Evening star., 1947-03-09

! director of news and special events.
put on program under the heading
Are We Agreed?" in which prob
/ lens of local interest were discussed.
/ On the air that day were civic
minded Mrs. John Fox, and Mr..
Hubert Schneider, both of Bethesda,
and Mrs. Margaret E. Broadley of
Kensington, author Of Square Pegs
in Square Holes" And, of course,
there was a studio audience
Fox, Mr.. Bradley and Mrs. Shink-
man and several others.
4 After the broadcast they all went
home with the Shinkmans to con-
tinue the discussion and to have
something to eat.
| Mrs. Shinkman, the hostess, also
belongs to Bethesda's writing clan.
She is the daughter of Sir Ernest
Benn, a British publisher, and Lady
Benn.
Before coming to Bethesda, Mrs.
Shinkman was contributor to
English magazines, and she hopes
to take up her work again when her
children are a little older.
This evening the same group will
get together again for more talk
and for a buffet supper. The hosts
will be Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Fox
of Wilson lane.
They will have % guests at their
party, which will be given after a
broadcast discussion on Should
there be q two-term restriction on
the presidency" Participating in
the broadcast will be Miss Kath-
arine M. Brooks Of The Star, Miss
Cecilia Lee Fine, leader of the radio
study group of the Washington
branch Of the American Association
of University Women; Mr.. George
N. Mathews Of Bethesda, who is an
active member of the Little Theater
group, and Mr.. Craddock Coins, jr.,
assistant editor of the Bethesda
Journal.
The whole idea sounds like lots
of fun, and now Bethesdans are
saying to each other, do you have
to be on radio program to be in
vited to that kind of party?"
One hostess OF the week end, who
adds touch of the unusual to her
entertaining, was Mrs. Walter G.
Won Brandt of Brookdale. She and
Mr.. Won Brandt had some 30 or more
guests at their home last evening
for cocktails and late buffet sup
per.
Mr.. and Mrs Won Brandt took their
guests to their recreation room as
soon as each one arrived, and, to
the surprise OF the guests, the long
narrow room was decorated with all
manner of nautical objects that
gave the room the suggestion of a
ship all ready to set sail for the
open sea.
Guests at the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Rohrs, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Distlehurst, Mr. and Mrs
Watson S. Wheat, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
D. Krewson, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl H
Giroux and Mr.. and Mrs. August
Koehler.
Some of the others at the supper
party were Capt. and Mrs. H. G
Patrick, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gill
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hyder, Mr.
and Mrs. l.. +. Ribnitzki, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Dyer, Mrs. E. H. Block
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. MacReynolds
DR.. and Mrs. r. r. Spencer, Capt
and Mrs. Roy w. Bruner and Mrs
James A. Barr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Germoi had
more than so guests at their home
last evening to honor their son, Mr.
William r. Germon, and Mrs. Ger
mon who are their house guests 70,
a short time.
Mr.. Germon is back from Rio
de Janiero, Brazil, for his biennial
leave. He and Mrs. Germon will
be here until Saturday, in New
York for two weeks-then back here
for another visit until they leave
again to return to Rio.
Mr.. Germon went to Rio in 1912
with the State Department and now
Is with a business organization. He
and Mrs. Germon live in the Amer
ican colony in Rio and they told
interesting stories at last nights
party Of their life there Mr.. Ger
mon mentioned seeing Mr.. Archie
Childs, former Somerset resident
frequently. He also is with the
State Department in Rio and lives
in the American colony.
Some of the guests at the party
were Mr.. Jack Bogley, Mr.. and Mrs
Sterling Ruf1in Maddox, Corndr
and Mrs. Grant Heston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel E. Bogley, Mr.. and Mrs
Tom McAuliffe, Mr.. Robert Hughes
and his sister, Miss Betty Hughes
Mr.. and Mrs. David Seller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Roach, Mr. and Mrs
William Seebold, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cairnes of Baltimore, Maj. and
Mrs. Joseph Kuhn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Leet and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan Leet.
Mr.. Germon's brother, Mr.. Boyd
Germon, a student in the Foreign
Service School, Georgetown Univer-
sity, was also at the party with
some Of his friends from the uni
versity.
| Miss Virginia Quilting, staff as
sistant at the Bethesda USO, has
been visiting relatives in Memo
monte, Wis, for the past 10 days.
She is expected back at her home
in Bethesda sometime today or to-
morrow.
Miss Virginia Quilting, staff as
sistant at the Bethesda U. S. O.,
has been visiting relatives in Memo
monte, Wis, for the past 10 days.
She is expected back at her home
In Bethesda some time today or
| tomorrow.
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