Evening star., 1935-09-15
Lieut.. Wilkes
Married to
Miss Gurney
Son of Former Bethes-
da Residents is Wed
at West Point.

Word has been received of the mar
riage of Lieut.. Edmund Waller Wilkes
to Miss Mabel Bailey Gurney, the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E.
Gurney of Leominister, Mass. The
wedding took place Saturday, Sep
tember 7, in West Point. N. Y. Lieut..
Wilkes is the son of Col. and Mrs. Gill
bert Wilkes, who were for several
years residents of Somerset, Md. and
who now live in Louisville, KY, where
Col. Wilkes is stationed Lieut.. Wilkes
and his bride spent few hours in
Somerset Wednesday, en- route to
their home in Fort Scieven, Ga, where
Lieut.. Wilkes has been stationed since
his graduation from West Point O
year ago.
Mrs. Edwin Etz, who has spent two
months at her Summer home in YER
mont, will return to Bradley Hills,
Md, early this week. Miss Constance
EtZ, who was with her mother in Ver-
mont, will visit friends in Minnesota
before returning to Bradley Hills.
Mrs. V. L. Ellicott, wife of DR.. v. L.
Ellicott. Montgomery County health
officer, has returned to her home in
Battery Park, Md, after having spent
the season with Dr. EllicottS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellis Ellicott, at
their Summer home in Eagles Mere
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer PoWick are in
their home in Drummond, Md, after a
trip to Norristown, Pa, where they
were the guests of Mr.. Powick's par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. William Powick.
Before returning to their home they
spent several days with Mr.. Powick's
brother and sister-in-law, DR.. and Mrs.
Thomas Powick, in Pottstown, Pa.
Miss Alice Powick, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Powick, who has spent the
Summer at Camp Lochearn, on Lake
Fairlee, VT, returned to her home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Rippey Of
Friendship Heights, Md, have as their
guests their niece, Miss Betty Rippey.
and Mr.. Fred McKerr, both of Canan-
daigua, N. Y.
Mrs. Jane Plummer Rice Is at her
home in Somerset. Md, after having
spent two months at Camp Ebena,
near Belgrade, Me. Before returning
to her home Mrs. Rice and her two
daughters, who accompanied her to
Maine, spent week with her sister,
Mrs. F. I. Black, in Newton High
lands, Mass. Mrs. A. W. Gosnell and
her daughter, Miss Edabelle Gosner,
of Boston, Mass. returned to Somer-
set with Mrs. Rice and will be her
guests for part of September.
Mrs. Rutland Duckett Beard of
Chevy Chase, Md. will arrive from
England next week and will be at
home to her friends after October l.
Mrs. Beard and her son. Master Rut-
land Beard, jr., have been in Eng
land since early in July. They spent
several weeks in the northern part of
that country with relatives and at
tended the Wormsley horse show,
where Mrs. Beard was a guest in the
box of Sir Edward and Lady Holt.
Mrs. Beard also spent a short time on
the continent in France and in Bel
gium before sailing for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Landon Banfield,
who have been In Cambridge, Mass,
for two months, have returned to Be-
thesda for the Winter and are again
at their home in Wilson lane and
Bradley boulevard.
Mrs. James c. Dulin, jr., and her
daughter, Miss Jean Dulin, Of Friend
ship Heights. Md. spent last week in
Cleveland, Ohio, where they were the
guests of Comdr. and Mrs. George
Cairnes. Comdr. and Mrs. Cairnes
were for several years residents of
Friendship Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schaeffer Of
Somerset, Nd, left last week for a
motor trip through the New England
States.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry Brown of
Alta Vista have had as their guests for
several weeks the formers father, Mr..
Moses Brown Mr.. Brown accom-
panied his father to his home in Nor
folk, Va, on Thursday.