Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
Mrs. Donald H. Mellon

lWlnprook school is beehive
of activity this week laying final
plans for its Science Fair which
will open next Tuesday, Feb. LIST,
at the PTA meeting and continue
during the day through Friday
of that week.
The fair will be the culmin-
ating enterprise of the schools
semester-long study of this won
derful Scientific World" Each
class has been working on an ex-
hibit for the fair based on their
particular science studies for the
year. Many outside exhibits will
be on display as the result of an
invitation to parents to join their
children in creating allied home
projects.
AS part of the general theme,
Principal Edda Larrimore has
written the words and music to
a song, Wonderful, Wonderful
World" which has been featured
in a hall mural executed by ia
Their George Downs of Bradley
Avenue. A huge cluster of he'll
ium-filled balloons will hang in
the center hall. An especially in
teresting exhibit is being planned
by the fifth grade, which is ar
ranging solar system theme in
the all-purpose room.
From all indications, this will
be an event you won't want to
miss.
Mrs. John Eckhardt of Still
well Road, lady who has had
first-hand experience with polio's
devastating effects, is heading
Rockville'S March of Dimes cam
paign for 1855. Twinbrook mo-
theirs will be out again this year
on Monday night, Jan. 81. You
are asked to leave an entrance
light burning, tie a white hand
kerchief on your door knob, or
indicate in some other way that
you would like to contribute to
this crusade. Montgomery Coun.
tvs goal for 1855 is 100000, so
percent of which will remain in
the county for rehabilitation of
polio victims and replacement of
equipment and SO percent of
which will go to the National
Foundation for research.
Mrs. Jack Cross of Stillwell
Road is serving as Twinbrook
chairman and the teams will be
captained by Mrs. Robert Lee,
Coral Sea Avenue; Mrs. James
Holt, McAuliffe Drive; Mrs. Ern-
est Kolsrud, Midway Avenue;
Mrs. Louis Jaeger, Vandegrift
Avenue, and Mrs. Eldon Seifert,
Radford Court.
Many Twinbrookers also sup.
ported the drive on Sunday, Jan.
%, when they took advantage of
the Congressional Squadron of
the Civil Air Patrol offer to pilot
anyone over Rockville who would
donate 50 or more to the polio
fund. George Downs and Robert
Moir of Twinbrook Forest were
able to photograph several excel
lent aerial views of Twinbrook.
During the last snow, it was
reported that the children who
used the school grounds for sled
ding were coasting into the new
IMPLANTED trees. After all the
thought, money and backbreak-
ing volunteer labor that got those
trees and shrubs into the ground,
a lecture to junior on the import
ance of each and every insignifi-
cant-looking plant might not
come amiSs.
Homemakers Club l held Jan
uary meeting at the home of Mrs.
James Cavenaugh. Tommy Curl
ing, All Club member, presented
a demonstration on overlooking
electrical circuits. Mrs. Gabriel
Burgee discussed the art of
shocking and displayed some ex-
quisite little frocks she had made
for her daughter. Mrs. Burgee
has won County Fair blue rib.
bons for two years for her beau
tiful sewing. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Cavenaugh and
Mrs. Leighton Dudley. New Off
GERS installed at this meeting
were: President, Mrs. Joseph
Cavenaugh; vice president, Mrs.
Gabriel Burgee; secretary, Mrs.
Arnold Duquette; treasurer, Mrs.
Rheinhold Schilling.
The following chairmen were
appointed: Food and nutrition,
Mrs. Leo Massapust; clothing,
Mrs. Lee Woelk; family life, Mrs
Leighton Dudley; home furnish.
inpS Mrs Julian Santa. hama