Evening star., 1936-05-18
Bulgarian Minister White House This Afternoon
NJ aryl a n d
And Virginia
In the News
Battery Park Club En-
tertainment Yester-.
day Well Attended.

ThE Battery Park Club was the
scene Of very pretty party
yesterday, when the Newcomb
L Club entertained about 200 resi-
dents of Montgomery County in honor
of the members of the Newcomb-B Be-
thesda Community Singers.
The assembly room Of the club,
where the tea was held, was beautt-
fully decorated with baskets of blue
iris and ferns. On the tea table at
the side of the room was low bowl
of Harison's yellow roses and white
tapers.
Guests, who came from Bethesda,
Chevy Chase, Silver Spring and the
upper part of Montgomery County,
were greeted by Mrs. A. BrookhouSe
Foster. the president of the Newcomb
Club; Mrs. Benjamin Potter and Mrs.
B. Peyton Whalen, past presidents of
the club.
Alternating at the tea table, where
guests were served delicious punch and
little cakes, were Mrs. Element Bouve,
Mrs. j. Archer Bell, Mrs. D. L. Park
hurst and Mrs. Gordon Kline
During the afternoon the members
of the Newcomb Club chorus presented
delightful program of music under
the direction of Mrs. Ruth Morgan,
with Miss Myrtle Alcorn as accom-
panist. They sang Schubert's "Hark,
Hark, the Lark" Who Is Sylvia" an
adaptation OF Strauss Blue Danube
Waltz" and trio. composed of Mrs.
Morgan, Mrs. James w. Baldwin and
Mrs. Edward Loomis, sang "Stille Vie
| die Nacht." and The Blue Swan" At
the close of the program Mrs Morgan
and Miss Alcorn were presented with
Colonial bouquets of blue and pink
flowers. With their light-colored
dresses the members of the chorus
presented an attractive picture. Each
member carried shower bouquet ar
rangement of pink roses and pale
green ribbons.
The members Of the chorus who
sang at yesterdays tea were Mrs. H
H. Curry, Mrs. William Nelson Morell.
Miss Dorothy Budd, Mrs. Guy Earley,
Mrs. c. A. Avant, Mrs James Baldwin,
Miss Norma Hanson, Mrs. Luther
Jackson, Mrs. Sigurd Anderson, Mrs,
Carl jackson, Mrs. Edward Loomis
Mrs. A. v. Shahan, Mrs. Elizabeth
| Clayton Bacon and Mrs. Ruth Morgan
The committee in charge of the tea
included Mrs. F. S. McFarline, Mrs
| H. Earnshaw Hill, Mrs. r. L. Jarnagin.
Mrs. ]. B. Mcpherson and Mrs. J.
Henry Brown. in charge of the deco
rationS.
Mrs. Belle Matheny and the Misses
Matheny entertained a house party
over the week end in their home at
Mclean, Va. when the guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barkman of
Staunton, Va: Miss Gladys Barkmail
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Coleman of New York City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Binns and their two
| children, Mr.. and Mrs. William KniSe-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. James Carpenter
OF Washington. -Four birthday ami
versaries were celebrated among men,
bers OF the guests.
Mrs. Beverley Cobb OF New York
City, who spent few days with her
law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pickett. in Fairfax, Va,
| has left for California. Mrs. Cobb
was accompanied to Fairfax by her
son. Mr. Beverley Cobb, who has re-
turned to New York.
Mrs. H. R. Cupp, two of her daugh-
tiers, Miss Bernice Cupp and Miss
Reba Cupp, and Miss Virginia Carr
have returned to Fairfax, Va, from
Harrisonburg, Va, where they motored
for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard r. Cannon
| of Indian Spring Terrace, Silver
Spring. Md, are receiving congratula-
| tions on the birth of a son at George
town University Hospital, May 8.