Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-05-15
Damascus
Spring Fete
Scheduled
At School
Damascus
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith "
Clearwater 3-2682

De nelQ next wednesday at l P.M.
at the school. The theme of this
years program will be Through
the School Year" and it will be
presented by grades four, five
and six. There will be a pre-
view performance on Wednesday
morning for the children in the
lower grades and the afternoon
show will be for parents and
other interested patrons.
The program will be as fol-
lows: September Mrs. Ida
Chesney's fifth grade; October
Miss Connie Mullinix' sixth
grade; November - Mrs. Gladys
Days fifth grade; December -
Mr.. Donald Bogers sixth grade;
January Mrs. Alice Wilson's
fourth; February - Mrs. Myra
Kincaid's fifth; March = Mrs.
Dorothy Blood's fourth; April
Mrs. Nancy Days fourth; May
Mr.. Richard NelPs fourth and
June-Mrs. H. T. Benefits COM
bination fifth and sixth.
The grand finale will include
the entire cast. The program is
under general direction of the,
visiting music teacher, Miss Au-
drey Ricketts, with each Of the
grade teachers assisting and also
the visiting physical education
teacher, Mr.. Doane.
On Sunday, May 25, the Mont
gomery County Senior Symphony
orchestra with Chester Petranek
as conductor will present a musi-
cal program at the high school
at four o'clock.
Included in the program are the
Overture from Mid s u m m r
Nights Dream, Concerto for
Trumpet by Hayden with James
Taylor as soloist. Mr.. Taylor
plays solo trumpet with the U. S,
Marine Band. Also selections
from Oklahoma. The concert is
sponsored by the Damascus
Chamber of Commerce and allied
organizations and co-sponsored by
the high school Student Council
The three fifth grade groups
at the Damascus Elementary
school enjoyed a trip May IA to
the Washington Cathedral and
the Monastery.
The intermediate MYF enjoyed
a skating party at the Sunset
Rink May IL.
A large group of Damascans
attended the annual Montgomery
District Scouters dinner last We'd
nesday at MOL where DR.. Paul
Siple was the speaker. Among
those attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis H. Roddis, Mrs. Nor
man Sanboker, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
win Cupit, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Cain, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Floyd,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Baker, Mr..
and Mrs. William Freienmuth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Burdette.
The Damascus Chamber of
Commerce will hold its annual
Community dinner on May 26 at
the high school, served by the
junior class. The program this
year will emphasize recreational
facilities for the Damascus area.
Invitations have been issued to
the members of the county coun-
Gil, the county manager, the Di-
rector and Assistant Director of
Public Works, and other distin-
guished countians and the r
spouses. The musical program
will include piano selections by
Miss Elaine Tobin and solos by
Mrs. Evelyn Piquette. The Rev.
A. Dean Kesler is general chair
man for the dinner to which the
public is invited and tickets may
be secured from Mr.. Kesler or
at the Ben Franklin Store, the
Damascus Real Estate Co. or
Jerry Cooks Real Estate office.
Next Sunday will be observed
as Rural Life Sunday at the Da-
mascus Methodist church with a
special message by the pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Slacum
spent the weekend in Orange, Va,
with Mrs. Slacum's parents Mr..
and Mrs. N. c. Bailey.
Jim Miller, United Republican
candidate for the House of Dele
gates literally dropped in on Da-
mascus Saturday afternoon as his
helicopter made spot landing
on the Druid Theater parking lot
in an area marked off by Eugene
Reid of the Fire Department. On
hand to greet Mr.. Miller were
Damascus Republican leaders in
cluding Jerry Cook, president of
the Damascus Chamber of Com
merce and Julian King, Republi-
can candidate for register Of wills.
Also on hand to greet the barn.
stormer though definitely on the
other side of the fence was Jerry
Williams, Democratic incumbent
and candidate for reelection to
the County Council.
Mrs. f. Brooke Lee and Mrs.
o. E. Williams attended the an