Evening star., 1939-12-17

dale.
Mrs. william H. Simpson
To Be Hostess.
Mrs. William H. Simpson will
entertain a small group of her
friends in Westmoreland Hills at a
luncheon and bridge party Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Fifield will give
q supper party tonight at their
home in Edgemoor
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Allen of
Westmoreland Hills were hosts at
q dinner party followed by bridge
last evening, having as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis S. Reed, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester A. Reed and Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Simpson.
Miss Patty Morris entertained II
guests at luncheon yesterday in
honor of Miss Mary Lee Watkins of
Somerset Among the guests was
Miss Watkins sister, Mrs Robert
N. Allen, who came from Bridgeport,
Conn. to spend Christmas with her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
HOWARD II. watkins.
Col. and Mrs. Alvin Barton Barber
will open their home, Sky Meadows,
in Bradley Hills for family gather
Ing during the holiday season. They
will have with them their daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Clark. and her young
son Godfrey from Providence, R. l.;
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. c. lombard Barber, from
Cambridge, Mass, and their two
sons, Mr.. Godfrey Barber from
Rochester and Barton Barber from
Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he is a
student at Antioch College DR..
Clark will join Mrs. Clark later in
the week.
Wilson Family to Leave
For Christmas in South.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lea Wilson and
their daughter, Miss Mary Lea Will
son, are among the Edgemoor fam
lilies planning to go South for Christ
mas. Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs.
A. E. Dyer, will come from Maine
to take the trip with them and
Mr.. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Wilson of Chevy Chase, will
also accompany them. They will
leave for Florida Thursday morn
Ing and will stay until the early
part of January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Larkin of
Burning Tree road, Bradley Hills,
will go to Paoli, Pa, this week to
spend Christmas with Mr.. Larkin's
mother, Mrs. Charles Larkin. Be-
fore returning to Bradley Hills they
will 60 to Brooklyn, NJ Y. to visit
Mrs. Larkin's mother, Mrs. Edwin H.
Bancker. They will be away about
10 days
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon H. Sears of
Westmoreland Hills left yesterday
with their three children, Roger,
Elizabeth and Martha Alice. for a
fortnight's vacation in Fort Lauder
dale, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lee Young of
Brookdale will leave today for Mont
clair. N. j., to stay through Christ
mas and New Year Day with Mrs.
Young's mother, Mrs. William T.
TimmonS
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Hathaway,
who have been at their winter home
in Florida for the past month, will
return to Edgemoor today. Their
daughter, Miss Helen Hathaway, who
was in Florida with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hathaway, returned earlier in the
week.
Miss Eleanor Gish will arrive in
Somerset today to spend Christmas
with her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. o. H. Gish. Since her
graduation from Oberlin College two
years ago, Miss Gish has been a
member of the faculty of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Cards have been received from Mr..
and Mrs Morris Edwards of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, announcing the birth of
daughter, Carolyn, December in
Cincinnati. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards
were residents of Edgemoor several
years ago.
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