Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-08-07
LAYT0NSV|LLE and VICINITY
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith w
Damascus 1852

ana VINO earn ana OICen expect
little praise. This column would
like to salute the workers who SOL
licited the district for the Mont
gomery County General Hospital
supper. Mrs. Percy Willett, Chair
man assisted by Mrs. Vestus Will
cox and the following committee
members: the Mesdames A. w.
Hines, George Young, Clagett
Warfield, Arthur Warner, Daisy
Brinegar, Hugh Brinton, Warren
Tydings, Francis Barber, W. w.
Griffith, Thomas Howes, George
Miller, c. R. Hurt. ellis Owings,
Jack Payne, Roland Green and the
Misses Virginia Griffith, Joyce
Riggs, and Barbara Riggs. Con-
gratulations for job well done
and at the request of Mrs. Percy
Willett a personal thank you to
each worker.
DR.. and Mrs. Harvey Fleck and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Doane and
family of Baltimore were dinner
guests Sunday of Mrs. jeffrey
Griffith and Mrs. Percy Willett.
Little Bill Doane stayed when the
rest of the family went back to
Baltimore to spend two weeks with
his cousin, Putt Willett.
Mrs. Reuben Nicholson and Mr..
and Mrs. William Bogley drove to
Newton D. Baker General Hospi-
sons husband who is a patient
there. Mr.. Nicholson will have a
birthday on August Is. For those
who would like to remember him,
his address is Ward 100, Newton
D. Baker Veterans Hospital, Mar
tinsburg, West Virginia.
Mrs. Lewis Kibbee entertained a
group of friends at a bridge party
tuesday evening.
Mrs. Dorsey Griffith, Mrs. Hugh
Howard, Mrs. Mary Allnutt, Mrs.
Ethel Taylor, and Mrs. Harold
Mitchell enjoyed picnic at Tri-
delphia, Wednesday.
Mrs. Dorsey Howes is spending
this week as the guest of Mrs.
Mary Allnutt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen King and
son Bobby from near Doylestown,
Fenna. are spending the next three
weeks with Mrs. Kings mother,
Mrs. Lulu Fraley and her sister
Mrs. Byron Allnutt.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Jones and
daughter Patsy are vacationing at
Lake George.
Mt. Tabor Church at Etchison
will hold it's Sunday School picnic
Friday, August 8, at Braddock.
st. Paul's will have it's picnic
Tuesday, August IL also at Brad
dock.
A large group of Laytonsville
residents attended the big four
county Christian Endeavor Rally
held Sunday, August 8, at PARIS
Spring, Nd. where the four coun-
ties of Montgomery, Howard, Car
roll, and Frederick meet. Since
the exact spot of this meeting is
now under the waters of farm
pond, a platform was erected over
the lake from which Governor
Theodore R. McKeldin and the
other spea kers addressed the
group. Two district residents
took prominent part in the rally.
Mr.. Wilton Boswell served as mas
ter of ceremonies. He is also edi-
tor of the Maryland Endeavorer'
which is edited and published at
Rrookeville. Mrs. Marion Selby
another district resident who is
secretary of Maryland C. E. Union
was the solist for the rally. A
colorful touch in the rally was
provided by Mr.. Charles Hayward
| C. E. Field Secretary for this area,
who had just returned from Hawaii
and who presented to both Cover
nor and Mrs. McKeldin leis flown
in from that territory.
We are sorry to report another
lad accident on the road from Lay
louisville to Etchison near Rocky
Road. A truck belonging to Oar
rington Riggs overturned there or
Monday, caught fire and complete
ly burned. 1t might be well tc
nave some sort of marker erected
at this spot warning motorists to
drive carefully. 1t was just back
in the June Goth issue that we re.
ported a car overturning at this
same point and the serious injury
of it's two passengers. Fortunate.
ly this time the truck driver was