The Washington times., 1930-09-24
Abells Home
After Trip
To Europe
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Abel at
Baltimore Estate, vesper

way of Canada from Europe
where they spent the summer,
and az at vesper Hill, their
country place, until late in the
autumn. when they will open
their town house.
While abroad they Travelled
in France and Germany where
they went to see the Passion
Play at Oberanmergau, and In
England, where after q stay in
London, they went to the Isle
Of Wight, where they visited
Col. and Mrs. Maurice Fitz-
maurice Day, the latter q niece
Of Mr.. Abel. Colonel Day Is
to assume his duties at the
British Embassy November |. as
military attache succeeding Col.
L. r. H. Pope -Hennessy.
Mr.. Abel before leaving Bal
timore was elected at q reun-
ion Of the Abel family In New
York, president Of the Abel
family Of America, on the occa-
sion Of the three-hundredth an
niversary Of the landing Of Rob
ert Abel at Seekonk, in Bris.
tol county, Mass, in June, 1880.
He was q native Of Remington,
England, and was the progeni-
tor Of the prominent family, Of
that name.
Marriage Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gabler an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Marie Kathryn
Gabler, to Charles Forrest
Curry, jr.. sen of Representative
Charles Forrest Curry Of Cali
foEnia, on September S. The
wedding took place at st. Johns
Episcopal rectory in Ellicott
City, Md. Among those at the
wedding were Mrs. A. M. Peter
son, aunt of the bridegroom:
e. j. Peterson, e. B. Johns and
Case Rafter.
Mrs. Curry is a graduate of
the Nebraska State College. Mr..
and Mrs. Curry will be at home
at Kew Gardens in Washington
after October l.
Nine. Alfaro, wife of the
Minister from Panama, enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday
at the Carlton, her guests num-
bering five.
Mrs. Ralph Worthington md
Miss Marian Worthington, Of
Washington, are among the ar.
rivals at the st. Regis, New
York city.
On Continent
Mrs. Frederic r. Harris, wife
of Rear Admiral Harris, of
Washington, has arrived at the
Continental Hotel, Berlin, from
the Lido-Venice. Miss Florence
Harris is the guest Of her
father at the Hotel Adlon, Ber.
lin, before returning to school
in England. Early in October
Mrs. Harris will reopen her
apartment at the Grand Hotel
de Russie in Rome.
Presides at Conference
At the opening of the confer
ence on visa control in London
on Monday Anderson Dana
Hodgdon, chief Of the visa sec
tion Of the Department of
State, presided. Counsel Gen.
eral Leo j. Kenna, Of Paris,
also Is attending the conclave
which was instituted by the
Government as the first step In
barring persons who are likely
to become public charges. The
conference will include consular
officers from Great Britain,
Scandinavia and sections of
France.
Consul General Kenna and
officers of the Union Interalliee
in Paris gave a farewell dinner
recently in honor of Consul
and Mrs. H. Merle Cochrane,
executive officer of the consu-
late general there. Mr.. Coch-
rane, who recently was trans
ferred to duty in the State De-
partment, was promoted to a
rank in the foreign service that
makes him eligible for assign
rnent as consul general.
Consul Robert D. Murphy will
replace Mr.. Cochrane as eXecu-
tive officer of the post in Paris.
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Sorority Meeting
Eta Alumnae Chapter of Kappa
Beta Pi Legal Sorority held a
short meeting followed by bridge
at the home of Miss Beatrice
Clephane on Monday evening,
Miss Ellen K. Raedy and Miss
Ruth Tech acting as joint hos
tesses. Miss Mary Connolly,
newly-elected member of the
local council of the American
Bar Association Of the District
of Columbia. gave an account
of the recent annual meeting
of the American Bar Associa-
ton in Chicago. and Miss Har-
riet Buckingham spoke concern
ing the financing OF chapter
houses. Accounts were also
given of the legal aid commit
tee and the placement bureau,
projects of the alumnae chap
ter. Attending were Miss Eliza