Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Annual Play Is Given
By Cast of Students
OF St. Mary's Academy
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Coulter
to Spend Vacation at Pic
turesque Leonardtown
Home.

LEoNARDTOWN, Md, May az
Friends of Loker Raley, son of MRS. Rose
Loker Raley, formerly Of st. Marys
County and Leonardtown and now of
lew York City, have received copies of
his book of poems. He comes from a
family long prominent in social circles
here, and inherits his writing talent
-om his father, the late j. E. M. Raley
Of New York and ST. Marys County.
The st. Marys Academy High School
s9phomores, Juniors and seniors gave
their annual play, Little Women" in
the school auditorium Monday night,
played to q large and appreciative
audience.
Mr.. Eliot Brewster Coulter, in the
Foreign Service in Washington, and
Mrs. Coulter will spend their vacation
at picturesque Porto Bello, the old home
CT State Senator and Mrs. j. Allen
Coad at Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Robinson of Rose
croft, on the Lower Potomac River, have
just returned to their estate after spend
ing the Winter months cruising on their
yacht In tropical waters. RoSecroft is
famed for being the scene of the his
torical novel Rob of the Bowie" by
J. P. Kennedy, and for its most attrac-
tive old gardens and very old lockwood
bordered paths. Their daughters, Miss
Alice Robinson and Miss Jane Robinson,
entertained at dinner party in honor
OF their house guest, Miss Mable Mabey
or Tampa, Fla, at Tudor Hall Inn,
Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel D. Young of
Grand Rapids. Mich, are now at their
estate, Susquehanna, on the Chesapeake
Bay, and will spend some time there.
They have just returned from Florida
Saturday night Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Greenwich, jr., of Dents Terrace, enter
tanned at a dinner party in honor of
Mrs. Greenwell'S brother end sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Daffron of
Richmond, Va, at Tudor Hall Inn,
Leonardtown. Others included in the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth B.
Duke OF Eldon, Legislator and Mrs.
Philip H. Dorsey, jr, and Miss Janice
Loker, all of the North End.
Miss Eleanor Sptelman of Gathers
burg, Md, was among those attending
the dance Friday evening held for the
benefit Of the Leonardtown Volunteer
Fire Department at the Duke Audito-
rum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen M. Jones and
her mother. Mrs. Thomas F. Foxwell of
Leonardtown, were guests Friday of
Mrs. Jones husband, who is a patient
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore
Mrs. Forbes Shaw of Baltimore is
spending few days as the house guest
OF Prof. and Mrs. James F. Coad of
Charlotte Hall. Md
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Bennett of
Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs Spence
Howard of Baltimore spent the week
end at their estate. st. Marys Manor
the old Broome home at St Marys CITY.
Mr.. Howard is now president of the
Southern Maryland Society.
This week Mr.. and Mrs. James s.
Carr Of Pine Shadows, st. Marys City,
have as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Franchot and Nine. Franchot of
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Mrs. Alice Russell Of Morganza. who
has been spending the Winter months
with her sister. Mrs. zigler of Owings,
Nd, has returned and opened her home
for the season.
DIR. and Mrs. Alexander L. Hodgdon
OF Dana on the PatuXent are spending
this week with their son, Consul A,
Dana Hodgdon, and wife at their apart
ment in Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Helm of Chevy
Chase, Md, spent the week end at Mrs.
Won Helms childhood home. Willow
Glen, Chaptico.
Announcement has just been made
OF the marriage OF Miss Estelle B.
Drury, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Drury of Leonardtown and Richard B.
Dent. son of DR.. and Mrs. Walter B.
Dent Of Oakley, Md, in Baltimore
April 3, at st. James and st. Philip
Roman Catholic Church, with Rev.
Father s. J. Lee, S. j., performing the
ceremony.
The Major William Thomas Chapter,
d. A. R., of st. Marys County will be
entertained May % at a luncheon by
the members Of the seventh district at
historic old Tudor Hall Inn, in Leon
ardtown. Following the meeting the
annual election of officers will be held.
The hosteSses at this meeting win be
Mrs. William Blackstone of Bushwood,
Mrs. Truman Cross Slingluff and Mrs.
Ernest T. Burch Of Milestown, Miss
Fanny 10 Dent, Mrs. Marshall Dent and
Miss Louise Dent, all of Oakley. Md.
DR.. Charles v. Hayden Of Leonard
town is spending about three weeks on
motor tour through the Shenandoah
Valley Of Virginia and other points of
historic interest in the South.
Mr.. Douglas Cashier Of Baltimore
and Annapolis, who formerly owned Sot-
terlee on the Patuxent River some 20
years ago, was guest Of DR.. and Mrs.
F. F. Greenwich in Leonardtown Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Wilmer Russell, Mrs. Lottie NJ.
Abbey and Miss Mary Layman of Wash
ington were the guests in whose honor
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bernard Abel Of Glenn
ents entertained at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M. Hunt, ST.,
accompanied by Miss Maude Hunt and
Mr.. Donald Hopkins, all of Annapolis,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
M. Hunt. jr., on Dents Terrace over the
last week end