Evening star., 1935-05-19
Miss Pickett
Will Marry
S. S. Baker
Alexandria Girl En-
G ag ed to Former
Fairfax Resident.

formerly OF falr1ax, saturday a1ter'
noon, June /, at S o'clock in Chris
Episcopal Church. Following tht
ceremony there will be reception ir
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett. al
"a Oak street in Rosemont. Mis-:
Pickett was graduated from the Alex.
sndria High School and attended Will
liam and Mary College.
Miss Virginia Cary Dawson. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cooper Dawson
was one of the bridesmaids at the
wedding of Miss Anne Middleton
Hunter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Hayward Gibbons Hunter, and Mr.
Donald Grant Macdonald. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Macdonald of Lees
burg, which took place Thursday al
$50 o'clock in Old Fork Episcopa
Church in Hanover County and wa
followed by reception in the home -oi
the brides parents, Janeway, neal
boswell, also in Hanover County. Ole
Fork Church is one of the oldest
churches in Virginia and was bull
about 1875. 1t has a communion serv'
ice which escaped the depreciation o1
Col. Tarleton and his British raider:
during the Revolution by being con-
cealed by Mrs. Berkeley, one OF the
pariShionerS.
Mrs. Anna M. Rowland has an
nounced the engagement Of hel
daughter Marion to Mr.. James Conrad
of Washington. The wedding will take
place Saturday, May 25, in the home
of the bride-elect's brother and sister
in-law, Mr., and Mrs. Lawrence E
Rowland. Miss Rowland is the daugh'
ter of the late Mr.. Richard Norris
Rowland and is sister of Mrs. Harold
c. Patterson, Mrs Wilfred Robinson
Mrs. George F. Downham and Mr.
Norris Rowland.
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes has re-
turned from a visit to Miss Helen
Siebold Walter in Staunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Cravan Huntington
announce the marriage OF then
daughter Bernice Virginia to Mr.
Douglas Morgan Crupper, Saturday
May IL. Rev. Pierce S. Ellis, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church, officiating.
Mrs. Laura Henry announces the
marriage of her daughter Frances to
Mr.. Francis B. Williamson, Tuesday
May 7, in Rockville, Rev. Herbert
Cooper officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rayle OF
Washington announce the marriage
of their niece. Miss Marian Ward, tc
Mr.. John w. Weaver of this city Sat
urday, May 4, Rev. John c. Ball OIL
ciating.
Mrs. Alexander Herman OF Suffolk
Va, announces the engagement OF her
daughter Dorothy Belle to Mr.. Theo-
dore Cohen, formerly of this city, and
now of Newport News. The wedding
will take place during the Summer
The bride-elect lived in Alexandra
for several years while engaged in
educational work.
Mr and Mrs. Llewellyn Haskins
Hite Of Kenbridge, Va, have an
nounced to relatives here the engage
ment of their daughter Helen Lee to
Mr.. Eugene Howard Grayson of Rad
ford, Va. Miss Hite, who frequently
visited in this city, is a graduate OF
the State Teachers College in Rad
ford, and is now a member of the fac
ulty of the Leesburg High School.
The wedding will take place in the
early Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Angel and
Miss Peggy Angel have returned frosa
Richmond, where they attended the
marriage of Miss Gertrude Nina
Berry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VOL
ney w. Berry, to Mr. Selden Longley
Baird of Petersburg. which took place
at noon Saturday, May IL, in Grace
Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis H. HullingS have
opened their cottage at Colonial Beach
for the Summer season.
Miss Clara A. Moore, who spent the
Winter and Spring with her cousin,
Mrs. Clement Ellis Conger, in Rock
ingham County, is staying in AleXan-
dria during May and later will go
North for the Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Smith, who re-
Gently returned from a six-month
stay in Miami were guests last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. v. L. Smith, and
have left for their home in Chicago.
Mrs. Daniel w Sublett, Mr.. William
H. Brown and Mr. r. P. Brown have
returned from Nelson County where
they attended the golden wedding an
niversary celebration of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M. Brown, which
was held in the latters' home, War
wick Hall. Mr.. Sublett, Mrs. w, H.
Brown and Mrs. R. P. Brown also
attended.
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surprise birthday anniversary party
Wednesday evening in the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. De Coss
Others present included Miss Eliza
beth Mawyer, Miss Ellen Miles. Miss
Ruth Collins, Miss Isabelle Parker
Miss Frances Martin, Miss Annie
Simpson, Miss Kitty Morairty, Miss
Anne De Coss, Miss Louise De Coss,
Mr.. Matthew De Coss. Mr.. William
Travers, Mr. Roy Jennifer Mr.. Davis
Simpson, Mr.. George Moore, Mr..
Michael Shanahan. Mr.. Eugene Fox
and Mr.. Joseph Garvey.
Miss Louise Farley spent last week
end with Miss Jane Disney in Balti-
more.
Lieut.. William ]. Morton, jr., U. S.
A., retired, who now is living in
Geneva, Switzerland, is visiting his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. WillianfsJ. Nor
ton in Christ Church rectory. Mrs.
Morton and her son spent last week
with her other son and daughter-in-
law, DR.. and Mrs. Charles Bruce Nor
ton in Charlottesville.
Miss Dorothy Thacker of Lynch
burg was the week end guest of Miss
Ruth Collins, who entertained at din
ner Sunday. Other guests were Mrs.
Calvin Wilson, Miss Margaret Free
man, Mrs. Charles Huffman, Miss
Mary Wiltshire, Miss Dorothy De
Berry and Miss Marie Sauerwald of
Richmond, Miss Marguerite Penn and
Miss Isabel Parker.
Miss Ella Broders of Hopewell, N. j..
has been the guest of her brother-i1-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
C. Carlin, and has gone to Warren
ton to visit her nephew and niece, Mr..
and Mrs. Llewellyn Wood.
Miss Marion Martyr has returned
from Sweetbriar College, where she
attended the May day celebration and
the Spring dances and had as her
guest last week end Miss Frances