Evening star. [volume], November 29, 1927, Page 19, Image 19

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SOCIETY
(Continued from Eighteenth Taco.l
of Brooklyn, X. Y.. who have boon
spending part of their honeymoon in
AVashington. stopping at the Pow
hatan. are the quests for whom Mr.
George Schimmed will entertain a few
friends this evening. Mr. and Mrs.
O’Shea were guests of Mr. Sehimmel
at breakfast this morning at the
Carlton.
Mr*. Ray Ovid Hall was hostess at
tea yesterday afternoon in her home,
when she was assisted by Mrs. Robert
Inbrie. Mrs. William l>aird Dunlop.
Jr., and Mrs. Lovell, who presided at
the tea table.
Mrs. Wallace Reid will be the honor
guest of the Little Theater Dramatic
Organization at the Carlton Hotel
Friday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Park left yesterday
for the South after spending several
weeks in Washington.
Mr*. E. C. Alvord, president of the
Women’s Society of the First Congre
gational Church, will entertain the
older member* of the church at lunch
eon Friday. After the luncheon a
number of guests will relate infor
mally their reminiscences of life in
Washington of the past.
Mr. Rufus Putnam is visiting friends
In Asbtiry Tark. X. .1.
Mrs. Eugene Collister entertained
8t luncheon today at her home on In
graham street for Mrs. Philip Clancy
of New York City. Her guests w»r?
Airs, Clancy. Airs. Theodore Tiller.
Airs William Wolfe-Smith, Afrs. Wil
liam H. Moses. Mr®. Eugene Peters.
Aliss Mathilde Eiker and Mrs.
Edouard Albion.
Ma.i. (Ten. and Mrs. H. A. Smith re
turned to Washington last night from
Fort Omaha, Xebr.. where Gen. Smith
is in command of the 7th Corps Area,
and will he at the Mayflower for the
week.
Air. George B. Cortelyou. Secretary
Os the Department of Commerce and
Eibor, Postmaster General and Secre
tary of the Treasury in th® cabinet of
President Roosevelt, is now in Wash
ington, a guest at the Mayflower.
Alias Belle Sherwin. president of the
Katlonal LeagttLe of Women Voters, 1
Elizabeth Brewster Here to Shop for Busy Men and Women
She is ready to suggest —advise—assist in all gift selections —wrap —mail and complete your Christmas
shopping tor you. See her in her gift bower—on the balcony —or just telephone.
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tilly or silk laces. French novelty handkerchiefs of printed silk Sgjy'
cret)cs with hand-rolled hems. Exquisite Madeira and Spanish [ /
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and also a trustee of Wellesley Col
lege, will entertain the Wellesley Cl’.ib
of the District of Columhia at tea this
afternoon at her home, 528 Seven
teenth street. Miss Sherwin will be
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Julian
j Dowell, president of the Wellesley
, Club; Mrs. Samuel Herrick, counselor,
and Miss Jessie Claire McDonald of
the National Cathedral School for
Girls. At the tea table will he Miss
Edna Spaulding, counselor at large for
the Wellesley cluhs, and Mrs. Lyman
B. Swormstedt, Miss Muriel Fritz and
Miss Catherine Mcßeynolds will as
j sist.
j \rl« Club Players Tonight
Honor Official Judges.
' Honor guests tonight at the first
performance of the Arts Club prize
! plays, to he presented at AVardman
Park Theater by the Arts Club
Players, will lie the three judges of
the 1927 play writing contest con
! ducted by the club who made ihe
selection of ’’Cattle” by Mrs. Edith
Ogden Heidel, “Princess of Dreams”
1 hy Mrs. Henry Hayes and "Overcom
ing Static" hy Miss Anna C. Laws.
The judges who will attend the
premiere are Dr. De AYitt C. Croissant
|of George Washington University.
| Dr. George Benjamin AVoods of
j American University and Mr. John .T.
Daly, well known dramatic critic of
' this city.
Only a few seats remain for
j Wednesday night, and these are being
rapidly taken at the Arts Club, so
there will be undoubtedly a capacity
audience for both presentations.
Former Senator and Mrs. William
M. Butler arrived in Washington
yesterday, and are at the Willard,
where they plan to pass several
weeks. Mr. Butler is here to attend
a meeting of the Republican national
committee, of which he is chairman.
Mr. and Mrs. AVilson Compton sail
tomorrow on the Mauretania for
Stockholm to he present, Deeernbe.
i 10, at the presentation of the Nobel
prize in physics, which lias been
awarded to tlieir brother. Prof. Arthur
Compton of Chicago. They will re
turn to Washington December 24,
Congressional ladies will lie host
-1 esses at Neighborhood House, 470 X
' street southwest, December 5, for the
open house and Christmas market.
; The list includes Mrs. Samuel S.
Arentz, Mrs. Louis C. Cramton, Mrs.
! Charles C. Kearns, Mrs. William F.
Kopp. Mrs. James H. MacLafferty.
1 Mrs. Henry T. Rainey. Mrs. AVilliam
THE EVEXTXH STATE WASHINGTON. T>. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1927,
A. Rodenburg and Miss Clara J.
Sproul.
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Shihley.
1848 Blltmore street, with their
daughters. Miss Louise Shibley and
Miss Betty Shibley, returned from
Xew A'ork yesterday, where they at
tended the Army and Navy foot ball
game, and had with them their house
guests. Air. and Mrs. William O. Belt
and their daughter, Miss Virginia
Belt, of Chicago.
Mr. Charles Mason Remey has do
parted for Chicago, where he will
spend a. few days, returning to Wash
ington the early part of next week.
Invitations have heen issued hy the
Washington committee for William
and Mary College for a luncheon to he
given Thursday at the Mayflower in
honor of the dean of the college, the
Rev. Dr. AV. A. R. Goodwin.
The League of the Covenant of the
Church of the Covenant is taking
charge of the Near East Relief shop,
1334 Connecticut avenue, on Wednes
day, November 30. Those who will as
sist are Mrs. Clyde R. Asher.
Mrs. A. H. Bakshian, Miss Ruth
Royer, Mrs. Charles Collier, Mrs.
Morris Ervin, Mrs. Frank K. Green.
Mrs. Emil E. Housberg, Mrs. Ger
ald Johnson, Mrs. Karl Loos. Mrs.
Wallace McClure, Mrs. Burton McCol
lum, Airs. Bryan K. Ogden. Airs. Hal
bert Payne. Mrs. Harold F. Pellegrin,
Mrs. .Tames C. Pryor. Miss Katherine
Rawson, Mrs. Herbert A. Whitney and
Mrs. Arthur X. Young.
Mr. George Christian, former secre
tary to President Harding, was host at
luncheon today at the AVillard.
An attractive wedding was snlcm
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EVENING GOWNS
and
DANCE and PARTY
FROCKS
For the wear and wardrobe of Ton
who delight in style. and .ret would
gladly avoid extravagance.
nized at noon on Thanksgiving day
at Blossom Hill, Herndon, Va., when
Miss Anna Cochran Rogers, daughter
of Air. and Mrs. James Rogers, be
came the bride of Mr. John Peter
Willman of Ithica, X. A'.
The bride wore white crepe satin,
very simply made, with veil of tulle
and Chantilly lace, and carried a
shower bouquet of bride roses and
lilies of the valley.
She was given in marriage hy her
father, the ceremony being performed
before an improvised altar, banked
with greens and yellow chrysanthe
mums, and was witnessed by the im
mediate families and a few close
friends. Rev. Alexander Galt of St.
Timothy's Episcopal Church performed
the ceremony, and Mrs. Annie Robey
Walker played the wedding music.
Mr. and Mrs. Willman left in the
afternoon on a motor trip to Xew
York, where they attended the Army-
N'avy game before going further north.
Mr. and Mrs. AA’illman will make their
home in Xew York.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Homer and
daughter, Miss Katherine Homer, ar
rived today at the M illard, from their
home in Xew A'ork. They plan to re
main several days here. Mrs. Homer
is better known as Mme. Louise
Homer, the opera singer.
Upholstering
Chain caning. Porch
rockers splinted. y 3 price
on all tapestries, mohairs
and velours.
Send for samples and
free estimates
Write , Phone or Call
Franklin 7483
Clay Armstrong
1233 10th St. N.W.
The patronesses for the Junior Hol
iday dance, to he given a-t the May
flower Monday evening, December 26,
from !> to 12 o'clock, are Mrs. Richard
S. Aldrich, Mrs. U. S. Grant,' Mme.
Ekengren, Mrs. Archbold, Mrs. Chand
ler Anderson. Mrs. McCook Knox,
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien and Mrs. Walter
R. Tuckerman. A number of dinners
have already been arranged prior to
the dance.
Mrs. Bascorn Blondon has issued
invitations for a costume ball Decem
ber 3, to be given in honor of her
daughter, Mrs. Nona Jones, who re
cently returned from Honolulu.
Mrs. Nona Blondon Jones enter
tained Sigma Nu Sigma Sorority at
tea yesterday afternoon. Mrs. C. Lin
ton Hester and Mrs. Ada Farrell pre
sided at the tea table.
lscddoe-Xynian Wedding
In Takonia Park Church.
Miss Zelda E. Nyman, daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. L. G. Nyman of
Charlotte, N. C., and Mr. Harry E. Bed-
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I Early America’s Legacy
to the Modern Home
'T'HE Banjo clock
X carries the charm
of colonial artistry into
the home of today. i
I These attractive, color* /
ful timepieces not only
perform their duty in a
most efficient way but
they add an authentic ji
note to decorations of i'
colonial origin.
In our display you will !
find several models by
Seth Thomas that vary
i in length from 18 to 37
inches. They are adapta
ble to any size room.
( Prices are surprisingly
reasonable.
SETH THOMAS
BANJO CLOCKS
$15.00 to $60.00
oft.o/la/in ofne.
( Jewelers Plalitiuinstniths
( 935 F Street
J 35 Year* at the Same Arid res*
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Jl / HEN youthful matrons favor the “bouffant” style,
(JA/ an( l demand Viennese sophisti
cation, the life of a Washington fashionist is beset
with trials and tribulations —but, so subtle is the
fashioning of the Jelleff evening mode, that its
most ingenue creations have a savor of worldliness,
and its modes pour la grande dame a glowing grace •
of youth.
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NS jy
doe, son of the Rev. and Mrs. B. E.
Beddoe, were married in the Takoma
Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church
last night. The father of the bride
groom, who is associate secretary of
the Foreign Mission Board of the Ad
ventist denomination, performed the
ceremony.
Miss Marion Nyman, sister of the
bride, and Miss May Beddoe, sister of
the bridegroom, were the bridesmaids.
Mr. Frank Kimmel of North Bend,
Nebr., and Mr. Fenton Wilcox were
Hie groomsmen. Miss Mary Elizabeth
Beddoe, another sister of the bride
groom, was the flower girl.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, who is the home mission
ary secretary of the Carolina Confer
ence of Seventh-Day Adventists. She
was dressed in white georgette, the
skirt fashioned in points and the waist
with a cape collar. She wore orange
blossoms in her hair and carried a
shower bouquet of white roses, with a
shower of lilies of the valley.
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J)aris Washington, fttwYork,
150 pairs Sorosis
Genuine Alligator Footwear
Regularly $12.50
no
Black—and the New Amber!
One day only—for your choice of four styles in genuine alligator —
smartest of the smart footwear modes —at $lO instead of $12.50 — because
the Sorosis factory sent us a special group of alligator oxford ties, and
we have reduced other alligator slippers to correspond with this re
markable value!
But there are only 150 pairs in all—four styles—oxford, instep tie*
and strap effects, with French or American vamps and with modified
Spanish or Cuban heels.
Sorosis Shoe Shop—Street Floor
The bridesmaids wore pink organdie,
while the flower girl was dressed In
blue.
Following the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Beddoe left for their wedding trip
through the Southland. They have ac
cepted a call from the Foreign Mission
Board of Seventh-Day Adventists to
go to Nassau. Bahama Islands, where
he will be secretary-treasurer of the
Bahamas Mission, sailing from Miami,
Fla., on December 10.
A bazaar and turkey dinner will be
given in the parish hall of the Church
of the Advent, Episcopal, Second and
You streets northwest, on Thursday
and Friday, December 1 and 2. Use
ful and fancy articles will be for
sale, the proceeds of which will go to
the Episcopal Home for Children, the
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and the
Home for the Aged.
The bazaar committee includes Mrs.
Harvey Graham, chairman; Mrs. Rich
ard Newham, treasurer, and Mr. J. TT.
De Grange, secretary.
Mrs. Clyde B. Aitcheson, chairman
of the forum luncheons committee of
the Women’s City Club, will present
Mr. Stephan T. Mather, director Na
tional Park Service, National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, who
will l>e an honor guest and speaker,
jt the luncheon t•» be given Saturday
at the clubhouse, 22 Jackson place, at
I p.m. “National Parks” will be the
j subject of the illustrated talk. Mrs.
Louis C. Cramton will preside. Mem-
I hers of the Political Study Club have
; been invited to attend. Members of
i the club are invited. Reservations are
limited to 100.
Miss Mary A. Lindsley entertained
at 5 o'clock tea in the lounge at the
J Grace Dodge Hotel Sunday afternoon
• in honor of her house guests. Mrs. D.
i F. Sturges of Morristown and Mrs. J.
| F Corbitt of Madison. Mrs. Flora Mc-
Gill Keefer sang.
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