Evening star. [volume], July 07, 1940, Page D-5, Image 37

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Engagements
Of Interest
In Capital
Miss Mar jorie Smith
And Mr. Billard
To Wed July 26
Mrs. Durward Meredith Smith an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Marjorie Floyd
Smith, to Mr. Charles Lawrence
Billard, son of Mrs. Charles Louis
Billard and the late Dr. Billard.
Miss Smith is a graduate of Central
High School and attended Mary
Washington College in Fredericks
burg. Va. Mr. Billard, who is a
nephew of the late Rear Admiral
Frederick C. Billard, commandant of
the United States Coast Guard,
was graduated from Western High
School and afterward attended the
University of the City of New York
and George Washington University.
The wedding will take place Friday,
July 26, in St. George's Episcopal
Church in Arlington, Va.
Miss McQuillan to Wed
Mr. Sterck in the Fall.
Mrs. Mary E. McQuillan of Nor
walk, Conn., announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Alice
Clare McQuillan of Washington, to
Mr. Frank Charles Sterck, son of
Mrs. Anna DeWitt Sterck of Daven
port, Iowa.
Miss McQuillan attended Norwalk
schools and George Washington
University. Mr. Sterck, an attorney
in the Department of Justice, is a
graduate of St. Ambrose College and
Georgetown University Law School.
The wedding will take place in
this city in the early fall.
Miss Catherine Stuart Engaged
To Mr. Robert Leavenworth.
Mrs. Katherine W. Stuart of
Washington and Durham, N. C., an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Catherine Stuart, to
Mr. Robert Wing Leavenworth of
New Haven, Conn., son of Mr. Robert
W. Leavenworth of New Haven.
The wedding will take place in the
late summer.
Miss Stuart is a graduate of Dur
ham High School and attended
Peace Junior Colleger for Women in
Raleigh. Mr. Leavenworth is a
graduate of Duke University and will |
receive his degree in law next year. t
Miss Jane Brewer and
Mr. Carlisle to Wed in Fall.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brewer of
Poolesville, Md., have announced
the engagement of their daughter, j
Miss Jane Waters Brewer, to Mr.
Charles Winfield Carlisle of Balti- j
more, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy E.
Carlisle of New Windsor, Md. The j
wedding will take place in the fall.
Miss Elizabeth Dewey
Engaged to Mr. Night.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Irving Dewey of
Takoma Park', Md., former residents
of Syracuse, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Dewey of Cazenovia. to Mr.
William Eugene Night of Bingham
ton. son of Mrs. E. M. Night of Syra
cuse and Mr. William J. Night of
New7 York City.
Miss Dewey has been employed
!n the editorial department of the
Cazenovia Republican for the past
four years.
Mr. Night is a graduate of Syra
cuse University and Syracuse Law
School and is associated with the
law firm of Lee, O'Brien & Kramer
in Binghamton.
The w7edding will take place the
latter part of next month.
Miss Meenehan's Engagement
to Mr. Ruane Is Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meenehan
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Alice Marguerite
Meenehan, to Mr. John J. Ruane,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ruane
of this city.
Miss Meenehan is a graduate of
St. Paul's Acamedy and is a mem
ber of Lamda Chi Sorority. She
also is active in the work of the
Veteran Units of the Catholic Stu
dents’ Mission Crusade.
Mr. Ruane is a graduate of St.
John's College and Columbus Uni
versity of Law. He is a member of
Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity and
of C. S. M. C.
Tire marriage will take place on
August 17 at St. Paul's Church.
Miss Rosenthal to Wed
Mr. Philip Goldstein.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Rosen
thal announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Leonore Rosen
thal, to Mr. Philip Goldstein, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goldstein of
this city.
Miss Rosenthal attended Marjorie
Webster School and is a graduate of
George Washington University. She
Is a member of Phi Sigma Sorority.
Mr. Goldstein attended George
town College and is a graduate of
the Georgetown University School
of Law. He is a member of the
American Bar Association and the
MISS GLORIA RUTH JONES.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Jones, who announce
her engagement to Mr. Warren Arnold Thomas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Thomas. The wedding will take place August 3
in the Brookland Methodist Church.
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia, and is vice chairman of
the Junior Bar Section of the Dis
trict Bar Association. He is engaged
in the practice of law in Wash
ington.
The wedding will take place in
the autumn.
Mrs. Nancy Waters and
Mr. George Lyons to Wed.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Waters, sr.,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Nancy W'eir Waters,
to Mr. George Keith Lyons, son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons
of Manassas. The wedding will take
place August 3 in the Trinity Episco
pal Church, Manassas.
Miss Hester to Marry
Dr. Claflin on August 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Reid Hes
ter announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Jean Cochran
Hester, to Dr. John Edwards Claflin.
The wedding will take place August
31. at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church.
Dr. Claflin is the son of Mrs. Eu
nice Claflin and the late Dr. Harry
Edwards Claflin.
Miss Dolores Adele Piozet and
Mr. Robert Paul Benbow Engaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Piozet of
College Heights. Md., announce the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
Dolores Adele Piozet, to Mr. Robert
Paul Benbow of Bethlehem, Pa., son
of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Benbow
of Sparrows Point. Md. The wed
ding will take place August 24.
Miss Naomi Hais
and Mr. Hurwitz Engaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hais an
nounce the engagement of iheir
daughter. Miss Naomi Thelma Hais,
to Mr. Sidney D. Hurwitz. Miss
Hais is a member of the Kappa
Sigma Tau Sorority. The wedding
will take place in the fall.
Miss Helen Windsor
Weds Mr. Purdum
Christ Episcopal Church at Ken
sington. Md„ was the scene of an at
tractively arranged wedding Satur
day evening, June 29, when Miss
Helen Windsor, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund Windsor of Silver
Spring, became the bride of Mr.
Robert T. Purdum. son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Walter Purdum of Ken
sington.
The Rev. D. Wade Safford, rector
of the church, officiated at 8 o'clock.
Vases of white flowers were used on
the candle-lighted altai and preced
ing the ceremony Mr. Douglas
Birchby gave an organ recital.
The bride, who was escorted to the
altar and given in marriage by her
father, was in ar. all-white costume,
with a picture hat. Her corsage bou
quet was of white gladioli and blue
bells. Miss Lillian Dorothy Pickerall
of Oxon Hill. Md., was the only at
tendant and her dress was of dusty
pink, worn with white accessories
and a corsage of gardenias. Mr.
Prank L. Windsor, brother of the
bride, was the best man.
After the'ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride
for the immediate families and
friends.
Benefit Program
At Gibson Island
Is Announced
St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Prot
estant Episcopal Church will share
the benefits with war relief organi
zations on Tuesday, July 16. when
Gibson Island will have a day of
carnival and fun.
In the morning the program will
include sports, swimming, a water
regatta and boat rides. In the aft
ernoon there are plans for luncheon,
tea. cards, a fashion show and an
exhibition tennis match. There will
be a dinner dance and games in the
evening.
Mrs. Harold Keneston is general
chairman and has as assistants Mrs.
Thomas Symington. Mrs. John Sher
wood, Mrs. Paul Patterson. Mrs. L.
Corrin Strong* Mrs. Buck Clemson,
Mrs. Merrill Stout, Mrs. William
Lamble, Mrs. W. S. Kenney, Miss
Jean Williamson and Miss Patsy
McKnew.
Others from Washington who will
assist are Mrs. Melville Grosvenor,
Mrs. Donald McKnew Mrs. Waldron
Faulkner, Mrs. Felix Morley, Mrs.
Pierre Gailliard, Mrs. Sherman
Trowbridge and Mrs Robert Wilson.
Several Staunton
Residents Observe
Fourth at Camps
STAUNTON, Va., July 6.-The
Fourth of July holiday was cele
brated through Staunton and the
vicinity with a large number of
camping parties in the nearby
mountains. Among those entertain
ing was Mrs. L. C. Ware, who had
as guests at her camp, Silver Cliff,
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. David C. Eberhart of
Aurora Hills.
Miss Anne Haile has arrived from
Tuckahoe, N. Y„ to spend some
time with her grandmother, Mrs.
Columbus Haile, at Willoughby.
Mrs. William B. Allnutt and her
children. Harriette and Billy, are
guests of Mrs. Allnutt’s mother. Mrs.
Hugh B. Sproul, at her home, Brae
burn.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Haas and
their three daughters have arrived
from Rosemont, N. J„ and will spend
a month with Mrs. Haas' mother,
Mrs. J. N. Sublett, at her home here.
Mrs. Columbus Haile has as guests
her grandchildren, Miss Elise Curry
and Miss Tempe Curry of Bethesda,
Md.
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News of Social Circles
In Alexandria Section
Mrs. Hugo Black, Sons and
Niece Leave for Visits
In Alabama
ALEXANDRIA, Va„ July 6.—Mrs. Hugo L. Black, wife of the asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, accompanied by their sons, Hugo L.
Black, Jr., and Sterling Black, and Mrs. Black’s niece, Miss Anne Patterson
Durr, have left for visits in Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala., among
their relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Mourot entertained at a cocktail party Thurs
day afternoon in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hulflsh, Jr., who are
leaving Alexandria within a week to make their home in Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Simmons of Bell, Calif., are visiting his sister, Mrs.
George T. Klipstein, having come to join their son, Mr. Ruffner Simmons,
who has been a student at the Augusta Military Academy fdr several years.
During those years Mr. Ruffner has made his home with his aunt. He
will accompany his parents to their’
home in California later in the sum
mer.
Mrs. H- C. Masterton
Visiting Parents.
Mrs. Masterton, wife of the Rev.
Robert Coolidge Masterton, rector of
Grace Episcopal Church, and their
daughter Isabelle are visiting Mrs.
Masterton’s parents, Judge and Mrs.
George Rountree, at their summer
home at Wrightsville Beach, N. C.
Mr. Charles Alexander Stump of
Princeton, N. J., is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Stump. Miss Anna Carrington
Stump is attending summer school
at Farmville Teachers College.
Mrs. Robert Moore Hill of Detroit
is the guest of Mrs. Charles J. Deahl.
Mrs. Elizabeth Trexler of Bridge
ton, N. J., is visiting her brother,
Mr. Frank Michelbach.
Mrs. J. H. O'Neal and Miss Edna
Beil O'Neal of Modesto, Calif., are
guests of Mrs. W. J. J. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Brown,
whose wedding took place in Tusca
loosa, Ala., have returned from their
wedding trip and are at their home
at 8 Woodmont road in Belle Haven.
The former German Club in
Johannesburg, South Africa, has
been opened by charitable women as
the Soldiers' Club for lonesome
youths. 1
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