Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
Alexandra Society
Calendar Headed by
Anniversary Parties.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Shepperson
Gives Party on Daughters
Ninth Birthday.

Mrs. Charles M. Shepperson enter
&Rined Monday afternoon to celebrate
the ninth birthday of her daughter,
1mogene Baxter Shepperson. The 20
guess were for the most the class
mates of the young hostess at St.
Agnes School.
of her son and daughter-in-law, Lieut..
and Mrs. William j. Morton, jr., at
West Point, N. Y.
Mrs. William A. Moncure and Mr..
Richard Moncure were week end guests
of the Rev. and Mrs. Harry BYRD Lee,
jr., In Towson, Md.
Mr.. Baxton Cary spent the past week
end with his parents and has returned
to Atlantis, where he is attending the
Georgia School of Technology.
Miss Evelyn Litton, Miss EJhel Litton
and Miss Helen Jones have returned
q visit.to Col. and Mrs. H. j. Benchotf
In Woodstock, Va, where they attended
the MidWlnter prom at the Massanutten
Military Academy.
Mrs. Frank w. Wootton entertained
at an informal dance Friday evening
in honor of the birthday anniversary
OF her son, MIR. Frank Wootton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore have re-
turned from visit to relatives in
Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Robert M. Peacher of Annapolis
was the guest last week of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Paul Barrett on South Royal
street.
Mrs. Sue Hazard has returned to her
home in Atlanta after visit to her
uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs. Robert
S. Barrett, on Duke street.
MRS. Nella Scott Blackstock of At
1anta has announced the engagement of
her daughter Mary Virginia to Mr..
George Walker Bolton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Harvey Bolton. Mr.. Bolton
was graduated from the Virginia Poly
and iSsnow living in Atlanta. The we'd
ding will take place late In April.
Miss Margaret Jackson is in Rich
naond where she went for the marriage
Of Miss Mary Hannah Tucker, daughter
Of Dr. and Mrs. Beverley r. Tucker, to
Mr. Thomas Dudley Stokes, jr.. at noon
yesterday in st. Pauls Episcopal
Church Miss Jackson also attended
the wedding of Miss Mary Hamilton
James bearing Fauntleroy, to Mr..
George Stinaker Riggs, in Grace and
Holy Trinity Church last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Hunter an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Virginia to Mr.. Bias Garcia. Saturday,
March 2, at the parsonage Of the First
BaptiSe Church, with Rev. Percy S.
GA1lS 044lCldbUlB.
MRS. Thomas Tazewell Hubbard of
Richmond spent part Of last week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Strauss, on South Washington street.
Miss Joyce Graham has left for Phoe-
nix, Kriz., to visit her sister, Mrs. Rus
sell Jones.
Mrs Clarence C. Leadbeater is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Milton Alexander,
IN Lancaster, Pa.
Miss Ethel Carter entertained Mon
day evening in honor Of the birthday
anniversary Of Mrs. Claude Freeman.
The other guests were Mrs. Robert OAR
ley, Mrs. Emmett Carter, Miss Mabel
Florefce, Miss Mary Yeggi, Miss Anna
Yeggiy Miss Cathryn Beach, Miss Eula
Mcdaniel, Miss Carrie Mcdaniel, Miss
Margaret Fletcher, Miss Nellie Bevlin,
Miss catherine Carter, Mr.. William
Price, Mr.. John Cunningham, Mr.. Ale
fred Hillyer, Mr.. George Sampson, Mr..
Samuel Berman, Mr.. Charles Marion,
Mr.. Edward Marion, Mr.. James Dupont,
Mr.. Evert Thompson and Mr.. Lewis
Connnington.
Mr.. Everette Murphy was the guest
OF honor st a surprise party given by
20 Of his friends Monday evening to
celebrate his birthday anniversary.
Mis- Virginia Jackson is the guest
Of Comdr. and Mrs. w. D. Gutham, in
Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian D. Knight are
spending several weeks In Palm Beach.
Mraa and Mrs. Thomas Alexander Lee
and their grandchildren, Miss Ellen
Craighill and Mr. Rutherford Craighnl
of warrington, were guests last week Of
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Swami
Sinclair.
NfrE Florence Lagergren Of Whining
ton. Del, has left for her home. after
q visit to Dr. and Mrs. G. N. Amos.
Mrs Mary Troth and Miss Eleanor
Watkins have returned from Lynch
burg, where they attended a meeting OF
the state executive board of the Bust
ness and Professional Women's Club.
Mr. Edmund B. Luckett has returned
30 his home in Baltimore after a visit
TO his sister, Mrs. j. B. Watkins, on
South Columbus street.
Representative Francis Soldering of