Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-06-04

which affected his speech.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mae Jones, wife q
Dorsey D. Jones, who died at her home, a
Silver Spring, on Wednesday of last week
took place Friday morning from St. john
Catholic Church. Forest Glen. The service
were conducted by Rev. C. o. Rosenstee
pastor Of the church. Burial was in Rocl
Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Jones was 20 years
old. Surviving her are her husband and
one child. Mrs. Jones was before her mar
rage Q Miss Keister. of Washington.
Being unable to agree. after having hat
the case under consideration for man,
hours, the jury in the damage suit of Mrs
Huldah L. Shelton, Of Washington, against
William Wyvill, Of Prince Georges county
was discharged last Friday by Judge Ed
ward C. Peter in the Circuit Court here
The suit was an action to recover dam
ages in the amount of $4,000 for injuries
alleged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff in September. 1917, when an
automobile in which she and others were
riding was struck by a machine owned
and driven by the defendant. 1t was
claimed that the plaintiff was seriously
and permanently injured. The acciden,
occurred near Marlboro. Prince Georges
county, and the case was removed to thi:
county.
Lieut. Colonel Stuart S. Janney, State
Commander of the American Legion ant
Chairman of the Maryland War RECORD
Commission. will be one of the speaker:
at a meeting to be held at the Monteom
cry Country Club. Rockville. Nd, on Tues.
day. June 9Th. at 2:30P. M. The arrange.
ments are being made by the MONTGOMERY
County Historical Committee in co-opera.
ton with the local posts of the American
Legion. and Judge E. C. Peter will preside
Col. Janney and the other speakers will
outline the share Montgomery county is tC
have in the preparation of the Maryland
war records. Those desiring invitations
may obtain them from the committee =
Miss Martha S. Poole. Rockville Mrs. j
Frank Wilson, Kensineton; DR.. George E
Lewis, Rockville; Mr.. Joseph C. Cissel
Silver Spring; Mr.. A. D. Farquhar. Sandy
Spring.
The annual banquet to the graduating
class of the Rockville High School was
held at the high school building last Friday
night and was attended by county school
officials, members of the school faculty,
former graduates of the institution. stu
dents and others to the number of more
than 100. DR.. James E. Deets, president
of the County Board of Education, was
POSTMASTER and toasts we're responded to
by Edwin W. Boone. County Superin-
tendent of Schools; R. Hilton Hall. principal
of the school; Joseph H. Janney, Of the
County Board of Education; Miss Lucille
Lamar. Harry Beall. Lawrence Lehman
and Miss Mary Reading. The>9raduatine
class is composed of Misses Virginia M.
Karn, Lucille Allen Lamar, Kathryn Ogle
Monday, Mary Reading. Ruby Edna Trail.
Dorothy Louise Clagett. Madesta Lanning
and Nellie Maude Stottlemyer and John
Kingdom.
The Gaithersbure High School held their
annual Community Day on last Saturday.
They had as their guests the teachers and
pupils from the one-room schools of this
county. An athletic meet, in which only
pupils from the one-room schools partici-
pated, was enjoyed throughout the day
until late in the afternoon, when ball
game was played between the High School
team and the town team. The Home
School Association gave two sterling silver
loving cups to the schools making the
highest scores. Members Of the Athletic
Association made efficient officials. The
Seneca school won first prize. having made
points. and Ounce Orchard
won second place, having won thirty-six
points. The other scores were as follows:
Derwood twenty-four Oakmont. six; Lay
Hill, FIVE; Cedar Heights. two Forrest
Mullican, of Derwood. broke the county
record in the basket ball throw. in which
he threw the ball 288 feet. The day was
a success in every respect, due to the CO.
operative effort of the Home School Asso-
citation and the High School.
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