Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-11-01

tea" given Sunday by the Mt. Yer
non Ladies Association was our
own Dorothy Troth Muir, MRS.
Wallace) of Washington Grove.
Dot has done research at Mt. Yer
non for her three books, the locale
of which is the George Washington
country. "She knows more about
Mt. Vernon than we do" we heard
many say. She attracted far more
attention than did the national fig
ures who were present. We might
add that the Association which
controls Mt. Vernon policies is
formed by a regent plus vice-re-
gent from each State in the Union.
Also enjoying d place in the sun
was John Beverley Riggs, son OF
the late Laurie H. Riggs of
Brookeville "a brother OF Mrs.
John E. Muncaster Of Laytonsville,
who on October l was appointed
research assistant at Mt. Vernon
to succeed Worth Bailey, who is
now in charge of the restoration
work at Woodlawn. John, after
years of research, several years
ago published the history of the
Riggs family, large landholders IN
Maryland since Colonial days. He
was employed at the Library of
Congress before his present posi-
ton.
1t was too bad that neither Mrs.
Muir nor Mr.. Riggs had time to
: eat for answering questions - for
Sthe food was the kind that might
have been served in the days of
George and Martha - the most
delicious tiny biscuits with real
country ham, small rolls filled with
chicken salad, luscious cheeses and
small cakes of all kinds, as well as
the tea.
We went to Mt. Vernon as one
Of the guests of the vice-regent
from Indiana, Mrs. Benjamin Hitz,
a sister of Mrs. Harold Mitchell, Of
Laytonsville. Mrs. Hitz has the
same charm and kindliness that
has made so many friends for her
sister.
Among others with whom we
chatted was the regent of the As
ISOLATION, Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare
Powell, whose home is on historic
Brown Street in Providence, R. l.,
where we visited several years ago.
White haired Mrs. Samuel Cabot,
the Massachusetts, vice-regent, was
being most friendly to visitors and
proving that James Russell Lowell
did not know just what he was
talking about when he wrote his
poem about the Cabots speaking
only to the Lodges and the Lodges
only to God.
i Mrs. Chester c. Bolton, con-
gresswoman from Ohio, is vice-re-
gent from her State-since she has
been in Washington for years, We
have mutual friends. We also both
like dogs. did you ever see a
dachschund with Pekingese
head?" she asked. at is a sight
to make a dog fancier's eyes pop"
she told us as we sat on a couch
between her and the Maryland
vice-regent, Mrs. Francis F. Beirne
of Truxton, Nd. 1t was our first
meeting with Mrs. Beirne, who is
the wife of an editorial writer for
the Baltimore Sunpapers. She was
reared in Annapolis and is his
torian of some note. She is so
much like Susan Fry (Mrs. Edwin
d. in both appearance and man
ner that it is uncanny.
The Bric-a-Brac Tea held Friday
at the home Of the Brooke Johns
near Olney-known to US in child
hood as the home of mir. Charlie
and Miss Ella" Barnsley-brought
kforth some very nice articles to be
sold for benefit of the Thrift Shop
In Bethesda. We pored over a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bible-im-
agine parting with that! Seems it
was picked up by an American am
bulance driver after a London
bhtz-nOt able to find the owner
she brought it home.
Brooke, who was the only man
present, was having a field day -
though pretending to be shy with
all these lovely ladies'" Indeed,
the women did look lovely in their
Fall clothes, furs and new hats.
Mrs. Mark Ziegler was especially
chic in French Room hat of red,
faced with white. She was listen
ing to vlvacious Mrs. John Beav-
ers tell about rattlesnake rearing
up in her path as she walked in
the Great Smokes this summer.
ut ratified at me-" she said. "Why
didn't you rattle back ?" we asked.
81 was frightened speechlees," she
replied. That we could not believe
who ever saw MA" Beavers
speechless?
We hope the person who con-
tributed the six green pottery
plates to the bazaar held in con-
nection with the supper at Christ
Church. Rockville. last Friday. will