The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-09-25
Items from Laurel.

The dance which took place at the
Academy of Music on Friday evening last
has been universally pronounced very
brilliant and delightful function, and how
could it have been otherwise when so
many beautiful ladies and fine looking
men graced the festal scene. Among
those who were present from old Marl-
boro' which, by the way, has always been
noted for the beauty and fascination of its
fair daughters, were, Miss Kate Marbury,
Miss Lucy Sasscer, Miss Marguerite Cla-
gett, Misses Mabel and Gertrude Berry,
Miss Minnie Chew, Miss Nellie Hill.
From the metropolis, Mrs. Mackall, Miss
Ruth Bowie, Miss Bessie Clayton and 9TH
ers; Miss Grace Goldsborough, of Balti-
more. Mrs. Stephen Gambrill entertained
a number of invited guests at dinner, who
afterwards attended the dance. They
were Miss Edythe Brown, of Winchester,
Va; Misses Evelyn Worthington and
Linette Bonney, of Annapolis; Messrs.
Carlos Mata and Ricardo Aglsias, of Costa
Rica; Drs. William Manning and R. R.
Morris, of Washington; Joshua Warfield,
of Howard county; James Matthews, of
Dulaney's Valley, and Messrs. Truston
and Ben Polk, of Baltimore. Others pres
ent were Miss Nellie Levin, of Hyatts-
Vile; Miss Krosen of Baltimore; from
Laurel, Misses George, Mary, Jennie and
Meta Berry. Misses Williams, Miss Katie
Gambrill, Miss Homan. Misses Harrison,
Sadler, Waters, Miss Lillian Snowden;
Messrs. Phil Wall, Henry Flemming, Alan
Bowie, Cant, Williams, Sadler, Billiard,
Duvall, Gus Ober, Douglass Cronmiller,
Ogle Marbury, Grafton Lewis and Mr..
Mattingly. The hall was prettily draped
and decorated with autumn flowers and
foliage, the music inspiring. A fine sup
per was served at midnight and host of
attentive chaperones greeted the guests
with rare old fashioned ease and hospi-
tality.
The venerable Miss Mary Tyson, of
"Alnwick," celebrated her ninetY-sccond
birthday on Saturday afternoon last by
reception to her numerous friends from
until o'clock. As Miss Mary sat in her
rolling chair and received each one of her
guests with sweet smile and kindly greet
ing she looked the very impersonation of
queenly, gracious, perfect womanhood,
crowned with the aureole of years, each
one of which has added lustre to this
lovely and gifted lady. Among those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ellicott Fisher,
of Wakefield, Germantown; Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Ellicott, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Frederick Tyson and Mr.. Malcolm Tyson,
of Baltimore; Miss Alice Tyson, of Sandy
Spring: Miss Clara Wood, of Winchester,
Va; Mrs. Polkinhorn and Miss Kate
Polkinhorn, of Washington; Miss Gordon,
of Georgia; Miss Mamie Ober and Mr..
Eugene Ober, of Baltimore; Miss Grace
Goldsborough, of Baltimore; Mrs. T. A.
tombstone, Mrs. Evans Duval], Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley, Miss Annie Stanley, Mrs.
Gambrill, Miss Katie Gambrill, Mrs. P. G.
German, Miss Edythe Brown, Miss Nellie
Curtis, Mrs. Mary Kennady, Miss Ida
Kennady, DR.. and Mrs. Cronmiller, Mrs.
John Berry, Mrs. Tyler, Miss Catrup, Miss
Lillian Snowden, Mrs. Annie Weaver,
Miss Maria Ober, Gus Ober. Douglass
Cronmiller, Mrs. Crowther, Mrs. George
Waters, Miss Myra Waters, Mrs. Burton
and many other old friends and neighbors.
Miss Elizabeth Stanley has entered the
Hannah More Academy for the coming
school year.
Mr.. Frank Clark, who was paralyzed at
his Office in Washington last week, died at
the Columbia Hospital on Monday.
The many friends of Miss Mary Barnes
Compton are pleased to know that she has
returned safely from her trip abroad.
Rev. T. A. tombstone is at Delaware
Water Gap. E.C.C.