Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
News Notes Relating
To Folk Prominent
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they have taken cottage near Win
chester for the balance of the Spring
season and the Summer months. Mr..
Thomson's mother, Mrs A. Pembroke
Thomson, has home in the same To-
cality.
Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin, accom-
panied by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wal
ter Boynton Erwin of Minneapolis, will
start tomorrow by motor for tour OF
the historic gardens in Virginia, which
are being opened through this week for
the benefit of the restoration fund of
the garden of Stratford, the birthplace
Of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
DR.. and Mrs. Albert Evans will have
as their guests this week, in their resi-
dence at 2713 Wisconsin avenue. Mrs.
Frederick M. Staunton of Charleston,
w. Va. sister-in-law of Admiral Staun-
ton of this city, and Mrs. E. w. knight,
whose daughter, Ethel, is in attendance
at National Cathedral School for Girls.
Next week Mrs Evans will join them on
a motor trip through Maryland and
Virginia, visiting gardens and returning
to White Sulphur Springs. where Mrs.
Knight has her Summer home.
The Countess Alfonso Villa of New
York City is now in Washington, at the
Mayfiower, accompanied by Miss Elena
Villa.
DR.. and Mrs. William Walter Merry
man and Miss Evelyn Lindsey Berry of
William and Mary College, Williamsburg,
Va, and Miss Elizabeth Checker of
Johns Hopkins University are here to
attend the convention of the American
Physical Society.
Miss Checker and Miss Berry are re-
manning with Mrs. John FRASER, Miss
Berry's grandmother, at 1882 Bltmore
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Miller returned to
their home on Klingle street early last
week after spending the Easter holidays
in Newport News, Va, where they were
the guests there of Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Dietrich.
Prof. and Mrs. Frank Gardiner of
State College, Pa, were the guests of
their son and daughter in-law, DR.. and
Mrs. Frank z. Gardiner, of College
Park, Md.
Mrs. Wallace Chiswell and Miss Mary
Donnelly left yesterday by motor for
Atlantic City. They will return to their
apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel
the early part of the week. While in
Atlantic City Mrs Chiswell and Miss
Donnelly will stop at the Hotel
Traymore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Schroeder OF
Kaukanna, Wis, and Mr. Floyd F
Schroeder of Charlottesville, Va, were
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. Albert Lee
Schroeder, during Easter week, at theil
home in College Park, Md.
MIR. and Mrs. Carlos Drake Of Wash
angton and Mrs. brakes sister, Miss
Margaret Keith Of Fairfax Court House
va, have gone to New York to attend
the wedding of Mr.. brakes younger
brother, Francis, to Miss Virginia
Chaplin, which will be solemnized mex
Tuesday in st. Nicholas Church. Mrs
Carlos Drake will be one Of Miss
Chapin's twelve attendants.
Mrs. Leland Dotson Webb and hel
mother, Mrs. Hoggart Clopton, returned
recently to Washington from California
Mrs. Webb will entertain at tea to-
morrow afternoon in honor OF Mis-!
Elizabeth Ransley, at o'clock. at thu
Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Webb, who live
at Wardman Park Hotel, will also en-
terrain at a series of teas during thu
Spring at the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Country Club.
Miss Mae Hummer and Miss Marion
Louise Hayes left Thursday evening fol
a brief week end tour of the Shenan'
doah Valley. They attended the secont
days activities at the Winchester apple
blossom festival and spent the remain