Evening star., 1936-02-02

STAUNTON, Va, February l.
Outstanding in the social events OF the
week was the Presidents ball, given
this year at nearby Craigsville, which
was the only Presidents ball held in
this locality. The grand march,
which was climax Of the early eve
ming. was lead by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Reid, the former chairman of the
Ball Committee. Seventy per cent of
the proceeds will be used for local
cases of infantile paralysis, the re-
mainder sent to the Warm Springs
Foundation.
Mrs. Silva E. Glen is visiting in
Washington. guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis w. Friday, and attended the
National Defense Conference. which
was held this week at the Mayflower.
Mrs. Glen was a delegate from the
local chapter of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Mrs. Walter Millner, jr.. of Stras-
burg, Va, has arrived in Staunton to
join Mr.. Millner. who recently joined
the staff of the Staunton News Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Alwyn Jacob. jr.,
have closed FoXcroft, their home here,
and gone to Florida to spend the rest
of the Winter at Palm Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert McKelden
Smith are at Waverley Hill, their home
here, over Sunday and will return to-
morrow to Richmond, where they will
spend several months during the ses-
sion of the Legislature, of which Mr.
Smith is a member from Staunton.
Miss Betty Washington Peyton,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. L. w. H.
Peyton of Steephill, near Staunton, is
visiting Miss Ellen Barbour Compton
at Charlottesville.
A number of skating parties have
been enjoyed the past week on the
Fair Grounds lake, which has been
covered with ice for several weeks
The bonflreS near the shore are pop
ular places for the skaters. Prominent
in skating party Wednesday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Covell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry w. Wilson. jr.; Misses
Ann Bradford and Hilton Roller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Cochran have
returned from Washington, where
they attended services In Arlington
Cemetery for the late COL Gordon N.
Kimball, whose home was in Burling-
ton. Calf.
Mrs. Thomas c. Bowling of Charles
Town, w. Va. arrived Tuesday to
spend some time with her sister, Mrs.
j. Harry Worthington.
Mrs. Duncan Curry and Miss Eliza
beth Atkinson of this city have left
for California, where they expect to
spend several weeks. En- route they
visited in Washington for several days.
Miss Mary Lou Bell and Miss Mar
garet Kent Bell left Wednesday by
motor for New York City. where they
will spend a few days. Returning
they will make short visit in Wash
ington.
Announcements have been received
here of the wedding in st. Stephens
and the Incarnation Episcopal Church
of Miss Sarah Greene Edmundson of
Washington and Mr. Robert Edwin
Howe, son of Mrs. Charles Melville
Howe and the late Comdr Howe. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
George F. Dudley, rector of the church.
The bride is graduate of Stuart Hall
in this city. After a Southern we'd
ding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Howe will make
their home in Washington.
Engagement announcements of four
young women, students at Mary Bald
win College, have been made by their
parents, including that by the Rev.
George p Stevens of Wowning Ku,
China, who has announced the en-
gagement of his daughter, JAMIE, to
the Rev. S. Evans Brown of Gaines
vile, Fla. Miss Stevens is a member