Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-15
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Town and Conntry.
Lent began last Wednesday.


By the Germantown Council. No. l6l. Jr 0
u. A, NJ, in their hall, at Germantown, on
the evenings of February 9th and 2Sth.
President F. Barnard Welsh, of the Rock
vile Fire Department. has announced that
$1,000 was paid on the departments in
debtedness, reducing the amount to $4,000
which is represented by a MORTGAGE on the
engine house.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
be held at the home of Mrs. John J. Hie-
tins, Rockville, on Tuesday, February 10,
at 2:3O Pm. The members and friends
are cordially urged to be present.
Hundreds of public school children and
others are receiving the toxin anti-toxin
treatments against diphtheria in the cam
uaien that is being conducted in the county
BY DR.. VIM. +. Pratt, county health officer.
assisted by Miss Mary Potter. one Of the
county health nurses.
For the convenience of those who are
required by law to file Federal income tex
returns. a Deputy Collector OF Internal
Revenue will be at the Montgomery County
National Bank. at Rockville. on March 7th.
9th and 9th to assist taxpayers in pre-
pairing their returns. No charge will be
made for this service.
For several weeks free clinics have been
held in public school buildings in various
parts of the county and have. it is stated.
been we'll attended. DR.. Pratt has an
nounced that on Wednesday. February 20.
he will hold clinics at the Kensington
school at II A. NJ; Glenmont school at 1890
and Blair school at lis P. M.
John A. Lochte, native of this county.
died last Sunday in a Washington hospital.
aged 70 years. The funeral took place
Thursday morning from the Catholic Church
at Bethesda and burial was in St. Mary's
Cemetery, Rockville. Mr.. Lochte was a
son Of the late Andrew Lochte. of Mont
rose. and the last of his family.
At meeting at the home of Mrs. Ed
win Smith, the Rockville Circle of the
Kings Daughters elected officers as fol-
lows: Leader, Mrs. E. Warren Evans;
vice-leader, Mrs. Lille Allen: recording
secretary. Mrs. Alexander Garrett CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Geo. L. Edmonds
treasurer. Mrs. George H. Lamar.
Following an illness of several years of
paralysis and other troubles. Miss Kath-
crime Matilda Higgins. lifelong resident Of
this county, died last week at her home.
near Darnestown, aged SO years She was
q daughter of the late Samuel H. Higgins
and is survived by two brothers, Charles
E. and George Higgins, both Of this county.
The young people of Mt. Zion Church.
Beane, will hold valentine party in the
church on Friday, February 18th, begin
ming at 8 P. M. There will be plenty Of
homemade cake. etc.. for refreshments,
and silver offering will be taken after
wards to help the building fund. Come one.
come all: everyone welcome. large and
small
The GAINESVILLE Community League held
its regular monthly meeting on February
5th. Following the routine business of the
meeting, a short local program was given
The numbers included piano solos. songs
by a quartet and recitations Quite
number of people were absent, owing to
90 much sickness, but we hope to have a
well attended meeting next month.
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah E.
McCreay. aged IS years. who died last
Friday at her home in Gaithersburg. fol-
lowing a long illness. were held Sunday
afternoon, and we're conducted by Rev.
VIM. Stevens. of Grace Methodist Church.
Gaithersburg. She is survived by her hus-
band. William McCreay. and a son. She
was a daughter of Mrs. Mollie Glover and
sister of Hugh and Leslie Walker, all Of
Gaithersburg.
Announcement has been made that the
annual convention of the farmers of Mont
somery county will be held in the high
school auditorium at Sandy Spring on
Saturday. February 18th. Morning and
afternoon sessions will be held. with lunch
at noon served by the ladies of the neigh
borhood, and r. W. Dunlap, Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture. and DR.. E. M. Cory, Of
the University of Maryland, are scheduled
for the principal addresses.
The store Of Chiswell & Jones. at Dicker-
son, and the homes nearby of Maurice
ChiswelI. a member of the firm. and VIM.
E. Robertson were broken into by thieves
last Friday night. All the money-about
$l2-was taken from the cash register in
the store, but nothing else was missed.
and the lower part Of both the homes were
ransacked. At the Chiswell home a child's
bank containing few dollars was taken,
but. as far as is known. nothing else was
stolen.
First Engineer President. Wash
inston was the only professional engineer
to precede Herbert Hoover in the presi-
dency. The engineering phases of his
career are adequately outlined in an arti-
Gle by Jenny Girton Walker. appearing
next Sunday in the Magazine Section Of
The Evening Star. Washington is de-
scribed as a military engineer and pro-
moter of engineering projects in this story
and the administration of his first oath Of
Office in Culpeper. Va. is reviewed.
The public is invited to attend an illus
trated lecture by the Rev. W. E. Nelson on
his African experiences to be given at
Faith Chapel. Derwood. on Thursday even
ing. February 2lst. at 7:45 O'Clock. Mrs.
Nelson will be present and sing in English,
also in the African dialect. These conse-
Grated people have a real message for
humanity, about humanity. be sure not to
miss It. Rev. W. B. Waters will fill the