Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-11
Dateline Damascus
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith "

We have always boosted thai
Damascus is a modern and up tc
date community but we have ad
ditional proof of this statement
in the story that follows.
On Friday, March 5, the ninth
grade civics students of Mr.
Charles Parker accompanied by
representatives of the 9Th, 10th
and 18th grades went on a trip
to Colonial Williamsburg to
study early Colonial life in
America as portrayed in its
buildings, government, CONNER
cial activities, etc. Some "A stu
dents made the trip accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
Wilfred Watkins. Mrs. Frank
Blood, Mrs. Frank Griggs and
Mrs. Oakley Mcdaniel.
Here is where the up to date
ness we mentioned came in. The
group made the greater part of
the trip in a privately chartered
DC 4 plane. They left by Capital
Airlines from Washington Ma
tional Airport and Travelled to
Newport News, Virginia, where
they were met by a Greyhound
bus which took them on a five
hour conducted tour of Williams
burg with special study being
given to five of the major build
ings. The group enjoyed lunch
at the Williamsburg Lodge and
returned to Newport News where
they again were transported by
air to Washington leaving New
port News at $50 and arriving
in Washington at 7:3O.
Before landing the plan e
circled over Washington City
giving the children the oppor-
tunity to view the lighted metro
polls and to see particularly such
outstanding lighting effects as
those on the Capitol Dome.
About 16 members of Mrs. Err
nest Lipford's Sunday School
class enjoyed a visit Sunday to
the Smithsonian Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klaus SchwarZ
and sons Kai, Hans and Klaus
left Wednesday for a two weeks
vacation in Florida.
Among those attending the
flower show from this area were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Mullinix,
Mrs. Annie Burke, Miss Rosalie
e MulliniX, Mrs. Edna Branden.
burg, Mrs. Milton Tabler, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Burdette, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Warfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kemp.
The Senior MYF held their
monthly skating party at Brad
dock Tuesday.
We would like to extend CON
gratulations to Coach Harry
Stipe and the members of his
basketball team. The boys who
were Class B Montgomery Coun-
ty champions met the champions
sof Prince Georges County, Gwynn
Park High School, last Friday
night and defeated them by a
score of 50-38. They went on the
following night to meet their
next opponent, Lackey High
School of Indian Head, cham
pions of Charles County. We
are sorry to report that they lost
this encounter by score of Il
40. However since this is the
first year that Damascus has by
size Of student population been
eligible for class B rather than
class c competition and then only
by few students we think that
they did eXcellently and deserve
congratulations from all of us.
The Browningsville Home.
makers Club met at the home of
Mrs. Mollie Gladhill last Tues
day to make toys for Children's
Hospital. In the days session 70
toys were completely made (cut,
sewed and stuffed. Mrs. Glad
hill served a delicious luncheon
to the following members who
were present: the Mesdames
Vivian Browning, Eunice Walker,
Margaret Watkins, Joyce Beall.
Louise DuvalI Iris Gladhill,
Nettie Johnson, Hilda Day, Mar
garet Hardy, Ethel Gladhill,
yEssie Stephens, Leanah Day,
Ethel Leishear, olive Stup,
Helene Lewis, Alta Beall, Mary
Davis, Matilda Jaeger, Ethel
Beasley, Irene Arnold, Rosie