Evening star., 1935-03-19
SOCIETY
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W. P. Heron, in Charlottesville, Ind
Mrs. Fletcher Hostess
To Large Company at Tea.


Mrs. Fletcher Hostess
To Large Company at Tea.
Mrs. Henry Prather Fletcher, wife
of the chairman of the Republican
National Committee, entertained sew
eral hundred guests at a tea yeSter-
day afternoon at the 1925 F Street
Club, when it was clear to the minds
Of every one that Mrs. Fletcher's long
experience in the diplomatic corps IN
Chile, Belgium, Italy and other coun-
tries had added much to her accom-
plishment as a hostess.
Politicians, especially the Repub-
Gcan Women'S League, wives OF dlplo-
mats and newspaper women mingled
in lively conversation in an atmoS-
phere replete with domestic comfort
charming tea table, another table laid
with punch bowls, glasses and tooth
some bits, open fires and flowers.
Mrs. Fletcher wore a charming aft
ernoon costume of black, while Mrs.
Arthur Vandenberg, who was teasingly
referred to as a coming mistress of
the White House, wore a tunic of sill
yer cloth over black satin skirt,
black nat, coat ana gloves.
Nine. de Laboulaye, Nine WadSted
and Nine. Bostrom were among the
guests from the diplomatic corps, while
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Clyde
Fitch Kelly, Mrs. Lea, Mrs. Speel,
Mrs. Mondell and other ironbound Re-
publican women mingled freely in the
company and assisted in entertain
ing other guests.
Mrs. Robert D. Carey, Mrs. Harry
Clay Ransley, Mrs. Colladay and
others presided at the tea table, as
sisted between times by members of the
Young Republican girls. Across the
hall from the drawing room where
Mrs. Fletcher received, Mr. Fletcher
behind closed door, entertained few
gentlemen known in Republican poll
tics.
OF interest in Washington is the
marriage of Miss Ruth Elizabeth de
Vane, daughter of the solicitor Of the
Federal Power Commission and Mrs.
Dozier de Vane, to Mr.. Duane B..
Wilson of the United Press, formerly
OF Denver, Colo, where he was also
associated with the United Press. The
ceremony took place yesterday in the
chapel of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, the Rev. DR..
Joseph r. SiZoo officiating.
The bride and bridegroom dispensed
with attendants, the arrangements for
the wedding being informal. After a
reception in the home of the brides
parents the couple left for a South
ern wedding trip. The bride wore
a becoming crepe gown of blue with
accessories to match. Her bouquet
was of gardenias The bride attended
George Washington University. She
Is formerly of Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Davidge of
Washington, accompanied by their
son. John w. Davidge, jr, have gone
to Hot Springs, Va, and are at the
Homestead for a Spring visit.
DR.. and Mrs. Abram Simon will
have as their guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Freud of Toledo. Ohio, who
are arriving Wednesday of this week
to be delegates to the Convention of
the National Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods and the Union Of Amer
ican Hebrew Congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A Kennedy have
issued cards for a reception Friday
afternoon from to 730 o'clock in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold N,
Henry.
Mrs. Harry C. Ragsdale has re-
turned from New Orleans where she
attended the Mardi Gras. While
there she was the guest of her SON.
tn-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Kelly. En- route to Wash
ington Mrs. Ragsdale stopped at
Knoxville, Tenn, to visit Mrs. Earl
Wright Kennedy.
Former Secretary of War and Mrs
Patrick j. Hurley had with them at
Belmont Plantation at Leesburg, Va,
their daughter, Miss Patricia Hurley,
who is a student at Miss Madeira S
School near washington.
Mrs. MacLean Buckingham of
Watertown, Conn. who became Sc
riously i'll while visiting Mrs. Robert
Hollister Chapman, has recovered
sufficiently to return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Wyman OF
Alexandria, Va, entertained at dinner
yesterday at the Little Tea House.
Covers were laid for six.
Mrs. T. c. Cross of Columbia, S. c.,
Is visiting her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cross, at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. c. v. r. Thompson, better
known through her writings as Dixie
Tighe, has arrived in England and
will spend some time abroad visiting
the various capitals of Europe of which
she will write for the London Ex-
press.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fentress of
Hubbard Woods. Chicago, spent few
days at the Shoreham, where Mr..