Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-07-10
By MoIIie w. Christie
Gaithersburg $50

Through the sponsorship of
the Woodbridge, Va, XII
Wives, the Ki-Wives of Gath
ersburg have been organized
TO engage in philanthropic
and educational work and to
further the program of the
KiWaniS here.
Officers will be installed at the
next meeting, September 10, in
the Plantation Room, when Mrs.
Wilton Wallace of Bethesda,
founder of Ki-Wives, will be pres
ent to conduct the installation
ceremonies. The new officers
are: Mrs. Robert Baur president;
Mrs. Harold Knode, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Charles X. Davies, Jr.,
secretary; Mrs. James Wilson,
Jr., treasurer; and Mrs. Frank
Ciarrocchi, liaison officer.
Wives of Kiwanians in the
area are cordially invited to be-
come part of this new organiza-
ton. A reminder of the Septem-
Der 10 luncheon meeting will APP
pear just prior to the date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald r. Jack.
son of Bethesda announce the
birth of a son, Donald Clark
Jackson, born June 9. For Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Jackson of
Gaithersburg this is especially
joyful news, for this is their first
grandchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jack
son spent this past weekend in
Sumter, S. c., where they went
for the wedding of their son Dale
to Miss Nancy Britton.
Mrs. Curtis M. HinsIey of Will
mington, Del. and Mrs. John B.
Spiers, Jr., of Radford, Va. spent
last week here as the guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
lie N. Hurley.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
N. Hurley, Jr. will be very sorry
to learn that their son, Bradley,
is hospitalized at the Georgetown
Hospital with spinal meningitis.
The strapping, braces and medi-
cation are particularly difficult
for an eleven-year-old in this hot
weather, so please keep him sup
piled with CHEEKY cards.
DIR. Harold Carruth, a chaplain
at Camp Polk, La, was holiday
visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Swyter.
Fred III. Grimm left on Tues
day on the Capitol Limited for a
vacation that will take him to
visit relatives and friends in Oak
land, Yuba City, Bakersfield,
Woodland, Redwood City, Pacific
Grove and Pasadena, Cal. A
highlight of his trip will be his
regular visit with his old friend
Hiram F. Deaner, 107 years OF
age, at the Kings Daughters Rest
Home in Oakland. Mr.. Grimm
plans to be away for a little over
a month.
The Ben Franklin Store, which
opened in August of 1855, is un
dergoing its second enlarging and
remodeling work. Merle Barbour
the manager, informs us that the
current work being done will give
the store rs percent more sales
space, while the stock room will
be doubled in size. This means
new lines of merchandise anC
greater variety among the lines
now being offered. Mr.. Barbour
wants to thank the people of the
Gaithersburg area for their sup
port, patronage and friendship
which have made the enlargins
not only possible but necessary
He invites you to watch the Sen
tinel for an announcement con
corning the big celebration SALE
that will mark the completion o.
the remove ton and redecoratinl
work.
1t has been a busy week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Becraft. Their son.in-law, daugh
ter and grandson, Altman anc
Mrs. Frederick CARRIERS ant
Ricky, of Long Island, N. Y. were
their guests for the week. Mis-.
Barbara Becraft, another daugh
ter, was home for the holiday
having with her Miss Marie Alt
man of Charleston, S. c., a fel
low-nurse with Barbara at thu
Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Or
Thursday evening, Mr.. and Mrs
Becraft entertained at a larg'
picnic supper on their patio
honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bent
ley of Appalachia, Va, the parent
of Mrs. Edwin Becraft. The Bent
leys have been visiting here witt
their son-in-law and daughter.
John Caulfield returned I,
spend the holiday weekend a
his home at Choppers.
Miss Bernice Jones has left TO
Highland Sanitarium in Portland
Tenn. to assume her duties a