Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-04-26
Hntal aud Rersous!.
Town and Country.

23rd Engineers Q. M. c., informs US b,
postal that he has arrived some where il
France"
The ladies' of St. Marks Guild will hold
their annual lawn party on the afternoon
and evening of August 21st on the White
Oak school grounds. near Burnt Mills.
Uncle Sam is meeting the labor short.
AGE various departments Of government
have joined hands in solving the problem
Read about it in The Washington Sunday
Star. April %.
On the ground Of desertion, z. yelling
ton Crawford, of this county, has instituted
proceedings in the Circuit Court here fol
an absolute divorce from Mrs. Ruth R.
Crawford, of Washington.
Mrs. Marian Louise Stevens. of Takoma
Park, has filed suit in the Circuit Court
here for an absolute divorce from James
E. Stevens. of Kansas City, Kan, charging
cruelty and abandonment.
Miss Margaret Lehman and Mr.. Albert
L. Evely, both of this county, were mar
ried in Rockville on Thursday of last week
by Rev. A. T. Howard, pastor of the Bap-
fist Church. at the home Of the minister.
Following long illness. Mrs. Frances A.
Briggs, lifelong resident of this county,
died on Thursday of last week at her
home at Falkland, aged 76 years. She is
survived by daughter and several sons.
At the annual meeting of the Mont
gomery County Medical Society, held here
last week, officers for one year we're chosen
as follows: President, DR.. Elijah White,
of Poolesville vice-president, DIR. Upton
D. Nourse, of Jacksonville secretary-treas-
urer, DR.. John L. Lewis. of Bethesda.
Benjamin Franklin Mills. aged Sc years.
of Gaithersburg, who disappeared from his
home on Thursday of last week, was found
dead Saturday morning in woods near
Gaithersbure. He is believed to have been
stricken with apoplexy. He is survived
by three brothers and sister.
A business meeting of the Woman's Club
of Chevy Chase was held on April 18th
with Mrs. Alexander in Bradley Lane
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson and Mrs. H. L.
Curtis were elected delegates to the State
Federation Mrs. Bowen Crandal, Mrs
Charles E. Bright and Mrs. G. E. Rowland
were elected delegates to the Montgomery
County Federation.
Preston B. Ray, chairman Of the Mont
eomery County Chapter Of the American
Red Cross, has appointed the following
steering committee to act in conjunction
with William F. Prettyman, who will have
charge Of the Red Cross campaign in this
county, beginning May goth: Judge Z. c.
Peter, Edwin W. Broome, W. B. Burdette,
Mrs. Charles A. Beard, Mrs Jos. H. Brad
ley and Miss Alice Brooke.
Among the graduates of the Officers
Training Camp at Camp Meade, Md, were
Jesse A. Higgins and Stephen Cromwell.
of Rockville Roscoe A. Ridgway, of Chevy
Chase; Harry S. Beall. of Layhill; John
N. Bentley, of Sandy Spring, and Lester
Witherow. of Carroll county, formerly as
sistant teacher at the Rockville Academy.
who will receive commissions as second
lieutenants as vacancies occur.
The effort of George and Charles Green,
of Washington. and Mrs. Blanche Arm
strong, of New York, to break the will of
their mother, Mrs. Annie C. Green, of Mt:
Rainier, Prince Georges county, Md, on
the ground that the testratrix was OF I'M
sound mind and was unduy influenced when
she executed the will failed in the Circuit
Court here last Friday, when the jury re-
turned verdict sustaining the instru-
ment. Mrs. Green left an estate valued
at about $4,000
Jacob F. Snyder, of Germantown, Mont
gomery county, Md, widely known citi
zen and prominent and retired farmer,
died at his home Friday morning, April 10,
at II O'Clock, of general debility, aged 81
years. He is survived by his widow and
six children-Mrs. C. Steward, of Rockland,
Ohio Mrs. John H. Walter. of Hanover,
Pa. Mrs. F. r. Brown. of Washington, D.
c.; Mrs. r. F. Martin. of Germantown.
Nd. W. F. Snyder. Of Frederick, Md, and
Jacob C. Snyder. at home; also nine
teen grandchildren and fourteen great
grandchildren. Burialin the Melville Gene
terry Sunday morning at II O'Clock. Ser
vices were held in the church.
Mrs. J. H. Giddings entertained the A.
Y. L. |. Club of Germantown on April IL,
with Mrs. j. H. Jones, our president. in the
chair who gave short address to our club
after her long absence, due to illness. Mrs.
Hickerson replied on behalf of the club
In place of our regular program, Mrs. Tuck
erman gave us a most instructive talk on
conditions in Europe before the war and
on our duty to our country in this her hour
of need This talk will be an inspiration
to all of u.s. Mrs. j. Frank Wilson gave us
a talk along her line of work Refresh
ments were then served. after which we
adjourned to meet on May LIST with Mrs
Glen Boland
The Woman's Club Of Jacksonville met
with Miss Nellie Allnutt on April 10Th.
Mrs Charles Allnutt in the chair Roll
call was answered with quotations on Art,
by request of the hostess. Miss Mamie
Allnutt began her current events paper
with an appropriate verse on New Time. v
Mrs. Ernest Offutt sang DO You Remem-
ber." Miss Susie Darby read The Kaisers
Dream" in style peculiar to her and was
the hit of the evening" Miss Smith, Of
Lexington, Mass, gave us talk on the
work they were doing for the Red Cross.
Miss Annie Lee Allnutt recited Grandma
Goes To The Movies" Mrs. Charles ALI
mutt read Gypsy Smiths Biggest Job."
Miss Smith sang several old selections.