Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Noteworthy Society
Events Chronicled
In Records of Week
Alexandria Residents List
Special Home Entertain
ments - Weddings. Past
and in Prospect. Noted.
Personal Mention.

Mrs. John Hunton Foster and her
sister, Miss Carrie Stribling, are the
guests of Mai. and Mrs. John d. Won
HoltZendorff in Richmond.
Miss Nell Callahan spent the past
week as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Elton
Callahan, in Louisa, Va.
The Rev. and Mrs. Dudley Boogher OF
Fredericksburg were recent guests OF
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Ansley Smoot, ON Duke
street.
turned from q visit to his son ana
daughter-in-law. the Rev. and Mrs
Reginald Foster Hall, In South Orange,
". j.
Mr.. Janney Yates of Johns Hopkins
University has returned to Baltimore
after a visit with his mother, Mrs.
Robert j. Yates.
Miss Ada jackson has gone to her
home in New York City after visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Robert Gronau, on
North st. Asaph street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall Jones OF
Baltimore have been the guests OF the
formers parents, DR.. and Mrs. T.
Marshall Jones' on Prince street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Stevenson OF
Greenville, S. c., are visiting the
Rev. and Mrs. william J. Morton at
Christ Church rectory. DR.. and Mrs.
Morton have also had as their guests
their son, Lieut.. William j. Morton, jr.,
u. S. A., of West Point, and his f1ancee,
Miss Dorothy Pepperin Smith.
Mai. Charles Pozer OF Lexington,
KY, spent several days last week with
Mrs. Pozer, who is visiting her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Rath-
bone Smith, on Duke street.
Mrs. Frank SimmS and Mr.. Frank
Simms, jr., have returned from a visit
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. M. Brown, in Shipman, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker announce
the engagement Of their daughter
Frances to Mr.. Maurice Dunbar Ash
bury, son Of Mrs. Ashbury and the late
Mr.. Henry ProSser AShbury Of Ports
mouth, Va. The announcement was
made at bridge party given by Miss
Martha Rely and Miss Ethel Sims in
honor of Miss Walker, Saturday eve
ming, April 20. Mr.. Ashbury Is grad
uate of the University Of Virginia and
Is now q senior at the Episcopal Thee
logical Seminary. The date for the
wedding has not been made known but
1t probably will occur during the COM
ing Summer following Mr.. AShbury's or
dination to the diaconate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Didlake OF
Richmond announce the marriage Of
their daughter Myrtle to Mr.. Hersey
Woods, formerly of Washington, on
Friday, April IS, in the First Baptist
Church in this city, with the Rev.
Pierce S. Ellis officiating. Following q
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Woods will
make their home, in Alexandra, where
the bride has been living for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs r. r. Simpson announce
Tile marriage of their daughter Lila
Lee to MIR. Alvin Allen, Monday, April
81, in Upper Marlboro.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard McMenamin
announce the engagement Of their
daughter Alice to Mr.. James r. Dixon.
The wedding will take place In the
near future.
Miss Ethel Callahan and Miss jamie
Brooks have returned from q visit to
friends in Fredericksburg.
Miss Laura King spent the past week
with her nephew and niece. Lieut.. and
Mrs. William Byron Bailey, in An
napolis. j.
Mrs. Warren Ferris is at home after
o visit to relatives In Lincoln, Nebr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Birchmire, Cal
vim and Leroy Birchmire and MIR. Leo
Herman Of Pennsville, N. j., have re-
turned to their homes after q visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. william Birchmire.
MIR, and Mrs. Julian d. Knight, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis II. Fannon, Mr.. Yves
ley Lutte and Mrs. James LAndon have
returned from a motor trip to Win