Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-01
Dateline Damascus
Damascus 1852


mington, Delaware as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Snapp.
Miss Janet Thompson Of West
minister entertained Saturday
afternoon at bridal shower hon
oring Miss Nancy Mcdaniel. The
shower which was a complete sur
prise to Nancy was attended by
many relatives, friends and class
mates. Miss Mcdaniel will be
married Sunday in the Damascus
Methodist Church to Mr.. Glenn
Barnard at 7 pm.
Pvt. Roger N, Darby returned
Sunday to Camp Devens, Mass.
after spending weeks furlough
with his mother Mrs. Halle Darby.
Mrs. Donald Byrnes and Mrs.
B. M. Woodfield had lunch Tuesday
at Normandy Farms.
Damascus had its population
upped by at least two last week
as two new citizens arrived on the
scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Knootz
are receiving congratulations on
the birth Of son, Randall Allen
Sept. 20, at Montgomery General
Hospital. Randy who weighed in
at husky 9 lbs. 612 OF. has a
seven year old brother Wayne.
Also receiving congratulations
are Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wagner.
Little Betty Esther Wagner was
born Tuesday, Sept. % at Wash
ington Sanitarium in Takoma
Park. She has two sisters, Elaine
who is 8 and Barbara who is 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pope were
dinner guests last Thursday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bodmer of
Wheaton.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Damascus Volunteer Fire Depart
ment met last Thursday with Mrs.
Bernard Gladhill and Mrs. Nor
gan Duvall as hostesses. Main
business of the evening was the
making of final plans for the an
nual turkey dinner to be held Sat-
urday, Oct. 10.
The W.S.C.S. meets Thursday,
Oct. 1 at the home of Mrs. Sterling
Day with Mrs. Blanche Watkins,
and the Misses Elva and Marian
Watkins as co-hostesses.
Mrs. Upton Gladhill spent Tues
day as the guest of Mrs. George
Friedrich of Silver Spring.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gladhill were Mr..
and Mrs. John Thompson and Mrs.
]. D.. Thompson of Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Riggs and
family of Kemptown.
Aubrey Mullineaux, Jr. spent
this past weekend in Philadelphia,
Pa.
The Damascus M.Y.F. attended
the first fall subdistrict meeting
Monday evening at the Ridgeville
Methodist Church. New officers for
coming year were installed; among
them Miss Grace Burdette of
Damascus who is the new secre-
tary. The Rev. Warren Firth of
Laytonsville was the speaker for
the evening. On Thursday evening,
Oct. 1 the M.Y.F. enjoyed their
monthly skating party at Brad
dock.
The Damascus Methodist Church
will join with churches all over
the world in their observance of
Would Communion Sunday. The
sacrament of Holy Communion
will be observed at the IL am.
service.
Knowing as we do the hard work
and good jobs done in the schools
by the room mothers we. would
like to merton the choices of new
room mothers for the coming year
at the elementary school
kindergarten Mrs. Norman
Murray, Mrs. Stewart Watkins,
Mrs. Walter Olsen and Mrs. Har-
old Morris; Miss Edwina Mullin-
ks first grade: Mrs. William
Miles and Mrs. Donald Warfeld;
Miss Einstein's first grade; Mrs.
Irving Burdette and Mrs. William
Mullinix; Miss Reaser's first
grade; Mrs. David Duvall and Mrs.
William Frienmuth.
Miss Darby's second grade: Mrs.
Donald Scott and Mrs. George Sid
Ter; Mrs. Kings second grade;
Mrs. Roy Collins and Mrs. Robert
Lewis; Mrs. Bumgardner's second
and third grade; Mrs. Kenneth
Windham and Mrs. Michael Floyd.
Mrs. Rurdette's third grade;
Mrs. High Davidson and Mrs. Carl
Dornheim; Mrs. Roberts third
grade; Mrs. Herbert Mumford and
Mrs. Walter Olsen; Mrs. Days
fourth grade; Mrs. Ven FRESHMAN
and Mrs. Brandon Duval; Mrs.
Nell's fourth and fifth grade; Mrs.
Claude Burdette and Mrs. Willard
Watkins; Mrs. Gladys Days fifth
grade; Mrs. Roscoe Buxton and
Mrs. Tilghman Brandenburg; Mr..
Kincaid's fifth grade; Mrs. Will
liam o. King and Mrs. William
Beall; Miss Constance Mullinix's
sixth grade; Mrs. Merle Burdette
and Mrs. Bernard Poole and Mr..
Collins sixth grade; Mrs. Eugene
Walker and Mrs. George Watkins
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Boone
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