Evening star., 1936-03-22
A LEXANDRIA, Va, March 21.-
n Mrs. John Thornton Ashton,
. Mrs, Robert Miller Reese, Mrs.

~ Mrs. John Thornton Ashton,
"A Mrs. Robert Miller Reese, Mrs.
Il n Eleanor S. Washington How
ard and Mrs. c. A. Swami Sinclair
returned yesterday from Richmond,
where they attended the three-day
session of the annual State Conven-
ton of the National Society, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, in
the John Marshall Hotel. Mrs. Ash
ton. who is regent of Mount Vernon
Chapter, and Mrs. Reese were guests
of Mrs ]. D. Fauntleroy, while Mrs
Howard, honorary State regent, and
Mrs. Sinclair, national president of
the Children of the American Revo-
luton, stayed at the hotel.
The annual State Convention of the
Daughters of 1912 also was held in
Richmond this week and attended by
several members from Alexandria. The
delegates to the D. A. r. Convention
were guests of the Daughters of 1872
at tea in the silver room Of the
hotel Tuesday afternoon. Among the
many other affairs given in their
honor were a tea by Mrs. George c.
Peery, wife of the Governor of Vir-
ginia, in the Executive Mansion We'd
nesday afternoon; a reception in the
hotel that evening given by Mrs.
Junius Y Talmadge of Atlanta, State
president Of the Georgia Society of the
Daughters of the Barons of Runne-
mede. and teas by the Colonial Danes
of Virginia at Wilton and by the
Richmond chapters of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy in the
Mayo Memorial House, both Thursday
afternoon. Other Alexandria delegates
to the convention were Mrs. George T.
Klipstein. regent of the Kate Waller
Barrett Chapter, and Mrs. J. Cameron
WemySs, regent of the John Alexander
Chapter.
Mrs. George S. French has returned,
after spending several months with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Farmer in New York
City.
Miss Mildred Steed is back from a
visit to Mrs. A T. Organ in Chester,
Va
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Ayres have an
nounced the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Virginia Lee, to Mr.. Lawrence A.
Bennett of Washington. Tuesday. Feb
ruary II. in Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Cole announce
the marriage of their daughter, Emma
Leila, TO Mr. Addison Thomas McCor-
mick, son of Mr.. William T. McCor-
mick and the late Mrs. Mccormick OF
Halifax. Va, in the latter place Sat
urday. March T. the Rev. r. w. Bag
we'll of the Baptist Church officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Remon and Miss
Ruth Remon have returned from
Richmond, where Miss Remon was
bridesmaid at the wedding Of Miss
Frances Jane Powell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Cola Augustus Powell. and
Mr.. Charles Zoppa of Lynchburg, for
merly of Montclair, N j., which took
place Saturday evening, March Ia
in the Ginter Park Baptist Church.
Miss Remon will leave early in April
for Seattle, Wash, where her mar
riage to Mr. John George Wenzel. for
merly of Irvington N. j., will take
place Saturday, April IL. Mr.. Wenzel
will take his bride to live in Juneau,
Alaska where he is engaged in Gov
ernment work.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Reeves have
announced the marriage of their
daughter, Mary Susan, to Mr. Fred
erick Edward Sharp Of Richmond,
son of Mr. and Mrs Frederick NJ.
Sharp of Henrico County, Tuesday,
February Is. in Washington, the Rev.
Philip G. Murray, assistant pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church, officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp will live in Rich
mond.
Dr. and Mrs. William Beverley Will
kinS have returned from visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Green in Green
wood. Va.
Mrs. Carl Hengen is home from a
visit to her mother, Mrs. John Moore,
In Norristown, Pa.
The Old Dominion Boat Club has
issued invitations for its annual Easter