Evening star., 1932-12-06
League of Republican Women
Ecrm Red Cross Class.

FERN Red Cross Glass.
The League of Republican Women
had as its guest speaker at its monthly
meeting Yesterday in the small ball
room of the Willard the Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Mr. John w.
Philip. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, presi-
dent Of the league, presided and the
meeting was opened with the salute to
the flag and the singing Of The Star
Spangled Banner" Miss Mary Apple.
one of Washington'S leading singers,
sang a group of solos. accompanied
by Mrs Christopher Tenley.
The league voted to give S25 to the
Community Chest at its meeting yes
terday and to organize a Red Cross
unit to meet once each week IN the
league headquarters and sew for the
needy through that agency.
Miss Marie Henry Young of 1903 N
street northwest has returned from
Richmond, where she attended the
ceremonies Of the unveiling of the bust
of her ancestor, Patrick Henry, on No
vember 90, and the reception and tea
given by the Governor of Virginia at
the executive mansion to the descend
ants of the illustrious patriot and
statesman.
The Washington Social Register for
1888 has made ITS appearance, and with
its usual accuracy gives valuable mfor-
nation regarding persons OF Importance
in the Capitals social world. One hun
dred and forty-three persons are record
ed as having married in the present
edition, while the number in the 1882
edition was 144. Deaths are fewer, the
figure being 80 as against "a last year
OF this number &3 were women and 40
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members of families are grouped to
show family relationship and designa-
tion of clubs and societies to which
they belong are added.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Thornton Harri-
son of Charles City County, Va, have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Dorothea Dutro Harri-
son, to Lieut.. Robert E. Van Meter
United States Navy, son of Mr.. Maurice
V. Van Meter OF Oklahoma City, Okla.
Thc wedding is to take place next Sep
tember.
Miss Harrison is connected with many
OF the prominent families of Virginia,
and is a great-great-g granddaughter OF
Benjamin Harrison, former Governor
Of Virginia and signer OF the Declara-
ton of Independence. On her maternal
side she is a collateral descendant of
Jefferson Davis, President of the South
ern Confederacy.
Lieut.. Van Meter is descended from
family of early Dutch settlers in New
York and is a graduate of the United
States Naval Academy in the class of
1928. He was the first naval officer to
receive the Cecil Rhodes scholarship to
oxford University, and is now attending
Magdalen College, from which he will
receive his degree next August.
Miss Harrison's engagement to Lieut.
Van Meter was announced to their
friends in Philadelphia at buffet sup
per given by Miss Mary Miller Kress of
Merton last Saturday evening, following
the ArmyNavy foot ball game.
The Rectors' Aid Society of All
Saints Episcopal Church at Chevy
Chase Circle, will hold its annual
bazaar tomorrow from noon until 9
O'Clock in the evening and at the din
ner hour turkey dinner will be served.
Mrs. George W. Harris is president CT
the Rectors' Aid and the party will
follow customs established in former
years.
Members of Sigma Kappa Sorority
will give bridge party Saturday evening
at o'clock. The proceeds will fur
ther the work the sorority is doing in
providing a scholarship loan fund for
college girls who need financial assist
ance. Southern Diaries have given the