The Washington times., 1938-01-08

Washington Times Staff Photo
MRS. THOMAS NELL,
president of the Ladies Aux
iIiary of the District of Co.
Iumbia Society, assisted Mrs.
Arch Riddick, chairman, with
her social committee in re-
ceiving the guests at tea in
the Medical SOcietJ Building.
at the Medical Society Build.
ing, 1718 M St. N. w.
Sponsored by the social COM
mittee of the auxiliary, the tea
drew many physicians wives
and their guests, and filled the
large social room on the second
floor with gay laughter and
bright, smiling faces. More OF
a fashion parade than charm.
ingly arranged social hour, the
room gIittered with diamonds,
pearls, Sables, mink and other
valuable furs. Afternoon gowns,
daytime frocks, suits, with colors
ranging from somber black to
bright tangerine, including sew
eral lame styles, were adorned
with lovely and sweet smelling
corSageS.
Receiving with the chairman
of the social committee, Mrs.
Arch Riddick, and her commit.
tee of beautiful ladies, was Mrs.
Thomas E. Neill, president Of
the auxiliary. All the ladies in
the receiving line wore after
noon gowns adorned with cor
sages in bright contrast to the
shade of their frocks. They
we're Mrs. Edgar McPeak, Mrs.
Frank Costenbader, Mrs. Lomax
Wells, Mrs. James ESler, Mrs.
Stuart Foster and Mrs. Massie
Page.
Past presidents of the auxil-
iary assisted in pouring tea.
These included Mrs. A. c. Girls
tie, Mrs. William Hough, Mrs.
Harry Fowler, Mrs. Prentiss Will
son, Mrs. Edgar Morrison, Mrs.
Oscar D. Funter and Mrs. j..
Lawn Thompson. Serving ices
was Mrs. William Cline Chip
man, historian, looking particu-
larly charming in a green
lame afternoon dress topped off
with the first black straw hat
seen this season.
Covered by fine embroidered
linen with a wide border of
hand filet work, the tea table
was brightly decorated with a
center bowl of large pink roses
and maidenhair fern. On each
side were twin glass candelabraa
with white tapers. TWO silver
tea services were in use.
Mrs. Wells looked particularly
charming in a svelte after
noon frock of black crepe, with
high neckline in front and deep
decolletage at the back. Her
corsage was of a delicate color
ing matching her skin, and her
light brown hair was dressed
in a conservative wave.
Full of bright and gay humor,
as always, was Mrs. Neill, in
black crepe afternoon frock
sporting a wide girdle of black
and gold lame that matched her
black satin and gold slippers.
Cut on simple and severe lines,
but looking the perfect picture
of enchantment, she adorned
her frock with a corsage of
Talisman roses and Violets.
An admirable royal blue vel
vet frock was worn by Mrs. Rid
dick, adorned by a shoulder cor
sage and a single strand of
pearls. In contrast to her IRON
grey hair, her lovely skin was
soft and creamy, and her dark
brown eyes flashed.
Others seen were Mrs. William
Stanton in a mink coat; Mrs.
A. Barnes Hooe, in black crepe,
adorned on the bodice with a
wide fringe and wearing a
single strand of creamy white
pearls: Mrs. L. A. Martel, svelte
in a black embroidered crepe
with necklace and bracelet of
gold beads, and gold feather of
her stylish black silk hat; Mrs.
Joseph j. Mundel, in a black
seaskin coat under which could
be seen a three-strand pearl
necklace, aglow against her
black crepe dress, and topped
off with a black felt hat; Mrs.
Wade Atkinson in dubbonet
two-piece frock with a velvet
hat in a matching shade; Mrs.
Robert E. Moran, in a stunning
dress having a two-tone grey
bodice and black shirred skirt,
wearing with it a black felt hat
under which her golden tresSeS
were neatly curled; Mrs. Harry
Anderson, treasurer, in a lovely
grey squirrel cape, under which
was a black frock matching a
black and tricky hat, and Mrs.
Harry Fowler in one of the most