Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-08
Society News
Resident CopitoIites Come and Go;
Informal Springtine Entertaining

May.
Mrs. Brooke was chairman Of
the benefit motion picture pre-
miere in the late winter for the
local organization and she intro
duced the three children pictured
on the associations poster to Mrs.
Truman in the Executive Offices
the end of April at the opening Of
the drive. At that time the three
children presented a miniature
Wishing Well complete with ivy
on the red roof and forget-me-
nots. Larger Washing Wells have
been placed in prominent places
for the collection of funds during
the campaign.
Mrs. Flood Going Abroad
Mrs. Henry D. Flood and her
brother -in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustine L. Humes, will sail
May Is aboard the Queen Mary
for a short trip aboard. They will
visit in England and in Paris. Mrs.
Flood has had with her for some
weeks her daughter, Mrs. w. Hor-
ton Schoellkopf. jr., and her young
family, who were Joined few days
ago by Mr.. Schoellkopf on leave
from his post at the United States
embassy in Ceylon. The Schoell-
Ikopfs now are staying with the
senior Mr.. Schoellkopf and will be
with him until they get into their
own home at 2733 Thirty-fifth
street. which they recently pur-
chased. The house is not far from
the home of Mrs. Flood and also
within easy walking distance are
the Humes and Mrs. Humes' SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert van Rotten.
Mrs. Paul w. Bartlett will sail
the latter part of the month or
early June for her home in
France and will be absent most of
the summer. She will spend part
|of the time at Dinard where she
gave a museum and filled 1t with
priceless works of the late Mr..
Bartlett.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
will stay in her apartment on
Columbia road until after the
benefit garden party May % for
the Salvation Army. She and
members of the committee in
charge yesterday went to Bat
terry Terrill, now the Peruvian
Embassy, to complete arrange
Iments for the event with the
Ambassador and Sonora de
Berckemeyer, who have given
the Embassy and it's extensive
and beautiful grounds for the
benefit. Mrs. Dougherty will
leave over the following weekend
for Sky Crest, her summer home
west of Springfield, Mass.
To Visit Grandson
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel w. Knowl-
ton will go to Columbus, Ga,
within a fortnight to make the
acquaintance of their grandson
Ralph Curtis Jordan jr., who was
born Sunday morning. During
their visit to the baby's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan, young R.
Curtis. jr. will be christened.
Mrs. Jordan is the former Jo-
|sephine Elizabeth Knowlton more
Familiarity known to her family
and friends as Dadie. The Jor-
dams were married in Washington
in June of last year.
Mrs. Eugene H. Rietzke will
entertain at a late afternoon party
tomorrow in honor of Mrs. Dale
Collins who will leave shortly tc
join Navy Capt. Collins in Homo
lulu. The party will be given al
Beaufort, the Rietzke's home in
Arlington, where yesterday Mrs
Rietzke entertained at luncheon.
The party tomorrow will follow
the luncheon of the American
Newspaper Women's Club which i.
under the craftsmanship of Mis-!
Irene Juno, for the benefit of thu
fund for the clubs Sunday after
moons for service men and women
Mrs. Rietzke's guests at the lunch.
con tomorrow will include Mrs
George Smathers and Mrs. Eugene
E. Cox and the latter's daughter
Mrs. Rowland B. Anderson.
| Mrs. Rietzke's guests at lunch.
con yesterday which she gave a
Beaufort were Mrs. Luther Gray
Mrs. Richard Greene. Mrs. Will
liam Shea, Mrs. Walter Gallagher
Mrs. Burton Hawkins, Mrs. Johr
Ryerson, Mrs. Otto Inglehardt
Mrs. George Killinger, Mrs. Johr
Calagos, Mrs. David Nolan, Mrs
John Sullivan, Mrs. Otis Mckenzie
Mrs. Stephen Vergees and Mrs
John H. Callahan.