Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-04-25

Town and Country.

Miss Suzanne Warren has been appointed
by Gov. Richie a notary public for this
county.
The Kappa Phi Sigma Class Of the Meth
odist Church Sunday School will hold a
sale of cakes, pies, rolls. chickens and eggs
at Manfield's store. Rockville. on Satur-
day, April 26th. at 10 A. M. Proceeds for
the benefit of the church.
At a meeting of the Rockville Inquiry
Club, held at the home of Mrs. George
Stone, the following officers were chosen:
President, Mrs. Ernest L. Bullard vice.
president, Mrs. Donald A. DeLashmutt !;
recording secretary. Mrs. Theodore Mason !;
corresponding secretary, Miss Lucy Smith !;
teasur er, Miss Elizabeth Rice.
Approximately 800 young chickens per-
ished when coal oil brooder on the farm
a, Charles Veirs, near Rockville, caught
e on Monday last. The flames were ex-
tineuished by members of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department after large
hole had been burned in the floor Of the
builiipe where the brooder was located.
Smoke is thought to have suffocated the
chickens.
DIR. Raymond A. Pearson. president OF
the University of Maryland. is announced
as the principal speaker at the annual
banquet of the Montgomery County Fed
Grafton of All Agricultural Clubs to be
held at the Manor Club. Norbeck. the even
ing of Monday, April %. Composing the
federation are % clubs in various parts
of the county with an aggregate member
ship of approximately 46O.
The contract for moving the Rockville
Masonic Temple from its present location.
at the southeast corner of Washington
Street and Montgomery Avenue, to the
recently acquired site on South Washing
ton Street. adjoining the Baptist parsonage
property. has been awarded to Morrison
Brothers, of Bethesda. who will begin work
at once The structure will be extensively
improved and all work in connection there
with is expected to be completed in about
so days.
On the 18th instant Mr.. G. w. B. Bartlett.
of Gaithersburg. this county. celebrated his
8Sth birthday at Pass-a Grille. Fla. where
he spent the past winter with several
members of his family. Good luck attended
his mature years few days earlier when
he, Mr.. H. H. Griffith, a son-in-law, and two
other gentlemen captured 1913 pounds OF
the kinefish in the Florida waters. At the
same time catches were made by other
groups ranging from 200 pounds to 500
pounds. Mr.. Bartlett and family have re-
turned to their county home.
Plans are maturing for the annual ath-
letic meet, or field day, of the public school
children of this county, to be held at the
fair grounds here on Saturday, May Srd.
and, according to Edwin w. Broome, super
intendent of schools, the indications are
for the largest number of participants that
ever took part in an event of the kind in
the county. The entries are not all in,
but when the list is complete it is expected
to show something like four or five thousand
boys and girls scheduled to try conclusions
in the various contests and games.
At the Rockville Baptist Church it is
expected the Easter spirit will be continued
in the services of next Sunday. THE
Buoyancy of Hope" will be the theme of
the II A. M. service of divine worship. and
"Onesiphorus or the Kind of People Who
Help Us" the theme Of the evening gospel
service at O'Clock. The Sunday School
will meet at 10 A. M. and the Young Peo-
pies Society at 7l5 P. M. The midweek
devotional service will be held Wednesday
at8P.M. The annual Patterson Ban
auet will be held Wednesday. May 7th. at
7P.M.
Following long illness, Miss Anna Mae
Rodgers, aged % years, died on Wednes-
day of last week at her home at Bethesda.
She is survived by both parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Rodgers sister. Miss Ava
Marie Rodgers. and brother. Sergt. Leroy
Rodgers, of the county police force, who is
in charge of the substation at Bethesda.
The funeral took place Friday morning
at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, at
Bethesda, and burial was in St. Mary 8
Cemetery. Rockville. Miss Rodgers was
widely known in this county and the Dis
trict of Columbia and enjoyed more than
usual popularity.
In memory of the late Rev. o. A. Gilling-
ham, pastor of the Neelsville Presbyterian
Church from 1921 to 1925. handsome
baptismal font was unveiled at the Easter
services in tn church last Sunday morning
The font. gift from the congregation
was unveiled and formally presented by
AR Selby and was accepted on behalf
of the trustees by John F. Hargett. Dedi-
cation of bunch of roses to the memory
of the members Of the congregation who
passed away during the past five years also
featured the services. Mrs. Mary P. j
Waters, Rev. O. A. Gillingham, Rober
Humphrey. Mrs. Lydia Henderson. Ms
Horace Bennett. John Richter. Mrs Charles
G. Linthicum, Mrs. Jacob Snyder. William
Henderson and John Snyder were thos,
thus remembered. The roses were late
sent to sick members of the congregation
The services were conducted by the pastor
Rev. William H. Topping, and were lareel!
, attended. Special music was rendered. tn,
solo by Mrs. James D. King. who was &C
companied by Miss Rebecca Leaman, be
ing feature. The church was beautiful!
decorated.
Dr. Frank J. Broschart. of GaithcTsbure
was elected president Of the Monteoh, "!
County Medical Society at the spring meet
ing Of the organization at the Manor Club
Norbeck. DR.. H. H. T. lett, of Silve
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