Evening star., 1935-03-31
Leonardtown Benefit
Planned by Auxiliary
OF Volunteer Firemen
Gard Party Will Be Held
Tomorrow Night Miss
Files Wedding Set for
April s.

IEoNARDTOWN. Md. March 80.
The members of the Women's Aux
iliary to the Leonardtown Volunteer
Fire Departmest, which serves all St.
Marys County and frequently is called
to other parts Of Southern Mary
land, will hold benefit card party
Monday evening at o'clock in the
fire house on Fenwick st. eet here. This
party comes as a pleasant interlude
during the Lenten season and
Is expected to draw a large number
of society folks from all parts Of
the five counties. Mrs Dale Cropper,
president Of the auxiliary, will head
the Reception Committee and is ar
ranging the affair, assisted by other
members of the auxiliary: Mrs. Nettie
Morgan and Mrs. B. B. Love, jr.,
serving on the Prize Committee, with
Mrs Harry NJ Jones, wife of this
city's postmaster; Mrs. Taylor F.
Johnston, Mrs. Frank Latham and
Mrs. Lewis Graves, composing the
Refreshment Committee.
to many is that of Miss Gwendolyn
Files and Rev. Jack B. Taylor Of
Oak Hall, Va, which will take place
April in the Solomons M. E. Church,
there, before distinguished company.
Miss Files is a member of the faculty
of the SolomonS Grammar School and
a number of parties are being given in
honor of the young couple. Saturday,
March %, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Lore,
entertained at a dinner party for
them, the number of guests including
the members of the Solomons Gram
mar School faculty.
Forty members of the Pilgrims Of
st. Marys Society attended the ban
Quet at Hotel st. Marys, Monday
evening in honor of Maryland day.
Its three INST distinguished guests
speakers were the society's president
general, Mr.. Franklin Sand of Wash
1ngton, who is now headmaSter of the
Newman School in New Jersey; the
Rev. Joseph Sheridan Knight, pastor
of the st. Aloysius' Roman Catholic
Church, in this city, and Mr.. Frederic
A. Godcharles of Milton, Pa, former
State librarian of Pennsylvania and
author of a history of the State of
Pennsylvania recently released. Mr.. A.
F. King was toastmaster. The table was
decorated with red carnations and
maiden hair fern, and the famous
Lee family silver which was lent by
one of the Pilgrims. Mrs. Jamee Fen
ner Lee, treasurer Of the society.
The arrangements for the affair were
made by Mrs. A. F. King, secretary
Of the Pilgrims Of ST. Marys Society.
Mrs. Louis Nathanson has returned
from Trenton, N. j., where she went
to greet her first grandchild, a daugh-
ter born to ner Son-in- law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. David Dietz, March
Is. Mrs. Dietz before her marriage
four years ago was Miss Rosalie Ma
thanSon Of this city and Baltimore
She is a graduate of the MARYLAND
University and Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and took the leading role in a
number of plays in Baltimore and at
the University of Maryland. Before
her marriage she was on the editorial
staff of the Washington Daily News
Mrs. Dietz IS chairman of the Cure
and Prevention of War in Trenton
N. J.
Miss Mary Agnes Dixon of Wash
1ngton is spending this week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mckay at
their place. Arlington on Brettons Bay.
Mrs. L. L. Parlett of Mechanicsville,
Md, entertained eight guests at lunch
con followed by bridge Thursday.
Mrs. Maria Briscoe returned to her
home the first of this week after
spending two weeks with her cousin
Miss Mary Mitchell, in Washington
and formerly Of historic Cremona on
the Patuxent River. Mrs. Briscce ac-
companied Miss Mitchell to Charles
ton, S. c., where they made a brief
visit. Mrs. Briscoe is secretary to the
Women's Auxiliary of the st. Mary's
Hospital here.
Miss Dorothy Smith, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Umphrey Smith of
Hollywood, and Mr.. John Calvin Kirby
of Baltimore, formerly of st. Marys
County, we're married Saturday morn
ing, March l6, at 10 o'clock in the
home of the brides parents in Holly
wood. The ceremoney was performed
by Rev. Milton B. Crish, pastor of the
Joy M. E. Church in Hollywood Miss
Mildred Kiroy, sister of the BRIDE
groom, was the maid of honor, and Mr.
Sherman Smith, brother of the bride,
acted as best man. Fifty guests at
tended the ceremony, which was fol-
lowed by wedding breakfast. The
bridal couple spent their wedding trip
in New York City and other Northern
points. On their return they will re-
side at 4019 Garrison avenue in Balti-
more. Mrs. Kirby is a graduate of the
Great Mills High School.
Mrs. Robert M. Hunt of Annapolis
Is spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. M. Hunt, jr., at their home in
Loveville, Md.
Mrs. John G. Leckie of Prince
Frederick, Md, announces the mar
riage Of her daughter, Sara Gould, to
MIR. Thomas A. Powell, February 6
in Philadelphia, Pa.
Md, is the guest this week of Mrs. j.
Edmunds at College Park, Md.
Mrs. w. Bruce Matthews of La
Plata left this week to spend some
time with her parents in Griffin, Ga.
DR.. Louis Dippell, on the staff of
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
sad Mrs. Dippell spent the first of
this week as guests of Mrs. Dippell's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Thomas
Bond at Rector on the Patuxent.
Miss Ruth Copsey and Mrs. Charles
West. both of Charles County, are en-
route to visit historical points of in.
terest in the Northwest.
Mrs. George e. Hamilton enter.
ea1ned eight guests at luncheon Tues
day afternoon with bridge following