Evening star., 1934-10-14
Southern Maryland
Society Political
Banquet Guests
Democrats Entertain at
Hotel in Leonardtown.
Followed by G. O. P.
Gathering - Both Hosts
to Candidates.

Society and politics these days are
sharing the spotlight in st. MaryS
County and Southern Maryland. Start
ing Monday the St. Marys County
Democratic State Central Committee
gave a large banquet at Hotel st.
Marys in this city, preceding the
opening of the State campaign, and
the Republican County State Central
Committee and Capt. A. j. Lomax
were hosts at a banquet Wednesday
at Hotel ST. Marys in honor of the
Republican State candidates.
A wedding which was most impress
sive but simply arranged, of interest
to Washington as well as to st. Marys
County and Southern Maryland, was
that of Miss Virginia Ruth Burch,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest D.
Burch of Milestown, st. Marys County,
and Mr.. Robert Combs Loker, jr, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Loker of
this city. The ceremony was per-
formed Wednesday morning at IL
O'Clock in st. PaulS NJ E. Church,
Leonardtown. by the Rev. H. E. R.
Reck, uncle of the bride and pastor of
the Patterson Memorial M E. Church
in Baltimore. The bride wore a gown
of brown velvet with matching acces-
sories. She had as her maid of honor
her schoolmate, Miss Ann Peterson of
Baltimore, who wore becoming gown
of rust-colored velvet with matching
accessories. Mrs. Stuart Bennett, the
church organiSt, played the conven-
tional wedding music and there were
solos by Mr.. Alex Loker, cousin of the
bridegroom. Mr.. George P. Loker of
this city and Washington, first cousin
of the bridegroom, acted as his best
man. Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple left for their we'd
ding trip and on their return will
make their home in Cathedral Man
Slons, Washington. Mr.. Loker is con-
nected with the Carlton Hotel in
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Loker are
descendants of passengers aboard the
two ships Ark and Dove, which landed
at st. MaryS City in 1884. Mrs. Loker
is a graduate of st. Mary's Female
Seminary and Mr.. Loker graduated
from the Leonard Hall High School of
this city.
The Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Lee
Metcalf of Mechanicsville, Nd, are
spending this week at Atlantic City.
Miss Love Douglas of Washington
Is the guest this week of Mrs. Rich
ard Latham at Clements Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billingsley Pogue of
New York City spent this week with
their parents in St. Marys County
and have returned to their home.
The Medical and Chirurgical Fac
ulty Of Maryland held its annual
meeting and banquet at Point Look
cut Hotel, on the Chesapeake Bay,
Thursday and yesterday.
Miss Agnes Hurry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. j. D. Hurry of Clements,
who has been visiting Mrs. Jack Will
lard in Washington, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Dent, who
spent a fortnight on a motor trip
to Michigan and attended the Cen
tury of Progress in Chicago, have
returned.
Mrs. Richard H. Sears of Society
Hill on Bretton's Bay has returned
after spending the first of this week
in Washington.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Helen Guy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Guy, to Mr..
Richard Latham of Washington, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Latham of
Clements. Md The ceremony took
place october in st. Peters Roman
Catholic Church, and was per-
formed by the rector, Rev. Father
Mccarthy, S. j. Miss Love Douglass
of Washington was the maid of honor
and Mr.. Sylvester Ryan acted as best
man. The young couple took brief
wedding trip. The bride will make
her home with her parents at Glenn
ents for a while, and Mr.. Latham will
retain his position in Washington for
the present.
ington spent the first Of the week
with her grandfather, Judge William
c. Mattingly.
Mrs. Louis F. Beck, jr., of Washing
ton, with her infant daughter, is
spending two weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Paul Hayden, at
their home, Mount Osborne, on the
Washington boulevard.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter H B. Wise
have returned after spending a week
in Baltimore. They had with them
for day Mr. and Mrs. Charles Max
well Allen of Bermuda. Mrs. Allen,
before her marriage last Fall, was
Miss Patty Wise Dent of this city, and
is the neice of Capt. and Mrs. Wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic T. Bowling
Of Hughesville, Md, have with them
for a fortnight Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Harris and their children of Wianno,
on Cape Cod, Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward Reeder of
West Hatton entertained the first of
this week in honor of Lieut.. Bowie
Stoddard, U. S. N, and Mrs. Stod-
dard, and the formers mother, Mrs.
Robert Stoddard.
Mr.. George w. Hance of Prince
Frederick has issued invitations to the
marriage of his daughter, Nellie Vir-
ginia, to Mr.. James William Cox, jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Cox
of Sunderland, which will take place
in the Asbury M E. Church Wednes-