Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-20
Mrs. MGLcoL21 Thomas
Ashton 1874

Mrs. Arthur O. Gray, their son,
Arthur Jr., and Miss Dorothy
Michel from Baltimore and Mr..
and Mrs. M. Richard Brownies of
Washington for dinner.
The Women's Board of the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital helds its quarterly meeting
this Monday. 1t was reported that
$943 was turned in to date for the
hospital pamphlet advertisements
and the coming annual hospital
benefit was discussed at length.
Miss Francis Leishear, superin-
tendent Of the hospital in the year
" report to the Board, mentioned
that the hospital had averaged
well over baby day from May
/, 1947 to April 30, 1948-418
babies in all.
DR.. and Mrs. John H. Janney
flew from their home in Chile to
Miami, and then drove from Flor
ida here last week. They expect to
be with Mrs. John H. Janney at
Brook Meadow for three months.
A miscellaneous shower was
given for Miss Jean Thomas on
Saturday afternoon bv Mrs. Robert
H. Miller, Jr.
Saturday night Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Brooke Farquhar III entertained
with two tables of bridge.
The Little Garden Club met this
Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Henry H. Owings in Highland.
Mrs. Owings' home, Hickory
Ridge, is a lovely old brick house
with an exceptionally fine box
wood garden. The meeting was
given over entirely to the coming
Flower Show, which will be held on
May 26 at Brighton Hall. There
will be no charge and the public
is invited to Come and to exhibit
arrangements.
Over the past weekend Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles w. Williams and
Mrs. W. Arthur Carr went camp
ing at an old mill in Southern
Pennsylvania near the 'Conowinge
Dam. They attended a square
dance on Saturday night given by
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Arnold
of Lancaster
On Saturday the Girl SCOUTS of
Troop No. 80 had a noon lookout
at Riverside-Mrs. Leon 2SmalPs
farm at Brinklow. - l'N
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Fussel en-
tertained four tables of bridge on
Monday. The regular members Of
the club attended with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Tarlton Brooke and
R. Bentley Thomas. Miss. Margaret
Brooke and Mrs. Richard B.
Thomas, Jr., were the substitutes.
Monday night the Sandy Spring
Athletic Association met at the
home of DR.. Charles H. Lyon.
Fifteen members were present and
baseball was the main topic under
discussion. Henry H. Stabler's
membership in the association was
reactivated after lapse of about
three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack N. Bentley
left by automobile on Wednesday
for California. They expect to be
away about two months.
1t. DEMENT, Bonifant was trans
ferred this weekend from the
Northumberland Military Reserva-
ton in Pennsylvania to Fort Knox,
Kentucky. Mrs. Bonifant and her
daughter, Bonnie, expect to follow
him to Fort Knox shortly.
On Thursday the st. Luke's
Guild met at the home of Mrs.
Warren X. Cooley in Brighton. A
tray was presented to Mrs. Arthur
L. Ribble as a going away present
and discussion of banquet in
June for the Southern States Co.
operative farmers organization
took place.
Mrs. Richard w. Janney, Mrs.
Robert H. Miller, Jr., Mrs. Ralph
R. Hickman, Miss Martha Johns
and Earl Zook took one section of
the eighth of Sherwood School to
Annapolis to see the Capitol Build
ing, the Naval Academy and other
points of interest on Wednesday.
The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
Club met with Mrs. Frank Wilson.
Mrs. Ann Boyd, Mrs. Walter F.
Wilson and Mrs. Albert J. Wilson
substituted for three of the regu-
lar members. Mrs. Ann Boyd will
fill in for Mrs. Jack N. Bentley
for the duration of her stay in
California and Mrs. Stanley P.
Stabler will replace Mrs. Callen-
der F. Winslow who has perma-
nently moved to Richmond, Va.
Miss Priscilla Cleaver from Gar
den City, New York and Mrs. Carl
Lundgren of Ansonia, Conn.,, visit
ed their aunt, Mrs. John G.
Thomnsnn for several dnue last