Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1936, Page 54

SOCIETY. Election Night Parties THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 1, 1936—PART THREE. Wed Recently Planned for Bethesda | Residents of Nearby Maryland Will Enter- tain on Tuesday Evening While Listening to Returns. 'TH the presidential election taking precedence over social affairs, a number of the residents of the Bethesda area are planning election night parties at which they will entertain their friends while awaiting the election returns. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Edwards of Edgemoor have invited about 30 of their friends and neighbors for a late election night supper. The guest list includes Mr. and Mrs. T. Hardy Todd, Judge and Mrs. R. Granville Curry, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gravelle, Mr. and Mrs. william N. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hoopes, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur vongs " Thaden, Mr. and Mrs. Terence Cun- | waukee and their son, Whitney Evans, Entertain at Luncheon And Bridge Many Parties Are Held in Silver Spring Neighborhood. RS. LAWRENCE E. SKEES entertained at luncheon and bridge Thursday at her home, in North Woodside, Md. The guests included Mrs. Joseph Crosby of ‘Wynnewood Park, Mrs. Dwight Crays,| Mrs. E. L. Brien and Mrs. Fred Nel- son of Bethesda, Md., and Mrs. John Pollard, Mrs. J. R. Radford and Mrs. R. B. Chamberlain of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Edward Der- renbacher have returned from their neen and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brewer. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stevens will be hosts to another group of Edge- moor people on Tuesday evening, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin G. McNish of Bomerset will have eight guests for & midnight election-night supper. Among those invited are Mr. and Mrs. Karl Edler of Falls Curch, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. John Geiger of Arlington, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Freeborne Johnston of Chevy Chase. Last night was Halloween—and throughout the Bethesda neighbor- hood “tacky” parties, costume parties | and other kinds of parties in keeping with the season held sway. In Friendship Heights Mr. and Mrs. Emory H. Bogley entertained a group of old friends who have met with them on Halloween for a number of years. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. James C. Dulin, jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Germon and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Griffin. Dr. ween dinner Tuesday. This party was advanced from Saturday to Tues- | day in order to celebrate the birthday anniversary of their son, Mr. William Edward G. Lumsden. Those present at the dinner were Mrs. James Lafay- ette Edwards and her daughter, Miss Barbara Lee Edwards, whose engage- ment to Mr. Lumsden was announced during the Summer, and Mrs. Edward Welliver of Washington and Mr. and | Mrs. Gill Dorsey and Mr. Lex Morris of Bethesda. In Kenwood there were two chil- and Mrs. David Lumsden of |~ Battery Park were hosts at a Hallo- | have been the guests for the past week of Mr. Evans' brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. An- derson, in Drummond. Monday eve- ning Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. 8. S. Spruce, entertained 20 guests at a buffet supper and theater party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Evans. Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Purves have closed their home in Takoma Park and have gone to Cambridge, *Mass., where they will make their future home. Dr. Purves was recently ap- pointed research assistant in chemis- try at Massachusetts Institute of | Technology at Cambridge. Mrs. Pur= | ves was before her marriage Miss | Doris Elizabeth Ferry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Montague Ferry of Kenwood. Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson Morell of Edgemoor entertained at a bridge | party Wednesday, when their guests were Capt. and Mrs. ®. W. Minckler, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Steed and ‘Mr. and Mrs. G. Raymond Webb. Falls Church Celebrates wedding trip and are making their home at 8112 Flower avenue, in Sil- ver Spring. Their marriage took place October 15 in the parlors of the 8il- ver Spring Baptist Church, the Rev. J. Wesley Loftis officiating, Mrs. Der- renbacher was Miss Nora Lee Wilson of Washington before her marriage. Miss Emma Neal Walker and Miss Alcathea Biggs entertained at a sur- prise birthday party Wednesday eve- ning in honor of Mrs. Fred Lutes, who celebrated her birthday anniversary. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Forni, Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Haw- kins, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Forni and members of Mrs. Lutes’ family. Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Helser of Silver Spring have gone to Winter Park, Fla, where they will remain until Spring. En route they are visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Heiser, at Raleigh, N. C. Mrs. C. W. Mitchell entertained at luncheon Wednesday for Mrs. Hei- ser. Other guests were Mrs. Lloyd Y. Beers, Mrs. M. D. Belfleld, Mrs. How- ard Sedgwick, Mrs. H. H. Howlett and Mrs. MalcolmsChandler. Miss Mary Denham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Denham of Forest Glen, Md., entertained at a party MRS. DELMAR STACY, Daughter of Mr. J. W. Davis, who was, before her marriage October 17, Miss La Verne Davis. Mr. Stacy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stacy of Bridge- water, Iowa. ALLS CHURCH, Va, October 31—Dr. and Mrs. Howard Berger entertained a large I group of friends last night at a Halloween party at their home, their Friday evening at her home. Mrs. Robert Ansell will leave today Large Groups Are Entertained at Several Week-End Halloween Functions. ‘Mrs. Versal Spalding and Mrs. Prank | M. Thompson. Mrs. Thomas Lyons gave a bridge | party at her home Monday evening, | when her guests were Mrs. Egbert | | Silver Spring for several weeks. guests being Mr. and Mrs. Walter | Stowers, Mrs. Burr Christopher, Miss | Granger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M.| Wilma George of Washington, Mrs. dren's parties. Mrs. Thomas Som-| Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. | Walter M. Phillips, Mrs. Otis Turner, | for her home, in Daytona Beach, Fla., after visiting Mrs. Willlam Matter of Mrs. Matter, with her house guest and her sister, Mrs. Rose Hargraves, spent four days visiting points of interest in the Valley of Virginia last week. Mrs. Howard P. Bailey entertained at luncheon and bridge Priday at her home, in Wynnewood Park. Miss Marjorie Harter, daughter of merville entertained & number of | Fenwick, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.|Mrs. Taylor Millard and Miss Martha | M. and Mrs. E. E. Harter of Wynne- children of the community, mends: Fenwick, Mr. and Mrs. Versal Spald- of her daughter, Jacqueline Sommer- | ing, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Talbott, Dr. ville, and Mrs. Horning had a group and Mrs. James Brown, Mr. and Mrs. of 30 young people at a party Fri-| John Henry Cline, Mr. and Mrs. John day evening in honor of her daughter.| R. Demarest, Mr. Hugh Dowling, Mr. Lorelle Horning. One of the largest| and Mrs. Thomas De Lashmutt, Miss parties in Battery Park was the straw | Jean McCardell, Mr. Reginald Mun- ride given by Mr. and Mrs. Paul B.| son, Dr. A. D. Daughton, Dr. W. Can- Ledig in honor of their daughter | ada, Dr. Charles Kincheloe, Mr. Wil- Ruth Margaret Ledig. and their son.; Paul B. Ledig, 2d. Guests attonding the ride were Mary Beth Smith. Betty Tarbell, Ethel Lee Williams Charles Jubb, Peter Smith, Dunbar McNamar, all from Millersville, Md. who are spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ledig. Others who ‘were present were Ruth Mark, Emily Mae Snyder, Emma Louise MacQueen Kathryn Williams, Marguerite Wil- liams, Marilyn Miller, Dale Quinn, Marion Schrader, Betty Parker, Ruth Yohe, Robert Keene, Frances Moran, Frank Stone, Richard Pugh, Charles Morell, George Imirie, Robert Bondy. Eugene Sibley, Robert Luke, Robert Utrecht, Frank Seward and Richard Kehoe. After the ride Mr. and Mrs. Ledig took their guests to a ‘“‘cook out” supper in Rock Creek Park, Miss Julia Kley of Baltimore will be the guest of honor at a tea which will be given Saturday by Miss Meta Dean Scatlin at her home in Drum- mond. Miss Kley was a resident of Somerset until she moved to Balti- more several years ago, and the guests at the tea will be a group of girls who were classmates of Miss Kley at Western High School. Miss liam Keith, Dr. and Mrs. Monroe Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coe, Mr. | |and Mrs, Edmund Campbell, Mrs. | Kathleen Bowman and Mrs. Wallace Lynfoot and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Uhler. Miss Carol Ann Horning gave a | Halloween party Friday evening. The guests were Miss Mary Glatah Jones, Miss Betty Clay Welburn, Miss Mary Louise Beale, Miss Jane Thompson, Miss Jane Grubb, Miss Betty Jean Blough, Mr. Richard Ayres, Mr. Rich- ard Holm, Mr. Douglas Dolan, Mr. Philip Talbott, Mr. Edwin Brown, Mr. Charles Woodmansee, Mr. Patrick | and Mr. Jack Follin. Mrs. Pranklin P. Shaw was hostess at a luncheon and bridge party Tues- day. The guests were Mrs. J. Harold Spellman, Mrs. James W. Brown, Mrs. | Herbert Coward, Mrs. Albert M. Day, Mrs. W. E. Crouch, Mrs. Robert Land- reth and Mrs. Felix Moore. Mrs. William Horning, Mrs, William Covington, Mrs. S. P. Grubb, Mrs. B. M. Bridwell, Gen. and Mrs. Rufus M. Lane, Mrs. Malcolm Smith, Mrs. Al- | bert Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Spalding, Miss Betty Styles, Mrs. | Mayo Herring, Mr. and Mrs. Fred- | Lavaster, Mr. John Alfred Westcott | Cline. Mrs. Anne Warren, who has been | spending several months in New York, | | returned to Falls Church today to spend the Winter. | Mr. and Mrs. J. Mortimer Palmer, | jr, who have been spending 10 days in Vermont and Long Island, returned to their home, in Falls Church, Thurs- day. | Mrs. John Garner entertained in- formally Thursday evening. Her | guests were Mrs. Frederick Howard, | Mrs. George Robertshaw, Mrs. T. M. Talbott, Mrs. Charles Marshall, Mrs. | | Samuel R. Cooper, Mrs. P. H. Smythe, Mrs. Prederick W. Jones, Mrs. Felix Moore, Mrs. D. Livingston, Mrs. M. H. Haertel, Mrs. John Sadtler, Miss Lillian Read and Mrs. Kathryn Gar- ner Davis, Mrs. R. W. Williams is leaving this week for Florida, to be gone a month. Mr. Glenn Wells was Bost this eve- | ning at a large Halloween party to' a group of young friends at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wells, |MOTHERS’ CLUB TO MEET| | The Mothers’ Club of the Jewish | Community Center will meet tomor- | | row at 8:15 p.m. at the center to dis- | cuss the subject of security. Speakers will be Mrs. Elinor Nelson, | psychologist, Mrs. Lillian Dinowiter, nursery school teacher, and Mrs. Leah Janus, Hebrew school teacher, to be followed by group discussion. | | wood Park, entertained at a Halloween party Monday night. The party w. Keep Your Fingers Busy In making your own beautiful and useful gifts Jor Christmas Ta{)estries: In all desired patterns and prices. Stamped Goods: Guest towels, 45c; luncheon sets, $1.25; pil- lowcases, 95c; scarfs, 75¢c, etc. Knitting: Suits, sweaters, afghans and shawls for ladies. For men: Crocheted ties and scarfs in any shade desired. With proper instructions each article can be made into a gift that will be received with such enthusiasm as “Oh! I've wanted something like this for a long time.” The Embroidery Shop 827-829 11th St. N.W. held in the recreation room of the home, which has recently been com- ley, Marjorie Dudley, Margaret Ethel Ely, Dorothy Prentiss dred Milner. Mrs. Harter was assisted by Mrs. Willam Milner and Mrs, Mr. and-Mrs. Paul Durrer of Sflver Spring are moving this week into their new home, at 5 Franklin ave- nue, Chevy Chase View, Md. Mrs. Prederick W. Buddecke of ‘Woodside, Md., entertained at dessert bridge Thursday afternoon at her ome. Miss Pauline Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Paul Clark of Silver Spring, was hostess at a Halloween costume party Friday evening at her home, entertaining about 20 guests. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schaeffer of Silver Spring entertained at a party Thursday evening in celebration of Mrs. Schaeffer's birthday anniver- sary. The guests included Mr. and Mrs, William Kappler, Miss Mary Kap- pler, Miss Hannah Kappler, Mr. Wil- liam Le Sure, Miss Betty La Saint, Mr. C. Nestor, Mr. William White, Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, Bertha Schaeffer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hendricks, Mrs. Maude Ricci and Mrs. Charles Ritter of Washington, and Mrs. Robert Hunter and Connie and Nell Wildman of Silver Spring. Mrs. Walter Crossan of Silver Mr. Richard Neumann, son of Mrs. Margaret Neumann, entertained at & Halloween party last evening at his home, in Silver Spring, Md. Columbian Women Tea and Meeting Mrs. Willard Hayes Yeager and Mrs. Hubert Bisselle will preside at the tea table at the tea of the Columbian Women of George Washington pre- ceding their regular monthly meeting ‘Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Co- lumbia House. The president, Miss Harriet Garrels, will preside at the business meeting which will follow the tea. Capt. Rhoda Millikin of the Women's Bureau, Police Court, who visited Scotland Yard during her visit abroad this Summer, will speak on “Policewomen” immediately after the Mrs. | business meeting. SOCIETY. MARRIED 56 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ladd of 219 Fourteenth street southeast will cele- brate their fifty-sixth wedding anni- versary at their home Wednesday. They were married in Clarksville, Iowa, and have lived in Washington for more than 35 years. Ladd was employed in the docu- ment room of the House Office Build~ ing for many years. DRAPERIES, $2.25 to $15.95 Chintz, Taffeta, Linen and Damask TAILORED CURTAINS Plain Rayon and Novelty Net. RUFFLED CURTAINS Cream 4873215 yds., $2.50 pr. 487x2% yds., $2.95 pr. and Figured Filet Net $1.19 Marquisette. Ninon to $6.50 pr. Cushion Dot and Figured Marquisette 547x2% yds., $2.95 B47x2% yds., $3.50 Hand-Tufted Candlewick Spreads $2.50 to $19.95 Winter Slip Covers—Upholstering Venetian Blinds 3" Floor American Bldg: Di OP 32 eirer Homes and Gardens Exposition Begifls MOM@/ at LANSBURGH’S FASHION SHOW with living medels! Hand Knit Fashions Made From Bear Brand Yarn MONDAY at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednes- day at 2:30 p.m. You'll be intrigued with the smart styles shown—the clever de- tails—the swanky touches—the glorious colors—and the lux- urious softness of the yarn. They’re so easy to make, too. Just abide by the rules in the 1936 Instruction Book, which is crammed jam-full of chic models. LANSBURGH'S YARN DEPARTMENT THIRD FLOOR. LECTURE by Mrs. Christine Holbrook, Home Furnishing Director of “Better Homes and Gardens” Kley's marriage to the Rev. John|erick W. Wright, Mrs. Wilbur S. Hin- Hutchinson will take place November | man, sr.; Mr. and Mrs, Willard Smith, 28 in Baltimore. Miss Scantlin is to| Mrs. E. D. Vosbury, Mrs. W. C. Haynes, be maid of honor at the wedding. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. B. W. Fink will be hosts at a buffet supper Wed- nesday evening at their home in Chevy Chase Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Julian D. Conover are in Bermuda for a stay of several weeks, They expect to return to their home in Kenwood about the 8th or 8th of November. Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Ledig of Bat- tery Park have as their guest for this week Dr. Egbert W. Smith of Nash- -ville, Tenn. Dr. Smith, who is the field agent for the foreigh mission service of the Presbyterian Church South, is in Bethesda to conduct a series of lectures in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Evans of | Mrs. Kathryn Davis, Mrs. Albert | | Mears, Mrs, Frederick Huber and Mrs. | William Freeman were guests Friday | evening of Mrs. James Murphy and Mrs. Theodore H. Uhler gave a luncheon Tuesday, when her guests were Mrs. Howard Berger, Mrs. Walter | Granger, Mrs. Charles R. 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