Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22

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will be many from the hunt country
of Virginia, including Miss Sally
RosZel, Miss Rebecca Major, Miss
Mary Dutton, Miss Jane Green
Miss Polly Knox, Mr.. Stephen
RoSzel, Mr.. David Green, jr.; Mr.
Robert Stribling, Mr.. Jack But
Ter, Mr.. Charles Baird, I'd; Mr.
Samuel Carter, Mr.. Russell Major,
Mr.. Penny Turner, Mr.. James
Strother, Mr.. John T. Turner, Mr..
Robert Hopkins, Mr. Carlton Rut-
ledge and Mr.. Edward Turner.
Other guests from out-of-town are
Miss Dorothy A. bearing and Miss
Annie Laurie Rankin of Tupelo,
Miss; Miss Mary Simmons of Tue
son, Ariz; Miss Van Meter de Butts
of Washington; Mr.. Hanson Ely, III,
and Miss Virginia Mcclure of Rich
mond; Mr.. Dulany de Butts of Eas-
ton, Md; Miss Eliza Murray and
Mr.. Philip Murray of Fairfax; Mr..
Andrew Young, Mr.. Bryson Wood,
Mr.. Malborn Wood and Mr.. Welby
Wood of Baltimore; Miss Virginia
Pope and Mr.. George Pope of Fort
Belvoir and Mr.. Fisher of Wash
sngton State.
Mrs. Plaskitt will be assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Hunter de Butts
and Mrs. Harry de Butts, her sisters
in-law, and Mrs. W. Selden Wash
ington. Mrs. Plaskitt and Mrs.
Washington will serve at the punch
bowl during a buffet supper fol-
lowing the dance.
Mrs. Horace Cook
Is Hostess at Tea.
Mrs Horace Cook was hostess at
tea Wednesday afternoon in honor
of her mother, Mrs. William Irvine
Parry of Chester Hills, Philadelphia,
and her sister, Mrs. Samuel Harri-
son Williams. Presiding at the tea
table were Mrs. Wilmer Waller, Mrs
John ingalls, Palmer, Mrs. A. D.
RoreX. Mrs. Thomas E. Sebrell, I'd;
Mrs. William Moncure, Mrs. Robert
E. Graham, Mrs. Murray Seymour
and Mrs. Joseph P. Crockett.
Mrs. Cook wore a gown OF light
blue velvet with corsage of gar
deniaS. Mrs. Parry'S gown was of
plum velvet and Mrs Williams wore
black velvet trimmed with ermine
Others assisting Mrs Cook were
Mrs. Richard Lyme, Mrs Bergman
Greene, Miss Violet Smith, Mrs.
Anderton Burke, Mrs. A. F. Mcleod,
Mrs. Thomas E. Sebrell, Sd; Mrs.
Howard Worth Smith, jr.; Mrs.
Kenneth DoWnes, Mrs David A.
Squires, Mrs. Page Hunter and Mrs
John Orr.
Tuesday Mrs. Joseph P. Crockett
was hostess at an informal tea at
her home on Prince street.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
William M B. Freeman gave a
dance in their home on Cameron
street for their daughter, Miss Anne
Donaldson Freeman, to celebrate her
birthday anniversary. About so
guests were present. Mrs. Freeman
was assisted by Mrs. Gushing Brant
of Washington.
Mrs. Fowler Hamilton, who re-
turned with her husband from New
York early in the week, entertained
informally Wednesday at late aft
ernoon tea.
Miss Joan Savers
To Be Hostess at Tea.
Miss Joan Savers, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. R. R. Savers, will be
hostess at Christmas tea tomor-
row afternoon for more than hun
dred friends. Miss Louise McNutt
of Washington will preside at the
tea table, and others assisting Miss
Sayers will be Miss Ann Freeman,
Miss Janet Ziegler of Washington;
Miss Anne Stonemetz, Miss Anne
Roberts, Miss Lydia Cruikshank,
Miss Kitty Andrews, Miss Anne
Mitchell and Miss Betsy Anne HUI
bert of Alexandria, and Miss Pa
tricia Grady of Washington.
This afternoon Miss Sarah Bow
ers is entertaining at a pre- Christ
mas tea.
Miss Gladys Ramey left yester-
day for Scranton. Pa, where she will
be the guest over the holidays of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley King will
entertain Wednesday afternoon in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald King
who have been in Michigan since
last summer and who will leave
Alexandria again early in the COM
ing year.
Miss Anne Carter has gone to
her home in Chester, Pa. where
she is attending the wedding to-
day of her cousin, Mr.. John Han
mum. Sd, and Miss Nancy Penn
Smith, daughter of Mrs. w. Plunket,
Stewart of Chester.