Evening star., 1936-02-09
BethesdanS
Depart for
Sea Resort
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
Thorpe in Miami for
Several Weeks.

and relief from the rigorous weather
of the past week, number of families
prominent in the social life of the
Bethesda area, have already left or are
planning to leave for Southern seaside
resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Corby of Timber
lawn Farms, near Bethesda, left Tues
day to join Mr.. Corby's mother, Mrs.
Charles Corby. who is spending the
Winter in Miami Mr. and Mrs. Corby
expect to remain in Florida through
the month of February, while Mr.
Corby's mother, following her custom
of other years, will remain in the
South until some time in April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Thorpe whose
home is on Rockville pike. north OF
Bethesda, are also in Miami for a stay
of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hardy Todd OF
Edgemoor left Tuesday for Miami
where they will remain for two or
three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. David Starry of Drum
mond, who left for Miami shortly after
Christmas, are planning to remain
until late in the Spring.
Mrs. j. Archer Bell expects to leave
at the end of next week for an 18-day
cruise to Panama and the West Indies
She will stop en- route in Miami and
in several of the more northern South
American cities. Mrs. Bell will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Sidney Harrison
and her daughter, Mrs. Albert F
Adams, and Mrs. Caryl Burbank, all ol
Washington.
The Deputy Commissioner of Fish
cries and Mrs. Charles E. jackson OF
Chevy Chase Gardens have as Their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. C. West Jacocks
of Columbia, S. C. Mr.. Jacocks came
to Washington early in the week tc
attend the meetings Of the Wild Life
Conference, held at the Mayfiowel
Hotel during the past week. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Jackson took their guests to the
White House reception for Fedora
officials Thursday evening.
Capt. and Mrs. A. S. Barden, who
have been in Friendship Heights fol
several weeks as the guests Of Mrs
Barden's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie!
H. Roesch, left Monday for Fort Bliss
where Capt Barden will be stationed
for the next two years. Capt. and Mrs
Barden returned to this country earl!
in December from Hawaii. where they
had made their home for several years
Ensign and Mrs. Fortune
Move to Pensacola, Fla.
Ensign and Mrs. william Charlie!
Fortune, who have been in Ions
Beach. Calf, since last June, moved
this week to Pensacola, Fla, where
Ensign Fortune will be stationed fol
the next year. Mrs. Fortune was, be-
fore her marriage last June. Mis-
Elizabeth Offutt, daughter Of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Winsor Offutt of Bradley Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Thurston, o.
Drummond, entertained a group of l:
at buffet supper last evening. Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Jess
Swigart and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S
Moore of Somerset, and Mrs. John A
Fleming. Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Ander
son and Mr.. and Mrs. William D
Shoemaker, of Drummond.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Wood, of Chev,
Chase Gardens, have had as thei
guests during the week Mrs Georg'
Becker of Medina, N. Y, and Mrs
Green Fitz Hugh of Boston. Mr. anc
Mrs. Wood entertained at buffe
supper yesterday and later took theil
guests to the boxing match between
teams Of the University of Maryland
and the University of Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar Stone an
nounce tine birth of son late il
January. The child has been namec
John Poole Stone. in honor of hi
maternal grandfather. Mr.. Stone il
the son of Mrs. Lily c. Stone o
StoneyhurSt, River Road. Bethesda
Mrs Stone has had as her guest DR.
Helen Reese Clifford, who is a mem
Der of the faculty of Newcomb Col
lege, Tulane University, louisiana
DIR. Reese stopped in Washington OF
her return trip to Tulane, following {
visit in New York City.
Mrs F. o. Smith and Mrs. A. L
Bennett will be joint hostesses at 4;
luncheon Wednesday at Mrs. Smith
home in Battery Park. During th'
afternoon the luncheon guests, mem
bers of the Woman's Alliance, Al
Souls Unitarian Church, Washing
ton, will play bridge. Sixteen guest
have been invited to the luncheon.
Mrs. Frederic P. Lee of Edgemoo
left Friday for a ten-day visit will
her mother, Mrs. S. E. Armstrong. il
Rutherford, N. j. Mrs. Armstrong
will celebrate her seventy-fifth birth
day anniversary on February IL. a
which time her children will gathel
in Rutherford for a family reunion