Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-14
BY Deborah H. LEM
WAverly 6-0692

Refining home last Wednes
day after a trip to California
were Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Pun
phrey. After driving with their
daughter, Mrs. Frances Var
Valkenburg, and spending sew
eral weeks at her home in Pico
Rivera, Calf, the Humphreys
were feted and shown the sights
of the Los Angeles area.
Some of the side trips they
took were to the Tournament
of Roses in Pasadena and to
the Mission at San Juan Capis'
trano, Since the swallows do
not return until March, only
the white doves were in evi-
dence. According to Mrs. Pun
phrey the poinsettias and gera.
NUNS grow in the fields, and
as tall as the houses. New
Years Eve was spent in China
town for dinner and shopping.
Griffith Observatory was also
on the schedule, decorated for
Christmas, Cooked like fairy,
land.' Mrs. Humphrey reports
that private homes in California
are much more deliberately dec.
GRATED for Christmas than here
In the East. On one roof she
saw a life-size Santa Claus with
a dog hanging onto his leg. The
Santa talked Thy recording) tell
ing the dog to get away! The
most spectacular decorations,
Mrs. Humphrey reports, were in
Whittier. Disneyland and Knots
Berry Farm were also on the
itinerary.
Thanksgiving was spent with
Roger Humphrey, Jr., and
family, in San Angelo, Texas,
on the way out to California.
Here were two grandchildren
the Senior Humphreys had never
seen before, a girl of six and
a boy of eighteen months. An
other stop on the westward
trek was in Phoenix, Arizona,
where Mrs. Humphreys brother
lives with his family.
Home by jet in one day con-
cluded the triumphant tour. It
took about four hours to cross
the continent to Friendship
Airport in Baltimore. Wonder
full as the whole trip was, Mrs.
Humphreys heartfelt exclama-
ton Is that there is mo place
like home" and no State is more
beautiful than our own Mary
land,
The All Club met on Monday
evening, January 4, at the home
of Norma Jean Rift in Boyds,
There were SO present. Plans
for the year, with leaders ap-
pointed, took the whole evening
to complete. The officers for
1860 are as follows: President,
Ruth Ann Wachter; Vice Presi-
dent, Bonnie Wachter; Secre-
tary and Reporter, Jean Dorsey;
Treasurer, Norma Lee Wachter;
Song and Game Leaders, Lois
Fisher and Amelia Jones.
On Monday evening, January
4, the monthly meeting of the
Women's Missionary Union Of
the Germantown Baptist Church
was held at the Church. The
discussion was on mission work
in Cuba, and taking lead parts
were Mrs. Dorothy Wright, Mrs.
Joan Whitworth, Mrs. Edna
Wright, Mrs. Mildred Sutphin,
and Mrs. Trophy Sutphin. De-
votions were led by Mrs. Marie
Price. Presiding over the bust
ness meeting was Mrs. Sam
Umberger, Jr., president.
Mrs. Edith Shewbridge enter
tanned the members of the
WSCS of the Trinity Methodist
Church at her home on Wednes.
day afternoon Of last week.
There were twelve present. De.
votions were led by Mrs. Ella
Grimes, and the program pre-.
scented by Mrs. Eldridge Barber.
Sewing for Sibley Hospital was
described by Mrs. Rodney
Whitaker. This years project
is making scarves for bureaus
and for wrapping instruments
for the hospital. There will be
a special study for missions in
Late February, with emphasis
on Africa.
Becky Morton, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Nor.
ton, Jr., spent several days in
Suburban Hospital last week for
an operation on her knee. She
is recovering satisfactorily, we
are glad to report, and hearty
get-well wishes go out to her
as she continues her GONZALES.
cence at home.
Sgt. and Mrs. II. B. Bryant
and three children of the Cider
Darrell Trailer Court have re-
turned after spending the holi.