Evening star., 1933-12-10
Military Schools
Annual Fall Prom I"
Leonardtown Event
States Attorney and Mrs.
Briscoe Entertain at Buff
fet Supper in Honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon of
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Hall Military School tonight gave its
of the school. Cadet william l. Shores
was master of ceremonies. This is the
first formal ball that the school has
given, and the next will be the Mid
winter hop early in February.
States Attorney of ST. Marys County
and Mrs. John T. H. Briscoe Saturday
evening entertained at buffet supper
in honor of Mrs. Briscoe's brother-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Seward
Bacon of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. HorSeman Of st.
Leonards, in Calvert County, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Virgie Elizabeth to Mr.. Frank Owen
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. German
Smith Of Island Greek. Md. The we'd
ding will take place in the near future.
Col William Garland Fay. U. S. NJ c..
retired, and Mrs. Fay Of Mulberry
Fields, who spent the Summer and
early Autumn at their st. Marys es-
tate, left Sunday by motor for Colo
RADIO Springs, where they will spend
the Winter with Mrs Fay's father.
DR.. Albert Louis Dippell and Mrs.
Dippell, with Miss Adelaid Bond and
Mr.. Thomas Freer of Baltimore. spent
last week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Bond at Hector, their place
on the PatuXent River.
Mrs. Alice W.. Blackstone of Ocean
Hall, on the Wicomico River, had with
her her sons, DR.. William Blackstone.
assistant inferno at Garfield Hospital
tone, sophomore at st. Johns College,
Annapolis, and her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. S. West Russell
of Washington, over last week end.
Rev. E. K. Neff, president of the
Western Oregon Conference of the Sew
enth-day AdventistS, in Portland, Greg,
and Mrs. Neff are guests of their niece,
Mrs. Wallace v. Smith of Solomons
Island.
Miss Ellen Madeline Camalier, eldest
daughter of Judge B. H. Camalier, re-
tired from the seventh judicial circuit
of Southern Maryland, of Leonardtown,
and Mrs. Camalier, and Mr. James
Francis Guy of Leonardtown were mar
ried December 4 in the rectory of the
st. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church.
Knight, officiating After a brief we'd
ding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy will re-
side on South Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Burch and their
two infant sons, with Miss Sally Green
well OF Baltimore, spent the first of this
week with DR.. and Mrs. F. F. Green
we'll
Mrs. Louis Nathanson of Leonard
town is spending this week in Balti-
more, where she attended a play in
which her twin daughters, Miss Miriam
Nathanson and Miss Anna Nathanson,
formerly of Leonardtown, played princi-
pal roles
A wedding of great interest was that
orot
of Mr.. Robert Grain of Mount Victoria,
in Charles County, and Col Louis Rich
mond Cheney of Hartford, Conn, which
took place yesterday in the home of the
bride, in Baltimore. Only her two
children and the daughter of the bride
groom. Mrs. John T. Roberts of Hart
ford, Conn, were present. Mrs. Cheney
comes from a prominent old West Vir-
gln1a family and is the daughter of
Judge William George Bennett. Col.
Cheney is member of the Society
Of Cincinnati, is a former governor
general of the Society of Colonial Wars
and is a member of the Union League
Club of New York City. After a motor
trip South Col. and Mrs. Cheney will
make their home in Hartford, Conn.,
Capt. Walter Hanson Briscoe Wise
and Mrs. Wise celebrated their fiftieth
Saturday afternoon. The rooms were
decorated in yellow chrysanthemums,
deep yellow roses, with Autumn foliage.
The dining table, where Mrs. Maria
BriScoe poured tea and Mrs Lucy
Spalding presided at the coffee urn, was
a-glitter with silver and tall cathedral
candles and with lovely flowers. Many
gifts from various parts of the world,
including China, were received. Assist
ing in receiving were Dr. and Mrs.
Walter Dent Wise and their daughter,
Miss Agnes Wise: Mr.. and Mrs Dellam
Wise, Mrs. Parran Crane and Miss Laura
Crane of Baltimore: Miss Edith Mark
off of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
F. Ranney of Indian Landing, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Crane of Calvert County
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy Abell Mr.
Benedict B. Love, jr., and Mrs. George
Morgan knight of Leonardtown. Miss
Jane Abel presented the book of mem
ory to each guest, where their names
were inscribed. Capt. Wise Is direct
descendant Of John Hanson, who was
President during the Continental Con-
gress prior to the election of George
Washington, and Mrs. Wise comes from
the well known Dent family. Members
of their family attending were Miss
Mary E. Wise Ranney, Miss May Wise,
Mrs. Josephine Wise, Miss Agnes Whit
ing Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Dent,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Crane, Miss
Eloise T.. Crane, States Attorney and
Mrs. John H. T. Briscoe, Mrs. Walter
M. Briscoe, Mr.. and Mrs. John Duke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Duke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Duke.
Mrs. S. Paul Hayden returned Tues
day after spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Francis Louis Beck. in
Washington.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Reba Ridgell, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ridgell Of Scot
land, Md, to Mr. Henry Cooper of
Ridge, Md, which took place November
% in st. MichaePs Roman Catholic
Church, in st. Inigoes, Md, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. Gregory
Kehne, rector.
Miss Florence Hawkins of La Plata
has as her guest this week Mrs. Wade
Ball of Arlington County, Va.
Mrs. j. H. Ritter of La Plata, Md, is
visiting her son, Mr.. j. e. Ritter, in st.
Louis, Mo.
Announcement is being made here
this week Of the marriage of Miss
Louise Rebecca Tippett, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James o. Tippett of Maddox,
Md, and Mr.. George c. Pittman Of
Washington and South Dakota Novem-
ber 20 in st. Francis Xavier Roman
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