Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
Potomac
Tots Drag
OIdsters
To Circus
BY Cissy Morgan
Oliver 2-0427

dreds of little eyes bulged. The
Mills Brothers circus came to
Potomac crossroads last Mon
day and many a parent was
dragged to the big show.
AS is got under way, the an
nouncer advised that no one was
TO leave his seat until after the
final performance. (What a
jokeD He also told us that the
circus was brought to Potomac
by The Lions Club and at this
point my two-year-old Lyn in
quired very seriously; Where are
the lions?
Vendors were selling every
thing from peanuts to fans. Ele.
plants were parading about and
they were wonderful. Miss
Burma" the prize elephant re-
ceivcd a huge ovation, but the
gal who was carried around the
ring with her head in Miss Bur-
mas mouth was the heroine. The
dancing dogs were adorable.
There were many trapeze "acts,"
and trick ponies that ran around
in circles and kowtowed to the
audience. And, of course, there
were clowns.
Diane DeFranccaux and Janet
Goldberg arrived in DANES pony
cart pulled by Domino. Tommy
= Kneipp came early, and wouldn't
. go home. Gen. and Mrs. Harry
q Semmes had three grandchildren
in tow. The Hagelin children,
\ Kristine, Karen and Ingrid were.
there as were the five Gallihers.
Lynn and Frankie Counselman,
Becky and David Walck, Ellen
and Kirk Ditzler, Todd, John,
Kim and Clifford Bridgeford,
Patsy Compton, Laura Faure,
Squeaky Coleman, Lindsay Har.
ris, Hattie Woodruff. and Tommy
Rhea came as did Warren and
Jean Steiner, Mike Reading, Su-
san and Ann Elliot, Bryan
8Wright, Trippe Harting, Alan
Lord, Kathy Dowd, Ray and Mad.
eline Little,( I Penny Van Hover,
the Tipton girls, Ann Kaufman,
Dudfsy Semnes with some more
little Semmes', Clark Adams,
Susan WAIVERS, Mike and Kitty
Taimi, the Tome Coleman chill
dren, Debbie Fort, Neal Allis
with hid Dad Cecile Pearson
with her Nom, Johnny and Dave
Berry, Linda and Billy Dodson
and oodles more that apparently
live close by. II was fun!
The Potomac Hunt Jr. Horse
Show held September Ia will go
on record as being one of the
smoothest going shows ever held
in any vicinity. Anne and
Happy Christmas, chairman of
the show, deserve many congrat-
ulations from the hundreds of
Nspectators who cheercd on the
4 youngsters and thoroughly en-
joyed a full day of good horse
n manship combined with a well
organized event. Teddy Kay won
/ the Junior champion with PORTS
Image" and reserve to her was
: Robin Hughes on her Dads show
ring veteran, Hi Lii" The COW
eted rider championship went TO
Kitty Cummiskey for outstand-
ing sportsmanship and horseman.
ship. In the small pony division
the tri-color ribbon was won by
Billy Stubblefield's sunny" The
medium and large pony cham
pions were "Nutkin" owned by
Cathy Dowd and Janet Gold.
berg's -Four Winds"
Paula Bayshore invited several
friends in last Saturday for a
luncheon and skating party.
Madeline Little, Ellen Ditzler,
CflnAOH WCiiQlClg hdly ildJCS,
Gill Ashworth and Sterling Stone
joined in the fun. Paula returns
to school this week.
I've heard that +. George and
Jock Miller entertained about
forty guests last Sunday honor
ing his fathers thirtieth ami
versary of business Claude
Owen is on the Kiwanis Club
committee sponsoring the annual
outing for crippled children at
the Chris Heurich farm =.
Anthony VanHover is attending
prep school in Belgium Tish
Atwood leaves September % for
Goucher. She has shipped "Mys-
terry Blonde" TO Goucher stables
already Home Coming Sun
day at st. Francis is September
28 The Rodco to be held at
AL Marah October and will
benefit st. Francis. This is
round up rodeo which is planned
to demonstrate the actual round.
ing up of cattle that is done on
the Western ranches. NOT A |
SIDE SHOW OR TRAVELLING |
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