Evening star., 1938-12-04

S4knA AGO ~. JAAlOoCy 4h1Ss aim NfOIU
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick T. Merrill
have had as their guests this week
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Stinson of
Baltimore, and will go there for
the dinner Mr.. and Mrs. StinSon
will give in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Manson Smith, who were recently
married in New York City, before the
Former Residents Daughters
Make New York Debut.
Two of the seasons debutantes
In New York City who attended
the first of the Junior Assemblies
at the Ritz-Carlton last night are
of interest in Alexandria as each
is the daughter of former resi-
dent. Miss Theodore Lannon is the
daughter of the late Mr.. John Da-
vid Lanpon, and Miss Pamela SYM
ington is the daughter of Mrs.
Charles J. Symington, the former
Miss Elizabeth Lloyd, daughter of
the late Right Rev. and Mrs. Arthur
Seldom Lloyd. A coincidence is that
Mrs. Symington before her marriage
lived In the house on North WASH
ington street where Mr.. Lannon
had lived for many years before re-
moving to New York, and which is
now the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Latane. Miss Symington
will be presented at the Bachelors
Cotillon in Baltimore Monday eve
ming and was guest of honor at
. a dinner party this evening by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert E. Lee Taylor.
Miss Lannon will be presented by
her mother at a tea Sunday, De-
cember 18, at their home in Flush
ing, Long Island. The night before
the tea she will be guest of honor
at a theater party given by her
uncle, Capt. James P. Lannon,
y. S. N.
Miss Mary Grasty Bell of Staun-
ton is spending several weeks as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Pickett Peyton.
Mrs. Carroll w. Ashby of Kings
ton, Ontario, is spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. Anderson
Sommers and after January l will
60 to Florida for the remainder of
the winter.
Mrs. Frank Mccormick has closed
her home in Berryville and will
spend the winter months with her
brotherin-laW and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert M. Reese.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Wickline an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Helen to Mr.. George w. Crump,
tr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Crump,
also of Alexandria, Thursday, No
vember "a. in the parsonage of
the Del Ray Baptist Church, with
the Rev. DR.. John S. Sewers off,
ciating. Miss Leona Wakefield was
the brides only attendant and Mr..
Millard Wyant of Vienna, Va, was
best man for the bridegroom. After
December IS Mr.. and Mrs. Crump
will live at 1905 King street, in
this city.
Miss Margaret Lowe Wed
To Mr.. C. H. Griffin.
Miss Margaret Lee Lowe, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Josephine Lowe, and
Mr.. Charles Harrison Griffin, son
Of Mr.. G.. j. Griffin and the late
Mrs. Griffin of Washington, were
married Thursday morning, Novem-
ber "a, in the First Baptist Church,
with the Rev. DR.. Pierce S. Ellis
officiating. Mrs. Evelyn Knight
played the wedding marches and
Mr.. Thomas Smith sang two solos
before the ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage
by her uncle, Mr.. George Lowe. For
her wedding the bride wore a floor
length dress of blue velvet, a blue
hat and corsage of orchids Mrs.
Lyman Strucker, aunt of the bride,
was her only attendant and wore
dress of wine-color velvet with
hat to match and a corsage of sweet
heart roses.
Mr.. William H. Hackett was best
man for Mr.. Griffin, and the ushers
were Mr.. Harry Lowe of Asheville,
N. c., uncle of the bride, and Mr..
Lyman Strucker.
After the ceremony the bridal
party and out-of-toW guests were
entertained at luncheon by the
brides mother and later Mr.. Griffin
and his bride left for wedding trip
to Southern Virginia. They will
live in Washington.
Mrs. Walter Stout Of Bridgeton,
N. j., is the guest of her brother,
Mr.. Ernest L. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Brawner are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Purvis
Downham, formerly of this city, in
their home in Dearborn, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Harding
entertained informally Tuesday eve