Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
Distinguished Guests
Are Entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Hodgdon
Mr.. George TAFT and Mrs. F.
TAFT Are Among Group at
Porto Bello, on Potomac

LEONARDTOWN, Md, September
12.-An interesting and distinguished
group Of guests over Labor day were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dana
Hodgdon of Washington at Porto Bello,
on the lower Potomac, where they are
spending Mr.. Hodgdon's vacation. The
| party included Mr.. George TAFT of the
visa offices, who for number OF years
was stationed in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil:
Mr.. F. 'Rauvenal and Mrs. Elliotte
Coulter, wife of assistant chief Of the
visa division, Department of State in
Washington; Mr.. Hodgdon's mother.
Mrs. Alexander L. Hodgdon, and her
sister, Mrs. L. B. Chase of German
town, Pa.
Miss Dorothy Croissant, only daugh-
ter Of Prof. and Mrs. De Witt Crois-
SAINT Of Washington, who has spent the
! summer with her parents at lovely old
Kingston, near California. in this coun-
ty, left the latter part of this week
for her Washington residence. Miss
CroisSant, who has been studying dra-
matte costuming in Brooklyn and New
York City for three years and helped
to design few pageants in Washing
ton last year, understands period
gowns Of past decades and will aid in the
Washington bicentennial by design
ing some Of the pageants. While in
ST. Mary's she has been writing a
novelette,. Prof. Croissant is in the Eng
lish department of George Washington
University.
Mr. and Mrs C. Perry Miller of
Washington, who are spending their
vacation in the Howard Cottage at Tall
Timbers. on the lower Potomac ere
entertaining a house party this week
their guests being Mrs. A. NJ Sumner
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Livingston. Mr. and
Mrs. S. w. Sandoz. jr.; Mr.. Olitus Bour-
deauX, Mr.. and Mrs c. Perry Miller
jr,; Mr.. and Mrs P. B. Miller and Miss
Margaret Sumner. all of Washington.
Mr.. T. Grover Stone OF Budd's Greek
has returned from a motor tip te Ban
go. Bar Harbor and Belfast Me, and
was accompanied by Mr.. Douglass Car
penter, Washington. While in Boston
a dinner was given in their honor by
Mr.. Emerald Fernold, a prominent
North Shore lawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey S. Knight of
Evanston ILL.,. who spent the past month
with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth o. Wilcox
of historic old Tudor Hall Inn. at
Leonardtown. returned Thursday to
! their Western home. Mrs. Knight was
! formerly Miss Annie Wilson of Wash
/ ington.
Miss Phyllis Graves OF Laurel Grove
and her mother Mrs. Philip T. Graves,
/ ana Mrs. M. &. Livingston and her
children Of Atlanta. Ga. who have
! been visiting Mrs Graves daughters.
Mrs. H C. Missiel and Miss Martha
Graves. are now passing a few DAYS
at Niagara Falls and will return at the
end of this week.
Judge Duke Bond of Baltimore and
/ formerly OF st. Mary's, spent Labor Gay
with his brother and ter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Bond and their fam
ily, at their estate, Hector, on the
Patuxent river.
Mrs. Harry E. Stone Sunday cele-
! brated her nth birthday anniversary
in the home of her son. Mrs. T. Grover
! Stone. at Budd'S Creek. with eight of
I her children and several grandchildren
present.
Mr. and Mrs Henry ]. Starr OF West
minister, Md. were the guests Sunday
of Mrs. Lydia Dixon at Sandgates.
Mrs. Joseph F. Crew OF Maddox en-
tertained Thursday at a five-table
bridge luncheon in her charming old
place noted for its numerous nautical
views. During the luncheon her daugh-
ter. Mrs. w. B. Dunkle. of Dallas, Tex.
gave a vocal and instrumental recital