Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-06-10
barnes town Items.

DaFnestOwn Items.
Our news from Jamestown Is week be.
hind the times, as we are only just now con.
valescent after severe case of nervous pros.
tration, caused, it was thought, by juniors
brilliant play on words few weeks ago.
II Is very, very warm just now, the extreme
humidity OF the atmosphere from 90 many
thunder storms is facilitating. The Poto.
mac is as muddy as it can be, quite high
and full Of drift wood.
Mrs. E. Fl. Darby entertained the MI.
Club of Darnestown at her sweet and at
tractive home on the afternoon Of Saturday,
May 18th, at $50 P. M. Mrs. Darby, the
president, opened the meeting. Miss Green
the secretary, read her minutes of the pre-
ceding meeting. Extracts from the book of
parliamentary law were read. When
number OF books have been procured par.
liamen tary drill will be conducted at each
meeting. The subject for the day was 1.-THE
Louisiana Purchase" and the Exposition.
Mrs. Nourse read about the Exposition.
Mrs. Darby furnished few historical facts.
Miss Sallie Green read some letters OF Lewis
and Clark. Miss Helen Nourse read an ex-
tract from the beautiful poem, Evangeline.
Miss Griffith read Roosevelt and the Louis
lana Purchase. Mrs. II. G. Reading read
an original essay on the Louisiana Pur.
chase and the Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
Mrs. Reading also read some extracts from
letters from an honorary member of the
club, Miss Amy E. Blanchard, who is now
abroad for year. The letters were from
Naples, Sorrento, Florence and Venice, and
gave some interesting and amusing accounts
of these picturesque old cities. Mrs. Darby,
assisted by her youngest daughter, Miss
Eleanor, and Miss Helen Nourse, served sea-
sonable refreshments. Miss Lula NJ Wind
sor, the clubs musician, entertained the
with some delightful piano solos.
Meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs. H. G.
Reading on June 28th, her birthday, when,
after literary program, lawn party will
be held from 5 to9P NJ. The Dawson.
vile Club has been invited to be the guests
Of the M. l. Club on that occasion. The
guests Of the club at Mrs. Darby's meeting
were Mrs. Upton Darby and Mrs. Lyddane.
The members OF the new Baptist Church,
near Seneca Mills, gave delightful and sue
cessful festival and picnic recently In the
beautiful grove adjoining the church. Re.
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many willing hands made light work of
waiting on the large crowd present. The Ira
vilah Cornet Band lent additional interest
TO the occasi on. This band, although In its
infancy as it were, plays remarkably well.
Il has q number OF members Of much mu-
steal talent. Prof. Story has been their
teacher, but Mr. Everhart led on this occa.
sion. Between fifty and sixty dollars were
taken in to aid in furnishing the pretty
church, already an attractive feature Of the
landscape.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Darnes-
town Presbyterian Church will hold their
annual strawberry and ice cream festival on
June II, on the Andrew Small
Academy campus. 1t will be good OPP.
portunity to hear some good music, and See
a number Of very pretty girls in the cos
tunes OF q hundred years ago. The object
is a very worthy one. The ladies', and all
work very hard for the success of
their undertaking, so 1t is hoped they will
be extensively patronized, and large num-
Der Of goodlY dollars will be gathered in.
On Sunday, June IL, it will be Children's
Day at the Jamestown Presbyterian church.
Come one-come all, with a little silver
gingling in your pockets for the plate, and
your ears attuned to hear some delight
ful music, and your eyes ready to enjoy
lovely flowers in great profusion, very many
pretty girls, sweet little girls and nice little
boys, all ready to recite to you and enter
tain you with their wel.learned little selec.
tons appropriate TO the occasion.
Miss Helen Nourss attended the wedding
Of her cousin, Miss Nettie Shreeve, who was
married in Westminster, Md, June /. Miss
Nourse will visit friends at Old Point Com
fort this month.
Mr.. II. Maurice Reading will leave on
the 10Th of June for st. Louis, where, in
company with his two elder brothers, he
will take in the great Worlds Fair.
June z, 1904. YoLANDE.