Evening star., 1934-10-28
General Personal Notes;
Mrs. Taft Returns Here
Former Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson in
City-Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont
to Entertain Daughter.

spending the week end in New
York with her sister, Mrs. William
Schmiegel.
DR.. Charles Eldridge McAllister. who
has been the guest while In Washing
ton of the Rev. and Mrs. Clyde Brown
on Holly street, has returned to Spok-
ane, Wash, where he is dean of the
Cathedral of st. John the Evangelist.
Mrs. McAllister expects to visit in
Baltimore and Norfolk before going to
Spokane. DR.. and Mrs. McAllister
have been extensively entertained
while in the East. They were recent
ly in Atlantic City attending the gen.
eral convention of the Episcopal
Church. The Rev. and Mrs. Brown
have also had as recent guests DR..
Leslie Brown of New York City, and
Mrs. Ambrose Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Haley have as
week end guests in their home in
Lyon Village, Va, the formers nephew
and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Stands of Richmond, Va. Last eve
ming Mrs. William Keith of WASH
ington, formerly Miss Louise Carter
of Falls Church, entertained COM
pany Of % at bridge at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Haley in compliment to
their guests. Mrs. Keith and Mrs.
Stands are cousins.
Others in the company included Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Durant, MIR. and Mrs.
Ryland Washington, Mr.. and Mrs
David Drayton. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Creswell, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Bar
ker, Mr.. and Mrs. Munford Ellis, Prof.
Charles Cook and Mr.. william Keith,
all of Washington; DR.. and Mrs.
Howard Berger of Falls Church, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Medley of
Lyon Village.
Mrs. Harold p. Sheldon and daugh-
ter Janet have returned to their home
in Falls Church, Va, after having
spent several weeks at the University
Hospital in Charlottesville, following
an automobile accident in which they
both suffered serious burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Wyeth Of
Philadelphia have returned to Wash
ington from Trapper Lodge, their
ranch near Shell, Wyo, and will be at
the Mayfloger until the middle of De-
cember. They will then go to Mrs.
Weyth'S former home in Georgia for
Christmas. Mr.. and Mrs. Wyeth spent
part Of last season at the Mayf1ower
and left in February on Mediterra-
mean cruise.
Mrs. E. Jean Willett and her daugh-
ter, Miss Lillian Willett of California,
are spending the Winter with Mrs.
Virginia Gulick at 2601 Calvert street.
They will accompany Mrs. Gulick and
her son James to New York Satur-
day to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Gulick's niece at St. Alban Cathedral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Weber of
Lafayette. Ind, are house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Bruce Hord, at their
home at 1921 Adams Mill road. Mr..
and Mrs. Weber are motoring to Mi
ami for the Winter. and stopped over
in Washington en- route. The four
formed a dinner party at the Shore
ham Halloween celebration last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Busick and
their family have closed their home in
Mclean Va, and taken an apartment
in Washington for the Winter.
have returned to their home in Balls
ton, Va, after visiting friends for a
week in New Hope, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Handy of Cherry
dale, Va, have visiting them Mr..
Handy's father, Mr.. Edwin Handy of
New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Sardo of
7106 Chatham road. Chevy Chase. Md,
have spent the month of October at
Hotel Strand, Atlantic City, N. j.
Mrs. Victor D. Long will leave
Washington Wednesday with her
mother, Mrs. Phil B. Parke. for New
York City, where she will board the
President Adams for Los Angeles. Mrs.
Long will join her husband, Lieut..
Long, U. S. NJ, who is commanding
the U. S. S. Brant, at San Diego, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colin F. Hamilton of
Hunting Ridge, near Mclean, Va, left
yesterday for Florida. They were ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Collins and Miss Betty Lou Shaver of
Washington and Mrs. H. McDonough
Cross of Wedderburn Heights, Va
Before returning home they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Lyle Collins
in Durham. N. c.. and Mr. and Mrs.
James Barnes in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mrs. w. Carson Ryan, Mrs. Lester
Powell and Mrs. c. A. Ransom at
tended the PIT. A. convention at
Lynchburg, Va, this week as delegates
from the Falls Church organization,
of which Mrs. Carson Is president
this year.
Mrs. w. D. Trantham, formerly of
Camden, S. c., arrived this week after
an extended visit in the South and
will be the guest Of her Son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen L.
Briggs, in their home in Langley, Va,
until after Christmas.
Miss Rebecca Reilly is visiting Lieut..