Evening star., 1943-12-19

Yuletide parties for servlcemen,
the return of young men and
women from colleges for the holi-
days and the arrival of visitors, a
number of whom are on leave from
the armed forces, are lending a gay
note to the week end for many
Takoma Park and Silver Spring
residents.
Last night more than 100 of the
community's prettiest girls attended
formal dance held at the Indian
Spring Country Club for service
men of the area. A huge Christmas
tree and distribution of gifts by
Santa Claus to the men were fea-
lures of the colorful event. Today
many of the girls will attend a
Christmas party for wounded sailors
which will be given this afternoon
and evening at Rosesteel Hall in
Forest Glen
Capt. and Mrs. P. M. Deming are
arriving in Takoma Park today
from Dayton, where Capt Deming
Is stationed at Patterson Field, to
spend this week with Mrs. Deming's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Sher-
{! burne. Mr.. and Mrs Sherburne
will entertain a group of friends
at a dinner party Wednesday at
Malmesbury in honor of their SON.
in-law and daughter
1t E. Francis McDevitt, U. S. N.
R., is expected to arrive Thursday
in Silver Spring to spend Christmas
with Mrs McDevitt and their son
Ronald. 1t. McDevitt is public re-
lations officer at the Preflight
School at Iowa CITY.
Also arriving Thursday in Silver
Spring will be Mr.. and Mrs. H. R.
Staley of Boston and Mr.. and Mrs.
: F. Paul Staley of Centerville, Iowa,
who will spend a week with Mr.
and Mrs Donald K. Staley.
1t. G. Burton Queen, U. S. N. R.,
and Mrs. Queen of Takoma Park
are leaving tomorrow for Louisa,
KY, to spend the holidays with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Robert Kemp and her small
son, Robert, jr., have gone to Clear
water, Fla, to join Corpl. Kemp,
who is stationed at Drew Field,
Tampa. Mrs. Kemp and her son
have been making their home with
her parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
Ralph D. Smith.
1t. Page Goldbeck, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Goldbeck are arriving this week
from Corpus Christi to spend Christ
mas with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Goldbeck of Chevy
Chase, and the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan Davis of Takoma
Park.
Mai. and Mrs. NJ l.. Bradfield of
Silver Spring will have as their
guests over the holidays the latters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Allen
of Terre Haute, Ind, who will arrive
this week. Last week they had
visiting them Maj. Bradfield's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. " V. Bradfeld,
who are also of Terre Haute. Mrs.
Bradfield's sister, Miss Mary Lou
Allen, has gone to Pensacola to
spend the holidays with Comdr. and
Mrs. Briscoe Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Ellis Of Or
lando, Fla, arrived Tuesday to spend
the holidays with Mrs. Ellis sister,
Mrs. Raymond o. Cornell, and Mr..
Cornell at their home in Takoma
Park. The Cornells' daughter, Miss
Dorothy Jean Cornell, who is at
tending the University OF New
Mexico. will not be here for the
holidays.
Mrs. Edward Yost of Silver Spring
will leave Wednesday for Monroe,
La. to spend two weeks with her
husband, who is at Northeast Junior
College.
Midshipman Paul Burdett will
arrive Wednesday in Silver Spring
from the Naval Academy. On
Thursday he will accompany his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester c.
Burdett, and his sister, Mrs. Lester
C. Burdett jr., to New York. where
they will remain throughout the
holidays.
Mrs. Leo Cavanaugh returned Fri
day to her home in Takoma Park
from Ell Paso. where she accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Potter
and their children, Barbara, Joanne
and Tommy, who will make their
home there. The Potters are for
mer residents of Takoma Park.
Mrs. Ralph G. Shure of Takoma
Park is spending this week end in
New York. where she was iOined by
her husband, 1t. q. g. Shure, who
is taking the indoctrination course
at the Officers Training School in
Princeton.
Mrs. Howard Griffith returned
Thursday to her home in Silver
Spring after spending two months