Evening star., 1936-08-23

Nu BATCH, daughter of Mr.. and
Vv Mrs Henry p. Batch OF Ar.
4 4 lington, Va, has selected
Thursday, September II as the date
for her marriage to Mr.. w. Lynn
Smith, jr., son of Mr.. and MRS. w.
L. Smith, also of Arlington. The cere-
mony will be performed in the Sylvan
Studio in Alcova Heights by the Rev.
j. A. Curran, rector of st. Charles
Catholic Church in Clarendon, at 8
O'Clock in the evening, and will be
followed by reception.
Miss Batch will have as her maid
Of honor Miss Florence Crack, and her
attendants will be Miss Elizabeth
Healey and Mrs. Taylor Jenkins.
Mr.. Smith will have as his best
man his brother, Mr.. Stanley Smith.
and the ushers will include Mr.. Todd
Taylor and Mr.. Taylor Jenkins.
A number of pre-nuptial parties are
being planned for the bride-elect.
The marriage of Miss Alice Helm
buch, daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Helm
buch and the late Mr.. John c. Helm
buch of Arlington, to Mr.. Charles G.
Ballenger of Leesburg, Va, son of Mr.
Arch Gordon Ballenger and the late
Mrs. Daisy Belle Ballenger of Lees
burg, took place Saturday. August Is,
in the parsonage of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South in Rockville,
Md, the pastor, the Rev. Edwin j.
Sheppe, officiating.
The bride wore white silk crepe
dress, with which she wore navy blue
accessories She was attended by her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Francis Heinbuch
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballenger are visiting
his father in LeeSburg this week end
and upon their return will make their
home with the brides mother at 535a
North 9th street, Arlington.
Mrs. Eva Boothby of Virginia High
lands sailed Saturday from New York
City for two-week West Indies
cruise.
Mrs. Mary E. Heinbuch of North
Twenty-seventh street, Arlington, i.
entertaining over the week end Mrs
James T. Faulkner, Mrs. Bertran
Follin and young son, Tommy Follin
of Washington Miss Ruth Holz-
berger, who has been the guest for the
past eight weeks of Mrs. Heinbuch, viii
join her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
w. Holsberger, in Washington next
week.
A party was held in Odd Fellows
Hall, Clarendon, Monday evening fol
Il yt1y Nf IN
celebration of her birthday anniver-
sary. The party was planned as q
surprise by members of Arlington
Council, Daughters of America. Mrs
Danton, who is secretary of the Local
club and State vice councillor. re-
ceived many gifts.
Mrs. Danton, with her sons. Albert
and Justin, returned this week 20 hel
Summer cottage at Herald Harbor
Md. where she has spent the greater
part of the season. being joined or
week ends by Mr. Danton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian E. Tapp oi
Arlington are spending the month o1
August at Atlantic City, where they
are stopping at the Kenderton.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Armistead Boston
and sons, j. Armistead Boston, jr.
and Bobbie Boston, of Clarendon art
at Gloucester Point, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Thorpe ol
Virginia Highlands. with their house
guest, Mrs. William Marshall of Nor
folk, are among group of Washing
ton and Virginia residents who are
being entertained over the week end
by Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hines of Wash
ington at their Summer cottage at
Bay Ridge, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond D. Lewis
of North Kenmore street, Clarendon,
have with them for a visit their
daughter. Mrs Ida May Powell of
Nicholasville, KY.
Mrs. William A. Friess and her
daughter, Miss Louise Friess, will
leave Friday, September 4, for New
York City for weeks stay. Miss
Friess, who was graduated this past
June with honors from Arlington Hall
School for Girls, has recently taken
secretarial position at the Smith
sonian Institution.
Mrs. Flora Ridge, Mrs. Lynn B. Lewis
and Mrs. c. E. Lovelady of Evansville
Ind. who were the guests for a few
days of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bohrer
of Aurora Hills, have gone on to Bos-
ton, Mass. for a weeks visit before
returning to Evansville.
Maj. Julia c. Stimson, head of the
Army Nursing Corps, U. S. A., has
with her for an extended visit at her
home on the Arlington Ridge in Vir-
ginia, her mother, Mrs. aerry C..
Stimson of New York City.
MI. and Mrs. John w. Taylor of
Arlington have left for the New Eng
land States and will visit relatives in
Vermont and Massachusetts,, return
ing to their home after Labor Day.
They will bring back With them their
young daughters, Miss Dorothy Tay-
lor and Miss Barbara Taylor, who
have been spending the Summer at