Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
Alexandria Society
Planning to Welcome
State D. A. R. Visitors
Convention to Be Held Last
Week in October-Wed.
dings Grace Society Cal
cndar-Personal News.

Mrs. John Taylor Stephenson Is
chairman of the pages committee for
the State contention of the N. S., D. A.
r., to meet in Alexandria the last week
in October. Mrs. Stephenson will be
assisted by Mrs. Chester G. Pierce, Miss
Kathleen Douglass, Miss Nellie Selden
Lord Sommers, Miss Caroline Rust,
Morton. Miss Deane Lindsey. Miss
Grace Powell Miss Frances Sinclair
and Miss Susan Smoot Thomson.
Mrs. L. H. Dudley and her mother.
Mrs Charles P Waller, have returned
from a visit to Mrs. William Page
Waller in Baltimore. Mr.. and and Mrs.
Dudley have had as their guest recent
ly the formers cousin, Miss Wintred
Eastman of Huntsville. Tex.
Miss Constance Boush who has been
with her niece. Miss Fife Moore, in
the lattcr's hame at Mount jackson,
Va, since closing her cottage at Ork-
ney Springs. arrived home Tuesday and
left Wednesday with Miss Mamie Ora
ham for a trip to Niagara Falls.
Mrs William Worth Smith of Broad
Run, Va, is the guest of her son and
dauglter-in-law, Judge and Mrs. How
ard w. Smith.
Miss Charlotte Kempcr is home from
a visit to her aunt. Mrs. Kosciusko
Kemper in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Anderson Sommers has returned
from visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
c. Smoot in London. Ontario.
Mrs. George boswell Brooke of Rich
mond is the guest of her sisters, the
Misses Herbert, on North Washington
street
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Warfield and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Warfield are spend
ing two weeks at White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian D. Knight and
Mr.. George Rogers have returned
from a three weeks motor trip through
New York, the New England States
and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alexander
Swami Sinclair are spending a week
in Atlantic City.
Nuptial Events Listed
In the Record of Autumn.
The marriage is announced of Dr.
Felix D. Swope of this city and Miss
Ruth Byron of Stewart, Ohio, Wednes-
day. october 2, at the parsonage Of
ington, with the Rev. Frederick Brown
Harris officiating. After october Is
DR.. and Mrs. Swope will be at home
at 206 North Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Scheffield an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Mary to Mr.. John Leslie Thomas, Satur-
day, September %, with the Rev. DR..
John S. Sewers offlciating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas are spending their honey
return will live with the formers
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Hayes of
Alexandria announce the marriage Of
their daughter. Reba May, to Mr..
George Wallace Austin of Clifton
Forge, Va, son of Mrs. H. E. billiard of
Winter Garden. TIA, on Monday. Sep
TENDER 9, at the Presbyterian manse
in Clifton Forge.
Mr.. John Winter has returned from
Aide, Va. where he was best man for
Mr.. Richard di zarega at the latter's
marriage to Miss Mary Allene Headley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Headley, which occurred Saturday, Sep
TENDER %. in Bethany Baptist Church
Invitations have been received from
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Randolph Ken
non for the marriage of their daughter
Constance Williams to the Rev. William
Henry Laird. son of Mrs. w. H. Laird of
Baltimore. Thursday evening, october
10, in their home, Norwood, at SUBJ
let's, Va.
An announcement of interest In Alex
andria where the bride-elect has visited
4Alolly NdS IIldue IGCSIllIy Dy MI.
and Mrs w. j. M. Holland of Franklin,
Va, of the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Maria Pretlow, to Mr.. Roy Thomas
Matthews of Schuyler, Nelson County.
The wedding will occur during the
present month
The marriage is announced of Mr..
James Elmer Smith to Miss Katherine
Virginia Robey, both of this city, at
Christ Church rectory on Wednesday,
September 25. with the Rev. DR.. William
j. Morton officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester L. Goodwin
have returned from Newtown, Va,
where they attended the wedding of
Mr.. Robert w. Wheat of this city to
Miss Margaret Henshaw Broaddus,
which occurred in Upper King and
Queen Church Saturday afternoon, Sep
TENDER "a. Mr.. Goodwin was one of
the ushers and Mrs. Goodwin sang sew
eral solos before the ceremony.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Langston have
issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter Elinor to Mr.. Robert
Freeman Day Tuesday, October 8, in
Old Pohick Church, of which Mr..
Langston is rector.
Rev. w. r. Hardesty Now
Pastor of EastOn Church.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Hardesty
and the Misses Hardesty will leave next
week for Easton, Md, where Mr.,
Hardesty will become pastor of the
Methodist Church. The Rev. and Mrs.
H. L. Hout of Hinton, w. Va, will ar
rive about the same time and nnn,,y,y