The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Rockville
PLAN BIG PICNIC
At FAIR GROUNDS
Barbecue and Tournament
and Many Novel Attrac-
tionS Proposed.

, ROCKVILLE. Nd. Sept 5.-The
Montgomery County Agricultural So
ciety is considering the matter Of Civ
ing "a gigantic picnic, barbecue and
tournament at the Rockville fair
grounds some time during the month Of
October. The plan proposed is TO have
| a number Of unique attractions, such as
an ox-roastiug. a mule race, water
melon-eating contest, catching greasy
| pigs. a burlesque political parade and
/ speeches, etc, the proceeds 10 go into
/ the treasury of the society TO make up
/ for a shortage Of gate receipts on ac-
| count of rain during two days Of the
! late agricultural fair.
] The surprise party given Miss Ruth
/ Haines By a number OF her young
/ friends proved to be a delightful affair
| The evening was passed in music
games and refreshments. Among those
I present were Misses Mary and Maude
Bell, Edna and Lottie Ward, Cyler
| Dwyer. Ida Irving. Jessie Norris. In
/ dia Griffith. and Messrs. William, Yer
non and John FuIks, Larry and Louis
| Bell. Forest Griffith, Thomas Plummer
| Leland WOrthington. Guy Reardon, Roy
| Ward, Bruce and Simon Haines and
Mr. Holland.
Political enthusiasm among the Dem
/ ocrats Of this county is at a higher
pitch in this county than was ever
known this early in a Presidential cam
paign. Clubs with large memberships,
are being organized from one end Of
the county TO the other. The Repub-
: Acans are unaccountably quiet.
Rev. Ernest L. Woolf. pastor of the
n. L. Church, South, and family have
gone 70 Fauquier county, Va. for a
two weeks vacation.
Mrs. J. Z. Penneu. OF Oregon. is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Onutt
I at their Bethesda home
Mrs. Charles D. Morgan is visiting
/ her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac War
ner at their home, near Hamilton. Va.
The Rockville Morning card Club was
entertained this week by Mrs. Robert
b. Peter. Mrs Theodore Mason won
lrst prize Mrs. John /. Brunett second
Among those present We're Mrs. William
Dorsey, Mrs. L. /. Nicholson. Mrs
George Peter Henderson, Mrs. Eliza
beth O6utt, Mrs, Morgan Washburn.
Mrs. Ella Anderson. and Misses Rose
Williams, Eliza Choate, and Lavinta
Dawson
William S. Grouse. teacher at the
Rockville High School. who has been
absent from Rockville all summer has
returned TO his quarters In the Cor
corau Hotel
Mrs. Blanche B. Cramer. who has
been here since the opening of the
Rockville fair left today for her home,
near Glen Echo.
Dr. George w. Twitmyer, OF Whining
ton, Del, spent the past week here in
attendance upon the sessions of the
Teachers Institute of Montgomery
county.
Mrs. Albert J. AImcnsy. wife of the
editor Of the Montgomery Advocate.
who has been quite in for the past two
weeks, is on the road TO recovery.
Mr.. Charles A. Clements, of Balti-
more, was a weekend guest of Mr.. ana
Mrs John L. Burnett. of Rockville.
Mrs. H. K. BaTnschine and the Misses
Chambers Hedeman, Kenney, and Nc
Fee passed the week at the Corcoran
Hotel here.
II. +. lsherN Ood and family, OF Wash
ington, are visiting his mother, Mrs.
Robert J. sherwood, near Derwood.
Miss Ethel MagTuder is the guest or
Mrs. Z. D Richter. near Potomac.
Prominent business men of Kensing-
ton are planning the erection of a hotel
there 10 cost about $4,000 The leaders
in the movement are DR.. ". l.. Lewis
DIR. Eugene Jones, George Peter, Arthur
Williams, J. Dawson Williams, j. f.
Cissell, J. w. Hopkins, and A s. DaI-
ton.
Lawrence Dawson, son Of Henry A
Dawson. of Pine Ridge = Fe Aa-a