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News of Interest From Washington’s Social and Club Calendars
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Hurley-du Pont Ball
And Thanksgiving Dance
Share Guests for Evening
Miss Jessie Gresham Baker
And Miss Patricia Hurley
Honored at Sulgrave Club
‘•Be back in about half an hour. I’m going to run over to the other
ball for a while,” was the most usual phrase heard last evening, for the
two very popular balls, the Hurley-du Pont dance at the Sulgrave Club
and the Thanksgiving ball at Hotel 2400, had a majority of the same
guests, who gaily came and went from one to another all evening.
Mrs. Alfred I. du Pont and the former Secretary of War and Mrs.
Patrick J. Hurley were the hosts at the Sulgrave Club, honoring Mrs. du
Ponfls niece. Miss Jessie Gresham Baker, and the Hurleys' daughter, Miss
Patricia Hurley, both debutantes of this season. At Hotel 2400 the
Thanksgiving ball, sponsored by a number of Washington society’s
younger set for the benefit of Georgetown children, was equally popular.
The only confusing point about the evening was the constant ebbing and
flowing of the guests, who were continually dashing out of the Sulgrave
Club and returning to the Thanksgiving ball, or leaving Hotel 2400 for
the ball which honored the two debutantes.
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Room Made to Resemble
fine forest.
The ballroom and upper hall of
the Sulgrave Club was transformed
for the Hurley-du Pont dance into
a veritable pine forest, the walls
covered with the fragrant bows of
the evergreens. Here and there were
blue lights in the trees giving a soft
moonlight effect and as the blue
shone on the pine it gave the ap
pearance of heavy frost. The pine
not only made a lovely setting for
the party but the odor was refresh
ing and cooling to the atmosphere.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurley and Mrs. du
Pont and the two debutantes arrived
several minutes late from the din
ner party which the Hurleys gave in
their Georgetown home. However,
the 500 guests were still later in
arriving, most of them from dinner
or cocktail parties planned to pre
cede the dance. The guests were all
unmarried, though not all of debu
tante age.
The hostesses with Miss Baker
and Miss Hurley stood at the top of
the stairs to receive the 500 guests,
and a close check of those attend
ing was made at the door with lists
of those invited and those who .had
been courteous enough to respond.
Mrs. Hurley wore a black gown, the
very straight skirt having deep
flounces of black silk fringe from
waistline to the floor and the short
jacket, with elbow length sleeves
was green embroidered in gold,
which matched her gold hoop ear
rings. She wore no other jewelry
except the large gold pin set with
emeralds at the top of the bodice.
Mrs. du Pont was next in line wear
ing a white lace frock, the flaring
and rather full skirt floor length,
and about the shoulders a capelike
scarf. Miss Baker was beside her.
her gown of ivory color brocaded
satin fashioned with long sleeves,
full at the shoulders and fitted to
the wrists. Tire fitted bodice had a
deep V neckline back and front and
the skirt, made over hoops at each
hip, fell in soft folds to the floor.
Miss Hurley’s frock was of turquoise
blue moire made severely plain, with
narrow straps over the shoulders
and the bodice laced up the back,
The skirt was plain in front and had
circular flounces of the material
across the back from waistline to the
floor. Both Miss Hurley and Miss
Baker wore shoulder clusters of
majenta color butterfly orchids.
Small Tables Have Tinv
Evergreen Trees in Centers.
Small tables were placed in the
hall and in the small room to the
west, each having a miniature ever
green tree in the center to carry out
the decorations in the other rooms
and the dining room, where the buf
fet tale had two of the trees for
decoration. Supper was served
shortly after 11 o'clock and con
tinuously until well after midnight,
thus avoiding the usual congestion
and confusion at supper at such
parties.
Mr. Hurley did not stand in line
but was everywhere through the
room, seeing that no one was alone
at any time and made sure that the
large number of out-of-town guests
met the others and had no dull mo
ments.
Washington of today and yester
year had ample representation in
the young people at the party, as
the sons and daughters of belles
and beaux of past seasons danced tc
the lively orchestra. Miss Beatrice
Phillips, daughter of the United
States Ambassador to Italy and Mrs
Phillips; the Misses Wright, daugh
ters of the United States Ambassa
dor to Cuba and Mrs. J. Butlei
Wright; Miss Nancy Leiter, Misf
Margaret Tuckerman and Misf
Emily Davis were among the earl>
arrivals.
Miss Eleanor Meem wore a strik
ing costume of heaven blue chiffon
over which she wore a voluminou.'
scarf, caught to her hair with dia
mond clips and gracefully draped
about her shoulders, and falling
over her gown so as almost to con
ceal it. The effect was that of the
costume of a native of Jerusalem ol
1900 years ago.
Dinner Parties Given
Before the Ball.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling gave a dinner party be
fore the dance for their debutante
daughter, Miss Peggy Houghteling
and Mr, and Mrs. William C'napir
Huntington were hosts for theii
daughter. Miss Joanna Huntington
who came from Smith,College, where
she is a student for Thanksgiving
and the week end Mr. Clarence
Hewes also was host at dinner, en
tertaining for his niece. Miss Eller
Hew'es Flowerree, and Miss Diane
Rowland accompanied her dinnei
guests to the dance. Mr. and Mrs
Walter R. Tuckerman gave a dinnei
party at their home, Tuxeden, ir
Edgemoor, for their sub-debutante
daughter. Miss Margaret Tucker
man. who shared honors with Miss
Sheila Broderick, daughter of Ladj
Broderick and the late Sir Johr
Joyce Broderick, for some year;
Commercial Counselor of the Brit
ish Embassy. Guests from out o:
town at the Tuckermans’ dinnei
included their house guests, Mis;
Molly Thompson, Mr. Quinbj
Brown. Mr. Schuyler Van Rensselaei
and Mrs Tuckerman's nephew, Mr
Frederick De Peyster, all of New
York.
Mr. Lane Kauffmann, grandson o:
the late former Secretary of the In
terior, Mr. Franklin K. Lane, ant
son of Mr. Philip C. Kauffmann
came from his studies at Princetoi
University and wras among the man;
y descendants of "old" Washington ii
| tne large company. Among otners
I whose names are prominently iden
tified with the District for many
years wer. Mr. Randall Hagner, Mr.
Stephen Elkins. Mr. Frank Holcomb,
Mr. Richard Bolling, Mr. Christo
pher Rogers, Mr. Winthrop Crane,
Mr. Charles A. McKenney and Mr,
i Jock Merriam. Among the daugh
ters who were there were Miss Jane
Acheson, Miss Alice Barry, Miss
Patricia Prochnik, Miss Joan Mc
Kenna. Miss Marilynn Himes, Miss
Helen Davis, Miss Ann Wilkinson,
Miss Eleanor Flood, Miss Anne
Morehead and Miss Nancy Weller.
The large number of out-of-town
guests at the party included Miss
Elizabeth Haralson of Tulsa, Okla.,
i who is visiting Miss Hurley, and Mr
i Charles du Pont, a law student at
the University of Pennsylvania, who
was off this morning for the football
j game.
| Thanksgiving Ball
Is Colorful Affair.
The high point in the Thanksgiv
ing ball was the grand march, when
all the debutantes present circled
the room with their escorts and Miss
Patricia Prochnik, daughter of the
former Austrian Minister and Mme.
! Prochnik, was chosen to lead the
debutante cotillion. Judges were
Representative Jennings Randolph,
Miss Genevieve Hendricks and Dean
Elmer L. Kavser. Representative
Randolph was presented a large
bouquet of beautiful red roses to
Miss Prochnik. who worp a cold hro
cade gown trimmed at the neckline
and sleeves with fur. Her tiny muff,
of the same material as her gown
and trimmed with fur. had a corsage
of orchids pinned to it.
Many an older sister watched the
debutante of the family with pride
as she circled the floor, and most
notable was Miss Kay Pearson,
whose younger sister, Edith, made
her bow on Thanksgiving day. Miss
Pearson had a circle of young men
surrounding her and each time the
debutante passed this group a loud
cheer would arise—much to the de
light of the spectators and the an
noyance of the younger Miss Pear
son.
Miss Mary Morris Wright, chair
man of the Ball Committee, was
here, there and everywhere, effi
ciently seeing that all angles of the
ball were being taken care of. She
wore a red crepe dress, the jacket
of which was trimmed with gold
braid.
The ballroom, decorated entirely
with greens, was a pretty scene,
with many of the guests seated at
tiny tables in the boxes which en
circled the floor, and with the col
orful debutantes taking the spot
light on the dance floor.
Cotillion Begins Shortly
After 11 O’Clock.
The cotillion began soon after 11
o'clock, and among those taking part
were Miss Yolanda Alfaro. Miss
Rosalynn Buchanan, Miss Nancy
Davis, MISS Dita Davis, Miss Achsah
Dorsey, Miss Margaret Gordon, Miss
Marilynn Himes, Miss Patricia Hill
Miss Louisa Horton, Miss Edith Hood
Miss Joanna Huntington. Miss
Nancy Lawrence, Miss Berenice
Merchant, Miss Joan McKenna
Misses Mary and Suzanne Morsell
Misses Margo and Mary Mink, Miss
Prochnik, Miss Pearson. Miss Vir
ginia Pennington, Miss Barbara
Ramseyer, Miss Charlotte Riddick
Miss Anne Sperry, Miss May Byrne
Simpson. Miss Molly Sionestreet
Miss Billie Byrd West and Miss
Nancy Weller.
Among the guests who entertained
at dinner before the ball were the
Misses Laura Belle and Jane Wyatt
Miss Irene Wright, Mrs. Edward
Flood, Mr. Gregorio Marquez, Mr
I Carlton Ayres, Mr. John Pearne
and the Misses Jane Ramseyer
Mary Kay Spinks and Betty Burton
i On the Ball Committee with Mis;
Wright were Miss Betty Wright
Miss Martha Talley. Miss Kearsle}
Caldwell, Miss Suzanne Kappler
Miss Bambie McKenna, Miss Jear
Howard, Miss Alice Blair. Miss Dori:
Cunningham, Miss Janice Punch
Miss Alleen Wrightson and Mis;
Gertrude Pearson.
Chairman of the Floor Committef
was Mr. Josef Blair, and others or
the committee were Mr. Donalc
Brooks, Mr. Corwin Lockwood, Mr
Preston Davis. Mr. Thomas B. Tigh
Mr. Charles Koester, Mr. Jack Por
ter, Lt. Carroll K. Bagby, Mr. Ales
Schnee, Mr. Andre Simonpietri, Mr
Hugh Hutchinson, Mr. Charles
Smott, Mr. Frank Durrance, Mr
Jack Wolcott, Mr. Murray Sands
Mr Morrell McKenzie, Mr. Craw
ford Brooks, Mr. Snowden Conkey
Mr. Cecil Beasley, Mr. Wilmei
Mechlin. Mr. Rmpst. MprV»lin Mr
Paul Haney, Mr. John Hamiltor
and Mr. Stanley Pearson.
Lady Rutter was one of the most
popular belles last evening, and
wearing her green organdy gowr
with enormous puffed sleeves anc
very full skirt, she whirled about
the ballroom with the stag line a
her heels.
Junior League
Mrs. Roosevelt will speak to thi
provisional members of the Junio:
League of Washington Monday a
12 o’clock at the league head'
quarters. She was one of thi
founders of the New York League
and has always shown a great in
’ terest. Mrs. Roosevelt will speal
to the provisionals about thi
[ volunteer worker in social service
, These new provisional member
i have undertaken this traininj
course to prepare them for voluntee
i work in welfare fields.
Parties Precede
Cotillion Given
At Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. James Pugh of
Chevy Chase were among a group
of Montgomery County residents
who were hosts at cocktail parties
before the Montgomery County co
tillion last night at the Congressional
Country Club. Their guests were
invited for 8:30 o'clock and in the
company were the State’s Attorney
and Mrs. Ben Wilkinson, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Aubinoe, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Brault, Mr. and Mrs. E. L..
Sto'.ic, Mr. and Mrs. James C.
Christopher, 3d; Judge and Mrs.
Ralph G. Shure, Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph B. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs.
James Cummings, jr.; Dr. and Mrs.
Woodson T. Birthright, Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis B. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs.
Townley E. Gamble and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Dawson.
Another party was held before
the cotillion in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Livingston in Silver
Spring. In the group which gath
ered there before going to the Con
gressional Country Club were Dr.
anu Mrs. vxeorge a. cuenaenm, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul L. Doerr, Mr. and
Mrs. Everett G. Phelps, Mr. Alger
Y. Barbee, Mr. and Mrs. Louis All
nutt, Maj. and Mrs. William Butler,
Mr. Joseph Buscher, Mr. and Mrs.
James Cope, Mr. and Mrs. James
Dunlap, Dr. and Mrs. William J.
Kettler, Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Gill, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pilgrim.
Mr. and Mrs. James Heizer, Mr. and
Mrs. Truman Dodson, Mr. Charles
Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Townley
Gamble, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W.
Warfield, Mr. and Mrs. Morrison
Clark, Mr. James Day, Miss Helen
Burdette and Mr. and Mrs. M.
Stephens.
Club Holds Annual
Benefit Card Party
The annual card party of the
Sunshine and Community Society of
the District was held yesterday at!
Wardman Park Hotel, with around
150 members and friends present. |
The society's largest benefit of the j
season to aid its work, this party is
to be followed by monthly card
parties at the homes of members.
The president, Mrs. W. W. Deal,
was assisted by Mrs. F. M. Shortall
and Mrs. D. Fulton Harris, who were
in charge of tables: Mrs. J. Noble
Hoover, prizes; Mrs. H. Stuart
Boyer, candy, and Mrs. Henry F.
Sawtelle, cakes. Prizes were pottery j
water pitchers.
Mrs. Wesley Zane
Luncheon Hostess
Mrs. Wesley A. Zane entertained j
i a small comDanv at luncheon tnriav 1
I at the Shoreham.
Among her guests were Mrs. Carl j
Joerisson. Mrs. Elsworth McCul
lough, Mrs. Claude Porter, Mrs. I
Adam Weir. Mrs. James L. Baity
and Mrs. Albert Evans.
English Union Host
The English Speaking Union,
Washington branch, will entertain ;
at a tea Monday from 4:30 to 6
o'clock at the clubrooms—1107 Six
teenth street.
The guests of honor will be Mr.
Teddy Heath and Mr. Peter Street
of Oxford University, England, j
debaters of the Oxford team, with
George Washington University.
Frasers Hosts
The Rev. and Mrs. Duncan
i Fraser have as their guest for a
| week or 10 days the latter's mother,
j Mrs. Joseph P. Sobers of Baltimore.
New Inventions Seen Key
To Unemployment Problem
Eggs fried by “cold” heat, visible
voice vibrations, bits of metal sus
pended in the air—these may sound
like magician’s tricks, but members
of the National Geographic Society
were told last night they were indi
cations that science eventually
might solve the unemployment prob
lem through the development of new
inventions.
Ernest L Foss, electrical engineer
of the General Motors experimental
laboratories, said the majority of
persons who have jobs today are
employed in industries developed in
the last 40 years—the telephone or
t Via a ii^a w\ i 1 /\ 1 b i i ft V'i Ar, f a»« av
ample.
The lecturer displayed various
mystifying gadgets before his au
dience in Constitution Hall. He fried
eggs in a pan suspended above a
“stove" on which he held his hand
to show the heat was confined to the
pan. He made aluminum rings leap
into the air and remain suspended
between two forces.
He lighted fluorescent, gas-filled
tubes which picked up electricity
from his body with the aid of a small
Tesla coil, and transformed a human
voice into visible light rays.
A capacity audience attended the
lecture.
War Department Awards
$16,856,163 Contracts
Assistant Secretary of War John
son yesterday announced that con
tracts totaling $16,856,163 were
awarded in the first two weeks of
November. The contracts included
purchases of ammunition totaling
$3,769,850 as part of the artillery
and small arms ammunition pro
gram.
The Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethle
hem, Pa., received a $1,060,000 con
tract for artillery ammunition and
the Midvale Co., Philadelphia, one
r *ncn r AA > AArn nr A j A.
iwi viui uuuuaui
was awarded the Remington Arms
Co., Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., for
small arms ammunition.
Contracts for motor cars, trucks
' an ambulances totaled $8,477,584.
Samuel Holly, Retired
Erie Editor, Dies
By the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa., Nov. 25.—Samuel E.
Holly, 79, retired editor of the Erie
Dispatch Herald, died yesterday.
A native of Munday, N. Y., Mr.
Holly got his first newspaper job
as a reporter on the old Erie Evening
Herald in 1883. In 10 years he be
came editor and upon the merger
of the Herald and the Dispatch in
1922 he retained the post.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Mary
M. Hour. I
HONOR GUESTS AT BRILLIANT BALL.
Miss Jessie Gresham Baker (left) of Richmond. Va., and Miss
Patricia Hurley, daughter of the former Secretary of War
and Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, teho were the guests of honor at the
dance which Mrs. Alfred I. du Pont and Mr. and Mrs. Hurley gave
last evening at the Sulgrave Club. Miss Baker and Miss Hur
ley are pictured leaving the Hurley home after the dinner which
preceded the dance _a P Photo
Sara Allgood
Is Honored
At Legation
Mr. and Mrs. Hurja
Entertain Friends
At Cocktail Party
The gay round of parties yesterday
afternoon included a tea at the
Irish Legation given by the Minister
and Mrs. Brennan for their country
woman, Sara Allgood, well known
actress of Abbey Theater fame who
is appearing at the National this
week, and the cocktail party with
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hurja as hosts, j
His Britannic Majesty’s Ambas
sador, the Marquess of Lothian was ,
in the group of diplomats at the1
party for the Irish actress, and the
other guests were representative of
residential and official society.
Mrs. Brennan and her husband
received informally, as is their cus
tom, in the drawing room of the
attractive Legation. Mrs. Brennan
wore a becoming afternoon gown
of brown crepe. Bronze color
chrysanthemums with tall yellow
candles formed the centerpiece on
the tea table on which was used
an Irish lace cloth made by Mrs.
Brennan.
Many Out-of-Town Guests
Aliena lariy at iiurjas.
There were many from out of town
enjoying the hospitality at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hurja. Many
officials and old residents of the
Capital were also in the company.'
Mrs. Hurja wore a gown of black
mousseline de soie and a fitted
jacket of grey starched chiffon em
broidered in colors.
Among those assisting the hostess
were Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Sidney A. Cloman, Mrs. L. Corrin
Strong. Mrs. John McClure, Mrs.
Forrest S. Rutherford, Mrs. William
A. Morgan, Mrs. Burks Summers,
Mrs. Marshall Duggs, Mrs. Richard
S. Jones and Miss Elizabeth Howry.
Mr. and Mrs. Day Tuttle of New
York and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman,
wife of the one-time Governor of
New York, who is spending some
time in the city, were among the
guests.
Dr. Naismith Stricken
Again; Fears Arise
LAWRENCE, Kans., Nov. 25 (A5).—
Dr. James A. Naismith was “very
low" today and physicians feared
he could not recover from his sec
ond critical illness within a week.
The 78-year-old inventor of bas
ket ball suffered a heart attack yes
terday. Last week end he had a
cerebral hemorrhage, but rallied
surprisingly.
Guggenheims Give
Dinner in Honor of
Colonel’s Mother
Col. and Mrs. M. Robert Gug
genheim were hosts at dinner
last evening, entertaining in com
pliment to the former’s mother,
Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, who
came from her New York home
to spend Thanksgiving with them
aboard their 5’acht, Firenze, in
the Potomac Channel.
Col. Guggenheim returned
Thursday from his shooting box
on the Potomac, where he has
been for several days with his
uncle, Mr. S, R. Guggenheim
Mr and Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim
were guests of Col. and Mrs.
Guggenheim aboard the Firenze
over Sunday and have gone to
their winter home at Charleston,
S. C.
Author to Speak
The monthly book review lunch
eon under auspices of the Woman’s
Association of the Universalist Na
tional Memorial Church will be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the
church. Sixteenth and S streets N.W.
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, president
of the District League of Ameri
can Pen Women, will review her
book, “Chanco.” after an introduc
tion by Mrs. Frank W. Ballou, pro
gram chairman.
Brackenridge Club
Miss Ethel Regan, county home
uciuunouauuu agciii- lUi riiiiLC
Georges County, will speak on
‘‘Christmas Gift Suggestions'’ at a
meeting of the M. Eleanor Bracken
ridge Club Friday at 8 p.m. at the
home of Mrs. James L. Russell, 4103
Henry street, Brentwood, Md.
Mrs. Russell will be assisted by
Mrs. Lucius Latham and Miss
Louise Fincham.
Phi Omega Pi Meeting
A Phi Omega Pi alumnae lunch
eon meeting will be held next Satur
day at 12:30 p.m. at the Taft House
Inn. Mrs. Shelby' Faulkner is in
charge of reservations.
Two Finish 2,000 Miles
Of Alaska-D. C. Jaunt
By the Associated Press.
PRINCE GEORGE, British Co
lumbia. Nov. 25 (Canadian Press).—
With the worst 2,000 miles behind
them, Charles (Slim) Williams, 58,
Fairbanks, and John Logan, 25,
Pittsburgh, Pa. arrived yesterday on
the motorcycles they have ridden,
dragged or pulled by packhorse from
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Bound for the White House and
New York, they have been on the
road since May 14. On one 500-mile
wilderness leg to Hazelton, British
Columbia, they were out of touch
with civilization 52 days. Their con
tinued absence resulted in a search.
Santa Will Fly Again to Fill
Lighthouse Keepers' Stockings
By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov, 25.—Santa Claus
flies again.
From the torrid Bolivian jungles
this news brought cheer today to
scores of lighthouse keepers along
the bleak New England coast.
It meant that Capt. Bill Winca
paw. who has earned the name of
New England’s “Flying Santa Claus,”
expects to arrive in Boston December
19 to maintain a 10-vear-old tradi
tion, broken only last year when
he was unable to get away from his
job of flying gold in South America.
Back in 1929, the thoughts of Capt.
Bill, then operating an air service in
Rockland, Me., turned during the
Yuletide season to the many lonely
lighthouse keepers along the coast
who had aided him in navigating
through storms. He wrapped bun
dles of gifts, flew over the islands
and promontories on Christmas Day
and dropped his packages.
Ever since, Wincapaw and his 22
year-old son, Bill, jr| have flown
over the lighthouses from Cape
Cod to Eastport, Me., each Christ
mas Eve and Christmas Day to act
out the old, old story: “Good will
toward men.”
From the lighthouse keepers, the
story of the flying Santa’s visit al
ways is the same: The plane sweeps
low, the lighthouse keeper and his
family rush out. A package of food,
candy, tobacco and magazines, made
up by Wincapaw’s friends and by
commercial organizations, is dumped
over the side to waiting recipients.
If Santa misses, there’s always an
extra bundle, another wheeling turn
and another try.
This year Capt. Wincapaw may
use two planes to make the rounds
of nearly 100 lighthouses. If this
becomes necessary, Bill, jr., will fly
the second.
Botn father and son have been en
gaged in flying gold out of American
mines in the Bolivian jungle, but
Bill, jr„ returned home ahead of hli
dad because of illnes^
Weddings
Of Interest
In Capital
Miss Stubblefield
Becomes Bride of
Mr. Donald Rubel
An Informal wedding of much in
terest in this city took place at 12
o’clock today in the rectory of the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart when
Miss Parthenia Virginia Stubble
field, daughter of Mrs, John Ridley
Mitchell, was married to Mr. Donald
Madison Rubel.
Only members of the immediate
families and a few close friends wit
nessed the ceremony, which was per
formed by the Rev. John K. Cart
wright of the Immaculate Concep
tion. Autumn flowers and palms
formed the simple decorations’ in
the rectorv.
The costumes of the bride and her
attendant, Mrs. Paul C. Kiernan,
were in keeping with the informality
of the arrangements for the wed
ding. The bride, who was escorted
and given in marriage by Mr. Mitch
ell, wore a green ensemble trim
med with ocelet fur and her hat was
of burnt sugar color and green vel
vet. She carried a muff of ocelet
fur, wore brown gloves and slippers,
and her bridal bouquet was of white
orchids.
Mrs. Kiernan wore a violet color
velvet dress, a turban to match and
her corsage bouquet was of orchids.
Mr S. R. Smith of Arlington, Va.,
was the best man.
A wedding breakfast followed the
ceremony at the home of the bride’s
mother and Mr. Mitchell for the
guests attending the wedding.
Later the couple left for a wedding
trip. Upon their return they will
reside at 2651 Sixteenth street.
Tire bride was graduated from
Holton-Arms School and the Sarah
Lawrence College. Her husband at
tended the University of California,
Harvard University and is a mem
ber of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
Mr. Rubel is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Chaster Wirt Rubel of Berkeley,
Calif.
Miss Evelyn Chase
Bride of Mr. Houghton.
Miss Evelyn Chase, daughter of
Mrs. L. L. Stevens of Baltimore. Md.,
and Mr. Alfred Macy Houghton, son
of Mrs. H. S. Houghton of this city
and the late Mr. Houghton, were
i married yesterday at noon by the
j Rev. John C. Palmer.
| The ceremony took place at the
| Dresden Apartments and a reception
followed for the small group of rela
tives and close friends who attended
the wedding.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr. Enoch D. Chase,
and the brother of the bridegroom.
air. wooason tr. xiougmon, was me
best man. The bride chose for her
wedding dress a street length of blue
velvet, a hat to match and her
bouquet was of white orchids. The
bride's father is Mr. E. A. Chase of
Washington.
After a wedding trip Mr. Houghton
and his bride will reside in Wash
ington.
Mts. Seymour Backus
And Mr. F. A. Dusch
Married Here
Mrs. Seymour Backus, daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs. George E. Tow’le, of
| Minneapolis, Minn., was married
I yesterday to Mr. Frank A. Dusch of
| Norfolk, Va. The ceremony was per
formed at 4 p.m. at the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church by
Rev. John W. Rustin. A reception
for a small group of their relatives
and friends here for the marriage
was held at the Mayflower.
Mrs. Dusch was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Albert R. Vandever of
Minneapolis, and Dr. Henry Amiss
Hornthal of Washington was the
best man. The bride wore a saee
green gown of crepe with matching
hat and a blue fox cape with a
corsage of orchids.
Mr. Dusch attended Randolph
Macon College and Washington and
Lee University. He is a grandson of
Rev. J. Henry Amiss, well-known
Methodist minister of Virginia, and
is a member of the Norfolk Coun
try Club and Princess Anne Club
of Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Dusch will spend
their honeymoon at White Sulphur
Springs and Bermuda and after
January 15 will be at home at
1102 Leigh street, Norfolk, Va.
Miss Anna Archibald
Gives Luncheon
Miss Anna Wolcott Archibald
entertained at luncheon today at
the Hay-Adams House for a group
of the ushers for Mme. Elvina
Orlicz Dreszer's concert to be held
at the Sulgrave Club December 3
for the benefit of Polish refugee
children. Among those who at
tended were Miss Mary Senate
Howes, Miss Chiyo Thomas. Miss
Lorna Poulson, Miss Alyce Duffln,
Miss Carolyn Wadden, Miss Vera
Bloom, Miss Martha Wells Schoen
feldt, Miss Elvina Rowe, Miss Patsy
Brewer, Mme. Elvina Orlicz Dreszer
and Mrs. Newton Brewer.
Others who are ushers but were
unable to attend include Miss Gail
Dawley, Miss Gloria Grosvenor and
Miss Nancy Woodward.
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Bethesdans to Hear
Head of Hospital
Miss Frances Leishear will speak
to members of the Woman's Club of
Bethesda Tuesday at 2 pm., on “My
Day at Montgomery County General
Hospital.” Miss Leishear is hos
pital superintendent. Mrs. Frank
P. Farley, chairman of the Public
Welfare Committee, will be in charge
of the program.
Dr. John Sharpley, head of the
Montgomery County Dental Clinic,
will explain the work being done
by his organization. Mrs. C. C.
Tumbleson, chairman of the
woman’s board of the hospital, will
be guest of honor.
A reception and tea will be held
later, with Mrs. W. C. Bashore, in
charge, assisted by Mrs. Robert
Leipold, Mrs. J. W. Stohlman, Mrs.
F. O. Smith, Mrs. Frank Bennett,
Mrs. Leonard Nicholson and Mrs.
Ernest Offutt.
Wednesday evening the club is
sponsoring a bingo and bridge party
at the clubhouse. Mrs. Hugh B.
Johnston is in eharge of arrange
ments. |
MRS. PAUL OTTO,
Whose marriage took place November 4 in the Falls Church Pres
byterian Church. She is the former Miss Elizabeth Randolph
Stuart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Stuart of Arlington, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto will make their home in Washington.
—Harris-Ewing Photo.
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Diplomatic Social Notes
Senorita Pastoriza Gives Luncheon
At Shoreham Hotel
Senorita Erma Castillo Najera, daughter of the Ambassador of
Mexico and Senora de Castillo Nejera, was among the guests at the
luncheon given today at the Shoreham by Senorita Matilda Pastoriza,
daughter of the Minister of the Dominican Republic and Senora de
Pastoriza. During the luncheon the guests enjoyed the weekly fashion
promenade at the hotel.
Among others at the luncheon were Senorita Maria Teresa Escalante,
daughter of the Ambassador of Venezuela and Senora de Escalante;
Senorita Dora Boyd, daughter of the Ambassador of Panama and Senora
de Boyd; Senorita Beatriz Recinos. daughter of the Minister of Guatemala
and Senora de Recinos; Senorita Helen Castro, daughter of the Minister
of El Salvador and Senora de Castro; Miss Nony Campbell, Senorita
Lillian Somoza, daughter of the President of Nicaragua; Senorita Blanca
Vargas. Senorita Eugenia Sosa. Senorita Anita Cajigas, Senorita Luisa
Coll, Senorita Marta Watts, Senorita Luisa Teetz, Senorita Cristina
Mitchell, Senorita Maria Elena Davila, Miss Ruth Quinn, Miss Mary Ellen
Degnan, Miss Mary Jane Maher, Miss Nancy McEnerney and Miss Laura
May Norris.
The Military Attache of the Rumanian Legation, Col. Dumitru
Petrescu, will be joined late today by Mme. Petrescu, who accompanied
her sister, Mme. Domsa. to Chester, Pa., en route to sail for her home in
Rumania. Mme. Domsa has been visiting Col. and Mme. Petrescu for
some time.
The First Secretary of the Panama Embassy and Senora de Briceno
entertained at dinner Thursday evening in compliment to the new Attache
of the Embassy, Senor Augusto S. Boyd, jr., and Senora de Boyd, son and
daughter-in-law of the Ambassador and Senora de Boyd. Senor and
Senora de Boyd, jr., have taken an apartment at the Mayflower, where
the Ambassador and Senora de Boyd also are living.
The Swiss Minister, Mr. Charles Bruggmann, will return today from
Philadelphia, where he went to attend the concert last evening of M.
Oscar Ziegler, Swiss pianist. An informal reception followed the program,
when members of the Swiss colony in Philadelphia met the Minister.
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Suburban Social Notes
Card Party Given at Home
Of Mrs. Phillip Talbott
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Talbott were hostesses today at a
large card party at the former's
home in Falls Church, Va. Guests
were Mrs. James Brown. Mrs. Ed
mund Gannt, Mrs. Harry Fellows,
Mrs. George Butterworth. Mrs.
Noble Moore, Mrs. Louis Woods. Mrs.
Adrian Busick. Mrs. Rufus Lane,
Mrs. John Trabold, Mrs. Felix
Moore, Mrs. Carroll Shreve. Mrs.
Herbert Coward, Mrs. Harry Moran,
Mrs. Hanold Spelman, Mrs. Mary
Wells, Mrs. John Harrison, Mrs.
Wallace Linford, Mrs. James Bran
son, Mrs. Alexander Galt, Mrs. A.
L. Anderson. Mrs. E. L. McNair,
Mrs. John Sadtler, Mrs. R. C. L.
Moncure, Mrs. Frederick Jones, Mrs.
Frank Porter, Mrs. Willard Smith,
Mrs. Samuel Copper, Mrs. P. H.
Smythe, Mrs. O. B. Livingston. Mrs.
M. H. Haertel, Mrs. Edmund Flagg,
Mrs. Albert Lester, Mrs. John
Gamer, Mrs. George Robertshaw,
Mrs. F. D. Fromme and Mrs.
Edward D. Williams.
Mrs. T. Hardy Todd of Battery
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Nortons Feted
Mrs. Paul Delano, wife of the
controller of currency, entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon in her
suite at the Hay-Adams House. The
guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McKin Norton of New York,
who are making their home in the
Capital for the winter.
Sigma Phi Gamma
Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma
Phi Gamma International Sorority
will hold initiation ceremonies for
its pledges, Olga Sherwood, Harriet
Lane and Jeannette Higgins, to
morrow at Wardman Park Hotel
after a buffet supper in their honor,
Louella Bettis, president; Alice Bur
roughs, secretary; June Beaver,
treasurer; Virginia Farrell, vice
president and pledge mistress,
assisted by Jane Colbert, Loretta
Love, and Catherine Jones will offi
ciate at the ptedge service.
rai*., iviu., emeiuuuea at a luncneon
yesterday in honor of her daughter
Miss Sally Todd, who is home for ■
few days’ vacation from St
Catharine's School for Girls ir
Richmond, and her classmate, Mis|
Elise Cowan of Asheville, N. C„ whd
is her house guest.
Mr. Samuel Cummings with his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Emery Cummings, and
their children. Rowena and Robert
Emery, Jr, of Great Neck, Long
Island, are spending the Thanksgiv
ing week end with the senior Mr.
Cummings’ daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Williams, and Mr. Williams in
Arlington. Va. Mr. Cummings’ 84th
birthday anniversary was celebrated
on Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Hendry P. Simpson
have with them for the Thanksgiv
ing week end Mrs. W. T. Barr of
Winchester, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Kessler,
who went to Richmond Thursday
to attend the University of Rich
mond-William and Mary football
game, were accompanied home by
their son, Mr. Walter H. Kessler, jr,
who attends the University of Rich
mond. He will be at home for the
week end.