Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
Damascus
Damascus
Noted Band
Marks 74th
Birthday
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 1862


One of the county's bestowed
and known institutions, til @
Browningsville Band, celebrated
its 18th birthday withuits annual
anniversary banquet at the
Browningsville Hall on May %.
The band was founded way
back in 1874 by James S. Day and
his brother-in-law. William A.
Walker. Inspiration for h q
founding of the band undoubtedly
stemmed back to Mr.. Walker 5
father. Old Professor Walker as
everyone called him, taught sing
ing and conducted singing schools
throughout the county in the mid
eighteen hundreds.
The band today is composed OF
az members. Its director of mu
sic is Raymond F. Day, son OF
one of its founders, and Mr.. Basil
Day is assistant director.
Officers of the band are presi
dent, Dwight Walker; vice-presi
dent, Perry Day; secretary, Muir
ray Day, and treasurer, George
Walker. Plans are already under
way for next years anniversary
which the band hopes to make an
especially gala occasion to round
out IS years of music in
the county. According to Mr..
Raymond Day the band looks for
ward to very active season with
over 80 engagements already
booked. The band is the oldest
one in continuous operation IN
the county and so far as is known
in the state according to Mr.. Day
The banquet was served by the
WSCS of the Browningsville
Methodist Church and approx.
mately 100 attended.
The turmoil and the shouting
OF the May 20 primary is over
and the successful candidates OF
both parties are now settling down
to the hard job of winning in
November.
The column extends congratula-
tons to Mr.. Jerry Williams OF
Damascus, successful candidate
for the first council district which
embraces Laytonsville, Damascus
and Olney election districts. Mr.
Williams who is rounding out o
successful four-year term on the
Council. can be expected to-. put
on a vigorous campaign from
now till election day.
Mrs. Herbert Barnes enter
tanned Friday at surprise birth.
day party fer Mr.. Joseph Kelly
Guests included Mr.. Richard
Evans, Miss Eleanor Darby, Miss
Joan Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brandon Duvall and family, Mrs.
Franklin Burdette, Diane and
Larry, Mr.. and Mrs. al Robert
and children, Mr.. Eddie Williams
and Mr.. Raymond Warfield.
Mrs. Harold Anamosa enter.
tanned at a luncheon and stork
shower on Friday in honor of
Mrs. Louis Riddis. Guests were
Mrs. w. G. Spellman, Mrs. Mil
ton Shon, Mrs. James Dunford OF
Falls Church. Mrs. Joseph Papier-
meister, Mrs. Richard Stuart.
Mrs. B. M. Woodfield, Mrs. Law.
renee d. Low, Mrs. William Fret
enmuth, Mrs. c. c. Parker, Mrs
Gravatt Coleman of Fall Church,
Mrs. Victor Ross of Mt. Airy,
Mrs. ]. L. Fellers, Mrs. Robert
Floyd, and AIRS. George Quinn OF
Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Glenn A. Little, DR., and
sons, Art and Darrell, spent a
part of last week with her par
ents at Maple Heights Farm while
DIR. Little was attending the
Maryland Dental Convention IL
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Hewitt and
son, James, arrived from TokyC
on Tuesday for a visit with his
brother-in-law and sister, the Rev
and Mrs. Raymond Wilson and
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Per
cial Hewitt. Mr.. Hewitt has moi
been home for over four years.
Miss Lily Dean spent this week
end with Mrs. Emory MulliniS
while the Misses Edwina and Con
ME Mullinix attended the stat