Evening star., 1934-01-30
Ensign Dial's Engagement to
Miss Porter Announced.

Ensign Diars Engagement to
Miss Porter Announced.
Mrs. Grace Porter entertained at
dinner recently in her home at 1856
East Ocean boulevard, at Long Beach,
Calf when she formally announced
the engagement of her daughter Eliza
beth to Ensign Nathaniel Minter Dial.
q. S. N. elder son of former Senator and
Mrs Nathaniel B. Dial of Washington
and South Carolina. The wedding will
take place In the early Spring Miss
Porter and her fiance are both popular
In the younger circles of Long Beach
and Los Angeles and are being extern
sively entertained there by their many
friends.
Mrs Arthur R. Forbush has as her
guests Mrs. John Benjamin of New
Mrs. Ambrose O'Connell, who will be
with her at her table at the Presidents
ball this evening.
Mrs ForbuSh entertained at luncheon
yesterday in compliment to Mrs. Ben
jamin. having among her other guests
Mrs Henry Morgenthau, ir. Miss Mar
guerite LELAND and Miss Switzer.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins has gone to
New York, where she will remain for
week.
The League Of Republican Women
will be at home informally at the
leagues headquarters. Sixteenth street
and Scott Circle, tomorrow afternoon,
from 4:30 to 6 O'Clock. Mrs. Iilley
Eaton will be hostess and will be as
sisted by Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, Mrs.
Esther Harper, Mrs. Strickland Gillian,
Mrs. Charles P Grandfield, Mrs. Ache
son Hassar, Mrs. Henry Cover, Mrs.
George Burnham, Nine. Luis DeBayle,
Mrs w. A. Carleton. Mrs. D. F. Craige
and Mrs. w. o Gilbert Welfare sewing
will precede the tea.
Friday morning at II 80 o'clock Mr..
William Carl Hunt will give a short
talk on ''Berea College and Its Work for
the Mountain People of Kentucky" Mr..
Hunt is graduate of Berea College
the National Red Cross. Miss Mary
Cooper will exhibit handWork of the
Berea students. The tea room will be
open from 1890 to o'clock Wed
nesdays and Fridays.
Mr.. and Mrs Urey Woodson will have
at their table at President Roosevelt'S
Birthday Ball Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Nc
Chord of Washington. Mrs. Morgan
Shuster of New York, Mrs. W. E. Over
street. Miss Betty Overstreet and Mr..
Urey W. Alexander Of OWensboro, KY.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Jenkins are
spending the season at the Grafton
Hotel
Gen. and Mrs. Charles H. Sheriff. !
entertained informally at luncheon yes !
terday at the Carlton, where they are !
spending several months.
Mrs. William F. Dennis entertained
at charmingly appointed luncheon
today, when her guests were Mrs. Davis, |
wife of Senator James J. Davis; Mrs. |
Jesse Jones. Mrs. Stanley Reed, Mrs. |
William P. Wooten Mrs. Edward Ever |
EFT Gam, Mrs. Adam Wyant. Mrs. |
Harry K. Daugherty Mrs. Edwin P.
Morrow, Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, Mrs. |
j. j. Mack, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs. |
Charles j. Williamson and Mrs. l.. D. |
Caldwell.
The table was beautifully laid with |
Mrs. Dennis famous Bohemian glass, !
with her ruby and gold service plates !
and the centerpiece was a bowl of fruit |
In place of flowers.
Mrs William Fitch Kelley entertained |
at luncheon today at the Mayf1oWer,
when among her 80 guests we're Mrs |
Harlan Fiske Stone and Mrs. William |
Howard Taft.
Mrs Kelley will be joined next week
by her son and daughter -in-laW, Mr..
and Mrs. Mcclure Kelley. who will |
come from their home in Geneva, ILL.,, |
to remain several weeks with Mrs. :
Kelley.
Mrs. Henry Alva Strong. who has
been Ill for a week, is recuperating in |
hnv W. Of Cnnnnnf1r11t
avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Howry and Miss Mary |
Howry will entertain at dinner this |
evening in compliment to Mrs. Jacob |
Bauer of Chicago, and with their guests |
later will be entertained by Col. Henry |
Lindsey of New York at his table at |
the Presidents birthday ball at the |
6horeham.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin B. Laughlin will |
entertain a small company for dancing |
Saturday evening at 10 o'clock in Me-
ridian House, their home on Crescent |
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Harrison of |
Washington are expected tomorrow at |
the Westbury in New York, where they |
will join his mother, Mrs. William
Henry Harrison.
Former Representative Harcourt j.
Pratt Of New York and Mrs. Pratt are |
guests at the Mayflower en- route to !
Palm Beach for stay of two months, |
when they will again return to Wash |
ington for a few days.
Miss Gillen's Engagement
Announced Here Today.
Former Representative and Mrs. |
CORTLAND c. Gillen of Greencastle, Ind, |
announce the engagement of their |
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to Julien G.
Eourwine of Washington.
Miss Gillen remained in Washington /
following the expiration of Representa-
tive Gillen's term in Congress to attend
school here.
Mr.. Sourwine is the son of Maj.
James A. Sourwine of Washington and
grandson of the late Judge Thomas
Van Camp Julien of the Supreme
Court Of Nevada. A native of Reno, Mr..
Sourwine attended the University OF
Nevada and came to Washington about
five years ago to engage in newspaper i
work.
The wedding is planned for June.
Col. F. G. Chamberlain of San An
tonic, Tex, is in washington and will
the Associated General Contractors
Convention.
The Knights Of Columbus will have
their Georgia Warm Springs Founda
ton dinner and entertainment at the
Willard this evening.
Mrs. Marion K. Gillian entertained
et flower" luncheon and bridge to-
day in her home, at 490l Glenbrook
road, having as guests Mrs. jeff Busby,
Mrs. Eugene Sykes, Mrs. Octavia Sykes
Stevenson. Miss Nal Sykes, Mrs. Harry
Fulton, Mrs Robert Yates, Mrs. Neitah
King. Mrs. Fred Hornaday, Mrs. Eugene
p MIoodsnn Mrs Gordon EdmnndS |