Evening star., 1935-11-17
Alunnae of
St.Mary's to
Hold Dance
Card Party Also Is
Arranged Thanks
giving Evening.

16.-The St. Marys Academy Alumnae
members have completed their plans
and will hold their annual card party
and dance at Hotel ST. Mary's in this
city Thanksgiving evening. Mrs. John
Fowler of Mechanicsville, Md, presi-
dent of the alumnae, will head the
Reception Committee and will be as
sisted in handling the affair by the
other members of the alumnae. This
Is their annual entertainment and
many society folk from all sections of
Southern Maryland will attend.
Alumnae members living in Washing
ton and Baltimore also will be in at
tendance.
Mrs. P. H. Dorsey. jr., North WASH
ington street extended, gave a large
buffet supper at her home tonight in
honor of Miss Margaret Belle Wig
ginton, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Belle Wigginton of Kalamazoo, Mich;
New York City, Washington, D. c.,
and Leonardtown, Md, and Mr.. Will
liam Alex Loker, son of Judge and
Mrs. William Meverell Loker of this
city. The young couple will be mar
man Catholic Church here and their
wedding will be one of the interesting
social affairs of the early Winter sea-
son. Over 60 guests were in
vited to the buffet supper tonight.
Miss Wigginton was the guest of honor
at a miscellaneous shower Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock pm. given for
her by Mrs. Russell Howard of Wal
dorf, Md. at the home Of the latter's
mother, Mrs. L. A. Wilmer in this
city. Following the shower, bridge
was played and luncheon served with
covers being laid for 20 guests. Miss
Wigginton on Thursday was feted at
q large luncheon By Mrs. Kenneth B.
Duke at her home Eldon, on North
Washington street, with covers set for
eighteen guests. Among the out-of-
town guests who will arrive tomorrow
for the wedding from Kalamazoo are
DR.. and Mrs. William Scott. Mrs.
Gladys Willsey and her brotheri in-law
and sister, MIR. and Mrs. Frederick
MeHaffle.
Mrs. Bascom Broun of Towne House,
overlooking Brettons Bay, lent her
home for the large benefit card party
for the Brettons Bay Rural Women's
Club, held last evening. A large
crowd attended and the money earned
will be spent for Christmas baskets
and to help the needy in the local
community. Mrs. Broun is president
of the club and headed the Recep-
ton Committee and was assisted by
the other members of the club
Announcement is being made here
this week of the engagement of Miss
Elizabeth Dove Burroughs, daughter
of Mr.. Joseph Burroughs and the late
Mrs. Burroughs of Mechanicsville,
Md, to Mr.. Vernon Hardesty, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland Hardesty of
Faulkner. The date for the wedding
has not been set. but it will take
place by the end of this month. Miss
Burroughs was among the AZ grad
uates of the Margaret Brent High
School at Helen in June.
Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ. B. Woodrow
have as their guests at the st. An
drew's P. E, Church rectory on WASH
ington street for next week Rev. Clyde
Brown, Southern Maryland missioner
Of Hyattsville, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Cooper of Re- |
tirement, on Brettons Bay, are spend
ing the next 10 days in Omaha, Nebr.,
visiting the latter's parents.
Mrs Charles P. Herbert of Me-
chanicsville. Md, is visiting relatives
in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Petervich Mes
koff of Washington. D. c.. with Miss
Dorothy Millburn of St. Marys City,
Md, spent the first of this week with
Mrs. Meskoff's brother, Mr.. Hooper
Lynch, at Valley Lee. Md.
Mrs Donald St. Clair Campbell.
who has been for two months at her
home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. has
returned to join her husband, DR..
Campbell, deputy health officer of
Southern Maryland, at their La Plata
home.
DR.. and Mrs Levin Sothoron of
Charlotte Hall entertained on Sunday
at dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson
Harrison and Mr.. Roland Harrison,
all of Hyattsville, Md.
Mrs. S. D. Young and her daughter,
Miss Elvira Young, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, left for their home Tuesday
morning. Mrs. Young and her family
had spent the Fall season at her |
place. Susquehanna, on the Patuxent |
River. They entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Carpenter of Washington, D. c.,
at dinner Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Wilson Of Wash
ington spent the first of this week as
the guests of Mr.. Wilson's brother-in- |
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nor |
gan Knight. ST., at their place, Tudor
Hall Mansion, on Brettons Bay.
Miss venia M Kellar of Washing |
ton, D. c., State home demonstration |
agent of College Park extension serv-
ice, was the guest of honor on We'd
nesday afternoon at the Charles |
County Rural Woman's County Coun- |
Gil annual luncheon, held at the Brent |
Hall of the Sacred Heart School, in |
La Plata. Speakers included Rev. |
Francis A. Gray, rector of Christ p. E. |
Church, at Chaptico, Md, who spoke |
or living conditions in China. Mrs |
S. Linton, president of the council, |
received the guests, assisted by Mrs. |
Paul Eschner, president of the La
Plata Women's Club, whose members
served the luncheon.
Mrs. B. A. Southerland, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Davis and Mrs c. E. Posey. with
Mrs. Thomas Edwards. all of Marbury,
have returned to their homes after
spending some time in Philadelphia,
Pa, as the guests of friends there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Donald and
their son, Mr.. Robert Donald of CAL
vert County, have left to spend the
Winter at Punta Garda, Fla. They