Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07
Weddings of,Interest
Are Features of Social
Items In Alexandra
Miss Eva Virginia Weeks
Is Bride of Mr.. Charles B.
Swan.

to Mr.. Charles B. Swan took place
Saturday morning, May 80, at IL o'clock
! IN the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Lee Ruffner on Prince street. Few.
DR.. William j. Morton, rector of Old
Christ Church, of1ciated. The bride,
who was given in marriage by Mr..
| Rufner, wore a white chiffon enSem-
/ BILE costume, with long skirt and jacket
effect, a small white hat and carried
a cluster of orchids and valley lilies.
| Mrs. Ruffner was the brides only at
| tendant. Mr.. Swan had MS nephew,
Mr.. Everett Swan, as his best man.
Following the ceremony there was
| wedding breakfast, which was attended
by about 40 guests, and later Mr.. and
Mrs. Swan lett to spend their honey
moon in Atlantic City. Mr.. Swan, the
senior member OF a mercantile firm,
| is a past master OF the Alexandria
/ Washington Lodge of Masons and a
director of the Citizens National Bank
/ He and his bride will live in Rose
mont, where he has had home for
, a number of years.
Mr.. Bickerton Winston Cardwell OF
| the faculty of the Episcopal High
! School will be among the ushers at
the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Lee
Valentine daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
| Granville Gray Valentine to Mr.. Will
| Episcopal Church in Richmond Sat-
urday evening.
Miss Fanny Maury Burke and Miss
Clarence Brent Snowden attended the
annual meeting of the Jefferson Family
Association at Monticello Saturday,
May 80.
Mrs. Norman F. Lawler and her in
FAINT son. Dean Lawler, of Salisbury
! Md, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
4 n1.,V1f
Miss Fanny Dixon has returned from
| Louisville, KY, where she has been
the guest of Miss Mary Pirtle for the
! past two months.
Mr.. Charles M. Shepperson. jr., and
Mr.. Robert S. Cochran left Yesterday
for Lexington, Va, to attend the finals
at the Virginia Military Institute, of
which they are both alumni
Maj and Mrs. Floyd Hunter end
Their, children have gone to Myrtle
| Beach, S. c., for the Summer In
September they will go to Fort Bragg.
N. c., where Maj. Hunter has been
| ordered for duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert " Bryan have
returned from a trip to Cape May
Miss Charlotte Kemper is home from
visit to her brother-in-law and sister,
Rev and Mrs. Beverley Munford Boyd,
In Austin. Tex.
Miss Courtenay Page Waller is the
guest Of friends in Marion S. C.
Mr.. Eugene Bode, jr., of this years
graduating class at Fork Union Mill
tary Academy. has returned home and
will spend the Summer with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bode.
Mrs. j. F. McClary of Johnstown,
Pa. Mrs. M. r. Collins end Miss Edna
Brideson of Pittsburgh are the guests
Of Mrs. McClary's sister, Mrs. Chester
M. Singer. on North Royal street.
Mrs j. n. Creel is at home after
visit to her mother, Mrs. r. j. Brown,
in Norfolk
Mrs. Henry ziegler entertained at
Mary Allen of Gaithersburg. Md, who
is the guest of Mrs. r. j. Yates
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Koogle and Miss
Mary Beall Koogle of Richmond we're
week end guests of Mrs, Koogle's broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs
Charles T. Nicholson.
Mrs. Frederick Barr has been the
guest Of her daughter. Miss Margaret
Barr, while attending the commence
ment exercises at st. Anges School,
Of which Miss Barr is a member of
the faculty. Miss Barr will return to
Winchester to spend the Summer with
her parent.
Mrs. TAYLOR Burke entertained at tea
at the Belle Haven Country Club Sat-
urday afternoon May 30, in honor of
the faculty and graduating class of st.
Agnes School
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll May enter
tanned at dinner in their home on North
Washington street Friday evening, May
20, in honor Of Miss Eva Virginia Weeks
and Mr.. Charles B. Swan. whose mar
riage took place the next day. Mr..
Swan is brother of Mrs May.
hHrc TA1a Yy,IA
OF Cumberland, Md. are the guests of
Mrs. C. w. Judd, on Duke street. Miss
Mildred Judd spent the past week end
with friends in Arlington County.
Miss Katherine Alexander Leadbeater
is home from visit to friends in New
York City.
Miss Ruth Bryant has returned from
Morristown, N. j., where she was a
bridesmaid at the marriage of Miss
Anita Bradshaw to Mr.. Brookes Nichol
Friday afternoon, May 90.
Miss Rita Dyson is at home after
attending the finals at Bowdoin College,
in Brunswick, Me.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Bruce Morton
and children of the University Of Vir-
GINA were week end guests of DR.. Nor
tons parents, Rev DR.. and Mrs. William
j. Morton, on North Washington street
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mooney enter
tanned Monday evening to celebrate the
eighty-fifth birthday anniversary of Mr..
MONEYS mother, Mrs. Mary Mooney.
Mr.. and Mrs George Davis have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in Mar
tinsburg. w. Va.
Mrs Frank M. Pearson and her young
son, Walter Pearson. left last Sunday to
join Mr. Pearson in Sidney. Nebr., where
they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Norwood of Phila-
delphia were week end guests Of their
son and daughter in law, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. c. Norwood, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Luttrell of Bris-
toll, Tenn, were recent guests of Mrs.
James Waddell.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Davidson have re-
turned from a visit to the latter's
mother, Mrs. T, B. Miller, in Norris
town, Pa.
Mrs. Thomas Murphy and Mrs Will
liam j. Murphy of Baltimore, were
guests last week of the formers
daughter, Mrs Henry Knight.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Jones spent the
past week end with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Noe, in Parkers-
burg. W. Va.
Mrs. Margaret See of Cincinnati is
spending several weeks with her son and
daughterin law, Mr. and Mrs. o. F. See
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. W. Turney will
leave next week for San Diego, Calf,
where Lieut.. Turney has been ordered
for duty.
Mrs H. B. Geho of Philadelphia is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Anna
Jackson Sloan.
Miss Virginia Carton of Winston
Salem. N. c., is visiting her mother,
Mrs Frank Iden.
Mrs. E. r. Powell of Richmond was
the week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Eddington. Mr.. and Mrs. Eddington
entertained Saturday evening, May 80,
to celebrate the tenth birthday ami