Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1942, Page 26

SOCIETY. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1942. SOCIETY. New Year Day Brides Hold Spotlight on Capital Social Calendar N iss Joan Dodd Is Married To Mr. David A. Robertson; Miss Aileen Harris Wed Members of official, diplomatic and residential society, headed by the Vice President and Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, assembled in the beautiful home in old Georgetown of Mr. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse yesterday after- noon to attend the wedding of Mrs. Shouse's daughter, Miss Joan Dodd, to Mr. David Atholl Robertson, which took place at 5 o'clock. Flowers and ferns and many lighted candles decorated the rooms of the old house, which was the scene of lavish parties and balls that held the attention of Washington society during the gay era marking the turn of the century. For yesterday’s wedding Easter lilies and calla lilies against a background of palms and tall lighted ivory candles made an Impressive setting for the ceremony, at which the Rev. John Bailey Kelly of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church officiated. Mr. Walter Nash presided at the organ, which belonged to the bride's great-grandmother, and with the other musicians, Mrs. Walter Nash, planist; Mr. 8ol Sax, pianist; Mr. Jeno Sevely, violinist, and Mr. William Brennard, ’cellist, played the wedding music as the bridal party entered the parlor. * Bride Escorted by Father; Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mrs. ‘Wears Mother's Dress. Arthur Woods, Mr. and Mrs. George Escorted by her father, Mr. Alvin | Angus Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Lin- E. Dodd of New York, the bride was | coln Filene of Boston, grandparents gowmed in the wedding dress worn | of the bride; Senator and Mrs. by her mother and her great-grand- | Burton K. Wheeler, Admiral and mother. Fashioned on prmcess’Mrs. John H. Towers, Admiral and lines and made of rose point lace | . Emory Scott Land, Admiral embroidered with pearls and seed | and Mrs. George Pettengill. Mrs. pearls and appliqued on cream Demarest Lloyd, Associate Justice satin, the long. tight-fitting bodice | Stanley Reed, Associate Justice and had s high neck and long sleeves, | Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Associate and the skirt the traditional full | Justice and Mrs. James F. Byrnes, train. Her tulle veil, worn over her face and simply draped over the head, was held in place by clusters of real orange blossoms, and she carried a prayer book overlaid with s bouquet of Amazon lilies and sprays of lilies of the valley. ‘The bride’s matron of honor was her stepsister, Mrs. Cuthbert Rus- sell Train, who wore green satin made with a quaint drop-shoulder the bodice extending into a bouffant skirt. Her headdress was a small calot of the satin with a snood of green tulle falling to the shoulders and she carried a bright red mod- ernistic bouquet of carnations and bouvardia. Miss Barbara Putzki, a classmate of the bride at the National Ca- thedral School. was maid of honor, costumed like the matron of honor, and the other attendants were Mrs. John Murray Robertson of Birming- ham. sister-in-law of the bride- groom: Mrs. Conway Hunt, Miss Patricia Prochnik and Miss Eliza- beth Stewart-Richardson. They were costumed like the matron and maid of honor in bayberry green, the bodices made of satin and the full skirts of tulle in a lighter shade of green. Their headdresses were of tulle, falling to their shoulders and held in place by real orange blos- soms. Their bouquets were also modernistic, of bright red carnations and bouvardia. John Murray Robertson Is Best Man for His Brother. The bridegroom. who is the son of Mrs. Henry Murray Robertson of Birmingham, Ala., sng the late Mr. Robertson, had for his best man his brother, Mr. John Murray Robertson of Birmingham. The ushers were Mr. Bolling Raines Powell, jr, of Washington and Vienna, Va.: Mr. J. Munro Hunter, Mr. Cuthbert Russell Train, Mr. | ‘Willlam Shouse, stepbrother of the | bride; Mr. Harold Wilcox Moseley | and Mr. Frederick Thayer Merriil | of Washington Among the guests attending the wedding and reception, in addition to the Vice President and Mrs. Wal- lace, were the Undersecretarv of War and Mrs. Robert P. Patterson, | the Minister of the Netherlands and Mme. Loudon, the Minister of Norway and Mme. De Morgenstierne, the Minister of Switzerland and Mme. Bruggman, the Minister of | Portugal and Mme. De Bianchi, | | Mauskrat, $195. Senator and Mrs. Warren Austin and Representative Edith Nourse | Rogers. Bridegroom Is Graduate Of University of Alabama. Mr. Robertson came to Washing- ton from Houston, Tex., last winter to become head of the petroleum section of the Export Control Di- vision of the Department of State and was recently transferred to the Board of Economic Warfare. | He was graduated with honors from the University of Alabama in 1933 and is a member of Kappa Sigma. The bride is a graduate of St. Anne's School in Charlottesville, Va, and attended the Concord Academy at Concord, Mass. Following the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson left for wedding trip. the bride wearing a tweed suit with a tailored brown broadtail jacket and brown ac- cessories. On their return they will make their home at the Carlyn Apartments. Miss Aileen Harris Becomes Bride of Dr. Robert Rutherford. The home of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hyland Kerr at 2400 Tilden street was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday afternoon when their | niece, Miss Aileen Harris of Wash- ington and Warrenton, Va., was married to Dr. Robert Bruce Ruth- erford of Peoria, Ill. The Rev. Pey- ton Williams of Christ Church, Georgetown, officiated at the cere- mony, which took place at 4 o'clock. Escorted by her brother, Mr. Charles Mcllvaine Harris, and given by him in marriage, the bride wore ihe wedding dress of her mother, which was cut with mutton leg sleeves. slender waist and a spreading skirt and train flounced with satin pleating. A dust ruffie of pleated mousseline and the V neck edged with antique lace and tulle completed the period “nel.‘ Her lace and net veil fell from a cap edged with orange blossoms and | she carried an old-fashioned spray of roses and bouvardia. | Mrs. Douglas Garvey Laing of Warrenton, Va., was matron of honor for her sister, gowned in blue velveteen made with a long basque, pointed neck. short sleeves and full skirt gathered in the back. She carried a muff of the velveteen be- " (See WEDDINGS Impert now drastieally redneed Our Entire Stock, Including Original Samples, Redueed . . . 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Mrs. Rutherford is the former Miss Aileen Harris of Washington and War- renton, Va. —Hessler Photo. + Her engagement MISS MARGARET RUTH De MOLL. kin Dickerson, son of Mr. Rich Lee Dickerson of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, is announced by her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Joseph De Moll. i This to Mr. David Lamp- and Mrs. took pla Robertso: ~—Hessler Photo. ol | The traditional calls marking the ] | beginning of the New Year all over this country were made yesterday by numerous members of Washing- ton society. A wide choice of hosts was offered, with the Undersecretary | of State and Mrs. Sumner Welles heading the list of officials receiving, and Mrs. Joseph Leiter and her mother, Mrs. John R. Williams, among the residential hostesses holding their annual “open house.” The party at the Oxon Hill (Md.) | estate of the Undersecretary and Mrs. Welles is also an annual af- | fair for their close friends only. Mrs. Leiter and Mrs. Williams ceived their friends in the latte: house on New Hampshire avenue, where Mrs. Lefter is residing this season. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett Hostess at Dinner. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett was an- other residential hostess to enter- tain, her party being a family din- MISS GLADYS MARSH. Her engagement to Mr. Wil- liam Rutherford Barnes of Buffalo, son of Mrs. J. Robert Naseef of Brockport, N. Y., is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. |ner for her children and grand- Marsh of Washington, for- ::Mrm‘ in her home at 1515 New — Lue- lampshire avenue. Mr. and Mrs. el O oot e icevl paer sl axitetaited decke, Upper Darby, Pa., | ats midday dinner yesterday. Photo. In the afternoon eggnog parties —_— EXTRA SPENDING MONEY FOR YOU! We duy for eash—old gold. platinum, diamonds. J. K. LEWIS, JEWELER Established 1018 505 11th St. NW, “Eleventh at E” ant Furs SCREENS FURNITURE JADES, IVORIES ASIAN ARTS Wi MANDARIN COATS, SILKS, CARVED STONE FIGURES, etc. 1518 CONN. 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Gen. and Mrs, Virgil Peterson, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Sherman Miles, the Hon. and Mrs. Julian Chetwynd, Col. and Mrs. W. W. Jervey, Col. and | SATURDAY 1 PM. LUNCHEON FASHION SHOW $ Ta: Commentator: \ of The Evening Star Mu ol Wiall Room HOTEL RALEIGH Na, 3810 REGULAR $6 $4.95 AND $3.98 SHOES | main for buffet supper in the home ! Soong and another dinner party, | 1339 F STREET, N.W. (OPPOSITE PRESS BLDG.) % [ 1Y MRS. DAVID ATHOLL ROBERTSON. bride of New Year Day is the former Miss Joan Dodd, whose marriage ce yesterday afternoon in the Georgetown home of her mother, Mrs. Jouett Shouse, and Mr. Shouse. Mr. n and his bride will return from a brief honeymoon to reside in George- —David Berns Photo. e Nro R symond I Eee FEeoar Acmizal |and Mrs. John H. Towers, the | British Military Attache and Mrs. | Rex Benson, Mrs. George T. Petten- | gill, Brig. C. L. Lindemann, the As- | sistant Air Attache at the British | | Embassy; Col. and Mrs. John Davis | |and Mrs. Delos Emmons. Also present were the British Minister, Mr. Noel Hall: Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Lorenzo D. Gasser, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Robinson, Mrs. Cobina Wright, sr.; Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest K. Lindlev, Maj Desmond Roberts, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Mr. George Williams, Mr. Lothrop Stoddard, Maj. Gen. Conger Pratt, Col. Richard Wood. Gen. T. Bentley Mott, Mr. Harry | Welden, Lt. Peter Smithers, Mrs. Emil Smith, Maj. Juan Sedillo, Mrs. Natalie Keeney Phillips, Maj. Win- ant Johnson, Mrs. Atwill's brother, | Mr. James H. R. Cromwell, and several others, The “Ang! (See C0ZY COMFORT 4 For the 9 Larger Woman ROBES A GOWNS BED JACKETS KA = /4 : n \ Brushed PN Rayon Warm udco-i Neck Leng Sleeves. Luxuri- ously Beautiful. TUCKSTITCR P, AS PART-WOOL VESTS AND SNUGGIES We Slenderize the Larger Woman 506 11th St. N.W. RE. 9732 Nest to Perpetual Building Ast'n | By the Way— Beth Blaine For a good many years Mrs, John R. Willlams and her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Leiter, have been “at home” to their friends on New Year's Day. And for Washington society the holiday wouldn't seem at all the same without these gay parties, which for the past few years have taken place at Mrs. Williams’ house on New Hampshire avenue. Yesterday we saw almost exactly the same friends we saw there last year . .. the George Garretts, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney, the Undersecretary of Commerce and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, and Gen. and Mrs. william Mason Wright, who sat with Mrs, Williams all afternoon and helped her greet her guests and wish them a “Happy New Year.” The Wrights' daughter, Mrs. David Key, and her husband “Reddy,” who's back from more than a year’s duty at the American Embassy in Roms, are staying with Mrs. Williams for the holidays. Audrey Campbell-and her brother, Colin, and Gertie Webb, came early and stayed late. The entire Mitchell family was there. Dr. and Mrs. James . . . young Jimmy and Harry with his pretty wife. Then, too, we saw the Argentine Ambassador and Mme. Espil, the Samuel Kauffmanns and Admiral and Mrs, Emory S. Land. There were loads of others, some younger friends of Mrs. Willlams and Mrs, Leiter’s, too, like the Jean de Sibours, Harold Fangboner, Capt. Tinsley Garnett, Lt. Pendleton Hogan and the Alex Hagners. ‘The large silver bowl of eggnog was just the same and there were all sorts of wonderful things to eat, baked Virginia hams and turkeys and delicious little piping hot hors d'oeuvres. When was left it was after seven and the house was still filled with laughter and people. . . . Late as it was we hwrried to Georgetown to the Edgar Eyres, to find that we weren't too late for the party at all. There were still lots of people there. The Eyres, you know, have Mrs. Tracy Dows' house on O street, just next door to Mrs. Northam Griggs’ house and a few doors away from Mrs. Gore Auchincloss. It's a lovely place, too, and they say they love it. For yesterday’s party, Mrs. Eyre wore a trailing red tea gown, and looked as pretty as a picture. All the ladies looked well, we thought. Mrs. Edward Reed and Mrs. Ffoulke Dewey and Mrs. James Porrestal especially. Maj. Alfred Hoyt chatted with Mrs. Loring Christie and the Arthur Krocks and Justice Prank Murphy seemed to be having a very serious conversation. Before we left Edgar showed us the little library, the walls of which are decorated in murals done by Mrs. Downs’ son Olin, who is quite a distinguished young artist, Speaking of art reminds us that Mrs. Reed is having her portrait done by Eleanor Martin, and so is Mrs. Kent Legare. We haven't seen them, but understand theyre excellent. AND BY THE WAY— : The Robert Joyces returned to their post in Havana yesterday after | & month’s leave in the States. Most of it they spent in Washington, but | they went up to Orange, N. J., for Christmas with Jane's family. Younger Set Plans Dance at Fairfax The Fairfax High School gvm- nasium will be the scene of a large | dance this evening, when a group of | the Fairfax Court House set will en= tertain in honor of the younger | members home from colleges and for soldiers of the Officers’ Training | Corps from Fort Belvoir. Commonwealth's Attorney and | Mrs. Paul E. Brown will entertain | at their home, White Oaks, on the | Ox road, preceding the dance, in honor of the Fort Belvoir group. | Mr. and Mis. Fregerick Dawson | Richardson will entertain at “open | house” in compliment to their two | daughters, Miss Randolph Rich- | ardson and Miss Phvllis Richard- | son. and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson M. | Farr will have “open house” in | their residence. Ballvnahown, in honor of their two daughters, Miss Edith Malone Farr, who is 2 stu- dent at Sweet Briar College, and Miss Ann Farr, home for the holi- days from St. Margaret's College, in ‘Tappahannock, Va Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert T. 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