Evening star., 1937-09-26
Social Notes
OfSOuthern
Maryland
Miss Mattingly's
Engagement
Announced.
EONARDTOWN, Md, September
25.-Mr. and Mrs. Alan Mat

~ engagement of their daughter
Margaret to Mr.. James Alvey. son of
Mrs. Lottie Alvey of Clements. Md.
The wedding will take place early in
October in the st. Joseph's Rom~n
Catholic Church, Morganza, Md.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick MoWil-
Iams of Dynard will entertain at din
ner tomorrow in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett McWilliams of Wash
tngton.
Miss Helena Seirtfert. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. August Seirtfert Of Bal
timore. and Mr.. Joseph L. Gardiner,
son of Mr. and Mrs Ignatius Gardiner
of Bryantown, Md, were married Sep
tember 8 in the Church of the Good
Council in Baltimore.
Mrs. Joseph Buckart, sister of the
bride, was the matron of honor. The
best man was Mr.. Paul Gardiner of
Washington brother of the bride
groom. Mr.. Francis Gardiner and Mr..
George Gardiner, twin brothers of the
bridegroom, were the ushers.
Following the ceremony breakfast
was held at the Belvedere Hotel. Later
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner left on a we'd
ding trip to the New England States
and upon their return will make their
home in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Herbert,
jr., of Washington are spending today
and tomorrow with Mr.. Herberts
mother at her home in Dynard. Mr..
and Mrs Herbert were married in
the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic
Church at Bushwood, Nd, August %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
Entertain at Party.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson Knight enter
tanned at a cocktail party Thursday
evening at their estate, Rose Bank, on
Brettons Bay.
Miss Betty Mitchell. daughter Of
Chief Judge Walter j. Mitchell of the
seventh judicial circuit of Southern
Maryland, entertained at cocktail
party Sunday afternoon in honor of
Miss Mary Elizabeth Rockwell of
Washington and Lieut.. Melvin w.
Wood, U. S. NJ whose marriage will
take place october in ST. Adams
Church in Washington. Miss Mitchell
will be a bridesmaid at the wedding.
Miss Rockwell is the granddaughter of
the late Gen. L. A. Wilmer Of this city.
Mrs. Irving Drury CLANCY has issued
Invitations to the marriage of her
daughter, Elizabeth Talbot, to Mr.
Charles Percival Merric, jr., Friday
afternoon, october /. at O'Clock, in
the st. James P. E. Church at Tracey S
Landing, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Knight enter
tanned at dinner Sunday in honor of
Mrs. H. D. Bush and Miss Anna Mae
Boyd of this city.
Mrs. Louise H. Williams of CLANCY.
Md, and Mr.. George W. Wolf of Bal
timore we're married September in
Towson, Md Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf will
make their home in Baltimore.
The wedding of Miss Alberta Mae
Mattingly, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Mattingly, and Mr.. John Robert
McGill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
McGill of Hollywood, Md, took place
Sunday at o'clock in the morning
in st. Johns Roman Catholic Church
in Hollywood. the Rev. Joseph John
son, S. j., officiating.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Mr.. Spencer WAL
lace, wore a blue crepe gown with
matching accessories. Miss Bernadette
Mattingly, niece of the bride, was maid
of honor. Mr. and Mrs. McGill will
make their home in Hollywood.
MIR. and Mrs. Bunting
Hosts at Dinner Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe Bunting en-
tertained at dinner Sunday in the
home in Prince Frederick, Md, in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. George Page
West of Ruxton and Maj. and Mrs.
Edwin S. Wren and their young son of
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. p T. Graves and Mrs
M. F. Hopkins had as their guests
Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Early
and their son, Herbert Early, jr and
Mrs. Frank McLoughland of Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Abel had as
their guests at dinner Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. M. C.. Vought and Mr.. and Mrs
l.. P Williams of Washington.
Mrs. Sarah E. Jones has closed her
home at La Plata and left to spend
the Winter in Washington.
Mr.. William Sterling will return to
his home in Washington tomorrow
after spending his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs L. j. Sterling in
Leonardtown.
Miss Cecilia Spalding of Pomfret,
Md, is spending a month with Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Middleton of WASH
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thomas of
Chaptico, Md, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Elizabeth Susan, to
Mr.. Joseph Carroll Wathen, son of Mr..
j. Raley Wathen and the late Mrs.
Wathen of Morganza, Nd, which took
place August 26 in the st. Joseph's Ro-
man Catholic Church, the Rev. Joseph
Murphy, S. j., of Philadelphia off,
ciating. Mr.. and Mrs Wathen are
making their home with the bride
groom's father in Morganza.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. West Russell and
their daughters, the Misses Alice, Olive
and Eloise Russell, and Mr.. John
Blackstone of Washington will be the
guests in whose honor Mrs. Alice B
Blackstone will entertain at dinner
tomorrow at her estate, Ocean Hall
on the Wicomico River
Mrs. Agatha Thompson of WASH
ington is the house guest of Mrs WAL
ter Thompson of Bel Alton this month