Evening star., 1934-01-07
Southern Maryland
Residents Observe
Coming of New Year
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wesch-
ler and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. S.
Wherritt H old Open
House.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, January g.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Weschler OF
Washington and st. Marys County kept
open house New Year day from 3 to 7
o'clock, at Pearson, Md. They had as
their guests over the first of this week
Mrs. Weschler's brother-in-laW and
! sister. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Rupert of
! Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott Wherritt
of Pittsburgh, Pa, and st. Marys City
| held open house New Year day at
| Sunset, their home on st. Marys River.
! Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Carr Of Pine
Shadows, in st. Marys City, entertained
at dinner Monday in honor OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard H. Sears of Society Hill,
at LeonardtoWn.
DR.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Chapman
have returned to their home in Wash
ington, after spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Myers at Jour-
ney's End
Mrs. Louis Nathanson will return this
week from Winchester, Va, accompa-
MED by her sister, Mrs. Philip kram-
mer of Winchester Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
| thanson spent short time in Win
chester.
Miss Eloise Lloyd of Park Hall left
the first of the week to spend the Win
ter in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Reeves Of
Washington spent the last week end in
Chaptico, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Trirnble. jr., of
Washington, who recently purchased
historic old Stratton, on the Chesa-
peake Bay. were among those who kept
open house the first of this week. The
original house, still standing, is con-
structed from ''brick-nogg'' and is
,ir,,,n1 yI-ifh u-pa
hand cut, and fitted together with bead
ing. 1t dates back to 1890. The land
was patented by Lord Baltimore to one
of the early settlers.
Miss Laura Mae Church. who spent
her vacation with her grandfather.
Judge William c. Mattingly, was joined
by her mother, Mrs L. M. Church. Sun
day. and the first of this week returned
with her to Washington.
Mrs. William A Blackstone of Ocean
Hall. at BushWood. had with her Sun
day Mrs. Mary Schultz and her daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Schultz of Baltimore;
Mr.. and Mrs. S. West Russell of Wash
ington and Mr. j. Frank Blackstone of
Laurel Md.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cecil of Hyatts-
vile. Md. spent the holiday season with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Burroughs of
Chaptico, Md, had with them on New
Year day Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Hancock
and their family of Washington.
Col. and Mrs. B. F. CrowSOn of the
Charlotte Hall Military School returned
Monday. after spending the holidays in
New York City.
Mr. and Mrs J. c. Work of historic
old Araby were hosts at party Thurs
day evening.
Miss Goldie Deckelmann of Washing
ton spent the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. Molly Deckelmann. in Leonardtown.
Mrs. Stephen V. King of Leonard
town is spending this week with her
brother, Mr.. John Barclay. in Baltimore.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Howe Bogert of
La Plata, Md. had with them Mr. ard
Mrs Cary Hawthorne of New York City
and Mr. and Mrs Harry Howe Bogert, jr
of Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Morgan of Bush
wood, Md. announce the marriage of
their daughter Grace to Mr.. Huntington
Graves, December 81, in the Sacred
Heart Roman Catholic Church at Bush
wood, Rev. Joseph Rudkte, rector of the
church, officiating.
Miss Betty Mitchell Of La Plata, Md
has as her guests this week Miss Kitty
Dare Burroughs and Miss Marlene
Brown of Washington.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter Cheseldine have