The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
ROCKVILLE.

Mrs. George ID. Clark has announced
the engagement of her daughter, Flor.
ence, to Mr.. Charles G. Holland, oi
Brooksvllle, this county. The wedding
will take place June 10. in Mount Cal.
vary Church, Howard County.
Misses Rose and Mary Wagner have
returned to their home near Rockville
from visit to New York City and At
lantic City.
Mrs. Sarah Bridges and children. OF
Hancock, Nd, are visitors at the home
of Mrs. Bridges parents, Judge and Mrs.
James B. Henderson, here.
Mrs. Mary E. Spencer, OF this place,
York. TO visit her brother, Col L. Melvin
Maus.
Rev. Frederick D. Stephenson, former
ly pastor Of the Rockville Presbyterian
Church. has gone to Charlestown. w. Va,
after spending several days visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Read
ing here.
Mrs. Otis NJ. Linthicum was hostess
Of the Rockville Inquiry Club at its reg
ular,, bi-weekly meeting Monday after
noon. paper on "Ciyics," prepared
by Mrs. Robert n. Bayliss. was read by
Mrs. Linthicum, and the programme in
cluded other interesting features. Re
freshments were served.
Miss Katherine Welsh and her guest,
Miss Margaret Shine, Of San Antonio,
Tex, have gone to New York to spend
several weeks with relatives.
Among the couples married in Rock
vile during the week were Miss May
Dryden and Mr.. Alonzo f. Bunch, both
OF Washington: Miss Edna Lavinia Har-
ris, Of Minneapolis, MINI, and Mr.. Jay
Atwood Whitaker, Of Sioux City, Iowa;
Miss LOttie May Harmon and Mr.. Ralph
E, Thompson, both of Washington, and
Mrs. Mary Hume Collins and Mr. Will
lam Thomas Allen. both Of Washington,
Rev. Samuel R. White, Of the Baptist
Church, officiating on each occasion.
The annual class night exercises OF the
graduating class Of the Rockville High
School were held in the opera house and
were attended by a very large number
Of the friends of the school. Miss Louise
Larcombe read the class poem, Miss Re
becca Lamar, the class prophecy. Miss
Dorothy Lehman the class history, Miss
Elsie Beck the class will, Miss Mary
Hyatt the class characteristics, and Miss
Jesta WaTtheD the class statistics. Miss
Lena Ricketts, presented gifts to the
undergraduates, and the presidents man
tel was passed from Marshall Darby,
president Of the class Of 1872, to Gather
Warield, president of the class of 1913.
Miss Helen Binder has returned TO her
home in Trenton, n. j., after spending
several weeks IN Rockville as the guest
OF her aunt Mrs. Robert n. Bayiis.
Rev. and Mrs. Forrest ]. Prettyman
and daughter, Miss Edith Prettyman, OF
Washington, spent several days in Rock
willie during the week visiting relatives.
Mrs. William A. Hempstone entertained
the Poolesville Woman's Club at its last
meeting. The programme included a pa
per on Historical Spots in Maryland" ;"
by Miss Medora Jones; a paper on An
by Mrs. 7. Randolph Hall. and
a paper on Naval Heroes" by Mrs
Julius Hall. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Alice Bouic entertained at cards
Tuesday afternoon, her. guests including
the members of the Weekly Card Club
and a few other friends.
The graduates Of the Rockville High
School, at the annual commencement
exercises held in the opera house Thurs
day evening, were Misses Louise Lar
combe, Mary Hyatt, Rebecca Lamar,
Lena Ricketts,, Jesta Warthen, Dorothy
Alice Phillips, Elsie Beck,
Messrs. Marshall Darby, Byron White,
and Frederick Hays. The address to
the class was delivered by Judge Ed
ward e. Peter, and the diplomas were
presented by Prof. Earle B. Wood. A
dance followed.