Evening star., 1936-03-01
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Items-Leap Year
Birthday Party.

Residents Of the Bethesda area are
taking advantage of the lull in social
activities during the Lenten season
to take brief trips to other parts OF
the country.
Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Hamilton of Stone Ridge, Rockville
pike, will leave for stay Of several
weeks in Hot Springs, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene E. Stevens OF
Edgemoor left early last week for
Sarasota. Fla, where they expect to
remain for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Leet and their
son Harvey of Friendship Heights
left by motor Wednesday for two
week stay in Miami.
Miss Constance Etz of Bradley Hills
Is in Florida for visit Of several
weeks with friends at Rollins College.
Miss Etz is a graduate of Rollins in
the class of 1885.
An unnusIal party was given in
Somerset last evening in honor of
Mrs. Alex Krynitsky. who celebrated
her birthday anniversary yesterday.
Mrs Krynitsky, who was born Feb
ruary 20, celebrates her birthday an
niversary only once in four years.
Guests who attended the party, there
fore, brought gifts appropriate for
a person the age of one who has cele-
brated only the few anniversaries to
which Mrs. Krynitsky's leap-year
birth date has entitled her. Mrs.
Willis Nolan. neighbor and friend
of Mrs. Krynitsky, sang group Of
folk songs of her native country,
Czechoslovakia, after which CANDLE
lighted birthday cake was presented
to the guest of honor. Guests took
delight in counting the candles,
which, of course, represented the age
of schoolgirl. Mrs. Krynitsky is the
wife of Col. Krynitsky, who. during
the World War, was sent to the United
States by the Russian imperial gov
ernment as an inspector of munitions.
Col. Krynitsky is now employed by
the Department of Commerce. Col
and Mrs. Krynitsky have made their
home in Somerset for the last . four
years.
Mrs. Charles H. Pergler of Drum
mond was hostess to group of five
for luncheon Friday.
Mrs. Perry K. Michener is in New
London, Conn, for an extended visit
with her son, Capt. William Michener
who is on duty there. Mrs Michenel
made her home in Somerset for many
years, having been one of the first
settlers in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hardy Todd of Bat.
terry Park have with them for the weel
end their daughter, Miss Sally Todd
and her school friend, Miss Virginia
Boyd of Henderson. N. c. Both Mis-.
Todd and Miss Boyd are students al
Tappahannock School for Girls, Tap.
pahannock, Va.
Mrs. D. L. Parkhurst of Chevy
Chase Terrace entertained a few
friends at bridge luncheon Tuesday
Under the direction of Mrs E. v
CayWood, chairman of the Commit
tee on Arrangements, and Mrs. E. F
Kohman. president, the Needleworl
Guild of Bethesda is sponsoring {
bridge party in the Battery Park clul
house Thursday afternoon. Reversin,
the usual order of such affairs, desser
will be served at o'clock, after which
those present will play bridge.
Tables for the party have been re-
served by Mrs. Richard E. Titlow, Mrs
George Laird, Mrs. F. A. Smith, Mrs
j. T. Irwin. Mrs. John Yesair, Mrs
E. M. Willis. Mrs. Charles D. Clugston
Mrs. c. M Merrill, Mrs. E. A. A. Dunn
Mrs. E. F. Kohman and Mrs. Franz
Romer. The party was original,
planned for Saturday. February 8, bu
owing to inclement weather it wa.
postponed until next Thursday.
The proceeds of the bridge will b.
used to purchase material which will
be made into garments by the guile
members and later distributed tt
needy families in Montgomery County