Evening star., 1939-07-25
Suburban
Social
Notes
Family Celebrates
H. c.. Kidwell's
18th Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Friess
of Arlington. Va, were hosts last
night at family dinner party in
celebration of the 18th birthday
anniversary of Mr.. Harry c. Kid
well, father of Mrs. Friess.
In the group were Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar R. Kidwell and their sons,
Edgar, jr., and Norman Kidwell;
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford F. Smith and
their small daughter, Louise Smith;
Mrs. Lavinia Smith, Miss Louise
Friess. daughter of the hosts, and
Mr.. Olmstead Hilliard of North
Carolina.
The senior Mr.. Kidwell is a ma
tive of Washington and was retired
some years ago from the District
of Columbia government
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Croson have
visiting them at their home in
Cherrydale, Va. their daughter,
Mrs. John McKinster Roe, and her
young son, John McKinster Roe, jr.,
Of Okeechobee, Fla. Mr.. Roe will
join his wife the latter part of
the week and they will go to New
York to visit the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. w. E. Croson, jr, with her
small daughter, Gwendolyn Croson,
of North Randolph street, Airing
ton, has gone to Lewisville, Ga, for
a months visit with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond D. Knopp
Of Blythewood, Franconia Hills,
Alexandria, Va, and Miss Madge
Higgins of Fredericksburg, Va,
spent the week end in Heathsville,
Va, as the guests of Mr.. Carol j.
Rowe, treasurer of Northumberland
County, and Mrs. Rowe and their
daughter, Miss Carolyn Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ash of
Ashleigh. Bradley Hills, Md, have
left for a weeks stay in New York
Mrs. George D. Templeman en-
tertained at bridge luncheon at
her home on Leesburg pike Thurs
day when her guests were Mrs.
Robert Baldwin, Mrs Malcolm Hill,
Mrs. Golden N. Dagger, Mrs. j. w.
Englund, Mrs. William D. Kline,
Mrs. Raymond R. Snarr Mrs.
Robert j. Brazil, Mrs. c. j. Weber,
Mrs. G. P Warner, Mrs. Lee D.
Taylor and Mrs. C. B. Emery
Miss Maynard Lonberger of
Vienna, Va, has left on a vacation
trip to the West Coast She will
return about August Is.
Mrs. James M Fox and Mrs. J.
M Payne have returned to their
Fairfax (VaD homes from a trip
to Tidewater, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hendley, with
their son, Mr. John Hendley, of Ar
lington, Va, have left for Portland,
Me, to spend fortnight with their
son-in-laW and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Mahoney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. Reeder
have as their guest for several days
at their home in Lorton, Va, Mrs.
Albert Stelnko of Chicago, ILL.,, who,
with Mr.. Steinko, recently was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin A.
Steinko at their home in Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin A. Steinko
were hosts at dinner Saturday when
their guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick w. Reeder and their chill
dren, Wallace and Jack Reeder.
Mrs. Edmund D. Campbell. with
her son, Edmund D. Campbell, jr,
and her daughter, Virginia Camp
bell. of Livingstone Heights, Va,
are spending the summer near
Davidson, N c., in camp which
specializes in music.
Mr.. Neal Watson of Fairfax, Va,
will leave today to spend the re-
mainder of the summer with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. o.
Watson, at Harpswell, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mack Wiley, their
daughter, Miss Mary Lee Wiley:
their son-in-law and daughter and
grandson, Mr.. and Mrs. Watts
Pickett and Watts Pickett, jr., have
returned to their Fairfax (Va.)
homes from vacation trip to Vir-
ginia Beach Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Beard
Miss Lucy Blake, Mrs j. A. Hailman
and Mr.. H. B. Derr, all of Fairfax,
Va, have returned from Blacksburg,
Va, where they spent a week at
tending meetings of the Institute of
Rural Affairs, held at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.
Mr.. Charles E. Babcock. librarian
of the Pan-American Union, has
returned to his Fairfax County
home, Acredale, from a trip to Ann
Harbor, Mich. Mrs. Wanda Lee
Cassell of Portsmouth, Ohio, is
spending month with Mr.. and
Mrs. Babcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin T. Young
of Arlington left yesterday for a
weeks stay at New York City to
visit the fair. During their alb
sence their sons, Jim and Michael,
are remaining with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. N Young,
at their place in Ashton Heights.
Department stores selling any
thing from bread to pianos are being
opeped in tho PrSSjap Arctic