Evening star., 1951-12-17
Many Parties
Despite Cold
Yesterday

Freezing weather did little to-
chill the party spirits Of Washing
tonians yesterday judging from
the number of parties in full-swing
all over town.
In Georgetown there was the
delightful housewarming party
given by Miss Dolly O'Neill Corbin
for Miss Theodore Sedgwick in the
latter's new house.
Then moving over in the Dupont
Circle area look in at the Ameri-
can Newspaper Women's Club re-
vealed the Nathan Daniel Goldens
celebrating their 25th wedding
anniversary at large reception.
And out at the Bethesda Naval
Officers Club large group of the
young gathered at the party given
by Capt. Mortimer Steele, USN,
and Mrs. Steele and their son-in-
law and daughter. 1t. and Mrs.
Wilson E. D. Shepherd.
By Blozing Fire
= Guests at Miss Corbin's party
were delighted to find, on enter
ing Miss Sedgwick's new abode,
that a roaring fire was imme-
diately available for hand
warming.
The house on N street was built
and owned by Mr.. Arthur VAN
denberg, jr., and boasts q large
living room which takes up all of
the ground floor. The adjoining
hall was constructed with a built
in bar, so naturally the locale for
yesterdays party was on that
floor.
Guests inspected the rest of the
house. however, which has a din
ing room and kitchen in the
basement of lovely terrace and
o large bedroom on the second
floor also built with a fireplace.
The honoree, who halls from
Boston, and Miss Corbin met here
during the war and later served
together in North Africa and Italy
with the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices. Until recently. Miss Sedg-
wick has been on a two-year tour
Of India and the Middle East.
Guest List
Among those invited to yester- ,
days houSewarming were the Jay
Reeves, who themselves have just
moved here from Cleveland, Ohio.
and taken a house on Hillyer
place; Mr.. and Mrs. Laird Dunlop.
the Sam Nakasians-she's the
former Patricia Prochnik-Jame-
son Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. CorcoranI
Thorn, Bowdoin Craighill. Miss
Nancy Thomas and the Richard
Hutchinsons.
Representing diplomatic row
were the Counselor Of the French , ,,
Embassy and Nine. Jean Baube
and from the State Department. ).
came Frank Malloy who has just !. !.
moved here.
Also on hand for the festivities
were Capt. and Mrs. Parke Brady,
Col. and Mrs. Charles Bruce. Mrs.
Charles Crossf1eld and Miss Cor !,
bins cousins, the Charles Finu- ,
canes Of Spokane, Wash, who for /;
merly lived here and are now on !.
q brief visit before heading for ,
New York. :
Fete Altar Bound Couple i
The cocktail party given by the
Eteeles and Shepherds was in
honor Of Miss Rosalie Barringer q
and her fiance. Marine Corps 1t. Z
Thomas Workman, whose we'd Y
ding will take place Thursday. j
Miss Barringer is the daughter S
Of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Victor q
c. Barringer and her fiance's par b
ents are Col. and Mrs. Thomas d
Workman. \
Among the 50 or 80 guests at f
the fete was one couple altar I
bound before Miss Barringer. They I
are Miss Lenore Austin and her :
fiance, Marine 1t. Robert Rose {
Grams, who were receiving felicf- :
tations on all sides. Their wed r
ding is to take place Tuesday.
Anniversary Porty
More than 800 friends dropped 6
by the American Newspaper Wom- q
ems Club to offer their congratu- I
lations to the Goldens on the 25th r
wedding anniversary. q
Among those who were invited
to stop by were the Secretary Of
Commerce and Mrs. Sawyer. Mr.. =
and Mrs. Joyce O'Hara, Mr.. and I
Mrs. Horace McCoy-he's the As /
sistant Administrator Of the Ma
tional Production Authority of :
which Mr.. Golden is the director \
of the Motion Picture and Photo
graphic Products Division. Il
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Kirke Law 7
ton were also on hand as were :
Brig. Gen. Brooke Allen, the Act +
ing Assistant Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Raymond Miller.
the Assistant Director Of the Of
flee of International Trade and
Mrs. Emil Schnellbacher and Mr..
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