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Annual Charity Ball
Leading Society Event

The annual charity bill for the
benefit of the Children's Hospital will
be held at the Willard Hotel Monday
night. January .. This ball, always
the outstanding social event OF the
New Year. has the interest and sup
port OF many of the most prominent
people in official and social life in the
Capital.
The Speaker of the House. Mr..
Nicholas LongwOrth. chairman Of the
mems floor committee for the Charity
Ball. has chosen as his aides Senior
Don Padilla. Amba ssador of Spain:
Mr.. Zdenek Fierlinger, Minister OF
Czechoslovakia: Mira Davoud khan
Meftah, Minister of Persia: Secretary
of War, Mr.. Dwight l.. Davis: Senator
James CouZens, Senator Walter Edge,
Senator Frederick Hale, Senator Key
Pittman. Senator Frederick NJ Sack.
EFT. Senator Henrik Shipstead, Senator
Samuel NJ. Shortridge. Senator Burton
h. Wheeler. Representative Robert L.
Bacon. Representative Parking Corn.
ing, Gen. John J. Pershing, Gen
| George Barnett. Maj. Gen. William Il
Horton. Mr.. Henry Getty Chiffon
Comdr. Alberto Lais, Mr. Leonardo
pitetti. Mr.. Edouard de Street, Mr..
Edwart Won Selzam. Mr.. Ogden Mills
Mr.. George \. Acker. I'd: Mr.. Anthony
&. Addison. MIR. Arthur ID. Addison.
Mr.. j. Daingerfield Addison, Mai. J
Alien. Mr.. Hugh -. AuchiucIoss, Mt.
Gibbs j.. Baker, Mr.. Lawrence A
Baker. Mr.. Raymond r. Baker, Mr
Edward Warren Banker. Mr.. A. r.
Ratber. cofndr. Paul II. Bastedo. MIR
Charles j. Bell, Mr.. George r. Bell.
Mr. Woodbury. Blair. Mr.. r.. f. Booth
Mr. Henry l.. Bowies. Mr. kingman
brewster. Mr. Stuart n. Brown, MIR.
Charles Henry Butler and others.
Mrs. Ogden Mills IN chairman OF
he dsbuta rte committee assisting the
ball committee. and Miss Louise
/ spencer Is vice chairman. Those
serving on Miss Spencer's committee
are Miss Alice Brooks Davis, Countess
CorneIia szeehenyl. Miss F.Ilzabei h
Chiffon. Miss Theodore caiaiani. Miss
Katharine Carlisle, Miss Janet New,
bold. Miss Virginia Peters. Miss Jane,
Phillips. Miss Ellen Thoron, Miss Vie.
toria Tytus. Miss Evelyn Walker
Miss Katharine Whitaker and Miss
Katharine wilkins. They VIII pre-
sent dance before the preside ntia
box IN gavotte costumes originated by
Anna t'aviowa.
In the receiving line at the bali viii
be Airs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, hon.
ofafy chairman; Mrs. James r. Curtis
Mrs. Ogden MiIis. Mfs. Eidridgc Ior.
Dan. Afs. Richard Wilmer, Mrs. John
r. Dryden. Jrs. Arthur D'BrieD, Mrs
/ Eugene Meyer. j.. and Mrs. Alan
Kirk.
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Luncheon IN Honor
Of British Author

Fridsy. January &. the Washington
ETsnsj ~ the English S3penklrP
LDlon viii give 4 luDeheoB Tor Air,
j Alfred Epsndep Gen. Alien wjli
he in The chbit snd Af. StepLs n
J>onssI viii introduce MT, .DeHdet.
Dir, sDenGsr formerly editor ~ ibt
Westminster GaHeite, is equally dis r
iinguIsned as Bn author lie EoiBes
10 the United Etaies al tnis tDue AS
The fIst senior feiioW of ibs AD'f-
icsh Newspaper Fejlowships. estab.
listsd shout year ago ~ The Fog
I.sh, sDea King Union 81 the Lnii'i
states With the cooperation ~ the
sistef British sDcieiy. IN mennJfy II
Walter ijinas Page wartime AnIbaF :
saGar 10 Great Britain The I,iisIaose
II theke felIo~stiips IL an foster nfst
hand understanding ~ America ana
tire American press by enabling ~"
J<fitish Journalists ~ sIka The iDii'd
States every gear UHdeF ahe lblhi
sUfpices ~ the uHIoB aHd asso'iti@d
ronapittee ~ represenfstja Amer
Gan res spspsT msn
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Engagements OF
Special Interest


Col. and Mrs. Edgar s. Conley an.
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter. Mary Madeline, to Lieut.. s.
Morgan Warrington, jr.. 9Th Field
Artillery, T.. $. a. Lieut.. Waiting
ton Ia the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. VI.
Warrington Of Denver, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker Wagner
announce the engagement Of their
daughter. Elizabeth, to Mr.. Martin
Trip. Wiegand, son OF Mrs. Martin
Wiegand.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Ruhl an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter. kathryn Virginia. TO Mr..
Yost u. Harbaugh. ir.. Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. shelby &. Roberts an.
nounco the engagement ~ their
daughter, Nell Richardson. 10 Mr. John
Mitchell owens. Mr.. owens - the
sOn Of MrS. James l.. Owens. The
wedding will take place February It.
Mr.. and Mry. Charles Ellis Of "a.
vannah. Ga. announce the engage
mcnt Of their daughter. Helen StD'i-
dard, to Dr. benjamin r. Neem= &
Washington, -. e.. the wedding 10
take place in the early Spring.
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis and
after graduating from Dnbbs Ferry
school. New York. she spent n year IN
Paris before making her debut in 81
v1nnah. She has been connected with
the National Red Cross Society fGr
several years; and has been for the
past year at the head Of that work IN
the Washington Army and Navy Hos
ritai. She il a member Of the Junior
League.
Dr. Wecnns is the son Of the bate
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin NeemS IL
Houston. Tex. ard has leen pis't5c-
ing in Washington for number 81
years.
His mother was Maria Nash Car
ring'on of Halifax County. Va. His
sister. Mrs. Rozier H.. DALI ny. r..
lives in Washington. and ne has two
brothers. Col. Darlington Weems az
New York and Wharton Weems Of
Houston. Tex.
DR.. Weems is graduate Of Johns
| Hopkins University and Is n member
of the New York Academy OF Nedi-
cine. During the war he was ststiTn-
81 for some time at Camp Dix and
later served az captain in the Nedi-
"a clorps with the PRESBYTERIAN Hos
! rital Unit No. ] at Etretat. Fra nee.
He is now senior attending physician
! ut Garfield Memorial Hospital ard IL
associate professor Of medicine ar
/ Georgetown and George Washington
universities.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund 8 Burrows
( OF North Cleveland Park announce
! the engagement Of their daughter.
! Edna, Ia Nr. A. Cyril Culley.
/ No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
/ Mr. and Mrs. j. l. Rosenberg an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter. Bertha. 20 Mr.. Harry Sklar.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Rosson Hosts
On Silver Wedding Day

Christmas marked the twenty.tifth
anniversary of the wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Rosson. They observed
the silver anniversary at their home.
10 Bryant street northeast, Sunday
evening. Mrs. Rosson wore an orchid
georgette dress. trimmed with pearls.
She was assisted in receiving by her
sisters.in-law. Mrs. NJ. Il. Weaver. Mrs.
NJ. Walter johnson. and her dauGh-
ter, Mrs. r. r. Suddith. Among the
guests from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs O. y. Ciore and Mr.. and Mrs.
r.. r. Suddith of Culpeper. Va: Mr..
Bradford Wharton and Mrs. j. G.
Harding OF North Carolina: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Ciore of Brightwood. Va,
and Miss Virginia Suddith and Miss
Lucy Suddith of Culpeper.
Among the Washington guests were
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. h. Weaver. MIR. and
Mrs. ]. ~ Williams. MIR. and Mrs,
Charles A. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. X. V.
Hulse Mr.. and Mrs. ID. J. Casey, Mir.
and Mrs. F.. l.. German. Mrs. Evelyn
G Kelly. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Melton.
Misses Eta r.. Alice +. and Celeste
Weaver: Mr.. and Mrs. +. q. Rosson,
Miss I.orelle Itosson. Mr.. c. II. Duck,
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Spicer, Mr.. W. NJ.
Rosson. Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Embrey.
Miss JacQueline Embrey, Miss Char.
lotte Suddith. Mr.. Irwin II. Hawkins,
Rev. and Mrs. II. +. Stevenson. Mrs.
Gertrude NJ. Ball. Miss Martha Du.
laney. Mrs. c, \. Embrey. Mrs. J. T..
Aylert, Miss Elizabeth Embrey. Mrs.
r. r.. Ryan. Mrs. 4. T. Middleton.
Mrs. X. Eyrne. Mrs. J. A. Bayer, Mr..
and Mrs. II. :. Blank. Mrs. r.. A.
Huguley, Mrs. X. Fl. Gibbs. Mr.. X. IL.
Gibbs. jr.. and Miss Elizabeth Gibbs.
The home was decorated with palms
During the evening Christmas carols
were sung and the pastoral prayer
WAS offered by Rev. Hugh Il. Steven.
son of Bethany Baptist Church.
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Christmas Day Marked
By Family Reunion

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus W. Wells Of
1896 Monroe street northwest. for.
merry Of Magnolia. y. e.. held re.
union Of their entire family Christmas
day.
The guests included their six daugh.
tcrs, with their husba nds and children:
Mr.. and Mrs. swift G.. Boykin and
Meredith Of Brooklyn. y. Y; MIR. and
Mrs. Enoch j. Vann, Margaret. Nancy
and Enoch Vann, Jr.. OF Washington:
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston tann ot Con.
cord. y. G.; MIR. and Mrs. Omar "
Buchana Omar II. Buchanan. IT.. and
Martha Belle Of Pittsburgh. Pa: MIR.
and Mrs. John +. Mann. Betty Louise
and John +. Mann. 3rd. and Miss Asha
Louise Wells and her flancc. MIR.
Robert j. Swingle Of Washington. The
House was beautifully decorated with
pine. holly and mistletoe from the old
homestead in North Carolina.
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son of Portsmouth, Va. was matron
of honor and Mr.. Jean Clarke. brother
of the bridegroom. acted as best man
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarke left for n brief trip to New
York City and other points.
Mig Margaret J. Tweltridse. dauGh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.. Tweltridge.
of Chester. Pa. and Mr.. Frank Arm
strong. jr. of this city. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Armstrong OF Chevy
Chase, were married Thursday after
noon. The ceremony was performed
at o'clock in Cheste.'. Pa. Rev.
Francis TAFT of st. Paufs Episcopal
Church officiating.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore a gown of white
velvet made bouffant. and carried or
chids. white sweet peas and lilies OF
the valley.
Mrs. Albert Dosser. jr.: of Johnson
City. Tenn. was matron of honor and
wore orchid satin backed crepe and
carried orchid sweet peas and butter
fly roses. Mr.. W. Barron Glover Of
Washington was best man and the
ushers included Mr.. J. V. Diggins and
Mr.. Albert Tweltridge. both of Chester.
A reception followed the ceremony.
after which Mr.. Armstrong and has
bride left for wedding trip. They
will he at home after January 10 in
Winchester, Va.
The bride is graduate of Temple
University in Philadelphia and Mr..
Armstrong Is n graduate Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and is now In
business In Washington.
The marriage OF Miss Nettie NJ.
Yingling of Baltimore. Md. 10 MIR.
John r. Reid of Langley, Va. took
place Thursday. Rev. 7. Wroih Of
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
officiating Mr. and Mrs. Reid left
later in the afternoon for Orlando.
Fla. where they win spend the Winter
at their home. 1900 Livingston avenue,
East.
Miss Maude Elizabeth Shreve.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Shreve Of West Falls Church. became
the bride ~ Mr. Benjamin Nathan
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Musical Given in Honor
OF the Misses Burton

Ar and hiH. Paul Gibson Burton
entertained Wednesday Night ~ "a
aHflstinaE iniisicai for their dauRb
bfs, Miss :Iafg Mason Burton and
Mihs Martha Van Buren, Burton, of
H"Iton Arms Their guests Included
Mrs. 81. 1ason Barlow and Mrs
l.llliF " is0wes III New York, Airs.
George T. Stone. Mrs Ambrose
Hi'@no~r Murray, j., Mr. and Mrs
tfehfy j. Bryan, Admiral and Mrs
Fp"n"ef shepard WDod REV. and
Mrs, calvert T. Esch. Miss Emily -
murray Miss Anne r. Wood and
I'sE Ffances iDee of isryn ABWf col
l*g@, Miss Frances W Nuffuy Of
H"iion Arms Richard II lee. itd
ward ~, Pr"slon. W. Curtis Draper
al George Washington University
EenI tntin Johnson nf hew York
Hatris'm Hamilton md Philip stone
| II Cornell University.
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Zcta Sigma Theta Group
Meets at HOLIDAY Tea

The Zeta Sigma Theta Sorority
held it's holiday tea on Saturday
afternoon at Stoneleigh Court. In
compliment 10 the new members of
the sorority. Attending were: Mrs.
Naomi Geraci. Miss Joan Il. Brady.
Miss Dorothy Ryder. Miss Leona
Riley. Mira. Corinne Pearce Smith.
Miss Isabel I.eahy. Miss Ellen NJ.
Leahy. Miss Agnes NJ. Nolan. Miss
Gertrude Gelbrick. Miss Alice Mar
shall, Miss Elizabeth Eaton. Miss
Laura Senge, Miss Peggy a. O'Neill,
Leidin.
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Greeian Envoy and Nine.
Simopoulos Entertain

The Minister If Greece and Nine
SiH1oDoniDk entertained ~ dinner
I3et evening preceding The dance N
the Hungarian iepaiion when iheit
guests Mtr1 The AuipuesaduT IT
BtSlji srHhpf = GnfgeI ia AnlaraI
ih@ assistant naval tttarh. 81 ~
British embassy and the Han
Afs Knothe Nj nhd Afr ,iohn
phihp iiiil Nj and Mta Milimoti
I.swis MI AMI Wis iaudali ~ Iiaa
uef. Mfs Ashton Raw lies. MI, and
$irs Bt.GkeHildaH Long. Aiss tDseph
tfs Iatten sbd thn first seetetafY III
iba Greek I"Esilon, AT, g.. DianIan
lyIgtiJs
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Sp.tler Of Luray, Va. Tuesday eve
ming, December -. The ceremony
look place at the rectory of st. James
catholic Church. Rev. a. J. Van Ineel.
gem officiating. in the presence of a
small group Of relatives. includir =
Mrs. Joseph Splitter, mother Of the
bridegroom. and Mr.. ard Mrs. Booton
If Luray.
Miss Vivian Grove Of Luray was
the brides atteadant and Mr.. Allen
Muse of Roanoke was best man for
Mr.. Splitter. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. ard Mrs. Splitter took a
train for a trip to Florida. They will
be at home in Luray after February l.
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Leaders in Capital Society
Set Record for Hospitality
Dinners. Luncheons, Teas Listed in Homes of
Cabinet and Congress Members and
Other Prominent Residents.

Bacon. The guests will include Miss
Florence We,herill. Miss Imoscn
Taylor. Miss Frances Montague Hin,
Miss Elizabeth Brawncr. Miss Lila
la Gar,ic. Miss Ellen Peellc. Miss
t.unice Lee Evans, Miss Lillian l.ati-
mer. Mr., John :. Byawnc:. MIR. Mil,
ton Anderson. Mr.. Jack Hodges. Mr
Prescott Gatley. MIR. Troup Miller.
Mr.. Charles Sturdevant, Mr.. William
Rrawner. MIR. Page Houfty and Mr.
Harry Proctor.
Mrs. Theodore Hance Tiller and
Mrs. William Wolff Smith have issued
invitations for a luncheon Tuesday.
January ~ at the Willard Hotel to
meet Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton.
president OF the National Pen Won,
ems League,
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Il. Love, will
entertain at "A dinner dance tomorrow
evening at the Mawflower Hotel. for
their debutante daughter. Miss Jane
Love.
Miss Dorothy Willard. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert w. Willard, en-
tertained a party of twenty-one Young
ladies at luncheon followed by
bridge at the City Club Thursday, De
cember 20.
MIR. and Mrs. Carlton Edward Mo
ran will he hosts at tea Sunday aft
ernoon, January -. from { Ia i o'clock
at the Wardman Park Annex. The
event marks the third wedding an
niversary Of Mr. and Mrs Moran
The Misses Saul entertained in
honor Of Miss Barbara Fairchild and
Miss Carol Grosvenor. at luncheon and
bridge Thursday afternoon. when the
other guests included Miss Alice
Ahadie. Miss Betty Ridsdale. Miss Nan
Surface. Miss Sarah Major. Miss
Anne Louise Abadie. Miss Justine Cor
by. Miss Nancy Bell Fairchld. Miss
Martha de Pueyrredon. Miss Carmen
Aires. Miss Audre Cassels. Miss Marie
0laya, Miss Alice HYDE. Miss Anne
Johnson, Miss Helen Walker, Miss
Ellen Rahkoff, Miss Violet Orme. Miss
Eleanor Ryan. Miss Eugraca Freyer.
Miss Evelyn Walker and Miss Flea
nor O'Donough.
Mrs. NJ. Edward Buckley. jr.. enter.
tanned at bridge yesterday afternoon
in compliment TO her sister. Mrs j..
Theodore Grosh of Lancaster, Pa.
who is visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Sullivan
will entertain in honor of Mr.. Leon
Enrol on Tuesday evening. January
3. at their home in Chevy Chase, fol-
lowing a theater party.
Among the guests at one of the
large tables. at the Congressional
Country Club. New Years eve ceie-
bration last evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. Layton Colburn. Mai. and Mrs.
II. y. Horton. Comdr and Mrs. Hor.
ton, Senior and Sonora Ale ia ndro Eek.
art. MIR. and Mrs. Edwin j. West, Mr..
and Mrs c. Fl. Rock, MIR. and Mrs.
George Lucke. Miss Nellie HUM.
Senior Martin Caminal of Argentina
and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.. Schreiner.
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D. A. R. Chapter Host
AT Christmas Tea Dance

Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter.
-. 4. r.. held their Christmas tea
dance Thursday AT the League Of
American i'enwomen's club. nos
sixteenth street northwest. The chap
TEL entertained IN honor 81 It's "ut'"i.
town members who are home for the
holidays. Mrs Frank Morris"h pre-.
sided ~ the tea table, ana WAS a.,
sisted by Mrs William Dougni i.eeici,
and Mrs Clayton Emig,
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Ceremonies to Honor
Clara Barton Memory

The committee Of arrangements.
composed OF friends and former as
sociates Of Clara Barton. have issued
Invitations for the commem0ration
ceremonies Of her birth and bentii-
cent services. Sunday. January \. ~
3 O'Clock. In the Chamber of Com
mermercc of the United states ri
America. Lafayette square and Con-
necticut avenue.
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Tea Dance to Introduce
Debutante to Society

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis f. Pope Will
present their daughter. Miss Celeste
Pope. Ia Washington society at a tea
dance which they will give in her
honor on Monday afternoon. January
=. In the Chinese room of the May
flower.
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Czechoslovakian Envoy
Entertains Guests

The Minister OF Czechoslovakia, Mr..
Zdenek Fierlirger. entertained az q
tea Friday afternoon in honor Of the
members OF the American Historical
Association.
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The Secretary of Labor and Mrs,
James J. Davis win entertain at sup
per tomorrow evening the heads OF
divisions and bureaus NJ the Depart.
ment Of Labor and their wives, The
sumner will follow the New Year day
reception of the Secretary and Mrs
Davis.
Representative and Mrs, Henry
Winfield Watson will be hosts at din.
ner January IL,
Mai Gen. and Mrs. James r.
Fechet will he the guests in whose
honor MIR. and Mrs. Roy l.. New
hauSer will entertain at dinner Tues
day evening. The following evening
MIR. and Mrs. NewhauSer will enter
tain company at dinner in honor VI
the Ambassador of Mexico and Sonora
de Teller.
The commanding officer Of For,
Myer and Mrs. Guy V. Henry enter
tanned the officers and ladies of the
garrison at n tea dance from To i
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
hoproom at Fort Myer.
Mrs. Alfred j. RroSseau will enter
tain at dinner January l. in honor
of Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant.
Judge and Mrs. {. {. McChord will
entertain at dinner Tuesday evening.
January l.. in honor Of the .Amhas-
sator Of Japan and Mime MatSudaira.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant enter
tanned a, dinner this evening for her
Eranddaughters. Miss Edith Grant.
who is home for the holidays from
Rryn Mawr. and Miss Clara Frances
Grant, schoolgirl in Washington.
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot is the guest of
honor and will speak at a luncheon In
he given Saturday. January I. at the
Women's University Club. The host
esses of the occa sioin will be the
graduates of the University of South
ern California and Mills, Occidental
and Pomona colleges.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend will en-.
terrain a party of 80 at luncheon
Wednesday, January I, in the presi-
dental dining room of the Mayf1ower
for Miss Myra Hess, the English plan.
list. and Mr.. Jacques Thiba I'D. French
violinist. who will render the program
at the concert TO be given that morn
ing in the grand ballroom of the hotel.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Green will
entertain at dinner i'm the presidential
suite at the Willard Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Howard Shep-
pard entertained at a supper dance
last evening at the Congressional
Country Club. when their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. III. II. Rice. Mr.. and
Mrs. 6. II. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. T. G..
Benton. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Santo.
Miss Madeleine Speer. Miss Mucille
Speer and Mr.. Chester Wathen and
Mr.. +. G. Williams
Mrs. L. S. Bacon will entertain at
Q MONDAY breakfast today for her
Gebutante daughter, Miss Margaret
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

The commanding officer Of For.
Nyer and Mrs. Guy V. Henry enter
tanned the officers and ladies of the
garrison at tea dance from 10 t
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
hoproom at Fort Myer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Mrs. Alfred J. RroSseau will enter
tain at dinner January u i'm honor
of Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant.
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An interesting wedding took place
Monday afternoon at the home OF MIR,
and Mrs Isaac Newton Fluckey OF
3toa Garfield street northwest, when
their daughter. Frances Lucille. be
came the bride OF Mr.. Gordon William
Clarke OF Boston.
Rev. George l.. Farnham OF the
Cleveland Park Congreca tional Church
officiated. Mrs. Mary Havell Richard
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Judge and Mrs. {. {. McChord will
entertain at dinner Tuesday evening,
January l.. i'm honor Of the .tmhas-
satior OF Japan and Nine. MatsudaiIa.
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Col. and Mrs. Edgar 8. Conley an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter. Mary Madeline. to Lieut.. s.
Artillery, T.. $. a. Lieut.. Waiting.
ton Ia the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. VI.
Warrington Of Denver. Colo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Miss Maude Elizabeth Shreve.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Shreve Of West Falls Church. became
the bride ~ Mr. BENJAMIN Nathan
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker Wagner
announce the engagement Of their
daughter. Elizabeth, to Mr.. Martin
Trip. Wiegand, son OF Mrs. Martin
Wicgand.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George r.. Ruhl an
nounce the enGa cement OF their
daughter. kathryn Virginia. 10 Mr..
Yost ID. Harba ugh. ir.. of this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-04
] INDICTMENTS RETURNED;T TWO
 SERIOUS CASES
Murder, Rape and Larceny Charged in True Bills
 Returned Today

Three indictments one charging first degree murder. second charging rape. and the third lar ceny, were returned in the U. s. district court before Judge L. Coke Hill by the Federal Grand sury today. There were no arraign- ments on any of these bills.
 Albert Grant. Sitka Indian, was indicted for murder l. is charged he killed Tom James, another Sit ka Indian. who died on August 26 from injuries received August 23.
 John Eseabillo, said 10 be Fili- pino, was indicted for rape He is accused of attacking and raYish- ing 15-year-old white girl at Ketchikan August 20 He is said to have taken the little girl into the woods and kept her there for four days.
 Miles Murphy, local youth. is the defendant in the third indict- ment. He is alleged to have en- tered the Brunswick Bowling AL leys about April 15 last, and taken from it S3450 in cash and an au- tomatic revolver.
 James A. Kelly, indicted recent ly with George Allen on a charge of grand larceny, asked for q separate trial. He entered plea of not guilt yto the indictment and also to the one charging him with receiving stolen goods His trial on the first charge was set by Judge Hill for October Il.
 Allen was given until tomorrow morning to enter pleas to the lar ceny indictment and to another bill charging him with receiving stolen goods.
 NO cases were ready for trial today and Judge Hill excused the petit jury until 10 a. m. Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-04
YAKUTAT PROSPEROUS
 STATES HAWKESWORTH IS GROWING

The village of Yakutat is an ul and coming community. according 10 Charles N. Hawkesworth, Sua. erintendent of Education for soutl eastern Alaska. who returned yes terday from an official visit there With a population of 252, the towl raised $1S155 for the recent Rec Cross Relief drive, and Annua Roll Call.
 The school at Yakutat has al enrolment of 4S and has for it teachers Mrs. Ella B. cupples ani her daughter, Mrs. Thelma Cup pies Fisk, both of Juneau. Tn building used for the sehoolhonsf by the Bureau of Education wae built by the Territory of Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-04
MARSHAL WHITE TO TAKE FIVE INSANE
 SOUTH IN FEW DAYS

Jimmie Jeremiah was yesterday adjudged insane by a jury in the T. s. Commissioners Court at Wrangell. He was ordered com mitted to Mornlngsde Sanitarium by Commissioner Thomas.
 There are now five insane pa tients in this Division awaiting transfer to Morningside, and one girl for St. Anthony, Idaho. in dustrial training school. All of