Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-05-23
Darnestown District Items.

DarnestOwn District Items.
The Woman's Mutual Improvement Gu
OF Jamestown was beautifully entertaine
by Mrs. Robert Andrews and daughter
Virginia, and Miss Friday, of the Andrew
Small Academy, on the evening of Satur
day, May nth, at o'clock. Most of tn
club members were present, and severa
visitors. Never did the old Acade my lool
more home like and cherry than on thil
evening. The tastefulIy arranged rooms
and halls were beautifully decorated with
masses of dog wood blossoms and othel
flowers, and brilliantly lighted by hand
some banquet lamps.
The president, Mrs. H. G. Reading, after
long absence caused by illness, once more
occupied the chair and presided at the meet.
ing. The minutes of the preceding meet
ing at Mrs. Darby's, when the subject was
"The London Of Dickens" were read by
the secretary, Miss Lille Green, who then
called the roll, which was responded to by
quotations from Oliver Wendell Holmes,
the author for the evening, whose picture
occupied conspicuous position on the wall
Of the parlor. Miss Virginia Griffith read
an able and interesting paper, original, on
the life Of Holmes. A piano solo was ex.
qusitely rendered by Miss Virginia An.
drews. An exceedingly interesting article,
tribute to Holmes, was gracefully read by
Its authoress, Miss Friday, which was fol.
lowed by an instrumental solo by Miss
Windsor, played in her usual brilliant and
artistic manner A poem, The Boys, by
Holmes, was read by Mrs. H. g. Reading.
After few minutes talk from the president
the business meeting of the club was over
A lively and exciting guessing contest fol-
lowed. Each person was expected to rep
resent poem or book. Cards and tiny
pencils were passed around, the cards hav :
ing the initials o: each one present, the
guess TO be written opposite the name. For
a long time speculation was seen in every
eye, each one scanned their neighbor close
ly to see any popularity Of dress or any
visible sign of the book or POEMS name.
The following books and poems were
among the number represented Mrs. An.
drews, A Twice Told Tale; Miss Andrews
and Mrs. r. B. Ball, A Golden Heart; The
Virginians, Miss Friday; Our Mutual Friend,
Mrs. Nourse; Mrs. B. Vincent, The Sign
of the Tear; Mrs. James Beall, A Bow
of Orange Ribbon; Mrs A. Gassaway, The
Scarlet Letter; Miss Windsor, To Have
aed to Hold; Miss Green, The Woman in
White; Miss Griffith, Under Two Flags /;
Mrs. Reading, Lucille and The Tale of Two
Cities; Mrs. Cissel, In Black and White;
Miss Rose Clagett, Beside the Bonnie Brier
Bush.
After the guessing was over the ladies
were ushered into the dining room, where
Mrs. Andrews, assisted by her daughter and
maids, dispensed refreshments of season
able and delicious order. Some time was
pleasantly employed in social intercourse.
Mrs. Nourse read the names of the books
represented and the ladies who represented
them, and the members who guessed each
one was counted. Mrs. Andrews, in few
we'll chosen words, presented prize, fine
photo of Holmes, suitably framed, to Mrs.
Reading, whose book was the most difficult
to guess. The ladies and the three gentle
men present then babe their kind hostesses
good night, and thanked them for most
delightful evening.
The M. l. Club will meet with Mrs. II. G.
at Hillcrest, on Saturday, June ID,
at 3:30-subject: Some Domestic Problems.
Miss Amy Pearson of Baltimore, and Miss
Sadie Reading, OF Rockville, are spending
week with Mrs. Reading at Hillcrest.
The washing away of a part of the dam at
Seneca has altered materially the conforma-
ton of the banks oil the Potomac river. A
force of men are now at work mending the
dam.
Our village is much improved by the large
and handsome addition Mr.. Mccormick has
added to his house. Mr.. Amos Vests com
modious new hay barrack presents an i'm
posing appearance in field on the out
skirts of our town.
lfa village improvement society could be |
formed TO do away with some OF the old, un-
slightly buildings on our main street, and the
street be widened, Jamestown would then
become one Of the leading towns in the |
county for beauty. Its natural advantages |
are great, and the surrounding country most |
beautiful.
May 10, 1909. YoLANDE.