Evening star., 1935-01-27
Two Parties Planned
By Leonard Hall
Alumni This Week
Dance Thursday Night and
Gard Games Wednesday
Announced by Group.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, January 26
Especially Although no President
Roosevelt ball Is scheduled in st.
Marys County or Southern Maryland
next week there are two other i'm
portant social events here of much
interest to many in Washington, Bal
timore and throughout the State. The
two affairs are for the benf1t Of the
Leonard Hall Alumni, recently organ
lied. The first affair will be large
card party Wednesday evening on the
mezzanine floor Of the school.
The second entertainment will be
the Leonard Hall alumni reunion
dance in the Duke Auditorium Thurs
day, February /, at 8 o'clock. AS a
special feature the alumni have en-
gagged two large orchestras for the
ball, and interesting musical special
ties will be played every half hour.
All the alumni for the last 25 years
have been invited from all sections
of the United States to- attend and
celebrate the schools 25th an
niverSary. The Rev. Brother Ro-
gatus, headmaster of the school, has
entire charge of both events.
The st. Mary's Academy alumnae
members tonight held their annual
banquet at Hotel st. Mary's, In this
city, with more than l25 members
and guests attending. Mrs. John
Fowler of MechanicSville, president
Of the alumnae, presided and had as
her toastmistress, Mrs. Roy Guyther.
also of Mechanicsville. The other
speakers at the affair were Miss Julia
Russell Of Bushwood, Md; Mrs.
Maude S. Gardiner of Chaptico, Md,
and Mr.. William Sterling of this city.
This was the first year that the asso-
citation had male members present
Since the Leonard Hall High School
department was closed several years
ago, the academy has become CO.
educational and admitted boys, thus
making them alumni of the academy
Mrs. j. T. Kennedy and her son
Mr.. Frank Kennedy of Washington
were guests in whose honor Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Thrift and Mr.. Thrift's
mother, Mrs Jane Thrift, entertained
at dinner Tuesday.
Mrs. William F. Maddox of Indian
Fields. at Maddox, is spending this
month with her daughter, Mrs. James
Penniman, in Washington.
Miss Anna Nathanson of Washing
ton arrived Tuesday to spend her To-
day vacation with her parents, MT
and Mrs. Louis Nathanson. Mrs
Nathanson, who has been visiting in
Baltimore, Washington and Winches-
ter, Marshall and Warrenton, Va, for
two weeks, returned Sunday evening
Miss Margaret Mary Mattingly
daughter Of Mrs. Eugene Mattingly OF
near LeonardtoWn, and Mr.. Louis Mat
tingly, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
Mattingly of MorganZa, were married
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, jan
uary 20, in st. Josephs Roman Cath
olic Church at MorganZa, the rector,
the Rev. James I. Moakley. oficiat-
ing. Following the ceremony the
young couple left for a Northern we'd
ding trip and on their return will
make their home with the bridegroom s
parents at Morganza.
Mrs Hiram Millison of Pearson. Md,
who spent month with her mother in
New York City, has returned.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fulton Abel of
Compton. Nd, celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary Sunday. January
20, with a family dinner party, about
so attending. Following the dinner a
large reception was held by Mr.. and
Mrs. Abel from to O'Clock, when
the guests numbered about 200. Mr.
and Mrs Abel were assisted in re-
| ceiving by their children, Mr.. Frank
Abel. Miss Catherine Abel, Miss
Pauline Abel, Miss Marie Abell Miss
Loretta Abel and WILDER and Perry
Abel. Two older daughters, Miss Al
berta Abel and Miss Sarah Abel, are
away, having entered the sisterhood
several years ago.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Wiggintor
left Tuesday by motor to spend an in.
definite time with Mr.. Wigginton's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frederic Mehaffe in Kalamazoo
Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ignatius Gar.
diner. jr.. of Hughesville and Bryan.
town, who were married November IA
will move the lst of February to La
Plata. where they will take house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander A. Downs
celebrated their silver wedding ami.
versary at Chaptico Sunday, January
20. at large reception. They wert
assisted in receiving by their son anc
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Downs of Washington; Mrs. Albert
Davis of Chaptico and other member.
of their immediate family. Mrs
Agnes johnson acted as toastmistres:
and Judge Adam T. While of the Or.
phans' Court of st. Marys County
acted as toastmaster. During the re-
ception the banjo and fiddle player,
who had played at Mr.. and Mrs
Downs wedding Is years ago. who
were among the guests. played old
| fashioned tunes. and many of the Older
guests danced to their tunes.
Mr.. Berkman Mattingly of Wash
ington spent the first of the week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William c
| Mattingly.
| Miss Tillie DiggeS of La Plata lef
Thursday for San Antonio. Tex, tt
spend several months.
Mrs. B. A. Howard and Miss Mildred
De Lashmutt of La Plata left Frida,
! to spend some weeks in Baltimore.
Mrs. Philip H. Dorsey. jr., who ha!
| been i'll with pneumonia in St. Louis
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