Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-04-19

One of the most ardent fisher
man in these parts is Charles
Merry. He and his son, Billy, and
Maynard Haithcock were among
the anglers who lined Fishermen's
Greek above Frederick on Sunday,
the opening day. Billy and his
daddy, who also spent Monday at
the same spot, hooked fifteen very
nice trout.
Robert Grigsby, who was third
grader in Rockville Elementary
School last year, has been, in Chill
dren's Hospital for the past seven
weeks. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Grigsby who lived
here in Rockville for a number of
years prior to moving to Silver
Spring last summer.
The newly-wed William H.
Berrys are busy getting settled in
their apartment on Monroe Street.
Mrs. Berry, is the former Marjorie
Jane Garrett, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Mccarthy of Salem, Va.
Mr.. Berry is the son of Mrs. Alice
Cashell Berry of Rockville and
Mr.. Banks Berry of Washington.
Their wedding took place Saturday
evening, April 7, in the Rockville
Presbyterian Church.
The Hospitality Hall of the
Christian Heurich Brewery in
Washington will be the scene of a
charity dance on Friday, April 20,
sponsored by the Rockville Kiwanis
and the KNIVES. Proceeds from
the affair will benefit under
privileged children. Tiny Meeker
will provide the music.
Following choir practice on
Thursday evening, Miss Elizabeth
Robertson, organist at the Rock
vile Baptist Church, was sur
prised with a party in honor of
her birthday anniversary. She
was presented with lovely gift
of silver--six salad forks and
gravey ladle.
Mrs. Bob Gibson, Mrs. A. G..
Watkins, Mrs. Rowman Erb and
Mrs. Abel Norris thing Friday,
April IL is lucky date! Not only
did these ladies enjoy the highly
successful bridge and Canasta
Party at Christ Church Friday
evening, but they were winners of
prizes, as well! Mrs. A. j. Dalton
was awarded the beautiful afghan,
handmade and donated by Mrs.
/ Thomas Lee.
When Mrs. William P. Shear
man picked up the telephone Fri
day evening and heard her son
Bills voice from Washington, she
couldn't believe her ears! Bill had
a weekend pass from Little Creek,
Va. near Norfolk, where his
Marine unit had embarked for
amphibious landings. Bill had Just
returned to Camp Lejeune, N. C.
on Monday, so his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William p. Sherman of
Laird Street, were truly surprised
to have him home again so soon.
Young AL Veirs, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Veirs, celebrated his
sixth birthday on Thursday, April
~, with a party at his home for
twenty-four of his little friends.
En- route to their home in Ham
ilton, N. Y. from St. Petersburg,
Fla where they have spent the win.
.er months, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
Taylor, arrived at the home of
heir sOn-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Fletcher C. Waller of
Monroe Street, on Saturday. They
stopped off at Fort Jackson, S. c.
and Private Lloyd Williams, their
grandson, came to Rockville with
hem. Lloyd is taking his basic
raining at Fort Jackson. On Mon
lay, Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor cele.
)rated their fifty-sixth wedding an
liversary. II was the first time for
many years that their daughter
lad been with them on their ami.
ersary.
Fletcher c, Waller is spending
his week in Los Alamos, New
Mexico on official business for the
Nomic Energy Commission.
| The Lucy Simpson Circle of the
rockville Presbyterian Church met
It the home of Mrs. Hamilton
Wells, in Twin Brook on Thursday
'vening, with twenty present. Mrs
William Swingle gave most in
ipiring Bible Study, the topic be
ng You Cannot Break the Com.
nandments". The guest speaker
Mrs. L. II. Mattingly, gave a yer,
interesting talk on the teen ager,
| { Rockville.
Mrs. Robert +. Chaplin and her
ousin Mrs. Harry Payne of Sterl.
NC, Va. returned last week from
IAN Diego, Calf. where they spent
he months Of February anC
March.
The Reverend Howard c. Cobbs,
pastor of the Rockville Presbyter.
an Church, will leave Tuesday
hight for two weeks training duty
At the Naval Operating Base in
Norfolk. He, along with other Navy
Chaplain reservists, will take a
rigorous "refresher course" The
pulpit on the first Sunday of Rev
erend Ccbbs' absence, will be filled
by H. G. Gatlin, USN, Senior