Evening star., 1940-07-21
Mt. Pleasant
Group Sells
Lemonade
Others Help With
Dancing Recitals
And Circuses
Prise Contribution
BY DONALD SAWTELLE, 16,
Western Hfrh Arhool


Hundreds Of children in Washing
ton and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia have combined forces In their
own neighborhoods in recent weeks
to do their bit for the American Red
Cross and the relief of European
was refugees. With shows, circuses.
dancing recitals and lemonade
stands, they have earned hundreds
OF dollars which have been turned
over to the Red Cross.
In fact, there have been so many
OF these shows that it is impossible
to name them all. In every case,
however. the children merit COM
mendation for their efforts.
The Red Cross call for aid was
heard in the Mount Pleasant neigh
borhood where I live. Bobby and
Norma Plavnick, II and 9, respec-
lively; Marcel and Gerry Conrade, II
and 8, and Mary Katharine Koehne,
10. all wanted to help, but there was
a catch. After all, children don't
have much money. How, then,
could they do their part?
Schools over, and we have the
time. so why not a lemonade stand
for the Red Cross" some one sug-
gested.
Donated Lemons.
Swell" was the general opinion.
and five heads came together with
bang to make plans. For their
stand they secured box used sew
eral days before in an exhibit at
Cooke School This they decorated
with crepe paper. using two strips
of red to make the cross.
Bobby wrote out a price list for
the benefit of future customers.
After this, all went their separate
ways to round up the mixings. A
trip to neighborhood grocery stores
supplied lemons. which were donated
through generosity of the managers.
Pantries at home were the next to
bear the brunt of the invasion,
yielding sugar, but not enough for
the enterprising young business peo-
pie. Two pounds later were bought.
Paper cups in two sizes came from
the nearby drug store. Bobby
brought out bowl, and soon all
was ready.
Did they sit down and wait for
business to come? Certainly not.
Other boys and girls were mustered
and posted on nearby street corners
Soon no one could pass by the corner
OF Lanier street and Ontario road
NV. without being assailed with
appeals to buy a cup of lemonade
for the Red Cross Cries of the
Official barker, John Bonner, Is,
could be heard far and near.
Musical Show.
The stand was opened on a Thurs
day with tentative goal of $40.
The sales force remained on duty
Friday and Saturday. Without a
punch bowl on Monday, they didn't
reopen until Tuesday. BY pm.
that day, their goal had been passed.
The next day thsy took $l1 u 10 tSas
District Building. It was job ven
done.
One Of the Red Cross entertain.
ments was held at the home Of
Marjorie Sonnemann, IL, her sister,
Shirley, S, and her brother, Billy, IL,
at 1902 Kirkside drive, Chevy Chase,
Md. Others taking part were Susan
and Ralph Dwan. 10 and 7: Louise
Stein, 8; William Wheatley, 13;
Sonny Pessagno, 7, and Jane Rob-
ert's 6. Theirs was a dancing and
musical show.
They did a record business and
collected $26.18 for the Red Cross.
Chevy Chase Circus.
At 1924 Shepherd street NV, the
home of Avis Jahr, 10, eight girls
put on costumes and gave a dancing
recital. Their Red Cross contribu-
tions reached $500. In addition to
Avis, the dancers were, Margaret
Wall, 10; Eleanor and Dorothy
Arcaro. IL. twins Shirley Paul, 10;
June Hurley. IL; Dorothy Frankel,
IL, and Diane Coonin, II.
There was a circus on Upland
Terrace, a one-block long street in
Chevy Chase. The performers, all
ranging from 10 to u years old,
raised II cents for the Red Cross
cause. They we're Oscar and John
Stein. Bob and Jim Fegan, Allen
Kaufman. Jean and Joan Tolbert
and Bruce Goldberg.