Capital's Exciting Women Lead Washington Social Scene
Ruth Montgomery profiles two prominent Washington hostesses, Marjorie Post and Ruth Hale Buchanan, highlighting their aristocratic backgrounds, marriages, diplomatic circles, and stylish homes. Both women share wealth, social influence, and extensive European travels, with Ruth serving at the U S Embassy in Luxembourg and Marjorie planning grand entertainments at her hilltop mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Montgomery
Washington
INS
Middle West
Merriweather Post
Ept
Davies
Joe Davies
Our
Wiley Buchanan
Ruth
William J. Hale
Michigan
H. Dow
Midland
Mich
Marjorie Post
Ge Pian College
Sively
Europe
Pee
U. S
Luxembourg
Perle Mesta
Marjorie
Elearly
Gwendolyn Cairitz
Buchanans
Embassy
Wiley
Hilltop
Goon
Ike
Bride and Hammack Establish New Home After May Wedding
Miss Barbara Ann Taylor wed Robert Carl Hammack at Elk River Nazarene Church on May 20. Rev. John W. Mays officiated. The couple, graduates of Stonewall Jackson High School, plan to live at 1307 Pennsylvania Ave. She works at Diamond. he studies at West Virginia Tech. They honeymooned in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk River Nazarene Church
Barbara Ann Taylor
Robert Carl Hammack
H. E. Taylor
Woodward Dr
E. C. Hammack
Pennsylvania Ave
John W. Mays
Carol Gilbert
Janet Taylor
James Reed
Ronald Cummings
Wayne Whittington
Hammack
Stonewall Jackson High School
The
Diamond
West Virginia “Tech
Florida
Oscar Nelson
Oscar Nelson Jr
Barbara Billings
Brairwood Rd
Cincinnati
Ann Richardson
Robert Smith
Billings
Grandparents Club Plans Airport Party Tomorrow
The Grandparents Club schedules a party at Kanawha Airport at 6 45 p m tomorrow with reservations through Mr and Mrs Roy B Rollings social chairs. Social committee members include Mrs M A Wildman Mrs J B MeJunkin Mr and Mrs Walter Thurmond and Mr and Mrs J R Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
Grandparents Club
Roy B. Rollings
M. A. Wildman
3. B. MeJunkin
Walter Thurmond
J. R. Blackburn
Miss Keesee Weds Forrest S Godby in Yonkers Ceremony
Ramona Keesee and Forrest S Godby married June 9 at St Pauls Methodist Church on Kanawha Turnpike with Rev T Shea officiating. The bride, a dietitian at Presbyterian Medical Center, and the groom, IBM employee from Angola Indiana, plan to reside in Yonkers North after a honeymoon in Atlantic City.
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Ramona Keesee
Forrest S. Godby
Fannie Godby
South Charleston
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Kanawha Turnpike
T. 5
Shea
C. T. Miller
Roobert Howell
Okey K. Keesee
Kanawha Ave
Godby
Marlinton Couple Wed In June home ceremony
Polly Astin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Astin, married Donald Goldizen at a Marlinton home ceremony June 8 officiated by Rev. Parker Masters. The bride wore a white frock with black and white accessories and a yellow rosebud corsage. Attendants were Donna Jean Weiford and Jack Gay. The couple, Marlinton High School graduates, reside in Marlinton with him employed by Maust Coal and Coke Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldizen-Astin
Marlinton
Rev
Parker Masters
Henry Astin
Polly
Donald Goldizen
Sampson Goldizen
Donna Jean Weiford
Jack Gay
Goldizen
Marlinton High School
Maust Coal and Coke Co
DAR Chapter Elects New Officers At Venable Ave Meeting
Mrs. Charles F. McNutt was elected regent of the John Young Chapter D A R at a gathering hosted by Mrs. Aubrey Love. Virginia Johnson became first vice regent and a slate of officers and committee chairs were named, with McNutt announcing program and other chairmanships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. McNutt
John Young Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Aubrey Love
Venable Ave
Virginia Johnson
John L. Goshorn Jr
Thomas H. Acker
Ralph E. Grimmett
C. L. Bower
G. H. Overholt
John M. Lowe
J. Haymond Duffy
George B. Skene
M. C. Andrews
Harper G. Grimm
W. S. Johnson
F. Guy Ash
Nations Defense
Charles Anderson
Henry C. Capito
G. H. Grertatt
Wedding Guests Arrive for Summer in Greenbrier Area
Travelers returning for the season join relatives and friends at Ridgemont and Greenbrier County locales. Out of town guests include Barbara Billings and others attending upcoming nuptials. Extended trips and academic ties are noted for several families and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn A. Gladwell
Mockingbird Hill
Greenbrier County
Jane Campbell
Les Roger Butler
Pt. Pleasent
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Yley
Eisenhower
Dene
John Foster Dulles
H Tee
Connecticut
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Dallas
Washington City
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Eft
Wiley P. Bucheman
Capitol Hill
Post
Buchanan
State Department
Arthul Grein
Robert Hammack
Robert Hammaca
Sie
McClung & ‘Morgan
Dean Hospital
C Bay
Ole L. Taylor
RFD
Johnnie Eddens
Institute
Ex Gene
Jane W. Brown
Toxaiana Rae Dunbar
Sirs
Gee Workman Varpeetia Tooo
Frente
Carpenter
Roy
Wendell
Turley
Crescent Ad
Miss Keesee
Ann Carey
Joyce Young
Dianne Ruth Keesee
Joseph Godby
James Wright
Jack Settle
Forrest Gedby
Ramona Keesea
Donald Geldize
Polly Astin
DAR
Carol Ann Cole
St. Clair Shores
Ray Cole
Ridgemont Ywca
Arthur C. Chandier Jr
William A. Wren
Newport
John Wren
Arlington
John Charles Smith
Mary Doris Smith
John C. Smith
Petersburg
B. Thomas M. Smith
B. T. M. Smith Jr
Flint
Austin Hood
Camden
N. J
Beverly Wren Jr
Bluefield
John L. Kirk
Meadowbrook Club
Ward R. Murrow
New York
Hugh B. Campbell
Charlotte
N. C
Thomas ©. Grisell Jr
Arlington Heights, Til
Walter Coopey
Virginia St
California
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Robert
Cynthia Daley
Forrest Rd
Bronxville
Ee York City
Mrs. Schaaf
Bernard Dr
Washington and Lee University
Charleston
Schaaf
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Owen Hill Robins
Kendall
Battle Creek Mich
We Pestecier
C. D.ll
Lee St
Robins
University of Michigan
Vaughn E. McKnight
South Ruffner
Windy Hill Beach
May and
Bea
Alva Carney
Gordon Douglas
Naples
Acdens
Fama Botanicy Wonderland
Doyle’s
Dacron
Terminal
Capitol
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