Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-19
Damascus Lions Plan
Gala ShOfU Next Week

dren'S programs.
The Damascus Methodist
Church is staging a drive for
membership in the Methodist
Union, home missionary prof
ect which works toward the build
ing of new churches within the
tive Washington districts.
AT the last meeting Of the Da-
mascus Cub Scout Pack TT the
boys presented a skit on America
the Beautiful in which all the
dens participated. Two hundred
and fifty of the large paper bags
used by the Scouts were turned
in full of clothing and other items
for the Goodwill Industries:
The following boys received
special awards: Bobcat-W Wayne
Boyers, Jerry Smith; silver ar
row-George Appleby, William
Appleby, John Burdette, Jimmy
Hunt and Glenn Hood; gold ar
row - David Steele and John
Slider.
Mrs. Paul Duvall entertained
Friday evening at Stanley party.
Pvt. Claude Trevey who was
home recently on a furIough has
now returned to Fort Knox. He
expects to be shipped overseas to
Germany in the spring.
The Damascus WSCS will hold
its monthly monthly business
mans luncheon next Thursday.
The price is rs cents and lunch
will be served from 1880 to l.
Barbara Darby celebrated her
eighth birthday Wednesday with
party for group of her young
friends.
The Damascus Women's Auxil-
larry to the Montgomery County
Hospital Board met at the home
of Mrs. G. F. Meadors last week.
Two new members, Mrs. Graham
Petrie and Mrs. Maurice Purdum,
were present.
Henry Woodfield, F. o. Day and
Robert Monkey left Sunday for a
vacation in Florida. Mr.. Wood
field will return next week and
the other two are planning to stay
about a month.
Recent guests of Miss Anna Lee
Gladhill were her college room
mate, Miss Ann Benjamin of Will
mington, and Harry Speaker, also
of Wilmington.
Damascus, the home commu,
nifty took stock in various organ
national meetings this month of
the results of their Christmas
work. We thought you might be
interested in hearing about it.
Baskets of food, clothing, and
toys for children were given to
more than 100 needy persons at
Christmas this year. One of the
outstanding features of this was
the way in which all the organiza-
tons concerned worked to co-or-
dinate activities so that the great
est good for the largest number
could be achieved.
Working together were the
American Legion, the Lions, the
Legion Auxiliary, Damascus
Methodist Church, Damascus Ele-
mentary School, Damascus Cham
Der of Commerce, Miss Callahan,
the Damascus health nurse, Sew
enth-Day Adventist Church, and
the Catholuic Daughters of Amer
lea.
Persons who might need help
were suggested and investigated
by committee to see if the need
was real. Ages and sizes of those
needing clothing were taken. All
material collected was taken to
the Legion home where auxiliary
members sorted it over and then
made up baskets for each family
keeping the age, sex and size of
the individuals in mind so that the
clothing given would fit.
Articles needing attention were
mended and pressed. Leftover
clothing was taken to the cloth
ing bank at the Damascus Ele-
mentary school where it will be
available for future use 1t is, we
think, a fine demonstration of
what a community that cares can
help to do for its own people.
Recent dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Upton Gladhill were Mrs.
Mollie Gladhill, Mrs. Lillian Roel-
key, Mr.. and Mrs. vi Roth of Ar
lington, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Leshear. Mrs. Roelkey has been
a guest of Mrs. Mollie Gladhill for
several days.
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