Evening star., 1936-04-05
COOkesVisit
Witt Home,
Merrifield
Washington uple
Guests at Valley
Pike Residence.

- TAUNTON, Va, April 4.-Mr
and Mrs. w. Woodward Cooke
who make their home at the
- Shoreham Hotel, Washington
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Julius L.
WITT at Merrifield, their home on the
Valley Pike.
Mrs. Dwight r. Chamberlain OF
Rochester, NJ Y, arrived Wednesday
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
e. r. Nelson, Mrs. Chamberlain was
before her marriage Miss King Nelson
Of this city.
Miss Gladys Barkman Of Friends
School faculty, Germantown, Pa, &C
companied by Miss Lucille Hiatt, her
mother, Mrs. Hiatt, and Miss Ira C.
Trueblood Of Philadelphia, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barkman before
leaving on a motor trip with the
Barkman's for Charleston, s. c.,
where they will tour the magnolia
and azalea gardens.
Mrs. William Wayt Gibbs and her
sister, Mrs. Herbert A. Meyer OF
Tulsa, Okla, who Is visiting here,
have returned to Gibbs Hill, the home
of the former, after attending the
annual flower show in Philadelphia,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Jacob, jr., who
have spent the Winter months in
Florida have returned to Foxcroft
their estate near Staunton. They
were accompanied by their son, Mr.
Alwyn Jacob, Sd, who spent the past
two weeks with them. Their son, Mr.
Laird Jacob of Valdese, N. c., spent
the week end here.
A wedding of interest here, and in
Army circles is that of Miss Page
Newman Rudd of Richmond, Va.
to Lieut.. William Beckwith Perkins, U
S. NJ, which took place Saturday, March
%, in Manila, P. l., in the Cathedral Of
st. Mary and st. John. After the
middle Of April Lieut.. Perkins and
his bride will make their home in
Tsingtao, China, where the bride
groom will be located with the
Asiatic Fleet.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Kiblingel
of Fishersville, Va, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter Mary
Magdaline to Mr.. Charles Scott
Louden of Huntington. w. Va. The
wedding is scheduled to take place in
Washington during April.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Washburn OF
Worchester, Mass, announce the birth
of a son, Rodney, jr. Mrs. Washburr
was before marriage Miss Margaret
Holt, daughter of Judge Henry Win
ston Holt of this city.
Miss Emily Timberlake, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayt B. Timberlake
returned to Duke University, Durham
N. c., Wednesday, after spending the
Spring holiday season with hel
parents at Ridgewood. their home
here.
Mr.. Wallace Mercereau of Washing
ton, D. c., and his uncle, Mr.. William
G. Woodward of New York City. have
returned to their respective homes
after a visit here with the former.
mother. Mrs. M. W. Mercereau, wher
attending the funeral services of Mrs
Joseph Woodward.
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Pat.
terson Fletcher, daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Samuel Patterson Fletcher. sr.
to Mr.. James Palmer Stover, son o1
Mrs. E. P. Slower and the late Mr.
James Stover Of this city, took place
March 26. at high noon. in the home
Of the brides parents in Harrisonburg
Va, the ceremony being performed BY
Rev. J. Silor Garrison, an uncle Of
the bride. The bride, who was giver
by her father. wore an imported mode
Of blue tailored suit with gray squire
collar. Her only attendant was Miss
Margaret Jane Mcdowell. After re-
turning from a wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Slower will make their home in