Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-03-14

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Montgomery County Suburban Garden Club
at Its meeting in Somerset last Frida!
night. voted unanimously to accept tn,
offer Of the peony society to designate tn,
clubs spring flower exhibition in Somerse
as the medium through which peony ex-
hibitors from those States could compete
for the silver and bronze medals Offered
by the society for prize-winning exhibits.
Steps toward the Inauguration of a bus,
program of base ball and other sports vert
taken at meeting of the Rockville Ath
letic Association here. The principal mat
ter given attention was the formation Of g
county base ball league. and upon the de.
velopment of a unanimous sentiment
favorable to such a project a committee
consisting of Roger Shaw, Leonard L
Nicholson. Robert M. Cole and Clarence E
Anders. was named to take the proposition
up with the various teams of the county
and to hold an organization meeting al
Rockville at an early date If the sugges.
ton is found to meet sufficient encourage.
ment.
The Parent Teacher Association met al
Sherwood School. Sandy Spring. last Friday
Reuben Brigham presiding. Superintendent
Edwin W. Broome. of the public schools
gave talk on the place of the high school
in the community and stressed the work
of the parent-teacher association regarding
the courses in the high school. He recon-
mended that COMMITTEES be appointed
to work with the faculty. 1t was voted
to 60 on with landscaping and Mr.. Milton
Bancroft was placed in charge. Almost
all the money for this work has been COL
lected. A picture. Saving Coal in the
Home" was shown. The school hopes to
have one picture shown a week.
Nancy Ann" three-act comedy. was
cleverly presented in the high school audi
torium at Gaithersbure last Friday evening
by members of the senior class of the
Gaithersburg High School. 1t was given
LUE tHO UChCul VI ttIC oCllOOt luuu anu was
largely attended in spite of disagreeable
weather. The cast included Misses Maude
Duvall. Kathry Green. Rachel Warfield.
Verna Godfrey. Mary West. Naomi Thomp-
son. Charlotte Watkins and Berthe Soper
and Jack Watson, Charles King. Edmund
Robertson, Stanley Hawkins. VIM. Waters
nd William n Rornatf II Tho nraoan
tatlon was under the direction of Mrs.
Calvert Cissel. who was assisted by other
members of the school faculty.
Division of the fifth election precinct at
Silver Spring and the making of new
one to be known as the seventh. was
effected last week when the names on the
election books were divided. The fifth as
divided will have 457 voters and the
seventh 495 voters. The lines of the new
fifth precinct will follow Bonifant street
proper and its extension from Georgia
avenue to the old Bladensburg road or
Clifton avenue. thence along the latter to
Four Corners to the Colesville road. thence
to the old Forest Glen road to Georgia
avenue to Fenwick lane to Sixteenth street
street and the District line. The seventh
will follow Fenwick lane. from Georgia
avenue to Sixteenth street to Rock Creel
to the old Forest Glen road. to Georgia
avenue, south to Fenwich lane
The Rockville Presbyterian Church. {
landmark which is about to be demolished
to make way for the new court house. wa
last Sunday evening used as a place o
worship for the last time. and the passinl
of the ancient edifice was marked by unior
services. participated in by the conereea
tions of the Baptist. Christian. Episcopal
Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. o
this town. The pastor. Rev. Henry X
Pasma. preached the sermon, his topic be-
ing. THE Passing of the DID," Several o
the other pastors participated and Their
was special music under the direction o
Miss Lucy Smith. The new Presbyterian
Church building. the construction of which
has already started, will adorn a site OIL
the north side of West Montgomery Ave
nue. and will be a handsome structure.
will be ready for use about the middle o
the summer and in the meantime tn
congregation will hold its services in tn
Montgomery Country Club house here. wher
the Sunday School will also meet.