johnson and other prominent residents of Wash- ing, nearby Maryland and Virginia will be named to assist them. The show, which is to be held in Spring Valley between Fordham road and Tilden street, just off Massachu- setts avenue extended, will begin at :’0 a.m. and continue throughout the ay. grounds by a committee of ladies. The afternoon session during which the “Parade of Nations” is to be held will begin at 1 o'clock and will include many interesting hunter classes in which the foremost stables in this section of the country are to be represented. Entire proceeds from the show will be utilized to carry on sight conser- vation work among poor residents of the city. Sufferers of blindness and those with impaired vision will be assisted. Miss Gaither to Wed. Mr. and Mrs. 8. Guy Gaither of Oakland, Md., announced the engage- ment of their daughter, Miss Kath- erine L. Gaither, to Mr. Roy Chew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Chew of Arlington, Va. The wedding will take place early next month. Miss Betty Jeanne Wheatley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wheatley, schooling Black Caddy, owned by Fred J. Hughes, jr., for the Spring Valley Gold Cup Horse Show, to be held Saturday to raise funds for sight conservation work among destitute residents of Washington. Miss Wheatley has been exceptionally successful with her mount, winning many ribbons in local meets. —Star Staff Photo. ‘Weddings This Month Miss Alleen Bingham Bride Today of Dr. A. C. HE Shrine of the Sacred Heart was the scene of the wedding . this morning at 11 o'clock of Miss Alleen Lystra Bingham, daughter of Mrs. William A. Bingham of Greensboro, N. C., to Dr. Alexander C. Leonardo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leonardo. performed by Father John Spence, and was followed by a wedding breakfast at the Washington Hotel for the wed- Luncheon will be sold on the | 9in8 party and members of the families. The church was gladiolas and dahlias, of nuptial selections ceding the ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Dr. Harney D. Bing- ham, and she wore a gown of old ivory chiffon velvet, made on prin. cess lines with a long train. Her tulle veil was arranged with a cap effect and she carried an arm bouquet of Easter lilies. Miss Louise L. Lee was the maid of honor, wearing' an old rose taffeta gown with a brown taffeta hat trimmed with tulle and her acces- sories were brown. She carried yel- decorated with and a program was given pre- low roses. Maria Norma, niece of | the bridegroom was the train bearer. Dr. Mario Scandiffio was the best man and the ushers were Mr. Sal- vatore Leonardo and Mr. Ercole Leon- ardo, brothers of the bridegroom; Mr. ‘The ceremony was | Leonardo. Pascale Pappalardo, and Mr. Dexter Ashley, cousin of the bride. The couple left after breakfast for a8 Southern wedding trip, the bride wearing a blue Fall suit, accessories to match, and a silver fox fur scarf. They will visit in Miami, Texas and New Orleans. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. W. A. Ashley of Oakland, Md.; Mrs. Armelia D. Lynch, aunt of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. N. Di Donato, Dr. and Mrs. R. I. de Prophetis, Dr. and Mrs. P. de Furia, and Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Pippi. The bride is a graduate of Emer- gency Hospital Training School and the bridegroom is a graduate of George Washington University and the medical school of this university, Miss Dorothy Phillips Bride of Mr. Theodore Edfeldt. Miss Dorothy E. Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Phillips of 4412 New Hampshire avenue, Fri- | day,“ September 4, became the bride of Theodore R. Edfeldt, son of the | Jersey. The ceremony was performed in the rectory of the Methodist Epis- | copal Church, Baltimore, with the | Rev. 8. M. Baughman officiating. ‘The bride’s only attendant was Mrs. (See WEDDINGS, Page B-4.) ‘brings Nisleys - Most ¢autiful + late Rev. and Mrs. Edfeldt of New | | member of the New York Girl Scout Residential Washington Social Notes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stopping in New York. HE former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Law- rence Wood Robert, jr., have gone to New York for a short stay, and are at the Ritz-Carlton. Mrs. Robert was formerly Miss Evelyn Walker, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Harold Walker. Dr. and Mrs. Carl G. Holmstront have returned to their apartment ir the Highlands after a four-month tour of Burope, where they visited Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Germany and France. Dr. Holmstrom has been studying the therapeutic institutes on the continent. Dr. and Mrs. George Bolling Lee, who have been at Newport, are spend- ing a few days at the Plaza in New York en route to their place, Ravens- worth, in nearby Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drummond- Wolff, who have been the guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, at Harrison House at Newport, left there yesterday for Washington and will stop for short visits en route. They are expected to arrive here the end of the week and will remain only a day at the home of Mrs. Fahnestock on Massa- chusetts avenue. Later in the Au- tumn they will sail to return to their home in England. Mr. and Mrs. C. Matthews Dick entertained at dinner last evening in their villa at Newport. Mrs. Elonzo Tyner, who has beea in Europe for about 18 months, has returned to this country and is spend- ing a short time at the St. Regis be- fore coming to Washington. Mrs. Tyner was the guest of the Urited States Consul in Paris and Mrs. George Tait during her stay there. Miss Carlile Porter, debutante daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. David M. Porter, was in Philadelphia yesterday and was among the as- sistants at the debut of Miss Mary Eppy Maguire, who was presentec by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Maguire, who gave a tea for her at Willow Dam at Flourtown, near Philae delphia. Mr. and Mrs. Herold S. Robinson of Yonkers, N. Y., have been spending a few days in Washington at the Hamilton Hotel. Mrs. Robinson is & Council. Dr. and Mrs. R. Stevens Pendexter have returned from a motor vacation, (See RESIDENTIAL, Page B-4) Definitely a dress for the indi- vidualist! Graceful flowing full- ness in the back, achieved by deep, unpressed pleats. Slim, fitted button front with fringe. edged girdle. It's the “monk’s cassock” idea . . . designed by the famous Creed! Rich black crepe . . . sizes 12 to 18. BETTER DRESSES—THIRD FLOOR.