Evening star., 1934-01-02
SOCIETY
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Summit The lecture will be Illustrated
with original slides, has to do with
number Of interesting subtoplcs, sucn
as Nicholsons Gap. the mountain olvl-
sion Of the Post road, Jesuit mission
Buchanan Valley and HeSSlan nome
steads.
Miss Josephine White. Miss Pauline
Goetz and Miss Ruth Fielding OF New
York, who are spending the holidays
in town, were dinner guests last eve
ming at the Little Tea House.
Mrs. John Knox Arnold is at the
Thayer West Point. as the guest Of her
son, Cadet John Knox Arnold, Jr.
Miss Ida Lee and Miss Virginia Cas-
tleman entertained small company at
tea New Year day from 3 to 6 o'clock,
in their home in Herndon. Va, in
honor of their brother Rev. Robert Al
len Castleman, and nephew. Robert Al
len Castleman, jr., of Falls Church, Va.
Capt. j B, Given, accompanied by
Mrs. Given. is in the city. having come
from his station at Miami. Fla, and
will be at the Willard for several days.
Miss Elizabeth Imboden entertained
q small group of friends at New Year
eve party on Sunday evening, in her
home in Clarendon. Va. Decorations
consisted of Christmas greens and vari-
Colored balloons. which floated about
the recreation room.
Various games were played during
the evening, and at midnight buffet
supper was served to the guests. who
were Miss Gladys Yeatman, Miss Ma
bel Maffett, Miss Frances Jewell. Mr..
Richard Yeatman. Mr.. Vernon McDon-
aid Mr.. Charles Maffett and Mr..
Hewitt Davis
DR.. and Mrs. William Meyer enter
tanned at a New Year eve dinner, in
their home in Herndon. Va. Among
their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
H. Buell., Mrs. George F. Buell., Miss
Matilda Decker. Mrs. Annie Robey
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Barbour
Hutchison and Mr.. Nicholas Roney.
Prof. and Mrs. Carroll w. Griffin of
Poughkeepsie N. Y, are at the Carlton
for a brief stay. Prof. Griffin is con-
nected with Vassar College
Miss Helen S. Kerr was hostess at
-four generation" dinner at the Little
Tea House yesterday. having as her
guest of honor her great grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Mackey of College Park,
Md. Others of her family among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Shaw.
Mfr. and Mrs. David Shaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harwood E. Read and Miss Ann
Shaw
Mr.. J. F. Manning and daughter,
Miss Florence Manning of Scarsdale,
N. Y. and Eudora, near LeeSburg, Va,
are leaving today for New York and
sail January on the Empress of Brit
ain on world cruise.
Comdr and Mrs. Conan of Newport
Spent Holidays in Capital.
Comdr. and Mrs. Robert Grimes Co.
man returned with their children to
Newport. R. l., Saturday, concluding an
over Christmas visit with Mrs. Conan S
sister and brothcr-in-law, Comdr. and
Mrs. Hollis Connor. Among many af-
fairs given in their honor was large
tea by their hosts on Friday.
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. author.
explorer and an important member of
the Society of Woman Geographers.
formerly national president of the
League of American Pen Women, will
be the house guest Of Mrs. Dorothy
Watson and her parents. the United
States marshal and Mrs. Edgar c. Sny-
der. while in Washington to attend the
book-talk tea at the Wilson Teachers
College, when she will be one of the
authors featured there upon that Occa-
SION. Mrs. Seton will tell few of the
episodes which have SO interested the
readers Of her new book on her South
American exploration. published last
Spring in England under the title of
lished in this country recently with the
title Magic Waters"
Mr. and Mrs Robert Blackstone were
at home informally yesterday afternoon
in their home on East Bradley lane
for their Son-in-laW and daughter, Mr.,
and Mrs John A. Milburn. who are vis-
iting them. Assisting Mrs. Blackstone
were Mrs. Charles Jerman. Miss jean
nette Blackstone. Miss Jane Creia, Miss
Harriet Appel, Miss Margaret Blacki-
stone. Mrs Netah King and Miss
Marcia Staufttr,
Mrs. Harold NJ. Brown was hostess
at a New Year tea from to O'Clock
last evening in her home in Cherry
dale, Va. Included in the list of SO
guests were members of the oxford
group of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Maffett were din
ner hosts last evening in their home
on Strickler avenue Clarendon, when
their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Imboden and the Misses Elizabeth Isa-
belle and Louise Imboden; also Mr.. and
Mrs I. C. Warner and Mr.. James
Graves.
Mr. and Mrs Arnold o. Babb OF
West Virginia are at the Willard for
IA short stay and are the guests of Rep
Hesentative and Mrs. Jennings Ran
idolph of West Virginia, who make their
e1ome at the Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Notes will cele-
.brate the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
their wedding Sunday evening, when
they will be hosts at reception with
2dancing in their home, at 1913 Kenyon
street northwest, at 9 o'clock.
Mrs. Rosselle of New York
Guest of Miss Harris.
Mrs Harry Sheldon RosSelle of New
York and the Moore Plantation in Ire
dell County, N. c., has arrived in
Washington for short visit with Miss
Cora Annette Harris, director of pub
acity of the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration.
Among the speakers at the dinner Of