Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12

of interest to report, none is NOR
important than the safety of oul
school children Parents of chill
dren in the Rockville Elementar.
School will rejoice with the new
that construction of the long
promised roadway between the ele
meptary school and the high schoo
will be under way within weeks
time. This will alleviate the ex
tremely dangerous condition or
Park Street, caused by the heavy
two-way traffic. The new road viii
begin at the south end of Parl
Street and extend in an easterly
direction, intersecting the entrance
road to the high school. Schoo
officials hope that during the schoo
rush hours, traffic will be routed
one-way along Park Street; around
the school circle, and out the new
road. This will enable the children
to walk along the sidewalks in com
parative safety and the vehiculal
traffic to proceed in a single lane
along the narrow street. This viii
come as most welcome improve
ment to our very fine Rockville
Elementary School and the com
munity as well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Grahamt
have recently returned to theil
home on West Montgomery Avenue
after spending two very pleasant
months at Cape Breton, Nova SEQ
tia.
On Thursday evening, Mrs. J. M
Chambers entertained group OF
friends for bridge at her home on
South Adams Street.
Glen Barthel of Upton Street is
spending the week in Batavia,
N. Y, visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Barthel.
On Saturday, October IA, Mar
garet Fisk will present an inter-
probation and demonstration of the
art of Symbolic Movement" un-
der the auspices of Mrs. Walter A.
Taylor in the Parish Hall of
Christ Church in Rockville. The
public is cordially invited to attend
these interesting meetings which
will be held at 1890 A. M, 1870
p. M. and 9 P.M.-s ----~-
Marcella Baker was given sur
prise bridal shower by Virginia
Blair, Lois Baker and Anna Hurst
at the home of Mrs. James Howard
on Saturday
Mercy Ward and Katherine
Ward are at the Hotel Dennis in
Atlantic City, NJ.
Ronald F. Mcdonald, Jr., of
Luxmanor Road, son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Ronald F, Mcdonald. is a
freshman this year at Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N. H.
Mrs. Russell W. Conklin of All
West Montgomery Avenue is
spending ten days in Wakefield
Va. with her son, Rev. E. Gordon
ConkIin, and Mrs. Conklin. Mrs
John Ward and her mother, Mrs
c. E. England will motor to Wake
field on Saturday and return with
Mrs. Conklin, sr.
On Monday evening, October 2
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Duckworth
! attended dinner at the Presi-
dents House at Champlain College
f, NY. Governor Dewey of New
York was the speaker of the eve.
ming. Mrs. Duckworth is on the
: STAFF at, rChamplain College and
Mr.. Duckworth is in his senior
year. The College is now part
lof. New York University.
The Byron McCloskey famil.
spent the week end in Rockville
visiting their many friends ant
catching up on the news q bit. Thu
McCloskeys, who formerly liveC
in Rockville, are now making theil
home in Tappahannock, Va.
Rose Billiard, daughter of DR.
and Mrs. Dexter M. Billiard of Pc
tomac Road, has returned t
Goucher College in Baltimore fol-
the new term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Chalk OF
Glen Hills entertained at dinner on
Friday evening. Their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Fischer, Mr.
and Mrs. Osborne Webb and Mr.
and Mrs. David Z. Belts.
Rockville Girl Scouts did theii
part for the Community Chest
Drive by distributing posters to all
local business places. Troops parti-
cipating were Nos. SO, %, and POS
The Girl Scouts have a special in.
terest in the Community Chest
Drive because they benefit under
the Recreation Division Of the