Evening star., 1939-12-24
Social News
Of Southern
Maryland
Many Leonardtowr
Families to Have
Holiday Guests


Judge and Mrs. William c. Mattingly
will entertain at Christmas dinner
Monday for Mrs. Leila M. Hodges
and her sister, Mrs. L. M. Church
OF Washington, and Mrs. Churchs
daughter, Miss Laura Mae Church
Of New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul j. Bailey of
Clements will motor tomorrow to
spend Christmas Day with Mrs. Lii
Ian Bailey in Washington.
Mrs. Alice B. Blackstone of Ocean
Hall on the Wicomico tomorrow will
go to Washington to spend the
Christmas season with her brother
1n-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs S.
West Russell. and Mrs. Blackstone S
sons, Mr.. John Blackstone and Mr..
]. Frank Blackstone,
Of Leonardtown, Md, today an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Anna Nathanson,
formerly of Washington and now
of Baltimore, to Mr. Joseph Wigod-
ner Shapiro, son of Mrs. Bessie w.
Shapiro and the late Oscar Sha-
piro of Baltimore. Miss Nathanson
attended st. Mary's Academy in
Leonardtown. No date has been
set for the wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Mattingly
OF this city will entertain at din
ner Christmas Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Nebel, Mr.. Berkman Mattingly,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thoms and
Mr. and Mrs. Cathell Mattingly, all
Of Washington.
Miss Katherine Mitchell
To Wed Mr.. A. P. Clagett, Jr.
An engagement of much Southern
Maryland interest is that an
rounced today by Mrs. R. Laurie
Mitchell of her daughter, Miss Kath-
crime Lille Mitchell, to Mr.. Allen
Page Clagett, jr., of La Plata. The
bride elect will be graduated from
the Union Memorial Hospital in
Baltimore in February. Mr.. Clagett
is a graduate of the La Plata High
School. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Roberts
of Rockville, with Miss Corrine Pew
erley of Baltimore and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C. Peverley of Bel Air, Md, will
be the guests of Mrs. Helen P Pew
erley at Mechanicsville at dinner
Christmas Day.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick Nc
Williams will be hosts at Christmas
dinner for Mr. and Mrs Bennett Nc
Williams of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Knight will
have among their guests at dinner
Christmas Day Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Hatcher Hawpe of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Mr.. Charles Stephenson Smith left
yesterday to spend the holiday sea-
son in Hartford, Conn, and after
January will 60 to Florida for a
few weeks before returning to his
home, Have De Venture.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Love of
Meadow Brooke, at Morganza, will
entertain on Christmas Day for their
daughter, Mrs. Betty E. L. McGhan
of Washington.
Maj. James Duke, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Duke and their young son,
James Duke. jr., of Washington,
will be the guests in whose honor
DR.. and Mrs. l.. B. johnson will
entertain at dinner Christmas Day
at their estate, Cherclif, at Nor
ganza.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lawrence
will have with them at Dynard
Christmas Day Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
HERMANN and their children, Miss
Anna Mae HERMANN and Mr..
Richard Hermann, and Mr..
Thomas Lawrence of Washington
They will be joined later by their
son, Mr.. Thomas Lawrence, jr., of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Frank Gibson of Hurry will
be hostess at dinner Christmas Day
for Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Grice and
their son and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bruff and their son of Washington
and Mr.. Walter Dorsey of Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fowler of Me-
chanicsville will have a large family
reunion Christmas Day. Their guests
will include Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fowler and their family of Wash
tngton.
Miss Catherine Abel of Washing
ton has Joined her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fulton Abel, Compton, Md, for
the Christmas season.
County Agent and Mrs. j. j. john
son will entertain Christmas Day for
Mr.. Edward Shoemaker and his
sister, Miss Nellie Shoemaker OF
Washington.
Mrs. j. Walter Weems has re-
kurned after spending a few weeks
with relatives in Silver Spring.