Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
ROCKVILLE AND. VICINITY.
Colonial Birthday Party" Leading
Social Event-General News.
ence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February o. 1904.
colonial birthday party at the home OF
DIR. and Mrs George T.. Lewis here last
evening was one of the most enjoyable of
the recent events in Rockville. 1t was
given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Baptist Church, and was success finan-
cially and socially. Each invitation sent
out was accompanied by a little silk sack.
with the request that it be brought or sent
back after the recipient had deposited a
cent for each year of his or her age, and
about $50 was realized from this source
Distinguished characters of colonial days
were impersonated by a number of young
ladies and gentlemen in appropriate cos
tunes, and this feature made decided hit
The guests; who We're introduced by Mr.
A n. BTaddock were received by Mr. Nor
man Bouic and Miss Verde Kingdom as
Miss Beulah White and Mrs. George E.
Lewis. jr representing Nellie Custis and
Dolly Madison, respectively.
Other characters were unprecedented as
folows: John Alden, by Mr.. Clifford
Robertson: Priscilla. by Miss Mabel Haney;
Lafayette, by Mr.. George Davis: Mrs
Adams, by Miss Belle Kingdom; Mrs MUIR
ray by Mrs. George f. Lewis. sr. Mistress
Fairfax. by Miss Estelle Hall; Mistress
Brent, by Miss Beuah Sage; Emily Mar
shall. by Miss Mary Brewer. - I.
A pleasing program was rendered, in
GLIDING the following: Chorus, America :,
reading. 'Courtship of Miles Standsh" by
Miss Mary Brewer; chorus, Aud Lang
Syne;" reading Home Life at Mount Ver-
Rory" by Miss Beulah White; reading
Grandmother Story of Bunker Hill.,' by
Miss Estelle Hall, recitation, When
Grandmother Danced the Minuet." by Miss
Katie Ricketts,; chorus, Maryland, My
Maryland and Yankee Doodle
The entertainment concluded With the
serving of refreshments.
Mr.. Walter August Miller of Washing
ton and Miss Emma Adelaide Forney of
Harrisburg, Pa. visited Rockville last even
ing and were quietly married, Rev. Thomas
Fl. Campbell, pastor of the Baptist Church.
being the officiating minister. The ceremony
was performed about 8 o'clock at the home
of the minister in the presence of a young
gentleman friend Of the couple. the bride
and groom returning TO the city Immediate
iy afterward
The same minister officiated yesterday
morning at the marriage here of Mr.. Will
liam Hamilton Neil and Miss Mary Vir-
ginia HOOK both of Mcdowell. Va, the
ceremony taking place at the home of the
minister.
Henry Stewart, a young colored man of
the vicinity of Glen Echo, was brought to
Rockville this morning by Deputy Sheriff
Embrey upon the charge of the larceny of
money and several other articles from
John Hardesty. a young white man. He
was taken before Justice of the Peaca
Brewer who committed him to jail in de-
fault of bail in the sum of sfoa
Mrs DIR. Adams and Mrs. William Nor
sell of Washington are guests at the home
of DIR. and Mrs. George E. Lewis at this
place.
Miss yirgie Fowler of Washington is Ais
ting Miss Mabel Haney here
MIR. and Mrs. Dangerfieid Luckett have
returned TO their home in New York from
a brief visit to Mr.. I.ucketts parents Mr.
and Mrs. coo..e ID Luckett. at this place.