Evening star., 1935-02-03
Shedding Parties
Hold Interest in
St. Marys County
Valentine Dance at Leon
ardtown Is Outstanding
Southern Maryland Social
Event.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, February
2.-Society this week in st. Marys
County and Southern Maryland in
general is enjoying its first chance
for sleighing and hundreds of sled
ding parties have been enjoyed, last
ing into the morning hours.
One of the interesting social events
to be held here will be the Valentine
dance February IA in the Duke audi
torium. The dance will be given oy
members of the Leonardtown Volun-
teer Fire Department. In charge OF
the affair are Mrs. B. B. Love, Jr,
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Hayden
King. Mr.. william Redman and Mr..
Frank Sterling. Members OF the
Women's Auxiliary of the department
will assist in decorating the audi
torium and in receiving guests.
The members of the Margaret Brent
High School Parent AsSocia-
ton will hold their annual benefit
card party in the school auditorium
at Helen February 8. Mrs. Henry
Burroughs, president of the association.
will head the Reception Committee,
assisted by the other members Of the
association. Mrs. Mae Key Barnes
has been appointed chairman OF the
Prize Committee and Mrs. Clarence
Guy chairman of the RefreShment
Committee.
This week has been busy one here
socially as large dance was held on
Tuesday evening by the Republican
Club of St. Marys County at Hotel
St. Marys. 1t was largely attended by
members of both the Republican and
Democratic parties. Later the Leon
ard Hall alumni held a large benefit
card party Thursday evening in the
school in honor of the schools silver
jubilee.
Last evening large reunion dance
was held by the Leonard Hall alumni
in the Duke auditorium, attended by
many former students and graduates
of the school. The guests came from
all sections of the United States, with
their sons and daughters, making it
a gala affair and one of the largest
reunion dances ever to be held in all
of Southern Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Edward Mere
dith of Charlotte Hall, Md. who spent
10 days in Miami, Fla. returned to
their home in st. Marys County this
week
Mrs. Rose Loker Raley and her son,
Mr.. Dyer Raley, who have spent sew
eral years at their home in Leonard
town, have left to spend few months
in New York City. where Mrs. Raley
will take an apartment. She will re-
turn here the first of the Summer to
remain for the season. She will be
joined in New York by her son, Mr..
Loker Raley, who is a poet and radio
performer and who preceded her
to New York by some months.
Mrs. Frederic A. Godcharles, wife
of the former State librarian of Penn
sylvania, who is now in residence at
Felicity, her old family home over
looking the Wicomico River near
Chaptico, Md, has had as her guest
for 10 days Mrs. C. A. Eckebert, wife
of the city manager of Hanover. Pa
Mrs. Eckebert was Joined by her hus-
band Sunday. They returned to
Pennsylvania Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Latham, on
South Washington street, entertained
at supper party in their home Sun
day evening in honor of Miss Mary
Agnes Dixon of Washington, D. c.;
Mr.. Thomas Burch of Hughesville and
Mr.. Gus Owens of La Plata, Md.
Miss Mary Gwyn Hamilton, for
merly of this city and now of Wash
ington, spent the first of this week
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Hamilton, on North Washington
street. She also was among those
who attended the annual st. Mary's
Academy banquet held at Hotel st.
Marys, LeonardtoWn.
Announcement was made this week
of the marriage of Miss Carrie Bailey,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fenny
Bailey Of River Springs, Md, and
Mr. Alfred Russell of Compton. Md,
January "a In the Holy Angels Ro-
man Catholic Church, Avenue, Md.
Nuptial mass was celebrated by the
rector, the Rev. Father S. J. Rudkte,
S. j., before a gathering of relatives
and intimate friends. Miss Mar
garet Russell was the maid of honor
and Mr.. Paul Gibson acted as the
best man to the bridegroom. Follow
ing Northern honeymoon the bridal
couple will make their home at
Compton.
Mrs. Hubert Footner. wife of the
well-known author, and her son, Mr.
George Footner, formerly of Calvert
County and now of Baltimore, Md,
spent the first of this week with Mrs.
T. w. Marsh of Prince Frederick,
Md. They were accompanied down
by DR.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Turner
of New York, who motored the four
some down.
Mr.. John w. Jones and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Theodore w. Dent, and her
twin sons, now of WASHINGTON u q