Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-10-21
Twiinbrook
Mrs. Donald n. Mellon

On October 18 the TwinbrooI
Citizens Association elected Leigh
ton Dudley as its president for the
coming year Mr.. Dudley, penal
ogist advisor with the Department
of the Air Force, has served this
year as recreation chairman fol-
the association with a successful
Christmas dance, hildre ems
Christmas party, and the commu
nifty picnic testifying to his exec
utive ability.
Other officers elected were:
First vice president, Mrs. Robert
McQueeney; second vice president,
Robert Rapp; recording secretary
Mrs. Lyman Wynne; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. John Curling
treasurer, Robert Andrews; and
sergeant-at-arms, Rudolph Mel
chelke.
Henry Redkey, outgoing presi-
dent of the association, asked for
volunteers for Saturday, October
%, and Sunday, October "a, to as
sist with the task of preparing
the holes in which $1,000 worth of
trees and shrubs will be planted
in the school ground beautifica-
ton project.
The city of Rockville will fur
nish truck and driver and me-
chanical posthole digger has been
procured. 1t is planned to fill the
holes with a mixture of dirt,
cludge and manure in order to as
sure the best possible start for the
new paintings.
Most of the meeting was occu-
pied with lively discussion on
the Districts new ban on street
parking. Spanked by Robert Salo-
schin of Atlantic Avenue, it was
pointed out that the large percent
age of Twinbrook residents who
drive into the District to earn
their livelihood are faced with
longer committing hours, made
quate public transportation, and
high fees in private parking lots
and garages, while Twinbrookers
as whole may well fear possible
depreciation of their houses be.
cause of the difficulty in commut-
ing to downtown. Much discussion
ensued before the group adopted
a motion to delegate Leighton
Dudley and Tom Rathbone to at.
tend the District hearing SEIZED.
uled for Thursday, October 81, and
present the views of our aSSocia
ton on the ban and the made.
quacy of public transportation
from Rockville to downtown
Washington.
Installation of Twinbrook Cit
zens Association officers will take
place on November 10 at a buffet
supper and dance held in Twin
brook schools all-purpose room
Mrs. John Curling of Ardennes
Avenue has been made chairman
for the event. Tickets may be pur
chased from block chairmen at q
cost of 81 per couple. Since the
capacity of the auditorium limits
attendance to It's couples, it would
be wise for those interested in at
tending to contact their block
chairmen as soon as possible.
1t is an honor to have Mrs. Dick
ran Hovsepian serving as Rock
vile chairman for the Community
Chest. In our own community
Mrs. Hovsepian has appointed
three teams of women who are
already at work canvassing the
Twinbrook area.
Participating are: Mrs. Robert
SlutZ, team captain, Mrs. Douglas
Cornwell, Mrs, Earl Roberts, Mrs
George Derbyshire, Mrs. Harry
Murray, Mrs. Donald Hagericl
and Mrs. c. A. Venable; Mrs. d
Lee Welk, team captain, Mrs
John Moore, Mrs. Evelyn Long
ley, Mrs, Robert Lee, Mrs. Charlie!
Miller and Mrs. Claud Cross; Mrs
Lane Harne, team chairman, Mrs
Shirley Hatch, Mrs. Virgini;
Moser, Mrs. Carol Waybrant, Mrs
Louise Straney, Mrs. Jean Farms
worth, Mrs. Jean David, Mrs
Marie Moore, Mrs. Nancy Schae
fer, Mrs. Anne Lazarus, Mrs