Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-05-05
BY AI0llie w. Christie
WAVerly 6.3525

Nlun, presented q cneck Tor
$500 to the Lions International
Eye Bank in ceremonies at the
Washington Hospital Center on
Saturday. Nancy is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs, William
Bradley. Earlier this year, she
was planning a science project
for a high school assignment,
and since her father, an active
Lion, had frequently mentioned
the eye-saving work of the
Lions, she wrote to the Eye
Bank headquarters for material
and information she could use
in her assignment. Nancy's
project won honorable mention
in the statewide competition
and attracted considerable at
tention among Lions near and
far.
Lions international maintains
its Eye Bank in a new building
at the Washington Hospital
Center, and Saturday was open
house day as refurnishing and
decorating got underway. Nan
cy presented the check to Lewis
Hopfenmaier II, general chair
man of the Eye Bank.
The ladies of st. Martins
Guild will present a fashion
show in conjunction with a
card party Friday in the church
auditorium at 8 o'clock. Fash
ions from Greta Stevens will
be displayed by models from
the church group, The SIPS
admission ticket includes an
evening of cards, prizes, des-
sert, and q look at all the latest
fashions.
1t will be of interest to their
many friends in Gaithersburg
to learn of the golden wedding
anniversary celebration of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Kanode, former
residents of our town who now
make their home in Adams
town. The big event was cele.
brated last Saturday evening,
when 35 relatives and close
friends gathered for a festive
turkey dinner at the Hotel
Frederick.
Gaithersburg H o m e m akers
will meet at the Epwortf Meth
odist Church on Wednesday,
May II, at IL am. In addition
to sandwiches, the ladies' will
bring their contributions for
their bake sale. Hostesses for
the day include Mrs. Clyde
Fletcher, Mrs. Charles Orme,
Mrs. William Sehwab, Mrs. VIII
ma Ratliff, Mrs. Frank Hacked
and Mrs. Leslie Mullican.
Mrs. William Sommerville
was hostess last Wednesday
evening to the members of her
bridge club.
The May Fellowship lunch
con of the Upper Montgomery
County Council of Church
Women will be held Friday in
the Damascus Methods t
Church. The program which
follows will have as its theme
"Citizenship-Free and Respon.
sible."
Members of Cub Scout Pack
No. 484 enjoyed a tour of the
NIKE base near Olney on Sat
urday, April %. Accompanied
by Bill Nicol, Mrs. Louise
Bowling, Robert Scarf and Carl
Franck, the 20 boys were treat.
ed to an explanatory movie, a
two and a half hour tour of
the installation, a ride In Army
trucks, a fling at operating the
radar equipment and refresh
ments served by the soldiers
at the base.
On the following Thursday
evening, the pack met at Nc
Cathran Hall and presented a
report on their NIKE tour.
They also put on a program on
the Great Lakes, the subject of
their study for the past month.
Under the direction of Donald
Magruder, the cubmaster, each
den gave a skit on some phase
of the Great Lakes study.
We're glad to report that
Harold Ward is recuperating
very satisfactorily at his home
after being a patient for sew.
eral days at the Montgomery
County General Hospital.
The friends of Mrs. Garnet
Etchison will be interested to
know that she is now making
her home with her son-in.law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Miles, on Hi.Wood DIR.
In Rockville. A longtime resi-
dent of our community, Mrs.
Etchison will be sorely missed
in Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Donald King and Mrs.
Glenn Gillian spent last week
end in Radford, Va, where
they visited Miss Sandra Lee
King, a student at Radford
College.
Get.well wishes are sent to
John Parker, who is a patient
at the u. S. Naval Medical Cen
ter In Bethesda, where he UNI