Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-01
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
An oyster and meat supper will be given
hv the Germantown Council. No. 1871, Jr. o.
II A. NJ, in their hall, at Germantown. on
the evenings of February 9th and 2Sth.
W Reuben Humphrey, Of this town
n,asident of the Maryland State Funeral
directors Association. left last Sunday for
CHICAGO to attend a congress of State
nrssidents of funeral directors oreaniza-
tons.
The Bank of Damascus has elected
directors for the year as follows: DR.. Geo.
N Rover. VIM. r. DeLashmutt. Alvie A.
Moxlev Bradley NJ Woodfeld, Archie W.
soudef. Denald A. DeLashmutt, Samuel U.
Reau. D. F. Brown. Sherwood Duvall, Roby
g Brown, DR.. Vernon Dyson, C. W. Souder.
CIV Watkins, James R. King and S. E
Mullnix.
Rev, Luther Kinard, director of the Reli-
eous Work Department of the Washington,
DC, Y. M C. A. will be the speaker at
the Rockville Baptist Church next Sunday
at both the II A. M. and 1880 P. M. ser
vices The Sunday School will meet at 10
A. M. and the Young Peoples Society at
6:45 P. M. Mr. John Bailey is expected
to be the leader of that meeting,
BENJAMIN Franklin Watkins. a retired
farmer and lifelong resident of the county,
nf
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Blanche
Hilton, near Damascus, aged "a years.
He had not been we'll for long time, but
pneumonia was the immediate cause of
his death, He is survived by his wife.
formerly Miss Benson of this county, and
three daughters, Mrs. Albert Thompson, of
Gaithersburg Mrs. James Sibley. of Cedar
Grove. and Mrs. Hilton.
The board of governors of the Montgom-
cry Country Club, Rockville. has elected
Donald A. DeLashmutt. president DR..
Bates Etchison. first vice president; Alex
ander F. Prescott. second vice president: /
H. WOrthington Talbot. secretary Raleigh .
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sideration to a suggestion that the bylaws
be so amended as to permit of junior
membership and the president was author
lied to name a committee to give the
proposition further attention.
Announcement has been made that the
annual meeting of the Maryland-Virginia
Milk Producers Association will be held
at Silver Spring next Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. The election of board of direc-
tors is one of the principal matters sched-
uled for attent on. and at recent meeting
Of the Montgomery county division Wind
Sor W. Hodges. James D. King, Ledodx E.
Riggs and Walter M. Magruder were Sc
lected for the Montgomery county places
on the board. The meeting at Silver Spring
will be followed by a banquet in Wash
ineton.
Edward E. Crockett, aged SO years, died
last week at his home at Concord, this
county, after brief illness Of pneumonia
Mr.. Crockett was born in Damascus, but |
spent most Of his life as principal of
county schools at Potomac and Glen Echo.
He started his teaching career at 10 and /
was retired, after IS years service, in 1915. |
In 1918 he accepted appointment in the !
War Department and served several years.
He is survived by his wife. formerly Miss /
Pyles of Cabin John. ami two daughters. !
Mrs. Raymond Lansf1rd and Ms joseph |
Harper. of this county.
Wtchcraft and Superstitions of Today
Do you believe in witchesY Probably not.
but almost every day you indulge in some
superstition or habit which is virtually as
primitive as the weird rites that resulted
in the recent witchcrait murder at York.
Pa, according to William A. White, M. D..
former president of the American Psy-
chiatric Association and director OF st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, in Washington. ID. c.
DR.. White discusses this famous murder |
case and throws light on superstition and
the place it occupies in our lives today in |
an article next Sunday in The Washington
Sunday Star.
Announcement has been made by the
secretary, Norriss Russell, that the first
quarterly meeting for 1929 of the Mont
eOmery County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation will be held at Kensington the
evening Of Thursday, February 7th. Fol-
lowing the business session, program
Of music and other features will be given.
Composing the association are the volun-
teer fire departments at Rockville. Be-
thesda, Chevy Chase, Sandy Spring, Silver
Spring, Takoma Park. Kensington and
Gaithersbure- Washington Grove. 1t is I'M
derstood that at least three companies
will put forth candidates for president.