Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-06-06
Ental aud gersuual.
Town and Country.

Town and Country.
The congregation of St. Johns Church
Forest Glen, Maryland, will hold its annual
festival on Wednesday, August 9th.
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Mary's
Catholic Church will hold a cake sale at
the home of Mrs. Bache Albert, Rockville,
on Saturday. June 7th, at 2:3O P. M.
The lawn fete of St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rockville. on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, August 5th and 9Th; Olney picnic
on Wednesday, August 18th.
Joseph Letter Aitcheson, son of Mr..
Robert Aitcheson, of Burtonsville. this
county, graduated from the Maryland State
College on May 80, receiving the degree
of Bachelor of Science.
Mr.. John G. Stone was stricken with
paralysis at his home, in Potomac, on
Wednesday last, the second stroke sus-
tanned within a week. His sad condition
enlists the sympathy Of host of friends.
Charles F. Newton, a longtime resident
of Kensington, died at his home on We'd
nesday evening of last week, aged rs
years. The funeral took place Friday,
burial being in Rockville Union Cemetery.
Very Rev. Monsienor Jas. F. Mackin, of
St Paul's Church. Washington. D. c., will
conduct the services at St. Gabriels Church,
Potomac, at 1890 A. M, Sunday, June 8.
Many of his old friends will be present to
greet him.
The machinery in the new -four mill at
Derwood was put in motion for the first
time on Wednesday last. 1t was operated
by electric power. which was supplied by the
Potomac Electric Power Co.. of Washing
ton, D. c.
Charles A. Mewshaw, former resident
of this town. was seriously injured at Re-
lay. Md. last week by being struck by a
Baltimore and Ohio train as he was super
intending the work of removing wreckage
from one of the tracks.
The ladies of Grace Methodist Church of
Gaithersburg will hold a strawberry fes-
tival in the church hall on Friday evening,
June 9th. Supper will be served, and
there will also be ice-cream. cake. candy
and fancy articles for sale.
The residence of Jacob NJ. Young. near
Neelsville. was destroyed by fire last week
and much of the furniture also was lost.
The loss is placed at about $4,000. par
TALLY covered by insurance. The fire is
thought to have been caused by defec-
tive flue.
The House woman suffrage resolution
was adopted by the Senate late Wednes-
day last and the proposed constitutional
amendment now goes to the States for
ratification. The vote was Sc for adop-
ton and rs against. or two more than
two-thirds majority required.
Announcement has been made that the
marriage of Miss Anna Lyles Offutt, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hilleary L. Offutt, of
near Garrett Park, and Ensign Charles
Bowers Momson, u S. NJ. formerly of Gar
rett Park, will take place at the home of
the brides parents tomorrow afternoon:
William Linthicum, son Of DR.. o. M
Linthicum. of this town. graduated Monday
last from the Cathedral School of Washing
ton. D. c., with high honors. In the exami-
nation he averaged 81 in his various
studies and was awarded three gold medals.
one each for scholarship. mathematics and
English.
Miss Ethel L. Waters, for a number of
years stenographer in the Office of the
County Board of Education. whose mar
rage to Mr. Merle T. Jacobs, of Gathers
burg. will take place this month, was given
a miscellaneous shower at the high school
building by the teachers of the Rockville
High School last week.
The proposal of The Washington Sunday
Star that there should be held in the
National Capital great labor conference
to discuss the problems of industrial and
social justice has been Endorsed by Vice
President Marshall, Secretaries Glass and
Lane, former President Taft. W. j. Bryan,
Charles E. Hughes and other leading
Americans.
A hearing will be given by the County
Commissioners on Tuesday. June 18th, at
II A. NJ. on the school budget, at the re-
quest of the Community Welfare League
of Bethesda district. County school trus-
tees, patrons. teachers and friends gener-
ally of the schools are especially urged to
attend in the interest of the proposed in
crease of teachers salaries.
A largely attended dance for the bene-
fit of the wounded at Walter Reed HOspi-
tai was held at the Montg emery Country
Club here on Thursday evening of last
week. 1t was in charge of a committee
composed of Banks Berry and Brownell
Riggs, recently discharged from the U. S.
Army after many months of service in
this country and France, and Robert Peter,
late of the u S. Naval Reserves
Sherwood High School. of Sandy Spring,
won the championship in the county inter-
school debating contest here Thursday night
of last week by defeating the Poolesville
High School. The question was: Re
solved, That the United States should join
a League of Nations" The negative won.
Two weeks before Sherwood defeated the
Rockville High School by upholding the
affirmative side Of the question.
The Community School League OF Gath
ersburg held its annual meeting for the
election of officers at the High School on
May 81. The officers elected for the en-
suing year were-President, Mrs. E. p.
Schwartz Vice President. Mrs. Bates Etchi-
son; Treasurer, Mrs. T. W. Troxell Secre-
tary, Mrs. John Slower Corresponding Sec
rotary, Miss Anne c. Pace. The League
organized three years ago for the benefit
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