Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-02
PooIesviIle
Req. and Mrs. Dubois
Feted on Anniversary
By Cathe c. Linthicum

BY Cathe G. Linthicum
Rev. and Mrs. Horace c. Du.
Bots were honored with a recep-
ton in the social room of the
GAINESVILLE Baptist Church on
April 20. 1t was the occasion of
their silver anniversary which
they observed on April %. Upon
being surprised by the affair
Mrs. Dubois went home to the
parsonage and returned short
time later wearing her wedding
gown.
Nearly 100 guests enjoyed the
large white TERED anniversary
cake and punch. The flowers
and decor were in white and
silver. The church and members
of the congregation presented
a silver tray and a purse of sill
yer dollars. During a short pro.
gram Mrs. Douglas Swank, Co.
mus, sang II Love You Truly"
and a skit was given by Rev.
and Mrs. ]. c. Ledbetter of
Westminster. Ronald Burriss,
Comus, sang "The Lords Pray.
err" The Rev. Mr.. Dubois has
served the local church for the
past nine years.
Mrs. Robert w. Mowen and
son, David, Sellman, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Mowen's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Poffenberger, in Boonsboro.
Beatrix Potter's tale of Peter
Rabbit took on animation at the
Poolesville Primary School on
Cattail road recently. All of the
third graders participated in the
play which was as original as
the songs. Main characters
were: Narrator, Roland Kings
bury; Peter Rabbit, Gary Bod
mer; Flopsy, Wanda Belcher;
Mopsy, Barbara Foor; Cotton
tail, Patricia Lyles; Mother Rab-
bit, Deborah Wells; Woodpeck-
er, Benjie Hudson; Scarecrow,
Deborah Williamson; Mr.. Mac
Gregor, Jack Lambert; White
Cat, Douglas Darby. The bal
ance of the Sc students were
farm animals, flowers, crows
and garden vegetables such as
lettuce, carrots and strin G
beans. There was a bramble
bush, too. The children made
most of their costumes.
The teachers involved were
Mrs. Chiswell, Miss Holmberg,
Mrs. Rial and Mrs. Estelle VII.
hanson. A dress rehearsal was
held for the whole primary
school on Wednesday afternoon.
Guests were Mrs. Annie Hackey,
teacher at DarnstoWn School
and ID of the fourth grade stu
dents and the principal, Fred
erick Felmet. On Thursday af-
ternoon the play was repeated
for the parents.
Mrs. Daniel Breedon, Pooles-
vile, was the honor guest re-
Gently at a stork shower host
essed by Mrs. David Breeder
and Mrs. Rennis Graham at the
formers home In Boyds. A col
or scheme of pink and blue was
used throughout for decorations
and refreshment table.
State Senator Gilbert Guide
addressed the Monocacy Lions
Club at its regular meeting
Monday night at the Beallsville
Firehouse. Prior to the business
meeting dinner was served by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Up
per Montgomery County Vol
unteer Fire Department under
the direction of Mrs. Charles
Fritz.
Mrs. Floyd Cregger, Pooles-
vile, Mrs. Marchie Buckner and
son, Paul, Dickerson, and his
fiance, Miss Ruth Draper,
Gaithersburg, visited Radford,
Floyd and Pulaski County in
Virginia over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward A. Fulton
near Beallsville spent Sunday
in Baltimore with their son and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Fulton and four children. Other
visitors at the home were Mrs.
Ward Fulton's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Glenn Coleman of Salts
burg, Pa, and Mrs. Coleman's
ILk1s, ao1 fay,oiIv Mr. and