Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-23

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mer residents of Montgomery
County who are now residing at
1912 Franklin Street, N. E. Wash
ington, D. c., celebrated their
Golden wedding at their home on
Tuesday evening of last week with
guests present from Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Washington. Those
who enjoyed the occasion from this
community included Mrs. George
w. Cronise, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Convey, Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Messer,
Mrs. Clifford Stiles and family and
Mr.. Monroe Cronise.
Mrs. Schooley was formerly a
Miss Graft, born near Gathers
burg and lived here until her mar
riage to Mr.. Schooley fifty years
ago.
Mrs. Otis Gardner and Mrs. Jo-
seph Convey were joint hostesses
at the October meeting of the
Wesleyan Guild which met at the
formers home on Friday evening
last with Mrs. Dorothy Ferguson
as program leader. The social hour
which followed featured "kitchen
shower" for Mrs. Covey, who was
recently married, as a surprise
number.
Friends of Miss Jane Bell will
regret to learn that she is in the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital following an appendectomy.
Others reported i'll are Mr.. John
Clagett at his home near town and
Mrs. Frank Esworthy of barnes
town who is also in Sandy Spring
Hospital as the result of broken
hip.
The October meeting Of the
Neighborhood Garden Club was
held at the home of Mrs. William
Griffith on Wednesday of last
week with Mrs. Lawrence Darby,
Mrs. William Davis and Mrs. Her.
man Wilson as joint hostesses.
There were a number of exhibits
for the late season and nearly all
made score of 100 points.
Mrs. Edwin D. Fry, chairman of
the Farm Bureau Defense Garden
Committee who was the main
speaker spoke in a most interest
ing way on the Defense Garden
Contest, the plans for which were
developed by state committee of
which she is a member. "Let us
all build strength from the ground
up" said Mrs. Fry, realizing that
good home defense needs healthy
citizens and healthy citizens need
good food"
! The next Club meeting was an
nounced for December 6, at the
home of Mrs. Bates Etchison. The
president, Mrs. Lewis Reed, pre-
sided.
Mrs. George W. Cronise enter
tanned fifty guests at a reception
in honor of her sop-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Convey, who have returned from
their wedding trip. Included among
the out-of-town guests were: Miss
Susie Cronise, Bethesda, Mrs. Me-
lanie Ward, Mrs. Hattie Ward,
Mrs. M. M. Hayes, Rockville, Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Schooley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Schooley, Mr.. Herman
Sicherman, Mr.. Ralph Gadney,
Washington, D. c., Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Bowie, Aften, Md, Mrs.
William Foley, and Mrs. McCros-
sin of Travillah
Mrs. Marshall Walker entertain
ed on Sunday with dinner party
in honor of her husbands birth
day. Included among the guests
were Mr.. Walkers brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hoskinson, of Neelsville and
Washington.
Callers in the afternoon to ex-
tend congratulations were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Phoebus and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Walker.
Mrs. William J. Elliott had the
misfortune to fall and injure her
back one day last week. She is re-
ported to be improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell S. Smith
spent last weekend in New York,
stopping at Hotel Governor Gin
ton.
The Brotherhood Bible Class of
Epworth Methodist Church held it's
nineteenth annual banquet in the
Social Hall of the Church on Tues
dav avanino, with Rav I Harharf