Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-04-04

Mrs. Samuel M. Janney of Will
mington, Del, spent few days the
past week with her relatives at Glow
erly.
Miss Edith Hallowell entertained on
Tuesday afternoon, having a party for
mothers and their small children, and
including Mrs. Frederick Klutey and
small daughter who are guests of
Mrs. w. B. Chichester, coming from
Wilmington, Del, where they are now
living; Mrs. Ridgley Chichester and
daughter; Mrs. Elgar Stabler and
children; Mrs. Robert Barnes and
children, and Mrs. Francis Kirk and
daughter.
Mrs. Henry Owings will be the
chairman of arrangements for the
sixth annual flower show to be held at
Community House on the afternoon
and evening of June LIST, as an
nounced at meeting of The Little
Garden Club held on Tuesday with
Mrs. Allan Farquhar.
Mrs. Mortimer o. Stabler was NAM
ed chairman of entries.
Mrs. Katherine Alvord who has
charge of arranging the program for
the season, said that the list of
speakers for the meetings will be
from the Maryland University.
A number of spring flowers and
shrubbery were brought for display.
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar presided
over the meeting, and Mrs. William
Hough will entertain the next meet
ing.
Mrs. Knox Taylor of Santa Fe,
New Mexico and Clinton, N. j., has
been spending the past week with her
two sisters, Mrs. Stanton Smith and
Miss Amy P. Miller.
Among those from Sandy Spring
who took part in the program of the
Woman's Club of Rockville, when
twenty young ladies wore costumes
of brides, were Miss Elizabeth Sher-
man Jones, dressed in a wedding
gown of 1851, worn by Rachel Eli
colt Gilpin, and Miss Elizabeth Far
quhar who wore that of Annie Brooke
which dated 1866.
Those from the neighborhood who
attended on Saturday the wedding of
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Lytch of
Florida to Mr.. Albert Stabler, Jr.,
which has solemnized at noon at the
home OF. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stabler
of Georgetown, parents Of, the groom;
were his four aunts the Misses Stab
Ter of Edgewood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Bond, aunt and uncle of
the groom and Mr.. Stanley Stabler of
Sunnyside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard W. Janney
and daughter have returned to Mag
nolia Farm, after having spent sew
eral weeks in Washington as guests
of Mrs. Janney's parents.
A most delightful paper on "Old
Georgetown, it's Early Settlement and
Development" written by Mrs. Henry
j. Nichols and read by her daughter
Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Jr., followed
by an article on Mrs. E. D. E. N.
Southworth, by Miss Mary Magruder,
made most instructive afternoon
program for the Wednesday Club
which met with Mrs. Elgar Stabler at
Sweetbrier.
Mrs. Nichols described many Of the
homes of prominant men, the old
landmarks, churches and history sur
rounding them in her paper, and the
club voted to sent their thanks to her
for having written and collected all
this data of interest since she was not
able to be present on account of i'll
health.
Miss Magruder in reviewing the
famous novelist of long ago, gave
some of the interesting incidents
connected with Mrs. Southworth's life,
telling us that she was the originator
of the first serial story, and that she
contributed seventy novels to the
world of literature.
Miss Magruder recently visited the
old home of the author in George
town.
Both the President and Vice-Presi-
dent being absent, business meet
ing was presided over by Mrs. Charles
E. Bond.
A short review Of the European
situation as it now stands regarding
the recent Anglo-German Conference,
was given by Mrs. Allan Brooke.
Mrs. Aubrey Beall will entertain
the next meeting at Community
House.
Mrs. Milton Bancroft, Mrs. Joseph
Tilton and Miss Estelle T. Moore
went to N. Y. last week to attend the
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