Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-04-21
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Town and Country.


day, April 22nd
The Upstreamers' Class of Clarksburg M.
E. Sunday School will hold box and pie
social on Easter Monday night in Gibson s
hall. Everybody welcome.
An entertainment will be held at Avery
school on Friday. April 2Sth. at s P. M.
Proceeds for the benefit of the school.
Admission adults, rs cents children, 10
cents.
The regular quarterly meeting of Po-
mona Grange will be entertained by the
Maryland Agricultural College Student
Grange on Thursday, April 9th, at Col
lege Park.
Motion pictures every Tuesday and Satur-
day at 8 P. NJ. Masonic Hall. Gaithersbure.
Drama, Frontier; Keystone comedy. Sur
prise Store every Saturday night-six or
more prizes given away.
Mrs. Harry T. Newcomb. of Bethesda
Park, has taken box for the horse show.
which takes place in Washington in May.
Her daughters, Miss Winifred and Miss
Lamson, will ride in the show. Miss Lam
son riding Shetland pony.
The arrival of Kitty" farce in three
acts, will be presented by local talent at
the Poolesville town hall on Friday, April
28th. Proceeds for the benefit of the hail.
Doors open at 7:3O P. M. Admission. rs
oapfo racaruad ooato as oanfc
The Rockville Easter dance will be given
on Friday April 28th. at the Seco Hall.
The committee in charge of arrangements
consist of the following; Messrs. Thomas
L. Dawson. Arthur Mcfarland, Geo. Peter
and Valentine Wilson. Music rendered by
the Seco orchestra.
The entertainment to be given on Tues
day evening. April 25th. in the Rockville
Town Hall by the Cecilia Concert Com
pany of Washington, under the personal
management of Gertrude Lyons, promises
an evening of enjoyment to the people of
Rockville and vicinity Do not fail to at
tend.
The twenty second annual commence
ment of the United States College Of Vet
Urinary Surgeons, Washington, D. c., took
place last Saturday night at the Raleigh.
The class was composed of twenty-five
members, who all received their diplomas
for the completion of the four-year course.
Among the graduates was J. Gibbons Con-
roy. son of Mr.. Michael Conroy. of this
county.
New and old faces on Washington's ball
team will be a feature of the beautiful
planogravure section of next Sundays Star.
Scenes showing planting time in the gar
dens of the capitals public schools, at
tractive femininity on the sunny side of
F street, pictures of the war zones and
series for the youngsters. entitled, THE
Easter Rabbit at Work." will be other
items of interest in this artistic pictorial
section which is a regular feature of the
Sunday edition of Washinetons leading
newspaper.
James F. Braddock, one of the best
known citizens of this county, died of
general breakdown, at the Georgetown
University Hospital, on Wednesday even
ing last, aged 81 years. He is survived by
two sons and stepdauehter. Mrs. Frank
Higgins, of this town. The funeral services
will be conducted at the Rockville cemetery
today at II O'Clock He was the last men,
Der of a prominent family. His father
was John Braddock, once a popular mer-
chant in this town. He had five brothers,
John. Joseph. VIM Perry, George and
Thomas Braddock. They were all gifted
men. The subject Of this notice was en-
dowed with musical talent, and was pos
sessed of superior bass voice that at
tracted all accomplished musicians wher-
ever he sang, of a vigorous mind and
social disposition.
The marriage of Miss Ellen Coleman du
Point. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Coleman
du Pont. and Mr.. Hollyday S. Needs. Jr..
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hollyday S. Needs. of
Chevy Chase. this county, will take place
on April goth. The ceremony will be per-
formed in Trinity Episcopal Church at
Wilmington, Del. by the Rev. Frederick
M. Kirkus. rector of the church, and the
bride will be given in marriage by her
father. Her sister, Miss Renee De P. du
Pont, will be maid of honor. and the brides
maids will include Miss Elizabeth Malloy,
of Shelbyville, Ky. Miss Gerta du Pont
Barksdale. Miss. Ethel "A. Tallman. Miss
Henrietta L. Stadelman, of Wilmington ;
Miss Mary Frances Jewell, of Lexington
KY, and Miss Katherine Clark Of North
ampton Mass. Mr.. Cuyler 0rndoff Needs.
brother of the bridegroom. will act as best
man.
The effort of Eldred johnson. of Fred
Mrs. Louise johnson Clay, on the ground
that the testatrix was mentally irresponsi-
BILE at the time the will was executed,
failed in the circuit court here last Satur-
day. when the jury returned verdict
sustaining the will. The will. which dis
posed of an estate valued at about 81 900.
bequeathed $1,000 to Eldred johnson. and
the remainder was divided among several
persons, including Mary Louise johnson. a
cousin of the testatrix. who was named as
executrix. The case was removed from Fred
erick county and the trial was in progress
four days. The caveator was represented
by Robert B. Peter. Of this town. and
Stoner & Weinberg. of Frederick, and the
caveatee by Talbot & Prettyman, of this
town, and John S. Newman and Jacob
.Rohrback Of Frederick.
Religious Notices.