Evening star., 1935-07-28
Rector Guest
Of Honor at
Church Fete
Purse Given Mortons
as They Leave
Alexandria.


Rev. DR.. William Jackson Morton and
Mrs. Morton were guests of honor at
a reception given Tuesday evening In
the yard of historic Christ Episcopal
Church by all organizations OF the
church. DR.. and Mrs. Morton are
leaving August l, when his resignation
as rector of Christ Church is effective,
after 33 years of service.
Mr.. Gardner Lloyd Boothe of the
vestry of the church. on behalf of the
organizations, presented DR.. Morton
with a purse from the congregation.
Mr.. Clyde C. Lamond, ST.. was chair
man of the Reception Committee and
after the reception in the church yard
refreshments were served in the parish
hall, with Mrs. William A. Moncure,
Mrs Clyde C. Lamond. Mrs. Gardner
Lloyd Boothe, Mrs. Albert Bryan, Mrs.
Albert v. Bryan, Mrs. Gardner Lloyd
Boothe, I'd; Mrs Douglas A. Lindsey,
Miss Elizabeth Snowden, Miss Edith
Snowden and others serving.
Among the approximately 400 guests
present were the rectors of the three
other Episcopal churches OF the city,
the Rev Percy Foster Hall, the Rev.
Robert C. Masterton and the Rev.
George S. Vest; the Rev. DR.. William
B. McIlwaine of the Second Presby-
terian Church, the Rev. Norman Rob-
erts of the Methodist Protestant
Church and also MIR. and Mrs. Brent
Morgan of Washington, son-in-law
and daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Morton.
DR.. and Mrs. Morton will leave next
week for their farm in Spotsylvania
County for visit before going to their
new home in Charlottesville, Va.
Mrs. Rathbone Smith and her son,
Mr.. Douglas Smith, left Thursday to
motor to Guelph, Ontario, Canada,
where they will visit Mrs. Smiths SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Ainlie Lanigan Charles
worthy.
Miss Ellen Ticer, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlesworthy
for several weeks. has returned to her
home on South Fairfax street.
Mr. and Mrs Emmett Stephenson
have announced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Shep-
herdSon, to Mr.. Clair Toppan Cren-
shaw of Mobile, Ala The marriage
was on Saturday, July 20, by the Rev.
George S. Vest, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, with only members
of the two families present.
Mrs. A. j. Slaughter and her
mother, Mrs. Herbert CORTLAND Linn,
left the first of the week for a motor
trip South, with visits in Georgia and
Florida.
Mrs. Percy Foster Hall and Mrs.
Ivan Marshall Green are spending
: several weeks in Atlantic City, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Pate and Mrs.
Ruth Andrews of Goldsboro, N. c.,
were the guests last week of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy G. Craver en- route to Dams
vile, N Y, for months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Petit have re-
TUNED from visit at Colonial Beach,
Va.
Miss Betsy Lowe Smyth is spending
the Summer with relatives in Brook
lyn, N. Y, and PaSSaic, N. j.
Mrs. David Milton French and Miss
Clarence Brent Snowden sailed last
Tuesday from Baltimore for a trip to
Boston and New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Jefferson Cox
and children left last Sunday for a
motor trip to the New England States,
accompanied by Mr.. CoxS aunts, Mrs.
Morton Schaeffer and Mrs. Roberta
Veale of Baltimore. They will visit
Mr.. Cox's brother-in-law and sister,
Rev. and Mrs. Tom G. Akeley, in
Gardiner Me.
Mrs. Philip Barbour Peyton is
spending the remainder of the Sum-
mer in Atlantic City, N. J.
Miss Ruth Swan and Miss Miriam
Swan of Fort Barrancas, Fla, are
visiting their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander A. Doniphan, and will
go from Alexandria to Fort Monroe to
visit their father, Col. Daniel N. Swan
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Goode motored
to Old Orchard, Me-, the past week
for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Gorloff of BoS-
ton, Mass, after a visit to Mrs. Cor
lofts father, DR.. Sturgis, at Marshall,
Va, were the guests last week of Miss
Margery Arden Hall at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church Rectory. Mrs. Cor
at st. Paul's Church while attending
st. Agnes School.
Approximately $50 young people
gave a dance Tuesday evening in
Gadsby's Tavern, with committee in
charge of arrangements composed of
Miss Margaret Rust, Miss Dorothy
Rust, Miss Jacqueline Cochran, Miss
Mary Hopkins and Miss Marcella
Martin.
The Society of the Skull and Dag
ger gave its Midsummer dance We'd
nesday night in the Old Dominion
Boat Club house. Guests were pres
ent from Fairfax, Warrenton, Middle
burg, Fredericksburg, Washington,
Manassas and Richmond The Floor
Committee was Mr.. John Carlyle Her.
bert Hooff, chairman; Mr.. Edward
voolfolk Alfriend, jr.; Mr. William
Harvey Smith, Mr.. Robert st. Clair
Turk, jr., and Mrs. William Ingram
MCGOWAN
Master Billy Peverill celebrated his
4th birthday anniversary last Mon
day with a party at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Peverill.
Miss Jean Dunn has returned to
her home in Richmond after visit
to her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
w w. Whittemore.
Mr.. and Mrs G. C. Gibson enter
tanned last Monday evening at their
home, 1913 King street, Tor their
daughter, Miss Catherine Gibson, in
celebration of her 10th birthday ami