Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-07
arlington County Communities
Women Arranging Square Dance
With War Stamps for Admission
Sewing, Knitting and Other Essential
Work Combined With Entertainment
Arlington County Communities

Although planned. primarily to
stimulate the sale of War stamps,
the square dance to be given by a
group Of prominent Arlington wom-
en- March 10 at the Colonial Village
ballroom is expected to provide
good opportunity fol- the many new
Government and military people in
the county to meet each other.
Hostesses planning the gay affair
are Mrs. Earle Kirby, Mrs. William
King, Mrs. Edwin Ballinger, Mrs.
Foster Hagan, Miss Mazda Leeson,
Miss Mary B. Langford and Miss
Elizabeth Kingsolver. Among the
many friends volunteering to assist
are Mrs. William B. Marshall, chair
man Of the Virginia Federation Of
Womens Clubs, and Mrs. John
Shower, district chairman of the
federation; Mr.. Paul Myers of Al
exandria, who will call the figures,
and Mr.. Earle Kirby, assistant call
er. A colorful touch will be added,
with Mr.. B. M. Birdwell In costume
strolling through the crowds, ready
to play guitar accompaniment for
impromptu group singing. In keep
ing with the old style of dancing,
box lunches brought by the women
Will be auctioned, the best ones go
Ing to the highest purchasers Of
War stamps. Admission to the party
will be by the purchase Of two
stamps. and throughout the eve
ming stamps will be sold by the host
esses. Because of the convenient
location of the party, many guests
are expected from nearby Mary
land and Washington as we'll as Ar
1ington County.
A Red Cross banner flies in front
Of the home of Mrs. D. F. Wetzel in
the Thrifton section of North Ar
nngton every Thursday as an in
vitation to women of the neigh
borhood, particularly newcomers,
and. their friends to stop in for few
hours Of sewing for the Red Cross.
In May, 1881, q small group Of
Thrifton women made the banner to
remind others of the need for help,
and from that time the group has
added new workers each week. The
women usually bring their own
sandwiches, stopping work for a
cup of tea served by the hostess.
Several women bring their portable
sewing machines, while others do
hand sewing or knitting, and great
number Of finished garments has
been returned to the Arlington
County chapter Of the Red Cross
In this way.
Pvt. Robert Terhune Van Keuren,
q. S. M. c., and Mrs. Van Kenen
have returned from their wedding
trip to New York and New Jersey
and will make their home with Mrs.
Van Keuren's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse D. Kash, in North Arlington,
while Pvt. Van Keuren Is stationed
1t Quantico They were married
February 10 at the Community
Methodist Church In Arlington by
the Rev. Walter NJ. Lockett. Mrs.
Van Keuren was Miss Nancye
Frances Kash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ]. Heishman
and son, Mr.. James Bradley Heish-
man, have moved from the Garden
City section of Arlington to their
country place, Bradley Brook, which
they recently purchased. The es-
tate was the home ot 1Gr. John
Robbins Bradley md tn late Mrs. |
Bradley. MI. Bradley WIN make
his home in Washington.
1t. Henry Hills Hkillings, Army
Air Corps Reserve, Is the guest Of |
his sister and brother in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Jewett, In North
Arlington 1t. Skilfings Is stationed
1T Jackson Field, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Budd Holt enter
eained at dinner last evening ct
their home in North Arlington for
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Gaumitz and
their guest, Mrs. z. Keller of st.
Paul.
Mrs. w. Edward Blackmore gave
Defense stamps as prizes when she
entertained at bridge Wednesday
afternoon at Evans Coffee Shop.
Her guests were Mrs. Lloyd White
house, Mrs. James Byrns, Mrs.
Charles Frazier. Mrs. Eldon john
son, Mrs. LIE Roy Smith. Mrs. Ernest
Luther, Mrs. L. B. Ellis and Mrs.
Harry Schooler.
Mrs. Walter j. Moore Of Colonial
Village has returned from a visit at
her former home in Worcester,
Mass.
Mrs. Emory Roland was hostess
70 eight friends at luncheon and
cards Wednesday.
Mrs. l.. c. Heating, wife of 1t.
Heating, U. S. A., entertained at