Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-12-19
Ddnsascus-W OodfieId-LaytonsUiIIe
Community Carol Sing
Planned To1norrOwNight

at toO pm. lOlloWeo Dy f1Oly
Communion at s pm. on Christ
mas Eve. There will also be
Holy Communion on Christmas
at 10.
The fourth annual community
sing and tree lighting was held
at the Cedar Grove School on
Monday evening at z pm. Santa
Claus was present and gave
candy to the children. The sing
was held around the live Christ
mas tree in the school yard and
the refreshments were served in
the building, after the sing.
There were several hundred peo-
pie who attended.
On Tuesday the Cedar Grove
School staff held a party at
3 pm. Amusing gifts were ex-
changed between the staff and
refreshments were served. On
Dec. Is sing led by Mrs. Anne
Bright was held for all the chill
dren, and today the Damascus
High School band will entertain
the children with Christmas
music.
Z A children's Christmas Eve
service will be held by the Luth-
eran Church of the Redeemer at
the Da mi scus Elementary
School on Dec. "a at z pm. The
junior choir under the direction
of Mrs. Elizabeth Sell will sing
at this service. That night at
II pm. a candlelight and Holy
Communion service will be held
in the same place with music
by the senior choir under the
direction of Mrs. G. Wayne
Reinmuth.
Mrs. Andrew Ready was In
Mandarin, Fla, last week to at
tend the funeral of her brother,
Benjamin Storey.
Don't forget the Lions Club
Booth in the center of town
where clothing, toys, food and
money are being collected for
the needy of the community.
The booth is open from $50 to
$3.50 each evening and from
1890 am. to $3.50 pm. on Satur-
day. Toys or clothing may be
left in Jerry Cooks office if the
booth is not open when it is con-
venient for you to bring them.
Harrison King and Nelson
Whip of the Laytonsville Lions
Club attended an "a ard S
party" given by the Red Cross,
and an award for the clubs part
in the bloodmobile program was
presented the club and received
by Harrison King, chairman of
the bloodmobile committee. The
Damascus Lions Club also was
given an award. George c.
Smith was the chairman of the
Damascus bloodmobile commit
tee.
The parents and friends of
the Woodfield Ele m entary
School are invited to the pro-
grams which they have planned
for this week. The programs of
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day were early morning carol
sings by the different classes
around the school.
Today there will be a concert
by the 70.member Damascus
High School band under the d.
rection of Matt Kuhn from Ills
to 2:15 in the all-purpose room.
On Dec. 20 there will be Christ
mas films at $50 am. and a
Christmas program at lis pm,
also in the all-purpose room.
The program will have Christ
mas dances by the children of
the first, second, third and
fourth grades. The children of
the kindergarten will sing Jolly
Old st. Nicholas" and "Up On
The House Top" A choral
group from the fifth grade will
sing and there will be a vocal
selection from the fourth grade.
The sixth grade will present
the play, "A Christmas Carol"
by Charles Dickens. On Tues
day 16 students and three chap
erones, Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Kel-
logg and Mrs. Tuckerman) at
tended the National Symphony
Concert.
The Montgomery County Co.
tillion met at the Congressional
Country Club on Dec. 6. Among
those seen there were the fol-
lowing from this area: Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Heeney, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Ulysses Griffith, DR..