Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Betrothals of Yule
Season Draw Interest
Of the Society World
Dinners, Teas and Other
Charming Festivities En-
joyed as Engagements to
Wed Are Formally An
nounced.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Llewellyn
Burch have announced the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Martha Louise
Burch, to Mr.. Alexander Mcdonald
Walker of Washington. d. c., and Will
mington, N. G.
The engagement was announced yes
terday at bridge tea at the home here
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Burch.
In attendance were Miss Billie Vim
S cel, Mrs; Sadie L. Mccormick, Miss
Dorothy Light, Miss Billie jenkins. Mrs
Richard G. Acton, Miss Anna Grove
Miss Dorothy Heflebower. Miss Kath-
leen Lakeman, Miss Juliette Grant,
Miss Shirley Kellan, Miss Helen Kelly,
Miss Virginia Porter, Miss Estelle
Smith, Miss Margaret Smith, Miss
Rose Mary Whitfield, Miss Marie
Schrumpf and Miss Mildred Fletcher
Miss Burch was educated at Western
High and Wilson Normal Schools here.
She is affiliated with the Abigail Hart
man Rice Chapter, d. A. r., and Eta
Chapter of Beta Chi here.
AS minority expert of the Senate
committee on finance, Mr.. Walker is
an assistant secretary to Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina. Formerly he
was special agent OF the Department of
Commere, serving that department at
London and Madrid. He was a charter
member of American Legion Post No. /,
London, England. He attended Wash
ington and Lee University.
An announcement Of interest to the
people of the Valley Of Virginia. Wash
1ngton and Baltimore was made at a
dinner given at their home in Luray,
Va, last evening by the Rev. and Mrs.
r. Herbert Pittman in honor of the
engagement of their daughter. Bunice
Virginia, to Capt. William Pound Fin
lay of Piedmont, Calf.
Miss Pittman, who graduated from
Western Maryland College, class of
1925, has been connected with the pub
lie schools in Maryland for the past
two years
Capt. Finlay is a graduate Of the
University of Montana, and was sta
toned in Texas as flying and aerial
gunner instructor during the World
War. Since the war ne has been
actively connected with the Air Corps
Reserve and now holds the grade of
captain in that branch OF the service.
His position in civil life at the present
time is that of Scout executive in the
Piedmont Council, Boy Scouts Of
America, Piedmont. Calf.
Directly after the marriage. which
will take place in the near future. the
young couple will leave for California,
where they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burgess an
nounce the engagement Of Miss La
vinia E. Smith to Mr.. Robert F. Fer
guSon, jr.. the announcement being
made on Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert M. Sales Of
Louisville, KY, announce the engage
ment OF their daughter Norisse TO Mr..
Lewis Hopfenmaier, I'd.
Mrs. Sales and her daughter will
spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Guggenheim of the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Abel announce
the engagement of their daughter EN-
ma Caroline to Mr.. Louis Lebowitz of
Mount Rainier, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reuben We'll
ton of Portsmouth, Va, announce the
engagement Of their niece, Marie Louise
Brinkley, daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs Hugh Griffin Brinkley of WASH
ington, to Mr.. Raynor Hooker Miller
of Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Jay Miller of Kenton, Ohio.
The wedding will take place at the
Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Ca.
thedfal on Tuesday. January IL, at 5
o'clock.