Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11
Date|ine Damascus
MIS- ulysses griffith ~ Damascus 1852
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith w

The opening of school was prob
ably the biggest news item of the
wee; in Damascus as both ele-
mentary and high school students
returned to work for the new
school year.
According to Emerson Slacum,
High School Principal, enrolment
in the high school the first day was
278, about 20 more than last year.
There are II on the high school
faculty this year with three new
!, faces. The new teachers are Miss
Winifred Rodgers who taught Eng
lish in Paris last year and who will
teach French at Damascus this
year, Mr.. Earl Shaw who will teach
English, History and Geography in
the junior high.
Despite the hustle and hustle of
the first week, plans were started
for the big Community Fair which
will be held the second weekend in
October. This is an annual event
with many entries, both by students
and adults. Planning was also un-
der way for the Flower Show spon-
sored by the Future Homemakers
which will be held in the latter part
of October.
In the elementary school the en-
rollment on the first day totaled
496 which is an increase over last
year of about 40. There are Is on
the faculty this year with only one
new face, Mrs. Alice Wilson from
Unity, who will teach the 4th
grade. Mrs. Dorothy Burdette has
also returned to the faculty after
years leave of absence.
h The Damascus Homemakers met
Thursday, Sept. II, at the home of
Mrs. Roger Poole with Mrs. Ethel
Beall and Mrs. Purdum Poole as
co-hostesses. Miss Edythe Turner
led the discussion which was con-
cerned with Perennial Borders.
The Damascus W.S.C.S. met
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Noah Ifert. 1t was reported that
over $475 had been cleared on the
church supper held the preceding
Saturday.
We are glad to learn that Larry
Burdette, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Burdette is slowly but
steadily improving at George
Washington Hospital where he is
being treated for polio.
Five very tired but extremely
happy boys returned to their homes
in the Damascus district from
Camp Charles H. Grimm in Kill
marnoc, Va, last Friday. The boys
George Ketzel, Louis Abrhams,
Arthur Bowie, Clifford Burdette,
and Jerry Hyatt represented the
Damascus schools at the School
Boys Patrol Camp held from Sun
day through Friday. y,
The Methodist Missionary Study
Group met Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Luther Moore. The Wesleyan
Service Guild met the preceding
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Leslie
Thompson. The Missionary Group
which at present is studying "The
Family - A Christian Concern"
had the pleasure of having as its
teacher, Mrs. Mabel Wagner, a
missionary on furlough from India.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Purdum and
Mrs. George Boyer spent the Labor
Day weekend in Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lipford will
return to Damascus next week. The
Lipfords have been enjoying a five
week motor trip through the west
ern United States and on out to
the West Coast.
The Damascus Lions and their
ladies enjoyed a very pleasant din
ner meeting Tuesday at Clagetts-
vile. A fine program of singing
featured the entertainment.
The Fire Department and their
ladies auxiliary are extremely busy
these days making plans for their
annual turkey supper to be held
Saturday, October II, from two to
eight. All proceeds from this din
ner go toward the maintenance OF
the fire department.
The M.Y.F. will hold its monthly
evening skating party Thursday,
Sept. II, at Braddock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Slacum
and Mrs. Charles Tschiffeley and
son drove to Newton d. Baker
Hospital in Martinsburg, West Vir-
ginia on Sunday to visit Mrs.
Tschiffelay's husband.
Mary Lou and Jimmy Kerr, chill