Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
Damascus
Methodist
Sale Set
For May z
BY Marion Griffith
Clearwater 1852

Inc OIIlclaI bOdrQ OF lHe La
mascus Methodist Church will
hold an Auction Sale May z be-
ginning at 1920 am. at the
Bargain Barn on Route 124
across from the church. The
sal evil be held rain or shine
and lunch will be served by the
WSCS. Included in the items
to be auctioned will be furni-
ture, cooking utensils and
dishes, bric.a-brac and some an
tiques from two recently closed
estates. Mr.. Emerson Slacum
is chairman of arrangements
for the auction and Albert S.
Tabler, jr., will be the auction
eer. All proceeds will go into
the building fund of the Damas-
Gus Methodist Church. Ground
for the new church building is
expected to be broken in early
May.
Mrs. C. M. Payne, Damascus
Area Chairman of the Cancer
Crusade would like to extend
thanks to the volunteers who
collected for the drive and also
to all who supported the drive
with their contributions. Total
for the drive which ended yes.
terday will be announced in
next weeks column. The fol-
lowing ladies served as volun-
teer workers in this area: the
Mesdames Walter Tobin, Jasper
Sellars, Vladimir Pop, Willis
Watkins, Richard Stuart, Rob-
ert Fry, Willard Phelps, Robert
Gladhill, Ray Purdum, Slade
Caltrider, John Kelly, Gage Lin
thicum, Albert Busch, James
Stephens, Amos Burdette, Ed
ward Stup, Gordon Duvall, Vim
cent Woodfield, Albert Warfield,
Charles Parker, Robert Hart,
Wilfred Koontz, Herman Usher,
G. Irving Cue, Frank Griggs,
Elizabeth Howard, Thomas L.
Woodfield, Richard Schaeffer,
Claude, Maynard Watkins, jr.,
Woodrow Main, Dwight Mon
nier, Robert Keil, Sidney Mills,
c ester Leishear, Ravenal
Walker, Richie Lee Haney,
Neill Davis and Roby Watkins.
The Damascus P.TA will
meet at the high school May 2
at 8 pm. Election of officers
for the coming year will be
held. A plan for setting up two
separate P.TA groups for the
elementary and high schools
will be presented. DR.. John
Permenter, assistant superin-
tendent of instruction of the
Board Of Education will be the
speaker.
DR.. M. McKendree Boyer who
has served on the Council for
the past two years was elected
vice chairman of the Council of
the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of the State of Mary
land last week. This makes
DR.. Boyer member of the six
man executive committee of the
State group. Also on Sunday
at the annual staff meeting of
the Montgomery County Gener-
al Hospital, DR.. Boyer was
named Chief of Staff Of the
hospital with DR.. Charles Lyon,
vice-chief and DR.. Charles Whit.
aker, secretary-treasurer.
The Montgomery County Can
Ger Association showed a film
to the Damascus Women's Club
last Thursday evening. A dis
cussion followed led by DR.. Gil.
Gin Meadors after which re.
freshments were served by the
| hostess, Mrs, Herbert Hyatts,
sr.
Fifteen-year-old Phyllis Wat
kins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Phillip Watkins of Cedar Grove
won the county All public
speaking contest recently in
Rockville. She is to compete
April % in Frederick with the
winners of four other counties
for the district championship
The topic Is to be How Can
All Be of Better Service to the
Community"
Mrs. A. Dean Kesler and Mrs
Carl Snapp entertained at a
housewarming for Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Stipe last week in their
new home on Grace ct. There
were about rs guests.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Stipe were Mrs. G. w
Oliver and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Har
vey Pitt of Suffolk, Va.
Mr.. Jerry Cook, president OF
the County Chamber Of Com
merce and Mr.. Matthew Witen
stein, chairman of the cham
ber's economic development
committee have just returned
rest P. Neal, jr., of Hereford
Hills.
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