Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1937, Page 23

SOC1ETY. Informal Midsummer Activities in the Nation’s Capital and Its Suburbs THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1937, Japanese Ambassador Will Join Mme. Saito At Hot Springs Today ROAET 5 ) Remained in Town for Secretary Roper's Party. Mme. Saito Hostess Saturday. HE Japanese Ambassador, M. Hirosi Saito, is expected to join Mme. Saito at Hot Springs this afternoon, having re- mained in town for the watermelon party which the Secre- tary of Commerce, Mr. Daniel C. Roper gave yesterday afternoon. Mme. Saito, who was in town with the Ambassader last week, re- turned to Hot Springs Saturday in time to be hostess at the dinner party, which she and the Ambassador planned for that evening. The Spanish Ambassador, Senor Dr. Don Fernando de los Rios and his daughter, Senorita Laura de los Rios, will return today from a week end visit in New York. They will join Senora de los Rios at their cottage on Gibson Island this afternoon. Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom, who are spending the Summer at Boulder Rock on the mountain above Bluemont, Va., were hosts at luncheon there yesterday. The Secretary of State and Mrs. Cordell Hull motored from Washington and among others there were the Norwegian Minister and Mme. Munthe de Morgen- stierne, who also are spending the Summer at Bluemont. Lieut. Col. R. D. Brown and Mrs. Brown of Fort Totten, N. Y are in Washington for a few Martinique. days and are staying at the Capt. R. F. Ennis and Mrs. Em;\is of Fort Benning, Ga., are at the Martinique during their stay in Washington. Suburban Social Notes Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Have Guests From Memphis in Their R. AND MRS. FRANK RAY- MOND MITCHELL have as guests in Arlington Mrs. Mitchell's cousins, Miss Eliz- beth Phillips and Miss Priscilla Phil- ips of Memphis, Tenn. They will re- nain through this week and then go | 0 Mount Pleasant, W. Va, for a visit prith relatives before returning wi femphis. During their stay here several par- ies have been given for them, and | mong those who will entertain in heir honor this week are Mrs. George Renjamin Templeman, who was hostess t luncheon today, and Mr. and Mrs, ntiss A. Shreve of Dunn Loring, 'a., who will give an evening party. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Steed of Edge- noor, Md., are spending a two-week | acation with relatives in Greenville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Marsh of airfax. Va., and Mr. Marsh’s parents, r. and Mrs. John R. Marsh of Alex- ndria, left yesterday on a motor trip Richmond, Gretna, Danville, Roa- | oke and into the Valley of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller of Ta- oma Park, Md., with their sons, | alph Miller, Willam Miller and ames Miller, have left for a motor | fip to Indiana, where they will visit | Kokomo, their former home, for | ree weeks. | Miss Florence George and Miss | fladys Yeatman, both of Arlington, | a., left yesterday morning by motor | r Lynbrook, Long Island, where they |Engagement of re guests for a week of Mr. and Mrs, ercy Sawyer. They will go to As- | ury Park for & week's vacation at the | sbury-Carlton Hotel before returning | ere. Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Whitacre and eir daughter, Miss Pauline Whitacre, | I Woodside, Md.. accompanied by | rs. Nina Collins, left Friday for At- | hntic City, N. J., where they passed | e week end. Mr. and Mrs. Brooke Allan Willis of von Park, Va. announce the birth | a son, Allan Evans Willis, Tuesday, | uly 27 Mrs. Willis is the former iss Florence Evans, daughter of Mr. | nd Mrs. De Witt Evans. | Mr. and Mrs. Perlie DeF. Henderson f Takoma Park are visiting Mrs. enderson’s parents in Damascus, ICH, deep, velvety . .. we have never sold this fine velour before in hats at this low price. Several models, running the gamut in chic from a sporting type in fine football colors to the littie cocktail bonnet with its veil and bow. Feather, ribbon and veil trims. Arlington Home. Pa. for two weeks and later will go to Vermont and return by way of Bos- ton and Melrose, Mass. Dr. and Mrs. Elmar S. Waring of | Fairfax, Va. have as their guests Mrs. Waring's sister and nieces, Mrs. Lu- cille Estes of Baltimore and tne Misses Elizabeth, Frances and Mary Ellen Estes of Lancaster, Pa. Mid- shipmen Elmar 8. Waring, jr. and | Carter Simpson of the United States | Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. (Continued on Fourth Page.) Miss McNeill and Mr. Easley Is Told| R. AND MRS. ROBERT HAYES McNEILL announce the engage- ment of their daughter Frances Har- rison to Mr. Joseph Davidson Easley. | The wedding will take place in Oc- tober. Miss McNeill is well known and popular in the younger social group in Washington, especially among Southern people. Her parents are North Carolinians and long have been | identified with social affairs here, par- ticularly with the North Carolina So- ciety, of which Mr. McNeill is & past president, and with the Southern So- ciety, of which he now is president. Miss McNeill attended National Ca- thedral School in Washington, Mere- dith College in North Carolina and George Washington University. She is & member of Chi Omega Sorority of George Washington University. Mr. Easley came to Washington about two years ago from Noatesville, N. C. and since then has been an employe in one of the auditing sec- tions of the Bureau of Internal Rev- enue. He was educated in the schools of Nashville, Tenn. He is a member of the well-known Easley family in Virginia, where his father, Dr. Philip E. Easley, was born. Dr. Easley is a physician with the Veterans' Adminis- tration in St. Louis, Mo., and is a colonel in the United States Army Re- serve Corps. Miss McNeill is descended through | her father's family from the ancient Clan MacNeil -of Scotland, and on her mother’s side is descended from Col. Benjamin Harrison of Revolu- tionary fame. She is a direct descend- ant of Col. John Washington, an uncle of George Washington. ?ITCH BLACK BROWN SPRUCE GREEN NAVY SLATE GREY Your Charge Account is Cordially Invited. RALEIGH HABERDASHER THE WOMEN'S SHOP 1310 F STREET MISS MARY MOWRY SPEAR, Whose parents, Capt. Ray Spear, U. S. N., and Mrs. Spear, yester- day announced her engagement to Lieut. Roderick S. Rooney, U. S. N, son of Mrs. Rooney and the late Judge John Jerome Rooney of New York. The wedding will take place next month. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Residential Social News Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney Hosts Last Night at Summer Resort. R. AND MRS. THOMAS BELL SWEENEY entertained at the Sunday buffet supper last night at the Bar Harbor Club | at Bar Harbor. Among others who entertained last night were Mrs. Louis C. Lehr, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Denby and Mr. and Mrs. F. Hamilton McCormick- Goodhart. ‘The former United States Ambas- sador to Germany. Mr. James W Gerard, the manor at Montauk, Long Island. Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 3d, of Wash- ington and Charleston, S. C., enter- tained Tuesday afterpoon at a gar- den party at her Summer home, Enchantment, at Flat Rock. N. C. Each guest brought a plant for Mrs.| jgraia, arriving in Washington the | | middie of next Summer. Lee | Punch was served in | Lee's memory garden Guests were received by Mrs. on the lawn. the dining room Receiving with Mrs. Lee were her house guests, Mrs. G. M. Middleton of Asheville and Miss Louise Endi- | cott of Washington. Among those who attended were the former first secretary of the Ger- man Embassy and Frau Meyer. Miss Rebecca Reily, who has been spending the past Pines Lakes, N. J. and Swarthmore, Pa. i8 now visiting Lieut. Henry, A. Simmons, U. S. N. and Mrs. Sim- mons at their estate on the Severn River, near Annapolis, Md. Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Pierce of Mc- Keesport, Pa., who are in Washington for a brief visit, are stopping at the Wardman Park Hotel during their stay in the Capital. Col. and Mrs. William Mark Con- rad, who closed their apartment in the Shoreham and have been at their countsy place, Friendship Farms, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., since | early Summer, will not return to Washington until late in September. ENTIRE store | FINAL AR COOLED | Canada, who arrived in Washington | Priday and has taken an apartment at is ¥pending a few days at| two months ai | Mr. and Mrs. William G. Symmers have as their guests in their apart- ment at the Wardman Park Hotel for several days Dr. Herman B. Baruch of New York City. Mrs. W. B. Morrison of Montreal, the Wardman Park Hotel has as her guest for a few days Miss Alice Temple Dyer of Ridgetop, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Montague Hor- | ton and the former's niece, Miss | Estelle Horton, have left Washington for a year's absence. They are in the | ‘West and will sail this week from San Francisco for Manila, where they will | be' for some weeks visiting. During the coming year they will visit in Hong | Kong, China; Japan, Java, Siam and | Mrs. Horton | formerly was Miss Millle Reld of | Washington. | Mr. and Mrs. Earle Gunston Pearce | of Mount Dora, Fla., and Mrs. Wilson | Crossley of Brendon, Chester, Eng- | 1and, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Collins Millan at their home in Lyon Village, Va. They left yester- doy morning, accompanied by Mrs. Downs Montrose Woodard of Fairfax, | for a motor trip to Canada, where they will be guests for several day: of Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison at | Toronto. Murray-Hey Wedding| Event in September ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hey, Ar- lington, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter Verna Minnie to| Mr. Herndon Paul Murray, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Alexander G. Murray, also | of Arlington. The wedding will take place Tues- | day evening, September 7, in St.| George's Episcopal Church, the rector, | the Rev. Henry J. Miller, officiating at 8 o'clock. CLEARANCE at FIBEAL PRICES 2 DRESSES for the price of one It's a drastic thing to do--but, we must make room for incoming Fall goods, so tomorrow, you get two for the usual price of one - 25.00 Dresses 19.75 Dresses 15.00 Dresses FINAL REDUCTION A special group of cool SUMMER of every type, formerly up to 15.c0, now . . . . DRESSES 4_.95 29.50 Custom-tailored Suits, 16.95 2-piece Gabardine and Men’s Wear Cloth. $25 0 29.50 Coats, now $15 Navy, black, royal blue and pastels. KAPLOWITZ ON | 3TH ST., BETWEEN E and F BOCIETY. * B3 — By the Way— Beth Blaine ITHER in a dream, or a nightmare, or actually, it happens tn every hospitable hostess who takes a Summer cottage that all the friends to whom she has casually murmured, “Do come and spend a week-end, just send a wire when you are arriving’— invariably arrive the same week-end! This happened to us one Summer in Nevada where we had taken a small log cabin perched high above Lake Tahoe with a superb view of the high Sierras. The little house was almost entirely concealed by giant white boulders and tower- ing pine trees. it had a large living room, one double bedroom, two single bedrooms and a bath. There was a neat small cook’s cabin with two bunks and a bath and under the main living room with an entrance down the mountain side, was a servant’s room with two bunks and a bath. As our family consisted of three, plus a maid, a cook and a chauffeur, the house was filled. One Friday morning we received a wire from Mrs. George Marye saying that she was arriving to spend the week-end. We were delighted and immediately arranged one of the single bec A few hours later another wire arrived this time from the Rev. Doctor William Kirk Guthrie annouhcing that he was arriving for the week end with his brother-in-law. Doctor Guth?fle, one of the most versatile and delightful of men, was fo over twenty years the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. He was philosopher, poet, famous fisherman and golfer and one of the best raconteurs, with his broad Scotct accent, that we ever listened to. It was splendid news that at last they were coming for a week-end but on that particular week- end it was a bit binding. However we held a family council and b; doubling up the three guests could be accommodated. Late Friday afternoon a third telegram arrived from rooms for her. MISS FRANCES HARRISON McNEILL, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes McNeill, who announce her engagement to Mr. Joseph Davidson Easley, son of Dr. Philip S. Easley of St. Louis. October. The wedding will take place in —Hessler Studio Photo. Recent Marriages Miss Kenyon and Mr. Kidwell Wed in Oakton WEDDING of interest to Pair- A fax County took place Batur- day afternoon at 5 o'clock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ken- yon of Oakton, Va., became the bride when Miss Pauline Kenyon, | of Mr. Claude William Kidwell, son | of Mr. and Mrs. Claude T. Kidwell of | Clifton, Va. The Rev. R. Carl Max- ‘well, pastor of the Fairfax Methodist Episcopal Church Bouth, officiated in| the Osakton M. E. Church. The church was decorated with palms, ferns and red and white gladiolus. Mrs Margery Hawxhurst, organist of the ehurch, played before and during the ceremony and Mrs. Louise Wright of Vienna sang. The bride, who was given in mar- riage by her father, wore a white lace redingote over white taffeta and her veil, which was finger-tip length, was draped from a lace halo. Her flowers were a shower boujuet of bride's roses. and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Mary K. Cummins was her sister’s matron of honor. Her gown was fashioned of white lace over white taffeta and she carried an arm bou- quet of red roses. Miss Patsy Ann Cummins, a niece of the bride, was the junior bridesmaid. She also wore white lace over white taffeta and car- | ried an arm bouquet of red roses. The flower girl, who carried a basket of garden flowers, wore a long dress of | white lace over white taffeta. Mr. Kidwell had as his best man Mayor James B. Cross of Clifton, and the ushers were Mr. Paul M. Kenyon, brother of the bride, and Mr. Cecil Short, brother-in-law of the bride- groom., Mrs. Kenyon, mother of the bride, wore & gown of shell pink lace with white accessories and her corsage bou- quet was of talisman roses. The bride- groom’s mother wore a gown of dark blue floral chiffon and a corsage bouquet of white roses. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Kidwell left on a wedding trip to Virginia Beach, the bride wear- ing a beige ensembla with black ac- cessories. Upon their return they will Church. | make their home at 67 Rosemary lane, | Falls Church, Va. | Miss Mary Overholser | And Mr. Hazelton Wed. IANNOUNCEM’ENT has been re- ceived of the marriage August 1 in Richmond, Ind., of Miss Mary Elea- | nora Overholser of Springfleld, Md., to | Mr. Douglas Halelton of Richmond. The bride was given in marriage by | her uncle, Mr. Willard Overholser of | Dayton, Ohio. Attending the bride was her sister, Miss FElizabeth Over- holser. The couple is residing in In- dianapolis. Miss Rebecca Graves To Wed Mr. Conley Mr. and Mrs. William Ernest Graves daughter, Rebecca Willis, to Mr. Gen. and Mrs. Edgar Thomas Conley of Green Ridge, Silver Spring, Md. The wedding will take place October 1 23 in the country place of Mr. =nd | Mrs. Graves outside of Lynchburg. Miss Graves graduated from Ran- dolph-Macon Women's College and | is & member of the Junior League. Mr. Conley graduated from the Episco- pal High School in Alexandria and the University of Virginia College of Liberal Arts and the University of Virginia Law School. He is a member of the legal staff of the Social Security Board. Dr. Criswell fi;me From Post in China Dr. Marign Criswell, medical mis- | slonary, has joined her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Criswell, in their home in Arlington, after a six-year sab- sence in China. been stationed at the Women's Amer- ican Baptist Foreign Mission at Suifu, West China, is on her first furiough, and made the return trip via the 1 trans-Siberian route, and sailed from | Southampton, England, the first week in this month. ARTCRAFT FINAL CLEARANCE 1,716 PAIRS OF SHOES FROM REGULAR STOCK 610 PAIRS OF DARK SHOES 344 PAIRS OF EVENING SHOES All Regularly 8.75 to 14.75 SPECIAL SALE OF 2-THREAD HOSIERY _WERE 1.15; NOW 89¢, 3 PRS. FOR 2.50 Now Completely Air-Conditiened NO CHARGES %o&m CONNECTICUT AVE. AT L 05 PAIRS OF SUMMER SHOES ALL SALES FINAL announce the engagement of their | Reginald Geary Conley, son of Maj.’| Dr. Criswell, who has | Raymond Armsby a great friend whom we had been urging to visit us. Raymond wired that he and two men friends were motoring to Reno and would love to spend the week-end with us! Nothing could be nicer any other week-end than to have Raymond and his friends visit us but where to put them up was the question! Again a family council which ended by the chauffeur and the cook going to the village and every one quartered comfortably! Raymond arrived however, with only one friend. The seconc one who had been traveling incognito was none other than Hi Royal Highness Prince Charles of Belgium who had been at the Bohemian Grove, the famous three weeks’ outing of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. Being very shy, Prince Charles when the: discovered his identity, started for the “wilds” and a visit with u but suddenly on the way decided to turn back and go to Honolulu It was one of the most amusing house parties imaginable. Every one pitched in and helped and we had such a good time that the guests stayed on until the middle of the week. Almost the identical situation arose recently with Mr. and Mr Clifton Phillips in their tiny cottage at Rehoboth Beach where with their year-old daughter they are spending the Summer. The: too, had said to different friends “Do come down for any week-end just send a wire you are arriving Last week-end we decided we could get away. so sent a wire that we were arriving after luncheon Friday. Upon driving up to the Phillips’ cottage who should be standing on the steps but Elizabeth and Lucy Flannigan, the adorable daughters of Com- mander Howard Flannigan one of the important executives of the New York World's Fair. Elizabeth had just landed a few days before from Europe where she has been for over a year attending Princess Mestchersky's School in Paris. A letter was waiting for her from Natalie Phillips urging that she and Lucy should come to Rehoboth for a visit any time. So with a friend Robert Hesse of Baltimore, they arrived. Meanwhile Natalie was off sailing not having received any of our wires! As we sat and waited for our hostess we tried to figure out the very limited sleeping accommodations. By using the front porch swing it could be done. As we reached this decision a car drove up and three people piled out bag and bagage. It was the Phillips Huntington Clarkes, she was formerly Suzanne Hill, and | Phil's attractive sister May Harris Clark. They had sent a wire to | Natalie also apnouncing they were arriving to spend the week-end. | Such shrieks of laughter when Natalie arrived, dripping wet having failen overboard while sailing, and found us all lined up on the tiny veranda. Things had just quieted down and three of us were to be housed with Natalie and the others scattered about in room nearby, when another wire arrived from Bill Briggs and Gene | Vidal that they would arrive for the week-end on Saturday! That | made nine extra in a cottage that might, in a pinch house tuo ! More scurrying around for rooms in the neighbor- esult was that we all “boarded” with Natalie and had a perfect circus—returning to Washington utterly exhausted from our hectic week-end! | sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Neison | Bailey, at their home in Takoma Park Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bailey returned a few days ago from Lima, O with Mr. and Mrs. Clvde Bai over the week end in Rileyville Visitors From China At Bailey Home Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bailey have ar- rived from Shanghai. China. and are guests of Mr. Bailey's brother a 0, and SUMMER SALE OF Velour Du Suits For Autumn Smartness 58.00 No fabric so perfact os this rich, smooth black velour for brisk foll days in town. The gorgeous silvered fox shawl collar sweeping over the shoulders of the brief jacket is impressive in its luxuriousness—and completes a smart, soft suit. One of a collec- tion of coats and suits in Du Nord priced to 69.75. elour Sizes 10 to 20 Suits Fourth Floor l.fANKCO. 12th and F Streets 3 WAYS TO BUY 1. Charge. 2. 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