Evening star., 1935-03-24
Pilgrim $ Society
Chapter to Hold
Feast Tomorrow
First Banquet of New Unit
at Leonardtown Will In.
clude Many Visitors.

The Pilgrims Society, members of the
st. Mary's Chapter, will hold its first
banquet Maryland day. Monday, at
o'clock at Hotel St. Mary's. Invita-
issued to the members and officers of
both the Washington ard Baltimore
units to attend. Mrs. James Fenner
Lee, who is a member of the local
chapter. will lend her famous Lee
heirloom silver.
The guest speakers at the banquet
will be the Rev. John La Fargo of
New York City and Rev. Joseph Sher-
idan Knight, both directors of the
Pilgrims Society, with Mr. A. F. King
of this city as toastmaster.
Mrs. Wilmer Matthews will sing,
assisted at the piano by Miss Helene
Greenwell. Among the guests of hon.
or from Washington invited will be
Miss Sarah Lee, president of the
Washington Chapter of Pilgrims; Mrs.
w. E. Montgomery, historian OF the
Washington Chapter, and Miss Mar
garetta Hazard. Mrs. A. F. King,
secretary of the local chapter, is
chairman of the reservations and ar
rangementS for the banquet. Some 60
members of the local chapter will
attend. and Mrs. A. S. Gardiner, pres
ident of the local unit, will head the
reception Committee.
Mrs. Frederic A. GOdcharleS OF
Milton, Pa, who is spending some
time at her estate, Felicity on the
Wicomico, entertained eight guests at
luncheon, followed by bridge, Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Scott Wheritt of Pitts
burgh is at her estate at st, Mary's
City, Md, for this week. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Albert KeiSter,
member of the Pittsburgh Women's
City Club, who spent the first of this
week with her. Saturday evening Mrs.
Wheritt and Mrs. Keister were the
guests in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
James S. Carr entertained at dinner
dance at their estate, Pine Shadows,
in st. Marys City.
Capt. James M. Duke, U. S. A,
stationed at Fort Myer. Va, and Mrs.
Duke and their family spent the first
OF thi{ week with Capt. Dukes foster
parenS. DR.. and Mrs Leonard B.
Johnssn. in Morganza, Md.
Mis-, Ruth Marie Cooper, daughter
of Mr. sand Mrs. Cloyd Cooper of Bret
tons Fay Farm, recently returned to
her home here, after serving as
page to the State D. A. R. Congress,
held last week in Baltimore.
Dr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Chapman
of Washington spent the first of this
week as guests Of Mr. and Mrs Charles
S. Myers a. Journeys End in BrettonS
Bay.
Miss Laura Mae Church with her
aunt, Mrs. Leila Mattingly Hodges.
both of Washington, spent the first
of this week with Judge William c.
Mattingly of this city. Miss Church
was among those also taking part in
a fox chase at Point Lookout early
Sunday morning, when Capt. Willie
Nash, master of hounds, held fox
hunt in the first district along the
Chesapeake Bay shore line Others
taking an active part in the hunt
were Mr.. Bascoun Broun, Mr.. Francis
Mattingly, Miss Miriam Drury, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Goldsborough, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcguire Mattingly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Ratledge and Mr.. Thomas
Bond, jr., all of St. Marys County.
Mrs. A. F. King and her only son.
Francis King will leave the lst of
April to spend two months in Florida.
Mrs. Thomas A. Mckay of Arlington
on Brettons Bay Wednesday afternoon
was hostess to eight guests at bridge
and tea. Thursday she had as her
guests Mrs. Julius johnson, wife of
the county agent, and Mr.. Carl Ellis,
both of Bushwood, who remained to
tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Perry of Wash
ington were guests at dinner Sunday
of Mrs. Perry's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Hancock, at Helen, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Adams have
returned to Mechanicsville, Md. after
spending few days this week with
Mrs. Adams brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams, in
Baltimore. Mrs. Adams, accompanied
by Mrs. William Mattingly of Trent
Hall and Mrs. Lula Adams of Me-
chanicsville, were among those who
spent public Tuesday" in Leonard
town this week.
Mrs. Gibson of Washington, form
erly of Chaptico and the wife of the
late Rev. J. P. Gibson of ST. Marys
County, spent several days this week
in st. Marys County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seward Bacon of
Washington spent the first few days
of this week with States Attorney
and Mrs. John H. T. Briscoe in the
North End.
Mrs. Fanny Dent Bush of Balti-
more was the dinner guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Benjamin Duke, Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. r. Jennie Bowen, who spent
the Winter months with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Harry Demmitt. in Balti-
more, is at Tulip Hill, at Owings,
where she will spend the Spring
months with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs, joseph j,