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Wtiitm'i Page Editor Kathleen Leary. WHltahal) 6-509 S
Thursday, February 19, 1959
Legislative
Workshop
Set Feb. 23
The Interbranch Council of i
Montgomery County AAUW will
present a Legislative Workshop
at 8 p.m. Monday. February 23,
at the Rockville Civic Center.
The program will include a dis
cussion of Legislative Process in
Maryland presented by Richard
Abell, Kensington Junior High
School teacher; A Consideration j
of Federal Aid to Education, byj
Mrs. Andrew McClure and Mrs. I
Bernard Moritz of Kensington,
Branch; State Fiscal Policy by
Mrs. Ruth Adler, of the Bethesda-
Chevy Chase Branch; and a cur
rent report on the Mental Health
Study done by the state organi
zation directed by Mrs. Robert
Jachowski.
State Library Bills. Juvenile j
Court, State Education Bills. Ag
ing, and the Development Loan -
Fund will be examined briefly.
The Workshop is open to mem- j
hors and other persons interested
in the program.
The committee for -the Work
shop includes Mrs. Robert Hun
toon, Bethesda-Chevy Chase;.Mrs.
T. C. Gordon Wagner, Rockville;
Mrs. P. B. Morehouse, Silver
Spring; and Mrs. John C. Merrill.
Mrs. Andrew McClure and Mrs.
W. G. Schweitzer, jr., of Kensing
ton.
Federated Women
To Hear 4-H Consultant
Dr. Glenn C. Dildine, consult-!
ant in the Human Development-!
Human Relations Program of the
National 4-H Foundation, will ad
dress the Montgomery County
Federation of Women's Clubs
meeting Tuesday. February 24, at
the Marvin Memorial Methodist
Church, Silver Spring, following
the 12:30 p.m. luncheon.
At the morning session, which
begins at 10 a.m.. election of the
nominating committee will be
held and reports made by various I
Federation chairmen.
Local winners in the fashion-1
sewing contest will compete tel
represent the Fifth District in
the State contest.
.
Mid-Winter C ouncil
Meeting Set in March
Mrs. James W. Douthat of
Silver Spring is assisting with
arrangements for the 52nd an
nual mid-winter meeting of the 1
Southeastern Council of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's
Clubs, to lie held in Annapolis
March 3-5. Mrs. Douthat is vice
president of the Maryland Fed
eration.
About 200 women are expected
to attend from 10 states.
Violinist, Poet
Entertain Club
Music and poetry were blended
in a program arranged by Mrs.
Marshall Mayes last week for
the Woman’s Club of Rockville.
Preceding a business meeting at
Christ Episcopal Church club
members heard violin selections
played by Miss Zaida Booth,
Richard Montgomery High
School senior.
Mrs. J. M. Chambers of Rock
ville, read selections from her
book of original poems, comment
ing on how, when and where she
composed them.
The tea table, decorated with
a Valentine motif, was presided
over by Mrs. Maxwell Freeman, i
Mrs. A. G. Watkins and Mrs. I
Porter Ward.
On March 12 the club will hear !
a talk by Mr. Edward Adams of
the American Institute of In
terior Decorators, illustrated
with slides. Special guests for
the lecture following the regular
12:30 dessert will be members of
the Junior Woman’s Club of
Rockville, the Rockville AATIW
Branch and the Inquiry Club.
Juniors Plan Buffet
A Buffet Tea Dance for mem
bers of the Junior Woman's Club
of Rockville will be held on Feb
ruary 22 at Brook Manor Farm
Country Club from 5 to 10 p.m.
The event is being arranged by
Mrs. Thomas Donohoue, recrea
tion chairman.
Part of the proceeds will be
donated to CARE.
Real Estate...
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HELPING HEART DRIVE are Rockville lawyer Thomas M. Ander
son, jr. and model Penny Cook. They are shown planning a 1
Fashion Show that was scheduled for today at the Heeht Co. i
Photo by Cameraman.
Suburban Club s Latest Project:
Government in Action' Trips
Sky larking jaunts to sec gov
ernment in action are being
planned by the Woman's Subur
ban Democratic Club's education
i committee.
Schedules of the coming events
j were distributed Friday at the
; club's monthly luncheon when 150
members and guests heard George
| Dixon, King Feature Syndicate
columnist, speak at the Columbia
Country Club.
Mr. Dixon, in his usual humor i
ous style, described some of his j
experiences on his travels and!
in Washington. He was intro- 1
duced by Mrs. La Verne Holt,
luncheon chairman, with the new |
president, Mrs. James Mann, pre-i
! siding.
The “Go-See" trips will include'
the Maryland Legislature, the;
County Council and the Board of:
Education.
Match 3 has been set for a trip
to Annapolis with a specially
chartered bus leaving the parking
lot on Leland st., east of Wiscon-i
sin ave.. at 9 a.m. and returning!
GOP Guest List Includes
President's Daughter-in-law
Mrs. John Eisenhower. daugh
ter-in-law of the President, has i
been invited to attend the 39th 1
annual luncheon of the Federa- 1
tion of Republican Women of t
Montgomery County at 1 p.m. t
Wednesday. February 23. at 1
Manor Country Club. Norbeck. <
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be Congresswoman Jessica 1
McCullough Weiss of New York ]
State. ’
Others invited to he honor j;
| guests include Miss Bertha S. j '
Adkins, Under - Secretary of j
i Health, Education and Welfare; | 1
j Mrs. John Marshall Butler and
Mrs, J. Glenn Beall, wives of
Maryland Senators; Mrs. Peter]
Gibson, president of the National j ]
Federation of Republican Worn- .
en; Mrs. Osborne Beall, president (
of the Maryland Federation; Mrs. ,
Robert O. Donnell, National ! ,
Maryland Committeewoman;
Mrs. Henrietta Simm. Sixth Con
gressional District , Chairman;
Mrs. DeWitt Hyde and Mrs.
Gerald D. Morgan. A receiving
line will be formed at 12:15.
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NEWS OF
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Women
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at 5 p.m.
The women will sit in on com
mittee hearings, watch the Mary
land Senate and House of Dele
gates in action, have lunch at
Carvel Hall with the Montgomery
County Delegation and later take
tea at the Governor’s Mansion.
The entire trip, including lunch,
will cost $4. Reservations and
check should be sent to Mrs. John
Truesdale, 6209 Verne st., Bethes
da (OL. 6-0875).
Car pools are being arranged
for April 7 to visit the County
Council meeting in Rockville. The)
women plan to lunch together at;
the Washingtonian Motel and re
turn in time to attend the after
noon Council session. Mrs. Wil
liam Chaplin. OL. 6-7747, is in
charge of arranging transporta
tion.
The school board visit will ix*
held when meetings are resumed
in Rockville on the second Tues
day of the month. The Board is
meeting Saturday nights for the
next tw-o months.
Presiding at the morning meet
ing at 10:30 a.m. will be Mrs.
Henry Allan, who calls the
luncheon her “swan song.” She
will retire following a two-year
term as president of the federa
tion following election of new
officers.
Chairmen of the luncheon are
Mrs. Frederick T. Brown and
Mrs. E. Frank Blanchard. Reser
vations are being handled by
Mrs. Burton Langhenry, WA.
3 1280.
Vocalist Gene Archer will also j
take part in the program.
Hook Craft Guild
A discussion on “How to Judge
Hooked Rugs” will highlight the* |
all-day meeting of the Hook Cralt
Guild on February 25 at 10:30,
a.m. at Parklawn Mansion, Rock-1
ville.
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Sews Prize
Club Costume
Top seamstress in the Junior
Woman’s Club of Rockville is
Mrs. Edward L. Longley, 13300
Midway ave. Her entry in the
General Federation of Women's
I
Clubs Fashion-Sewing Contest
was chosen by judges last week
to be modeled in the County Fed-j
erat ion’s contest on February 24. j
The drawing room of Glenview |
Civic Center provided an appro
priate setting for the local con
test. Four Rockville juniors!
paraded their conception of the;
"Ideal Costume for the Clubwom-1
an’s Wardrol>e” lx*fore a panel
of judges and members circling
the fireplace on lounge chairs j
and sofas.
Mrs. Longley's winning design
was a dress with jacket in a
black-brown-beige weave. She
competed with Mrs. Harris!
Leland, club president; Mrs. Rob
ert E. Allen and Mrs. Frederick ;
Pavay.
■Judges were Phyllis Cavan-!
augli, sewing instructor for the
Montgomery County adult educa
tion program; Dottie Knutti, I
manager of the Young Colony
Shop, and Peggy Sante. owner of I
Textile Town.
The program was arranged by
Mrs. John H. Magruder, fine arts
chairman, and conducted by Mrs.
Thomas Boyle.
Countians Will Attend
| Washington State Fete
Many Montgomery County resi
dents are expected to attend the
annual George Washington’s
birthday-dinner dance of the
Washington State-Alaska Society j
on Saturday. February 21, at
Patton Hall, Ft. Myer, Va.
Alaska salmon, king crab and
tiny shrimp have boon flown in
especially for the event which
| begins with a 6:30 p.m. reception, j
: Dinner will be served at 7:45 j
with dancing until midnight.
For reservations contact Mrs.
Frank N. McCartney of Alex
andria, Va.
| League Plans
'Go-See Trip
To Annapolis
Thursday. February 26. will lx*
the date of the Montgomery
County League of Women Vot
ers annual "Go-See" Annapolis
trip to observe state government
in action. Non-League members
are invited to join the group,
which will also include a number!
of foreign guests. Car pools will
be arranged, leaving Montgom
ery County at 9 a.m.
The morning will be spent at
tending committee sessions, in
cluding Senate Finance Commit
tee hearings on the budget.
Luncheon with Sen. Edward
Northrop and members of the
county delegation at Carvel
Hall's Colonial Dining Room will
ho followed by visits to the House
of Delegates ami the Senate.
Tentative plans also call for a
meeting with Governor Tawes.
The party will leave Annapolis
at about 3:30 p.m.
Cost of the trip will he $2.25.
Reservations must be made by
, Monday, February 23. For infor
i mation call Mrs. Norman Salz
man, WHitehall 2-3336; Mrs. A.
G. Roberts. HEmiock 4 8732; or
j Mrs. Alan Trick, OLiver 4-1152.
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People We JCiow
Abe's 150th; Kathrine's 90th
By Kathleen Leary
Woman’s Editor
Any gloom suffered by Repub
lican defeats at the polls in No
vomlx'r was not apparent at last
j Thursday evening’s Lincoln Day
Dinner. The big ballroom at In
dian Spring Country Club was
brimming with enthusiasm and
gaiety.
Guests came early in groups,
lingering over cocktails at the
club rather than stopping off at
homes before dinner.
Pretty young hostesses wear-
I ing High black “Mr. Lincoln” hats
| escorted ticket-holders to their
; tables where the menu featured
j sauteed pullet.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Aublnoe
land friends at their table were in
a particularly celebrative mood
In the group was their son. Al
vin, jr., and his bride-to-be, Carole,
| Jeanette Morrell of Rochester,
Mich., who have announced April
wedding plans. The party also in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. Con
l ger and Judge Kathryn J. Lawlor.
i The arrangements committee,
headed by Jim Buchanan, pro
vided Mr. Lincoln with a promi
i nent vantage point. A huge pic
ture of Abo hung over the head
table the work of William S,
Fleishell, Williamsburg Village
Newlywed Harveys
Residing in Rockville
Of interest hero was the recent
wedding in Amaranth, Penna.,
j which united Miss Neva Elenora
i Layton, an employee of the Mont
| gomcry County Board of Educa
j lion in Rockville, and Mr. Charles
! William Harvey. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Goldie Elenora
Layton and ihe late Mr. Chester
I W. Layton of Amaranth, and Mr.
Harvey is the son of Mr. and I
Mrs. Lee J. Hortch of Washing-
I ton, D. C.
Jerusalem Christ ian Church
was the scene of the 2 p.m. cere
mony at which the Rev. Ray Mal
low of Flinstonc, Md., officiated.
The candlelit altar was hanked |
with baskets of white gladioli, j
| chrysanthemums and hyacinths.
Mr. Harper Layton gave ids
sister in marriage. She wore a
gown of white chiffon taffeta de
signed with a sabrina neckline,
fitted bodice and bouffant skirt
descending into a chapel train.
Her fingertip veil of illusion was
held in place by a half-hat of
taffeta leaves trimmed with
pearls .and she carried a cascade
of white rosebuds centered with
1 a white orchid.
The bride's honor attendant
was her niece, Miss Jam* Ryder
of Mcrcersburg, Penna. She wore
a strapless waltz-length gown of:
1 blue not and carried pink rose-!
buds.
Miss Ora Ann Looper of Rock
ville, a cousin of Ihe bride, also
served as an attendant. She was!
gowned in azalea not and car
ried yellow rosebuds.
Mr. Alfred Schnell of Norfolk.
Va., was best man, and the
ushers wore Mr, Rood Layton,
brother of the bride; and Mr.!
Gary Hortch, brother of the i
bridegroom.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Layton wore a rose beige
suit and the bridegroom’s mother
wore a royal blue dress. Eaeh
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1 p.m. to 6 p.m
108 N. Frederick Ave.
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I commercial artist and nephew of
Esther Fleishell, executive score
■ tary of the Republican State Cen
■ tral Committee.
Dave Scull, chairman of the
■ Stale Central Committee, intro
duced honored guests, Meade Al
i corn gave his address and the eve
I ning wound-up with an hour of
dancing.
! Party Parade
A reception on Sunday after
noon honored Mrs. Kathrine L.
Humphrey of Rockville on her
90th birthday. The affair look
place at the Washington, D. C.,
home of her nephew and nicoe,
Mr. and Mrs. Merwin 11. Browne,
4711 Albemarle st„ N.W. In ad
| dition to members of her family, 1
guests included Mrs. Humphrey’s i
former associates at Ihe Bureau I
i of Printing and Engraving, where
she began working as a printer’s
assistant in 1911. She was an
examiner when she retired after
25 years of service.
Co-workers present for Sun
day’s party were Mrs. Carl Her-i
her ger, Mrs. Belle Swink, Mrs.)
Mae Orlando, Mrs. Lola Payne I
Marsha and Mr. Glen Feeney.
Mrs. Humphrey makes her
home with her granddaughter,
Mrs. Paul R. King, 1001 Deßeck
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Mr. and Mrs. Ilarvcy
j had a corsage of white carna
tions.
After a reception in the church
hall, the couple departed on a
wedding trip through Southern
Virginia. They are now making
their home at 713 W. Montgom
ery ave., Rockville.
Mr. Harvey is employed as a
mechanic at the Rockville Motor
Company.
“REASON IS THE ONLY
FACULTY WE HAVE
WHEREWITH TO
JUDGE”
j • (Author’* Name Below)
When you purchase any
medicine or health-aid there
are many good reasons
why you should only get
them from a pharmacist. It
really takes much knowl
edge to know how to store
them so that they will al
ways be potently fresh. We
are taught how while at
college.
Often we can give sug
gestions for better results
and cautions when neces
sary to protect you from
possible harm. It costs no
1 more when you get medi
cines and health-aids from
us. Your considered judg
ment of these reasons,
should influence you to de
pend only on your phar
macy.
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f| dr. She has one sister, Mrs. James
-j 11. Browne of Washington, D. C.,
-and three great-grandchildren,
Carol, Christopher and Laurie
> King, ail of Rockville.
Ttie Dandy Lions wives of
Rockville Lions Club memlters
f gave a farewell card party lasi
Thursday night for Mrs. Alec
Lazor, organizer and second pres
ident of the club (1955-56). She
' and her husband, former owner
•I of United Carburetor Service in
Rockville. departed Saturday to
• make their homo in Florida.
Tito Valentine decoration theme
■ carried out for tHo gathering at
• Citizens Savings and Loan Com
munity Room featured a “tree
• of hearts” created by Mrs. Donald
Golden. Others assisting with the
' party were Mrs. Herbert Butts,
' Mrs Kenneth Wilson and Mrs.
Manny Walters. The honor guest
1 was presented with a going-away
gift hy club president, Mrs. Mil
ton Clogg.
Stork Story
Mrs. Ernest Hover, 1217 High
, j land dr., Silver Spring, just re
! turned home from a visit with
. her newly-born granddaughter.
The infant, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Kindred of New
York City, arrived February 11
and has been named Drewry Ann.
Mrs. Kindred is the former Joan
Hover, a fashion photography
model (see February “Good
Housekeeping") and network tele
vision commercial performer for
such sponsors as TIDE.
A former Trl-Delt sorority sis
ter of Tippy Stringer at the Uni
versity of Maryland, Joan eager
ly received the news of Tippy's
approaching marriage to Chet
Huntley, because it means the
girls can share their interest in
TV together in New York,
This and That
Georgie Bridget- has announced
plans to dissolve her share of th
partnership in Old World Service
Gift Shop, Silver Spring, as of
March 1. She has been associated
with Lucy Ragonne! (who opened
| (he business in 1952), for the past
| two years.
Mrs. Bridget-, wife of Dr. Roy
H. Bridget, is current president
of the Montgomery County Sorop
timist Club. Georgie says her only
plans are to take a rest.
Mrs. Marvin Willig, president
| of the Montgomery County Sec
tion of the National Council of j
i Jewish Women, will serve as del
, egate to the organization’s hien
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February 22-27.
Mrs. Roixu-t Fulmer and Mr.
Ernest Gill represented United
Cerebral Palsy of Montgomery
County at a joint meeting of the
Southern and Southeastern UCP
regions last weekend in Atlanta,
Ga.
Easter Seal Luncheon
To Feature Fashions
Reservations are still being
accepted for the annual Easter
Seal fashion luncheon spon
sored hy the Montgomery Coun
ty Society for Cripphsl Children
and Adults. The event will take
place at 12:30 o'clock on Thurs
day, February 20, at Congres
sional Country Cluh with .liilius
Garfinckel staging the gala
style show.
Mrs. Robert Moran, chair
man- is being assisted hy Mrs.
John Mackey, Mrs. Melvin
Reese, Mrs. Samuel E. Bogley,
Mrs. John Eckhardt and Mrs.
Sterling Rul'llii Maddox.
For tickets contact Mrs. Jolin
Snmporton, OL. 2-8942.
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