Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-19
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Town and Country.

Though the Rockville baseball team lost
on Sunday last to Washington City Naval
Hopital team. they put up game OF
professional type. At the finish the score
stood So. The crowd in attendance was
unusually large
At a meeting of the Dickerson Com
munity League, the last of the school year,
the following officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, George A. Furzer; vice-president.
Malcolm White; secretary. Miss Elizabeth
Dav: treasurer, Mrs. Paul Robertson.
The Misses Kathleen and Susan Aud. of
Rockville, left on Wednesday Of last week
for a tour of the West. They will attend
summer school at the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley during their stay in
California. They expect to return by way
of the Yellowstone National Park the latter
part of August.
A dispute over the payment of so cents
is said to have led to the shooting last
Monday night of John Fisher. colored. of
Rockville. Fisher is in the Montgomery
County General Hospital in critical con-
dition. Charles Herbert, colored. of Rock
vile, is said to have admitted shooting
Fisher. The shooting took place in Middle
Lane here.
Miss Dixie Merrill. of Jamestown. has
volunteered her services to the Social Ser
vice League of MONTGOMERY county. Miss
Willie Green Day. executive director. an
nounced yesterday. Miss Merrill comes
well equipped for the position. having
worked with the United Charities in ST..
Paul, Mimi. She is graduate of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. where she specialized
in social work.
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During May the Montgomery County
Social Service League assisted 257 fami-
lies and administered material relief in IS
of these families, report made public
disclosed. Thirty-five children are being
taken care of by the league. With the i'm
provement of weather conditions jobs have
become available in the rural sections.
Because of this, many families who had
to receive assistance during the hard win
ter months are now self-supportine.
The interior of the church at Jamestown
has been thoroughly renovated and made
more attractive than ever before and will
be opened next Sabbath. after having been
closed for upward of three weeks. Sab
bath school convenes at 10 A. M. and
Christian Endearor at 8 P. M. At the
morning worship at II O'Clock the pastor.
Rev. j. W. Lowden. will preach on the
topic, THE Chief Corner Stone" A cor
dial invitation is extended to any who feel
disposed to attend.
The recently appointed board Of super
visors of elections for the county, Laurason
B. Riggs and Lloyd j. Jones, Democrats,
and Richard C. Birney. Republican. organ
lied at a meeting here by electing Mr..
Riggs president and John Jones clerk.
The board plans. it was stated. to carve
a new election precinct out of the first
Bethesda precinct and another out of the
Chevy Chase precinct. and possibly to
create new precinct at Takoma Park
and various matters in connection there
with were given consideration.
In memory of the % members of Ridgely
Brown Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy. of this county. who have died
within the last few years. wreath of ~
carnations was last Friday afternoon placed
on the Confederate monument opposite
the court house here in connection with
the annual memorial services of the chap
ter, held at the home of Miss Lottie Pun
phrey. Attending the meeting and wreath
laying were Mrs. Charles c. Mackall, of
Baltimore, president of the State oreani-
cation; Mrs. Forbes Shaw, former State
president; Miss May Sellman, of Fred
erick, first president Of Ridgely Brown
Chapter. and other prominent out-of-the-
county members OF the order. The exer-
cises were conducted by Mrs. John G..
Weldon. of Rockville. president Of Rideely
Brown Chapter.
At meeting of the Germantown Grange
in the hall at Germantown. which was con-
Quoted by the master, Albert A. Ady, plans
were formulated for entertaining Mont
gomery-Howard Pomona Grange at its
quarterly meeting at Germantown on July
30th. Mrs. Ethel Kirby, chairman; Mrs.
James D. King, Mrs. Marjorie Unglesbee
and Miss Frances Leaman were named as
an entertainment committee. and It was
announced that discussion of the taxation
problem. probably with State Senator En-
DRY Coblentz. of Frederick county as the
principal speaker. will be prominent fea-
Howard Pomona Grange is composed Of
Germantown, Woodfeld. Olney and Bur
louisville Oranges Of this county and Pa
tuxent Grange of Howard county. j. W
Lord, of Howard county, is master.
Aquestion box was an interesting feature
Of meeting of the Rockville Garden Clut
at the home of its vice. president. Mrs
Benjamin T. Elmore, at Alta Vista. las
Friday afternoon. The questions, which in
volved many details in connection with tn,
planting and care of flowers. shrubs, etc.
were propounded by members and an
swered by Miss Margaret Lancaster. presi
dent Of the National Federation Of GardeI
Clubs, and horticultural visitors from tn
United States Department of Agriculture
In the absence Of the president. Mrs. Gee
F. Hane, who has been seriously i'll TO