DAR Attends Genealogical Workshop 62nd State Conference
Delegates from four Maryland chapters attended the 62nd Maryland State Society Daughters of the American Revolution conference at the Sherston Belvedere Hotel Baltimore February 28 to March 1. The event featured remarks by President General Mrs. William H. Sullivan Jr. and presentations on flag saluting, with awards including Carrollton Manor Chapter’s silver honor roll citation for outstanding achievement with 14 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maryland State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sherston-Belvedere Hotel
Baltimore
William H. Sullivan Jr
Scarsdale
N. Y
Jessie Webster
Carrollton Manor
Mrs Goodloe Byron Elected President of Garden Club
Mrs Goodloe Byron was elected president of the Garden Club of Frederick at its annual meeting March 10 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Officers named include vice president Mrs Arthur Read recording secretary Mrs A A Radcliffe corresponding secretary Miss Maria Johnson treasurer Mrs G Harris Stauffer. David J. Smith of the Maryland Inland Game and Fish Commission spoke on Small Birds of Maryland with color slides. Decorations were by Mrs Byron White helped by Mrs Arthur Read and Mrs Byron Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Goodloe Byron
Garden Club
Arthur Read
A A Radcliffe
Maria Johnson
G. Harris Stauffer
Ernest A. Dettbarn
David J. Smith
The
Maryland Inland Game and Fish Commission
Maryland
Byron White
Byron Hughes
Polly's Pointers and Homemaking Solutions
Readers share practical tips from keeping a house secure with a sign in pad to securing doors, sewing on hat strings, repurposing wooden shoes as planters, making tart shells evenly, cleaning tight gaps with a yardstick, fitting a stove space frame, and knitting a red neck for a teen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Magaret
Edith
Lucille
Belle
Carol Ann Wise to Marry John P O'Brien
Mrs Grayson E Wise of Middletown announces the engagement of Carol Ann Wise to John P O'Brien of Piscataway NJ. Carol Ann a 1966 Middletown High School graduate and University of Maryland freshman. John P O'Brien a 1963 Rutgers graduate and computer programmer in San Diego plans a June wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ann Wise
Grayson E. Wise
Middletown
Carol Ann
John P O'Brien
Piscataway, NJ
Miss Wise
Middletown High School
The
University of Maryland
Mr. O' Brien
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick
San Diego
Calif
Spechts Feted At Celebration
Mr and Mrs George Dallas Specht of RFD 4 Frederick were guests of honor March 10 at a surprise 40th anniversary dinner hosted by their children at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald FE Specht on Swimming Pool Road. Attending were Mr and Mrs Specht, Mr and Mrs Paul Specht and Brenda, Mr and Mrs Charles Specht and Larry, Mr and Mrs Amos Abalt, and Mr and Mrs Donald E Specht, Donnie and Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dallas Specht
RFD 4
Frederick
Donald FE Specht
Swimming Pool Road
Specht
Paul Specht
Brenda
Charles Specht
Larry
Amos Abalt
Donald E. Specht
Donnie
Wayne
Couple Hosts 74th Birthday Celebration
A surprise open house on March 25 honored Mrs. Bertha Doody of Gaithersburg for her 74th birthday. Hosts were Mrs. Eugene Doody and Mrs. Frances Keith at the Doody home near Ceresville. Friends and relatives from Frederick area and beyond attended, with gifts sent by the Doody family in Germantown and Ohio noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Doody
Gaithersburg
Eugene Doody Jr
Ceresville
Eugene Doody
Frances Keith
Frank Pilson
Frank Jr
Donna
Nathan
Ronald Doody
Shorry
Robert Warner
Denny
Vicki
Robin
Thomas Doody
Brenda
Dwayne
Harry Stockman
William Diehl
Louise
Marylin
Billy
Russell Burns
Frederick
Rodger Doody
Kathryn Null
Elaine Null
Adamstown
David Pilson
Sharon, Terry
Janet
Dickerson
Linwood Doody
Sykesville
Donald Pilson
Don
Kathy
Karen
Mt. Airy
Francis Keith
Roger Burdette
Germantown
Vivian Crist
Dan Bowman
Ohio
Paul Doody
Books of your Library Story Hours at C Burr Artz Library
Story Hours are held in the Children's Room every Saturday at 10 30 a.m. led by Mrs Paul F Mehl wife of Hood College religion and philosophy associate professor. The program lasts about a half hour for ages six to ten replacing Mrs Marion Hoar.
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C Burr Artz Library
Paul F. Mehl
Hood College
Stephen 5. Langley
Selections From The Children's Room Highlights
Summaries of children's titles including The Troll Music by Anita Loebel where a troll spoils a marching band but a clever flute player negotiates a return to harmony. William Pene Du Bois presents Lady Tommy Pumpkin Head about a power driven boy. Armenian talesOnce There Was and Was Not retold by Virginia A Tashjian. Leonard Weisgard's The First Farmers in the New Stone Age. Ester Wier's The Barrel. Borrow from the C Burr Artz Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Lobel
Lady Tommy Pumpkinhead
William Pene du Bois
Little Tommy Pumpkinhead
Tommy
Virginia A. Tashjian
Mikko
Nanny Hogrogian
Leonard Weisgard
Frederick Is Reading and Other Notable Titles
A reading list highlights diverse works including Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin, The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Robert Crichton, The Fixer by Bernard Malamud, Madam Sarah by Cornelia Otis Skinner, The Search for Amelia Earhart by Fred Goerner, American Furniture by Charles F Montgomery, and Yes I Can by Sammy Davis Jr. The selections span memoir, fiction, drama, biography, and historical inquiry reflecting midcentury literary interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard Griffin
Santa Vittoria
Robert Crichton
the Fixer
Bernard Malamnud
Madam Sarah— Cornelia Otis Skinner
Amelia — Earhart
Fred Goerner
American Furniture
Charles F. Montgomery
Sammy Davis, Jr
So-called normal hair care advice from a Frederick salon
The ad emphasizes maintaining normal hair through regular brushing and massages to improve scalp circulation, weekly to ten day washes, and occasional conditioning. It promises quick solutions for any hair type at Sheroken House of Hair Fashions in Frederick with contact details. A weekly tip notes nail tips chip less if base and top coats cover the tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheroken House OF Hair Fashions
East 3Rd Street
Frederick
Local Arts Council Presents Spanish Civil War Film at Hood
The Local Arts Council screens To Die in Madrid a 1965 documentary on the Spanish Civil War at Hood College in Price Auditorium. Frederic Rossif directed it with English narration by Sir John Geilgud Irene Worth William Hutt and George Gonnault. Two short comedies The Critic and The Unicorn in the Garden accompany the feature and the Hood College Renaissance cooperates in presenting the yearly series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Arts Council
Hood
Madrid
Arts Council
Hood College
Frederic Rossis
Sir John Geilgud
Irene Worth
William Hutt
George Gonneaut
Authen
Rossif
Judith Crist
Mel Brooks
Garden
James Thurber
The
Hood College Renaissance
Price
Tatem Arts Center
Mrs J A Kime Heads Green Walled Garden Club
Mrs J A Kime was elected president of Green Walled Garden Club at the March meeting held at Mrs Thomas R Reid's home. Officers include Mrs Carl Weakley as vice president and Mrs George Waxter as recording secretary with Mrs Richard Costlow as corresponding secretary and Mrs R Marcus Whitmore as treasurer. The club voted to contribute to landscaping Greenbrier State Park as part of a Federated Garden Clubs District Five project. Mrs Lorene Bowlus presided. co host was Mrs Richard Costlow. Mrs Francis Gaither Jr, an accredited judge, judged club arrangements. The April meeting will be at Mrs J Lawrence Luckadoo's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Kime
Green Walled Garden Club
Thomas R. Reid
Carl Weakley
George Waxter
Richard Costlow
R. Marcus Whitmore
Lorene Bowlus
Greenbrier State Park
Federated Garden Clubs
District Five
Charles F. Murray
Francis Gaither Jr
J. Lawrence Luckadoo
Miss Davis Engagement to Barry Custer Announced
Mr and Mrs William E Davis of Schley Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Alberta to Barry John Custer son of Mr and Mrs Hartwell E Custer Reading Pa Miss Davis is a Radford College graduate and attended Iowa State University Mr Custer is a Rider College graduate from Trenton New Jersey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Davis
Schley Avenue
Helen Alberta
Barry John Custer
Hartwell E. Custer
Reading
Miss Davis
Radford College
Radford
Iowa State University
Custer
Rider College
Trenton
N. J
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DAR
Maxwell M. Chapman
Indiana
Carl W. Kietzman
W. N. Greseette
South Carolina
Erwin F. Seimes
Delaware
Irving C. Brown
Genealogical Records
Wilson King Barnes
Edgar Barnes
John Spicer
Webster
Byron P. Warren of
Laurel
Maryland Society
Pleasant Plains of Damascus
J. Kenneth Kefauver
Roy W. Poole
Richard B. Rudy
Mrs RN
Dickey
Helen
Luscious
N. Market Street
Children’s Story Hour
Mehl
Marion Hoar
Ester Wier
Chance Reedy
Florida
Mr. Faraday
Chance
Turpem
C. Burr
By Sharon
Mr. Custer
Bardley Samet
Gilbert's
North Market St
Kms
Frederick Shopping Center
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