Montgomery County sentinel., 1950-06-22
+LAYTONSVILLE. .
Mrs. ]. Thomas HOwes
Gaithersburg 335-J-6

Mrs. S. Merhle Hains has re-
turned from a two weeks visit to
Mrs. Robert S. Billhimer in San
ford, Fla. and resumed her work
as editor of the Sentinel on June
Is.
From Denning, New Mexico
comes the news that the Rev.
Arthur LeBaron Ribble, former
rector of st. Bartholomew Parish,
is retiring from the active min
istry as of August Il because of
ill health. Mr.. Ribble, who served
as Marine Corps chaplain during
World War II, came out of the
service with a disability for which
he has been hospitalized a number
of times.
Vacation started on Saturday
for our boys and girls after school
closed on Friday.
The Laytonsville school held its
Commencement exercises on We'd
nesday night at 7:30 p. m. on the
lawn of the school. Twenty grad
yates were in the class. The school
as whole presented a play "Our
Own United States.
On Tuesday night, June 13,
about rs parents and children en-
joyed a picnic supper given by the
! Laytonsville P. T. A. on the school
grounds. Later a film of the new
Damascus school was shown and
enjoyed by all.
Miss Della Allnutt is spending
two weeks with her aunt Miss
Lizzie" Allnutt while her sister,
Miss Susie, Allnutt, is staying with
another, Sister, Mrs. Merson Burns
at, ,Etchison.
Mrs, Ethel B. Taylor, member
Ct OAR, entertained at dinner on
Tuesday night for ten members of
the President Monroe Chapter of
ithe District of Columbia D. A. R.
Mrs, Grace N. Fraley, member
of the ,Laytonsville Homemakers
Club, is attending the Rural Wom-
ar's Short Course this week at
Maryland University.
Rev. and Mrs. John A. Grose, a
former pastor of St. Paul's Charge,
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on Sunday at the
home of their, daughter, Mrs. Mary
Baum, at Chevy Chase. They have
four daughters and six grandchil-
dren. The Rev. Grose is a retired
Methodist minister.
The Bulletin of St. Paul's Charge
was sponsored on Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. John L. King of Wood
field. Children's Day Service will
be held at st. Pau's on Sunday,
July 2, at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Norman Watkins, Mrs.
Este Morris and Gene Morris wish
to express their thanks to every
one for their prayers, cards and
other acts of interest and kindness
while they were In Radford Me-
mortal Hospital at Radford, Va,
following an auto accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Fraley
entertained at dinner on Sunday
for Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Nor
wood, Jane and Tommy Norwood
of Rockville, Mrs. Earl Nicholson
and daughter jamie of Clarksburg,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burgess and
Hilda Burgess of Baltimore, Miss
Joyce Shipley of Damascus and
Miss Beverly Thompson of Wash
ington Grove. The dinner was in
honor of Mrs. Fraley's birthday.
House guests of John E. Mum
caster, sr. and Miss Emma Mum
caster at Ridge" were Mr.. and
Mrs. William 7. Muncaster and
son Tommy of Woodstown, N. j.,
from Sunday until Tuesday.
Mrs. Harold Mitchell with Mrs.
Sally M. Smith of Washington and
Miss Ruth Bentley of London, who
is visiting her brother, Captain
Bentley at Warrenton, Va,
motored to New York over the
weekend. Miss Katherine. Phelan
of Toledo, Ohio, returned home
with Mrs. Mitchell and is a house
guest for a few days.
DR.. Harold Mitchell spent the
weekend at Brunswick, Me-, with
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John Root. He attended
the graduation of John Root from
Bowdoin College. Johnny gradu-
ated "Cum Laude".
Mrs. Clara Mobley and Miss
Lulu Bell entertained the Laytons-
vile Bridge Club for luncheon and
bridge on Thursday at their home
in Chevy Chase. Mrs. Harrison
England won guest prize, Mrs.
Henry H. Griffith Club prize and
Mrs. G. G. Griffith won Consola-
tion prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Howes, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Thomas Howes and
son Tommy and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
ton Stevens and son Jim of Ar