Evening star., 1939-03-26
Service Set
Engagements
Several Included
In Wedding Plans
For the Spring
Continued From First Page.)

known her betrothal to 1t. Robert
James johnson, U. S. M. c., son of
Mrs. Alexander Van Praag and the
late Mr.. Charles E. johnson of
Decatur. Ill.
Receiving with Col. and Mrs.
Geiger and their daughter were
Mrs. Geiger's mother, Mrs. Louis
Edward Thompson of Pensacola,
Fla, and 1t. johnson.
Miss Geigers sea-green taffeta
gown was a period dress, made with
a tight bodice and an shoulder
neckline edged with Irish lace, and
a long, full skirt Her flowers were
arranged in an fashioned nose
gay.
Mrs. Geiger wore a black taffeta
formal dinner gown. and Mrs.
Thompson's gown was of chiffon.
Both wore shoulder corsages of
gardenias.
Ballroom Is Filled
With Spring Flowers.
A profusion of lavendar snap
dragons and yellow jonquils filled
the ballroom and centered the tea
and coffee tables. which were
presided over by Mrs. James C.
Breckenridge, Mrs. Richard p Will
liams, Mrs. Raphael Griffin, Mrs.
Lemuel c. Shepherd, Mrs. William
McKittrick, Mrs. Clifford G.. Rich
ardson and Mrs. Lawson Sanderson.
The engagement was announced
when Brig. Gen. Edward A. Oster-
man, U. S. M. c., long time friend
of Col. and Mrs. Geiger, proposed
toast to Miss Geiger and 1t.
johnson. Later each guest received
card in the shape of champagne
glass, with wedding ring encircling
the glass stem, which set the we'd
ding date as June 10.
Miss Geiger was graduated from
Western High School in Washington
and has attended American Uni
versity for the past three years. She
is member of Delta Gamma
Sorority of the national honorary
biological fraternity, Beta Beta
Beta.
1t. Johnson is graduate of the
University of Illinois, where he was
member of Scabbard and Blade,
Tau Nu Tau. Pershing Rifles and
Mask and Bauble He Is now sta
toned in Quantico, where he is on
duty with the I'd Battalion of the
| 5th Marines.
Among the many guests at the
announcement party were those
Miss Geiger has chosen for her
bridesmaids, Miss Betty Richard
son, Miss Virginia Gould, Miss
Ardath Brown and Miss Frances
Salzman of Quantico: Miss Margaret
Jeschke, Miss Jean Miller and the
Misses Peggy and Julia Vogel of
Washington; Miss Esther Allen of
Philadelphia, Miss Ruth Hawkes. Of
Greenfield, Mass, and Miss Frances
Campbell, daughter of Maj. Camp
bell, U. S. A., and Mrs. Campbell.
of Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
After the cocktail party COL and
Mrs. Geiger entertained 40 guests
at a dinner party at the club before
the dance, having among their
guests from out of town Gen. Oster-
mann. Col. and Mrs. Ralph Mitchell.
Col. and Mrs. William P. T. Hill,
Maj and Mrs. E. H. Brainerd and
Mr.. Frank HolcOmb of Washington
Miss Porter to Wed
1t. ]. C. Farquhar.
Capt. Frederick E. Porter, Medi-
cal Corps, U. S. N, and Mrs. Porter
entertained at tea yesterday after
noon in their apartment at Hotel
24OO. when they announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Virginia
Champney, to 1t. John C. Farquhar,
U. S. N.
Miss Porter was graduated from
Anna Head School, Berkeley, Calf,
and from the University of Cali
fornia. She is a member of Gamma
Phi Beta Sorority and Tau Cmricon
Phi, a sorority for Army, Navy and
Marine Corps daughters.
Since coming to Washington with
her parents last August. Miss Por-
ter has attended the Stuart School
of Costume Design and Illustration.
1t. Farouhar is the son of the
late DR.. Raleigh Claude Farquhar
and Mrs. Farquhar of Pennsylvania
He is a graduate of the University
OF Southern California and is now
stationed at the United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis, where they will
make their home.
Assisting at the tea were Mrs.
Robert Kennedy, Mrs. Owen J. Mink.
Mrs. William Neal Mcdonnell and
Mrs. William Agnew.
Little Miss Janet Mcdonnell Of