Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

elects Office in the Works Progress
Administration. Friday evening Mrs
Howard Firing and Miss Barbara
Fisher entertained at surprise shower
at Mrs. Eiring's home in Washington
Mrs. George D. Ridout. wife of It.
Ridout of the Medical Corps. U. S. N,
arrived the early part of this week
from Manila, P. l., for an extended
visit with her mother Mrs. L. H.
Engle. and her sisters. Miss Lavinia
Engle and Mrs. Robert Schroeder,
who make their home in Forest Glen
Mrs. Ridout. who is the former Miss
Elizabeth Engle. was accompanied
by her 2-year-old daughter, Elizabeth
Candide Ridout. who was born in the
Philippines where 1t. Ridout has been
stationed for the past "a years. It.
Ridout has been transferred to San
Diego. Calf. and will be joined there
by his wife and daughter in the fall
Mrs. Ridout Will Remain
In Silver Spring Month.
Mrs. Ridout plans to visit her FAM
fly here for a month or six weeks
and will spend some time in Audubon,
N. j., where she and her small daugh-
ter will be the guests Of DR.. Ridout's
parents. the Rev. and Mrs. George
W. Ridout On the completion of
their stay there. Mrs. Ridout and her
daughter will leave for the West by
the Southern route, stopping for few
days in New Orleans. and will then
join 1t. Ridout in San Diego. Miss
Lavinia Engle left the latter part Of
this week for Boston, The trip is
In connection with her work on the
Social Security Board.
Mrs. Edward Faulconer Of Silver
Spring was guest of honor at dinner
and birthday anniversary party which
her husband gave yesterday at their
cottage at Cobb Island
Mrs. William J. Kettler entertained
at luncheon Tuesday in honor of Mrs.
George Carroll of Knoxville, Tenn,
who is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
3. White. Friday Mrs. Kettler gave
poAeS 1oA AAi .. I'll dlIh neIWlU OIL
Washington and Thursday Mrs. Ket-
tier and her husband. DR.. Kettler.
we're hosts at dinner for DR.. and
Mrs. James McCarl of Greenbelt Md.
Mrs. John Ballard and her daueh-
tiers, the Misses Jean and Peggy Bal
lard. have returned to their home
IN Wynnewood. Park from a weeks
stay at Colony Cove. Md. Mr.. Jack
Greene of Fort Worth, Tex. arrived
Friday at the Ballard home to be
their house guest for about three
weeks.
Mrs. Elmer Parsons and son
To Return Home.
Mrs. Elmer Parsons and her son,
Elmer Parsons. jr, will return this
week end from a stay in Marshall.
Va. with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Coffman left this
week for vacation trip to Pennsyl-
vania, and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Rykerd have
visiting them Mrs. Rykerd's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Holzworth of Syracuse, N. Y.
and her brother, Mr.. Arthur Fisher of
Attica, NJ Y.
Miss Clara Munroe. daughter of
Mrs. Fawn Munroe, of Woodside, left
Friday for Coronado, Calf. for an
extended stay with 1t. and Mrs. Jack
Bowling. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Bowling's daughter, Miss Kay
Bowling. who has been visiting her
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nellie
Fletcher, at her home in Washington.
Miss Dee Munroe. another daughter
OF Mrs. Munroes, returned Friday
after spending a month in Owenboro,
KY. and Greenville, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Quinn, jr., have
visiting them for several weeks Mr..
Quinn's mother, Mrs. John A. Quinn,
and his sister, Miss Jane Quinn of
Metuchen, N. j.
Capt. and Mrs. c. w. Hensey and
their three sons, Donald, Jack and
Mac Hensey, will move this week end
from their Wynnewood Park residence
to Maxton. N. c., where they will make
their permanent home.
Miss Thelma HERMAN, daughter of