Evening star., 1942-04-19
Out>of>Door
Lures Manv
At Manassas
Defense Activities
Holding Major
Attention

MANASSAS, Va, April IS.-
Spring has given impetus to both
eae-abouts and stay-at-homes to
divert their leisure hours to produc-
tive defense activities and salvage
work. Victory gardens are cropping
up where pampered flower beds used
TO grow and. since salvage has be-
come a symbol OF patriotism, out
door occupations are increasingly
popular. Nutrition. flrst-aid and
hone-nurslng classes afford interest
for many women while others are
occupied with auxiliary work, Red
Cress projects and the various COM
mittees for defense.
During the week bridge parties
provided the favorite diversion for
the younger and older sets and
short visits OF out-of town guests
add gayety to week -end entertaining
Among the hostesses this week was
Mrs. Richard c. Hayden who gave q
dinner and bridge Tuesday evening
In honor of Mrs Eula Holt Mer-
chant. Mrs. Merchant. accompanied
by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. John Holt Merchant and
their children, Holt and Toby, left
yesterday for Richmond where they
have leased house. Mr.. Mer-
chant. who is an attorney with the
Patent Once, recently has been
transferred to Richmond.
Parties Scheduled
For This Week.
On the calendar for the coming
week is a bridge party planned by
Mrs. b, Higgs Lewis for Monday
afternoon at her home near Ma
nassas and another arranged by Mrs.
j. f. Bradford. jr. for Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Bruce Whitmore will
be hostess at luncheon and knit
ting bee Thursday for eight guests
and Mrs. @. Raymond Ratcliffe will
entertain at several tables of bridge
Friday evening.
Mrs. Mary Lipscomb Jamison has
as her guest at Windridge. Mrs.
Nina Carter Tabb of Middleburg.
Mrs. Lewis Carper, Mrs. r. M.
Graham Mrs. c. N. Kincheloe and
Mrs. C. C. Lynn, jr., have returned
from Roanoke.
Mrs, w. r. Myers and Miss Willi-
cite Myers, who have been spending
the winter months in Washington,
will return next week to reopen their
home.
1t. Warren Bauserman viii be the
guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Bauserman, for the week end.
Mrs. G. A. Sinclair is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter. DIR. and
Mrs. j. Rogers Young, In Washing
ton for several days.
Mrs. Robert II. Smith
Goes to San Francisco.
Mrs. Robert II. Smith left today
fer San Francisco where she will
make an indefinite stay. The office
with which Mrs. Smith is associated
hRs been transferred from Wash
ington TO California.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Cooksey have
visiting them over the week end
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
&atd auA @oohoSy Vi
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wade -Dal-
ton and their young daughter Nina
will arrive Monday from their home
In Oklamoma City to be guests of
Mr.. Wade-Dalton's mother, Mrs.
Qeril Wade-Dalton.
Mrs. Taylor Vincent of Hunting
ton. W. Va. is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Paul Nelson. at Robnel Farm
for week. Upon her return Mrs.
Vincent will be accompanied by her
daughter, Betty Jane Vincent, who
has been staying here for the past
month.
DR.. and Mrs. Stewart McBryde
will return the first OF the week
from Fort Myers, Fla, where they
have been house guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Barrett Of Ivskota Farm
for several weeks.
Mr.. j. P. Lyon left this week for
Hantsport, Nova Scotia, to spend
two months with her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. Benjamin Terfry.