Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
Hospital Auxiliary
At Leonardtown to
Give Dance Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
Dana Hodgdon Entertain
Guests at Porto Bello.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, December "a.
One of the largest and most brilliant
dances and card parties OF the season
in st. Marys County will be given Mon
day by the Women's Auxiliary of ST.
Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown at the
Hotel St. Mary's
The Reception Committee includes
Mrs. Aubrey S. Gardiner, president of
tie auxiliary: Mrs. Walter Briscoe. Mrs
Addie c. Maddox. Mrs. J. Raley Wathen,
Mrs. L. Allison Wilmer, Mrs. Joseph P.
Gibson, Mrs F. F. Greenwich. Mrs
George C. Poverty. Mrs Grif Alexan-
der. Mrs. Levin J. Sothoron, Mrs. j..
Frank Coad, Mrs Jenifer P. Bean and
Miss Adele NJ France.
Those on the RefreShment Commit
tee are Mrs. Thomas A. Mckay, Mrs.
G.. Frank Dent and Mrs Frank Latham,
and on the Card Committee Mrs. A. F..
Fenwick. MRS. F. F.. GreenWell and MIS-.
J. Allen Coad, wife of the State Senator
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Dana Hodg-
don OF Washington are entertaining
during the Yuletide season in their Sum-
mer home, Porto Bello, on the ST. Marys
River. Mr.. 10y Henderson OF the East
European division and Mrs. Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilkerson and
their family and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott
Coulter. all of Washington.
A wedding of much interest in st.
MaryS and Southern Maryland was that
of Miss Mary Florence Davis. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lynwood Davis
Of Charlotte Hall. and Mr. Dale Thigh
man Chopper of LeonardtoWn, son of MI
and Mrs. Samuel P. Chopper of Berlin
Md, which took place in the All Faith
P. E. Church at Mechanicsville this aft
ernoon. The rector. the Rev. Franklin
Lee Metcalf, performed the ceremony
at 3 o'clock. and the church was beau
tifully decorated in Christmas decOra-
tons. The bride was given in marriage
by her father, and her sister, Miss
Emily E. Davis. was maid OF honor.
Mrs. Charles Herbert, aunt of the bride
and organist of the church, played the
wedding music. The best man was MI
Rodger Richardson of Leonardtown.
and the ushers were Mr. Byron Davis
Mr.. Harold Davis. Mr.. William r. Ches-
ley and Mr.. Lawrence Burroughs, all of
Mechanicsville. Md.
Sixty invitations have been sent out
this week for the Wisginton-Loker
dance at the Wigginton estate Belve-
dere. below LeonardtoWn. Wednesday
evening at 9 o'clock.
Miss Sarah Gwynn Bryant. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brooke G.yant of
Potomac View, entertained at an infor
NAL dance Wednesday evening in honor
Of Mr.. Loker Raley, Miss Lillian Lynch,
Mr.. Dyer Raley, Miss Olive Lynch, Mr..
Thomas HolSWOrth Bond and Miss Jean
Hilton of New York.
Prof and Mrs. j. Frank Coad of
l-{& T~G t<r-to ir,,,,
the Christmas holidays at their old
estate, Cherryfelds, at Drayden, for
Miss Emma Loker. Miss Virginia Saun-
ders, Miss Eleanor Coad. Mr.. and Mrs
Roderick Coad of Baltimore. Md. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shaw of WASH
ington.
Miss Adele M France, principal of
st. Marys Female Seminary, is SPEND
ing the Christmas recess with her
brother in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Porter. in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. BesSon de WAL Of New York Is
spending Christmas day with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis F.. Abel, in
Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Birch of Balti-
more, are spending this week with Mrs.
Birch's parents, DR.. and Mrs. F. G..
Greenwell, in Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 8. Myers are
entertaining this week at Journeys
End, on Brettons Bay Mrs. E. I.
Wood, Mrs. Corinne Frazier and her
children, little Miss Jane Frazier and
Betty Frazier of Washington.
The wedding of Miss Alberta Mat
tingly. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Allen
Mattingly of Abel, Md, and MI. j.
Horace Peacock, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Peacock of Leonardtown has