Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-09-30
Goithersburg Social Items

AlSlSIl OlISI anu MIS-. w. N. f1ur-
ley spent Sunday in Annapolis.
Kathleen Larcombe and Ann
Beall, two graduates of the June
class from the local high school,
left on Monday for Maryland Uni
versity.
Mrs. Carson Ward has returned
to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Fenton Kephart, after spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
j. Miles Landlord, in Pocomoke
City.
Mrs. George Marshall enter
tanned the Friendly Bible Class Of
Epworth Church on Monday eve
ming. Mrs. Ernest Monkey and
Mrs. Carrie Ridgely assisted her.
The Woman's Society of Ep-
worth Church meets this evening
at the church. The hostesses will
be Mrs. William Davis, Mrs. How
ard Martins, Mrs. Carrie Ward
and Mrs. Walter Mackey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Barncord
are spending the weekend in
Western Maryland.
Mrs. Norman Jacobs and the
members of the Epworth Church
entertained at a shower for Miss
Mildred Byrne on Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Jacobs.
Rev. and Mrs. j. William Mer-
chant and their son, Jimmie, came
to town on Friday evening. Jimmie
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Sleeman
while his father and mother went
on to Huntington, w. Va. Sunday
night the Merchant family spent
with the Norman Jacobs before
returning on Monday to their
home at Friendship, Md.
Miss Martha Clarke, new fac
ulty member of Gaithersburg
School, spent the weekend Just
past in Damascus visiting an old
school chum, Miss Nancy Watson,
who is on the faculty of Damascus
High.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Jones, who are in
Elizabethtown, South Africa, will
be interested in knowing that the
Jones family will be unable to sail
for tae States before the first of
January, as passage is booked un-
til that time. Mr.. Jones has just
assisted in the completion of the
Pfeiffer Memorial School and is
starting construction of another
building which will be used for a
recreational center. This school is
used for Mission work for the
South African boys living near.
Mrs. Norman Jacobs, mother of
Mrs. Jones, tells us that the
Joneses are planning on bringing
pictures and will have many inter
esting tales for the. "home folks"
When they return to this country.
The Social Club of st. Martins
met last Thursday in the recrea-
ton room of the rectory. Mrs.
Eleanor Boland and Mrs. Frances
Ward were hostesses.
Mrs. George Harding's father
and step-mother, who spent some
time with the Hardings, have mo-
tored to Venice, Fla, where they
will spend the winter.
Miss Kay Harding entertained
eight friends last Friday evening
at a Slumber Party and breakfast.
Guests were Lois King, Phyllis
Hershey, Sylvia Gloyd, Joyce
Crockett, Dolly Becraft, Lynn
Schollo, Joann Offutt and Sally
Anderson. Imagine you and your
friends sleeping soundly on mat
tresses on the floor. We wonder
whose giggles dropped off first. Or
did the whole party just spend the
night talking? Mrs. Harding re-
ports that she slipped away in the
morning and the group cooked
their own breakfast. Teenagers
can have fun!
The Gaithersburg Lay Health
Council will hold their regular
monthly meeting on October 9th
Wednesday, in the Health Cen
ter at 8 P. M. The public is invited
to attend. Remember that the pur-
pose of the Lay Health Council is
omake the community know more
about health in general and per-
sonal health in particular.
The H yattst town Methodist
Church held an all-day service last
Sunday at which time they ded-
Gated several new windows, bap-
tismal bowl and various other ar
ticles of improvement in the
church.
One Of the windows was dedi-
Gated to the memory Of j. d.
Thompson and in honor Of his
wife, Mrs. j. d. Thompson, by
their children, eight of whom were
present for the ceremony. Tho