Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-05-13
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town hall for the dement, OF the All Club
On Saturday, May IA. 1882. beginning at
7:30 P. M.
A two-week option to sell the 81 900. 900
General road and school S per cent bonds
Of 1882 has been given Philadelphia
bond house by the county commissioners.
Mrs. Laura M. Peter. wife of George
Peter, of Kensington. died on Friday. May
6. The Funeral services were held Monday
at her home and interment was in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
The next meeting of the Community
Garden Club, of Rockville. will be held
May IS, at the home Of Mrs. Lawson King
on the Rockville Gaithersburg pike with
Mrs. King and Mrs. Thomas W. Troxall
hvstesses,
The fsneral of Lloyd Jones. SIS. native
of Brookeville, who died in a Baltimore
hospital. took place Saturday afternoon
from Salem M P. Church, BrOokeville. the
pastor. Rev. Charles F. Cummings. conduct
ing the service. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
In the Circuit Court here Judge Robert
B. Peter has signed decree granting to
Milton Hicks. of Bethesda, an absolute
divorce from Mrs. Gertrude Hicks, of Balti-
more, on the grounds of desertion. The
plaintiff was represented by Attorney Ken
meth Lyddane, of Rockville
Crusade of Youth.-An over the world
young people are rebelllne; they have
started movements which may have a
great bearing on the future they are being
recognized by their elders. Read this re-
markable article in the Magazine of The
Washington Star for Sunday, May is, and
order your copy of The Star from your
newsdealer today.
A Bicentennial program was presented
by the All Girls Club of Olney on the lawn
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barnsley. when
they planted dogwood tree. The fol-
lowing program was given: Invocation. Mrs
Edward Barnsey; address. by DR.. Thomas
0pie, of St. Johns Church. Olney; recita-
ton, Catherine Hines, and song, Mrs.
Thomas Opie.
The Henderson-Smith-E dmonds Ameri-
can Legion Post of Rockville will observe
Memorial Day by placing a flag on the
grave of each Rockville ex-service man in
the cemeteries of the county. The plan
was announced by C. Leslie Ward, of
Gaithersburg, commander. The cemeteries
to be visited will include those at Rock
vile. Gaithersburg. Potomac, Jamestown,
Neelsville. Beallsville, Olney. Brookeville
and GAINESVILLE.
A visiting nurse service, sponsored and
financed by the Montgomery County Chap
ter, American Red Cross. will be estab-
lished August 1, Mrs. J. Somervell Dawson,
of Rockville, chairman of the Nursing
Committee of the chapter, has announced.
The chapter decided to begin the service
at meeting of the Nursing Committee,
which is composed Of Mrs. Dawson, Dr.
Upton Nurse, Mrs. Mortimer o. Stabler,
Berlin C. Brann and DR.. George NJ Boyer.
William F. Prettyman. for many years
president of the Montgomery County Bar
Association, WIS reelected at the annual
banquet and meeting Of the organization
at the Manor Club. Norbeck, last week.
Capt. Joseph C. Cissel was made vice presi-
dent and Leo Bender. secretary-treasurer
Judge Charles W. Woodward, Miss Vivian
Simpson and Walter W. Dawson were
elected TO serve with the president and
secretary-treasures as the executive COM
mittee.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Palmer, of Wash
ineton Grove, announce the marriage of
their daughter. Doris Margaret. to Mr..
Charles Thomas Hershey. son of Mr. and
Mrs. David r. Hershey. of Gaithersburg,
on August 18th. 1881. at King George Court
House, Va. The ceremony was performed
at the home of the minister, Rev. j.
Fletcher. Mr.. and Mrs. Hershey will make
their home with the brides parents at
Washington Grove. and will be glad to see
any of their friends and relatives.
Douglas M. Blandford. newly elected
mayor of Rockville. took the oath of office
before the clerk of the circuit court Thursday
OF last week and administered it to the four
councimen elected with him. A meeting
OF the new board followed and F. Bache
Albert was reelected town clerk and treas
urer William F. Disney was reapponted
bailitf, and Frederick Nellineer will con-
unue in charge of the pumping station. The
board decided on a survey of the town the
current week to determine urgent street
improvements.
Distribution of 10000 copies of the
montgomery County booklet was planned
al meeting of the committee of Greater
montgomery Co., Inc, at Bethesda last
saturday evening. Copies of the booklet
were distributed at this meeting and at the
meeting last Monday week of the Mont
eomery County Civic Federation. Mr..
funderburk said Curtis Hodges. executive
director of the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Washington Board of
Trade, has offered to cooperate in the
distribution of the booklet
The average attendance at the elemen-
tary schools of the county during April
was S4.6, and that Of the high schools
SS'l, according to announcement by Edwin
w. broome. county superintendent. The
heures are below those OF 1881. The ban
ner schools were: One teacher schools,
Brookeville, 93.2; two-teacher schools,
Washington Grove, 90; graded schools.
Glen Echo, 1877; seventh and eighth
grades of junior high schools. PoolesvilIe,
92I; ninth grades of junior high schools,
Falkland, 9l.7; senior high schools. Tako-
ma-Silver Spring, 92.4.
Mrs. Mary Gallery, wife of William j.
Gallery, well-known church goods and lit