Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-08
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3-2682

This is Red Cross month.
Floods and other disasters during
the past year have made MANY
drains on the resources of the
American Red Cross. The need
is great Gife if you can. Mrs.
Raymond Snapp is chairman for
the Damascus area drive and she
or one of her SO volunteer work
ers will call on you sometime this
month.
Last Thursday at the high
school members of the 10th, 18th,
and 18th grades enjoyed an inter
esting career day program.
Representatives of the University
of Maryland, the University of
Maryland School of Nursing, the
industrial education department
of the county, Johns Hopkins
University, the State Teachers
College at Towson, the Gardner
School of Business, the D. c..
Trucking Association, and Mont
gomery Junior College were pres
ent and discussed with interested
groups Of children opportunities
in the various fields they repre-
sented.
Representatives of the armed
services were not present be-
cause they had given a similar
program on the preceding Tues,
day.
The Damascus Band Booster
Club is putting on a drive for
memberships with the hope of Sc
curing money for additional in
Struments and uniforms. Mem
bership fee is 81 for an Individual
and S. for an organization. Mrs
Kenneth King is chairman.
This coming Sunday through
the courtesy of RCA technicians
and sets, Damascus High School
as well as most of the other high
schools in the county will show a
color telecast of Richard III from
2:30 to $50. This, is open to the
public and there is no charge.
Damascus high schools team
will meet a team from Poolesville
High School in the countrywide
Quiz Bowl tournament over radio
stations WIDOW and WASH-FM
Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to g.
This is a second appearance for
Damascus. On its first appear.
ance two weeks ago the Damas-
Gus team tied with their oppo-
nents with each team scoring 211a
points for correct answers given.
Next Thursday the teachers of
the Damascus Elementary School
will attend a halliday teachers
meeting of up-County elementary
schools at the Laytonsville Ele-
mentary School.
Participating schools besides
Damascus and Yaytonsville will
be Twinbrook, Longview, Gath
ersburg and Washington Grove
The teachers will meet in groups
according to grades and each
meeting will be chaired by a
teacher from one of the six par
ticipating schools. Lunch will be
served at Laytonsville prior to
the 1:30 meeting.
Tom Atkins, who moved from
Damascus to Missouri with his
family last fall, was a visitor in
the local community this past
week.
Mrs. Emerson Slacum was host
ess to a committee of representa-
tives from various up-County
PTDAs last week at which plans
were formulated for PTA work
shop to be held at Gaithersburg
High School on the evening of
April. II.
Curtis Day, Harriet An Stipe
and Marilyn Doolan were bap-
tized Sunday evening in the Up.
per Seneca Baptist Church by the
Rev. A. Dean Kesler, pastor of
the Wamascus Methodist Church
The Missionary Study Group
will meet at the church on Wed
nesday with Mrs. George w. Boy
err and Mrs. William Waters as
hostesses for a luncheon meeting
beginning at 21:30. Mrs. Elmer
son Slacum will review the book
for study "the Confessions Of
st. Augustine"
The official board will meet
newt Thursday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Woodfield.
Friday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. M. Woodfield were Mrs
George w. Boyer, Mrs. Herbert
Hyatt, ST., Mrs. Will Scott, Mrs
Paul Watkins, Mrs. Guy Jewell
Col. Cook Named