Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
GAITHERSBURG.

Although Mr.. Thomas N. Conrad Of Vir-
ginia was prevented from lecturing before
the Waverley Club Tuesday evening, on
account Of sickness, the unusually good au-
dience was paeasingly entertained by local
talent.
With but a few exceptions all the towns
people who are at present located at for
eign points on school or business missions
spent their Christmas at home here.
Among them are Mrs. Sallie Farr and
daughter of Washington. Mr.. H. D. Cole
man of Newport News. Mr.. P. Smith Lans-
dale of Williamsport. Mr.. MacThompson of
Annapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Thomas
of Culpeper, Mr.. Charles. Bell, Mr.. Mar
shall of Charlotte Hall.
Friday evening Rev. Mr.. Lloyd of the NJ.
E. Church South was visited by many Of
his warm friends at the parsonage. They
soon took charge Of things and gave the
pastor and his family a surprise party.
Articles of intrinsic value, as well as nu-
merous pounds of groceries. were to be
found among the donations.
Mrs. Calhoun Patterson and Miss Nettie
English of Washington are the guests of
relatives here.
The Christmas evening entertainment at
Epworth NJ. E. Church elected the largest
attendance of the little folks and their
parents noted during the year. Mr.. E. D..
Kingsley. the superintendent, presided. MIR.
P. NJ. Smith directed the choir in the rem
dition of the music with Misses Carrie
Crawford and Laura F. Trewis as organ
lists. There were readings and Rotations
by the scholars, but the most gratifying
feature of the affair was the distribution
of candy and oranges among the memhers
of the school as they answered roll call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zadock NJ. Cooke returned
Wednesday from their bridal tour south,
and were given a dinner at Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Cookies Christmas day, to which
a number of friends were invited.
Mrs Grace Moon of Washington who is
just recovering from a serious illness, is in
town visiting relatives.
Mr.. Courts B. Baughman and Miss Jennie
Wilet of Fairfax county, Va, were married
in Washington Tuesday evening. They ar
rived at their future home at Hunting Hill
on Christmas morning, where a wedding
dinner was served, few intimate friends
being present.
Friday afternoon there was a large as
semblage Of ex-veterans of the Union side
in the late war at Masonic Hall for the pur-
pose of organizing post of the Grand Army
of the Republic for Montgomery complet-
Ing the organization of the counties of the
state. Clinton S. Birch of Custer Post, No.
., Baltimore, chief mastering officer Of De-
partment of Maryland. was present and as
sisted in the organizing. Independence
Post, No. 81, was determined upon as the
name of the post, and the following are the
selected officers: Commander. Allan Ruther-
ford; Junior vice, E. c. DeLander; surgeon.
Benjamin F. Peters; adjutant George ".
Grouse; quartermaster. S. T. F. Sterick
auditing committee, John Mcdonald. E. c..
De Lander and George Baughman; delegate
to the department encampment, He2ekiah
Weeks: alternate, Orlando Nelson. Com
mittee was appointed to determine upon
bylaws, time and place of meeting. ETC.,
and report at next meeting, to be held in
Masonic Hail. Gaithersburg, last Saturday
in January.
The wind storm of Thursday night was the
severest in several years here. Considera-
BILE damage was done to the Boyd's Tele-
phone lire, trees were blown down and fenc-
ing and roofs damaged in many places.