Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12


outstanding events of interest to So
ciety took place here yesterday. One
was hte annual St. Valentine Kettle
drum. a colorful affair at the Hotel
Plaza. for the benefit of the Samaritan
Home for the Aged The other was
the George Washington Sulgrave lunch
| con in honor of the Earl OF Efnngham
and Lady Effingham.
| The Kettledrum Is one OF the first
of the many fetes held in celebration
| of st. Valentine Day. This entertain
ment has been held for SIS years. and
| TODAY the roster of officers in charge
includes many OF the children and
grandchildren OF the original foun-
| ders The Samaritan Home was In
corporated in 1867. and the first Kettle
drum was staged at Delmonicos in
! Fourteenth street In 1873.
| A distinctive feature Of the fete ever
has been the sale OF fancy and usefu!
articles made by inmates OF the nome;
| This year the table was in charge OF
| Mrs. Rodolph H. Kissel Mrs. Alfred
Kcssler and Miss Caroline Croker.
! The officers of the organization are
| Mrs. Gustav z. Kissel. president of the
board: Mrs Francis Smyth. second vice
president; Mrs. w. Knitting Post. Sec
rotary, and Mrs. Eiiingham Lawrence.
assistant treasurer.
Among those who presided at other
| tables were Mrs. George B. Hopkins.
Mrs. Howard Carroll. Mrs. Harvey
| Spencer, Mrs. Frederick Barbour. Mrs.
kiliean Van Rensselaer,. Mrs. Henry S.
Rockenbaugh and Mrs. Thayer Robb.
| Besides being an exclusive society
event. the Sulgrave luncheon was an
affair OF historical interest. 1t was
held in the Sir Francis Drake Room OF
the Drake Hotel. fitting background
| for such an occasion. An impressive
ceremony was the display OF the coro-
nation robes OF King William and
Queen Mary. which have been In the
Howard family since 1865. The Earl
OF Effingham lis a descendant OF Lord
Howard OF the Tudor navy, under
| Queen Elizabeth. The carl also Is a
descendant OF Lord Efiingham, Colonial
| Governor OF Virginia, and has lent the
| historical robes indefinitely TO the Vir-
ginia Historical Society.
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| Miss Sally Sears Pratt, daughter OF
| Mrs. John T. Pratt New Y0rk's only
/ woman alderman, will be married at
the home OF her mother, East Sixty
! first street. on February Is to James
| Jackson, Jr.. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
! James Jackson Of Boston. The ccre-
mony VIII be performed by Rev Endi-
colt Peabody headmaster Of the Groton
School. A reception will follow.
| Mrs. Robert II. Thayer will be her
SISTERS matron of honor and another
sister. Miss Phyllis Pratt. Will be maid
Of honor. The bridesmaids viii b. the
! Misses Elizabeth M. Belmont, Ruth
pruyn, Eleanor Pratt. Lenorc l.. Whit
ney, Marie Iselin. Elizabeth Chisholm
Of Cleveland and Rachel and Helen
jackson Of Boston. sisters OF the bride
| groom
Kenneth s. Walker will be best man
and the ushers will be Nicholas Biddle,
Gardner Emmons. Douglas Robinson
Robert II. Thayer. Howard O. Cushing
Gordon Abbott, Jrn Samuel II Halo
| we'll, John Watts. Nelson Is. Lee. Nor
| ton Eustis and Arthur W. Richardson
| Miss Jean ickelheimer, daughter "
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry II, fckelheimer Of
! 800 Park avenue. will be married Mt
| Eherrys April 10 10 Donald Straiem,
| son OF Mr. and Mrs Casimir !.
Straiem Of ID East Elghty~hecond
! street A large reception VIII follow
! The ceremony viii be performed by
/ Rev Or William picfAon Merrill Of the
| Brick Presbyterian Church.
| The matr0n III honor IL 10 be Mrs
Harold Kenneth Taylor and Miss Mar
| garet Knott will be maid of honor
bridesmaids chosen are Misses Ruth
Jones. Mary Sheppard. Audrey Lew
| ihOhn, Chico Kilvert and Caroline and
Anne Stnrrs. Marie Scott viii be
! flower girl
Felix Warbufg IL 10 be best man and
,ishers Will include Justin Haynes,
George Deemer, hnbeft Lehman, mn
uncle Of ihr bride Harold Kenneth
| Taylor, JON. Mcclure, Richard Stod-
dard Aldf,ch, Albert Stern. lr. Maurice
| EchWab and Pierre Htralem.
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WIN al the coiroing ahd dash If
IA European tete, the mi~Cafeme ball
! aud carnival viii take place al lie
Hotel Plaza Oh March - This dance
| marks Tie annual benefit for the run
sian Charity Society, Of whlch Nine.
| Olga dc GOlGkhstnff IL president
| Princess Xenia III 0tesce is chairman
| III pationeaaes. Already There has betn
| al iuf1uz VI applications for table
| reservations.
| Miss Marguerite Wood Hail, da,ight .r
| ~ Nj aud Mrs, William Edwin Hail
| III Old Einich road. Greenwich, Conn,
| Was married last Thursday 10 William
| j. Brinckefhuit ii Mount Vernon
| Both are well known members Ut The
younger rel and the wedding was
i,oDiiinf social event, The ceremony
lnak place IN Christ Ghutoh, Green
Weh. with Rev. Frederick a. biidl0n4
oificialiuR There WAS reception ~
the Hall hnbie, with many prominent
folks tram New York present
Mics Hall Was attended by her sister,
MlAs susan Hall with u Younger sister,
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