Evening star., 1943-06-20
Takoma Park and Silver Spring
Social Activities Over Week End
Are Centered About Brides>Elect
Miss Jean McCandlish Being Fefed:
Justine Strickland Married TODAY

Brides are continuing to occupy
the social spotlight and are playing
prominent part in the activities
of the Takoma Park and Silver
Spring communities this week end.
OF much interest is the approach
ing marriage of Miss Jean McCand-
lish, daughter of Mrs. Ila Hays Nc
Candlish of Silver Spring, and Mr..
Robert P. McCandlish of Washing
ton to Mr.. Donald Alan Mcpherson
of New York City and Oakland,
Calf, which will take place Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock IN the
Woodside Methodist Church. Mr..
Mcpherson already has come to
Washington to be here until after
the wedding and arriving tomorrow
will be Mr.. L. Barton Wilson of
Hartford, Conn, who will be best
man, and Mrs Wilson.
A dinner will be held for the
bridal party at the Shoreham to-
morrow evening preceding the re-
hearsal for the wedding. Miss Mar
ion Hunter of Silver Spring, who is
to be maid of honor, was hostess at
a surprise linen and personal show
er for the popular bride-elect, who
is we'll known in musical circles.
Miss Justine Strickland, her moth
er, Mrs. Karl Kearney Byron, and
Mrs Thelma Warrich, all of Silver
Spring, are in Columbus, Ga, where
Miss Strickland will be married to-
day to 1t. Thomas Hardy Whalen,
U. S. A., in the post chapel at Fort
Benning. Mrs. Warrich will be ma
tron of honor and Miss Strickland S
brother, 1t. Jennis Strickland,
United States Army Air Corps. is
expected to come from Monroe, La,
to give his sister away
In honor of Miss Virginia Bell,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. James Bell,
Miss Beverly Ramsdell entertained
at a charmingly arranged miscel-
laneos shower Friday evening at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse J. Ramsdell of Takoma
Park. The hostess is to be brides
maid for Miss Bell at her wedding
June 26 in the Northminster Pres
byterian Church to 1t. William Huff
of Painted Post, N. Y.
Another bride-elect who has been
feted during the past week is Miss
Nellie Sanderson of Washington,
who was given linen shower by
Mrs Joseph Draley at her home in
Sligo Park Hills. Miss Sanderson
is to be married June IS to Chief
Petty Officer Edward j. Widmayer
U. S. N. R., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Widmayer of Silver
Spring, at ST. Michaels Church in
Silver Spring.
Mrs. Virgil o. Barnard, wife OF
1t. Col Barnard, U. S. A., and her
daughter. Miss Betty Barnard, who
have been visiting friends in Roll
ingwood and Takoma Park, where
they formerly made their home
have left for Fort Knox, KY, where
Col. Barnard is stationed, to COM
plete plans for Miss Barnard's we'd
ding June 25 to Maj. Burton ellis
Davidson, United States Air Corps
Of Baton Rouge. La. The bride
elect was graduated from Montgom-
cry Blair Senior High School in Sill
yer Spring and attended the Uni
versity of Maryland and st. Mary S
School in Raleigh, N. c.
Mrs. James Thomas entertained
at luncheon and bridge Friday at
her home in Woodside knolls.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maddox and
their children, Mary Elizabeth
Ruth, Jack and Mary Lou have
moved from Silver Spring to Glen
mont, Md. They have leased their
house to Miss Elizabeth Stickley, a
member of the faculty of Montgom-
cry Blair High School.
Mrs. Edwin c. Sinons of Wood
side, accompanied by her sons
Frank and Robert. have left for
Dunn, NJ c., to visit Mrs. Simons
aunts, Miss Amanda Culp and Mrs