Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-05


SOCIETY
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Conn, announces the engagement Of
her daughter Dorothy II. to Mr.. Ernest
.Johnstone parkiT of this city, son Of
Mrs. Mary A. Parkin of Meriden, Conn
The wedding viii take place the last Of
December.
Mrs. ipwry N. Coe entertained at the
KenwooG Club at luncheon and bridge
today il honor Of MRS. Dale FISHER,
who is the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
John Major, on Stanford street. The
other guests were Mrs. Bolitha Laws,
Mrs. Paul Cromelin, Mrs. Ross Snyder,
Mrs J. M. Ramsay, Mrs. Louise Hum
pheries and Mrs. Allan H. Perley.
Miss Alice Brand and Miss Lillian
Brand of Rockville, Md. entertained
today at the Kenwood Club in honor
of Mrs. Adrian L. Brunett who before
her marriage October was Miss An
nette B. Bell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank B. Bell. Covers were laid for
20 at luncheon and afterward bridge
was played.
Invitations have been issued for the
opening Of the Fairfax Hunt Club which
will meet at 10 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing at the club house. Sunset Hills. Mr.
A. Smith Bowman is M. F. H, and a
breakfast in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowman viii follow the hunt from
70 4 o'clock.
Mrs Emma Prall Knorr will speak
Informally at the Arts Club tomorrow
evening on What to Listen for in Piano
Playing" with illustrations at the
piano Miss Marjorie Lowe will be the
hosteAa
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Leighty are
at the new Shoreham Hotel where they
have taken an apartment for the COM
ing Winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Leighty spent
the Summer months at the Congress
Autumn made a lengthy motor trip
through the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gallagher will
be the house guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Ashby Brown in their home in
Remington, Va, over the week end, and
will return Monday to their apartment
In Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank weeden of San
Francisco are at the Roosevelt Hotel
for q short time.
Mr.. Archibald Barrow of New York
City Is at the Carlton for few days,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. James
+. Hardie Of Scotland.
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Armitage
have arrived in washington from Homo
lulu, Hawaii, and are at the willard
Hotel for a few days. Mr.. Armitage Is
director of the American Automobile
Association in Honolulu, and is here to
attend the conference of the association
being held at the Willard Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs J. N. Cunningham of
Evanston, III, are at the Dodge Hotel
for several days while In Washington.
Benefit Arranged for
kindergarten Association.
The District of Columbia Kinder
gnrten Association has arranged a
benefit lecture recital which Miss Rose
Fyleman viii give Friday evening,
November IA, In the small ball room
Of the Willard. Miss Fyleman on this
occasion will make her first appear
ance in Washington and will give read
ings from her own works. The sub
ject of her lecture Is Poetry for
Children" The officers of the associa-
ton are assisted by Miss Catherine
r. Watkins, director of kindergartens
in the District The president Of the
association. Miss Helen Blackstone,
and the treasurer, Miss Hester Brooks
have charge Of the tickets.
A bazaar viii be given Friday after
noon and evening in the parish house
Bethesda, Md, on the corner of Wis
consin avenue and Bradley lane. The
bazaar, which win open at 4 o'clock
and continue until 10 O'Clock, Is under
the auspices of the Woman's Guild
Auxiliary Of the church.
The 716th anniversary Of the pre-
liminary gathering Of the Barons of
England in the thirteenth century,
when they pledged themselves 70 the
undertaking of the granting Of Magma
Charta, was celebrated today by the
National Society Magma Charta Danes,
e . luncheon and meeting at the
The National Society Magma Charta
Danes was instituted In washington
March !, 1909. It is q social order
composed Of women who are lineal
descendants Of one or more Of the
harons Of England who. In or before
the year 1915, rendered actual service
toward securing. and who. after many
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Of constitutional liberty, properly called
Magma Charta, from their sovereign,
John, King of England, which he rati-
ned and delivered to them 'dn the
meadow which is called Runnemede,
between Windsor and Staines," on the
River Thames, above London, on June
is, 12i5. Mrs. James Large Of Phila-
delphia is president Of the society and
other officers are: Miss Elizabeth
Fisher washington of Philadelphia,
regent general; Mrs. John s. Wurts of
Philadelphia. registrar, and Miss Mar
garet Curtis Merritt OF Philadelphia,
secretary.
Miss Margaret Ridgway Grlndy, sister
of Senator Joseph r. Grundy, Is q
member Of the society and accepted
the invitation for the luncheon.
Mrs. Morgan Armstrong. chairman of
the drama group of the d. G. League
Of American Pen Women, has arranged
q program OF wide interest to play
wrights for Friday evening, at O'Clock,
IN the studio, in Stoneleigh Court.
Mrs. Horace Torbert, author of "Vergil,"
festival play. being given throughout
the country for the celebration Of the