Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
BY Mollie w. Christie
WAverly 6-3525

youngsters are DUSTY studying
French each weekday morning.
before regular classes convene
at 9 o'clock. One of the two up
county schools engaged in the
forcing languages in elemen.
tary schools program, Washing
ton Grove is conducting the
classes under the sponsorship
of the P.TA. The response was
so much greater than had been
anticipated that two groups had
10 be formed: one composed OF
third and fourth grade pupils,
and the other composed of stu
dents from the fifth and sixth
grades.
Mrs. David c. Wurtzel of Sill.
yer Spring is speaking today be-
fore the members of the Won.
ans Club of Gaithersburg, using
as her topic "T'he United Ma.
tions and YOU" The club is con.
vening at the home of Mrs. YES
tus Wilcox, with Miss Emma
Muncaster as the assistant host
ess.
Forte Sandison left last week
on a months trip that combines
business and pleasure. With
John Gatquin, he is represent.
ing the Montgomery County
Personnel Board at San Fran
cisco convention of similar Off
cials from all over the country.
After the session, he will make
a brief visit to Kansas City and
then go on to Maryville, Mo-,
for the Homecoming festivities
of his alma mater, the Maryville
State Teachers College. Then, he
will go to st. Louis for a con-
vention of funeral directors.
Mr.. Sandison expects to return
to Gaithersburg on October 20.
Mrs. George Ward was host.
ess on Wednesday evening to
the members of her 500 Club.
The many Gaithersburg
friends of Dr.. w. d. Barnett will
be interested to know that he
is recuperating satisfactorily
after recent surgery at Subur.
ban Hospital. He is now back
home at 1884 Johnson ave-, Be.
thesda. A shower of cards from
his friends up-county would GER
tainly brighten his GONZALES.
cence.
Members of the Gaithersburg
Chapter, National Association
OF Retired Civil Service Employ.
ees, are reminded Of their regu.
lar meeting this afternoon at
2 o'clock at the fire house. There
will be a report on the letter
from the chapter sent to Alex
Hancock, Montgomery County
Director Of Finance, in protest
of his recently-published state
ments regarding retired citizens
Of the county.
Bill Lynch and Robert Rotruck
completed their boot training at
the Great Lakes Naval Training
Center last Saturday and are
now enjoying a 14.day leave
back home in Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Clarence Crown, accom-.
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Collins Of Takoma Park, left
last Monday for Oakland, Calf.
called there by the illness of her
sister.
The first meeting of the senior
high P-TA will be held in the
high school gymnasium on
Monday evening, October 10, at
8 o'clock. Glenn A. Young, the
president, extends a cordial in.
vitation to all parents to pe
present. You will want to meet
William P. Hall, the new prin.
cipal, as well as the other new.
corners to the faculty.
Sixty.five high school students
OF the area attended a two-day
retreat at ST. Martins Catho-
lie Church last week. On Wed.
nesday morning, a communion
breakfast was served to tn e
group by the ladies' of the
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Dove are
spending three weeks in Florida.
visiting relatives and friends in
st. Augustine and at Daytona
Beach and taking in several OF
the famous tourist spots in the
state.
Miss Kay Waters. freshman
at Mount Aloysius Junior Col.
lege spent the weekend at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Waters drove 10
Cresson. Pa. on Friday TO bring
Kay home and enjoyed the seen.
ic trip again on Sunday.
Cet.well wishes are sent 10
Jack Ward. who has been a pa
tient at Suburban Hospital for
the past 10 days. having hal
surgery on Thursday.
Nr. and Mrs. william Morris
sr- Of Lake Lure. y. C.. are
spending tso weeks here visit
ing their son, William Morris
Jr- and his family.
For your weekend dining en-
Joyment, the 81. Martins turke,
dinner Is set for Saturday. DC
tober II. at the Agriculture
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