Evening star., 1942-09-27
Governor Guest
Today at Joust
Tournament
Baileys Entertain
For Mr.. O'COnor
And Senator Dorsey

LEONARDTOwN, Md. Sept. 26.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey Of River
Springs will entertain at dinner to-
morrow in honor Of Gov. Herbert r.
O'Conor Of Maryland and State
Senator Philip H. Dorsey, jr, OF
this city before the jousting tourna-
ment for the Governor and his
party. The tournament is an an
nual event here in Southern Mary
land and one of the largest tradi-
tional social highhghts Of the fall
season. The riders are from all
sections of Maryland and wear col
orful silk shirts in place of the
armor plate worn by King Arthur's
Knights Of the Round Table. They
spear tiny rings with their lances
instead OF each other as the orig
inals did in "Ivanhoe." A harvest
ball will follow the coronation OF
the queen Of the tournament, max
ing it = most picturesque affair.
DR.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Chapman
Of Washington are spending this
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Myers at their place on Brettons
Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Jones and
family of Clinton are spending this
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
M. Jones.
Mrs. Robert Donovan and family
Of Washington are spending this
month with her stepfather and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Thrift.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fenner Lee, jr.,
OF Rogers Heights are spending this
Sunday with Mr. Lees mother, Mrs.
]. Fenner Lee Of Lees Crest.
Miss Jane Wilmer Of La Plata has
gone to Washington for the winter
months.
Miss Philomens Stonestreet Of La
Plata Is spending q few weeks in
Berkley Springs. w. Va.
Mr.. Worthington Kempt of We'll
come will spend the fall and winter
at the st. Joseph's Military School
at Hayes. Kans.
Mrs. J. Allen Coad has closed her
estate, Porto Bello on the st. Marys
River and has left for the fall and
winter with her daughter. Mrs.
Clara Hyatt, in Montgomery County
Mrs. Paul E. Bowen, who has
been spending the past month with
her brother-in-law and sister. Dr.
and Mrs. Clarence Cole of Water
bury, Conn.,. returned to her home
today in Prince Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Russell and
family of Washington are the guest.
in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ber-
nard Abel will entertain at dinner
tomorrow at their Clements resi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Jacobs ant
family Of Washington are spending
today and tomorrow with Mrs
Jacobs mother, Mrs. Edward Lex
Van Vert.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Northan
of Solomons Island have with then
over this Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Northam of Washington ant
Mr.. and Mrs. william McCance o
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Ellis of Bush
| WOOO al e CllJCl tdlI1l1lS VOl11O1IOW q
dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eli
of Washington.
Miss Nellie Shoemaker Of Wash
ington is spending this week will
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. johnson at thei
place on the Wicomico River.
Mrs. Roland Denton and family
who have been spending this montl
with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.,
H. G. Elliott, in Washington. re
turned today to their residence q
Huntingtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hodges o
Washington are visiting this weel
end with Df. and Mrs. F. F. Green
well.
Mrs. William F. Beckner Of Hunt
ington, w. Va, who has been spend
ing this week with her sister, Mrs
G. Morgan knight, at Tudor Hal
left today for Washington, wher
she will visit her brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Wilson
before entraining for her West vir
oinia home.