Evening star., 1952-11-02
Baby -Sitters in Nearby Areas
To Help Parents to Go to Polls
Get Out the Vote

IVIICIPTO OCI1I'
It's the little things-such as
baby-sitter service - that will
count in getting out the vote Tues
day in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Parents who want to cast bal
lots need not cast their children
temporarily adrift. They can get
baby-Sitter service free either in
their homes or in some instances
for curbStone care at polling
places.
That is only one of the ways by
which various groups, non-Parti-
san as well as Partisan, will try
to make sure that personal prob
lens do not prevent parents, aged
or inflrm people. and others from
adding to a record vote.
Other ways include free auto
mobile transportation to the polls,
sidewalk snack bars, doorknob dis
tribution of election day remind
ers, and informative advance
guidance on how to handle a vot-
ing machine or paper ballot.
Several hundred Girl Scouts in
Alexandria already have prepared
the groundwork for minding small
children while mothers vote. This
will be a sidewalk accommodation
at voting places, or in suitable
shelter in event of inclement
weather. The girls have equipped
with toys and games
to entertain the small fry. Mrs.
John Borton. program chairman
of the Girl Scout Council of AL
said.
Girl Students to Help.
Suitland Md.) mothers can
conveniently turn to Baby Sit
ters for Democracy" That is a
group of Suitland High School
girl students giving up their elec-
ton day holiday to help their
fellow citizens and their country.
Charlene Mcdonald. Is. of 3208D
Terrace drive. Silver Hill, is
project chairman. Baby sitter
service can be arranged Monday
by calling Jordan $1,000.
Voters in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area can get baby sitters
or free transportation to the polls
by calling Wisconsin 1908. The
service will be provided by men,
bers of the Key Club at the Be-
thesda-Cheve Chase High School.
Voters in the Clinton. Md. area
will be provided free transporta-
ton and baby-sitting by the Flu
ture Voters of America" of Su-
rattsville High School. Telephone
Cypress 9678.
Some members of Girl Scout
Troop No. 419, also in the Chevy
Chase area, will be on duty all
day Tuesday for baby sitting. Mrs.
Henry Fox, the scout leader, said
the baby sitting will be at Rose
mary School, Chevy Chase.
Many Sitters Available.
Baby-sitter service will be pro-
vided by Girl Scouts at Bethesda
Center and Somerset
School from 8 am. to 7 pm. Sit
ters also will be at Bethesda Ele-
mentary School, Rock Greek For
est Elementary School, Rolling
wood Elementary School. Bethes-
da- Chevy Chase High School, Le-
land Junior High School, Alta
Vista Elementary School, Bradley
Elementary School and Rosemary
Elementary School from 10 am.
to 4 pm. Tuesday.
A snack bar near the polling
place in College Park. Md, will be
provided by the Progress Club of
that community. Coffee and
will be on hand for
early-bird voters. Sandwiches and
coffee will be available until S
p IN. A buffet dinner will be served
from S to 9 pm. at the parish
house on Dartmouth avenue at a
nominal cost. Reservations can be
made by calling Mrs. c. r. Davis
at Warfield 1894.
Free transportation to the polls
is on far bigger scale this year
than at previous elections.
In the District, the citizens for
Nixon will provide
automobile transportation for
persons, invalids and others
who stay in Washington but are
to vote in Maryland and
Virginia. Mrs. Dorothy Benedict,
1916 New Hampshire avenue NV,
is in charge
Free Transportatio
The Silver Spring Auto Dealers,
an organization of IA dealers in
new cars, will provide free trans
portation. This is part Of a
Nationwide arrangement by new
car dealers to offer such assistance
in getting out the vote.
Other dealers-authough not a
complete list-who have an
nounced they will provide free
transportation include Bethesda
Motors Inc, Community Motors
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