Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
Sandy Spring
Farm Group
Notes Tooth
Birthday
By Jane Day
924-4924


Sandy Spring will celebrate its
Tooth anniversary at its next
meeting at the Community
House Oct. 1. The program will
be preceded by the customary
supper supplied by the mem
bers. Jack Bentley, president
and chairman of the event, re-
ports that Henry deCoursey
Adams will exhibit some garden
and kitchen tools in use when
the organization was founded in
1863.
The local boy scout troop, 759,
sponsored by the Ashton Metho-
dist Church, has distinguished
itself. Atsits first court of honor
last Friday night three boys re-
ceived their eagle scout awards,
and four became honor scouts.
The eagle scouts are: Donald
Maddy, James Lehman and Ro-
bert Chandler.
In the honor scout group Don
aid Maddy was named honor
scout of the troop; William
Hake, senior scout; and Scott
Willis, achievement scout. This
year special award made by
the Montgomery County Boy
Scout Council was presented to
Steven Atwill in recognition of
his Outstanding demonstration
of scouting" when he saved a
little girl from drowning last
summer.
The court of honor was held
Jointly with the Sea Explorers
of troop 759 who received sever
al promotions. The troop, organ.
lied eight years ago, numbers
about so scouts and Id explor-
ers. At its court of honor Dave
Brigham was guest speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lans-
dale were hosts at the Home In
terest meeting at the Commu-
nifty House Tuesday. Mr.. C. E.
Sanborn, an official Of the
C. & P. Telephone showed a film
on the digit dialing system = a
subject members of the group
found all too timely.
Guests of the Lansdales for
the meeting were Mr.. Charles
Jenkins, hospital administrator,
and Mrs. Jenkins. who moved
this past summer into Sam Rice
Manor; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bushby of Olney and Mr.. Lans-
dale's sister and brother, Mrs.
Margaret Pue and Mr.. Richard
Lansdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis o. Allen
have returned with their four
children to their home on Nor.
wood Road after eight years of
foreign service duty in Ger
many, Egypt and most recently,
Durham, South Africa. The AL.
lens took a months vacation
tour of western Europe on their
way home. They stayed with the
Lansdales for a few days after
their arrival until they could
move into their house.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hender.
son and Mrs. Edith Thomas left
last week for a visit with DR..
and Mrs. Karl Wilson of Roches-
ter, NY. The Hendersons went
on to Stamford, Conn.,, to visit
their son and daughter.in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Hender.
son. before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Adelfio
are home after visiting nearly
two weeks in Sicily.
Several friends of Miss Caro-.
line Owings and her sister, Mrs.
Lawrason Riggs, drove to Gen.
treville todav to have lunch and
visit with Miss Owings at her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Baugh-
man entertained the Rotary
club and their families at a par.
itv at their home, GayfieIds. last
Tuesday. District Rotarians as
well as members of the local
iclub were among the $50 guests.
Mr.. T. Y. Candy Jr., spoke in
formally at Monday nights
Lions Club meeting about his
work at the National Geograph-
ic Society
Newcomers in the community
are Mr.. and Mrs. Fred HetZel
who have moved into the house
form erly owned by the r. ].
Hanks on Bachelors Forest
Road. Mr.. McKeever's parents
live at Woodlawn at the corner
of Ednor Road.