Evening star., 1936-10-25
S O u t h ern
NJ Maryl a n d
Society Busy
Calendar Is Being
Hard Pressed by
Election Activities.

Election AcClVlLloS.
T EoNARDTowN, Md, October
24.-Society of st. Marys
County and Southern Mary
- land has been hard pressed to
keep up with this weeks and today's
social calendar combined with elec-
ton activities.
Col. Garland w. Fay, retired, and
Mrs. Fay will remain at their estate,
Mulberry Fields. on the Lower Poto-
mac for the Winter months for the
first time in number of years. Since
the recent death OF Mrs. Fay's father
in Colorado Springs, she will not
spend the Winter in the West.
Mrs. Charles Bailey of Tall Tim
bers, Md, who has been spending the
past week in Washington with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Burns of Chevy Chase,
has Just returned to her home in st.
Marys for the Winter.
A wedding of much social interest
in Southern Maryland and especially
to st. Marys County was that of Miss
Catherine Alice Costello, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Costello of Balti-
more, Md, and Mr.. William Stanley
Burroughs, son of former Judge Rob-
ert S. Burroughs and Mrs. Burroughs
of MechanicSville. The marriage took
place at O'Clock on october II in st.
Paurs Roman Catholic Church in
Baltimore.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore white
satin gown with long train and a
veil forming q coronet effect. She
carried a bridal bouquet Of white roses.
Miss Henrietta Burroughs OF Balti-
more, cousin of the bridegroom, who
was the maid of honor, wore a green
satin gown. made on princess lines,
and a small hat of the same shade
as her dress and carried golden-col-
ored dahliaS. Mr.. Eddie Flaphmen-
nash of Baltimore, Md, was the
bridegroom's best man.
Following the ceremony large re-
ception was held at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Cos
tello, parents of the bride. assisted in
receiving the guests, as did Mr.. and
Mrs. Burroughs, the bridegroom's par
ents, and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Bur-
roughs of Mechanicsville, brother-in-
law and sister of the bridegroom.
Among the out-of-town guests at
tending were Mr. and Mrs. Monty
DevonS, Mr.. Albert Herman and Mr..
E Deshaw, all of Washington. and
Mr. Dorsey Bryan OF Richmond. Va.
The bride wore as her travelling
costume green tweed sport ensemble
with matching accessories. After a
Wedding trip to Niagara Falls Mr.. and
Mrs. Burroughs will make their home
at 1919 Twenty-first street in Wash
ington. The bride is a graduate of
Central High School and attended
the business college of Strayers in
Baltimore, while the bridegroom was
graduated from the MechanicSville
High School, did postgraduate work
at Charlotte Hall Military School at
Charlotte Hall, Md, and attended
Strayer's Business College in Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Knight of
Rosebank, their estate on BrettonS
Bay, entertained at a cocktail party
Sunday in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert knight of Evanston, Ill, who
were their house guets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hance of
Prince Frederick, Md, have returned
after spending a fortnight in New
York City and Elizabeth City, N. j,
visiting friends.
Another wedding of much interest
TO Southern Maryland took place
this morning at 10 o'clock in the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart, in Wash
ington, and was celebrated with a
high nuptial mass by the Rev. Father
John S. Spence, was that of Miss Mary
Blanche Gardiner, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph SimmS
Gardiner, both of Charles County,
and Mr.. Eugene S. Burroughs. jr.,
son of Mrs. Eugene S. Burroughs and
the late Mr.. Burroughs of Oden-
ton, Md.
The bride entered the church with
her brother, Mr.. Cecil Gardiner, who
gave her in marriage. The maid Of
honor was Miss Naomi Carrico and
Mr.. J. Armistead Burroughs acted as
his brothers best man. The ushers
were Mr.. Joseph Burroughs and Mr..
Dwight Burroughs, brothers Of the
bridegroom; Mr.. Reeves Blandford,
cousin of the bridegroom, and Mr..
Eugene Summers, cousin of the bride.
Following the ceremony large re-
ception was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Schum, brother-in-law and
sister of the bride, their home in
Washington. A large number Of
showers have been given in the
brides honor by Miss Carrico. Mrs.
H. Stanley Stine at Indian Spring
Country Club, and Mrs. ]. Lowell Nc
Kinnay of Southbroom Courts. The
young couple on their return from
their wedding trip will reside in South
ern Maryland.
Mrs. Frank Gibson and her small
daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Gibson of
Prince Frederick, who have been
spending the past month at News
Ferry, Va, as the guests of Mrs. Paul
Jones, have just returned to their
home.
Mrs. G. Morgan knight, ST., on
Monday was hostess to the members oi
the Women's Republican Club at her
home on North Washington street
Mrs. Knight is chairman of the club
a member of the st. Marys County
School Board, and the newly appoint
ed chairman of the American Red
Cross Chapter Of st. Marys.
Miss Julia Lybrook of Hampton, Va.
this week is the house guest of her
brother and sister-in-law, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Robert Lybrook, at Woodland
Acres, on the La Plata Pike.
Capt. and Mrs. Grant Shepard oi
Charleston, S. c., have just arrived al
Araby and will open the old estate fol
;ok,