Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1942, Page 22

Capital Scene OCIETY. Brightened By Several Gay Indoor And Outdoot Parties Mrs. George Barnett Gives Tea For Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Sinclair; Guggenheims Dinner Hosts Yesterday’s parties, though fewer than usual this season, made up SOCIETY. By the Way— Beth Blaine Don't think that there aren’t parties in wartime Washington. There are—and plenty of them—every day. But they're smaller—much less formal, and during the week, earlier. Lovely ladies who used to sleep until noon, now breakfast at 8 with their husbands and are off to some ‘useful defense job before 9. Just the same, it's important to have some relaxation and fun after & hard-working All stress and strain can be bad for morale—and & “calamity Jane” never helped ANY ONE in & crisis. 8o people give nice, small and early dinners during the week and the gayer parties take place over the week end. #» B-3 in quality what they lacked in quantity. One of the gayest was that given by Mss. George Barnett in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Sinclair of New York, who were recently married. Most of those at the party were friends of the honor guests and they gathered soon after 5 pm. in Mrs. Barnett's attractive home on Rhode Island avenue. The hostess wore a black velvet gown bordered with gold sequins at the neckline and sleeves and pearls and red camellias completed her cos- tume. Mrs. Sinclair also chose black, ornamented with gold and red, and her black calot was tipped with an ostrich pompom. A camellia corsage also enhanced her costume. High light of the past week end was the Snowden Fahnestocks’ dinner at their beautiful Massachuse‘ts avenue house, to honor Snowden’s lovely young daughter Fontaine. Pretty little Miss Fahnestock has lived all over th: worid. She’s r.n accomplished linguist and & very bright young lady. She has great poise and is as much at home with one generation as another, 50 when Bee _srranged this party for her she chose a group of attractive and amusing people without paying too much attention to age—although most of the guests were very definitely on the youngish side. Fon- taine’s flance, Warwick Stabler, is doing his bit at an Army camp 80 couldn't be at the party and when we commented on the lovely shade of red of Fontaine's velvet evening gown she told us with & wistful voice that it was just the shade of the stripe on her flance’s uniform! Mrs. Fahnestock’s frock was lovely, too. -Fashioned of black velvet and tulle it was a formal decollete evening gown, and vastly becoming. Lots of the ladies wore decollete dresses for a change. Pretty Mrs. William Fahnestock, who came up with her husband from the Eastern Shore of Maryland for the party, was in parchment-colored stiff taffeta with a bustle in the back, and Mrs. Rodman Wanamaker looked so like a bride that the accordion player played “Here Comes the Bride” when she entered the room in all white tulle and silver, even to the matching veil on her blond curls. Mrs. Edward Reed’s black frock was also low-cut and very Friends of Hostess Assist at Tea Table. At the tea table, spread temptingly with turkey, ham, cookies, candies and nuts, a number of Mrs. Barnett's friends assisted at the tea or coffee urns. Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman, Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. Randolph Huntington Miner and Miss Lydia Loring were among those pouring. Mrs. Cobina Wright, who is spending some time in the Capital, was present, as was Fannie Ward, well-known stage and screen actress. Others present were the Misses Elizabeth and Mary Howry, Mrs. Noyes Lewis, Mr. and Mss. Wade H. Ellis, Mr. Marshall Exnicios, Miss Eleanor Flood, Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence Houghteling, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sard, Mr. Clarence Hewes, Mr. Fred Roy, Mrs, Carleton Holdrege, Mrs. MISS MARY VIRGINIA BARRY. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David E. Barry, have an- nounced her engagement to MISS GRACE MARILYN HENDIRSHOT. Her engagement to Lt Richard W. Mcy is announced by her parenis, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Worthington, the Misses Ida ¢ — and Pauletta Guffey, Miss Vera Bloom, Mrs. Sims Snow, Mr. Robert Carson, Mrs, Duncan Cameron, Col. and Mrs. John W. Thomason, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Owsley, Mrs. Eng- lish Gordon and Capt. Carl Wessel. Number of Other Delightful Parties Given. Among the other delightful par- ties of yesterday were those given by Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. George Sloane and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Disque. Mrs. Bacon's party was a dinner at her F street home and hopored Representative Joseph Clark Baldwin, whose birth- day anniversary it was, and Mrs. Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. Hatch gave an out- door party and sleds, skates and anow forts were the order of the day. A bonfire was lighted and later a buffet luncheon was served inside. Mr. and Mrs. Sloane’s guests motored to Whitehall Farm, at War- renton, Va., for the luricheon yes- terday. Another Virginia couple to entertain was Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Orme, jr. Guggenheims Entertain At Dinner on Yacht. Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Guggen- heim were hosts at dinner last eve- ning aboard their yacht Firenze. Another attractive party given yesterday was that at which the Pirst Secretary of the Chilean Em- bassy and Senora de Rodriguez were | hosts. They entertained at cocktails M1SS PATRICIA RAE SIMS. | Her mother,Mrs. Thomas M. {Gow, and Mr. Gow of Takoma Park, Md., announce her en- gagement to Mr. Harry P. odge. The wedding will ‘take lace next month. | —Hugo Photo. in the afternoon in their home in Alexandria. Senora de Cohen, wife of the Chilean Ambassador to Bolivia, shared honors at the party with the Secretary of the Chilean Embassy and his bride of a few weeks, Senora de Bertrand. Most of the guests at this gather- ing were drawn from the diplomatic corps and the State Department, al- though a few officiels and residen- tial members were included. . The Disques gave a buffet supper {in their home for Capt. and Mrs. Allen I. Price and Comdr. and Mrs. Harrison B. Lingo. The daughters of the two couples honored yester- day, Miss Jane Lingo and Miss Mary Stuart Montague Price, will be feted by Mrs. Disque at a tea January 31. | War Keeps Social Leaders From Usual Winter Trips South Southern resorts have drawn fewer Capital social.leaders so far this year than usual because so many Washingtonians must remain in the city to carry on war work. Some residents, however, already | have reached Southern climes. Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert S. Grosvenor have been in their winter home at Coco- | nut Grove, Fla., since mid-Decem- | ber. Yesterday they were honor guests at a picnic given by Mrs. George Platt Brett of Fairfleld, Conn., on her private beach at Jour- neys End. Dr. John 8. Penman of Harvard University, who is stopping at Eldorado, shared honors with the Grosvenors. Mrs. George Heard has gone to Aiken, 8. C., to visit Col. and Mrs. Robert G. Elbert, who entertained the other afternocon at a tea for their guest. Mrs. John P. Maxtin Is Honor Guest Mrs. Martin, wife of Dr. John Pat- rick Martin, on duty at the United States Naval Air Station at Miami, Fla, who is visiting her parents, Senator and Mrs. James H. Hughes, was the guest in whose honor Mrs. Horace Williams entertained at tea yesterday. Sharing honors with the visitor was her mother, Mrs. Hughes. 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Whitting- ton, jr., aide to ‘he Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Groomsmen were Ensign Riciard C. Springgate, U. 8. N. R.; Ensyyn Walter W. Dosh, U.S.N. Ensi/m Richard A. Cwik, U. 8. N. R, and Ensign Hal Chapin, U. S. N. R. The bride attended Florida schools and has recently made her home with her aunt, Mrs. Emma Moseley >{. Orlando. Ensign Cambren attended the Uni- versity of Florica, where he was a member of the Pi Kappa social fraternity and Sigma Nu Phi legal fraternity. He was in the private practice of radic law in Washington until being calad to active duty. Ensign and Mrs Cambron will reside in this city at 31 Hawaii avenue. Clarenford Club Aiding Defense Mrs. J. Kenne:h Ableiter has been appointed chairnan of a new De- fense Committ«e for the Claren- ford Woman’s Club. Serving with her will be M's. Claude Thomas, Mrs. Willlam O. Marshall, Mrs. Julian Master: and Mrs. Ernest Feidler. Many of th: members already are taking first aid and home nurs- ing courses. Mrs. Robert *de and Mrs. George Cooper have been elected to mem- bership in the organization. United States Coast Guard re- cruiting statior now open at 1360 E street NW. MISS MARY LUCI nouncement of her engagement place January 31. Mrs. Lonnie G. Bray. LLE HARDIMAN. Of interest here, where she formerly resided, is the an- to Mr. William Coulson Hatton of Columbus, Ohio. The wedding will take place nert month. MISS BETTY JANE BRAY (upper center). Her wedding to Mr. Benjamin Earl Skinker, jr., will take The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and | Capt. and Mrs. Ralph 1. Williams | of College Park, Md.. announce the | | engagement of Mrs. Williams’ sister, | | Miss Mary Lucille Hardiman of San | Francisco, to Mr. William Coulson Hatton of Columbus, Ohio. Miss | Hardiman, who formerly lived in ‘Washington, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Edward \@n of Baltimore. Mr. Hatton of Mr. and Mrs. Pred George Hatton of Columbus. Miss Hardiman attended the Uni- wversity of Alabama and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Mr. Hatton was graduated from Ohio State University. Since leaving Washington, Miss Hardiman has been living in Hawail and California. The wedding will take place Feb- ruary 21 in Columbus, where Mr. Hatton is employed by an aircraft corporation. Miss Gertrude McCarty to Wed | Mr. Kenneth C. Mosier. Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Me- Carty of Akron, Ohio, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Gertrude Marie McCarty of Wash-| ington, to Mr. Kenneth Cape Mosie! of this city. £ Engagements of Interest | Miss Mary Hardiman to Marry | Mr. William Coulson Hatton The wedding will take place here at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Feb- ruary. Miss Betty Bray to Wed Mr. Benjamin Skinker. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie G. Bray an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Betty Jane Bray, to Mr. Benjamin Earl T, A0n,. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Skinker of city. ‘The wedding will take place Janu- ary 31 Miss Patricia Sims to Wed Mr. Harry P. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gow of Takoma Park, Md., announce the engagement of Mrs. Gow's daughter, Miss Patricia Rae Sims, to Mr. Harry P. Dodge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Dodge of Takoma Park. The wedding will take place in February. Miss Mary Barry Engaged To Mr. James A. Donohoe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Barry are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Virginia Barry, (See ENGAGEMENTS, Page B-4.) IT IS OUR DUTY AND A PRIVILEGE TO INVEST IN DEFENSE STAMPS AND DEFENSE BONDS You can buy Defense Stamps and we will take your order for Defense Bonds at the information desk on the first floor, or at the cashier’s desk on the eighth floor. Julius Garfinckel & Co. F-Street at Fourteenth p- Mr. James A. Donohoe, jr. No date has been set for the wedding. —Hessler Photo. Miss Isobel Roland To Wed Mr. Turner At Bolling Chapel The marriage of Miss Isobel Jeanne Roland, daughter of Mrs. Wallace Gordon Smith, wife of Lt. Col. Smith, U. 8. A, to Mr. Edward Linwood Turner, which will take place January 31, will be the first formal wedding held in the new post chapel at Bolling Fleld. Miss Roland attended Punahon School in Honolulu, Liggett School in Detroit and Penn Hall in Chambersburg, Pa., and is a graduate of Ward-Belmont Col- lege, Nashville, Tenn. She is a member of the Del Vers Club of ‘Ward-Belmont. Mr. Turner is the son of Mrs. William H. Moman Turner of Griffiths, Clifton Forge, Va. He attended the University of Vir- ginia, Goodwill Guild Sponsors Drama ‘The Ways and Means Committee of the Goodwill Guild of the Good- will Industries will sponsor a bene- fit performance of “Squaring the Circle,” by Valentine Kataev, which the production group of the King- Smith Theater will present this eve- ning at the King-Smith Playhouse at 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. William O. Douglas is presi- dent of the Goodwill Industries and Mrs. John W. Guider is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in charge of the benefit. Scharfeld, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Murray, Mrs. I. B. Kirkland, Mrs. James T. Jardine, Mrs. Francis M. Goodwin, Mrs. Henry D. Ralph, Mrs. Willard Edwards, Mrs. Frank Waldrop and Mrs. Lacey Reynolds. Guests in Country Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clarendon Smith motored yesterday to the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Barse Stonebraker at Turkey Point, Md., to spend the day. smart, and Mrs. Kenneth Jenkins wore one of the prettiest dresses at the party—pale gray lace and tulle studded with sparkling rhinestones. Down from Philadelphia was talented Dorothy Norman, whose nimble flying fingers can make a piano do things that you can hardly believe and ‘who was as pleased as punch to see her old friend, Composer Vincent You- mans, walk into the room. He's the man George Gershwin called the hest composer of modern times. At the age of 24 he wrote all the music for “No, No, Nannette,” which incidentally netted him about $1,000,000. He also wrote the haunting “Time on My Hands” and Lawrence Tibbett's davorite, “Without & Song,” and more recently, all the music for “Flying Down to Rio.” After dinner he played for us, and so did Mrs. Norman, and then they played together—so you can just imagine what super- entertainment THAT was. Also at the party were the Mathews Dicks, Mrs. Ryan Shaw, pretty and blond in sheer black; Comdr. William Thomas, Maj. Alfred Hoyt, the Gordon Douglases, Comdr. Griffith Warfield, Mrs. Pearsons Rust, Maj. Richard Porter Davidson, whose “Betty” was home ill with sinus; Mrs. Thomas Proctor, Edward Gardner, Capt. Tinsley Garnett, Eric Taff, Mrs. Ffoulke Dewey, wearing a red shawl appliqued with black lace with her slim black gown; Tom Johnson, James Betk, “Bill” Emmet and Spottswood White. It couldn't have been a nicer evening and no one wanted to go home until the wee small hours and practically no one did! Going back as far as Friday night when we dined with the Chase Donaldsons: They've just bought a charming little house in Edgemoor. It's gray brick with carriage lanterns at the door and it's furnished with beautiful old family antiques and portraits. Dinner itself was delicious, and the guests (and it's the company that really MAKES the party) were all nice and attractive. . . . New-to-Washington Mr. and Mrs. Henry La- bouisse. He’s in the State Department—comes from New Orleans, and she’s the daughter of Mrs. Stephen Clark and a niece of Ambrose Clark— and if you know your Cooperstown, N. Y., you'll know that the Clark family is to exclusive Cooperstown just at the Labouisse family is to aristocratic old New Orleans—which is “tops.” Other guests were Felix du Pont of Wilmington and the nice young Harry Wilmerdings (who are here because he's in the Navy), Mrs. Ryan Shaw and “Tommy” Thomas and Hugh Auchincloss. Alliance Francaise To Meet Wednesday The members of the Alliance Davies’ Reception To Honor Litvinoffs The Ambassador of the Union uider "Tfllflfiif"“F ifte 1 . Karl e Litvinoff will be hanored mfi u‘l(: gnmuéi.ge,r‘flrzk, ‘a‘r“ ur| at the reception which the lnr-‘ of Soviet Socialist Republics and mer United States Ambassador to the Soviet Republic and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies will give from 5 to 7 o'clock January 19. The reception will be held at the Davies home at 1801 Foxhall road. Miss Harllee Back Miss Ella F. Harllee, daughter of | Col. and Mrs. W. C. 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