Evening star., 1937-07-18

the distinguished and widely known
French artist He has spent consid-
cradle time in this country and has
an extensive circle of friends in Wash
1ngton. His painting, Girl at the
Piano" won the second w. A. Clark
prize at the fourteenth biennial ex-
hibltlon of contemporary Oil paint
ines at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
and his canvases hang in permanent
collections in galleries throughout Eu-
rope and America, including the Cor
coran.
While his daughter did not follow
In his footsteps in painting she has
made name for herself as a poet,
and at the age of IS sold her first
poem to the St. Nicholas Magazine.
Since then she has contributed to
many other leading publications.
Mr.. eKnton kilmer like his father
and mother before him, is a poet. He
Is we'll known in Washington. where
he was graduated from Catholic Uni
serslty year before last At present
he is Connected with the Federal
Housing Administration.
The Rev. and Mrs. Perry L. Mitchell
have with them at their residence in
Lyon Village Mrs. Mitchell's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James V. Royal of Drexel
Hill. Philadelphia They also enter
tanned for several days this week Mr..
and Mrs. Chandler Stitch of Jackson
vile, Fla, who divided their time be-
tween visits with Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh
OF Brookland. D. c., and the Rev. and
Mrs Mitchell.
Miss Elsie Mitchell is entertaining
over the week end at the home of her
parents Mr.. Ellis Parry of Ridgewood,
N. j., who motored from Williams
burg, Va. where he is taking a Sum-
ner course at William and Mary
College.
Mr., and Mrs. Virgil w. Bouknight
Will return to their home in Cherry
dale this evening from Frederick, Nd,
where Mrs. Bouknight went Thurs
day to visit her brother-in-law and
sister. Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Ziegler,
y.
it's Cullum, and her daughter, Helen
Cullum of Columbia, S. C. En- route
to Frederick Mrs. Cullum stopped off
for few days in Cherrydale with Mr..
and Mrs. Bouknight.
Friday a picnic was held at High
Knob, near Frederick.
Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth c. Nc
Greeor are here from Maxwell Field,
Montgomery, Ala, for a months visit
With Mrs. McGregor's relatives, and
are dividing their time between visits
with Mrs. R. c. Balineer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Balinger and Mr.. and
Mrs. R, P. 3alinger, at their re-
spectlVe homes. on North Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington. Mrs McGregor
Is the former Miss Marian Balinger.
Mr.. Arthur Dawson and Mr.. Harry
Bates are back from South Braintree
Mass. where they spent a week with
Mr.. Bates parents. Mr.. Bates went
tn Alton Bay, N. H, with Mrs. Bates
and their daughter about two weeks
ago and was joined in South Brain
tree by Mr.. Dawson. Also making the
trip North with Mr.. Dawson was Bur-
ton Bates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Bates. Mrs. Dawson spent several
days this week with her son and
daughter in-law, MI. and Mrs. George
Dawson, in Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gosnell have as
weekend guests at their home, in
Arlington, Mr.. and Mrs. Freely Bates.
jr., and their young son, who are
en- route to their home in Asbury
Park, N, j., after vacation at Ashe-
vile. N. c.
Mrs. Dorothy Hendricks of Lyon
Village, with her daughters, will leave
this morning for Intermont, w. Va,
where they have taken the Inbody
cabin, on the Cacapon River, for two
weeks. Mrs. Donald Moore also will
spend this week at the ca bin, and will
b. Joined over the week end by Mr..
Moore
Miss Vance Steenson, young adopted
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Isaac