Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-01-21

Post home in Brookeville.
Stark Evans was made a first
class Scout and also was elected
scribe for the troop. Those made
second class scouts were Billy
Thomas, Philip Pinnell, George
Rabbit and Carter Ayres. Philip
Pinnell and George Rabbit were
elected patrol leaders. Larry Zeig-
Ter was made second class scout
at the regular meeting held Jan.
IL at st. Johns Hall.
The Christmas tree venture of
this Scout troop, of which Leigh
ton Parezo is scoutmaster, was
big success, the boys netting about
500. They are now planning
benefit spaghetti dinner to be held
Saturday, Feb. 20, (date changed
from Jan. 23). Dinner, at very
reasonable price, will include des-
sert. Be sure to mark the date
on your calendar and be there.
y The president and trustees of
Corcoran Art Gallery have issued
invitations to a tea on the open
ing of an exhibition of paintings
by Alice Acheson (Mrs. Dean
Acheson). The tea will be Tues
day, January 26 and the exhibi-
ton will continue until February
%. Included are still lifes, land
scapes and portraits in oil. Mrs.
Acheson, who is the granddaugh-
ter of the well-known painter of
Indians and far-western scenes,
John Mix Stanley, studied at the
Corcoran School of Art and the
Phillips Gallery School. The neigh
borhood is familiar with some of
Mrs. Acheson's paintings, as she
has graciously lent them in the
past to be hung at the Montgom-
cry County General Hospital.
We do not remember the exact
quotation which describes the eff
forts of mail carriers, "Nor sleet,
nor snow, but we think it should
also apply to the intrepid party
goers of this area. Mrs. P. Gar
land Lyon gave the second of
two large parties on Wednesday
afternoon, and in spite of the
roads, 20 of the % expected were
there. Bridge and samba were
played, with prizes won by Mrs.
g. Rust Candy, Mrs. Charles
Tumbleson, Mrs. William Moore
and Miss Alma Waldie of Phila-
delphia, house guest of Miss Dor
othy Wetherald.
Mrs. Maurice Stabler was also
q recent hostess at bridge, her
party taking place on Friday, Jan.
8. Guests at this first in a series
planned by Mrs. Stabler were Mrs.
Jack Bentley, Mrs. r. B. Chiches-
ter, Mrs. Robert Chichester, Mrs.
Samuel Riggs, Jr., Mrs. Herbert
Adams, Mrs. Edward Snowden,
Mrs. Osburn Stabler, Mrs. F. Kin
sey Metzger, Mrs. Norris Russell,
Mrs. R. B. Thomas Jr., and Mrs.
Francis Thomas.
A cocktail supper was given
Saturday afternoon by Thomas
Mott in his Sandy Spring home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mott, Jr.,
assisted IN receiving the guests
who included members of the Red
land Hunt as well as other friends
of the host from the neighborhood
and nearby areas.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Daniel Wilson
have new little daughter, Chris
tine Hope, born New Years Eve
At the Montgomery County Cen
eral Hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son also have son, Dan, Jr.,
better known as "Snip." Mrs. Will
sons mother, Mrs. Hervey F. Law
Of Syosset, Long Island, who came
the middle of December for several
weeks visit, is now in Annapolis,
but is expected to return later for
q further stay. The baby's other
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Gates have
had as their house guests their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Chambliss, Jr., of
Greensboro, N. G. and their two
young sons, Edward 3rd and Rog-
er. Mr.. Chambliss returned to
Greensboro Immediately after New
Years Day, but Mrs. Chambliss
and the children have been waiting
for better weather before driving
home.
Mrs. Carl M. Cochrane and her
son, Rusty, have returned to
Chapel Hill, N. c., after spending
the holidays with Mrs. Cochrane's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elgar Stab
Ter. They made the trip by plane.
Another daughter, Mrs. Yancey
Culton, and Mr.. Culton were also
here for the holidays, having come
from their home in Durham, N.
9. Still another daughter, Debby,
was home for Christmas. Debby
came home on Jan. 10 to cele-
brate her Goth birthday. She is
taking nurses training at the Hos
pital for Maryland Women and is
at present at Phipps, taking part
Of her course.
George w. Cramer, senior at
Johns Hopkins, also spent the
weekend of the 10th at home. He
is majoring in industrial engin-
eering and is doing two years in
one at the university.