Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-10-09
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

ment of English Writing, Speech
and Drama at the Johns Hopkins
University, according to an an
nouncement by Isaiah Bowman,
president. Mr.. Shapiro will par
ticipate in several courses offered
to graduate students, as well as
undergraduates.
The Young Adult Glass of the
Grace Methodist church school,
Gaithersburg, has sent 1853 pounds
of relief clothing, bedding and
shoes to the ChurcI World Service
Center, New Windsor, where the
materials, all vitality needed
abroad, are being packed and made
ready for early shipment overseas.
The need in Europe and Asia is
perhaps greater now than at any
other time since the war and it is
contributions such as these from
Gaithersburg which will help to re-
lieve the suffering this winter.
Following a plaque dedication
ceremony at the site of the first
Mccormick reaper factory in Chi
cago concentrating International
Harvester Company's 400 Years
in Chicago" the company an
nounced its forthcoming lakefront
exhibit which will be held from Oc-
tober 10 to November 2. Four huge
tents will house the company's va
rious equipment displays and ex-
hibits which viii wildly tell the
history of agriculture.
The children of the church school,
Potomac Methodist Church, will
hold a Rally Day program on Sun
day, October IL, at 9:45 A. M.
There will be special music, talks
by leaders of the church school,
and recitations.
Leo G. Keopfle, prominent Silver
Spring attorney, has been appoint
ed to head the Montgomery County
Chest X-Ray Survey Committee.
Chest X-Ray survey plans for
Montgomery County are to offer,
beginning January, 194S, free
chest x-rays to all persons over Is
years of age in the county, in CO.
operative program of the Health
Department and the tuberculosis
Association.
Many varieties of purebred pig
cons will be on display Sunday,
October IL, at the first annual
show of the National Capital Pig
con Fanciers Association to be held
at the home of Elisha Hanson, 9401
Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda.
A luncheon honoring Miss Val
erie Stuart, daughter of Rear Adj
miral and Mrs. Harry Allen Stu
art, was staged at Normandy Farm
last week by Mrs. Frank H. Rivers
of Bethesda. Miss Stuart is to be
married October 10 to Robert Jo-
seph Green of Baltimore and New
York
The Forthcoming 1850 census, on
the baSis of present estimates,
probably will result in Maryland
gaining an additional seat in the
House-incrcasing the States dele
cation to seven - the largest in
more than a century. The law pro-
vides for an automatic change in
apportionment of seats in the
House as a result of population
shifts shown by q census. Mary
land had a population of 1921 ,244
in the last. census. IN July, 1916,
the Census Bureau Cs5timated, the
State had 2,1S6,s27 persons, in
Guiding military personnel. Civilian
population last year was 2,109, 061.
The appointment of House seats,
however, depends on the total fig
ure, including military.
The Quota Club of Montgomery
County will provide Sunday sup
per and musical program for the
Bethesda u. s.. 0. on Sunday eva
ming, October IL, at 9 P. NJ, at the
U. S. o. clubhouse, S41c Wisconsin
Avenue, Bethesda.
The Montgomery Junior College
Knights play their second home
football game with Dewitt Prepare
tory School on Saturday afternoon,
October 18th, at the Meadowbrook
Recreation Center on East West |
Highway, Chevy Chase. With one
victory and one loss on their rec
ord, the Knights are out TO add an
other victory when they meet the
Dewitt team. a.
The Montgomery Symphony Or
chestra, sponsored bv Montgomery