Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1936, Page 47

Capital’s Social High Lights Part 3—12 Pages he Swunday Shee SOCIETY SECTION WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1936. LOVELY BRIDES HOLD INTEREST OF CAP < Secretary and Mrs.Hull At Wedding Latter’s Niece, Miss Sarah Witz, Marries in Staunton. HE Secretary of State and Mrs. Cordell Hull attended the wedding yesterday in Staunton of the latter’s niece, Miss Sarah Dean Witz, daughter of Mrs. Julius L. Witz and the late Mr. Witz, and Mr. Edward Bonfoey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Powers Bonfoey of Quincy, Ill., which took place at high noon at Merryfield, the home of the bride’s mother. The arrangements for the wedding were simple, owing to the recent death of the bride’s father. Dr. John J. Gravatt, rector of Trin- ity Episcopal Church, officiated. The ceremony was performed in the library, where an arch of white chrysanthemums and Southern smilax was flanked on either side by a small- er arch and lighted by cathedral candles. ‘The bride descended the stairs with her brother-in-law, Mr. Paul Hays, who gave her in marriage. Her gown was of ivory satin, made on princess lines and the skirt forming a train. Her veil of illusion was ar- ranged from a coronet cap made from rose point lace which belonged to her great-grandmother and she carried a lace handkerchief which her mother and her sister, Mrs. Paul Hays, car- ried at their weddings. Her only orna- ment was a diamend necklace, a gift of the bridegroom. Her flowers were & cascade bouquet of white gardenias and lilies of the valley. Miss Mary Grasty Bell was her maid of honor and only attendant. She wore & peacock blue satin dress made on princess lines and her small off- the-face hat was of matching velvet. Her flowers were a cascade bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums. Mr. Bonfoey was attended by his brother, Mr. McBurney Webb Bon- foey, as best man. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Bonfoey left on a Southern ‘wedding trip, the bride wearing a gray ‘wool suit with a black fur cape. They will motor to Biscayne Bay, Miami, Fla., and sail from there for Havana, Cuba. Mrs. Bonfoey is a graduate of Stuart Hall, this city, and of Gunston Hall, in Washington. Mr. Bonfoey attended the Lawrence- ville School in New York and the Uni- versity of Virginia. He is vice presi- dent of the Monroe Chemical Co., i Quincy, which his grandfather founded. Mr. Bonfoey, his father, is chief of aeronautics in Illinois. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Woodward Cook of Washington, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Adams McCain of Chevy Chase, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. M. Henry Witz and Mr. Charles Witz of Balti- more, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Powers Bonfoey, parents of the bride- groom; Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Monroe, maternal grandparents of the bride- groom, all of Quincy, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Bonfoey of St. Louis, II, his paternal grandparents; Mrs. Jaines Negley Cooke of Burlington, Vt., his sister; Miss Helen Swift of Columbus, Ga.; Miss Margaret Chenoweth of Bir- mingham, Ala.; Miss Martha Ann Woodrum of Roanoke, Miss Lucy Cooke of Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. Rod- ney Cohen of Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. Catherine Fauntleroy Miller of Staten Island, N. Y.; Mrs. Joseph B. Brumby of New York City, and Mr. Lloyd Bowers of Columbus, Ga. Miss Yvonne Christian Bride of Lieut. Persons. Full military splendor attended the wedding of Miss Yvonne Christian, daughter of Asst. Surg. Gen. of the Public Health Service and Mrs. San- der Lewis Christian, to Lieut. William Ernest Persons, jr., U. S. A. Reserves, (Continued on Page 11, Column 1.) Junior League Plans New Entertainments Starting November 7 A NEW series of entertainments for children is being sponsored here this Winter by the Junior League of Washington in co-operation with the Community Center. The four most successful productions of the Junior ams, Inc., an organization af- filiated with the National Music League of New York, will be presented in Roosevelt High School auditorium, ‘Thirteenth and Upshur streets, on the following Saturday mornings at 10:30 o'clock. The season will begin No- vember 7 with the beloved fairy tale opera, “Haensel and Gretel,” bringing & cast of five nationally known singers. “The Land of Once Upon a Time” comes on November 14, when Blix Ruskay, famous monologist, presents characters from children's . favorite books in costume and with specially designed scenery. Blix Ruskay as Aladdin, Pinocchio, Raggedy Ann, Tom Sawyer and others, will delight her young audience. “Adventures in Oz” will follow De- cember 5, bringing all the familiar characters, the scarecrow, the tin woodman, the cowardly lion and their friends from the land of Oz in a gay musical production by the famous Jit- ney Players. January 9 Robert and Bernice Reaser will present “Stories in Black and White,” a humorous and dramatic drawing program with musi- cal accompaniment. Tickets are now on sale at the Jun- for League headquarters, 2001 Massa- chusetts avenue, and will also be on sale at the Roosevelt High School audi- torium on the days of performance. Former Diplomat Leases Residence The former Panama Minister and Lady Lindsay to Entertain Lady Geddes at Luncheon Mme. Jusserand Also Will Be Guest at Em- bassy—Other Notes of Week of Diplomatic Corps. ADY LINDSAY, wife of his Britannic majesty’s Ambassador, will be hostess at luncheon tomorrow, when she will enter- tain for Lady Geddes, wife of Sir Auckland Geddes, former Ambassador of Great Britain. Mme. Jusserand, wife of the late M. Jules J. Jusserand, French Ambassador for nearly a quarter of a century at this post, will be the guest of honor at luncheon Thursday of Lady Lindsay, The Italian Ambassador and where they week. ‘The French Ambassador and Mme. de Laboulaye will give a small tea this afternoon for Mme. Jusserand, who is their house guest. The company will include only a small number of the host's colleagues in- the diplo- matic corps. The Chilean Ambassador, Senor Don Manuel Trucco, and his daugh- ter, Senorita Marta Trucco, will go to New York the latter part of the week for events in the International Horse Show. They will join the Am- bassador’s other daughters, Senorita Graciela Trucco and Senorita Rebeca Trucco, who went to New York with their first secretary of the embassy l:d Senora de Huneeus, for the horse show., ‘The Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Sao- Ke Alfred Sze, is spending the week end in New York, where he went Friday afternoon. The Polish Ambassador and Coun- tess Potocka gave a lunch party yes- terday at the embassy in honor of the retiring Polish Minister to Tokio, M. Michal Moscicki, and Mme. Mos- cicki, son and daughter-in-law of the President of Poland. M. Moscicki is a brother of M. Jo- seph Moscicki, who was secretary of the embassy here for some time. M. Michal Moscicki is en route to Warsaw, where he has been transferred to duty in the foreign office and with Mme. Moscicki went to New York - last evening. The Ecuador Ambassador and Senora de Alfaro will give a large reception Monday evening, November 30, in the Mayflower Hotel for the delegates from Ecuador to the Peru- vian-Ecuador Boundary Conference. ‘The Minister of the Irish Free State, Mr. Michael MacWhite, will go to New York Tuesday to attend the Interna- tional Horse Show and will return the end of the week. ‘The Norwegian Minister and Mme. Munthe de Morgenstierne have as their guests over Sunday M. Ove Collett and Mme. Collett of Oslo, Norway. Friday evening the Minister and Mme. Munthe de Morgenstierne entertained at din- Benora de Alfaro, who have occupied the house at 3218 Newark street since Senor Alfaro retired from the diplo- matic corps, have leased the house at ‘u Sixteenth street for the Winter. ner in honor of their guests, ' . house at 5630 Sixteenth street to Signora Suvich are in New York, went yesterdpy and will remain there through this — house at 2362 Massachusetts avenue, which they have leased for the Win- | ter. ‘The Charge d'Affaires of Czechaslo- vakia, Dr. Nemecek, is spending a few days in. New York, where he went Priday. The naval attache of the British | Embassy-and Mrs. Bradley will enter- | tain at dinner, this evening in com- | pliment to their niece and nephew, | Mrs. Geoffrey Wood and Mr. Austin O’Connor, who are in Washington | for & short visit. Mrs. Wood and her brother, Mr. O’Connor, are staying at the Mayflower en route West. ‘The military attache of the British Embassy and Mrs, Torr will go to New York Tuesday to attend the Interna- tional Horse Show and will remain there for the celebration of Armistice day, November 11. The first secretary of the Ecuador Embassy and Senora de Mantilla- Ortega will entertain at dinner Tues- day evening in honor of the first secretary of the Mexican Embassy and Senora de Fuentes, who will leave this week for Argentina, where Senor Fuentes will attend the Pan-American Conference. Debutante News. ‘The commandant of the Navy Yard and Mrs. George Pettengill will be at home tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in their quarters at the Navy daug gus Left: Moorman, Mrs. Thomas Samuel 4r., daughter of Col. and Mrs. Allen Wyant Gullion, whose wedding took place Friday in St. Mary's Chapel Cathedral. Jormerly Miss Gullion. was of the Washington Mrs. Moorman Atha Right: Mrs. John McAfee Preston, formerly Miss Mary Isabel Dwight, daughter of Mrs. John'H. wedding took in Epdphanx)c a reception Club, t. The glace yesterday urch, followed at the Sulgrave —Bachrach Photos. MRS.-WILLIAM E. PERSONS, JR., Who was, before her marriage, Miss Yvonne Christian, d'auyhter of the assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service and 7s. Sanders Lois Christian. The wedding took place yesterday in the chapel at Walter Reed Hospital, Election Lull Near End Washington Society Will Enter Busy Season With Campaign Out of Way. BY KATHARINE BROOKS. ] LANS for official entertaining have been heéld in abeyance until after the election, but on Wednesday, society, which has been engrossed ‘in campaign work, will turn to the so-colled frivolous affairs of life. Entertaining in the National Capital, however, at all times is quite as much political as it is official and therefore not entirely frivolous. i Announcement of the schedule of official functions at the White House for the 1936-37 season is expected to be issued for publication the Sunday after the elec- tion. The season will be trying and taxing because of its brevity, for Ash Wednesday falls on February 10, a the election.. More recently the White House parties started with the dinner to the cabinet set for an évening in December. The dinner to the Vics | President, which is usually third on the list, this year will have to come after the convening of Congress, January 3, which will be only 11 days before the insuguration. The change in the date for the in Weddings of Climax End of October Distinguished Company at Marriage of Miss| Prominence Suzanne Hill—Miss Mary Dwight Bride of Mr. Preston. DING bells yesterday chimed for many lovely brides. All through October the calendar was literally crowded with weddings—weddings of no little import in the Capital, but on the closing day of the month the “bridal procession”. surely reached its peak. That day not only found several weddings which held society’s interest taking place in the Capital, but one of the utmost importance taking place in Baltimore. Miss Suzanne Carroll Hill, daughter of former Representative and Mrd John Philip Hill, chose the Cathedral in the Maryland city for ‘the setting of her marriage to Mr. Phillips Huntington Clarke, son of Mrs. Phillips Clarke of Hyattsville, Md. A distinguished company, including# many out-of-town guests, witnessed. the ceremony which united two fam- ilies long prominent in the history of | Maryland as well as the District of Columbia. The arrangements for the wedding were unusually charming in detail. An impressive organ recital was given as the guests assembled in the edifice and just preceding the ceremony & vocal solo was rendered. . Lilles and chrysanthemums, massed with Atuumn folage and palms, made an effectve background for the cere- mony, which was performed at noon by Archbishop Curley. The bride was escorted to the flow- er-banked altar, which was lighted by graceful tapers, by her father, who gave her in marriage. Her wedding gown was lovely, fashioned of ivory satin, with a tunic of Brussels lace worn by the Empress Eugenie. The long, square train was edged with tulle ruching. The bride wore her great-grandmother’s point applique veil and carried a muff of white roses and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Clifton Phillips, the former Miss Natalie Keeney, was matron of honor, wearing a gown of pale green taffeta, fashioned with short puffed sleeves, a full skirt and V neckline. Her turban matched her- gown and she carred an emerald green velvet muff. The other attendants were Mrs. Mrs. Vincent Tompkins, jr.; Miss Elsie Hill, Miss Kitty Hill, Miss Marie vom Rath, Miss Cecilia vom Rath, Mae Harris Clarke, Miss Stapleton and Miss Yolande de Mau- duit. They wore costumes like tha of the matron of -honor, in white, an: \Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, Senator and Mrs. George L. Radcliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury of Phila- | delphia, Mrs. Robert W. Chambers of Broadalbin, N. Y.; Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt of Newport, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fitz Simons, Mr. and Mrs. Snowden Fahnestock and (Continued on Page 11, Column 1.) Dr. Homero Viteri * Is Host at Dinner Dr. Homero Viteri, special Ambassa- dor and chairman of the Ecuadorean delegation on boundary dispute, and Senora de Viterl entertained at the Halloween dinner dance last evening at the Shoreham. Their guests in- cluded the Ambassador of Ecuador and Senora de Alfaro, the Minister from Mexico to the Dominican Re- public, Senor Juan Elvaras del Cas- tillo, who is 'visiting in Washington and who will be one of the members of the Mexican delegation to the Peace Conference to be held in Buenos Aires next month, and Senora del Castillo; Mr. Enrique Arroio, gen- eral secretary of the Ecuadorian dele- gation on boundary dispute, and Senora de Arrolo and Mr. G. Butler Sherwell of New York City. Naval Officers At Home This Week The chief of naval operations, Ad- miral William H. Standley, and Mrs. Standley will be at home Wednesday at their quarters at the Naval Ob- servatory from 5 until 7 o'clock. ‘This will be their last regular day at home before Admiral Standley’s re- -, | tirement, ‘Waverly Taylor, jr.; . . Rogers, Mr. Joseph Harris Rogers, Mr. Charles Clarke, jr.; Mr. Smith Bowman, jr.; Mr. Daniel Coxe Fahey, Grosvenors Plan Tea for Visitor ITAL SOCIETY Official Set Out of Town 'OnWeekEnd Secretary and Mrs. Morgenthau Will Re- turn on Wednesday. HE Secretary of the Treas- ury and Mrs. Henry Mor- genthau, jr., will return to Washington Wednesday from their home at Fishkill, N. Y, where they went Friday night to remain over election day. The Acting Postmaster Gen- eral, Mr. W. W. Howes, will go to New York City today from upper New York State, where he has been on a speaking tour. He will be joined this afternoon by Mrs. Howes and their deubtante daughter, Miss Mary Senate Howes, who will remain in New York with him until after election. They will spend Tuesday at the Democratic headquar- ters at the Biltmore with the Post- master General, Mr. James A. Farley, and will return to Washington Wed- nesday. The Secretary of Labor, Miss Fran- ces Perkins, is spending several days in New York. She will remain there Tuesday to cast her vote and will return to the Capital Wednesday morning. The United States Ambassador to Poland, Mr. John Cudahy, is spend- ing a few days in New York City at the Hotel St. Regis before going to Buffalo, N. Y. Senator James J. Davis will sail Wednesday for England for a three weeks’ trip and will join Mrs. Davis and children in Washington in time for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Davis went to Pittsburgh Friday and will remain in her home there until she accom= panies the Senator to New York to see him sail. Mrs. Davis will return to Washington Thursday. Mrs. James Clement Dunn, wife of the special assistant to the Secre- tary of State, will return tomorrow from Greenwichville, N. J., where she is the guest over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs, Suydam Cutting. Col. and Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke have closed their Summer home at York Harbor and again are in their house In Washington for the Winter. Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggene heim will return to Washington the first of December and again will oc= cupy the house of Representative and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth, at 2800 Woodland drive, for the Winter. Representative and Mrs. Wads- worth will remain in their home at Genesee, N. Y., until after Christ- mas and early in the new year will open their house at 1607 Twentye eighth street, which they occupied last Winter. Col. and Mrs. M. A. Haguet have as their guest at the Martinique their daughter, Mrs. Virginia H. Dulaney of New York. Capt. and Mrs. John T. L. Dono- van of Donamhain, Vienna, have re- turned from Providence, R. I, and other New England cities, where they spent a short vacation visiting rela- tives and friends. Capt. Herbert S. Howard, U. 8. N, and Mrs. Howard have gone to Bose ton, where they will remain for a week. Capt. and Mrs. H. J. Stewart are spending a short time in New York, where they are stopping at the Park Central Hotel. — Vice Admiral Bailey AndMrs. Bailey Are Feted During Visit VICE ADMIRAL AND MRS. SID- NEY BAILEY, who are guests of the Attache of the British Em- bassy and Mrs. Harold H. Sims, will be constantly entertained during their week's stay in Washington. Mrs, Bailey, as Miss Mildred Bromwell, daughter of Mrs. Charles S. Brom- well, was a great belle in the Capital, and her marriage to Vice Admiral Bailey, then captain in the Royal Navy and on duty at the embassy here, was an outstanding event of that season. Today Mr. and Mrs. 8ims and their guests are in Warrenton, and tomorrow they will be entertained at cocktails by Capt. and Mrs. Paul H. Bastedo. Mrs, Joseph Leiter will entertain at dinner Thursday evening for Vice Admiral and Mrs. Biley and Friday evening the former miutary attache of the British Embassy, Col. Maurice Fitzmaurice Day, and Mrs. Day wiil be hosts at dinner for them. Mr. and Mrs. Sims will give a cocktail party for their guests on Tuesday afternoon, entertaining in their epartment at Wardman Park Hotel. The Swiss Minister And Mme. Peter to Fete Mme. Jusserand TH! Swiss Minister and Mme. Peter will entertain at luncheon today in honor of Mme. Jusserand, widow of M. Jules J. Jusserand, former Prench Ambassador at Washington. The Minister, who has represented his government since 1920, knew the late M. Jusserand while the latter was Ambassador here and serving as dean of the diplomatic corps at this post. The Minister now holds a similar position among the Ministers, having served in Washington as Min- ister longer than any of the other envoys at the head of legations. ‘This afternoon Mme. de Laboulaye, wife of the French Ambassador, with whom Mme. Jusserand is staying, has invited a few of the visitor's close friends of other years to meet her at the tea hour at the embassy. L)