Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-22

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"This is truly one of
responses that ] have ever parti-
cipated in," said Mr.. Schiff. There
are so many activities going on
that no one committee can report
on all of Them"
"Wind-up" Luncheon
The wind-up luncheon at the
Knew County Court House Build
Ting in Rockville will be attended
by approximately one hundred
fifty prominent local residents.
David Scull, Chairman of Com
nt1nity Participation, in charge
ofthe arrangements for this affair,
will give his final report over
Radio Station WGAY's Community
Reporter program on Friday, Oct
ober 23, at 1900 noon,
Among those invited to attend
are members of the County Coun-
Gil, headed by George F. Ne3bitt,
President, all members of the
U. N. Day Committee in Mont
gomery County, and other promin
ent local civic leaders, including
Judge Stedman Prescott, Judge
Charles w. Woodward, State Sen
ator Anders R. Lofstrand, Jr., j.
Douglas Bradshaw, Chairman of
the Montgomery County Delega-
ton to the State Legislature, and
many local municipal officials.
Other Activities
Among the other activities dur
ing the week were the following:
Boy Scouts distributed U. N.
posters to places of business in
the County for display in their
stores, local department stores
devoted full window displays to
the United Nations, synagogues
and civic organizations. Local
churches are including sermons
and prayers based on the u. N
theme. Service clubs in the county
are devoting all or part of their
regular meetings this week to the
U. N. celebration.
Material has been distributed to
all teachers in the county schools
for their use in the classroom. On
October %, a full evening U. N.
program was organized under the
direction of DR.. Pollet Moore,
Principal of the Carver Junior Col
lege in Rockville. Under the
auspices of the Parent-Teachers
Association, the program was for
junior and senior high school stu
dents, junior college students and
their parents.
Parade Saturday
Final plans were also formulated
for the Rockville parade and
motorcade on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday is United Nations Day
not only in Rockville, but in the
four corners of the world from
rEhich will come diplomats, staff
members, and families to visit
Rockville and help the citizens
celebrate the 9Th anniversary of
the coming into force of the UN
charter.
The towns Saturday afternoon
guests come from Thialand, in
Southeast Asia; from Uruguay, in
South America; from Iraq, in the
Near East; from Guatemala, in
Central America; and from Liberia,
in Africa.
Festivities get under way at 2
pm. at the Court House where
the parade begins. At 2:30 is the
Town Meeting in the Richard
Montgomery High School, followed
at $3.50 by receiving line where
Rockvillians will have an opport-
unity to shake hands with their
friends from other lands.
ColOrful Parade
The parade itself promises to be
one Of the most colorful Rockville
has ever seen. 1t will contain
dozens of units-the American
Legion, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Bay and Girl Scouts, Cubs,
Brownies, Campfire Girls, School
Patrols, High School Bands, U. s.
!. Army units, honor guards, fire de-
apartments.
Parade units will begin assemb-
ling behind the Court House at
1880 Saturday afternoon under the
direction of parade marshalls Rich
ard Davis and Nelson Oliver. Di-
plomats will assemble at the Court
House, and their motorcade will
be joined by county officials and
civic leaders who are participating
in the Montgomery County UN
Day luncheon at the County Build
ing.
The parade route is straight
down West Montgomery Avenue
to Richard Montgomery High
School.