Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-02-26
The Rockville woman's Club held it,

The Rockville Woman's Club held III
regular meeting at the home of Mrs. R. @
Warfield on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Miss Anna Farquhar, vice presi.
dent, occupied the chair In the absence Of
the president. The program rendered waI
interesting and included paper on "Resultl
of American Diplomacy" by Mrs. Franz
Spencer; a reading on "Home Lite at Mount
Vernon" by Miss Sadie Reading a parlia
mentary drill, conducted by Miss Daisy
Hege, and q paper ON "Mormonism," BY
Miss Beulah White. Mrs. George 8. Stone
was critic.
Delegate Johnston, of this county, has in
troduced In the House a bill to amend sec.
ton Is OF chapter 208 of the articles of In.
corporation Of Poolesville. The amend
ments provide for the enforcing of the
method of collecting taxes. Also a bill to
authorize the mayor and council of Ken.
sington to borrow $4,000 on the credit of
the town for the purpose of constructing a
system Of water works and electric lights,
and to redeem all bonds issued under pre-.
vious act and levy taxes on the assessable
property to repay the money borrowed and
interest, and to take effect after the approval
by the property owners who are qualified
voters.
The GAINESVILLE Progressive Euchre Club
held its last meeting Of the season of 1908 'O4
in the Town Hall, GAINESVILLE, last week,
where the members of the club and about
twenty-five invited guests played ten games
Of cards, which was followed by dancing
At IL O'Clock oysters were served, after
which the season prizes were awarded, as
follows: Mrs. 7. o. White, first, with 81
per cent, received bronze clock; Miss Bet.
tie Wood, second, with So per cent, received
a lace fan gentlemen's prizes to Percy L.
Pyles, first with SO per cent, fountain pen;
Reginald Darby, second, pack of cards in
leather case. The club adjourned to meet
the first week in November at the call of
the president, Brooke Gott.
A colonial birthday party at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs Geo. E. Lewis here last Mon.
day evening was one Of the most enjoyable
of the recent events 10 Rockville. 1t was
given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
list Church, and was q success financially
and socially. Each invitation sent out was
accompanied by little silk sack, with re-
quest that it be brought or sent back after
the recipient had deposited cent for each
year of his or her age, and about $40 was
realized from this source. Distinguished
characters Of colonial days were lmperson.
ated by number oil young ladies and gen.
tlemen in appropriate costumes, and this
feature made decided hit. A pleasing
program was rendered. The entertainment
concluded with the serving Of refresh ments.
Prominent citizens along the star route
from Gaithersburg, via. Goshen, Laytons-
vile, Etchison and Woodleld, to Damas
Gus, have been agitating the subject Of better
mail facilities for months past. FIRST an
effort was made to secure free rural delivery,
but that met with much opposition from the
local postmasters, and ultimately failed
Now, however, plan, which has enlisted
the support Of the postmasters OF the route,
has been agreed upon, with the approval OF
the Postoff1ce Department at Washington,
and it is thought will be successful. 1t is
purposed to reverse the route. Instead OF
starting daily at A. NJ. at Damascus, the
start will be made at the same hour from
Gaithersburg. This, 1t is claimed, will give
the citizens Of the towns along the route the
early morning papers, which have been
much desired Postmaster Frank q. Dryer,
Of Laytonsville, is leader In the movement,
and the department is advertising for bids
for carriers.