Evening star., 1934-12-08
SOCIETY
Brilliant Costume Party at White House
Tonight, While the President Is
Feted by Gridiron Club.

of Philadelphia. Miss Christine Long.
Miss Evelyn Willing. Miss Stellita
Stapleton. and Miss Dorothea Sewers,
sister of the debutante.
Miss Gertrude Hutchinson Pixton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson AL
len Pixton, and Mr.. Edmund Chester
Pusey. son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Pusey of Philadelphia, will be married
this afternoon at o'clock in ST.
Thomas Episcopal Church, the Rev.
c. Ernest Smith. rector. officiating.
The bride will have as her attend
ants, Mrs Edith Mary Lanman. who
will act as matron of honor; Miss
Alice w. Naecker, who will be the
maid of honor, and Miss Mary Eliza
beth Evans and Miss Sarah Grace
Smith. who will be bridesmaids.
The best man will be Mr. Charles
Frederick Lanman and the ushers
will include Mr.. Charles NJ. Pixton,
brother of the bride; Mr. Edward
Louis Stonnell of Alexandria. Va;
Mr.. R. r. Robinson and Mr.. A. T.
Holland of Baltimore: Mr. C. B.
DobbS of Knoxville Tenn, and Mr..
Franklin Roberts. also of Alexandria.
There will be a reception immedi-
ately following the ceremony in the
home Of the brides sister, Mrs.
Charles F. Lanman.
Mr.. and Mrs David H. Blair have
been joined in their apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel by their son,
Mr.. David Blair, jr.. student at Hill
School. PottStoWn, Pa, who is home
for the holidays Mrs. Allen Rushton
of Birmingham, Ala daughter of Mrs.
Blair. also arrived in Washington to-
day for short visit with Mr.. and
Mrs Blair.
Miss Aieleen Harris, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Harris, has
left for New York City, where she
went to be bridesmaid for Miss Gene
kincheloe at her marriage to St. James
Henry Davis, U. S. N, to take place
Saturday, December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Lester Baker en-
! tertained at a dinner dance in the
ball room of the Shoreham Hotel last
evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Earle o. Hultquist of jamestown,
N. Y, who have arrived for a visit
in Washington and have joined Mr..
and Mrs. Baker at the Shoreham. The
other guests were Assistant General
Counsel of the Treasury Department
and Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Capt.
William G. Neill, U. S. N. and Mrs.
Neill; Col. Benjamin F. Miller, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Miller; Col Henry T. Bur
gin. U. s. A., and Mrs Burgin: Maj.
Leland S. Hobbs, U. S. A. and Mrs
Hobbs; Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos C. Van
Leer DR. and Mrs Tomas Cajigas,
DR.. and Mrs. Chester R. Smith, DR.
and Mrs. E. R. Whitmore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul E. LeSh, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliot
c. Lovett, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian c.
Hammack. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Jen-
nings and Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Lowe.
Miss Lois Mertz entertained at
luncheon at the Penn Daw Hotel in
Alexandria. Va, in honor of Miss
Evelyn Britton, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Britton Of SweetWater.
Tenn, who is week end guest Of Miss
Mertz in her home on Montague
street.
Those invited to meet Miss Britton
were Miss Evelyn Berry, Miss Erma
BontZ. Miss Anne Bookmiller. Miss
Gladys Cav. Mrs. Arnin G. Clement,
Miss Mary Lou CollifloWer Miss Mil
dred Coker Miss Ruth Conwell. Miss
Connie Cooksey, Miss Irene Dunn,
Miss Stuart Gibson, Miss Mae Gordon,
Miss Helen Hage, Miss Anne HaW-
vermale, Miss Harriet Kimbel Miss
Louise Lerch. Mrs. Edward L. Libbey.
Miss Rebecca Mckinney. Miss Rose
McGill, Miss Dale Phillips. Miss Opal
Russell, Miss Betty Somers. Miss
Florence Spicknall, Miss Elizabeth
Swadley, Mrs John Miller, Miss Mil
dred Thecker, Mrs. William C. Welt
eel and Miss Mary Wood.
Miss Mertz was assisted by her
mother. Mrs. L. G. Mertz and sister,
Miss Marjorie Mertz."
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Snow, jr., were
guests OF honor at dinner party in
the ball room of the Shoreham last
evening given by Mr. Shows associates
in the Farm Credit Administration.
Mr.. Snow is chief of the bank account
ing section Mr. and Mrs Snow were
married recently.
The deputy governor OF the Farm
Credit Administration and Mrs. F. F.
Hill and the assistant deputy governor
and Mrs. E. H. LIE Masters were among
those present. Others included Mr..
ana Mrs. D. C. Carnes, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Eichelberger, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Pitts. MIR. and Mrs L. B. Collins, Miss
AlIine Mcbride Miss Dorothy Potter
ton. Miss Gladys Rossein, Miss Au-
gusta Notdurft, Mr. A. r. Coleman,
Mr. R. H. Strople, Mr.. M. E. Menk and
Mr.. K. A, BraSfield,