Evening star., 1935-11-05

A1VeS ca at
Her Home
Mr.. Harry Stuart Fonda and his
daughter. Mrs. Martin. wife of Maj.
L. L. Martin, we're hosts at tea in
formally yesterday afternoon. in the
home of the latter. in Clarendon. Va.
The hostess was assisted at the tea
table by Mrs. Harold Mandell of Wash
ington.
Maj. and Mrs. Martin recently took
the old Colonial home In Clarendon,
known as the Lattner estate. and Mr..
Fonda, formerly of San Francisco,
more recently of Fort Leavenworth,
where he conducted an art class,
has come to make his home with his
son-in-law and daughter. and has
in a very brief time converted one of
the buildings on the grounds into a
modern studio. where he has group
of paintings drawings and pieces of
sculpture, which were viewed yester-
day afternoon by the guests from
Washington and Arlington County.
Mr.. Fonda for many years was
pupil at the Julian Academy in Paris.
where he studied under such famous
persons as Jean Paul Lawrence and
BENJAMIN Constant. Later he taught
In the California School of Fine Arts
and in the Mark Hopkins Institute In
San Francisco. and was for time di-
of free
drawing in the public schools at Mon
terey, Calf. More recently he has
been connected with the Fort Leaven-
worth Institute of Art. He is men,
Der of the internationally known Bo-
hemian Club.
The Rev. j. Wesley Lofts, pastor
OF the Silver Spring Baptist Church,
at Silver Spring. Md. has gone to
Houston, Tex. where he will attend
the annual Baptist State Convention.
The Rev. MIR. Lofts will return here
In about three weeks.
Mrs. Richard F. Junker has re-
turned to the home Of her SOn-ln.laW
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fran
els McDevitt of Sligo Park Hills. Md.
after passing two months in the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Arthur NJ. May
Of Rockville Center, Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Plymale
we're hosts to- company of 80 in
their home in Fort Myer Heights, Va.
last evening. having as guests the
members and their families of the
Railway Mail Association. The host
ess was assisted by Mrs. j. w. John
son, Mrs. w. M. Collins, Mrs. D. D.
Brewer. Mrs. Scott B. Miller Mrs. c.
l.. Armentrout. Mrs. F. F. Ball. Mrs.
Ernest McInturff, Mrs. L. H. Grove,
Mrs. H N. Link. Mrs B. B. Wise, Mrs
w. w. Brannock. Mrs. H. G. Hughes,
Mrs. H. L. Howard. Mrs. j. Holder
and Mrs. M. E. Rittenhouse of Wash
ington; Mrs. E. S. Hislop and Mrs. F.
B. Justis of Hyattsville. Md; Mrs. J.
d. Stehman and Mrs E. C. Khranke
of Arlington County, and Mrs. P. J.
Cooksey of Manassas, Va.
A five-piece orchestra furnished
music for dancing and there we're
many games. with a buffet supper
served at midnight.
Mrs. Paul Hottie has as her guest
In her home in Takona Park, Nd,
her sister. Mrs. Eugene Spohn Of
Occur dAlene, Idaho.
DR.. and Mrs. Stuart MichauX Of
Richmond and Miss Martha Perkins
OF Norfolk, are spending a few days
In Vienna, Va. as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Craig Hunter.
Mrs N. Littlefleld and Mr.. Walter
Littlefield Of Waukegan, ILL.,, arrived
today to visit the formers son-in. law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Nc
Nemar. In Clarendon. and will re-
main for week or 10 days.
Miss Rosemary Babcock has re-
turned to her home In Vienna, Va,
from Duke University, where she wit
messed the foot ball game. Miss
Babcock was accompanied by Mr..
Lawrence Kenyon and Prof A. Rid
dick who spent the week end with
Prof Riedicks parents.
Mrs c. E. Vermilion and her daugh-
ter. Miss Dorothy Vermilion. will re-
turn to their home in Dublin. Va,
tomorrow, after being guests for the
last three weeks of Mrs. Vermilions
brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Cooley. in Clarendon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Hynes entertained
In Clarendon last evening at din
ner party in compliment to Mrs. Ver-
million and her daughter. Others in
the company included Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooley. and Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Ottgen Of Adrian, Mich, parents Of
Mrs. Hynes. who are en- route to
their Winter home in ST. Petersburg,
Fla.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hyde Buell.
entertained at bridge Saturday eve
ming in their home in Herndon. Va,
In compliment to the latters sister.
Miss Helen Frye of Washington. D.
c.. who was their guest over the week
end Other guests included Mrs. T.
Edgar Aud. Miss Elizabeth Buell., Mrs.
Russell Allen Lynn, Mrs. George F.
Buell.. Mrs James Cockerille. Mrs.
David Murray Aud, and Mr.. and Mrs.
e. Barbour Hutchison. High scores
were made by Mrs. Hutchison, Miss
Buell. and Mrs. T. Edgar Aud.