Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-19

Rockville and Vicinity
Mrs. John Diamond III Poplar l23i7
Or Call Poplar 77I44 1H45
Mrs. John Diamond III
Or Call Poplar 2-2l44 2-2l45

Of especial interest locally is
the announcement by Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. James of Wash
ington of the engagement of his
sister, Miss Nancy |. James of Del
ray Beach, Fla. and Washington
to Midshipman Thomas Wallace
Jones, Jr. Mr.. Jones is the son
of Commander (ret.) and Mrs.
Thomas Jones of Kirkcaldy, Po-
tomac. Miss James is a graduate
of Seacrest School in Delray
Beach. Midshipmen Jones who at
tended st. James School in Ha-
gerstown will be graduated from
the academy in June. The we'd
ding will take place soon after
his graduation.
With Saturday being Cupid's
very own day, there were celebra
tions and parties in observance of
St. Valentines Day. An annual
event is the Valentine Fashion
Show and Luncheon for the bene-
fit of the Washington Heart As
ISOLATION. Held this year at the
Mayflower, a group of Rockville's
feminine contingent had reserva-
tions. These seen lunching and
viewing the latest in fashions
from GarfinckePs were Mrs. Da
vid E. Belts, Mrs. Frank Will
liams, Jr., Mrs. F. l.: Duncan,
Mrs. Adolph Guide, Jr. and Mrs.
Richard G. Buckingham. Mrs.
Robert E. Moran of Potomac was
again chairman of the event this
year.
Saturday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
John MARYLAND were hosts at a
buffet supper party at their home
on Upton Street. Their guests num-
bered twenty and included friends
from Washington and Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hershey
were hosts Saturday evening at
gay st. Valentine Day gathering
at their home on Maryland Ave
nue.. On Friday evening, the
Hersheys were hosts to the Fri
day Evening Bridge Club. Mr..
and Mrs. Wendell Turner were
guests. -'
1t was a "Happy Birthday to
You" party for Bud Kephart on
Sunday evening, when Mrs. KEEP
hart entertained at dinner in his
honor. Those who came to help
him celebrate the occasion were
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barnsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Duncan
have had as their house guests at
Doubled Farm Mrs. Duncan's
sister, Mrs. Roger Picard of Mon
treal, and her husband. They
were enroute home from vaca-
ton in Florida. Mr.. Picard was
at Doubled just for a few days,
while his wife remained for a ten
day visit with the Duncans. Mrs.
Picard left Friday by plane for
her home in Montreal.
Over the coming holiday week
end Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Westcott
of South Van Buren, Street will
journey to Florham Park, N. J.
for a visit with their son, Walter
u. Westcott, and his wife and
children. Mrs. Westcott is plan
ming to go on to Westchester
County, N. Y. from there and
spend a few days visiting with
Ter family and friends there be-
fore she returns to Rockville.
Miss Edith Magruder and DR..
and Mrs. Claude A. Brubaker,
minister of the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church in Bethesda, spent several
days this week in Crisfield. They
attended meetings of the Maryland
State Sunday School Association
held in the First Baptist Church
there.
The weekend found Mr.. and
Mrs. David o. Goodwin moving to
Gaithersburg where they will
make their home on Walker Ave
nva. Newcomers to Rockville, the
Godwins with their baby Terry
Alan, have been making their
home on Maple Avenue in Rock
Vile. They formerly lived in Win
ston- Salem, N. c.
Last Wednesday found 25
couples from this area enjoying a