Evening star., 1933-03-19
public Tuesday"
Will Be Observed
At Leonardtown
Many Families Cling to Old
Custom and Will Keep
Open House.

LEONARDTOWN. Md, March 18.-
Many homes here will keep open house
on Public Tuesday" and friends at
tending court will drop in for lunch.
They will come from all parts Of South
ern Maryland. as the March term of
court generally brings the largest
crowd to town. Among those who will
still keep open house this week and
retain the old customs, will be Mrs.
Louis F. Abel, on Washington street.
Mrs. Agnes Codrill of jamestown,
r. l.. is spending some time as the
house guest of her cousin, Mrs. Jeffer-
son Stone Combs. at Foxs Point, on
Combs have spent the past Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Jones of Holly
wood will entertain at dinner tomorrow
in honor of the Rev. DR.. Lucius Clark,
dean of the graduate school, American
University, in Washington, and the
Rev. DR.. Benjamin w. MeekS, district
superintendent of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. These men will take part
in the dedication services to be held at
the new Joy M. E. Chapel on the his
toric Three-Notch road tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Miss Anna Louise Fish of Milton, Pa,
after spending seven weeks as the
house guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick A. GodcharleS, at
their ancestral estate, Felicity, on the
bank of picturesque Wicomico River, at
BuddS Greek, returned to her home on
Sunday
Miss Alma Robinson of Parkers Land
ing, Pa, spent last weekend as the
guest of Miss Hope Greenweu and Miss
Helene Greenwell, in LeonardtOWn.
Miss Robinson is spending some time as
house guest of her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Carr, at their
estate, Pine Shadows, st. Marys
City, Md.
Miss Ann Jones and Mr. Robert
Myers, both of Washington, were guests
last week end in whose honor Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard H. Sears entertained at
their estate, Society Hill, on Brettons
Bay
Mrs. Louis NJ Nathanson of Leonard
town, who has been spending two
weeks as the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Benish in Baltimore Md,
has returned to her home.
An interesting reunion dinner party
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dilahay, at Compton, on Sunday to
their children. Those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bernard Abel, Mrs
Johnson Mattingly of Clements. Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Russell and Mr.
George Dilahay of Washington and
Mrs. LOttie Alvey of MorganZa. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Carr Of Wash
ington have returned after spending a
few DAYS as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson r. Morgan at their es-
tate, Red Hill. on the PatuXtent River
They also were the guests while here
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin B. Nelson on
Washington street at BoXwood Inn.
Mr.. George c. Peverly of Mechanics
vile. Nd, is spending this week in
Middletown, Del, as the guest of his
mother. He recently lost his father,
who was a prominent lumberman in
Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse NJ. B. Woodrow
on Friday evening entertained infor-
mally for Miss Lorena Burch of Miles
town, Mr.. Thomas Van Devanter and
his brother, Mr.. James Van Devanter;
Mr.. Stephen Jones, Miss Ann McCel-
Ian and Mr.. George Morgan knight
jr, all of LeonardtoWn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael R. Stone OF
historic old Habre de Venture estate
on Wednesday entertained in honor of
Mrs. Stones sister and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs Olivier Edmond Ragon-
net of Laurel, Md Mr.. and Mrs.
Ragonnet were married on March 4.
Habre de Venture is the home of the
late Thomas Stone who was a signer
of the Declaration of Independence,
and was a statesman and lawyer in
Southern Maryland at that time. This
property has remained in the Stone
family since, and the copy of the
Declaration Of Independence given each
signer is still preserved there.
Miss Anna Mae Boyd, who has been
spending about a month in Washing
ton and T. B. Md, visiting relatives,
has returned to her home on Lawrence
avenue.
Mrs. Maria Briscoe of North Wash
mgton street sailed on Wednesday from
Baltimore, Md. with friends for So
lourn in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Abel of Bay
side entertained at dinner Sunday in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs M c. Voght
and their son, Mr.. NJ. Contohn Voght,
jr., and Miss E. B. Mattingly of Wash
mgton, d. c., and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lee Abel and her children.
Miss Mary Gass Of Abel passed last
week end with her sister and brother
m-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. SChmit Wood, at
their home at Loveville, Md.
Miss Pat Henry of the st. Mary's
Female Seminary spent this week end
as the house guest Of Miss Sarah
GWynne Bryant at her parents estate,