Evening star., 1935-02-02
Poe-Johnston Wedding
In Bedford Yesterday.

OF much interest in Washington Is
the wedding of Miss Mary Frances
Johnston, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
C. r. Johnston Of Bedford, Ind, to
Mr.. Francis Bennett Poe. jr, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Bennett Poe
of this city, which took place yeSter-
day at o'clock in Bedford. Owing
to the recent death Of the bride
groom's grandmother. the arrange
ments were simple. plans for large
wedding having been abandoned.
Mr.. Poe graduated from Princeton
in 1922. He also attended st. Paul's
School.
Mr.. Poe and his bride will be at
home after March /. at 2725 North
Meridian street, Indianapolis.
DR.. and Mrs. James Alexander
Lyon will not observe their day at
home tomorrow.
, Mrs. Hiram Bingham has postponed
the tea she had planned to give this
afternoon until Saturday, February 8
Mrs. Robert Hollester Chapman
who Is giving several sherry parties,
has cards out for Monday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks
Col. Henry H. Armstead and hi.
sister. Mrs. Armstead Davis, are al
the Carlton for a few days. having
motored from their home in War
renton. Va.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Gardner
were hosts at dinner at the Shorehan
last evening, and their guests in.
cluded Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Rober
N. Scott Baker. Capt. and Mrs. Rob
ert P. Clay, Capt. and Mrs. Elliot
vandevanter and Mr.. William Wig
nall of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Drexel Biddle, jr.
of Philadelphia were hosts at lunch.
con yesterday at the Carlton. whers
they are stopping while in Washing
ton. Their guests numbered eight.
Miss Randolph Richardson, debu'
| tante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
erick Dawson Richardson Of Fairfax
has motored to Baltimore to attend
house party given by Miss Heller
Raine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Phillips had guestl
dining with them informally at din
ner at the Shoreham last evening.
oficials of the Government Printing
Office took three tables for the Presi.
dents birthday ball Wednesday eve
ming, the public printer. Mr.. ALFRED
e. Giegengack, presiding at one, tn.
superintendent of platemaking ant
Mrs. John A. Mclean at another, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Havenner a
| the other. Sitting with MIR. Giegen
gack were the assistant productioz
manager, Mr.. George Ortleb; the as
sistant to the public printer, Miss j
Coffin; the superintendent of planning
Mr.. William A. Mitchell: the bulge
officer and Mrs. Russell H. Herrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean had will
them at their table the mechanical su.
perintendent and Mrs. Alfred e. Han.
son, the technical director and Mrs
Morris s. Kantrowitz and Mr.. and Mrs
Felix Belair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Havenner presided al
the table with the medical director
and Mrs. Daniel B. Bush, the produc.
ton manager and Mrs. Edward M
Nevils, the superintendent Of binding
Mr.. Joseph Duffey, and his daughter
Miss Irene Duffey and Mr.. Michae
McInerney.
Mrs. Forester H. Scott Of Philadel.
phia Is at the Shoreham to visit Mrs
Eloise Clopton Webb.
A distinguished group Of Washing
ton music lovers and society folk vii
attend the concert at Constitution
Hall tomorrow afternoon Of Mr.
Jascha Heifetz, the violinist. who's
only performance Of the season here
originally scheduled for Sunday