Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-12-08
BY Jane Anderson
SIP 1926

Nt4AN P1OpAN1 NOAAONN4NSly anu
individually, are heaping more
wood on the fire and catching the
contagious spirit of Christmas,
The Sherwood Band partici
pated in the Bethesda Christmas
parade on Sunday. To miss see
ing the majorettes and drum
majors in their new uniforms is
to miss something indeed. They
are made along the lines of Robin
Hoods garb in brilliant blue
white and gold.
The majorettes, with jaunty
white felt hats topped with blue
feathers, are the Misses Regina
Boswell, Coleene Brown, Marcia
Burch, Adelaide Johnston, Sara
Pritchard, and Barbara Wendler
The drum majorette with her
high white fur shake is Miss Mary
Lou Zimmerman, and the drum
major, Monte Edwards. Some
band members have new uni.
forms too and there have been
several new instruments added.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ladson also
represented Sandy Spring in the
parade at the invitation of the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce.
They drove one of the II antique
cars seen that day.
The annual lighting of the Com
munity Christmas tree will take
place at Z o'clock, Saturday eve
ming, December 16, on front of
the Fire Department in Sandy
Spring. All of you are welcome
to gather around and join in the
traditional singing of Christmas
Carols and partake of Christmas
cookies and coffee which will be
served inside afterward Be sure
to bring the youngsters because
Santa will be on hand to listen to
their hearts desires.
st. Johns annual vestry dinner
turkey and hamD and bazaar
will be held at the Parish Hall
Saturday. One couldn't ask for
a better place to Christmas shop
both for friends and family. Be-
ginning at 2 pm. till late into
evening such items as dolls,
Christmas confections, aprons,
Christmas tree decorations, felt
stockings to hang with care" old
wine jugs made into lamps, plants
and dry flower arrangements,
framed prints and poems, plus
lots of "attic treasures" will be
plentiful
The Little Garden Club and the
Friendship Garden Club of Sandy
Spring are holding a greenery
show. under the auspices of the
Sherwood Library Committee at
the Sherwood Library through to-
morrow. There is no competition
involved in this show It's pur-
pose rather is to display Christ
mas ideas to the public. Entries
consist of those made by the
many talented members of both
clubs.
The Boy Scouts Troop 264 of
Sandy Spring, will be selling
Christmas trees in the lot across
the street from st. Peters Catho-
lie Church in Olney from Decem-
ber II through "a. The boys will
be there all day on Saturday and
Sunday and from to 6 pm. on
weekdays. Let's give them lots
of business.
The Lions Club of Sandy Spring
is having ladies' night at the
Sherwood Cafeteria Monday. A
Christmas auction to which the
public is invited will be held the
same evening at 8 pm.
Cub Scout, Pack 459, recently
met at Sherwood Gym. It's mem.
bership has scared to 95 enthusi
astic boys. Twenty-Five new boys
were brought into dens II and Il
at this meeting and received THEN
Bob Cat pins. The highlight OF
the evening was the graduation
of the Webeloes into Boy Scouts
The term "Webeloes," for lay
men like you and me, means that
the boys have stepped up through
the Cub Scout ladder of Wolf
Bear, and Lion tthe w, B and L
in the term). The five boys tC
graduate were: Boldly Coale anC
Buddy Turner who are now il
Boy Scout Troop 473 at Colesvillt
and Andy Bond who is in Boy
Scout Troop 264 at Olney and Tee
Fletcher, who has completed the
work but will not be in Troop 264
until his 11th birthday in Janu
ary. Congratulations!
The Little Theatre Group ol
Sandy Spring, of which Mrs, Rob
ert Miller is the new president
plans series of three plays. The
first one moon Up" was pre-
sented last week. II was the frs
serious play attempted by The
group and was an excellent pro
duction.