Evening star., 1934-07-22
Helen Hays Father
To Spend Week With
Leonardtown Couple

LEoNARDTOWN. Md. July al
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Trimble, jr.,
of Straton, on the Chesapeake Bay
will have as their house guest next
week. Mr.. Frank B. Brown OF Wash
ineton. Mr.. Brown is the father
of Helen Hays, the famous movie
star. The Trimbles have as guests
this week end Mrs. Ionic EnWright
and her daughter, Miss Margaret En-
wright OF Washington. and their house
guest. Mrs w. F. Merton of st. Louis
Mo. Straton is one OF the most his
toric homes on the Chesapeake Bay
and is accredited with being built in
the year 1890 by one Of the early
settlers to whom the land was pat
ented by Lord Baltimore. Later the
property came into the possession of
the Key family, and they were inti-
mate friends and neighbors Of the
CAROLS and Sewells. The original
manor house on the estate is still
in fine condition and is of brick
nogg" construction, uniquely covered
with weatherboardS, hand cut and
fitted together with beading. The
house is surrounded by beautiful old
trees and shrubs, with a lawn extend
ing down TO the beach. At this
point the bay is very wide and fire.
quently heavy surf pounds on the
sandy shore.
Mrs J. Allen Coad of Chestnut
Hill, this city. and her daughter
Mrs. Clara Hyatt Hodgdon, with her
two young sons, Masters Dana
Hodgdon and Hyatt Hodgdon Of
Washington, D. C, and St Marys
County. sailed for Hamburg on the
S. S. City of Norfolk from Balti-
more. Md, July H. Mrs. Coad and
her daughter will return to the United
States at the end Of August. The
children will remain in Europe, where
they will enter school in the Autumn
Their father, Mr. Dana Hodgdon, is
in the consular service and has been
sent recently TO take post in Russia.
While in Washington MIR. Hodgdon
was head OF the visa offices for the
State Department
Miss Dorothy Fisher, oldest daugh-
ter of Mrs. Lawrence Davis of Alex
andria. Va, arrived here this week
to be the house guest OF her former
schoolmate, Miss Charlotte Cough.
on Washington street.
Mrs. Rose Kerr of Kalamazoo,
Mich. is the house guest of her
brother and Sister-in-laW. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Sears. at their estate.
Society Hill. on Brettons Bay. for a
fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs George P. Wigginton
OF this city, who were married June u
IN one of the most beautiful home
weddings Of the season here. and have
been spending their honeymoon in
Europe, have sailed this week fot
the United States and will land in
New York some time this coming
week. After visiting there for a briet
time they Will return TO their home
here
Miss Ann Robinson. who has been
house guest OF Miss Agnes Hurry
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Hurry
OF Clements, for three weeks, re-
turned to her home IN Gait. Nd. She
was accompanied home Cy Miss Hurry
Miss Edith Graves and her brother
Mr.. Hubert Graves. both Of Mechan-
icsville. Md Miss Hurry entertained
VA NatQl Gog tfN4lA4AA 4l4 compliment lG
Miss Robinson at a beach party on
ST Clements Bay. The party mum
bered 20 members Of The younger set
IN st Marys County.
Mr and Mrs. Herbert knight OF
Chicago. IL. have arrived TO spend
the Summer months at their estate
RoSebank. on BreUtons Bay.
Mrs. Harry Jones and her son. Mr.
Harry S. Jones, who spent two weeks
in Cambridge Md as the house guesl
OF Mrs. Jones parents returned OF
Saturday
Mrs Alice Blackstone OF Ocear
Hall, on the Wicomico River. is spend.
ing fortnight with her sister. Mrs
Mary Schultz, in Baltimore. Md.
Miss Eyangeline Lyon OF Hughes,
vile. Md.. and George I. Gardner O.
BryRntown. Nd, are guests Of Mis-
Lyons cousins, M and Mrs. J c
Cautin, Of Reading. Pa.
Mr. and Mrs Baseona Broun o
Towne House, overlooking Breton
Bay. have returned from their vaca
ton motor trip through the New Eng
land States and parts OF CanRos