Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
DANCE AT ROCKVILLE
FUNCTION HELD IN CONNECTION
WITH ANNUAL FAIR.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, August Is, 1906
The young society folks of Rockville and
vicinity held their usual midsummer ball
in the opera house last evening. 1t was
not as largely attended as in former years,
but was generally voted the most enjoy
able function of the kind ever held at Rock
vile in connection with the annual fair.
The committee of arrangements was COM
posed Of Misses Grace Munro, Marie Jones
and Susie Donohue, and Messrs. John Hig-
gins, Lloyd Brewer and Julian Whiting.
Mrs. Lee Offutt, Mrs William Dorsey and
Mrs J. Arthur Kemp were the chaperons.
An orchestra from Washington furnished
the music. Following the dancing refresh
ments were served.
Among those present were Misses Mary
Boyle, Louise Alexander, Marcia SWORN
stedt and sister, and MeSSrs. Harry Hunt,
Alfred Copenhaver, Clark Waters, H. w.
Burr, A. F. Russell and Samuel Turnbull
of Washington; Miss Sue Cotton of Prince
George county: Miss Susie Donohue of
risonburg, Va, Miss Margaret Moore of
Winchester, Va, Miss Cassett and Mr..
Wilson S. Ward of Baltimore, Miss Brooke
of Redland, Messrs Herbert and Bernard
Diamond of Gaithersburg, Messrs. H. w.
White and E. g. Nicholson of Richmond,
Va, Mr.. Perry of Kensington, Miss War
field Of Brookeville, and the following from
Rockville and vicinity: Misses Barry
Albert Virgie Brewer, Eliza Choate, Mar
garet and Priscilla Dawson, Bessie and
Genevieve Fields, Lavinia Dawson, Anna
and Minnie Yearly and Margaret Stokes;
Messrs. George Allnutt, Bache Albert, OAR
by Bowman, Russell and Lloyd Brewer,
Somerville Dawson, Jef3n and Robert Hig-
gins, Charles and Ralph Jones, Walter A.
Williams, Randolph Mason, Julian Whit
ing, Roy Warfield, Lee Kemp, Wardlaw
Mason, Abby Henderson, Roland Wootton,
Aide Green, Thomas Dawson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. George
P. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kemp,
Mrs William Dorsey, Mrs. Lee Offutt and
others. >---
The Morning Card Club met on Tuesday
morning with large attendance Of MEM
bers and several guests The prizes were
won by Mrs. John l.. Burnett and Miss
Rose Williams.
Fight Follows Quarrel.
James w. Beavers of this place, formerly
a deputy sheriff for the county, and his
brother, Thomas Beavers of Potomac dis
trict, became involved in a controversy
over some property on the fair grounds
here this afternoon with the result that
fight occurred, in which the, former
officer was very badly beaten. James
Beavers was acting as a special officer
at the fair, and it is said that he struck
the first blow. whereupon his brother
grabbed his baton and dealt him several
heavy blows about the head. It Is feared
that his skull is fractured. Thomas Beav-
ers was arrested and required to furnish
security for his appearance for trial.
Mr.. G.. Raymond Flack Of Washington
spent the week in Rockville. He was q
guest at the Corcoran Hotel.
Mr. Somerville Bean has returned to
Washington after spending the week in
Rockville.
Miss Cassett Of Baltimore Is a guest at
the home of Col. and Mrs. William Dorsey,
near this place.
Miss Warfield of Brookeville is the guest
of Miss Helen Talbot.
The Misses Colt Of the Sandy Spring
neighborhood a few afternoons ago enter
tanned a number Of their friends at a
charming "at home" 1t was given in
honor of the hostess guests, Mrs. Herring
of Washington and the Misses Zeverly of
New York. The parlors were prettily deco
rated for the occasion. Among those pres
emit were Mrs. Augustus Stabler, Mrs. Ro-
ger Brooke, Mrs. Samuel B. Wetherald,
Mrs Charles R. Hartshorne, Mrs. E. T.
Massey Mrs John c. Bentley, Mrs. F. D.
jackson, Mrs. Benjamin H. Miller, Mrs
William Iddings, Mrs. Samuel Rumford,
Mrs M. NJ Haviland Mrs. Samuel Bond,
Mrs William Bond, Mrs, Frank Snowden,
Misses Alice Schof1eld, jean Fawcett, Mary
and Lille Stabler, Mabel Russell, Hattie
Lansdale, Mary Bentley, Rebecsa Miller,
Ellen Stabler, Trippe Fowler, Alice Pierce,
Alice Tyson, Helen Lea, Kate Janney,
Marjorie Snowden and others A delight
ful repast was served.