Evening star., 1933-02-14

Byrd, a student at Chevy Chase School
here was her attendant.
Mr. and Mrs. Rucker viii Be at home
at Martinsville, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman
will entertain at dinner this evening at
the National Woman's Country Club in
compliment to Mrs. ]. Wilmer Biddle
Of Philadelphia. ...
Mrs. Harry G. Ragsdale entertained
at luncheon today when her guests were
Mrs. William T. Elliott, Mrs Walter
Shryer, Mrs. Edward T. Perkins, Mrs.
Carl F. Bond, Mrs. Claude Yeamans,
Mrs. w. H. Hessick and Mrs. F.. Ernest
Catling.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
are at the st. Regis Hotel In New York
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs John Galleher, the lat
ter formerly Miss Louise Falligant OF
Florida and Washington, returned Sun
day night from their wedding trip and
are in their home in Leesburg. Mr..
and Mrs. Galleher were married Feb
ruary in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church in Washington, and were
given reception in the apartment Of
Representative Ruth Bryan Owen. Mr..
Galleher is commonWealths attorney
for Loudoun County.
Mrs. Basil O'Connor, New York, wife
Of President-elect Roosevelt's law part
ner. Is making an extended visit at the
Pancoast Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla,
with Mrs. william N. Taft of Strafford,
Pa, relative Of former President
Taft.
DR.. Florence BaScom, professor emer-
titus OF Bryn Mawr College, will be the
guest Of honor at tea this afternoon
of DR.. and Mrs Arthur Keith. As
sisting at the tea table will be Mrs.
Charles D. Walcott, Mrs. George P.
Merrill, Mrs. Otto Veerhoff and Mrs.
Lawrence Martin.
Mr.. Edwards S. Pardoe, washington,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brawner,
Washington, in their Nautilus Hotel
cottage at Miami.
Gayety Rules at Last
OF Bachelors CotiIlions.
Spontaneous merriment and gayety
prevailed at the closing dance Of the
Washington Bachelors cotillion last
evening at the Mayflower. The fete
was undoubtedly one Of the most de-
ligthful given by the Bachelors since
their organization several years ago.
The ball room was gay with flags and
palms, and as the dancers moved about\
the floor q spotlight played mis-
chievvously on them.
At last nights party the Vice Presi-
dent, MIR. Charles Curtis, was the honor
guest and his sister, Mrs. Edward Ever
EFT Gam, headed the receiving line
The honor guest arrived after the more
than 300 guests had passed down the
line and as he made his entrance in
the ball room and took his place in his
box accompanied by Brig. Gen William
E. Horton, president of the Bachelors,
he was greeted by applause. Mrs.
Gam wore striking gown Of blue bro
caded velvet designed with a train.
Assisting her in greeting the guests
were Princess Margaret Boncampagni,
who wore a gown Of hyacinth blue
crepe. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
who was in purple velvet. Mr.. Archi-
bald O. v. Wells made the introduce
tions.
There were few in the company who
did not dance the figure, which repre-
Sented two cart wheels A pretty fea-
ture OF the party was the grand march.
when the guests walked to the south
end OF the ball room to receive from
Col. Reginald l. Foster and members of
his committee the attractive fayors of
the party. The ladies' gifts were silver
bonbon baskets and the gentlemen's
Italian hand-tooled telephone book
covers.
Miss Ruth Tuckerman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tuckerman, was the part
ner Of Mr.. George H. Calvert, vice pres