Evening star., 1938-06-19

was Mayor of the town in 1891 and
the funeral Of Gen. Washington.
Through her late father Miss Mon
roe is descendant of Maj. william
Triplett. also of the American Revo-
luton, whose estate, Round Hill. ad-
- Joined that of Mount Vernon.
Mr.. Whitton was graduated from
the Alexandria High School and after
ward attended the Washington Pre-
paratory School and the American In
stitute of Banking School of Finance.
He is an officer in one of the local
banks. The wedding of Mr.. Whitton
and Miss Monroe will take place in
the autumn
Mrs. D. Milton French is the guest
. Of her cousins, DR.. and Mrs. Tabb, at
White Marsh, Gloucester County, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyson Give
Silver Anniversary Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn F. Dyson
entertained informally Sunday to cele-
brate the 25th anniversary of their
marriage.
Mrs. Sally Page williams is the
guest of her son, Mr. Edward L.
Williams, in Great Neck, Long Island
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Harry Carter Bev-
erly attended the graduation exercises
at the United States Military Acad-
emy at West Point this week, when
their son. Mr.. William Welby Bev-
erly, received his commission as Sec
ond lieutenant in the field artillery
1t. Beverly was the youngest man in
his class. He is a graduate of the
Alexandria High School and attended
the Millard Preparatory School in
Washington. While at West Point
he participated in the pentathlon and
branch instruction and was manager
Of the third class baseball team.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Peyton are
visiting the formers mother, Mrs.
John w. Peyton, in Rapidan. Va. Next
week Mr. and Mrs. Peyton will go
to Lynchburg to celebrate the first
anniversary of their marriage, June
IS, with Mrs. Peytons mother, Mrs
George Edwin Ross.
Miss Anne Lewis Jones is spend
ing a week with friends in Norfolk.
Cards have been received from Mr..
and Mrs Foster Leslie Davis announc-
Sing the marriage of their daughter
Elsie Nora to 1t. Gusts Burton, jr.,
U. S. M. c.. Thursday, May 5. in
Parke Memorial Chapel in Honolulu.
It. Burton and his bride will arrive
next week to visit his parents, Mr..
i,,
Va, and after July will be stationed
at Quantico.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. H. Cobb and
Miss Mildred Cobb left Sunday to
visit Miss Mildred Weller in Dayton,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham
Visiting in East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis S. Burnham
left this week to visit relatives in Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burnham had as their guests
earlier in the week the latter's brother
and sister-in-law. Capt. and Mrs. John
Dubbelde of Fort Benning, Ca, who
were on their way to New York, where
they sailed to spend the summer in
Europe.
Judge and Mrs. Robinson Moncure,
Miss Marguerite Moncure and Miss
Josephine Moncure are in Lexington
to attend the finals at the Virginia
Military Institute. They will be ac-
companied home by their son, Cadet
Thomas Moncure, and Judge Mon
cures nephew, Cadet Richard Mon
cure, son Of Mrs. William A. Moncure
MIR. and Mrs. George Plumer Smith,
jr., of New York City, have been the
guests this week of Mrs Smiths par
,ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bryant
MRS. George w. Keys is the guest of
relatives In Piedmont, w. Va.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis H. Mcguire,
who have been the guests of the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. William w. West,
left Wednesday for California. After
visit to DR.. Maguire's parents in San
Diego they will make their home In
San Bernadino.
Mrs. John A. Drake of Bowling
Green, KY; her son, daughter-in-law
and granddaughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Alton Drake and Miss Simone Lee
SDrake Of Danville. ILL.,, are guests of
her other son and daughter -in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs T. S. Drake
Mrs. Emmet Clarke Dunn sailed last
week to spend three months travelling
in Europe
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Popsicn of
Maracaibo. Venezuela, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Entwistle.
Mr.. and Mrs Julian D. Knight have
opened their cottage at Colonial Beach
and will spend the summer there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Travis are
:, spending two weeks at Myrtle Beach,
s. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Doniphan
Entertain Granddaughter.
Miss Ruth Swan Of Tuscaloosa, Ala,
Is the guest of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs Alexander S. Doniphan.