Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-07

Hap-pee New Year! Now that
the gay holiday season of tinsel
and holly fetes is over, the decora-
lions down, and all those resolu-
lions made, it is time to return to
normally once again and face the
New Year. For each and every
one of you, may it be happy,
healthy and wonderful one.
When the clock struck midnight
New Years Eve and good old 1868
bade us all adieu, many a Countian
celebrated. At the Agricultural
Center in Gaithersburg, a large
group of Rockvillians gathered at
the dance sponsored by the Cal
thersburg Lions Club. Several
hundred guests enjoyed the gay
party, dancing into the wee hours
of 1854, and finally feasting on
the breakfast that was served.
AS is their custom each year,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph GUIDE, Sr.
entertained at New Years Eve
fete, with supper served at mid
night. Many of their large group
of guests have enjoyed this tradi-
tional way of seeing the New Year
in for many years.
Traditionally each New Years
Day, Woodbyrne Farm, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sumner
Wood, is the scene of one of the
holidays incest fetes. Always de-
lightful end to the Christmas festi-
vities, this year the party was an
especial one. The invitations read,
Ito meet Miss Betty Morse and
Miss Ellen Halstead." Miss Morse
and Miss Halstead were house
guests at Woodbyrne Farm for the
weekend and shared honors at the
after five fete. Miss Morse is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Morse of Providence, R. I. and her
engagement to Sumner Wood has
been announced by her parents.
They will be wed in June. She is
a graduate of Wellesley College!
Sumner, who is a graduate of Yale,
will receive his MD degree from
Harvard in June.
Miss Halstead is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Halstead
of Summerfeld, N. J. and her en-
gagement to David Wood has just
been announced by her parents.
She is a student at Beaver College
in Jenkinstown, Pa. and a gradu-
ate of Baldwin School. David, who
is a graduate of Harvard, is in his
third year at Johns Hopkins Medi-
cal School. No date has been set
for their wedding.
Also greeting the guests were
the Woods other sons, Judson,
student at the University of Vir-
GINA, Whitley, a student at MERGERS
burg, and Brooks, who with his
young sister, Ottawa, round out
thedfamffy group. S
Out Glen Mill Road way, the
Will Stackhouses entertained a
group Of friends at gay gather
ing on New Years Eve.
During Christmas Week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashton Garrett were hosts
at an egg nog fete on December
20. The guests gathered at their
home, Maple Spring Farm on the
Jamestown Road, and enjoyed
cup of cheer and exchanged the
seasons greetings.
On the Sunday following Christ
mas. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miles
of Hi-Wood Drive entertained at
a family dinner. Their guests in
cluded Mrs. Howard Miles at
Clarksburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Watkins of Cedar Grove and their
three children, as well as Mr.. and
Mrs. o. M. Jones of Silver Spring.
The weekend found the ]. Vinson
Peters busy getting settled into
their new residence in West End
Rockville. where we understand
thew will be temporarily until they
build their new home on South
Washington Street. Their former
home on South Washington Street
has been purchased by the town
of Rockville. you know. and will
house the offices of our Mayor and
Council and official family.
Come the first part of February.
there will be familiar figure miss
ing from our main street. for about
that time. Mrs. Helen Moulden will
close her Little Folks Shop and
retire after a number of years in
business. Mrs. Moulden will be
missed bv us all. but best wishes
for q hannv. restful retirement