Evening star. [volume], July 08, 1940, Page B-5, Image 23

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Residential
Washington
News Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Carr
Go to Lake Placid
For the Season
Former United States Minister to
Czecho-Slovakia and Mrs. Wilbur
J. Carr have closed their house and
gone to Lake Placid for the re
mainder of the season.
Mrs. Emil Hurja has returned
from a short visit in Atlantic City
with her father, Capt. A. C. Andrea
sen, following a week's stay at
Charmian, Pa., where she was the
guest of the former United States
Ambassador to Chile and Mrs. Wil
liam S. Culbertson. Mr. Hurja will
leave late this week for Chicago
to remain through the convention.
Mr. Edward Alexander and his
daughters, Miss Sylvia Alexander
and Miss Louise Alexander, have
gone to East Hampton, Long Island,
where they recently purchased a
summer home. Mr. Alexander was
accompanied by his son, Mr. James
Alexander, making the trip by motor
to Long Island. Their home there
was selected by the late Mrs. Alex
ander before her death and named
by her Sterling Haven, after the
first owner of the island, who re
ceived a giant from the British
Crown, and also for Mr. Alexander's
Scottish ancestors, whose name was
Sterling.
Mrs. Arthur Cohen has returned
from Miami after spending the sea
son there with her mother.
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Silver have
opened their cottage at Sherwood
Forest for the summer and have
with them their daughter Betty.
Dr. Silver returned to Washington
today and will join his family for
Week ends through the summer.
Miss Viola S. Schantz. treasurer I
of the American Society of Mammal- |
ogists, has returned to Washington I
from Colorado, where she attended
the society’s convention in Denver.
Miss Schantz also visited in Rocky
Mountain National Park and Colo
rado Springs.
Women’s City Club ,
Get-Together
Dinner Thursday
Many interesting events are sched
uled for this month at the Women’s
City Club. A get-together dinner,
followed by entertainment, will be
held Thursday at 6 p.m., with Mrs.
Julia Benton Hopkins and Mis. Gus j
Schuldt as hostesses.
Motion pictures of London, taken
by Mrs. Gladys Middlemiss, club
president, on a visit to England be
fore the outbreak of European Hos
tilities, will be shown under the
auspices of the Library Committee
on July 16, at 8 p.m. Refreshments
will be served. A House Committee j
meeting will be held July 17, at 11 j
a.m., and on July 18. a dinner and '
program will be given at 6 pm.
Hostesses will include Miss Criena
Mahoney and Miss Lotlic Anderson.
The final get-together dinner of
the month will be held July 25. at
6 p.m., with Miss Isabel Allen and
Mrs. Helen B. Montague as
hostesses. '
D. A. R. Press
Relations Group
Plans Conference
A meeting of the Press Relations j
Committee of the District Daughters !
of the American Revolution with
representatives of the 60 local chap
ters and club editors of the local
papers has been announced for Sep
tember 25 at 8 p.m., at the Chapter
House, 1732 Massachusetts avenue
N.W., by Mrs. Ellen C. Callicott,
State chairman, Press Relations
Committee.
Mrs. Callicott left yesterday for a
three-week vacation. She will visit
the Yellowstone National Park, Den
ver, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle, Victoria, British
Columbia; Lake Louise and BanfT.
She is accompanied by Miss Mar
garet I. Fraser of Maj. L'Enfant
Chapter, former State chairman,
press relations, and Mrs. Bertha M.
Robertson of Sagoyewatha Chapter,
Seneca Falls. N. Y.
Mrs. Callicott is a member of
Louisa Adams Chapter. She and
her companions are all members
of the Society of Mayflower De
scendants of the District of Co
lumbia.
They are expected to return to
Washington on July 30.
Woodward
& '
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