Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
By Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3-2682


Legion and its Ladies Auxiliary
will attend morning service at
Damascus Methodist Church in
a body. Special speaker for the
day will be Paul Griffith of Po-
tomac, a past national COM
mander of the American Legion.
The program is under the leader
ship of the Back to God Move
ment of the American Legion
with Raymond Wilson of the
local post as chairman.
On Wednesday Boyer Chapel
in the Damascus Church Gene.
terry will be formally opened
There will be a ritual service
and short memorial sermon by
Rev. A. Dean KeSler at II am.
The chapel will be open for in
spection throughout the day.
The campaign to raise money
for the building fund of the
Damascus Methodist Church is
in full swing. Last Friday a
service of instruction was held
for all workers. On Sunday
morning there was a consecra-
ton service for the workers and
Sunday afternoon saw Al couples
forming into visiting teams to
cover the church membership.
Rev. Kesler reports that S35, 1000
of the 100000 goal has been
pledged, with about two-thirds
of the membership of the church
covered. Mrs. Herbert Hyatt,
ST., Mrs. Sterling Day and Mrs.
Harold Beacht with Mr.. Kesler
headed the drive.
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The Damascus Homemakers
enjoyed a picnic lunch last Thurs
day even though the weather did
not permit the food to be cooked
on an outdoor fireplace. The
meeting was held in the Damas-
Gus Methodist Church hall. Mrs.
Noah Ifert told how to make
fire with charcoal and gave ideas
on preparing chicken, corn, fish,
etc, for outdoor cooking. Mrs.
Ifert, Mrs. Kenneth King and
Mrs. Sterling Day prepared the
luncheon.
Twelve members of the local
club enjoyed a visit with the Ed
nor Club at its tea and fashion
show. The local club has been
invited to the guests of the Cedar
Grove Club at a picnic June 5
at 1890 at the Pioneer Coon
Hunters Club.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
Herbert Hyatt, ST., chairman,
assisted by Mrs. Ray Purdum,
Mrs. Luther Moore, Mrs. Ken
meth King, Mrs. James Stephens
and Mrs. Sterling Day was ap-
pointed to plan the picnic of the
Damascus Homemakers in July.
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Mrs. Emerson Slacum and
Anna Garrette and Margaret
Newman attended the spring con-
cert at North Bethesda Junior
High School Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Spevak are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of Patrick Michael Spe-
yak. Master Pat was born May
10 at Prince Georges Hospital
and weighed seven pounds four
ounces. He has three sisters,
Doreen, Debby and Denise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Shannon
are also Boosting of the arrival
of another new Damascene.
Master Shannon, who weighed
nine pounds two ounces, was
born Friday at Union Memorial
Hospital in Baltimore. He has
a brother, Bobby.
The intermediate MYF met
Sunday at the church and enjoy
ed a covered dish supper with
their parents.
The annual spring festival of
the Damascus Elementary School
will be held in the high school
gymnasium today at 7:30 pm.
The title of this years perform
ance, put on by the fourth, fifth
and sixth grades, is Our Amer
lean Heritage in Song and
Dance" Everyone is invited to
attend.
Mrs. and Mrs. George w. Boyer
and Mr.. and Mrs. John William
Lambert were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Lambert of Mt. Airy.
Klaus SchwarZ has received a
$3.50 cash scholarship award to
Harvard University. Klaus. a
Damascus High School senior,
took the test given in the nation.
wide Merit Scholarship contest
and was in the first 1000 stu.
dents out of the 5000 who, as
top ranking students in high
schools all over the country, took
the examination. Congratula.
tionsl
Edwin Rhinehart has been
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