Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1937, Page 24

SOCIETY Suburban 3 Residents In the News Dance to Be Held Saturday in Fairfax. NVITATIONS have been issued to ] a dance to be given in Willard Hall, Fairfax, Va., Saturday eve- ning when Miss Randolph Rich- ardson, Miss Mary Blake of Fair and Miss Betty Marsh of Chevy Chase will be joint hoste Miss Othra Eaton of Ancon, C. Z., spent last week with Miss Ruth Melin- fiss Genevieve Melindy in Miss Eaton, who took her training Vashington, is con- nected with the Go hospital in Ancon, near Balboa. While here Miss Eaton was enter- tained at dinner at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Charles L former, teachers of hers in the Mount Vernon Academy, Mount Vernon, also by i Mrs. M. Olsen. Ellsworth Miss Eaton, who left Friday to visit | friends and relatives in Ohio, Indiana, Chicago and New York, will return to Washington before sailing to the Canal Zone. rtin of Battery Park, Md., entertained at luncaeon followed by a ge party Saturday. Her guests were Mrs. P. N. Davison, Mrs, William Blackwoo Pherson, M Lewis S. Basing s. R Miss Florence Killmon. Mrs. M. A, Hebb: Miss Jane Cox of Armapolis, Md., is spending the week with Miss Helen Amiss in Chevy Chase Gardens, Md. Miss Cox is the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Ormond Cox of Annapolis, for- merly residents of Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Robert Am of Bethesda, Md., is spending a fortn: with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Menefee, in Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Cassius M. Lawrence enter- tained at luncheon and bridge yester- | joyce Baker, are stopping at the ! day in her home, in Herndon, Va. Her ' wardman Park Hotel while in Wash- | guests were Mrs. William Wood Frye, Mrs. Arthur Hyde Buell, Mrs. George F. Buell, Mrs. Russell Allen Lynn Mrs. T. Edgar Au Mrs. William r, Mrs. Harvey Earlton Hanes. 5. Ralph O. Ennis, Mrs. Allen H Kirk, Mrs, William H. Dawson, Mrs. George Ramsey Bready, M Harold F. Weiler and Mrs. E. Barbour Hutchi- son. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert T. Woodson were hosts at supper Sunday evening in their Fairfax, Va., home. when theit guests were Commony th Attorney and Mrs. Paul E. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Chapman, jr., both of Fairfax. Mr. James Keith, who makes his home in Fairfax, Va Mrs. Thomas R. Ke! from Warrento! ) the week end with his mothe: John Keith. has returned assed Mrs. Mr. Robert McCandlish, jr., has re- turned to Fairfax, Va. from Han- cock, Md., where he spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. McCandlish H. F. Lundburg of Herndon, Va., have as their guests for several days Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Combs of Churchville, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cooper of Washing- ton, D. C. Mr. and ) Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Detwiler entertained at bridge, followed by a late supper, Saturday evening in their home, in Herndon, Va., in celebration of the birthday of Mrs. Detwiler’s moth Julian D. Thompson of F Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Ram- sey Bready, Mr. Silas F. Hutchison, Mr. and ) Granville ‘White and Mrs. Estelle Thompson of Herndon, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shep- pard of Baltimore, Md, and Miss Elizabeth Ellis of Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dawson Richardson were at home from 5 until 7 o'clock Sunday in Wt their Fairfax, Va. residence table, which was presided over alter- y by Henry W. Eglin, Mrs. Mrs. A. D. Lewis and Mrs. Richard- gon's sister, . Robert D. Graham, lece of Spring flowers ghted with vellow tapers. Miss Randolph Richardson and Miss Phyllis Richardson, daughters of the host and hostess, and Miss Betty Marsh of Chevy Chase assisted in serving. Residential (Continued From Third Page.) Yates Long entertained a party of 50 at a bridge-luncheon Saturday at the Army-Navy Country Club in honor of Mrs. Marie Beattie Merrill of Chi- | cago. Mrs. Merrill is spending the month of April in Washington. She is accompanied by her young nephew, Mi. Teddy Beattie. 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Special Government | o, and | Gantz, Mrs. Robert Freer, Mrs. Harry Biddle Turner, Mrs. Norman Leese, Mrs. Willlam Nishwitz, Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mrs, Hetty Adams, Mrs. Charles Jones, Miss Gretchen Hood, Mrs. Carroll McGuire, Mrs. Frederick Brandt, Mrs. Thomas Moore, Mrs. Nathan Healy, Mrs. J. Noble Hoover, Mrs. R. Kenneth Waters, Miss Estelle Zirkin, Miss Catharine Delaney, Miss Maxine Rists, Mrs, Robert Cox, Mrs. Nelson Strawbridge, Miss Winnie De Voe, Mrs. Smith-Harding, Mrs. Lloyd Wyble, Mrs. Arthur Adair, Mrs. w. J. McGee, Mrs. J. P. Donald, Miss Grace Smith, Mrs. Gerald Scully, Mrs. Frances Hilton, Mrs. Harry Sinclair, Mrs. John Klar, Mrs. Erling Saxhaug, Mrs. Richard Page, Miss Isabel McGee, | Miss Hermie Healy, Mrs. Harvie Bax- | ter, Miss Marguerite Atchison, Mrs. | John Dolan, Miss Mary Healy, Mrs. William Eichner and Miss Mary Fran- ces Dressing. | Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Fischer have returned to their home in New | York after visiting the former's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fischer, at | 1452 Clifton street northwest. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Millimann of Detroit, Mich., are at the Martinique for a brief stay. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Savage of Denver, +| Colo., who have been motoring through | the South, are in Washington for & few days and are stopping at the Hotel Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. John M. McFarland have returned to Washington from their home in Philadelphia and are | at the Shoreham for a brief stay. Mr. and Mrs. John Wolff have come to the Capital from Knoxville, Tenn., | to see the cherry blossoms, and are taying at ere. Mrs. John P. Sawyer of Conn., are stopping at the Mr. and Waterbury, Martinique. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Fisher of iNew York City are stopping at the ‘Wardman Park Hotel during their stay in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Murdoch of New York are with them. | Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Pleasants of | Raleigh, N. C,, are in Washington at the Hotel Raleigh for a brief stay. | line, Mass., with their daughter, Miss ington for several days. Party to Benefit | St. Agnes’ School | A card party for the benefit of St. Agnes' School will be given tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the Little Tea House, sponsored by the Parent- Teacher Association. will be served and table awarded. Mrs. Forrest Royal, wife of Lieut. Comdr. Royal of Arlington, is chair- man ments. Others on the committee in- clude Mrs. Frank Buttler, Mrs. Tay- lor Burke and Mrs. Maxwell M. Ham- prizes C. Zabriskie of Seminary Hill and Miss Gertrude Lynde Crocker. Miss Anne"M;fison To Wed Mr. Baylor Announcement has been made by Mrs. V. Keenan Wright of Charles Town, W. Va, of the engagement of ! her daughter, Miss Anne Madison, to Mr. Robert Garnet Baylor of Charles Town, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Baylor of Washington. No date has been set for the wed- ding. Miss Warren Honored Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Warren en- tertained at a dinner of 36 at the | Shoreham last evening in honor of Miss Ruth Warren, sister of Mr. War- ren, and Mr. Charles H. Jackson of San Antonio, Tex., whose marriage takes place tonight in All Souls’ Epis- copal Church. | 28 | o 547 | € 22 [ o N N ” Fd E: IN YOUR HOME THIS SPRING Formula for br your home is i a brilliant spa teed not to spo A e the Hotel Raleigh while | | Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Baker of Brook- | rT\'Irs. John Murdock To Entertain at Play Mrs. John R. Murdock, the wife of Representative Murdock of Arizona, will entertain the wives of 12 Repre- sentatives Saturday afternoon, April 17, at the Roosevelt School auditorium, where they will see the production of Maeterlinck’s “Bluebird” that is being given by 30 children of the Children’s Studio Drama, under the direction of Mrs. Rose Robison Cohen. The pro- ceeds from this play will be donated to the Weightman School for Crippled Children here in Washington. Mrs. Murdock has & committee of ladies which includes Mrs. Minnie Frost Rands and Mrs. Theodore Tiller. Mrs. Helen Sherry Rhoade, a woman lawyer of the District, and Mrs. Edna Gash, also are lending their aid. The following congressional women will be Mrs. Murdock’s guests at this play: Mrs. F. W. Towey of New Jersey, Mrs. Willlam Byrne of New York, Mrs. Jerry Voorhis of California, Mrs. Harold Mosier of Ohio, Mrs. Ed- win Chamtion of Illinois, Mrs. John Coffee of Washington, Mrs. Vincent Harrington of Iowa and Mrs. John Starkman of Alabama, Mrs. Clyde Smith of Maipe, Mrs. Albert Thomas of Texas and Mrs. R. T. Hill of Okla- homa. o Prominent Women Sponsors for League The Washington League of Women Shoppers, which was formed to im- prove working conditions in stores where women do their shopping and to acquaint the public with undesir- able conditions when they are found to exist, will hold & general meeung‘ Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock | in the headquarters of the American | Association of University Women. | | Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler Colman is | president of the league and will wel- l.M Refreshments | of the Committee on Arrange- | with his aunt, |ilton of Alexandria, Mrs. Alexander | A new Spring-into-Summer fashion...linen shoes now steal a march on the seasons and aj colors for Spring. Again 1. tunity to lead the parade fashion, to wear now...and and town sheers. | , Black or A DeLuxe model linen, | A DeLuse shoe Black or navy eyeletembroidered linen. come the sponsors, who include Repre- sentative Caroline O’'Day, Mrs. Dean Acheson, Miss Mary Anderson, Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Martha Brookings, Mrs. John Collier, Mrs. Edward P. Costigan, Miss Dorothy Detzer, Mrs. Mordecai Ezekiel, Mrs. Ernest Gruening, Dr. Marion Har- ron, Mrs. John Herrick, Mrs. Leon Henderson, Mrs. James M. Landis, Miss Sylvia Meyer, Mrs. Howell More- head, Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mrs. Don- ald Richberg, Miss Josephine Roche, Dr. Louise Stanley and Mrs. Hustorr Thompson. Mrs. Mordecal Ezekiel will present a report of the league's activities in the short time since the association was started. The Washington league is a branch of the national organiza- tion, of which Mrs. Evelyn Preston is president. Mrs. Pretz Plans At Home Monday Mrs. Richard H. Pretz will be host- ess at her home, Edgewood, in Forest Glen, Monday to the Washington alumnae of National Park Seminary. Mrs. James W. Ament, president of the school and executive secretary of the alumnae association, will be one of the honored guests. Dr. Alvin 8. Maddox, the new headmaster, and Mrs. Maddox will alsc be honored, as will be Miss Katherine Mumfort, the dean of the school. Mrs. Pretz will be assisted in serving tea by Mrs. Arthur C. Perry, Miss Marjorie Keating and Mrs. Wilson C. Thompson. Furniture and Dra- eries remodeled, up- olstered. repaired. STEIN BEDDING CO, ¥ W. ME. 94 1004 Eye St. N.W. woos LLER O T N T T U I S T o WU o P, N SO, S SO0 Miller gi ki iller gives you an oppor- with this advanced I:r::e on into Summer with prints eyelet Patent tnm. ... 137 Hosiery, keyed to I. Miller shoes 115 | We invite charge accounts 1222 @ @ @ GIVE your W. T e R FSt. N 4 home a new touch of attractive beauty—framed loveli- ness . . . the correct picture, mirror above the mantel, the “just-right” over the studio couch, in that bare space on the wall. Come along with smart Washington to Cohen'’s, browse through our new modern second floor gallery and see the most beau- tiful display of mirrors, frames and pictures in Washington at the lowest prices. ightening any room in his 24-inch EVALAST MIRROR rkling mirror, guaran- il or streak. In a wide variety of frames to suit your every decorative purpose —_-_— Always Lowest-in-the-City-Prices at S ) B e T BN A\ & / 1227 G STREET N.W. DISTRICT 3505 Democratic Club Plans Dinner Tonight Mrs. J. Borden Harriman will in- troduce the guest speaker, Mr. Ed- ward A. Filene of Boston, at the dinner at the Woman's National Democratic Club this evening. The dinner, at which Mr. Filene will discuss co-operatives, is the first of a series of discussions and studies of the consumer co-operative move- ment which the club, under the lead- ership of its new president, Mrs. Wil- bur W. Hubbard, has inaugurated in view of the rising cost of living. Mrs. opened. Our entertaining few frien request—call Columbia 7200. Ask about our “PURCHASE CERTIFICATE.” It's a New Cradit Plan with 3 Months to 1 Yeor to Pay. < for this reduced APRIL 6, 1937. Huston Thompson is in charge of the programs, three of which will be given at the morning meetings of the Edu- cation Committee. Among those who will give parties are Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, who will have as guests the civil service com- missioner, Mrs. Lucille Foster McMil- lan; the director of the mint, Mrs Nellie Tayloe Roes; Mr. and Mrs. Blair Banister, Mrs. Loren Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. George Maurice Morris, son- in-law and daughter of the hosts. Dr. and Mrs. Meigs, the latter whom Mrs. Hubbard succeeded as president of the club, are entertaining Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Whether You Live Here or Entertain Here ++ . the Management of 2400 is anxious to serve you as you like to be served. Our living accommo- dations please some of the most discriminating people in Wash- ington, a number of whom have lived here since the building was facili- ties are extensive and modern. Whether you wish to entertain a !l at dinner or bridge, or give a dance for several hundreds, we are prepared to meet your requirements. Full information on g 2400 SIXTEENTH SOCI1ETY. Carroll Miller and Mr. George W. Pi i MXB igman Four retired employes of the Erie rs. Hubbard, Mrs. Meigs, MTrs. | Railroad served a total of 219 years with Thompson and Mrs. Stephen Bonsal | the railroad—an average of 54% are hostesses for the evening. years. and Mrs. Served 219 Years. 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