Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-03-21
BURTONSVILLE

The Sub-District League, COM
posed of all the Leagues of the
neighboring Methodist churches
will. attend the sunrise service at
the Methodist Church at Bowie on
Easter Sunday morning at seven
o'clock.
The Decentralization League
is giving a pageant at Ashton on
Thursday night and at Burtonsville
Church on Friday night of this
week. The pageant is entitled "The
Challenge of the Cross. Palm
Sunday services at both churches
were well attended, and the pastor
received &c new members into Ash
ton church and 10 into the Bur-
louisville church. The choirs gave
special music for the occasion.
An oyster and ham supper will
be given at the Burtonsville church
next Thursday night, March %.
Clifton Link, grandson of Mrs.
Lena Duvall, had the misfortune to
break his right hand, Monday OF
last week; while playing at the
Sherwood High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Snyder and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Wootten at
tended the Policemens' Association
dance last Saturday night at the
Silver Spring armory. There were
about 1000 people present. This
affair is held annually for the bene-
fit of disabled policemen or their
widows.
MIR. and Mrs. William Viehmeyer
of Baltimore, and Mr.. Lewis Woot-
ten were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Howard Wootten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wootten
had family dinner and birthday
party last Sunday in honor of the
birthday of Mrs. Wootten's mother,
Mrs. Holland. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gado, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Starkey,
Miss Catherine Holland and friend,
MisslGracelHolland and Mrs. Frank
Wootten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Miles are
both on the sick list. The Rev. w.
P. Thompson and Mrs. Vernon Du-
vail were callers at the Miles home
last Monday.
Mr.. Talmodge Wilson is suffer
ing from a sprained wrist, due to
a fall while roller skating. His
mother, Mrs. Carrie Wilson, while
filling a hot water bottle, to apply
to his wrist, scalded her hand so
badly that she had to have the
doctors services.
Miss Lula Beall has been suffer-
ing with bad cold.
Mrs. Annie Embrey and son,
Berry, have gone to Washington
for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Edward Roby and daughter
are spending several days in Balti-
more.
Mrs. Fred Sisson of Parkville,
near Baltimore, was the weekend
guest of her brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Athey.
Miss Evelyn CLANCY and Mrs.
j. 7. Athey were in the group that
went to Silver Spring station last
Sunday afternoon to meet the train
that brought 81 happy high school
students and two teachers miss
Wilson and Mr.. Small) home from
New York, where they had gone
the previous Thursday as delegates
to the National Scholastic Con-
vention. The high school band
and photographers were on hand.
Miss Frances Leake has accepted
a position at the Cedar-croft Sana-
forum.
At the Grange meeting last We'd
nesday night a quartette composed
of the Misses Lillian Dodson and
Susan Lank and Messrs. Melvin
Leaman and Joe Horsey sang. Mr..
Harry Gibson and Mr.. Walter
Wright also entertained with their
harmonious. Mrs. S. J. Athey
served refreshments.
What might have been fatal
accident, occurred last Wednesday
night at Athey's corner, when
the car of James Donnelly of
Silver Spring, accompanied by a
friend, skidded on the wet road
and turned completely over. The
occupants were scratched up some,
and the car had to be lowed in,
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Athey
went to their assistance and offered
first aid.
The Homemakers Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Mortimer Brown
at Spencersville, last Monday, with
Mrs. Marcus Daley, president, in