Evening star., 1947-03-02
Southern Trips
Are Planned
By Betbesdans
By Lillian arthur

Montgomery County's snowbound
highways of the past few days have
made many Of the residents think
longingly of the warm sunshine and
the spring flowers Of the country
around the Gulf Of Mexico, and al
few Of the Bethesdans who had
planned trips for the late winter or
early spring have pushed their de-
parture dates ahead little and
are taking of this week for warm
er climate.
Mr.. and Mrs s. Jack Ingram are
leaving within the next few days
for Dallas, Tex, where they lived
before moving to Bethesda three
years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram
still have a home in Dallas and they
expect to stay there for several
weeks. Continuing their vacation a
little longer after they leave Dallas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram will 60 by
plane up the West Coast, stopping
In Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. ingram will be away
about six weeks. Their present
plans are that they will be back in
Bethesda in time to see the dogwood
and spring flowers at their home, on
Goldsboro road.
Capt. and Mrs. Norman Roderick
Brown are starting out in day or
two on a leisurely motor trip, with
Carlsbad, N. Mex, as their ultimate
destination.
Capt. and Mrs. Brown are now
visiting Mrs. Browns father and
mother, Dr. and Mrs. r. R. Spencer,
in Oliver street, arriving here yes
terday from their home, in Stony
Brook, Long Island.
Mrs. Brown is the former Mary
Garland Spencer, who attended
school in Bethesda and who has a
wide circle of acquaintances here.
Miss Joan Monroe and her sister,
Mrs. John Presley, motored to Flor
ida last week with Miss Betty Harris
and her sister, Mrs. Alfred Parish,
and they are now at the Harris cot
tage in Hollywood.
They will be there for about q
month, planning their return trip
to be back home In time for Miss
Monroe to be a bridesmaid for Miss
Lenore Throckmorton at her we'd
ding April 5th.
Recent word from Mrs. Presley's
husband, DR.. Presley, is that he is
now located somewhere north of
Toxic. He sailed from San Fran
cisco, December 9Th and arrived
in Yokohama on Christmas eve.
DR.. Presley is doctor of Dental
Surgery on duty with the War De-
partment in Japan.
Mrs. Edwin F. Etz-Pearl Etz to
her Bethesda friends-also took off !
for the South West a few weeks
ago to escape the ice and snow of
a Washington winter. She is now
visiting her son-in-law and daugh-
ter Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ferdon,
in Santa Fe, where Mr.. Ferdon is
an archeologist at the State Museum
there,
Mrs. Etz expects to be back in late
March to spend few weeks before
going to her farm in Westmoreland,
N. H. to spend the summer.
Maj. and Mrs. George l.. jerks
are having guests next week who
will spend few days here en- route
to Wheeling, w. Va. Arriving Tues
day will be Mrs. jerks cousin, Mrs.
Robert E. Clingan of Hartford,
Conn.,, and with her will be Mrs.
Walter Barber, also of Hartford.
Comdr. and Mrs. Raymond B.
Leavitt have their son 1t. Raymond
Leavitt, jr, with them for a short
visit while he is awaiting further
orders.
Mrs. Leavitt's brother-in-law, Mr..
Wells L. Mitchell, is expected to
arrive at their home this morning
for a visit of several days. Mr..
MitchelI's home is in Wellesley
Hills, Mass. .s
Mrs. William A. Eddy is also away
for q short winter vacation Mrs !
Eddy has spent so much time in
warm climates while her husband,
Col. Eddy was United States Min
lister to Arabia, that her idea of a !
perfect vacation is trip North.
She is now in Hanover, N. H., en-
.joying the winter sports at Dart
mouth College and a few days of
skiing.
Col. and Mrs. Eddy lived in Han
over some years ago and Mrs Eddy
welcomed the opportunity of a visit
there to renew her acquaintance
with her friends of other years. She
As the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Sidney
Hayward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Garvin
have had a recent trip to North