Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-10
By Miss Martha Palmer
Gaithersburg 658-J.l

Elementary School children will
be given tuberculin tests. These
tests are given to determine the
sensitivity of children of differ
ent ages.
The elementary school was
very happy to receive, through
the combined efforts of the PTA
and the Board of Education, a
new Opaque protector. This past
weekend, Miss Shirley Duvall and
Miss Gertrude Stantly, who are
instructors at the elementary
school, attended Camp Cascade in
Frederick County to study the
field of leadership.
For every month of the year
the elementary school children en-
gage in certain project in which
every child takes part.
For May, the sixth grade is
studying inventions and inventors,
the fifth grade, problems of gov
eminent, the fourth grade, how
we live in Maryland, the third
grade, the different varieties Of
homes; the second grade, health
and safety; first and second
grades, food; the first grade,
plants, and the kindergarten, ami
mails and PAPER mache.
These projects are presented in
many ways, such as, booklets,
displays, poster, and studies. !
think this type of study is really
wonderful and beneficial to any
child because it teaches him the
scientific, social, and economic as
pect of life as well as the general
trend of study.
l would like to mention that
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Snyder
of Gaithersburg are receiving
congratulations on their son, born
May 2, at Montgomery County
General Hospital.
Mrs. Walter Harding entertain
ed the WSCS in the church this
past week. At this meeting the
new officers were installed.
We would like to welcome to
our community Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam S. Kolb and daughters, Janet
and Linda, who come to us from
Frederick County.
On Saturday afternoon at the
Germantown Baptist Church the
Seneca Association sunbeam rally
was held. Altogether there were
10 sunbeam bands present from
this association.
The sunbeams are children from
four to eight years of age and
they presented a most interesting
program under the guidance of
their director. There was scrip
ture reading, prayer, songs, plays,
and story time. After the pro
gram refreshments were served.
On Tuesday evening the Broth
erhood and the Royal AmbasSa-
doris of the Germantown Baptist
Church held their meeting in the
church.
During the month of May we
have quite a few birthdays. Miss
Betty Selby celebrated hers on
May l, Mrs. Grace Krise on May
2, Mrs. Brytle Hawkins on May
3, Mrs. Earle Harding on May %
Mrs. Virginia Harding on May 5
Mrs. Roy Bedell today and Pam
and Patsy Bedell on May 10.
Home on leave is Pvt. Mack
Hawkins of the U. S. Army. On
Friday Mack will go to Fort Bel
voir in Virginia where he will go
TO school.
The Germantown Baptis I
Church was very honored to have
with them on Sunday morning
some very special guests from
Washington-Rev, Harvey Prem
tice, superintendent of the Cos,
pei Mission in downtown Wash
ington, and his family.
The Gospel Mission is celebrat.
ing its 50th anniversary and Rev
Prentice has been superintendent
of the mission for 30 years. Dur
ing the celebration of this ami
versary the mission sent out rep
resentatives to speak in various
churches and the Germantown
Baptist Church was fortunate in,
deed to have Rev. Prentice as its
guest and to hear such an inspir
ing message.
- Mrs. George Shaffer is very
happy to say that Germantown
contributed generously to the
countrywide cancer drive which
recently ended. Mrs. Shaffer act.
ed as chairman of this worthy
cause for the Germantown area,
with Mrs. Betty Morton and Mrs.
Moon as assistants.
Germantown extends get.well
wishes to Mrs. George Shaffer
and to William Clements also to
all the little kids who have the
measles and the chicken.pox.
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