Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-01

Miss Irene Pope, of Baltimore,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Pope, over the weekend.
While here she got stuck in the
snow drifts near her parents home.
Miss Florence Aiken entertained
few friends Saturday night at
her home on Canter street. Those
present were Betty Bradley, Betty
Lee Watkins, Sidney Brake, Ray
Watkins, Jr., Bernard Belle, Col
Inns Thompson and Audra Beall.
At the meeting Monday night of
all the women of the church, at the
home Of Mrs. Harry Farmer, Mrs.
R. N. Edwards, Mrs. l.. M. Howes
and Mrs. Farmer were elected dele
gates to the Provisional District
meeting of the Methodist Church
to be held in st. Paul's Methodist
Church, Washington, February 81,
beginning at 1890 a. m. Reserve
delegates elected were Mrs. R. E.
Palmer and Miss Dora Hendricks.
Rev. R. N. Edwards, president, and
Miss Ruth Pope acted as secretary.
This was followed by mission
airy meeting, for the benefit of
working women, who could not at
tend the regular meetings of the
Missionary Society. Mrs. Farmer,
w M. president, presided and gave
a report on the Advanced meeting
of the Methodist Church held
Thursday at Foundry Methodist
Church, Washington, and gave
brief summary of the work of the
Women's Home and Foreign Soci-
cites. Miss Dora Hendricks re-
viewed an article on the Mission
airy work in Puerto Rico.
Rev. and Mrs. R. N. Edwards
went to Rockrun, Hartford county, |
Friday to attend the funeral of |
Mrs. Edwards uncle, Mr.. Edward |
A Baldwin. Rev. Edwards came
home Saturday. Mrs. Edwards re-
manned until Monday before re-
turning.
The preparatory meeting for the /
Worlds Day of Prayer for all those
who have any part met Tuesday,
2 p. m. with Mrs. Harry Farmer,
instead of with Mrs. w. Lawson
King as previously announced, be-
cause of sickness.
Mrs. w. H. Brake is i'll with
grippe and is reported improved.
Daisy Mae Groves was allowed to
sit up Tuesday Clyde Magruder
is out after several days at home
because of illness.
Mrs. H. w, Becraft entertained
the Sewing Circle Tuesday at her
home on Grove avenue, from 1890
a. m. to A p. m. Luncheon was
served at 1890. The guests were
Mrs. Lee M. Howes, Mrs. Frank
Whiteman, Mrs. Charles E. Be-
craft, Mrs. John mccarthy, Mrs. r.
E. Palmer, Mrs. Charles McCath-
ran, Mrs. R. S. Billhimer, Mrs
Edward Aiken, Mrs. Charles Her
shey, Mrs. George Seaton, Mrs.
William Teepe, and Mrs. E. H..
Macarthur of the Grove. Mrs.
Walter Byrnes of Gaithersburg
also was guest.
Mrs. R. E. Palmer and Mrs.
Waiter Byrnes of Gaithersburg |
were the guests Monday of Mrs.
Byrnes' brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Anderson of
Clarksburg.
The Epworth League held it's
meeting Sunday night at the home
of Mr.. Oscar. Lancaster and his |
daughter, Marion Alice. Miss
Lancaster led the meeting. At the
January business and social meet
ing officers for the coming year
were elected. William Reber
president; John, Blood, first vice.
president; Vinson Tabler second |
vice-president; Betty Bradley, third
vice-president; Florence Aiken,
fourth vice-president, with Russell !
Pope, assistant; James Magruder.
treasurer; Marion Alice Lancaster,
secretary, and Mr.. Oscar Lancas-
ter, councillor.