Evening star., 1897-07-24
SANDY SPRING.

The July session Of the Montgomery Club was
held at Cffften farm, John Thanlas host, with
Joseph T. Moore, Junior in tie chair and Charles
F. Brooke secretary; the guests being William ".
Moore. Benjamin H. Miller, Frank J. Dewuey
Edward p. Thomas. Ashby Miller, william f.
Thomas and Il. Bentley Thomas.
John Thomas. by request, opened the subject of
profitable farming without dairy, and he argued
that careful attention to raising sheep and swine
md the culture af fruit, especially sfraw1srries
Sould be found equally Tenunerative in this 10
cality Some Of the members agreed with him
ni'd others disseIted and lively and lng
was to W,os WI Grow, the ,ous
B1eoke, whe was appointed te write a paper OF
give dissertation upon the corn crop.
The new society, known THE Neiglasors' ''
Janney Shoemaker. Tariion B. stabler presided
efBcient scribe. The vegetable aud fO~er gardens
were inspected, and some questions Of a domestic
Nj. and Mrs Allan Farquhnr will receive this
promising young club of men and women in An
Il. Jamey Mr.. and alrs. Charles n Bond and
Nextsn stahle1; win probably be received
Pect - take charge of large party Of young peO
Rie who have planned excursion Of i've DAYS.
by water: from Baltin ore to Fredericksburg early
Nisitars havs been Mrs. Mary Parker Of Boston
the sp Mr ss Mr. Misa sna M As. II
daughter rna Frank snymaker Of Ale1andria; Or
Peter, Dr. snd Mira Butler Ernest Kelly. Mr. and
Steer. Mrs. ostlsr and child and Miss Lila Hal
lowell OF PhilGdalIhia; Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Reese Miss Weitzel, Miss Downing, Miss Mar,
Downing. f Eugene Hnrvey Miss Mny Harvey
Miss Swami Harvey, Atss Louise Gilpin and Hpnry
ehntpess Of Baltimore; Representative McDo,ale
OF Potomac, and Nathan H. Bafie Of New Windsor
Robert Murray of Anne Arundel cvunty has heeu
elected u director in the Montgomery Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, In place Of his father Henry
NJ. Murny. who has resigned that position, which
he had held for twenty years.
Mrs. Henry ". Davis il seriously i'll ut the home
Of Mr.. AMI Mrs. William W. Moore.
Mrs. John Thomas was called to Baltimore by
the Illness OF her mother, Mrs. William vickers
who died on Sunday.
Mrs. George Tatum Mrs. D. H. Miller. Mr. and
Mrs Charles Har3shornc. Mrs. Samuel r. Wether-
AID Mrs. Frederic ID. jackson and the Misses Ma
gruder, Miller, Brooke. Robson. jackson and GIL.
pin have been In attendance the tennperanc
camp meeting held Washington Grove the past
week.
Edward r. Thomas md son are at Ocean City
and Miss Mary f. Thomas and her friend, Miss
Fannie Hartley Of Baltimore. In charge Of the
Children's Summer Home at Gainesville for one
week.
Other ai,sentees have been Mrs. Roger Brooke
John Thomas and daughters and William ]. Thomas
In Baltimore; Miss Bessie Macknll and Miss Alice
V. Farquhar in Washington; Il. Haviland and Her
man Stabler in Indiana. ID
Nearly fifty people, young and old from Sandy
spring, and few from baltimore and Washington,
had mos; successful picnic at Burnt Mills Oh
Friday.
We requested to state that the names of the
Misses Chichester Bowie. Riggs. Griffith and
Jones should have been added to the list Of youth
full h0stesseS Of the dnnce given last week at
Olney Grange Hall.