Evening star., 1924-04-20
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY,"
Mount Vernon Chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution, met Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. c.
William Wattles on Prince street.
The regent. Mrs. Mauchlin Niven, pre-
sided The other members present
were Mrs. ]. Stewart Jameson. Mrs.
c. A Swami Sinclair, Mrs. Henry S.
Wattles Mrs. William r.. Purvis, Mrs.
Thomas w. Robinson, Mrs. Richard
Gibson, Mrs. Milton French, Mrs.
George Uhler. Mrs. Andrew S. Mitchell,
Mrs. Thomas l.. Sebrell, jr.. Mrs.
Thomas y. Cochran, Mrs. Charles Ell
Mrs. Robert c. Powell. Mrs Harry
Beverley and Miss Kathryn Uhler.
OF interest in. Alexandria is the an
nouncement just made by Mr. and
Mrs. j. AlSton Cabell of Richmond
and Columbia, Fluvanna county, Va,
of the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Ethel Aston Cabell, to Mr.. F..
Lewis Barroll, jr., of Philadelphia.
Miss Cabell is the eldest of three sis
ters and is a cousin of James Branch
CabelI the novelist. The wedding.
set. will probably occur during the
summer and will take place at the
country home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cabell,
Point of Fork, near Columbia, which
is one of the most famous of the
colonial estates on the James River.
Mr.. Barroll is connected with the
Girard Trust Company of Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Clarence Sale has returned
from a visit to her mother, Mrs. J. r..
Nelms. in Heathsvile, Va, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Irene
Mrs. John Abraham has returned
from a visit to her mother, Mrs. Alice
Harwood in Richmond.
Mrs. George Emmett, Mrs. y. NJ
) Dewey and Miss Julia Dewey OF
Washington were guests last week OF
Mrs. Dewey's sister, Mrs. T. l.. Cole,
on Mount Ida.
Mrs. oscar Miller of Washington is
spending several weeks with her
nephew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. c. T.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Monroe
have returned to their home in Hyatts-
willie after a visit TO the latter's parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles j. DEAN, on
Prince street.
Miss Katherine Thompson Of Gull
pepper is the guest of Miss Virginia Will
kns. on Cameron street.
Miss Sara Ruben and her brother.
Leopold Ruben, have returned from
Honolulu. where they spent the past
several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Daley Knight
have issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Margaret Doro-
thy Knight, to Mr.. Francis Harper ran
non, Wednesday morning, April 80, at
1880 o'clock, in st. Mary'S Roman Cath
olic Church.
Mrs. Trueman Tyler Ashton of Port
land. Ore, who has been visiting Mr..
Ashton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
David Ashton, is now the guest OF her
brother-in-law and sister. DR.. and Mrs
John Thornton Ashton, in Rosemont.
Mrs. Charles r. Holden and her two
children have returned from a visit to
her mother, Mrs. John Barber. in Roa-
nol.e. accompanied by her brother, Mr.
John Barber.
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett and her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Poser OF Mon
treal, have returned from a trip TO
Haiti and Santo Domingo.
Mai. and Mrs Charles D. Barrett and
their children of Quantico are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ;. Bar
rett on Duke street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sidney Douglas had
as their guests last week Miss Claudia
Stribling OF Markham, Miss Annie Day,
Miss Josephine Spilrnan and Mr.. Winston
Payne of Warrenton.
Mrs. James H. Lindsay. who spent
the winter and early spring IN 81.
Petersburg, Fla was the recent
dcrton on Rraddock Heights, en-
route to her home in East Orange
n J. Mrs. StasiuS Meade OF Rlch :
nond waa also the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderton last week.
Mrs. NJ c. Laidlaw has returned
-;c;t I,n
law, at the University of Toronto.
Mrs. Richard E. Miller and Miss
Miller of Provincetown, Mass: were
guests last week of Mr.. ana MIS-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Sebrell and
Mr., Russell Sebrel of Richmond are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
E. Sebrell. jr., on Braddock Heights
Mrs. John ]. Cummings and Jonn
James Cummings, 1r;; have retnrnea ettnr q
visit to the formers brother and sis
ter-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gregg
on South Alfred street.
Mrs. Walter Roberts entertained 4
family party at dinner at her nome,
Sunnyside, in honor Of her son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam F. WoollS. who have just re-
turned from their wedding trip. The
other guests were Maj. and Mrs. Har-
mon and Miss Harmon of Washing
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Worthing-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hunt Rob
erts, Miss Mary Hunt Roberts, Messrs-
James, Cameron and Jack Roberts.
Mrs. John G.. Henshaw entertained
at luncheon Friday at her home on
South Washington street, in honor OF
Mrs. Leila Frye Barnes of Washing
ton The other guests were Mrs.
Marvin Franklin Stewart, daughter
of the hostess; Mrs. Clarence Howard
Mrs. Harry Downham, Mrs. William
S. Hammond, Mrs. Henry X. Field and
Mrs. John G.. Gresham.
Miss Thelma. Kite of Culpeper is
the guest of Miss Helen owen, on
North Columbus street.
Miss Minnie Jaffa is spending a
week in New York city.
A subscription dance will be given