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


ad real family reunion at Christ
mas when their two sons now serv-
hg in the armed forces were home
or the holidays. Rodney was
ONE from Fort Jackson, S. C. for
en- days and Gilbert was home
rom Shepard Air Force Base in
Texas. On Christmas Day the
hompsons entertained at a family
inner. Out of town guests were
fr. and Mrs. Philip Linthicum of
iyattstown and Mr.. Thompson's
mother, Mrs. ]. D. Thompson of
arlington, Va. On Sunday the
hompsons entertained at another
amily dinner and among the guests
rom out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Barber of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rabbit had
s their house guests during the
View Years weekend, Mrs. Harold
Fable of Troy, Ohio, and Miss
Chris Smith of Washington.
Mrs. Janet Bell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorsey Howes entertained at din
Ter on New Years Day. Their
quests were Mrs. Virginia William
ION and Mrs. janice Baker and
laughter Gail of Washington; Mrs.
William Williamson and daughter
lean of Kensington; Mrs. Joseph
iowes and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Claggett and son Jimmy of Brink
Mrs. Evelyn Darby and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Bell of Gaithersburg.
The Friendly Bible Class of Ep-
worth Methodist Church met at
he home of Mrs. Arthur Ewell on
Monday evening. Mrs. Clay Plum
ner was co-hostess.
On Tuesday evening the Beulah
Class met at the home of Mrs.
Samuel Neide.
The Gaithersburg High School
Boys Basketball team will play
Sherwood High School on Friday
hight in the high school gym.
Game time is 8 pm.
Mrs. c. f. Crawford was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Pen
rose of Bethesda at the Past Mas
ers banquet held on December 80
ht Grace Methodist Church.
u Ivan Fitzwater of Redland, a
kfudent at Geofpe Washington Uni
Fersity, was one of three AFR0TC
cadets who joined three members
pf the University's AFROTC staff
FOR a Cas- flight recently to Max
well Air Force Base, Montgomery,
ALA. The ITO mile trip took slight
" over five hours, with each cadet
having a chance to navigate and
Nv the twin-engine Beechcraft for
bn hour. In addition they also
bharted the whole fight plan for
The trip. Fitz flew the plane from
Greenwich, S. c. to Richmond and
navigated from Richmond to Wash
fngton. On their return trip they
had motor trouble shortly after
baking off and they had to return
TO Maxwell Field; consequently in
stead of returning at 6 pm, they
arrived home at II.
Now that most Christmas decora-
tions have been taken down and
|l953 has been welcomed, things
|are returning to normal. Most
people are heaving a sigh of relief,
for the excitement of the holiday
season is wonderful, a steady diet
|pf it would be very firing.
Those who attended the Lions
Club New Years Eve dance at the
Center ushered in the
|new year in fine style. 1t was
good dance and everybody had
Wonderful time. Congratulations
TO the Lions Club for having such
IA good New Years Eve celebration.
More congratulations are in order
|for the Lions, too, for their Christ
|mas decorations at the entrances
Ito town are certainly worthy of the
highest praise. Not only were they
but the fact that they
|were visible in the daytime az
well as at night made them even
more praiseworthy. So congratu-
|lation, Lions, on two scores.
Prize winners for the best de-
lcorated homes in the Gathers
|burg-W Washington Grove area this
wear were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
|Gartner, who won first prize;
|Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Neide, who
las most people know this annual
contest is sponsored by the Neigh
|borhood Garden Club. Each year
the competition has been greater
and the judges are finding it more
difficult to decide on the winners.
The judges, who were from the
Rockville Garden Club, We're Mes
danes Talbot, Wescott, and Han
son.
Congratulations to Pfc. and Mrs.
Richard Tetlow on the birth of their
daughter, Victoria Lee, on January
II, at Naval Hospital in Bethesda.
|She probably won't win honors on
the baseball field as her daddy did,
but who knows she might became
Ia star tennis player, Ell, picky?
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rabbit en-
tertained at dinner during the holt
days when their guests were Mr.,
j. o. King Of Cedar Grove; Mrs.
Dora Blake of New Orleans, La;
Mrs I Russell Bower of Mt. Airy: