Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-01-08
Rockville and Vicinity.
Mrs. John Diamond III = Poplar 2-2312
Or Call Poplar 2-2144 - 2-2145

of the gayest, incest celebrations
of all.
Patsy Murphy, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. William S. Murphy of
Spring Ridge Road, flew to Mex
leo City for the Christmas holi-
trip to Africa. Their more than
sixty young guests, and the older
guests, too, We're thrilled with the
colored films and moving pictures
they showed of their safari in
Africa and their trip in Europe.
Sumptuous refreshments rounded
out the afternoons festivities. Mr..
and Mrs. Scott expect to have more
of the trophies they. bagged in
Africa arrive this Spring. Includ-
ed along with the many Rockville
guests, were Judge James R. Kirk
land, of the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia,
and Mrs. kirkland and their three
young children. Mrs. Kirkland as
sisted Mrs. Scott.
Frank G. Higgins was home for
two weeks visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Higgins of Forest
Avenue, for the holidays. frankie,
as he is better known to most of
US in Rockville, is with the Curtis
Publishing Company and travels
from Maine to Florida and as far
West as Iowa. He is a salesman
and we understand a very good
one, too.
Mrs. Camillus B. Stokes had
wonderful reunion at Christmas
time with her sister, Mrs. Mich
olas F. Pappadi of New York, who
was house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stokes for several weeks. She came
down before Christmas and Mr..
Pappadi joined her here to spend
Christmas with the Stokes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Broad
water and their two young sons
same down from Hagerstown and
had a visit with Mrs. Broadwater's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hend-
erson, the weekend prior to Christ
mas.
The Albert Woottons had fam
lily reunion for Christmas for their
daughter, Mrs. John Dawson, along
with her husband and son, Johnny,
came up from Coral Gables, Flor
ida to spend the holidays. And in
cidentally, the Wootton's house
won second place in the annual
contest sponsored by the Garden
Club for the prettiest Christmas
decorations. And who do you sup
pose decorated it? John Dawson,
of course. John has a flair for the
artistic and if memory serves US
right, his own home in Rockville
was selected as 'first" in a recent
competition. While the Dawsons
were here, a group of Dorothy's
friends gathered at the home of
Mrs. William P. Sherman one
afternoon for tea in her honor.
Besides Mrs. Sherman, the other
hostesses were Mrs. Cramer Burke,
Miss Hattie Mcfarland and Mrs.
Watson Phillips.
Sam and Betty Walker and their
children journeyed to Weston, w.
Va. the Friday after Christmas,
for second" Christmas with Mrs.
Walkers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Jarvis. Mrs. Walkers sister
from Greenville, N. C. was there,
too.
The time has come-for the ex-
odus we mean-and folks are be-
ginning to take off for the South.
Several days after Christmas Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison England of For
est Avenue left for Deerfield Beach
where they have winter home.
Thy will spend several months
there before returning to Rock
vile in the Spring.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Pelton are
at home on River Road again,
looking very hale and hearty with
a beautiful Florida suntan. They
have just returned from a months
vacation in Fort Lauderdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Lagassee
spent the holidays visiting in Flor
ida. They visited relatives in
Gainesville and in Clearwater, they
had visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
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