Evening star., 1935-09-13
Visitor From
India Guest
At VOtaWS S

Harding, are entertaining Miss Agnes
Craggs, who for seven and half years
was q missionary in India, working
principally among the women Of that
country.
Miss Craggs, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Craggs of North
Philadelphia, completed her mission
ary training at the Bible School at
Nyack on the Hudson, New York,
and upon her arrival in India located
at Bihar, Northern India. Later she
was appointed principal Of the Hapur
Girls School, where she remained for
q year and then did missionary work
in Mussoorie in the institution which
Is under the direction of DR.. and
Mrs. H. C. Menkel, who are well
known in Takoma Park.
While on furlough in America, Miss
Craggs will take advanced school work
in Bible teaching, after which she is
planning to return to India. She has
been invited to give lectures in dif-
ferent sections of the United States,
when she will relate her experiences
in her work in behalf of the women
Of India.
Mrs. Fred Graf, jr., arrived yes
terday from her home, in Albuquerque,
N. Mex, and is visiting her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Landrick, jr, in their home.
in Kensington. Md.
Mrs. Graft has come for the we'd
-l;pn of bnr can Mr. Lsrodarink To lilo -
ferro Graf, and Miss Helen Louise
Pratt, daugher of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Scott Pratt, which will take place
next week at Knollwood, the home Of
the brides parents, near Kensington.
Mrs. Herbert L. Shinn has returned
to Falkland Manor, Silver Spring,
Md. from a trip of 10 days to Vir-
ginia Beach.
Mr.. Stephen Latchford of Mount
Rainier, Md, sailed on the S. S. Man
haitian from New York September II
for The Hague, where he has been
sent by the Government as head OF
the American delegation representing
the United States at an international
conference, which will be engaged in
the codiflcation of aeronautical law.
During his stay in Europe ne will
make a tour of the British Isles.
A group of IL of her friends and her
husband gave surprise party for Mrs
La Verne Case at her home on Dem
wood avenue, Takoma Park, Wednes-
day evening, those present being Mrs,
F. c. Gilbert, Prof. and Mrs. S. W.
Tymmeson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marsh,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Votaw, Miss Agnes
Craggs and Miss Maude Brooke.
The Rev. Adrian j. Pfeiffer, pastor
of the Takoma Park Lutheran Church,
and Mrs. Pfeiffer, wit htheir daughter
Sarah, will return today to their home.
Rev. Pfeiffer having attended the con-
ference of the Eastern District of the
American Lutheran Church at Youngs-
town, Ohio, while Mrs. Pfeiffer and
their daughter were in Cleveland visit
ing friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Huff, with
their daughter -in-law, Mrs. Perry o.
Huff, of Takoma Park, Md. will return
this week end from New York where
they motored the beginning of the
4 week.
Mrs. Marshall Davis entertained at
bridge last evening at her home in
Wynnewood Park, Silver Spring, Md.
having as guests Mrs. Branson
Thomas, Mrs. Karl FARRELL, Mrs. Joseph
c. Cissel, Mrs. S. K. Wade, Mrs.
Horace Donnelly, Mrs. Howard Kacy,
Mrs. Franklin Heindel, Mrs. William
j. Brannan, Mrs. Beryl English, Mrs.
Fred Spanagel. Mrs ]. Reginald Boyd
and Mrs. Roy Bruner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis returned the early part of the
week from trip to Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Charles Y. Latimer, president
Of the Takoma Park Womens Demo-
cratic Club, and Mrs. Arthur L. Rey-
nolds, vice president of the same Or
ganization, attended the luncheon of
the Executive Committee and board
of governors Of the United Womens
Democratic Club of Maryland held
yesterday at the Emerson Hotel in
Baltimore.
Prof. and Mrs. Ernest U. Ayars and
. their son, Jaime Ernesto, and their
small daughter, Miss Mildred, who
have been guests of their cousin, Mrs.
C. c. Lewis, in Takoma Park, left
Wednesday morning for New York
where they will sail Saturday for
. Buenos Aires, Argentina, South
America. Prof. and Mrs. Ayars have
: been home on furlough after two
. terms of missionary service in South
America, the first having been in
! Chile and the second in Peru, a part
Of that time in the Andes where they