Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-23
Holiday Air
Sweeps City,
Nearby Area
BY Mrs. John Diamond, III
Pc. 2-2312

more of holiday atmosphere
more decorations, people bustl-
ing around doing their Christ
mas shopping, and on the Court
House green stands a huge and
beautifully decorated Christmas
tree.
By the way, if you haven't
gotten that Christmas tree yet,
be sure to go down to the Car
nival Grounds where the Rims
PTA and the Lone Oak PTA are
selling them = also a variety of
greens.
Christmas carols rang through
the halls of the West Rockville
Elementary School Monday
night, and the entire school was
transformed into huge Christ
mas scene. This was the occa-
sion of the Christmas presenta-
ton of the West Rockville Ele-
mentary School and a notable
one it was. The program depict
ed various aspects of t h e
Christmas celebration by means
of drama, music and art. The
planning for the program was
School-wide, an d pre-planning
Mlecessarily done by the faculty,
Sbut the students were the ones
who really presented it. The
entire presentation was most
effective and beautifully done.
Climaxing the program was a
presentation of Christmas music
by the school chorus.
Sunday afternoon was the date
of the Christmas play at St.
Mary's School and all the grades
participated in the presentation,
which was beautifully done. And
speaking of st. Mary's School,
have you seen the lovely new
statue of the Virgin Mary at the
end of the old burial ground? 1t
is quite beautiful and is sur
rounded by evergreens. 1t stands
at the triangle of Baltimore
Road and Viers Mill. One of the
loveliest of all the Christmas
decorations is the lighted Nativ-
ity scene at St. Mary's Church.
1t is just outside the church and
is truly beautiful.
The folks in our neighborhood
are particularly fortunate in
having neighbors like the Wal
ter Nicewarners. They have
decorated a huge evergreen tree
on the Upton Street side of their
property and it is one of the
most effective and beautiful
things we have seen. 1t is a
magnificent tree in daytime and
now at this season, decorated
with lights, it is there for all the
neighbors to enjoy.
Those wonderful youngsters of
ours working with the Rockville
Youth Activities Committee, just
about wound up their activities
Tuesday night when the mem
bers of "The Young in Heart"
were their guests at the PTA
meeting at RMTIS. They each
received a gift from the young
sters and each one had a very
especial seat in the audience.
The true spirit of Christmas is
reflected in the activities of
these young folks that of
giving and sharing. while
bows are not necessary, and we
know they won't take any, we
feel that the adults who have
worked with the youngsters are
to be commended
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Melvin
of Grandin Avenue left last
Tuesday by motor for Torrance,
Calf, where they will visit
Mrs. Melvin's sister, Mrs. Harry
Grimes and her husban d.
Another sister, Miss Ann Norris
of Chevy Chase, accompanied
Mrs. Melvin and her husband on
the trip. This is their first
across the continent and they
expect to be gone about a month.
Maurice Talbot Riggs, Coun-
sellor at the Rockville Junior
Senior High School, has been
whistling I'll Be Home for
Christmas" these past few weeks
and he will be, too! On We'd
nesday, he emplaned for Santa
Monica, Calf, to spend the
Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Riggs at their home there. Mr..
Riggs came east this fall to
assume the position of Coun-
sellor at the new school. Well.
known to most countians, he
needs no introduction. His wife
is the former Dorothy w. Cutler
of Silver Spring. Accompany
ing Mr.. Riggs on the trip, is
Mrs. Barnard Welsh, who is his
aunt. While she is on the coast,
Mrs. Welsh will visit her sister,
Mrs. Thomas M. Talbot, in
Portland, Ore, and then go on
to Grand Junction, Colo, to visit
old friends. She and Mr.. Welsh
lived in Grand Junction for a