Evening star., 1934-11-19

travelling both in this country and
Europe. They recently toured Russia.
Engagement Of Miss Rutter
to Mr.. Little Announced.
Mrs. Janet S. Rutter announces the
engagement of her daughter, Ella
Purvis, to Mr.. Charles Melvin Little,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Little of Maryland.
Miss Rutter's father was the late
DR.. Frank Roy Rutter, well-known
economist, who was the first CONNER
cial attache to Japan and professor Of
foreign trade at Dartmouth College.
Miss Rutter attended Elmira College
and was graduated from George
Washington University. Mr.. Little Is
a graduate Of National University
Law School and q member Of the
District bar.
The wedding will take place in
January.
Mrs. J. G. Sadtler, wife Of the rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal Church
at Mclean, Va, has returned from q
visit to her sister, Miss Anne Ruther-
ford, in Richmond, Va.
DR.. Katherine Blunt, president of
Connecticut College for Women. New
London, is at the Dodge for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Young, who
have been visiting Mr.. Young's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Young, in
Georgetown, are now settled in their
apartment in the Woodworth.
DR.. and Mrs. Russell J. Fields have
been in New York City, where DR..
Fields has been attending the Atlantic
Dermatological Conference at the New
York Academy of Medicine for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendree Paine Simp-
son were hosts to large company of
Washingtonians at a reception yes
terday afternoon from to z o'clock
in their home in Arlington County,
Va. entertaining in compliment to
their son and his bride, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith Simpson, whose marriage took
place in Geneva, Switzerland, Novem-
Der z. Mrs. Simpson was formerly
Mile. Henriette Lanniee, daughter of
M. Marcel Lanniee, Belgian consul in
Geneva, and Nine. Lanniee.
Assisting the hostess yesterday after
noon were Mrs. Oscar Underwood, jr.;
Mrs. Selden M. Ely and Mrs. Dumas
Malone, who alternated at the tea
table, while Mrs Thomas C. Barr, Mrs.
William F. Folger and Mrs. Julian
Simpson served frappe. The tea table
had as centerpiece bowl Of bronze
chrysanthemums and the tall candles
were Of old ivory. Others assisting
were Mrs. Floyd Bush, Miss Lea Smith,
Miss Aidee Taylor and Miss Jean
Moran of Ithaca, N. Y.
Saturday afternoon a reception was
held at the same hour for friends and
neighbors who reside in Arlington and
Fairfax Counties. At this time the
senior Mrs. Simpson was assisted by
Mrs. Isaac Steenson, Mrs. Frank Upp-
man, Mrs. John Schultz, Mrs. Charles
Bryan, Mrs Arthur F. williams, jr.,
and Mrs. Charles r. Fenwick, who
alternated at the tea table, and gen.
orally assisting were Mrs. J. H. Walton,
Mrs. Julian Simpson, Miss Agnes
Bryan, Miss Caroline Schultz, Miss
Phoebe Williams and Miss Virginia
Walton.
Mr.. Simpson returned to New York
City last evening for an important
conference with officials Of the firm
of which he is assistant manager.
However, his bride will remain for a
few days, later joining her husband in
New York, where they will make their
future home.
The new Junior Club of the League
of Republican Women will have DR..
Albert Evans as guest speaker and
Mrs. William Howard Taft as honor
guest at q Thanksgiving fete ar
ranged for Wednesday at 8 o'clock in
the club house at Sixteenth street at
Scott Circle. This party is for the
Junior Club members and their moth
ers, who will be guests Of the club,
and receiving with Mrs. Taft will be
of the League Of Republican Women;
Mrs. Gilbert GTosvenor, past presi-
dent; Mr.. William Tyler Page and the
director.
An original program of historic i'm
portance will be given by club mem
bers, featuring Pocahontas, Priscilla
Alden and Gretchen of Utrecht, with
a bevy Of Puritan maids. Leader will
be Miss Mary v. Harrison Williams,
great-granddaughter of President Har-
rison and Miss Mildred English.
Mrs. Edward E. Colladay, Miss Wini-
fred Freiot, Miss Evelyn Chase and
little Miss Gath Dougherty.
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer and Miss
Dorothy Tirrell will be soloists, &C.
companied by Miss Margaret Ashford.
DR.. Evans subject will be THE