Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-08-13
Germantown
Req. Collins
Gets Call as
Nelu Pastor
BY Deborah HI. Lenz
WAverly 6O692

On Sunday, August 2, the con-
gregation of the Germantown
Baptist Church extended a call
to the Rev. Jerry Collins Of Ar
hngton, Va, to be its pastor.
The Rev. Mr.. Collins has served
as interim pastor of the Ger
mantown Church for some
months, and will begin his full
time ministry there on Septern-
Der /. The church has purchased
a house next to the church prop
erty for a parsonage, and Mr..
Collins will make his home
there.
Commencement for the Vaca-
ton Church School of the Ger
mantown Baptist Church was
held Sunday evening, August 2,
at which the following awards
were given: Handwork, lamp,
Irene Sutphin, intermediate De-
partment; fruit basket, Sharon
Umberger, Junior Department;
jewelry box, Barbara Tibbs,
Junior Department. Awards for
Scripture Memory Verses were
given to Irene Sutphin; Inter-
mediate; and to Diane TIMBER
ger, Junior. Each of them
memorized about Is verses.
Awards were Ten Command
ments Bookmarks, except for a
second award for Irene Sutphin,
a mustard-seed sweater clip.
About 81 were enrolled In the
Bible school.
Mrs. Rodney Whitaker &C.
companied by her daughter, Ha-
Eel, flew to Alabama last Satur-
day for a weeks visit with rel
attves. In Birmingham, they vis-
ited Mrs. Whitaker's sister, Mrs.
David Mason and family. Then
In Dothan they are spending a
few days with Mrs. Whitaker's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Par
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richn1ond
Brown and their two young
sons, of the Cider Barrel Trailer
Park. have returned home after
a month spent in Maine land
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Norris
and daughter, Carol left last
week for Orange City, Fla, for
q visit with Mrs. Norris par
nets, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland E.
Sewer. They plan to be gone
about two weeks, and will, also
spent time with Mrs. Norris
sister, Mrs. p. E. Warehime and
family In Orlando.
Mrs. Nora Briggs has re-
turned to Germantown where
she Is spending some time at
the home Of her sonin-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph d.
Young and family.
Little Miss Pamela Kilby of
Gaithersburg Is spending
week with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren T. Kilby, ST.,
while her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren T. Kilby, jr., are ON a
motor trip to Niagara Falls and
Montreal, Canada.
Robert d. Smith has returned
home after spending a month
in Rutherford, N. J.
Mrs. Henry Hubbard and
daughter, Miss Barbara Hub
bard of Alexandria, Va, were
weekend guests at the home Of
Mrs. Hubbard's cousin, Mrs. Ray
M. Smith and Mr.. Smith.
On Sunday afternoon an m
formal family gathering was
held at the Smith home in. hon
or of Mrs. Hubbard and Bar
bara. Included were Mrs.
Smiths mother, Mrs. Sherwood
Duvall of Damascus, and a num-
Der of other Duvall relatives.
Also a guest at the Smith home
was Mr.. Herman Dykes of
Washington, D. c., a former
roommate of Bob Smith at
College and now a
student at Princeton Theolog-
ical Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogert T. Pun
phrey will have as their guests
over the coming weekend Miss
Ella Huplet and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheelan Cramp, all of Phila-
delphla.
An emergency call has come
for added gifts to the Montgom-
cry County Chapter Of the Ma.
tional Foundation. Extra March
Of Dimes funds will be solicited
August 1880, and 1t is hoped
that our residents viii be gen.
erous, realizing that polio pa
tents require years Of expen-
sive treatment. Present funds
have been depleted because
people, feeling the disease was
licked by the Salk vaccine pro
gram, decreased their annual do
nations. Patients who contracted
the disease before the vaccine
was available still need treat
ment TO make them rehabihtat-
ed citizens, and will repay your
gifts many times over in useful
employment. Be understanding
and give with your heartl
The Rev. James p. Kerr, pas
tor OF the Boyds Presbyterian