Montgomery County sentinel., 1946-09-05

with only an occasional visit to the
bird bath. While we can usually
locate the particular tree in which
they have built-a different one
each summer-we often do not see
the nest until the leaves fall and
the we'll tailored, swinging nest is
left exposed.
We often have people tell us Of
seeing ,fiocks of orioles" but we
know they have mistaken some
other brightly colored bird for the
oriole, which once seen will never
again be confused with another.
The "flocks" are usually wild
canaries or seed birds-and yellow
and black, rather than black and
orange-gold like the oriole.
We intended to write about the
opening of the Fall Political Sea-
son this week and here we are up
in the air with the birds, just be-
cause we happened to glance out
the window at the right moment.
With this bit from Donald Culrose
Peattie We will leave the orioles
scolding in the evergreens.
Man feels himself in inRnity
above those creatures who stand,
zoologically, only one step below
him, but every human being looks
up to the birds. They suit the fancy
of all of us. What they feel they
can voice, as we try to; they court
and nest, they battle with the
elements, they are torn by two
opposing impulses, a love of home
and a passion for far places. Only
with the birds do We share so
much emotion"
Now for the more exciting and
universally interesting subject of
county politics. The Democrats
will launch their campaign at the
famous Burgoo party to be held
at Lacy Shaw's estate near Coles
vile, Wednesday evening. OF
course it will be all over when you
read this column-but THE SEN
TINEL editor and her assistant
plan to attend, so perhaps there
will be last minute story. All
state and county candidates are !
expected to be present, and as
Lacy's parties are always a sue
ess-this one is sure to go over
with a bang.
With more fanfare than they
usually put into a campaign open
ing-the Republicans are planning |
a big day on Saturday-but when
did the Republican party ever be-
fore have a Brooke Johns True
they have had consistent winner
in quiet-spoken Walter Johnson, of
baseball fame, but Brooke is just
as well known in his field of enter
so q real fight is ex-
pected to develop between him
and his neighbor, the vote-getting,
Democratic, Richard Lansdale
whose seat on the County Board
Biooke would like to occupy next
year.
Anyway, Brooke will be host to
the Republican group on Saturday
after they have toured the coun-
ty-starting at Rockville at IL
o'clock. "They say" there will be
real barbecued sandwiches served
after the cavalcade reaches Brooks
Old Barn at / p. M, so we, plan
TO drop down and sample one or
two. Even though we are notori- \
ously "born Democrat" we are
sure of a welcome from the for
mer Ziegfeld Follies star. Had he
and Walter been born in Montgom-
cry they would surely have been
born Democrats" too. -
The Independent Voters Organi-
zation opens up again this week
Mcdonald is slated to
talk before the group Wednesday
evening-tch, tch, same evening as
the Burgoo party-wager he man
ages both however. This organi-
zation is a non-partisan group
whose only purpose is ito strive
for a more active and more in
formed participation and interest
in county, state and national gov
ernment affairs" or SO they claim.
That leaves only the Charter
group to be heard from-Well,
Mrs. Werner is due TO be back
from her vacation this week. Per-
hops we will see her at commits
meeting on Tuesday and
ian add a postscrip about Charter
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