Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
BY Cathe c. Linthicum
Diamond 1882

around a large lighted tree on
Christmas Eve will again carry
out the old tradition of caroling.
Everyone in the area is invited
to come and bring their chill
dren.
Mrs. LETTERS gave an interest
ing talk and demonstration on
the right way to launder new
fabrics. Beginning in January
the club is changing its meet
ing date from the second
Thursday night to the second
Wednesday night in the month.
A special invitation is extended
the women in the community
to visit and join this group. If
interested, phone Mrs. LETTERS
or Mrs. Warren.
Mr.. Isaac Cubitt, Poolesville,
who has been i'll, was removed
to Suburban Hospital Friday in
the Upper Montgomery County
Volunteer Fire Department am
bulance.
An interesting visitor to
Poolesville School last week was
Miss Martha Poole, a retired
school teacher from Washing
ton, D. c., and direct descend
ant of the original family for
which Poolesville was named.
While at the school, Miss Poole
held the full attention of the
9th grade civic classes and the
5th grades of the Elementary
School, speaking to them sepa.
rately on some of the colorful
history of this area and show
ing them interesting pictures to
illustrate her topic. Mrs. Mar
garet Hinebaugh is teacher of
the civic classes and Mrs. Ara
Lee Jones and Mr.. George Flint
are 5th grade teachers.
Miss Poole was accompanied
to Poolesville by her sister, Miss
Kitty Poole and her cousin,
Mrs. William Wallace (nee Vir-
ginia Poole). Mrs. Wallace,
graduate of PHS, who spent the
night with a friend, Mrs. Helen
Humphrey, recently returned
from a tour of duty with the
American Red Cross in Ger
many and Is now assigned to
st. Adams, Long Island.
The new residents of the for.
mer John Kimmerling home are
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. McLelland
and son Kermit. Kermit, better
known to his fourth grade
friends as Kit" was born in
Panama where he has lived all
his life so winter weather, es-
pecially snow, will be a new
experience for him.
Poolesville School took part
in American Education Week by
Back to School Night" for pa
rents at the November P.TA
meeting. The high school en-
tered an exhibit called Nov
and Then" pictorial history of
the high school and community
at Broome Junior High in COM
memoration of this week. The
exhibit will be on display at the
next P-TA meeting December
list.
Students who earned the dis
tinction Of being on the honor
roll for the first six weeks of
school at Poolesville High
School are the following: Grade
7: Sarah Allnutt, Evelyn Fling,
Kremelda Hinton, Ross Meem,
Laura Jamison, Deanna Luhn,
Margaret Meehan, Linda Rob-
erts, Charles Poteat, Peter
Straw, Marleen Wilmington, Su-
san williams and Mary Lou
Weed. Grade 8: Helen Butler,
Jennifer Hayes, Steve Johnson,
Brian Tolson, Susan Straw, Jane
Titus, Patricia Walden and Pat
ty Yates. Grade 9: Harriet But.
Ter and Kathy Dilonardo. Grade
10: Abbie Cochran, Anne Hazen,
Lee Hazen and Edith Williams.
Grade II: Eddie Johnson, Esth-
err Bethel, Anita Hansen and
Michael Straw. Grade II: Jud-
it'll Matthews and Mary VIII
liams.
Who has an unused typewrlt-
err sitting around taking up val
liable storage space? Miss An.
derson, Public Health Nurse at
the Poolesville Health Center,
needs a typewriter badly and
would appreciate the loan or
donation of one.
An oyster roast and turkey
shoot will be held at Barnes
vile Sunday, November %,
from / to S pm, sponsored by
the bus association Of st.
Mary's.
The Superstitious World"
was the theme Of the dance
sponsored by the ninth grade
of Poolesville school and held
on Friday, the 18th. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Dilonardo and Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Umstead chap
eroned the young people.
Members Of the Jacksonville
Women's Club met recently at
the home Of Mrs. Frederick A.