Evening star., 1936-08-02
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Season Gay
At Bethesda
Swimming Parties,
Dances Morning and
Evening Attractions.

A LTHOUGH almost half the
~ population Of the Bethesda
~ neighborhood is either away
Il on vacation or making plans
10 20 away within the next few days,
there seems more social activity now
than during the Winter months. En-
tertaining at this time OF the year Is,
of course, informal. There are SWIM
ming parties at the Edgemoor and
Kenwood Pools during the early morn
ing hours and small and early dances
during the evenings; and then there
are the alwayS-popular bridge parties
for the long afternoons, when the
mercury runs too high to make more
strenuous exercise attractive.
Just now the newest thing in the
way of bridge parties is the dessert
bridge" where guests are served only
a dessert and the bridge follows in
stead of the more usual way of playing
the game first with the cake and tea
afterWard.
Some of these parties are small
only a few close friends who get to-
gether for foursome or two tables Of
contract; but occasionally there are
parties, like the one planned by Mrs.
Perry K. ThurSton for next Tuesday,
which are larger and more formal. Mrs.
Thurston has invited l6 of her friends
to lunch at the Columbia Country
Club and to meet her sister. Mrs. K. v.
Patterson of Philadelphia, who Is to
be her guest for the next month. The
guests will remain at the club for
bridge, following the luncheon.
Mrs. H. G. Myers entertained group
from Bethesda and Chevy Chase at a
dessert bridge Tuesday, and Mrs. T.
M Anderson had eight guests at a
luncheon and bridge on the same day
ut her home in Drummond.
One of the largest parties held in
the Bethesda neighborhood for several
months took place Monday, when Mrs
Lilly G. Stone entertained at recep-
tion in honor of the Rev. George NJ
Cummings. pastor of Harmon Presby-
terian Church. The reception was OF
special interest to the older residents
of Montgomery County, since Mrs
Stones fathers family were the found
ers of Harmon Church, and the church
is said to be one of the Oldest churches
in Montgomery County. Mrs. Stones
home, where the reception was held
was formerly owned by the Mac Cru
der family, who were among the early
settlers of the lower part Of the county
About rs guests attended the recep-
ton, and since it was held on Mr.
Cummings birthday anniversary he
was presented with a number Of gifts
In honor of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Griggs Culver
Of New York City are expected to come
to Battery Park next week, to spend a
month with the latter's parents, Maj
and Mrs. George E. Pariseau.
Maj. Albert S. Miller Of Dayton
Ohio, and his son Albert, who is a stu
dent at Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
are spending several weeks in Friend
ship Heights as the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. w. L. Kline.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Henry Brown have
with them at their home in Alta Vista
the formers father, Mr.. Moses Brown
Of Norfolk, Va. Col. E. F. Lyon, dean
Of the Florida Military Academy,
spent the early part Of the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown and the latter's mother, Mrs.
Florence Frazier, spent last week trav-
cling through Massa chusettS and New
Hampshire.
Mrs. j. B. Hutson of Edgemoor,
wife of the assistant administrator
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration, and her daughter, Nancy
Hutson, are spending the remainder
of the Summer in Europe. They ex-
pect to visit France and Germany
before returning to this country and
to attend the Music Festival held this
month in Salzburg, Austria.
Mr.. and Mrs Karl Corby have
closed their home, Timberlawn Farms,
on Edison lane, near Bethesda, and
with their daughter, Miss Mary Ellen
Corby, and Karl Corby, jr, will spend
August at the Samoset Hotel at
Rockland Breakwater on the Maine
coast. They expect to return to Be-
thesda about September l and to go
from there to California for a week,
where Mr.. Corby will attend the
meeting Of the American Bankers As
sociation. Mp Corby's mother, Mrs.
Charles Corby, who has been travel
ing through Sweden and Denmark
since the latter part of June, plans
TO return to this country on the Bre-
men, August 20. She will stop for
day or two in New York City, going
directly from there to Poland Springs,
Me, where she has spent a part of
each Summer for many wears. She