Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
By Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 1862

AL d CdlIGu Injecting Oh the quar-
terly conference. of the Damascus
Methodist Church last Thursday
official action to confirm the pur.
chase of land for new church
buildings was taken.
The Rev. A. Dean Kesler tells
us that the church has purchased
the Perry Burdette tract which
fronts along Mt. Vernon Avenue
from the new home being built by
Paul Watkins to the intersection
of Mt. Vernon Avenue and Wood.
field Road. 1t runs behind the
houses fronting Woodfield Road
up to the King Floor Finishing
Co. building, and contains ap.
proximately six and three.quarter
acres. The church has also pur-
chased from the King Floor Fin
ishing Company a so foot right
of-way back to the Burdette tract
which will give it an exit on
Woodfield Road at that point.
1t is the hope of the church
community to eventually build
an educational building with a
large auditorium, a new church
building, a parsonage and a park
ing lot on this site. These will
of course take time to accom-
plish.
Damascus Methodist Church re-
fleets in its own rapid growth the
growth of the community in
which it is located. The church
now has, including those over IL
who have joined the church, APP
proximately 600 members, 400 of
whom are adult contributors.
Damascus high schools varsity
and junior varsity boys basket
ball teams will meet Poolesville at
Damascus tomorrow, beginning
at Z pm. This will be an impor-
tant game in determining wheth-
er Damascus will be in the State
basketball tournament this year.
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of
Damascus have been busy this
past week with activities in con-
nection with the observance of
Boy Scout week, the 10th anniver-
sary of the founding of the move
ment.
On February 5 the Cub Scouts
of Pack TT and the Boy Scouts
of Troop AS with their leaders
attended services at the Damas-
Gus Methodist Church and other
churches of their choice
The Cub Scouts had a window
display in the Ben Franklin store
and the Boy Scouts had an exhibi.
ton in the Damascus Electric Co.
in honor of the week.
On Saturday evening a group of
parents and friends interested in
the scouting movement attended
the scouters recognition dinner at
the National Guard Armory in
Washington where they enjoyed
an evening of good eating, speak.
ing and music.
Fourteen Scout Leaders from
the Washington district received
the Silver Beaver award, the
highest award given to scout lead
ers. Richard Ellinger, a former
Damascus scoutmaster, was
among those so honored.
Attending the banquet from this
area were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Floyd, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Freiemuth, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Cain, Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Taylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Parbuoni, Mr..
and Mrs. Roger H. Burdete, Miss
Edwina Mullinix, and Miss Con
stance Mullinix.
Cub Scouts of Mrs. Clayton
Smiths Den Five led the flag sa.
lutte at the February PTA meet
ing and Dens One and Four un-
der the direction of Mrs. Lew
Gladhill and Mrs. Norman Wal
tiers presented a skit about Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The scouting movement offers
many boys the opportunity to de-
velop into good citizens and lead
ers of tomorrow. If you can
make small contribution to this
fine movement please give some
member of your local scouting
committee a ring.
A very thorough demonstration
on rug cleaning was given by
Mrs. Oakie Mcdaniel and helpful
booklets on rug cleaning were
given OUT last InurSday dt the
Damascus Homemakers' club
meeting.
The four types Of cleaners
sawdust, gasoline, soap and re
tardent-were explained and the
desirable for various types OF
rugs. Retardent was recommend
ed to clean rugs as well as to
make them more dirt resistant.
Thirty-five dozen cookies were
sent to Forest Glenn. A commit
tee was annninfed To nlan q SOcia