Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-03
By Susie Kaplan
10. 4-7368

w IldI QOeS IL take 10 run
successful citizens association
How can you interest the loca
citiZenry to attend the monthly
meetings regularly?
The Hollywood Citizens Asso
citation is organized for the prime
purpose of increased interest ir
the community. So say many
other groups, but this citizens or
ganization is working at it like
big beavers.
Alys Spealman is the president
For those of us who have known
her for a long time, we knew
this year would be terrific. She
just generates enthusiasm fol
any project that she becomes in
volved with. Last year the en-
tire structure of the association
was reorganized to include "em
phasiS" committees, with the
status of standing committees
which are chosen each June fol-
the following year.
This year it has been civil de
Tense, county planning and ION
ing and youth activities. Youth
activities is a continuing &C
tivity. The big kickoff is Mon
day at Z pm. at the Homewood
Recreation Center with rally
of youngsters and parents to as
certain interest if any, and what
activities kids want.
They propose, from a longer
list, that the children choose
about four hobby groups, to be
organized by themselves with
help and guidance of specialists
in the field they have chosen
Presidents of Homework and
the youth activities committee.
The list, which they will add
to at the meeting if there is
something they would rather
have, includes art, music, dra.
mates, public speaking, career
possibilities, soapbox derby, col
lecting, star gazing, ham radio
sports, etc, etc.
There are many gimmicks
used to lure people to meetings
This is the biggest job of all. Five
and one dollar bills to five lucky
kids. one good household door
prize TO an adult, are just two
of the many ideas tossed around
to have bigger attendance at each
meeting.
A highlight of the youth pro
gram is the preservation of Ger
tificates of achievement to 45
boys who earned them in the
Homewood Junior Ba e b a |
League last summer by their at
tendance. In all some 80 boys
participated, but these IS did sc
more fully.
The presentations were made
by Don Dunlap, homewood sports
director, Bob Straub and Bob
Boone, two fathers who didn't
miss but one Wednesday night
session all during the summer
They were tremendous.
Philosophy of this baseball
league was not to use the best
players any more than the others,
So many boys turned out that in
order to give them all a good
chance four teams were formed
and league with playoffs
championships, etc. was the re.
suit of this endeavor. Citizens
of Homewood paid for special
equipment.
A census was taken of the area
involved so that they now know
all age groups, professions, hob
bies, resources, etc of many of
their members.
Both the CIVIL defense and
planning committees are study
ing the situations in their files,
keeping in constant touch and
play large countrywide forums
on their topics.
The civil defense meeting will
be the first Monday in Decem.
Der and the forum will be under
the direction of Gerhard Meyer.
Alys says 1--WE feel that too
many associations fall by the
wayside because of apathy and
narrow horizons well, / don't
mean we felt others failed where
we succeeded. because we are fac.
ing the same things, but we hope
this kind of program will in.