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Informal Gathering at Embassy; Sutherlands Feted During Visit Diplomats and those in that circle took leading’ roles in the numerous festivities in the Capital yesterday, the Ambassador of Poland and Mme. Ciechanowska attending a late afternoon fete for their countrywoman, Mme. Wanda Landowska, and Senora de Michels, wife of the Chilean t Ambassador, sharing honors with Mrs. Henry p. Grady at luncheon. The Ambassador and Mme. Ciechanowska, with the Polish Minister Counselor and Mme. Kwapiszewska, the Military, Air and Naval Attaches and their wives, were guests at the tea which the Naval and Air Attache of the Argentine Embassy and Senora de Brunet gave in honor of Mme. Landowska, famous Polish exponent of the art of harpsichord playing. Capt. and Senora de Brunet made no formality of their party, the hostess receiving her 100 or more guests, with Mme. Landowska not far away, in the charming drawing room of their home on Woodley road. The tea table was laid in the sunroom, where Senhora de Ararig boa, wife of the Brazilian Air At tache, and Senhora de Alencastro Guimaraes, wife of the First Secre tary of the Embassy, poured deli cious South American tea and the more familiar kinds to those in the United States. Guests gathered in groups to chat about the dining room, where other liquid refreshment, with delicacies usually found at the tea hour, were served. Mme. Landowska, an old friend of Senora de Brunet, is in Washington for her first public ap pearance in many years, having been a soloist at the final concert of 1943 of the Chamber Music. Guild Tuesday evening in Memorial Con tinental Hall. The other soloist with the Guild Quartet was Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano. Tire luncheon in honor of Senora de Michels and Mrs. Grady was given by Mrs. Charles J. Brand, who entertained at the Shoreham. The guests numbered about 18 and were seated at one large table. Mrs. Grady, wife of the former Assistant Secretary of State, is spending some time in Washington, where she has many friends. She came some weeks ago from her present home in Cali fornia. Former Senator and Mrs. How ard Sutherland, who have been in their Washington home since Thanksgiving, shortly will be off to Florida for the winter. That is, if their children and grandchildren do not prevail upon them to remain here for Christmas and the holidays. Then, they will leave for Clearwater the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland have spent their winters during the past few years at Clear water, coming North in the spring for a short stay here on their way to Connecticut for the summer. They stopped in New York en route to Washington for Thanksgiving, to attend the wedding of their grand daughter, Miss Margaret Sutherland Walker, daughter of Mr. John S. Walker and the late Mrs. Walker of Huntington, W. Va„ when she married Pvt. Peter Hanssen, U. S. A . son of Dr. Peter Hanssen of New York. The wedding took place November 24 in the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland enjoyed a brief visit with their now-famous son, Maj. Gen. Richard Sutherland.! U. S. A., who was here for a few days from his past in the South Pacific. During his stay here, Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland planned an informal family dinner party for him. and he also was entertained at dinner by his sister. Mrs. Suther land Mayo. Gen. and Mrs. Suther land were hosts one evening to the other members of the family living in Washington, before he started off on his present assignment. Guest of Honor At Luncheon Mrs. Garland S. Ferguson, jr, wife of the retiring Chairman ol the Federal Trade Commission, was the guest of honor at a luncheon given yesterday at the Armv and Navy Country Club by Mrs. Robert E. Freer, whose husband will suc ceed Commissioner Ferguson as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, January 1. Others in the company included Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, Mrs. Jerome F. Rarnard, Mrs. Herbert M. Bing ham. Mrs. Harvey B. Bolton, Mrs. i Thad H. Brown. Mrs. Thomas H. Creighton, jr.; Mrs. Homer Cum mings. Mrs. John V. Dolan, Mrs. Frederick Brown Harris, Mrs. Fran cis E. Hildebrand, Mrs. Francis W. Hill, jr.; Mrs. Ira Milton Jones oi i Milwaukee, Mrs. John P. Lake, Mrs. John A. Maguire, Mrs. Norman L. Meyers, Mrs. George Maurice Mor ris, Mrs. E. Barrett Prettyman, Mrs. Val C. Sherman and Mrs. George W. Williams. Party Planned Lor S/tnday Miss Ann Harcourt will be the guest of honor at a late afternoon party to be given Sunday in the Chinese room at the Mayflower by Miss Helene Kravadze. Miss Harcourt is an artist of note,| having painted portraits of manyy well-known persons in Europe as| well as in America. She comes by her talent quite naturally, as she is! the daughter of Mr. George Har court, a member of the Royal Acad emy in London, and a sister of Miss Alctha Harcourt, who also is a prom inent artist. Envoy and Wife Honor Guests The Ambassador of Panama and Senora de Jimenez will be the guests of honor at a buffet party to be given this evening at the Mayflower by Mrs. Louise Valerie De Jan of Panama, formerly of New Orleans, who is the house guest of Maj. and Mrs. Edward H. Conger. The guests, who will number 50, will include other Latin American diplomats, as well as other friends of the hostess in the various services. Tea to Be Given Mme. Wei, wife of the Ambassa dor of China, wnll be the guest in whose honor Mme. Seni Pramoj, wife of the Minister of Thailand, will entertain at a tea Friday after noon, December 17, from 5 to 7 o'clock, at the Legation in Kalo rama road. - ■ V isit SMALL'S Gift Center for Gifts for Friends Who Love Gardens, Birds and Flowers *■• ' ir Dupont Circle Dupont 7000 i White House Aide To Wed Shortly Mrs. Kenneth C. Ringer of Bronx ville, N. Y„ and Essex, Mass., has announced the engagement of her ! daughter. Miss Arlene Ringer, to | Comdr. Onnie P. Lattu. U. S. N . son of Mr. Samuel Lattu of Fort Bragg, | Calif., and the late Mrs. Lattu. Miss Ringer, who is the daughter | of the late Mr. Ringer, was grad j uated from Brantwood Hall in ! Bronxville and she later attended Columbia University and the Uni ' versity of London. At present she ! is acting editor of The Bronxville Reporter. i Comdr. Lattu, who now is sta i tioned in Washington, is an aide at the White House. He served as As \ sistant Naval Attache of the United States Embassy in Berlin from 1940 to December 7, 1941, when he was interned for five months before being returned to this country in the diplomatic exchange. The wedding is scheduled to take place January 15 at Christ Church in Bronxville. Rectory Is Scene Of Wedding Tire Rectory of Sacred Heart Church was the scene of the wed-, ding November 27 of Mtss Doris Kittleson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.; Olaus Kittleson of Sedan. Minn., and Mr. Gordon L. Williams, U.| S. N.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert! K. Williams of Washington. The Rev. Lawrence J. Wempe offi ciated at the ceremony which was followed by a reception at the home of the bridegroom's parents. Mrs.' Robert K Williams, jr., was the matron of honor and only attendant for the bride, and her husband, Lt. Williams, served as best man. The bridegroom is stationed at Bam bridge, Md. Air, Shelton Weds Margaret Latimer Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Margaret E. Lati-; mer of Chevy Chase, daughter of; the late Dr. and Mrs. George Lati mer of Washington, to Mr. Arthur B. Shelton of Chevv Chase, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. | Shelton of Washington. The ceremony took place Decem ber 2 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford. Conn., the Rev.! Harold Donegal! officiating at the noontime ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Shelton, son and daughter-in-law of The bridegroom, with their young sons, Talbert and Robert, were the only guests present at the ceremony. Mr. Shelton is the clerk of the \ United States Court of Customs and ! Patent Appeals and secretary of Columbia Country Club. MRS. CALVIN WALLACE SMITH. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Marriage Ceremony Held at Home Of Friend \ The marriage of Miss Nanieta; Antilotti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Antilotti, of Atlanta, to Mr. Calvin Wallace Smith, U. S. N. R., of Ventura. Calif , son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Smith, of Carbondale, 111., took place in. Washington Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Grace 1 Keller Cooper, the Rev. Brahma-! chari Jotin officiating. The bride was given in marriage by her father, who with Mrs. Anti lotti, came from his home in At lanta for his daughter's wedding. She wore a white satin crepe gown and a fingertip veil, which fell from a coronet of pearls, and carried a white prayer book covered with a white orchid and showered with lilies of the valley. She also wore a two-star diamond pendant and carried a handkerchief of Duchess lace which had been carried bv brides on the maternal side of her family for generations. Mrs. Grace Keller Cooper, the matron of honor, wore a gold-color satin crepe gown with a matching lace cap and a bouquet of lavender orchids, and Miss Patricia Collins of Atlanta, the maid of honor, was1 in blue lame, and she also wore orchids. Mr. John Stine. U. S. R. N , acted as best man for Mr. Smith, and the ushers were Mr. George Parezo and Mr. Gerald Gibson. A reception for those present at the ceremony followed the mar riage ceremony. Sunday's bride is an attorney with’ the Department of Justice in Washington. Mr. Smith is an en gineering instructor in the Navy. The couple will make its home in Washington. Contribute vour junk to the great est junk pile of the future—the ambitions of the .lap militarists. ^f Navy Daughter Wed To Mr. Willett In California Comdr. Charles G. McCormack, U. S. N., M. C., and Mrs. McCor mack announce the marrtage of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ellen McCormack, to Mr. Edwin Dexter Willett, U. S. A. R., son of Mr. Charles J. Willett and Mrs. Alvira Willett of Hawaii, November 3. at All Souls- Church in Alhambra, Calif. Miss Margaret Jean Glennden ning of Los Angeles was maid of honor for the bride and Dr. Bart lett K. Baker, also of Los Angeles, was best man for Mr. Willett. The bride is a niece of Comdr. W. E. Kellum. U. S. N„ M. C„ and Mrs. Kellum of Bethesda. She is a for mer student of the Woodrow Wilson High School in this city and later was graduated from the Theadore Roosevelt High School in Honolulu. She attended the University of Hawaii and later returned to this city, where she studied music at the Washington Musical Institute. Her father, who was attached to the Naval Hospital in Bethesda in 1940 and 1941, has just returned from sea duty in the South Pacific, and is on duty at the Naval Hospital in Brem erton. Wash. The bride will make her home with her parents in Brem erton until her husband has com pleted his training period at Buck ley Field, Colo. Mr. Willett is a graduate of Puna hou College and he also attended the University of Hawaii and Wash ington State College in Pullman, Wash., before joining the Army. Engaged to Wed Clyde Tavenner Mr. and Mrs. John T. O'Brien of Drexel Hill, Pa . announce tire en gagement of their daughter, Miss Joanne O'Brien, to Mr. Clyde H. Tavenner, U. S. N„ son of Mrs. Isa bel Tavenner of Washington and the late Representative Clyde H Tavenner of Illinois. Miss O'Brien and Mr. Tavenner both attended school in Washing ton. Mr. Tavenner is stationed now at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea. Mass. No date has been set for the wedding. Couple to Reside In Takoma Park Announcement is made of ihe marriage November 29 of Mrs. Kathryn Elizabeth Warren of Pax tang, Harrisburg, Pa., to Mr. Nor man Cheston Jones of Takoma Park, at the Woodside Methodist Church in Silver Spring. The Rev. Ralph Smith officiated at the ceremony which was fol lowed by a reception at the home of Mrs. C. M. Kyle in Takoma Park. The couple will be at home after December 15 at 312 Cedar avenue. Takoma Park. To Re Guests Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington will entertain the members of the So ciety of Woman Geographers at tea Saturday afternoon at 4,30 o'clock at her home. K ennedy-Dozier Wedding Held At Woodside The Woodside Methodist Church was the scene of the wedding Mon day of Miss Mary Louise Dozier, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Howard Douglas Dozier of North Woodside, and Lt. tj. g.) Robert Maurice Ken nedy. jr., U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maurice Kennedy of Pittsburgh. The Rev. Dr. Ralph D. Smith officiated at the ceremony and Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery played the nuptial music on the organ. An informal reception fol lowed at the home of the bride’s parents. The bride is a graduate of Smith College, class of 1943. Lt. Kennedy, who was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1942, is stationed near Indianhead. Md., where with his bride he will make his present home. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy came from their home in Pittsburgh for their son’s wedding, as did Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vaughn Blaxter, uncle and aunt of the bridegroom, who enter tained the wedding party Saturday evening at the Statler. Event Planned By Institute Dr. Manuel de J. Sainz. formerly attached to the Cuban Embassy and well known in this city, will be the guest of honor at the open house 10 be held by the Latin American Institute Sunday afternoon. Dr. Sainz, founder of the insti tute and formerly dean of the institute's school of languages, will return as dean. Having been draft ed last August, Dr. Sainz was in jured on basic training maneuvers in South Carolina and only re cently was discharged by the United States Army. Aside from representatives of the various Latin American Embassies, others who are to attend will in clude friends and supporters of the Latin American Institute. Medical A uxiliary Hears Dr. Macatee Dr Henry C. Macatee, a past president of the District Medical Society, discussed "National Health j Legislation" before the Woman's | Auxiliary of the society at its j monthly meeting yesterday. During the business session, do i nations were voted to the District Tuberculosis Association and to 'he In-Bed Club of the Washington Heart Association. The contribu tion to the In-Bed Club is to help provide Christmas cheer for sick children. Mrs. H. S. Lewis was appointed chairman of the Finance Commit tee and Mrs. Don R. Johnson, chair man of public relations. Convent Unit to Meet The Executive Committee of the Georgetown Visitation Convent Alumnae Association will meet, at 5 p.m. tomorrow with the president. Miss Christabel Hill. 2029 Hillver plare N.W. Representatives of thp graduating class of the junior col lege also will attend. Best Gift of Ail A War Bond ImiJi/mj CHRISTMAS ELEGANCE | Before she comes into the room you can vision a willowy creature with shining hair and dewy eyes; it's that evanescent fragrance that tells the story. Indiscrete perfume that whispers thrilling secrets, lingers ton talizingly in the holiday air. I Spring J alley Shop, Massachusetts Avenue at 49th MISS JEAN E. GOCHENOUR. The engagement of Miss Gochenour to Aviation Cadet Roger W. Moser, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Moser of Halifax, Nova Scotia, formerly of Washington, has been an nounced by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gochenour. A spring wedding is planned. Plan Christmas Play A play, “Christmas in a Cobbler's Shop.” will be presented by the Amethyst Woman's Christian Tem perance Union at a joint meeting with the Central WCTU at 8 p.m tomorrow. The session will be held at All States Hotel with Miss Em ma T. Watts, Central WCTU presi dent, presiding. Mrs. Jessie Jewell of the Amethyst Union will direct the play. Sorority to Meet Alpha Gamma Delta will hold its Christmas dinner meeting at 6:30 o'clock tonight at the Jackson Place Coffee Shop. 736 Jackson place N.W. The program will in clude a talk on radio's place in the war by Mrs. M. G. Goetzman. Mrs. U. E. Boykin is handling reserva tions. I ncle Sam will give you many tanks—if you gel in that scrap. CAR Rounds Out Year’s Program Of War Projects .With the purchase today of enough War Bonds to finance a jeep for the Army, the National Society, Chil dren of the American Revolution, rounds out a triple program of war projects within a year. The society contributed $2,000 for an ambulance for the Red Cross last December and in April pre sented $2,400 for purchase of a Red Cross clubmobile. Mrs. Louise Moseley Heaton, of Clarksdale, Miss., national CAR president, was scheduled to purchase $1,184 worth of bonds for the society today in a ceremony at Memorial Continental Hall. The funds have been raised by CAR societies throughout the United States. Five-year-old Margaret Ann Ct'eyke, granddaughter of Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke, State regent of the District Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, was scheduled to participate in the presentation. Others included Mrs. Howard S. Le Roy, chairman of organizations for the Women's Division, District War Finance Committee, and Lt. Samuel Corcoran, U. S. A. Those attending the ceremony were to include Miss Virginia Si mons, junior president of the Dis trict CAR: Mrs. Donald B. Adams, national chairman of the CAR war projects fund: Mrs. Creyke, Miss Gillian Chenoweth, vice president general, DAR. and George Redfern of the war prisoners section, Amer ican Red Cross. Wells Club Plans Luncheon Tuesday Undergraduate and prospective students of Wells College will be honored by the Wells Club of Wash ington at a luncheon at 12:30 pm. Tuesday at Henderson's Castle, Sixteenth street and Florida avenue N.W. Mrs. Horace Dawson, 2357 Ashmead place N.W., is in charge of reservations. All alumnae are invited to attend. The new officers of the club are Mrs. Everett B. Wilson, president; Mrs. Willard T. Miller, vice presi dent; Mrs. Dawson, secretary, and Mrs. John Corkill, treasurer. Hollins President To Be Honored Dr. Bessie Carter Randolph, pres! dent of Hollins College, will be hon ored at a tea to be given at 4:30 p.m. Saturday by Mrs. William A. Disque at 1300 New Hampshire ave nue N.W. Dr. Randolph will be here to at tend a session of the committee or* legislative programs of the Ameri can Association of University Wom en. She is chairman of the com mittee. The guest of honor will be greet ed by Hollins Alumnae and nevt officers of the local Hollins Club. The officers are Mrs. Disque, president; Mrs. Paul P. Hannah, vice president; Mrs. John H. Ying iing, secretary; Mrs. Alice Bandy, treasurer; Mrs. Harry W. Harris, historian, and Mrs. Simmons B. Savage, jr„ registrar. Readers Club Plans Benefit Pageant A Christmas pageant, “MLstleto® and Holly," will be presented by th« Washington Readers’ Club for thn benefit of the Red Cross at 8:15 p.m Tuesday at Pierce Hall. Six teenth and Harvard streets N.W. Representative Randolph, Demo crat of West Virginia will be guesfl speaker. Dr. Orris G. Robinson will pronounce the invocation. A cast of 50 will participate in. the pageant. Arranged and direct ed by Lenore Marie de Grange, it* is dedicated to her father and moth er. Col. and Mrs. J. William da Grange. Several of the episode;* were written by Ada Louise Town send. Members of the Red Cross will act as ushers for the performance, which will be attended by Red Cross officials. The program is open to the public, with a collection to b*| taken for the Red Cross. Several professional musicians will assist with the presentation. Alliance to Meet Capt. Rhoda Milliken will speald on "The Problem of Juvenile De linquency” before the Women’s Al liance, All Souls’ Unitarian Church, at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The speaker id director of the women's bureau. Police Department. 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