Evening star., 1944-01-28

Nine. Elsa Schiapareln, who spoke
at the Sulgrave Club today at noon.
Mrs. Peppers other guests were
Wing Comdr. and Mrs. Homer
Smith, 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Will
liam Watson, Mrs. Claude Lee, Mrs.
o. w. McNeese, Mrs. w. E. Lee,
with her daughter, Miss Flavia Lee,
and Mr.. Harry Jones, administra-
tive head of finance for the Minis
try Of Air of Great Britain.
Mrs. Charles F. Martin gave a
tea yesterday at the Sulgrave Club,
in compliment to Mrs. Bowley, wife
of Maj. Gen. Albert j. Bowley,
U. S. A., retired. Gen. and Mrs.
Bowley recently came to Washing
ton to make their home and they
have taken a house at 2819 McGill
Terrace.
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie had
a small after-six party last evening
at her apartment on Sixteenth
street, entertaining in honor of
Capt. and Mrs. Randolph Howard
Braxton, whose marriage took place
In the spring.
Hostesses of today include Mrs.
Paul S. Bond, who will give a
q large tea at the Washington
Club between the hours of and
6, when the ladies assisting will be
Mrs. Cloyd Heck. Marvin, Mrs.
Frank Bunker, Miss Grace Burton,
Mrs. william F. Pearson, Mrs. JOS
eph A. CASTOR, Mrs. Joseph s. Wall.
Mrs. Henry H. Pfeil, Mrs. Leon
Grant, Mrs. William E. Richardson,
Mrs. George Newgarden, Mrs. HUI
bert Paddock, Mrs. william E. Hasel-
tine and Miss Virginia Coleman.
Mrs. Harold c. Hart Is planning
a luncheon for tomorrow at the
Army and Navy Club, when she will
entertain in compliment to her
house guest, Mrs. w. Elliott Pratt
Of Wellesley Hills, Mass. A
Capt. and Mrs. Kirby Smith will
entertain at small after-six party
Sunday evening, when Mrs. Maurice
Sellinger OF Palm Springs, Calf.
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Dodge at their home on Kali
Drama road, will be the guest of
honor.
Prenuptial parties looming on the
social horizon include a number Of
supper parties and showers being
planned for Miss Jane Kirk, daugh-
ter Of the Surgeon General and
Mrs. Norman T. Kirk, whose mar
riage to 1t. q. g. Marvin Rea Kim
hrn11 ir TT q N . will 70 Ia y11o
February 10.
Mrs. David Mcconnell, the for
mer Miss Frances Scott Simmons,
will entertain at supper party to-
morrow evening in compliment to
the bride-to-be and her fiance, and
Miss Martha Jane Bliss, who will be
one of her bridesmaids, will fete
Miss Kirk at miscellaneous shower
Monday evening.
Miss Harriet La Roche, another
close friend of the bride-elect, has
chosen Valentine Day as the date
for her shower for Miss Kirk, and
Miss Catherine Calender, who also
will be a bridesmaid, and Miss
Mary Louise Hillman, another close
friend, we're hostesses January II
and January IA, respectively. each
entertaining at a shower for the
popular young brtde-to-be.
The Surgeon General and Mrs.
Kirk will give dinner at the Army
and Navy Club Friday evening, Feb
ruary tS, before the wedding re-
hearsal, and Col. and Mrs. George
R. Calender are planning to enter
tain the bridal party following the
rehearsal.
Mrs. Martin Du Frenne will give
a luncheon at the Statler Febru-
ary 10 for Miss Kirk and her at
tendants, and for Mrs. Kirk and
Mrs. Kimbrell, the latter the
mother of the bridegroom-to-be,
who will arrive in Washington Feb
ruary 16 from her home in Char
lotte, N. G.