Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
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Town and Country
Miss Helena Mead Gates. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E Gates, of near Nor
wood this county, died last Saturday nigh
in the Montgomery County General Hospi
raj following an operation for appendi-
citis. aged q years.
lanes Hawkins, colored, of Washington,
,,oS shot in the leg with a revolver at a
party near Stewarttown. this county last
Saturday night. and as a resu Walter
Rutler. colored, of near Woodfeld, has been
committed to jail here on charge of as
SAINT with intent to kill.
A six-room dwelling house near Poto-
mac. belonging to John Hill of Potomac
and occupied by Jack Benson. was de-
stroved by fire last Saturday night, together
with virtually all of its contents. The
Rockville Volunteer Fire Department re-
snonded to the alarm. but arrived too late
to check the flames.
The trustees of the M. E. Church South,
Of Potomac, have purchased three acres of
land adjoining the church cemetery and
have had it subdivided into 800 grave
sites giving five acres for cemetery pur-
noses. 1t is planned, it is stated. to beau
tfv the entire tract. Jesse W. Walker has
been made business manager.
Andrew W. Hancock. aged Sc years.
died last Monday at his home at Seneca.
heart disease being given as the cause.
He is survived by his mother. Mrs. Susan
Hancock, and a sister. Mrs. Ella E. Hole
han. both of Seneca. Mr.. Hancock was a
former long time resident of Washington.
He had made his home at Seneca for II
years.
Charles D. Bennett aged SO years.
lone-time resident of Rockville. died last
Fridsy night in a Washington hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen
Bennett, formerly Miss Bean of this
vicinity; two sons and a daughter. The
funeral took place Tuesday morning from
St. Mary's Catholic Church here, burial be-
ing in ST. Marys Cemetery near Rockville.
Miss Carol W. Snyder of Travilah. presi-
dent; Miss Lois Molyneaux of Cabin John,
yice-presdent: Miss Estelle Athey of
Jamestown, secretary, and Miss Helen
Howard of Rockville. treasurer. were the
officers elected at the annual meeting in
The high school auditorium here last Satur-
day afternoon of the Montgomery County
Federation of All Girls Clubs.
In compliment to her niece. Miss Reno
Darby, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
N. Darby, of Jacksonville, whose marriage
is soon to take place, Mrs. Benjamin Maui
rice Chiswell entertained at supper and
a shower at her home, 5000 Connecticut
Avenue. Washington. The house was at
tractively decorated with cut flowers and
wed ling bells and the gifts were prese ted
in white barrel over which hung white
and pink umbrella and wedding bell.
Expenditures of the Montgomery County
Chapter of the American Red Cross for
drought relief total $500 to date, Frank
Severance. relief chairman. announced last
Friday, This sum covers aid for both
humans and stock. In addition to the
money expended. the various chapter
branches have distributed quantities of
new and worn clothes. According to Mr..
Severance, the committees work probably
will be ended within the next ten days.
MONTGOMERY county will this year be
unable to obtain its usual supply of par
tridges to liberate for propagatine purposes,
so Carroll Waters, chief deputy game war
den for this county. has been notified by
E. Lee LeCompte, State Game Warden.
The State game warden's Office has placed
orders for a large number of these birds to
be imported from Mexico, but the brokers
were not able to obtain enough to justify
shipment This county's allotment would
have been around 625. However, accord
ing to Deputy Waters, the bob whites are
rather plentiful in all parts of the county,
and good shooting this fall is predicted.
Branch chairmen to conduct the annual
SdllpdlBu lUT iuuuo lOt thC OOSAoA SNa''
League of this county. which begins May
9Th, were chosen at a meeting OF the
finance committee last Monday night in
the county building at Bethesda. W. b.
Armstrong. chairman of the finance COM
mittee, presided. He read a letter from
Berry E. Clark, clerk to the county COM
missioners. stating that the commissioners
as usual would contribute $ll.00J to the
fund. The amount to be raised by private
subscription is $4,000. The campaign
will be inaugurated with banquet at the
Manor Club near Norbeck, the night of
May 9Th, under the direction of Mrs Geo.
c. Chinn and Miss Estelle Moore.
Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, president of
the University of Maryland. was the prin-
cipal speaker at the sixth annual banquet
of the Montgomery County Federation of
All Agricultural Clubs at the Manor Club.
Norbeck. last Monday night. DR.. F. B.
Bomberger. assistant director of the ex-
tension service of the University of Mary
land and member of the Federal Farm
Board, also spoke briefly. Club members
who gave talks were David Trundle. of
Poolesville, who explained what the four
his" stand for; Allie Messer. of Washing
ton Grove. who discussed All events Of
1880, and Stanley Stabler, of Spencerville,
whose topic was Project Development.
The federation awarded medals to four
Alumni Club members-John Stiles, Aubrey
l. Walters, Ulysses Griffith 4th and David
Trunde. The formal presentation was by
o.W. Anderson, county agricultural agent.
A jury in the circuit court here Monday
found for Miss Marjorie Bernard, of Bruins
wick, Md, who bad been sued for damages
as result nf a Raltimnre autnmohile acci-