Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-01
BY Elaine WOjtanOwSki
GA, 4.8898


and on one of them the Twin
brook swimming pool will open
Just on the chance that the
repeated naming of opening days
has in some way jinXed the ac-
tual completion, we will not say
which day the executive commit.
tee is now shooting for"
However, we will say that the
pool itself is now finished, the
apron of cement and the fence
posts on the east side of the pool
were in on Monday and the floor
of the bathhouse and the plumb
ing were finished, the land has
been graded and it might not be
amiss to have your bathing suit
handy on the holiday.
No official opening" ceremony
is planned at the moment. A
dedication may be made when all
the finishing touches have been
made and the site is photogenic
as well as functional.
For the other 20 days, there
will be plenty to do as the cooler
weather brings the traditional
reactivation of Civic Associations,
PTA, Homemaker, and other po-
litical, philanthropic and social
clubs, as well as organized athle-
tics.
For those who reactivation con.
SistS of turning over new leaf.
the most important news is that
the Library will be open Friday
mornings, starting tomorrow,
from 9 to 1870, and it will open
every afternoon a half hour early,
at 1870 instead of 200.
On the opposite extreme there
is an adult basketball league
playing in the area, and Joe Geer-
cart is sponsoring a team from
Twinbrook. John Drew, who is
the team manager, reports that
the uniforms have arrived D..
now all they need are few more
players. John is also hoping to
locate coach. Interested basket
ball players or lovers (who are
seven feet talD are invited to
call John at GA, 1890.
For lady athletes" there is a
modern dance class which is now
meeting at 18th and S Streets,
NV, with a car pool going in
from Twinbrook. This group met
at Twinbrook school last year,
and will resume it's activities
locally in November. If you're
too eager to wait that long, call
Rita Posner at GA. 4-9165 for de.
tails on joining the present group.
The Twinbrook Citizens Asso-
citation will have its first meeting
of the year on Sept. 10, but in the
meantime, the main event of the
year will take place on Sept. II.
The annual picnic will be held at
the Recreation Area off Atlantic
Avenue, with all the traditional
fixings and a few innovations, in
the menu as well as the program.
1t is hoped that the black top
will be finished in time to serve
as a dance floor" Tickets will
be sold at the gate only and a
staggering collection of door
prizes will be given. See you
there!
The League of Women Voters
will have an open house on Mon.
day the 18th, with general infor-
nation on the function of the
league as the topic. Any woman
who feels she might have an in.
terest land every one should is
invited to come. The meeting
will be held at the home of Mad
elyn Lord, 1902 Ardennes, this
years president. Her telephone
number is GA. 1882, and her
coffee is delicious.
The HomemakerS clubs will re-
sumo their regular meetings, this
month, which are opening to new
members. The clubs are divided
on an area basis with Homemade
er I covering the area from Viers
Mill Road south to Halsey, led
by Mrs. Joseph Kavanaugh, hold
ing its first meeting on the 21st.
Mrs. Kavanaugh can be reached
at GA. 1892.
The Homemaker II Club, north
of Viers Mill Road, will have its
first meeting September IL and
the topic will be home freezers.
Mrs. James Wilson (GA. 4-9670)
is president.
Mrs. William Wilson (GA. d.
8679) is president of Homemaker
III Club, which includes the area
from Halsey south to Wander
grift.
For the smaller homemakers,
the All Clubs are active in this
area and the people to call for
information are: Teenagers, Mrs.
Irving Linkow, GA. 1913,
Younger girls, Mrs. Raymond
500, LII. 7-7269 and for Younger
Boys, Mrs. Malcolm Morse, GA.
1881.
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