Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-14

Payne. Mrs. Richard Crane Of Westover,
Va. Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury Of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Frederick Ashton
gren, Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke, Mrs.
Arthur Macarthur, Mrs. Thomas T.
Craven, Mrs. Hamilton Mccormick
Goodhart. Mrs George c. Thorpe and
Mrs. Hamilton Wright.
Son Of Senator Townsend
Engaged to Philadelphian.
The engagement of Miss Theodore
Odon Thomson of Philadelphia to Mr..
Paul Lockwood Townsend, son of Sena-
tor John G. Townsend, jr, Of Delaware
was announced today at a luncheon
given in the North Garden CT the Belle
ue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, by
Mrs. Harris Hamilton Thomson of that
city, but formerly of Woodbury., N. J.
Senator Townsend and his daughter,
Miss Lyla Townsend, made their home
at the Willard last season, and Mr..
Townsend, who is secretary to his
father, is well known in society here.
Mrs. Thomson gave a luncheon and
bridge for her daughter at the Belle
vue- Stratford, and the company of so
to whom she made the announcement
included those from New York, Penn
sylvania. New Jersey, Delaware and
Washington. Among the Delaware
guests were Mr. Townsend's risters,
Mrs. John A. Tubbs and Miss Lyla
Townsend of Selbyville; Mrs. Julien E.
Townsend of Georgetown and Mrs.
John G. Townsend, Sd, of Selbyville.
No date has been set for the wedding.
Mrs Heard, wife of Comdr. William
A. Heard. U. S. N, was hostess at cea
yesterday afternoon. entertaining a
small company In honor Of Mrs Leon
Mitchell of Rock Island, H., who is
their house guest.
Comor. A. C. McFall. U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Fall. have had as their guest Mrs.
A. c. Dodge, who left yesterday for her
home in New York.
Miss Beatrice Craft, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. r. P. Craft, will enter
tain at bridge shower this afternoon
in her home, on Porter street, in COM
pliment to Miss Elizabeth McKelvey
daughter Of Col. and Mrs. William
Nessler McKelvey, whose marriage will
take place this month The guests will
/ include Miss Anne Britton of Phila-
delphia, house guest of Miss Craft; Mrs.
E. j. Peterson, Miss Jean Prentiss. Mis-;
Elizabeth Miles, Mrs. George Sullivan,
Miss Lillian Beech, Miss Louise Chas-
mar Miss Robin Boyle Miss Louise
Campbell, Miss Anna Katherine Bootes,
daughter of Col and Mrs. James T.
Bootes of Annapolis
Miss Bootes entertained at a bridge
shower yesterday afternoon for Miss
McKelvey in her home, in Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dcmarest LLOYD will
entertain small company informally
at dinner this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd will be hosts al
dinner Saturday evening, December S
and with their guests will later attend
the first meeting this season of the
dancing class, which will meet at the
Montgomery Country Club Mrs. Joseph
Letter, who has been a leader in the
activities of this organization, is ex-
pected to come to Washington for this
meeting although, with Mr.. Letter. she
is occupying house in Chicago fol
the Winter
Col. and Mrs. Robert c. DAVIS will
present their daughters. Miss Barbara
Davis and Miss Elizabeth Davis. durinQ
the Christmas holidays. Miss Elizabeth
Davis is a senior at Randolph Macon
College and will spend the Thanks
giving holidays with her parents, who
have an apartment in the Cairo fol-
the Winter
Mrs. Davis will entertain the
debutanteS of this season at luncheon
Friday, November 81. for her two
daughters. Yesterday Miss Edwina
Davis, older sister of the debutantes
was hostess at luncheon at the Wash
ington Airport, entertaining in compli.
ment to Miss Barbara Davis The