Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-13


busy with openings and ceremo-
MES" what with the new Rockville
Goodwill Industries Store opening
on Thursday, the beautiful new St.
Mary's Parochial School and the
public schools opening on Monday.
At impressive ceremonies on
Thursday, Mrs. Lucie G. Howard,
manager of the Rockville Goodwill
Store, was presented with the key
to the new building. While Mrs.
Howard and her staff of assistants
will be greatly missed from the
Main Street, her many friends and
customers will enjoy shopping in
the spacious new store.
With the opening OF school on
Monday came two newcomers-our
first lady school crossing guards
Mrs. Elizabeth Mae Stewart, who
will be on duty at Montgomery
Avenue and Park Street, at the en-
trance to the Rockville Elementary
School, and Mrs. Elsie Lowe, who
will be on duty at the Lone Oak
School. Mrs. Stewart makes her
home in Viers Mill Village and
Mrs. Lowe at present is living near
Four Corners but expects to move
to Viers Mill Village shortly.
A hearty welcome to these ladies
whose jobs it will be to protect our
youngsters from the many hazards
which present-day traffic presents
at the school crossings.
The many friends of Mrs. John
S. Baumel will be happy to know
that she is much improved from
her recent illness. Mrs. Baumel
makes her home with her son-in-
law. and daughter, Mar and Mrs. j..
Alfred Kay of West Montgomery
Avenue.
Mrs. John D. Powman of Belle
vue Woods was truly surprised
Saturday night when large group
of friends dropped in to sing
Happy Birthday.
At another celebration on Sat
urday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison England of
Forest Avenue, Mrs. j. Alfred Kay
and John Kent of Wood Acres,
were joint honorees. Both cele-
brate their birthdays the same day.
Others at the gay gathering were
Mr.. Kay, Mrs. Kent, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon S. Parker.
Jane Alice Chinn is at home af-
ter a twirl in New York and West
Virginia. At Lake George, N. Y.
she visited her former roommate,
Cynthia Van Vert for two weeks,
returned home for a few days, and
then took off for Peru, w. Va, to
visit friends. Next week, she will
enter her junior year at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Another junior at Maryland this
year will be Mary Stout Joining
those to return to school soon will
be Boots Karn, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley Karn, who will return to
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at
Blacksburg, Va. for his sophomore
year. Buddy Wire, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Wire, will also be leav-
ing for Blacksburg soon to enter
his first year at V.PI. Jim Davis,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin l..
Davis of West Montgomery Ave
nue., will leave on Thursday for
Cornell in Ithaca, N. Y.
Mrs. Porter Ward will leave on
Saturday for Atlantic City, N. J.
where she will be a guest at Chal-
fonte-Haddon Hall until October l.
Mr.. Arthur England and his son,
Owings, and friend, are at home
after a ten-day motor trip which
took them through seven states.
They visited Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, and Michigan.
For the Its a small world de-
partment" comes this bit of news
from Fort Worth, Tex. 1t seems
that Capt. and Mrs. Perry Griffith
were getting settled in their new
home there - where Captain Perry
has recently reported for duty with
the Army when who should they
discover was their very next door
neighbor but Colonel Dunbar
Perry's commanding officer during
the entire time he served overseas
Neither knew the other was living
there.
It's good news to hear thai
Chuck Dulane is back on the jot
at WGAY after a bout with streE
throat.
The Woodrow Adams barn il
Gaithersbur was the setting anc
Mr.. and Mrs. John McIntire were
the callers for the simply super
Square Dance given last Friday
night by Annabel Adams and jim
Davis. Mary Stout, Mark Taylor
Jane Chinn, Bob Bowman, Judy
and Mike Brenneman, Gretchen
Paffenbarger, Tom Kelley, Sissy
Berry, Doug Burch, Carol Stuart
and Judson Hardy were among
those WHO enjoyed the unique
party
Saturday found a number of 10.
cal horse lovers at the olney farm