Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-15


Spring neishborhood. who died at her
home Ashton. following an illness Of sew
eral weeks. were held on Thursday morn
ing Of last week In the Friends Meeting
House. Sandy SPRING, burial being in the
adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Massey. who was
the widow Of uewellyn J. Massey. was 70
years old. She was a daughter Of the late
Edward Thomas and was he last of her
immediate family.
The funeral Of DR.. Frederick W. Elbrey.
for more than 40 years resident OF Sandy
Spring. who died at the Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital. aged 80 years. were
held on Thursday afternoon Of last week
from the Friends Meeting House, Sandy
Spring. Burial was in the Friends Gene
terry. DR.. Elbrey is survived by daush-
ter. Mrs. Herbert Stabler. He was native
OF Virginia and at one time lived In WASH
ineton. He was a retired officer of the
United States Army.
Announcement has been made that the
annual meeting Of the Montgomery County
Federation of Women's Clubs will be held
at the club house Of the Bethesda Woman
Club on the Old GEORGETOWN Road. near
Alta Vista. on May 22nd. Morning and
afternoon sessions will be held under the
direction of the president. Mrs. Benjamin
P. Whalen. of Bethesda. the feature Of the
afternoon to be presentation by members
Of the Bethesda Woman's Club of the play,
Fourteen" which carried of first honors
In the recent county one-act play tourna-
ment.
As result Of an operation performed
early last week. Joseph E. Jennings. former
longtime resident of Seneca. this county.
died on Thursday at Lansdale. Pa. aged
48 years. He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Cecilia j. Jennings. and two sons. Joseph
E. Jennings. Jr, and Wilson S. Jennings,
all Of Lansdale. He also leaves two sis
tiers, Mrs. Edward r. Bfosius. of Rockville.
and Miss Clara C. Jennings. OF Lansdale.
and brother, Chas. Jennings. of Seneca
He was step-son Of VIM. L. Schaeffer. of
Seneca.
Services for the late Caleb Slabier. of
Wilmington, Del. were held at the Friends
cemetery. Sandy Spring. on Thursday after
noon Of last week. Mr.. Stabler was the
youngest son Of the late Frederick and
Martha Stabler. Of Sandy Spring. and a
brother Of Mrs. Clarence L. Gilpin. OF o.
ney. and Tarlton B Stabler. OF Kenneth
Square. Pa. He leaves widow, 10 whom
he was recently married. and two sons.
Laird Stabler. Of Nashville. Tenn. and
Rev. Walter Brooke Stabler, of New York.
An automobile accident on the Rockville
Gaithersbure pike caused. il 10 thought. by
the brakes OF the car becoming locked -
led to the arrest of William Dorsey. colored.
Of Metropolitan Grove. this county. on a
charge of illegal possession Of intoxicating
liquor. Accofdin. TO Policeman Robert
Darby. who made an investigation, the car
In which Dorsey was riding skidded along
the pike for 1855 feet before running down
bank ami crashed into fence, turning
over as il did so. Two gallons Of alleged
whisky. so the officer stated. were found
nearby. The auto had been abandoned
when Policeman Darby reached the scene.
An attempt Of two prisoners to dig their
way out Of the Rockville jail and leave the
way open for number Of others to alec
gain their freedom WAS frustrated when q
colored cellmate Of the two men tipped Of
Turnkey Monkey. An investigation teveale,
that brace from metal cot in the eel
had been used to start hole in the wal
on the street end Of the structure. but worl
had not progressed far. Had the men sue
ceeded in digging through the wall the.
could have easily made their way to tn
street and enabled number of their cell
mates to do likewise.
The stockholders Of the Farmers Bank
ing and Trust Company held their annua
meeting here and reelected these direc
tors: Alton C. Bell. Albert M. Bouic. Rich
ard E. Darby. DR.. Dexter M. Bullard. Thos
D. Darby. William W. Darby. Richard F
Green. Robert G. Hilton. DR.. Eugene Jones
Thomas W. Perry and Horace D. Waters
The directors elected Robert G. Hilton
president and secretary; Thos. W. Perry
vice president; Albert M. Bouic. vice presi
dent and counsel: F. Bache Albert. assist
ant treasurer; J. Hampton Jones. assistan
secretary Mrs. Anna M. LYDIA. Q. stenoe
rapher G. Hilton Darby. Miss v. Lyndel
Baker. Miss A. Lorene Garrett and Mis-
Helen L. Ramey. clerks.
Next Sunday evening at the 8 o'cloc
service the members Of the Eastern Sta
and members Of the local Blue Lodge o
F. and A. M. will be the guests of homo
Of the Rockville Baptist Church. Tn
pastor will preach an appropriate sermol
on the subject Of THE Threefold Cord !;
and a special program Of music will b
presented, For the II A. N. service o
divine worship the pastors sermon topi
will be what Has the Observance OF tn,
Lords Day Done for the People Of tn,
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Society at tbs P. M. The mid-week de
votional service will be held Wednesday a,
P. M.
The first and second presidents Of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
Oliver Owen Kuhn and Col. A. B. Barber
were presented last Monday night with
savels and sounding boards fashioned from
wood taken from the roof Of the White
House.as marks Of appreciation Of signal SER
vice rendered during the early years Of the
federation. Stephen James. now president.
also received a similar eavel and sounding
board The gifts were purchased at the
direction Of the executive committee from
the Office Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks. The wood from which the asvels
l.