Evening star., 1935-11-17
Alexandria Social Notes
Judge James Reece Duncan Will Wed
Miss Katherine Dalton.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Andrew Braun
stein of 1406 Confederate avenue.
Ginter Park, Richmond, have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Katherine Dalton, to Judge
James Reece Duncan of the Num-
cipal Court Of this city, son Of Mrs.
william T. Duncan and the late Mr..
Duncan. The wedding will take place
Saturday, December 7, in the Sacred
Heart Cathedral in Richmond.
An announcement of interest in
Alexandria was that made last week
by Mrs. Benjamin Halle of Columbia,
S. c., of the engagement of her
daughter, Mary Hamilton, to Mr..
Alexander Lee Craighill, now Of Co.
lumbia, son of Mrs. Ellen Lee Craig
hill of Washington. Mr.. Craighill is
the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Alexander Lee of this city. He is a
great-nephew of Mr.. Henry Starr
Wattles of Alexandria and of Mrs.
William Bowie of Washington, the
former Miss Elizabeth Taylor Wat
ties. The wedding will take place
next month.
Invitations have been received from
Rev. and Mrs. Myron B. Marshall
for the marriage of their daughter,
Elizabeth Barrand, to Mr. Dudley
Watlington Digges, son of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Watlington Digges and the late
Judoo w Dioooe Thurcdov ,,1or,,
ing, November %, at 10:3O o'clock in
st. Johns Episcopal Church in Hall
fax, Va, of which the bride-elect's
father is rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Cox have
announced the marriage of their
daughter Florence to Mr.. Charles E.
SecriSt, formerly of Shenandoah, Va,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Secrist,
on Tuesday, October %, in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Secrist will live in
Washington.
Miss Anna Moss has been in Nor
folk this week attending the an
nual convention of the Virginia Chap
ter of the International Federation
of Catholic Alumnae. Miss Moss Is
recording secretary Of the Virginia
Chapter.
Mrs. Oscar Ryder. DR.. and Mrs.
Oscar A. Ryder and Miss Lucy w. Gary
have returned from Richmond, where
they went to attend the wedding of
Miss Marianne Frances Potts, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Reginald Harrell Potts and
the late DR.. Potts, and Mr.. William
Woodland johnson of st. Louis, son
of Mrs. Mary Allen johnson and the
late Mr.. AlonZo James johnson of
Baltimore, which took place Tuesday,
November S, at noon in the home of
the brides brother and sister-in-law
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. j. Manning Potts,
1705 Park avenue. DR.. Potts read the
marriage service, assisted by his
brother, Rev. Edgar Allan Potts of
Suffolk, and the bride was given in
marriage by third clerical brother,
Rev. Alpheus Wilson Potts of Chester,
Va.
Miss Ann Dorothy Edwards, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Prestley NJ Ed
wards, and Mr.. John Wilson Shep-
herd, son of Mr.. John Shepherd and
the late Mrs. Shepherd of Hampton,
Va, were married at noon Saturday,
November 9, in the home of the
brides brother and sister-in-law, Nr.
and Mrs. B. Gerard Edwards. in Belle
Haven. Rev. DR.. Pierce S. Ellis of the
First Baptist Church oficiated. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father and wore her travelling cos
tune of brown cloth with a brown hat
and fox furs. She wore a corsage
bouquet of yellow rosebuds. Only a
small company Of relatives and init
mates friends attended the ceremony
and the informal wedding breakfast
that followed. There were no at.
tendants. After November IS Mr..
Shepherd and his bride will live in
Hampton. Among the out of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Ed
wards of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Schnitker Of Hampton and
party that came by motor from
Richmond, which included Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles T. Gay, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Joynes, Mr.. Graves Edwards and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson
Miss Iona Keith has gone to South
Boston, Va, for the marriage in
Trinity Episcopal Church this evening
of Miss Frances Keith Briggs, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac K. Briggs,
to Mr.. Samuel Elkanah Hardwick, jr.,
of Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Albert de Gaze
move have returned to their home,
on Seminary Hill. after
being away since early in June. Mr.
and Mrs. de Cazenove spent a part of
this time on their ranch in North Da-
kota and also visited relatives in Fargo,
N. Oak; Minneapolis and Detroit
Lakes, MINI.
Mrs. j. H. c. Grasty has returned
to her home in Staunton after visit
to her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon P. Peyton.
Mrs. Charles Booker Powell enter
tained at bridge last evening in honor
Of Mrs. Robert Earle Ross, a bride OF
last month.
Miss Rebecca Beverley and Miss
Frances w. Beverley have returned to
their home in Winchester after a visit
to relatives In Alexandria.
Mrs. Robert Blankenship Morris has
returned from a visit to her brother |
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Sell
den S. Baker. in Cincinnati and will
spend the next several weeks with her |
Mr.. and Mrs. William Derr |
Baker, in Fairfax.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Henry Robert
son have announced the engagement |
Of their daughter Frances Evelyn to
Mr.. Godfrey Pierpoint Runaldue. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Runaldue. |
also Of this city. The wedding will |
take place later in the Winter.