Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-01-08

Starting off the Christmas fes-
tivities, as is her custom, Mrs
Alice Hostettler held her tradi-
tional stree cutting party" at her
home, Cations Adventure" the
Saturday before Christmas, with
large group of friends gathering
to cut their trees, and have a cup
of cheer.
1t. Com. and Mrs. Ernest F.
Burt of Seven Locks Road invited
friends out on Sunday before
Christmas to gather Christmas
greens and have a cup of Egg Nog.
Among those who held informal
gatherings during the holidays
were Mrs. Olive Carr, the George
Kepharts, the Joe McMenamins,
Mrs. Elizabeth Talon, the Jack
Mackeys, and Mrs. Mary Evans.
On Saturday evening, December
81, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas N. West
were hosts at a large Eat home"
when seventy of their friends and
neighbors gathered at their home
on Aberdeen Road. Since their
guests came from Arlington, Beth
esda, Washington, Silver Spring
and Rockville, and many were not
acquainted, each wore an "identi-
fication tag, giving their name
and occupation in cleverly written
verse. In one room number gath
cred for a song fest, while in an
other there was dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer Shearin
were hosts at delightful cock
tail party on the same day for
large number of their friends at
their home in Kensington.
Another one of the party high
lights of the holidays was the cock
tail supper party given by Navy
Captain and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas
at their home on West Montgomery
Avenue on December 81.
The beautiful caroling you heard
on Monday night before Christmas,
was the Fifth Grade Chorus of
the Rockville Elementary School,
who visited a number of homes in
the Rockville area. Lead by the
fifth grade teachers, Miss Preston,
Miss Gilmore and Mrs. Harper, the
group rounded out the evenings
tour with a beautifully arranged
party at Mrs. Harper's home.
Early New Years Day, Pfc. Bill
Sherman, emplaned for the West
Coast for Camp Pendleton to await
orders. Bill, who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William P. Sherman,
was at home for the past few
weeks with his family. The night
he left for California, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman were hosts at a formal
dinner party for Bill and a group
of his friends. 1t was a gay and
festive affair, with the gals dom
ing their prettiest dinner gowns,
and the boys in their dinner jack
cts. Bill was the guest of honor
at another dinner party on
Tuesday evening, when Miss Jane
Alice Chinn and Miss Sissy Berry
were co-hostesses at a lovely party
held at Miss Chinn's home.
With the advent of the New
Year come the traditional New
Years Eve gatherings and among
those who held parties were Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph GUIDE, ST., and
Mrs. Osborne Webb, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Jersey. A large group
Of Rockvillians gathered at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Austin B.
Rohrbaugh, Jr. in Bethesda. An
other very gay and festive gather
ing was the one which Mr.. w. S.
Day gave for a number of his
friends and neighbors at his home
on Dale Drive.
Normandy Farm was the scene
of many gatherings, too. Major and
Mrs. John Dean of LeMay Road
were honored on their seventh we'd
ding anniversary, which was New
Years Eve, at a dinner party by
Captain and Mrs. Arthur A. Sher-
noff, USAF of Pooks Hill.
Others who chose Normandy
Farm were MIR. and Mrs. Harold
Taubin of Argyle Street who were
hosts at a party there.
Genial Marjory Hendricks, own
err Of Normandy Farm, acted as
mistress of ceremonies over an
imaginary radio station Happy"
and introduced guests at the gay
celebration, which struck a new
high for extemporaneous fun.
A group of nearby Maryland
neighbors and their friends from
Baltimore joined in a large New
Years Eve party at Normandy
Farm. Present at the celebration
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Tanner
of Wheaton, DR.. and Mrs. Paul A.
Lewis of Forest Glen, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Venners of Four
Corners.
Simply everybody is talking
about the Lions Club Dance New
days. She was the guest of Mr..
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