Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-19
By Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3-2682

AiooC uCol OAu IdilldScuS Lions
are roaring again. This time the
roar is to announce the Funny
bone Follies of So, a rare and
individual home talent show de-
signed to entertain anyone from
one to 100.
Miss Dawn Cameron, a profes.
sional director, has arrived in Da.
mascus to assist the Liens in pre-.
senting this all-star comedy re,
view in the Damascus High School
Auditorium next Friday and Sat
urday, beginning at 8 pm.
Lion Don Byrnes is general
chairman for the affair assisted
by Lions Cleveland Hyatt, Hale
Crawford, Jack Day and Harry
Fisher Miss Cameron met Sun.
day with the local committee to
discuss casting rehearsals and
other details for the follies.
The review will be for the bene.
fit of the Lions health and welfare
fund and the rehearsals will get
under way at once.
The two-hour fun fest will fea.
ture clever and unusual stunts,
skits and gags. A local golden
wedding couple will be honored
guests at each evenings perform
ance and will be interviewed by
a local citizen impersonating Bob
Hope
The honor couple will be taken
on a trip down Memory Lane re-
calling events of the past so years.
There will be two proposal scenes,
one as it might have happened so
years ago and the other between
two modern hepcats.
The follies will salute our coun-
ty, town, schools and churches.
There will be a stage full of cute
youngsters who attend glamour
instead of grammar school. Two
citizens will impersonate Bing
Crosby and Dinah Shore.
w. T. Ticklebush and his little
question mark brother are a cou.
pie of country boys who will at
tend the follies and provide a
hilarious show of their own.
Little Red Riding Hood or what
every girl should know on meet
ing wolf in the woods will be
acted out by members of the au-
dience.
Hattie Carbuncle, famous
fashion designer who has designs
on everybody, and her dimpled
darlings of the fashion world who
include Marilyn Mudrow, Rita
Hayrack, Betty Gobble and Irmen-
trude Popgirdle all impersonated
by men will be the high spot of
the evening.
Come out for Funnybone Fol
lies and have an evening of Lion
roaring, side splitting entertain
ment.
Polio Drive activities continue
to be news in Damascus. The
American Legion Peanuts for Pc
lilo Drive was completed last week
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
and Carroll Fetzer, who was in
charge of the program, reports
that $103.38 was collected.
The schools conducted their
own appeal for funds on Wednes-
day.
The annual March Of Dimes
Dance will be held at the high
school on Saturday evening spon-
sored by the Student Council.
Admission is 81 per person. Mu-
sic will be by Bill EarPs orches-
ira. There will be Is minute
floor show during intermission.
The annual Mothers March on
Polio sponsored in Damascus by
the Daughters of America with
Mrs. Virginia DietZ in charge will
take place January 81 beginning
at Z pm. Leave your porch light
on if you wish to contribute and if
you can help solicit call Mrs. Dietz
at CT 3-2377. The Damascus drive
will cover the area served by the
Damascus school buses.
The Damascus Homemakers
club enjoyed an interesting meet
ing this month at the home of
Mrs. Florence LentZ with Mrs.
George Piquett, Miss Margaret
Lentz and Miss Nora Riser as CO.
hostesses. The topic for the after
moons discussion was Correct
Lighting" given by assistant home
demonstration agent, Mrs. Irma
Beall
The Damascus High School
boys senior varsity basketball
team is having a most successful
season. AS of Monday when this
column was written the team had