Evening star., 1946-10-20

minded this week end.
One Of the larger of the many
parties on the calendar Is the buf-
fet supper that Mr., and Mrs. Guy
Hooks are giving this evening in
honor. OF the recently married Mr..
and Mrs. George Holmes. A large
three -tiered wedding cake on the
table will indicate to the guests that
the party is for bride.
Mrs. Holmes, whose marriage to
Mr.. Holmes took place two weeks
ago, is the former Mrs. James M,
Hammond of Bethesda.
A former president of the Wom-
ans Club of Bethesda, Mrs. Holmes
has host of friends in the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase community
who have been giving parties for
her almost daily since they learned
|of her marriage.
In entertaining their guests this
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Hooks will be
assisted by Mrs. Hooks sister, Mrs.
George Troxler: Mrs. Fred q. War
rem and Mrs. Sydney Anderson.
There will be IS guests at the
party.
Another party Of the week end was
the tea given yesterday Afternoon
by Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Condron.
Guests at the. Condron's party were
"a representative group from Be-
thesda, and a few additional friends
from Arlington and Alexandria
dropped in to greet Mr.. and Mrs.
Condron before the party was over.
And still another party OF the
week was Mrs. John Verkouteren's
tea Thursday to introduce her sons
fiancee, Miss Emily Marsden OF
Chevy Chase, to her friends in the
Chevy Chase Gardens neighborhood.
Miss Marsden's marriage to Mr..
John Verkouteren, jr., will take place
sometime during the late fall.
Mrs. Verkouteren received the
guests as they arrived and intro
duced them to the guest of honor.
Later Miss Marsden's mother, Mrs.
Roger Marsden, and Mrs. Robert A.
Littleton took charge OF the tea
table and saw that the guests were
served. Most of the guests knew
each other and as they drank their
tea they separated In little groups
to talk over the events of the sum-
mer. Some one asked Mrs. H. G.
Drummer about the former Miss
Mabel Drummer. now Mrs. Fred Wal
Ter. and Mrs. Drummer said that Mr..
waller is still in the consular service
and that he and Mrs, Waller are
now living In Milan, italy. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Waller, visited in Washington
during the early summer and they
went from washington directly TO
Milan. They had previously lived
in Montreal; Canada.
The opening of the 1916 season Of
the Montgomery Players last eve.
ming was the occasion Of several
more dinner parties before the play.
There was the usual back stage
reception after the performance
when the audience had a chance
to greet the members Of the cast and
to talk over the play.
After the final rehearsal Wednes-
day evening the players had a party
of their own when Mr.. Harrison
Hathaway, director Of the play,
and Mrs. Hathaway gave a recep-
ton for the cast and their friends.
The back stage workers who helped
to make last nights production
success also we're guests at the party.
-sMr. Hathaway was one OF the
Organizing members OF the Little
Hayers Group Of Montgomery
County some Is years ago. He has
directed at least eight Of its pays
and has appeared In more than
90. He has on occasions acted as
general handy man" and has even
helped to put up and take down the
sets! -
Mr.. and Mrs. Hathaway have
spent their winters in Florida for
the past five or six years. Tney
plan to 60 to Florida again this
winter but they delayed their de-
parture so that Mr.. Hathaway
could direct the play last night
They will 60 to New York at the
end of the month to visit their
younger daughter, Ann. now Mrs:
George Allen, and Mr.. Allen, and
will go directly from New. York to
Golden Beach where they have their
winter home.
In late May Mr.. and Mrs. Hath
away will take trip around the
gulf to Texas to visit their older
daughter, Mrs. Charles Pinckney
Donnelly and Mr.. Donnelly and
their two children, Charles Pickney
Donnelly, jr. and Ellin-Kelley be-
fore returning to Edgemoor.
And still another party that had