Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1937, Page 45

SOCIETY. G :m___—"_—'—’—_L_-—_—_——_——__—__———“_“M. Supper-Garden Party Given in Chevy Chase Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Davison Entertain Last Evening—Mr. and Mrs. Bell Among Other Hosts. supper and garden party last evening. The guests were MR. AND MRS. PHILIP N. DAVISON were hosts at a buffet Mr. and Mrs. Walter Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam J. Blackwood, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunnington, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Noyes and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ebner. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Bell were hosts at a dinner party, fol- Jowed by bridge Thursday evening, in compliment to Mrs. James Henry Webb of New Haven, Conn. The other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Brand. Adrian Brunett and Mr. Edward Mr. and Mrs. Bell left yesterday for Syracuse, N. Y., where they will be the guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Clark. They will attend the graduation of their grand- son, Frank Bell Clark, from Temple Hill Academy. He will enter Yale University in the Fall. Clark was formerly Miss Edith Bell of | Chevy Chase. | Col. and Mrs. Walter Clephane were hosts at an at home from 5 to 7 o'clock | on Friday afternoon in their residence | in honor of the law graduates of | George Washington University. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Bonnett en- | Sertained at a supper party Fridsy} evening on their boat, Arbee, for Mr. | and Mrs. Harry Baker, jr., and Mr. | and Mrs. Robert P. McKinley. Mr. Ralph J. Culver returned from | Zolgate University to spend the Sum- mer with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Whitney Culver. | Miss Doris E. Long has had as her ' guest for the past week her classmate, Miss Betty Lewis, of New York and Randolph-Macon College. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oechsle were hosts at a dinner party followed by bridge last evening. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hollman, Mr. and Mrs. Bamuel Sabin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Bryant, jr, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Frost. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De Veau re- furned Wednesday from a motor trip %o Portland, Me., where they spent sev- eral days. Miss Emma Berlet left ‘Wednesday for New York City after being the guest for several months of ther cousins, Mr. and Mrs. De Veau. Mrs. Holland Robb entertained at Juncheon and bridge Friday in her home. Mrs. Charles Imlay was hostess at funcheon and bridge Wednesday at the Congressional Country Club. Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Doyle re- turned Monday from White Sulphur Bprings, where they stopped at the Greenbriar and attended the bankers' convention. Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Burton left Yesterday by motor for Watervliet, N. Y., to be the guests of Mrs. Burton's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs, William H. Ackerman. They will attend the graduation of their niece, Miss Dorothy Ackerman from Russell Bage College of Troy, N. Y. Mrs. Anthony Byrne entertained at funcheon and bridge Wednesday in ber home. Mrs. Jane Wall and Mrs. G. Burns feft Thursday by motor for Lake Placid, N. Y., where they will spend the season in their Summer home. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harlacher and their daughter, Miss Betty Harlacher, and their son, Mr. Joseph Harlacher, are motoring to Seattle, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Batt were hosts to a company of 16 at a dinner and | bridge party Monday evening in their | Tesidence. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Van Vleck Will entertain this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock, in their home, in honor of the law graduates of the George Washington University. Mrs. Harry Baker, jr., entertained at funcheon &nd bridge Tuesday in honor of Mrs. J. McC. Tharin of Florida, who is the house guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Marc Phillips, and Mrs. R. McKinley of Champagne, Ill. The guests included Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, Mrs. Marc Phillips, Mrs. Andrew Gutches, Mrs. Robert P. McKinley, jr.; Mrs. E. A. Merritt and Mrs. Joseph E. Wells, jr. Dr. and Mrs. James H. Defandorf Were hosts at a supper party Monday wvening for Mrs. Ralf Reynean, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Burton and Mr. and Mrs. G. Kibby Munson. Mrs. Defandorf entertained at luncheon Thursday, in honor of Mrs. Clara Hoak ©of Harrisburg, who is the house guest | ©f her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. Paul Winings. The guests | included Mrs. Fred Franke, Mrs. Boyce Bolton, Mrs. George Sutton, Mrs. Fred B. MacFarline, Mrs. John Benton, Mrs. Btephen B. Fuller and Mrs. L. Paul ‘Winings. Mrs. Fred Linkins entertained at huncheon and bridge Friday in her Pesidence. Mrs. Frank R. Weisgerber of Grosse ®oint, Mich,, is the house guest for ® week of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burr N. Edwards. Miss Patricia Greever, who is a Student of St. Stephen’s College, Co- Mrs. | on West Kirke street. tumbia, Mo., has returned to spend the Summer with her parents, Rep- OUTFTTERS TO resentative and Mrs. Paul R. Greever, Miss Greever attended June week in Annapolis. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Leary, jr, and their niece, Miss Mary Sleman, and Miss Virginia Compton sailed last Saturday on the Rex for Nice, Milan, Venice, Florence and Rome, and then to Paris and London. They will re- turn the end of July. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gard of Vir- ginia street will sail June 17 for Eu- rope to attend the meeting of the League of the Red Cross Societies in Paris, June 28. They will spend some time in London, Geneva and Italy. Miss Alma Kitchell of New York City is the house guest of Mrs. J. Ed- ward Chapman, who has opened her | home in Chevy Chase for the Summer. Mrs. George Graham entertained at a lunch party Wednesday for Mrs. Elmer Pusey, Mrs. J. J. Underwood, Mrs. Albert Woodson, Mrs. Archer Haycock, Mrs. William Graham, Mrs. August Koehler, Mrs. Harold Dotterer, Mrs. Cole McCrery and Mrs. Willlam Henry. Mrs. Oliver M. Turner entertained at & dinner party, followed by bridge, Tuesday in her home. Mrs. Fred W. Franke entertained a company of 16 at luncheon and bridge Wednesday, in her residence. Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Morsell, who have been living in Florida for seve eral years, have returned to make their home in Chevy Chase. Mr. and Mrs. G. Kibby Munson were hosts at a supper and bridge party Tuesday evening in their resi- dence. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dotterer, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. James F. Defandorf, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Burton and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jorole- man. Mrs. Bessie Burch entertained at luncheon and bridge Tuesday at the Brook Tea House. The guests were Mrs. Eugene Hearst, Mrs. Louis Graeves, Mrs. Norman Sheppard, Mrs. Charles Lins, Mrs. Russell Young, Mrs. Jane Wall and Mrs. Ray Ma- comber. Mrs. Walter Gray of Greenville, Tenn., is the house guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murph. Mrs. Murph en- tertained at luncheon Wednesday at the Shoreham, in compliment of Miss Anna Brand of Washington State. Miss Virginia Dilger of New York City is the house guest of her brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Macklin. Mr. and Mrs. Warder Jenkins were hosts to a company of eight at din- ner and bridge last evening in their residence. Mrs. Nathan B. Williams left Tues- day for Great Neck, Long Island, where she will be the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Elgin Groseclose, for a week. SR e Class Entertained. Miss Marie Mount entertained the faculty and members of the graduat- ing class of the College of Home Eco- nomics of the University of Maryland THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHI NGTO! Miss Prentiss to Be Bride MISS HELEN LOUISE PRENTISS, Whose engagement to Mr. Paul J. Culhane has been announced by her mother, Mrs. Spencer B. Prentiss. graduate of George Washington University Law School and a Mr. Culhane is a patent attorney and member of the United States Supreme Court bar. riage will take place this Summer. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. member of the District bar. Miss Prentiss is a The mar= District League Day To Be Celebrated District League day, given by the Democratic League of the District of Columbia, Saturday at the Shoreham Hotel, will be celebrated this year by a new and civic feature. There will be presented to the most outstanding citizen of the District a “silver trophy” to be selected by a committee of citi- zens who will select the person con- tributing most to the growth and development of the District of Colum- bia. The occasion will be a banquet and dance in the main ball room of the Shoreham. Hugh V. Keiser is chairman of general arrangments, Arthur Clarendon Smith chairman of tickets and Miss Clara Wellham chairman of music. All civic or- ganizations in the city have been in- vited to participate in this civic affair. Bride-Elect Feted At Lunch Yesterday Miss Marie Irwin, daughter of Mrs. Daisy Irwin of Luray, Va, was the guest of honor at luncheon yesterday of Miss Mary Elizabeth Watkins, who entertained at the Columbia Country Club. Miss Irwin will go tomorrow to Columbus, Ohio, where her marriage to Mr. Willlam O'Neal Lanman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Lanman at a buffet supper on Wednesday at the Iron Gate Inn. i NG, 177 Connecticut Avenue of this city, will take place Wednes- “day. SPRING CLEARANCE SALE Of Children’s Dresses, Coats, Hats, Sweaters, etc. $3.00 and Up Materials at Cost Woolens, Silks, Cottons, etc. GENTLEWOMEN SINCE 1903 (P 1219 Connecticut Avenue S emi-Annual Sale further drastic reductions to far below cost prices DAY DRESSES FORMAL GOWNS MISSES’ FROCKS street and sports regularly 25.00 to 75.00 dinner and evening models regularly 50.00 to 85.00 15.00 25.00 39.50 25.00 39.50 10.00 models Catholic University Alumnae Plan Tea c Resident Leaves for The Sout Mrs. Schroeder of Gaithersburg Goes to South Carolina. AITHERSBURG, Md., June 5. G —Mrs. James A. Schroeder, two weeks in Abbeville, 8. C., and Atlanta, Ga., with Mr. and Mrs. James A. Schroeder, sr., and Miss Kathleen Schroeder. Mrs. J. Forrest Walker spent the week end in Annapolis and attended the water carnival and dance. Her cousin, Mr. James Carnes, son of Dr. and Mrs. Willlam Stuart Carnes of Canton, Ohio, is one of this year's graduates of the Military Academy. Mrs. Roy Talbot was hostess at a miscellaneous shower Thursday in honor of her sister, Mrs. Earl Bringle, of Washington, formerly Miss Edith Snouffer of Laytonsville. The guests included, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Bringle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prinkert of Washington, Mrs. Elizabeth, M. Cramer of Bethesda, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bringle of Frederick, Mrs. Walter Plummer, Miss Bessie Cashell, Mrs. Clarence Ayton, Miss Marietta Craw- ford, Miss Frances Crawford and Miss Elizabeth Plummer of Gaithersburg; Mrs. John H. Snouffer, Mrs. Julia Becraft, Mr. and Mrs. James Williams, Mr. and Mrs. George Snouffer, Mrs. Roger Bogley, Miss Ruth Bogley, Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Hawkins of Lay- tonsville. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Heil of Washington Grove were entertained at dinner Sunday by their daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Samperton, of Washington, in honor of their birthday anniver- saries, which occur within a few weeks of each other. Other guests were Mrs. Lenore Matheny of Richmond, Va, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Mc~ Dermott of Washington. The Heils have had as their house guest this week Mrs. Mattie Wright of Baltimore, Capt. Charles M. Meyer, with their son and daughter, Frank and Mil- dred, left Tuesday for Fort Worden, Wash., where Capt. Meyer will be sta- tioned. They will travel via the Yel- lowstone National Park. Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Lynch. left Washington Grove Tuesday to take The Catholic University Alumnae | = Association will give a tea at the Mullen Memorial Library on the cam- pus of the university Sunday after- noon, June 13, from 4 to 6 o'clock in compliment to the woman gradu- ates, both lay and religious, of the class of 1937. Mrs. Richard Purcell, chairman of the tea, will be assisted by the pres- | ident, Mrs. Mildred Crooke Bennert; the vice president, Miss Vivian Barr; the secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Paul J. Fitzpatrick, and by the following mem- bers of the association, Mrs. Lucy Be- rarducci, Miss Marcella Maloy, Miss Bernice Wall, Miss Regis Boyle, Miss Catherine Kaufman, Miss Winifred MacNeil, Miss Ramona Newman, Miss Mary Columbus, Miss Lillian Gardiner and Mrs. Frederick V. Murphy. ‘The list of guests includes Arch- bishop Michael J. Curley, Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph Corrigan, Right Rev. Msgr. Patrick McCormick, Right Rev. Msgr. David T. O'Dwyer, Right Rev. | Peter Guilday, Right Rev. Edward B. Jordan, the deans and the faculty of | several departments of the graduate and undergraduate schools. Representative Caroline O'Day, Mrs. Goetz Briefs and Mrs. Paul Glers will pour tea. ! DOESKIN GLOVES — She'd gladly give this gift a hand. Smart 4-button Slip-ons in washable Eng- lish Doeskin. White or chamois. 1.95 MEN’S SPORT B E L T S—Hickok corded or leather belts . . . all white « .. brown and white ... black and white. A sure hit with the graduate. : Ladies’ PBNAMAS and Leghorns, Straws, Felts and Hats Of Every Description CLEANED - REBLOCKED in the original style . . . or REMODELED into any style desired— Flowers, Feathers, Hat Frames NEW HATS MADE TO ORDER HAT $H 508 11th N.W. National 8322 HANDBAGS—Fea- tured in a host of strik- ing new styles for sum- mer. . . grained leath- ers, wood-beads and fabrics. MEN’S BILL- FOLDS — Genuine mseal, ostrich or pigskin . . . some with zippers. Ini- led without charge. 3.00 JUNE 6, 1937— T THREE. up their residence in Bewickly, Pa., where Mr. Lynch now is employed. Miss Mabel Becraft entertained Miss Eleanor Smith, Miss Kristine Neilson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becraft, Miss Helen Isabe] Becraft at dinner Tues- day evening. Mr. John Lacey and Miss Mary Lacey motored to Columbus, Ohio, anc' spent the holiday with their mother, ‘Mrs. John Lacey, sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Markland of ‘Washington have taken the Gude cot- tage in Washington Grove for the Summer, SOCIETY. Miss Mary Hellmuth Is Guest at Shower Miss Mary Pauline Hellmuth, whose marriage to Mr. James F. Dalton will take place June 19, was entertained at & luncheon snd shower at the Shoreham Hotel yesterday. Among those present were Misses Bernerdina Alfert, Catherine Hell- muth, Catherine Jones, Helen Quigg, Margaret Wells, Elizabeth Windham Defense Firms Nationalized. All large private enterprises in Italy considered vital to national defenre are being taken over by the govern- BEAUTIFUL WOMEN M, USE ENSEMBLE ' ALl PUR CREAM ©$.50, $1.00, $3.00 All Drug and Dept. St-res and Mrs. Dorothy Shell. jr., left yesterday to spend|: ’ Original models from America's foremost de- signers ... such fun to buy three or four Erlebacher hats fox the deserving price of one—Originally $5.00 to $18.75, now $2.50 to $9.38. {Millinery . .. Ist floor). 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