Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

Poolesville Memorial Methodist
Church met on Thursday after
noon with Mrs. H. w. Spurrier,
Poolesville, and Thursday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Painter, GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and
Mrs. Maynard Luhn, ST., Bealls.
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. George Fling,
west of Poolesville; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hickman, Poolesville, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Campbell, east
of Poolesville.
AS an educational feature about
40 students from Poolesville High
School, all members of the FLA.
went by chartered bus to Harris
burg, Pa, Wednesday where they
visited the Pennsylvania Farm
Show. They were accompanied
by their agricultural teacher
John Hutchins, and L. L. Yates
and Russell Umstead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Nor
ris entertained 20 guests at buf
fet supper at their home in Bealls
vile Saturday night.
The January meeting of the
Comus Homemakers' Club was
no tossed by Mrs. William
Thompson, Thompson's Corner
who served refreshments. The
10 members present welcomed a
new member, Mrs. Stanley Nichol
son, Boyds. The year books were
given out and new chairmen and
hostesses for the year were
named. The same officers are
serving for the coming year:
president, Mrs. Donald LETTERS;
vice president, Mrs. Melvin Car,
lin; secretary, Mrs. Robert Bar
ton; treasurer, Mrs. Raymond
Whip. The next meeting will
be held February IL at the home
of Mrs. w. H. Warren, Barnes
vile.
The Poolesville P-TA met at the
school Tuesday night. A film,
Preface to Life" was presented
by Mr.. Hugar, guidance counselor
of the school The group expects
to have DR.. C. Taylor Whittier,
superintendent of schools, attend
the February 3 meeting.
The annual combined meeting
of the various departments of the
Upper Montgomery County Volun.
teer Fire Department was held
Tuesday at the Fire House in
Beallsville with the following
elections and reports:
President, Lewis Rudasill; vice
president, j. Edgar Grub; Sec
rotary, William B. Griffith; treas
urer, A. Leland Clark. Directors,
Charles Elgin; F. Malcolm White
and Charles w. Norris, with three
more directors to be elected from
the active group. Active depart
ment: chief, George Hillard; as
sistant chief, Bill Bliss; secretary,
Robert Dayhoff; treasurer, Pete
WadSworth. Company No. i:
Captain, Charles w. Bodmer; 1t,
Walter Stottlemyer. Company No.
2: Captain, Maynard Luhn, ST.;
1t, Maynard Luhn, jr. Company
No. 3: Captain, Edgar Grub; Lit,
j. r. Lillard, jr. Rescue Squad:
Captain, William B. Griffith; 1t,
James Jacobsen.
Company engineer, Kelly VIII.
liams. Delegates to Firemen's AS.
ISOLATION: George Hillard and Bill
Bliss. Alternates, Jack Cubitt and
Walter Stottlemyer. Delegates
to the County Board: George Hill
lard. Alternate, Bill Bliss.
Ladies Auxiliary: president,
Mrs. Louis p. Weller vice presi.
dents from the various districts,
Mrs. Claude Reddick, Poolesville;
Mrs. Harry Meem, Dickerson;
Mrs. A. Leland Clark, Dawson.
vile; Mrs. NJ ars h all White,
GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Ward Fulton,
Beallsville; recording secretary,
Mrs. Charles X. Bodmer; CORES.
ponding secretary, Mrs. Fred
Campbell; treasurer, Mrs. Gar
land Painter; assistant treasurer,
Mrs. Charles w. Norris; chaplain,
Mrs. Bodmer.
Marching Unit: president, Miss
Betty Jean Wynne; vice president,
Mrs. Mildred Titus; secretary,
Mrs. Mary Williams; treasurer,
Mrs. Jack Cubitt; sergeant at
arms, Miss Mary Lou Weller.
The firemen reported on the de
partment's activities for the year
which included the number of
fires, accidents, emergencies and
transport calls made. and the an.
nual carnival. The auxiliary re.
ported on the suppers put on
twice a month for the Lions Club,
the sandwiches and coffee served
the firemen when on long calls
and other emergencies such as
feeding and caring for the
stranded motorists at the Fire