Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1937, Page 44

E—8 = 5 Miss Spear Engagement Announced Marriage to Lieut. Rooney Takes Place in September. (Continued F\‘OE! F'f:‘f Psf&\ McPherson, and the bridesmaids will be Miss Virginia Shisholm and Miss Frances Harlan of Washington and Miss Ruth McPherson of Lynchburg, eousin of the bride-elect. Mr. Witherite will be attended by Mr. Walter Windsor, Mr. John Cud- more, Mr. Olan Everett and Mr. James Chesney. Miss McPherson graduated from Central High School and Mr. Witherite graduated from Eastern High School Miss McPherson is & member of Chi Sigma Sorority. Miss Marguerite Mann Engaged to Mr. Shore. DR. AND MRS. I THURMAN MANN of High Point, N. C,, an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter Marguerite to Mr. Francis Marion Bhore, jr., of Washington, D. C. The wedding will take place early in Beptember. Miss Mann is an alumna of High Point College and Women's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where she specialized in the study of art. Mr. Shore is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marion Shore, sr., of Washington. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He was active in sports while there, par- ticularly in tennis, serving as captain of the 1936 tennis team. He was a member of the Monogram Club and the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Mr. Shore has been a ranking tennis play- er in Washington for & number of years. Miss Edith Spaulding And Mr. Petersilia to Mary. L R. AND MRS. J. ELIOT SPAULD- ING of Alexandria, Va. an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Edith Eliot, to Mr. Mar- tin J. Petersilia, also of Alexandria The wedding will take place in Sep- tember. Miss Jeanette Sudduth To Wed Mr. Steinbraker. th AND MRS. CHARLES GRAN- VILLE SUDDUTH announce the engagement of their daughter Jean- nette to Mr. George Edward Stein- braker, son of Mi. and Mrs. G Morris Steinbraker. The wedding will take place early in September, Miss Rose Lepley To Wed Mr. Miles. MR AND MRS. MATTHEW G.| LEPLEY announce the engage- ment of their daughter Rose Mar- garet to Mr. Frank A. Miles The wedding will take place in Sep- tember. Miss Kasner to Wed Mr. Journey. B RS. HELEN KASNER announces the engagement of her daughter Janet to Mr. Jack E. Journey of St. Petersburg, Fla. The wedding will take place at the First Baptist Church &t Sixteenth and O streets Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Naiman-Sharlin Engagement Is Announced. h R. AND MRS. BORIS NAIMAN | of Norfolk, Va, announce the engagement of their daughter Edna to Mr. Mever Harry Sharlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Sharlin of Trenton, N. J. No date has been set for the wedding Miss Sue Stamates Engaged To Mr. Samuel Robert Stokes. hifi. AND MRS, STAMATES announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Sue Paula, to Mr. Samuel Robert Stokes. The wedding will take place in the Eastern Presbyterian Church, Sept. 25 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and will be followed by a reception at the Hay Adams House, MISS LORRAINE LEON, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin K. Leon, who have announced her engagement to Mr. Sigmond George Schwartz of New York. August Special All $7.50 and $8.50 Permanent 56'00 Waves Only I/ 12th St 528 12th St. NAt. 2028 KERCOGOLED SPERIDON | GCIETY. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, AUGUST 15, 1937—PART THREE. Mrs. Charles Alerander, ]ormerl;/ Miss Anne Macheras, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Polak of New York, whose wedding took place recently. Mr, and Mrs. Alexander reside at 7444 Georgia avenue. —Brooks Photo. About Well-Known Folk In Books, Art, l?olitics | Arlington House Is Revived by Gen. William E. Horton’s Gift—Republican Women Stage a Charming Come-Back. BY ROBERT CRAWFORD. | HE Secretary of War, Harry A. Woodring, and Acting Secre- T tary of the Interior Charles West have within the past fort- night officially accepted a large number of articles of furni- ture, glassware, prints and other objects which were bequeathed | | by the late Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, U. 8. A,, retired, to the | United States Government for use in Arlington House, Arlington | National Cemetery. Famous Cotillion Leader Makes Princely Gift to Government. Friends of one of Washington’s most popular bachelors and famous cotillion leaders will recall that many of the objets d'artl and the pieces of beautiful period furniture were formerly a part | of his charming menage, so to them a visit to the old Custis man- | | sion will be like a visit of ceremony to the general. And to those | who remember and deplored the bleakness and forlornly inhos- | | pitable appearance of Arlington House during all those years after it was taken over by the Government during the War Between the States will feel that they owe a debt of gratitude to the general for his generous gift, which is largely responsible for restoring the historic mansion to some of its former glory. While many of the pieces of Chippendale, Adams and Duncan Phyfe are only copies, or perhaps some of them replicas, they are very beautiful, selected with taste and conform to the period in which the house was built, and the furniture used, during its occupancy by its original owner and builder, George Washington Parke Custis, and his son-in-law, Gen. Robert Edward Lee, the great Confederate | leader. ¢ It Is Claimed There Are Few < | Authentic Chippendales in America. ] from a pattern of the early nineteenth | | Some authorities claim that there | century. + making. Those were , with good things. | American historic Mrs. Alton Henry Hollister, June 24 in Francis Asbury M. E. Lucile Stalker, daughter of former Representative and Mrs. Gale Hamilton Stalker of New York. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Center: Mrs. Stuart U. Settle, whose marriage took place June 24. Before her wedding she was Miss Eleanor Whitfield, daughter of Mrs. Mary Byrne Whitfield. Mrs. Settle is now living in Detroit. SBOCIETY. 1 |BOYS ADRIFT ON RAFT SAVED BY COAST GUARD) Plan to Repair Craft That Wa Caught in Current Off Rocky Shore. By the Associated Press. CAPE ELIZABETH, Me., August 14 —Four Cape Elizabeth boys werdd towed ashore by Coast Guards yec terday after their raft, caught m th swift tidal current of Casco Bay, wa threatened with swamping or wreck age on a rocky shore, The quartet, Theodore Batchelde 14: his brother, Hugh, 12; Harry E Quinn, jr, 16, and Milton Hamilton) 17, started paddling the raft fronf Cliff House Beach toward Casin | Beach, wherc they planned to repa it under the direction of their swim ming instructor, George Albert, 25 As the boys rounded a rocky hear! land they entered a swift channe current which threatened to sink th ! raft or dash it against shore rocks | other boats were put out Albert, on shore, jumped rowboat to go to their aid into Thre but eon not halt the raft and watchers eall the Coast Guard for help. | for the coming year | publican jr., who, before her marriage Church South, was Miss Helen —Hessler-Henderson Photo. golden days, shortened by the horrors of war | when the beaux and belles scattered | to do their full and willing service | for the cause in which they believed. The drawing room, the state dining | room, Gen. Lee's office, the servants’ quarters, the bed rooms with their beds as big as the bed of Ware of Hertfordshire fame, and the chil- | dren’s play room and school room have all been restored to much of their former appearance. Even the smoke house has make-believe hams | and bacon to create an atmoshere of the time when they were overflowing | Almost every State in the Union has contributed to the | bringing to life of one of the great show places, but | without Gen. Horton's princely gifts " | much of the original charm would be lacking. The Republican Ladies Arm for 1940. ‘There is no reason to believe that the male members of the G. O. P.| feel faint-hearted at times, but there is one thing very evident, and that the ladies of the party have ered, for during the meeting of the Republican national women ,they were more earnest than ever in emulating the example of the symbol of their party. old Jumbo at the Zoo, who is said to have stood for nine years on his feet, not willing to lie down, and was game to the last of his 90 years—a bit older than the Republican party. At the tea last Wednesday at the new club house on Seventeenth street, | when committeewomen from 19 State assembled for a social cup that rheer but not inebriates, the atmospher was rife with enthusiasm for the p| Mrs. Vi ‘White Speel, national comm;'te woman for the District of Columb: and founder of the League of Re Women, journeved dov from Pennsylvania to be preser While Mme. Cantacuzene, presider of the League, was absent, anothe former member of a White Hou family, Mrs. Russell Harrison, daug ter-in-law of President Benjamin Ha rison, was there. The charming Mr William Fitch Kelley, late presider of the league, is away for the Sun mer and Miss Daisy Prentice chair man of the Auditing Commutt the club, was also absent. Mu the past success of the league i to those two delightfully enthusias members who, as gracious hostes in the old club house on Rhode 1s avenue, greeted friends and foes wi cordial hospitality. Both Mrs. Kelld and Miss Prentice have a commisera| ing feeling for one who is not the fold, but they certai be! that ‘while the light holds out burn there is hope, and thev a always ready for a friendly discuscio of public affairs. FORMAL FALL OPENING Mise Bess hat just returned from Europe. brincing “with her advanred French creations in fall milliners—alen variety in newest materials for hats moulded to the head. Special Opening Feature Prices from $3.00 to $12.50 BESS HAT SHOP TInternational Bldx.. 1319 F &t Room 205 Met. 8235 Mrs. Joseph A. Roney, whose marriage took place in June at the Sacred Heart Church. She was formerly Miss Elizabeth Chamblin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Chamblin of Loudon County, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Roney are residing at 2755 Macomb street. —Hessler Studio. family dining room to the right of |ily dining room and the family par- the main hall as one enters is simply | lor that the South’s beloved idol. Rob- NOW! During Biggs Mid-Summer Season of Price Advantages Sy s L g o | are very few authentic pieces of Chip- ! | pendale or Adams in America outside of a museum or in the collection of | | some wealthy collector. It seems in | about 1754 Chippendale published a i book of furniture designs called, “The | Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's | Director.” which appears to have been published primarily to enable cabinet workers to reproduce his designs in detail. Such generosity would not be heard of today. Chippendale who was born in 1710 in Worcester, England, drew his designs largely French, Chinese, Dutch and Gothic then in vogue. Of course he originated from the | Quartermaster Corps Did Superb Piece of Work. By act of Congress, approved March | 4 the Secretary of War was em- powered to undertake the restoration of Arlington House to the condition in which it existed prior to the War Be- | tween the States, and to procure for it | when possible furniture known to have ! been in the mansion, or copies of that | furniture, or other pieces of a style suitable to the first half of the nine- | teenth century. The work of rehabili- | tation of the old house was not begun | until 1929, when the Quartermaster Corps of the Army began the work of charming in its homey In this room is a Chippendale drop- leaf table, decanter and sherry glas the gift of Gen. Horton. Over the mantel is a copy of the Samuel Lovett Waldo portrait of Mr. Custis. A few pieces of china once the property of Mrs. Robert E. Lee. This small family room seems in readiness for the next meal and one can picture the master of the house in riding clothes, stock and top boots, ready for & day in the hunting field or a ride over the planta- tion after a breakfast of fish fresh from the Potomac River at the foot of the fields, breakfast bacon cured atmosphere. | e1t Edward Lee, | from West Point was married to the Mary Ann He was said to be | handsomest man ever graduated In the family parlor are several Horton gifts. The Car- rara marble mantels in those two rooms are the original ones believed to have been ordered from Italy by | Mr. Custis, and over the parlor man- | tel is a copy of the E. Fischer copy of the Stuart portrait of Nellie Custis. Ghosts of the Past Will Find | Comfort in the Original Rooms. The interior of Arlington House is s0 delightful now that one could only child of the house, Randolph Custis. the some of his most popular designs. The | rehabilitation. They found an alarm- | Horton bed in the room formerly oc- | ing condition of decay in foundations, cupied by Mary Lee, eldest daughter of | brick work, beams and joists which Gen. Lee, and now called the La made ceilings and floors unsafe. They Fayette room, because the marquis oc- | did a superb piece of work which re- | cupied it when visting Mr. Custis at ' flects lasting honor on the efficiency | Arlington House in 1824, is a beautiful | of the corps. walnut fourposter with fluted Posts| All of the States Have Assisted and decorated with wreaths of flowers | In Restoring Mansion. showing a strong French influence.| Many others besides Gen. Horton While the perfectly gorgeous four-| have contributed to the beautiful poster—also a gift of Gen. Horton—in | restoration of the interior of the man- | the bed room of Gen. and Mrs. Lee. | sion. Old portraits have been copied, with its carved pineapple posts would | murals restored, silverware, china, | seem to partake more of the Dutch | bric-a-brac, hangings and even the | influence. These two beds are not|old kitchens—Summer and Winler— catalogued as Chippendale beds butihave been refurnished with utensils and articles of utility such as were both are examples of designs which the master cabinet maker used during | used by the Custis and Lee families. his life—especially the one with fluted | The house now has the appearance of posts. Both of the beds are hung with | the family just having left for a visit chintz curtains with ball fringe, the | and the place having been put in design of the material being copied order for the master's return. 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Great statesmen of the | time who were rowed across the | Potomac for a delicious early dinmer, | with a hot punch for appetizer if | it were Winter, or a cool stirrup cup | if the weather was warm, and then some of Grandfather Washington's old maderia; a glass of sherry for the ladies and then after a dish of | tea, a peach brandy of Martha's OPEN UNTIL 9:30 P.M. August Special PERMANENTS UNDINE 31940 187 40 58-50 57.50 56.00 Featuring the Latest SPIROMATIC %Machineless ZOTO0S 0.00 Other Waves $5.00 and Up with hickory chips, after Grand- Washington's recipe—spoon | bread, flaky rolls made after a recipe from “The Virginia Housewife,” a famous cook book of the time com- piled from old English and early Colonial recipes by Mary Randolph- Randolph, a cousin of Gen. Lee and a second cousin of his wife. She spent much time at Arlington House and her grave is there near Custis Walk to the north of the mansion. Gen. Robert E. Lee Married At Arlington House. 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