Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
BETHESDA. ND.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

BETHESDA, Md, December IA
large number of friends of DR.. John c.
Lewis met at the schoolhouse Monday
evening, the occasion being testi-
monial reception, DR.. Lewis having
completed more than a quarter Of a
century in the active practice of medi-
cine in Bethesda. a committee COM
posed of Mrs. Harry T. Newcomb of
Alta Vista, Mrs. Drum Hunt of Drum
mond and Mrs. w. T. Owens of Edge
wood. in charge of raising a purse to
be presented to DR.. Lewis. obtained a
sum of money sufficient to furnish a
new operating room just completed as
an addition to his office. The room is
to be used for minor surgical opera
tons. facilities for such operations
having heretofore been lacking in the
Bethesda district, all sucn cases hav-
ing been taken to Washington hos
pitfalls.
Dr. Lewis acknowledged the gift of
his friends in a felicitous speech, in
which he recounted many OF the ex-
perlences of his years Of service IN the
community and outlined some OF his
plans for civic improvements and for
better sanitary and general conditions
IN the Bethesda district.
The schoolhouse was handsomely dec
Grated with Christmas greens and col
ors. and the following program was
Wheatley and Margaret Owens, Edge
wood; believe Me, II All Those Endear-
ing Young Charms and Daddy" vo-
cal numbers, Mrs. Gumprecht, Wash
ington; harp solo. Mrs. Brosius, WASH
ington: original poem by Mrs. Alfred
Wilson. read by Miss Mary Stallsmith,
Highland Park; selections by Shoots
band. Woodmont; presentation of an
alligator skin bill fold containing five
twenty-dollar gold pieces. Rev. DR..
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thesda Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Lew
Is was given a magnificent basket Of
American beauty roses and carnations.
reception followed the program, at
which DIR. and Mrs. Lewis were the re-
ctpients of congratulations from scores
Of friends living in Bethesda district,
Washington ana neighboring communi-
ties in Maryland.
Mrs. Luke conneIl of Montrose, who is
past ninety-two years old, was in
Washington during the week doing her
annual Christmas shopping. Although
nearing the century mark, Mrs. Cornell
Is as active as most women twenty
years younger. She does much of the
homework at her home, and does all Of
the churning. being a famous butter
maker. Mrs. Cornell was a Miss Will
son. her father having kept an inn on
the old Braddock road, now a part of
the Rockville pike.
Miss dorothy Harding of Edgewood
has returned home after a months
visit in New York and Philadelphia.
Rev. James Kirkpatrick, rector of ST
Johns Church, at Bethesda, is recover
ing from a serious illness, and is now
considered out Of danger
Mrs Poole has come from her home
in Poolesville to spend the winter with
her daughter Mrs. Alfred Wilson.
The Woman's Club OF Bethesda is to
meet Tuesday with Mrs. Yung Kwai
at her home in Edgewood
Miss Florence White Of Jersey City
Heights Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Enoch G. Johnson in Alta Vista.
Mrs. ]. II. Peter visited friends in
Baltimore last week.
Miss Dorothy Harding gave a mas
querade dance at her home in Edge
wood Friday evening in honor of her
guest. Miss Lucy Schriber of Phila-
delphia.
and Rockville W. c. T. U. met with the
county commissioners and arranged for
the hanging Of prohibition map in
the courthouse at Rockville. They
contemplate placing such maps in the
schools of the county in the near fu-
ture.
DR.. Chichester of Virginia has come
to enter into partnership with DR.. John
c. Lewis at Edgewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Stephan have
closed their home in Highland Park
and have taken an apartment in Stone
leigh Court.
The meeting of the executive board
of the Montgomery county Federation
of Women's Clubs was held Thursday.
The "As You Like IT. club was admit
ted to membership in the federation
The missionary society Of the Be-
thesda Presbyterian Church met with
Mrs. Orville N. Fansler Thursday aft
ernoon. The time was spent in the
study of home missions. and arrange
ments were made to pack Christmas
boxes for distribution among local
families in need Of Christmas cheer.