Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
Damascus
LutheranS
Due to Get
NeW Pastor
By Elizabeth G. KiIe
WA, 6-I454

BY EnZaDeth T.. lille
WA. 6-1454
Rev. Richard F. Batman has
accepted the call of the Luz
theran Church of the Redeemer
to be their pastor. He will as
sumo his duties here on Oct. Is
and preach his first sermon on
Oct. 20. Mr.. Batman comes to
this area from Boonsboro where
he was the pastor of the charge
including Boonsboro, Keedys-
vile and Beaver Creek. Mr..
Batman's wife, Louisa, is med
ical doctor. The Batmans have
two small boys, two and four
years of age. The Luther
League met on Sunday at the
home of William Trent and off
GERS for the coming year were
elected. Those elected were:
Jarl Rem, president; Miss Toni
Beall, vice president; John Bas-
sett Jr., treasurer, and Jane
Rem, secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Hack
EFT have returned home after
taking their daughter, Marilyn,
to Waco, Tex, where she is now
student at Baylor University.
The Hackett's left their daugh-
ter, Cynthia, with her grand
mother, Mrs. Earl Mccoy, in
Trenton, Tenn, while they went
to Texas.
Other young folk from the
community who are attending
college this fall are Miss Helen
Murphy, Stephen Burke, Robert
Sellers, Kenneth Houser, James
Drake, Montgomery Junior Col
lege; Robert Hitch, Maryville,
Tenn, and Jack Rice, Wake
Forest, Winston.Salem, N. C.
Kelvin Randolph Cue, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Cue, was
baptized on Sept. IS during the
II am. service at the Damascus
Methodist Church. There will be
a meeting of the official board
at the church Sept. 26 at 8 pm.
Dwight Linthicum, an en-
ployee of the Board of Educa-
ton, was seriously injured and
burned last week while painting
the conduit that carries the cur
rent into the Vo.Ag building of
the high school. Mr.. Linthicum
was on a platform several feet
from the ground and in some
way touched the transformer
which severely shocked and
burned him and he fell to the
ground. He was taken to Mont.
gomery General Hospital.
Raymond Allnutt of Monrovia
died on Sept. 10, the funeral was
held at the Barber Funeral
Home, Laytonsville, on Satur-
! day.
The recent auction held by St.
Pauls Roman Catholic Church
was great success. John
Dante was the chairman of the
auction committee. st. Paups
Ladies Club win hold the first
meeting of the fall season on
Sept. % at 8 pm. in the church
hall. The religious instruction
for the elementary grades of
the church will resume on Oct.
5 at 10 am. in their respective
places. Junior and senior high
school students will still meet
on Wednesday night at the rec
tory. Their first meeting was
held Sept. Is at 8 pm.
Mrs. Ann Quisenberry spoke
to the Damascus Lions Club
which met Tuesday night at the
Montgomery Church Hall. Her
subject was the Importance of
Meeting the Bloodmobile Needs
Before an Emergency Arises"
The Damascus Volunteer Fire
Department will give benefit
turkey dinner on Oct. IL at the
fire house. Mark this date on
your calendar now.
The Sunday School Board of
the Damascus Pilgrim Church
on Woodfield Road met at the
parsonage on Wednesday eve
ming. They made plans for the
Sunday School enlargement
campaign which will climax on
rally day, Oct. 10. The ladies'
of the church and relatives of
Mrs. Brenton Baugher held a
surprise stork shower for her
on Sept. II at the home of Mrs.
Bessie Baugher. The ladies of
the church also gave a house.
hold bridal shower to Miss
Karen Seal who was married to
James Holster on Thursday
evening. The shower was held
at the home of Mrs. Brenton
Baugher.
The Damascus Rotary Club