Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-20
Germantown
By Deborah II. LEM, WAverly 6-O692

Andrew H. Gibbs OF Blunt rd.,
Germantown, retired on March
5 from his position in the United
States Office of Education,
where he was employed for
more than A years. Beginning
his career as a public servant
on August 5, 1918, as a typist
in the office of the Secretary of
the Interior, he transferred in
February, 1919, to the Office of
Education. Studying at night
school, Mr.. Gibbs earned a mas
ters degree in education from
George Washington University.
He served under eight Commits
sioners of Education. Since the
inception of the Federal Aid
Bill, his position has been that
of assistant director of the Field
Operations Branch, Division of
School Assistance in Federally
Affected Areas. In the number
of years of service, Mr.. Gibbs
has the distinction of being the
oldest employee in the office,
though not in age.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs and their
daughter, Andrea, now eleven,
moved to Germantown in 1856.
Mrs. Gibbs is secretary at the
Germantown Elem taryI
School, where Andrea is a pupil.
Mrs. Gibbs eagerly anticipates
the warmer weather when he
can pursue his hobby of garden.
ing.
On March l at Suburban Hos
pital a son Jas born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Smith of barnes
town. The unusual part of this
baby's arrival is that he is the
tenth child born to the Smiths,
and not only that, but five
daughters arrived first and
then five sons. The oldest
daughter is %. The son has
been named Andrew Lynn.
Hearty congratulations are ex-
tended.
Teacher Recognition Month is
being observed in March in
Montgomery County, and the
P-TA. of the Germantown Ele.
mentary School used the idea as
the theme for its meeting on
Monday evening, March IL. Mr..
Chester Grimes had charge of
the program. Unbeknownst to
the teachers, he had secured
photographs of each one from
members of the teachers family,
many of them old and person.
ally historical. These pictures
were shown, each in turn, on
the screens, and as each teacher
recognized his own photograph,
he was asked to go forward, at
which time a personal gift was
presented to him by the P-TA.
1t was a highly successful pro.
gram of entertainment, and ex.
pressed appreciation for the
work of the teachers. Mr..
Grimes announced that the total
number of years taught by the
faculty at the local school
amounted to 60 years, and by
the same teachers in the county,
the years numbered 100! Re.
freshments were served by the
second-grade room mothers. At
the serving table there was a
beautiful centerpiece composed
mostly of yellow and white
chrysanthemums. This was later
presented to the faculty by the
Association. A social hour follow
ed. Rev. Leroy Bedell presided.
Lisa Ann Randles, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard ].
Handles of Meadowbrook
Estates, observed her fifth birth.
day on March 9. On the follow
ing afternoon, party was given
in her honor, at which were the
following guests: Patty and
Debbie Brown, John and Robbie
Potocko, Michael and Steve
Murad, and Dawn and Jeffrey
Handles.
A house guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard j. Handles
for several days recently was
Mrs. Randles' sister, Mrs. Rob-
ert Sherman of Poughkeepsie,
NY.
Mrs. ]. H. Mussetter has been
ill at her home with grippe, but
is recovering.
The new afternoon circle of
the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church, calling itself the We'd
nesday Afternoon Circle, met on