Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-07

During the years when We oe-
easloNslly came down from lay
louisville 10 attend n dance or to
play bridge in the Country Club
in Rockville, little did we think
that we would one dav be living in
it, and Lady, the Rillhlmer terrier
be chasing the squirrels and the
NeighborS' cats on Williams Street,
The Clubhouse several years ago
was made into two apartments
she upper facing On Williams
Street Snd the lower on Fails Road,
The grounds are spacious and there
is n grove Of large oak trees which
attract n great many birds, All
our old faVorlties may be seen from
time to time-carainals, ln0Skeis,
nuthateA. an occasional ehieSades
with its tight Jockey cap, and Nf
course, the iaevitShle NSparrowS
and StarlingS, We are particularly
pleased with the squirrels which
look 50 fat and well fSa-their
tails are like ostrich planes, They
are not a new experience to Lady,
as she grew up in, Washington
Grove where the squirrels are
plentiful, We had no oaks around
our home IN LaytOnsville So had no
squirrels there, ~
"NoUr apartment at l6 Williams
STREET must be huge, isn't its" our
friends have inquired since we
came here six weeks ago to live,
Yes, it is, The living room is tweN-
ty by thirty feet; two bedrooms
arV fifteen by fifteen; the dining
room thirteen by fourteen; kitchen
about the same size, and there is a
large porch acrOSS the entire back
of three rooms, besides a spacious
front porch and small Stoop at
the side of the kitchen, Il is large
enough to hold most Of the fUrNi-
ture from our seven room house in
LaytoaSville, SO we were spared
parting with the hOmely things
with which we grew up,
Here is what Miss Noma Th0mp-
son has to say about the property
in her History Of Rockville;
"TAe most prctentioUS, flourish
ing and exclusive club in the his
tory Of the town was the strictly
social Montgomery County Club,
organized July I, 1907, Incorporate
ed as a Social Association the
iacorporators being Samuel l.,
Philips, Henry ], Finley, Thomas
NJ. Talbot, Dr. George L. Lewis,
Charles NJ, Jones, Ralph +, Jones,
John Brewer, Thomas ], Packard,
DR.. Reverdy Stewart, and Edwin
S, Hcge, On the Board of Govern
ors in 1914 We're Robert II, Peter,
President, DIR, Lewis, Julian Whit
ing, Edwin Hege, r. II, CaShell,
Charles NJ, Jones, Roland WOOton,
]. Darby Bowman, Edward ),
Dawson, John Brewer, The first
club quarters were IN the house
built by AdAir Brooke in 1905 on
the site of the present CaShell
residence on Forest Avenue, In
the fall Of 1911 the Prescott home,
now occupied by the Reuben Pun
phrey Colonial Funeral Home, was
taken over by the club, where
many elaborate entertainments
were held. Desiring a permanent
location, the club members erected
an attractive building in 1913 be-
tween Williams Street and Great
Falls Road, now owned by bueh
NJ. Gardner. realtor.
During the first five years
membership was difficult to obtain,
applicants having 20 be sponsored
and strictly passed upon, but as
members increased and the con-
genial atmosphere was dlsSlpateu'
interest among the old members
decreased, the club gradually be-
coming extinct, passing into ms
tory in 1888. Rockvillians now
patronize the Chevy Chase, Con
gressional, Manor and other clubs
for their social activities,
Forgot 10 mention that there