Evening star., 1943-04-18
Takoma Park end Silver Sbrinp
Takoma Park and Silver Spring
Several Brides>elect Are Feted:
Choir Honors Miss Betty Hamm
Miss Betty Creel Also Is Entertained:
The Rev. and Mrs. LOFTS Have Visitors

Miss Betty Hamm, daughter OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Hamm of Takoma
Park, whose marriage to Mr.. Karl
Kussenberg of Winston Salem, N. c.,
will take place April 30 at 7 o'clock
IN the evening in the Emory Meth
odist Church, was feted at two par
ties during the past week. On Friday
evening the choir of the Emory
Methodist Church gave her a party
and gift following the weekly choir
rehearsal. About Is members attend
ed. Earlier in the week she was hon.
ored with surprise miscellaneous
household shower given by Mrs.
Howard Parsons at her home in Ia
koma Park. American beauty roses
and white sweet peas formed at
tractive floral decorations.
Another bridal shower Of interest
to residents of the community took
place Friday evening at the home of
Miss Miriam Macias, when Miss
Betty Creel, daughter of Mrs. Eliza
beth Creel of Washington, was feted
by members of her sorority. The
bride-elect is a graduate of Mont
gomery Blair Senior High School in
Silver Spring and formerly made her
home in Burtonsville. Her marriage
to Mr. Thomas Wilson of Washing
ton will take place at Z o'clock We'd
nesday evening in the Albright Me-
mortal Church.
The Rev. j. Wesley Lofts and Mrs.
Lofts have visiting them for several
weeks at their home in Silver Spring
their daughter -in-laW, Mrs. Randall
Lofts, and her small daughter, Linda
Jacklyn Lofts, who flew here from
Fort Worth, Tex. Mr.. Randall Lofts,
who has been in Texas for several
years was an instructor for the Pan
American Air Lines. He has accepted
position as pilot with the American
Air Lines and is arriving in Chicago
this week end to assume his new
duties. His wife and daughter plan
to join him there the latter part of
this month.
Coming here from Connecticut,
Maj. Richard Buker and Mrs. Buker.
with their son Gerald. are making
their home in Woodside Maj. Buker
is stationed at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Mrs. Laurence w. Franklin and her
twin sons, Bobby and Billy, of Has
brouck, N j., will arrive in Takoma
Park in a few days to spend the
Easter holidays with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. William Stuart. Dr..
and Mrs. Stuart have received word
that their son, Capt. Donald Stuart,
who is now on foreign duty, has been
promoted to major.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kreh and their
children, David and Charlene. Of
WOOdSide are returning here this
week end after weeks stay in New
York.
Mrs. Albert W. Harmed of Takoma
Park is visiting in Cleveland and in
Summit, w. Va At the latter place
she will be the guest of her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
K. Everest.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Dennis, who are
leaving Takoma Park the early part
of next month to make their home
in Florida, were guests of honor at
dinner party given last evening at
Hayden Farms by members of Mrs.
Dennis bridge club and their hus-
bands. Those attending included
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K. Hobart Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hoglund, Mr.. and Mrs. John SWitzer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Hall and Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Davidson.
Mrs. William Hahn of Falkland
will entertain at a small luncheon
and bridge party Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Burke Knapp and
their small son Louis have moved