Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Rockville Society
Happenings of Record
For Week just Ended
News of Special Interest
Gathered in Montgomery
County Capital and Ad-
jacent Communities.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 13.-Miss
Hazel M. Bratt entertained few Rock
vile friends at bridge Monday eve
ming, her guests being Miss Lorene Gar
rett, Miss Mildred Karn, Miss Mary
Kingdam, Miss Virginia Karn, Miss
Elizabeth Larcombe, Miss Betty Mark
land, Miss Lillian Karn and Miss Betty
Wilson. Miss Lillian Karn won the
prize.
Mr.. Allie Jones, who recently re-
turned from Florida after stay of
four months, was given surprise
party at the home Of his sister -in-law,
Mrs. Rose Clagett, near Jamestown,
Monday evening, about 25 of his friends
attending.
Mr.. and Mrs. waring z. Evans are
occupying their handsome Rockville
home after spending the Winter in
Washington
Miss Margaret E. Carroll heads a
committee that Is arranging for an
hall at Aspen Wednesday evening. 1t
will be given by the Young Peoples
Society of st. Mary's Episcopal Church,
Aspen, mad will be featured by such
square dances of many years ago as
the lanciers, Virginia reel, etc.
After spending the Winter in Florida.
Mr.. Allie Jones returned last week to
his home near Jamestown.
Mrs. Thomas D. Grifith was hostess
to about a dozen friends at bridge and
luncheon at her home on the Laytons-
vile pike, near Laytonsville, Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Grifith have
return to their home in Gaithersburg
after a sojourn of four months in
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tarlton B. Stabler, life
long residents of the Sandy Spring
neighborhood, left Monday for Ken
meth Square, Pa, where they will make
their future home.
Gaithersburg School Group
Stage Three-Act Comedy.
'TTl Explain Everything" was the
title of a three-act comedy which was
cleverly presented in the Gathers
burg High School auditorium last eve
ming by members of the junior class
of the, Gaithersburg School. 1t was
directed by Miss Beatrice Melick OF the
faculty. and the cast included Miss
Maude Duvall, Miss Verna Godfrey,
Miss Katherine Green, Miss Rachel
warfield, William D. Barnett, Carl
Becker, Robert Dutrow. Worthington
Frazier and Charles Hershey. ..
Mai and Mrs. George NJ. Thomas
have returned from their wedding trip
which included a short stay in the
South, and are making their home in
Rockville. Mrs. Thomas was formerly
Mrs. Agnes Anderson.
Mrs. Harold Kingsley Of Gathers
burg is visiting her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns,
in Hollywood Calf, being called there
by illness of Mrs. Burns.
Rev. o. c. Barnes, formerly pastor OF
the Christian Churches at Rockville
and Hyattstown, and Mrs. Barnes, who
are now residents Of Urbana, Md, were
given a surprise party at their home
last Saturday by about so members Of
the Rockville and Hyattstown Churches.
Miss Margaret Karin left Saturday to
resume teaching in Schenectady. N. Y.
after spending 10 days at the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H.
Karn, near Rockville.
The last of series OF enjoyable
dances by the choir of st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church, Rockville, was held last
evening in st. Mary's Hall and was at
tended by large number of guests
from the county and elsewhere. Miss
Jessie Fisher headed the committee in
charge and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Maddox and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bailey were the chaperons. During the
evening refreshments were served.
Mrs. Vernon H. Dyson was hostess
last week at 10 tables of bridge at her
home in Laytonsville. The prizes were
won by Mrs. Greenbury G. Griffith,
Mrs. Thomas D. Grifith and Mrs. Bates
EtchiSon.
Miss Virginia Moore entertained the
Gaithersburg Thursday Night Bridge
Club at her home in GaitherSburg this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver Observe
Their Silver Wedding Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Weaver last
evening celebrated the twenty-fifth an
niversary of their marriage by enter
tanning in their home In Rockville a
from Rockville and other points in the
county.
Mrs. Frank D. Leizear was hostess TO
the Rockville Garden Club yesterday
afternoon, the occasion being featured
by an address on birds by Mrs. Reese OF
Washington. Refreshments were served.
Miss Matte England motored up
from Richmond to spend the last week
end with relatives in Rockville.
Mrs. Lloyd Brewer and Mrs. Nicholas
Brewer were hosteSseS at large bridge
party at the Montgomery Country Club,
Rockville, this afternoon, the affair be-
ing one of the most elaborate of recent
functions of the kind in Rockville.
Mrs. Thomas L. Dawson was hostess
to eight of her Rockville friends at
bridge and luncheon in her home We'd
nesday afternoon.
Miss Mary E. Waters, formerly Of