Evening star., 1926-05-23
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

| Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Baum OF
! Omaha have announced the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Cornelia
| Lee Baum to Mr.. Gordon Trist Burke,
! son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Randolph
| Burke OF Alexandria. Miss Baum was
| recently the guest of her flances Sis
| ter Miss Ellen Coolidge, Burke. She
| Is a graduate OF the Marlborough
| School. Los Angeles. and Of Mount
Vernon Seminary. Washington. and is
| a. member of the Junior League in
Omaha. Mr.. Burke. who ia a gradu-
! ate of the University Of Virginia. is
one OF family long prominent both
| locally and throughout tho South. His
grandfather the late Mr. John W.
| Burke, was one of the founders of the
| firm Of Burke & Herbert. bankers,
and through his mother and his
Grandmother Burke, both OF whom
We're named Trist. he is related to the
New Orleans family of that name.
Through the marriage OF a great aunt
/ he is related to the Coolidge family Of
Boston. Mr. Burkes paternal grand
mother was granada tighter OF
Thomas Mann Randolph. Governor OF
Virginia IN 1870, and his wife. Eir-
ginia Jefferson. daughter of Thomas
jefferson. lie also is desc ended from
| many othe.' persons disting uished in
the colonial history of Virginia
among whom are the Indian Princes >
Pocahontas. Miles Cary and Sir
Thomas Fleming, Kt. who emigrute ed
TO Virginia in 1916. Sir Thomas Flen-
in" was eleventh in direct descent
from Robert Bruce, King of Scotland
In addition to Miss Ellen Burke, AIr.
Burke IL a brother of Mrs Edwin
Graham and of Mr. Brouse Burke
The date Tor the wedding has not been
made known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis {. Barley. ir
of Los Angeles. are the guests of the
latters parents. Mr. and Mrs r. r.
Baker. in Rosemont.
Miss Ellen Ticel is home from a
visit to Miss Lucy Newton in Orange
Va.
The newly appointed entertainment
committee Of the Old Dominion Boat
club Mr.. Robert &, Whitton. MI
Jack Robinson, Mr. Elmer duncan,
Mr.. John Curtin and Mr.. Emmett
LaWle", gave the first Of the Summer
dances they have arranged AT the
clubhouse last week. The chaperones
We're Mrs. Walter Tancil Oliver OF
Fairfax, Mrs. Samuel b. Moore, Mrs
Charles NJ. Shepperson and Mrs. A..
&. Warwick Among the dancers. in
addition to the members Of the com
mittee. We're Miss Katherine Oliver
of Fairfax. Miss Nettie Dance. Miss
Helen Mills. Miss Dorothy Waters
and Miss Katherine Bear of Washing
ton. Nh Donald Lee of Falls Church.
Mr.. and lIrS. Cameron WemHSs, Miss
Carolyn Burgess. Miss Josephine
Gregg. Miss Elizabeth Warwick. Miss
Ruth Bragg. Miss Anita Smith. Miss
Katherine Fisher, Miss Katherine
Pullman. Miss Cora Pullman. Miss Ma
rion Dienelt. Miss Margaret Broad
dus. Miss IneZ Moore, Mr ENerette
swan. Alr. Stanleieh Swan. Mr.
Arthur Rector. Mr. Carroll Pierce. jr.
Nh Hugh Marsh, Mr Alexander :.
Doniphan. ir.; Mr. William Herring
Mr.. Booth Pullman. Mr.. Lionel Bee
ton. MIR. Kenneth Moore. Mr.. James
Trout, Mr.. Rsvmond Wolford. Mr,
Brooke Howard. Mr.. Hunt Russell,
Mr.. !. Earl Ross. MIR, Robert Latham,
Mr.. Malcolm Moore. Mr.. George Rice.
Mr.. STANLEY Dreifus Mr. Windsor De
maine. jr.: Mr. Elmer Smith Mr..
Chester Pierce. Mr.. Edwin Pierce,
Mr.. Jack Howard. Mr. Dallas Rand,
Alr. Charles keesan. Mr.. George
Boyd MIR. Andrew Clark and Mr.
Lee Spencer. The committee an
nounces the following dances 10 be
given Friday evenings during the
Summer: May 2s. June II and -
,I,ly Q and % August and 20 and
September and II.
Miss Dorothy Lambert Of Waynes-
bo1,o, Va. a student at Holton Arms
school. Washington, spent the past
week end with Mr. and Mrs. j. 6.
Wemyss.
Mrs. II. II. iulnsh of The Plains,
Va. was the guest last week or her
son-in.law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs
John Jacob kiGer, on South Royai
street
Miss Mary Ellsn' tsarryman. dansh-
ier Of Dr.. and Mrs. William Harry
man, and MI Richard r.. Euffner
formerly OF Lexington. Va. but now
of Alexandria. We're married last eve
ming in the home of the bride $ aunt.
Miss Eebecca r kilpstein. on Prince
street. owing to recent beEeaNe-
uent in the family Of the brideeroon1
only y small company OF relatives ana
intimate friends witnessed the cere-
lnony, which was performed by the
Rev. Percy Foster Hall. rector of ST.
Paul's Episcopal Church. After an
extended wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruffner will live in this city.
Mrs. Clarence x. Howard Of Fred
ericksburg spent the past week END
with her brother-in-law and sister. MY.
and Mrs Richard Gibson.
Mrs. Fred Bell has left for her home,
in Fairmont. W. Va. after a visit to
Miss IneZ Moore. on Prince street.
Miss Carolyn Burgess went TO tu!-
pepper and spent the week end Win
her sister. Mrs. G. r. Spilman. Mrs.
Spilmau arrived Friday TO pay short
visit to capt. and Mrs. charles NJ,
Shepperson on South Washington
strest. bringing with her little Imogene
Baxter Shepperson, who has been
spending the past several weeks with
her.
Mrs. Harry ID. Gasson entertained
a cards Monday afternoon IN her
home. on Seminary Hill.
Mrs. Genevieve =. Grimes of Nor
folk is the guest of her sister. Mrs.
Iucie Peyton Luckett, on South Pat
rick street.
Mrs. Howard ". Smith entertained
her bridge club Tuesday afternoon i'll
her home. on North Columbus street,
Among those who had tables at the
weekly bridge-luncheon at the Belle
Haven Country Club Tuesday was
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