Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-03-02


Mrs. Eugene Jamison and Mrs. Elwood
Baur, of this county, and Mrs. Milton Dut-
row. of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Purdum was
lifelong resident of the county, was for
many years successful farmer and for
number of years was prominent in politics.
On several occasions he was the Republ-
can candidate for important offices.
Perrie E. Waters, of Germantown, was
last Tuesday afternoon appointed Register
OF Wills for this county to succeed Henry
Clinton Allnutt, deceased. The appoint
ment was made by the Judges of the
Orphans Court. and under it the new
official will serve until December LIST, when
his successor. who will be chosen at next
falls election, qualities. Immediately after
being notified of his appointment Mr. Wa
tiers subscribed to the oath of office before
the Clerk of the Circuit Court and assumed
charge of the Office. There will, he an
nounced. be no change in the clerical force
Of the Office.
Mrs. Blanche Spates Martell. wife of
Israel J. Martell. of Fort Gibson. Oklahoma.
and daughter of the late John W. Spates,
formerly Register of Wills of this county
died last week at her home at Fort Gibson
aged 81 years. her death being due to pneu-
monia. She was a sister of Mrs. j. Thos.
Martin and Charles A. Spates. of Gath
ersbure, this county. Mrs. Henry B. Duley,
E. Gilmore Duley and Harry L. Duley. of
Washington. She is also survived by her
husband. The funeral took place last
Sunday afternoon from Humphreys chapel
Rockville. Burial was Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Stephen Bloomer Balch, of Lyon Park,
Va. formerly Of Seneca. Montgomery coun-
ty. Nd. died on Wednesday, February 18th,
after a short illness of pneumonia. He
was lineal descendant of Robert Brooke,
deputy Colonial Governor Of Maryland.
and George Beall, one of the founders of
Georgetown. D. c.. and was the son of
George Beall Balch, Rear Admiral, u. S. N.
He is survived by his widow, daughter of
DR.. Thomas Norris Clancy, of Calvert coun-
ty. Nd, four sisters and brother. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. James G.
Marshall. of the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church. in the chapel at Oak Hill Gene
tely, Georgetown. Friday. February 18th.
Rockville's annual He Night" or the
second annual smoker of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department. was held in
the town hall on Thursday evening of last
week and attracted crowd of more than
eight hundred persons from various parts
of the county. Washington and elsewhere.
The receipts, which aggregated around
$500, will. 1t is stated. net almost enough
to pay off the fire departments indebted
ness of about $1,000. The athletic part
OF the program included about a dozen
boxing and half dozen wrestling events
and two battles royal The other part of
evenings program included music. vaude-
vile stunts by Washington talent and
talk and demonstration by Prof. Whip,
boxing instructor at the Racquet Club
of Washington.
OF interest to many in this county. as
well as in the social circles Of Washing
ton. is the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Faith White. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter H. White. of Norbeck, this
county. and DIR. C. B. Evans, of Washington.
The ceremony was performed in Washing
ton on Wednesday of last week al the
of few relatives and friends. Rev. Clovis
D. Chappell. pastor of the Mount Vernon
Place Church, officiating. The brides only
attendant was her sister. Mrs. B. v. Reid, at
whose home the wedding took place. I'M
mediately after the ceremony an informal
dinner was served. after which the happy
couple left for brief honeymoon trip. After
March lst. DR.. and Mrs. Evans will be at
home to their many friends and will make
their home in the Walraff apartment.
The third annual banquet Of the Cissel-
Saxon Post of the American Legion, of
Silver Spring. was held in the Armory at
Silver Spring on Thursday evening of last
week and was attended by about one hun
dred and twenty. five former service men.
including representatives of all the Amer
lean Legion Posts of this county, the Hy-
attsville Post. the Costello Post of Wash
ineton and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of Takoma Park. and others. Maj. E.
Brooke Lee, of the Cissel-Saxon Post. was
postmaster. and addresses were delivered
by Department Commander Renauf of the
Maryland Legion. Department Adjutant
Truitt Of the Maryland Legion. former
Senator Blair Lee. Representative elect
Tydinas of Hartford county. Past Com
mander franklin of the Costello Post, and
Mr.. Roegge of the Disabled Veterans AS
ISOLATION of America. The address Of well
come was delivered by Commander Joseph
Cissel Of the Cissel-Saxon Post. The ban
quet was served by committee of about
thirty Of the ladies' Of Silver Spring and
vicinity, of which committee Mrs Herbert
Cissel was chairman.
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