Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1937, Page 23

SOCIETY. " Record of Social Events Em Mrs. Garner Is Planning New Mexico Trip With Her Gra nddaughter Vice President’s Wife Law in Amarillo, Tex. to Visit Daughter-in- Other News of Officials and Diplomats. the first time in more than 25 years, with the exception MRS. JOHN NANCE GARNER, wife of the Vice President, for of a trip to the Orient two years ago, is going on a lengthy vacation. Instead of going to her home in Uvalde, Tex., Mrs. Garner is motoring to Amarillo, Tex., with her granddaughter, Genevieve, where she will join her daughter-n-law, Mrs. Tully Garner, for a leisurely trip through New Mexico. The Postmaster General, Mr. James A. Farley, is expected back in the Capital tomorrow after spe nding the holiday week end with Mrs. Farley and their children in New York. The German Ambassador and Frau Dieckhoft have left their place in Warrenton for New York, from where Frau Dieckhoff will sail tomorrow for her home in Germany. The Ambassador and Frau Dieckhoff will entertain at dinner tonight in the east foyer of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York for the German automobile racers, who competed in the Vanderbilt | Cup race yesterday at Roosevelt Raceway. The Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Chengting T. Wang, has returned from New York, where he spent several days. The Secretary of the German embassy, Herr Herbert Scholz, and the Secretary of the Hungarian legation, Baron Paul Schell, were guests over the week end and holiday of Mr. and Mrs. C. Matthews Dick at Ocean View, their villa at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Dick gave a dinner party followed by music Sunday evening for their guests, the newly appointed Counselor of the United States embassy at Rome and Mrs. Edward L. Reed sharing honors with the diplomats from Washingtor. Lt. Col. Calhoun Ancrum, U. S. M. C,, retired, and Mrs. Ancrum | of Hendersonville, N. C,, are at the Martinique for an indefinite stay. Miss Covington Wed| ToMr.M.T.Sheppard | A pretty wedding took place at high | noon June 16, when Miss Mary Jane Covington, daughter of Mr. Walter Gregory Covington and the late Mrs. Meta Hart Covington, became the | bride of Mr. Michael James Shep- | pard, son of Mrs. Edith E. Sheppard | of London, England, at the bride's | home, Willomoor, Manassas, Va. i White hydrangeas and candles against & background of evergreens | formed an effective setting for the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. A. Stuart Gibson, rector ©f the Episcopal Church in Manassas. The bride, who was given in mar- | riage by her father, wore a beige | crepe dress with pink accessories and & corsage bouquet of orchids and | lilies of the valley. Her only orna- ment was an aquamarine brooch, an hairloom in her family. Mrs. Ramon D. France of Wash- ington, D. C. sister of the bride, was matron of honor and wore brown marquisette over brown taffeta and 8 corsage of Ophelia roses. Mr. Henry O'Neill of Washington was the best man. Preceding the ceremony Mrs. | Daniel P. Wood of Warrenton, Va,, | played “At Dawning” and “I Love| You Truly.” Then she played Mendelssohn's “Wedding March” and “To a Wild Rose” throughout the eeremony. A reception followed the ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard Jeft for a wedding trip to Virginia | Beach, and then a Southern tour. Upon their return they will be at home at 4007 Connecticut avenue. R S Miss Ballinger to Wed Mr. Plager Invitations have been issued for | the approaching wedding of Miss | Dorothy Gentry Ballinger, daughter | of Mrs. Ordway Gentry Ballinger o(' Riverdale, Md, to Mr. Frank Leon | Mattell Plager of Washington, D. C ‘The wedding will take place in the Riverdale Presbyterian Church on Saturday, July 10. Miss Mary E. Binns Weds Mr. Staples Mr. and Mrs. Newton B. Staples, the latter formerly Miss Mary Ellen Binns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Binns of Clarendon, have re- turned from their wedding trip, and | are now at home at 1022 North Fill- more street, Arlington, Va. The marriage of Mr. Staples and Miss Binns took place Friday aft- ernoon, June 25, in the Peck Chapel of the Georgetown Preshyterian Church, the Rev. I. W. Ketchum officiating. Mrs. Staples chose for her wedding & becoming dubonnet and white en- semble, with which she wore white accessories and a shoulder ecluster of white rosebuds. She had as her only attendant Mrs. Helen Spaulding of Washington, who wore a blue and white jacket dress, with white acces- sories, and white flowers. Mr. Ralph McReady of Clarendon acted as best man for Mr. Staples. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton A, Staples of Clar- endon, Va. — = Mr. and Mrs. Virgil W. Bouknight have returned to their home on North Quebec street, Arlington, following a 10-day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson Smith at Wilmington, Del. They were accompanied on the trip by Miss Jean Fauntleroy of Washing- ton, who is a niece of Mrs. Smith. While at Wilmington they attended the races at the new Delaware Park 12" Distinet Services for Your FUR 12.75 COAT Relined (with Rips Sewed, Renew. New Fur _Button, Rutton, Extra S b Stored (in our'Cold Storage Vault). Call and Delivery Service. ISADOR MILLER Manufacturing Furrier 809 1ith St. N.W. NAtL 5628 Bet. H & our new linings). Berteen’s SUMMER .Clearance Sale DRESSES SUITS EVENING GOWNS WRAPS . 9 a7 1/2 OFF ENTIRE SUMMER AND THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, DG TUESDAS}, JULY. 6, 1937, BOCIETY. B3 MM Brides of Recent Date MRS. FRANK HARWOOD BRONAUGH, JR., Who, before her marriage June 19, was Miss Eleanor Brett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrie 1. Brett of Need- ham, Mass. MRS. WILLIAM C. MCcPHERSON, JR., Formerly Miss Florence Fawn Munroe, daughter of Mrs. Fawn Munroe of Silver Spring, Md., and Mr. Treadway B. Munroe 8f Chicago, Ill. —Harris-Ewing Photo. Maryl‘an‘d-Virg“inia News | R. AND MRS. WILLIAM D. | WRIGHTSON have as their guests in their home in Chevy Chase, Md., Mrs. Bax- ter, wife of Col. John K. Baxter, U. S. A, and her daughter, Miss Charlotte Paul, who motored from Indiana, where Col. Baxter is on duty. Col. and Mrs. Baxter were in Wash- ington a few years ago while the former was stationed here and made many friends then. Miss Paul will enter Wellesley College in the Au- tumn, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomas An- drous entertained at dinner Wednes- day evening in their home in Battery Park, having as their guests the Greek Minister, Mr. Demetrios Sicil- ianos; Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Shreve of Cherrydale and Mrs. Cecile Littlefield of St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Sherman of Mil- roy, Pa., were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherman at McLean, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Graves of Norfolk, Va., are the house guests of Mrs. Graves’ parents, the former State Senator and Mrs. Frank L. Ball, at their home, the Glebe, in Arlington. Mrs. Graves will be matron of honor for her twin sister, Miss Elizabeth Ball, who will be married Wednesday evening at the home of her parents to Mr. Earl B. Wiltshire of Falls Church, Va. Miss Margaret Graves of Holladay, Va., has also come for the wedding. Tomorrow evening Mr. and Mrs. Store Hours: 9:30 AM. WS Trwean FEO " 4\1ng350|'6 Mr. and Mrs. Wrightson Entertain Guests in Chevy Chase Home. Ball will entertain their daughter, her flance and members of their wedding party at a buffet supper following the rehearsal, Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Hoar have with them for a visit at their home on North Kenmore street, Arlington, Mr. Hoar's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman Hoar of West Acton, Mass., and their granddaughter, Miss Rachel Hoar of Williamstown, Mass. They will remain throughout the week. Mr. and Mrs. George P. Grove of Lyon Village left Friday for Charles Town, W. Va,, where they were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Ben F. Haines over the holiday. Today Mr. and Mrs. Grove will be Jjoined by Mr. Grove's mother, Mrs. F. E. Grove, who will spend a few days with her son and daughter-in- law before going to her home in Strasburg, Va. Mrs. Grove, sr., who | has been quite ill at Georgetown Uni- versity Hospital, is now well on the road to recovery. Miss Warwick Rust, eldest daughter of State Senator and Mrs. John War- wick Rust of Fairfax, Va. returned Sunday from San Antonio, Tex., where she spent a fortnight as the guest of her flance’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Leslie Brown. Miss Rust and her fiance, the Rev. Robert Raymond Brown, were week end guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur McKenstey at Gallagher Ranch. En route to Fair- fax Miss Rust visited Mr. and Mrs. Jo- | seph H. Aldridge in Leland, Miss., and her roommate from Sweet Briar Col- STORE CLOSED SATURDAY Phone Orders taken TONIGHT 6 PM. to 9 PM. Na. 1133 23506, slip it on Two wrap around Three and tie! and you'ra dressed in the 5 rOCk PATENTED ‘I .09 Prints, in red, bine, green Checks, ‘in red, blue, green, brown Married Last Month MR. AND MRS. ROBERT O’RIELLY, Whose marriage took place June 16th. Mrs. O’Rielly, who is shown cutting her wedding cake, was formerly Miss Velma Jernigan, an American Indian. lege, Mrs. A. Lee Read. on Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Harman of the Colonial Village, with their children Lois and Philip, are the guests of Lieut and Mrs. Gordon Duvall at their home on South River, near Annapolis. Mrs. Harman and the children will remain throughout this month, but Mr. Har- man will return to the village today and rejoin his family on week ends. Mrs. Melvin Hobson and her son of Lake City, Fla., formerly of McLean, Va, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunter Mack in McLean. Mr. M. Daily Walsh of Norfolk, Va., who has been the guest of his son-in- law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Ed- ward M. Holmes, jr, in Fairfax, Va., has returned home. He was accom- penied to Norfolk by his daughter, his small grandson, Edward M. Holmes, 3d, and by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Daily Walsh of Pennsylvania, who for the past month has been in Fairfax. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley Baldwin have been celebrating a family reunion at their home in Ashton Heights, Va., having as guests Mrs. Baldwin's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Nelson; her D ORE clearanece summer brother, Mr. John F. Nelson; her sis- ter, Mrs. Edward E. Long and son, John Nelson Long, all of Norristown, Pa., and another sister, Mrs. Earl E. Little and her children Geraldine and Herbert of Concord. N. H. All the family were present except one sister. Mr. Chester L. Nelson, who is an ex- ecutive of the Sea Scouts, will stay here for the remainder of the Boy Scout jamboree. Mrs. Franklin P. Sagendorf, her two sons, Mr. Packard Sagendorf and Mr. Jack Sagendorf, and Mr. Richard Lane, all of Fairfax, Va, have re- turned from Swarthmore, Pa. They were accompanied to Swarthmore by Miss Peyton Moncure Sagendorf, who will stay there for the remainder of the Summer. On the way home they stopped in Easton, Md. to visit Mrs. Sagendorf's sister, Mrs. W. D. Brinckloe. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ross enter- tained 30 guests from Washington and Arlington at a picnic yesterday after- noon at their home in Franklin Park, Va. Following the supper, which was | served on the spacious lawn, they played old-fashioned games. The hosts were assisted by their daughters, the Misses Evelyn and Frances Ross. -WIDE apparel at drastie reductions 1108 Conn. Ave. Rl ZIK 1213 F St. BROTHERS ANNOUNCING Our Annual Summer FUR SALE phasizes Lull After Holiday Week End Residential Social Notes Mrs. Russell Bennett Sails on Mediter- ranean Cruise Today. RS. RUSSBELL BENNETT salled today on the Ixcalibar for a cruise through the Mediterranean, returning to Washington about August 8. Mrs. Bennett's dsughter, Miss Florence Harris, left Washington also today for Long Island, where she will spend several weeks with her fathér, Admiral Frederic Harrls, at the Atlantic Beach Club. Later Miss Harris will go to Maine to visit Mrs. Henry C. Rowland and her daughter, Miss Diana Row- land, on their estate at Witch Island, South Bristol. Mrs. Harry 8. Black was hostess Sunday at luncheon, entertaining at Sunnymede, her place at Southampton, where her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Willem vom Rath, and their daughters, the Misses vom Rath, have joined her for the early Summer. Mrs. James I. Steel has returned to her home in Mechanicsburg, Pa., after a brief visit with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ladd, at their home in Wesley Heights. Miss Mary Marlow has joined her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris E. Mar- low, after completing her course at the New York School of Applied and Fine Arts. Mr. and Mrs. Wintemute William Sloan will return today after a brief visit at Spring Lake, N. J., where they were at the Monmouth Hotel. Mrs. P. F. Straub, accompanied by her son, Charles W. Straub of Holly- wood, Calif., is stopping at the Mar- tinique while in Washington. Dr. and Mrs. William M. Ballinger and their two children, Frances Jane and Lydia Ballinger, have left on a motor tour through the Pocona Moun- tains. They will return to their home in Spring Valley in about 10 days. Mrs. Guy W. Knight has joined Mr. Knight at the Shoreham Hotel for a brief visit, arriving from their home in Philadelphia for the holiday. Mrs. Clarence A. O'Brien is at Atlantic City and is at the Hotel Tray- more, Mrs. Thomes J. Quinn entertained at dinner Saturday evening for the national chaplain of the American Legion, Dr. Bryan Kiethley, and Mrs. Kiethley of Texas. Other guests were Lieut. Horace W. Lineburg, department commander of the American Legion; Mr. and Mrs. George B. Warren. Dr. Kiethley was the guest speaker at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hicks, jr., of New Rochelle, N. Y., are in Washing- ton for a day or two to visit their son, John W. Hicks, 3d, who is with the Scout encampment. They are stopping at the Shoreham. Mrs. E. H. Middlekauff of Wichita, Kans,, is stopping at the Dodge, and is accompenied by Miss Mary Elen Welch of Kingman, Kans. Mr. and Mrs. Milford Springer hsve as their guests in their home at 8301 Sixteenth street Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jason of Beverly Hills, Calif., who are on their wedding trip. Mr. and Mrs. Jason salled from the West Coast through the Panama Canal and ar- rived in New York Sunday when they came at once to Washington. Mrs. Jason formerly was Miss Betty Brandt of Beverly Hills. Mr. Jason and his bride will return to California by motor, leaving the end of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Pisher of New York left by motor for Union- town, Pa., after spending a pleasant week end with their parents, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Fisher. - Lieut. and Mrs. Peden Motor to the West Lieut. and Mrs. Robert Carl Peden, whose marriage took place in Wash- ington June 19, spent part of last week at the Westchester and were exten- sively entertained during their stay. Lieut. and Mrs. Peden left Saturday morning by motor for Kansas City, Mo., to visit the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Peden, en route to Cali~ fornia. Lieut. Peden has been sta- tioned at Philadelphia, where he and his bride have been since their wed- ding, and he recently was transferred to California, where they will make their home at Berkeley. Mrs. Peden formerly was Miss Estelle Reid, daughter of Mr. Stephen A. Reid of Chevy Chase. During their stay here they were entertained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs, Reuel W. Elton, who gave & party on the terrace of their Chevy Chase home Thursday evening. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Homer I. Flynn. Priday evening Mr. and Mrs. Don- ald 8. Reid were hosts at a dinner and dance in their Chevy Chase house, entertaining for Lieut. and Mrs. Peden. Mrs. Ferris Visiting In Burlingame, Calif. Mrs. George Mallette Ferris and her young daughter Gene are travel- ing in the West and recently spent a short time at Lake Louise and Banft en route to Vancouver. They sailed from Vancouver for Seattle and later will visit in Burlingame, Los Angeles and Hollywood. In Burlingame they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs, John De Jong formerly of Wash- ington. Mrs. Ferris and her daughter will make the return trip through the Yel- lowstone Park and are not expected home until early September, in time for young Miss Ferris to enter high school. 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