Evening star., 1934-12-16
Barretts Will Give
Reception in Honor
OF Married Couple
Affair Will Honor Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. R. Greenland.
Yule Decorations to Pre-
vail.

Or. and Mrs. Robert South Barrett
will entertain at q reception tomor-
row afternoon in their home on Duke
street in honor Of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Russell
Greenland, whose marriage took place
November II. The drawing rooms will
be decorated with Christmas greens
and holly. The tea table will be
lighted with red candles and will have
centerpiece OF poinSettiaS. Alter
mating at the table will be Mrs.
Thomas B. Cochran, Mrs. L. w. van
Bibber, Mrs. Harry Beverley, Mrs.
Herbert Oliver, Mrs. Neville Hall and
Miss Lucy Anderson. The younger
ladies assisting will be Miss Dorothy
Dial Of Washington, Miss Bessie Wight
and Miss Anne Moncure of Wide
Water, Va: Miss Courtenay Marshall
Cochran, who was maid of honor at
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Green
land; Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, Miss
Frances Maigne, Miss Deane Lindsey,
Miss Barbara Price, Miss Leila Wiley,
Miss Ella Jesse, Mrs. Valentine Smith,
Miss Laura Evans Hulfish and Miss
Margery Arden Hall.
The president of the Belle Haven
Country Club and Mrs. Eugene Lind
sey and the vice president and Mrs.
John w. Howard will entertain at a
tea dance at the club Saturday after
noon, December 20. Dinner dances
for members and their guests will be
given at the club Christmas evening
December 25) and New Year eve.
Miss Katie Uhler left Sunday to
spend several months in Deland, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Wheat, who
recently closed their cottage at Gum
ston Cove, have taken Miss Uhler's
apartment on South Washington street
for the Winter months.
Capt. and Mrs. Marvel H. Parsons
and their young son, Charles Henry
Parsons Of West Point, will arrive Sat-
urday, December %, to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Parsons brother
tn-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Anderson Sommers.
Miss Cary Amber Smith and Miss
Jacquelin Richardson Smith Of Fred
ericksburg were week end guests of
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P
Crockett. Sunday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Crockett entertained at tea in
honor of the Misses Smith and Of three
other of their young cousins, all OF
whom are debutantes of the present
season. The other guests of honor
were Miss Randolph Richardson of
Fairfax, Miss Ethel Page Matheson,
daughter of Col and Mrs. J. r. D. Ma
theson of Fort Humphreys, and Miss
;lre1, o,,L Of drio
Mrs. Crockett received with the five
young ladies and was assisted by their
mothers, Mrs. Matheson of Fort Hum
phreys, Mrs. Charles Mason Smith OF
Fredericksburg, Mrs. Frederick D.
= Richardson of Fairfax and Mrs. Har-
rison Cruikshank. There were about
200 guests, many Of them from Wash
ington and different parts of Virginia
Assisting in the dining room were Mrs
Julia Mason and Miss Emma Perley
Lincoln of Washington, Miss Kath-
crime Shelton Jones of Richmond, Mrs
Taylor Burke, Mrs. Frank Mason Dill
lard, Mrs. Thomas A. Hulflsh, jr.;
Mrs. Maude c. Laidlaw, Miss Earle
Taylor, Miss Kate Alfriend. Miss Cor
nelia Alfriend. Miss Anna DuvaH and
Miss Helen Cruikshank.
Several weddings will take member.
Of Alexandria society out of town dur
ing the Christmas holidays. Mr.. Rob.
ert Samuel Cochran, son Of DR.. ane
Mrs. Thomas Breckenridge Cochran o.
this city, will be married Saturday
December 20, to Miss Amelia Weaver
daughter Of Mrs. Robert A. Weaver
and the late Mr.. Weaver of Tupelo
Miss, in the latter city Miss Weaver
is a granddaughter of the late Rep
resentative John Allen Of Mississippi
and Is q graduate of Vanderbilt Uni.
versity. Mr.. Cochran is the grandson
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S
Cochran and the late DR.. and Mrs
Jacquelin Amber Marshall, all oi
Alexandria. Mr.. Cochran attended
the Episcopal High School and wa;
graduated from the Virginia Military
Institute in the class OF 1929. Follow
ing his graduation in electrical engi-
neering he lived in Schenectady, N. Y.
and for the last year has again Hyec
In Alexandria, with Offices in Wash
tngton.
Miss Mary Minge Moncure, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cassius
Lee Moncure, formerly Of Alexandra
and who now make their home In
Richmond, will be married in that
city Saturday, December %, to Mr.
Granville Baxter Coleman Of Balti-
more, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D
Coleman of Canton, N. C.. Miss Mon
cure was graduated from Washington
Seminary in Atlanta and is member
Of the Richmond Junior League. Mr.
Coleman is graduate Of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina.
Invitations have been received from
Mrs. Thomas Pinckney Bryan for thu
wedding reception of her daughter
Isobel Stewart, and Mr.. John Greer
Hayes, jr., Wednesday, December 26
at 2 o'clock in her home at 311 South
Boulevard in Richmond. The wed
ding will take place at / o'clock II
Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Brool
Hill and will be witnessed by only th'
two families and few intimate
friends. Miss Bryan Is niece Of DR.
John Stewart Bryan, recently in
stalled president of William and Mar.
College.
Mr.. Robert w. Schneider, jr., &C
companied by Miss Mary Patterson
and Mr.. Jack Hodges Of Washington
motored to Richmond last week to at.
tend the debut ball of Miss Florencl
Glen Parkinson. daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. James T. Parkinson, which tool
place Friday evening, December Z, II
the roof garden ball room Of tn,
John Marshall Hotel. Miss Patterson
was the guest of Miss Parkinson ant
received with her at the ball. Sh,
returned to Washington Saturday
Mr.. Schneider and Mr.. Hodges wer,
guests until Sunday of the former
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. ant
Mrs. John TAYLOR Lewis. il. and Sat