Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-08
Rockville
New Year
Is Toasted
AtParties
By Koko Wittenburg
Poplar 2-3828

Poplar 2-382S
Rockville residents Joined mil
lions in the Nation who toasted
the New Year in Wednesday at
midnight, and with the disap-
pearance of the glittering decora-
tons which spruced the homes
up during the holidays, the
festive season is obviously gone
for another year.
The fifth annual New Years
Eve dance of the st. Mary's
Catholic Church of Rockville was
attended by nearly 500 people.
The dance additionally greets
the New Year in with dancing
and noisemaking. Making a real
evening of it was a group of local
couples who have attended the
New Years dance together every
year since its inception. Prior to
the dance, the Lou CHEESEMAN'S
invited the group to their Beall
ave. home for a cocktail party.
Following the dance, the group
enjoyed breakfast at the Dick
Samples home on Paul DIR. In
the group were the John Hick-
mans, Jerry Mansells, Val
Schneiders, Dick Sample S,
Charles Lakes, Fred Clippards,
Austin Phillips, Larry Wen
drixes, Harry Murphys, Glib
Grabneggers and the Grossmans.
Toasts to the New Year were
also given at parties of Mayor
and Mrs. Alex. Greene at their
Laird st. home and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Koch of Glen Hills. Twenty
guests gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Jackson of
Roxboro I'd.
Nearly so persons were the
guests of DIR. and Mrs. Frederic
g. BARTER at their annual New
Years party on the first after.
noon of the New Year. The
couple served their traditional
secret formula of hot Swedish
punch, which the doctor has
dubbed "glug," and which the
guests acclaimed Every good.'
During the Christmas holidays
the Barriers visited Mrs. Bart.
ter's parents in Cohasset, Mass,
and returned in time to throw
their annual affair. Houseguest
of the Barriers during the New
Years holiday.-is Austin Carpen-
ter Of Lake Forest, III.
A French brunch was served
TO guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Hardin on New Years Day at
their Brent I'd. home. Guests in
cluded DR.. and Mrs. Leroy Dun
can, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Kyckoff,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Horneck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Smith, and
MIR. and Mrs. Alex Greene.
Congratulations are i'm order
for Mrs. Leon Captain, One.time
resident of Rockville on w. Lyn,
field dr., who published a short
story In the December % issue
of the Saturday Evening Post.
Mrs. Captain, who moved to los
Schuyler rd. In Silver Spring ~,
years ago, is a teacher at the
Town and Country Day School on
Veirs Mill rd., Silver Spring
While in Rockville, she taught
part-time at the Rockville Muir
sery School, where her children
Lisa, now 8, and Jason, now A.
were enrolled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Maisch, w.
Montgomery ave-, spent the
Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Maisch's family in Greensboro,
N. C.
Just missing "white Christ
mas" the William B. MorganS
of Anderson ave. had snow in
Iowa six days late" when they
visited grandparents of both
sides of the family in Richland,
Iowa. The Morgans returned to
Rockville Saturday. Highlight of
the trip for Mr.. Morgan was
rabbit hunting. The Morgans
have two daughters, Margaret,
z, and Ann, pa, who also enjoyed
the vacation.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C. Cliff.
ton Veirs. jr.. on South Adams
ST., for week during the New
Years holidays We're Mrs. Veirs'
brother, Frazier Dawson. and
Miss MORA Quinn, both of Lex
ington, Ky.
Friends will be happy 10 know
that Bill Donnelly of Adclare rd
Is improving at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. where he Ina,
been confined since his recent
heart attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Stern and
daughter, Judy, spent the week
between Christmas and New
Year with Mrs. Stern's family in
New York City.