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The Washington times., 1932-11-01
VN IN WASHINGTON ALWAYS FOLLOW DICTATES OF DAME FASHION
SOCIETY NOTES

the Ambassador in New York
for a brief stay.
Mrs. Thomas, wife Of Comdr.
william D. Thomas, U. s. N,
has gone to New York, where
she Is visiting Mrs. reginald
Vanderbilt.
Col. and Mrs. Spencer Crosby.
of Washington, are at the st.
Regis in New York. .
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DR.. George E. Boyd has joined
Mrs. Boyd and their family in
their apartment at Wardman
Park. Mrs. Boyd, who Is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rolfe e. Boiling, and the niece
Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, came
here a few weeks ago from
Panama.
The Rt. Rev. william Gas.
coyne Cecil, Lord Bishop of Elk.
eter, and Lady Cecil, who have
been the guests of Canon and
Mrs. G. Freeland Peter for sew
eral days. left Washington last
evening for Springfield, Ill.
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Luncheon Today
for Debutante

Mrs. Eugene o. Sykes enter
tained at luncheon today at
the Mayflower for her debut
tante daughter, Miss Nal Sykes,
and her guests included a num-
ber of the other debutanteS of
the season. ....
The company included Miss
Mary Lee Bell, Miss Edith Bull.
Miss Betty A. Burke, Miss Eliz-
abeth Burke, Miss Virginia
Cooke. Miss Ann Daingerfield,
Miss Catherine Dubois, Miss
Margaret Ely. Miss Helen Forte
cue, Miss Laura Katherine
Field, Miss Osra Ann Gault,
Miss Virginia Hall. Miss Betty
Jones, Miss Eleanor Jones, Miss
Julia Matheson, Miss Margaret
Mckinley. Miss Helen P. Man
ley, Miss Helen Mark, Miss
Margaret Nixon, Miss Janet
Patterson, Miss Dorothea Peter
son, Miss Marguerite Prescott,
Miss Susan Rogers, Miss Mar
ion ShouSe, Miss Frances Si-
mondS, Miss Ethel Mae Tay-
lor, Miss Helen Tewksbury,
Miss Jane Tewksbury, Miss
Louise A: Tittmann, Miss Ruth
Tuckerman, Miss Elizabeth
Walker and Miss Priscilla Wat
son.
The luncheon was served in
the Palm Court of the hotel
and the table was decorated
with a large centerpiece of
red dahlias.
Very beautiful five year
diaries. each one with a lock
and key, and the name of the
guest engraved on the leather
cover were used both as place
cards and as a gift from Miss
Sykes to her sister debutanteS.
Miss Sykes wore an attrac-
tive frock Of black crepe trim
med in ermine.
Mrs. Sykes also had guests
with her at luncheon in the
presidential dining room. Those
in her party were Mrs. Pat
Harrison, Mrs William Laird
Dunlop, jr., Mrs. Helen Ray
Hagner and Mrs. Blake Lowe
of Baltimore.
Judge Sykes, who is vice
chairman of the Federal Radio
Commission, is now jim Madrid,
as chairman of the American
delegation attending the Inter
national Radio Telegraph Con-
ference.
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Capt. Sir Harry Gloster Arm
strong, former British Consul
General in New York, and Lady
Armstrong will arrive from Eng
land next month and join Miss
Constance Armstrong at the
Weylin.
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson is
at the Savoy-Plaza in New York
awaiting the arrival Of her sis
ter, Viscountess Astor, who is
enroute from England aboard
the Leviathan.
Mrs. Gillian Morrow will pre-.
sent her daughter, Miss Martha
Morrow, to society in the Capi.
tai during the Christmas holi.
days, Miss Morrow is student
at wellesley.
Lady Johnston, widow Of Sir
Alan Johnston and sister Of
Governor Pinchot of Pennsyl.
vania, is arriving tomorrow on
the AQuitania and will be at
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Court, will return to her apart
ment at 2101 Connecticut Ave
nue. tomorrow from a brief
visit in New York where she
has been stopping at the Hotel
New Weston.
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Mrs. Walter F.. Brown, wife
of the Postmaster General, and
Mrs. Hobart Brooks were the
guests at luncheon yesterday of
Miss Grace C. Burton at Gray's
Hill Inn.
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Chief Executive
Appoints New
Ambassador

The President and Mrs. Hoover
returned this morning from
New York, where the former
made a campaign speech last
evening.
This morning, the President
appointed Mr.. Ferdinand Lam.
mot Belin, former career dip
lomat, as United States am
bassa6or to Poland. Mr.. Belin
succeeds Mr.. John North Will
lys, who resigned his post
after spending a year in War
saw. The new ambassador is
from Waverly, Pa; but he
maintains a home in Wash
ington, "Evermay," at 1923
Twenty-eighth St., one Of the
historic old estates in that
section. He has been in the
diplomatic service since 1917.
Mrs Hoover, who planted a
tree. early this afternoon in
the gardens surrounding the
Gordon Junior High School
in Georgetown, is planning to
attend the Saengerknaben this
afternoon at Constitution Hall.
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Hunt Ball To Be
Gala Event

Devotees Of fox hunting from
all parts of the country will
attend the annual Foxhunter's
Ball to be held this evening
at 9 o'clock at the Wardman
Park Hotel. The association
is meeting in the Capital dur
ing this week and a varied pro-
gram is planned for their en-
tertainment.
Mr.. George Allen, Mrs. Viii
liam Carl Hunt and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Nichols are mem
bers of the committee supervis-
ing arrangements for the hunt
ball.
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Senator and Mrs. Daniel 0.
Hastings, of Wilmington, DEL,
are spending a few days at the
Shoreham..
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On West Coast

The Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur
were in wyoming yesterday,
where the former delivered an
address. They will go to Seattle
today and will stop in several
California cities before election
day.
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Dinner for Debutante

The United States Ambassa-
dor to italy and Mrs. John w.
Garrett have issued invitations
for q dinner-dance November
IS, at their residence in Balti-
more in honor of their debu-
tante niece, Miss Katherine B.
Garrett, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Garrett.
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AXE House Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. S.
Chambers have arrived in
Washington and taken posses
sion of their new residence at
2216 Massachusetts, Ave. Mrs.
Chambers was, before her mar.
riage on June 80, Miss Barren.
dina Gardener.
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Miss Dorothy Peterson will en-
tertain at a dinner party at the
Mayflower preceding the Black
and White ball Saturday eve.
ming.
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MFR. and Mrs. Charles D.
Kelly, of Detroit, Mich, are at
the Carlton for stay of several
days.
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Sailing Saturday

Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair will
not open their home, Blair
House, at 1851 Pennsylvania
Ave-, this winter. They are
spending few days at the Hay
Adams House before sailing Sat
urday aboard the new Italian
liner Rex to spend the winter
at Cannes, France.
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ming wear; another, the change In
the necklines of evening gowns which
we now note are high in the front
with a medium decolletage in back.
The popularity of tubelike skirts
flaring at the hem, has been carried
over from last year, and bands of fur
as trimming are used on both after
noon and evening gowns.
A smart model worn recently by
Miss Helen Robbins, daughter of the
Chief of the Protocol Division of the
State Department and Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins, at a large evening
party. accentuated the new mode. 1t
was Of white pebbly crepe, made in
the style mentioned above, and the
deep armholes were finished with
bands of soft white fox.
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Going to Boston

The Secretary Of the Navy,
Mr.. Charles EranciS Adams, will
leave the Capital Thursday eve
ming to go to Boston, where he
will deliver several campaign
addresses. He is expected to re-
turn the first of next week.
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Wide Divergence Shown in Modes
Seen at Afternoon and Evening
Parties in the Capital
q 8@24 Gown"

Just now the feminine portion of society in Washington
particularly interested in fall clothes and the mode
for evening and daytime has taken wide divergence
the close followers of style find the changes interesting
One innovation is the use of sleeves for formal
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Leaves for St. Paul

Mrs. William Dewitt Mitch
ell, wife of the Attorney Gen.
eral, left last evening for st.
Paul, Mo-, where she will be
the guest for the next fort
n1ghG Of her brother, Mr..
Frank Bancroft.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brian Hol-
land, the. latter a niece of
Mrs. Mitchell, are receiving
congratulations on the birth
of daughter, born Sunday.
Mrs. Holland was before her
marriage Miss Gertrude Ban
croft.
Mrs. James H. Douglas, wife
Of the Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, has returned to
her residence in Kalorama
ROAD after brief visit in New
YORK City. Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las are occupying the residence
OF the former Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. Robert
PatterSon Lamont for the win
ter season.
The Assistant Postmaster
General and Mrs. Frederic A.
Triton returned last evening
from Atlantic City, where they
passed the weekend.
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Mr.. Henrique G. da, Silva,
FIRST Secretary of the Portu-
gueSe Legation, is at the Ritz
Carlton in New York.
DR.. H. H. Kung, special en-.
voy of the Republic of China
for industrial investigation, and
Nine. Kung. went to New York
yesterday. They will leave for
a trip through the West prior
to sailing for Europe.
Nine. Entezam, wife of Alb
dullah Entezam, will sail from
New York on November 8, to
join her husband in Geneva;
and they expect to spend part
Of the Winter in Switzerland,
before going to Warsaw, where
the latter Is now stationed.
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Back at Embassy

Back at Embassy
The ambassador Of Italy,
Mobile Giacomo de MARITIME,
has returned to the embassy
from New York, where he was
at the Waldorf-Astoria for a
few days.
The secretary of the en-
basSy Mobile Carlo Andrea
Soaldi, will leave shortly to
return to his home in Italy.
Count Soardi is retiring from
this post, and his departure is
q matter of very great regret
to his many friends in the
Capital.
The ambassador of Great
Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay, will
arrive in New York today aboard
the Aquitania, coming from Eng
land, where he has spent the
past few months.
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ladies' of the Cabinet Remarkably Chic

The ladies of the Cabinet about town daily, at
tending to their muudnous duties and they always
Smarty gowned matter what the occasion
Mrs. Mitchell, wife of the Attorney General,
calling in the fashionable residential section recently,
when she attred in an ablack ensemble of heavy
crepe, made simple tailored lines, with small black
felt hat turned up sharply at the back and trimmed with
stitched bands of the material scarf of pointed fox
completed her costume.
Mrs Chaplin, wife of the Secretary of Commerce. is
of the most attractive in the Cabinet circle and
the costumes she has since coming to Washington
have been smartness personfed.
She afternoon this week wearing very
modsh troteur costume in shades of brown the tan
covert cloth coat reaching almost to the knees and the
simple sports dress worn with it, of chocolate brown light
weight WOOL made the simplest lines.
Her soft felt hat in the two shades had band
of ribbon about the crown with flat bow the left sde
and scarf Of sable lent becoming finish the whole.
Mrs Chaplin is very partial to black, and she has ap
peared several afternoon receptions recently wearing
costumes of either satin crepe of that color simple
design but very modish in effect With these she generally
black pointed fox scarf and small black toque
made Of folds of satin and velvet
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~ - ne ~- DandS OF SOU WnlCe IO6
Bronze of the colOrs which Paris dictates for
the winter and this in whole series of coOr
beginning with brownShgreen and going through gamut
of changes to It appears in all types Of
clohes-coas wraps dresses, evening gowns, hats bags
and shoes and needless say, bronze kid slippers the
correct thing with gowns in these colors
Mrs Wilbur j. Carr wife of the Assistant Secretary of
State favors this color and she is frequently taking
constitutional in the late afternoon wearing long, close
fitting of green chevot with collar and cuffs of silver
fox, and small felt sports hat of the color.
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Continued From First Pagel
Childs are spending their honeymoon
at Luray. They will reside in Wash
ington. where Mr.. Childs has business
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Many Out-of- Town CHESTS
Visit Annapolis on Holiday
Beaches and Country Homes Near Maryland
Capital Are Scenes of Much
Informal Entertaining.

Mai William Campbell McCrone, U.
S. M. c., retired. Mrs. McCrone and
Miss Evelyn McCrone, who have spent
some time at the Blue Lantern Inn,
now are occupying an apartment in the
Morrow, at State circle.
Miss Virginia Ancrum. daughter of
Mai Calhoun Ancrum, u. S. M c.. is
the guest of the daughters of Comdr.
and Mrs. Frank T. Leighton at the
Naval Academy.
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. Overesch
left for the West Coast Wednesday
Comdr. Overesch is in charge of the
members of the Navy who will be rep
resented at the Olympic games. Their
little daughter Emily during their
absence, will be with Lieut.. Comdr
and Mrs. Felix L. johnson, at York
town, Va.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Wallis Gear
ing and their daughter Peggy, who
recently arrived in Annapolis to attend
the marriage of Mrs. Gearings niece
Miss Margaret Halsey, to Mr.. Lea Spru-
ance, left following the wedding fol
Yorktown, Va, where they spent several
days as the guest of Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs Vanderkloot They returned Sat-
urday to Annapolis and after spending
several days with Lieut. Comdr. Gear
ing's mother, Mrs H. G. Gearing. left
Monday for their home at the Nava
Training Station at Great Lakes, Ill.
Comdr. Reginald B. Henry returned
Monday from Virginia Beach where he
spent several days. Mrs. Henry anC
their two children accompanied him
but remained there for several weeks
visit with Mrs Henry's parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Edmund Rufin.
Mrs. Grafton Beall who visited Capt
and Mrs. Walter B. Woodson in Wash
ington for a month, arrived Saturday
to be the guest for several weeks ol
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Soule.
Mrs Richard Baldwin has returned
TO her home at Waterbury after spend
ing several days with Miss Mollie Mil
ligan. in her cottage at Blue Ridge
! Summit.
Lieut.. and Mrs. E A. Taylor. who
are among the recent arrivals on the
station. have leased a house at St
Margarets to which they moved this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Burleigh Fooks and
their young daughter returned Satur-
day TO their home in New Jersey Mrs
Fooks spent a month with her mother
Mrs. c. S. Hepburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas @ Edwards
have returned to their home In Bronx
Vile, N. Y, after spending several days
with their son-in-law and daughter
Lieut.. and Mrs. John T. Warren
Miss Catherine Gates of New York
who was the guest for several days OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Bowie Howard at
Annapolis Roads. has returned to her
home in New York.
Mr.. Robert H. James of the depart
ment of English at the Naval Academy
recently went TO Wilmington, N. c., to
visit his parents
Miss Isabella Hart. daughter of the
Supt. Of the Naval Academy and Mrs
Hart. attended the twenty-ninth Nor
field Girls Conference. started by
Mrs. William R. Moody, daughter OF
Dwight l.. Moody, founder of the Nor
field Schools.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thomas Of
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White Plains, N. Y, classmates of the
bride at Goucher College, and Mr..
Kintner.
The bride was graduated from Couch
er in 1880 and has been teaching in the
high school in Johnstown, Pa. The
bridegroom attended Carnegie Tech and
George Washington University. He is
consultant statistician of the Bureau Of
Mines.
The marriage of Miss Pauline Adams,
daughter of Mr. Nicholas F. Adams, to
Mr. Harold G. Cummings, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. George M Cummings
of Washington, took place at the home
of the bride White Hall. The Plains,
Va, Sunday, July 3.
The wedding took place on the lawn
at 5 O'Clock, the ceremony being psT-
formed by the bridegroom's father. The
bride, who was given in marriage by
her father, was becomingly dressed in
white crepe. made on straight lines,
her veil of white tulle forming train
to complete the costume. She carried
an arm bouquet of Shasta daisies.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter. Miss Mary Alexander Adams, who
wore a costume Of white lace and car
ried a bouquet of garden flowers. The
best man was Mr.. C. Bayne Marbury
of Washington.
The ceremony, attended by the i'm
mediate families and few close friends,
was followed by a reception, to which
were invited many guests from Wash
ington and Virginia. The wedding
came as quite a surprise to the guests.
who were accepting an invitation to
tea at o'clock
The bride attended the Mary Bald
win College in Staunton. Va. and Hol-
Inns College near Roanoke, where she
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was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta
sorority. Mr.. Cummings attended
Alabama University and is a member
of the Delta Epsilon Kappa Fraternity.
Both nre engaged in business here,
Mrs. Cummings with the National
Geographic Society and Mr.. Cum
mings with the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
The marriage of Miss Vance Lucille
Sullivan of Baltimore, Md and for
merly of Washington, to Mr. Edward
Kessinger Reid of Rome, N. Y, took
place Friday, July l, at 5 o'clok pm,
in the chapel OF Syracuse University,
at Syracuse Dean William H. Powers
of the university performed the cere-
mony in the presence of members OF
the immediate families.
The bride, who is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brown Sullivan Of
Baltimore, was dressed in a becoming
white crepe gown and wore red roses,
her favorite flowers. She haA as her
maid of honor Miss Mary Ella Norris
of this city, who wore pale blue chiffon
with pink sweet peas She is a gradu-
ate of Central High School, Washing
ton. and Syracuse University, class OF
1882 and a prominent member OF Pl
Beta Phi.
Mr.. Reid, who is a son Of Mayor and
Mrs William B. Reid Of Rome, N. Y,
is also a graduate of Syracuse Uni
versity and Is now senior IN the
Medical College of the university. He
is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon
and the Scabbard and Blade. He had
as his best man, Mr.. John H. Sullivan
of Syracuse.
Immediately after the ceremony M
and Mrs. Sullivan entertained the
wedding party and guests at dinner at
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, July e.-The
Fourth of July attracted many out-of-
town visitors and the beaches ana
country homes near Annapolis we're
the scenes of much informal enter
tanning.
According to their custom, Mr.. and
Mrs Ridgeley Melvin entertained in
their home, Aberdeen, when a picnic
supper was served on the lawn to about
40 guests.
Mrs. A. G. Cooke entertained at her
usual Fourth Of July party in her nome,
Spring Hill, later taking her guests TO
the Indian Landing Boat Club.
Mrs. Clarence Erskine Clement o.
| Oele Hall was hostess at a dinner for
ID Saturday evening and later took her
guests to the Annapolis Roaos Club Tor
dancing. Mrs. Temple Collins of New
York is visiting Mrs. Clement.
Miss Betty South left Friday for
I Pensacola. Fla. where she will visit her
! brother, Mr.. Hamilton South, who Is
a Marine Corps reserve flight student.
Miss South plans to be in Pensacola
/ several weeks
Mrs. Hamilton South has as her
guests for a few days her nephew eno
! niece Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. P. Clark OF
New York.
J.. Saturday afternoon the first of the
series of tea dances took place at the
Annapolis Roads Club. Every Sstur-
day afternoon from 4 to O'Clock there
/ will be a dance in the Beach CIuo
! Ships room.
| Mr.. Edward Lloyd, jr, of New York
spent the holiday with his parents,
I Commodore and Mrs. Lloyd.
! Several officers who have been IN An
Z oct months in
| preparation for the Olympic games have
! recently received their orders for sea
duty and will leave shortly. Among
them are Ensign Avert Gray, who is
/ ordered to the U. S. S. Pensacola; En-
/ sign George K. Mackenzie, who has re-
| ceived orders to the U. S. S. Raleigh,
and Ensign Richard r. Brener is de-
| tached from the United States Naval
Academy and will go to the U. S. S.
| Fairfax.
Mrs. Bootes. wife of Col James T.
! Bootes, entertained informally for Mrs.
Munsen. who will sail shortly on the
Henderson for the West Coast.
| Comdr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Oldendorf
and their two daughters, who are re-
cent arrivals on the station, spent a
| few Gays with Capt. and Mrs. Edward
| H. H. Old at the Naval Academy.
COHlOT. AlUBUutGl lido OCCh ooolBACO
to duty in the Department of Naviga-
| ton of the Naval Academy.
Mr.. William A Simpson, after spend
ing two weeks with his mother. Mrs.
George w. Simpson, went Wednesday
to Lynnhaven, Va, where he will spend
some time with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Ryan.
Mrs. Allan Cook, mother of Lieut..
Allan B. Cook, recently arrived from
Norfolk, Va, and will occupy her son S
apartment at Maryland avenue dur
ing his absence in Europe.
Prof Paul Allen, jr., of ST. Johns
College faculty and Mrs. Allen recently
went to Richheld, Conn, where they
will spend July and August as guests Of
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Allen.
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Her veil was of tulle, held in place with
cap of seed pearls. Her bouquet was
a shower of brides roses and lilies Of
the valley.
Mrs. Edmond F. Neuberger Of
Dunellen. N. j.. matron of honor and
sister of the bride, wore gown Of
French blue crepe. She carried a
bouquet of pink roses. The bridesmaids.
Miss Dorothy Anne Cleveland, younger
sister of the bride, wore a gown Of
yellow nousseline de sole, and Miss
Virginia Springman, who wore green
mousseline de sole. They carried
| bouquets of Spring flowers.
Mary Anne Cleveland and Bunny
Neuberger, small nieces Of the bride,
were flower girls. They wore dresses of
pink, blue point d'esprit. Each carried
a Colonial bouquet.
! Mr.. James Membert was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Robert Cleve-
| land and Mr.. Howell Nash.
The mothers of the bride and bride
groom received with them, Mrs. Cleve-
| land wearing a gown of flowered chif-
| fon and Mrs. Duval black lace. Their
corsage bouquets were orchids and lilies
of the valley.
The brides going g-aWag ensemble was
Of brown and white with accessories to
match. They left by motor for trip
! to the White Mountains and will be at
home after July 20 in Lyon Park. Va.
| Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Homer
w. Henderson, Mrs. Rudolph Saflund
and her son Randall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles D. Nonemaker and their sons,
Harry and Charles, jr.
The marriage of Miss Thelma E
Shaver. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H
M Shaver of Johnstown. Pa, TO Mr..
Walter G.. Keim of Washington, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Keim Of Johns
town, Pa took place July 3 at noon
in the Grace Avenue M. E. Church,
JohnstoWn, Pa, the Rev. w. l.. Hogg
officiating. The wedding music was
played by Mrs. Lucy Moses Kress,
organist.
The bride wore beige chiffon and
lace gown with accessories to match and
carried pink roses. Mrs. Alton A. Kinks
was the matron of honor. wearing a
blue chiffon gown with accessories to
match and she carried yellow Johanna
Hill roses.
Mr.. Alton A. Kinks was the best man,
Mr.. Keim and his bride left for a
wedding trip after an informal recep-
ton at the church. They will be at
home later at 17l2 I street.
Among the out-of-toWn gu Nts were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gender Of Bedford.
Pa; las Margaret C.skey of Martins
bum, W Va, and Mrs. e; l.. kl2Ener Of