Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-05-25
Cake Walk.

beauty of the city gathered Wednesday
evening to witness the cake walk given by
the Ladies Guild for the benefit of the
Poolesville Episcopal Church. At $3.50
O'Clock the Poolesville Opera House was a
blaze oil light and music. People who had
come late were asking, "what there was 90.
ing to be-" when a tall, ghosty figure clad
in linen duster, with backened face, a
wig, walked up the aisle and onto the stage.
IA cake walk didn't see the notice." said
every one. Queer, wasn't it,"
Messrs. Hail, Williams, Chambers and Ell.
gin composed the orchestra, led by Prof
Poole. Poolesvile is not like other places.
Though the excitement of the war has died
down, and the Philippines surrendered, pa.
triotsm has not expired in the hearts OF the
orchestra at least, Tor they gave US, "Just as
the sun went down" Their excellant per.
torrance was rewarded by storm of APP
plause, especially from the crowded gallery.
Then shadow pantomime was enjoyed
by the appreciative audience. But the
GROWING glory oil the evening was the cake
walk, led by Mr.. Chambers and Miss Poole.
AT the appointed time the judges, Mr..
Frank Williams, Miss Pyles and Miss Elgin,
took their places on the stage, and the music,
rendered by Mr.. Duval Chambers on the
piano, began. The walkers were Miss Poole
and Mr.. Chambers, Miss Hersperger and
MIR. Charles Sellman, Miss Hall and Mr..
Roland Wootton, Miss Hartley Wootton
and Mr., Mainard Sellman. The last named
couple won the cake.
Miss Wootton's costume was certainly de.
lusive. No one could have guessed, had
they not been told, that she was "Only Just
u mister, dressed up 10 be miss" The
judges could not have awarded the prizes TO
any one else, unless they had taken the Cos
tunes into consideration, when the cake
would, OF certainty, have been presented
10 Miss Frances Poole.
Miss Jones then gave a graphic account
of "her sisters best leler," and his numer.
ous duties.
Mr.. Alec Chambers next took the stage
and rendered "Id leave my happy home for
you" and an uninlelligible compound about
"Mlstah Jonnsing il you want to
know how he sang, just imagine you hear
the "Darkies singin', banjos ringn'," and
you know.
Refreshments followed 1, and then good
night, and the cake walk WAS over.
ELM.
Poolesville, Md, May 10, 1900.
Death Of WIN. A. Cumming Mr..
William A. Cumming, aged 50 years, of
the firm +. v. Cumming eco, Baltimore,
died suddenly of apoplexy on Saturday al
ternooD last while in Mr.. Francis Denmeads
office in the Equitable Building, MIR. Cum
ming had suffered two strokes of apoplexy
recently, but when he went to his Office
Saturday was feeling comparatively well
He was walking about the floor of MIR. Den.
mead's office when he became i'll, sank upon
a sofa and in few minutes died. The body
was taken to Mr. Cummings home, zoos
McCulloh street, that city.
Mr.. Cumming was born in Frederick
county, Maryland, He was sou of Mr.
Augustus John Cumming and a grandson Of
Mai Gen Robert Cumming, of the Revolu.
tionary War. He began his business ca
reer in Baltimore when young man, even
tually becoming a member OF the firm Of
Kelauver l. Cumming and a member of the
Corn and Flour exchange
During the last few years of his life he
was engaged in the stockbrokeFage bust
ness. lie was past master of Fidelity Lodge
of Masons and a member OF the Crusade
Commandery, Knights Templar
A widow, who was Miss Catherine Veirs
daughter of the late Samuel Clark Veirs,
of this town survives him, with two sons
and three daughters essrs Albert Veirs
Cumming and Edmund Veirs Cumming,
Mrs. Walter G. Dorsey, Mrs. Lee Bryson
Tucker and Mrs Louis A. Boucher. Mr..
Cumming was for several years clerk in the
store of the late John Higgins Of this place.
--.s"~
school Matters.-At q meeting of the
School Board on Tuesday last the following
business was transacted:
Mr. L. p. Collier presented petition from
patrons of Seneca public school asking the
board to change the location of the present
school building to some more convenient
point TO the children of the community.
The board heard delegation asking for a
school house between Potomac aud Ira
vilah.
Messrs N. Barnsley and X. b. Far
quhar, asked for repairs to the Avery school
house to cost about 800
Trustees were appointed as follows: II
+. Bissett and Martin V. Lynch, CropleY
school W j. Hoyle, vice William Riggs
resigned, Avery school; Luther N. King
vice Crittenden King, resigned, Kings Val
ley school Frederick Stang, ST., vice j f
Hawkins, resigned, Emory Heights school
Messrs Thomas Dawson and j Hig'
gins asked the board 10 increase the salary
OF Mr.. Frank Andrews, the principal Of the
Rock Vile school. Mr.. Andrews is consid-
ering propositions from other schools.
The board authorized the president and
treasurer to borrow $1,000 from Montgom
cry Coanly National Bank for 80 days tc
pay the teachers their salaries the first hal
of the summer term.
Next meeting OF the board on June 9th.
Cedar Grove Items.
Next month will be June. After such q
delightful rain will come the lovely flowers
for they are the smiles Of Gods goodness
/ think the flowers are Natures jewels