Evening star., 1944-01-23
General Activities in Alexandria
Informal Entertaining Popular;
Newcomers Take Ub Residence

Several teas and bridge parties
were attractive and enjoyable social
diversions during the week. Mrs
Charles Leef was one of the hos
tesses, entertaining Wednesday
afternoon at tea from 10 5 for a
number of friends. The hostess was
assisted by her sister, Miss Hilda
Wade, and Mrs. Francis Burnham
Mrs. William Hulfish also was one
of the hostesses at tea, entertaining
a number of friends Wednesday
afternoon.
One of the largest functions of
the week was the tea given at the
home of Mrs Edward R. Rowley
following the meeting of the Hunt
ing Greek Garden Club, when guests
included Mrs Lawrence S. FaWcett
Mrs Milton Greenland, Mrs. Doug
las R. Smith, Mrs. B. c. Kilmaster,
Mrs. R. H c. Beverley, jr., Mrs. F.
Clifton Toal, Mrs. Greene w. Dug
ger. Mrs. Courtland Warheld and
Mrs. Edmund F. Ticer.
Others at the party were Mrs.
James Sherier, Mrs. Marshall Bev-
erley, Mrs. Jerry Horine, Mrs. Tup-
per Barrett, Mrs. Thomas Hulflsh,
jr., Mrs. Henry Weaver, Mrs. Paul
Barrett, Miss Marcia Horner. Mrs.
Robert Latham, Mrs. Charles Dillon,
Mrs. Floyd Hobbs, Mrs. Stanley
King, Mrs. Henry Scheel and Mrs.
w. H. Nivin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence
entertained at buffet supper
Sunday night at their home on the
Fort Hunt road, honoring Mrs. Law
rences mother, Mrs. Francis Miller
of Jacksonville Beach, Fla, and
Mrs. Nell Carmichael of Monticello,
Fla, the latter guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Covington in
Beverly Hills. Their guests were
Mai. and Mrs. R. S. Cochrane, Mrs.
Carolyn Covington, 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. N. r. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick U. Mills, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Doty of Washington, Mrs. Lura
Cannon, 1t. Urquhart Ansley and
Miss Elizabeth Lawrence.
Mrs. Edmund Ticer was among
the bridge hostesses Of the week,
entertaining a group OF friends
Wednesday afternoon.
1t. and Mrs. Howard Jones. the
latter the former Miss Ann Sloan
of Richmond, are among newcomers
now making their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Haskell also
have come from Richmond to make
their home here. Mrs. Haskell is
the former Miss Ann Burrows.
Col. and Mrs. Samuel Gates have
come with their family from Florida
and are now occupying the former
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Little, who moved several months
ago to Washington.
Mr.. Beverley H. Harris and Mr..
Robert Douglas Pearson, who have
been making their home here for
more than year, have moved from
the house they occupied on South
Fairfax street and are now in resi-
dence at the attractive Colonial
house at 121 Prince street.
Mrs. Ravilla Lewis is en- route to
Tuscaloosa to join her daughter,
Miss Sara Lewis, who is member
of the faculty at the University of
Alabama. Mrs. Lewis has been Wis
iting here as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Atlee Snyder and was
given a luncheon by Mrs. Wendell
Lund and a buffet supper by Mr..
and Mrs. John Whiting before her
departure.
Mrs. Fred Petit has returned from
a visit in New York with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Petit.
1t. and Mrs. John Watson have
been entertaining as their guest
Mrs. Watson's father, Mr.. William
Cation of Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Charles Rapley Hoof has re-
turned from Rhode Island, where
she visited her son, 1t. Charles Rap
ley Hoof, jr., U. S. NJ, who was sta
toned temporarily at Newport.
Mrs. Weir w. Gillis will leave soon
for Hartford, Conn, to spend some
weeks. Her son, Chaplain Carter
Cillis, has returned to his base in
South Carolina after visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorman C. True
blood have as their house guest Mrs.
Trueblood's mother, Mrs. L. Walton
Smith of Rochester, N. Y.
Mrs. Norman Rodgers has returned