Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-04

Announcement has been made that the
fourth annual banquet Of the Montgomery
County Council Of the American Legion,
comprising the posts at Rockville. Ken
sinston. Sandy Spring and Silver Spring
will be held In the Knights of Columbus
Hall. Silver Spring. the evening of Satur-
day. February 18th. The Silver Spring
Post will be host and the banquet will be
served by the members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of that post. A program Of
music and other features will be rendered.
The Montgomery County Social Service
League and the Montgomery County Gen.
eral Hospital benefit to the extent of $1,000
each under the will of Miss Ellen Farquhar,
OF Sandy Spring. who died recently at the
age OF 80 years, leaving an estate valued
at about $4,000. The instrument be-
queaths to Miss Frances StabIer and Miss
Sarah Kirk, cousins. $500 each; makes
small requests to other relatives and leaves
the residue to Miss FarQuhar's sisters.
Marian Mills, Ethel Thomas and Helen
Farquhar.
Mrs. Margaret Welsh was hostess to the
Rockville Woman's Club on Thursday of
last week.-Mrs.. j. Somervell Dawson pre-
sided. There were very interesting dis
cussions on the plans for helping the Social
Service League by holding card party at
the club house on February 4th and an en-
tertainment later to aid the Boy Scouts.
also the need of an addition to the county
high school. Mr.. Anderson, county agent,
then addressed the meeting. After de-
lishtful refreshments the club adjourned
to meet in two weeks. with Miss Elsie
England.
Amendments to the building regulations
Of the special taxing area of North Chevy
Chase. recently adopted by the Citizens
Committee of the subdivision. have been
approved by the County Commissioners
and are. therefore. effective. They provide
that on Connecticut Avenue and the State
road from Chevy Chase to Kensington the
minimum distance from the center Of the
road to a building or entrance porch shall
be 80 feet on Montrose driveway. SIS
feet. and on Kenilworth driveway. Inver-
ness driveway. Montgomery avenue and
Jones' bridge road. 70 feet.
Prof. Clyde J. Crouch. of the Strayer
Business College. Washin eton, D. c.. gave
an acceptable address before the Royal
Ambassador boys at the Rockville Baptist
Church last Sunday evening. The Sunday
evening audiences are unusually large Of
late. Next Sunday morning, at the II
O'Clock service. the pastor. Rev. B. M. Os-
good. will have for his sermon topic
Down by the House of the Potter" In the
evening at 7:30 O'Clock his sermon theme
will be; Right Conceptions Of God In con-
nection with the morning service. new men,
bers will be received. and the communion
Of the Lords Supper will be observed The
Sunday School will meet at 10 A. M. and
the Young Peoples Society at GAS P. M.
Miss Gladys Benson will be the leader of
this meeting.
The Montgomery County Council of the
American Legion. comprising the posts at
Rockville. Sandy Spring. Kensineton and
Silver Spring. held its annual meeting at
Rockville. with the Rockville Post host,
and elected officers as follows President,
L. F. Faulconer. of the Silver Spring Post;
vice president. J. Ferguson Barnsley, of
the Sandy Spring Post; secretary. Clarence
v. Sayer. of the Kensineton Post; treas
urer. Carroll v. Wiley, of the Rockville
Post. Wilson L. Townsend was made chair
man Of the membership committee. Car
roll V. Wiley chairman of the publicity
committee. L. F. Faulconer chairman of
the memorial committee. Reuben Brig
ham chairman of the service committee.
and Frank P. Proctor chairman of the
social committee.