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Ranking Officials at Reception
For Former Secretary Stimson
By Betty Beale
Top national figures gathered for
the reception in the Long Island
home of former Secretary of War
and Mrs. Henry L. Stimson yes
terday. It was the beloved and
revered Mr. Stimson’s 80th birth
day and the men who were on his
wartime staff wanted to pay him
special tribute.
Secretary of State and Mrs.
George C. Marshall, the Chief of
Staff and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen
hower and Undersecretary of State
and Mrs. Robert A. Lovett were
among the distinguished group pres
ent at Highhold, the Stimsons’ love
ly home in Huntington, L. I.
The party in honor of the Ameri
can statesman, who served his coun
try for almost half a century and
was a cabinet member in three
administrations, was organized by
ranking members of the War De
partment headed by Secretary of
the Army Kenneth C. Royall, who
issued the invitations. The forty
or more guests came from all points
of the compass bearing gifts for
the wartime leader. They stayed
from 5 till 7 o'clock, heard toasts
and congratulatory messages and
watched Mr. Stimson cut the birth
day cake.
Secretary of Defense James V.
Forrestal was there, and former
Secretary of War Robert P. Patter
son, Geil. Courtney H. Hodges and
Gen. Brehon B. Somervell. Mrs.
Carl Spaatz accompanied Gen.
Spaatz up from Washington and
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Alexander D.
Surles and • Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Frank R. McCoy also went up from
the Capital. The Surleses, though,
arrived on Long Island too late to
see their son, William G. Surles,
take off on a flight to Greece as a
member of the Greek aid mission.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Norman T. Kirk,
who have been living on Long Is
land since the former retired as
Surgeon General of the Army didn’t
have far to go to participate in the
birthday celebration.
Others on hand for the occasion
—and they were for the most part
accompanied by their wives—were
Mr. Harvey H. Bundy of Boston,
former Special Assistant to Secre
tary of War Stimson; Mr. McGeorge
Bundy, Mr. Arthur W. Page, Mr
George L. Harrison, Mr. Goldthw’aite
H. Dorr, Mr. Allen T. Klots and Col.
W. H. Kyle.
Two of Washington’s most popu
lar visitors and former residents
came to town this week-end and
have been entertained every minute
of their stay. Chief reason for Mr.
and Mrs. James Hale Steinman’s
visit was the MacCracken-Whitten
wedding, but parties have been given
in their honor ever since the wed
ding reception ended.,
Mr. Jack Logan entertained for
them Friday evening at the Statler
Hotel, and they were among the
friends Mr. and Mrs. George Abell
had in for cocktails Saturday after
noon following the luncheon Maj.
Taylor Simmond gave at the Army
and Navy Club. That evening they
dined with Mrs. Noyes Lewis and
Mr. Edward Gardner, and last eve
ning they were the guests of honor
at a black tie dinner for 16. This
evening they will themselves be
hosts at a dinner for some of their
Washington friends.
The whole week end got the most
amusing send-off with Mr. Logan’s
party. His 14 guests sat at two tables
in the Embassy Room of the Stat
ler—at least, they were meant to sit
there. But it seems that every
body at the dinner knew nearly
everybody else in the room so that
the table-hopping and shifting of
dinner partners that went on made
the whole affair resemble a scene in
Grand Central Station.
Mrs. George Mesta and Mrs.
Noyes Lewis spent part of the eve
ning in absorbing conversation with
Mr. George Marshall, owner of the
Redskins, and radio artist Gene
Archer, both of whom were on
another party. Col. Don Lowry
wandered afield for awhile and
joined a table for two where Maj.
Lew'is Ellis sat with Mrs. Ethel Ty
son. Singer Morton Downey and
pianist Ted Straeter both took
turns chatting with Mr. Logan’s
guests who also included Mr. and
Mrs. Abell, Mr. Robert Lewis, Mrs.
Enid Snow, Mr. Fred Roy, Maj.
Simmons, Mrs. Williams T. Mann,
Mr. Igor Cassini, w'ho was down
from New York for the occasion,
and Mrs. Austine Cassini. At a
nearby table sat Lt. Gen. and Mrs.
Hoyt Vandenberg with guests, at still
another was a group including Miss
Marye Thomas and fiance, Mr.
Jesse Spalding, and so on through
out the room. It was a gay evening.
Also adding to the liveliness of
the week end was the luncheon Mr.
Fred Roy gave yesterday at the
Sulgrave Club.
Announcements of Weddings
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Audrey Imogene
Morrison, daughter of the Re*’,
and Mrs. Floyd Morrison of Laurel
to Mr. John Victor Pehovic of Iron
wood, Mich., the wedding taking
place recently in the First Metho
dist Church in Laurel.
The bride’s brother, the Rev. John
W. Morrison of Newsoms, Va., offi
ciated at the ceremony and the
bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father. Her sister,
Miss Dorothy Morrison was her
maid of honor and the other at
tendants were Miss Betty Rich
Mrs. George Cooper of Woodbridge
Va., Miss Mary Jean Naylor and
Miss Sally Katharine Allen, the
latter two of Nutley, N. J. The
flower girl was Linda Jane Morri
son, niece of the bride.
Mr. Percy Sharp of Shreveport,
La., was best man and the ushers
were Mr. Arthur M. Vogts, Mr
Harold B. Norwood, Mr. Harold
Keys and Mr. Harold Duvall.
Eicholtz-Seviour
Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Eicholtz
will live in Washington while the
former is continuing his studies at
the American University. Their
wedding took place September 5J.n
the Calvary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Eicholtz formerly was Miss
Barbara Seviour of Washington and
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Seviour, formerly of Silver Spring,
came from their present home in
Venice, Fla., for the wedding. Mr.
Eicholtz is a son of Mrs. Lucretia
Eicholtz and the late Mr. William
Rush.Heaton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent E. Heaton of Washington.
The ceremony was performed
' recently in the home of the bride’s
! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G.
! Goodwin, in Lebanon, the Rev. Carl
H. Barnett officiating.
Mrs. James L. Goodwin of In
dianapolis, sister-in-law of the
bride, was matron of honor and
Mr. Jean B. Detar of West La
fayette, Ind., was best man.
Keegan-M oriarty
Mrs. Joseph Daniel Moriarty an
nounces the marriage of her daugh
ter, Miss Ann Elizabeth Moriarty,
to Mr. James Daniel Keegan, the
wedding taking place recently in
Our Lady of'Victory Church.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. Moriarty and Mr. Keegan
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Keegan of «New York. He is con
nected with the United Nations or
ganization and he and his bride
are making Their home on Long
Island.
Monyak-Evans
The marriage of Miss Verna G.
Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter J. Evans of Washington, to
Mr. Peter Monyak of Johnstown,
Pa., took place recently in St. An
drew’s Russian Orthodox Greek
| Catholic Church in Baltimore. The
Rev. John Govrusick officiated at
: me ceremony.
G athgens-Jenkins
Miss Marjorie !Mae Jenkins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Jenkins, was a recent bride, her
! marriage to Mr. David Gathgens,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clause A.
Gathgens taking place in the El
brooke Methodist Church. The
Rev. W. C. Harden officiated at the
r ceremony.
Mis Shirley Clark was the bride’s
only attendant and Mr. Denny
Arant served the bridegroom as
| best man.
Crawford-Duke
j Mr. Cassa G. Duke of Washington
and Mrs. Louis J. Gerin x>f New
.York announce the manage of
| their daughter, Miss Clara Grace
1 Duke, to Mr. Richard Albert Craw
! ford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
C. Crawford of Washington.
The wedding took place recently
! in North Carolina.
McCaleb-Mahaffie
The post chapel at Edgewood Ar
senal was the scene of the wedding
recently of Miss Mary Frances Ma
haffie and Mr. Shelby Blaine Me- j
Caleb, jr.
Mrs. McCaleb is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Beatty Ma
haffie, the former escorting her and
giving her in marriage. Mrs. James
Fuller was her matron of honor and j
the other attendants were Mrs. Bart!
Johnson and Miss Grace Blasingame.
The bridegroom’s father was his!
best man.
R upert-Keplinger
Announcement is made of the|
marriage recently of Miss Verna I
Dell Keplinger to Mr. Edmund Wal
ter Rupert, the weding taking place1
in the Congress Heights Methodist
Mrs. Talmadge S. Thompson of
Venice, was matron of honor for
her sister and Miss Joyce Tobin of
Chicago was maid of honor.
Mr. Evans Brooks was best man
and the ushers w-ere Mr. Earl Riddle,
Mr. Donald- Haycroft, Mr. Robert
Eicholtz and Dr. Talmadge S.
Thompson.
Rnyal-Embrey
Mrs. Robert P. Hudson of Cul
peper was matron of honor for her
sister, Miss Virginia Mae Embrey,
w’hen she was married recently to
Mr. John H. Royal. The wedding
took place in the First Baptist
Church, the Rev. R. E. Dowdy of
ficiating. and the reception W'as held
in the Shoreham Hotel. The bride
is a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Embrey and Mr.
Royal's mother is Mrs. A. T. Wil
liams of Charlotte, N. C.
Mr. Robert Mulchaey of Boston
was best man for Mr. Royal.
Winkehnann-W alter
Announcement is made of the
marriage recently of Miss Mary Lou
Walter, daughter of Mr. Harry E.
Walter and Mrs. Agnes C. Ernest,
to Mr. F. W. Winkelmann III, the
wedding taking place in Alexandria.
Miss Betty Mancusa was maid of
honor and Mr. Robert Aspeslagh of
Arlington was best man for the
bridegroom.
[1eatnn-G ondwin
A home wedding in Lebanon. Ind.,
pf interest here was that of Miss
Betty Ann Goodwin and Mr. Thomas
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Peskin-Chesivoir
Ceremony Is Held
A bride of yesterday was Miss Eve
lyn Ruth Chesivoir, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Brooks, who was
married at 1 o'clock to Mr. David
Peskin, U. S. N., in the Navy Chapel
on Nebraska avenue. Maj. Henry
Tavel officiated at the ceremony
and a reception followed in the Vic
tory Room of the Roosevelt Hotel.
A white silk chiffon gown trim
med in seed pearls was worn by the
bride. Her veil of illusion was held
by clusters of orange blossoms and
she carried a white Bible overlaid
with orchids.
Mrs. Irving Fifecher, sister of the
bridegroom, was matron of honor
and the other attendant was Miss
Peggy Ann Brooks, sister of the
bride. Both carried old-fashioned
bouquets- and Mrs. Fischer wore a
blue lace and net gown and Miss
Brooks had on pink brocade. Mr.
Sam Baris, U. S. N., was best man.
Following a southern and west
ern wedding trip, the newlyweds
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Church with the Rev. George Con
nor officiating at the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keplinger of
Maysville, W. Va., her father es
corting her and giving her in
marriage. Miss Dorothy Shaffer
was the maid of honor.
Mr. Rupert is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rupert of
Bloomsburg, Pa., and he was at
tended by Mr. Ted Anderson of
Chicago as best man.
Preston-Foster
Miss Martha Lee Foster, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Foster of
College Park, was married recently
to Mr. George M. Preston, son of
Mrs. Celia B. Preston of North East,
Md„ the wedding taking place in the
Hyattsville Memorial Methodist
Church with the Rev. James T.
Bard officiating at the ceremony.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father and Miss
Deborah Auxiliary
Is Planned Here
To Aid Sanitorium
An auxiliary chapter of Deborah
Sanatorium is being organized in
Washington and will be launched
formally at a luncheon meeting
October 8 in the Mayflower Hotel,
according to an announcement.
The new unit will be named the
Zena Greenberg Chapter in honor
of Mrs. Harry Greenberg who
founded the Atlantic City Auxiliary
and who is responsible for organiz
ing the chapter here. Mrs. Green
berg has been a resident of Wash
ington for several years.
The chapter will support the work
of the Deborah Sanatorium at
Browns Mills, N. J„ which cares for
patients suffering from tuberculosis.
The sanatorium is operated on a
non-sectarian basis and its services
are free.
Several members of the staff will
come to Washington for the inaug
ural luncheon at which Dr. Leon
Gerber of this city will act as toast
master. The guests will include
Dr. I. Rubin, staff physician of
the sanatorium; Mrs. Clara Falk,
hospital superintendent, and Dr.
Joseph Langbord, Abraham Silvers,
Joseph S. Elichman, Morris Gold
smith, and Miss Emma Deitch, all
of Philadelphia. Miss Deitch is
regional director of auxiliaries.
Rabbi Morris Pickholz willTgive the
benediction.
Mrs. Benjamin Kasow is luncheon
chairman.
MRS. EDWARDS.
—Underwood Jphoto.
Edna H. Golihew
Becomes Bride
Miss Edna Helena Golihew,
daughter of Mr. Basil E. Golihew
and Mrs. Alice N. Burch, became
the bride Saturday afternoon of
Mr. Ralph I. Edwards, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Earl Edwards of
Washington. The Rev. Daniel W.
Justice officiated in the Trinity
Methodist Church and a small re
ception followed at the home of the
bridegroom.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore white sarin
and a veil held by a coronet of seed
pearls. Her flowers were white roses
and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Paul
W. Burch was matron of honor for
her sister. Her gown was blue
green faille and she wore a match
ing headdress and carried yellow
chrysanthemums. The other at
tendants, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Ed
wards, sister of the bridegroom, and
Miss Jeanne Elizabeth Crouch wore
coral faille, with matching head
dresses, and carried yellow chrysan
tVusinnme
Miss Kasdon Bride
Miss Janet R. Kasdon, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sol L. Kasdon of
Chevy Chase, became the bride of!
Mr. Leonard K. Lobred, son of Mr
and Mrs. Bertram V. Lobred. yes-'
terday In the Chapel of the V^ash-i
ington Hebrew Congregation. Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld officiated and
after the ceremony the immediate!
family dined at Hotel 2400.
The bride is a graduate of Wood
row Wilson High School and at
tended George Washington Uni
versity. She served in the South
west Pacific with the American Red
Cross..After graduation from Central
High School and the University of
North Carolina, the bridegroom
served in the Navy for four years.
Engagement Told
Announcement is made by Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Dudzik of Canons
burg, Pa., of the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Laura Rosella.
Dudzik, to Staff Sergt. Samuel
Soptelean, jr., son of Mrs. Mary
Soptelean of Canton, Ohio.
Miss Dudzik attended Wilson
Teachers’ College and now is em
ployed by the Veterans’ Administra
tion. Sergt. Soptelean is in the air
force, stationed at Bolling Field.
No definite wedding plans have
been made.
The best man was Mr. Richard
A. Dement and the ushers, both
brothers of the bridegroom, were
Mr. Raymond E. and Mr. Randolph
L. Edwards
Marlys Kline was her maid of honor.
Mr. William T. Russel, jr., was best
man for the bridegroom.
Bender-Bechard
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Marquise A.
Bechard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Bechard of Champlain, N. Y.,
to Dr. Paul B. Bender of Washing
ton, son of Mrs. John Bender of
Patton, Pa., and the late Mr. Bender.
The wedding took place recently
in St. Peter's Church and the bride
was escorted by her father. Miss
Marielle Bechard was maid of honor
for her sister and the bridesmaids
were Miss Rita Bender, sister of
the bridegroom, and Miss Esther
Dominski.
Dr. Donald O’Hanian was best
man and the ushers were Drs.
William Kellow and Raymond De
laney. The Rev. Michael J. Mac
Innes. Navy chaplain, officiated at
the ceremony.
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T ea for Guardians
Set at St. John’s
Parents and guardians of stu
dents attending St. John's College
will be welcomed by the faculty and
the Mothers Club at a tea from 4
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to 6 p.m. Sunday in the school au
ditorium, 1225 Vermont avenue N.W.
Mrs. John L. Madigan, alumnae
chairman for the club, is in charge
of arrangements.
The club officers, headed by Mrs.
Carrol J. McGuire, will be honor
guests and will include Mrs. Harry
J. McNerney, vice president; Mrs.
Arthur Ford, secretary and Mrs.
Richard B. Scarf!, treasurer.
Faculty members receiving will be
Brother Fidelis Thomas. F. S. C..
school director; Brother E. Edward,
F. S. C., moderator; Thomas P. Mc
Conville, professor of military
science and tactics, and Prof, and
Mrs. Joseph M. Gallagher.
Past presidents of the mothers
club will assist with tea arrange
ments.
Women Voters
Plan Tea Friday
Miss Helaine Todd, senior super
visor of the child welfare division
of the District Board of Public Wel
fare, will be guest speaker at the fall
membership tea of the Montgomery
County League of Women Voters at
2 p.m. Friday at the home of Mrs.
Dean Dinwoodey, 6600 Meadow lane,
Chevy Chase.
Miss Todd, who will discuss "The
Role of Public Welfare in a Modem
Community,” will be introduced bv
Mrs. M. Thomas Bartram, first vice
president in charge of the league *
social welfare program.
Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead will pre
sent plans for the new local govern
ment groups and Mrs. John G.
Scharf will discuss opportunities for
service through league membership.
Mrs. J. Rene Hemingway, presi
dent, will introduce board members
in charge of special activities. Mrs.
Gordon Sears is hospitality chair
man.
Luncheon Shower
Miss Anna May Gaegler enter
tained at a luncheon shower on
Saturday in honor of Miss Mary
Gass-. The luncheon was given at
the Hamilton Arms Coffee House in
Georgetown, and the guest of honor
was presented with all kinds of the
latest kitchen utensils.
The 19 guests included Mrs. Arthur
H. Gass, mother of the bride-elect:
Mrs. Francis A. Gaegler, mother of
the hostess; Mrs. Norris O'Connell,
Mrs. Marguerite Crisp. Mrs. C.
Arthur Harmon, Mrs. Francis M.
Fulcher, Mrs. Francis A. Gaegler,
jr„ Mrs. Robert McGinnis, Mrs.
Thomas Viers, Mrs. Alvin Viers,
Mrs. Otis Fling, the Misses Gloria
Garcia, Ethel du Fief, Patricia Sul
livan, Patricia Murnane, and Fran
ces M. Pyne.
Venture Club Aids
Teen-Age Drive
The Venture Club of Fairfax
County is co-operating with a group
of Falls Church teen-agers who are1
trying to raise funds to build their
own recreation center.
Club members voted last week to
sell tickets to the play, “Dirty Work
at the Crossroads,’’ which the young
people will give Thursday through
Saturday at the Madison School in
Falls Church.
The teen-agers have started other
money-making projects, such as
cake sales and song recitals, to earn I
the $7,000 needed to erect the build-:
ing.
Civic Group to Meet
Proposed plans for traffic control j
at the Georgia avertue-Colesville
road intersection, and establishment
of a fire district within Silver Spring
will be discussed by the Allied Civic
Group of Silver Spring at 8 p.m.
today in the hearing room of the
Dispensary Building.
MRS. DONNELLY.
Formerly Miss Jean Eliza
beth Dwyer, daughter of .Mr.
and. Mrs. John Rochford
Dwyer, she recently became
the bride of Mr. Daniel Martin
Donnelly.
—McFarland Photo.
October Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Steve P. Constantino
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Carol Constantino, to
Mr. Spiro G Thanos, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Thanos.
The wedding will take place in
the Church of St. Helen and St.
Constantine on Sunday, October 5.
Chi Omega to Meet
The Executive Committee of the
Washington Alumnae of Chi Omega
will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at
the home of the president, Mrs.
Mason Prichard. 31 Williams lane,
Chevy Chase, Md.
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