Evening star. [volume], March 04, 1936, Page B-3, Image 21

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Social News
Of Maryland
And Virginia
Mr. Serge N. Benson has returned
to his home in Silver Spring, Md..
from Mount Dora, Fla., where he
•pent 10 days with his wife and
daughters, Barbara Jeanne Benson and
Ruth Benson, who have been visiting
Mrs. Benson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. I. Horton, since the early part
of January. Mrs. Benson and her
children plan to return to Silver
Spring next week.
Rev. E. M. Davis has just arrived
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where
he has been engaged in evangelical
work during the past 15 years. Dur
ing the last six years he has been
superintendent of the Rio-Minas
Geraes Mission, which included the
Federal district, the state of Minas
and the southern part of the state
©f Rio de Janeiro.
Mrs. Davis has been here since Fall,
when she came with their daughter,
Miss Enola Davis, who entered Wash
ington Missionary College and after
the close of the year they will visit
relatives in Kansas and Alabama be
fore returning in October to South
America.
Mr. and Mrs. Eben M. Whitcomb
and their children, Eben Whitcomb,
jr„ and Anne Whitcomb, of Seven
Oaks Manor, Silver Spring, Md., have
left for Florida, where they will visit
points of interest for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Turner enter
tained at bridge at their home in
Falls Church Saturday night, when
they were hosts to Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
Millard, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Brown and Miss Martha Cline.
Mrs. A. Coonin entertained at a
tea for her niece, Miss Ruth Shepsle
of Hagerstown, Md., at her home Sun
day. Miss Shepsle, who is a pianist,
played several selections for the
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Tolson of Be
thesda, Md.. are spending the week
in New York City.
Mrs. William Nelson Morrell will
be hostess at a dessert bridge this
afternoon at her home in Edgemoor,
Md.
Mrs. G. Raymond Webb of Edge
tnoor, Md., will entertain at a bridge
party this evening.
Mr., Mrs. Fleming
Honor Guests
Mr. Robert V. Fleming, president of
the Riggs National Bank and the
American Bankers’ Association, and
Mrs. Fleming were the guests of honor
of Mr. Frank K. Houston, president
of the Chemical Bank & Trust Co. of
New York at a dinner Sunday eve
ning, March 1, at the Indian Creek
Club, at Miami Beach. Fla. Among
the other guests w'ere Mr. Guy Mason
of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. F. O.
Watts and Mr. Andy Johnson of St.
Louis.
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Mrs. A. R. Glaf
Luncheon Hostess
Mrs. A. R. Claf, wife of the director
of housing, Department of the In
terior, entertained at luncheon at the
Shoreham today for Mrs. D. H. Cooley
of Sheboygan, Wis., who is visiting
her brother-in-law and sister. Lieut.
Comdr. and Mrs. Harold F. Ely.
Other guests were Mrs. Ely, Mrs.
W. C. Denny, Mrs. Chester Davis.
Mrs. Raymond Weins. Mrs. Charles
Camalier, Mrs. Howard Cheney and
Mrs. Henri de Sibour.
Fraud Order Issued
Against Mail Order
Divorces in Mexico
Post Office Department
Places Ban on Juarez
Law Firm.
By the Associated Press.
The Postoffice Department moved
•gainst the Mexican "mail order
divorce” business yesterday with a
fraud order barring the "Juarez Law
Office” of Juarez, Mexico, from the
mails.
Ordering all mail addressed to the
Mexican firm returned to the senders
with a notation "fraudulent,” Karl
Crowley, Postoffice Department solici
tor. said the Juarez firm claimed that
their $100 divorces were “respected,
protected and enforced everywhere.”
Crowley charged the Mexican firm
with misrepresenting the laws of
American states, and repeated earlier
findings that absentee Mexican di
vorces are not valid in the United
States.
Visitors in the Capital
Mrs. Sullivan Here for Two-Week' Visit.
Other Social News.
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan of Phil
adelphia is in Washington for a two
week visit at the Mayflower, and yes
terday attended the luncheon of the
Dames of the Magna Charta.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stuart Patter
son of Philadelphia, will arrive tomor
row afternoon to attend a dinner party
and will stop with Mrs. Charles H.
Sabin in her house in Georgetown.
Miss Beatrice Willing Patterson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson,
is now on a trip in Mexico with Mr.
and Mrs. Harold E. Talbott of New
York and Mr. Thomas Evans of
Philadelphia.
Mr. William L. Brewster left last
night for New York, where he will re
main for the rest of the week. While
in New York Mr. Brewster will stop
with Mr. Robert Straus, son of the
United States Ambassador to France
and Mrs. Jesse I. Straus. Mr. Brew
ster is connected with the Federal
Housing Administration in Washing
ton and resides at the Caravel.
Mr. and Mrs. William Littauer and
their daughter and son-inlaw, Mr.
and Mrs. William Eldon Doeller, and
Mrs. Henry Suydan of Washington
are staying at the St. Regis.
Mrs. Alexander Gordon of Balti
more. Md.. came to Washington for
the Magna Charta luncheon yesterday
and returned home last night follow
ing a two-day stay at the Mayflower.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alberts have as
their guests for three weeks their
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut, and
Mrs. D. C. Hamberger, who arrived
from Schnectady, N. Y„ where Lieut
Hamberger has been with the General
Electric Corp. At the conclusion of
their visit here Lieut, and Mrs. Ham
berger will go to Quincy, Mass., where
Lieut. Hamberger will be gunnery of
ficer of the new destroyer, the Moffett.
Mrs. Marshall O. Terry of New
York City, is in Washington until Fri
day and staying at the Mayflower.
She had planned to go to Florida from
here, but instead will go back to New
York for a short while before leaving
for the South.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Partridge Klots
are guests at the Mayflower while in
Washington for a day or tw-o. They
plan to be in New York until after
Easter, when they will return to
France.
Mr. and Mrs. Warburton
Again in Capital for Short Stay.
Mr. and Mrs. John Warburton of
New York City have returned to Wash
ington from a motor trip in Virginia
and will be at the Mayflower for a
few days before returning to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Sullivan and
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Scannell of Lowell,
Mass., arrived yesterday for a brief
vacation and are at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Sibley of Roch
ester, N. Y., who are occupying an
apartment at the Mayflower, have
been joined by their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Sibley, and her friend, Miss
Lucile Forman of Buffalo, N. Y., who
will remain here during the Spring
months. Mr. Sibley is president of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Fromhart
of Rochester, N. Y„ are staying at the
Wardman Park Hotel during their
visit in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. MacGregor of
London, England, who are making a
short stay in Washington while on a
visit to this country, are at the Ward
man Park'Hotel for a lew days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Buechler
left yesterday lor Miami, Fla., where
they will visit Palm Beach, St. Peters
burg, Orlando and Daytona Beach, re
turning the latter part of this month.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Richard
son ol Newtown, Fa., are spending a
brief time at the Dodge.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Vesper ol Essex
Falls, N. J., are stopping at the Dodge.
Mrs. George H. Lorimer ol Philadel
phia, Pa., is at the Carlton lor a lew
days; also Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Oliver
and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Conner ol
that city.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. McDonald of
Bronxville, N. Y., entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Ambassador
Mrs. Laurence Duggan, wife of the
chief of the Latin American division
ol the State Department. Mr. Mc
Donald is vice president of the Textile
Banking Co., Inc., in New York and
was formerly with the Federal Housing
Administration in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. MacKenzie ol
Chicago, 111., are passing a short time
at the Carlton. Among other guests
at the Carlton are Mr. and Mrs. J. M,
Souby of Omaha. Nebr., and Miss
Isabel Nesmuth of Lowell, Mass., ac
companled by her sister, Miss Helen
Nesmuth.
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan of Rad
nor, Pa., who came to Washington for
the meeting of the Magna Charter
Dames, will remain here for a fort
night and will be at the Mayflower
most of the time.
Mrs. Meyer Hostess
At Lunch Yesterday
Mrs. Eugene Meyer entertained more
than- 50 women prominent in club
work on Monday at luncheon in her
home, at 1661 Crescent place. Five
tables accommodated the guests, gay
Spring blossoms forming the center
piece at each, and in the drawing
room there were vases filled with
tulips and lilies. Sitting at Mrs.
Meyer’s right was Mrs. Roberta C.
Lawson, president of the General Fed
ertaion of Women’s Clubs, and on her
left was Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, presi
dent of the District Federation. Mrs.
Lawson spoke after the luncheon, tak
ing as her subject "How Women’s
Clubs Can Use Newspapers in Their
Community to Get the best Results.”
The other guests included officers
of the federation, past presidents of
the District Federation and presi
dents and directors of the various
clubs forming the District Federation.
German Diplomat
Host at Dinner
Rear Admiral Robert Witthoeft
Emden, naval attache of th£ German
Embassy, entertained at dinner last
evening at the Mayflower.
His guests from the diplomatic corps
were the counselor of the German
Embassy and Frau Leitner, and Dr.
Ernst Wilhelm Meyer, first secretary
of the German Embassy; Capt. Louis
Sable, naval attache of the French
Embassy, and Mine. Sable; the naval
attache of the Japanese Embassy,
Capt. Tamon Yamaguchi, and the as
sistant naval attaches, Comdr. Bunjiro
Yamaguchi, and Lieut. Comdr. Eiitiroo
Zyoo; the naval attache of the Peru
vian Embassy, Capt. Juan Althous
and Senora de Althous; the naval
attache of the Italian Embassy, Comdr.
don Umberto Cugia, Marquis of
Sant’Orsola, and Donna Bianca Cugia,
Marchioness of Sant'Orsola; the naval
attache of the Argentine Embassy,
Comdr. Horacio M. Smith and Senora
de Smith, and the naval attache of the
Brazilian Embassy, Comdr. Oscar F.
Coutinho and Mme. Coutinho.
His guests from the United States
Navy circle included Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Adolphus Andrews, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. A. E. Watson, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Ernest J. King, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Alfred W. Johnson,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph R.
De Frees, Capt. and Mrs. Wilson
Brown, Capt. and Mrs. William D.
Puleston, Capt. and Mrs. W. R. Van
Auken, Capt. and Mrs. Charles C.
Hartigan. Comdr. and Mrs. Frank D.
Pryor, Comdr. and Mrs. Wallace L.
Lind and Lieut, Comdr. Francis M.
Malle.
The company also included Maj. and
Mrs. Parker W. West, Mrs. A. P.
Niblack, Mrs. James D. Taylor, Mrs.
Chester A. Snow, jr.: Mrs. William T.
Mann, Mrs. B. L. Bell and Miss Pris
cilla W. Watson.
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