Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-04
HITS for MRS
BY Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 4-SSS9

August County time only us Countians but
thousands of people throughout the metropolitan
hndthe peek will show that the people who the actual
work the County Fair is year round project.
For example, the first meeting for the 1856 fair will held
month when Mrs Elizabeth Umstead Chairman
mems Division will meet with the various chaimen to evauae
the steps and misstep that will during the of August
1921
At this time preparations for that week are still going on
On Monday this week. Mrs Umstead charmen
the Center conclude the final plans the arrangement
of booths.
This years King Germantown
peservation Mrs Kie Gahersburg baked goods Mrs
Samuel Ned Gaitheburg furnishings Clay Pmmer
Gathersburg Whipp Rockville
ing; Mrs " Harley Rockville flowers; Mrs George McBain
Gathersburg homenaes Mrs Basil obey Derwood rural
handrafs; Mrs Arthur Stang Gaithersburg Girls All Club
Cosupero with Mrs Umstead is Mrs W. L. King of Gathers
burg.
representative Pepco present the
final for the model kitchen which this being supplied
by the superintendent
Redand, up what the will
need the materials and equipment for their booths
There is great deal of excitement this because
of displays along Kitchen
the second floor of the auditorium which in
Guiding the volunteer workers who have been shaving through
the heat wave, hopes will be completed in time
building incidentally permanent sptevel
ture, by with maple floors throughout primary
purpose supply recreation for the UpCouny girls and boys
the form of roller skating dancing and basketball
Mrs Umseads last call before the deadine will be August
5 when she and the assigned register the exhibits
the details of the rules and regulations.
exhibits will original paintings of "e
year girl by Oney
Club and educational booths of the Homemakers the
that will demonstrate how to alter dress pattern
Umsead optimistic that she will beat last record
OF public
stead bids fond farewell her friends and relatives and disappears
into the fair grounds until after August 81
Although $ "a the County Coming
from Washington County, she has always been interested in the
All her husband Gordon the first
the All Councils in 1888 when Washington County members
to Rockville for an inercounty dance Besides being
leader All Club at that tme she also teaching school
marriage leadership
Oney been active in the PA and fomemaker Clubs often chair
of church at St Peters and chairman of the clothing
exhibit the University of Maryland for 25 She asked
into fair work by Mrs Edwin Fry previous chairman of the
woens division and last she served her first term in this
capacity.
She husband in the poultry business with Charles
Hines of the Hines Hatchery Oey Every Thursday matter
Mr. Umsead Mr. Hines and their staff Clean dress and freeze
to IA hundred chickens
Mrs Umstead keeps the office for her husband during this
period when he his neck in chicken feathers She
met her husbands future partner Charles Hines while frying
chicken the Eastern All Exposition in Springfield Mass!
On the other side of the ledger August will be notsogood
month for number OF our Montgomery County families The
League Perry Rockville has forced
its family counseng service the the
This means that average of al families 80 per cent of which
continued coseng will be denied the Leagues advice
aid with their problems until September October
One example, we'll call Johnny was referred to the League
by pupil personnel Education. Johnny
his mother need help accepting and adjusting to his physical
handicap, the result of a recent Illness
Although Johnnys school work League staff
after background investigation that he and his mother
helped with proper counselng accept the situation
took Johnnys mother time to get to the point of ask
ing Now that she has, unfortunate that her will
have to be added to the backlog OF q cases waiting for service at
present
The main for tragic be
all of usudge troubles The Leagues approximation from the
Community last years and last year
before Our voluntary COntrlbu
tons to the Chest meeting requirements
top budget each the number of families
applying counSeing increasing. There
years and quadruped in the past five,
the County the
and the executive secretary
Jones' County faced with the problems of rapid
growth such limited compare favolaby with
family
Jones points out nderstaffed be-
truths peculiar to this type of community
that the help the demanded Need
number of applicants AS the
spread by satisfied customers the demand increases.
off solution problem
interested struggling
famlys budget the time to thinking
means to increase community chest
Then maybe next August will have different