Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25

OIdI were SCrlctly aunereu TO, Lnefe
would be no cause for regret in the
lives of the individual members de-
clared State Senator, Stedman Pres
colt, guest speaker, in a stirring adj
dress delivered at the joint banquet
of Pentalpha Lodge A. F. & A. M.
and Pentalpha Chapter, No. 38, o. E.
S., held at Saubel's Inn, Taneytown,
Thursday evening, with approximate
ly 100 members and friends in at
tendance.
Following the invocation by Rev.
Herman Wilson, Supt. of the Metho-
dist Home, here, the gathering was
welcomed by the Worshipful Master
Walter Reinhart, who also introduced
Mr.. Thomas w. Troxell, of Gathers
burg, the acting POSTMASTER.
Mrs. Ethlene Reed, Worthy Matron
of Pentalpha Chapter, followed with
remarks appropriate to the occasion.
Humorous readings by Mrs. Eugene
Waters, of Germantown, and special
vocal music by Miss Helen Claire
Landrum, of Detroit Lakes, Mimi,
with Miss Hazel Jacobs, as accomp-
anist, also featured by way of enter
tainment. Mr.. Maurice Phoebus,
Gaithersburg, member of Pentalpha
Lodge for the past 43 years, was
presented with life membership and
his wife with beautiful basket of
flowers as a special surprise number,
the presentation speech being made
by Mr.. T. w. Troxell, Secretary.
Messrs. Ira Darby, Chairman,
Clarence Becraft, past Worshipful
Masters, and Mrs. Ethlene Reed,
Worthy Matron composed the commit
tee on general arrangements.
Mrs. L. M. Griffith, Jr., and son,
or Chevy Chase, are spending tie
summer months with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Kingsley.
Miss Alma Morrow Bradford, of
Lincoln, Va, is the house guest of
Mayor and Mrs. William McBaine,
Park Avenue.
Other guests during the week in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Otley, Mr..
Ammonette, of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. ]. A. Otley of Virginia.
Mr.. John A.. Trundle, of Centreville
was a recent guest of his niece, Miss
Mildred Lewis on Walker Avenue.
Mrs. Leslie Etchison and children of
Charleston, South Carolina are guests
of her mother, Mrs. ]. P. Engle. One
/ of her sons had the misfortune to fall
from a tree recently and break his
arm.
Mrs. w. G. Wells, who suffered a
severe accident in a fall some weeks
ago is now at her home, after being
in the Sandy Spring hospital. Her
condition is reported good.
Miss Lucille Magruder entertained
at lawn party at her home here on
Tuesday evening of last week. Includ-
ed among her guests were Misses
Janet Etchison, Charlotte Mullineaux,
Jane Bell, Josie Eleze Clagett, Beulah
Demory, Eleanor and Rosabel Cart
ner, Ellen and Susie Bell Cronise,
Pauline Thomas and Messrs. George
Gartner, Harold Hershey, Warren
Kilby, Niles German, Harry Perry,
Edgar Grogan, all of Gaithersburg;
William and Virginia Thompson, Of.
Ellicott City and David Balthis, of
Virginia.
Native Birds" with screen slides
by way of illustration was the topic
most Interestingly discussed by Miss
Beulah Dove, of Rockville, before the
members of the "Neighborhood Gar
den Club" at the home of Mrs. Sprigg
Ward, here, last week, with Mrs.
Ward, Mrs. Geo. Ninas and Mrs. W.
E. Riley as joint hostesses.
A tempting luncheon preceded the
business session and lecture, the form
er being conducted by the president,
Mrs. Bates Etchison. The August
meeting will feature a picnic, the
time and place to be announced later.
Mrs. Robert Dutrow, formerly Miss
Grace Burrows, Of Rockville, was
the guest of honor at surprise mis-
cellaneous shower at her home on
Walker Avenue, Tuesday evening of
last week. Included among the guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Ricketts,, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Walston, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Welt, Miss Dorothy Ricketts,, Mr..
Janney Donover, Miss Jane Watson,
Mr.. Jean Ricketts,, Miss Janet Walker,
all of Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. william Burrows, Mrs. f. Mes
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Parsons, Miss
Virginia Suddath, Mr.. Raymond Ziska,