Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1937, Page 22

SOCIETY. Social Notes Of Nearby Sections Mr. and Mrs. Cecil % Return to ‘Takoma. R. AND MRS. CURTIS DRAKE CECIL have returned to their home in Takoma Park, Md, from Pittsburgh, where they spent & week. Their son, Mr, Curtis Drake Cecil, Jr., was host to a few friends at a dinner party Friday night when the guests were Miss Anne Derrick, Miss Pauline Hardy of Takoma Park and Mr. Robert Clark of Sligo Park Hills, Md. Miss Anne Nolan of Washington, Mrs. Cecil's sister, has been staying 8t the Cecil home for the last two weeks. Miss Anne Chamblin, a student of Bt. Margaret’s School at Tappahan- nock, Va., and Mr. Ralph V. Chamblin, & student at the Episcopal High Bchool at Alexandria, Va., were the guests over the week end of their mother, Mrs. Virginia Melson Cham- blin of Herndon, Va. Mr. snd Mrs. Jabez Tittman of Vienna, Va., have left for Blairstown, N. J,, to visit Mrs. Tittman's relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnston of Troy, N. Y,, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon L. Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. Lovell Jeffries in Vienna, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries and Mr. and Mrs. Lauris Sherbourne were joint hosts Saturday evening at a buffet supper at the former’s home in com- pliment to Mr. and Mrs. Johnston. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. ‘Walter Ponton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Moss Gunnell of Weashington and Mr. and Mrs, B. P. Salisbury of Fairfax. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Long, Mr. and Mss. Garland Long and Prof. H. Mil- ler of Herndon, Va., motored to Pur- cellville, Va., this week and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nor- man. Mrs. Norman aceompanied them home for a short visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Long, after which she will be the guest for a short time of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Piggott of Mc- Lean, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Waddy B. Wood mo- tored to Richmond, Va., Friday, where they spent the week end and attended the meeting and dinner of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which Mr. Wood is & member. Mrs. George C. White of Burke, Va., had as her dinner guests Friday eve- ning Miss Edith McDonald and Miss Mabel Willis of Washington. Mrs. Stewart Bryce of Burke, Va., entertained Thursday at luncheon and bridge, when her guests were Mrs. Earle Brock and Mrs, John Nevitt of ‘Washington and Mrs. B. S. Boyce of Burke. Town—fiali to Open Fourth Season. Prominent Washington residents are included in the Maintenance Com- mittee of the Town Hall, which will open its fourth season November 14 when Mr. James G. McDonald will speak on “The Present Crisis in Eu- rope.” held at the Rialto Theater instead of at the Shoreham as formerly. Mrs. Richard Oulahan is director of the Town Hall. This organization is not connected in any way with any other forum or lecture series now be- ing conducted in Washington. Members of the Maintenance Com- mittee for the coming season are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs, Edward Beale McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Phillips, Mrs. Emile Berliner, Mrs. Robert S. Brookings, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Compton, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Heurich, Mr. and Mrs. Alan- son Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Julian, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Miss Bessie Kibbey, Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Myers, Mr. and Mrs, Walter E. Myer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. R. W. Norton, Mr. William K. Ryan, Miss Belle Sherwin, Mrs. Frank Hiram Snell and Mr. and Mrs. Huston ‘Thompson. Mr. Thompson is president of the Board of Trustees of the Town Hall, and Mrs. Roosevelt heads the list of sponsors. Meetings this year are being | Mr. R. Walton Moore Host in Fairfax. Friday afternoon the senior class of Madeira School, with Mrs. Lucy Madeira Wing, the headmistress, and several of her staff, were entertained the home of Mr. R. Walton:Moore, Counselor of the Department of State, and his sisters, the Misses Moore, in Fairfax. As in former years, Mr. Moore escorted the party, consisting of about 60, to the Fairfax County clerk's office to see the original wills of Gen. and Mrs. George Washington, and other old records. In the court- house, which dates back to the death of Washington, Mr. Moore pointed out the portraits on its wall, thus illustrating Fairfax County history, in which county the school is located. Among the portraits are those of Lord Fairfax, who was the proprietor of all this region; George Washington, George Johnston, who was the chief supporter of Patrick Henry in having the Virginia Legislature pass the stamp tax resolution, and George Ma- son, suthor of the Virginia Bill of Rights. Mr. Moore is & member of the Board of Directors of Madeira School. Card Party, Dance To Benefit Fund. A card party and dance will be held at the home of Mrs. R. Punk- houser, 5315 Colorado avenue N.W., Friday evening for the benefit of the zaar fund of Transfiguration Epis- copal Church. The members of the committee in charge are Mr. William C. Bowman, jr.; Mr. Weldon W. Price, Mr. Luther Iager, Mr. Theodore Mulli- can, Mr. Frank Lightfoot, Mr. Frank N. Holmes, Mr. Arthur A. Rowland, Mr. W. G. Richards, Mr. W. J. Erskine, Mr. Reuben Ford, Mr. R. Richards, Mr. Harry Riedel, Mr. Percy Adams, Mr. F. J. Clayton, Mr. P. H. Coates, Mr. Jesse Heitmuller, Mr. R. G. Van- derlip, Mr. A. J. Kimmel, Dr. Weldon A. Price, Dr. J. B. Cole, Mrs. Clay- ton F. Carter, Mrs. Neale, Mrs. Bracey, Mrs. Queally, Mrs. Foster, Mrs, Bro- naugh, Mrs. Coyner, Mrs. Benzler, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Holmés, Mrs. Coates, Mrs. Durno, Mgs. Grant, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. J. Evans, Mrs. Hisle, Mrs. Opitz, Mrs. Larkin, Mrs. Dick, Miss Irene Snyder, Miss E. Parker and Miss Nellie Harn,, Mrs. Robert Kayser Hostess Yesterday. Mrs. Robert Lee Kayser entertained at a reception in the gold room at the Shoreham from 5 to 7 o'clock yesterday to meet her brother-in-law and sister, Col. and Mrs. H. Stanley Todd of Priority, Dix Hills, Hunting- ton, Long Island. Col. Todd is the noted American portrait painter whose picture, “The Nazarine,” is now on exhibition at Tudor Chapel in Cedar Hill. Col. and Mrs. Todd are planning to spend several months in the Capital this season and are now in residence at the Shoreham. Among those pouring tea were Mrs. Charles Hoyt March, wife of Col. March of the Federal Trade Com- mission; Mrs. Edwin A. Halsey, Mrs. J. J. Mack, Baroness von Pagenhardt, Dr. Maude S. Nuttall of New York, Mrs. Charles A. Zoller and Miss Lucy Salamanca. Mrs. Kayser, who has been spending much time in Washington of recent years, is a member of the Cabanne family of St. Louis. ‘CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN TONIGHT AT 9 Yow're invited 10 a real Halloween warty ... In an aimosphere of revelry . . . Join your friends Aere for an evening of fun and frolic. Noisemakers . . . Favors . . . Come Eariy . Music and_ Songs by the THREE MERRYMAKERS Soles by HELEN MALCOLM Winimen AMBASSADOR HOTEL 500 ROOMS from $2.00 T R R R e I e AT To Accommodate Many of Our Customers Who Were Unable to Attend Our Sale We Are Ex- tending These Reductions a Few Days Longer. ; Over 2,000 Pairs Quesn Quality, Vitality and Debonair NEW FALL SHOES Tahen From Our Regular Stock REDUCED TO 4% . 5u . g Formerly Priced 5.75 to 9.75 Large selection of Suede, Kid, Calf, Patent, Fabrics and combinations. Black, Brown, Wine, Copper, Green, Blue and muiti-colors. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937. Residential Society in The News Herbert Hoover # Is Guest in $ Princeton. (Continued From Third Pue._)__ entertained at tea Saturday af her home, 5534 Thirtieth street N.W., in celebration of her 16th birthday anni- versary. Among her guests were Miss Mary Ellen Wynne, Miss Marcia Swope, Miss Audrey Barnett, Miss Joanne Barnes, Miss Betty O'Brien, Miss Gwendolyn Johnson, Miss Louise Spillman, Miss Catherine MacRey- nolds, Miss Regina Gray, Miss Louise Elliott, Miss Jean Deffinbaugh and Miss Janet Juve. Miss Dorothy Ann Dearing has as her house guest Miss Rebecca Major of Riverton, Va. They were enter- tained Friday night by a group of Miss Dearing’s classmates at the Na- tional Cathedral School. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Frank, who make their home at Woodley Park Towers, went to Atlantic City by motor and are at the Shelburne Hotel, Mrs. Robert Whitbread and daugh- ter, Miss Anne Whitbread, and son, Mr. John Whitbread of Sunninghill, Berkshire, England, are stopping at the Martinique while in Washington. Mr. Marquis James of Pleasantville, N. Y, whose book, “The Life of An- drew Jackson,” has recently been pub- lished, is spending a few days at the Dodge. Mrs. Hancock Hanks of Austin, Tex., is stopping at the Martinique, Mrs. Mary E. R. Richardson of London, England, is stopping at the Dodge while in the Capital. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Clevenger and their son of Asheville, N, C., are stop- ping at the Martinique. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mott of Sacra- mento, Oalif., spent the week end at the Dodge and are accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sutherland of San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. J. Prancis Burrows have arrived in Washington from their home in Maplewod, N. J., and are at the Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Tracy of Ft. Mitchell, Ky., are at the Raleigh for a short stay before going to New York City. ansburghs SIVINTH. HIGHTH wd € STREETS Mrs. Macondray Tea For Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Macondray, wife of Lt. Comdr. Atherton Macondray, jr, U. 8. N, has issued cards for a tea tomor- row afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock at her house on Seminary Hill at Alex- andria, Vs, in honor of Mrs. Ned Brunson Harris, president of the Newspaper Women’s Club of which Mrs. Macondray is an associate mem- ber. Comdr. and Mrs. Macondray re- cently returned to Washington from the Pacific Coast and opened Vaux- cleuse on Seminary Hill. Mrs. Ma- condray before her marriage to Comdr, Macondray several years 2go, Wwas Mrs. Helen Tucker Andrews, widow of Eliphalet Fraser Andrews. They inherited the place from Mr. An- drew's mother, the late Mrs. Minni- gerode Andrews. The late Mrs. An- drews was prominent in art circles as well as in society of the Capital and the house is filled with rare treasures, many of them oollected by the late Mrs. Andrews and not a few of them by her own work. Guests at the tea tomorrow will be members of the Newspaper Women's Clyb. French Art Historian Dies. 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