Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-03

8 pm. NBC Commentator Davit
Brinkley will be present and &
film entitled Back to School
narrated by Mr.. Brinkley will
be shown. The DIS Band ant
Chorus will give a program.
Mr.. Emerson Slacum will be
in Edgewood, Md. this week
wher he is a member of the
committee evaluating the Edge
wood High School.
Lynn Barron of Chester
Springs, Penna. spent the
Thanksgiving holidays as the
guest of Susan Freienmuth.
Paul Pearson showed films
taken on the hunting preserve
on his farm near Rockville tc
the Damascus Lions Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Upton Gladhill enter
tanned the members of the Up
per Montgomery County Farm
ers Club Saturday evening.
The Bloodmobile was In
Damascus Nov. % sponsored by
the Damascus Lions. Loca,
Lions were disheartened anc
ashamed by the turnout. There
were only Is donors in the pc
Rod from 3 to 8 pm. while the
Bloodmobile was in Damascus
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Proett
had as their guest for Thanks
giving dinner Shah Rasique
from Lahore in West Pakistan
Mr.. Rasique is an agricultural
engineer and has been in this
country for a year studying
American agriculture for his
government. He plans to return
shortly to Lahore.
Main discussion at the Cham
Der of Commerce meeting last
week conferred around Christ
mas decorations for Damascus
and the desire of Chamber mem
bers to have better one. The
Chamber is making an appeal
to Damascus for this purpose
The extent and quality of the
decorations will be determined
by the local response to this pur
pose. Roscoe Purdum and
Franklin yesterday are co.chair
men of this committee. Decora.
tons, if bought, will be of a
permanent nature to be stored
from year to year. This appeal
is for something more than the
strings of colored lights in the
business district which will be
donated as usual by the local
mechants.
The Browningsville. Lewisdale
Homemakers held their Novem
Der meeting at the new home Of
Mrs. Buck Newman with Mrs
Arthur Hardy as co-hostess
Mrs. Sidney Mills was elected
president and Mrs. Chester Lei
shear, secretary for two year
terms. Mrs. John Stup gave g
talk on Modern Fabrics Need
Modern Care" and gave hints or
laundry, stain removal, hard
water testing and other helpful
ideas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Price
had as their Thanksgiving din
ner guest Mr. and Mrs. Bradley
M. Woodfield and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry H. Woodfield, Linda and
Michael.
The Ninth Grade DIS Speed
ball Team defeated Poolesville
last week in a home game by
the score of Sd.
Susan Petrie, a senior at DIS
has been awarded a Certificate
of Merit from the results of hel
National Merit Scholarship
exam. This will enable Susan
to be admitted In most colleges
in the country.
An Inter-High Student Coun
Gil meeting was held "Wednesday
at DIS. Permanent DIS mem
bers to the council are Jack
King and Mary Kesler.
The Missionary Study Group
will have its annual banquet
served Tuesday by the Sr. MYF
The Damascus WSCS meets
tonight at the church. Members
of the Wesleyan Service Guile
are invited guests. christmas
Around the World" will be the
topic of the program given by
Mrs. James Lovett. Hostesses
are Mrs. Everett Jones, Mrs
Simon GLAND, Mrs. Annie Burke
Mrs. Ruth Pearce, Mrs. Emer
son Saylor, Mrs. Guy Jewell
Mrs. William Mullinix, and Mrs
Howard Suddath.
Mrs. Margaret Miles is taking
Mrs. Mary Lou Mackey's place
as third grade teacher at the
Damascus elementary school
The Rev. A. Dean Kesler was
the preacher at both services fol
the first time this past Sunday
since his recent serious illness
The column welcomes him back
and hopes that he will continue
to regain his strength. There
will be a service Of Holy Com
munion at the II am. service