Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-01-03
DarnestOwn District Items.


The holidays were spent very quietly il
and around Darnestown. Family reunion
and dinner parties were the principal amuse
ments.
Mrs. E. H. Darby's little daughters, Mar
garet and Elmer had very pleasant A
Home on Friday, December 9th, from tC
4 o'clock. Mrs. Darby's cosy parlor anC
reception hall were prettily trimmed witt
crowfoot and holly and adorned with
handsomely decorated Christmas tree
Croklnoe and other games were played
and the tail for the donkey placed in somt
very ludicrous positions. The one who pu
It nearest the proper place for a donkey,
tail was Mabel Ward, and to her the prize
handsome box of choice candy, was award
ed. The merry children, with a number Of
| older persons who accompanied them. then
adjourned to the dining room, where from
lavishy furnished table, delicious refresh
ments appropriate TO this festal season were
dispensed to the appreciative little ones
Mrs. Darby was assisted by the Misses
Nourse and Windsor. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. W. Stone and Iona Stone, Mr..
Kelley and Kelley Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Gassaway and Brlscoe Gassaway, Gertrude
Purdum, Kateaud Wilson Tschiffely, Mabel
Ward, Maurice Reading, Philip Darby, Miss
Windsor, Miss Helen Nourse.
The Comfort Branch of the International
Sunshine Club of Jamestown met in the
afternoon of Saturday, December 2S, at $50
o'clock, at the residence of Mr.. James Wind
sor, in the village, and were Hospitality en-.
tertained by Miss Lula Windsor. The pres
ident, Mrs. fl. c. Reading. was not able to
be present on account of illness, and Mrs. II.
b. Beall presided over the meeting The
roll was called by Miss Windsor, but as the
secretary was absent and her minutes not
forthcoming, those of the preceding meeting
had to be dispensed with. Some very fine
and enjoyable instrumental solos, by Miss
Windsor and the Misses Beall, followed 4.
The program embraced reading of Sunshine
letter and news in the Home Journal" by
Miss Helen Nourse; Christmas and New
Years greeting to the club from its absent
president, Mrs. Reading, was read by Miss
Windsor; Sunshine records for the month
previous were collected and read by Miss
Beall chorus, "Scatter Sunshine" by club !;
report of treasurer, Miss Griffith, aud an ac.
count OF the sending of a Christmas Sun
shine box to New YORK, to headquarters OF
the |. s. s., was read Christmas Poem
was read by Mrs r b. Betll, 1horus,
Sunshine in My SOUL" by CLUB. The at
tendance was very good, when the distrac-
tons Of the Christmas season are taken into
consideration, and it speaks well for the
young people of the vicinity that so many
young men and boys were so much inter
ested as to attend. The announcement Tor
the next meeting in January will appear in
the Sentinel, whose editors are helping along
the Sunshine cause by publishing its news
in their columns.
Mrs IL. G, Reading still remlins quite sick
at Hillcrest her nome near here. Sue wishes
to express here her grateful acknowledg.
ment OF the many klndneSses shown her by
her friends ana neighbors during the hoi-
days.
Mr.. John q. Reading, DR., shot fine wild
turkey near Lick's branch on the morning
of December Gath, just in time for Christmas
dinner.
Mrs. Upton Darby gave a very delightful
afternoon tea on Monday, December Both, at
her pretty home in Jamestown. Many
friends called to pay their respects and to
partake of delicious refreshments This is
Mrs. Darby's first reception since her return
among US, and her old friends enjoyed the
reunion 50 very much, and their hospltable
hostess received the compliments of the sea-
son from number OF them.
Dec. 30, 1901. YoLANDE.