Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-02-17

during student assembly periods
but also to promote community.
school relationships and actively
support the charity Embarrassing
efforts of the Lions.
Those in the school system see
frequent use of these funds dur.
ing the year as the Lions provide
glasses, shoes, medical care,
food and clothing for those in
need. Students also see the
funds used to support such
things as, swimming instruction
for children, Scout programs, the
community fair and the annual
Halloween party.
The festival will run from
to 9 pm. Entertainment will in
clude eight performances by
Aunt Jemima and the music of
Louis Burdette and the Monocacy
Play Boys. The highlight of the
entertainment will be the selec-
ton of the Queen and her court
with Jerry and Imma Strong,
WMAL stars, acting as judges.
See you in Damascus Tuesday.
Everybody is going to be there.
Mrs. Catherine Benjamin,
second grade teacher, is leaving
the Damascus Elementary School
and returning to Florida. Her
place will be taken by Mrs. John
King.
We are glad to report that
Miss Jill Burdette, who was
seriously hurt in an automobile
accident recently, is steadily
improving and hopes to be home
from Frederick Memorial Hos
pital this week.
Damascus PTA met Monday,
Feb. 7. Flag salute was led by
the older Campfire Girls. Invoca-
ton was given by the Rev. Leon
Dage.
1t was reported that S700.16
was cleared on the Maryland
Virginia Milk Producers Ban
quet and S270.46 has been cleared
so far on the Lions dinners.
Total contributions to the
March of Dimes was reported as
81, 900.46. This is still an incom-
plete figure. Mrs. Grace Smiths
third grade and Richard Sprowl's
ga won the attendance banners.
Departmental group meetings
with discussion of problems per-
tinent to each age group follow
ed the business meeting. Coffee
and doughnuts were served by
the hospitality committee.
Damascus Homemakers met
at the home of Mrs. William
Freienmuth with Mrs. George
Pope and Mrs. Graham Petrie as
co-hostesses. An excellent re-
port on using and adjusting pat
terms was given by Mrs. William
Erwin.
Among those from Damascus
who attended the fashion show
for the benefit of the Montgom-
cry County General Hospital at
Jelleff's in Silver Spring were
the Mesdames B. M. Woodfield,
Joseph Papiermeister, Nellie
Beall, George Boyer, Charles
Brown, Thomas Atkins, Maxwell
Burdette and Frank Blood, and
the Misses Mary Lou Kerr and
Mary 10 Boyer. Mrs. James
Kerr was one of the models.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gladhill,
Mrs. Mollie Gladhill, Mrs. Lillian
Roelkey and Mrs. Helen King re-
turned Sunday from a three
weeks vacation in Florida.
Miss Anna Lee Gladhill return
ed to school in Philadelphia
Sunday.
The Messrs B. M. Woodfield of
Damascus and George Woodfield
of Gaithersburg have just return
ed from Norfolk, Va, where they
visited with their brother, Will
liam D. Woodfield, who is
critically I'LL in the U. S. Public
Health Hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt
entertain the official board to-
night, Feb. II.
Next Sunday, Feb. 20, the in
termediate MYF will canvass the
Damascus community for con
tributions to the Heart Fund.
They will begin about 2:30 in
the afternoon. Please have your
contributions ready for the
youngsters who will make a
house to house canvass in the
village.
There will be a service of Holy
Communion Ash Wednesday at
the Damascus Methodist Church
from Ito 8 pm. You are invited