Evening star., 1942-12-06

Honoring Miss Carolyn Seviour
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Seviour of Silver Spring, whose mar.
riage to Mr.. Talmadge Thompson
of Silver Spring will take place De-
cember Is, Mrs. Francis Bernard
Darcy entertained at a surprise
miscellaneous shower Friday eve
ming at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F. Smith, also
OF Silver Spring. Mr.. Thompson
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
@. Thompson.
The decorations were most un-
usual, cleverly combining both the
Yuletide and bridal shower motifs
Evergreen boughs and bells were
used in the living room and the
centerpiece for the table in the din
ing room was a miniature house
trimmed with Christmas lights on
a background of snow. The house
had a doctors shingle on it, bear
ing the name of the bridegroom
elect, who is now an inferno at
Maryland University Hospital
Mrs. Darcy, who, before her mar
riage last month, was Miss Bar
bara Smith, was assisted by her
mother and by Mrs. Seviour, mother
of the bride-elect, and Mrs. w. E.
Dinger. Other guests included Miss
Hattie Mae Lutes of Takoma Park;
the Misses Evelyn and Marjorie Tai
ley, Miss Mildred Stewart, Miss Mil
dred Sears, Miss Juanita Morris,
Miss Marjorie Reside, Miss Frances
Thompson Miss Barbara Seviour
and Mrs. Howard Caviness, all of
Silver Spring; Miss Roberta Kells
of Mount Rainier: Miss Doris Bal
lard of HyattSville; Mrs. Eva Jane
Cromer of Washington and Miss
Bessie Arnold of Takoma Park.
Another interesting party given
Friday was a luncheon held at
Malmesbury in honor of Mrs. Dur
ward Fisher of Takoma Park. The
party was arranged by members of
the Red Cross nutrition class which
has just completed its course under
the director of Mrs. Fisher. In ap-
presented their instructor with War
savings stamps. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. Neal Bozarth. Miss
Agnes Carleton, Mrs J. Edward
Morcock, jr., Mrs. M. c. Merrill,
Mrs. Dudley c. Jackson, Mrs. John
L. Carter, Mrs. George Cook, Mrs
Walter Hollis and Mrs. J. E. Weaver
of Takoma Park and Mrs. John T.
Lucker of Sligo Park Hills.
Mrs. Fawn H. Munroe has Wis
iting her at her Woodside home her
daughter, Mrs. Harvey S. Browne.
Sd, who has come here from Hat
tiesburg, Miss, with her husband,
1t. Browne, who Is now taking a
special course at Fort Belvoir. Mrs.
Browne is the former Miss Clara
Munroe. Mrs. Munroe also has with
her for several weeks her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Thiriot Of Las Vegas,
New.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Harry King are
entertaining this afternoon at their
home in South Woodside Park for
their little granddaughter, Patsy
King, daughter Of 1t. Col. and Mrs
Harrison King, who is celebrating
her third birthday anniversary
The young honor guests father is
on foreign duty, but her mother
will accompany her from George
town to assist in the celebration.
Miss Mildred Getty was hostess
at bridge last evening at her home
in Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger w. Tubby
and their two children, who are
former residents OF Vermont, are
making their home at the Piney
Branch Apartments in Silver
Spring. Mr.. Tubby is with the
Board OF Economic Welfare.
Capt. G. E. Ryerson. U. S. A..
Of Hillandale has left for his post
at Detroit Mrs. Ryerson and their
children, Robert and John, plan to
join him shortly there and expect