Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-11-17
Sandy Spring Neiahborhood
Mrs Roger Brooke Farquhar III - Ashton 1851

A hearty banquet was enjoyed
by members of the Norman Price
Post, American Legion, and their
wives, or guests, at the Olney
Community Center on Thursday,
November 10. Following the din
ner, Francis Thomas acted as
POSTMASTER and speeches were
made by A. Douglas Farquhar,
the first commander of the post,
and the present commander, David
Brigham. In addition, plans were
presented for a memorial plaque
to the late Thomas Hyde Nv. The
program ended with ancis
Thomas exhibiting his skill as a
makeup artist selecting various
people attending the banquet and
making them up to resemble well
known personages.
The Posts next project is an ex-
tensive membership recruitin G
drive
DR.. and Mrs. Louis T. Bussler
left Monday night for Mexico
where they will spend the next
two months mentioning. During
their absence, the drug store they
operate at Ashton will be closed.
On Saturday, November 10, the
Women's Auxiliary of the Sandy
Spring Volunteer Fire Department
will sponsor a square dance at
the Sherwood High School gym
nasium. Mrs. Gertrude Baker will
call the numbers.
On the same day, the Junior
Auxiliary, of Montgomery County
General Hospital, will hold bake
sale at the Sandy Spring Com
munity House from 10 a. m. to
2 p. m.
Plans for the bake sale were
made at the last meeting of the
Junior Auxiliary held at the home
of Mrs. j. Justus Meyer Tuesday,
November 8. A report was heard
from three groups of three men,
bers each on benefit card parties
held for the hospital. Guests at
the meeting included Mrs. Hamil-
ton Treadway, Mrs. Dement, Boni-
FAINT, Mrs. Parker Gill, and Mrs.
Robert Zimmerman. Mrs. William
Kric6er, a former resident of the
neighborhood and a member of
the group, attended the meeting.
She is expected to return to her
former home here soon.
Mr.. @nd Mrs. John Beavers, of
Brookeville, will leave Friday for
Rutherfordton, N. C. to visit their
daughter and son-in-law, DR. and
Mrs. H. ". Hendrick for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
The Little Garden Club met
Tuesday, November 8, at the home
of Mrs. G. Rust Candy. Mrs. Eric
England, who has recently re-
turned from Sweden, gave a talk
ON her experiences in that country.
Guests of the club included: Mrs.
John Henderson, of Rockville; and
Mrs. j. G. Dawson, of Oklahoma.
Mrs. Milton H. Bancroft flew to
Moorestown, N. J. Tuesday, Nov
ember 8, to visit her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Coles. She will return
OF Friday.
The host of The Enterprise
Farmers Club on Saturday, Nov
enlber II, was Frederic L. Thomas
at "Tanglewood." DIR. Eric Eng
lard, a club member who is agri-
cultural attache in Sweden for the
United States Government, de-
scribed farming conditions in the
Scandinavian country. A discus
sion of the Eastern Livestock
Show, in Timonium which started
Monday, was held. Also discussed
was the calf-feeding program
being conducted by the All Clubs
and the Future Farmers of Amer
lea.
DR.. Arthur /. Bell, of Baltimore,
president of the University of
Maryland Alumni Association. was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Brigham at "Foxley" on Sunday,
November IS.
Miss 1stelle T. Moore enter
tained the bridge club of which
she is member on Monday. Nov
en'ber T.. Mr.. and Mrs. William
j. Thomas substituted for Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Bentley Thomas and Mr.,
and Mrs. Francis w. Metzger
substituted for Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Stabler.
The st. Luke's Guild met on
Thursday, November 10, and a