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will leave for a brief wedding trip.
They will return to reside at l Sec
ond Street NE. where Senator
REYNOLDS lived before his marriage,
and where Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rice
Reynolds, jr., also make their nome.
Mr.. Oertling is the son of Mrs.
Lillian Sewall Oertling OF New Or
leans. who arrived here yesterday
morning to attend the wedding.
The bridegroom Is dealer In
antiques and a statlstlclan, put
homes to be in the Government
service this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz
Give after Five" Party.
Yesterdays party, except Tor the
dinners before the Friday Night
s,,pper Club dances at the Sulgrave
Club. were on the informal SIDE.
There was the "after five" party az
which Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafrltz
were hosts. and the cocktail gather-
ing for the younger set, WIN MISS
Muriel Maddox as hostess, honor
ing Miss Marion Hamilton.
At Mr.. and Mrs. Cafrltzs party
where friends gathered to enjoy the
magnificent view before the nlack-
outs reallv begin"-Mrs. Catrltz re-
ceived in the drawing room, "nere
murals ornament the walls. one
wore black velvet slacks with PINK
and blue checked waist OF lame and
two diamond clips at the belt.
Masses of pale pink gladloiuses
ornamented the rooms of the house.
where tall tapers were USED IN tne
dining room to light the low ooWl OF
r,,brum lilies that centered the table.
Mrs. Alexander v. Dye was an
other hostess of yesterday, when
her guest of honor was Mrs. James
oliver Curwood, who has come here
to spend the winter season. Mr.
and Mrs. Dye will leave the first OF
next wear to reside in New York.
For her party yesterday the hostess
wore a black frock ornamented with
white collar and cuffs and Mrs.
Curwood, widow of the Weu-knoWn
novelist, wore equally simple frock
of green wool with a matching
beaver trimmed hat.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNutt
Hosts at Dinner.
The Federal Security Admins
traitor and Mrs. Paul V. McNutt
were hosts at dinner to a dozen
guests in their Shoreham apartment
last evening, and Mrs. McCeney
Werlich also entertained at dinner.
Mrs. Clarence Norton Goodwlns S
dinner in her apartment at the
Shoreham Hotel last evening hon
ored Miss Ruth Hurley, daughter OF
the former Secretary OF War and
Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley. Among the
other guests at the party were the
Misses Kitty Hill, Muriel Maddox
Edith Wright, Mary Churchill Math-
ews and Nancy Weller. Also Mrs
Goodwins son, Mr.. Macdonald
Goodwin, and Messrs. Frank Hol-
comb, Harry Hopkinson, Murray
Dalton, Dean Rucker and several
others were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy
Hold Informal Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lee Murphy had
q few friends in for cocktails yes
terday afternoon in their home or
Garfield street. The party was
simple one, and Mrs. Murphy re-
ceived informally, wearing a black
street dress ornamented with pail
lettes on the sleeves.
Mr.. Murphy, formerly in the dip
lomatic service of this country, is
now with the Reconstruction Fl.
nance Corp.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Corrin Strong
have issued invitations for their an
nual Christmas party, which is to bt
held Tuesday, December %, at
o'clock in the evening.
The Strongs' Christmas parties art
always anticipated with delight b.
their friends, who last year enjoyed
a program of songs presented by thu
famous Trapp family singers.