Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
Fall Prom Of St. Mary's
Seminary Scheduled,
To Be Held November8
Society at Leonardtown An
ticipatins Outstanding
Event of Season-General
and Special Notes of In.
terest.

LEONARDToWN, Md, October as
An interesting announcement was made
this week to the younger set of st
Marys. relative to the Fall prom Of the
st. Mary's Seminary to be given Novem-
Der 9, at st. Marys City. This is one
Of the many lovely events on the sOcia
calendar in this section OF Maryland
for this Fall.
Consul banda Hodgdon, head of the
visa Offices in Washington, who was
sent to Europe ON a special mission fol
the State Department and was accom-
panied by Mrs. Hodgdon, returned
Saturday. Mrs. Hodgdon is now In St
Marys and is spending the Fall with
her mother, Mrs. j. Allen Coad, wife
of State Senator Coad, at picturesque
old Porto Bello, near Leonardtown
She will remain until after Thanks
giving day.
A delightful surprise shower was
given Tuesday night to the Rev. Lloyd
L. Krug and Mrs. Krug, who returned
from their honeymoon last week. The
Ladies' Aid Society of the St. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church of Leonard
town was host.
A few of the social set attended an
10-mile fox hunt this morning given
by John Garner of Hollywood, master
of hounds, who after the hunt enter
tanned the field at breakfast at his
home, The pack consisted of 10 dogs,
and two foxes were killed at Tower Hill,
near White Marsh Swamp in Medleys
Neck. Among those who attended were
Miss Miriam Drury and Miss Mary
Gwyn Hamilton, Mrs. C. Henry Cam
alier, Mrs. Roland Duke and the Messrs.
Yates Goldsburrough, Robert Garner
and Alvin Thompson.
Mr.. and MRS. George T. Hutchins, who
were married 20 years ago Sunday,
october 10, celebrated their wedding
anniversary by giving q large reception
at their home on Washington Boulevard,
with over $50 guests attending The
hours were from 8 to o'clock Re-
freshments were served by Mrs. B. B.
Love, Mrs. J. Fenner Lee Mrs. John
Drury and Mrs. S. Paul Hayden, and
Mrs. George P. WiggintOn and her
family, prominent in Westchester
County society, New York and Kala-
mazoo, Mich, have taken an apartment
on Connecticut avenue in Washington
for the Winter while awaiting the com
pletion Of their new manor house on
Belvidere plantation. They passed the
week end in ST. Marys County. Her
son, Robert Wigginton, is attending
Georgetown University this year.
Mrs. Paul Long of Clements will en-
terrain on Wednesday at birthday
party in honor of her husband.
Mrs. Grit. Alexander, wife of q
columinst on the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, who has been spending Sep
TENDER and October at her estate
Green Holly. on the Patuxent River,
closed her home this week ana re-
turned to Philadelphia. She was &C.
companied by her niece, Miss Edna B
Lyle, of Pittsburgh, Pa. who will spend
some time with her in Philadelphia
The largest party and one of the
prettiest of the week was that given at
old Tudor Hail. at Leonardtown, the
Colonial home of the Key family of
Southern Maryland for generations, on
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. johnson
Swami and her sister, Mrs. Thomas A.
Mckay when they entertained at o
luncheon followed by nine tables Of
bridge.
At Hotel st. Marys Thursday night
q large benefit supper and card party
was held by the Women's Auxiliary OF
the st. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church, in Leonardtown, which was
both socially and financially success.
The supper was served by Mrs. Lewis
Edwards, Mrs. Samuel Sowell of Wash
ington, Mrs. George A. Harris, Mrs. H.
s. Van Devanter, Miss Frances Loker,
Miss Virginia Connolly and Miss Ann
Loker.
This afternoon Mrs. A. s. Gardner
Of Chaptico entertained at luncheon
and bridge in honor of her niece, Miss
Catherine Comfy. and Mrs. Reeder
Killian of Washington, with many
members Of the county younger set at
tending.
Mrs. william Queen Of Baltimore Is
spending the Fall as the house guest
Of her daughter, Mrs. George E. Ham
ilton, Of the North End.