Evening star., 1934-11-05
SOCIETY
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the 1929 Newbery prize winner for her
book, "Hitty, Her First Hundred
Years" will be the house guest OF her
cousin. Miss Clara Herbert. the assist
ant librarian of the Public Library,
while In Washington this next week
end.
Mis-. Field is coming to Washington
especially for the first Newbery prize
winners banquet. which is being gi"en
bv the Torch Club library OF the
Wilson Teachers College at the May
flower Hotel on November 9.
Mr.. Thomas Hamilton, jr., of WASH
inston. D. c., formerly of Augusta. Ga.
was married Saturday to Miss Ethel
Mathews Of LIE Havre. France, In tne
Church of the Heavenly Rest on F1ltn
avenue. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DR.. Henry Darlington.
Mr.. Hamilton is the son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Thomas J. Hamilton OF Augusta
and was educated at the University OF
Georgia and at oxford. England. His
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and MRS.
w. 3. Mathews Of LIE Havre. Mrs.
Mathews was formerly Of Philadelphia
and her husband from Ford valley
Ga. Mrs. Mathews and two children.
Bjnv and Mary. came from France for
the wedding.
The bride was educated at High
field School. London, England. sno at
Les Fougeres. Lusanne, Switzerland.
She was attended by sister OF the
bridegroom Miss Alice Hamilton, OF
Augusta. Mr.. Walter Mangum OF
Washington was best man.
A reception followed the wedding in
the Park avenue home Of the brides
aunt. Mrs. Troup Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton will make
their home in Washington. where he Is
with the Associated Press.
Miss Frances Barbour Ewing, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Harvey
Symonds of Lake City, Fla. and Mr..
Henri Dashiell Wright. jr.. of Alexan-
dria. Va. were married Saturday in
Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Brook
Hill. Va near Richmond.
The Rev. Lewis Carter Harrison. the
rector. offlciated The bride was given
in marriage by her father and had
as her maid OF honor Miss Anne Vir-
einia Patterson Wright of Alexandria.
sister Of the bridegroom. Miss Jean
Osgood Wright, another sister. was
the bridesmaid.
Mr. Wright had his cousin. Mr..
man. and the ushers included Mr. Ed
mund Pendleton Symonds, brother of
the bride.
The bride Is a great-great-grand-
daughter Of Philip Pendleton Barbour,
who was a justice of the Supreme
Court, and great-great-niece of
James Barbour. who was a Speaker of
the House Of Representatives and Am
bassador to England. Mr.. Wright is
descendant of Countess Henrietta
Dashien of Colonial Maryland and
is chemist. with Offices in Washing
ton, D. c. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright went
South for wedding trip. They will
be at home in Alexandria after De-
cember /.
Catalogers and CIassifiers
Regional Group Dinner.
The Maryland, District of Columbia
and Virginia Regional Group of Cata-
logers and Classifiers will hold its
annual dinner Saturday evening. No
sVember 10. at o'clock. at the Dodge
Hotel Miss Mary Lou williams of
the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Bal
t1more, chairman of the group, will
preside. and the speakers will be Miss
Susan G. Akers, acting director OF the
library school of the University of
North Carolina, and Mr.. James B.
Childs Of the Documents Division of
the Library Of Congress.
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor was the
honor guest at a luncheon given Sat-
nrday at La Paree. In the company
were Mrs. Maude Hanna, Mrs. Rita
Callahan. Mrs. Sallie Cipriani. Mrs
Ola Lee, Mrs. Mae Loveless, Miss Nicie
Perrell. Mrs. Mary Kolhos. Mrs. Ada
Murray. Mrs. Margaret Franklin, Miss
Glenn Newell. Mrs. Ella Bell. Mrs.
Margaret Jacobs, Mrs Mary Killeen.
Mrs. Imogene Gallagher. Mrs Helen
McCabe. Miss Margaret Gerry. Mrs.
Margaret Carroll Mrs. Viva Doleman.
Mrs. Gladys Marthill, Mrs. Mae Nevin.
Mrs. Ruth Orlosky Mrs. Mary De
Lapard and Mrs. Sue Minis
Mrs. O'Connor is past department
president OF the American Legion
Auxiliary. department of the District
of Columbia, and is now the national
executive committeeman.
Miss Florence Eaton of New York
City who has been occupying a suite
at the Wardman Park Hotel with
Miss Jessica Stanton over the week
end. will return to New York accom-
panied by Miss Stanton today.
Miss Margaret Donovan and Miss
Muriel Frey entertained at a bridge
luncheon and shower Saturday after
noon at the Admiral in honor of Miss
Marguerite M. Lsffltte, whose marriage
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