Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1936, Page 24

; B—4 #% Midautumn ‘Marriages l‘ Of In tereSt | flower. A ballot. box will be installed | Miss Marston and Capt. Letcher Mar- ried Yesterday. (Continued From Third Page.) 'was matron of honor and the bride's only attendant, She wore a brown crepe frock, a small brown felt hat | and matching accessories. Her| shoulder bouquet was of talisman | roses. Mr. Durrer acted as best | man. Mrs. Walker, mother of the | bride, was in wine-colored velvet, with | 1arge group of debutantes who have | a hat to match, and Mrs. Peacock, | the bridegroom’s mother, wore a black | Tace dress and a black felt hat with | a short veil. | Following the ceremony a dinner was held at the Indian Spring Country Club where, in addition to members of the immediate families and the wed- ding party, the guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gardner, Mrs. P. A, Can- | non and Miss Mary Clapham of! ‘Washington. Mr. Peacock and his bride are moving this week into their. new home on Peacock alley in Silver Spring, which recently was completed and is adjacent the home of the senior | Peacocks. Miss Alma Cullinan And Mr. Hammerbacher Wed. The wedding of Miss Alma Catherine Cullinan, daughter of Mrs, James Cullinan of Washington, to Mr. Clyde Walter Hammerbacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hammerbacher of ‘Washington, took place Saturday eve- ning. October 24, at the Rectory of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart. The Rev. Michael W. Hyle performed the ceremony. The bride wore a gown of ivory satin made on princess lines, with small satin buttons extended from ‘the collar to the waistline, the skirt | falling into a short train. Her veil | of tulle was held in place by orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of chrysanthemums an« toses. | Miss Isabelle Leahy of Washington was maid of honor and only attendant. | She wore a gown of mulberry chiffon velvet with a long, full skirt and short puffed sleeves, and carried a| shower bouquet of bronze chrysanthe- mums. | Mr. Edwin Spicer of Culpeper, Va., was best man. Immediately following the ceremony, there was a reception at the home of the bride’s parents. Mrs. Cullinan, | the bride’s mother, wore a gown of blue chiffon velvet. The bridegroom'’s mother wore a gown of blue Clipper #atin. After the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Hammerbacher left for a motor trip Yo Canada. The latter wore a travel- Ang costume of brown suede, with a “hat to match. They will be at home pfter November 15 at 4413 Highland ‘avenue, Bethesda, Md. | ‘Miss Virginia Lang | “Bride of Mr. Wilkins., | Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Virginia Lang, | daughter of Mrs. W. C. Lang of . ‘Herndon, Va, to Mr. M. Waite Wilkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Magnus T. Wilkins of Herndon. The cere- mony was performed Saturday, Octo- ber 17, the Rev. Garner N. Butt officiating at the Southern Methodist | parsonage at Herndon. Mr. and Mrs. SOCIETY. Tacky Ball Saturday Not Only a Gay 90s Dance, but ‘Election’ T WILL be “election night” the gay 90s tacky ball on Sati y evening in the garden at the May- and prizes awarded by popular vote for the most authentic and amusing costumes worn. Coming, as it does, on the eve of the elections, when every one is election-minded, this feature will doubtless be very exciting. The dance, arranged each year by Mrs. William Laird Dunlop, jr., for the debutantes, post-“debs” and bach- elors, starts the little season on its way. Among those entertaining at cock- tail parties preceding the ball will be Mr.and Mrs. John Clephane, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott Watson, whose guests of honor will be Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Barkley of Philadelphia, and a arranged a dinner party at the May- flower before the ball. Among the out-of-town guests com- ing on for the party will be Miss Lilly | Fleming, a Chicago debutante; Miss Marjorie Walsh of Cincinnati, Miss Florence Coffin of New York and sev- eral Baltimore debutantes with their escorts. The ball will start promptly at 10 o'clock and reservations should be | made in advance, as the list is being | rapidly filled. Smith-Abernathy Wedding Announced Mrs. Elwood C. Davis announces the marriage of her daughter, May Davis THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Miss Marsh Awarded Prize at Costume Fete Miss Betty Marsh won the first prize at the gala supper dance given last evening by a group of members of the younger set at White House, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred- erick Richardson near Fairfax, Va. ‘The guests attended the purty in cos- tumes representing their pet aver- sions. Miss Marsh expressed her greatest bore in hikers’ attire, for this young lady dislikes walking. An amusing figure was Mr. Stewart Cureton, who appeared as a speech maker during a campaign, and an- other costume which brought forward merriment was worn by Mr. James Keith, who portrayed a politician after election. Miss Jeanne Grimes, debutante daughter of the executive assistant to the Secretary of War and | Mrs. Oliver J. Grimes, represented a “sweet girl graduate”; Miss Gloria Grosvenor, daughter of*Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, characterized a speech maker, and Miss Dorothy Highfleld, a telephone operator. There were many beautiful as well as comical costumes worn to the func- tion. Miss Anne Barrett was & Spanish dancer and Miss Laura John- son wore the costume she appeared in | at the Mardi Gras. Mrs. Wadd.y Wood Entertaining Guests Mrs, Waddy Wood, who has been in Washington for some time, has re- turned to her home, Leeton Forest, near Warrenton, and had as her guests Col. and Mrs. Brady Mitchell, Col. and Mrs, Hoffer of New York, Miss Katherine Judge, Gen. and Mrs. Dr.and Mrs. Ramsay To Spend Short Time At Southern Pines DR, AND MRS. ARTHUR RAMSEY left last evening for their home at Southern Pines for an Autumn visit and will return here for several weeks’ stay later in the season. Dr. and Mrs. Ramsey recently returned from Europe, where they have been in Geneva at- tending the sessions of the League of Nations and this year will remain in this country through the Winter. They have been abroad through the Summer and Winter each year for some time, visiting their old homes in Washington and at Southern Pines in the Spring and Fall. Last Winter they spent several weeks in California. Halloween Party The League for the Larger Life will give a Halloween costume party and dance Saturday at 9 o'clock in the evening in the league's headquarters at 1414 Sixteenth street northwest. There will be vocal and instrumental solos, specialty dances and refresh- ments, followed by a dance. Prizes will be awarded for the most beautiful and most comic costumes. cC, Hospital Board To Give Tea Today The Rev. Culvert E. Buck, superin- tendent of the Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, will receive with the president of the Board of Lady Managers, Mrs. Howard Clifford Bangs at the tea sponsored by the board at the Nurses' Home, from 4 to 6 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Bangs will also have assisting her the officers of the hospital serving with . her, among whom are Mrs. Willlam E. Pearson, Mrs. R. H. Curter, Mrs. Wil- liam Berrall, Miss Constance Tyler, Miss Josephine Lee, Mrs. Morris Hacker, Mrs. Bernard J. Callahan, Mrs, Leland Stanford Conness and Mrs. Charles T. Claggett. Mrs. Wil- liam E. Pearson, chairman of the Epiphany Committee, will have her members assisting her in the tea room. Mrs. Z. Barney Phillips and Mrs. Cal- vert E. Buck will preside at the tea table. The clergy of the diocese of Wash- ington and their wives and the physi- cians and their wives, and those on the hospital staff who gave their serv- ices to the dispensary, have been ex- tended a special invitation by the Board of Lady Managers. Nurses will show the guests over the hospital. AN UNUSUAL FEATURE FOR FRIDAY ONLY Ladies’ $3 Handbags REDUCED TO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, | Abernathy, to Mr. Conover Carnes| L. B. Winans and Col. and Mrs. J. T. Smith today at high noon at the home Conrad of Washington. of the bride's sister and brother-in- | B e — law, Capt. and Mrs. Joseph R. Sheetz. Only the immediate members of both | Party Tomorrow families were present. The bride was | A card party will be given by Esther given in marriage by her mother and Chapter’s Auxiliary Home Board at was attended by her sister as matron of | the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ara Daniels, honor. The bridegroom’s brother, Lieut. | 1637 Underwood street, tomorrow Hule Austin Smith, acted as best man. | night. | The Rev. Joseph L. Loughran offici- $925 EVERY LEATHER BAG IN OUR STORE, in this price range, is made available to you. Every bag presented for your inspection is of the very newest Fall styles. An opportunity to purchase fine quality calf, cowhide, ated. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left by motor on their wed- ding trip, following which they well be | an n{llflm at home after December first, at the 7 Robert Browning Apartment, Kansas City, Mo. The bridegroom, the son of Col. and Mrs. Hugh Carnes Smith, d | attended Western High School, George Washington University and is a grad- uate of Yale University., Mrs.'l;‘loyd Harrison To Visit on Coast Mrs. Floyd Harrison, at home, Stoke, near Aldie, Va. is the | | narcissus test garden of the Garden Club of Virginia, will leave the last of | this week for the Pacific Coast, where | she will spend the months of Novem- ber and December with relatives, OLNEY, MD. l N N 20 < es North of the White House, out Gewrgia Avenve, extended Drive Out Today for . . . Luncheon, Cocktails or Dinner and see our hills IN THEIR_ AUTUMN COLORING BLAZING LOG FIRES Open Noon Wilkins will make their home in |_ Herndon. Miss Doris Brougher Married in Charleston. The wedding of Miss Doris Brougher, daughter of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. W. E. Brougher, to Lieut. Bo- gardus Snowden Cairns, U. 8. A,, took place Tuesday at noon in St. John's | Episcopal Church. A reception fol- lowed the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents Col. and Mrs. Brougher lived in Washington for the past several years | when the former was on duty at the ‘War Department. Miss Brougher was | & senior this year at American Uni- | versity where she was president of | Alpha Chi Sorority. Four of her | friends at the university, Miss Pa- tricia Paxton of Washington, Miss Katherine Holgreen and Miss Emily Coleman of San Antonio, Tex., and Miss Catherine Middleburg of Charleston, W. Va, motored to Charleston for the wedding. CLOTHES Save home closet space. Protect your clothes with Mer- chants Moth Proof Storage. Individual wicker hampers, $4.00 Winter sea- son to May 1. NAtional 6900 MERCHANTS TRANSFER - STORAGE CO. 7, “Women’s Specialty Shop” 1105 F STREET . but they must not be overlooked. No matter how little control is needed, the junior figure needs smoothing down under the new figure-tracing clothes. “formfit PANTIE-GIRDLE Feath: bone o R Other Pantie-Girdles, §1 light lastex in novel herring- weave, glove sk §3. 50 up whose | Awaiting your selection at The Parrot are many favorite dishes seldom prepared at home. Luncheon, Tea d Dinner Special Sundav Supper 6 to 0 P.M.. $1.00 Parrakeet Snack Bar | Open Daily 'f THE ARROT 20th and R Sts_Phone NOrth 3918 pinseal or antelope at an exceptional price. AND IN ADDITION You may secure MONOCRAFT INITIALS at a reduction of 50% from standard prices. WATCH FOR OUR FRIDAY FEATURE NEXT WEEK The House of Gifts and Greeting Cards MR. FOSTER’S REMEMBRANCE SHOP 606 13th Street N.W. One Step From F 1 PATENT-ON-SUEDE Glamourous, gleaming patent leather in fascinat- ing new combinations with rich, velvety suede nflPP' PBIR. Getting married soon now. He's no millionaire, but he's not afraid of her clothes bills. For, though she alyays looks smart, he knows she shops wisely. Her shoes, for instance, always come from Thom McAn's. 1936. Goucher President And Mrs. Robertson Entertain This Week TH! president of Goucher College and Mrs. David A. Robertson had as guests at breakfast today, the pres- ident of Vassar College and Mrs. Henry Moble MacCracken and the president of Johns Hopkins University and Mrs. Isaiah Bowman. President and Mrs. David A. Rob- ertson of Goucher Coliege had as guests at breakfast today President and Mrs. Henry Noble MacCracken of Vassar College and President and Mrs. Isaiah Bowman of Johns Hop- kins University. Mrs. Robertson will give a tea for the Alumnae Council of Goucher Col- lege at her home tomorrow afternoon, and on Saturday evening President and Mrs. Robertson will be hosts at dinner to the members of the Alumnae Council of Goucher College. 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