Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-01
Damascus
Tawes Et AL
To Attend
Coffee Hour
Damascus
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3-2682


Club is sponsoring a Coffee Hour
on Friday, May 2 at 1890 Am.
at the Damascus Firehouse to
meet the statewide harmony slate
of candidates. On hand will be
candidates j. Willard Tawes for
Governor; Thomas D'Alesandro,
Jr., for u. S. Senator; c. Ferdi-
nand Sybert for Attorney-Genera
and Louis L. Goldstein for Comp
troller and of course, Damascus
own Jerry Williams, who is seek
ing reelection from this district.
The candidates will greet each
person individually and it is
hoped that a large group from
the Clarksburg, Laytonsville,
Damascus area covered by the
club viii take this opportunity to
meet the state slate who will only
be in Montgomery the two days
of May first and second.
The column would like to wish
Mrs. Claudia Browning belated
Happy Birthday. Miss Claudia"
who was rs on Saturday was the
honor guest at party given
Saturday evening by the WSCS
of the Damascus M e thodis t
Church in the Sunday School
room at the church. A life mem
bership pin in the WSCS was pre-
scented to her by Mrs. Luther
Burke on behalf of the society
and SIS was contributed in her
name to missions. The Sunday
School class of which Miss
Claudia" is a member presented
her with a lovely orchid. Among
the many guests were her daugh.
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Broadhurst and two of
their three children, Marlene and
Wayne. The newest grandchild
was a bit too small for birthday
parties. Among those who took
part In the program We're Mrs.
Paul Watkins who gave a read.
ing, Ivan Lawson = piano selec-
tons, David Beall, clarinet solos,
and quartet accompanied by an
accordianist all members of
the Silas Bcall family. There was
the usual birthday cake with all
the trimmings and a happy BIRTH
day from everyone.
Teresa FRESHMAN, eighth grade
student at Damascus high school
who is the local schools spelling
champion will compete this Fri
day, May 2, with other seventh
and eighth graders from the
Washington area in the Com.
merce building at 7:30 for metro
politan area championship.
Henry 5. Heine is attending the
national convention of the u. S.
Chamber of Commerce in Wash.
ington this week as counselor
of the Damascus chamber.
The Damascus Road Lutheran
Chapel held a survey sponsored
by Resurrection Lutheran Church
Of Wheaton on April 20. Over
one thousand homes were per-
sonally contacted in the contem.
plated parish area extending from
Ridgeville to LaytonsvilIe to the
Acc building and back to Ridge
vile. After the survey dinner was
served at the Heine farm by the
ladies of the chapel for all par.
Elephants.
MIR. and Mrs. III. s. IIeine en-.
tertained at dinner Sunday
Guests were Mrs. Clara Hall and
Mrs. Ray White of Pittsburgh and
Mrs. Aurelia Cummings and Mrs.
Helen Beauchesne of Virginia.
Among those attending the fit,
tieth anniversary banquet of the
Social Service League at the Nor,
beck Country Club from Damas
Gus are Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson
Slacum and Mr.. and Mrs. Her,
bert S. Hyatt. Mr.. Slacum is a
member of the board of direc
tors.
Court Damascus of the Cath
Ole Daughters of America wish
to thank all who participated In
the Good as New Sale" for the
benefit of st. Paurs Catholic
Church last Friday and Saturday
and to report that it was a huge
success.
The Rev. A. Dean Keslcr anc
Emerson Slacum attended ths
Methodist Union dinner Monday
evening at the Bethesda Metho
dist church. On Tuesday. Apri
%, Mr.. Kesler attended the lay
ing OF the cornerstone of tn,
Wesley Theological Seminary OF
American University campus II
Washington.
The Park and Planning Com
mission has now completed tn,
assigning of street numbers fol
each street within a two mil,
radius OF the center of Damascus
"A directory viii be made up b,
the Park and Planning Commits
sion of these numbers and will b,
available sometime i'm Nav al IN,