Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-01

9ycf'he engagement announced this
week by Mayor and Mrs. G. La
mar Kelly Jr., of their daughter
Verna Mae, to Second Officer
Roy James LoCouse Murphy Of
Dublin, ireland, eliminates
courtship romantic as any from g
story-book.
h2East fall, while on a worlc
cruise aboard the British ship M
v. Cingalese Prince with her ia.
Their, Miss Kelly met Mr.. Murphy
who was one of the officers on the
ship and romance resulted. Or
Thursday, the Cingalese Prince
will dock in Baltimore and Off
Ger Murphy will leave the service
of the British Line. The young
couple is planning an early fall
wedding and will make their home
in this country.
lover the weekend, the Kellys al
went to New York where, on Sat
urday, the officers of the Cinga-
1ese gave Mis- Kelly an announce
Inent party aboard ship. Mr.. Muir
ply brought Verna Macs ring all
the way from Singapore. Among
the guests were many of the KEEL
lgs New York friends. Follow
ing the party, the Kellys remained
aboard and were dinner guests OF
Captain Fraser. On Sunday, May
OF and Mrs. Kelly will be hosts
at dinner for Captain and Mrs
Eraser and the officers of the
ship.
And it is small world! Second
Qfiieer Murphy lived on the same
street in Dublin, just two doors
away, from the home of Mrs. John
Markland, wife of Rockville's AS
eiEtant Town Engineer. They
haRen't met, however, since Mr..
Murphy was away at school at the
tine Mrs. MARYLAND was living in
Dublin.
Two new little Countians made
their appearances this week. Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Butts are the
very happy and proud parents of
a new son, born at Suburban Hos
pital on Wednesday morning. The
young man, whose name, John
Walker, is combination of the
two family ones, weighed seven
sounds, nine ounces.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. John Allnutt of
Gfeenbelt are RECEIVING congratu-
lations on the arrival of young
John Choate Allnutt, Jr. at Sub
urban Hospital on Friday morn
ing. He weighed seven pounds,
eleven ounces and has a big sis
ter, Barry Leigh. Mrs. Allnutt is
the former Constance Williams of
Rockville.
Several Rockville ladies were
among Mrs. Truman's guests at
the White House last Wednesday
when she entertained at tea for
the Democratic Women of Mary
Land. Those who attended the af-
ternbon party were Mrs. d. Z.
Girigery, Miss Eliza Choate, Mrs.
Ella Virginia Griffith, Mrs. Ro-
gera Shaw, Mrs. George l.. Ed
monhs, Mrs. George Allnutt, Mrs
Crescent Bride and Mrs. F. Will
son Carr.
DIR. and Mrs. Quentin ]. Flor.
ence, near Gaithersburg, enter.
tanned over the weekend when Mr.
ana Mrs. Bruce Beard of Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Beard, Jr. Of
Hagerstown and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Sanner of Frederick were
their guests. Mrs. Florence re
Gently entertained at luncheon
when-her guests were Mrs. Rob
ert l.. Campbell of Chevy Chas,
and. Mrs. John M. Afford of Fair
fax, Va.
One of Rockville's favorite la
dies, Mrs. Margaret Welsh, NOR,
affectionately known to her host
of friends as "Aunt Maggie" wa'
the honoree at family birthday
party on Tuesday evening at The
home of her son, Bernard Welsh
and Mrs. Welsh. She was 81
years young.
Among those representing tn,
Rockville Baptist Church at thu
Annual Seneca Association, Wav
erton, were the Reverend and Mrs
William B. Adams, Charles Ward
Mrs. Clinton Howes and Mis-
Maud Livingston.
Everybody is so glad to heal
the good news that William r
Talbot, better known to most o.
US as "Mike," is improving from
an illness of several weeks. w,
understand he is able to be VI
and about bit now.
Wednesday evening the Rev
Frank A. Tyler, d. D. was tn,
honored guest at a family birth
day dinner when his son, Franl
A. Tyler, Jr., and Mrs. Tyler
were hosts at their home on Soutl
Adams Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Quay ar
looking forward to a visit iron
Mrs. Quay's mother, Mrs. Stanle
q Winger, who is expected to arriv
soon from Oklahoma City, Okla
~vhara che hae haan visiting an