Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-01
Legion Unit
Runs Essay
Competition
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith w
Clearwater 3-2682

ny WITS. Ulysses OTlIIliH Nv
Clearwater 3-2682
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Da
mascus American Legion is spon
soring an essay contest. The sub
ject is why l Am Proud to be ar
American"
The essay is not to be over SOC
words in length. Any student ir
grades Z through II is eligible tC
compete. The deadline is March
IS. Essays will be given OF
mailed to Mrs. Ada Burns or Mrs
Georgia Lee Shaw, Damascus.
If you have any questions about
the contest either of these two
ladies will be glad to answer youl
queries. First prize in the con
test is a $25 bond, second $40
and third IS.
Eleven members of the Damas
Gus Campfire Girls under the SUI
pervision of Mrs. Richard Doolar
attended the Inter-Faith Vesper
Service to eliminate the activi
ties of Brotherhood Week. The
service was held at the Sligo
Creek SeVenth-day Adventist
church with about 1900 in attend
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Craw
ford of Rochester, N. Y, and
their two children were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Craw
ford. Coming down from Roches
ter with the Kenneth Crawfords
was Mrs. Jane Crawford, who will
stay on in Damascus for a visit
with her son and his family.
The subject of the Damascus
HomemakerS Club for their meet
ing at 8 pm. next Thursday will
be heart diseases. There will be
a IS minute film on the subject
and physician will give a lecture
on heart diseases. Anyone out
side the club who is interested ir
attending is asked, TO contact Mrs
Ray Purdum, CT 3-2472.
Mrs Herbert Hyatt, Sr., viii
entertain the Commission on Ed
ucation of the Damascus Meth
odist Church at her home on Fri
day evening at 8 pm.
Damascus boys varsity basket
ball team will play against Lack
ey High School at Suitland or
March 9 in the first district play
offs of the Class c State basket
ball tournament.
Incidentally, the varsity de
feated the alumni 52-47 in theil
game Friday evening.
Miss Anna Lees speech elias.
will present a play 1.-THE Impor
lance of Being Earnest" or
Thursday for the student body
The Chevy Chase Chapter o.
the OAR will present an Amer
lean flag and a Maryland STATE
flag to the Damascus High Schoo
in a special assembly program OF
March IA.
The first chapter of the Mont
gomery Quiz Bowl was hearC
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 over sta
tons WIDOW and WASH-FM
Participating schools were Da
mascus and Montgomery Blair
Damascus representatives wer'
John Power, Eileen Burdette
Wayne Watkins, and Klau.
Schwarz with Sue Rice as alter
nate. The two teams were 81
evenly matched that they ended
the half hour program with til
scores of 201a points.
Next week Blair will meet B-CC
and the following week Damas
Gus will compete with Poolesville
The Quiz Bowl, which will b.
heard for several months. will fea
ture student teams from all Sc
Nor high schools in the county
The column extends sympathy
to the many friends and relative.
of Mrs. Leroy Mullinix WHOSE
sudden death Saturday evening
saddened many hearts in Damas
Gus.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. M. WoodfielC
and Cynthia Bennett were din
ner guests Sunday of Mr.. am
Mrs. Howard Norton and family
of Wellington Heights, Va.
Mrs. B. M. Woodfield was {
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