Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
Picturesque Mansion
AT Leonardtown to Be
Scene of Afternoon Tea
Mrs, Kenneth Wilcox Will
Be Hostess Tomorrow at
In f o m a Tudor Hall
Party.

LEONARDIOWN, MO, march a.
An informal tea will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Wilcox at Tudor Hall,
the picturesque mansion standing on the
brow of the high hill overlooking Bret
toms Bay, at Leonardtown, tomorrow
afternoon, from 8 to 5 o'clock, when
they viii have guests in and out Of
Leonardtown. Tudor Hall belongs to
the Key family Of Southern Maryland
and Francis Scott Key, author Of the
national anthem, was a cousin of this
branch of the Key family. History re-
lateS that President Washington met
the freemen of st. Marys beneath an
old oak near the mansion, while the
late President Grover Cleveland, while
on q duck-hunting trip, rested beneath
this giant oak, and former President
william Mckinley, once when paying an
unoficial visit to Leonardtown, praised
the old trees grandeur. Legend has IT
that Capt. Kidd used this old tree, still
standing, as a landmark to bury his
treasures somewhere along the Mary
land shore. Much romance and his
tory makes Tudor Hall of unusual in
tereSt not only to Southern Maryland,
but to Washington and Baltimore as
well.
Modern conveniences have been added
TO the old mansion, which is to open
formally on March Is as an inn. Most
attractive lights have been put around
the walls and the quaintest tables and
chairs set the old rooms of and add to
the charm of the place.
An attractive but quiet wedding was
that Of Miss Annie E. Reeves, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Garner Reeves of Oak
ley, to Mr.. Herbert C. Dews of Balti-
more, which took place March z, at the
home of the brides parents. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. J. z.
Gibson, rector o. the historic Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church of Chap
tico, Md. Only members of the irnne-
date families attended the ceremony.
The largest bridge supper of the week
was that given py Mrs Edward j. War
ing at her North End home in honor of
Mrs. Jack Reeder of Charles County and
her sister, Mrs. Arthur Briggs Of Wash
ington, on Tuesday night. Thirty-six
guests in and out of town were invited.
MI. and Mrs M. r. Graves and their
daughter, Miss Eleanor Graves of Lam
caster, Pa, passed the week end as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Graves,
at their Laurel Grove home.
Miss Eleanor Spielman of Bladens-
burg, Md, who has been spending sew
eral weeks as the house guest of her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs Harry M.
Jones Of Leonardtown, Sunday returned
to her home. While here Miss Spielman
was much entertained.
Sunday night Kenneth B. Duke, jr.,
entertained some Is Of his young
friends at theater party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Burroughs of
Chaptico entertained a company of 20
guests at a supper party at their home.
Mrs. Marie Palmer and her daughter,
Y,1aA T1,Fy - -
passed the week end as the house guests
Of Miss Nell Palmer at her estate,
Friendly Hall, at Oakley.
Thursday Mrs. Allison Robey of Wal
dorf entertained q dinner party at her
home in honor Of Mrs. j. Bernard Abel
IN celebration Of her birthday anniver-
sary. Bridge followed the dinner.
Twenty-Five guests attended.
A surprise party was given to MIR.
Wilson Kirby in compliment to his
eighteenth birthday anniversary by Mr..
ana MRS. John S. Jones of Pearson on
Saturday night, when guests num-
Miss RoSalie Nathanson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Williamson of Leon
ardt0wn, was married to Mr.. David
Dletz, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mendel
Dietz Of Trenton, N. j., Sunday,
March 8, in Washington, with Rabbi
S Abram Simon performing the ceremony.
After the ceremony a dinner was
served to the immediate members Of the
family, with individual wedding cakes
for each person, after which the couple
left for New York. They viii sail from
there for q honeymoon in Bermuda.
The young couple will live in Trenton,
N ]. Their home will be furnished in
French colonial period.
Miss Louise Gardner of Waldorf
passed the week end in Leonardtown
as the house guest Of Miss Henrietta
Wilmer.
Mrs. George Wigginton, Mr.. Robert
Wigginton and Miss Margaret Wiggin-
ton spent the week end at their planta-
Gon, Bellvedere, on the Potomac River.
Mrs. j. Allen Coad of Chestnut Hill
has returned from Washington, where
she was the guest Of Mrs. Dana Hodg-
don.
Mrs. Harry M. Jones entertained on
: Wednesday for the Parish Aid Society
81 the st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church at her home in Leonardtown.
quite large crowd attended, this being
the flrst meeting in four montha.
Miss Ruth Marie Cooper, a student
at the st. Mary's Seminary at st. Marys
City, entertained at house party over
the week end at her home, Retire
ment, on Brettons Bay. Her guests
we're MISS Esther Pearce, Miss Alice
Reamy and Miss Hazel Woodward.
. Ex-Judge B. H. Camalier, who has
been III in his home for many weeks, is
convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bernard Love of Love-
vile on Tuesday entertained at a sup
per party in honor of their son, j. B.
Love, Jr., who celebrated his seventeenth
birthday. The guests attending were Miss
Margaret Yowaiski, Miss Mary Agnes
Guy Miss Catherine Abel, Miss Mary
kdna Gass, Miss Bertha Madel and
Miss May Madel. with Mr.. Vincent
foresta, Mr.. Edward Graves and Mr..
Franklin Abel.
Mrs. A. s. Gardiner viii be hostess on
Friday to the Rural Women's Club Of
Morganza.
Miss Alexine King, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen King, has returned
70 her home In Leonardtown after
spending few days in New York.
:, Mrs. p. H. Dorsey, jr, wife of Legis-
LAbor Dorsey, spent last week in An
napolis with Mrs. Elizabeth Dorsey.