Evening star., 1935-11-17
Parties Mark
Falls Church
Social Week
Mrs. w. Leigh Ribble
Is Guest of Honor at
Bridge.


Mrs. A. T. Bowen entertained at her
home Thursday afternoon at o'clock
when she had four tables OF bridge
in honor of Mrs. w. Leigh Ribble.
Those invited to meet Mrs. Ribble
were Mrs. w. Ludwell Harrison OF
Washington, Mrs Noble Moore. Mrs.
George L. Butterworth, Mrs. Harry
A. Fellows. Mrs J. L. Harrison, Mrs.
Rollo Smith, Mrs. William Gillette,
Mrs. Frederick w. Wright, Miss Agnes
Smith. Mrs. Mayo Herring, Mrs.
Harold Spelman, Mrs. M. H. Haertel,
Mrs. Alexander Gait and Mrs. Will
lard Smith of Highland Park.
Tuesday Mrs. Versal Spalding had
luncheon guests at her home in Falls
Church, the party including Mrs. Wal
ter Granger, Mrs. Howard Berger, Mrs.
Frank M. Thompson, Mrs. Theodore
H. Uhler. Mrs Charles w. Fenwick,
Mrs. Phillip Talbot Mrs. Edwin Den
ton Williams, jr., and Mrs. Kathleen
Talbot Bowman. After the luncheon
there were two tables of contract. at
which Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Bow
man won high scores.
Mrs. Felix T. Moore gave small
bridge luncheon at her home We'd
nesday afternoon to which she invited
Mrs. ]. Roy Johnston, Mrs. Neil B.
Stevens, Mrs. Herbert Coward. Mrs.
Franklin P. Shaw, Mrs. c. A. Ransom
Mrs. Albert A. Day and Mrs. w. E.
Crouch. Mrs. Johnston was the WIN
ner of the prize.
Miss Martha. Cline entertained a
small group of friends informally at
bridge followed by refreshments at her
home Tuesday evening, Mrs Edgert
Showers, Miss Wilma George of Wash
ington, Mrs Taylor Millard. Mrs.
Christopher Berle, Mrs. Turner Mrs
Monroe Palmer and Miss Kay Moran
being her guests.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Garner en-
tertained at Sunday supper party
when they had as their guests Mrs
Joseph A. Settle, Miss Rosa L. Fair
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Garner and
Mrs. Katherine Garner Davis.
On Wednesday night Maj. and Mrs.
L. P. Daniel had as their dinner guests
the Rev. and Mrs. w. Leigh Ribble,
Mr.. and Mrs Ross johnson of Wash
ington and Mr.. and Mrs Walter Gran
ger.
Mrs. Dorothy Risdon of Elizabeth,
Pa. who is visiting friends in Wash
ington, spent the week end in Falls
Church as guest of Miss Martha Cline.
Mr.. N. K. Troutman and son, Harry
Troutman, were guests of their cousin,
Mrs. Rollo P. Smith of Falls Church,
who entertained few old friends at
tea on Sunday afternoon to meet
them. Mr.. Troutman, who has been
United States consul at Salonika,
Greece, is in the States on a vacation
preparatory to taking up his new post
at Alexandria, Egypt.
Mrs. John w. Garner was hostess
Thursday evening at an informal
bridge party. having as her guests Mrs.
P. H. Smythe. Mrs. Frederick w.
Jones. Mrs. Frederick Howard, Mrs. T.
M. Talbot, Mrs. Charles Marshall,
Mrs. Samuel r. Copper, Mrs. r. c. L.
Moncure and Mrs. George L. Robert
shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert NJ Day have
had as their guests for a week or 10
days, Mr.. Lawrence T. Oldroyd of
Fairbanks, Alaska, who is extension
director of the Biological Survey there,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Foster of Phoe-
nix, Ariz- Mr.. Foster is State leader
Of the Predatory Animal and Rodent
Control. Mrs. W. P. Mortensen of
Madison, Wis, is a week end guest of
Mrs. Day.
Miss Martha Bowen, who has been
visiting her aunt in New York, has re-
turned to her home in Falls Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Garrett of
Falls Church will celebrate their fif-
tieth wedding anniversary Tuesday
afternoon. They will be at home to
their friends from to o'clock at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. Bu-
ford Bridwell
Mrs. H. P. Hevenor, who attended
a meeting of the State PIT. A. at
Norfolk last week, in company with
Mrs. c. A. Ransom, returned home
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward " Rowan of
Falls Church and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Biddle of Philadelphia will be guests
of Hans Kinder at his symphony con-
cert at Constitution Hall this after
noon. Mr.. Rowan is director of the
section Of Federal painting and sculp-
ture for the Treasury Department. Mr.
Biddle is at present doing some murals
in Washington for the Government
and Mrs. Biddle is the well-known
portrait painter, Helene Sardeau.
Mrs. John Bowen was hostess Fri
day to the members of the Woman's
Club and their friends at a musicale
at her home in Falls Church. Mrs
John Bethune, who has recently re-
turned from abroad, gave a talk upon
"Music Abroad" Mrs. William Rucker
gave several vocal numbers, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bowen on the piano
and Mrs. Brooks on the violin. Mrs.
John Staebner also sang a group of