Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-07-10
WASHINGTON GROVE
By Mrs June Healy - Gaithersburg 1-W

ed. Note: This portion of
Washington Grove news is hold
over from last week.
The Homemakers of Washington
Grove wish to express their APP
probation to all who cooperated tc
make the visit of the Bloodmobile
such a great success. Ninety-three
pints of blood were donated on
what was one of the hottest days
on record last week. Mrs. W. L.
Darby and Mrs. Carroll Ware were
co-chairmen of this project and
they spent weeks in planning and
in working for its success. They
made personal calls upon people,
spoke on the radio, wrote rs per-
sonal letters and visited Sunday
Church services to solicit doners
and their efforts were highly re-
warded. The Homemakers served
lunch to the Red Cross Staff mem
bers and the Red Cross Canteen
served dinner. The Bloodmobila
will be in the Grove next year the
first week in June between the
"corn-plantin' and the harvest" in
order to allow more people an op
portunity to give blood.
TRAVELLERS: Mrs. H. Clark
Helms left last week for visit in
Wisconsin. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
X. Edwards are off on a jaunt into
Canada with their two daughters
after having the two boys at Brent
wood Camp in New York State.
Also en- route to Brentwood this
week are Miss Barbara Bent who
is to be a counsellor there for the
entire summer, and her brother
David who is driving with his
Mother, Mrs. Bernard Bent and
Mrs. Val Spurney and daughter,
Suzy, of Kensington.
The Finks of this area really
had time for themselves this past
weekend with most of the activity
centering in Oakmont at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Fink.
Their weekend guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Randall Ours of Broad
way, Virginia and Mr.. Roy Fink
and his fiance' of Bergton, Vir.
ginia. On Saturday evening, Mrs.
Hugh Stup of Rockcrest was hostess
at baby-shower at the Fink's
home for Mrs. Margretta Fink of
washington Grove, while the men
folks gathered at the home of Les
Ter Wilson in Rockville. On Sun
day all the Finks who belong to
the family of A. G.oFink of Wash
lngton, D. G. gathered at the Agri-
culture Center for reunion. Five
separate families were in attend
ence.
Those who are interested in the
history of the Grove will be pleased
To read a letter which your cor
respondent received this week from
Mr. A. II. Pop" Sorgenfrei. Mr..
Sorgenfrei was the first official
caretaker of the Grove and came
here In 1910 with his wife and s
Girls and he remained here for
nearly 40 years. He lived in th..
mouse on Laytonsville Pike now
occupied by the George Swans.
Mr.. Sorgenfrei, now IS years old
IS not able to read and does not
near we'll but he enjoys writing
ana promises an occasional letter
recalling some significant facts and
making comparisons of "theh and
now" The letter reads as fo:-
lows:
Having heard so much about
the new look" Washington Grove
had taken on due to the winterizin,,
OF many cottages and especially
me cottage of my good friends Of
long hears, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
ware, l just had hankerinp to
see Washington Grove again and
lhen came something that made if
must" Mrs. Ware sent me :,
erecting card for my 85th birth.
Gay and said Tell the girls 70
oring you out and spend the dav,,
90 1t was that they deposited mo
promptly at II am. SUNDAY, lima
~ at the Church door. You know
many of US are real good at hind
Slght but not so, Alice Ware Thru
ner usual foresight my friends, bv
her invitation came in to greet me-
and SO saw rs or 80. When il
was time to go home, Mr.. Helen
Kaglones summed up my feelings
m a question l have asked mvseIf
so often of late "Pop, whatever
made you leave such a wonderful
place to live where all of the peonIo
are so nice to each other?
Mrs. Marion Solo, chairman of
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