Evening star., 1932-06-26
tMr. and Mrs. Hodgdon
Fete Distinguished
| Guests at Porto Bello
Mr.. and Mrs. T. V. O'Con-
nor Open Summer Estate
on Breton Bay.

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Mr. and Mrs. A. Dana Hodgdon of
Washington are entertaining distin-
guished guests at Porto Bello on the
st. Marys River over Sunday, including
the first secretary of the German
embassy and Frau Lohmann, Mr.. and
Mrs. George TAFT and Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Raundal Of Washington. and
DR.. C. w. Whitmore and Mr.. Donald
Swami, both Of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. O'Connor Of
washington have opened their Sum-
mer estate on Bretton's Bay and had
as their guests over last week end
Representative Florence P. Kahn Of
California, Mr.. Joseph flanagan Of
Buffalo. N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
O'Connor and Billy O'Connor and their
two granddaughters, Eileen and Marie
Holt of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Miss Martha Morris Blackstone,
daughter of Mrs. Robert D. Blackstone
| of Washington and River Springs, Md,
! is visiting Miss Corrine Poverty. daugh-
ter of former State Senator and Mrs.
George C.. Poverty of Mechanicsville
Md. and her sister. Miss Helen Parsons
| Peyerly, this week. Miss Blackstone
was graduated from the junior college
at the st. Mary's Female Seminary this
month and was the first honor graduate
of the college.
Mai. Howard P. Davidson, U. S. A.
commandant at Boiling Field, Washing
ton. and Mrs. Davidson, have opened
| for the Summer their estate Cremona
on the Patuxent River. They enter
tanned at dinner Saturday evening,
June 18, in honor of Mrs. A. Dana
| Hodgdon.
Miss Agnes Hurry, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald j. Hurry OF Hurry,
Md, entertained Thursday evening at
a beach party in honor Of Miss Emma
Metcalf of Mechanicsville. Miss Carolyn
Phyllis Graves and her sister, Miss
Martha Harding Graves OF Laurel
Rev. and Mrs. Jesse M. B. woodrow
entertained Lieut.. Charles Wilhelm and
Mrs. Wilhelm and their young son,
Leonard wilhelm Of Baltimore, Sunday
and Monday. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel West Russell
of Washington and their young daugn-
ter Emily are guests this week END OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Carr at Pine
Shadows, on St. Johns Greek.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt Of Waldorf
spent a few days this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Murray Hunt, lr-
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson Stone Combs
Of Washington are spending the sum
mer season at their estate, FoXs Point,
on Brettons Bay.
Miss Mary Carolyn Porter, daughter
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Is spending few
weeks with her aunt, Miss Adele M.
France, at st. MaryS City.
Miss Louise Gardiner OF Waldorf
spent the first of this week with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gardiner.
The members of the Sub-deb Bridge
Club gave a boat ride Tuesday evening
down BrettonS Bay instead Of play
ing bridge and on their return were
informally entertained by Miss Mary
Gwynn Hamilton.
Miss Martha Graves and Miss Phyl-
lis Graves of Laurel Grove were guests
CT their sister, Mrs. E. H. Pons, in
Washington the first part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic H. Mahaffle
of Kalamazoo, Mich, and their young
daughter Margaret arrived Thursday
to spend the Summer with Mrs. Ma
haffie's mother, Mrs. George P. Wig
ginton.
Miss Ruth Roberts Of Washington
was the guest Of Miss Hope Green
well over last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Knight of Pros
pect Hill gave swimming party fol-
lowed by supper Friday evening.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter B. Hanson
Wise and their neice, Mrs. Edith Evans
Markoff, of Columbia University, mo-
tored Tuesday to Gibson Island and
were guests Of DR.. and Mrs. Walter
Wise
Miss Emma Loker of Washington
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaw Of
Baltimore were guests of Prof. and
Mrs. James Frank Coad at their estate,
Cherryfelds, at Drayden, Md, last
week end.
Mr.. Canthon Voght is spending this
week with Mr. and Mrs. John B. Abel
at their estate. Bayside, on the Potomac.
Miss Louise Jones, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen M. Jones, has re-
turney from the st. Mary's Female
Seminary. Miss Jones won prize from
the local Maj William Thomas Chapter,
D. A. r. on the essay dealing with the
settlement of Maryland and the first
hundred years of its growth. She also
won a music prize. She has had as
her house guest Miss Helen Parsons
Peverly of Mechanicsyille.
Miss Elizabeth de Corse, who did
post graduate work for her masters