Evening star., 1937-04-05

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nu was honor guest at tea CIV
wv en- yesterday by Mrs. E. VIM
4 sor Offutt of Bethesda, Md.
The tea was in honor of Miss Har-
risons approaching marriage to MIR.
Albert Selke some time in April.
Mrs. Offutt was assisted in recelv-
Ing her guests by her daughter, Miss
Dixie Elaine Offutt, and in the dining
room, which was decorated with bowls
of sweet peas and Spring flowers, Mrs.
Ferguson Harrison and her sister, Miss
Grace Sothoron Mrs. Harry Arniss
and Mrs. P N. Dawson alternated at
the tea table.
About 80 friends of Miss Harrison
from Bethesda and from washington
were present at the tea.
Mrs. Hazel Cameron Menk has re-
turned to her home in Arlington, fol-
lowing months vacation to the
West Coast March 6 Mrs. Menk
sailed from New York, going via the
Panama Canal, and stopping en- route
at Havana, Balboa in the Canal Zone
and Acapulco, Mexico. At Balboa
she was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Nagle, brotherin-laW and
sister of Chaplain Ralph C. Deibert,
formerly of Fort Myer. Arriving in
California she visited Los Angeles,
Hollywood and at Monrovia, Calf, she
was the guest of relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Van Horn.
Mrs Annie Robey Walker enter
tanned at bridge Friday evening, in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Dawson at Herndon, Va, in celebra-
ton of her birthday anniversary.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hyde Buell., Mr.. and Mrs. E. Barbour
Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. George Ram
sey Bready, DR.. and Mrs William
Meyer, DR.. Ernest G. Shull, Mrs. Rus
sell Allen Lynn, Mrs. Allen H. Kirk,
Mr. and Mrs. Silas F. Hutchison, Mr..
Melville Walker and Mrs. T. Edgar
Aud. High. scores were made by Mr..
Bready and Mr.. Silas F. Hutchison.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert l.. Smoker en-
tertained as house guests last week at
their home in Country Club Grove
Va, Mrs. Yearsley Price and her
daughter, Miss Betty Price, who re-
turned yesterday to their home in
New York City. Miss Price attended
the midshipmen's hops at Annapolis
during her stay here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shelton Nc
Connell, the latter formerly Miss Lii
lie Joe Spear Of Luverne, Ala. have
returned from their wedding trip
through the Shenandoah Valley OF
Virginia, and are now at home at 1921
North Abingdon street, Arlington, Va.
The marriage of Miss Spear and
Mr.. Mcconnell took place March "a
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.
Swanner Of Washington, the Rev. K.
K Haddaway, pastor of the Mount
Olivet M. P. Church of Ballston, Va,
officiating at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. A wedding breakfast followed
the ceremony.
Miss Spear is the daughter Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Spear of Lu-
verne, Ala, and came to Washington
about year ago.
Mr.. Mcconnell is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Mcconnell of Ballston.
He is a graduate OF George Washing
ton University.
Mrs Margerye Prytherch of Aurora
Hills, Va, who has been in Florida for
the Winter season, had as guests last
week in her apartment on Ocean
drive, Miami Beach, Mrs. Charles Boh-
rer and her daughter, Dorothy Bohrer,
also of Aurora Hills, who are vacation
ing in the South.
Mrs. Prytherch is expected home
within the next few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron M. Coon of Ia
koma Park Md, had as their house
guest for the week end Mrs Verde
Whitmore of New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hunter Mack of