Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-14

enjoying a winter vacation ir
Miami, Fla. Accompanying them
are Mrs. Davis brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Watkins, of Germantown.
Also basking in Miami's sun
shine are MIR. and Mrs. Sam Ap
pei, who left ON Friday for a six
week sOjOurn there.
1t is good to report that Mrs,
Allie Messer is on the road to
recovery after her illness and
surgery at the Washington Hos,
pital Center. She faces a rather
long period of convalescence,
which will be immeasurably
frightened by cards from her lie,
gion of friends,
Mrs. Bertram r. Burroughs
spent couple of days last week
in Frederick with her son.in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. N,
w. Todd. The real attraction for
Mrs. Burroughs was view Of
her newest grandchild, Mark
Richardson Todd, born on De-
cember 81. Mrs. Todd is better
known to her Gaithersburg
friends as the former Miss Dor,
othy Ayers.
DR., and Mrs. Ralph Samuel OF
Washington and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Smithson of Baltimore
were visitors during the past
week at the home of Mrs. AL
bert R. Boswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert LIE.
Compile of Washington Grove
were at home to a group OF
their friends on Sunday after.
noon, January 3.
1t isn't often that we spot
people we know on national
television hook-ups, so it was
quite a thrill for viewers watch
ing the Rose Bowl parade to
spot Miss Virginia Evans, who
was a princess on the queens
float. Virginia and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Evans, for.
merly were residents of Wash.
ington Grove. They are now liv.
ing in Altadena, Cal.
Col. and Mrs. Harold Brown
have as their house guest Mrs,
Browns mother, Mrs. E. H. Ber-
tram, of Charlotte, N. C.
The Gaithersburg Chapter,
National Association of Retired
Civil Employees, will meet at
the fire house at 2 pm. on
Thursday, January 81. Members
who celebrate birthdays in Jan.
uary will be specially honored.
Trouble really came double to
the Arthur Catlin family recent
ly. Mr.. Catlin was a surgery
patient at the National Insti.
tutes Of Health in late Deem
Der, putting a damper on the
holiday season in his household,
He had been home only two
days when Mrs. Catlin was
taken to Suburban Hospital for
an appendectomy last Tuesday,
They are both recuperating at
home now and are hoping that
the worst is over.
1t will be of interest to their
friends here to know that Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Mutt, with their
daughters, Carol and Kathy, are
now living in Santa Barbara,
Cal, where Mr.. Mutt Is on a two.
year assignment with the Amer
lean Machine and Foundry Com.
pany. On their arrival in Cali.
fornia, they were guests of his
cousin, Mrs. Donald Behrendt, in
Arcadia.
Col. Robert Ransom, member
of the Montgomery County Ii
brary Board and a resident OF
the Gaithersburg area, will
speak on the new Gaithersburg
library to the members of the
high school Parent-Teacher AS
socation at its regular meeting
January 18 at 8 pm. in the high
school gymnasium.
Mrs. Robert Stiles was hostess
last Thursday evening to the
members of the Derwood-S Shady
Grove Homemakers Club. AS
sisting her were Mrs. Harold
Young and Mrs. Robert Stevens.
In charge of the meeting for the
first time was the new presi'
dent, Mrs. T. G.. Fink. Mrs.
Archie Smith also assumed her
duties as the new secretary.
Mrs. William Mercer super
vised the presentation of a
sketch entitled "Poise and Pos.
ture for Better Health"
Mrs. Thomas Fulks has re,
turned from the Washington
Hospital and Sanitarium, fully
recovered from her recent i'll
ness. She is now at home and
will be glad to see the many
friends and neighhors whose
good wishes have been sent her
way.
DR.. and Mrs. L. l. Deal have
returned from a Cuban vacation
that took him back to his native
land for the first time in eight
years. They enjoyed visits with
his n1ofhpr Sra Michaala Rod