Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-03-21
SANDY SPRING

The first spring meeting of tn.
Little Garden Club of Sandy Sprins
was entertained by Miss Mary Miller
Stabler on Thursday at her hom,
Edgewood.
Mrs. Katherine Alvord, as vice
president, presided with Mrs. P. Gar.
land Lyon as secretary. The principa
feature of the meeting was a tenta.
tive program for the year presented
by Mrs. Alvord which included nun
Der of speakers scheduled for the sea,
son and plans for the annual flower
show to be held early in June will be
discussed at the next meeting. The
Little Garden Club voted to join the
Garden Club Committee of the Hor.
ticultural Society of America, which
has been recently organized in Wash
ington. Miss Stabler had additional
guests for luncheon which included;
Mrs. Charles Carroll, Mrs. George E.
Bayless and Mrs. Roland Childs. all
of Howard County; Mrs. Lewis Allen
of Winchester, Virginia, house guest
of Mrs. Frederick l. Thomas, Mrs,
Addison G. Foster, Mrs. Francis NJ.
Hallowell, Mrs. Charles E. Bond and
Miss Lille B. Stabler. Mrs. Allan
Farquhar will entertain the club at its
next meeting on March 26th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Acheson are So
journing in Bermuda, and later will
open Hardwood, their Sandy Spring
home.
Mr.. Frederick P. Moore accom-
panied by Mr.. Taylor of New York
have been guests at Norwood for q
short stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Bancroft the past week.
Mrs. Howard Dozier, County chair
man of literature, of Woodside was
guest speaker under a program of
literature at meeting of the We'd
nesday Club at Community House,
which was sponsored by Mrs. Louis
Bussler and Miss Mary Miller Stabler
Mrs. Andrew Adams entertaining.
Mrs. Dozier read a delightfully."- pre-
pared paper in which she reviewed
a number of the new books as well
as some not so recent, beginning her
review with Anthony Adverse, she
gave synopsis of many the current
good books, including in her compre-
hensive paper those suitable to all
members of ones family, ending her
delightful program with 'The Folks.
Mrs. Milton Bancroft presided over
a business meeting, following the pro-
gram, when Miss Amy P. Miller pre-
scented the subjects and chairmen for
next years program, which were as
follows: music, Mrs. P. Garland
Lyon; book reviews, Mrs. Eric Eng
lund; character study, Mrs. Louis
Bussler; art and literature, Miss Bow
den; drama, Miss Lille B. Stabler;
miscellaneous, Mrs. Austin LAMAR.
The Club voted to contribute five
dollars to the National Symphony
Orchestra fund. The next place of
was announced as Sweet
Brier with Mrs. Elgar Stabler.
An informal little talk which was
exceedingly entertaining, was given
by Mr.. Lionel C. Probert when the
March meeting Of the Neighbors
gathered at Homeland Farms. Mr..
Probert related some of the amusing
incidents as he recalled them, during
= trip taken with the late President
and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, following
the World War.
Mrs. Dorsey Downey paid a flying
visit to the neighborhood the past
week coming from Miami, Florida.
A discussion of the school situation
as regards the erection of the pro-
posed building at Sherwood School
resulted in a plea by the Neighbors to
The Community Council to do all in
their power to see that the program
is completed.
Mrs. Charles F. Kirk gave a de-
lightful little bridge luncheon on
Thursday having the following guests
to meet Mrs. William Dinwiddle: Mrs.
Maurice ]. Stabler, Mrs. Dawson
Trundle, Mrs. Percy Ashe, Mrs. Mil
ton Bancroft, Mrs. Robert Coulter and
Miss Sallie P. Brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Wright of N. Y.
have been guests the past week of
their sister Mrs. Dawson Trundle and
husband.
Mr.. Albert Stabler Jr., has returned
home, after having spent a week in
Florida, where he was the guest Of