Evening star., 1939-04-26
Suburban
Social
Notes
Mrs. E. K. Nelson
Entertains for
Mrs. Kenn0n

Mrs. kennon
Mrs. Elnathan Kemper Nelson of
Sligo Park Hills, Md, entertained
last night in honor of Mrs. William
Jean Kennon. the former Rose Elsie
Quade of Baltimore, whose wedding
took place in this city April 6. Mr.
Kennon Is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs
George Thomas Kennon of this city
One of the features of the evening
was the showing of a color film of
the old Kennon House on the Ap-
pomattox River near Petersburg, Va,
built by Richard Kennon in 1888.
Mrs. Edward F. Howrey of Oak
Hill, near Fairfax, Va, entertained
at luncheon today when her guests
were Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Sd, of
Washington; Mrs A. Smith Bow
man of Sunset Hills, Va; Mrs. Rob-
ert D. Graham, Mrs. Amos Chilcott
Mrs. Lennig Sweet and Mrs Fred
erick Dawson Richardson of Fair
fax. Mrs. Howreys guests will as
slst her as hostesses at Oak Hill,
which Is now open to the public for
Virginia Garden Week.
Mrs. Bonnie I. King has been
Joined at her home in Virginia
Highlands. Va, by her mother. Mrs.
S. L. Thomas, who has been spend
ing the past six weeks with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Fay N. Thomas, in Fort Lauder
dale, Fla.
Prof. and Mrs. Thomas B. Brown
have as house guests at their place
in ThrOton Village Miss Evelyn
Yokum of Elkins, w. Va. and Mrs
F. K. Richtmayer of Ithaca, N. Y.
Mrs. Richtmayer is the wife of the
dean Of the graduate school of Cor
nell University.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hartman cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary Sunday afternoon when
more than go friends called at their
home on Broad street, Falls Church.
Receiving with them were their
three sons. Mr.. Walter Hartman
and Mr.. Earl Hartman of Washing
ton and DR.. Clarence Hartman, resi-
dent physician of Gallinger Hos
pital. Announcement of DR.. Hart
mans engagement to Miss Ruth
Cloyes of Falls Church was made
at the reception. Three of the
guests, Mr.. Herbert Williams of
Woodford, Va; Mr. Fayette Scan
land of Arlington and Mr.. Philip
Lichau of Falls Church. attended
the wedding ceremony so years ago.
Mrs. Heber H. Votaw of Takoma
Park is in Worthington, Ohio, as
the guest of her sister-in- law. Mrs.
Harding. wife of the late DR.. George
Tryon Harding, and her nephew, DR..
George Tryon Harding, Sd.
DR.. Votaw, who is making a lee
ture tour of the Northwest, will join
Mrs. Votaw there and they will re-
turn next week to Takoma Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Warner,
jr., of Edgemoor, Md, have re-
turned from Kentucky, where they
were called by the death of Mrs.
Warmers grandmother, Mrs. Charles
Nuckols.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Malloy of
1lion. N. Y, are the guests of Mrs
Malloy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas S. Adams, near Vienna, Va.
Mrs. Cary Jacqueline Randolph,
daughter of Maj and Mrs. James
r. Werth of Alexandria, Va, is at
tending the Red Cross Convention
as secretary and delegate of the
Martinsville, Va, chapter of the Red
Cross.
Mrs. John De Wolfe Northrop of
Chevy Chase, Md, entertained at a
supper and bridge party last eve
ming.
Mrs. Harry Fellows of Falls
Church, Va. entertained at tea Sun
day afternoon in honor of Mai. and
Mrs. Alexander Gait, who are mov-
ing into their new home in Falls
Church.
Assisting in the dining room were
Mrs. George Butterworth, who pre-
sided at the tea table, and Miss
Dixie Middleton and Miss Jeannette
Luther, who served.
Mrs. Charles E. Lord of Chevy
Chase, Md. was hostess at tea re-
Gently in compliment to Miss Mar
garet Knott, whose marriage to Mr..
William Shrader Warner will take
place this month. This is one of
series of parties given this spring
in honor of Miss Knott.
Mrs. J. Sidney Wiley. who has
been spending the winter in Alex
andria, Va, has returned to her
Lorton, Va, home for the summer.