Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-01-12
Poolesville Items.

Messrs. John and Edward Elsin, of New
York, spent the holidays with their father,
Squire Charles Elgin.
Miss Retta Willard, of Knoxville, Md, and
Messrs, Medical and Norton. of Washington,
D. c., were guests at the home of Mr. Thos.
Hoskinson during the holiday season.
Mr.. Claude Reddick has returned from
visit of several days to his home in Walk
ersville, Md.
On January LIST surprise party in honor
of her birthday was given to Miss Margaret
Williams at the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. John H. Williams. A large number
of young folks was present and spent a
most delightful evening
On Thursday, December 28th, the home
of Mr.. A. P. Fletchall was the scene of a
brilliant gathering. the occasion being
reception given to its many friends by the
Woman's Club. The house was tastefully
decorated with Christmas green's, touches
of red here and there giving bit of warmth
and color to the scene. The receiving
party consisted of Mrs T. R. Hall, presi-
dent of the club, Miss Mamie D. Poole,
secretary of the club, Mrs. A. P. Fletchall
and Mrs. Thos Hoskinson During the even
ing music was furnished by Mr. Bouteau,
of New York, and Mr.. Norton, of Wash
ineton. Among those present were Misses
Katherine Walling, Mary, Medora, Eleanor
EIiZnhafh
d. Poole, Margaret Williams, Ruth Griffith,
Emma Hodgson, Dorothy Tschiffely, Nellie
and Sarah Hersperger, Rebekah and Dora
Hall, Clarine and Bertha Fletchall, Grace
Clark, Suite Griffith. Mary, Stella and Lulu
Hoskinson, Messrs. M. B. Hall, W. M. Lodge,
Ben Fyffe, Roger Sellman, DeNeal, Norton,
Bushong, Walter Hoskinson, Dawson Trun-
die, Ben White. Hempstone Griffith, Hayes,
Wilkerson Jones, George Remsburg, Dade
Griffith, Bouteau, Pinkney Jones, Herbert
Brown, Dorsey Williams, DIR. Walling, Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Fletchall, W. A. Hempstone,
Thomas Hoskinson, Julius Hall, James W.
Darby, Isaac Fyffe. Will Williams, Harry
Williams, Wallace Poole, 7. R. Hall, George
Willard, Walter Pyles, Thomas Chiswell,
VIM. Brown, Norman WOotton, DR.. and
Mrs E. W. White.
Mr.. Bouteau, of New York, was the guest
of Mr.. Dade Griffith during the holidays.
Mr. M. B. Hail. of Baltimore, spent the
Christmas season at his home here
Mr.. W. M. Lodge, of South Carolina, was
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. 7. r. Hall, dur
ing the holidays.
Miss Dorothy Tschiffely spent several
days with Miss Emma Hodgson in the
holiday season.
The play, THE Biglows Butler" given
by local talent at the Town Hall on De-
cember 29th was marked success. Each
one of the actors threw himself into his
part and gave those who were present
most entertaining evening. Joshua Big
low, the soap manufacturer and would-be
leader in society, was ably represented by
Mr.. John Fletchall. Miss Bertha Fletchall
took the part of Mrs. Joshua BiglOw, and
Miss Lima Watts was Frances BglOw. Miss
Emma Hodgson was Hooper. the maid
Mr.. Ralph Williams filed the characters of
Higgins, the butler and later, in his true
colOrs, as the English lord Mr.. Robert
HempstOne made an excellent English
solicitor Messrs. Charles Sellman and Ros-
sier Bodmer brought down the house with
their laughable representation of travel
ling missionary and his assistant, when
they later turned out to be two noted crooks
for whom the police were looking Mr.. Rich
ard Gott took the two parts, first of a
police sergeant and later a foOtman in an
English home. Mr. John 0ffutt also took
two parts, one as the Infatuated clergyman
from whom the crooks" had stolen his
clothes and his travelling bag; and also
an American tourist in England.
Dr. Dade Darby, of Baltimore, spent part
of the Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs }. W. Darby Then went to
Richmond to attend as delegate a medi-
cal convention held in that city.
Miss Carrie Bodmer has returned to the |
Maryland State Normal School after spend |
ing the Christmas holidays at her home
Miss Grace Clark, of Silver Spring. is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs Benjamin Gott
Mrs. Rogers, of Washington. d. C., is the
guest of Mrs. G. W. Reddick.