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Further drastic reductions now in effect Dresses, 515 to 560 Regulorly 29.95 to 115.00 ' Evening Gowns, 520 to 575 Regularly 39.95 to 150.00 Suits, 525 to 595 Regularly 49.95 to 165.00 Coats, 550 to 595 Regularly 80.00 to 145.00 Blouses, 54 to 515 Regularly 8.00 to 30.00 Hats, 58 to 525 Regularly 15.00 to 50.00 Negligees ond Ensembles, 514 to 535 Regularly 35.00 to 69.95 All Sales Final % Superior Fur Storage— Phone Dl. 4004 for a Pasternak messenger ^Experieaced Advertisers Prefer The Star Mary C. Broughton Weds Lt. Daggett The marriage of Miss Mary Capi tols Broughton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibson Broughton, sr., and Lt. Robert X. Daggett (C. E. C), U. S. N., son of Mn. William James Deggett of Illinois, took place yesterday morning «at 10 o’clock in St Joseph’s Church. Msgr. Edward P, McAdams, assisted by the Rev. Joseph T. Kennedy, officiated at the nuptial mass. Given in marriase by her father. the bride wore a white satin and net gown, embroidered with seed pearls, and a fingertip veil held by a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a white prayer book covered with gardenias and lilies of the valley. Mrs. William H. Cassidy was matron of honor for her sister and the other attendants were Miss Elizabeth Dougherty and Mrs. Don ald R. Eastman, cousin of the bride. All wore aqua gowns and carried bouquets of roses. Mr. Robert C. O’Brien of Baltimore was best man and the ushers were Mr. Cassidy and Mr. Thomas O. Broughton, Jr. Following the ceremony, a small reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. After their return from a short wedding trip, Lt. and Mrs. Daggett will reside at the U. S. Naval Am munition Depot, Lake Denmark, N. J., where Lt. Daggett is public works ofllcer. I Wt •Purple 3rts 3nn IN COOL QUIET CHEVY CHASE Treat yourself to a delicious dinner served on our cool, open porch. Complete Dinners From $1.25 3200 Rittenhouse St. N.W. WOodley 1135 Ample Free Forking A Ineauce tor route and | « Health by these Special Treatments 1 < LARGE HIPS and j OVERWEIGHT i r denote maturity end advancing yean, . Reduce and the Figure oi Youth Is i your*. 1 Spring Special , 2 Week's Complete Course < $11.00 : i Payment Plan Available t Fourth Floor, Franklin Bldg. 1 ME. 2312 1327 F Street N.W. ] Open Mon.* Tues.» Thurt. and Frl. Evea, J Samuel Kat» Original A sophisticated rayon crepe suit dress of multi-col ored print on white ground. Willaw waisted jacket, edged with chantilly lace. A distinctive original by a distin guished designer. 95.00 dresses—second floor Jean I C*M*ciitut Bethtsda " MISS GWENDA ROLLINS PRYSE. The attractive deutante daughter of Col. and Mrs. E. Mor gan Pryse will come to Washington the end of the month for a short vacation from her studies at Vassar. On June 2 she will he a page at the annual breakfast of the District of Columbia Federation of Women’s Clubs. Miss Pryse is pictured in a gown she wore when she made her debut last month at a tea dance at the Washington Club. —Hessler Photo. Class Parties High Light News In Service Set’s Activities By Betty Milliken MaJ. Gen. Spencer B. Akin, who served throughout the Pacific cam paign as Gen. MacArthur’s chief signal officer and now is chief sig nal officer of the United States Army, will be honor guest at a buffet supper and dance to be given Tuesday evening at Hotel 2400 by members of the Army Signal Associ ation. Capt. Harry E. Fisher, founder pf the Washington chapter of the association, is in charge of arrange ments for the party and is being assisted by Mr. Lynnwood Gentry, .’ice president of the chapter, and 3apt. Bruce Quisenberry. Mr. J. B. Morrison is the chapter president. Figures prominent in the elec tronics, radar, motion picture, photographic equipment and com nunication fields in the Washing on area are expected to attend. Capt. Logan O. Ramsey, U. S. N„ who directed the battle of the Mid way and now is in command of the un IN aval uisirici, wmi neauquai *rs in Atlantic City, and Mrs. Ramsey were honor guests at a llnner given last evening at the Vrmy-Navy Town Club by Mrs. rohn Hall Axford and her son, Mr. Connell Axford. Capt. and Mrs. Ramsey are the ruasts of Mrs. Axford and her son it the Kenesaw. The class of 1939 at the United States Military Academy will have , luncheon Thursday at the Army Javy Country Club and a cocktail iarty Wednesday, May 28, at the town Club. A moonlight cruise tlso is in the offing though the date las not been definitely set. The luncheon Thursday, which dll be a stag affair, is being arrang d by the class entertainment com nittee headed by Col. J. B. Bestic. Assisting him are Col. Ellsworth Jacoby, Col. A. J. Kinney, Lt. Col. Jasper Clough, Lt. Col. Andrew J. loodpaster and Lt. Col. Jackson ^ampley. Comdr. John A. Bogley is in harge of arrangements for the uncheon which the class of 1938 at he United States Naval Academy rill give Wednesday at the Army lavy Country Club, and Lt. Comdr. Joke Sisk and Lt. Comdr. H. L. Vincent are making arrangements for members of the Naval Academy, Class of 1941, who will get together at the dinner-dance Saturday night at the club. Col. Thomas J. Sands, Col. Bruce Easley, jr., and Col. William M. Tal bot, jr., had charge of arrange ments for members of the Military Academy, class of 1929, who attend ed the dinner-dance last night at the Army-Navy Country Club. Other members of the class who, with their wives, attended the party were Brig. Gen. George A. Lincoln, the Military Attache of the Philip pine Embassy, Col. Jaime C. Velas auez; Col. De Vere Armstrong, Col. William L. Bell, Col. Charles G. Calloway, Col. Robert H. Chard, Col. A. C. Goodwin, Col. Edwin G. Griffith, Col. John L. Hornor, jr., Col. Franklin P. Miller, Col. Her bert Milwit, Col. John S. Nesbitt, Col. Harlan C. Parks, Col. James B. Quill, Col. Russell L. Vittrup, Col. Charles G. Williams, Col. Chris Clark, and Mr. Roy Holbrook. Col. Harold G. Hayes, Col. Ronald J. Pierce and Col. Don Z. Zimmerman also were in the informal gathering, as were Mrs. Sands, Mrs. Easley and Mrs. Talbot. Miss Barbara Lee Talbot, daugh ter of Col. and Mrs. Talbot, will en tertain a group of her young con temporaries at a luncheon Saturday, [ June 7. Miss Talbot will enter Hoi-1 A *Vveet4’ AtC^ V *** v-t V*4 S*'4”" . , <>***« && A#9S\C k'C'^’ a«T * < aV VT ^ ** ' % **£?*** 1 CO^ We specialize in sizes to 10 » * t J*. ton Anns School la September for her senior year. The wives of officers in the Man agement Division in the Office of the Chief of Finance got together Thursday at the Army-Navy Coun try Club far their last luncheon of the season. Their parties have been given once a month during the past winter anfi now will be discontinued until the fall. Mrs. Emmett J. Bean, wife of Col. Bean, chief of the Management Division, had charge of arrange ments and was assisted by Mrs. Ar thur J. Perry, Mrs. John H. Mathias, Mrs. Richard A. Raichlen, Mrs. Wil liam Hickman and Mrs. Henry X. Bates. There were 63 In the com pany and a talk was given by Mr. Ross Wright. Other items of interest Maj. Gen. and Mrs. David G. Barr will leave tomorrow to drive to New Orleans on a two weeks leave of ab sence. Col and Mrs. Stuart P. Wright have as guests for a few weeks the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith of Windsor, Ontario. Mrs. Charles M. Simpson, Jr., and Mrs. James S. Willis, both wives of colonels in the Signal Corps, will entertain jointly at a bridge-lunch eon Friday at the Army-Navy Coun try Club. Friends of Vice Admiral Calvin H. Cobb, U. S. N., retired, are learning with regret that he is ill at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda. Recuperating from an appendec tomy after two weeks at Columbia Hospital is Mrs. Thomas B. Larkin, wife of Maj. Gen. Larkin. Climaxing the week’s activities for Miss Eugenia Colclough and her finance, Lt. Comdr. Frederick H. Cooke, is the cocktail party which Mrs. Frederick H. Cooke will give for the engaged couple the night before the wedding. Guests will be limited to the two families and members of the wedding party. Last night Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lewis gave a buffet supper at their home in Alexandria for Miss Col clough and Comdr. Cooke, who will be married Friday in Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Alexandria with a reception afterward at the Army-Navy Country Club. Flag Day Selected For Wedding Date Miss Joan Marilyn van der Zee and Mr. Bruce S. Quigley have chosen June 14 for their marriage which will take place in the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, Detroit. The engagement of Miss van der Zee and Mr. Quigley was announced, in Detroit 10 days ago by her parents, Mr. arjd Mrs. Abram van der Zee, who entertained at a cocktail party at the Country Club at Grosse Pointe. Mr. Quigley returned the middle of the week after being present at the fete. The wedding reception will be held in the Country Club. Mr. Quigley is a son of Mrs. Charles E. Quigley of Chevy Chase and the late Mr. Quigley. He and his bride will make their home in Washington. He is a graduate of the Law School at Georgetown University and during the war served as a lieutenant com mander in the Navy. Miss van der Zee attended the Emma Willard School and Mount Vernon Junior College. ■ , • • ' (< • * .. . % ' < > Put Tow Hood lit Gobrttl'i **nd» * ( Parisian Treasure Gabriel's experience and talent will make your sum mer coiffure a prize posses sion. Consult Gabriel on any hair problem. 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