Evening star., 1947-01-05
Eezve' Parties
In SerUice Set
Mrs. Martin
ToGive Tea
By Betty MiIiken

Lady Berendsen, wife Of the New
Zealand Minister, and Mrs. Harry
Andrews, wife of the Minister Of
South Africa, will be guests of honor
at tea to be given Thursday at
the Sulgrave Club by Mrs. Charles
Fletcher Martin. wife of Col. Martin.
The party will be from 4:3o to $50
o'clock and the hostess has asked a
group of prominent women to pour.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Robert
Patterson, Mrs. Tom Clark, Mrs.
Omar Bradley, Sonora de Belt, Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Lady Mcgowan,
Mrs. Robert E. Lee, III; Mrs. George
Patton and Mrs. Henry r. Sayler.
Col. and Mrs. Martin returned
Thursday from Fort Hamilton, N. Y.
where they visited their son-in-law
and daughter, Col and Mrs. John w.
Mott, and three small grandchildren
during the hOlloayS.
Mrs. Martin, who is known in lit
erary circles as Mabel Wood Martin,
is the author of several novels and
numerous short stories. 'The Linger-
ing Faun" is her most recent novel.
Party for Newcomers
Col. and Mrs. Charles B. Moore
were hosts at a cocktail party Fri
day in Alexandria, entertaining in
honor of Col. and Mrs. John G.
Montgomery who recently came to
Alexandria to live.
The Colonels were classmates at
West Point, served in World War I
and II.
The Montgomerys have purchased
the Alton B. Childs house at 2l0
Prince street and Mr.. Childs has
gone to London to be special assist
ant to Ambassador Gardner. The
residence was built before the Rev.
olutionary War with Michael Swope
as architect.
Mrs. Montgomery is the former
Virginia Lee, daughter OF the late
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, one-time Gov
ernor of Virginia and of Cuba. She
was born in the Executive Mansion
in Richmond and named Virginia
because her illustrious father wished
to have a daughter named for the
State.
Mrs. Moore, who is the former
Gay Montague, also belongs to a
we'll known Virginia family and her
father, likewise, was one-time Gov
ernor, She and her husband spend
most of their time in Texarkana,
Tex, where they own and manage
vast cotton plantations. Their home
in Alexandria frequently is included
in tours of the city's most historic
and handsome dwellings.
Among the guests at the Moore's
party were other classmates of the
host, Mai. Gen. Julian Schley, Maj.
Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, III; Col.
Allan Pope, Col. Clark Lynn and Col.
George Cocheu, with their wives.
Mrs. Nnnnally a fParfy
Mrs. Moore's sister. Mrs. w. J.
Nunnally of Richmond, who ar
rived Thursday night for a visit,
also was guest at the party, as
were the hostess brother and sister,
in-law, Brig, Gen. and Mrs. Robert
Latane Montague of Sandwich"
Urbanna, Va, and Newport; and her
cousins, Col and Mrs. Ludwell Lee
Montague.
The other guests included 1t. Gen.
and Mrs. Stanley D. Embick, 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. ALI Wedemeyer, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Lemuel c. Shep-
herd, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John N.
Greely, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
B. Larkin, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Conger Pratt, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Harold Bull, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Jules James, Capt. and Mrs. John
N. Opie, Comdr. and Mrs. w. A.
Saunders, Col. and Mrs. William
Mckee Dunn and Col. and Mrs.
Robert II. Fletcher
Also at the informal party were
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Sir John and
Lady Mcgowan, Judge. and Mrs.
Lawrence Groner, Judge and Mrs.
Thurman Arnold, MIR. and Mrs. John
Washington Davidge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Chatfield Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Drayton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Korren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Thorn, Mr.. and Mrs.
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