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Lower Montgomery
And Bethesda Notes
Miss Rosalyn Buchanan
Leaving to Study
Fashion Designing
Miss Rosrlyn Buchanan, popular debutant* daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Wesley Buchanan of Bradley Hills will leave this month to study
' fashion design in New York City. She will spend the coming week with
her father and mother and her brother, Evans Buchanan, at Virginia
Beach, and on her return will be entertained at a series of parties in the
few days that remain before her departure for New York.
The Grosvenor family are separating this week for the summer. Dr.
and Mrs. Grosvenor will start on an extended motor trip to the West
Coast. Their itinerary is still indefinite, but they expect to go into Can
ada, and will not return to their home, Wild Acres, on Rockville pike,
until the early fall. Their daughter, the former Mrs. Gertrude Grosvenor
Blair, who was married last Saturday to Mr. Samuel Alexander Gayley,
will go to Nova Scotia this week with Mr. Gayley to spend the summer
In Baddeck.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayley spent the past week in Newton Square, Pa.,
where they will be at home after September 15.
Mrs. Walter Kendall Myers, another daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Grosvenor, is already established in her summer home in Baddeck, and
Mr. and Mrs Cabot Coville and their children, who spent the past year
at Wild Acres, will join Mrs. Myers'
some time this week.
Miss Gloria Grosvenor. younger
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Grosvenor,
will stay with her sister. Dr. Mabel
Grosvenor, through July and will go
to Nova Scotia later in the summer.
S. Brien McMahons
Week End in Norwalk.
The former Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. S. Brien McMahon
are spending the week end at Mr.
McMahon’s former home, in Nor
walk, Conn. They will be back for
part of the week in Kenwood, where
they recently ‘ leased the Wright
home, on Brookside drive, and will
leave Friday for Chicago.
Mrs. Dudley Craig Morris of
Miami Beach, Fla., is spending sev
eral weeks with Mrs. Charles I.
Corby at Corby Farm, on Rockville
pike.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Galtsoff have
gone to Woods Hole, Mass., to stay
through the summer and during
their absence their residence, in
Somerset, is being occupied by Col.
and Mrs. Avazaglon.
Elizabeth Brooks
Visits in Oklahoma.
Miss Elizabeth Brooks has gone
to Tulsa, Okla., to be maid of honor
at the wedding of Miss Avilla Brooks,
her former roommate at Arlington
Hall. Before joining her parents,
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Maj. and Mrs. Edward H. Brooks, in
Edgemoor some time in August,
Miss Brooks will visit Col. and Mrs.
Leroy Collins at Fort Sill, Okla.
Maj. Brooks mother, Mrs. Mary
Frances Brooks, who has been in
Ecgemoor since last autumn, has
gone to New Hampshire to spend the
remainder of the summer.
Miss Betsy Ross, who spent the
school year with her uncle and aunt,
the president of the University of
Illinois and Mrs. Arthur C. Willard,
has come to Kenwood to spend July
and August with her parents, Col.
and Mrs. Tenney Ross. Miss Ross
was social secretary for her uncle
and aunt during her stay at the uni
versity.
Miss Rosamond Robbins of Tarry
town, N. Y., is spending a fortnight
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Mc
Ninch in Westmoreland Hills. Miss
Robbins is a former resident of
Edgemoor and was a schoolmate of
Mr. and Mrs. McNinch's daughter,
Miss Huldah McNinch.
Mrs. Wells Warren Spence of New
York and her young son, Warren
Andrew Spence, is at the home of
hei parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Starratt of Somerset for a 10-day
visit. Mr. Spence, who accompanied
his family to Somerset, will return
to New York today.
New, Charming Patterns
Models Have Slim, Youthful Lines
And Soft, Flattering Details
By BARBARA BELL.
When It's tea for two or cock
tails for 20, wear a soft, delicate
looking cool summer dress that
dramatizes your best points. Does
that sound expensive? It needn't
be. The secret is to make your
own. Then your frock will have
the special aura of individuality
that only made-to-order clothes
have. It will fit with smooth per
fection. And it’s sure to be very
becoming, because you'll choose the
materials and the colors that flat
* ter your figure, your skin and your
eyes. Here are just three out of
many new Barbara Bell patterns
practically guaranteed to make the
wearer look pretty as a picture, in
slim, softly detailed smartness.
You 11 find many others, as weU
as fetching play and day clothes,
too, in the new Summer Fashion
Book All easy to make; step-by
step sew chart with each.
If you want the very newest,
choose the long torso line. Design
No 1956-B gives it to you in a
beautifully graceful frock, rippling
full at the hem and softly pleated
on the shoulders. The sash ends,
tied in the back, draw the tiny
waistline in to lovely smoothness.
It’s wonderfully able to make you
look slender and delicately round
ed. In pure dye silk print, flow
ered batiste, dark chiffon or voile,
with a corsage on the shoulder or
your favorite necklace, it will be
just the thing for afternoons when
y»u want to look your prettiest.
Another frock that will give you
the long torso line and look lovely
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Paul and Emogene Dodson
forget they are waiting for
the doctor while Mrs. Anne
Maroshek of the Venture Club
reads to them about “Little
Sonny Sunflsh.”
—Star Staff Photo.
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Clubs Active
In Knitting
And Nursing
Vacation Periods
Fail to Halt Work
Of City Groups
Knitting and nursing programs
are on the increase among women’s
groups in spite of departures of many
members on vacations.
Mrs. William C. Vatj Vleck, presi
dent of the Washington branch of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women, has invited mem
bers to bring their Red Cross knit
ting and sewing to the summer teas
and other functions of the club. Red
Cross work is carried on every Mon
day and Thursday under the direc
tion of Mrs. James W. Irwin, chair
man of the International Relations
Committee, assisted by Miss Violet
McDougal, Dr. Edith L. Allen and
others.
The Martha McLear poetry sec
tion is actively engaged in knitting
and sewing for the Red Cross,
bringing work to meetings when
members read and discuss poems.
The class in home hygiene and
care of the sick, opened by the Dis
trict Chapter, American Red Cross,
at Opportunity House, First and I
streets N.W., for junior groups, is
still open to girls who wish to take
the course. Girls must be at least
12 years old and attending the
seventh grade in school or higher to
be eligible for enrollment, according
to Miss Caroline E. Thomson, chap
ter instructor. The class is limited
to 20 girls, who meet each Tuesday
and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The course will include 30 hours of
lectures and practice work.
The Hadassah Business and Pro
fessional Women's group is organiz
ing sewing and knitting groups un
der the leadership of Rebecca Lev
itan. Articles will be donated to the
Red Cross and for needy refugees
in Palestine.
This group has planned an in
teresting social program for the
summer, in addition to philanthropic
work. A get-together picnic in Rock
Creek Park is planned for July 17
and a garden party is scheduled for
August.
Officers recently elected include
Jessie Brier, president; Harriet Sei
gel, first vice president; Hannah
Bigalow, second vice president; Dor
othy Streett, recording secretary;
Lillian Lichtenberg, corresponding
secretary, and Mollie Lazerow, treas
urer.
Little Donald Hollar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hollar,
doesn’t worry about “what the doctor will say” as he enjoys
some of the new toys presented to the “Little House” at Chil
dren’s Hospital by members of the Venture Club.
—Star Staff Photo.
Welsh Club Carries On
Members Knit for Red Cross
Despite Summer Suspension
Although regular club meetings
have been suspended during the
summer, individual members of the
District of Columbia Branch of
the Women's Welsh Club continue
to carry on part of the program,
which includes knitting for the Red
Cross and collating clothing for
"The Friends of Britain.” Already
numerous bundles have been sent
and needles continue to click in
dustriously on sweaters, helmets and
socks to be distributed by the Red
Cross.
The Women's Welsh group is
composed of women of Welsh an
cestry and includes about 36 dif
ferent clubs in New York. Pennsyl
vania and Ohio, with national head
quarters in Cleveland.
The District branch was organ
ized about five years ago by Mrs.
James J. Davis, wife of Senator
Davis of Pennsylvania, who is a
member of the National Board of
Trustees of the organization. In
addition to present activities for
the Red Cross, the Women's Welsh
Club works collectively for the sup
port of a home located in Cleve
land for aged men and women of
Welsh descent.
.The local club meets on the third
Monday of each month at the home
of some member and in addition to
business, a musical program is
usually featured. There are several
fine voices among the 60-odd mem
bers of the District branch.
At the closing business meeting
this summer, Mrs. Katharine Reese
was elected president, succeeding
Miss Jane Daniel, who has held
office for the last two years.
Other officers, elected include Mrs.
Elizabeth Evans Bumhamer, first
vice president: Mrs. Samuel T.
Hughes, second vice president; Mrs.
J. C. Thoma. recording secretary:
Miss Martha Edwards, financial sec
retary: Miss Ann Williams, treas
urer; Mrs. Nicholas Schutz, his
torian, and Miss Florence Harrie,
chaplain. Mrs. Griffith Evans is \
listed on the roster of officers as
“a good friend and officer at large.” :
Mrs. Davis, with her family, is
now vacationing in Atlantic City
for the summer.
Envoy to Be Guest
The Naval Attache of the Nor
wegian Legation, Comdr. Riiser
Larsen, and Mme. Riiser-Larsen
will be guests of honor of the News
paper Women’s Club at tea tomor
row, at 5 p.m.. at the Raleigh Hotel.
Comdr. and Mme. Riiser-Larsen
have recently arrived in Washing
ton after harrowing experiences
| suffered during the invasion of Nor
i way.
with your broad-brimmed hats, is
the one you’ll make for yourself
with design No. 1950-B. Long
waisted in the new way, with a
Victorian charm in its pointed bod
ice and little bow, it’s ideal for slim
figures. The skirt portions are ex
tended to form the front of the
bodice, a detail which makes for
easy sewing. You’ll be amazed and
delighted to see how quickly it goes
together. For this, choose spun
rayon, handkerchief linen, silk
print or georgette—anyhow a soft,
drapey fabric that will gather
smoothly and has a floaty light
ness.
Decidedly a woman’s fashion,
gracious, dignified and simple, de
sign No. 1982-B is one that you’ll
repeat more than once. It can be
made with full, cape-like sleeves,
or straight ones, and is deliciously
cool either way. Notice how the
ruffles on the bodice narrow at the
top and the bottom, to be more
slenderizing. Just dressy enough
for afternoon, it’s simple enough
for general 'wear, too—a thorough
ly useful dress. Voile, georgette,
spun rayon and sheers are lovely
for this.
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1956-B
is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
urements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size
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14 (32) requires 37* yards of 39
inch material without nap.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1&50-B
is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
urements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size
14 (32) requires 3'i yards of 39
BARBARA BELL.
WASHINGTON STAR.
Inclose 25 cents in coins for
each pattern.
Pattern No. 1956-B. Size.
Pattern No. 1950-B. Size_
Pattern No. 1982-B. Size_
Name_
Address_
(Wrap coins securely in paper.)
inch material without nap. %
yard of ribbon.
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1982-B
is designed for sizes 34, 36. 38. 40,
42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 requires
4Ti yards of 39-inch material with
out nap for straight sleeves, 53i
yards for full sleeves, 4t* yards of
lace if you trim ruffles and sleeves.
Send 15 cents for our Summer
Pattern Book. Make yourself at
tractive, practical and becoming
clothes, selecting designs from the
Barbara Bell, well-planned, easy
to-make patterns. Interesting and
exclusive fashions for little chil
dren and the difficult junior age,
slenderizing well-cut patterns for
the mature figure, afternoon dresses
for the most particular young wom
en and matrons, and other patterns
for special occasions are all to be
found in the Barbara Bell Fashion
Pattern Book. Send 15 cents to
day for your copy.
Who Wants to Bake in the Summer?
There is no need for you to go thru,
the torture of baking! We know,
how the modern housewife likes her'
baked goods! And like her, we use
only tftie best quality ingredients.
Buttercrust Pies
We bake 88 kinds. During the sum
mer we feature Apple, Peach, Pine
apple, Fresh Huckleberry, Eft*
Blackberry, Cherry and Lemon wllC
Layer Cakes
Fresh lemon, orange, and pineapple;
also devils food, cocoanut, Mocha,
French vanilla and fifllk
caramel.WlH*
23d and Pa. Ave. S.E.
ATlantic 7900
Open Evening* and Sunday* Just across the Bridge
Butter Tea Cakes
Assorted, $1
Hundred
Danish Pastries
6 for 25c
Miss Jeanne Meara, presi
dent of the Venture Club
(center) and Mrs. Anne
MarosheJc, chairman of the
Civics Committee, present a
box of toys, to be used in the
"Little House,’’ to Miss Mattie '
Gibson, superintendent of
Children’s Hospital.
Star Staff Photo,
Beta Chi Elects
Three From D. C.
Three Washingtonians were elect
ed national officers .of Beta Chi
Sorority at the ninth bi-annual
convention recently held at Wa
w'asee, Ind. Marion-Louise Risdon
was elected vice president, Vura
Carlton, secretary, and Lorraine
Branson national editor of the of
ficial publication, "The Talisman.”
The national president is Vir
ginia Shriver and Marie Daugherity
is national treasurer. Both are
from Chicago.
The sorority voted $800 to be con
tributed to "Boys’ Town,” Nebraska,
the institution for homeless and
underprivileged boys sponsored by
Father Flanagan.
An invitation has been extended
by the Chicago chapters to hold the
1942 convention in that city.
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Benefit Garden Party
A benefit garden party will be
held by the Northeast Sisterhood,
Wednesday, at 8 p.m., at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Schmuckler,
5112 Forty-fourth street N V . A
puppet show will be featured, in ad
dition to dancing, cards and re
freshments. Proceeds will be do
nated to the fund now being raised
for the purchase of an ambulance
for the American Red Cross.
Dance Program Set
The Dramatic Committee of the
Arts Club will present Marion D.
Venable and her group in a dance
program, following the dinner
Thursday at 7 p.m. Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith and Herman P. Riess
will be the hostess.
Moonlight Cruise
The Washington Ladies’ Auxiliary
of the Jewish Consumptive Relief
Society of Denver, Colo., will sponsor
a moonlight cruise and reunion
Wednesday on the Steamer Mount '■
Vernon at 8:30 pm. Mrs. Samuel
Goldstein is chairman.
Venture Club Aids Children'
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By Renovating Waiting
Quarters at Hospital
‘Little House’ Now a Cheerful
Place for Youngsters Awaiting
Ear, Nose and Throat Tests
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By GRETCHEN SMITH.
The satisfaction which comes from a good deed well done is thor- %
oughly enjoyed this summer by & group of young business and profes
sional women, members of the local Venture Club, whose civic project
of 1939 continues to bring daily happiness to small patients at Chil- "*
dren’s Hospital.
Last fall the Venture girls decided to do their "bit” toward civic .
welfare work, part of the club program, by supporting a bed at Children's
Hospital. After consulting with Miss Mattie Gibson, superintendent of
the hospital, they decided they could bring more happiness to a larger „
number of children by renovating a small house on the grounds, which
served as a waiting room, laboratory and examining room for children V
suffering from ear, nose and throat troubles. The building, a small *
five-room house, was in a run-down condition and was not a particularly
cheerful place for little children waiting to hear what "the doctor was -i
going to do.”
"Little House” Transformed ”
By Faint and Furnishings.
The club went to work with the efficiency characteristic of its
members, and soon the shabby interior of the Little House, as it was
named, was transformed into a place of charm and cheer. Walls were
painted peppermint, floors were covered with maroon linoleum and chairs
and furniture were painted baby blue.
While awaiting examination, frightened, timid children now find
themselves in a bright, colorful room, shelves filled with story books,
potted plants lending a "homey” look, and toys of every description
given them to play with.
Approximately 500 children enjoy "waiting” within the hospitable
walls of the Little House each month, according to Miss Gibson, who
declares the Venture Club's 1939 project has brought inestimable pleasure,
not only to little patients, but to parents and nurses who accom
pany them. 4
Venture Club Formed
By Soroptimist Clubs.
The Venture Club Is a compara
tively new organization, having
been formed about six years ago
by the American Federation of
Soroptimist Clubs, for young busi
ness and professional women be
tween the ages of 19 and 29. Quali
fications for membership include
sponsorship by a member of the
Soroptimist Club, who must select
a girl with outstanding business
and executive possibilities.
There are now about 25 clubs in
the United States and Canada with
about 600 members.
The local club, which includes
in its membership secretaries, home
economists, dental hygienists, a
librarian, a furrier, a glove designer
and many others, meets twice a
month during the club season at
the Lewis Hotel Training School.
One meeting is strictly business and
the other is given to fun and en
tertainment. Funds with which to
renovate the Little House were
raised through a "Happy 13” party,
and over $100 was realized.
Miss Jeanne Meara
President of Club.
Miss Jeanne Meara is president
of the dub and in the business
world is secretary to the director
of recreation, Work Projects Ad
ministration. Miss Meara recently
returned from Salt Lake City,
where she attended the convention
of the American Council of Ven
ture Clubs, in conjunction with the
convention of the American Fed
eration of Soroptimist Clubs.
During the convention she was
elected first vice president of the
American Council of Venture Clubs.
This week Miss Meara will call
a meeting of the club at the Little
House for the purpose of reorgan
izing committees and to discuss
plans for the civic project of the
ensuing year.
Officers of the club, in addition to
Miss Meara, include Margaret
Jamison, vice president; Helen
O'Shaughnessy, corresponding sec
retary; Joy Patterson, recording sec
retary; Becky Rives, treasurer, and
Board Members Dorothy Hering
and Margaret Flanagan.
Mrs. Anne Maroshek is chairman
of the Civics Committee, which has
directed the Little House project
of 1939.
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