Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21
Tea Given In Courtyard
Of Historic Gadsbys
Tavern in Alexandra
Bronze Marker Commemo-
rating Restoration Is I'm
yelled by Garden Club.


Garden CLUB of Alexandria entertained
at tea in the courtyard of Gadsby's
Tavern Tuesday afternoon following the
unwilling of a bronze marker commem-
Grating the restoration of the courtyard
and garden of the historic inn by the
club. Mrs. Frank Mason billiard, presl-
dent of the club, presided. Rev. Will
liam j. Morton, rector of Old Christ
Church, made the invocation; Mr.. Will
liam Buckner McGroarty, president OF
the Washington Society of Alexandria,
made the presentation address, and
Mrs. Leslie H. Gray, president Of the
Dolly Madison Garden Club of Orange
Clubs of Virginia, unveiled the tablet.
Previous to the exercises at the tavern
Mrs. Louis Jeffries entertained at
luncheon in honor of Mrs. Gray.
Mrs. billiard, Mrs. Malcolm Matheson,
Mrs Robert M. Reese and Miss Mary
Lindsey returned Monday from Hot
Springs, where they attended the an
nual meeting of the Garden Clubs of
Virginia.
Mrs. Louis e. Turk of YonkerS, N. Y,
has announced the engagement of her
daughter, Charlotte Morgan, to Mr.. Ed
ward Stabler Lloyd of New York City,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Lloyd
of 209 South st. Asaph street. The
wedding will take place next month.
L u
England ancestry and is direct de-
scendant of Gov William Bradford OF
the Massachusetts, Bay Colony and OF
Deacon Samuel Chaplin, founder OF
Springfield, Mass. Another ancestor
was DR.. Ralph Isaac Bush, one OF the
four members of the first graduating
class at Yale University. On his moth
ers side Mr.. Lloyd is descendant OF
the Stabler and Leadbeater families,
who have been prominent in Alexandria
since before the Revolution. He was
graduated from Princeton in the class
of 1916 and served in the Navy during
the World War. Mr.. Lloyd Is now a
partner in large firm and is trustee
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe have
returned from Richmond, where they
went to attend the marriage OF Miss
Elizabeth Lee Valentine, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Gray Valentine,
to Mr.. William Lacy Goodwin, .Jr.,
which took place Saturday evening,
June 10, in st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
After July Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin Will
live at 2l29 Florida, avenue, in WASH
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor Lewis, jr.,
were in South Boston, Va, last week
for the marriage of Miss Lighfoot Hob
son Jordan, daughter of Mrs. William l..
Jordan. to Mr.. Edwin H. Copenhaver,
jr., of Charlottesville. The bride is well
known in Alexandria and has several
times visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Carlin, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Carlin, jr, re-
Gently had as a guest Miss Ellen Frazer
Of Georgetown, S. G.
Miss Mary Virginia Agnew has re-
turned from Richmond where she at
tended the special meeting OF the
Daughters of the Barons OF Runny-
io q
day last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ross of EaSton,
Md, announce the marriage OF their
daughter Hilda RoSs-Myer to Mr..
Clyde Campbell Lamond of this city
Monday. June Is, in their home in
Easton Only small company Of rel
atives and intimate friends witnessed
the ceremony, Immediately after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamond left for Mon
treal to sail for Europe. After Septem-
Der l they will live in Alexandria. Mr..
Lamond has been a member OF the
city council for b number of years.
The marriage of Miss Esther Woods
to Mr.. Frank A Warning took place at
noon Monday in the rectory OF st.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church, with
Rev. Thomas A. Rankin officiating.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Rooney entertained at luncheon
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs Warning, who
later left for a trip to Niagara Falls.
After July they will live at 404 South
Pitt street.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Alma
Via, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Via of Clifton Forge, Va, to Mr.. Ernest
A. Huntington, took place Saturday,
June ID, in the home of Rev. Peter G.
Dubourg in Rosemont. Mr.. Via gave
his daughter in marriage and Mr.. r.
D. Dudley, sister of the bride, was
matron of honor. Mr.. George Wells
was best man. Mr.. and Mrs Hunting
ton are spending ther honeymoon in
the mountains of Virginia and will
live in Alexandria
Miss Margaret Riker entertained at
a bridal shower Tuesday evening in
honor of Miss Evelyn Bowie, whose mar
rage to Mr.. Thomas Knight took place
last evening
Mrs. Hugh Davis of Virginia Beach
is the guest of her aunt, Miss Esther
Fowle Brookes on Duke street.
Miss Lillian Edgar has left for her
home in Baltimore after q visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin H. Stewart on South
Washington street.
Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe, jr., has re-
turned from st. James School, Md,
where he was one of the graduates and
will enter Trinity College in Hartford,
Conn, in September.
Mrs. william Byron Bailey and her
young daughter, who have been in
Cambridge, Mass, where Lieut.. Bailey,
U. S. N, has been taking a post-grad-
uate course at Harvard, are the guests
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
T. King, on Prince street. Lieut.. Bailey
will join them early in July.
Mr.. Marshall F. Hayden has arrived
from Hampden-Sidney College and will
spend the Summer in his home in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Taylor and
their sons, James and John Taylor of
Dover, Ohio, are visiting Mrs. Taylor's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Dearborn, who also had as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carter of
Occoquan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie G. Tut and their
children left Sunday by motor for
Niagara Falls and will go from there
to Wisconsin, where they will spend a
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian D. knight have
left for Colonial Beach and will spend
the Summer In their cottage there.
Mrs. Charles j. Deahl Is the guest
of her son-in-1aw and daughter, Rev.
and Mrs. Charles Monroe, in New Or
leans. Miss JAMS Deahl was a graduate