Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-09-19
OUR
NEIGHBORS
By SALLY MEREDITH


the youngsters. Among those en-
tertaining in the younger set the
Iast week are: Ruth Schwab, LII
Ridge Road, who celebrated her
ninth birthday with a party at
tended by seven other little Green
belt ladies; Roberta Esteile Loeb,
&C Hillside, better known as Rob
hie", who had five candles on her
birthday cake which she served
to her guests on Saturday, Septem-
Ter 10; Little Sharon Walther,
who would have celebrated her
birthday in July, when she became
four years old, but delayed it I'M
til her friends returned from va
cations gave a party on Thursday,
September II.
The adult social whirl In Green
belt seems to be a year-around af-
fair. Picnics, swimming parties IN
the summer, and the more formal
parties in the winter make Green
Eelt sort Of continuous resort
town. Inasmuch as this Is an in
between season, we have mad quite
a bit of both. In the summer cat
egory, there was picnic held by
the Charles Fogartys ami the
Glen Soellners at Great Falls. A
little more on the formal type was
a wedding reception held by Mrs.
Ralph Cross of 1870 Ridge Road
for her brother, Curtis Z. Hum
phreys, who was married Sep
TENDER 6. Her father, DIR. G.. I.
Humphreys, officiated at the cere-
irony, and was present at the re-
ception. The bride and groom
sailed September II fer Puerto
Rico.
What local gentleman was seen
going into town Monday evening
arrayed in sartorial splendor?
Could it be that a certain univer-
sity in Washington has very at
tractive co-eds?-T'm glad a GER
tain fellow staff member isn't my
boss. I hear he's quite a slave
driver in his official capacity
MIR. and Mrs. George Panagoulis
left Thursday for Nashua, N. H.,
to attend the wedding of Georges
sister. They'll be gone ten days
or a couple of weeks.-The Prince
Georges County Police Boys Club
is going to start club Ecre. Good
idea, don't Next time
Il apnears llkaan has
Skipped yo| TO hasty in
accusing go. I've been doing
that, but it now comes to light
that it wasn't the milkman's neg
ligence, but the negligence of GER
tain Greenbelt parents who failed
to teach their children that other
peoples property is not to he taken
without the knowledge and con-
sent of the owners.-I sincerely
hope that none of the boys from
Fl. Meade that broke the school
windows were among those enter
tanned here a while ago. Maybe
stmeone's chicken dinner was
tough!
II is hoped that Greenbelt par
ents won't let the polio score up
set them too much. Of course, I
know how hard it is not TO worry,
as / have little boy who worries
me every time he won't drink his
milk. However, worrying won't
keep him from getting it, and
might, in fact, contribute to the
Cause, as it makes US unfit to
thing clearly.
I've been asked to mention the
fact that it's rather disturbing to
hear loud music at night, even
good music.
We hope that Leila Dobbin,
24-F Crescent Road, will recuper-
ate quickly with her family in
Topeka, Kansas. Her husband,
Paul Dobbin, left Wednesday to
take her there.
Dave Cation, 48-C Crescent
Road, probably imagines he's
enacting a role in "The Man Who
Came to Dinner" Eddie Goldstein,
of New York City, who came here
on a visit, contracted an illness
and is still here!
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ratkin,
23-E Ridge Road is Sidney Spec
tor, Mrs. Ratkin's brother-in-law.
He has obtained a position in
Washington, and is staying in
Greenbelt until he can get a place
in Washington.
Why do children insist on
throwing stones? 1t is one of the
most dangerous practices that
seem to appeal to them. Latest