Evening star., 1948-05-16

mother, Or. and Mrs. Ralph Van
Kraken Of Los Angeles, who have
come east for a months visit. Also
at the dinner were Mr.. Davis
mother, Mrs. Z. Y. Davis, who Is
just back from month in Guate-
mala, and his aunt, Mrs Frances
Ferguson mad her daughter. Mrs.
H. Starrett, Mrs. Virginia Thomas
and her two sons, Henry and Kent,
and Mr.. and Mrs. william Starrett
and their two children.
DR.. and Mrs. Van Kraken spent
part of last week in Moorestown,
N. j. They will visit in New York
next week and will be back in
Bethesda for another period of a
week or two before they return to
Los Angeles.
There was another party in lower
Montgomery County Friday night
one that the teen-agers called tops.
The hosts were Mr.. David Watson,
Mr.. Gordon Edmonds, jr.. and Mr..
Carter Bledsoe and their guests
were the members of sixth form of
the graduating class at Landon
School and their dates. They took
their guests to the Columbia Coun-
try Club for the party. Dancing
began at nine And there was a buf-
fet supper before the party ended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Watson, Mr..
and Mrs. Edmonds and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bledsoe assisted the young hosts in
receiving their guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver F. Busby
will entertain again today at FAM
lily dinner party to welcome their
daughter, Miss Katie Brown Busby,
who has been on an extended trip
to New Orleans, Texas, Salt Lake
City, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Mrs. T. Hardy Todd was back in
Bethesda the early part of the week.
She and Mr.. Todd lived in Bethesda
for some years before moving to
their present home near Charlottes-
vile, and her visit here, although
brief, gave her a chance to see some
OF the friends she made during her
years Of residence here. While In
Bethesda Mrs. Todd was the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hopes.
Miss Mariana Brady, q member
Of the graduating class at Trinity
College, will entertain about 20 of
her classmates at the college at a
late afternoon party and a buffet
supper next Sunday. The party will
be In honor Of Miss Margaret Hoyne
OF Cleveland, whose marriage will
take place during the summer. Miss
Hoyne is also a member of the
senior class at Trinity College.
Other Bethesdans in the weeks
news are Mrs. Harold r. Gearhart,
who Is in charge of the program for
the Charter Day tea and birthday
party at the Woman's Club OF Beth
esda on May q. Her assistants will
be Mrs. Arthur Hilland, Mrs. Ran
dolph Bishop, Mrs. Walter j. Simons
and Mrs. Arnold r. Tolley; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M. Fry and Enos and E. M,
jr., who are taking the first of their
summer trips down the bay over the
week end; Mr.. and Mrs. Claude A.
Cook, who are in Atlantic City for
a short vacation, and Miss Elizabeth
Magee, who has selected June % as
the date of her marriage to Mr..
Graham Loving, jr.. of Bethesda.
One of her bridesmaids will be her
cousin, Miss Patricia Hennessy of
Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Julia Knox Of Sacramento,
Calf, was the guest of honor at a
luncheon given Friday by Mrs. A. w.
Lee of Westmoreland Hills. The
visitor is the house guest of Mrs.
James Wood, having arrived two
weeks ago for an extended visit.
Following the luncheon, Mrs. Clin-
ton Raynor, one Of the luncheon
guests, entertained with a group Of
songs. accompanied by Mrs. Wood.