Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1937, Page 23

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1837. SOCIETY. * B3 Many Receptions and Teas Planned This Week for Out-of-Town Visitors < Mrs. Homer S. Cummings Will Leave Washington| Tomorrow for New York Secretary of Agriculture Returns to Home. Other Official News in the Capital This Week. RS. HOMER S. CUMMINGS, wife of the Attorney General, will leave for New York tomorrow and will sail from there Wednesday for England, where she will attend the corona- tion ceremonies. Mrs. Cummings will be the guest of honor at 2 dinner party tomorrow evening in the Sert room of the Waldorf- Astoria. Tue Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Henry A. Wallace, was in New York yesterday to address the Society of Ethical Culture, and returned this morning. ‘The Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Daniel C. Roper, is spending a few days in New York, where he is stopping at the Waldorf- Astoria. The Secretary left the Capital yesterday. The United States Ambassador to Argentina, and Mrs. Alex- ander W. Weddell, motored to Washington this morning for a night's stay from their home in Richmond, Va. They are stopping at the Carlton. Mrs. Overton, wife of Senator John H. Overton, will entertain the Louisiana delegation to the Continental Congress of the N. S. D. A. R, tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 o’clock in her apart- ment in Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs. Albert E. Carter, wife of Representative Carter of Oakland, Calif., will be at home tomorrow afternoon at her apartment at 2101 Connecticut avenue from 4 until 6:30 o’clock. Mrs. Joseph‘ Taylor Young, State regent for California, will receive with Mrs. Carter, and the wives of the California Representatives will assist her. Mrs. G. Heyward Mahon, jr., wife of Representative Mahon of South Carolina, will entertain at tea tomorrow from 4:30 until 6 o’clock in her apartment at the Broadmoor for the South Carolina delegates to the D. A. R. Congress now in session. Mrs. Logan Marshall will receive with Mrs. Mahon. Mrs. Ralph Gossett of Greenville, S. C., is the house guest of Mrs. Mahon at the present time. Mrs. Thurston, wife of Representative Lloyd Thurston of Iowa, will entertain the Iowa delegation of the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution at a tea today from 3 to 5 o’clock in the Congres- sional Club, 2001 New Hampshire aveune. Receiving with Mrs. Thurston will be Jowa’s vice president gen- eral of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. C. B. Hig- gins of Spencer, the Iowa State regent; Mrs. Imogene Emery, of Cedar Rapids, and the State officers. Mrs. Harry E. Narey of Spirit Lake, Mrs. Edwin P. Chase, Atlantic; Mrs. O. S. Von Krog of Eldora, Mrs. H. A. White of Clinton, Mrs. M. M. Burns of Sanborn, and Mrs. Clair H. Parker of Waterloo. Presiding at the tea table will be Mrs. J. R. Bonnett and Mrs. Elizabeth Clark of Chariton, Iowa; Mrs. John Gwyne, Mrs. F. Dickinson Letts, Mrs. J. L. Dickinson, Mrs. William Ramseyer and Mrs. Edwin G. Bowman. Others assisting are Mrs. Frank Mahin, Mrs. William Theophilus and Miss Louisa Wilson. Miss Martha Bonnett, from Chariton, a page for the D. A. R. Congress, will be among the guests. Col. and Mrs. S. Gordon Green, with their young son, Billy | Green, have gone to Winder, Ga., for a week’s visit with Mrs. Green’s parents, Chief Justice and Mrs. Richard B. Russell. Mrs. William F. Tompkins has come from her home in Louisi- ana and is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton, Stone Ridge, Bethesda, Md. Mrs. Tompkins and her’ husband, Lieut. Col. Tompkins, were residents of Friendship Heights, Md., for several years. They left about a year ago for New Orleans, where they now reside. Mrs. Moses, wife of Maj. R. G. Moses, who also lived in Washington at one time and is now in Vicksburg, Miss., made the trip North with Mrs. Tompkins. Bride-Elects Feted At Many Parties Saturday evening her aunt, Mrs. W. 8. Johnson, entertained for her at a surprise miscellaneous shower in her home, near Groveton, Va. State Regent | ‘| Residential Social News Mrs. George Sloane and Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert rest- ing between classes at the gymkhana given Saturday at Warren= ton for the T. B. Association of Fauquier County. 7 Mrs. Knight Returns RS. EDWARD EVERETT GANN, sister of the late former Vice President Charles Curtis, has had as her guest | | in her Cleveland Park home her niece, | | Mrs. Webster Knight, 2d, who re- | turned yesterday to her home in | Providence, R. I. Mrs. Knight, daugh- ter of the late former Vice President, | lived in Washington for many years | and made her debut here while her | father was a member of the Senate. | | i, | Mr. and Mrs. Richard Porter David- | | son entertained at dinner Saturday | evening at their place at Southern Pines, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Vickrey were hosts at luncheon yesterday at the | Little Tea House, entertaining for Mr. and Mrs. John Shanley of San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Tully Nettleton of Arlington | Ridge was hostess at luncheon yester- | | day at the Little Tea House, her guests | being Mrs. J. R. Drummond of Weston, Mass.; Mrs. V. W. Canham and Mrs. E. D. Canham of Washington. | | Mrs. Joseph S. Calfee, national| president, Daughters of the Daughter | of the American Colonists, has arrived {in Washington and will be at the| | Carlton Hotel for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Henry Clay Childs of Lexing- ton, Mo, regent of the D. A. R. delega- has arrived in Visit With Mrs. Gann. to Providence After terleigh, have gone where they will Broadview drive. her her to Cincinnati, | take & house on | Mrs. Kilcrease and | small daughter, Janet, will visit | uncle, Col. Charles Mercer Snell- | ing, retired chancellor of the Univer- | sity of Georgia, before they join Mr. Kilcrease in Cincinnati. Spectators and Workers at Gymkhana Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan having a “snack” while watching one of the events. —Harris-Ewing Photos. Boyhood Home Of Robert E. Lee Will Be Opened THE boyhood home of Robert E. Lee, located at 207 Orinoco street, in Alexandria, will be open to the public during the annual garden pil- grimage sponsored by the Virginia Garden Club during the week from April 26 to May 1. Mrs. Gardner Boothe is-first vice president of the organization. Now the residence of Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Sayers, the historic dwelling has been authentically restored and fur- nished with many fine antique pieces. The kitchen, with its quaint old oven and fireplace, is of unusual interest. The Lee house is one of the spots on the list of more than 100 through- out the State, where both the interior of the house as well as the garden are open for inspection. Mrs. Thomas Cochran of Alexandria and Mrs. F. D. Richardson and Mrs. W. 8. Elgin of Fairfax will be hostesses in the historic house and grounds April 26 followed by Mrs. F. E. Carter and Mrs. Charles Henry Smith on April 27, Miss M. Hall, Miss T. Fun- denburg and Miss C. Johnston on April 28, Mrs. Richard Williams of Alex- andria and Miss Adelaide Lewis and | Mrs. R. W. Stump of Fairfax on April Mr. and Mrs. Earnest E. Danly will | return 1o their home in Wesley Heights this week. after an extended trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Danly | and their two children, Donald and | Dorothy, sailed from Baltimore for | Jacksonville, from where they went | south by automobile. After & brief | stay in the southern part of the | State they will motor home. Mr. and Mrs. William Fay Boedrick have returned to their home in Wesley | Heights, after a month’s vacation in | Florida. Miss Doris Preston To Wed Mr. Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reynolds Pres- ton of 708 North Jackson street, Ar- lington, Va. announce the engage-| ment of their daughter Doris Ethelyn | to Mr. Earl James Purcell of Bast| Grand Forks, Minn., and ‘Washington. The wedding will take place the latter part of May in St. Charles’ Catholic Church in Clarendon. 29, Mrs. William Boothe of Alexandria and Mrs. Earle and Mrs. T. R. Taylor of Fairfax on April 30 and Miss Mary Lindsay on May 1. Among other gardens nearby to be shown are those of Woodlawn, Wel- lington, Rippon Lodge, Gunston Hall, Pohick Church and the beautiful, modern gardens of Ordleigh and Hollin Hall. Miss Eva Kitchell Engaged to Marry Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kitchell an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Eva May to Mr. Ford A. Quitslund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johan Quitslund of Port Madison, Wash. Mr. Quitslund is a graduate of ‘Washington State College and of Cor- nell University. The wedding will take place in the early Fall. The Place for Beds—Good Springs Preceding Weddings 1SS ANNE AMELIA CROSON, given a lingerie shower by Mrs. Joseph | who will be married this week 0 | Arlington. Decorations were all white Mr. Joseph Samuel Bell, was the guest vas y several of the young in whose honor Mrs. C. T. Croson and | Was joined by severa; 3 Mrs. Elbert Moran entertained jointly | men of the neighborhood, and many at a miscellaneous shower Friday eve- ning, the party taking place at the | home of Mrs. Moran. 4 The marriage of Miss Croson and | Mr. Bell will take place Saturday | evening, April 24, at 8 o'clock, in the Ballston Presbyterian Church, Rev. Linneus Strock officiating. Miss Croson will have as her matron of honor her sister, Mrs. John McKin- ster Roe of Okeechobee, Fla., and the maid of honor will be Miss Helen Bell, sister of the prospective bridegroom; Mrs. Paul E. Roberson and Mrs. Carroll T. Crosson will be the bride's other at- tendants. Mr. Clayton Long will be best man for Mr. Bell, and the ushers selected are Mr. Walter Edward Croson, Mr. Carroll T. Croson, Mr. Lawrence Ball, Mr. Ishmael Goings and Mr. Robert Kearney. The bride’s young nephew, John McKinster, Roe, jr, will be the ring bearer. Priday evening following the re- hearsal at the church the bride’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edward Croson, sr., will entertain the bridal party at a buffet supper in their home, at 1601 North Randolph street, Ar- lington, Va. Miss Ruth Yates of Barcroft, Va., who will be married the first of next month, is being feted extensively. Sev- eral showers were given for her in March and the first of April, and 6 Reasons Our Rug Cleaning Is Superior Repairs done by expert Ar- + menians. An insurance certificate is issued to every customer for the full value of the russ ‘while in our eare. All rugs are stored in eur fireproof and moth-proot vaults. All work is done in eur own - plant. 6 All Rugs Are Demothed, Steri- lized and Mothproofed Our charges any ordinary workmanship MARK KESHISHIAN 1214 Conn. Ave. Coll Na. 5346 For Estimate cl is supel tion from Missouri, ‘Washington for the convention open- ing today and is staying at the Carlton | Hotel, headquarters for the delegation. | Mrs. Childs will be hostess at a breakfast for the delegation tomorrow at 8 o'clock in El Patio at the Carlton, | at which many prominent D. A. R.| delegations will be present. | Friday evening the bride-elect was | Clark of 4617 Eighth street south, | and later in the evening the group games were played. Miss TimBerlake To Wed Mr. Barclay | A wedding of interest will take place | | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Kilcrease, who have leased their home in Wes- | in Washington this afternoon when Furniture Miss Bobbey FElizabeth Timberlake, S = Lamps and Clocks daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David W. CATLIN’S, Inc. Timberlake of Westfleld, N. J., will | become the bride of Mr. Robert Ham- ilton Barclay, regional director of #1324 N. Y. Ave. N.W. Nat. 0992 the Federal Power Commission in ighti i charge of the New York office, and Lighting Fixtar brother of the well-known illustrator, McClelland Barclay, and the bridge expert and writer, Shepherd Barclay. The wedding will take place in the New York Presbyterian Church at 4:30 o'clock, with the rector, Dr. Albert Evans, officiating. A reception will follow at the Carlton Hotel. Mr. McClelland Barclay will act as his brother’s best man and Mr. Shep- herd Barclay will be present. Mr. and Mrs. Barclay will make their home in New York City. TRY ME RIDING SCHOOL. $1.00 per hour during week. Sundays and Eoiidays Moonlight rides_every night, three-hour ride §; Special rates for Cluds and Scho for instructing beinners. schooled. Adjoining Roek Creek Park, no street crossings. Reasonable box stalls for bourders with pasturage. Western Avenue N Chevy Chase, D. 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Second Floor Ask about our “PURCHASE CERTIFI- CATE.” Ifs a mew Credit Plan with 3 Months to 1 Yeor 5o Pay. Phone NA. 1133 For Sofe FUR STORAGE D. A. R. Activities Of Note Today And Tomorrow MRE WILLIAM THEOPHILUS is chairman for arrangements for | the luncheon, to be held tomorrow at 2400 Sixteenth street, for members of Towa State Chapters of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. All members of such chapters, even though living in Washington at this time, or anywhere other than Iowa, are invited to attend this affair. The luncheon will be held in the palm room of 2400 Sixteenth street. Preceding the luncheon a brief re- ception will be held in the red room, when heads of the Iowa chapters who are in town attending the annual Congress of the D. A. R. will be in the receiving line. All who are interested are asked to get in touch immediately with Mrs. | Theophilus. The Mississippi delegation to the | D. A. R. Congress, which opens in | Washington today, will get together J By the Way— Beth Blaine ———————— THE old saying, “If Winter comes can Spring be far behind,” does not hold true in Washington, for here with the immediate departure of Winter we are in the midst of Summer heat! That goes for yesterday! At the luncheon hour Mr. and Mrs. Lammot Belin had a most delightful gathering to partake of a delectable repast on the terrace of Evermay, one of the most beautiful estates in Georgetown. Sitting in the sun on the terrace surrounded by magnificent box bushes and flowers, one felt a hundred miles from the city. Mrs. Belin greeted her guests wearing a white crepe Summer dress with a figured crepe jacket and though she had told her guests to come in tennis clothes—but smart figured crepes of the more for- mal variety were the order of the day—Mrs. Matthews Dick chose a white and black short-sleeved crepe and a “trick” little white hat with a black veil, and what with Countess Roberti’s smart dark blue and white dotted ensemble with a rough cocoa-colored straw hat; Mrs. David Key in the same color scheme, and Mrs. Jasper Du Bose wearing a black figured print dress, the whole gathering resembled a fashion show. Mr. and Mrs. Belin are most genial hosts and this was one cf the nicest luncheons we have had the pleasure of at- tending this year. Mr. Belin sails for Europe about the twentieth of the month and Mrs. Belin will join him around the middle of June, but we look forward to a few tennis gomes and pleasant teas in the garden of Evermay before their departure. Others present yesterday were French Minister-Counselor Jules Henry, Herr and Frau Scholz, M. and Mme. Charles Saint, the John L. Newbolds, Kent Legares, Albert Deweys. Mrs. Granger Blair, Anthony de Balasy, Pendelton Turner, Merritt Swift and Mr. Belin's brother; all of whom enjoyed the first Summer day of the, geast(fn, in spite of the complaints that they were “dying of the’ eat!” * ok ok ok wHIGHLIGHTS of the Perazic dance Saturday night: “Corderos” —or sheep—cooked in Argentine barbecue fashion actually tastes better than any roasted meat we have ever eaten; the deco- rations consisted of more and larger balloons than we have ever seen at any one time; the Mexican Ambassador and Senora de Castillo Najera among the crowds gathered around the barbecue in the garden, were fascinated by the “coderos” turning, turning on the spit; Russell and Helen Snodgrass were equally fascinated, and Russell was found cutting off great “hunks” of the meat and handing it around to his friends, holding forth all the while on the merits of blood sausage and hot dogs on a nearby grill; each new recruit lured to the fire protested that he had come only “to look” and then ended up by devouring three large helpings! Inside two orchestras played during the evening, one con- centrated on rhumbas and tangoes, while the other fur- nished the inevitable jazz. Every woman was presented with a lovely chiffon handkerchief, evry imaginable color was found in a box in the ladies’ dressing room, so it was im- possible not to find one to match each dress; the party was not called to a halt until Sunday morning, around 6:30 to be accurate! Music, champagne and those tremendous rust-colored velvet- covered divans stick in our minds not to mention the magnificent Chinese screens which the owner of the house, Alexander Kirk, | purchased when he lived in the East and, last but not least, we were interested by the tour of inspection of the house which led this afternoon in El Patio at the Carlton Hotel for a tea, from 4 to 6 | o'clock. The hostess will be Mrs. Wil- liam Kennedy Herrin, jr., of Clarks- | dale, Miss., regent of the Mississippi | delegation, who is staying at the Carl- | ton, which is headquarters for the | ! delegation. Mrs. Herrin will entertain at lunch- eon for the delegation tomorrow at 1 o'clock, at the Carlton. Mrs. Roosevelt Back Mre. Roosevelt has returned from a week's motor trip through the South, when she was accompanied by Miss Lorena Hickok. Tomorrow after- noon Mrs. Roosevelt will be the guest of honor at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Young Women's Christian Home at 235 Second street northeast. The celebration will be to a bed room in which there is an old Chinese altar converted into a bed! The Kirk house is definitely intriguing and every guest was given adequate opportunity to see the sights. * X x = THE “good neighbor policy” was the predominating factor at the friendly perfectly grand gymkhana given on Saturday afternoon at Warrenton on the grounds of the Stuyvesant School. The receipts went to the T. B. Association of Fauquier County, and young and old turned out to do their part. All the booths were built free of cnarge, the food donated, the ponies and horses donated by the neighbors and how they worked! Kay Sloane, in good-looking riding clothes, was everywhere. Jack Hinckley was almost purpie in the face from shouting through the megaphone to get the crowds moving from one event to another. Evie Robert, on her favorite horse, “John the Baptist,” entered every event. Mrs. (Continued on Page B-4.) EXQUISITE HAND WORK ON TABLE LINENS Since 1912 New York Society Plans Last Dance! 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