Evening star. [volume], July 17, 1940, Page B-4, Image 24

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Surprise Parties
Given Miss Hurley,
Bride-Elect
Several attractively arranged sur
prise parties have been given re
cefttly for Miss Christine Hurley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
R. Hurley of Bethesda, Md., whose
marriage to Mr. Lawrence G.
Schneider of Kensington, Md., will
take place August 10. *
Mrs. Lloyd E. Burroughs of
Bethesda was hostess at a lawn
party attended by 80 guests Satur
day evening for Miss Hurley. Gayly
colored lights were suspended above
the tables placed on the lawn for
refreshments, and the bride-elect
opened the many gifts piled in a
large pink and white box, which was
placed beneath an arbor covered
with apple blossoms.
Also hostess for Miss Hurley was
Miss Bernadette Sheehan, who, as
sisted by Mrs. Angela Darby and
Miss Arria McGinnis, gave a lunch
eon shower which was attended by
20 teachers at the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase High School, where the bride
to-be Is employed cm a secretary.
Attending Miss Hurley on her
wedding day will be Mrs. Burroughs
as matron of honor, and as brides
maids her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Hurley; Miss Prances Rumsey, Miss
Arria McGinnis and her cousin, Miss
Helen Derrick.
Miss Derrick will come from Au
gusta, Ga„ for the wedding, and
little Miss Jean Ann Copeland, niece
of the bridegroom, will attend as
flower girl.
Weddings
(Continued From Page B-3 )
bride, was maid of honor, in a pale
blue Imported organdie and a large
blue garden hat. She carried a
mixed bouquet of blue, yellow and
white spring flowers.
Master William Irvine Slade, 14
years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke
W. Slade, was ring bearer, in a
suit of yellow linen.
Mr. Robert L. Parks of New York
City was best man for his brother.
There was a reception for 200
guests on the lawn following the
ceremony. Among the guests were
Mr. Lafayette Parks and Mrs. Ar
thur A. Parks of Poughkeepsie, Mr.
and Mrs. John L. Parks of Elmhurst,
Long Island, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Parks of Boston and Mr. Hubert
Robison and Mr. Walter Speakman
of Brooklyn.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs.
Parks left for a two weeks’ stay at
Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H„ Mrs.
Parks wearing a two-piece suit of
deep blue and a matching hat.
After six weeks’ stay in New York
City, while Mr. Parks studies at Co
lumbia University, they will live in
Elizabeth, N. J„ where Mr. Parks
is a teacher, in the Pingry School.
Miss Adelta Agnes Lint
Marries Mr. Clements.
One of the recent June weddings
was that of Miss Adelta Agnes T int
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orie C.
Lint, and Mr. William Gerald Clem
ents. The ceremony took place
June 26 in St. Peter’s Church, the
Rev. Father Nelson officiating.
The bride’s gown was white silk
chiffon over white taffeta with a
white maline hat. She wore a corsage
of orchids. The matron of honor,
Miss Dorothy Williams, wore powder
blue taffeta and a hat to match.
Her corsage was talisman roses.
Rosemarie and Alice Unt, young
sisters of the bride, attended her as '
junior bridesmaids, wearing peach
and pale pink lace dresses with blue
maline hats.
Mr. Howard Clayton Lint was
best man for Mr. Clements.
The reception was held in the |
home of the bride’s parents. Mrs.
Lint, mother of the bride, assisted
her in reseiving. Mrs. Lint wore a
gown of dark blue lace and white
accessories and a corsage of Joanna
HiU roses. , Mrs. Fred Howard,
grandmother of the bride, wore a
light orchid lace dress and white ac
cessories.
Among the guests at the reception
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lint of
Aurora. 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Clements are now at
home at 1125 Maryland avenue N.E.,
where they have taken an apartment.
Miss Frances Keelan
Marries Mr. Moore.
* The marriage of Miss Frances
Elizabeth Keelan, daughter of Mrs.
Francis Alden Keelan, to Mr. James
Donald Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanton C. Moore of Arlington, Va.,
took place June 28 in the Brookland
M. E. Church. The Rev. Paul
Schilling officiated.
Miss Katharine Fitts
Is Wed to Mr. Woods. %
Before an improvised altar of
palms, tall baskets filled with white
gladioluses and snapdragons in the
Arlington home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar B. Fitts, Miss Kath
arine Louisa Fitts was married June
15 to Mr. George R. Woods, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George 8. Woods of
Alexandria, Va. The Rev. Peyton
R. Williams, rector of Christ Church
in Alexandria, officiated, and Mrs.
8. E. Case played the wedding music.
Dr. and Mrs. Wilson
Make Home In Nashville.
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Wilson, Jr.,
are in Nashville, Tenn., where they
have made their home. Mrs. Wilson
is the former Miss Regina M.
Schmidt, daughter of Mr. Henry
Louis Schmidt of Washington, whose
marriage to Dr. Wilson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Wilson of Wash
ington and Nashville, took place
June 1 in New York City. The cere
mony was performed by Dr. Joseph
R. Sizoo of the Collegiate Church
of the City of New York, former
pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church here.
Dr. Wilson is on the staff of the
Nashville General Hospital.
Armiger
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hands, and a full skirt which fell
into a long fan-shaped train. Her
Jewelry consisted of a tiny diamond
pin and a single strand of pearls,
a gift of the bridegroom. The dia
mond pin was a gift of the bride
groom’s great-grandfather to his
bride on their wedding day, and has
since been worn by the bridegroom’s
grandmother and aunt at their
weddings. The two-tiered tulle veil
which extended beyond the train of
the dress was held in place by a
wreath of orange blossoms. The
bride's bouquet was a branch of
white orchids surrounded by white
roses.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Johns, who
was maid of honor for her sister,
wore a gown of fine white dotted
marquisette, made with gathered j
bodice, which was tied with ribbon
on either shoulder to form a sweet
heart neckline, short puffed sleeves
and a full circular skirt. She carried
a bouquet of salmon-pink gladioli
and blue delphinium tied with pink
ribbon. In her hair she wore a cor
onet of flowers which matched those
of her bouquet.
Reception Held at Home
Of Bride's Parents.
The attendants were Miss Virginia
Alice Omo and Mrs. Leslie W.
Landrum, formerly Miss Phyllis
Metcalf. Their dresses were fash
ioned like that of the maid of
honor and they carried salmon-pink
gladioluses and blue delphinium, tied
with blue ribbon. The maid of honor
and attendants wore pearl and gold
lockets, a gift of the bride.
The bride's younger sister, Miss
Marjorie Ruth Johns, was junior
bridesmaid. She wore a floor-length
white embroidered organdie dress,
made of old fashioned lines with full
double skirt, and carried a bouquet
of yellow roses. In her hair she
wore a coronet which matched her
bouquet.
Barbara Jean Hughes, Beltsville,
and Nancy Woodfield, Gaithersburg,
were flower girls. Their dresses
were white and of the same material
as that of the junior bridesmaid.
Their two-tiered skirts were very
short, and they wore white hair
bows. They carried fan-shaped
baskets filled with garden flowers.
Raymond Leisinger of Washing
ton was best man. The ushers
were Mr. Ademar Weingartner, Mr.
Morris Newman of Beltsville, Mr.
Theodore Sellman of Hyattsville
and Mr. John Rodier of Lanham.
After the wedding a reception was
held at the home of the bride's
parents on the National Research
Center at Beltsville. The house was
decorated with palms and gladioli.
Assisting at the reception were Mrs.
Lee Sellman of College Park, Miss
Mary Ann Wescott, Mrs. Theodor*
Sellman, Miss Virginia Winditsch,
Mrs. Lyle Bock, Miss Georgia Nor
deen, Miss Betty Jeffers, and Miss
Harvey Lanier.
Both the bride and bridegroom
are graduates of the University of
Maryland, receiving their degrees in
1937. Mr. and Mrs. Armiger de
parted for a motor trip through
the Southern States, Mrs. Armiger
wearing a blue bengaline suit with
a white-lace blouse and white ac
cessories. Upon their return the
couple will be at home on Mont
gomery road, Beltsville, Md.
Joan Willoughby
To Wed Lt. Aubrey
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Willoughby
of Washington, formerly of Knox
ville, Tenn., announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Joan
La Verne Willoughby, to Lt. George
Alexander Aubrey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Norbert E. Aubrey of Annapolis,
Md.
Miss Willoughby received her B. S.
degree from Carson Newman College
at Jefferson City, Tenn., last year.
The wedding will take place Sat
urday, July 27, in the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, and Lt. Aubrey and
his bride will leave at once for his
post at Fort Sill, Okla.
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St. Andrew’s Society
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St. Andrew’s Society is spon
soring a “Scottish gathering”
Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6
pm. at the Langley Park, Md.,
home of Mr. and Mrs. McCor
mick Goodhart on Riggs road
just north of University lane.
Tickets are on sale at the British
Embasjy, at the Bundles for
Britain headquarters in Wash
ington and will be on sale at the
grounds.
The program will Include Scot
tish dancing by the St. Andrew’s
Highland Dancers, accompanied
by bagpipes; Scottish songs and
light refreshments will be served.
His Britannic Majesty’s Ambas
sador, the Marquess of Lothian,
has indicated that he will be
present if possible and will make
a short address of ' welcome.
Money received will be used for
the relief of widows and children
of British soldiers and sailors.
National Officers
Arrive for Session
Of Chi Sigma
Chl Sigma, national sorority, will
hold its 21st annual convention at
the Mayflower Hotel tomorrow
through Sunday, with approximately
120 members attending.
Several of the national officers
arrived in Washington early this
week to confer with officials here.
They included Mrs. Dorothy Walker
of Coilingswood, N. J„ national
president; Miss Helen Brokaw of
East Orange, N. J„ national treas
urer, and Miss Mabel Biddle of Little
Rock, Ark., national vice president.
Mrs. Loretta McCleary, national
secretary, and Mrs. Irene. Crlbbs,
national editor-in-chief, reside in
Washington.
Miss Josephine Sullivan of this
city is convention chairman.
Features of the convention pro
gram will include a costume party
tomorrow night at which Alpha
Province of Washington win enter
tain, business meetings, a boat trip
and dinner at Hogates’ restaurant
Friday, and the installation of offi
cers Saturday at a banquet, with
dancing following.
A farewell buffet will be held
Sunday.
Mussey Tent Meets
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. 1,
Daughters of the Union Veterans of
the Civil War, met Monday at 2015
Massachusetts avenue N.W., with
Miss Grace Hurd, national treas
urer, as guest. A period of silence
was observed in memory of the late
John E. Andrews of Springfield, 111.,
commander in chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Mrs. Theo
dosia Bell was initiated.
Mrs. Amelia A. Yoder, senior vice
president, was elected as delegate 10
the national convention, to be held
in Springfield, 111, September 8 to 11,
and Alice Roberts Koch was elected
alternate.
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