Evening star., 1933-01-01
Many Informal Parties
Given During Holidays
In Southern Maryland
Benefit Dance and Gard
Party for St. Mary's Hospi.
tai Is Feature Event.


LEoNARDTowN, Nd. December 81.
st. Marys and Southern Maryland
has been gay this week, with many in
formal parties and nearly every house
and picturesque mansion has been filed
with guests from all parts Of the
United States. Tie dance and card
party at Hotel st. Mary's Monday eve.
Hospital. given by the women's Auxil-
iary. and the Christmas carnival, suu-
per. dance and card party last evening
bv the All Saints, p, Z. Parish fadiss,
Aid we're two Of the most irlterestinr
held here this week.
Col. B. r. Crowson, principal Of the
Charlotte Hall Military School; Mrs.
Crowson and their children spent this
week in ocean City, N. J.
Or. and Mrs. @. Frank Dent enter
tained sunday ut dinner in honor OF
DR.. Walter Dent wise Of Baltimore
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hanson Bris-
coe Wise.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fenner Lee enter
tained at Lees Crest over Christmas
wee; end their cousins, Miss Anne Lee
timore debutantes. They attended the
hospital dance Monday evening and re-
turned to their homes Tuesday morn
ing.
Miss Sally Greenwell of Baltimore
Epent this week with her parents. Dr..
ana Mrs. r. F. Gree1well.
Mrs. Maude Gardner vas hostess at
her estate, at Chaptico, for the Stone
family reunion dinner Christmas day.
Prof. and Mrs. James r. Coad en-
tertained over last week end a house
party at their estate, Cherryfield. Their
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman
Coad OF Greensboro, N. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Dalton and Miss Kath-
crime Shaw Dallon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis McMasters. oil of Baltimore:
Miss Virginia Saunders of Philadelphia
ana Mics Emma Loker and Mr.. and
MRS. Charles Neal Shaw Of Washington.
Mrs. Leila Mattinsly Hodges OF
washington Is spending the yuletid.
season with her father, Judge william
G. Mattingly.
Mrs. Anderson Dana Hodgdon Of
Washington Is spending this week with
her mother, Mrs ]. Allen Coad, at her
home, Chestnut Hill.
Miss Adelaide Bond and Miss Ann
Bond of Baltimore are spending this
week end as the guests Of their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bond, at their
estate, Hector, on the Patuxert.
Judge and Mrs. william Mevereli
Loker gave an informal party Christmas
night.
Mr.. Alfred Gardner. son of Mrs.
Maude Gardinsr of Chaptico. q student
at washington College ct Chestertown,
Is spending his vacation at his home
here.
Miss Catherine Frazier and Miss
Thelma Frazier of Tenn Hills. at Bal
timore, spent this week with Mrs. J. w.
D;nt, at Drayden.
Miss Jean Belk OF Sandgates spent
Christmas week with Miss Reah Abel,
in Clements.
DT. and Mrs. Frank A. Camalier and
their niece, Miss Nell Combs, returned
Wednesday from New York, where they
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Combs.
An interesting dance was given We'd
nesday evening at Belvedere Plantation
by the Loker and Wigginton families.
Mrs. M. F. Hopkins of Oraville on
Monday was given large banquet to
celebrate her birthday anniversary by
her son.in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Early of Washington.
Among the members Of the immediate
family attending we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip P. Graves of Laurel Grove,
brother.in-law and sister of Mrs Hop
kins; her two sons, Mr.. A. B. Hopkins
and Mr.. Logan Hopkins; Lieut.. and
Mrs Marion Fawcett. the latter her
granddaughter, and her grandson, Mr..
Herbert Early, jr., of Washington; her
brothers and their wives, Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Harding of Richmond, Va, and
MIR. and Mrs. James H. Harding of Del
Ray, Va, and Mr.. william Alphues
Harding of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard II. Sears have
returned after attending the dinner
dance given by DR.. and Mrs. Stewart
Foster in Washington at the Castle
Rossdhu Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Harris of
Cedar Point FarTus are spending New
Year day with relatives In Toronto
Cana da.
Miss David Deitz of Trenton. N. Y.
has returned from q tsn-cay visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nath-
arlson, who have their twin daughters.
Miss Miriam Nathanson and Miss Anna
Nathanson of Baltimore, with them
for the holidays.
A wedding Of much interest to South
ern Maryland society and Calvert
County was that Of Miss Bessie Carroll,
daughter of Mrs. Elsie Carroll and the
late Charles Carroll Of Huntington, and
Mr.. Louis Stafford, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Stafford of Buena Vista,
who were married December II in the
home Of the bridegroom near Prince
Frederick. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Lowell 8. Ensor, pastor
Of the Calvert Circuit Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Miss Ruth Stafford, sister of the |
bridegroom, was maid of honor, and !
Mr.. Clinton Gott of Baltimore was best |
man. After the ceremony a reception |
was given followed by dinner for the |
members Of the wedding party.
Mr.. Gladstone McDermitt and Miss |
Gertrude Knight OF Washington and
Miss Margaret Knight Of Mechanics |
vile spent Christmas day with their |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Carroll =
Knight, at Oakville.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Saxton spent
Sunday and Monday with Mr.. and Mrs {
Claude e. Guy at Clements.
Rev. Robert Gibson Of the Theologi-
cal Seminary In New York and Mr. /
Patrick Gibson, student at the univer-
sity of virginia, are spending the Christ
mas holidays with their parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Joseph p. Gibson, at Chaptico.
Rev. Robert Gibson was ordained a. /
old Christ p. z. Church last Sprinr