Evening star., 1931-11-29
Thanksgiving Replete
With Social Events
In St. Marys County
Annual Dance and Gard
Party Given by Alumnae
of Academy.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, November %.
Thanksgiving festivities were unusu-
ally interesting this week In ST. Marys
County and Southern Maryland, and
the numerous old homes are keeping
open house over the week end Each
home is filled with guests from far and
rear, and many of the boys and girls
VINO attend the prep schools and col
leges are home for their Thanksgiving
holidays.
Thanksgiving evening the annual
dance and card party given by the st.
Mary's Academy alumnae was held at
Hotel ST Mary's, and was lovely al
Hair. many from Washington and Bal
Cimore and the alumnae of the school
attending.
On the Reception Committee were
the following alumnae: Mrs. M. Thrift
chairman; Mrs. Nettie Wilmer, Miss
Madeline Gambler of Leonardtown, Mrs
L. B. johnson of MorganZa and Mrs
ERov Guyther of MechanicSville, Md.
Entertaiament-Mr Louis E. Payne,
chairman; Mrs. Nettie Morgan, Mrs.
Louis F. Abel. Miss Hope Greenwell
and Mrs. ]. Fenner Lee of Leonard
town. Refreshment - Mrs. William
Meverell Loker, chairman; Mrs. Leroy
McNey. Mrs. L. j. Sterling of Leonard
town, Mrs. William H. Gardiner of
Chaptico and Mrs. Julius johnson of
Bushwood.
Miss Sarah Gwy1n. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Brook B 7an of Potomac
View at Valley Lee, is entertaining at
a house party at her parents estate on
the lower Potomac River over the week
ems In the party are Miss 1rma Dove
of Annapolis and Miss Alyce Iaylor OF
Elkton
Among those from New York spend
ing a few days in LeonardtoWn is Mr..
Loker Raley, son of MrS. Rose Loker
Rsley of New York and Leonardtown.
He is the house guest of his aunt and
uncle Mr.. and Mrs. Louis F. Abel, at
their home on Washington street. Mr..
Raley is the, author OF volume OF
poems called Medley" He visited
friends in Baltimore and Frederick be-
fore arriving here.
MT and MIS-. S. Paul Hayden of
Mount Osborne entertained at dinner
in Leonardtown Sunday in honor of
Mr. Bascom Broun of Washington and
Mrs. Henry Winters of Dallas Tex:
Miss Miriam and Miss Anna Nathan
son. twin daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Nathanson of LeonardtoWn, VINO
are attending Western High School In
Baltimore. are spending their Thanks
giving recess with their parents. Until
this semester they had been students
at the St. Mary's Academy. where Miss
Anna Nathanson directed the school
orchestra.
MI. and Mrs. G. Morgan Knight. sr..
and their son. Mr.. George Morgan
Knight, ir., of LeonardtoWn, motored to
ANNAPOLIS and then to Baltimore Thurs
day. and were guests overnight of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Ficke at their new
home in Catonsville.
Miss Mary Agnes Dixon of Washing
ton is spen5ing this week end as the
guest of her mother. Mrs. Thomas A.
Mckay, at her estate, Arlington, on
Brettons Bay.
During the week Mrs. Gilbert Dent
of washington was the guest of Mrs.
Louis F. Abel. on Washington street.
Mrs. James Buckler Of Laurel Grove,
who has been visiting in Wilmington
Del, returned to her home this week
after a months absence.
Mrs. Allison Robey Of Waldorf en-
tertained at a bridge supper at her
home in honor of l6 guests Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simms jenkins of Bal
timore passed the week end as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Neal Miles and their
children Miss Marian Miles and Joseph
Miles, of Baltimore, were the guests in