Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-11
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Town and Country.

The number of gunners' licenses issued
in this county is 1915, an increase of over
one hundred since our report of two weeks
ago.
Privates Nathan Mills, of Gaithersburg,
and Edward G. Englehart, of Montrose,
have been seriously wounded in France,
according to the u. S. casualty list.
Harrison E. Patten, of Silver Spring. has
been commissioned captain, Quartermas-
ter CORPS, and VIM. M. Candy, of Colesville,
second lieutenant. Tank Corps, U. S. A.
Lieut.. Robert G. Carter. of Chevy Chase,
has been wounded in action in France.
according to word received by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. Carter, from the War
Department.
The banks of this county will be closed
on Columbus Day. Saturday, October 18th.
The officials of these banks will devote the
day to canvassing the county for the sale
of bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
On account of so much Spanish Flu" in
the neighborhood. the October meeting of
the Y. P. B. of Oakdale will be postponed
until the goth of November, and will be
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. p
Soper, of 0lney.
BY the direction of the Provost Marshal
General, the local draft board has indicted
William B. Allnutt, of Jacksonville, and
Edward M. Welliver. of Rockville, into the
Students Army Training Corps and sent
them to Johns Hopkins University Balti-
more.
The local draft board last week indicted
Frank A. Easton of Derwood, John !. Ward
of Gaithersburg Robert Lynch of Cropley
and George T. Burdette of Silver Spring
into the military service and entrained
them for Fort Thomas. KY, for special or
limited military duty.
Miss Mary Henry Claeett, daughter of
Mrs. Henry M. Claeett, of this county, who
has held position as stenographer in the
War Department at Washington, has been
selected by the officials of the War De-
partment as the stenographer to accom-
pany COL fullerton to France on war work
business for the u. S. Government. They
sailed from New York on September 22nd.
An attempt to insert a plank indorsin9
woman suffrage in the platform OF the
Democratic party in New Jersey failed
last week after a stormy session OF the
State convention called to adopt decla-
ration of principles for the coming cam
paign. The platform as adopted opposes
national prohibition as an infringement
of State rights, but favors war prohibition.
Major E. M. Hoffman. commandant at
Taylor Aviation Field. Montgomery. Ala.
and Lieut. M. Wilson Offutt, Jrr OF Be-
thesda, this county, Tuesday at noon COM
pleted cross-country fight from Mont
gomery, Ala, to Dayton. Ohio The two
officers left the starting place at $50
o'clock Monday morning and arrived in
Dayton at 12:45 O'Clock Tuesday. The
trip was made with but a single landing
necessary for repairs.
Postponed on account of the epidemic
the State Sunday School Convention, whic h
was to have met in Roland Park on Tues
Wednesday and Thursday. November 9Th
and 7th, if conditions by that time are
substantially improved Several hundred
delegates from all parts of the State were
nj haRp
prepared, part of which it is hoped to give
at the later date named
Mrs j. Frank Wilson, Montgomery Coun-
ty Chairman, announces that owing to the
many meetings being called off on account
of the very serious epidemic prevailing,
the Council of Defense meeting (Women's
Section) will not be held at the usual date.
but has been postponed until Tuesday,
October 29th, at $50 in the morning, when
it will be held in Rockville at the Mont
gomery Country Club. A large attendance
is urged to hear the county reports and
speakers on special subjects.
State Game Warden LeCompte announces
the liberation of 5000 Mexican quail in
different sections of Maryland at an early
date. The money is to be provided out of
the eunners license money. and if there is
enough of this the number will be increased
to 10000. The birds are to be supplied
by San Antonio man. who will have
them trapped in the Mexican mountains
some distance below the border. Under
the laws of this country they will have to
be kept in quarantine for a considerable
time to prevent the spread of bird disease
The Annapolis (Md.) Advertiser.
Four brothers, sons of Mr.. and Mrs
Horton G. Thompson, of this county, are
engaged in the service of the United States
battling for universal liberty. namely
Lieut.. Joseph D. Thompson, goth M. G
Battalion, who arrived in France Angus
18th, 1918; Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Thompson
who left for France in October, 1917 For
rest II. Thompson, who is stationed at Is
Casual D. E. T., Concentration Brigade
Kelley Field, Texas, and Drew Thompson
yoeman, who will leave New York for over
seas October 18th. These young men arr
well and favorably known throughout Mont
gomery county.
Senator j. Dawson Williams has beef
appointed the member for Montgomer.
countyiof the Executive Committee of tn
Maryland Organization of the War Cam
Community Service. The chairman of tn
Maryland committee is S. Davies Warfield
Of Baltimore This national organization
which has for its object and purposes tn
moral and physical welfare of the soldier
on leave from camp. has Theodore ROose
welt for its president and is associated Il
war service with the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. the Young Women