Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-01-14

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Grace M. E. Church South at Progressive
rarity. at their home on Walker avenue.
Games of all kinds were participated in by
all present until late hour, when all we're
invited into the dining room, where re-
freshments were served. There were about
eighty present. After the refreshments
had been served a vote of thanks was
given Mr.. and Mrs. Fulks for the very
pleasant evening they had made possible
for the young folks.
Mr.. Clarence Burriss, of near this town.
a popular thresherman whose business it
is annually to separate the wheat from
the chaff" for the farmers around Rock
vile for about five miles. has kindly given
us statement of his work for the season
OF 1915. He threshed the wheat grown
upon 1882 acres of land. The yield was
1886 bushels. The average, which is
striking. was 20.82 bushels per acre. To
accomplish this work 426 hours were con-
sumed. Only the hours employed in the
actual work of threshing are considered
in this count not the time of moving
from farm to farm.
Died, at Offutts, Tennessee, Thursday,
the 25th of November last, Mrs. Adelaide S.
Offutt, widow of the late John L. 0ffutt, both
formerly of Montgomery county, Md Mrs.
Offutt left four children, two sons and two
daughters-the sons are Oscar j. Offutt
and William A. 0ffutt and the daughters
are Mrs. S. R. Dassett and Mrs. NJ H. Irwin,
all of Tennessee. She also left one brother,
Mr.. Oscar H. Gambler, and two sisters, Mrs
j. S. Kneller and Mrs. J. D. Offutt, all of
Maryland. Mrs. Offutt was a devoted
mother. a loving sister and beloved by her
many friends, both in Maryland and Ten
nessee
Funeral services for the late Louis E
Shoemaker. who died on Thursday after
noon of last week at the home of his son,
Isaac E. Shoemaker, in Chevy Chase, were
held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock,
at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ten
nallytown, D. c. The body was inferred
in the cemetery adjoining the church. Mr.
Shoemaker was in the 18th year of his age,
and was born in this county. What is
now Friendship Heights was built on his
farm. He leaves five sons. A. E. Shoe
maker, of this county Isaac E. and M. P.
Shoemaker, of Washington; Spencer A.
Shoemaker, of Cincinnati, and DR.. Clinton
B. Shoemaker. of Glendors, Cal
At the annual meeting of the stOckhold-
ers of the Montgomery County National
Bank of Rockville, held on Tuesday last, the
following board of directors was elected
VIM. B. Mobley, James E. Williams. Law
renee Allnutt. Richard H. Stokes, Frederick
P. Hays. VIM. T. Griffith. Perrie E. Waters.
Lee 0ffutt, Thomas Vinson, Haitian A.
Waters, J. H. ParsIy and Robert B. Peter.
The board elected the following officers:
President. Richard H. Stokes vice-presi-
dent, VIM. B. Mobley; cashier. George NJ.
Hunter; assistant cashier, W. r. Brewer;
teller, Geo. P. Henderson; discount clerk.
j. G. Darby; correspondent clerk. Miss
Leigh Athey; clerk, Paul Burnett.
A concert will given on Friday, January
18th, 1915, at 8 o'clock p NJ, at the Seco
Theatre, Rockville, by the Ladies Nevin
Quartette and Reader, of Washington. D.
c., for the benefit of the Baptist parsonage.
Admission rs cents The Nevin Quar-
tette, composed of four well-known Wash
ington singers, is rapidly making a place
for itself in concert circles. Their voices
are exceptionally good and blend well
They have good repertoire of standard
and classic songs, and also of popular,
bright and light music, which has made
them much success with their audiences.
The Nevin Quartette is the only profess
sonal ladies quartette now in the city.
The meeting of the Woman's Club of
Chevy Chase. January S, at the home of
Mrs. Burkart was a most enjoyable one
Madame Souza Guerra Duval-Dawson. a
native of Brazil and widow of the late
Thomas c. Dawson, formerly ambassador
to Brazil and minister to several Latin
American countries, was the speaker of
the afternoon. Madame Dawson is most
attractive personally and her varied oppor-
tunities and personal experiences as the
wife of an ambassador and minister in so
many countries made it possible for her to
give the club rare insight into the social
life and, in many instances. unique Gus
toms of our Latin American neghbors
Light refreshments were served by the
hostess.