Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
Damascus
Swim Pool
Meeting
Is Tonight
Elizabeth c. Kile
WA. 6.l454

The Damascus Recreation
Association will sponsor a public
information meeting, tonight.
Thursday. at the High School
Auditorium at 8 o'clock.
The purpose is to inform in
terested area residents and
neighboring communities Of the
status of plans for the Damas-
Gus Swimming Pool to be con-
structed for the 1868 season.
The exact location of the pool
property, membership require
ments, pool size and much other
pertinent information, will be
discussed.
Plans and necessary arrange
ments for the pool are being
rapidly completed. This week
the board of directors met with
their attorney to finalize the
bylaws and Incorporation pa
pers. Application forms are
being prepared and arrange
ments with area lending in
stistutions are nearly completed.
The membership committee met
at the Cedar Grove School and
discussed the membership
campaign. Initial applications
are now being accepted for APP
proval by the board of directors.
The Damascus Rotary Club
held their annual Charter Night
at Peter Pan Inn on Thursday
evening. The Club Secretary,
Francis ]. Eckloff, presided.
Immediate Past President,
Charles Beaver, led the group
in the singing of America"
The Invocation was given by
Rev. Andrew F. Ready OF st.
Annes Episcopal Chapel. Mem
bers and guests were greeted
by President Charles Bikle. The
main address of the evening
was given by John Geddes
Docherty, of st. Andres, Scot
land who is a Rotary Founda.
ton Fellow. Under this fellow
ship Mr.. Docherty is a graduate
student at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity in Baltimore. To add
color to the occasion, Mr..
Doherty was dressed in Kits.
His subject was, the need for
more and better understanding
between people Of all nations.
During the dinner organ music
was provided by Gene Ponton.
The District Governor who re-
turned on Thursday from a
Rotary Conference in Ocean
City brought greetings. The
The evening ended with dancing
to the music of the George Dan
ner Quintet. Roger Burdette,
president of the Damascus Lions
Club, and Mrs. Burdette were
guests at the Banquet.
The Luther League of the
Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer will meet Sunday at
the home of John Bassett, 1901
Main Street at 8 pm. Karin
Trent and Beryl Andrews will
be in charge of the program
and devotions. This evening the
Leadership Class will continue
from 7:30 to $3.50 at st. Annes
Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Clifford Davis is recuper-
ating at home after being hospi-
talized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Ray
Hash are the happy parents
of a baby boy, Stephen Ray,
born October 5 at Montgomery
General Hospital. Mrs. Hash
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Woodfield,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Thomp.
son attended the Fire Proven
tion parade and the dance
which followed in the Armory
in Frederick, last Saturday
evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Roger Day, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Hanning and Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Runkles were
among those who attended the
Folk Festival at Springs, Pa.
recently.
Mrs. Ola Burdette of Wash
ington, DC. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. Williams last week.
Deets Warfield, ST., B. D.
Gladhill and Deets Warfield, Jr.
attended the American Ordance
Associations 44th Annual meet.
ing held at the Aberdeen Prov.
ing Grounds on Oct. 4, by the
15Oth Army Ordance group.
There were displays, exhibits
and speeches. II rained all day
which took away from the
pleasure of the day.
Over 500 attended the Open
House held on Sunday by Mrs.
Ruby Hyatt at her home on
Woodfield Road. Among the
distinguished guests were:
Governor Tawes, Thomas Finan
Louis Goldstein, Daniel Brews,
ter, Carlton Sickles and John
Foley, as well as many of the
Montgomery County Democratic
candidates. Members of the
Northern Montgomery County
Womens Club assisted Mrs
Hyatt, and Blair Lee introduced
the State Candidates. Residents