Evening star., 1932-05-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Weschler
Acquire Old Mansion
In St. Marys County
Washinstonians Probably
Will Make Mattapany
Their Summer Home.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, April 3d.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. weschler of
Washington have purchased Malta
pany, one of the most historical old
mansions in Southern Maryland, which
Is situated on the Patuxent River,
st. Marys County, some 20 miles south
of Leonardtown, and probably will make
1t their Summer residence.
BY a special grant in 1868 it was
given to Mr.. Henry Sewall, who was a
member of the council of st. MaryS
Province, and when he died this
property went to his widow, Mrs Jane
Oowe) Sewall. In 1866 Mrs. Sewall
married Charles Calvert, the third
Lord Baltimore, and he built large
rambling mansion. designed, according
TO historians, "for comfort rather
than appearance" This first old house
has long ago disappeared, the last
notice of it appearing about the year
1773, when it was claimed to be in such
a bad state of repair as not to
warrant the expense of improvement,
and in 1887 the present mansion was
built some $50 yards south of the
original structure. Mattapany came
back into the possession of the Sewall
family again in I772 by grant from
the second Lord Baltimore to Nicholas
Sewall. son of the original owner.
When Maryland's first settlers
landed at st. Marys City. on st. Marys
River, Mattapany was the site Of the
village of the MattapientS an Indian
tribe, and soon afterward was given
by King Pantheon to the Jesuits, who
established there a storehouse and
missionary post. About 1887 or 1888
Mattapany, with the manors of the
Immaculate Conception, st. Gregory
and other lands, was decided back to
Lord Baltimore by the Rev. Father
Henry Moore, S. j., provincial of the
Society of Jesus in England.
A large surprise birthday ami
versary party was given last Friday
evening by Mr.. George P. Wigginton,
at his estate, Belvedere Plantation, on
the Lower Potomac River. in hnnor of
Miss Francis Loker, daughter Of Judge
and Mrs. William Meverell Loker of
Jeonardtown. Some 25 meinberS of
the younger married set and members
of the immediate families were guests.
Mrs. Harry Scott Wherrits of Pitts
burgh, Pa, is spending few weeks at
her estate, Sunset Villa, on st. Marys
River, one of the most picturesque
places in ST. Marys County
Mrs M F. Hopkins and Miss Virginia
Mitchell of Oraville, Md, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Hopkins sister, Mrs.
Philip T. Graves, in Laurel Grove.
Miss Dorothy Milburn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Milburn of St.
Marys City, was the guest in whose
honor Miss Olive Lynch entertained
at dinner at her home, Mount Olive,
at Drayden.
Mr. Samuel D. Young of Grand
Rapids. Mich. arrived this week at
his estate, Susquehanna, on the
CheSapeak Bay, and Mrs. Young will
arrive within fortnight. They will
spend several months in st. Marys.
Mrs. Effie Burroughs has returned
TO her home in Mechanicsville after
spending the Winter months with
relatives in Virginia and has opened
her residence for the Summer.
Mrs. Frederick Godcharles of Milton,
Budds Greek and will spend some time
there. Mr.. Godcharles, State librarian
of Pennsylvania and a prominent
author, will spend the week end with
her
Representative Stephen w. Gambrin of
Howard County visited his constituents
in Charles, Calvert and st. MaryS
Counties Thursday. While here he
met DR.. F. F. Greenwell, DR.. Charles
" Hayden, town commissioner Louis
r. Abel and State Senator j. Allen
Coad.
A marriage of interest to st. Marys
County was that of Miss Maude Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs U. w. Smith
of Hollywood, Md, to Mr.. William Law
renee of Bristol, Tenn. The wedding
took place April Is in the McKendree
M z. Church in Washington, the rec
tor Rev. William Pierpoint, officiating
Only immediate members of the two
families and intimate friends attended
the wedding. The bride wore a gown
Of blue silk crepe, with hat and shoes
to match. The young couple will make
their home temporarily in Washington
The bride is a graduate of the Great
Mills High School, class of 1880.
Miss Eloise Lloyd, after spending the
Winter months in Baltimore, has re-
turned to her home near Great Mills.
Mrs. Grayson McWilliams of Dynard
entertained az bridge in her home
Thursday afternoon.
Col. William Garland Fay, u S. N,
retired, Of Mulberry Fields on the Lower
Potomac, has joined Mrs. Fay at Den
yer, Colo. after spending a month in
St MaryS. Mrs. Fay's father is i'll
there and this has prevented them
from opening their estate for the Sum-
n1er.
Count Louis la Bassatiere Of Paris
arrived last week in Baltimore and
while op visit to this country last
year visited his cousin, Mr.. James Fen
ner Lee. and his family, at Lees Crest
Before returning to Paris the count is
expected to come again to ST. Marys
Mr. George P. Wigginton of Belvedere
plantation will have as his house guest