Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-03
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3-2682

The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Damascus Volunteer Fire Depart
ment met last Thursday and held
their election of officers for the
new year The following were
elected: Mrs. Marvin Magin,
. president; Mrs. George Pope,
first vice-president; Mrs. Luther
Burke, second vice-president;
Mrs. Mehrle Warfield, Jr., record
ing secretary; Mrs. Clifford Dav-
is. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Roger Poole, treasurer; Mrs.
Bernard Gladhill, historian; Mrs.
Mollie Gladhill, chaplain; Mrs.
Leroy MulliniX, guard and Miss
Diane Burdette, color bearer.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mrs. Leroy Mullinix and Mrs.
Luther Burke.
The members of the Damascus
Volunteer Fire Department met
Friday for their annual election
of officers. The following men
were elected to head the depart
ment for the coming year: James
Perry, president; Mehrle War
field, Jr., first vice-president; Ro-
bert Mullinix, second vice preSi-
dent; E. Guy Jewell, recording
secretary; Deets Warfield, Jr.,
corresponding secretary; Basil
Burdette, treasurer; B. D. Glad
hill, financial secretary; G. Ken
meth Howes, chief; Luther Burke,
first assistant chief; and Les
Thompson, second assistant chief.
The chiefs have made the fol
lowing appointments: captains
Robert Mullinix, Kenneth King,
Norman Murray, Austin MulliniX
and Joseph C. Hawkins; lieuten-
ants-Monroe Duvall, Thomas
Woodfield, Thomas BelliSon, Eu-
gene Reid, Clifford Davis and
Carlton Brandenburg.
Mrs. Roger Poole as treasurer
turned over to the department a
check for $2261. Sc, the profit
from the recent turkey supper.
Department officers will be in
stalled at the annual banquet for
the members of the department
and their wives tonight.
Remember the date, Satur-
day for the annual WSCS tur-
key supper. The Wesleyan
Service Guild will have a ba-
Zaar and bake sale in cOnnec-
ton with the supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Poole and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Richard of
Gaithersburg enjoyed a motor
trip to Western Maryland Sum-
day. They visited among other
places Dams Rock, the highest
point in the state of Maryland.
Harry Pearce celebrated his
birthday Sunday, with a turkey
D dinner at Pope's Restaurant. Mr..
Pearce had as his guests his four
sisters, Mrs. Blanche Watkins,
Mrs. Mamie Watkins, Mrs. Pearl
Moore and Mrs. Winnie Mullinix,
also Herman Mullinix, Will
Moore, Edward Watkins, Elva
Watkins, Marian Watkins, and
his two sons Chester and Roscoe
Pearce and their wives. Mr..
Pearce received many lovely
gifts.
Michael "Bubby" Shipley, four
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Shipley, is in Georgetown
University Hospital. Bubby miss
es his friends a great deal and
would be very glad to hear from
them with cards and notes.
Mrs. Monroe Beall of Brown
ingsville is patient at Takoma
Park Sanitarium where she is
recuperating from an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Hamilton Ho-
ward of Westfield, NJ ]. spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
b. M. Woodfield. Mr.. Howard at
tended Maryland Homecoming
( Saturday with his son-in-law DR..
y James O'Rourke while Mrs. Ho-
ward visited her daughter and
new grandson James Howard
O'Rourke.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Harvey were
Saturday supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. B. M. Woodfield.
Just a reminder that the adult
education classes are continuing
to meet and that it is still pos
sible to register and join one of
the classes if you are interested.
Tipping meets Tuesdays and
Thursdays; clothing construction
meets Thursdays; woodwork
meets Tuesdays and rugmaking
on Thursdays. All classes are
held at the high school from
1880 to $3.50.
DR.. and Mrs. Asbury Smith and
Mrs. Evans were Sunday dinner
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. A.
Dean Kesler. DR.. Smith was the
guest preacher at the Damascus
Methodist church.
The WSCS meets today, at 1870
with Mrs. Sterling Day. Co.host-