Evening star., 1944-05-07
ChiIdRecredtion
Plans Mapped
In Montgomery
Program Similar
To Lost Summers
Will Be Offered

A child recreation program similar
TO the one offered last summer in
Montgomery County by the Mary
nd-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, is scheduled
again for this summer, 1t. Col. e.
Brooke Lee, park commissioner for
montgomery County, announced
last night.
Col. Lee said the locations of rec.
reation centers and the type of ac-
tivities offered will depend entirely
on the response to questionnaires to
De circulated shortly among school
children in the suburban areas and
at Rockville, Gaithersbure and
Washington Grove. He emphasized
that centers will not be opened, nor
certain types of activities given in
communities where there is not suf-
ficient demand for them.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome. superin.
tendent Of education for Montgom-
cry County, has approved circula.
ton OF the questionnaires in the
schools and again will advise the
commission on details of the 1914
program. DR.. Eloise Cason, county
school psychologist, also will helm
plan the program.
Details Co-ordinated.
Principals of the elementary
schools of the Eastern suburban
area met with representatives of the
Park and Planning Commission last
week to discuss and coordinate the
details OF the summer program. Rep
resentatives of the commission
stressed Its plan of basing the major
recreational programs on existing
Facilities, particularly at the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase Recreation
Center Jesup Blair Park and the
Rock Greek Recreation Center They
also expressed willingness to operate
programs where they were well at.
tended last year and where oues-
tlonnaires indicate sufficient at.
tendance.
Applications for new programs
nave been received from repre-
sentative of Hillandale, Brookmont.
Long Branch Village and the Cap
itol Heights-Forest Glen commun.
ity. 1t was announced.
DR.. Broome again will recom-
mend members of the county teach.
Ing staff who desire to participate.
High school and college students on
vacation who are interested in tax
Ing part should apply at the once
OF the Park and Planning Commits
sion, $500 Colesville road, Silver
Spring.
Program to Be Supported.
The commission announced that
1t will support a Lanham Act recre-
ational program, to be operated
during the summer by Mrs. Marian
lockwood. principal of the Takoma
Park Elementary School, at the
school. The program will include a
Gay nursery and recreation pro-
gram, supported by suchs activities
as Mrs. lockwood and Miss Jane
Joslin, Lanham Act administrator
for Montgomery County request the
commission to supply.
Under present plans this will be
the only summer recreational pro.
gram in Takoma Park the commits.
sion will participate in, other than
the Canteen Club.
The commission has also an.
nounced its willingness to continue
TO support the program at the
Lynnbrook Elementary School in
Chevy Chase and a program at
the Chevy Chase Elementary
School.
Camps to Be Included.
Col. Lee said the commission
does not desire to participate in
programs on school sites where
there is any real possibility that
tne Lanham Act programs will
meet the requirements.
he said this years programs will
include day camps, which will be-
gin at am. and continue until
6 pm.
Last year in this type of program.
the commission operated cafeterias
where warm lunches were served.
since majority of children brought
tnelr own lunches, the commission
plans to serve only milk and ice
cream daily, with the children bring
ing the rest of the meal.
Col. Lee pointed out that the Fed.
eral Security Agency last week cited
the l943 summer recreational pro-
gram in Montgomery County. as
planned and operated by the Park
and Planning Commission with the
cooperation of the county school
administration, as worthy of emu
latiOn in the rest of tho Natin,