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Residential Social Notes
Mrs. H. P. Erwin and Sister
To Entertain

ming for Miss Mary Walton Nc.
Candlish of Fairfax. Va, and Mr..
Schuyler William Livingston, who
are to be married this evening in
Fairfax. The company included
only members of the wedding party.
Miss Ogilby. who was a classmate
of Miss McCandlish at Sweet Briar
College, will be one of the brides
maids.
Col. and Mrs. NJ. Robert Guggen-
helm have left Washington for a
visit in Charleston and Palm Beach.
They will return in April.
A cocktail party was given yes
terday by DR.. and Mrs. Jorge E.
Boyd, from Panama, at their apart
ment at the Highlands, which was
decorated with spring flowers. About
$50 members of official and resi-
dental society were among the
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Ring, with
their small daughter Carolyn, are
spending some time at Hollywood.
Fla. Mr.. Ring left last week to
join his wife and daughter.
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BY the Way
Beth Blaine:

The Embassy and Mrs. Harold Sims gave
Lady private life.
enhancing guest Of witty the stage as on it.
amused tea audience part evening"
generously amused the teaching game
had learned the radio entering going
Christopher Bramwen equally
music while rallied round begging
Mrs Leslie Henson Gladys Henson the to
Music, delightful person ably
and amiaby telling fortunes She Engands
famous and to u.s. funniest comedian We him
Funny Face with Fred and Adele Astae and still laugh
him in retrospect.
Miss Lille pink draped
Mrs Sims always sweet vvaous
teresting jeweled clips at the neckine.
and Vandenberg there she in smart Persian
print Other guests were Lady Lewis Mr. and Mrs Hugh Auchincoss
Benjamin Taw, Mrs Coleby Capt
Thomas Helen Davis Angus
Malcolm Benjamin Plunkett and Edward Weintal.
stenta stapeon young friends for tea and
Beln.
Massachusetts, avenue house where fire
plenty comfortable places % sit
stelta looked pretty and feminine poured
her black afternoon black was Mary
adorable red frock with red and Mrs
Arnold Wilcox there schoeop just
Lima, Peru
cuhbert arrived together as
did also Ruth and Dorothy Sewers Sullivan Bd
and Arthur Vandenoerg' 'r' completed the party
attractive visitor Washington looking blond
Miss Cec Huertemate Of Panama. spending
Mrs John Dwight at her apartment Mary
Louise Marsh giving dinner Miss tonight
other been planned for
her during her Washington visit.
correspondent writes that Mr. and Mrs Francis
the Hope Jackson sister of Mrs Forbes
Morgan given up large Long Island house for the winter
and taken small and attractive
And still partes-Mr chauncey Parker jr will
entertain at dinner Saturday January preceding
the three dances the Nancy will give
dinner the night will Legare Mrs Emil
rja having buffet supper Sunday evening January o. and
additional dinners evening January 49, those
Africa and Mrs Ralph
Close, and Mrs Rogers Barker.
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Livingston Manor,
D. A. r., Amanges
Program

A program of travel and music is
being arranged by Mrs. John Ed
wards, regent: Mrs Addams Meal
lister and Mrs. Frederick K. Spar
row of Livingston Manor Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution for Monday evening in
Christ Church, $40 G. street Sc.
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery,
chapter member and wife of the
chaplain of the United States House
OF Representatives, will give an il
lustrated talk on her travels by auto
mobile through the British Isles,
France and the Scandinavian coun-
tries.
The musical portion of the pro-
gram will inclrxle organ selections
by Miss Phyllis Hawkins. A medley
of Scotch, Irish and Welsh songs
will be sung by Miss Thelma Rice.
Miss Agnes Williamson, Edwin
Singer and Vladimir Vasa and solos
will be given by Mrs. Charles Car
roll Haig, vice president general, D.
A. r., and Clark Paulsen.
The chapter. as one of its out
standing projects for the year, is
copying, indexing and binding for
future preservation the old records
OF Christ Church. Among these rec
ords are to be found the names.
births, marriages and deaths of
some of the city's oldest and most
outstanding families.
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Congressional Club Tea
Event Attended by Many
Nominees for Office

Smith of Maine, is the nominee for
the office of treasurer.
Mrs. Daniel A. Reed
Receives Guests.
Mrs. Daniel A. Reed, retiring pres
ident- OF the club, received the
guests at the head of the stairs as
they arrived at the tea, and Mrs.
Georgette Ross Howard. the lecturer
for the program, was introduced
by Mrs. Ralph E. Church, wife of
Representative Church of Illinois.
Pouring during the afternoon were
Mrs. Thomas S. Crago, wife of the
late former Representative from
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Finis J. Garrett
wife of Judge Garrett of the Court
of Customs and Patent Appeals;
Mrs. William w. Arnold, wife OF
Judge Arnold of the United States
Board Of Tax Appeals, and Mrs
Charles A. Plumley, wife of Repre-
sentative Plumley of Vermont.
Mrs. Earl c. Michener, wife OF
Representative Michener of Michi-
gan, was in charge of the tea table
which was lovely with a large silver
bowl holding white shaggy chrysan-
themums and gladioli and pink car
nations and SnapdragonS.
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Congress Members
Attend Showing of
|'Crand Illusion

Members Of the Senate and the
House Of Representatives gathered
last night at the Belasco Theater
to attend special screening of
Grand Illusion Jean Renoir's
prize-winning motion picture. The
anti-war f1lm, which was recently
awarded the first prizes given by
the National Board of Review and
the New York Film Critics Circle as
the best film produced during the
past year, was attended by many
members of the Senate and House
Foreign Affairs Committees.
The congressional interest in the
film paid tribute to the writer and
producer of the picture, who was
made chevalier of the Legion of
Honor by the French government
in recognition of his services.
Among the members of Congress
who attended the showing were
Senators George w. Norris, Guy
Mark Gillette, Claude Pepper, Bur-
ton K. Wheeler. Charles w. Tobey.
Allen Ellender, Scott w. Lucas, w
j. Bulow, James H. Hughes, H. H.
Schwartz, Edwin c. Johnson, Henry
H. Ashurst. Rush Holt and Lynn
Frazier. Representatives present
were Hamilton Fish, Edith Nourse
Rogers, Robert E. Allen, Ed v. Izak,
w. F. Norrell, Aaron Lane Ford,
Merlin Hull and Clyde T. Ellis.
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The first regular Friday afternoon
program tea of the Congressional
Club yesterday was attended by
many nominees for Office in the
club, which will hold its election
Wednesday. .---.-,. ....s.4. ~
sldf.. ,Edusrd n: Burke, wife of
Senator Burke Of Nebraska, is the
nominee for president, and Mrs.
Clarence E. Hancock, wife OF Rep
resentatiye Hancock Of New York,
was nominated for first vice presi-
dent.
Other nominees are Mrs. Robert
l.. Doughton, wife of the Repre-
sentative from North Carolina, for
second vice president; Mrs. Ernest
Lundeen, wife of Representative
Lundeen of Minnesota, third vice
president, and Mrs. Richard J.
WEIGH, wife of Representative Welch
of California, fifth vice president.
Nominated for recording secretary
is Mrs. John r. Murdock, wife of the
Representative from Arizona; cor
responding secretary is Mrs. Robert
F. Rich, wife of Representative Rich
Of Pennsylvania; and Mrs. Clyde
M. Smith, wife of Representative
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Miss MOck's Weddina
To MIR. Symonds
Is Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas v. Mock of
Salisbury. N. c., announce the mar"
riage of their daughter, Ann Louise,
to Mr.. Edmund Pendleton Symonds,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Harvey
Symonds, formerly of Washington
and New York and now living in
Miami, Fla, Friday, December %,
in the home of the brides sister,
Mrs. George Harper, in Washington.
The Rev. M. S. Stitk. pastor of
the Brookland Baptist Church, Off
ciated. The brides gown was of
deep turquoise satin, with tiny
puffed sleeves and multi-colored
jeweled belt. She carried a bouquet
of talisman roses, forget-me-nots
and baby's breath. The brides only
attendant was her sister, Miss Mil
dred Mock, whose gown was of pale
pink slipper satin and had a frilled
jacket of the same shade. Mr.. Sy-
monds had his brother -in-law, Mr..
Henri Dashiell Wright, jr., as his
best man
Mr.. Symonds and his bride spent
a part Of their wedding trip in
Salisbury with the latter's parents
and were extensively entertained
while there. The brides forefathers
were the founders of Mocksville,
N. c. Mr. Symonds' mother for1per-
ly was Miss -Maybelle Ewing of
Alexandria, daughter of the late
Mrs. Frances Barbour Ewing. On
the maternal side he is descended
from the Barbour, Pendleton and
Somerville families of Virginia, and
through his father from the Har-
vey, Blount and DAILY families of
Alabama. He is a brother of Mrs.
H. Dashiell Wright, jr., of WASH
ington and of Mrs. Donald Fleming
Of Miami. Mrs. David Funsten
Ward and Miss Lucy Barbour
Ewing of Washington are his aunts.
Mr.. Symonds and. his bride will live
In Washington, where he has been
connected with the Post Offlce De-
partment for several years. .-..
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Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Nd, De-
cember 26.
The bride was attended by her
twin sister. Miss Verona Geraci. Mr..
Bernard E. Biloxi of Staten Island,
N. Y, acted as best man. The bride
wore a grape -colored crepe street
dress with black accessories and an
orchid corsage. Her sister wore a
mulberry velvet street dress with
matching accessories and talisman
rose corsage.
After the ceremony luncheon
was held in the Lord Baltimore Ho-
tel for the wedding party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe spent their
honeymoon in Atlantic City and
New York City.
Mrs. Roe attended Wilson Teach
ers College and is now attending
George Washington University. Mr..
Roe is graduate of the School of
Government of George Washington
University and is now attending the
Law School of Yale University.
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Birth Announced

MIR. and Mrs. Paul Henderson, jr.,
OF 47o2 River road announce the
birth OF a son, Paul. Sd, born yes
terday. Mrs. Henderson is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Gale of Beatrice, Nebr., and the
granddaughter of the late Col.
Thomas Majors, former Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska. Mr.. Hender-
son is the eldest son of Col. and
Mrs. Paul Henderson of 32O1 Wood
land drive. COL Henderson was Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
during the Harding and Coolidge
administrations. The infant is the
great grandson of the late Repre-
sentative Martin B. Madden of Illi-
nois, former chairman of the Ap-
preparations Committee OF the
House of Representatives.
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Drill Hon0rs Gen. Parsons
1,400 Attend First Friday Ride
At Fort Myer

The first of the series of 10 Fri
day rides at Fort Myer yesterday
began with an exhibition drill hon.
oring Maj. Gen. James K. Parsons,
commander of the Sd Corps Area
from Baltimore. An audience OF
400 attended the first ride of the
10th season.
Col. George A. Patton. jr., who
succeeds Brig. Gen. Johnathan
Wainwright as commandant of the
post, accompanied Gen. Parsons to
the exhibition.
An interesting array of spectators
filled the boxes. among them being
Miss Ruth Ellen Patton, daughter
of the new commandant, and Mrs
Parsons, who occupied the COM
mandants box.
With them in the box were Gen
and Mrs. Charles w. Kutz and their
daughter, Mrs Wilson G. Bingham
of Los Angeles, and Miss Pauline
Whitaker; the chief of the National
Guard Bureau and Mrs. Banding
Col. and Mrs. Joseph Baer of Bal
timore. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Max
well Murray, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Wor-
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rell Roffe and their daughter, Miss
Frances Roffe, Capt. and Mrs. T. @.
Donaldson. Mrs. Lawrence G. Smith
and Mrs. George Milholland.
Minister of Egypt Attends
With Nine. Hassan.
The Minister Of Egypt and Nine.
Hassan were guests of Maj. E. M.
Foster.
A number of Congressman and
their wives and other officials of the
Government as we'll as residential
Washingtonians attended the ride,
including Sentor James E. Murray
OF Montana, Representative Karl M
LIE Compte of Iowa, Mrs. Ebert K
Burlew, wife of the First Assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Mrs
James A. O'Connor of Fort Belvoir
Mrs. David McCoach, Mrs. Mason
Young, Mrs. Holland Robb, Mrs
John J. Kingman and Mrs. A. E
Newcomer.
Tea at the administration build
ing was served after the ride, and
guests were received by Col. Patton
Gen. and Mrs. Blanding and Col
and Mrs. Newman.
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w. c.. T. u. Unit
Meets Monday at
Mrs. Birge's Home

The North Capitol w. C. T. U.
will meet Monday at 8 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Raymond Birge, 264O
Fourth street NE. The Rev. Robert
Savage, assistant pastor Of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, will be
the speaker.
The North Capitol Senior L. T. L.
recently met at the home of Doris
Graham, with the president, Jesse
Watt, presiding. Mrs. Ival Stout,
District director of the L. T. L., was
a guest.
Chaplin Union met at the home
of Mrs. Charles w. Dudley. Mrs.
Darlington Richardson, president,
presided. Plans were discussed for
Frances Willard party for the
February meeting. which will be
with Mrs. D. c. Richardson.
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Members of Central Iota Sigma
Union were featured on the pro-
gram Tuesday in the home of Mary
Eliff. The union will have a supper
meeting St. Valentines Day.
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Capitol Hill Union met at Waugh
M. E. Church this week with Mrs.
Nellie Push, District of Columbia,
director Of motion pictures, as guest
speaker.
The Stella Clayton Union met at
the Home Of Mrs. Margaret Bleam,
1894 G street NE. It was reported
that q babies had been enrolled in
the White Ribbon Recruits.
Mrs. Charles Hardison was ap-
pointed director of membership for
Epworth Church and Mrs. Turner
Cox representative for Metropolitan
Baptist Church. Miss Mary Durisoe
was appointed director Of radio.
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Potomac Palisades Union met at
the home Of Mrs. s. A. Stebbins.
The union recently obtained a me-
mortal membership for the family
of the late Mrs. Bertha J. Lane, who
was organizer Of this union and its
president at rhe time Of her death.
The money given for this member
ship is to go to the educational fund.
"A medal contest Is planned for the
near future.
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North Dakota Society
ToGive Dinner Dance

The North Dakota State Society
will hold its annual dinner dance
February 10, at Hotel Twenty-four
Hundred Following a short pro-
gram, officers will be elected.
Present officers, Miss Hazel B.
Nelson, president; Mr.. Lynn c.
Paulson and Mr. Francis E. Brooke.
vice presidents; Mrs. George H.
Scannell, secretary, and Miss Marion
Lyness are in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting.
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Weddings of Interest
Miss Clara Kramer Becomes Bride
OF Mr.. Dawson

The Church of the Nativity was
the scene of an attractively ar
ranged wedding this morning at $50
o'clock, when Miss Clara Louise
Kramer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Kramer, became the bride
of Mr.. Cyril w. Dawson, son of Mr..
Michael Dawson. \
Palms and vari-colored flowers
were used on the altar and in the
chancel of the church. AS the
guests entered the church Mrs. Con-
rad Nix gave an organ recital, while
just before the ceremony Mr.. George
A. Myers sang a solo.
The Rev. Lawrence w. McGlone
of1ciated, and a reception and
breakfast followed the ceremony in
the ballroom of the Mayhower Hotel
The bride, given III marriage by
her father, wore a gown of white
velvet made with v neckline, long
sleeves and a flaring skirt with
graceful train. Her tulle veil was
held by cap of old lace and she
carried white roses and lilies of the
valley.
Sister of Bride
Is Maid Of Honor.
Miss Helen Kramer, sister of the
bride, was the maid of honor, and
Miss Dorothy Garner, niece of the
bride. was the bridesmaid They
both wore velvet dresses with hats
of the same material combined with
tulle, and carried arm bouquets.
Miss Kramer's dress was in a sap
| phire blue shade and her bouquet
was of yellow roses, while Miss Gar
ner's ensemble was in a wine color
and her bouquet was of Johanna Hill
roses.
Mr.. Joseph Dawson of Bingham
ton, N. Y, cousin of the bridegroom,
was the best man, and the ushers
were Mr.. Andrew j. Kramer, brother
OF the bride; Mr.. Harry E. Garner
and Mr.. Andrew Bligh.
Assisting the bride and bridegroom
at the reception was the formers
mother, who wore a becoming gown
OF black lace with a corsage of
sweetheart roses. Later Mr.. Dawson
and his bride left for wedding trip
to New York and Chicago, the bride
wearing brown dress with acces-
sories to match and a wine-color
coat trimmed with beaver. Upon
their return Mr. and Mrs. Dawson
will be at home at 41O9 Eighteenth
street NE.
Among the out-of- town guests
were Mrs. Joseph Dawson, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Fletcher of Brooklyn,
N. Y; Miss Madeleine Flynn of
Watertown, Conn; Miss Marie Dom
ohue of Waterbury, Conn, and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Schueler of Balti-
more, Md.
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District Pen Women
To Have Art Tea.

The art tea of the District of Co.
lumbia Branch of the League of
American Pen Women tomorrow will
feature the work of Twenty Women
Painters" which will be on exhibi-
ton in the studio at the Grafton
Hotel.
Music presented during the after
noon will include a program by
Margaret Alexander, concert pianist.
Among the members of the
Twenty Women Painters" Club
are Grace Ruckman, Helen Collision,
Susan Chase, Iona Keplinger, Ma
thilde Leiseuring. Margarite Null
ford, Elizabeth Sayre, Gladys Smith.
Beulah Weaver, Gertrude Brown,
Catharine Critcher, Eleanor Gusts,
Ethel Foster, Lucia Hollerith, Mar
guerite Mum, Ruth Osgood, Clara
Saunders, Emily Stuart and Mary
Riley.
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Murphy and Hoover
ToAttend F. B. |. Dance

Attorney General Frank Murphy
and J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
head the list of prominent guests ex-
pected to be present tonight at the
bureaus dance in the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Dewey Quinn and Alexander
Holtzoff, administrative assistants
to the Attorney General, also have
signified their intention to attend.
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Quota Club Elects

Miss Lillian G. Moore was re-
elected president of the Montgomery
County Quota Club this week at the
Kenwood Golf and Country Club.
DR.. Norma Pearson was reelected
vice president; Miss Dorothy Nick
erson, secretary, and Mrs. Helen
Price Bready, treasurer. DR.. Alice
Loman Rhine was elected director
to serve with Mrs. Elizabeth Steig-
ner, who is filling a two-year term.
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Recitals at Chevy Chase
Women's Clubs to Present
Three Young Musicians
A series of educational recitals tt

A series of educational recitals to
be held in the clubhouse of the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase to
stimulate interest in the work of
outstanding young musicians of this
country is announced by Mrs. Joseph
Travers Mcguire, club president.
The series will open Monday with
a concert by Francis Barnard, basso
cantate, of Idaho, a graduate OF the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
The second, February 20, will pre-
sent Miss Fay Ferguson, pianist, and
the last, on March 20, will feature
Miss Berenice Alarie, coloratura So
prano, from the Juilliard Opera
School of New York.
The committee in charge is head
ed by Mrs. Worthington Cole Nc
Creery and includes Mrs. Frederick
M. Kerby, Mrs. William Collins,
Mrs. Harry Fillmore Lowe, Mrs. st.
Clair T. Thomas, Miss Eleanor Finch
and Mrs. Andrew j. Snow.
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Tea to Be Tomorrow

Miss Mae r. Murray, sponsor of
Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi,
will entertain members at a tea at
, her home, 6314 Second street NV,
tomorrow from 4 to pm. She will
be assisted by Mrs. Clara A. Hunt
snd Mrs. Katharine Winston, who
will preside at the tea table.
Social guests will be Mrs. Alice
Roberts Koch, educational director;
Mrs. Victoria Strauch, Miss Ruth
Gilbert, Mrs. Leona Jenson, Miss
Muriel Morgan, Miss Eleanor Hoey
and Miss LYDIA Huff, international
field executive.
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Opera Unit Feted

Mr.. r. Anderson entertained the
entire Columbia Light Opera Com
pany Of Washington last evening
at his studio at 1925 Connecticut
avenue. Guests of honor at the
party were Mrs. Ethel Manning, con-
ductress of the company. and Miss
Estelle Colette MacKay of New
York.
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Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
Fete NJ. Servais

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Holbrook john
son have issued invitations for an
"at home" tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock in their house at 1923 Wis
consin avenue when their guests
will meet M. Yran Seravis. we'll
known Belgian actor, composer and
choral director.
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Germans Score Nuzis

ADELAIDE R.-AustraNans of
German descent are condemning
the measures taken by the Nazts
against German Jews and hope to
assist Jewish exiles from Germany
In finding homes in Australia.
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Chevy Chase Crittenden
Circle Elects.

The following have been elected
new officers of the Chevy Chase
Florence Crittenden Circle; Mrs.
Thornton Owen, president; Mrs.
Nathan Robertson, vice president:
Mrs. Stanley Titus, secretary; Mrs.
Paul Lochler, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Edgar Poe Allen,
treasurer.
The circle was entertained this
week at the home Of Mrs. M. ].
McIuerney.\
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News Notes of the Official
And Judicial Sets
In the Capital
Mrs. Roosevelt Returns Monday
From New York; Receives Club
Federation Group Wednesday

A'SOC1 dllOI "CullCSQdy
in New York and will return to
the Monday Wednesday receive
about $50 members Federation
Roosevelt, daughter President and Mrs
Roosevelt
Prince Obons the celebration
celebration included traditional
arranged Society,"
Russian supper.
Among carried
the crossed
their swords bowl Of caret
the sabers in such that drippd
the mixture punch
while okongs of old Russia
candigh midnight
wishing though literally
the writing paper
clock strikes the midnight hour swallowing the with
and the uhnent Of the
of rooster.
oboenskys party Bidde
William Wemore Mary Currer Virginia
Adeberg
and Mr. Simon Elves.
Secretary Treasury orgenhau IT,
Morgenhau will day
Wednesday.
Secretary the Navy is spending
the with
ington Monday
last evening when Dr. Mrs Paul Dickens entertained dinner
their home in Spring Valley
guests Representative Clyde
Judge Hatfield Capt George Caver U S. NJ
and Mrs Caver
Mrs Black the ranking luncheon
Sheppard Bailey and
Mrs Augustine Lonergan.
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Miss Yolanda Marie Geraci
Married to Mr.. A. G. Roe.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gaetano Geraci an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Yolanda Marie to Mr.. Austin
Gerard Roe OF Providence, R. I. The
marriage took place in the Cathedral
of the Assumption of the Blessed