Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-03-10
Poolesville Items.


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The Poolesville Community League met
on February gath in the high school as
sembly hall. The president being absent,
Rev. E. P. Wroth was elected chairman.
After singing America, Mr.. Wroth led in
prayer. The usual routine business was
followed by reports of standing committees.
The Recreation Committee reported good
work being done by the Girl Scouts and
the Boy Scouts. Also that baseball team
Is In process of organization and John E.
Poole, A. c. Elgin. w. W. Poole, Jr., and
Robert Allnutt have been appointed to
collect funds for the purchase Of supplies,
&c.
Chairman of the Library Committee an
nounced the library is open to the COM
munity every Monday from to 2:30 P. M
A lively discussion followed the report
Of the committee sent to meet the Board OF
Education on February 18th to ask for
funds to finish the school building and
install necessary equipment. twas voted
to have a delegation meet DR.. Lewis at
the school on February 9th to discuss
further what steps might be necessary to
secure the much-needed equipment. A
committee Of fifteen was appointed and
an invitation given to all interested to be
present at this meeting. The program in
cluded recitation by Miss Virginia Poole,
solo by Miss Doris Bodmer. accompanied
on the piano by Miss Catherine Hall
recitation by Miss Genevieve Downs, dec
lamation by Minter Stout. solo by Rev. E.
P. Wroth, accompanied by Mrs. Carroll
Grub.
With the singing of God Be With You
the League adjourned to meet March 3ist.
The Woman's Club Of Poolesville met on
February 23rd with Mrs. A. H. Mann and
Miss Jessie Elgin. hostesses. The meeting
was called to order by the president. Mrs.
H. M. Caggett. The business of the day
included the election Of Miss Mary Hoskin-
son as director. to serve for two years. and
the appointment of Mrs. C. B. Sellman and
Miss Emma Hodgson on the Town Hall
Improvement Committee. The program
consisted Of Study Of Polmanism by Mrs
Thomas R. Hall and an interesting paper
on Johns Hopkins University by Miss Hos
kinson. During the social hour which fol-
lowed delicious refreshments were served
by the hostesses. assisted by Misses Dora
Hall and Emma Hodgson.
On Monday, February 9th. between
thirty and forty citizens of Poolesville met
at the high school to discuss with DR..
Lewis. business manager Of the County
Board of Education. the condition of the
school building. sanitation and other ques-
tons of vital interest relating to school
matters.
Mr.. Carroll Grub, president of the Com
munity League. being absent on account
Of illness, Judge VIM. L. Chambers occu-
pied the chair.
The completion Of the assembly hall,
keeping the water out of the class rooms
in the basement. and the installation of
an electric light plant and a water system
were some of the questions discussed.
II was decided by unanimous vote that
the latter two are most necessary to the
maintenance of this school as one of the
four first-class high school in the county.
both being essential to the proper instruc-
ton of pupils in some Of the studies re-
quired by the present State school law.
Among those taking part in the discus.
sion were Rev. E. P, Wroth, rector of St.
Peters P. E. Church; Rev. e. W. Aaron.
pastor of the M. Z. Church South; Dr. B.
W. Walling. County Commissioner Law
renee Chiswell. D. J. Willard. H. W. Spur
rier. Thomas W. Pyle. principal of the
school; Mrs. G. d. Willard. Julius Hall.
Miss Ruth B. Beall. Mrs. Thomas r. Hall.
w. C. Hoskinson and DR.. E. W. White.