Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Germantown
By Laura A. Nelly
"Gladland Acres"


Well after listening to beau
tiful rendition of Autumn
Leaves" and after an interval OF
some IS months, and the ever
insistent pleading of my many
very wonderful friends, also every
time looked toward my type
writer it also seemed to say get
to work, get to work, and the urge
became too much to resist any
longer
So happy hello to all my old
friends and to the many new
ones also. Just now my youngest
little granddaughter came run
ming in squealing ooh Grand
mother! are youworking for the
SENTINEL again? I'm so glad!"
Autumn Leaves" and Suddenly
There Is Valley" will ever bring
back the memory of the angels in
white whispering to me, there is
your song, trying to get me to
come back to reality as they la
bored so lovingly with their not
too responsive patient.
Montgomery County Hospital,
doctors and nurses deserve recog-
milton for their above and beyond
normal duties performed daily in
alternating the suffering of hu.
mainly. God bless each of you'll
These fine cold winter morn
ings such as this Mondays is the
time to enjoy some wonderful
"Old Fashioned Buttermilk Buck
wheat Cakes" yum, yumi
They're just delicious when
spread with honey and butter, or
maple syrup.
By the way! Last season was
one of our finest for delectable
honey the bees surpassed any
season we've had in more than
IS years.
The Spring garden and flower
catalogues are now arriving al.
most daily. Some fine new flow
ers and vegetables are announced
for this season. Spring isn't too
far away now for us to be order
ing some of these new beauties
to include in our vegetable gar
den and for that favorite spot in
the flower garden.
Sunday was SO beautiful that af-
ter returning home from church
l made small journey inspect
ing the strawberry and raspberry
patches and the flower garden
tBeeS were out, tool. l was
pleasantly surprised to find the
hyacinths, jonquils and a few tu-
lips already peeping through the
soil. Also the first leaves of our
beautiful Mystery Lily" or Lily
of India. Many heavy leaves grow
tail very early in the spring and
soon die with nary a trace to be
found. Then one bright day in
late June or July you look and
Behold a straight stalk appears
growing inches overnight, and in
just few days you awaken to see
a circlet of purest pink blossoms
on that lonely stalk with nary a
leaf in sight.
The blooms last many days and
are lovely as cUt flowers, very
delicate and fragrant.
] Spring, lovely spring, isn't far
away!
i MIR. Carleton Browning has re.
/ turned from an extended trip to
Sunny Florida. He says "the
lack of rain in Florida is
very noticeable, doing great harm
to the flowers and pastures.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph f. Dove
and childrne, Jimmie and Teresa,
accompanied by Mrs. Irene Apple
by and son, Bobbie, motored to
Washington Sunday afternoon to
enjoy a delectable sea food din
ner.
Rev. Leroy BedeIl is confined
to his home here suffering with
an attack of virus, being unable
to preach on last Sunday.
The Rev. Eugene Gregory, one
of our loyal members, preached
on THE Second Coming of
Christ" and he also had the eve
ming service. We hope for a most
speedy recovery for our minister.
Our mems brotherhood of the
church have been very busy put
ting in acoustical tile and swing
ing doors separating the entrance
hall from the main au.1itorium.
laying rubber carpeting in the en-
trance hall also stair treads to the
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