Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Havana Visit Draws
Powells South From
Home in Chevy Chase
Claxton Lewis Engagement
and Many Parties and
Teas Attract Nearby
Interest.

Lieut. Col. and Mrs. e. Alexander
Powell and Miss Betty Powell left their
home, Journeys End, on Rosemary
Circle, last Sunday to motor to Key
West: From there they will go by boat
to Havana to visit Mr.. j. Waldron Gil
lespie in his home, Monte Verde, at
Marfel, Cuba. where they will spend
several weeks.
ID. ana Mrs. Ben Temple Webster
have returned to their home on West
Irving street, after spending several
weeks in Florida. They were guests OF
Hiram Todt, in Coral Gables, and Miss
Temple BE- LEY and her mother, Mrs
M. v. Bailey, at Clearwater, Fla.
Miss Helen Williams is again in her
home in Chevy Chase after spending
three weeks In Miami Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Thomas j, Howerton Is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mary e. Linton, at
Langhorne, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward @. Yonker
have completed months stay In Cal
tfornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. August q. Gutheim
are spending several weeks In Florida.
Miss Mary Merrick will give bene-
1T bridge party in her home on Mel
rose street tomorrow for her unit Of
the Sanctuary Society Of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament.
DR.. and Mrs. Carl Hennlng enter
tanned at supper and bridge last eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p MacHatton
were hosts at bridge and supper last
evening in their home on Langdrum
lane.
Miss Sarah Russell Pollard motored
to Quantico last week end and was
the house guest of Miss Catherine
Clarke, the daughter of Maj. and Mrs.
George s. Clarke.
Mrs, Morgan Whiteford of Whiteford,
Md, is spending some time with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. Burton Corning, on Leland street.
Mrs. Donald Adams was hostess at
luncheon and bridge yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Irving c. Norwood of Santa
Monica, CALI, is the house guest Of
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. z. Percival Wilson, on Rosemary
street.
Miss Margaret Shafer, accompanied
By her aunt, Mrs. Marshall, of Plain
Held, N. j., attended the Midwinter car.
nival at Dartmouth College, at Hanover,
Mrs. Walter Cline entertained at
luncheon and bridge Tuesday In her
home, on Legation street
Mr.. Cleveland NorcroSs has returned
70 the University Of Pennsylvania after
spending his Midwinter vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Nor
cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Swindlehurst
entertained at supper and bridge last
evening in their home, on Nevada ave-
nue..
Or. and Mrs. Philander P. Claxton Of
Tennessee recently announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mrs Eliza
beth Claxton Elliott, to Mr.. Thomas d.
Lewis of Bethesda. Mrs. Elliott has Sc
lected Saturday afternoon. February q,
for the wedding, which will take place
at o'clock in st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal Church, on Bradley lane.
Mr. Lewis uncle, the Rev. Thomas D..
Lewis, rector of the Church of the As
cension in Amherst, Va, will perform
the ceremony. Mrs. Elliott attended
Sweet Briar College and later the Uni
versity of Tennessee. where she received
her degree She made her home IN
Washington during the time that her
of education. This Winter she has
been staying with her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Walker,
on West Lenox street Mrs. Lewis is the
sen of the late Dr. John Latane Lewis
of Bethesda His mother was Mrs. Mary
Z. Chichester, daughter of Judge John
D. NJ. Chichester of Fairfax, Va. He
is well known in real estate circles in
Washington and Montgomery County
and Is a member of the Kenvood Club
and a vestryman of ST. Johns Church.
Miss Clorinda Phillips of Butler, Pa,
o student of Holton Arms, was the
week end guest of DR.. and Mrs. George
GoetZman on Nevada avenue. DR.. and
Mrs. Goetzmen entertained at a theater
party Friday evening in honor of their
guest.
Mrs. H. H. Semmes and Mrs Fred
erick Southgate will entertain section
IL of the Guild of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church at luncheon Tues
day in the home of Mrs. SemmeS ON
Primrose street Mrs Stuhler is leader
Of the section
Mrs. Edward Montgomery will en-
terrain her club at luncheon and