Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-08-03

of the fifteen to graduate with
distinction out of a class of 1913,
from Strayer's Business College.
The commencement exercises being
held in Washington on Tuesday
evening, July %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Briggs are
the proud parents of young son
whom they have named, James
Edward.
August 81 has been selected as
the date for the annual "harvest
home" dinner to be served in the
Epworth Methodist Church, with
Mrs. Norman Jacobs, president of
the Ladies Aid heading the COM
mittee in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Mullican
spent the past weekend at Colon
:al Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Darby
and daughter, Nancy, who joined
Mrs. William Griffith and son,
Robert, at Ocean City, Md, on
Sunday returned to their respec-
tive homes today.
Mrs. Edgar Fulks, Miss Leona
Fulks, Mr.. Calhoun Patterson and
Mr.. William Mackall, all of Gath
ersburg, and Mrs. Willis Burdette,
of Rockville, left by motor for At
lantic City on Sunday, Mr.. Mack
all returning the same evening.
The other members of the party
are stopping at the "Sterling" for
a two weeks vacation.
Approximately one hundred at
tended the annual picnic of the
Epworth Methodist Sunday School
held at Braddock Heights on Sat
urday. What might have been a
tragedy, which caused quite a little
excitement for awhile happened
when the pastors son, Norman
Scribner, Jr., stepped into the
deeper part of the swimming pool
and was lost to sight. His father
although not in swimming attire
rescued him at once and aside from
a little scare, he was none the
worse for his experience.
Mr.. Odell Smith attended on
Tuesday evening of last week, the
first annual outing of the Wash
-irgton Golf and Country Va. and
D. c. Building and Loan League
which featured a banquet dinner
followed by dancing. On Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were guests of
Miss Helen Wise in Perryville.
Mr.. G. T. Davis, local manager
of the C. & P. Telephone Co., has
resumed his active duties after a
two weeks vacation in Cumber-
land.
Mrs. Maude Hummerich re-
urned to her home in Union Bridge
on Wednesday after a short visit
with her granddaughter, Mrs.
yerrv Barber on Park avenue.
Mrs. William Walker was host
ess to the Monday Evening Club at
her home last week. A special fea-
ture of which was shower for
Mrs. E. V. Clark, one of the mem
bers.
Miss Susie Bell Cronise, a recent
graduate of the Temple School in
Washington, now employed by
brokerage firm in that city was
guest last weekend of Miss Dor
cthy Emory in Arlington, Va.
Mr.. John w. Ayers, returned to
his home Monday, July "a, after
weeks vacation with his teacher,
Mr.. Leland Williams at Rockport,
Mass, an instructor last season in
the Bethesda high school.
Miss Mary Rebecca Robertson
left last week for Orlando, Fla,
where she is the house guest of
Mrs. Fannie Platt, who will accom-
pany her home in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Irwin and
family have returned to their home
in Roanoke, Va, after visit with
their brother-in-law and sister,
Rev. and Mrs. William Elliott on
Walker avenue.
Mrs. George Smith and daugh-
ter, "Joe", of Alexandria, were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Houck.
Approximately $50 members of
Grace Methodist Church attended
the annual Sunday School picnic
at Glen Echo on Tuesday, July 25.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keir were
guests on Wednesday of his aunt
in Baltimore.