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Mrs. Roosevelt Gives Tea
For Members of Society
Of Sponsors of Navy
Marquess of Lothian Is Guest
- Of Honor at Dinner Given
By Mrs. McLean
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Mrs. Roosevelt Is In New York today and will spend tomorrow and
Thursday at Cornell University, returning to Washington Friday. Satur
day the President’s wife will fly to Tallahassee, Fla., to address the stu
dents at the Florida State College for Girls and then will go to Daytona
Beach to speak Sunday at the Bethune-Cookman College.
Mrs. Roosevelt was hostess at tea yesterday for members of the So
ciety of Sponsors of the United States Navy, which is meeting in Wash
ington this week.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Edison and the Chief
of Naval Operations and Mrs. Harold R. Stark were the guests of honor
at the luncheon which the Sponsors gave at the Mayflower today. Mrs.
Russell C. Langdon is president of the organization.
His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador, the Marquess of Lothian, was
the guest of honor at dinner last evening when Mrs. Edward Beale
McLean entertained 40 guests at Friendship. Others among the guests
were the Minister of Finland, Mr. Hjalmar Procope; Mr. Justice and Mrs.
Stanley Reed, Mr. Justice Frank Murphy, Senator and Mrs. Hiram
Johnson, Senator David I. Walsh, Senator Alben W. Barkley, Senator
Theodore Green, Senator Joseph F. Guffey, Representative Sam Rayburn.
Representative Pat Boland, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones, Admiral and<Mrs.
Emory H. Land, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wilson, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs.
Warren Delano Robbins and her house guest. Mrs. Samuel Warren of
Boston; Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, the Undersecre
tary of Commerce, Mr. Edward J. Noble, and the hostess’ son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beale McLean, jr.
. The Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and Mrs. Joseph B.
Davies and the former's daughters, Mrs. Millard E. Tydings and Mrs.
Aldace Walker, were the guests of honor at dinner lspt evening, when
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fitzgerald entertained at their home in Palm Beach,
Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Davies, with Mrs. Tydings and Mrs. Walker are
vacationing at Mar-A-Lago.
The Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Breckinridge Long, was in
Philadelphia yesterday. He was the guest speaker before the Women's
Luncheon Club of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife of Senator Taft of Ohio, has returned
from New York, where she stayed at the home of Tier brother, Mr. T. W.
Bowers. While in New York, Mrs. Taft spoke at the luncheon of the
New York State Women’s Republican Club and later at the dinner of
the National Republican Club at the Waldorf Astoria.
The Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Hu-shlh, has gone to Sea Island, Qa.,
where he will be the guest of Col. and Mrs. Isaac Newell.
The Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Mrs.
Jerome N. Fraijk have with them for a short time at the Ward man park
Hotel their daughter, Miss Barbara Frank, who came here from New
York City.
Lt. Col. Ralph Davis, U. S. M. C., and Mrs. Davis, with their daugh
ter, Miss Layne Davis, will return to Quantico, Va., this week after a
motor trip to Ithaca, N. Y„ where they spent a few days with their other
daughter, Miss Audrey Davis, who is now attending the junior week
house party of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity of Cornell University.
Miss Davis’ host at the festivities is Mr. Whitney Doe of Boston.
Miss Barry Attends
Louisville Fete
Miss Jeanne McMeekin Barry of
Woodley Park Towers is in Louisville,
Ky., where she attended the golden
wedding anniversary celebration last
evening of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Edward Barry.
There was a family dinner and re
ception at the Kentucky Hotel in
Louisville.
Miss Barry is the daughter of Mr.
Robert Barry of New York, a former
Washington newspaper correspond
ent. Mr. Barry also attended the
celebration and others invited from
Washington were Mr. and Mrs.
James L. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Ulric
Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Norman W.
Baxter and Mr. and Mrs. Le Bert St.
Clair of College Park, Md.
Others from out of town who at
tended the celebration were Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick S. Tisdale of New
Milford, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam O. Bonnie of Frankfort, Ky„ and
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pennebaker of
Chicago.
Miss Barry will return to Wash
ington in time to spend next week
end in Annapolis, Md.
Miss Cranenburg
Wed to Mr. Perry
Miss Anna Catherine Cranenburg.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Cranenburg of this city, and Mr.
John Carl Perry, jr„ son of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry, also of Washington, were
married Saturday afternoon at 4
o’clock. The Rev. Dr. Carl C. Ras
mussen performed the ceremony in
the Luther Place Memorial Church.
The altki- of the church was deco
rated with lighted candles, cut flow
ers and palms.
The bride, who wore a blue en
semble with a corsage of orchids, was
attended by her sister, Mrs. James
E. Proctor, who wore a dusty rose
ensemble with a corsage of camelias.
The bridegroom had as his best man
his brother, Mr. Charles Perry, and
the groomsmen were Mr. W. C. Cran
enberg, jr., and Mr. James E. Proctor.
The bride’s mother wore a dove
gray ensemble and the mother of the
bridegroom chose a misty blue cos
tume. Each wore a corsage of talis
man roses.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Miss Katherine Mahler and Mr.
George W. Tiencken of Wilming
ton, N. C.
Leave for Miami
Mrs. Frank T. Mitchell, ac
companied by Mrs. Ivan J. Riley, has
left for a month’s stay at Miami
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Miss Strachan Wed
To Mr. Swingle
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Strachan
of 5616 Nebraska avenue an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Jane
Strachan, to Mr. William T. Swin
gle. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A.
Swingle of 1M Hesketh street,
Chevy Chase, Md. The ceremony
was performed November 6 at
Annapolis, Md.
Illinois' Society
Dance Tomorrow
The Illinois State Society will hold
a dance tomorrow evening at 10
o'clock at the Shoreham Hotel.
Preceding the dance, the society
will hear a talk by Mr. Emanuel
Hertz, Lincoln biographer and
lecturer, who will speak at 8:30
o’clock.
The society has invited as special
guests for the occasion all Washing
ton resident members of the Abra
ham Lincoln Association of Spring
held, 111. This association is com
posed of some 600 residents of the
United States, organized in 1900 to
perpetuate the memory of Lincoln.
Each year on Lincoln’s birthday an
annual dinner is held in Spring
held.
MRS. HARVEY HAZARD BRAKE.
Mamea m me lanoma raric turner an unurcn tn January,
Mrs. Brake formerly was Miss Louise Christina Wells, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Wells of Takoma Park, Md. Mr. and Mrs.
Brake are living at 807 Greenwood avenue in Takoma Park. Mr.
Brake is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Brake of Washington
Grove, Md.—Underwood A Underwood Photo.
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Mr. and Mrs. Rose,
Married February 3,
On Wedding Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Olen Willard Rose,
jr„ are on their wedding trip fol
lowing their marriage Saturday,
February 3, at 8:30 o'clock In the
home of the bride's father, Mr. Elmer
E. Evans, in Takoma Park, Md. The
Rev. R Paul Scherrer of the Takoma
Presbyterian Church performed the
ceremony before an improvised altar,
at each side of which stood two large
baskets of flowers. The home was
decorated with palms and ferns, and
a variety of flowers added beauty to
the setting.
The bride, who is the former Miss
Dorothy Elizabeth Evans, wore a
white chiffon gown made with a
tight bodice and full iUrt, and her:
waist-length veil was held by a Juliet
cap of pearls. Her pearl necklace was
a gift of the bridegroom, and she
carried an old-fashioned shower
bouquet of white roses and sweet
peas.
Miss Jacqueline Allen was maid of
honor, and her sister, Miss Aileen
Allen, played the wedding music.
The maid of honor wore an aqua net
gown with a tight bodice and full
skirt, and her old-fashioned bouquet
was of a variety of flowers and
colors
Mr. William Rose was his brother’s
best man.
A reception was held after the
cermony, and the bride changed to
a two-piece black dress for traveling.
The dress was trimmed in old rose,
and so was the little black straw
hat which the bride wore. Her
corsage was of orchids. Mr. and Mrs.
Rose will return March 1 to be at
home at 7004 Momington road, Dun
dalk, Md.
Both were graduated from the
University of Maryland in 1937, and
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engineering department of a Balti
more company.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mrs. C. W. Neff of Clarksburg,
W. Va.; Mr. Herman Dial and Mrs.
Eava Dial of Wilmington, Del., and
Mrs. A. T. Day of Roanoke, Va.
Phi Delta Deltas
To Hold Party
The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Phi Delta Delta, honorary legal
sorority, will hold a Valentine “sur
prise” party tonight at the Sulgrave
Club, featuring a fashion show
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Miss Luclle_chairman
of the committee on arrangements,
fcfclch include! Dr. Emma Wold; Miss
Anna Prelnkart, Miss Emma tueb
bing. Miss RQni Adair, Miss Grace
B. Knoeller, Miss Ruth O'Brien and
Mrs. Everett M. Ellison.
Birth Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Noury Manoukian an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Anne
Manoukian. Mrs. Manoukian for
merly was Miss Sarah Tomasian.
Pan-American
Union Head
Entertains
U. S. Society’s
New Officers
Honored
The director general of the Pan
American Union, Dr. L. 8. Rowe,
entertained at luncheon today at
the Pan-American Annex in honor
of the newly-elected President of
the Pan-American Society of the
United States, Mr. Frederick E.
Hasler, and the vice president, Mr.
James 8. Carson.
The additional guests Included the
following members of the governing
board of the Pan-American Union:
The vice chairman of the board,
Senor Dr. Don Hector David Castro,
Minister of El Salvador; the Ambas
sador of Peru, Senor Don Manuel
.de Freyre y Santander; the Ambas
sador- of Mexico, Senor Dr. Don
Francisco Castillo Najera; the Am
bassador of Ecuador, Senor Capitan
Colon Eloy Alfaro; the Ambassador
of Brazil, Senhor Carlos.Martins; the
Ambassador of Venezuela, Senor
Dr. Don Diogenes Escalante; the
Ambassador of Chile, Senor Don
Alberto Cabero; the Ambassador of
Panama, Senor Dr. Don Jorge
Eduardo Boyd; the Minister of
Guatemala, Senor Dr. Don Adrian
Reel nos; the Minister of Uruguay,
Senor Don J. Richllng; the Minister
of Costa Rica, Senor Don Ricardo
Castro Beeche; the Minister of Bo
. 11 via, Senor Dr. Don Luis Fernando
Guachalla; the Minister of Haiti,
M. Elie Lescot; the Minister of Nica
ragua, Senor Dr. Don Leon De
Bayle; the Minister of Honduras,
Senor Dr. Don Julian R. Caceres;
the Minister of Paraguay, Senor Dr.
Don Horaclo A. Fernandez, and the
Charge d’Affaires of Cuba, Senor
Dr. Don Jose T. Baron.
Other guests were the Assistant
Secretary of State, Mr. Breckin
ridge Long; the Assistant Director
of the Pan-American Union, Dr.
Pedro de Alba; the chief of the
Division of American Repubtycs of
the Department of State. Mr. Lau
rence Duggan: Maj. R. W. Hebard,
treasurer of the Pan-American So
ciety; Mr. Thomas J. Watson, hon
orary vice president; Mr. John J.
Clisham, secretary of the Pan
American Society, and Dr. William
Manger, counselor of the Pan
American Union.
A. D. Pi Meeting
The Washington Alumnae Asso
ciation of Alpha Delia Pi will meet
at 8 pm. Thursday at the Kennedy
Warren to honor Alpha Delta Pi*
who hold membership in honorary
organizations, such as Phi Beta
Kappa and Mortar Board. Mrs. Wil
liam Husband is hostess and Mrs.
James MacManaway chairman of ar
rangements.
The program will feature a one
act play entitled "The Women Say,”
to be given by a group of the A. A
U. W. Mayers under the dinette*
of Jaequalyn Pringle, an Alpha Delta
Ft alumna. ^»
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Miss Gladys Powell
Engaged to Wed
Mr. and Mra. Harry L. Powell of
Bethesda. Md, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Gladys
Cecelia Powell, to Mr. Paul A. Peder
line, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Louis P.
Federline of Rockville, Md. No date
is set for the wedding.
MISS BOARDMAN, MME. SOLANKO AND MISS RAINER.
As national secretary of the American Red Cross, Miss Mabel
Boardman takes Luis Rainer, who will play "Saint Joan" at the
Belasco the week of March 3 for the benefit of the 'Red Cross,
on a tour of inspection. Mme. Solanko, the wife of the Secretary
of the Finnish Legation, is an interested Red Cross worker.
—Underwood 4 Underwood Photo.
Miss Donner Wed
To Mr. John J. Ide
In Philadelphia
Of interest here is the announce
ment of the marriage yesterday of
Miss Dora Browning Donner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Henry Donner of Philadelphia and
Montreux, Switzerland, and Mr.
John Jay Ide of New York and
Paris, son of the late Rear Admiral
and Mrs. George Elmore Ide. The
ceremony took place in Philadelphia
in the chapel of the Second Presby
terian Church and was followed by
a reception.
The bride’s sister, Mrs. Curtin
Winsor, the former Mrs. Elliott
Roosevelt, and Mrs. John B. Trevor,
jr., a cousin of the bridegroom, were
attendants and Mr. R. Livingston
Sullivan was best man, while the
usher was the bride’s brother-in
law, Mr. John Stewart.
Mr. Ide is the technical assistant
in Europe of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, sta
tioned at the American Embassy in
Paris. He is a member of the Army
Mitf Navy Chib of Washington and
.la a descendant, of John Jay, first
Chief Justice of the' United States.
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Luncheon Meetmjjf"*
Sponsors of the Washington
League of Women 8hoppers will Join
the executive board at a luncheon
meeting Friday at Hay-Adams Hotel
to discuss the work of the league and
to exchange ideas regarding this
year’s programs. This will be the
first time the two groups have held
such a meeting.
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A Cappella Choir’s
Concert March 11
Draws Interest
Society is evincing keen interest
in the annual lenten concert of
the Washington A Cappella Choir,
to be given this season at the
Constitution Hall Monday night,
March 11, at 8:30 o’clock, under
the direction of Ruby Smith
- Stahl.
With Mrs. Roosevelt heading
the list of prominent patrons and
patronesses, this musical event
always attracts tne presence of
the Capital City’s most distin
guished music lovers, and already
more than half of the entire tier
of boxes at Constitution Hall are
taken for the concert.
Among those who have taken
boxes and who will entertain
guests are Miss Mary B. Adams,
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Princess
Boncompagni, Mrs. Edward Burke,
Mrs. Wilbur Carr, Mrs. M. Web
ster Dawley, Mrs. Carl Droop. Dr.
E. Danna Durand, Mrs. C. Willard
Hayes, Mrs. Nicholas Longwofm,
Mr. Lynch Luquer.'Mrs. Eddtt
B. Parker, Mrs. Robert Ritti
Mrs. L. Corrin Strong, Mrs. James
G. Wentz and MrsfMIlton King.
Reservations may be made with
ibi. Stahl at her home or at the
office of the First Congregational
Church.
Miss Geach
Is Bride of
Mr« Steen
Rite Performed
At One Minute
After Midnight.
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An Interesting wedding took place
Sunday morning at one minute
after midnight, when Miss Elvajane
Ruth Geach, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Willard Geach of
Toledo, Ohio, was married to Mr.
Bernard Kenneth Steen of Takoma
Park, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bernard Steen of Detroit. Chap
lain Donald W. Hunter of the Wash
ington Sanitarium officiated.
The ceremony took place in the
apartment on Roanoke avenue, Ta
koma Park, where the couple will
reside on their return from their
wedding trip to Toledo and Detroit.
The decorations included palms and
baskets of white lilies, carnations
and gladioluses. After the cere
mony the wedding music was played
over the radio from a local station
as a surprise for the bride.
The bride wore a -long gown of
pink taffeta with close-fitted bodice,
having an old-fashioned round
neckline, with short puffed sleeves
and a full skirt made with three
tiers of ruffles. She wore a corsage
bouquet of pink rosebuds and sweet
peas with a band of rosebuds on her
hair.
The bride’s mother, Mrs. Geach,
and her two sisters, Miss June Geach
and Miss Miriam Geach, and about
a dozen close friends were present
at the wedding and the ^reception
which followed.
Later Mr. and Mrs. Steen left on
their wedding trip, the latter wear
ing a tan outfit with matching ac
cessories.
They will be at home after Feb
ruary 25.
Mrs. Steen is a graduate of Wash
ington Missionary College, and Mr.
Steen is a graduate of Emmanuel
Missionary College in Berrien
Springs, Mich., and both completed
the course at the Washington Sani
tarium and are registered nurses.
Mr. Steen is employed in a Gov
ernment hospital.
Luncheon Honors
Mrs. Bruce Smith
Mrs. Bruce Smith was guest of
honor at an attractively arranged
luncheon at the Shoreham Hotel
today, when Mrs. Hardin B. Arledge
entertained. T£e centerpiece was
made up of two large red hearts,
with individual corsages of gar
dinias tied with red and white rib
bon, which were given to each guest.
In the group were Mrs. Eugene
E. Cox, Mrs. Laurence F. Arnold,
Mrs. Aaron Ford, Mrs. Tomas
Cajigas, Miss Virginia Killinger
and Mrs. Neitah King.
Token of Love
Sergt. Stuart N. Saunders of Leu
chars, Scotland, who was killed in
a Royal Air Force accident over the
North Sea, left $500 “to Margaret
Hopeless, with whom I spent the few
happy days of my life, as a token of
I a love that will never die.”
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