Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-01
By LiIion Arthur

It seems much too early TO talk
about summer vacations. yet in
Bethesda you hear a good bit about
summer holiday plans and several
families have already set the time
OF their departure for the vaca-
ton spot they most enjoy.
DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor
will 60 to Nova Scotia for the
summer just as they have done
for so many years. Their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lillian Grosvenor Covllie.
who has sometimes spent the
summer In Nova Scotia with her
father and mother hopes TO 60 10
Norway in June. She will visit
her brother-in-law. Mr.. Torfin
Oftedal. who has an official posi-
ton with the Norwegian govern
ment in Oslo. and Mrs. Oftedal.
who was Gloria Grosvenor. the
younger daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Grosyenor.
Just now Mrs. Coville is in Bos-
ton visiting her son. Mr.. Gilbert
Coville, a student at Harvard Uni
versity. She will be back home
next week and she will then COM
plete her plans for her trip.
One way TO spend a vacation. SO
some Bethesdans think. is TO own
a boat and to spend week ends
and holidays cruising along the
shore line of the Chesapeake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Bishop
were among the first of the Be-
thesda owners to get their boat in
the water. Last week end they
took the Martye. II. successor to
the Grace-A that they had on
the Chesapeake in previous years
and with a party of friends went
down the West River and back
again to the Annapolis Yacht
Club, where they keep their boat.
They are going out again this
week end and for every week end
from now until cold weather
makes boating unpleasant.
But while all this planning for
summer holidays is going on there
is still a small group Of Bethesdans
who are just getting back from
their winter vacations, and some
times they bring back news OF for
mer residents they have seen while
on their trips south.
Mrs. Gertrude Schultz back
from a Florida vacation tells OF
seeing Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Spell
del while she was at New Smyrna
Beach and she brought back an
interesting story Of their life there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Speidel went to Nsw
Smyrna Beach from Bethesda
some years ago and they have be-
come very active in the work of
the local Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Speidel. who Is in his 80s. is
the leader of the church choir.
and Mrs. Speidel. also in her 80s,
is the leader of the Bible class in
the church.
Within the next few weeks Mr..
and Mrs. Speidel will have their
Goth wedding anniversary and
there is quite a possibility that
they will come north to celebrate
the occasion at the home of their
son and daughter in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Speidel. in Rockville.
Ten years ago on their 50th an
niversary. there was a large recep-
ton for them at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Speidel. who
at that time lived In English
Village. -aaA.ss--.s---.
On the party calendar Of the
week was the delightful luncheon
Tuesday with Mrs. Howard Grit
nth as hostess. The honor guests
were Sergt. and Mrs. Frederick j.
Edwards who were married Tues
day in Walter Reed Chapel just
before the luncheon. The bride Is
Mrs. Grifnth's daughter. the for
mer Miss Esther Rebecca Grit
nth. q sergeant with the Women's
Army Corps who has been on duty
at the Army Chemical Center in
Maryland. Sergt. Edwards is also
on duty at the Army Chemical
Center.
Mrs. Grifith's daughters. Mrs.
John Livingston and Mrs. Town
ley Gamble assisted their mother
In entertaining her guests and also
helping her grandmother during
the hours Of the party was H.
year-old Joan Gamble. wearing
the pretty blue dress that she wore
as maid-of- honor at the wedding.
Mrs. Rufus e. Miles had about
Is guests ut . late afternoon party
at her home Thursday, entertain
ing in honor Of Mrs. Marquis w.
Childs. The tea was distinctly q
neighborhood party. The guests
were o group Of close friends Of
Mrs. Childs and greeting their old
friends during the afternoon were
two additional guests. Mrs. George
w. Bryan Of Dogue, Va, and her
daughter. Mrs. Turner Timber
lake Of Alexandria. who formerly
lived in Somerset. The tea also