Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-26

Mr.. Frank j. Downey celebrated
his 92nd birthday on Monday, Feb
1uary 16, with a delightful "open
house" Many friends called dur
ing the afternoon and evening, and
/, tape recording was made of each
guest greeting Mr.. Downey. Rear
Admiral John Hoskins brought
flowers from Hawaii when he came
Ky plane last week, and the guest
Of honor also had flowers from
Bermuda which Mrs. A. Douglas
Farquhar brought home by plane
when she returned from a weeks
visit there.
The Association met last Thurs
day with Mrs. Elgar Stabler. Guests
for the luncheon meeting were Miss
Emma Muncaster, Mrs. Osburn
Stabler, Mrs. Stanley Stabler and
Mrs. T. Yellott Candy.
Mrs. Uric Hutton is visiting
friends in Ossining, NC. She will
also visit in New Jersey before
returning home in about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stabler, Jr.
spent weekend in Richmond, Va.
recently when they attended the
wedding of Mrs. Stabler's niece,
Miss Elizabeth Moore and Mr.. Ro-
bert Lacy. Mrs. Stabler's mother,
Mrs. Andrew B. Anderson, also
went to Richmond for the wedding
and some of the festivities preced-
ing it.
The third charming lecture on
music appreciation was given Sun
day afternoon by Professor Ray
mond Ravens at the Sherwood Com
munity Library, the subject of this
final lecture being harmony and
color. Professor Ravens announc-
ed that he would resume these in
formal talks next year, again under
the sponsorship of the Library Ad-
visory c o m m i tt e e. Professor
Havens leaves in few days for a
months visit in st. Petersburg,
Fla. ... ID. ,....
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Graham are
being congratulated on the birth
of second daughter, Nancy Lee,
who was born Thursday, February
10, at Montgomery County General
Hospital. The Grahams other
daughter is Jerry, and they also
have twin sons, Billy and Freddy.
Mrs. Graham is the former Mabel
Metz.
DR.. and Mrs. Steven Beebe spent
last weekend in Uniontown, Pa.
where they visited Mrs. Beebe's
mother, Mrs. James Scott. The
special occasion was Mrs. Scott's
seth birthday. Mrs. Scott has an
other reason for celebrating - 4
great grandchildren all born with
in 2 months time, one as far away
as Chill, South America. Two of
her great-grandchildren are the
twin sons of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Graham. Mrs. Graham is the
former Patricia Beebe.
Among those who ATTENDED the
New York City Ballet when it ap-
peared with the Washington SYM
phony Orchestra were Mrs. Richard
Woodward, Miss Beatrice Moore,
Miss Dorothy Wetherald, Mrs. A. D.
Farquhar and Miss Margaret Far
quhar. Mrs. Woodward also at
tended the performance of Ravel's
Daphnis and Chloe Suite given by
the Washington Cantata Chorus
under the direction of Mr.. Ronald
Arnatt. The chorus appeared We'd
nesday with the Washington Sym
phony, and Mrs. Arnatt, (the form
er Carolyn Woodward) was the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Howard
Mitchell in their box.
Mr.. John B. Riggs shared honors
with Mr.. Charles G. Wall at a
luncheon given recently by Mrs.
luncheon given recently by Mr..
John Russell Mason, librarian of
George Washington University.
Both Mr.. Riggs and Mr.. Wall are
officials of the Mount Vernon AS
ISOLATION, and the luncheon, which
was given at the 1925 F Street
Club in Washington. was in APP
probation of the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association loan of 81 prints
and paintings from its collections
for hanging in the February exhi-
hition of the University Library.
Mr.. Riggs frequently visits here as
. the guest of his mother, Mrs. L. B.
, Riggs of Brookeville.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.