Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31

at luncheon, followed by bridge, today.
in her home at Forty-fourth and
Lowell streets, in Wesley Heights.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Hannah Norris Keith of Fair
fax, Va. to DR.. Charles Perry Howe
of Danville. Va, the wedding to take
place in March.
Miss Keith is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Randolph Keith.
and niece of Representative f. Wal
ton Moore of Virginia. DIR. Howe Is
the son of the late Mr.. Howe of
Marion, Ala. and is a graduate of the
University of Virginia.
Mrs. Elliott Corby announces the
engagement of her daughter leila
Virginia to Mr.. Donald Dreher
Thompson. son of Mrs. Ross Thomp-
son and the late Mr.. Ross Thompson.
The announcement was made at a
luncheon at the Club st. Marks to-
day, given by Miss Corby's mother,
when the guests were: Mrs. Elliott,
grandmother of Miss Corby; Mrs.
Emmons Woolwine, Mrs. Edward
Altemus. Miss Adelaide Bride, Miss
Delight Arnold, Miss Helen OConnell,
Miss Mildred Corby. Miss Elizabeth
Corby. Mrs. Lowell Cooper, Mrs.
Charles Moses. Mrs. Ashmead Fuller,
Mrs. John Thompson. Miss Carolyn
Alexander, Miss Dorothy Eynon, Miss
Josephine Corby, Miss Eleanor Corby
Miss Virginia Graham, Miss Elizabeth
Edwards and Miss Elizabeth Wagner.
Maj. and Mrs. +. t. Whitley will en-
terrain at dinner Friday, January Z, in
honor of the Norwegian Minister to
n Il 1S1-az nd 1S
and their daughter Mile. Gade. Later
Maj. and Mrs. Whitley win take their
guests to the Army dance at the Will
lard.
The Minister and Nine. Gade are
great favorites in the Brazilian capital,
where Maj. Whitley was military at
tache of the United States embassy.
The Minister is now in this country
on special mission.
Mrs. Edwin F. Ladd. widow of the
late Senator from North Dakota, will
give a dinner this evening for her
son, Mr.. Milton Ladd, who is a stu
dent in the law school of George
Washington University. The other
guests will be his fraternity brothers,
who will later attend the dance which
is to be given in the fraternity house
of the Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Miss Frances Saul and Miss Rose
Saul, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. b. r.
Saul. entertained at luncheon today
in compliment to Miss Lillian Grosven-
or and her house guest. Miss Mary At
wood. Others in the company were
Princess Ida CantacuZene, Miss Bar
bara Hight. Miss Florence Marlatt.
Miss Lucy Larner, Miss Eleanor Pres.
ton, Miss Petty Ridsdale, Miss Frances
Iarner Gore, Miss Anne Carrico, Miss
Louise FitZhugh, Miss Katharine
Amory, Miss Nan Surface and Miss
Teresa Saul.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
cerbilt. Jr., will come from New York
today and will be at the Hotel Carlton
over Sunday.
The commandment of the Washing
ton Barracks, Maj Gen. Hanson E.
Ely, and Mrs. Ely will not receive to-
morrow afternoon because of illness
in the family.
Mrs. Edwin B. Parker will enter
tain a company of "a young people at .
the tea dance at the Mayf1ower this
afternoon in compliment to Miss Sally
Hews Phillips, daughter Of the Rev.
DR.. and Mrs. ZeBarney Phillips.
Lieut.. and Mrs. William d. Thomas
will entertain a, company of eight at
dinner this evening before the dance
which Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Nc
Lean will give in their home on 1
street.
Mr.. Elmer Jared Bliss of Boston
will give a dinner party this evening
at the Club st. Marks for Lieut.. and
Mrs. Thomas @. Ashburn, jr., and.
with his 20 guests, will go later to
the dance which Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Beale Mclean will give.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landra Beach Platt
Will entertain a company of IA guests
at the New Year eve dinner dance at
the Chevy Chase Club tonight.