Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1942, Page 24

SOCIETY. President Ranking Host, Entertaining Following ‘Command’ Performance Speaker Rayburn Honor Guest At Dinner Given by Minister And Mrs. Frederick A. Sterling The President was the ranking host at yesterday’s parties, but there were a number of other high officials and prominent meqxbers of society who entertained at various gatherings. The White House party followed the “command” performance of “Watch on the Rhine” at the National Theater, which opened the week's birthday celebratjons honoring the President. Members of the cast ¥ere guests, of honor at the supper at the White House. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Sam Rayburn, was the guest of honor at the dinner given last evening by ithe United States Minister to Sweden and Mrs. Frederick A. Sterling. her guests of the Sterlings included Mr. Justice Frank Murphy, Senator and Mrs. Robert Taft, the United States Minister to Latvia and Mrs. John Wiley, Sir Willmott and Lady Lewis, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. John R. ‘Williams, Mrs. Eleanor M. Patterson and Mr. William Taylor. Michigan Governor and Wife Among Honored Guests. The Governor of Michigan and Mrs. Murray D. Van Wagoner were also among yesterday’s honored guests. The Chilean. Ambassador and Senora de Michels entertained at luncheon at the Embassy for them and for the Governor's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Tufty, with whom the Michigan official and his wife are staying. Other guests at the luncheon were the Costa Rican Minister and Senora de Fer- % nandez, Mr. and Mrs. Serge Ruben- stein of New York, the First Secre- tary of the Embassy and Senora de Rodriguez, Senora Carmen Senoret, and Senorita Cristina Michels. Later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Tufty entertained at a cocktail party for the Governor and Mrs. Van Wagoger in their Alexandria home. Senator and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley | entertained at cocktails yesterday afternoon, as did Miss Elizabeth Howry, who was hostess in honor of her sister, Miss Mary Howry, who is here from New York, Assisting Miss Howry were Mrs. James Carroll Frazier, Mrs. Albert Cox, Mrs. Philip Bonsal, Mrs. Mel- ville Church. Mrs. McCeney Werlich, Mrs. Ralph Worthington and Mrs. Ronald Ransom. Halifaxes Are Hosts To Number of Guests. Accompanying the President to the Miss Bovello Weds Mr. England at Nativity Church THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1942.' MISS THELMA JANE CLAYTON. She will marry Lt. Elton Francis Young, jr., Air Corps, U. S. A, Friday, February 13. Their engagement has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Clayton. Lt. Young is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Young of Washington. — = By the Way— —— Beth' Blaine When ycung Theodore Douglas Robinson got himself a job with Marriages Of Interest Announced Louise McKirdy Becomes Bride Of Mr. Fay A wedding, that attracted wide interest took place Saturday after- noon in the British-American Church of the Good Shepherd in Lima, Peru, when Miss Louise Elisa- beth McKirdy, daughter of Mrs. James Kirdy of Washington, be- came the bride of Mr. Gordon Shaw Fay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton Fay of Chicopee Falls, Mass. Calla lilies and candlelight against & background of native ferns deco- rated the church for the 5 o'clock ceremony, at which the Rev. S. Arthur Davies, pastor of the church, officiated. The bride was gowned in white organdy made with a long, bouffant skirt, with which she wore a white lace jacket. Her tulle veil was full length, falling from a coronet of duchesse and rosepoint lace taken from her mother’'s wedding gown. She carried a Colonial bou- quet of white stephanotis edged with maiden-hair fern. Miss Lydia Wright of New York was maid of honor and the bride’s only attendant, dressed in yellow organdy made with a fitted bodice and bouffant skirt. She wore a short tulle veil that was held in place by clusters of yellow daisies with brown centers and carried an armful of the same flowers. Mr. Nigel Elliston of Essex, Eng- land, served as best man. and the ushers were Mr. Gray Anderson of Los Angeles and Mr. John Spack of Chicago. The couple received their guests | after the ceremony in the beautiful old Spanish colonial drawing room | of the Quinta Morris, where they | stood in the well of & deep window, | banked with calla lilies. Mrs. Mc- Mr. Francis J. Litrento, son of York City. wedding. MISS LILIAN SHANNON. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Shannon, have announced her engagement to Litrento and the late Mr. Litrento of New No date has been set for the - SOCIETY. Mrs. Thomas G. late Col. Doores, MISS MARIANA GROGAN. Her engagement to Mr. William Richard Doores, jr., son of Mrs. W. R. Doores and the was announced yesterday by her mother, Mrs. Stephen Sylvester Grogan. The wedding will take place in the spring. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Miss Barry Will Wed Lt. Thorne February 7 Invitations are being mailed today by Maj. and Mrs. David S. Barry for the marriage of MRS. MARVIN LEE ENGLAND. —Brooks Photo. The Nativity Church was the scene yesterday afternoon of the marriage of Miss Concetta Angelina Bovello, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bovello of Washington, | to Mr. Marvin Lee England, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Eng- land of Bethany., Mo. The Rev Lawrence McGlone officiated at 6/ o'clock, in a setting of palms, white flowers and candlelight. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore an ivory satin and lace gown made on prin- cess lines, with a long veil held by a tiara of seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of white roses Miss Rose Bovello was her sister’s maid of honor, wearing a gown of | heather faille, with a halo of blue roses and an illusion bow in her hair. She carried talisman roses. Miss Emelia Bovello, another sis- ter of the bride: Miss Jean Gan and Miss Theresa Capone, the bridesmaids, blue bonnets, and carried pink roses. Mr. James Brinker of Washington was best man and the ushers were Messrs. Rosco Miller, John Moore and Charles Williams, all of Wash- | ington. Mr. and Mrs. England will reside at 25 Kennedy street N.W. Dance at the President’s Birthday Ball! Dance in a cloud of black rayon marquisette, banded with rows of dainty black lace! With provocative puffed sleeves, gathered bustline, and squared neck- line! Black. Sizes 12 to 20 many styles 5 to §35 One of 38.9 P-?'-llvO 11* Srnaer wore blue faille with | play were Federal Security Adminis- trator and Mrs. Paul V. McNutt, the librarian of Cohgress and Mrs. | Archibald MacLeish, Miss Grace Tully and Mr. Raymond T. Cahill. | Among those who had supper with the Chief Executive after the per- | formance were Mr. Andrew Kelley, director of the Entertainment Com- mittee for the birthday celebrations, and Mrs. Kellev; Mr. Edward Plohn, manager of the theater, and Mr. | Edward Keller. His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassa- | dor and Lady Halifax were hosts to | a large number of guests, occupying several boxes opposite the President. Among those with the diplomat and his wife were Admiral Sir Charles and Lady Little, the First Secretary of the Embassy and Mrs. Hayter, the Second Secretary and Mrs, Barclay; Mr. Angus Malcolm, another Second Secretary of the Embassy; the As- sistant Naval Attache and Mrs. Jameson, Sir Anthony Rumbold and | Mr. R. V. Palin with Lady Rumbold and Mrs. Palin; Mrs. Ffoulke Dewey and Mr. William Gray Elmslie. ‘The Postmaster General and Mrs. Frank Walker and Senator and Mrs. A. B. Chandler, with Representative and Mrs. Jennings Randolph also were present, as were the District Commissioners, Mr. Guy Mason, Mr. John Russell Young and Col. Charles W. Kutz, accompanied by Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Kutz. Mrs. Patrick Jay Hurley, Mr. and | Mrs. Robert Vedder Fleming and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Morris were among the many members of resi- | dential society who attended the | performance. ,Marygnd S(-);igy {Will Hold Ball The Maryland Society of Wash- ington will hold a President’s Birth- | | day Ball at 9:30 o'clock Friday eve- ning at the Kennedy-Warren All receipts, above actual expenses. will be donated the fight against infantile paralysis. Mrs. Benjamin H. Dorsey will head the receiving line and will | be assisted by Mrs. W. E. Patterson | French, Mrs. Ethel Ball Carrow,| Mrs. Robert C. Jones and Mrs. Louis | C. Kuhn. Col. Frederick Johnston, chair- man of the Floor Committee, will be assisted by Maj. P. M. Ellis, Capt. T. J. Jackson, Capt. Allan C. Fisher, | Capt. Albert J. Gore, Capt. Sterling | Townsend and Lt. George Marlow. | Guest cards may be obtained at ! the door that evening. | of her parents’ seven daughters. 0. P. M. a short time ago he and his pretty wife came straight to Wash- K ington and began that now almost unavailing pastime, To make it even more difficult, the Robinsons have four husky offspring. | di They needed QUITE a house and they very much wanted a garden for the youngsters. After coping with the Capital housing shortage for several days—they found exactly what they wanted—in Fairfax, Va. It's a big, roomy, old-fashioned house with lots of ground and beautiful shade trees | and it's only about 20 minutes’ motoring distance from Washington. | So theyre happily settled and close enough to old Capital friends to see something of them after working hours. “Doug” lived here as | a young boy when his father, the late Theodore Douglas Robinson, | was Undersecretary of the Navy. One sister, Mrs. Blaise de sibour, | makes her home here, and another sister, Mrs. John Hinckley, is in nearby Warrenton. Mrs. Robinson was the former Louise Miller—one She has often visite here with the de Sibours, so has almost as many Washington friends as her husband. Saturday night the Robinsons came to the nice small dinner which | “Mack” McConihe gave at the home of his parents, the Malcolm McCon- ihes, on Woodland drive. He is living there while on duty at the Navy | Department. Louise Robinson wore a chartreuse green crepe gown. Mrs. | William Harkness, who's just visiting here for a few days, was another | lovely lady. She wore a dinner gown with a trailing navy blue skirt and | a becoming white and silver blouse. Mrs. James Forrestal was there md{ new-to-the-British Embassy Walter Bell and one or two others. After | dinner just about every one played “gin rummy,” which is so exciting | that it makes bridge seem a little tame. There were several other dinners Saturday night. Gen. and Mrs. Arthur Carter, who've recently leased Mrs. Federick Sterling's house on Kalorama road, entertained a few friends; with the Under- secretary of War and Mrs. Robert Patterson as ranking guests. Mrs. Norbert McKenna had a biiffet supper—followed by an evening of music that thrilled all her guests. Mr. McKenna is in Montreal on business, so wasn't at the party, but his talented Russian-born wife was both hostess and “entertainer,” since she played and sang too beautifully after dinner. Every one especially loved her piano duet with Myra Gillette. The Kurt Hetzels were there, too, so, of course, Dr. Hetzel was made to play—and several music-wise people announced that they'd never heard him play so well, which is “tops™ in music praise. Eleanor Martin, the portrait painter who's doing so many charming Washington ladies, was present. She has finished a pastel of Mrs. Loring Christie and one of Mrs. Edward Reed and is now doing Ann Heard and Mrs. Kent Legare. Also at the party were the Scott McFarlands (he’s in the Navy) and, back in Washington after a long absence, Norris Gaddess—who is really a native Washingtonian. * % * When the fine weather continued yesterday many people flocked to the country. The Raymond McGraths had a luncheon in Warrenton and so did the George Sloanes. k%% It's wonderful to see the popular Trubee Davisons back in town again. They have a house on Whitehaven street for the present. Both dropped in at Mrs. Delos Emmons’ the other after- noon—Dot wearing a most becoming blue dress and matching hat with a short fur jacket. The Egyptian Minister was there with dark-eyed Mme. Hassan and Gen. and Mrs. Clinton Russell and the “Bill” MacCrackens. It wasn't really a party, said the hostess. And it wasn't in the large sense of the word—but very nice and informal and fun. - AND BY THE WAY— Dr. and Mrs. B. Lauriston Hardin are receiving congratulations on the birth of a small daughter. They already have two handsome little sons with flaming red hair—so the arrival of a beautiful little girl is | just exactly made to order! A word to the fashion-wise . . . a hint to the budget-conscious! The time is growing short . . . and our famous Florsheims won't be reduced again for six months. WOmMEN'S FLORSHEIM 1348 G ADJOINING MEN'S Store Hours: 9:30 A.M. to 8 P.M. A irdy, who went to Lima six weeks “house hunting.” | ago by Clipper to attend the wed- ng, received with the couple. The bride is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with an A. B. degree, and has done graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. For the last year she has been on the staff of the United States Em- bassy in Lima. Mr. Fay was grad- uated from the University of Mon- tana school of mines and is chief engineer of the Cerro de Pasco mines in Morococha, Peru. Among those attending the wed- ding were the United States Am- bassador to Peru and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb and other officers and members of the Embassy staff. Mrs. Winifred Vance McCann Weds Maj. Kidwell. Word has been received here of the marriage in Chicago of Mrs. Winifred Vance McCann to Maj. G. B. Kidwell, both of whom are well known in Washington. The wedding took place January 15 in the rectory of the Congregational Church. Maj. Kidwell is the son of the late Mrs. Della E. Kidwell of Fair- fax County, Va., and has in the past been stationed at Fort Myer and at Fort George G. Meade. The their daughter, Miss Alice Hoad- ley Barry, to Lt. Landon K. Thorne, jr., U. 8. N. R. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 o'clock February 7 in the Barry home on Kalorama road. Only members of the family will be present at the ceremony, at which Dr. Albert J. McCartney, pastor of the First Covenant Presbyterian Church, will offi- ciate. A few intimate friends have been invited to attend the small reception which will fol- low the ceremony. . The bride will be attended by her two sisters, Frances and Bar- bara Barry, and Lt. Thorne will have his father, Mr. Landon K. Thorne of New York, as his best man. The ushers will be Lt. Alfred Lee Loomis, jr. U. S. M. R.. and Lt. Oakleigh Thorne, U. S.N. R. After their marriage Lt. ‘Thorne and his bride will go to San Diego, Calif. where the former is on duty at the Naval Air Training Station. :Cards Are Issued {For Art Exhibition bride is the daughter of Mrs. George B. Vance of Chicago and is the widow of Mr. Brendan J. McCann of Washington and Chicago. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs. Reiley. and later Maj. and Mrs. Kidwell left for California. Miss Dorothy Lemon Is Bride of Mr. Brigham. Of local interest is the wedding Saturday evening in Roanoke, Va., Officers of the Corcoran Gallery | of Art have issued invitations to a private showing of an exhibition | of drawings and water colors from | 8 to 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon. | The exhibition will depict scenes | of activities in navy yards and | naval stations which were done by Vernon Howe Bailey under the authorization of the Navy Depart- ment. | _The exhibition will | through February 19. continue when Miss Dorothy Lemon, daugh- | ter of Mrs. Oren Lemon and the| late Mr. Lemon, became the bride | of Mr. Francis Snowdon Brigham, | son of Mr. Reuben Brigham, assist- ant director of the extension serv- ice of the Department of Agricul- ture, and Mrs. Brigham. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham, whose | home is in Sandy Spring, left Fri- | day by motor with their youngest son Arthur to join Mr. Francis Brigham in Petersburg, Va. where | he is attending the Officers’ Training School at Camp Lee, and motor to- gether to the wedding. The ceremony was followed by a dinner for the bridal party and a small group of friends at the coun- try home of the bride’s brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clay | Counts. | Mr. Brigham is a graduate of Columbia Technological Institute and before entering the service was | a drafting engineer. Moeost Styles 389_5_3985 HAHN - SHOP SHOP SALE Men’s Florsheims, Most Styles $8.95 & $9.85 at all Hahn Men's Shops Sketched: Hunter's green 100% Viegin Weol, with sheared b ver now $35.00. D. Alton Davises | {Back in New York | After Visit Here | Mrs. D. Alton Davis. who has been | visiting Mrs. Arthur Ramsay in her | apartment in the Shoreham for a week, was joined here by Mr. Davis for the week end. They have re- turned to New York where they are making their headquarters since | their arrival from Geneva. Mr. | Davis has been working among the | war prisoners in Europe and with Mrs. Davis recently returned to this | country by Clipper. Mr. and Mrs. Davis formerly lived | | in Washington but for 20-odd years | have lived in Geneva, where Mrs. | | Ramsay and the late Dr. Ramsay | | also made their home until Dr. | Ramsay's death a few years ago. Dr. Ramsay established Fairmont Seminary in Washington at the turn of the century. Mr. and Mrs. Davis stopped at Bryn Mawr, Pa, on their way back | | to New York to see their daughter, | Miss Shirley Davis, who is teaching | French at the Baldwin School. Mr. and Mrs. Davis will come to Wash- | ington again in the early spring for another visit. |Miss Ornelas Weds Mrs. Moran Ornelas announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Carmen Irene Ormelas, to Lt. George B. Cox December 31 at Camp Shelby, Miss. Mrs. Cox is a granddaughter of | Mr. Howard Moran of Washington, | |and Lt. Cox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cox of Ironton, Ohio. 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