Evening star., 1933-12-31
Miss Nellie Sommers'
Parents Announce Her
ENGAGEMENT at a lea
Marriage to Joseph Scott
Blackwell to Take Place in
Alexandria i n February.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 30
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson SOM
mers announce the engagement of
their daughter, Nellie Selden Lloyd, to
Mr.. Joseph Scott Blackwell, jr. son
of Mr., and Mrs. Joseph S. Blackwell,
was made known at a tea given by
Miss Sommers' cousin, Miss Frank
Wood Smoot, last Sunday afternoon in
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Smoot. Miss Sommers Is
a granddaughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. George Uhler of this city and OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Sommers Of
Somerset, Va. She Is q great.nieCe Of
suffragan bishop of New York. and of
the late Rev. John Janney Lloyd of
Lyncfnurg. Miss SommerS Is de-
scendant Of the Armistead Burwell.
Cary and Fontaine families, all OF
whom were prominent in affairs OF
church and state In Colonial Virginia.
The wedding will take place In Febru-
ary.
An engagement OF interest to rela-
tives of the bridegroom IN this city
was that made last week by Mrs. Jessie
Chamberlain OF Dante, Va. of the
engagement of her daughter, Nancy
to the Rev. Samuel Janney Hutton,
son of Mr.. Uric Hutton and Mrs
Mary Brooke Janney Hutton of Sandy
Spring. Md. The Rev. Mr.. Hutton Is
great-grandson Of Richard Mott
Janney, brother Of Samuel Mcpherson
Janney, minister of the Society OF
Friends. educator and Indian commits
sioner under President Grant. Richard
NJ Janney married his cousin, Sarah
Janney Hopkins. sister of Johns
Hopkins of Baltimore. philanthropist
and founder Of the university which
bears his name. Mr. Hutton is
cousin Of the Janney. Lloyd and Stab
Ter families of Alexandria. He attended
Kings College Of Cambridge University,
England, and also Columbia Univer-
sity. He Is an alumnus of the General
Theological Seminary in New York
City and Is now master of English and
sacred studies at Salisbury School in
Connecticut. The marriage will take
place next July.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Coke Marshall
and Miss Courtenay Cochran have re-
turned from Lexington, Va where they
attended the marriage Of Miss Myra
ST. Julien Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Stribling Marshall. to Mr..
Edward Vernon Brush. 1r.. OF Char.
v. Brush of Chatham, Va, which took
place last Saturday evening in th4
r. E. Lee Memorial Chapel The bride
is sister Of Mr. Richard c. Marshall
and a cousin of Miss Cochran. While
in Lexington, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
and Miss Cochran were guests OF Mrs.
Marshalls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
White.
Mrs. George w. Whitton. Mrs Mary
Wilton Leef. Miss Edith Whitton,
Miss Alice Whitton and Mr.. Robert
Greenleaf Whitton were informally at
home last Sunday afternoon in their
home on South Patrick street. They
were assisted by Mrs. James Davis. the
former Miss Eleanor Whitton, Mrs.
Aubrey Martin, Mrs Georgia l.. Cum
ningham Miss Elizabeth Ramey and
Miss Mazda Foster
Mrs. J. Randall Cation, Mrs. John W
Howard, Mr. Chester G. Pierce, Mr.
Thomas jefferson Moncure, Mr.. John
P. Robinson and Mr.. Cecil c. Brown,
members Of the House Committee, are
sponsoring a tea dance this afternoon
at the Belle Haven Country CluS
Another dance will be given at the
club tomorrow night, starting few
minutes after midnight and ending
with breakfast In the early hours o.
New Year day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester G. Pierce anc
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin H. Pierce will en-
evening in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Pierce on Duke street. taking
their guests later to the midnight
dance at the country club.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Howard en-
tertained at tea Christmas after
noon.
Mrs. Frank Mason billiard entertained
"A ut-of-town guests at buffet sup
per last Saturday evening. Mrs Dill
lard was informally at home Christmas
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hammond
Pierce and their two children returned
Tuesday from visit to Mrs. Pierce's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Herbert
Darden in Suffolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Pohl Of At
lanta were guests this week OF the
formers mother. Mrs. A. j. Pohl.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ryland T. Dodge
are guests over this week end of the
formers brother and sister-in-law. Dr.
and Mrs Henry Stacy Dodge. In
Chester, Va
Miss Virginia Louise Cofman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John H
Coffman. and Mr.. Grayson Granville
Sheets of Washington were married
Thursday afternoon. December q, al
S o'clock in Old Christ Church. the
rector. the Rev. DR.. William ]. Morton.
officiating. Miss Alameda Parks played
the wedding music. The bride was
given in marriage by her father and
wore her travelling costume of brown
triple-sheer cut velvet with hat TO
,,,atch ond hroUn furS Her only Or
nament was a necklace Of gold nuggets,
the gift of her brother-i -in-law and
sister. the Rev. and Mrs Michael J
Kippenbrock of Alas.-a. The bride
wore a corsage bouquet Of yellow roses
and valley lilies. Miss Cleta Fleming
was maid of honor in gown of green
crepe with a green velvet hat and
black furs. Her corsage bouquet was
Of pink roses and gySOphella. MI.