Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-17
Damascus
Highest FLA
HOnOrIs Won
ByCurtis Day
BY Elizabeth C. KiIe
WA 6-1454

Future Farmers of America
Convention in Kansas City re-
Gently and was awarded the
highest degree that this organ.
ization gives, American Farm.
err"
Rev. and Mrs. Richard F. Bat.
man and family moved into the
parsonage on Sugar Loaf Drive
on Wednesday and Mr.. Batman
will preach his first sermon on
the Goth. The Parsonage has
been completely redecorated and
the congregation wished to
thank all who contributed paint,
materials and labor to the prof.
ect. Special thanks are directed
to Mr.. Harris Shettel who did
much of the work himself. Chap
lain John D. Roth of Fort Meade
filled the pulpit last week.
The Fall Assembly of the Lu.
theran Church Women was held
yesterday beginning at 4:45 pm.
and included a dinner at the
Woodsboro Lutheran Church,
Woodsboro, Md. The Luther
League met Sunday at the home
Of Toni and Sharon Beall. The
devotions were led by Gerry
WEIGH and the topic discussed
was "A Mans Work and How to
Choose an Occupation" led by
Karen Trent. They will have a
Halloween Party on Oct. 26
from 7:30 to 10:45 pm. at the
home Of John Bassett on Main
Street. The Lew met Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Young on Penn Shop Road. The
program was woman to Won.
an" by Ruth Beall. A service of
special recognition of all mem.
bers was held.
B. D. Gladhill and Jerry Cook
attended the Board of Directors
meeting of the Montgomery
County Chamber of Commerce
held at the Washingtonian last
week. Mr.. Gladhill is a member
of the Board and Mr.. Cook is
the Public Relations Committee
Chairman. This special meeting
was held to consider the objec.
tives of the Chamber for the
coming year.
The Maryland-Va. Milk Pro-
ducers area banquet was held
at the Damascus High School
Oct. 9. The dinner was served
by the P.TA.
Herbert L. Steele, father of
Herbert E. Steele of Damascus
died at the Arlington Hospital
Oct. 4. The funeral was on Oct.
7 with interment in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery, Washington,
DC.
The Young Adult Circle met
in the Fellowship Hall of the
Damascus Methodist Church on
Thursday. Mrs. Kasonga Of Eliz.
abethville. Congo was the speak.
er. Mrs. Kasonga and her hus-
band and two of their children
are here attending school. Mr..
and Mrs. Katongo have four
year scholarships at Howard
University. The Circle had a,
clothing shower for the family.
The following new members
were received into the church on
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Nevin
Kinney, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Lamson and their sons Gary
and Larry, Mrs. Amy Saylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Cobb and
sons Vincent and Gary, and Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Hammond. The
Junior and Senior MYF met to-
gether to hear talk by Mrs.
Mabel Wagner, missionary to
India. The Wesleyan Service
Guild will meet Oct. % at the
home Of Mrs. Clarence Payne
with the following as cohostess-
es: Mrs. judy Shook, Mrs. Mil
dred Glyme, Mrs. Helen Schram
and Mrs. Judy Lamson. The Of
fetal Board will meet in the
Fellowship Room on Oct. "a.
The Rev. Dean Kesler was
a patient in the Maryland Gen.
eral Hospital. Baltimore and
Mrs. Roy Melvin in Maryland
University Hospital, Baltimore,
last week.
David Richards is "a patient in
Casualty Hospital, Washington
and Jimmy Mayer in Montgom-
cry General Hospital after a
football accident.
The Damascus Garden Club
will meet Oct. % in the Fellow
ship Hall of the Damascus
Methodist Church. A demon
stration Of flower arrangements
will be given.
The Damascus Auxiliary to
the Women's Board of the Mont
gomery General Hospital met at
the home of Mrs. E. c. Magde-
burger on Tuesday evening.
World Community Day, spon-
sored by the Upper Montgomery
United Church Woman. will be
held at st. Paul Methodist
Church Nov. 1. Henry Sob an
Indonesian, will be the speaker.
Clothing other than heavy wool
en- will be collected to be sent
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