Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
Ensasement Notices
Have Special Interest
In St. Mary $ County
Miss Louise Birch to Wed
July %, Miss Marie
Owens in August.

LEONARDTOWN, Md. July as
Mr. Truman Cross Slinglutf Of Miles
town, accompanied by his sister and
brother-i n-law, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Brown Monfort OF Washington, are
now touring the Southern States and
are in Asheville, N. c. They are en-
route to Lexington, KY, where Mr..
Truman will spend several days with
his college chum, Mr.. John BreclZin-
will visit Mr.. Monfort's parents, DR..
James Maxwell Monfort and Mrs. Mon
fort, at their home in Steubenville,
Ohio, and later return to Washington.
Mrs. Monfort before her marriage No.
vember % was Miss Anna T1lghman
Slingluff, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Truman Slingluff of Milestown, this
county Her wedding was one OF the
most brilliant of the late Fall season.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander L. Hodgdon,
the parents Of Mr.. A. Dana Hodgdon,
head of the visa division OF the De-
partment of State in Washington, who
live at Dana on the Patuxent, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Grit Alexander OF Green
Holly on the Patuxent, another OF the
lovely old st. Marys homes, were the
guests in whose honor Prof. and Mrs.
George w. Joy OF Leonardtown en-
tertained at dinner Saturday evening
at their home, Towns End, on the
Washington Boulevard.
An engagement announced this week
Of much interest to many In Southern
Maryland and st. MaryS County Is
that of Miss Louise Birch, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Edmund Birch OF st.
InigoeS, this county, to Mr.. Louis Abel,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Abel, also
Of st. Inigoes.
The ceremony will take place July
% at II o'clock in historic Trinity
P. E. Church. with Rev. Nelson Nc
economy, rector of the church, per-
forming the ceremony. Owing to the
prominence of the two old families
the wedding will be one Of the love,iest
of the Summer season. Miss1 Birch
for a number of wears has been a
teacher in the public school system OF
ST. Marys
Miss Ann Bond, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T Bond OF Baltimore, who
was graduated in the Spring class of
trained nurses from the Johns Hop
llinS Hospital In Baltimore. returned
Sunday to, her home, after spending
about 10 days as the guest of her
parents at their estate, Hector, on the
Patuxent
Miss Helen Hughes. Miss Bobbie
Denis, Miss Bessie ONeill OF Washing
lpll WCIC kuCotS "a NILS. hIul OdL OON VI
Washington. at her Summer cottage at
Cedar Point, over the week end.
Announcement Is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Marie Owens. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Owens
Of Medleys Neck, to Mr.. Ernest Lacey,
also of Medleys Neck, this county,
the wedding to take place about
| August /. The marriage will take place
at Our Lady's Chapel, Roman Catholic
Church at Medleys Neck with the
rector of the church. Rev. Father S. J.
Rudkte, S. j., performing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Burroughs and
their daughter. Miss Catherine Bur-
roughs, with Miss Martha Stearns and
Mr.. John Holman, all Of Washington.
were the guests in whose honor Mr..
and Mrs Charles F. Graves of Loveville
entertained at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Harry M. Jones OF Leonardtown
has returned after spending a month
| at the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Simmons of Cambridge on
| the Eastern Shore.
! An engagement Of interest announced
this week was that of Miss Violet Ger
! trude Greenwich. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Greenwich of Hollywood,
! to Mr. Walter Norris. jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs Walter Norris, sr. of Holly
wood, this county The wedding will
take place in old st. Johns Roman