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Breezes at Water Gate
Reward Those Attending
Symphony Concert
Keeping Quiet and Hoping
To Keep Cool Occupies
Residents Over Week End.
The general tendency over the week end seems to have been to keep
as quiet as possible and hope the heat would look the other way. Those
who summoned the effort to attend the Water Gate concert last night
were rewarded, however. A cooling breeze swept off the river and made
the crowded steps the most refreshing place In the city, so much so that
the higher temperature in the streets directly adjacent to the concert
acene was noticeable.
His Britannic majesty’s Ambassador, the Marquess of Lothian, was
among those who heard the National Symphony Orchestra, under the
guest conductor, Dr. Frank Black. When news of Lord Lothian’s pres
ence spread through the crowd, many audibly wondered what could be
his thoughts as he saw the people lounging in the open without fear
while planes passed overhead to the airport, which was busy with return
ing week end traffic.
Many Bring Guests
With Them to Concert.
Many brought guests with them. Diminutive Mrs. John M. Whittatt
was delighted that her nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. William C.
Clarke, had arrived from New York in time for the concert. Mrs. Eugene
Byms, a member of the Symphony Committee, had her sister with her,
and with Mrs. Emory S. Land, cool*
in yellow, was Mrs. Robert H. Dun
lap, who has been an indefatiguable
worker for the cause of the sym
phony.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Finken
Stock were among the regular pa
trons greeted by Mr. C. C. Cappel,
manager of the orchestra, and Gen.
and Mrs. B. K. Yount and Mrs.
Edwin B. Parker also heard the
concert. With Mr. Charles DeVere
Drayton and Mrs. Drayton, who is
considered by Mr. Robert Lincoln
O'Brien, former head of the Tariff
Commission, to be one of the three
most beautiful women in Washing
ton, was their attractive subdebu
tante daughter Dorothea.
The Drayton’s older daughter,
Betty, who made her debut last
summer, was sponsoring, with Miss
Letitia Knox and Mr. Robert Mc
Bride, a cooling party of her own
in Rock Creek Park. Nearly 90
members of the younger set at
tended the picnic held beside a care
fully selected little brook. Miss
Drayton, who has just had as her
guest her cousin, Miss Sara Hastie,
from Charleston, is planning a visit
aoon herself. She will go to a house
party in Pittsburgh before she joins
her parents at Saranac, N. Y, in
August.
Capital!tea Entertain
At Vacation Resorts.
And while those in Washington
found diversions during the ex
treme heat similar activities were
indulged in by Capitalites else
where. Gen. John L. Hines, former
Chief of Staff, was the guest of
honor at dinner at White Sulphur
Springs of Mr. Loren R. Johnston,
who entertained at the Greenbrier.
Messages from President Roosevelt,
the Secretary of War, Mr. Henry L.
Btimson, and the Secretary of the
Navy, Mr. Frank Knox, were read.
At Newport Mr. and Mrs. Maxim
Karollk, who gave up their Wash
ington residence several years ago,
were hosts at a musicale, a favorite
way of entertaining for them. The
host himself usually gives the pro
gram.
Former Washingtonians were
prominent in the news of Newport
yesterday. Mrs. Henry Drummond
Wolff. whe arrived recently from
her English home, is at Bateman's
for a week or two. Her own place,
Oakmont, at the resort is rented to
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Eyre for
the season. Mrs. Drummond-Wolff
before her marriage was Miss Mar
garet Fahnestock and was presented
in Washington by her mother, the
late Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. Her
daughters, Miss Vivian Stokes, who
has been with her father, Mr. Syl
vanus Stokes, at Annapolis for some
weeks, and Miss Carol Lee Holcombe
\ and Miss Georgianna Margaret
j Drummond-Wolff, who came with
their mother from England, are with
her at Newport. They will join Mr.
Drummond-Wolff late in the sum
mer in Ottawa, where he is on duty.
Countess Szechenyi, wife of the
late former Hungarian Minister to
Washington, also has with her a
guest from England, her grandson,
the son of Viscount and Viscountess
Maidstone, the latter formerly Miss
Gladys Szechenyi, and before her
marriage very popular in Washing
ton.
Kilbreths Are Hosts
At Bar Harbor Club.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William J.
Kilbreth were hosts to 20 guests at
the weekly Sunday night supper at
the Bar Harbor Club last evening.
Mrs. Peter Augustus Jay of Wash
ington and New York has opened
her summer home, Breakwater, at
Bar Harbor for the season.
Mrs. Sutherland Mayo, who is at
Southampton for the summer, wa#
hostess at dinner at the Seven Ponds
Inn last evening, where, like the
party at Bar Harbor, a large por
tion of the summer colony dined
and enjoyed the cooling breezes.
Miss Mary Walker
Engaged to Wed
Mr. Percy H Walker has an
nounced the engagement of his
daughter, Miss Mary Walker, to
Mr. Jack Crockett Northam, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Northam
of Baltimore and Solomons
Island, Md.
Miss Walker was graduated
from Western High School and
Sweetbriar College, Mr. Northam
was graduated from Johns Hop
kins University and is now em
ployed in Washington.
The wedding will take place
August 10. The young ample
will make their home here.
Miss Marcus to Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Marcus an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Sylvia Marcus, to
Mr. Philip Bradsky, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph J. Bradsky.
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Finnish War Orphan
League Is to Be
Incorporated
Permanent operation of the Wash
ington Committee of the American
League for Finnish War Orphans
will be Incorporated tomorrow at
its new headquarters in the Walsh
McLean House, 2020 Massachusetts
avenue, recently turned over by
Mrs. Edward B. McLean for the
Joint use of the American Red
Cross and Finnish relief activities.
Mrs. Emil Hurja is national vice
chairman of the league and chair
man of the Washington Committee.
Already $6,500 has been cabled to
the Mannerheim League for Child
Welfare in Helsinki. This repre
sents an even larger total because
so many of the foster parents of
the Finnish war orphans have been
pledged on an installment basis,
spreading over 1 to 10 years.
Finland wants to keep her chil
dren at home and needs them for
the reconstruction of its war-torn
country The American “foster par
ents” who adopt the Finnish war
orphans receive photographs of the
children and are able to exchange
letters with them from time to time.
The children are not brought to
America.
Among those Washingtonians
who have thus far "adopted” Fin
nish war orphans are Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt Mme. Procope, Mrs.
W. Warren Barbour, Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mrs. Ridgely Hunt,
Mrs. Paul Mellon, Mrs. James M.
Helm, Mr. David Edward Finley,
Miss Alice C. Evans, Mr. Newbold
Noyes, Mr. Coleman Jennings, Miss
Emlin Hurd Hill, Miss Alice B.
Lyster, Miss E. Nathalie Mathews,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Hugh 8.
Cummings, Mr. John Saul, Mrs.
Rose Saul Montgomery, Miss Anne
Christine Moe, Mrs. R. H. Fletcher,
Mrs. Ann B. Lammers, Miss Marian
Douglas Scott, Mr. L. Corrin Strong,
the Mary Weddell Class of the
Central Presbyterian Church, of
which Miss Lorena Dunlap is
president; the intermediate depart
ment of the Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church, of which Mr. J.
W. Brabnersmith is chairman, and
the Finnish-American Book Club
of Washington.
As in the activities of the Finnish
relief fund last winter, every cent
contributed to the American League
for Finnish War Orphans goes to
the children in Finland. The small
expenses of the voluntary organi
zation and the office headquarters
in the Walsh-McLean House are
supported by additional donations
apart from the orphan contribu
tions.
Mrs. Pendola Here
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Honsick
have as their guest in their home in
Chevy Chase, Md„ the former’s
sister, Mrs. Pendola, widow of Dr.
Casper Pendola of Long Island. Mrs.
Pendola will remain 10 days or a
fortnight.
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MRS. J. EDWIN MURDOCK, Jr.
The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Murdock took place in Foundry
Methodist Church Wednesday, July 3, and before that the bride
ivas Miss Anna Lee Zercher, daughter and Mr. Frederick Charles
Zercher. Mr. Murdock is a son of Mr. Murdock and of Mrs.
Edgar A. Rowzee, both of Washington.
—Underwood and Underwood Photo.
Patrons Are Listed
For Concert Friday
Patrons for the concert by Joseph
Bentonelli, Metropolitan Opera ten
or, at the Water Gate, Friday eve
ning, who are expected to attend
are Mrs. Christian Heurich, Mrs.
Howard Morton Blandy, Mrs. Al
bion W. Tuck, Dr. Edith Seville
Coale, Mrs. Arthur J. Seaton, Mrs.
Ruth H. Snodgrass, Mrs. Ernest
Humphrey Daniel, Miss Marjorie
Webster, Mrs. Robert C. Horner, Col.
and Mrs. Robert Fletcher, Mr. and
Mrs. Manuel J. Davis. Dr. and Mrs.
Mario Maiolatesi, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Clarendon Smith, Mr.
Charles Fash, Miss Clelia Flora van ti,
Mrs. Dolores Florea, Mrs. Prescinda
Woolley and Mrs. Ruth Harmstone.
Mr. Bentonelli will be assisted by
Senorita Lolita Valdez, Mexican so
prano, who appeared at Constitution
Hall a year ago with great success.
Tickets for the concert, which will
benefit the association's sustaining
fund, may be purchased at the
Waters’ Travel Service at 726 Four
teenth street.
Vroomans Visiting
Friends Here
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest F. Vrooman
of Los Angeles, formerly of Wash
ington, have been visiting here for
,several days after an absence of 12
years. They have been guests of
Prof, and Mrs. William Oates, and
have been extensively entertained.
Among the events was a family re
union supper party at the home of
their sister, Mrs. Ethel V. Cookman,
and their brother, Mr. Raymond R.
Vrooman.
At Home Listed
Mr. and Mrs. John David Timber
lake have issued cards for an at
home Sunday afternoon, at 3122
Eighteenth street N.W. The card is
engraved In gold and bears the
years 1890-1940, Mr. and Mrs. Tim
berlake having been married 50
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheen
End Visit Here
Mr. and Mrs. James Sheen re
turned yesterday to their home in
Larchmont, N. Y., after spending
the week end in Washington with
their son, Mr. Alvord Sheen, who
is a student officer at the Naval
Training Camp at Georgetown
University. Mrs. Sheen formerly
was Miss Beth Alvord, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
G. Alvord of Washington.
En route to Washington Mr.
and Mrs. Sheen stopped in Lan
caster, Pa., to visit relatives of ;he
latter and Saturday evening with
their son were hosts at dinner on
the roof of the Army Navy Club.
Miss Anne Pryor
To Wed Mr. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton
Pryor of Palls Church, Va„ an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Anne Eugenie Pryor,
to Mr. James Edmund Martin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Martin, also
of Palls Church.
The wedding will take place early
in September.
Return From Trip
Mr. Scott W. Bone of the Federal
Trade Commission and Mrs. Bone
have returned from a brief motor
trip to Cape May and Rehoboth
Beach. Mr. Bone is a son of Mrs.
Scott C. Bone of Santa Barbara,
Calif., and the late Mr. Bone, former
Governor of Alaska, who established
the Washington Herald.
Weddings of Interest
To Capital Residents
Miss Nancy Barr Is Married
To Mr. Robert Phelps Saunders
In Church in Cismont, Virginia
Yellow, green and white were used for the decorations and costumes
at the wedding of Miss Nancy Barr and Mr. Robert Phelps Saunders, which
took place Saturday evening. Grace Church at Cismont, Va., where the
ceremony was performed, was decorated with evergreens and white mid
summer flowers, and the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Kerr Barr, near Charlottesville, where the reception was held, was deco
rated with salmon pink gladioluses.
The Rev. Leslie Robinson officiated at 8 o’clock, and Mr. James Con
stable played the wedding music.
The bride was escorted and given in marriage by her father and they
were met at the chancel steps by the bridegroom and his best man, Mr.
Anson Hyde of Washington. The bride's wedding gown was of white net
fashioned with sweetheart neckline and short puffed sleeves and a full
skirt which fell Into a train. Her illusion veil was fingertip length and wn
held in place by a wreath of orange blossoms and she carried a shower
bouquet of sweetheart roses and lilies of the valley.
She was immediately preceded to the chancel by her matron of honor,
Mrs. Lu Chester of New York City, and the bridesmaids, Miss Anne Dean
of Asheville, N. C., and Miss Mary Elizabeth Neff, Miss Rosemary Rine
hart, Miss Sue Bolling, and Miss Mary Miller Wheat, of Charlottesville.
They were dressed alike in paie^
gray chiffon and had flowers in their
hair, Mrs. Chester carrying talisman
roses and the bridesmaids’ bouquets
ivy and yellow gladioluses.
The junior bridesmaids, Miss Jane
Barr and Miss Mary Jane Derby,
were dressed in net, one in yellow
and the other in green, and they
carried old-fashioned nosegays.
The ushers, who led the bridal
procession down the aisle and
escorted the bridesmaids after the
ceremony, were Mr. Lewis Ullman,
Mr. Laldler Mackall and Mr. Buell
O’Connor of Washington; Mr. Wil
liam Barr of Charlottesville, Mr.
Arthur Derby of New York City
and Mr. Breckenridge Goodloe of
Staunton.
The bride’s parents received the
guests in their garden and had
receiving with them the bride and
bridegroom and the latter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson
Saunders of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders left later
in the evening on their wedding
trip, and at its completion they will
make their home in New York
City.
Miss Anna Zercher
Weds Mr. Murdock.
Miss Anna Lee Zercher, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Charles Zercher, was married to
Mr. J. Edwin Murdock, jr., son of
Mrs. Edgar A. Rowzee and Mr. J.
Edwin Murdock, July 3. The wed
ding took place in the Foundry
Methodist Church in the presence
of only the members of the two
families, who also attended the re
ception immediately after in the
home of the bride’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Murdock, the latter
a granddaughter of Mrs. Albert
Graham and the late Mr. Graham
of Pittsburgh, will make their
home in Washington.
Miss Mary Norris Wed
To Ensign Varney.
Of interest to many Washingto
nians is the marriage of Miss Mary
Norris and Ensign Newell Foster
Varney, which took place June 26
in the Central Union Chapel in
Honolulu. The Rev. Melvin H. Har
ter officiated by candlelight in a
setting of palms and lilies. Tradi
tional organ wedding music was
played.
Mrs. Varney is the daughter of
Capt. Albert Norris, U. 8. N„ and
Mrs. Morris of San Diego, Calif.,
and Ensign Varney is the son of
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Ensign K. W. Patrick was best
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Following the ceremony the couple
left the chapel under the traditional
arch of crossed swords formed by
the ushers.
A wedding reception was held in
the home of Ensign and Mrs. John
C. I sham. The tiered cake, which
was cut by the bride with her hus
band's sword, was decorated with
miniature officer and bride and set
in a border of island flowers and
fern.
The couple honeymooned in Hono
lulu, but 4ill return to the main
land shortly. They plan to visit
Washington before going to Phila
delphia. where Ensign Varney will
be stationed.
Mrs. Varney, who arrived in
Honolulu on the Lurline the morn
ing of the wedding, is a graduate
of George Washington University
here, where she received her mas
ter’s degree in geology last year.
She is a member of Sigma Kappa
Sorority. Ensign Varney attended
Hebora Academy at He born. Me.,
and was graduated from the United
States Naval Academy at Annap
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been attached to the U. S .8. Ari
sona, which now is in Hawaiian
waters.
Miss Mayfield Wed
Go Lt. J. B. Mauldin.
Word has been received here of
the marriage in Pensacola July 3
of Miss Patricia Mayfield to Lt.
J. B. Mauldin, U. S. N. The wedding
(See WEDDINGS, Page B-4.)
MISS MICHELINE HARDY.
The marriage of Miss Hardy, daughter of Mr. Lamar Hardy,
former United States district attorney for Southern New York
State, to Mr. George Edward Vandel of Washington will take
place October 1. The engagement was announced a week ago
at a dinner which Mr. Hardy gave at the Carlton Hotel while in
Washington with his daughter for a short visit.
—Ira L. Hill Photo,
By the Way—
Beth Blaine
Washington is pretty well deserted socially these torrid days. Most
of the men who have stayed behind hard at work while their families are
settled in cool vacation spots can managed to join them at least over the
week ends—and for the faithful wives who prefer to “stick it out” with
their husbands and remain in town as long as possible, there are alluring
week end Invitations from friends with country places in nearby Virginia
and Maryland. Mrs. John Hinckley entertained her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. $laise de Sibour, and Griffith Warfield at Kilkenny
over the past week end and Helen and George Cuttings gave a very
amusing and informal (of all things for Warrenton) clam-bake Saturday
night. Prom all accounts it was as much of a seaside party as though
it had taken place right at the shore—with fresh clams and lobsters
cooked before your eyes in true shore-dinner style—swimming before
hand 'although it was in a pool) and an altogether vacation picnic
atmosphere about the whole thing.
Mrs. Hinckley, by the way, plans to leave Warrenton Thursday for
10 days in Easthanypton, and then to her mother’s beautiful place, Hen
derson, In Herkimer County, until August 6, when she goes back to
Kilkenny to do some serious farm supervision, for, in addition to riding
to hounds and running her household very expertly, Helen Hinckley also
manages her own farm.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clark, Betty Shouse and her finance, Cuthbert
Train, the Creighton Peets and Harry Covington motored to the Cascades
Inn, near Hot Springs, for the week end—the Clarks remaining for sev
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