The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-08
RURAL NEWS.
CHRONICLES OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHB0RS.
SYKESFILLE.

Mr.. John DeLashmutt, DIR. and Mrs
John Morris, Miss Helen Matthews
and Miss Lillian Schultz spent last
Wednesday In Westminster.
DIR. M. D. Norris has purchased
fine runabout, and Mr.. William f
Day, fine touring car from George
e. DeVries.
". PauPs Methodist Episcopal
Church will hold its Children's Day
services Sunday. June Il 4 very in-
teresting program il being prepared
Misses Minnie Phillinger, Mae Sulll-
van, Messrs. Raymond Jenkins and
Charles Thompson spent Sunday with
Mrs. John Phillinger, i'm Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gather and son,
OF Arlington, spent the weeks end at
the home of MIR. Frank Hale
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry DeVries en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday even
ing Misses Ruth Berrett, Mildren
KessIer, Lillian Davis, Messrs. Will
lam Chipley and William yelling.
Mr.. Victor Ecker has purchased a
Ford touring car.
MIR. GOWN Dorsey, of Norfolk, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Helen Matthews, who had been
visiting Miss Lillian Schultz, has re
turned to her home in Baltimore.
Mrs. T.. Schultz, Mrs. r. l.. Swain,
Mrs. John Norris and Miss Mae Car
ter spent Tuesday in Rockville at
tending the Presbyterian Missionary
Union.
Mrs. D. B. Sprecher is spending
several days in Rockville, as dele
gate to the Presbyterian Missionary
Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merceron, who
had been visiting their daughter. Mrs
John Addison, of Ashville, Va, have
returned to the home OF DR.. John
Morris.
Mrs. Isabelle Gather, who had been
spending several weeks at the home
of Mrs. Frank Hale, has returned to
her home in Arlington.
Miss Myrtle Wood and Mr.. Noble
Owings, of Baltimore, spent Saturday
with Miss Ruth Bennett.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet |
May "A, instead of May at the home 4
OF Mr.. Edward German.
Everybody il busy housekeeping I
and too busy to think Of anything
else.
ID. r.. T.. Swain has rented the
house on Church avenue that has just
been made vacant by Mrs. Mamie
Devilbiss. Y
Miss Helen Monkey, Of Arlington. is
spending several weeks with her
cousin, Miss Lille Wheatley.
Miss Esther Sullivan spent the
weeks end at the home Of MIR. George
Gallon, at Marriottsville.
Mrs. c. H. Sullivan, Miss W. M.
Ritter and Miss Lille Ritter visited
Baltimore this week.
Masters Harry Mcdonald, Maurice
and Noel Bennett attended Barnum
and Bailey's show i'm Baltimore, on !
Wednesday.
we are glad to learn that Miss
Leona Hale is able to be out again
A prettily appointed tea was given
by Mrs. Pennington Tilton Bennett
On Saturday. May 2, from A to 8
o'clock in honor of Mrs. Charles j
Towndes Bennett The house was
decorated with dog-wood, apple bios !
SONS and vio1ets. A beautiful COLA
ion was served. Miss Harriet Ben J
nett presided at the punch bowl. The
guests included: Mesdames-Charles :
Nowndes Bennett, Frederick Gelbardt, y
Nstavius Riggs, J. Clement Clark, {
wton Devries, Harry Devries, J. I
VI Waesche, Edwin Mellor, Jr.,
Janiel b. Sprecher, Robert Lee q
swain, Lee Warfield, John Morris, |
Kate ID. Mcdonald, Ida Gorsuch. I
Noble, Harry Purdum, Edward Ger
nan and Charles Adams Misses {
Harriet Bennett, Nell Bennett, Ruth |
3errett, Mildred Kessler, Frances, Ida 1
md Elsie Jones, Ella Schultz, Lillian {
Schultz, Hannah Sykes, Helen Mat I
hews, Virginia Sprecher, Marie and l
Julia Mcdonald, Caroline Cauthorne.
Carrie Hewitt and Carrie Drought. I
Miss Carrie Drought spent the {
weeks end as the guest Of Mrs. Pen s
lingtOn IT. Bennett. !