Evening star., 1935-06-23
Miss Ellis
To Wed in
St. Marys
Daugh h ter of Late
Capt. and Mrs. Ellis
Will Be Bride of
Joseph Ellis.

SVANS As4~S
Invitations are being issued this week
for the wedding Of Miss Elizabeth
Ellis of Washington, daughter OF the
late Capt. and Mrs. George Ellis OF
River Springs, Md, and Mr.. Joseph
Ellis of Washington, son OF Mr.. carr
Ellis of Bushwood, Md, this county,
Thursday morning, June n. the cere-
mony will be performed at 9 o'clock IN
the Sacred Heart Roman Catnohc
Church, Bushwood, the rector Right
Rev. S. ]. Rudkte officiating. More
than 400 guests from washington,
Baltimore and all sections Of Southern
Maryland have been invited. FOLLOW
ing the ceremony and mass, a large
reception will be held in the nome
of the bridegroom's father, after WHICH
the Young couple will leave for a
Northern wedding trip. and on their
return will make their home In wash
ington.
Former County Commissioner and
Mrs. Philip T. Graves of Laurel Grove
will have with them for fortnight
their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Miessell and their only
child, Billy, of Norfolk, Va. and Mr..
and Mrs. H. z. Henzel of Cleveland,
Ohio, who will arrive June 20.
An approaching wedding Of inter-
est is that of Miss Reva Mildred Shu-
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Shuman of Scotland, in st.
Marys County, and Mr.. Albert j. Kra-
mer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kra-
mer of Winchester, Va, which viii
take place Sunday evening, June 80,
at 6 o'clock In the New Howard Hotel
In Baltimore, Rabbi Tabok officiating
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father and will have as her
| flower girl little Sonia Bremmer, and
as the ring bearer young brother
of the bride, Joseph Shuman. Mr..
Louis Shuman, brother of the bride.
will be the best man. Immediately
following the ceremony dinner Tor
over 200 guests attending the cere-
mony will be served, and dance Will
follow. The bride-elect has been given
a surprise shower and luncheon by
members of the Consumers, Advisory
Board of the N. r. A. and another
group of friends several weeks ago
She Is a graduate Of the Roosevelt
High School in Washington. Mr.
Kramer Is q title attorney for the De-
partment Of Agriculture at Harrison
burg and Winchester, Va, and is a
graduate of the University Of Vir-
qinia and Winchester High School
Following their wedding trip the young
couple will make their home at Har-
risonburg, Va.
The Governor Of Maryland and
Mrs. Harry w. Nice were guests ot
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Spence Howard ano
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Bennett al
their estate, st. Marys Manor, at st
Marys City, Sunday afternoon. June
Is, at tea, following the exercises held
to celebrate founders day at Trinity
! P. E. Church there.
Gov. Nice was invited by the vestry
and rector Of the church, the Rev
Nelson Maconomy. to be the guest
speaker. as well as the Rev. DR.. @
warfield Hobbs, executive secretary o
the department Of publicity of th'
National Council Of the Episcopa
Church, now Of New York City. Thil
was the first time that Gov. Nice anC
Mr.. Hobbs, who were schoolmates, hac
met for O number Of years. Fol-
lowing the tea Gov. Nice and his ON
cial party boarded the State yach'
Dupont, on which they came to st
Marys City. Before the tea Gov. anc
Mrs. Nice paid their very first visit
to the reproduction of the State House
Of 1876, which is on the site Of Mary.
lands first capitol, and inspeo ed the
building, being escorted around ano
shown through by Mr.. John Lancas.
ter, custodian Of the structure.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T. v. O'Connor oi
Washington have returned to their es'
tate on Brettons Bay, across from
Leonardtown, and opened their homt
for the Summer. They have with
them their son and daughter -in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven O'Connor oi
Washington, who will spend the Sum.
mer with them. They are entertain
ing this week, as their guests, Mr.. Rob-
ert Buddy Roach and Mr.. Joseph
Lawrence, both Of Buffalo. Mr.. T. v
O'Connor was chairman Of the Unitet
States Shipping Board during Presi-
dent Hoover's administration.
Mrs. William whittingham Black.
istone had as her guests the first o.
this week her brother-in-law and sis.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. s. West Russell anc
their two daughters and the former.
son, DR.. william Blackstone o.
Washington, and Miss Phyllis Stim.
field of Indiana. Mrs. Blackstone
entertained her guests in her home
Ocean Hall, on the Wicomico, built ir
the year 1884
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald J. Barry, jr.
of Atlantic City and their infant Sor
have arrived in st. Marys County anc
opened their place, Maycroft, on st
Clements Bay, for the Summer. They