Evening star., 1934-11-11
St. Mary $ Alumnae
Mapping Program for
Thanksgiving Dance
Mrs. John Fowler to Head
Reception Committee for
Leonardtown Event.

IEONARDTOWN, Md, November
iO.-The members Of the st. Mary's
Academy Alumnae Association are
making plans to hold their annual
dance and card party on Thanksgiving
day, November 20, at Hotel st. Mary's,
In this city. The Reception Commit
tee will be headed by Mrs. John Fow-
Ter, the newly elected president, and
the other members of the alumnae
will assist. Numbers of society folk
from st. Marys County and all parts
of Southern Maryland's five counties
will attend, as well as those home
from prep schools and colleges and
others who come home annually for
the THANKSGIVING holidays from
Washington, New York and Balti-
more, Md.
Albert S. Jones of Kinsail, Va, and
formerly of this city, aided by his
guests. Mr.. Harry F. Scott of Warsaw,
Va, and Mr.. r. c. Middleton of
Cecilton, Va, opened the Fall fox
hunting season in the lower part Of
st. Marys County this week and have
held a number of successful chases
each day. They were joined by Mr..
William Nash of Glebe, who also
augmented the Virginian's famous fox
hounds with his, as did Mr.. Mcguire
Mattingly of Susquehanna plantation
on the Ptauxent where number of
the hunts have been held, as well as in
the Valley Lee section, along the shores
OF the lower Potomac River. Mr..
Joseph Goldsborough of Medleys
Neck, well-known sportsman of Phila-
delphia and Southern Maryland, also
took part in the hunt This sport,
which had nearly died out in this sec
ton, is being rapidly revived by a num-
Der of the local society folk who find
it full Of thrills. Thirty years ago in
st. Marys County fox hunting was
very popular and the title, master of
hounds, was handed down from father
to son. Fox abound here and drag
hunts are never necessary.
The members of the athletic aSsoci-
alton of the st. Marys Female Semi
nary, st. Marys City, tonight gave
their annual Fall prom to the rest of
the students attending the seminary
this semester, with special invitations
issued to few outside male guests
that included the cadets of the Char
lotte Hall Military School of Charlotte
Hall. Dancing was from 9 to IL
o'clock pm. in the school commence
ment auditorium, which was attract
lively decorated for the occasion.
Those heading the Reception Com
mittee were Miss Martha johnson Of
the school faculty, Miss Adele France,
principal of the school, assisted by
Miss Anne Woodall Blackstone of
Washington and Miss Georgia Dixon
Of Cumberland, Md.
Mrs. Edward J. Edelen, wife of the
States attorney of Charles County, was
host last Saturday at her home in
Bryantown, with Mrs. Maurice Pow
ell and Miss Mary Keech, at shower
in honor of Miss Eleanor Evangeline
Lyon, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Lyon of Hughesville, who will
be married on November IA to Mr.
George I. Gardiner, jr., of Bryan
town.
Mrs. Adrian Posey of La Plata en-
tertained at dinner last Sunday in
honor of Senator Joseph T. Robinson,
floor leader of the Senate and Mrs.
Robinson Of Arkansas and Repre-
sentative William T. Oliver of Ala
bama.
Mrs. Nell McClaughan of Washing
ton who spent three months with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Philip T. Graves,
at Laurel Grove, returned to her home
Monday. She also visited her sister,
Mrs. Mark Latham of Clements, Md.
DR.. F, F. Greenwell, mayor of this
city, and Mrs. Greenwell, and Mrs
Greenwelrs sister, Miss Mary Lenehan,
who have been spending fortnight as
the guests of DR.. Charles Greenwell
and Mrs. Greenwell, have returned to
their home here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Abel of
Bayside spent the first of this week
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Vought, ST., in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Love of Nor
ganza had with them the first of
this week their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McGhann
OF Silver Hill, and Mrs. McGhann's
mother, Mrs. Mathew Irving of Wash
ington, D. G.
Announcement is being made this
week here of the engagement of Miss
Cassandra Shannon, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Shannon of Wash
1ngton. D. c., to Mr.. Benjamin Par
ran, jr., son of Mr.. Benjamin Parran
OF Wallville, Calvert County. The
wedding is scheduled to take place
at 5 o'clock Saturday, November IT,
in the National Baptist Memorial
Church, Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sears of So
ciety Hill entertained at dinner on