Evening star., 1931-05-31
Impromptu Fox Hunt
Provides Excitement
Around Leonardtown
Marriage of Member of
Prominent Southern Mary
/, land Family Announced.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, May So
One of the most exciting fox hunts to
occur here during the season took place
unexpectedly Sunday morning. I.
Grover Stone of Budds Greek, near
Leonardtewn, was showing Glen Abbott
OF Bennington, Md, over his estate
when a gray fox ran across their path
fastening home Mr.. Stone unieasnea
Queen, his famous fexhound, which i'm
mediately took up the trail and hastily
fellow hunters from ell around the
neighherh6od were summoned.
The fox ran toward the home OF
MashaW Lyenn, on the Felicity estate,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick God
charles of Milton, Pa. Mr.. Lyonn sent
out his faveFite hound Leader, which
followed Queen.
While the hunt was on Edward Oliver
had a spill in Budds Creek and would
have drowned but for the timely arrival
Of the other hunters, who rescued him
aSd his horse, after which he resumed
tliU chase.
Prominent among those taking part
IN the chase were Glen Abbott and MISS
Rese Mary Smith of Bennington, Md; |;
Conlon of FroStburg, Md; U. Lee NC
Cuire and his daughters, Miss Beatrice
MCGUIRE and Miss Rosalie MCGUIRE;
Jack Lyonn, John Lyonn, Mastiaw
Lyonn and T. Grover Stone, all Of
Budds Creek.
An announcement of much interest to
Washington as well as to southern
Maryland is that of the marriage OF
Miss Rebecca Robinson Follansbee,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Folians-
bee, of Pittsburgh, Pa, to Mr.. Mlf1lln
Woodall Blackstone, son OF Mrs. Robert
Blackstone OF River Springs, Md, this
irIa
Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr.. Blackstone comes
from one Of the most prominent old
families of Southern Maryland.
Mrs. S. Paul Hayden, accompanied by
Mrs. George T. HutchinS and her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hutchins, OF
Leonardtovn spent the week end IN An
nApolis as the house guests OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Dorsey. the mother of Legis-
lator P. H Dorsey. jr., of Leonardtown.
Mrs. George C. Peverly of Mechanics
vile, Nd, who has been visiting the
parents of her husband, former Senator
Peverly, has returned home.
On Saturday, May %. the Maj. VIII
liam Thomas Chapter D. A. R., OF St.
Mary's County held its monthly
luncheon at historic Tudor Hall Inn,
overlooking Brettons Bay at Leonard
town, and the members were the guests
of the Daughters Of the seventh dis
trict. After the lun0heon the annual
election of officers foe the coming year
was held. The guests Of honor were
Miss Catherine Dent, Miss Lettie Mar
shall Dent. both Of Oakley, and Mrs.
Rex Adams.
Tuesday evening Miss Catherine
Greenwell entertained party OF friends
at Tudor Hall Inn.
DR., ]. F. Shemwell and Mrs. Shem-
well Of Baltimore were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel D. Young at their estate,
Susquehanna Plantation, near Pearson,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. C. B. Greenwell Of Dents Ter
race has returned from visit to her
brother and Sister-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Daffron, of Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Harry Fisher of Hotel st. Marys
on Monday week underwent an appendi-
citis operation at Sibley Hospital in
Washington and will leave the hospital
this week and spend several weeks with
relatives in washington before returning
to Leonardtown.
Mrs. Nettie Morgan Of Leonardtown
Monday afternoon was hostess at q FIVE
table bridge luncheon and at the same
time entertained her afternoon Ladies
Bridge Club.
MRS. Harry Scott wherritt OF Pitts
burgh Pa, Is down for few days at
her estate, Sunsetvilla, at St. Marys
City.
Mrs. Leila Hodges Of Washington
visited her father. Judge William G.
Mattingly. In Leonardtown Sunday.
Miss Lula Hayden OF Washington
passed the week end at her home, Mount
Osborne, near here, and was among