Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-06
People lie JIo~
Mrs. Rush Seemed In a Rush
By Kathleen Leary
Woman's Editor

Republican Women'S. annual
luncheon at Indian Spring Coun-
try Club last week.
Guest speaker Alice Leopold,
Assistant to the Secretary of La
Dor, thrust mild jibe, saying she
was going to discuss what the
Department of Labor does, "even
though Leona Rush says Mont
gomery County isn't interested in
labor"
AS Mrs. Rush checked out her
coat, we asked if Mrs. Leopold
was referring to a statement
Leona made or something print
ed about her.
'Oh, she was just Kidding"
Leona retorted. But she did leave
early.
Miss Bertha Adkins, assistant
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, Introduced
Mrs. Leopold, pointing proudly
to the fact she chose both a Mary
land man to marry and a Mary
land college to attend. She is
the wife of Joseph Leopold, vice
president of a New York adver-
tising firm, and graduated from
Goucher College.
In addition, one of Mrs. Leo
pold's two sons chose a Mary
land wife, Peggy Reeves, daugh
ter of Judge and Mrs. John r.
Reeves. The judge, incidentally,
made an appearance among the
all-female group.
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, wife
of the vice president, stood in a
receiving line prior to the lunch.
con warmly greeting many of
the 300 women who attended.
Later she was ranking guest at a
head table lined by Miss Rose
Dawson. supervisor of elections;
Mrs. Harry S. Kantor, treasurer
of the county Federation; Miss
Olive Kinsman, member of the
State Central Committee; Mrs.
Gilbert Guide, wife of the only
Republican legislator in the Mont
gomery County State Delegation;
Mrs. Peter Gibson, president of
the National Federation of Re-
publican Women; Mrs. Dewitt
Hyde, wife of the Maryland Con-
gresham; Mrs. Henry Allan,
president of the county Fedora
ton; Mrs. J. Glenn Beall, wife of
the Maryland Senator; Mrs. Leo
pold, Miss Adkins, Mrs. Osborne
Beall, president of the State Fed
Grafton; Mrs. A. B. Herman and
Mrs. Robert Burkart.
The program was climaxed
with announcement of the win
ners of two handmade quilts.
First prize went to Mrs. Doris
Hickson, 2614 Elnora Street,
Wheaton; and second prize to
Mrs. ]. ]. O'Neill, 1858 Oliver
Street, NV, Washington, D. c.
Conference and Cocktails
Another COP gathering is gain.
ing momentum as Mrs. Alvin L.
Aubinoe, chairman of the Mary.
land State Delegation to the Sixth
Annual Republican Women's Ma.
tional Conference, gets set for
the March 1913 meeting at the
Statler Hotel in Washington,
d. c.
Local women already register
ed are Mrs. Kenneth Cole of
Chevy Chase, Mrs. Dewitt Hyde,
Mrs. A. B. Herman, Mrs. Walter
Smith, Jr., Mrs. Louis Gravelle
and Mrs. Harold j. Hermann, all
of Bethesda; Miss Olive Kinsman,
Mrs. Robert Burkart and Mrs.
Harry S. Kantor, of Silver Spring;
and Mrs. Edward Hepburn of
Rockville.
All Marylanders registered for
the Conference and many state
candidates will attend a cocktail
party at the Dupont Plaza on
Sunday, March 16, hosted by Mr..
and Mrs. Aubinoe, who reside in
Bethesda.
Dignitaries expected include
Governor and Mrs. McKeldin,
Senator and Mrs. Butler, Sena.
tor and Mrs. Beall, Congressman
and Mrs. Edward T.. Miller, Con.
gresham James Devereaux, Con.
gresham and Mrs. Hyde, Mr..
and Mrs. Eldrid Rhinehart, At
torney General and Mrs. VIII
ham p. Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Herman, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mark
Trice and Miss Bertha S. Adkins,
chairman of the Women's Di.
vision of the Republican National
Committee, sponsors of the Con
ference.
Stork Story
The arrival of a baby girl is an.
nounced by Mr.. and Mrs. 10 "
Morgan, Jr., of Sumner. Susan
Leigh was born at Columbia Hos
pital on February %, weighing
6 pounds, 10 ounces. She has a
big sister, Carol 10, 13 years; and
a brother, 10 Lawrence. 4 years.
Mrs. Morgan Is the former