Evening star., 1935-12-03
Suburban
Residents
In the News
Mrs. Ric h a r d S o n
Hostess at Fairfax.
Takoma Visitors.


Of the season took place yesterday
afternoon when Mrs. Frederick DaW-
son Richardson entertained at tea at
White House, her home at Fairfax,
Va, in compliment to Mrs. Ricnard
Washington, who recently moved to
Fairfax from Alexandria. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with cut
flowers and lighted with candles and
the tea table, which had centerpiece
Of crimson roses, was presided over
alternately by Mrs. John S. Barbour,
Mrs. Richard Ewell Thornton, Mrs.
Henry Eglin and Mrs. Robert Watson.
Assisting Mrs. Richardson in serving
we're Miss Frances Woolley. Miss Mary
Blake, Miss Marguerite Woolley, Miss
Mary Frances Cooper and Miss Ran
dolph Richardson Among the guests
from out of town were the Baroness
Won Below. Mrs. Robert Edward Lee.
Sd: Mrs Nuna r Montet, Mrs. A.
Smith Bowman, Mrs. Stewart McDon-
aid. Mrs. Mamie G. Jobe, Mrs. Ray
Middleton, Mrs. Mary Stewart Dabney,
Mrs. Henry Wadsworth Moore. Mrs.
Matte Porter Mrs Malcolm Matheson,
Mrs. John EnochS Mrs. Franklin Ken
worthy, Mrs Franklin Chambers Miss
Bertha Noyes, Mrs. Louie Van Bibber.
Mrs. Robert Crocket, Miss Josephine
Agnes HATTIE, Mrs. Thomas Sebrill,
Mrs. Joseph Crocket and Miss Anne
M Cureton.
Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Mershon arrived
from Cebu, Philippine Islands, after
long voyage, having left the last of
September, going by way of the Straits
Settlement and Penang and on ac-
count Of the dangers in the war zone
In the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
they we're routed around South Africa.
The Rev. and Mrs. MerShon went
from Washington in 1919 and this is
their third furlough. During their life
in the Orient they spent several years
in the Malay Peninsula in Kuala
Lumpur and 13 years in Sanbacku
and in JeSselton. Borneo.
During the last few years they have
been stationed among the native
MoroS in Mindanao, the largest island
In the southern part of the Philippine
group.
The Rev. and Mrs. Mershon plan
10 remain in Washington for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey w. Turnage of
Sligo Park Hills, Md. have as their
guests Mrs. Turnage's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Galloway; her sister, Mrs.
Nat Long of Greenville, N. c., and her
brother, Mr.. Gentry Galloway of New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. H w. Petty returned
Sunday to their home in Arlington,
Va, from Osceola Mills. Pa, where
they spent the week end with their
son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and
Mrs Andrew NJ. Van Dyke. and at
tended Saturday the ordination of
Rev. Van Dyke.
Mrs. Mary Wells of New York has
arrived to spend the Winter with her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harold Spell
man, in Falls Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Russell, for
merly of Sligo Park Hills, Md, are
being congratulated on the birth of
son. Saturday morning at George
Washington Hospital. Mr.. Russell re-
Gently accepted new position in Chi
cago, and Mrs. Russell has been living
at the Park Lane Apartments. She
will join Mr.. Russell within a few
weeks
DR.. Charles E. Kellogg of Aurora
Hills, Va, is spending the week in
Chicago. where he is attending the an
nual national convention of soil survey
and agronomy of the Department of
Agriculture. Mrs. Kellogg entertained
over the week end DR.. and Mrs H L.
Walster Of Fargo, N. Oak, who are
passing several weeks in and around
the National Capital.
Mr.. Eustace Hyatt Taylor and Dr.
c. C. Morris are en- route to their
homes in Ada, Okla, after having been
the guests for several days of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam w. Taylor, in Herndon, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor entertained at
a dinner party in their honor Sunday.
Other guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Brawner and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Lands of Alexandria, Va, and