Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1937, Page 47

SOCIETY Bethesda Neighborhood Residents Plan Trips Mr. and Mrs. Childs in Sweden—Miss Make Visit Abroad. NUMBER of interesting trips have been planned by residents of the Bethesda neighborhood for the Summer holiday period. Mr. and Mrs. Marquis W. Childs of Somerset will leave early in June for a Summer in Sweden. Mr. Childs’ mother, Mrs. Lillian Childs, will accompany them on dren, Prentice Childs and Melissa Childs. Mr. Childs’ trip is primarily research work on economic conditions in the Scandinavian coun- tries, but he and Mrs. Childs have planned a trip to Northern Norway and the North Cape country before their return to Wash- ington. This is the second trip that Two years ago he spent a Summer there and on his return wrote the book “Sweden—the Middle Way” an analysis of the co-operative movement in the Scandinavian countries. Mr. Childs is a well-known political writer, and an author who has gained a Nation-wide reputation for his magazine articles on political subjects. His newest book, a novel of Washington life, will come Off the press next week. Another Bethesda resident who will spend the Summer abroad in Europe is Miss Patty Morris. daughter of Mr, and Mrs. E. B. Morris of Bethesda. Miss Morris is a senior at Swarthmore College, and her trip abroad will be made with a group of her classmates at collece. Judge and Mrs. William E. Lee of Edgemoor will be hosts at a buffet supper tonight in honor of Inter- state Commerce Commissioner and Mrs. Clyde B. Aitchison. The com- missioner and Mrs. Aitchison plan to legve soon for Oregon, where the commissioner will give the commence- ment, address at the University of Oregon, in Corvallis. Judge and Mrs. Lee have invited about 20 guests. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fifield of Edge- moor expect to leave May 20 for the West Coast. They will stop for a week in Minneapolis, Mrs. Fifield's former home, where Mr. Fifield will attend a convention of cereal chem- ists, and he and Mrs. Fifield will be the guests of Mrs. Fifield’s sister, Miss Margaret Rossiter, and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Rossiter. After a week's stay in Min- neapolis, they will continue their Journey to the Coast. Mr. Fifield will stop in Portland, and Mrs. Fifield will go North to visit her grand- mother, Mrs. Agnes Rossiter, in Ed- monston, Canada. They expect to be back in Edgemoor about July 10. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Hanson of Alta Vista will have eight guests at a house party over the next week end and will entertain them at a box party at the Preakness Saturday. Mrs. William E. Richardson, wife of the former Representative from Reading, Pa., will come to Edgemoor next week to be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. V. L. Ellicott. Wednesday Mrs. Ellicott and Mrs. Richardson will go to Baltimare to visit the fa- mous Baltimore fiower market, which is open in connection with the Mary- land garden tour. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Dulin, jr., of Friendship Heights have issued in- vitations for a buffet supper Sunday, May 16, in honor of their daughter, Miss Jean Dulin. Guests invited to the supper will be Miss Dulin's sorority sisters at the University of Maryland and their escorts, about 70 in all. Dulin is a junior at the University of Maryland and is president of the Maryland Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. - Mrs. Thomas D. Lewis of Edgemoor has returned from a trip to Asheville, N. C., where she attended the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Asheville public schools. Mrs. Lewis' father, Dr. P. P. Claxton, who was United States commissioner of edu- cation during the administration of Presidents Taft and Wilson, was the first superintendent of schools in Asheville and was one of the honor guests at the celebration. Dr. Clax- ton is now head of the normal school in Clarksville, Tenn., where President Wilson's father once taught. Before going to Asheville, Mrs. Lewis and Mrs, Curtis Walker of Chevy Chase, who made the trip with her, visited their sister, Mrs. Dale Mayo, in Knoxville, Tenn. = Mrs. George E. Farrell of Somerset left, yesterday by motor for a week's trip to New Haven, Conn., and other cities in the New England States. Mrs. Farrell is making the trip with her son, Mr. George R. Farrell and his classmate in George Washington University Medical School, Mr. Jack C. Horner, and his mother, Mrs, Frank T. Horner. Mrs. Helen Travis of Chevy Chase Gardens and her sister, Mrs. Douglas Seitinger, are in San Francisco for a Visit with their brother and sister-in- Very Much in Vogue . « 3 As pictured on page 29 in May Ist issue of “Vogue” and presented by the Erle-Maid Shop on the 3rd floor. charm radiates from this one-piece, beautifully fitted and flared dress of white or pastel linen. A row of bright tulips is appliqued across the front. A concealed Talon fastener accounts for a snug-hipline, and her brother | Miss | Will Spend Summer Patty Morris Will the trip and also their two chil- to give him an opportunity to do Mr. Childs has made to Sweden. Dr. Zeigler is a pathologist at the Vet~ erans’ Hospital in San Francisco. Mrs. Travis and her sister are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeigler, who have lived on Hunt avenue for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Dowd of Somerset have had Mr. Dowd'’s sis- ter, Miss Susan Dowd of Springfield, Mass,, with them for the past week. Mrs. R. E. Amiss of Bethesda has her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. Y. Mene- fee, from Norfolk, Va. with her for a visit of a week or 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Hackett Downes of Chevy Chase Gardens have with them jfor a week's visit, their daughter- | in-law, Mrs. Boyer Downes of New York City. Mrs. Edwin B, Morris, jr., of Bethes- da was hostess Tuesday at a bridge luncheon, having nearly 30 guests from Washington and Bethesda. Ta- bles were placed on the terrace in front of the house and those present were Mrs. Morris’ sister-in-law, Mrs. | Hardin S. Chandler, jr.; Mrs. C. C. | Fifield, Mrs. Alfred Goltze, Mrs. John Lakey, Mrs. William Mattingly, Mrs. | Charles Lanhardt, Mrs. H. K. Chap- man, Mrs. Edward Woolf, Mrs. N. P. Thompson, Mrs. Ralph Conover, | Mrs. L. L. Hunter, Mrs. John York, Mrs. L. McClure, Mrs. John Fletchall, | Mrs. John Hansbury, Mrs. Temple Dick, Mrs. L. K. Ashford, Mrs. Stan- | ley Roehr, Mrs. Donald Do Mrs. Earl Lund, Mrs. Louis Nickel, Mrs. | Percival Padgett, Mrs. Douglas Jones, Mrs. Robert Cochran, Mrs, J. Her- rin and Mrs. Morris' sister-in-law, |2 Lou Mills, and her mother-in law, Mrs. E. B. Morris. { | Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Mor- ris entertained 11 guests at dinner | in honor of Mrs. Chandler's bisthday | anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Morris, sr., were in Swarthmore, Pa. over the week end, where they attended the May day celebration at Svarth- more College, at which their daugh- | ter, Miss Patty Morris, was the May queen. | Women Democrats Announce Plans for Luncheon Saturday E'rHE Woman's National Democratic Club is celebrating the tenth an- | niversary of its occupancy of the club | house at 1526 New Hampshire avenue | northwest by giving a luncheon Satur- day at 12:30 o'clock at Woodlawn, the | | historic home of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry Woodring, near Mount | | Vernon, Va. This Colonial estate was | | built by George Washington for his | stepdaughter, Nellie Custis, and has | been beautifully preserved. Many of | | the luncheon guests plan to go later |in the afternoon to visit the historic old homes in Alexandria, which will be open all that day. | The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell | Hull, has announced that he will ac- | company Mrs. Hull to the luncheon | and already has bought his tickets, { which are on sale at the club house. he Speaker of the House and Mrs. | William B. Bankhead have purchased their tickets and declared their inten- tion to be present. Some of the other | men who will accompany their wives | to this party are Representative John Murdock of Arizona, the Assistant | Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. | Stephen Gibbons; Mr. William A. Ayres, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Dr. Edward B. Meigs, | former Gov. O. Max Gardner, Mr. | Wilbur W. Hubbard, Mr. James Craig | Peacock, Mr. Luke I. Wilson and Mr. Samuel Herrick, and a number of | others. Mr. Walter Macomber, who is resi- dent architect at Williamsburg, Va., will be present. | Simple MRS. ROBERT BULL, With her littie son, Robin Newell Bull. Mrs. Bull is the daughter of Mrs. Frederick H. Newell and the late Mr. Newell. Mrs. Nice Honor Guest —Bachrach Photo. NNAPOLIS, Md,, May 8—Mrs. Harry W. Nice, wife of Gov. Nice, has returned here from a visit to Richmond, Va. Mrs, Nice was the guest of honor Friday at the lunchecn given at the home of Mrs. F. Conrad Stoll, at Old Brice House, on the Baltimore Boulevard. The luncheon was given by the Wom- en’s Clubs of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Mrs. Edward S. Lockwood has had as her guest at her home here her sister-in-law, Miss Nettie Lockwood, and her niece. Mrs. Sayre Simpson, and the latter's two sons of Maple- wood, N. J.« Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd have had as their guest this week Mrs. Lloyd's nephew, Mr. Edward Mc- Tlvanie of New York. Sunday Commodore and Mrs. Lloyd gave a luncheon at their home, on King George street, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Strother of Ruxton, Md. Mrs. Morden Rigg of England left Monday for her home after spending several months here with her sister, Miss Margaret Walton, at her home, on Maryland avenue. Mrs. Rigg, for merly Miss Nancy Lane Walton, will spend the Summer in England. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Rigg was the guest of honor at a small tea given by Mrs. Mason Porter Cusachs on the lawn of her home, Ogle Hall. The guests included Miss Margaret Walton, Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Albert McCarthy, Capt. and Mrs. Charles W. Crosse, Mrs. Edgar L. Woods. Taylor of Charles County, Md. Those | asked to meet Mrs. Taylor were Mrs. Carryl H. Bryan, Mrs. Forde A. Todd, rs. John Bowers, Mrs. Joseph Brooke, Mrs. John Wadleigh and Mrs. Randel E. Dees. dent at Sweet Briar College, Va., and Miss Julia Ridgely, also of Sweet Gatch's grandmother, Mrs. Robert Gloucester street. and are spending some time at Car- vel Hall. Comdr. Gibbs is reporting for duty at the Naval Academy. Mme. Felippo Camperino of Milan, Italy, spent the first of this week as | the guest of the Misses Serpell at | their home in Norfolk, Va. Mme. | Camperino accompanied Mrs. Rich- | ard Baldwin to Virginia for a tour of the Virginia gardens. Mrs, Bald- win returned here Sunday. Mme. Camperino and her two daughters will spend the remainder of the Spring in Washington. Mrs. George Wilkinson of Norfolk, Va,, is the guest of her brother and Two-Piece LINEN in white or pastel 5.95 robe! ting and piping in Sizes 12 to 20. Erlebacher 1210 F STREET N.W. <2 COTTON COLONY— SECOND FLOOR. Women’s Clubs Entertain at Luncheon at Old Brice House. Mrs. Nathaniel James and Capt. and | Mrs. Middleton Semmes Guest gave | a luncheon Monday at her home, at | Wardour, in honor of Mrs. Frederick | Valiant, Mrs. Sterrett Gittings, Mrs. | Miss Nancy Gatch, who is & stu- | Briar, have been the guests of Miss | Dashiell, at her home on Duke of | Comdr. and Mrs. Tucker C. Gibbs | have arrived from San Diego, Calif., | Smartly styled, well tailored, cool, and easy to tub . .. a dress that will be a great boon to any summer ward- Fine quality linen in white or aqua . .. with dainty faggot- contrasting color. sister-in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Wal- ter D. Sharp, at their home on Porter road. Mr. and Mrs. Tilghman Sharp of Baltimore and their young son were | also guests over the week end of Mr, Sharp's brother and sister-in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Walter D. Sharp Comdr. and Mrs. Edward Hanson | will spend this month at Ogle Hall, | | the home of Mrs. Mason Porter | Cusachs. Miss Helen Furlong, daughter of Comdr. Francis Furlong, Marine ! | Corps, U. 8. N, retired, and Mrs. | | Furlong gave a garden party on | Tuesday afternoon at her home in | honor of Miss Cabell Ducey, daugh- ter of Capt. and Mrs. David F. Ducey | of the Navy Yard, Washington. | Capt. and Mrs. Amon Bronson | | have arrived from Rochester, N. Y., and while here will reside at the home of Mrs. George W. Simpson. Hunt From Planes. ATKINSON, Nebr. (#).—Shooting | coyotes from an airplane is a new | method A. A. Risser and Earl Coxbill have adopted to rid the James Beck ranch of these predatory animals. Oriental and Domestic RUGS CARPETS CLEANED WASHED REPAIRED STORED All by Hand 1508 Wis. Ave. WEst 2801 J. CASSABIAN PERMANENTS for CHILDREN Up to 14 Years $5.75 Complete MUSCLE-STRAPPING Face Rejuvenation Treatments $1.50 up ANTISEPTIC OIL SHAMPOO qond Finger Wave $2.00 Katharine Lee Ogilvie SCALP & Sllfi\FSPECIALlST 2601 Conn. Ave. Adams 1016 1325 Conn. Ave. North 1306 PERSONAL SUPERVISION a Herr Luther Bids Adieu This Week German Ambassador States Minister to Norway, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman. Amine Youssef Bey, who has been in Culifornia for several months, is en route to Washington. the trip by motor and over Sunday is “somewhere” in the Middle West. Bilmanis will be hosts at dinner Fri- day evening at the Legation. Boyd have fngagements owing to the death of Senora de la Guardia, wife of the sec- retary of the Legation. Mme. Hurban are in Pittsburgh over Sunday, having gone there for the presentation medal, the Order of the White Lion, to one of Pittsburgh's citizens. Embassy and Mrs. family will close their apartment at | weeks, and the subject of his talk the Shoreham the end of next week | this evening will be, “‘Culture Needs a and will go to Edgartown, Mass. Later New Deal.” PART THREE SOCYETY a/i[l/uuL 1219 Connecticut Avenue in the season they will go to Bar Harbor for the remainder of the Sum- mer, The retiring naval attache of the French Embassy and Mme. Sable will give up, their house in Georgetown the first of next week, and with their family will leave Washington Monday, May 17. They will sail from New York Thursday. May 20, for France. The counselor of the Swiss Legation and Mme. Feer, who have been abroad for a two months' vacation, are ex- pected to return to Washington the middle of June. The attache of the British Embassy and Mrs. Harold H. S8ims will close their apartment in Wardman Park Hotel the end of May and will go to Canada to visit the former's family before sailing for England. They will spend some time abroad and return in the Autumn for another visit in Canada and come to Washington early in October. Prepares to Leave for Home. (Continued From First Page.) 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