Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

Mr.. ana MRS. joel MlnCer CoCnIdH
of Cedarly, near Charlottesville, have
announced the engagement OF Iner
daughter, Virginia Evans, to Lieut.. Pow
flatan Moncure Morton, u. S. A, young
est son Of the rector Of Old Christ
Church, and Mrs. william Jackson
Morton. Miss Cochran is the niece OF
DR.. Thomas B. Cochran and Miss Cora
Lee Cochran of this city. She was a
bridesmaid for her cousin, the former
Miss Jeanette Yates Cochran. at the
latter's marriage to Mr.. Chester G.
Pierce last month. Lieut.. Morton was
graduated from the United States Mill
fary Academy in the class of 1928 and
is now stationed at Fort Eustis, Va. He
is brother OF Lieut.. William j. Morton,
jr.. U. S. A., an instructor at west
Point; Dr. c. Bruce Morton. assistant
professor of surgery at the University
of Virginia: Mrs. John Armistead DEM
ing of Baltimore, and Miss Carollne
Fitzhugh Morton. He Is grandson OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Powhatan Mon
cure of Spotsylvania County and OF the
late DIR. and Mrs. Charles Bruce Nor
ton of Stafford County. The date for
the wedding has not been made known.
Mr.. and Mrs Jefferson Aitcheson
have issued invitations for the mar
rage of their daughter, Mary Louise, to
Lieut. Edward Murphy Markham, 1r,
u. S. A., on Wednesday morning, Au-
gust z, at $50 o'clock in st: Mary's
mony there will be a wedding breakfast
at the home of the brides parents In
Rosemont.
Mr.. Robert Cochran, who has been
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
B. Cochran, since his graduation from
the Virginia Military Institute in June,
visited his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and MRS
Edward c. Marshall in Charlotte, N. g.,
last week and has left for Schenectady,
N. Y, where he will make his home.
Miss Caroline Rust has returned from
Culpeper, where she was member OF
a house party given by Miss Crimora
Waite and has Joined her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. David N. Rust, at their sum-
mer home, Rockridge. near Leesburg.
Miss Marie Brannon entertained in
formally Monday evening at her nome
on Duke street to celebrate her fifteenth
birthday anniversary. The guests IN
Burke, Miss Patricia Griffith, Miss Lois
Brown, Miss Madeline Hoeft, Miss
Elizabeth Nugent, Miss Blanche Moore,
Miss Elizabeth Igoe. Miss Cecilia Petit,
Miss Frances Magruder, Miss Julia Ma
gruder, Miss Frances Baggett. Miss
Evelyn Petty and Miss Flora Struder.
Miss Barbara Ale and Miss Margaret
Snyder of Glasgow, Va, are the guests
of Mrs ]. w. Schneider.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Tyler are home
from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Knitten, in Bradbury Park Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Taylor OF Cum
berland, Md, are the guests OF the
latterS sister, Miss Margaret Garrison,
on North Columbus street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Larsen and their
infant daughter have left for their
home in Norfolk, after visit to Mrs.
Larsen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
B. Adams.
Mrs. Ruth Stuart of Bermuda is the
guest of Mrs Hubert Snowden, on
south Washington street.
Miss Esther Lambert entertained
Wednesday evening at her home on
Duke street in honor of Miss Frances
Forbes Cox, whose marriage to Rev.
Francis E. I. Bloy will take place in
st. Paul's Church on Tuesday, July 80.
City Treasurer and Mrs. Roger G.
Sullivan and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Miller spent the week end at Colonial
Beach.
Miss Josephine Stark of Columbus,
Margaret Adams.
The dean of the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary and Mrs. Bergman
Green are at home after stay at
Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. King, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur M. King and their
two children have returned from At
lantic City. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank King
had as their week end guests their
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.. and
Mrs. William Byron Bailey of An
napolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Shaw have left by
motor for a trip to Pittsfield, Mass
Mrs. I. G. Markey and Miss Helen
Vaughan of Atlanta were guests last
week of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Linn. Mrs.
Linn and Miss Margaret Linn sailed
from Baltimore Tuesday for a trip to
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy A. Lainson and
Miss Jean Lainson of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Roberts, on South WASH
ngton street.
Mrs. Russell Boiling and Miss Lillian
Boiling have returned from visit to
Mrs. Thomas Jackson in Culpeper, ac-
companied by Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Elmer Barde and Mr. Robert
Barde have left for Rockland, Me-, to
spend the remainder of the Summer.
Mr.. Barde, who accompanied them to
New York, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Lynn of Indian
Head. Md, are the guests of the latter'S
mother, Mrs. Stella FeaganS.
Miss Laurel Mason of Richmond was