Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-30
Potomac
Potomac
General Mud
Takes Over
After Rains
By Cissy Morgan
Poplar 1854

Slush and mud could very wei
be the topic of conversation a
every dinner table for the pas
two weeks The Weathermar
goofed again and still didn'
bring the promised eight inche.
of snow, but he sure made up fol
it with wind and rain. Even little
"Greenbriar" creek was on the
rampage and Plummer's creek
has swollen to such proportion:
it will probably be known as q
lake in the near future. Don't tel
General Prentiss, he might pro
pose a dam.
In spite OF the falling weather
last Friday evening, the March Of
Dimes Ball at Congressional was
| damned. Hundreds congregated
there after attending several pre-
dance parties in the neighbor
| hood.
Claire Harting's decorations
were a tremendous success and
the party so gay that the musi
clans played overtime. The Val
Hougens, George Barnes, Frank
Hollands, Carl Bauersfelds, Ruff.
fin Maddoxs, Arthur Hydes,
George Millers, Charles Pooles,
Leo Donovans, Stretch" Hart
ings, Tom Dowds and Jack
Kneipps were there, as were the
chairman of the event, and Mr..
Samuel Bogley, Bud Downs,
Joyce Jones and DR.. August
Kramm, and from all reports,
Miss Judy Upton escorted by Roy
Rogers, home from the Naval
Academy, rated the prize for the
cutest couple. Also the Jim Fla
hertys braved the Indictment
weather as did the Jim Buchan-
ans, George deFranceauxs, 10
seph Kreegers, Jim Nicholsons,
Warren Steiners, Clayton Doings,
Carl Lloyds, Dick Mansfields,
Percy Gradys, and Mr.. Claude
Owen escorting his lovely
daughter.
The creeks aren't the only
things that have grown this past
week, but Potomac's population
has increased considerably. On
January 20 little Elizabeth Tyler
Brawner put in her appearance at
George Washington Hospital.
This eight-pound miss is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Brawner of Persimmon Tree
| Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Douglas OF
Mexico City are receiving con.
7ratulations on the arrival OF
Elizabeth, Lee, born January %
at Suburban Hospital. Betsy
Lee" weighed in at eight pounds
eight ounces and arrived at 1896
PM. The proud grandparents are
DR.. and Mrs. William Murphy OF
Spring Ridge Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank jenkins OF
Falls Road are also very pleased
new grandparents. Their daugh
ter and son-in-law, DR.. and Mrs
Dexter Means Bullard, Jr., OF
Boston, announced the birth OF
Dexter Means Bullard, III, on
January "a at the Boston Lying
In Hospital. Mrs. Jenkins flew
to Boston the following day fo1
two-week visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Jones
of Knollwood Farm sailed aboard
the SIS. Lurine January Z for a
South Orient cruise including
Tahiti, Sydney, Australia, Bali
Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong
Japan, Honolulu and several
other ports of interest. Friends
and relatives have received
SiiotSitCo Vi AotliCI iltlIllOIQS IleWs
items from them including theil
sentence" administered while
crossing the equator.
On board with the Jones's arc
former Governor of Maryland
and Mrs. w. Preston Lane, Jr.
and they have become quite close
friends. Governor Lane presided
over the trial" and ruled that
the Jones' would demonstrate &
Tahitian hula while other mem
bers of the party doused then
buckets of water. This demon
stration was considered mild!
On January 20 Mrs. Jones cele
brated her birthday and hei
children radiogrammed the cap
tain of the ship to provide for q
surprise party. He Responded
with great enthusiasm.
I've heard thar Mr.. A. c.
Earnest is recuperating at Emer
gency Hospital after an opera
ton last week Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Braman are on two.weel
vacation in Puerto Rico Mrs
Josephine Bourke of Gary RoaC