Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-10-10
Formation of the Maryland Drought Loan

Formation Of the Maryland Drought Loan
Corporation, designed to provide emergency
credit to creditless farmers in drought
stricken sections Of Maryland was COM
pleted Monday at Baltimore. Waldo New
conner, president of the Baltimore Clearing
House Association and board chairman of
the Baltimore Trust Company. was elected
president of the new corporation, capitalized
at $4,000. James W. Davis, president
OF the Farm Bureau Federation, was elected
vice-president and DR.. Thomas Symons.
director Of the University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service. was made secretary
treasurer. The plan involves distribution
of loans under guidance of county drought
committees and through county banks.
Mrs. ]. Somervell Dawson. chairman of
the Montgomery County Red Cross Chapter,
has announced that the chapter will hold
a meeting at Hungerford Tavern. Rockville,
the evening of Wednesday. October %, to
consider plans for the organizations an
nual roll call. Prominent persons are
scheduled to speak and chairmen and
committees of the county branches will
attend. In connection with the meeting
dinner will be served. According to Mrs.
Dawson, the Red Cross has never been
faced with such demands since the World
War, and during the winter will be con-
fronted with big relief problems. due to the
unprecedented drought and other causes,
and as one means of raising funds the
chapter plans to conduct the most inten-
sive membership drive in its history.
When Jos. Huston. 43 years old, and his
son. Raymond. IS. both of Washington. sold
sawdust to residents of the Silver Spring
neishborhood for use on flowers. shrubbery.
ETC., they made the mistake, so it was
claimed, of representing it to be sheep
manure. the result being that both were
before Judge Charles W. Woodward, in the
police court here, on Thursday of last week
on charges of obtaining money under false
pretenses. Two of the purchasers. Mrs.
Dorothy H. Moore and Mrs. VIM. Ourand,
testified that they paid 81 a sack for the
commodity and did not discover what had
actually been delivered to them until they
started to apply it some time later. Judge
Woodward held the pair for the action of
the November grand jury, fixing bond at
$500 each.
In celebration of the Goth birthday an
niversary of Mrs. Evie W. Chiswell. widow
of Capt. Edward j. Chiswell, dinner YVES
given last Friday evening by her daughter.
Mrs. Joseph N. Darby. and dauehter-in-
law. Mrs. Edward L. Chiswell, at the home
of Mrs. Darby. near Jacksonville. All Of
Mrs. Chiswell's children and children-in-
law were present. and later in the evening
the numerous grandchildren Joined the
gathering and converted it into a real
family reunion. The table was beautifully
decorated with yellow sweetheart roses
and yellow candles. During the day many
relatives and friends dropped in to con-
graduate the aged lady and wish her many
happy returns of the day. She was pre-
sented with basket containing 80 pink
rose buds. and the birthday cake was deco
rated with 80 candles.
The annual convention of the Montgom-
cry County Christian Endeavor Union was
held in the Rockville Presbyterian Church
last Friday evening. Paul Smith, of Alta
Vista, president of the union. presided.
F. C. Dixon, of Baltimore, field secretary of
the Maryland Christian Endeavor Union,
was the principal speaker. Mr.. Smith was
reelected president and other officers were
chosen as follows Vice-president. Frank
H. Higgins. of Rockville; secretary. Eliza
beth Eaton. of Bethesda; treasurer. Will
son Boswell. of Brookeville. The opening
exercises were conducted by the Rev. Henry
X. Pasma, pastor of the church. The union
is composed of the societies Of the Hyatts-
town and Rockville Christian Churches
the Rockville. Bethesda, Jamestown, Ken
sington, Boyds and Hermon Presbyterian
Churches; Brookeville Methodist Protestant
Oh urch and Montgomery Chapel.