Evening star., 1938-07-03
Society News
OF the Week
'AtStauntOn
Mrs. E. J. Gushing
And Niece Visit
In Washington.

- TAUNTON, Va, July Mrs. E
Judson Gushing and her niece
Miss Mary Blackley, who at
- tended the Blackley- Matthews
wedding in Cambrige, Md, June Is, are
spending some time in Washington
visiting Mrs. Belle Blackley and hel
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Riker, Mr.
Lawrence Riker, jr.. and Misses Mar
jorie and Helen Riker motored tc
Washington Sunday. Miss Marjorie
Riker continued her journey to Larch-
mont, N. Y, where she will visit fol
several weeks with Miss Audrey Lane
who was her house guest in Stauntor
during the Christmas holidays.
Capt. Wright c. Taylor. U. S. M. C.
Of Quantico is spending the week
end here with Mr.. and Mrs. Hamp-
ton H. Wayt at their home, the
Orchard
Mr.. H. T. Mays of Norfolk and
Messrs. c. Carson and w. X. Houser
jr.. of Washington are visiting the
latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. K
dOuSer, at SpOttSWOod.
Dr. and Mrs. John Kirk Train. jr.,
left Sunday for New York City. where
DR.. Train will serve as an interne at
Bellevue Hospital for the next two
years. He received his NJ. D. from
the University of Virginia June 10.
Mrs. Train is the former Miss Ann
Bradford Of Staunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Hamp of
washington are spending several days
here with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilfred Hamp. Mrs. John
Hamp was the former Miss Frances
Gibson of this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Cochran and
their son. Mr.. Peyton Cochran, jr.,
returned Saturday to their home here
from trip to Atlantic City and a
visit in Philadelphia with Mr.. and
Mrs. William K. Beard. at which time
they attended the wedding of Miss
Phyllia Dickinson to Mr.. George
Evelyn Harrison. which took place
Friday, June "a, in st. Pauls Episco-
pal Church. Chestnut Hills when Mr..
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also attended finals at Princeton and
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Cootes
in New York City.
Mrs. o. Lee Denton
Entertains at Luncheon.
Among the recent entertainments
given was the beautifully arranged
bridge-luncheon given by Mrs. o.
Lee Denton at her new home on
Churchville avenue yesterday after
noon. Fer guests included several
young women who have returned
home for the summer. among them
being Miss Mary Moore Pancake, from
Columbia University. Others there
were Mrs. Charles A. Burruss, Mrs
Thomas Atkinson. Mrs. Wayt B. Tim
berlake, Mrs. Sidney Shultz. Mrs. c.
William Lambert, jr Mrs. B. Aywyn
Jacob. Sd; Mrs. Rudolph Bumgardner
Mrs. Margaret Lasley Herman. Mrs
George Rosenburger, Mrs. Frances
Olivier Payne, Miss Katherine Olivier
and Miss Agnes Sproul.
DR.. Joseph Kenneth Bradford, son
of DR.. Kenneth Bradford. has been
appointed resident physician at Long
Island Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y, be-
ginning July l. Next year DR.. Brad
ford plans to return to Staunton and
enter practice with his father.
Miss Laura Martin Jarman has ar
rived here from the University of
New Mexico. where she is professor
of modern languages. She is spend
ing several days here with her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. L. Wilson Jarman,
at Rose Terrace before going to
Harvard, where she will study dur
ing the summer. En- route home she
visited her sister, Mrs. John Nelson,
and Capt. Nelson, U. S. A., in Fort
Missoula, where the latter is stationed.
Mrs. Echols and Daughter
Visiting in Staunton.
Mrs. Joseph Echols and her daugh-
ter, Lota Joe Echols, of Niles, Ohio,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Echols at their home here They will
sail on the Queen Mary July 20 to
join Mr.. Echols in England, where he
is connected with the Richard Thomas
Steele Co.
Mrs. Paul Gard of Detroit, Mich,
formerly Miss Martha Young. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Duncan Curry,
and Mr.. Curry at Oakdene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bradley, Miss
Mary Bradley and Philip Bradley, jr.,
have arrived here from their home in
Bethesda, Md. to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert McKelden Smith at Waverley
Hill.
Mr.. Edward Valentine Harman of
the University of Virginia spent sew
eral days here this week with DR.. and
Mrs. Richard P. Bell. Mrs. Bell hon
ored her guest Wednesday with q
beautifully appointed luncheon.
Mr.. Frank Robbins Pancake, son of
Mr.. and Mrs William C. Pancake of
this city, was graduated with honors
June IS from Virginia Military In
stitute and left Monday for Texas
to enter the United States Army Air
Corps at Randolph Field. En- route
he will visit his grandmother, Mrs.
s. c. Robbins, in Lexington, N. c.,
and also DR.. and Mrs. Charles Watts.
Thomasville, Ga.
1t. Swinton Steele, u. S. A., son of
Maj. and Mrs. L. B. Steele of this
city, who has been stationed at Fort
Benning, Ca. has been transferred
to Randolph Field. He is visiting his
parents for several days and will leave
for Texas Saturday.
Cadet Frank T. Holt. United States
Military Academy. West Point, N. Y,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Holt
OF this city, has received orders to 90
to Mitchell Field. N. T., where he will
receive familiarization flight training
In various types of Army aircraft.
Miss Ann Baxendall has left for
Washington, where she will be q guest