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Gaithersburg ‘Grove’ Dinner Tuesday Will Benefit P-TA Fund By Mollle VV. Christie WAverly 6-3525 The big turkey dinner of the weekend is scheduled for this Saturday at the Washington Grove Elementary School, where the Parent-Teacher As sociation will serve a bountiful family-style meal between the hours of 4 and 8. Prices are $1.50 and $.75 and all proceeds e0 to the school projects of the P-TA. Connie Mills has been elected president of the Montgomery County Senior 4-H Council. The election meeting was held on Oc tober 19 at the home of Char lotte, Donald and Jerry Savage. Other new officers chosen in clude: Bob Stabler, vice presi dent; Jean King, secretary; Don ald Savage, treasurer; Kathy O'Boyle, reporter, Gloria King, song leader; Barbara Windham, song leader; Arthur Johnson, Farm Bureau representative; and John King, parliamentarian. T. H. Owen Knight, super visor of pupil personnel of the Montgomery County Board of Education, will be guest speak er at the regular meeting of the Gaithersburg Elementary P-TA this Monday at the Long view School. Mr. Knight will discuss “How Can Children Be Helped with Their School Work?” At the business meet ing preceding his talk, the 1959- 60 budget of the organization will be presented for discussion and adoption. Mrs. Merle Ferguson was hostess last Monday tg the members of the J-O-Y Circle of Grace Methodist Church. Officers of the Upper Mont gomery County Council of Church Women for 1960 were named last Friday at the World Community Day meeting. They are as follows: Mrs. Everett Jones, Damascus Methodist, president; Mrs, Alfred Watkins, jr„ Salem Methodist, vice presi dent; Mrs. Grayson Burnell, Up per Seneca Baptist, secretary’; and Miss Connie Fields, Ascen sion Episcopal, treasurer. Approximately 100 persons were qn hand at the Washing tonian on Saturday evening as members of the Gaithersburg Junior Chamber of Commerce an dtheir wives celebrated the fourth birthday of the group at annual charter night festivities The anniversary banquet was followed by a dance. Mrs. Douglas Diamond has had as her recent house guests Mr. and Mrs. Billings Wilson of Clinton, Conn., and Lt. and Mrs. Peter Wilson of Portland, Me- On Sunday, November 1, Mrs. Diamond entertained at a family reunion in honor of her visitors. Later in the week, the Billings Wilsons and Mrs. Diamond en joyed a few days in Williams burg and Yorktown, Va. Mr. and Mrs. E. Uee Gartner were hosts at a small gathering In honor of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. I Todd, who have recently ippved frdm Charleston, S. C, to Fred erick. Guests Included former schoolmates of Mrs. Todd, who will be more familiarly remem bered here as MJssc Dorothy Ayres. Mrs. Merle Jacobs and Hrs. Evelyn Darby were hostesses on Saturday at luncheon and cards at the home of Mrs. Ja cobs. The county music program will be the theme of the pro gram to be presented on Tues day evening, November 19, at the regular meeting of the Washington Grove Parent- Teacher Association. The 8 p.m. meeting, to be held at the school, will be visited by music super visors from the Board of.Edu cation. Miss Rita Benson, now a soph omore at Frostburg State Teachers College, continues to make a name for herself in the college athletic program. She has been elected sophomore class manager of the hockey team, and, in that capacity, en joyed a very full schedule last weekend. The team left Frost bqrg on Friday for a weekend of- hockey, golf and tennis at the University of Maryland. Their headquarers for the stay was at the Meridian Hotel, where they were guests for both rooms and meals. Jimmy Watkins was home for several days last weekend from his studies at the Charlotte Hall Military School in Southern Maryland. Mrs. John Anderson was host ess Tuesday evening to the members of the Women’s Mis sionary Union of the First Bap tist Church. If you haven’t thought about your Christmas baking, may we suggest that It is time that you did. Members of the Beulah Class of the Epworth Methodist Church are now stocked with pecan meats —grand for candies, cookies, pies and rakes. In an other week, they will have In decorated tins old-fashioned mints, peanut butter-crunch, and cashew butter-crunch. Call Mrs. Rodney Thompson to place your order. Mrs. Lawrence Perry was hostess to her canasta club last night. A youth choir, for young folks between 10 and 16, has been started at Grace Methodist Church. Mrs. Milton Walker, the director, urges interested persons to report to the church on Saturday morning at 10:30 for rehearsal. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nutt spent last weekend in Norwalk, Conn., where they visited their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nutt. Members of Bethel 27, Inter national Order of Job’s Daugh ters, attended in a body the morning worship service at Ep worth Methodist Church Sun day, November 8. Six area ladies were at the Wil lard Hotel last Friday to see the Fashion Show sponsored by the Lionesses of District 2?-C for the benefit of the Eye Bank and Research Foundation, Inc. Fifty six fabulous Philip Robertson creations were presented and de scribed by Mr. Robertson, with Hazel Markel doing the intro duction. The local ladies attend ing were Mrs. Donaud Nutt, Mrs. Edgar Allen, Mrs. William Stup, Mrs. Edwin Kinsey, jr., Mrs. Alice Perry and Mrs. John Poole. The Upmontco Neighborhood Girl Scout banquet was held on Saturday evening at the Flower Hill Church of the Brethren, with Mrs. Andrew Gibbs, neigh borhood chairman, as mistress of ceremonies. Honored guests were Miss Martha Forman, dis trict advisor, and Mrg. Peggy Streeter, district chairman. Miss Lou Gloyd presented films of the Girl Scout Jamboree held last summer in Colorado, films taken during her attendance qt the gathering. Mrs. William Wyman was in New York for several days last week to be with her sister. Miss Mildred Blandford of Louis ville, Ky„ who was spending the week In the Mg city. Miss Blandford was the guest of the Wymans on Sunday, stopping off here on her return trip to Louisville. The Rev, and Mrs. .B. Frank Foster had as their house guests several days last week Mrs. Al ma Emigh, Mrs. Foster’s moth er, and Mrs. Edith Baker, a for mer schoolmate, both of Coates ville, Pa. On Saturday, the Fos ters were in Baltimore for the Navy-Maryland football game. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Carr and daugster, Ginger, are moving this week to make their home In Wytheville, Va. Mr. Carr, who is with Allied Mills, Inc., re ceived a transfer in the nature of a promotion. The Gaithersburg Chapter, National Association of Retired 'Civil Employees, will meet off Thursday, November 19, at 2 p.m. at the fire house. Members are urged to be on hand for the business meeting and the re freshment period that will fql- Iqw. Poolesville Community Youths Pass Fitness Test By Cathe C. Llnthicum Diamond 9-3332 A recent national survey, test ing physical fitness of children in grades 7-11. shows that the children in this area measure up quite well. Compared with a national norm of 50 percentile, boys from the Poolesville school showed an average per centile rank of 76. Mansfield Daniel has re turned to his home in Dicker son after spending a week in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Lewis and daughter, Teresa, Dicker son, recently returned from Cen ter, Colo., where they spent sev eral weeks with Mr. Lewis’ sis ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Burr Randles. Mrs. Charles W. Norris, }r„ Bealls ville, was hostess at a bridal shower Thursday night for Mrs. Walter Wadsworth, the former Shirley Pritchard of Poolesville, who was recently married. Mrs. Norris was assist ed by Mrs. Jack Cubitt. About 30 guests were served refresh ments in a pink and white set ting of wedding bells. Mrs. G. Robert Gray, Pooles ville, is happy over the arrival of another grandchild. Dr and Mrs. Harry W. Gray, Frederick, announce the arrival of thalr first daughter, Carolyn Crist, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, October 31. Nicholais Gutheim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Gutheim. Dickerson, who is a student at Fessenden School, West New ton 65, Mass., would enjoy hear ing from his friends. Visiting the John W. Klmrner lings In their new home in Poolesville, Tuesday, were Miss Mary Collier, Mrs. Edna Hawpe and Mrs. Eleanor Gardner, all of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Roger Hughes, Barnes ville, observed her birthday Wednesday, November 4. Wa know how many, but we won’t tell. Congratulations! Thomas Bodmer, Bcallsvllle. is on a business trip to Texas. Mrs. Herbert Brown, Pooles ville, ia recovering from the *_==ss=^ s ==^S>========= ===== - - >k* CD. ?> V # tp “Now fin sure—l don’t like it!" Germantown Exhibitors Ready for International By Deborah H. Lenz WAverly 6-0692 Germantown will be repre sented in the making of entries at the Eastern National Live stock Sale at Timonium, No vember 14-18, Becky Schaeffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Schaeffer, Jr., will have at the Baby Beef Sale her Shorthorn steer which was champion at the Montgomery County Fair at Gaithersburg last August, and also her An gus. Her sister, Betty Lou Schaeffer, will enter her Here ford. Janet Hargett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley D. Hargett, will enter her prize Shorthorn steer and also an Angus. Becky Schaeffer already has a Hereford for next year’s Baby Beef program and plans, also, to have an Angus and a Short horn. On Friday, this week, the Men’s Fellowship and the Dea cons of the Neelsville Presby terian Church will sponsor a Father and Son Banquet in the church social hall, for all the men and boys of the church and others in the area who are in terested, at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Special Agent David W. Bowers of FBI Headquarters, Washington, designated by Di rector J. Edgar Hoover to be bis representative. The dinner will be prepared and served by the Women’s Association. Mrs. Beall W. Upglesbee was pleasantly surprised recently by a visit from her sister and bro ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dal ton H. Mulloney, of Columbus, Ohio. They had been visiting their son’s family in Philadel phia. and after a brief visit with Mrs, Ungelsbee, headed back for Ohio. While here they made a call on Mr. Dan Dorsey, brother of Mrs. Ungels bee and Mrs. Mulloney, who has been seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Ward W. Fet row have returned from a five day trip to Lynchburg, Va., where they visited their son, Ward, Jr., and his wife and three children. Op the return trip, Mr. and Mrs. Fetrow stopped at “Monticello,” his toric home of Thomas Jeffer son. Mrs. Glenn Gochenour is visiting her sister, Mrs. Julia W. Milliken, and her niece, in San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Wesley D. Hargett was hostess to the WSCS of the Trinity Methodist Church, with 12 members present, on Wed nesday, November 4. Mrs. Paul mumps. Knowing it is just a child's disease doesn’t help at all! Mrs. Windsor Day, near Poolesville, is spending some time with her daughter in Rich mond, Va. The Tuesday Junior and Sen ior Bridge Clubs met last week. Mrs. Benjamin White, Pooles ville, entertained the senior group, and Mrs. Lloyd J. Jones, jr., Dickerson, was hostess to the junior club. Chuck Norris, Beallsville, has returned from a successful hunting trip for deer and bear in Maine. Mrs. Joseph Starkey, Mrs. R. Lamond Thurston and Mr*. J, H. Stonestreet volunteered their services for clerical work during the chest X-ray program in Bamesville, November 3. A number of local residents attended the Farm Bureau ban quet and meeting at the Agri culture Center in Gaithersburg Thursday night. The Marching Unit of the La dies Auxiliary of the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department held a very successful bake sale on October 30 at Selby's Store, in Pooles ville. In Olnay-Ashton-Sandy Spring Community Flower Project Urged An ambitious plan to beau tify the fronts of all homes and businesses In the Ashton-Olney- Sandy Spring area will be un veiled Monday at a meeting of the Northeast Montgomery Community Council. Under the plan, all homes and businesses in the community would be participants in the Clarksburg 6 Youth Week’ Plans Told By Optimists By Doody Burkett The Optimist Club of Clarks burg held Ladies Night last week at Melody Inn, Middle brook. President Russell King presided. Rev. Howard Allwine gave the invocation. A group of visiting Optimists from the Braddock Heights Club attend ed this meeting. They were President Frank A. Beachley, Kemp had charge of the pro gram arrangements, and Mrs. Olga Zieger had charge of the devotions. Miss Patricia Lambert, stu dent-nurse at the Frederick Me morial Hospital, spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Lambert. Miss Becky Lambert spent last weekend visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGraw at Twinbrook, Md. Mr. and Mrs. William Lam bert and children, Jean and Ann, of Saltville, Va„ spent last weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Lambert, and family. Mrs. Gladys Clinedinst and family have moved recently to a new home on Mateny rd. A Mother and Daughter din ner will be sponsored by the UPMONTCO Girl Scout Neigh borhood on this Saturday at the Flower Hill Church of the Brethren, Redland, for which 121 people have made response, including Brownie, Intermedi ate and Junior High Girl Scouts and their mothers. Sen ior High Scouts will be guests. Mrs. Clarence Streeter, newly appointed District Chairman of Girt Scouts will make an offi cial visit. For the program each troop will put on a skit. Lou Gloyd, Senior Scout, at tended the Round-up at Colo rado Springs, Colo., and she will report, and show slides. The P-TA of the German town Elementary School met last Monday evening at the school, and the guest speaker was Dr. Henry W. Setzer, Jr., Assitant Curator for Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. He supported his address by showing slides of trips taken to the Near East, especially In Egypt. The Men's Fellowship of the Neelsville Church met at the church last Monday, with the president, M. Thomas Slater, in charge. Plan for projects un der the Fellowship were dis cussed. The Presbytery of Washing ton City held its stated meet ing on Tuesday, at the Lewins ville Presbyterian Church, Mc- Lean, Va. The Rev. Daniel C. Manson of the Darnestown Church, and the Rev. Albert W. Lenz of the Neelsville Church, attended. Mr. Harold F. Har gett represented the latter church. The Westminster Youth Fel lowship of the Darnestown Church conducted the devotion al service at the Presbyterian Home for the Aged, under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. Daniel C. Manson. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Petersen, of the Cider Barrel Trailer Park, are the proud parents of a baby daughter, Sheryl Lynn, bom on November 4, at the Georgetown Hospital, Washing ton. Mrs. Oscar Spolander, of West Chester, 111., mother of Mrs. Petersen, has been visit ing here for a week. The 4-H Club held its meeting on Monday, November 2, at the home of the Wachter sisters. The following officers were elected: president, Ruth Ann Wachter; vice president, Bon nie Wachter; secretary and re porter, Jean Dorsey, treasurer; assistant game and song lead er, Amelia Jones. The next meeting will be held on Decem ber 19. project and visitors would gain a striking Impression of the area. Both flower boxes and flower beds would be used, un der the proposal. Edward C. Wilson, president of the group, said the Olney Ro tary Club has agreed to spark the project in Olney and two firms, Bradley Lumber Co. and Secretary Grafton Cost, Past president Horace Opal, Ronald E. Loy, Harry L. Zimmerman, and C. Richard Miller of the Boys’ Committee. Mr. Miller outlined the events scheduled for the coming weeks in appre ciation of our youth. He said this was the first meeting sched uled and was called the “Kick Off” meeting. Lt. Kenneth Watkins of the Montgomery County Police De partment, was guest speaker for the occasion. He gave an excel lent talk on the “Youth of Mont gomery County.” Harry Zim merman of Braddock won the door prize. Sgt. at Arms Dorsey Howes collected many fines which were used to fatten the pig for future boys’ activities. Among the guests were Lt. and Mrs. Kenneth Watkins, and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kerr. Members present were Presi dent and Mrs. Russell King and son, John; Secretary and Mrs. Cy Finley, Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Howes, Mr. and Mr*. Albert Clagett, Capt. and Mrs. George Mellet Prevost and son, Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rose, Past Lt. Governor and Mrs. Arnold Price, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Corey, Raymond King, Gaither Draper, Rev. Howard Allwine, Rev. Arthur Mott, Wilfred Mur phy and Ralph Marti. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mabe re cently journeyed to New Bern, N. C., to visit their son. From there they travelled on to visit their daughter who lives in Greenville, Tenn. They have now returned home. Mr. Jesse Tafer left Novem ber 6 to visit his brother, Paul, who Is a surgical patient at the Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg. The new Hand Book that has recently been brought home by your school youngster, repre sents many hours of old-fash ioned thought and elbow grease (and It takes both of these to run a new-fashioned school). Read the hand book—learn about our teachers and princi pal—who they are —where they come from and what they do In their spare time. I ean hear them scream, "What spare time?” Mrs, Alta Rippeon, Mrs. Mary Hayden, Mrs. Beverly Hanvey, Mr. Clifton Crockett, and Miss Jean Thomas worked diligently to bring this Informa tion to you. Mr. and Mrs. John Redgrave returned this past Sunday from a vacation to the Skyline Drive to view the autumn colors. The MYF of Clarksburg and Hyattatown have taken on spe cial activities with which they expect to raise funds for their various needs. They are wonder ful young men and women who gather each week at their churches for devotional serv ices and programs. The Clarksburg group will sell fruit cakes for the coming holidays. They will be In the two, three and five pound sizes. The Hyattstown MYF will sell Christmas cards and other items needed for the season. Make your needs known to anv one of the members of these organizations. They will be only too happy to serve you and the proceeds will go for a very worthwhile cause. The next meeting of the Clarksburg P-TA will be held at the school on Wednesday, No vember 18, at 8 p.m. Clarksburg residents were be ginning to believe there was a flying saucer parked in one of the fields around town, what with the radios completely gar bled. Even automobile radios refused to operate In the area. Televisions also had their share of trouble. Sunday afternoon about six trucks from the elec tric and telephone companies converged on a pole at Comus rd. and 014 Route 240. In a mat ter of minutes the trouble wss located and Clarksburg was once again "in the land of the living.” The hearing of the petition for a special exception permit ‘o build a trailer court on Shiloh Church rd. has been continued to another date. The hearing was adjourned because of the late ness of the hour on Friday. J. H. Burton A Sons, nursery men, respectively, have agreed to donate lumber for the win dow boxes and the flower plants. At the meeting, to be held In Sandy Spring Library, starting at 7:45 p.m., John E. Clark, jr., chairman of the Governor’s Committee to Keep Maryland Beautiful, will apeak. Damascus Lions Ready For Annual Auction Sale By Marlon Griffith CLearwater 3-2682 Damascus Lions will be host next Tuesday to a zone meeting with the Gaithersburg and Mon eoacy clubs. B. D. Gladhill, program chairman announces that the local club’s annual auc tion sale of everything from hams to household items will be held that night. Null and Null will be the auctioneers and Jerry T. Wllilams, the clerk. All proceeds go into the chari table funds of the club. Jerry Cook is promotion chairman. The Damascus Volunteer Fire Department held its annual ban quet last Wednesday at Peter Pan with 162 members and guests present. Among the dis tinguished guests who were in troduced by E. Guy Jewell, toastmaster were the following: Rev. James Minter, state fire men’s chaplain who gave both the blessing and benediction; Capt. Alton Harding of the county police; Sgt. Joseph Kav anaugh of the state police; Ralph Small, jr„ president of the state firemen’s association; Vincent Simmel, secretary of the Board of Trustees of the state association; Matthew Dil lon, training course instructor; William Bliss, president of the county association; Mrs. Earl Pope, president of the Damascus Auxiliary; Earl Pope and Mrs. Raymond Snapp, eo-chairmen of the department’s turkey sup per; Joe Price, chief of Hyatts town; Jesse Rippeon, president of Hyattstown; Byron Miller and Forte Sandison, chief and presi dent of Gaithersburg; George Hilliard, ehlef Upper Montgom ery; Ronald Kile, president Laytonsville; Donald Hobbs and Jack Clark, chief and president Mt. Airy; Charles Wilcom and William Smith, vice president and president of New Market; W. Bartgls Storm, p4st presi dent of the state association; Floyd Heimer, secretary of the state association; and the Rev. Raymond Morlarty, pastor of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Damascus who was the princi pal speaker of the evening. Chief Les Thompson reported the department had answered 181 calls during the year with a fire damage of $1,540. The Chief also announced the ap pointment of the following cap tains and lieutenants and pre sented their badges: Captain, 130 Utility, Deets Warfield, jr.; lieutenant, William Rlggleman; capt. 131, Robert Mulllnlx; it., Harry Merson; capt. 132, Monroe Duvall; lt„ Lester Runkles; capt. 133, Austin Muilinix; It., Donald Shipley; capt. 134, Joseph Hawkins; It., Frank Lelzear; capt. ambulance, Ken neth Howes and lt, Martin Darby. Fireman of the Year Trophy was awarded to Donald Shipley. Outgoing president president Robert Muilinix pre sented his badge to incoming president Kenneth King who in turn presented badges to all other officers. The P-TA met last week at the high school. Attendance ban ners were won by Mrs. Thomas’ eighth grade and Mrs. Tack man’s first grade. Program Chairman, Mrs. Irvin Wallen an nounced that NBC Commentator David Brinkley will be present at the December meeting at which time a film “Back to School” narrated by Mr. Brinkley will be shown. Mr. Ellis Glime, principal in ducted the following into the National Honor Society: Sylvia Pope, Carole Steckman, Sharon Moxley, Linda Burdette, Mary Kesler and Elaine Tobin. He was assisted by society members Paul Welsh, Peggy Burdette and Susan Petrie. Jerry Duvall was in charge of stage arrangements. Mr. Robert Morrow of the school board spoke on Board Problems as seen by a member. The following officers were elected by the Damascus chapter of tha National Honor Society last week: Peggy Burdette, president; Mary Kesler, vice president; Carole Steckman, eec retary; Linda Burdette, treas urer; and Susan Petrie, chaplain. The following were elected officers of the school patrol recently; Lela King, captain; Gail Hurley and Ann Watkins, lieutenants. Senior students at DHS who take College Entrance Board exams are eligible to compete for the 100 four year scholar ships offered by General Motors. Full details may be secured from the Guidance Counselor. Mr. Jerry Cook spent this past week in Toronto, Canada where he attended the National Real Estate Boards Convention. He Is a director of the county board of realtors. Also attend ing from the county was board president Marvin Simmons and secretary Naomi Laughlin. The parishoners of St. Paul'a Catholic Church made final ar rangements this week for the Smorgasbord dinner end bazaar to be held Saturday from 3-8 at the high school. Chairman Is Mrs. David Cavanaugh; co chairmen, Mrs. William Tench and Mrs. Leroy Haneberger; Turkey Dinner Planned A turkey dinner will be held at the New Liberty Grove Meth odist Church in Burtonsville, Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. It is sponsored by the Woman’s So ciety for Christian Service. Home-baked goods and “white elephants” will also be on sale. Olney Ghost Tales Still Told About Home By Sheila Fleishell WAlker 4-9174 "One man’s fact is another man’s legend.” An interview this week with Mrs. Josiah Waters Jones clari fied much of the local history and even added spice ip the form of a few local “ghost tales.” Still spry and chipper after 80-some years, Mrs. Jones relates with evident gusto the story of “Fair Hill.” Presently the residence of Don Lamborne, the developer of Williamsburg Village in Olney. Don’s home has had some mighty interesting tenants in years past. Built by Col. Rich ard Brooke in 1770, a Quaker who attained the rank of Colo nel in the Revolutionary War, the house later was sold, and records indicate that it was used as quarters for worker* em ployed In a pottery business ip Mechanicsville (now Olney yroper). Then lt saw use a* a Quaker school founded in 1819 and thus user for 46 years. The ghost of Colonel Brooke was supposedly seen riding up and down the stairs at “Fair Hill,” evidently because of his guilt in departing from his Quaker be lief In pacifism. The eerie sound heard In the house was supposed to have been made by an Irish potter who committed suicide by hang ing himself In the cellar of the house. Hearsay has lt that a previous owner had the house exorcised by a local clergyman and thereafter the ghosts were absent from “Fair Hill.” Speaking of Hallowe’en, a new tradition In the Olney area has made this a very Interest ing occasion for local residents. Each year, the children from the Olney Elementary School parade through the Williams burg Village section of Olney appropriately costumed. This year’s parade took place at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October SO. An Interesting event coming up is the local appearance of the "Little Singers of Paris” scheduled for November 24 at 8:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Parish Hall In Olqey. This world-fa mous group hfts appeared in over 35 countries and has mad* seven ours in Canada and the United States. Tickets, costing from $3 to $5, are available at either St. Peter’s rectory or at St. Matthew's Book Stall, 1730 M st., n.w., Washington, D, S. Another event of local Inter est Is the annuel rummage sale conductou by the Woman’s Guild of St. John’s Episcopal Church In Olney. The sale this year will be held on Friday, No vember IS,‘ from 10 a-m. till A p-m., an don Saturday, No vember 14, from 10 a.m. until S p.m. Mrs. Warren Sargent is vhalrmsn of this year’s sale, and we understand some great buys In household items, cloth ing, furniture apd all manner of useful articles. Our thanks to all who have called giving u* news and com menting on this column. bazaar chairman, Mrs. George Kelly; bake sale chairman, Mrs. James Welsh. The bazaar will feature Christmas items. There will be a door prize and musical selections by LaClair Mattes. Mrs. William Freienmuth, Mrs. Howard Taylor and Mrs. Willis Campbell attended the Wives of Lions District 22C Eye Bank and Research Foundation benefit fashion show last week at the Willard. Mrs. Robert Floyd, Mrs. Irvin Isaacs and Mrs. Irvin Wailsn represented Damascus P-TA hut week at the state convention in Baltimore. They were Joined Friday for dinner and the eve ning session by Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Glime. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoover and Mr. Robert Floyd. Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt, state membership chairman, at tended the entire session. Harold Morton, Jr., spoke to Rotary Thursday on tha plans for the Damascus Community Swimming pool. • Mrs. Emerson Slacum is a patient at Washington Sanitar ium. A farewell reception is to be held Friday at Walter Johnson high school honoring Dr. and Mrs. George Osterwise by the high school principals and supervisors association. Dr. Os terwise expects to leave for his new post in New York setate about Dec. 1. A large group of local school people plan to at tend. Mr. Emerson Slacum is chairman of the reception com mittee. The following officers were elected by the Intermediate MYF last Sunday: president, Harriet SENTINEL COUNTT/lm Thursday, Nov. 12, 1959 Sandy Spring Redland Hunt ’ Opener Held Despite Rain By Margaret F. Adelfio WAlker 4-3803 The opening meeting of tha Redland Hunt was on Saturday, despite dampness underfoot and threatening skies. There was a good turnout of some two dozen riders included were about 10 junior members. R. H. Hutchison, jr., who is Joint MFH with T. T. Mott, was out, and so were Secretary Joe Rich ards, Whip Tom Mott, jr„ and Huntsman George Willson. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Aus tin offered a stirrup cup to Red land members and friends at noon on Saturday and the hunt started from their home, Quail Hill, on the Brinklow rd. Hunts will be held regularly from now on every Wednesday and Satur day. The nursing scholarship which is offered by the Wom en’s Board of the Montgomery County General Hospital has been named the Jean S. Bird Scholarship in remeiyvbrance of Mrs. Bird who was Instrumen tal In Its creation. This was dla cussed on Monday at the regu lar meeting of the Board. A recommendation was made by the Women’s Board at the same meeting that the name of the Hospital be changed to honor Its founder, Dr. Bird, If sueh a move can be found to be legally possible. Mrs. Everett B. Wilson, chair man of the Donation Day Tea for the Hospital, has announced plans for that event, which will be he)d a* usual on the first Saturday of December. The date is December 5 and there will be more about it later. Our traveling postmistress, Mrs. Muriel Easton, entertained a group on Sunday evening at the Community House by show ing slides of her most recent trip. Mrs. Easton spent five weeks this summer In the north west of this country and in Alas ka. She went by bus and plan* and arrived as far north as Point Barrow, above the Arctic Circle. Her pictures of Ice floes, mountains and lakes were exceptionally beautiful. Mrs. William John Thomas is leaving today to spend a few. days viatUag Mr. and Mrs. Mal colm Farquhar in Kennett. Square, Fa. She is driving there with Miss Dorothy Wetherald, - who plans to visit a friend, Miss- Marion Longshore, also near- Philadelphia. * Mr. and Mrs. Elgar H. Stabler have some back from spending a long weekend In North Caro lina. Their three daughters, Mrs. Carl Cochrane, Mrs. Yan cey Culton and Mrs. Deborah Cramer, and seven grandchil dren, all live in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Robert C. Turner and two of her children, Posle and Rob, drove down from Alfred Station, New York, last weekend to see her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Thomas. This is the time of year when first frosts In the air bring on hearty appetites. And there is plenty of good homecooking .available around here on Sat urday nights at church suppers. For those who prefer a change from turkey the Men’s Club of Oakdale -Emory Methodist Church is offering a different menu next Saturday. They will be serving a Waffle-Pancake- Sausage supper on November 14 at the Church from 4 until 8. There will be a Bake Sale, too, with the brave men doing most of the baking. The following Saturday, No vember 21, the tables down at Ashton Methodist Church will be groaning under a feast of oysters and ham with various trimmings, another delicious menu. That supper also will he from 4 until 8 and there will be a Sweet Shoppe and a Gift Mart on the side. About 30 ladies, members of the Auxiliary of the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart ment met for their annual din ner last Thursday evening. They enjoyed a social hour before the delicious meal at Olney Inn. On November 24 the Little Singers of Paris will give a per formance at St. Peter’s Parish Hall In Olney. The young boys of the choir are giving various concerts in this country, and we are Indeed fortunate to have one of those concerts right here in the neighborhood, Ann Stipe; vice-president, Terry McCreery; secretary, Elaine Wagner; treasurer, Lee Fer menter; parliamentarian, Mari lyn Doolan; sgt. at arms, Terry Warshlpe. Jerry Williams was among those present at the buffet sup per honoring Judge DeWitt S. Hyde at Blair Mansion Inn last week. SIOO.BI was collected for UNICEF on Trick or Treat night In Damascus. A13