Evening star., 1935-10-20
Alexandria Social Notes
Mrs. Cornelia Ensign Claiborne Is
Bride of W. A. MOncure.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, october 1s.-
Mr.. Charles Albert Ensign OF WASH
ington, formerly of Atlanta, has Is
sued cards announcing the marriage
Of his daughter, Mrs. Cornelia Ensign
Claiborne, to Mr.. William Augustus
Moncure, son of Mrs. Caroline Penn
berton Moncure of this city and the
late Mr.. William A. Moncure, Satur-
day. October II at noon in Old Christ
Church, the Rev. Harry Lee Doll,
recently installed rector. officiating.
The bride wore her travelling costume
and was unattended. Owing to the
I'll health of her father she was given
in marriage by Rear Admiral Hilary
P. Jones, U. S. N, an old friend of
the family. Mr.. Moncure had his
brother, Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Mon
cure, as best man. Mr.. Moncure and
his bride left Immediately after the
ceremony for a wedding trip to
Canada. The bridegroom is grad
uate of the Episcopal High School
and the University of Virginia. The
bride was the widow of Mr.. Hamilton
Cabell Claiborne of Atlanta. MIR. and
Mrs. Moncure will live in Washing
ton, where the former is an attor-
uey for the Home Owners Loan Corp.
In the small company present at the
ceremony were Mrs. Moncure, mother
of the bridegroom; Miss Willie Penn
berton, his aunt; Judge and Mrs.
Robinson Moncure, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner L. Boothe, I'd, brother-in-law
and sister of the bridegroom, and
their young son, Billy Moncure
Boothe: Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hill
ary P. Jones of Philadelphia, formerly
of Washington. and Mrs Edgar Lyons
Woods of Annapolis, who formerly
was Miss Grace Anderson of Alex
endria.
Miss Anne AShcom Reeder OF Bal
timore was the week end guest OF
Mrs. Caroline P. Moncure. Mrs. Mon
cure also had as her recent guest her
nephew, Ensign Jack Ferguson, U. S.
N, who left by plane Sunday, October
13. for the West Coast to join his
ship, the u S. S. Astoria.
Miss Dorothy Brant spent last week
with her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Graves, in
Chester, Va.
Miss. Estelle Wright of Johnston
6. c., is the guest of Miss Helen Can
non and Miss Dorothy Cannon.
Mrs. A E Warwick, Miss Elizabeth
Warwick and Miss Margaret War
wick were in Upperville for the we'd
ding in Trinity Episcopal Church Sat-
urday evening, October II, of Miss
Katherine Rose Gochnauer. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Gochnauer
to Mr.. George Robert Slater.
Mr. and Mrs. Conan Wallace
Vaughan have returned from Rich
mond, where they went for the we'd
ding of Miss Margaret Elizabeth
Brady, daughter of Mrs. Joseph
Plunkett Brady and the late Mr.
Brady, and Mr.. Gordon Clarke. son
of Mrs. William R Clarke. jr., and the
late Mr.. Clarke, which took place Sat,
urday afternoon, October II, in St
James Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Stanley G. Blanton, who has
been visiting her mother. Mrs. John
E. Tackett, has left to join Maj. Blan-
ton at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. ano
was accompanied by Mr.. Richard w
Moncure, who will spend the Winter
with Maj. and Mrs. Blanton.
Lieut.. Peter Van Ness, U. S. NJ. c..
and Mrs. Van Ness spent several days
in town before geing to Quantico
where Lieut.. Van Ness has been
ordered for duty. Lieut.. and Mrs
Van Ness have been in China for three
years and on their way East stopped
for a visit in San Francisco, where
they were guests of honor at a dinner
given at the Hotel st. Francis by
Lieut.. Van Ness cousin, Miss Peggy
Pillsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Alexander
Lee, with their daughter and grand
son, Mrs. Ellen Lee Craighill and Mr..
Rutherford Craighill of Washington;
Col. and Mrs. Charles Beatty Moore
and Miss Anne Lewis Jones were
among the Alexandrians who attended
the dedication of Stratford Hall Sat-
urday. october IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Amos enter
tained informally Saturday evening,
October II. for the subdebutante
granddaughter, Miss Martha Lee
Amos.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ernest w. Aaron,
Miss Myra Aaron and Miss Dorothy
Jane Aaron will leave next week for
Lexington, Va. where Mr.. Aaron will
be pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
Miss Lucy Graves and Miss Myrtle
Graves have returned from Gathers
burg, where they attended the wedding
OF their greatniece, Miss Myrtilla Her.
rick McGraw, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. McGraw, to Mr.. George Rob-
ert Donner, son of MIR. and Mrs Ar
mand Donner Of Livingston, N. j.,
which took place in Ascension Epis-
copal Church.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs William Page
Dame of Upperville have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Josephine Putney, to Mr.. Daniel Du-
lany De Butts, son of Mrs. Dulany
Forrest De Butts and the late Mr.. De
Butts OF Ayrshire, Va. DR.. Dame is
q native Of Alexandria and was born
while his father, the late Rev. DR..
William Meade Dame, was rector of
Old Christ Church. The elder DR..
Danes wife was Miss Susan Meade
sFunsten of this city, daughter of Col.