Evening star., 1942-11-15
General Activities in Alexandria
Mrs. Beck Hostess at Benefit Tea:
Several Attractive Parties Held
Mrs. Washington Also Is Tea Hostess:
Garden Section Plans Christmas Tour

There are not many parties being
given these days, and the few that
sparsely dot the calendar are usu-
ally given for purpose. most often
for one of the many war needs.
Mrs. Lester Beck was hostess at a
party of this nature Friday after
noon, when she entertained at a
beautifully appointed tea given for
the Red Cross Canteen fund. Mrs.
James r. Dawson was co-chairman
for the tea, and Mrs. Frederick B.
Northrup presided at the tea table.
Mrs. Oris v. Wells and Miss Jeanne
Gammons assisted at the tea
service.
Another lovely tea Friday after
noon was given at the home of Mrs.
w. Selden Washington. Fall flowers
and lighted candles decorated the
tea table and the hostess was as
sisted by Mrs. c. s. Swami Sinclair,
Mrs. Robert Reese, Mrs. Charles
Henry Smith and Mrs. Ferguson
Bryan. The party was for members
OF the Mount Vernon Chapter of the
D. A. r., and assisting at the tea
table were Mrs. Howard Worth
Smith, Mrs. William P. Woolls, Mrs.
James Plaskitt and Mrs. Hunter
de Butts.
Christmas already is coming into
the picture as plans are made for
the artistic arrangement of decora-
tion for mantels, doorways and out
side trees. Tuesday afternoon Mrs
A. F.. Mcleod entertained members
OF the garden section of the Belle
Haven Women's Club, who mapped
the annual Christmas tour. Mr.. j.
Morton Franklin was the honor
guest and speaker.
Mrs. Clifford Schwartz was the
guest Of honor at q farewell party
given Tuesday evening by Mrs Will
bert Eblen. The party was a buffet
supper and surprise parting gift
for the honor guest was handsome
umbrella. Mrs. Schwartz is leaving
to join her husband in Chicago.
Other guests at the party were
Mrs. Edward Willis, Mrs. Frederick
p. Frutchey, Mrs. Griffith johnson,
Mrs. Kermit Peterson, Mrs. Mar
shall Baggett, Mrs. Edwar
Geoghegan, Mrs. Howard Baggett,
Mrs. Thomas Parker and Mrs.
Seward Illiff.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Leonard Lowrie
returned Monday from Thrurovin,
their home at Blue Ridge Summit,
Pa, where they have been since
early October. Mr.. Lowrie was for
more than 80 years in the consular
service of the United States, during
which time he filled many important
posts for his country. They came to
Alexandria several years ago and
have made a beautiful home Of the
house st 217 North Royal street,
which they restored and which con-
tains their worldwide collections OF
furnishings. 3
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. T. Lewis Nash
have as their guest Mrs. Nash's
mother, Mrs. Jesse Nelson of Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Gardner,
after a visit with Mrs. Gardner's
relatives in Maine, have left for
visit in California and will also visit
In Ell Paso, Tex, before returning
home '. e.
1t. Richard R. Maxwell, US. N, is
here from Miami and is a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Byrne Weaver,
jr. Mrs. Maxwell also was a recent
guest.
Mrs. w. H. Walcott will leave in
= low fN fniy, Nr Wyo1on&f ~,
Huntington, Tenn. Their daughter,
Mrs. William Koski. who has been
with 1t. Koski in San Diego, will
come East to join her parents while
her husband is on active duty.
Miss Marguerite Walcott is now
visiting her brother, Capt. John r.
Walcott, in San Diego and 1t. Oliver
M .Walcott, another son of DR.. and
Mrs. Walcott, has resigned his com.
mission in the United States Cavalry
and is now in training with the
Army Air Corps at Nashville.
h. Mrs. William Norris has returned
; from visit with relatives at Water
ford, near Leesburg.
, Mrs. Samuel Moore, widow of
Capt. Moore, U. S. NJ, whose cruiser,
the Quincy, was lost in the battle
of the Solomons Islands, has moved
to Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lynwood Fickling
formerly of Charleston, S c., are
now making their home in Presi-
dental Gardens.
Miss Lydia Farquhar, who spent
the summer at Tanglewood, the
music center in the Berkshires, has
: now ended her visit at her home
here and gone to Baltimore, where