Evening star., 1928-02-04
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Coolidge Issue In
vitation to Army and Navy
"a Reception February l6.

small ball at their home this evening.
| which will be preceded by a number oi
dinner parties. including those OF MRS
Richard II. Townsend, Mrs. Joseph
Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Wilkins
| and Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom
will entertain at dinner this evening
I in honor of the Chief Of Staff and Mrs
Charles P, Summerall.
Particularly interesting to old Wash
| ington residents is the wedding at
O'Clock this afternoon i'll st. Johns
Church. on Lafayette Square, of Miss
Katharine Rushing Whitaker, daughter
of Mrs. Price Whitaker of 2400 Six-
teenth street. this city. and the late
Price Whitaker of Wheeling. W. Va,
and Mr.. Elisha Dyer of New York. DR..
Robert Johnston will officiate, and fol-
lowing the ceremony the wedding re-
ception will be held at the Carton
Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II. Brooke
announce the engagement of the latters
daughter Frances Dunn Mckee. TO Mr..
Charles Parker Stone of washington.
The announcement was made TO
family dinner party at the Alibi Club
last evening when guests at the dinner
included Mrs. Randolph II. Mckim,
mother of Mr. Brooke: Mr.. Blair Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs Brooke Lee. MIR. and Mrs,
P. Blair Lee of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Arthur Foraker and Mrs. Daniel Borden.
sisters of Mr.. Stone: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles DENLY. jr of Philadelphia. MIR.
and Mrs. Demorest Lloyd. Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Thoron. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden
Smith, house guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd; Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Dunn. Miss
Laura Towne. Mr. Jack Newbold. Mr..
David Karrick and Mr.. Jasper Dubose.
Following the dinner a number of the
guests went to Mrs. Letters Friday
night dancing class.
Miss Mckee made her debut here in
1925 and is quite active in the Junior
League. She is chairman of the chill
drens plays committee and since her
little-girl days has been identified with
the more fashionable charities of Wash
ington. She attended the Cathedral
School for Girls and later went to the
Ethel Walker School at Simsbury. Conn.
Mr.. Stone. son of the late Charles P
Stone. is graduate of Yale, %, and
succeeded him as the head Of the firm
Of Stone &; Fairfax. The wedding will
take place in the Summer.
A party in Washington and staying
at the Carlton for the Whitaker
nuptials are Mrs. Norman Scott of New
York and her daughter. Miss Della
Scott; Mrs F. E. Hagemeyer of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence c. Chap
man Of New York, Miss Nancy Fulton
of Wheeling. w. Va: Mrs w. s. Fulton
OF Wheeling and Mrs. Roland Palmedo
of New York
Maj Gen. Robert c. Davis, retired,
and Mrs. Davis sailed on the Paris to-
day for London and Paris. Gen: Davis
vas the former adjutant general OF the
Army.
Mrs. Harold N. Marsh entertained
yesterday in the garden restaurant of
the Carlton Hotel in honor of Mrs.
Blaine Viles of Augusta, Me. Her
guests were Mrs. Pierce Butler. Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot. the Baroness Won
Boetzelaer and Mime. Vurpillot.
Mrs. Thomas Sterling, wife of former
Senator Sterling of South Dakota, en-
tertained at luncheon and bridge this
afternoon, having as guests Mrs. Barck-
ley. Mrs. Ralph Cameron, Mrs. Clyde
Buell. of Rapid City. S. OAK; Mrs
Oscar E. Bland, Mrs. Wesley Parker
Jones. Mrs. c. J. Parish. Mrs. James
H. Underwood. Mrs D. j. Carr, Mrs.
Frank Sanderson, Mrs. David Meekison.
Mrs. George Baxter, Mrs. Elizabeth
Blggers. Mrs. Ernest Daniel, Mrs. e. @.
Sievers, Mrs. Margaret Penn, Miss
Marion Smith, Mrs. Lucy Shaw, Mrs.
II. c. Smithers, Mrs OTIS j. Rogers,
Mrs. Rhodes. Mrs Hague, Mrs. Trow-
bridge and Mrs. w. w. Mccain.
Senator and Mrs. Sterling are giving
dinner tonight.
Mrs. Henry AlYah Strong of New
YORK. Who is passing the Winter in
Washington at the Mayfiower, will en-
tertain at tea dance this afternoon
IN the Palm Court OF the hotel for her
son and daughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Corrin Strong. who have taken the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Scott Thropp
al l7l7 Nineteenth street. Before her
marriage Mrs. L. Corrin Strong was Miss
Alice Trowbridge, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs Alexander 3. Trowbridge Of Flush
| ing. Long Island. There Will be approxi-
| mate!y 60 guests at the tea dance.