Evening star., 1938-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D. Schall,
jr., son and daughter-in-law of the
late Senator Schall, have as their
guest in their home at Oxon Hill,
Md, the formers sister, Miss Padget
Schall, who came from New York,
where she is student at the Amer
lean Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Miss Schal was the guest of
honor at dinner last evening of her
aunt, Mrs. Hugh E. Bierman, who
entertained in her home in Lyon
Park, Va.
One of the pleasant house parties
planned for the holidays in Airing
ton Is in the nature of q family
reunion. when Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
w. Livingston of Lyon Village will
have their two daughters, their two
sons and their families as guests.
DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert L. WoodSide
and their small son Kenneth ar
rived early in the week from AM
herst, Mass, and later Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin F. Brown and small daugh-
ter Priscilla arrived from Roches-
ter, N. Y. Christmas Day Mr.. and
Mrs. Livingston were joined by their
son and daughter-i law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Livingston, and an
other son, Mr.. Robert A. j. Living
ston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Fay of
Country Club Hills, Va, have as
guests over Christmas Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Fay, John Fay, jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin L. Fay of Roches-
ter, N. Y. Also in the party are
their son-in-laW and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Adams Smith;
Miss Linda Fay Smith and Miss
Jeanne Fay of Arlington, Va. Mrs.
Fay is a special representative of
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
The Misses Batty and Patsy
Murray and Mr.. Phillip Murray,
students at Berea College, Berea,
KY, and Mr.. Girard Lowery of
Harvard University, are spending
the Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Murray in Fairfax, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben M. Whitcomb
have as their guests at their home in
Seven Oaks Manor, Md, Mr.. Whit
combs brother and sister-i -in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Whitcomb of
Boston.
Prof. and Mrs. Arthur w. Spalding
of Takoma Park are at Fletcher,
N c., where they are spending the
holidays with their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred
Spalding and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j..
Singer.
Later Prof. and Mrs. Spalding will
go to Keene, Tex, where Prof.
Spalding will give a course of lee
lures in the Southwestern Junior
College, after which they will go to
California and visit their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe McFadden in Los Angeles
They will return to Washington next
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Rees of Airing
ton have gone to Evanston, ILL.,, to
spend Christmas and the New Year
with their son-in-law and daughter,
DR.. and Mrs. Tracy Strevey, and
their two young children.
The family group also includes
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ross Shearer
of Austin, Tex. Mrs. Shearer is the
former Miss Elizabeth Rees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ramsdell en-
tertained IS guests Christmas eve
at their home in Takoma Park, D.
c., in honor of Miss Martha Elliott
of New York. Miss Elliott spent
the week end as their guest visiting
her mother, Mrs. G. Leavenworth
Elliott, who spends each winter with
the Ramsdells.
Assisting in the dining room was
Mrs. Frederick L. Pratt of Takoma
Park, Md, and Miss Beverly Rams
dell, daughter of the hostess.
Mrs. Vivion Cary and Miss Cor
renne Elmslie of Takoma Park are
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Haggerty of Holly, Mich, over the
week end. Christmas eve they en-
tertained several guests at Christ
mas tree and singing of carols.
Their guests were Mrs. Cora Norton
and her son and daughter, Mr..
John Norton and Miss Esther Nor
ton: Miss Elizabeth Edwards, Miss
Grace Elliott, Miss Myrtle Heale
and Mrs. George CrauSe.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bentley Mason
of Accotink, Va, have taken an
apartment in Mount Rainier, Md,
for the winter months and plan to
reopen their summer home in April.
Miss Mary Hay of Silver Spring
Md, is spending the holidays In
Florida.
Miss Mary Russell Williams
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F
Williams, jr., of Arlington, Va, who
is a member of the Schubert Opera
Co., is spending some time visiting
her parents before rejoining the
company for an engagement in De-
troit, Mich.
Mr.. Holcomb Rogers and Miss
Edith Rogers will have as their
guests over the holidays at their
home, Blossom Hill. near Herndon
Va, Comdr. Edward B. Rogers and
Mrs. Rogers and their two children
of Washington; Mr.. and Mrs. Atlee
Rogers, Mr.. Henry Rogers, Mr.
Gerard Wood Hungerford and Miss
Anne Elgin, all of Wayside, Md;
Mrs. Eleanor Dodge and her three
children of North Wales, Pa; Miss
Dorothy Rogers of New Brunswick
N. j., and Miss Katharine Rogers OF
Trenton, N. j. Mr.. Rogers and Miss
Rogers had as additional guests at
Christmas dinner DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam Meyer and Mrs. Clara O'Rourke
of Herndon and Mr.. N. Roney OF
Richmond.