Evening star., 1934-05-08
SOCIETY
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beth Breckenridge, Mrs Gardner
Rogers, Mrs. Arthur Lambert and Mrs
Chester Lockwood
Mrs. George H. Crofton entertained
at bridge luncheon at the Shore
ham today. The guests included Mrs.
Thomas B. CriSt, Mrs. j. Chester Bra
dy, Mrs. Albert B. Marland. Mrs
Thomas F. Kennedy. Mrs. Leo Crane,
Mrs. Cornelius Norris, Mrs. John F.
Maloney, Mrs. Neil Burkinshaw. Mrs.
James G. Hayes. Mrs. l.. B. Murray.
Mrs Hugh J. Crawley and Mrs Harry
Davies.
Mrs. Mable Walker Willebrandt was
among those who entertained infor-
mally at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton.
Miss Elizabeth Van Lear McGroarty
has returned to New York after spend
ing the week end with her mother.
Mrs Edna Thelander. and her grand
mother Mrs. c. N. McGroarty of Falls
Church, Va.
The marriage of Miss Mary Rose
Peak, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Will
liam E. Peak of Lorton, Va, to Mr..
Francis Cornelius Ford, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Ford of Wash
ington, took place yesterday morning.
The ceremony was performed in the
Holy Comforter Church, the Rev E.
j. NeSter officiating at 10 o'clock, Mr.
Harry Wheaton Howard organiSt of
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. played the wedding music.
The church had an effective arrange
ment of palms with lilies and
gladiolas.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore becoming
gown of old lace made over white
satin. Her veil was held by a tiara
formed of orange blossoms and she
carried a conventional shower bouquet
Miss Agnes Cecilia Peak was maid
Of honor for her sister wearing a
gown of peach-color chiffon with
hat to match and carried pale pink
roses and blue delphinium. Miss
Inez Ford, sister of the bridegroom;
Miss Frances Larkin of Fairfax. Va.
of the bride. were bridesmaids wear
ing gowns of Nile green net made
over taffeta with hats to match and
carrying old fashioned bouquets Of
Spring flowers.
Mr. Joseph Mccarthy of Washing
ton was best man and the ushers in
Guided Mr.. William A. Peak and Mr..
Leo S. Peak, brothers of the bride.
and Mr.. Arthur Ford, brother of the
bridegroom.
reception and wedding breakfast
followed in the home of the brides
parents. Mrs. Peak. mother of the
bride. who received the guests. wore a
brown figured chiffon. and Mrs Ford,
mother of the bridegroom, who as
sisted was in black lace.
Mr. and Mrs Ford left later in the
day for a wedding trip. the bride
travelling in an orange crepe dress
with which she wore a blue coat and
hat. They will make their home in
the 24OO block of Minnesota avenue
southeast in Washington. after May
Is. when they will return from
Atlantic City.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Raymond A. Han
sen were hosts to company of II at
the Gold Cup Races at Warrenton
Saturday, and that evening enter
tanned their guests at a buffet supper
in their home on Washington avenue,
Aurora Hills, Va.
Mrs. Hansen, the latter formerly
Miss Virginia Storck. and Lieut.. Han
sen were married in the United States
Naval Academy chapel at Annapolis,
April 81.
Mrs. R. w. Starkweather enter
tanned at a miscellaneous shower and
buffet supper last evening in her home
in Lyon Village. Va, in honor of Miss
Elizabeth Ramsburg. teacher at Wash
ington-Lee High School, whose mar
riage will take place in the near fu-
ture.
Guests included Mrs. Anna Owens,
Miss Clara Kaufman. Miss Gladys
Wilson. Miss Kitty Jefferson. Miss
Leila Foster Miss Willie KidWell. Miss
Tots Wiltshire. Miss Lille Turman
and Mrs Ellie Stoody.
Miss Barbara Fries entertained at
bridge luncheon and utility shower at
the home of her parents. Maj. Gen.
Amos A. Fries. retired. and Mrs. Fries
Saturday. in compliment to Miss Dor
othy Amelia Bates whose marriage to
Mr. Howard Remsen Massey will take
place May II in st. Mary's Episcopal
Church. Livingston Heights. Va.
Among the guests were Miss Dor
othy Wilson. Miss Myrta Williams,
Miss Mary Lou Yauch, Miss Evelyn
Lambert, Miss Helen Wilkie, Miss Vir-
ginia Venable. Miss Mary Perrin. Miss
Isabella Counselman, Miss Helen
Black, Miss Polly Noyes, Miss Honora
Noyes, Mrs. William Ellis and Miss
Catherine Black.
Milk Fund Benefit
at National Press Club.
The appeal being made by the city,
wide group of the Ladies of Charity
for the tubercular children's milk
fund benefit to be held on WedneS-
day evening, May 9, at $50 o'clock
in the National Press Club auditorium.
is being answered by large group
of people. The Ladies of Charity are
supplying milk to IS families and in
each family there are from two to five
active cases of tuberculosis.
Additional names added to the
already large list of those assisting to
make this benefit performance sue
cess are Speaker Henry T. Rainey: the
Attorney General and Mrs. Homer c.
Cummings, the Secretary of State,
Cordell Hull; the Postmaster General
and Mrs. James Farley, Senator
Joseph T. Robinson, former Senator