Evening star., 1924-12-21
RIVEkDALE.

RIVERDALE, Md, December %
(SpeciaD.-Dr. Homer c. House, di-
rector of music, University of Mary
land, is holding weekly rehearsals for
the May festival of music to be held
at the university. Members of the
chorus from Riverdale: Prof. and
Mrs. Louis Goodyear. Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Bacon. Miss Marion BIaisdell,
Mrs. Eva Chase, Mrs. Harold Clarke
Miss Charlotte Ericsson. Miss Mary
Jump, Mrs. George Haynes, Miss
Pauline Graefe. Mrs. ]. J. Mcdonnell
Miss Constance Myers, Mrs. Noble
vey Casbarian. Miss Evelyn Myers,
Mrs. Daniel Worley, Mrs. B. E. Car
michael Mrs. ]. S. Caldwell Mrs.
William Myers, Miss Betty Goodyear
Mrs. ]. P. Egan and Mrs. Edward
Barron. Mrs. Jessie Blaisdell is plan
ist.
Mrs. r. A. Bennett entertained the
Current Topics Club Thursday. Mrs
McCatheran and Mrs. Maurice Kauff-
man were elected to membership
which completes the roster allowed
under the constitution.
Mrs. Frank R. Barkley entertained d
at cards in honor of Mrs. Paul Chill
ders, a house guest from Baltimore
Those present were Mrs. E. w. Reibe-
tanz, Mrs. William Kneessi, Mrs
Harold Clarke. Mrs. Roland Devil.
bliss, Mrs. Mary Ohlson, Mrs. Eugene
Snooks. Mrs. Henry Peck. Mrs. P. L.
Messersmith, Mrs. Frederick Lutz
Mrs. J. Wilson Ryon and Mrs. vergil
G. Baldwin.
Mrs. J. N. G. Nesbit was hostess a,
the Five Hundred Club last Tuesday
Frederick Carl Lutz, jr., elder sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. LutE. died De.
cember IL in the Letterman Hos.
pita1, San Francisco. He was Is years
of age. He attended Technical High
School, Washington. .r..a
Christmas exercises OF the begin.
ners' and primary departments OF the
| silent workers, Presbyterian ladies,
Bible class, win be held next Sunda!
evening. The young people Will
hold their Christmas meeting at 6:4s
pm. Miss Jewell Stein will lead. The
monthly meeting of the Bible class
was held Wednesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Myers. A joint con.
gregational meeting will be held BY
the session and trustees Monday eve
ming
The playground committee is going
forward with negotiations for site
for the new playground. The Harmon
Foundation requires that $500 be
placed on deposit at some bank. which
sum Is to be used the first year in the
/ Improvement of the site and the In
stallation of equipment. The $4,000
bequest, which can be used only fol
the purchase Of the site, awaits the
deposit of this sum.
The monthly missionary concert
under the auspices of the locai
Presbyterian Church was opened
Thursday.
Mrs. Una Ishman entertained a,
cards, her guests being Miss Kathline
Wordell, Miss Dorothy Corson, Miss
J Evelyn Davis, Miss Hilda Coxon, Miss
Elizabeth Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Ashford. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
| Gasch, Edward Brown, Theodore Dor
sey, Clyde Isham and Mack Brown.
Members of the Horticultural Club
of the University of Maryland held 8
ladies' night Wednesday. Prof. and
Mrs A. S. Thurston and Prof. and
Mrs. w. Z. Whitehouse were present
from Riverdale.
| Mrs. L. L. Messersmith entertained
at cards Saturday evening.
The public school will hold an as
sembly next Tuesday afternoon, when
each of the grades will participate ir
a program of songs, carols and reel.
tations. Mrs. John Roby will relate q
Christmas story.