Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
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at 3:30P. NJ.
Children's Day service will be held in
Emory M. E. Church South, oakdale. Sun
day. June 7th, at 7:30 P. M. A cordial
welcome to all.
w. C. Wiley, of Gaithersburg, has been
appointed clerk in the Office Of the clerk
of the circuit court here to succeed Mrs. j.
Roger Spates, resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. F. Graeves, of Aspen.
have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Edna C. Graeves, to Mr..
Harry 7. Smith, of Baltimore. The mar
riase will take place in June.
The Washington District Woman's Mis-
sionary Society will hold its annual meeting
in the Methodist Church. at Rockville. on
Wednesday and Thursday. May 2Oth and
2lst, 1925. Everybody welcome.
Mrs. Susan H. Duley, wife Of Thomas
Duley. aged 81 years, died Tuesday at her
home, near Travilah. She is survived by
her husband and three sons, Richard. Ernest
and Burton Duley, all of this county.
In the circuit court here on Tuesday last
John A. Garrett pleaded guilty to four in
dictments charging embezzlement and one
charging forgery and was sentenced to II
years in the Maryland penitentiary.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. John B. Brewer, in Rockville. on
Tuesday, May 18th, at $50 P. M. The
members and friends are urged to be
present.
Judse Robert B. Peter has signed de-
cree granting to Edmund S. Chamberlain
of Friendship Heights, an absolute divorce
from Pearl Ethelyn Chamberlain. who is
understood to be making her home in
Roakoke, Va.
Rev. VIM. B. Waters will preach at the
BrookeviIle M. P. Church on May 18th at =
Pm. Special music. All who have heard
Mr.. Waters will want to hear him again
and those who have not here's treat for
you. Come.
The Modern Woodman Band Of Laytons-
vile will give musical concert in Wood
man Hall, at Laytonsville. on Wednesday
evening, May 9th, at 8I5 O'Clock. The
ubsc ription will be so cts; children under
10 years free.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Brooke
vile M. P. Church will hold its annual
strawberry festival at Brookeville, on the
church lawn, Tuesday, June End, begin
ming at 4 P. M. Ice-cream, strawberries,
cake and candy.
]. Bradley Dorsey, well-known farmer
and dairyman, committed suicide last Sat
urday night by hanging himself in barn
on his farm near Germantown. Worry
over business matters is believed to have
prompted the act.
Mrs. Courtney B. Jones has been granted
an absolute divorce by Judge Robert B,
Peter, in the circuit court here, from Wilbur
C. Jones, of Washington. The decree also
awards the plaintiff the custody Of the
couples two children.
There will be strawberry festival al
the Memorial Hall, Brookeville. on Thurs
day. May 28th. beginning at S P. M
Strawberries, ice-cream. cake. candy. sand
witches and coffee for sale. Entertainment
will be in the hall of the Brookeville school
atSP.M. For the benefit of St. john
Sunday School, Olney. Come and bring
your friends. On.
The Sanctuary Society Of St. Roses
Church will hold a strawberry tea and
sale on May 26th. beginning at P. M
at Ballincara, the residence of A. H. Baker
at Germantown. Delicious refreshments
will be served in the shape of sandwiches
of all kinds, strawberries. ice-cream and
cake. tea and coffee. A large gathering is
expected. rain or shine.
Fredericksburg Paeeant.-Like bit oil
ante-bellum Virginia-the Kenmore pa.
eeant at Fredericksburg. Va. last Satur.
day. This picturesque affair. together with
dozens of other news and feature photo
graphs. are covered" in the Rotosravure
Section of The Washington Star for Sun
day. May II. Order your copy of next
Sundays Star from your newsdealer today
On Wednesday, May 9Th. at 7 P. NJ. a
C. E. Supper Conference for the C. E. Socie-
ties of Prince Georges and Montgomery
counties was held in the Sunday School
rooms of the Rockville Christian Church
with seventeen present. Carroll Wright
Field Secretary of the Maryland C. E. Union
and three other State officers. led the con-
ference, discussing C. E. plans and prob
lens.
A musical program will be rendered Thurs
day. May 2lst. at 8 P. M. in the Potomac
Chapel auditorium by the church choir
under the direction J. W. Walker. You are
cordially invited to come. After the must
cal program. refreshments will be on sale
in the basement Of the church. Robert o
Collins has charge Of the committees o.
arrangements. Proceeds for the benefit o.
the new church organ.
Mrs. Ludivinia Simpson. wife of Henr,
Simpson. died on Wednesday Of last weel
at her home at Forest Glen, this county
after a short illness, aged 70 years. Mrs
Simpson was formally vice. president OF the
Christ Child Society and for twenty years
she gave her entire time to the supervis'
ion Of the Society's Fresh Air Farm. neal
Rockville, maintained for the poor children
Of Washington and vicinity She was one
Of the best known women in Washington
charities. The funeral services were held
in St. Johns Catholic Church, Forest Glen
Rev. c. o. Rosensteel officiating. Inter
ment was in the adjoining cemetery.
The annual Home Coming Of the ex
members of the Inquiry Club was held a