Evening star., 1936-10-18
Weddings
In Southern
Maryl a I'd
Miss Drury and Miss
Bailey Are Brides
of Week.
EONARDTOWN, Md. October
l7.-Former Treasurer OF st.
Marys County and Mrs. Joseph
Il PanAdicf DrllrV of this City


l7.-Former Treasurer OF ST.
Marys County and Mrs. Joseph
IL Benedict Drury OF this city
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miriam Elizabeth, to Mr.. Upton
Brumbaugh Thompson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice c. Thompson OF
HOLLYWOOD, st. Marys County, Nd,
which took place Monday morning IN
St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church.
A nuptial mass was celebrated by the
rector, the Rev. Joseph Sheridan
Knipht. who oficiated. Miss Ellen
Hayden played the wedding music
and Mr.. William Alexander Loker, son
Of Judge and Mrs. William M. Loker,
sang solos during the ceremony. The
church was decorated with fern and
white cosmos. The bride was escorted
by her father and wore blue crepe,
with q blue velvet hat and carried
bouquet Of yellow roses and blue DEL
phiums. Miss Helen Combs, her maid
of honor, was dressed in grape
colored crepe with a brown velvet nat
and carried q bouquet OF deep laVen-
der chrysanthemums. Mr.. William
Bovles OF Hollywood, Md, was best
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson lett
Immediately after the ceremony Tor
a wedding trip and on their return
will make their home at Hollywood.
The bride is q graduate OF the st.
Mary's Academy, an instructor at 81,
Johns Parochial School, and a tai
snted musician.
Miss Laura Mae Church OF WASH
ington is spending this week with
Judge and Mrs. William c. Mattingly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bascum Broun, who
made a short tour of the Northern
Neck of Virginia to Portsmouth, Va,
have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Sypher OF
Washington are spending few days
with Mrs. ]. Allen Coad, wife OF the
State Senator, at her estate, Porto
Bello, on St. Marys River.
Mrs. S. Paul Hayden, who spent
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. L. r.
Beck in Washington, is again In her
home on the Washington Boulevard.
One of the early Fall weddings in
st. Marys County was that OF MISS
Dorothy Bailey, daughter OF Capt.
and Mrs Matt Bailey of River Springs,
Md, and Mr.. j. Fulton Abel, jr., son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fulton Abel OF
Compton, Mo, which took place on
Monday morning in the Sacred Heart
Roman Catholic Church at Bushwood.
with the nuptial mass being said by
the rector, the Rev. S. j. Ruokte. The
wedding music was sung by the Sacred
Heart School choir. Autumn leaves
and Fall flowers with lighted cathedral
candles were used in the church. The
bride was escorted by her father.
She was gowned in white satin gown
on princess lines, with long train,
and her veil was arranged in cap
effect. She wore pearl necklace
and bracelet, which were heirlooms of
her family. and carried a white pray
er book Miss Genevieve Bailey. Sis
ter OF the bride, was her maid OF
honor She wore gown of blue vel
vet with small blue hat, and carried
white Gala lilies. The brides other
attendants were Mrs. Blanche Nc
Cormick of Washington and Miss
Catherine Abel, of Compton, Md,
sister of the bridegroom, who wore
blue taffeta, with old-faShioned bon
nets set back on their heads, and Miss
Lucie Ann Dunbar Of Ridge, Nd, who
was in red taffeta, with red velvet
hat. Mr.. Frank Abel, brother of the
bridegroom, was his best man and the
pr1 ~ Or
ents. Md; Mr.. William Herbert of Dy-
nard, Md, and Mr.. Paul Colona of
Mechanicsville. Nd. Due to the ILL
ness of the brides mother the recep-
ton was held in the home of the
bridegroom's parents. After the re-
ception Mr.. and Mrs. Abel left for a
wedding trip when the bride wore a
brown sports suit. with small brown
hat. On their return they will make
their home at Compton, Md The
bride Is graduate of st. Mary's
Academy.
Mrs. Anna Mae Melton Of Wash
ington is spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Abel at their estate,
Bayside, on st. Clements Bay. Mrs.
3ncieOhA w do Vic SucSI at ulIlueT i ueS-
day in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Lee Mattingly OF Buena Vista en-
tertained.
Miss Rita Cooksey, accompanied by
her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Jones.
have returned for the Winter season
in Washington after spending the
Summer in La Plata.
Mr.. G. Morgan Knight of this city
was host at card party Sunday eve
ming in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hunt Of Loveyille, Md, Sheriff
OF Charles County and Mrs. Russell
T. Howard of Woodland Acres. Mr.,
and Mrs. Jack Goldsborough and Mr..
Allison Wilmer of this city and Miss
Catherine Abel of Compton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Fowler of
Owings, Md. announce the marriage
Of their daughter Leila Marion to Mr..
George Ernest Knapp of Washington
September rs in the Calvary Methodist
Church parsonage, at Owings, the
rector, the Rev. Frank Stulman, off,
ciating. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp left
by motor Immediately after the cere-
mony for New York. They will reside
in Washington.
Mrs. j. E. N. Brenner of this city
Is spending a month with her daugh-
tef, Mrs. G. B. Dent, in Washington.