Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1936, Page 7

SOCILETY. Society Engrossed in Pre-Christmas Activities and Holiday Plans Secretary of Labor Will Go to New York For Yulefide Season Social Activities of Members of Official and Diplomatic Circles Recorded in the News Today. HE Secretary of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins, expects to leave the Capital Wednesday for New York to spend the Christmas holidays with her family. The French Ambassador and Mme. de Laboulaye returned this morning from New York, where they went for the opening of an exhibit of paintings by their son, M. Paul de Laboulaye, in the Bignou Gallery. The Minister of the Netherlands and Mme. van Haersma de With and their daughter, Mlle. Nora van Haersma de With, will arrive in New York Wednesday from Europe, where they have been for several months. Representative and Mrs. Harry B. Coffee have returned to the Bhoreham for the season. They have come from their home in Chadron, Nebr., where they spent the Summer and Autumn. The acting director general of the Pan-American Union, Dr. Pedro de Alba, will be joined in his apartment in the Casa Loma at 2460 Sixteenth street, tomorrow by his daughter and son, Senorita Laura de Alba and Senor Jorge de Alba, who will arrive from their home in Mexico. They will remain for Christmas and the holidays and return to the southern republic early in the new year. Col. and Mrs. C. H. Meares of Victoria, British Columbia, are stopping at the Dodge. Col. Louis L. Calvert, U. 8. A, retired, of Devon, Pa., has arrived at the Martinique to spend several months. Capt. and Mrs. Raymond G. Miller of Fort Bragg, N. C., are spending several days at the Martinique. Maj. H. M. Butler, U. S. M. C,, and Mrs. Butler will have with them for the holidays their daughter, Mrs. Douglas C. McDougal, jr., and her daughter, Dolores Caroline McDougal. Maj. and Mrs. Butler are now living at 7 Denwood avenue, Takoma Park. | Judge Arthur M. Menkel of Ogdenberg, N. Y., is at the Hotel Raleigh. Mrs. George P. Bush, wife of Maj. Bush, has returned to her| home in Alta Vista, Md., after spending the past two months on | the West Coast. She visited her parents in Seattle and also spent a short time with Maj. Bush's aunt, Miss Ella Shepayd Bush, in| . Tk kv ENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Returned to Capital MR. AND MRS. ROBERT THOMPSON PELL, Whose marriage took place several months ago, are now residing in Georgetown. Mr. Pell is in the State Department and returns 10 Washington after spending several years in Paris. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1936. Husband Stationed Here MRS. SCOTT DICKSON, Wife of Lieut. Dickson, who is stationed here. Mrs. Dickson is snapped with her three Manchester terriers, Sackey An, Drapper Dan and Scrapper Sam. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Mrs. Garner Will Be Honored at Tea This Afternoon h, RS. JOHN NANCE GARNER, wife of the Vice President, will be the guest of honor at a tea to be given by the Woman's National Demo- cratic Club in their club house this | afternoon. The president of the club. Mrs. Ed- ward B. Meigs, and the officers and members of the Board of Governors will be in the receiving line. Presiding at the tea table and as- Residential Socriralfl_Notes Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Pinchot Open Rhode Island Avenue Residence. ‘ M | Island avenue, which they have AND MRS. GIFFORD | nati, Ohio, has arrived in Washing- | opened for the Winter. PINCHOT have arrived in | ton for a visit of several days and is | Washington and are in their | stopping at the Wardman Park Hotel. | The Resident Commissioner from | | the Philippine Islands. Mr. Quintin | Parades, who recently arrived in/ Italy-America Society Meeting Last Evening SINA’IOH. and Mrs. Patrick A. Mc-| Carran of Nevada attended the Italy-America Society meeting last evening at the Mayflower, when & musical program was rendered by | Marie Zara of Philadelphia and Glenn Carow, local pianist. One hundred and fifty guests were present, includ- ing members of the Italian bassy us as we approached the ball room. Barney was leading and an atmosphere of fun permeated the entire place. SOCIETY, s A7 By the Way— Beth Blaine ————————— Arrm a long and rather hard day's work it was cheering and pleasant to be able to drop in on the Kurt Hetzels, who gave a cocktail party yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Catherine Tenney of Honolulu, Mrs. Tenney has taken a house on Sheridan circle, which Pete de 8ibour is “doing over” for her, and she is charmed with the whole arrangement. We, of course, asked of news of the Dillingham family in Honolulu, but Mrs. Tenney could give us no more hope of that attractive couple gracing Washington with thelr presence this Winter than we already had from a recent letter. . The club was looking its usual homelike self and Mary Cummings” familiar kindly greeting made us feel welcome even before we had had a chance to say “How do you do?” to our very delightful hostess, who was looking so smart in @ becoming green dress, utterly plain and chic, and a small black hat, and the guest of honor, all dressed in black. Everywhere were friends and we wandered out to the dining room and settled at a table in the center and had a gay and genial time with Mrs. Emory Sands and Mr. Edward Roosevelt, both of whom are work= ing their heads off over the New York World's Fair of 1939. Mr. Frank Gunther was there, accompanied by his house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Raflalovich. Mr. R. has a most wonderful sense of humor and does not seem to mind the fact that to date apparently no publication has spelled his name correctly, in fact, at times the spell- ing has beeun 30 odd that he did not realize that there was any refer- ence to him! Mr. Gunther left for Philadelphia today to stop with the Alex Biddles for Bill Taylor’s party tonight. As we sat sipping an old-fashioned and consuming many of the hors d’oeuvres, for which the Curtis Club is famous, Mrs. Jouett Shouse appeared, sans orchids, which is news, but her black costume was given a Christmaassy look by the addition of a pair of scarlet velvet gloves. Mrs. James Curtis was present looking exceptionally well in the most becoming black hat with black cock feathers, we saw also Admiral and Mrs. Mark Bristol, who always are greeted warmly; Pete de Sibour, Frances Rust, Mary Lou Marsh, Eva Hinton, the Charlie Saints, Mrs. Scott Williams, Marshall and Elinor Exnicios, the Corrin Strongs, Mike McConihe, Larry Bungardeanu of the Rumanian Legation and many others all enjoying the cheerful gathering. Our host, Kurt, was everywhere giving each and every one a real feeling that they were the one person who made the party a success—an art which is hard to acquire for if it is not natural it is, quite frankly, a flop! * ¥ x % FTER attending the party at the Shoreham last night for the benefit of The Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas campaign, we felt very weil assured that the children of Washington are pretty well set for a cheery Christmas. A huge table, piled high with toys, all sizes and shapes—greeted his band with eclat Imagine our joy and delight when Santa Claus appeared, in person, resplendent with flowing white beard and a definite twinkle in his eye, right out of the air, having landed at the airport & few moments before and then rushed to the hotel with a police escort. The show was excellent and to top it off, who should grace our table but Walter Huston, with some make-up still lingering about his keen, kind eyes. Unlike some actors, Mr. Huston does not find Washington such a cold audience. We were a bit upset when a lady attired in h | gisting will be Mrs. William Joyner, | Sierra Madre, Calif. During her stay in the latter city, Mrs. Bus! | attended an exhibition of miniatures made by Miss Ella Shepard | Bush, who has won a reputation on the coast for her miniature | paintings. D Comdr. and Mrs. Richard Stockton Field and their sons. Mid- shipman R. S. Field, jr., and Fearn Field, are with Mrs. Field's | mother, Mrs. Charles P. Plunkett, for the holidays at her home near Rockville. | Miss Jane Ramseyer, daughter of the commissioner of the! Court of Claims and Mrs. C. William Ramseyer, will be hostess at tea this afternoon in compliment to Miss Kearsley Caldwell, a debutant of this season. b Miss Ramseyer will receive from 5 to 7 o'clock and those assist- ing at the tea table will be Miss Mary Porter, Miss Dorothy Haney Letts, Miss Doris Eason, Miss Frances Brainard, Miss Lillian Willett, ! Miss Rachel Horak and Miss Elizabeth Cable. Commissioner and Mrs. Ramseyer will be joined next week by Mrs. Ramseyer's mother, Mrs. George Phillips of Bloomfield, Iowa, Mrs. William E. Stroud, Mrs. E. Bar- | rett Prettyman, Mrs. Curtis Walker, Mrs. A. A. Jones, Mrs. Garland Fergu- son and Mrs. Thomas Sebrill. ‘The Ambassador of China and Mme. | Sze were honor guests at the dinner given last night by the club, and & capacity crowd was on hand to hear Dr. Sze, who spoke briefly and enter- tainingly. Mrs. Edward B. Meigs presided at the dinner, introducing the speaker. In addition to‘the honor guests and Mrs. Meigs, seated at the head table were Dr. Meigs, Miss Leila M. Peachy, | Mrs. Cresson Newbold, Mr. and Mrs. Blair Banister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamlin and Gen. and Mrs. Hugh | Matthews. | Mrs. John Hartman who will arrive Thursday to spend the Winter with them. Mrs.} HOS[CSS Last nght Phillips will be accompanied to Washington by Miss Mildred‘ Dobyns, who also will remain through the season. { Virginia-Ma_rylanq News Miss Charlotte Chamblin Hostess at Dinner in Virginia Home. Mrs, John M. Hartman of Takoma | Park, Md, entertained at a surprise party last night for her daughter-in- | law, Mrs. Franz G. Hartman, who is | the former Miss Gertrude Young. ! | daughter of Mr. Elmer Young of { Angola, Ind. Pink roses were used for decorations. | The guests were Mrs. Lucille Hum- phrey of Lee Heights, Va.; Mrs. Mary | Davidson and her daughters, Miss | Alice Davidson and Miss Dorothy Davidson of Colonial Village, Va; Mr. and Mrs, Lee P. Warren are entertaining at dinner this evening in their residence on Massachusetts avenue prior to the second of the “Three Dances” at the Sulgrave Club. Miss Joan King, subdebutante daughter of Col. and Mrs. Walter W. | King, arrived yesterday from Sweet | Briar College, where she is a stu- dent, to spend the holidays with her parents. Mr. Oliver La Farge of New York. well-known author, is in the Capital | for a few days and is staying at the Dodge. Mrs. Thomas L. Good has with her | over the holidays her daughter. Miss Gertrude Good, a student at Vassar | College, and her son, Mr. Carl Wood, who attends Rollins College in Winter | Park, Fla, both of whom arrived yesterday. | Mrs. Matthew John Whittall was | hostess at a dinner party at the | Shoreham Hotel last evening in honor of the artists of the Gordon Quartet, | who are appearing at the Library of Congress in special musicales this week, | Mrs. Melvin Hall of New York City is stopping at the Fairfax. i Miss Esther Wallace has gone to| Augusta, Ga., where she will spend| | Washington ,has taken an apartment | | at Wardman Park Hotel. Miss Irene Henson staff, official and residential society. Col. George B. McClellan, president of the society, presided At the conclusion of Mme. Zara's program a large bouguet of white chrysanthemums tied with red, white and green ribbons, the colors of the a jascinating dress made entirely of silver sequins and a band of sequins in her hair vamped the great actor from our table—it turned out that the lovely lady was none other than Mrs. Edmund Cammack, who with her husband and a group of friends, were at a nearby table. Mrs. Cammack’'s sister, Azadia Newman, painted a portrait of Mr 1SS CHARLOTTE CHAMBLIN | entertained at dinner last eve- | ning in her home in Hern- | don, Va., in compliment to! Mrs. Charles S. Steele, Mrs. Harvey Ball and Miss Anna Ball of Purcell- ville, Va.; Mrs. Nellie Paxson Cope- Jand of Round Hill, Va, and Miss Betty Lake of Philomont, Va. Mr. and Mrs. C. Lester Bond are spending 8 few weeks in California and before their return to Takoma Park they will go to Priest River, Idaho, where they will spend the holi- days with their son and daughter-in- law, Dr. Edward Bond and Mrs. Bond. | Mr. Jack Patton, Mr. John Beard | Mrs. Henry Brockdorff and daughters, [ And Mr. Ellicott Italian flag, was presented to her in Wed in Falls Church | 43505 e fciers. Miss Eiza- HE marriage of Miss Irene Henson, | bet:m hWesm\orelnnd' of Philadelphia daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- ““;\m".:‘fms:m’_m liam R. Henson of Falls Church, Va, Campbell Wallace, to Mr. Robert Henry Ellicott, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ellicott, took place Saturday evening, December 12, at 8 | : | Lynch, Miss o'clock in the Falls Church Episcopal | yrs Edward A. Harriman, Mrs. John Church, the Rev. W. Leigh Ribble | C. Fremont, Mrs. William Fitch officiating. The church ws decorated | Kelley, Capt. and Mrs. Fortunato with ferns and palms and cut flowers | Perotto, Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock, Col. at the altar, and the bride was given and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, Mrs in marriage by her father, Mr. Wil- |Jacob Leander Loose, Miss Janet liam R. Henson. She wore a gown |Richards, Mrs. Douglas Birnie, Mr. of white satin with & small hat and |and Mrs. James W. Farmer, Miss carried a shower bouquet of white |Jessie Jones, Col. and Mrs. Joseph S. roses. Her maid of honor, Miss Alice | Cecil, Col. John P. Hains, Mr. Charles Sours of Washington, wore a frock of | Mason Remey, Mr. Samuel Devore pale green satin with hat to match | and others. and carried talisman roses. The| Prof. Domenico Vittorini of the bridesmaids, Miss Elsie Scheads of University of Pennsylvania, author of Burke, Va., and Miss Gertrude Thomp- one of the best known English ver- son of Fairfax wore frocks of tea sions of the life of Luigi Pirandello, rose moire, small hats, and carried |the great Italian poet who died re- yellow roses. Mrs. Henson, mother of | cently, will speak about him at the the bride, wore a gown of pale crepe | next meeting of the Italy-America and a corsage bouquet of gardenias. | Soctety, January 14, at the Mayflower. Mr. Arthur Ellicott and Mr. Frank | Burkeholder of Falls Church and Mr. Mrs. Mrs. | Gibson Fahnestock. Miss Louise Hal- lett, Mrs. James D. Lynch, Miss Claire | Hugh | the pleasure at the party. Huston some time ago and is about to do another one of him as Othello. Commissioner and Mrs. Hazen also were at our table, adding much to Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose was present, attired all in white, which is Henning most becoming with her gray hair, and on all sides were tables, large and Jennings. Mrs. Frederic A. Keep, MIs | small, filled to capacity; in fact, the guests were “overflowing” into the | adjoining room. The holiday spirit was in the air and here's hoping from ‘ in this city, on Christmas morning. Hilds Eastwick, Mr. and | the bottom of our hearts that there will not be any forgotten children, at least ‘Wellesley Club { Will Sponsor { ‘ Play Monday MHS. HENRY A. WALLACE, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, heads the list of hostesses for Wellesley | night Monday at the National The- ater, when “Boy Meets Girl,” a George Abbot production, will be presented. | Other hostesses will be Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Mme. Sze, Mrs. J. D. | Le Cron, Miss Grace Burton, Mrs. | Dean G. Acheson, Miss Sibyl Baker,! Miss Jean Dean Cole, Mrs. M. Web- | ster Gordon, Mrs. D. Lawrence Groner, | Miss Pauletta Guffey, Mrs. Samuel | Herrick, Mrs. Frank R. Jelleff, Mrs. 1[ Governor Chandler Expected at Ball Gov. Albert B. Chandler of Ken= tucky is expected to be one of the honor guests at the December meet ing of the Kentucky Society of Wash- ington, to be held in the Willard Ho- tel at 9 o'clock Tuesday night Other honor guests will be three Kentuckians, whose promotions to high rank in the United States Navy and Marine Corps were announced last week. They are Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, U. S. N.; Rear Admiral Halsey Powell, U. S. N, and Lieut. Col. Field Harris, U. S. M. C. | liam Keyes and Mr. George Starr of and Mr. Allan McLearen, all of Floris, | Va., who are attending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Mr. Wil he Misses Ellen, Esther and Anna | . | Brockdorff: Mrs. Frederick L. Lew- ¢ | ton, Mrs. H. C. Spicer, Mrs. Ernest M. {‘ Herndon, Va., who are attending Ran- | Linthicum, Mrs. W. L. Kirby and| dolph-Macon College, will arrive at| daughters, the Misses Marian and | their homes this week to spend the | Cormelia Kirby; Mrs. Edward Haas, | Christmas holidays with their parents, | MTS. Helen Anderson, Mrs. V. V. Hem- street, Mrs. Theodore Bryant, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Esten Hungerford of A. W. Cologne, the Misses Frances Marshall Hall, Md., have gone to'and Virginia Linthicum of Takoma Florida to spend the Winter. They Park, Md.. Mrs. C. H. Schooley of were accompanied by Mr. Lewis Adell | Forest Glen, Md.; Mrs. M. S. Deffin- of Accokeek, Md., who will spend his | baugh of Silver Spring, Md; Mrs. vacation of two weeks in the South. | Edward Fletcher, Mrs. Blanche Lock- - hard, Mrs. Inez Payne, Mrs. Ruby Mrs. Edwin Sanford Bethel, who! Arnold, Mrs. Ira Castels, Mrs. M. B. | Robbins, jr., and their children. Mrs. the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam H. Wallace, jr., of New York at their Winter Home there. Mrs. Edward Everett Robbins will | leave today to spend Christmas in | Chicago with her son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Everett Robbins will return to her apartment at the Mayflower in time to attend Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's first morn- ing concert of the season Monday, | December 28, at the Mayflower. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Girard are in Asheville, N. C., where they are Virgil Reed and Mr. Charles Elli- cott of Oakton, Va., acted as ushers. Immediately following the cere- mony there was a reception at the home of the bride's parents, after which Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott left for a wedding trip. Mrs. Ellicott’s going- away ensemble was of pale green trimmed with brown, and with this she wore brown accessories. Upon their return they will reside in Falls Church, Va. Christmas Party 'Second of Series Of Three Dances to Be Given Tonight | ‘HE second of the series of three | dances will be given this evening | at the Sulgrave Club, the committee for these dances including Mr. and | Mrs. John F. Wilkins, Mr. and Mrs. | Henry Benning Spencer, Mrs. Joseph Leiter, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin War- der Thoron, the latter formerly Miss Violet Spencer: Mr. and Mrs. John Newbold, the latter before her mar- riage Miss Katharine Wilkins, and Royal T. McKenna, Mrs. Harold N Moulton, Mrs. Edwin G. Nourse, Mrs. | i John J. O'Connor, Miss Belle Sherwin, Mrs. Frederic Willlam Wile, Mrs. | | Lloyd B. Wilson, Mrs. Luke I. Wilson | and Mrs. Lucy Madeira Wing. | The committee in charge of ar- rangements for the Wellesley Club are Mrs. George L. Meleney, Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt wer Lounge and Mrs. Harold Hynds. The Wellesley Mayilo g undergraduates who are home for the| Call Teddy at DIstrict 3000 ‘hohdlys have been asked to act as| - — e hostesses at the National on that eve- [ ning. New Year's Eve Reservations now being accepted fora gay carnival celebration in the Qdy For Orphans The League for the Larger Life will Mr. Thomas Leiter, son of Mrs. Jo- !is spending the Winter in Washing- | Reynolds, Mrs. Roy C. Harbin, Miss | ¥ 2 seph Leiter. |Mr. and Mrs. Dowlin Miss Mary Ella Carr, daughter of ‘ = e Aaneville | | tom, was & guest on Tuesdsy of Mrs. | Emma Jane Harbin, Miss Laurs | teies rom g\ A will apend the Winter, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carr, and Miss Viola Hailman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Hailman, will arrive in Fairfax, Va. tomorrow to spend the | Christmas holidays with their par-| ents. Both. are students at the State | Teachets’ College in Harrisonburg, Va, : 5 Sy o { Mr. and Mrs. Prank E. Marsh are enteriaining . Marsh's mother, Mrs. E. A. West of Beaver Dam, Wis. Dr. and Mrs. Bdward M. Holmes, | §r., of Fairfax, Va. are receiving con- gratulations on the birth of a son, born in Norfolk Thursday, December 17. Dr. Holmes, who is director of health for Fairfax County, yesterday joined Mrs. Holmes, who has spent several months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Daily Walsh. Mrs. Milton D. Roberts gave a wed- | ding reception Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock-at her home in West Falls Church in honor of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Parker, whose wedding took place at Christ Church, Episcopal, Sunday at 12:30 o'clock. The guests present were Mrs. George B. Parker, mother of the bridegroom; Mr. John, Parker, Mr. Claude Cosley of Roanoke, Va., uncle of the bride; Miss Helen King, Miss Ella Mae Millon, Miss Louise Long, Miss Helen Caldwell, Miss Margaret Ankers, Mr. Louis Coyman, Mr. John Parker, Miss Virginia Roberts and Miss Mary Elizabeth Roberts. Miss Hazel Kirk and Miss Willie Kirk were hostesses at cards, followed by s late supper, Wednesday evening, in their home in Herndon, Va., when their guests’ were Miss Emilie Robb, Mrs. Horace Turner, Miss Margaret Robey, Miss Mary McCarty, Miss Mary Hurst, Mrs. Harold F. Weiler, Mrs. Russell Gillette, Mrs. William S. Blanchard, jr.; Miss Alice Bready, Miss Jean Bready, Mrs. Calvin Kid- well, Mrs. Allen H. Kirk and Mrs. John McDaniel. Mr, and Mrs. H. H. 8wallow and their son, Wallace Swallow, of Sher- bert, Canada, and Mr. Oscar Bowen of Waterville, Quebec, and Mrs. How- ard Whitcomb of Hatley, Canada, are guests of Mrs. Ozish B. Livingston, en route to California where they ! Eubanks Rucker in Vienna. Miss Katharine Ann Rucker, who is a student at the State Teachers’ College in Fredericksburg, arrived on Friday to spend the holidays in Vienna with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eu- banks Rucker, on Windover Heights. Dr. Jessie Scott and granddaugh- ter Jessie, Mrs. Stephen Conrad Stuntz, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hunter and daughters, Miss Elizabeth Hun- ter and Miss Mary Craig Hunter, Mrs. | Joseph Berry and granddaughter and Miss Jo-Ann Berry, all of Vienna, were guests on Saturday of Mrs. Herbert Haar at the Lord Fairfax Country Club. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley W. Louk of Vienna have issued invitations for s reception Christmas eve in celebra- tion of their 25th wedding anniver- sary. —_— Miss Mabel Hiatt Leaves for Arkansas Miss Mabel B. Hiatt, accompanied by her nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. John Calvert of Newark, N. J., left today by motor for Dirks, Ark., to spend Christmas., They were ac- companied by Mrs. Warren K. Dow, who has been visiting Mrs. William M. Geddes for 10 days. Miss Hiatt, with Mr. and Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Dow, will return to Washington early in January. Mrs. Dow, who for some years was resident secretary of the Congres- sional Club, spent the Summer at her home at Chilmark, Mass., and recently came to Washington for s visit, Miss Speir Hostess For Miss Grosvenor Miss Margaret Speir entertained at luncheon at the Shoreham today for Miss Gloris Grosvenor, debutante of the season. The other guests included Miss Jean. Grimes, Miss Betty Galt, Miss Elea- nor Sherbourne, Miss Prances Hum- phrey, Miss Marion Edwards, Miss Bette Hartz, Miss Jean Macklin, Miss l‘t::.hefinl Priant and Mrs, Neitah Biltmore Hotel. | Kizer and Mrs. R. S. Farrall, Wash- | ington. | Griffith-Redmiles Wedding Announced Announcement is made of the mar- riage of Mrs. Mabel L. Redmiles of College Park, Md., to Mr. Joseph A. Griffith of Takoma Park, Md., Satur- day, December 13, at 8 o'clock, at the parsonage of the Woodside Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ralph Smith, | pastor, officiating. The couple was attended by Mrs. Griffith’s daughter, Miss Norma Red- miles, and Mr. Griffith’s daughter, Miss Mary Louise Grifith. Mrs. Griffith, who has been living in College Park for 14 years, is with the General Account- ing Office, while Mr. Griffith, who lived in Takoma Parfk, Md., for 18 years, is assistant cashier of the city post office in Washington. He is past master of the Silver Spring, Md., Masonic Lodge and worthy patron of the Silver Spring Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. They are making their home at Hunter and Rhode Island avenues, College Park, Md. Mr. Griffith’s daughter, Miss Doro- thy Griffith, was married last Satur- day afternoon to Mr. George Livings at a large church wedding. NEWSPAPER OBSERVES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY By the Associated Press, HAMILTON, Ohio, December 19, The Hamilton Journal-News cele- brated its 50th birthday anniversary today with a special 128-page anni- versary edition, as Homer Gard, its publisher, was honored for service to his community. Gard, who has been editor and owner for 43 years, is one of the few living charter members of the Asso- ciated Press. By colncidence his name appeared in the first issue of the paper & half century ago. Watch Shipments Large. Bwitzerland shipped more than 30,000,000 worth of wal to countries in 1936, : Mr. and Mrs. John Edmund Cam- mack were hosts at dinner at the Shoreham last evening, having as their guests Mr. and Mrs. John A.| Reman, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berg- man, Mr. and Mrs. Osgood Roberts, Mr. John Saul and Mr. Maurice May. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Pallister of De- troit. Mich., are spending some time in Washington and are stopping at the Fairfax. Mrs. Dana Monroe entertained at a supper party at the Pall Mall room last night in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wingate Lucas, who have just re-| turned from an extended wedding trip to Mexico City. They have taken up their residence in Washington for the Winter. Miss Lucile Hessick is expected to arrive today to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hessick, sr. Miss Hessick is a senior at Duke University. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Randall of Philadelphia are guests of Mrs. W. L. Pitcher at 1661 Crescent place. Mrs. Randall, known professionally as Marie Zara, will give a musical pro- gram at the meeting tonight of the Italy America Society at the May- flower. A group of Italian songs will be given by Mme. Zara, who will wear a colorful Italian costume. Miss FElizabeth Westmoreland, also of Phil- adelphia, will accompany her. Glenn Carow, local pianist, will also appear on the program tonight. Mrs. Alfred H. White of Ann Arbor, Mich., is spending a brief time at the Mr, and Mrs. Charles David Hayes are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, Charles David, jr, Monday st Columbis Hospital. | play Santa Claus to a group of or- phans this evening at 8 o'clock at the league's town house, 1414 Sixteenth street. There will be a program of vocal and instrumental selections, specialty dances, and a Christmas tree loaded with presents, fruit and nuts for-all. Lou Lanlotz’s Dancing School will furnish the dancing acts; the Walter T. Holt School of Music will furnish the instrumental selec- tions, and Bessie Maxwell Sheldon’s entertainers will furnish the choruses | and vocal solos. The program will be followed by & dance for the adults. Mrs. Becker Hostess At Tea Yesterday Mrs. George F. Becker entertained at tea yesterday afternoon at her home in Georgetown in honor of Miss Anna Maud Hallam, well-known lec- turer on philosophy, who has taken an apartment at the Mayflower for the Winter, Assisting at the tea table were Mrs. Albert Baggs, M. Thomas Armat, Mrs. John C. Fremont, Mrs. Robert Cummin, Mme. de Mauduit, Mrs. Charles Hussey, Mrs. Arthur MacArthur, Mrs. Lindsay Russell, Miss Josephine Page, Mrs. William Wheat- ley, Mrs. Thomas Keene and Mrs. Joseph 8. Cecil. Miss McKenna Debut. Mr. and Mrs. Royal T. McKenna will give a tea this afternoon when they will present their daughter, Miss Martha Hendricks McKenna. The Home of the Italian Dinner R e 75¢, $1 A number of dinner parties will| precede the dance, among them one given by Miss Audrey Campbell, niece of Mrs. Leiter. Arts Club to Honor Famous Indian Artist Chief Acee Blue Eagle, the foremost American Indian artist and a mem- ber of the Indian Hall of Fame, will be guest of honor at dinner this eve- ning at the Arts Club. Following the dinner Chief Blue Eagle will speak on “The Art of the American Indian in Painting, Music, Drama and Dance,” one of the series of lectures which he recently gave at Oxford University. An exhibit of his paint- ings is now on view at the club which will be formally opened by a tea to- morrow afternoon. Mrs. Samuel L. Kimberly and Mrs. L. M. Leisenring will be hostesses for the dinner this evening and Miss Eleanor Parke Cus- tis and Mrs. Frances Hungerford Coombs for the tea tomorrow. Parties Are Hard on Furniture experienced staff move your furniture from room to room, house to house or store im our padded vans overnight or longer. It's a great oon- venience for the busy . Very low eost. Phone Nat, 6900, 920-922 E Street N.W. MERCHANTS {Issue Invitations | Invitations have been received in Washington to a cocktail party which Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dowling, for- merly of this city, will give Saturday, | | December 26, from 4 to 7 o'clock at || their home in Ashburton, Baltimore. | Mr. and Mrs. Dowling have as their guests for the Chirstmas holidays Lhei latter'’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Shreve of Atlanta, Ga., also for- | merly of Washington, and have ar- ranged a number of parties in com- | pliment to them. They will give a | dinner Thursday and an informal tea | | Sunday. St gu s ey Miss Stubblefield Will Join Mother | Miss Parthenia Stubblefield '|UE join her mother, Mrs. Emily M. Stub- | blefleld, today from her studies at | the Sarah Lawrence College at Bronx- ville, N. Y, and will remain with | her through the Christmas holidays. STUDIO CONSOLE PIANOS:- These lovely creations jumped into * . public favor the day they ap- peared! Their tone is wonderfully rich ond responsive. 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