Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-15
Miss Caroline Morton
Gives Shower In Honor
OF Miss Helen Cannon
Miss Evelyn Pickett Returns
to Alexandria From Nor
folk.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, November IA
Miss Evelyn Lewis Pickett has re-
turned from Norfolk, where she was
maid of honor at the marriage of Miss
Margaret Lee Joynes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin JoyneS, to Mr..
Richard Hamilton of Portsmouth, Va.
which took place November at River
View. the home of the brides parents.
The bride was a claSsmate OF Miss
Pickett at William and Mary College,
and has frequently visited her in Alex
andria.
Miss Caroline Fitzhugh Morton en-
tertained at a gift shower Tuesday
evening in her home on North Wash
ington street in honor Of Miss Helen
Newell Cannon, whose marriage to Mr..
Charles Franklin Willoughby Clarke of
Washington will take place Saturday
evening in the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Andrew Clarke, sister-in-law OF
Mr. Clarke, will entertain for Miss Can
non Wednesday evening in her home
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alexander
Swami Sinclair entertained at a mu-
steal and buffet supper November Z.
those from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Barbour of Fairfax and
Miss Anne Madison Washington of
Washington, q cousin Of Mrs. Sinclair,
who has recently returned from Paris,
where she was offlcial hostess in the
replica of Mount Vernon during the
exposition last Summer. Miss Wash
ington Is a daughter Of the late Mr..
Lawrence Washington, the last male
be born at Mount Vernon.
Mrs. John Thornton Ashton, Mrs.
Curtis Backus and Miss Elsie Snow
den were in Yorktown last week to at
tend the State convention of the N. s.,
d. A. r.
Mrs. Edgar F. Sommers has returned
to her home, in Somerset, Va, after
visit to her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Sommers, on
North Washington street.
Mrs. Edwin Corbin was the guest
of honor at surprise birthday party
Friday evening, when the other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Price, Mr..
and Mrs. B. j. Corbin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Corbin, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ketchum, Mrs. Coleman, Miss Berna-
dette Poole, Miss Irma Corbin, Miss
Helen Pearson. Miss Ervie Tanner,
Miss Alice Corbin, Miss Irene Thomas,
Mr.; Frank Steiges, Mr.. George Poole
and Mr. Edwin Corbin.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Whittemore
and Miss Thelma Whittenlore have
returned from a motor trip to Belts
vile, Md, where they were the guests
of Mrs. Whittemore's uncle, Mr. N. H
Bowman
Mrs. Julia Abner is again at home
after a visit to her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Carman,
in Lancaster, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. E. M. Fisher and Mr..
nj
have arrived in Alexandria to spend
the Winter. DR.. Fisher is a member
of the faculty of Ann Arbor Un:ver-
Sity and will spend the coming year
doing research work in Washington.
Miss Dorothy Hill of New York City
Is the guest of Mrs. Russell Butts. Mrs.
Charles Loven entertained informally
Friday evening in honor of Miss Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Armistead of
Harrisburg. Pa, were week end guests
of the formers sister-in-law, Mrs
Henry s. Armistead
Mrs. Karl Naumburg Of New York
City is the guest of Mr., and Mrs. w. j.
Tough.
Rev. Tom Gibbs Akeley, rector of
st. Andrews Church in Newcastle,
Me-, was the recsnt guest Of Mrs. Axe
1ey's brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert ]. Cox.
Mrs. Florence Mae Dow left Mon
day for her home In Atlanta after a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert j. Baker.
Mr.. George G. Sousa Of Puerta Cor
tez, Honduras, spent the week end as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Macdonald
Douglass.
Miss Gladys Rambo of RoyersSord,
Pa, is the guest OF her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Ranbo.
Miss Yaannaffa Whalen Nf Atlanta
is spending several weeks with rela-
tives in Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley D. Wilson and
their small daughter, Jewell Wilson,
are visiting in Charleston, w. Va.
Mrs. Michael Houston and her son,
Michael Houston. jr., of New York
City, are the guests Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roger B. Adams.
Mr.. George Sealor of Baltimore was
the week end guest Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sealor.
Miss Katherine Gall of New Haven,
Conn, was the recent guest of her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Gall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Dietrich have
left for their home in Akron after
visit to the formers brother and sis
ter-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. z. c. Diet
rich.
Mrs. B. F. Skinner has arrived from
an extended visit to relatives in Orig
lersville, Va, and will spend the Win
ter with her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Rideout, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moore left Mon
day for visit to relatives in Nash
vile, Tenn. Mr. Thomas Moore has
returned from fishing trip to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Mrs. w B. Baker, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Elmer VIII
liams, has left for Charlotte, N. c.,
where she will be the guest of other
relatives before leaving for her home
in Fernandina, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Cockrell of Rich
mond were guests last week of Mr.. and
Mrs S. w. White.
Miss Fannie Scott Herbert was
guest over the past week end of Col and