Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
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County Fair
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! brilliant Hist
Pageant.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, September
28.-This afternoon large fair was
held in Charles County, preceded by
q brilliant and historic pageant, "Dr.
Mudd," written and directed by Mrs.
Kathleen Reed Coontz of Washington.
The pageant showed important epi-
sodes in this physicians life. includ-
ing the time he set the broken leg of
John Wilkes Booth in his old home
near Bryantown after Booth shot
President Lincoln in Ford's Theater.
The pageant was given before the
third Court Of the Magic Weed and
Queen NicOtinia, represented by Miss
Eleanor j. Digges of La Plata, who
was crowned with appropriate cere-
monies by Senator George A. Rad
cliffe of Maryland. The queens court
was made up Of princesses from each
of the five Southern Maryland
counties. Miss Mary Gwynn Hamil-
ton of Washington, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. G. E. Hamilton of this city.
representing st. Marys. Marylands
mother county; Miss Virginia Ham,
NETT, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Hammett, representing Calvert;
Miss Virginia Chew. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Chew. representing
Anne Arundel, and Miss Elizabeth
Mattingly. daughter of Judge and
Mrs. William c. Mattingly represent
ing Prince Georges. A luncheon was
given the official party preceding the
affair and following the second and
last presentation Of the pageant the
coronation ball was held tonight at
historic old Wallston manor. Thou
sands attended the affairs, and a
number of dinner parties were given
preceding the evening performance,
with cocktail parties after the ball.
Tonight large old fashioned calico
ball was given by the Young Peoples
Society of the Oakley All-Saints' P. E.
Church in its hall, decorated to rep
resent the inside of a barn. Mrs.
George Knott, president of the So
ciety. assisted by Miss Lettie Marshall
Dent. Miss Fanny 10 Dent. Mrs. Maria
K. Palmer and Mrs. j. M. B. Wood
row. assisted in receiving.
Mr.. Luther L. Wilmington of Prince
Frederick announces the engagement
OF his daughter, Edna Earle, to Mr..
Woodrow Wilson King of Owings,
Calvert County. The date for the
wedding has not been set.
State Senator j. Allen Coad of St.
| Marys County and Mrs. Coad, accom-
panied by Mrs. Coad's daughter, Mrs.
Clara Hyatt Hodgson, and her two
sons, Dana Hodgson and Hyatt Hodg-
son. sailed today from Quebec for
England on the Empress of Britain.
Their two young sons will enter an
American school in Switzerland for
the Winter season. The Senator and
Mrs. Coad will spend several months
in England.
Mrs. Matte H. Key of Washington
this week is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bascom Broun at their place, Towne
House, overlooking Bretton's Bay. Mrs.
Key was mistress of Tudor Hall in
this city before the death of Joseph
H. Key.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knight and
their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wilson
Knight. spent some time at their place,
Rose Bank, on Bretton's Bay. They
left Wednesday for their homes in
Evanston, Ill
| Rear Admiral and Mrs. Emory S.
/ Land Of Washington spent the first
of the week with Col. William G. Fay.
U. S. M. c., retired. and Mrs Fay at
their place, Mulberry Fields. on the
Lower Potomac River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Perry of Wash
! ington were with Mrs. Perry's parents
MI. and Mrs. Oscar Hancock, at Helen
the first of this week.
| Mrs. Walter Briscoe has returned
after spending a week with her cousin
Miss Kit Thomas, in Washington Miss
Thomas celebrated her 98th birthday
anniversary September 81. She was
born at Cremona on the Patuxent
River, in st. Marys County. in 1887
and how makes her home in Washing.
ton with relatives. Special service:
of thanksgiving were held Septembel
| 81 in her honor at Huntersville. where
she had been a lifelong member Of
the All Faith P. E. Church, conducted
by the rector. Rev. Franklin Lee Met
calf. and attended by many of he
friends in St. Marys County.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Bailey of Baysid,
entertained at dinner the first of thi
week. Mrs. Eugene A. Costello ant
her son, Mr.. E. A. Costello, jr.. ane
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Bailey and Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Poole of Washington. Mr.
Bailey has just passed the Maryland
bar examinations and will practic,
law in st. Marys County.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Wood of Love-
willie announce the marriage of their
daughter Mary Agnes to Mr.. How