Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01
By Joan Edwards
G'burg 1912

A gain of so guests over last
years attendance was registered
by the Clarksburg Optimist Club
when it held its annual crab and
shrimp feast at Hyattstown re-
Gently.
In addition to visitors from
Montgomery County, friends from
Frederick County and the District
also attended.
The committee was composed of
James r. King, Chairman; Or
man Rippeon, John Anderson,
Gather Draper, Arnold Price,
Dorsey Howes, Ben La Blanc, and
Russell King.
Gather Draper, Director of the
Boys Club, announced that there
were 16 active members in the
Boys Club. They are members of
the Clarksburg Junior Optimist
Baseball team. They won 10, and
lost 10 to end in third place in the
County League. The main coun-
cilors to the boys were James R.
King, Gather Draper and Arnold
Price.
James r. King said that he
hoped that the age limit could be
increased for next year, that more
fathers would be interested in
their sons development and that
more people would attend the
games. Photos of the baseball
team can be secured from Gather
Draper.
The next regular meeting night
will be on Sept. u at the Clarks-
burg School.
Miss Lois Lancaster celebrated
her birthday on Aug. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wilhide
left on Tuesday morning, Aug. %
to see his sister and brother-in-
law, Mr., and Mrs. Weaver Kimble.
Among the many guests who at,
tended demonstration party
given by Mrs. Emory Edwards
last Thursday, Aug. 25, were Mrs.
Stella Marshall, Mrs. Lucy Mar.
shall Mrs. Mabel Dahler, Mrs.
Wilma Dahler, Mrs. Mamie Day
and Mrs. Lillian Pearre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Thomp-
son announce the birth of a baby
daughter last week.
Master Stephen Wantz celebrat-
ed his birthday on Aug. %.
The community of Clarksburg
wishes to express its sympathy to
Frank Thayer on the death of his
sister who lives in Massachusetts.
Francis Dahler suffered case
of walking pneumonia on Aug. %.
He is under the care of the doctor.
Richard Wilhide suffered a
cracked arm when a beam from
a house he was working on fell
on his arm two weeks ago.
Mrs. Gussie Ihrig and son, Con
rad, and Walter Ihrig are visiting
Mrs. Stella Marshall and family
for the week. They are returning
home to Newark, N. j., Saturday,
Sept, 3.
The Clarksburg Germantown
MYF met Sunday evening, Aug.
%, at the Clarksburg Church, 7:3O
pm.
The Washington West District
Conference will be held at Ep.
worth Church, Gaithersburg on
September %, at s pm. 1t is re.
quested that the following people
attend this conference. The
charge lay leader, the church lay
leaders, the presidents of the
WSCS, the local church steward.
ship director, the local church
chairman of promotion and the
chairman of training.
MIR and Mrs. Wendell Day from
Jacksonville, Fla, visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence d.
Day of Clarksburg on their way
to Endicott, n. Y. Wendell is go.
ing TO school at the International
Business Machine Headquarters.
Bird j. Allender and friends
from Washington fiShed in the
Atlantic from Indian River Inlet
on Aug. 20.
Mrs, Ben f. Hartley fell at the
Germantown Methodist Church on
Thursday evening and broke her
left wrist.
Mrs Ruth L. Anderson cele.