Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
NEWS FROM
Germantown
Mrs. Laura Nicely
Gaithersburg 78o-J-I2

Several members of Gathers
burg High School band had a
treat on last Saturday when they
went to the Clemson and M.U.
football game at Byrd Stadium.
Band Day and Air Force ROTC
day was celebrated and our boys
came he le tired but happy.
Surely t., incentive to do ones
best as a member of a local band
is increased by having opportuni-
ties such as this one proved to
be. Attending from here were
Mack, Jack and Bobbie Hawkins
and David Clinedinst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira E. Dove of
Hyattsville visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. f. Dove on Sunday. DR..
Vernon E. Martens was called to
treat Mrs. Dove who was suffer
ing from a virus infection. Her
condition is greatly improved at
this writing. The little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Linthicum
is also ILL.,
Rev. and Mrs. Luther W. Mer-
Ger and son were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Garnett Umberger on
Sunday after attending the morn
ing services at Germantown Bap-
fist Church. Rev. Mercer preach
ed, using 2 Cor. 5-21 as subject
and it was an unusually fine SER
mon-one of the best I've ever
heard on the CrucifiXion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Burdette
rare rejoicing at the birth of their
! third son on last Friday, Nov.
18th at Sandy Spring Hospital.
Congratulations, happy parents!
If you're hungry for a good
old fashioned Country Ham and
Oyster supper, for which the
ladies of Germantown Trinity
Methodist Church W.S.C.S. are
famous, then you'll not have to
wait longer than Saturday, Nov.
Goth, 4 to 8 pm. Also plan to do
some of your Christmas shop
ping at their fancy work table.
See you there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Ward and
son, William, visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ernest Former, at Sib-
ley Hospital and their newest
grandson billie" who arrived on
Nov. 18th. Little billie" is quite
delicate and is being given oxy-
gen at present as he rests in an
incubator.
The Montgomery County sing
ing convention which met at
Neelsville Presbyterian church on
last Sunday was well attended.
Little Misses Brenda and Linda
Smith accompanied their father
Allen Smith on last Sunday to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man c. Lynch near Damascus.
Mr. and Mrs. Zane Nicely and
Barbara, Michael and Marjorie of
Bowleys Quarters visited with his
parents here on Saturday. They
report that their lovely wooded
grounds were almost completely
denuded by Hazel as were their
neighbors places.
After completing very busy
week of speaking and showing
pictures of her work, travels and
making her hearers more acutely
aware of the needs of more mis-
sionaries, Miss Olive 1. Rawn,
who has been guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Rawn,
returned on Friday to Pennsyl-
vania. She will be in missionary
conferences all of this week in
and around Allentown.
c. p. Graham and a group of
friends of Frederick attended the
lecture by Miss Rawn at Ger
mantown Baptist church which
was sponsored by W.M.U. group.
Other folk who attended were
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Kolb, who for
merly lived here and now living
at Forest Grove, accompanied by
their daughters and other friends.
Opening greetings were given
by Miss Olives mother, our local
leader of WMU. Mrs. Marie
Price lifted the offering which
amounted to $19. Our fondest
wishes for continued success will
follow you, Miss Olive, wherever
you serve.
Announcing the arrival of q
second son to the Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Frye on Monday at Subur
ban Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram E. Per
rell of Neelsville motored to the