Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-09
Potomac
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New Years
Eve Parties
Numerous
Potomac
BY Cissy Morgan
Poplar 2-6534

bors thronged from one New
Years celebration to another.
The many parties brought Wash
ington guests out in droves to
anything but a quiet evening in
the country" The Jim Buchanans
invited 200 friends to their home
"Fubar" on Bells Mill Road to
celebrate the coming of the New
Year and also to honor Jifn's
birthday on December 81. The
invitations, sent out well in adj
vance. were cleverly created by
Mrs Hodge Smith and included
silhouettes of Jim and Mary
Buchanan that were perfection.
The 'sBlack Tie" party which
started at 8 Pm. lasted we'll
into the next morning and the
guests enjoyed a superb hors d.
curves tray and buffet catered
by Isabelle Fox Of Washington.
The real conversation delicacy''
were spring mushrooms filled
with cream cheese and chives
and served with cheese puffs and
sausage rolls. The only unwel-
coined guest was the Buchanans
great dane who helped himself
literally to the roast beef before
he was ushered out by his host.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan had
houseguests, Mr.. Joseph Turner
from Dayton and Wing Com
mander and Mrs. Thomas More
ton from Ottawa, Canada, who
came down for the party. Other
guests included Admiral and
Mrs Roy Hartwig, Mrs. Alice
Hostetler, Judge and Mrs. Sted-
man Prescott. Congressman and
Mrs. Dewitt S. Hyde, Mrs.
Dorothy Knutti, DR.. and Mrs.
James McCarrick, Colonel and
Mrs. Filbert Crawford, Mrs. Joyce
Jones and DR.. August Kramm,
Mrs. Mary Jenkins, Mrs. A. B.
Caldwell, DR.. and Mrs. John
Kneipp. Mr.. Thomas Anderson,
Mrs. Isabelle Handy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Paine, Mr.. James Davis,
Mr.. August Lee, and Mr.. Regin.
aid Kennard. The William Car.
rolls dropped by as did the Dave
Belts, Donald Burkes. Brereton
Pooles, Irving Clevelands, Mer,
rit Shermans, Jack Smiths, John
Oxleys, Vinson Peters, Paul
Pfeifles, Gustav van Hovers
Clyde Stouts, Fred Hughes
Frank McKennas, John Noel
roys, Bob Maddox's and Ruffiar
Maddox's. Dick Mansfields, Billy
Barnsleys, VIII CARROTS, William
Copentavers. Hodge Smiths, Va
Hougens. Cliff Titles, Ham
Knox's. Dave Cahoons, John
Bowmans, and George deFran
ceaux's. Also the Tommy Dowds
were there as were the William
Greenhalghs, Arthur Hydes
John Haverfields, Edwin Browns
Tim" Hansons. and Tony
Leonards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hart
Ing were hosts to a large group
of friends the same evening
Their lovely home on River Road
hustled with guests from 1C
PM. on and several Travelled
from the Buchanan party or vice
versa to be sure to greet every
one with a New Years cheer
Claire Harting served delicious
breakfast for the guests at q
very early hour. Prior to this
the many guests enjoyed the
great sport of horse racing 9
game" that Stretch" Hartine
had created by making a race
track, brush jumps included. out
Of board End furnishing his i'm
aginary stable with six thorough
bred racers. The guests placed
Is cent bets on the horse of their
choice and the free for all was
on. The Hartings were happy ia
report there were no casualties
but the Rockville Fire Depart
ment had been alerted to stand
by. Some Of the guests that bid
the old year adieu here were the
Otto Hangs, Carl Bauerfields
Tom Colemans, Warren Steiners
Roger Eisingers. William Ships
James Nicholsons. and several
Washington friends plus a score
OF those aforementioned at the
Buchanan party.
The teenagers were not sitting
idly at home this night Of fun
either. While the parents were
kicking up their heels, the
youngsters were kicking a little
higher at a dance held at the
parish hall of the Potomac
Church. Their party invitations
read from 10 til / and a break
fast of eggs. bacon. sweet rolls
and cocoa was served at mid
night There was a jitterbuf
contest, elimination dances anc
a door prize.
The exciting moment wher
this was announced proved cru
cial to the parents of Margare'
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