Evening star., 1928-12-23
Society Notes of Interest
Gathered from Wide Area
Washington Residents Visiting in Other Cities
Absentees Returning for Winter Season.
House Guests Being Entertained

Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, who
are in their home on Commonwealth
avenue in Boston, will come to Wash
ington shortly after the New Year to
spend the remainder of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Stearns of
Worcester, Mass, are at the May
flower for a few days. After Mr..
Stearns' resignation from the foreign
service of the United States in 1924
he became librarian of the Holy Cross
College in Worcester. Mr.. Stearns is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W..
StearnS of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
have a house party with them over
the Christmas holidays at Abre-
mont, their home in Rock Creek Park
district. The parents of Mr.. Erwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Erwin, have ar
rived from Lansing, Mich, and the
their little daughter Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Erwin and Elizabeth Ann, from Oak
Park, III. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E.
Erwin Of Minneapolis are also with
them for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin will entertain
for their guests on December 80.
Mr. and Mrs Sherman Allen of New
York are passing several days In
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
from 1911 to 1913.
Mr.. and Mrs. Copley Amory and
their daughter, Miss Katherine
Amory. and son, Mr. Copley Amory,
tr., have gone to their Massachusetts,
home to spend Christmas and will re-
turn the latter part of the week.
The Chief Justice of the Court of
Claims and Mrs. Fenton w. Booth
have been joined at their home at
1852 Lamont street by their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid Butler Jameson of Indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor H Backus
have gone to White Sulphur Springs to
remain over the holiday.
Midshipman Charles Keene, jr., ar
rived in Washington from the Naval
Academy and joined his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Keene, for the Christ
mas holidays in their home, 17O8 Twen-
ty-first street northwest. He is accom-
paned by MidShipman Jack Kaufman
and Mr.. Tom Foote. .
Mrs. Keene is giving a tea for the
boys this week, and will have among
the girls assisting her Miss Elizabeth
Kennedy, Miss Engratia Freyer, Miss
Jean Peoples, Miss Rahel Davies, Miss
Anne Carter Greene, Miss Faith Phil
lips, Miss Elise Alexander and Miss Dor
othy Dial.
Miss Barbara Boss, who has been the
house guest of Miss Florence Stokeley
at Birmingham, Ala, has returned to
the city.
Students Return Home
For Holiday Season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Stein of Le-
land street have with them for the holi-
days their son, Mr.. William Scott Stein,
dr., who has arrived from Duke Univer-
Sity, and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Scantlin
of Beverly Hills, Calf. Miss Jane Lois
Stein and Miss Marjorie Stein will en-
tertain at bridge tea Thursday.
Mr.. Henry C. Rowland, jr, has re-
turned from school in Andover, Mass,
and will be with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Henry c. Rowland.
Miss Kathryne Elder Cooksey, who is
p student at Connecticut College, Is
spending the holidays with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Claude. B. Cooksey, 1905
Sixteenth street northwest.
Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conger Baldwin
of 1925 M street, left Wednesday for
California, expecting to return to WASH
ington about February !.
Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Clarice Busch,
left Washington Wednesday for her
home on Palm Island, Miami Beach,
Fla, where she will spend the holiday
va a1-
tertain a Christmas house party of
young people. They viii return to
Washington about the middle OF jan
uary.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Bingham Martin
of Chevy Chase have gone to Atlantic
City for the week and will be at the
-@halfonte.
Mrs. r. r. Barrows has come to
washington from her home in Hender-
Sonville, NJ. c., to spend the holidays
at the Grace Dodge Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hazard of the
Ontario Apartments win leave Wash
angton Monday to spend the Christmas
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hazard in New York.
Miss Norma Mcintyre, daughter of
u.
attends the Sacred Heart Convent IN
Montreal, Canada, is spending the holl-
days with her parents.
Miss Rosa Eberly will go to Annapo-
Ms TO spend Christmas with her nephew
tand niece, Lieut.. and Mrs. Victor Q.
SBarringer, jr Her sister, Mrs. H. G.
fRothrock, viii pass Christmas with her
ason-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nv. r. Moore, jr., in their home IN
LfIagerstown, returning to her apart
iment in the Wardman Park Hotel the
batter part Of the week.
Mr.. Frederick Mckee has gone to
TuScon, AriZ., to pass the Christmas
fholidays with his son-in-law and daugh-
Her, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Aldrich Sum-
anerS, whose marriage took place in Au-
EIiSt His other daughter, Miss Amo
Mckee, is also with them for Christmas,
having arrived a month ago. He will
return to his apartment at the Ward
man Park Hotel the first OF the year.
Mrs H. H. Shelton and her daughter,
Miss Judith Shelton, are spending the
Christmas holidays with Mrs. Sheltons
mother, Mrs. H. L. SEWER in her home
in Bristol Tenn. They will join Mr..
shelton, who is now In Florida, in their
apartment In the Wardman Park Hotel
the first of the year and Miss Shelton
will return to Kew York, where she is
studying dramatic art.
Mrs. william B. Colver will have as
her guest in the Wardman Park Hotel
this week Mr.. Mark Harris. The en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss Polly
Ann Colver, to Mr. Harris, who is the
son of Rev. Gibson william Harris, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal Church at
OsSining, N. Y was announced last
year. Mr. Harris is in his senior year
at williams College.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Leighty have
with them for Christmas their son, Mr.
Carl Leighty, of New York City.