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been the week end guests of Mrs. John
Rice Cain of the Westchester.

started yesterday and continues to
June 2e for the benefit of the building
fund of its Convalescent Home for
Children, located in Rockville, Md On
the committee in charge are Mrs. Henry
BerenS, Mrs. D. j. Callahan. Mrs. Vir-
ginia O'Hare Mrs Aubrey Clarke, Mrs.
May Blaine Lipscomb, Mrs. Sally Pep
per, Mrs. George Y. Worthington, jr.
Mrs. John Foote Miss Sarah Maher,
Mrs. Paul Fenlon, Mrs c. P. Nell, Miss
Rosemary Walsh, Mrs. T. L. Ccstigan,
Mrs. Joseph Healy, Miss Kitty Moore.
Miss Virginia ODonoghue and Mrs.
Thomas j. Sheridan, chairman.
The committee is assisted by officers
OF the board Miss Mary V. Merrick
Mrs D. c. Stapleton, Mrs. j. P. Tumulty,
Miss Borredell Cover, Mrs. Robert Ca
hill, Mrs. C. w. Semmes, Mrs. j. D.
Moran, Mrs. w. F. Sands and Miss
= Anna J. Ready.
wedding of interest to residents of
Washington and near by Virginia took
place Saturday when Miss Virginia
Crocker was married to Ensign Nelson
Mead Head in Long Beach, Calf The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
George Grice in the Grace Methodist
Church which IVES simply decorated
with adiol1, orange blossoms smilaX
and ferns.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard D. Crocker of Country
Clubs. Va She was given in marriage
by Mr.. Charles Glasgow, ST., Of Long
Beach.
Mis- Margaret Elizabeth Glasgow of
Long Beach was the maid Of .honcr.
The bridegroom, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Head of Bar
croft, Va. had Ensign Harlan T. John
son, classmate, as his best man.
Ensign johnson is the son of Repre-
sentative Royal c. johnson of South
Dakota
Tha traditional arch of swords was
formed by the ushers, who wore white
service uniforms with dre-s belts En-
signs in the Navy, they were as follows:
Julian F. Beeton, J. Louis Breault, Ian
c EDDY, Lot Ensey, Raymond H. Jacobs,
Edward J. ONeill. Frank L. Robinson
and James T Smith
Washington University. AS an under
graduate sho was affiliated with the
active chapter of Alpha Delta Pi
Sorority. Ensign Head was a member
of the 1881 graduating class, United
States Navy, and is now stationed
aboard the U. S. S. Texas at San Pedro.
Calf
Following the ceremony. the coupe
left for a motor trip, the brides costume
including print dress with a dark blue
jacket and acces esSoTies to match After
July Ensign and Mrs. Head will be at
home in Long Beach.
The home of Mr. and Mrs J. Jerome
1ightfoot. Tenley House, will be open to
the public Saturday from to 6 o'clock.
This cid home has stood in the pres
ent position since ITO, when the first
Tenley's settled there and has been in
the family continuously, Mr.. Lightfoot,
the present occupant, being the last of
the family.
One room and stairway is of the orig
inal house. a wing was added in 1845.
and the back of the original house was
rebuilt after the Civil War. the house
being occupied during that period by
New York and Pennsylvania troops, the
family living in the attic.
Manv cid relics Of the first settlers
are still in the house. ard very little
has been done to modernize the in
te"'Cr Of the house
The purpc7e Of this opening is to
finance tho Biccatennial program of
the Henry C. Spengler Unit. No. y. of
the American Legion Auxiliary. There
VIII be a small charge for admission
a0d tea will be served in the beautiful
g2rdon
The following is partial list of those
Nho ere sponsoring the affair: Mrs.
FIst-Smith. Mrs Wade Ellis, Mrs. John
W. Bennett, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, |
MIS- Jesse Lee WEBB. Mrs: Edgar B.
Merritt. Miss Alice Haven, Mrs. Charles
J. NeUhard. Mrs Virginia White Speel,
Mrs. Ernest Humphries Daniel Mrs.
wallace Streater. Mrs. Roscoe Oatley.
Mrs. Fulton Lewis and Mrs. Howard L.
Hocgkins.
The marriage of Miss Ketureh Cofer
Myr.ck. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee Baker Myrick. to Mr.. John Mar
shall, son of Mrs. Philip Thomas Mar
shall and the late Mr.. Marshall, of New
port News. took place Saturday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at ST. Andrews
Church, Norfolk. Va. with the rector,
the Rev. E. Ruffin Jones' offciating.
assisted by the Rev. J. Keith Lee. rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Newport News, cousin of the bride
groom
She had as her maid of honor her
sister, Miss Roberta Barham Myrick.
The brides other attendants were
Mrs. Mildred Meyer Blu. ana Miss
Esther Roberts.
The bridegroom had as his best nan
his brother, Mr.. Philip T Marshall of
Newport News and the ushers were
Mr.. James Sommerville of Washington.
Mr.. Ronald Wills Mr. Douglas Brsx-
ton and Mr.. Frank HAYWARD of New
port News.
The social season was closed last nCht
of the Delta Phi Sigma Sorority. Ipta
Chapter, when members attended a
banquet and dance at Manor Club. Nor
beck, Md. Short talks were given by
Miss Margie Maloney. who was re-
elected president of her chapter and
who was also elected national treasurer
of the sorority at its convention held in
New York last month: Miss Mary Sew
ern, neWlyelected vice president; Miss
Elizabeth Wilson. elected recording sec
Ietary; Mrs Pearl Fisher. reelected
corresponding secretary; Miss Doris
Thompson. reelected treasurer: Miss
Lurena ludlow, elected historian: Miss