Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-06


always find sitters to go out and
do the town.
Since the Kraft's couldn't find
sitter either for the big night
they decided to have open house
for others in the same predica.
ment. Everyone took advantage
of the invitation. The first wave
hit around $3.50 pm. The Culland,
ers, The Puttermans, Betty and
Saul Miller, The Koss', Bill and
Becky Best, and Dorothy Clark
all just dropped by to wish ev-
eryone Happy New Year and
went on their merry way.
The second group showed and
stayed until the real wee hours.
The Sundermans, The Gurewitz's s,
Charlie and Evelyn Myers, The
Condons, The Brooks, Helen, Babe
and Pearl Brownstone, minus
spouses, danced away the hours
until am. A few late corners,
returning from other dates, fin
ishing the evening were the Es-
tens and the Englunds.
1t was a grand party.
The annual March of Dimes
campaign for the. county was
launched Jan. 1.
Edward F. Ragland, county
chairman of the drive, has set
up headquarters at 8601 Connec-
ticut Ave. lat the Chevy Chase
Lake Shopping center) just a
short drive from Wheaton and
Glenmont.
The Mothers March, which re-
suited in $4,000 for the county
last year, will be repeated this
year. Just one hour a year that
the mothers give to contracting
neighborS on their blocks has
proven to be one of the most
successful means of raising mon
ey for the March of Dimes ma
tionally as well as locally.
Some of the area captains for
the Mothers March have been
chosen and others are to be en-
listed.
I've always been just one part
of that wonderful crew Mrs. Ma
bel Dinger manages to interest
for her large area but there are
probably many others who are
wondering who they can call to
volunteer their services for
Wheaton and Glenmont.
The following mothers have
agreed to do their share: Mrs.
Mary E. Stacho, 1907 Adrian
Street, 10. 4-0813; Mrs. Margaret
Caulfield, 1928 Bluhill Road, 10.
4-7585; Mrs. Louise Duncan, 1908
Judson Road, Silver Spring, Lo.
5-4357; Mrs. Arthur ]. Dinger,
1880 Newport Mill Road, Lo. s.
1885; Mrs. Norma Bodenbach,
1877 Goodloe Road, Lo. 5-0267;
Mrs. Muriel Covington, HOOP
Harriet Lane, Lo. 5-4459; Mrs.
Thomas S. Wilson, 1081f Kenil-
worth Ave-, Lo. 5-2819; Mrs. Sol
Ripkin, 10611 Parkwood Drive,
Lo. 5-0240; Mrs. Shirley Case,
1905 Fayette Road, Lo. 5-0611;
Mrs. Charles W. Mott, 1910 Re-
gina Drive, Lo. 5-2971; and Mrs.
Edith Powell, 4014 Halsey Court,
Lo. 4-0501.
Some of the Country clubs have
agreed to aid the March of Dimes
by having the dress-up balls for
the polio fund at various times
of the month. To date, the Manor
Club will be on Jan. Is; Jan. %
is the date scheduled by the Ken
wood Country Club; and the Con-
gressional Club expects a huge
turnout on January 20. Of you
recall, these were the birthday
balls that were always held on
January 80 to celebrate Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt's birthday
to swell the National Founda-
tons fund.-
The March of Dimes Drive ex-
poets to go way over the top
this year, not only with the Moth
er's March, the dances, but many
other activities are in the offing
and should you have any ideas
or any time to volunteer, why
not call headquarters, OIL. 6-5240?
Everytime / call Dick Davis,
the group leader of the Glenmont
Junior and Senior Groups, I'm