Evening star., 1920-11-28
|ALUMNAE OF ST. MARY'S
SEMINARY HOLD SESSION
Association Is Guest at Home Of
Mrs. Franklin v. Killian-More
Than Fifty Attend.

The Alumnae Association of st
| Mary's Seminary OF st. Mary's City.
Md. held its annual convention yes
! terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Franklin V. killian, 2001 18th street
! northwest. More than fifty members
were present from the District of
Columbia. MARYLAND. Virginia. West
The convention was called to order
! by the president, Mrs. Felix Wathen
of Baltimore. Nd. Rev. DR.. Magruder
/ of the Episcopal Pro- Balti-
more. Md. delivered the invocation.
Mrs. Wathen called attention to the
development Of the seminary. Presi-
| dent Wathen told Of the development
! of st. Marys Seminary in its various
stages with the story of the setting
up of the modern educational insti-
tuition as it exists today. Tribute was
also paid to those who had aided in
! the upbuilding of the institution and
acknowledgment made of recent gift
of $4,000 by Frank Keech OF New
York city. Tribute was also paid to
the Daughters Of the American Revo-
| taken in the institution. whose arch
ives have materially aided the his
toricaI branch of the D. A. r.
! Miss May Reeder of Morgapza, Nd,
the secretary of the Alumnae Asso-
citation, and Miss Rhoda Boone of
Danville, Va. the treasurer. presented
reports.
Mrs. L. v. Maddox. president of ST.
Mary's Seminary, delivered an address
on the work of the institution, which
was established in 1854. Principal
Maddox stated that the past year wit
messed an unusual increase in the
number of students for the institution,
and that the development had been
such as would warrant preparations
for further increase Of buildings on
jthis picturesque site.
!! Following the convention proceed
ipgs Mrs Franklin V. Killian. host to
b CON -ntion. and an alumnus OF st.
Mary's Seminary, entertained her for
mer classmates and the guests OF
honor at a luncheon. The guests in
cluded Mrs. Robert Owings, Hyatts-
vile, Md; Mrs. G. L. Sasscer, Upper
Marlboro; Miss NJ. d. Reeder and Miss
H. II. Reeder, st. Marys county; Miss
Virginia Waters, Rockville; Mrs. Rob
ert Berry. Mrs. Albert Jones, Mrs.
Kenneth Brook and Mrs. Wade Black
Aton. Warrington; Miss Louise Dent,
st. Marys county; Miss Rhoda Boone,
Marys county; Mrs. J. p. Weldon. Kin
| sale, Va; Mrs. Arthur Reany. Wash
ington: Mrs. spense Howard. Mrs:
George Porter Houston. Mrs. Richard
Nichols and Mrs. j. Morton handel.
Baltimore. Nd: Miss Emily Grinth,
WISHING lOus MHS. SkAutey ASuuEiCAS,
Salt Lake City, Utah: Mrs. Robert
baker; l1eonaru,own: Mrs: Oscar Hay
Gregor. Upper Marlboro: Mrs. SSllman
MAYNARD. Baltimore; Mrs. Charles !
Hill. Upper Marlboro: Mrs. L: V. Mad,
dox, ST. Marys city; Mrs. Charlesr1.
Holsman. Washington; Mrs; 4. E:;T: E;1
wathen, Baltimore, Nd: Mrs. Richard
Sylvester. Miss Ruth Burnside, MISS
Marie Marriott and Mrs. Clifford How
ard. Washington: Miss Ruth Dent
and Miss Lettie Dent, st. Marys coun-
ty: Mrs. Nettts g: Miller. Washingtoni
Miss Alberdine Hunter, Canada; NrA
arthur thompson. Mrs A. T. Bro
raush Mrs. a. T. C-uett. Mrs. Forest
Shekell and Mrs. Mamie Blackiston.
Washington: Miss Anna Chambers
and Miss Angela Chambers. Lusbys.
Nd: Miss Nina Kooken, Romaey. W.
Va; Mrs Anna H. Claery. Frederick.
Nd: Mrs. Ridgley Bond. Jessup. Nd;
Mrs. ]. J. Duke. Leonardtown, Nd:
Miss Virginia Stonestreet. Barnes
Vile, Md; Mrs. F. v. Killian, Wash
ington. and Mrs. John Bayles, Thomp-
, kinsYille, Nd.