Evening star., 1952-12-14
N LiIlion Arthur

Friends OF Mr.. ana Mrs. William
CasSel Hanson of Mount Prospect
Farms, Travilah. are looking for
ward to the cocktail party they
are giving this evening. They have
invited about $50 guests and they
are taking them to The kennels
for the party.
Among the out-of-town guests
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ken
nedy Hudson of Pittsburgh and
Southern Maryland.
Mrs. Arthur Hummel enter
tanned at a late afternoon party
Thursday in honor of her sister,
Miss Lulu Bookwalter, who has
been her guest for the past few
days.
The guests arrived early and
they spent a most enjoyable hour
or more listening to Miss Book
walters interesting stories of her
life in Ceylon.
She went there more than 40
years ago, she said, and for many
years she was in charge of a
School for Girls in Uduvil in
Northern Ceylon. She was sent
there to carry on the missionary
work of the Congregational
Church.
In more recent years, Miss
Bookwalter was the organizing
director Of the Woman's Center
in Ceylon. She has now retired
from her work in Ceylon and she
expects to establish her future
residence in Florida. And with
that in mind she left Friday to
join her sister, Mrs. Otto w.
Rurtner in Miami and she will
spend the winter there.
While the tea was still going
on Mrs. Hummel and her guests
were Joined by Mr.. Hummel, who
returned just few days ago from
a three and half months stay in
the Orient. Due to his position as
director of the division of ori-
entalia, Library of Congress. Mr..
Hummel was sent over to buy
books for the Library and to be-
come acquainted with men Of
scholarly attainments in that part
of the world.
Before Mr.. Hummel arrived
Mrs. Hummel had just finished
telling the guests Of Mr.. Hummel's
unexpected meeting with their
son Arthur Hummel. jr., and his
wife, who are now in Hong Kong
where the younger Mr.. Hummel
has been sent by the State De-
partment to act as evaluation
officer in the Consulate.
Scots Are Hosts
" Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph S. Scott
were hosts at a quickly planned
party Sunday evening.
They had a house guest over
the week end-Mr. Oliver Vickory
writer and lecturer, who arrived
Friday evening for surprise visit
and as soon as the SCOTS found
that he would be with them until
last Monday. they hurriedly called
o few friends and invited them toI
drop in at Horizon Hill, the SCOTS
home on Falls Road for sand
wiches and cocktails and stay to
hear some of Mr.. Vickory's stories
of his experiences in Russia. He
was a guest at the Economic Con-
ference in Moscow in April and
he made many moving pictures
while there.
Another celebrity at the party
who added much to the enjoyment
of the SCOTS other guests was Mr..
George Murphy, dancing star of
Hollywood.
Mr.. Murphy was in Washington
to help with plans of the In
inaugural Committee. He was a
dinner guest Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Burks Summers and he
went along with them to the party.
Other Guests
Other guests whoAQ Mr.. and Mrs.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd D. Akers, and
their daughter Thomajean, just
returned from several months inI
Europe: Mr.. and Mrs. A. LothropI
Luttrell, DR.. and Mrs. William
F. ODonnell, Col. and Mrs. H.
Grady Gore, and their two daugh-
ters. Miss Mary Gore and Miss
Louise Gore; Mrs. John Jonkel,
Mr.. Gordon Dean, Chairman oil
the Atomic Energy Commission,
and Judge and Mrs. James r.
Kirkland.
Still others were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Carlton Eacho. Comdr. and
Mrs. William F. Bulls, DR.. and
Mrs. Michael F. Kennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wilkes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Aubinoe, Mr.. and Mrs. Lof-
ton 8. Wesley. Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
A. sholl. Mr.. and Mrs. Georgel