Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
Former Commissioner
Celebrates Eightieth
Birthday Anniversary
Forty Members of Family
Join Mr.. Griffith in Cele-
brating-Other Rockville
News of General Interest.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 20.-Sur
rounded by his children. children-in
law and grandchildren to the numbe
of 40, Mr. Charles @. Griffith, promi
nent retired farmer and formerl!
president of the Board of County Com
i1lissioners, celebrated his eightietI
birthday, anniversary at his home o.
Beallsville recently.
Miss Annie Lee Coleman has returned
to the home of her grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. James T. Bogley, in Rock.
vile, after spending several weeks al
Avalon and Atlantic City, N. J.
Mrs. Robert Taylor and her two
children of Charlottesville, Va, are al
the home OF Mrs. Taylor's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel A. Lehman, in Rock
vile, for visit of week or 10 days
A dance in the public school audi
torium at Brookesville last evening
given under auspices of the Rector's
Aid of st. Johns Episcopal Church
Olney. was largely attended and proved
an enjoyable function. Rev Philip A
Dales, rector of the church, headed the
committee in charge.
About IS members Of Epworth
Methodist Sunday School, Gathers
burg, visited the Strowbridge Home for
Boys, at Sykesville Md, last Saturday
After being shown through the build
ing. they enjoyed picnic supper. The
young folks were chaperoned by Mr.
Norman Jacobs, superintendent of the
Sunday school. and Mrs. Jacobs.
Mrs. Mariana Reese and children
Of Baltimore are occupying their Sum-
nner cottage at Sandy Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard w. Groomes
and children of Washington, are oc-
cupying their Summer home neaI
Fairland.
Mr.. Preston B. Ray, clerk of the
Circuit Court: Mr.. Berry e. Clark
clerk to the county commissioners, and
Mr. Albert J. Almoney. all Of Rock
vile. spent the last week end at Camp
Richie Cascade, Md, where the Mary
land National Guard held its annual
encampment.
Miss Miriam Choate Talbot, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Ohio H. w. Tai
bott of Rockville, whose marriage to
MFR. Allison Henderson Chaplin of New
York is to take place at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot the evening Of
luncheon at the home of Mrs. Alex
ander F. Prescott, Rockville, Monday
afternoon, and Tuesday afternoon Mrs
Robert L. Tolson entertained at a
similar function in her honor at her
home near Rockville
Mrs. Thomas r. Falvey Of Rock
vile attended the Baptist Assembly
at Braddock Heights during the week
as did the Rev. Bertram NJ OSgood
pastor Of the Rockville Baptist Church
She was hostess to the Womens Mis-
sionary Society of the Rockville Bap-
fist Church at her home in Rockville
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Smith of Chester. Pa,
who was visitor at the home of her
brother 1n-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs
Roger Shaw. near Rockville. for 10
days Is now at the home of her mother
Mrs. Lawrence Flack at KenSington,
for short visit.
Mrs. Anita w. Smith and son Philip
of Rockville left on Wednesday for q
stay of several weeks at Atlantic City
Miss Alice Diamond of Gaithersburg
entertained ut a picnic and swimming
party at Seneca Thursday afternoon,
her guests including large number
of young people from Rockville,
Gaithersburg and other points in the
county.
Mrs. Joseph H. Bradley and daugh-
ter: Miss Mary. of near Rockville,
sailed on Saturday last for Europe,
expecting to be. away several months
Mr.. and Mrs: Eugene w. Scott re-
turned to their home near Rockville
visiting relatives in Virginia. They
brought back with them Mrs. Scott s
sisters, Mrs. Claude Clark of Glade
Spring, Va. and Mrs Eugene Alder
6Dn of Lebanon, Va, and the latter's
sons. who will be their guests for a
week or 10 days.
Mr. Ralph Hickerson and Mr. Hilton
Darby returned to Rockville Tuesday
night from a weeks visit at Virginia
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Chris Ramey and
Rockville during the week after a fort
nights visit with Mrs. Ramey's brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
Burruss, In Richmond, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Van Veen of
Rockville and Washington have pur-
chased home at Alta Vista and will
take mp their residence there in the
near future.
Mrs. Roy Hutchinson of Youngstown,
Ohio. Is visiting her sister-in law, Mrs.
Charles H. White, In Rockville.
Miss Eleanor Maughlin of Boyds Is
visiting relatives in Columbus. Ohio.
Mrs. ]. G. Willier and daughter. Miss
Genevieve. of Iowa, are visiting Tela-
tives in Rockville. Mrs. Willier Is a
daughter of Mrs Willard C.. Fisher of
Rockville.
Miss Dorothy Monday celebrated her
ninth birthday anniversary on We'd
nesday by entertaining number of
her little Rockville friends at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Monday. near Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Finch of Wash
ington are occupying a cottage at
Washington Grove for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Lamar Jackson of
Whe Colesville neighborhood motored
to Maine for sojourn of several
weeks.
Mrs Mary Padgett of Loudoun
County Va. is visitor at the home
Of relatives at Dickerson.
Under auspices of the Cabin John
party was held Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Armstrong at Cabin John. Following
luncheon bridge and five hundred were
PLAYED. Mrs. G. r. Smith was chair
man Of the entertainment committee.
Mr.. Allen Thomas of Brooklyn. N. Y,
has been at the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bentley Thomas, al
Sandy Spring for a visit of several
weeks.
Rev. Charles r. O'Hara. pastor of
st. Mary's Catholic Church. returned
to Rockville on Wednesday after spend
ing several DAYS In New York City,
where he went to officiate at the mar
riage of niece.
Miss Helen Penn of Laurel is visiting
her brother -in-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs Lester Atl1ey. near Burtonsville.
Mrs. Ernest Jones of Baltimore was
q visitor for the greater part of the
week at the home of her parents. Rev.
and Mrs. Millard F. Minnick, in Rock
vile. DR.. Minnick spent several days
last week in Baltimore as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bailey and
children of Woodside are at Hunters
Lake, N. Y. for a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Broadly of Oak