Evening star., 1940-06-24

Mother of Mrs. Burdick
Attends Party.
Mrs. Sarah E. Carothers, mother
Of Mrs. Burdick returned from a
visit in Pennsylvania to attend the
party and she was given warm well
come by the friends of her son-in-
law and daughter. Mingling with
the guests and having a gay time
was Miss Nancy Burdick the IL
year-old daughter of the host and
Bill, the 7-year-old son of the house.
hold also was permitted to attend
the party.
Guests enjoyed the pleasant little
garden of the Burdicks. Punch
was served out doors as we'll as in
the residence.
Assisting Mrs. Burdick during the
reception hours were Mrs. James M.
Moser. Mrs. Joseph S. Wall, Mrs P,
A. McLendon, Mrs. Wallace M
Yater, Mrs. Harry A. Ong, Mrs
Hugh J. Davis, Mrs. E. w. Titus,
Mrs. William A. Morgan, Mrs. Carl
Henning, Mrs. Brison Norris, Mrs,
Richard Lee Sylvester, Mrs. Howard
Lee Smith, Mrs. S. A. Alexander,
Mrs. Matthew White Perry, Mrs G..
Victor Simpson, Mrs. William D.
Tewksbury, Mrs. William Carey
Meloy and Mrs. Joseph Horgan.
Miss Jane Eustis and
Fiance Entertained.
Miss Aileen Havlin Harris, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Harris was hostess at picnic sup
per last evening in honor of Miss
Jane Gather Eustis and her flance,
Mr.. George Yandes Wheeler, I'd,
whose marriage will take place June
20. The party was given in the
garden of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Laing near Herndon, Va,
brother -in-laW and sister of the
hostess. Her guests were those who
will be in the wedding party for Miss
Eustis and Mr.. Wheeler, Miss Harris
to be the maid of honor. Also at
the party last evening was Hiss
Marion Tapping of Milwaukee, who
arrived yesterday in time for the
supper and will remain for the
wedding.
Miss Peggy Tuckerman
Entertains Debutantes.
Debutantes also Joined the pleas
ure of the out of doors and Miss
Catherine Clement and Miss Molly
Thompson shared honors at buffet
supper given by Miss Peggy Tucker
man at 1'uxeden, the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R.
Tuckerman of Edgemoor. Miss
Tuckerman entertained about 20
guests, inviting them for $50 o'clock
for swimming, with a game of soft
ball Immediately after to give an
appetite for the supper.
Miss Rosemary Morse, who re-
turned with Miss Tuckerman earlier
in the day, was among those at the
party. Miss Tuckerman was in New
York Saturday for the debut party
there of Miss Elaine Darlington, who
the week before was presented in
Pittsburgh and will be a debutante
in Washington in the autumn.
Miss Thompson, who is Miss
Tuckerman's roommate at the Ca
thedral School, went to New York
today to join her mother, Mrs. c..
Stanley Thompson, for the summer
MIR. and Mrs. Shipp
Hosts at River House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Shipp
gave nautical party late yesterday
afternoon and evening at Ships
Landing on the Potomac near Lor-
ton. Ships Landing overlooks the
river, with a half mile edging the
river and 100 acres of rolling country
behind and this annual party of
the hosts is usually given when the
tall white yucas are in full bloom, as
they were yesterday. The view from
the velvety lawn at Ships Landing
includes Mount Vernon, Fort Bel
voir and even parts of old Gunston
Hall, and through the late afternoon
the guests enjoyed bowling on the
green, badminton, archery, skeet
shooting, throwing horseshoes, golf,
and not a few made use of the
boats for a sail on the river. Others
inspected the farm-some 200 or
more chickens, pigs and sheep, and