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Evening star., 1950-11-19
West Point Wives
.BridQe-L

The monthly meeting of the
West Point Wives Club of Janu-
ary, 1943. took the form of a
bridge luncheon held Tuesday at
the Army Navy Country Club.
The club decided to prepare a
Thanksgiving basket for needy
family.
Those who attended the lunch
con were Mrs. j. w. Armstrong,
Mrs. j. w. Baer, Mr.. K. l.. Berry,
jr.; Mrs. r. c. Birmingham, jr.;
Mrs, o, w. De Gruchy, jr.:: Mrs.
J. R. Dempsy, Mrs. r. H. Farms
worth, Mrs. w. H.. Hume, Mrs.
F. x. Kane, Mrs. w. D. Kyle. jr..
Mrs. E. E. Lowry, jr.. Mrs. T. T.
Lutrey, Mrs. B. S. May. Mrs. H. j.
Mazur, Mrs. E. A. McGough. Mrs.
y. A. Mckinney. Mrs. w. D. Neale,
Mrs. d. L. Stroh, honorary mem
ber, and Mrs. r. T. Schlosberg. jr.
Evening star., 1950-11-19
Charles. McCurdy Wed Yesterday

Miss Harriet van der Veer Shaw
of Pelham. N. Y, became the
bride of Mr.. Charles Post Nc
Curdy, jr., of Williamsburg, Va,
formerly of Washington, yester-
day in Christ Church Pelham
Manor. The Rev. Wilbur Caswell
performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. william Brenton
Shaw of Pelham. She is a grad
uate of Sweet Briar College anG
a member Of the Junior League o1
Lynchburg. Va.
Mr.. McCurdy is the son of Mrs
McCurdy Of this city. He is 8
graduate of William and Mary
College and a lieutenant com.
mander in the Naval Reserve.
The bride, given in marriage by
Evening star., 1950-11-19

her father, wore a street-length
dress of cream Venice point lace
and beige silk faille. Her match
ing hat was trimmed with gold
and beige beads.
A reception followed the cere-
mony at the Manor Club.
Evening star., 1950-11-19
Tokinq Trips

Mr.. and Mrs. Max Weyl of
Woodmere, Long Island, stopped
off here this week en- route to
Florida and were the guests of the
formers mother. Mrs. M. Herzog
and Mr.. HerZog.
Mrs. Julius Sinker Is leaving to-
morrow for Phoenix. Ariz.. where
she will visit her father for the
next three weeks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Sandy Spring Negro
All SOftball Team.
Wins State championship

Eighteen All Club members
we're selected to attend the Annual
III Short Course at Maryland
State College, Princess Anne, June
$500, 1850.
The Montgomery County soft
ball team, composed of Lafayette
Martin, Calvin Williams, Melvin
Johnson, Spencerville; Byron
Jones, Lawrence Mailman, Sell
nan; George Awkard, Sandy
Spring; Otis Hope, Clarksburg
md Harold Dyson, Stewardtown;
won the tournament and returned
home as the State Champion al
Soft Ball Team.
Sadie Humphrey, Spencerville,
won second prize as an individual
demonstration.
Hazel Smallwood and Florence
Turner, Clarksburg, won second
prize for team demonstrations.
This team was trained by Miss
Lillian Giles, and Mrs. M. D. Art
ar, All local leaders.
All A Club members reported
having a pleasant and successful
week at Maryland State College
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
New Cook Book
Prepared By
TraYilah Jamestown

Have you seen the new Cook
Book the Travilah Jamestown
Homemaker's Club has just put on
the market? 1t is lovely in it's
jacket of yellow with deep green
border. The book contains choice
recipes from the SO members of
the club.
The story behind the publishing
of book by any organization is
filled with incidents of fine coop
Grafton, generous service and mar
velous ability. The cooperation of
merchants who advertise in it
could well be chapter in the book.
The idea of the cook book was
born during Mrs. Earl Shorb's
term as president and completed
under that of Mrs. Jennings
Bailey. The committees carried
over and each sectional chairman
and the members of her committee
gave hours of time tipping, proof
reading and rechecking every de-
tail.
The result of this fine spirit
of cooperation is cook book that
will be a treasured book every one
will want to purchase. There is a
supply at the Extension Office, ac-
cording to Miss Edythe M. Turn
er, Home Demonstration Agent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13

ings; of their considering each
case on its merit rather than on
political interest; and of their con-
sulting the wishes of the people
through advisory committees. He
defended the closed sessions of the
Council on the ground that discus
sion of personalities and argument
leading to decisions the Council
could support as a whole were
freezer if not to be aired in the
public press.
When the first Council took office
in January, 1919, DIR. Merriam had
two primary concerns, that admin
istration of the county services be
entrusted to qualified County
Manager and that the financial af-
fairs of the county be put on a
sound basis. Even though he was
probably one of the best informed
citizens in the county on the local
government, he found a multitude
of details which neither he nor any
other member of the Council had
anywhere near his finger tips. As
chairman of the committee to Sc
cure manager he was strongly in
favor of appointing the man who
had been carrying on in the county
as supervisor. That preference was
shown in the vote of the Council
on the appointment of Mr.. Nc
Nayr.
DIR. Merriam generously gives all
the credit for obtaining the serv-
ices of the eminent wainwright firm
as surveyors of the county's finan-
cial position to his good friend
Wilfred Goodwin, a public spirited
Chevy Chase resident with ex-
pericence and connections among
competent bond brokers. He credits
Montgomery's increased share in
the states income for the Coun-
ellis ability to meet its obligations
with such a small rise in the tax
rate, and at the same time to fol-
low the recommendations of the
wainwright survey to keep its credit
intact.
ITO Be Continued neat qOeek)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13

I County, would be returned to his
seat in the Assembly. All agreed
that he is an outstanding and
valuable member. If a faction of
his own party defeats him it is
making a grave mistake cutting
their own throats", was the con-
census of opinion. Another opinion
was that Governor Lane would
certainly be wise to keep "hands
off" in Howard County. Political
suicide, if he does not" said one.
We promptly agreed.
Favorite questions were, whats
Mahoney going to do in your coun-
ty", and, "who is to head his cam
paign% City papers had just
broken the story that Mr.. Mahoney
was going to Invade" Montgomery
on Monday and Tuesday. We did
not have the answers to those ques-
tons.
Also in Ocean City during the
weekend was j. Willard Tawes,
who was appointed State Comp
troller several weeks ago following
the death of James j. Lacy. A
witty speaker, Mr.. Tawes was
postmaster at a Shriners Conven-
ton at the Commodore Hotel Sat-
urday evening. Politics was taboo
at the banquet, of course, but in
introducing him the chairman said,
"Mr. Tawes has been Comptroller :
he is Comptroller he will be Comp
troller." Both Democrats and Re-
publicans agreed that was pretty
bit of propaganda.
Clint Johnson, public relations
man for the Maryland State Roads,
and his wife, were guests at the
George Washington Hotel, where
the newspaper convention was held.
! We promptly button-holed him on
the subject of the Rockville bypass.
"The bids have been awarded" he
said, and added that getting rights
of way had held up the project.
We ran story June 18th say
ing that the contract had been
awarded to the Suburban En-
cheering and Construction Co., of
Branchville which submitted low
bid of $212,610 for the work. Will
someone please tell this to Jim
Veirs? He came in the Office to
ask about the progress so he can
start selling lots = when we tried
to tell, he said, 81 can't hear a
thing" And when we tried to
write it for him he said 81 can
not see a thingw Now what can
body do in such a case? After
commenting that he did not see
how a newspaperwoman could
dress so fine (the dress was of cot
ton chambrey), he said, "You just
write a piece asking why the State
does not start that work that's
a fine dress" Gust gingham," l
told him. Cannot hear a thing,
he replied, still master of the sit
! uation. ="
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Sue A. Myers And
Robert MOuser Wed
Saturday Evening

The wedding of Miss Sue Anne
Myers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Myers of Potomac, and
Robert Mouser, son of Captain and
Mrs. Loris N. Mouser Of Brook
mont took place on Saturday, July
9, in the Potomac Methodist
Church with the Rev. G. E. Allis
officiating.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, was gown
ed in satin and white net, with an
embroidered lace bodice. Her tulle
veil was held by a small coronet
of seed pearls and she carried white
roses. Miss Betsy Briscoe of Prince
Frederick as maid of honor wore
peach chiffon and net. Miss Joyce
Busic and Miss Jerry Rickert, both
of Baltimore, were bridesmaids,
and their gowns were similar to
the maid Of honor in aquamarine
and orchid. All of the attendants
carried summer nosegays in blend
ed colors. Joan Stearn, the flower
girl wore a pastel frock. The altar
boy was Robert La Boiteaux.
A former student at st. Mary's
Junior College, the bride is now
attending the University Of Mary
land. Mr.. Mouser is also a student
at the University.
Following the reception given by
the brides parents at Normandy
Farm, the young couple left on a
southern wedding trip. They will
make their home in College, Park
upon their return.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Wolves in England

By order of Henry VII. the wolf
was exterminated in England early
in the 10th century.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Among The
Homemakers

A fine training school was given
the Homemakers Food Project
Leaders on the 9Th of July, in the
Extension Office of the Court
House, from 10 A. M. until a P. M.
In the morning, Miss Joellene
Vannoy, southeastern representa-
tive of the Wheat Flour Institute
of Chicago, gave a demonstration
on Bread Making. Starting with
a basic sweet dough, Miss Vannoy
demonstrated how to shape a var
iety of enticing rolls and coffee
cakes from it. Among the many
things made were Daisy Coffee
Cake and yummy Butterscotch Pc
can Rolls. "Once you get a good
basic dough, it's easy and fun to
transform it into all sorts of tempt
ing sweet Breads" says Miss Van
noy. with their combination of
enriched flour, eggs and milk, such
breads are not only good but good
for you as well".
Miss Vannoy also made several
quick breads including biscuits and
biscuit variations, Applesauce
Bread and delightful Ruby Gran
berry Coffee Cake.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Mary
Wells, of the Potomac Electric
Power Company, solved the prob
lem that many of our homemakers
have had in the cooking of .Merin-
CUES. Mrs. Wells made Merin-
que Shells, Chocolate Meringue
Pie, an Ice Cream Pie, a Peach
Meringue Torte and Strawberry
Meringue Cake. From these, the
women were shown temperature
and procedure to keep meringue
from weeping. ~. lq,s, ia 9i'
The meeting was open to mem
bers of the Farm Women's Coop
erative Market, as well as the Pro-
ject Leaders from each of the "a
Homemakers Clubs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Ninion BeoH Probably Had
Around 7O>OOODescendonts

times great-grannpa, Jonn mag
ruder (1717-1782) who married
Jane Offutt (who died in 1787) /,
he had a son, Archibald, who
administered his estate and settled
in Kentucky, Barren County, as
l recalD. Retired Lawyer Without
Carpenter Barrickman of Austin,
Texas, now 78 years of age, is one
of his descendants. Another son
(my own great-great-great grand
pa), Ninian Offutt Magruder, was
born in 1850 and died in Columbia
County, Georgia, in 1903; he mar
ried Mary Harris.
Ninian Offutt Magruder was of
some service in the Revolution, as
attested in 1854 at Savannah by
Col. Greenberry Lee and recorded
N the memoirs of Georgia State
Historian Lucian Lamar Knight.
Miss Ella r. Plummer, a Ninian
Beall descendant through the
Tobias Belt line, kindly conducted
me to the Magruder tablet in tn
Court House at Rockville, estab-
lished in 1926 by the Clan Gregor
Society, and / was disappointed to
find Ninian Offutt Magruder
absent from the some rs names of
Magruders of this region who were
engaged in that memorable con-
flict. Robert Lee Magrudor, of
Columbus, Ga, had a OAR mark
err placed at the grave of Ninian
Offutt Magruder near Harlem, but
when l visited this spot in 1889
it had disappeared.
My descent from Ninian Offutt
Magruder is through his son,
George and wife, (Susannah Will
liams) his daughter, Mary Agnes
Magruder, and her son DR.. Robert
Batey (1828-1895), of Rome, and
his son George. | would greatly APP
preciate information of the place
CT intermep' Of John Magruder
and wife, Jane Offutt. the parents
of Ninian Offutt Magruder, in
Montgomery County. Mrs. Rudolph
j. Bopp, of Bethesda, aided by
Miss Martha Sprigg Poole-both
Of them Beall-Magruder descend
ants, disturbed the family tree re.
Gently by showing that Ninian
Offutt Magruder was not the son
Of Ninian Magruder II, 50 we
took on John Magruder as the ia
Their and feel proud to claim him.
In the third and concluding part
OF this series Of articles next week
we shall give the impressions Of a
visitor to Rockville and Montgom-
cry County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lauck Benson
of Sandy Spring announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Lloyd Benson to John Fulton
Lewis of Annapolis, SON of Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Lewis and the late
John A. Lewis.
Miss Benson, who was gradu-
ated from the University of Mich
igan in 1947, is secretary to Rep
resentative James E. Nolan of In
diana.
Mr.. Lewis, who is an alumnus
of st. Johns College, formerly
was editor of the Southern Mary
land Times, the Anne Arundel
County Chronicle and now is as
ISOLATED with the Baltimore Sun
papers.
The wedding is planned for
September 2 at Olney
y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Montgomery SideIights
ELSIE WHITE HAINES

eve certainly heard little poll
teal talk" remarked Betty Ruth
McDevitt, of "Up My Sleeve"
fame, lodging a few raindrops.
"Why Pm almost as full of politics
as of sea food and sand" [ re-
piled. Betty and 1 occupied the
extra seat In Helen Cooper Wear
gras' convertible with good natured
Ed Wengras as driver, as we re-
turned on Sunday from long
weekend at Ocean City, Md. Betty
had simply not talked to the right
people and was too busy having
a good time to read the papers.
Had she not been starting on
two-weeks' vacation both her
"Sleeve" and her ears would have
been more alert, for last week was
newsy political week. We had
not yet learned of the Montgomery
Democratic slate or we would have
had more to chat about.
The Maryland NeaOs and the
Montgomery County Sentinel were
the only two Montgomery County
papers represented at the Del
Mar-Va summer convention on Fri
day and Saturday. We had gor-
geous ride over by way of the
Chesapeake Ferry from Annapolis
on Friday, but increasing cloud
mess turned to a downpour on
Sunday and we did not come home
with beautiful tans, though we
certainly saw some on the beach.
Women's bathing suits are skimpier
than ever, but pretty. Not being
an admirer of the hairy-chested
type male most men seemed much
more undressed than women bath
ers.
One of the first to greet me on
Friday was Mildred Geare of the
Baltimore Ne10s-Post who had in
tow her friend Helen Elizabeth
Brown, the attractive Baltimore
woman lawyer who, it is rumored,
may throw her pretty big red hat
into the ring as a Republican
candidate for Governor. ("What,
another?" you say.) The pair just
laughed when l remarked that this
State is not yet ready to elect
woman as Governor Republican
or Democrat. "You Democrats
have a woman Secretary of State
and very popular one, one of
them pointed out Both, by the
way, are great admirers of Vivian
Simpson.
1t goes without saying that the
pair were also anxious to know
what "kind of man" is Roy Tasco
Davis and if he has any chance
of getting the Republican nominal
ton for Governor. Of course, being
mere Democrat, l did not have
any inside information on Mr.. Da-
Wis chances. Personally, like
the man." l said, but =.
Publishers and editors from all
over the State were hoping Pete
Stromberg, Senator from Howard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
County Housekeeping
By Marjorie Garfield

After attending County Council
meetings for several months | feel
that it is difficult to learn from
these public sessions what special
contributions the individual men,
bers make to the final decisions.
Still being curious l recently called
upon DR.. Lewis Merriam, member
at large from Kensington until
April of this year, who i hoped
might feel free to discuss his part
in the councils actions. l visited
DR.. Merriam at the Brookings ms
titution in Washington where he
was surrounded by the books and
papers on medical matters which
called him back after the calendar
indicated retirement.
DR.. Merriam was obviously
pleased to talk about his work on
the Council. After directing the
Bookings Report which made a
detailed survey of Montgomery
County government twelve years
ago, he has had an unique op-
portunity to put into effect some
of the changes he has recommended.
He was quick to say that he thought
the Council was doing a fine job,
and that the new Council Mana
ger government was going gor-
geously". He feels that the pres
ent Council has been solidly behind
the job of putting the Charter into
operation. He is proud of the way
in which they have studied prob
lens by "go-see" trips and hear
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
County Cancer Drive
Goes Well Over Top

The following is a record of the
results of the Cancer Drive in
Montgomery County. R. B, Sell
man, of Olney, who acted as Coun-
ty Chairman for the Drive thanks
all of workers who made these
results possible.
Chairwoman, Election District
and Total Collected are as fol-
lo~-s; ta ara
Mrs. w. Ralph Beall, Potomac,
$124.06; Mrs. Robert Swanson,
Rockville, $S31.97; Mrs. Wilton
,O'Callaghan, Wheaton Silver
Spring, $1656.1O; Mrs. James C.
Henegar, Colesville, $590.98; Mrs.
j. GLAND Harvey, Olney, $821.53 /;
Mrs. William D. hester, Laytons-
vile, $113.S7; Mrs. George Nc
Balm, Gaithersburg, $177.18; Mrs.
John Sumer Wood, Jamestown,
$195.43 Mrs. William B. Griffith,
Poolesville GAINESVILLE, $685.;
Mrs. James Kerr, Damascus
Clarksburg, $213.37.
Total cash collected, $4,7SL34.
Funds collected at State Head
quarters and credited at 1860 can
Ger campaign in Montgomery
County, $2,283,34. II
Total receipts for 1850 Cancer
campaign, $7,064.68. &;
Quota for County, $5,660.68.
Excess of collections over quota,
81 ,404.68.
Percentage of Quota collected,
1857.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Bv George B. MdcGregOr


Last week 1 told you of how
Alexander Magruder (1610-1670
was captured in England by Crom-
well in 1861 and Ninian Beall
(1625-1717) in Scotland year to
the day before, and how they were
sent to Calvert County, Maryland
via Barbados, in the West Indies,
20 cool their heels and learn to
;arm.
These events were important at
the time and they have assumed
special significance because of the
number and quality of the descend
ants left by these pioneers. Gen.
orally speaking, it can be assumed
hat all of those persons descended
from one of these leaders are also
he descendants of the other, mas
much as Alexander's grandson,
Samuel Magruder III, married
Ninian Beall's daughter, Sarah
Beall, who was named for her aunt
Sarah /, sister of Ninian Beall,
and second wife of Alexander.
This matrimonial ring-around-
rosy is quite confusing, even to
trained psychologists, and reminds
me of that popular song, 81 Am
My Own Grandpaw." All of the
early Maryland families were very
much intermarried and more or
less kin. Once in a while men mar
ried nieces, women nephews, and
the marriage of first cousins was
quite common. After the Revolu-
tion, some of the family groups,
determined to break this "tie that
binds" moved hundreds of miles
to Kentucky, Georgia and other
States. One effect of intermarri-
age was to keep large tracts of
land in the same families, and
passing on down to the succeeding
generations, many of whom still
hold it.
j. Ninian Beall, Washington
lawyer and a direct descendant of
the original Indian fighter and
MEMBER Of the Legislature, obtain
sd from Fact Finder Frederick },
Haskin the statement that his an
cestor probably had 10000 des-
cendants. Among these may be
named four Maryland Governors
spriggs, Pratt, Lowe and War
field; Ninian Edwards, Governor
of Illinois, who married a half
sister Of Abraham Lincoln's wife
Mary Todd; Gen. James Long
street, Of Georgia, and Gen. John
Bankhead Magruder, of Virginia,
both Of the Confederate Army;
Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones of
Virginia, and the U. S. Navy;
Princess Bedisco Of Georgetown,
D. C.; and the Georgia Gamblers
CASA G. and Warren Aiken, iden-
titled with Emory University, the
Southern Methodist Church and a
well known soft beverage.
Referring again to my four
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
County March of Dimes
Highest In History

According to figures released
this week by the Montgomery
County Council of the American
Legion, sponsors of the 1850
March of Dimes, county residents
contributed $26,97s.73 in the an
nual drive for the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis in
January. The 1850 contributions
represent an increase of $5,815.33
over 1949 contributions, or 28A 70
of 500, 568.40. III M
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Fear of Water

Children have no inbofn fear Of
water. II they are introduced grad
ually to water play and protected
by adults from frightening expert.
ences, many children may even
learn to swim when they are four
or five years Of age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral, located in
Cologne, Germany, has been called
the most beautiful Gothic cathed-
raj in the world. Twenty-one gen.
erations of men. from fathers to
great-grandSons, labored m r e
than six hundred years to build this
famous church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-07-13
Hamburger neInxe

For hamburger deluxe, use hot
seasoned hamburger, lettuce, and
chill sauce. Add a teaspoon Of
grated onion 10 each tablespoon OF
softened margarine to spread on
the split hamburger Guns.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-05-09

Mrs. Charles Kissell, Mrs. L. A.
Leever, Miss Olive Wilhide, Mr..
and Mrs. Vernie Nagley and
daughter Suzanne and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kemp were in Co.
lumbus Wednesday attending the
funeral services of Lorayne Kir-
elmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kirchner of Columbus former S.
Charleston residents.
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church held then
luncheon meeting in the Church
dining rooms on Tuesday May 9th.
A group of women from thu Cow
enant Presbyterian and Nort'.min-
ster Presbyterian Churches OF
Springfield wore guests. The
speaker was Mrs. w. j. Hannum
of Franklin, Chairman OF the
Presbyterian World Service De.
partn4l I whose theme was Lifted
Ligh The committee arranging
asfai. .ncluded: Mrs. Albert Ven.
ema, Mrs. C. NJ. Drake, Mrs. L. A
Lever, Mrs. Steve Kitchen and
Mrs. j. B. BoWersox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Duffey anJ
family of Columbus spent the
weekend at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. arthur Duffey.