Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-16
SOCIETY
Ambassador of Spain Host at Luncheon to
Sir Henry Getty Chiffon in Wash
ineton En- Route to Chile.

! Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard
| the last child born at Mount Vernon
and now living, will assist in the plant
! ing of the two long-leaf pine trees from
| North Carolina Thursday morning al
IL O'Clock. The trees will be planted
at the entrance to Mount Vernon as
a memorial to Martha Washington ano
Virginia Dare, and are gift from the
Virginia Dare branch of the North
Carolina League OF American Fen
! Women.
Lieut.. Frederick Butler, assistant SUI
perlntendent of public buildings and pub
lie grounds, will make the acceptance
Mrs. Livingston Vann, jr., will give the
Allegiance to the flag, Mr.. Lawrence
Thomas Of North Carolina, second-class
ouartermaster of the u. S. Frigate Con-
stitution, will carry the North Carolina
State flag, and young Ray Clarke
Junior president of the Army and Navy
Chapter of the c. A. R., will be the
standard bearer of the stars and stripes.
In addition, a Betsy Ross flag with l3
stars will be used in the ceremony.
Mrs. Andrew Taylor Seay of Richmond
will sing Trees" and Garry Me Back
to Ole Virginny," and the ceremony
has been arranged by Mrs. Charles
Fisher Taylor, president OF the Viz
GINA Dare branch of the North Caro-
lima l.. A. P. w.
Virginia House Party
at Opie Home in StauntOn.
Miss Mary Alexander Opie has as her
guests at Oakenwold, the home of her
parents, Col. and Mrs. Heroine Lindsay
Opie in Staunton, Va, Miss Caroline
Stanton of Alexandria, Va, ana Miss
Louise Phillips of New York. Miss
Opie and her guests are classmates al
Gunston Hall School IN Washington,
where they will return in the Autumn.
Many festivities have been planned IN
honor of the visitors in Staunton,
among them an informal dance which
Miss Opie gave at Oakenwold last week:
Miss Opie is a great granddaughter OF
Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn
Washington, daughter of John Angus
tine Washington, brother OF Gen:
George Washington. The marriage OF
Miss Washington to DR.. William Fon-
tame Alexander is said TO be the last
in the Washington family to take place
at Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Skirvin Adams was hostess at
dinner last evening at Shady Lawn, the
place at Newport which she is occupy
ing for the Summer. Mrs. Adams has
loaned Shady Lawn for fashion show
August 26, for the benefit of the Amerl-
can Merchant Marine Library Assocla-
ton. Mrs. Bradford Norman enter
tanned at tea yesterday at Brook Farm,
her Newport home for the executive
committee for the fashion show. In
the company were Mrs. Adams, her sis
ter, Mrs. George Mesta, and Mrs:
Adolphus Adams and number OF
others prominent In the Newport col
ony.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett has been joined
in her Summer home, on Mackinao
Island. by her sisters, Mrs. Charles g.
Matthews and Mrs. Edwin Porcher, who
have been motoring in Canada. They
spent some time in Ottawa.
Miss Gene Kinchloe, daughter OF
Judge and Mrs David H. Kincheloe,
was hostess at luncheon yesterday, en-
PERTAINING in the home of her parents in
New York City. The party was planned
in honor of her house guest, Miss Helen
Huppuch of Lake George, N. Y. Others
in the company were Miss Katharine
Young, Miss Cherry Perkins, Miss Bar
bara Davis, Miss Doris Callan, Miss
Peggy Hubert and Mrs. Helen Waldron
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock was hostess
at dinner last evening, entertaining in
her Summer home, Henderson House
at Newport.
Mrs. Marshall Langhorne and Mrs
Thomas Bell Sweeney presided at the
tea table yesterday afternoon following
the golf matches at the Kebo Valley
Golf Club at Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee are
motoring in New England and now are
at the Maplewood in Pittsfleld, Mass.
for short stay.
DR. and Mrs. Russell Gourley OF