Evening star., 1937-09-26

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riage to Mr. Ashton Timmons will take
place the latter part of next month,
was the guest in whose honor surprise
miscellaneous shower and dance. was
given Friday evening by her aunts,
Mrs. Ford Oliver and Mrs. Morris N.
Hall, both of Arlington.
In order to accommodate the 200
invited guests, the party was held in
the auditorium of the Firemen's Hall,
In Ballston. A buffet supper was served
at midnight by the hostesses.
The bride-elect is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Splitter of North
Glebe road and both she and the pros
pective bridegroom are popular mem
bers of the younger set of the county.
Mrs. Robert V. Hannah, Mrs. Roy
Ewers, Mrs. l.. L. Powlas, Mrs Lewis
Hamm, Mrs. Floyd Hornibrook, Mrs.
Percy Wells, all Of the county, and
Mrs. Cecil Taylor Of Falls Church,
were guests at luncheon and bridge
Wednesday of Mrs. Henry Lewis at
her home in Lyon Village. High score
was made by Mrs. Hannah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paden
Visiting in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold p Paden, the
latter formerly Miss Ruth Cathcart
Of Carlin Spring drive. left by motor
Friday for Berwick, Pa, to spend a
few days with Mr.. Paden's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Bruce Paden,
after which they will go to New York
City for a brief visit, returning home
the latter part Of this week.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Paden was
hostess to the members Of the We'll
fare Club, entertaining them in her
rustic log cabin situated few hun
dred yards away from the main house
on the banks Of little stream.
Mrs. Earle c. Brown and Mrs. Bur-
ton Frost of the county we're guests of
Mrs Howard Eales at her home in
Washington Tuesday evening when
she entertained members of the Tri
Delta Sorority.
Mr.. E. w. Gaumnitz joined Mrs.
Gaumnitz last evening at their home
in Arlington after spending the past
six weeks in Europe, first going to
Berlin for the Worlds Dairy Congress
held in Berlin the latter part Of Au-
gust, and later visiting in Denmark,
England and Scotland.
Mr.. Gaumnitz, who is the chief Of
the dairy section Of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, was one
Of the four delegates from Washing
ton to the Dairy Congress and one of
the 10 delegates from the United
States. He returned to the States on
the U. S. S. President Roosevelt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Rowell have
with them for a visit Mrs Rowell' s
mother. Mrs. Reese Ramsey of Green
wich, Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowell and
their daughter, Betty Lou Rowell, have
but recently returned to their home
in Lyon Park following a ive-week
vacation spent at Thorndike, Me,
and at Greenwich, Conn.
DR.. Anne Yates Guest
OF Mrs. L. B. Baker.
DR.. Anne Yates, who is associated
with the Duke University Hospital
at Durham, N. c., has arrived in the
county and is the house guest for a
few days Of Mrs. L. B. Baker at her
home on South Arlington Ridge road.
Mrs. Stanton c. Moore was lunch
con and bridge hostess at her home
on North Custis road Tuesday, en-
tertaining as guests Mrs. Fred Hull
Cook, Mrs. E. Hurst Handy, Mrs. B.
D. Shreve, Mrs. T. B. Brown. Mrs.
William B. Wright. Mrs. Eugene
Tucker and Mrs. E. W. Gaumnitz
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Fitz-Hugh were
hosts to small company at dinner
Thursday evening at their home, The
Hermitage, Chain Bridge Heights.
Va, having as guests Mr.. Noble Wilt,
who is prominently connected with
the National Park Service, and his
mother, Mrs. Arabel Wilt Of Miami
Fla. and cousin, Mrs. Stella Ginther
of Texas, who have been his guests
for the past three weeks, and Mrs.
Fitz-Hugh's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Chambers.
Mrs. Milton H. Bennett of Aurora
Hills entertained a small company
at luncheon Wednesday, having as
guests Mrs. Ralph w. Fairbanks and
her young daughter. Anna Fairbanks
of Aurora Hills, and Mrs. Greer Huf-
ford of Jefferson Park and her daugh-
ter, Frances Hufford.
Col. and Mrs. Green
Have House Guest.
Col. and Mrs. S. Gordon Green
have as house guest at their home
on North Kenmore street, Mrs.
Green's brother, Prof. Fielding D.
Russell, who Is an instructor at the