Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-19
HITS for MRS
By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 1889


that is the focal point for this county
The Mental Health Society," which its for the
ions gal Gene Beefedt
press table at meetings around the past year.
Not only depend complete
everything that said or even whispered but also rely her
of humor andote dull which there
are several at any meetng).
Now she with all the details of the So
ces projects in the immediate present
history of this organization which the sos refer
you to the century edition of the Sentinel
federaon choice of project one of the main
activities for the mental health this year
for
all program
The first planning program
we allow Gene to get in in all information
The only the morning
office by there great need for more
these.
The step meeting Mrs David Rhymes chairman
the speakers bureau to discuss the type of meeting YOUR club
would like She offer plays movies speakers
have speaker any problem you mentions
health program is in general or if YOU are
interested in the local picture description
clinic Rockville and its incidentally only
public treatment center for mental illness in the county Gene
points out
Once have type meeting you would like Mrs
Rhymes arranges your program from the lists of films plays and
speakers that she has available This
limited to the women clubs but organizations
For instance last year she set for the Rockville Junior
Women September IA Scattered Kensingon
Players October H. film.
by Dr. John Fort November panel Prescription
Health led by Dr. Edward Cushner and Mrs Lucia
For the Woodside Junior Women arranged showing
October IS of the series of slides put
film The Terrible Twos ETC. and Mrs George Wethere
the discussion and the Silver Spring nursery
leader on November 10 and also film
weekly series of four films marriage preparation
set up for the adults group the Congregational
Cooperative Nurseries and Kndergaens play
Showers which shown again night
Chase Cooperative Nursery
Also in November the High PTA had Dr. Mar
guerite Foge lead discussion following
Mark the Kensngton Cooperative Nursery
dren with Dr. Bobbi and the Montgomery County Coop Nursery
had Mrs Wetherel with the film Tuos etc.
In December the Rock Creek Forest Elementary
Human Growth with Dr. Henry leader Parksde
PTA had Meeting the Emotional Needs of Children
Ienbatt and the film shown
of Jewish Women with DR.. Fogel leader
This extensive list will give idea of Mrs Rhymes task
and also ideas hope program chamen in the
county who looking for suggestions.
Besides arranging for other organizations
tai Health Society also its series plays
free and open to the general public Last night first this
years series was presented by the Kenngton Players
brook Recreation Center.
Genes calendar is National Mental Health
Week April % to May countys society will tie with
the nationwide program which will include outstanding
Around society will hold the second of its two
big meetings May Lewis McCabe
of Rockville is chairman for the May program.
The program will be panel discussion
Feces OF Marriage Mr. McCabe is responsible for the bid
word meaning happiness and the committee great
thought had to admit that there better one!
The panel is to consist of marriage counselor
rauonS lawyer moderator psyhatrst and happily married
couple This last brought me up short Who
will decide what and who is happily married."
The general qualifications the couple be married
good number OF have children live Montgomery County
and OF be happy but the ready to commit
itself on definition of happiness And anyway
the couple find out after the panel they
not SO happy after ALL This we've you
the exact date it is announced
The society is also starting its year
groups open to members only o the privilege
all you have to do 81 dues annually group is
being formed to discuss the problems living
from number of subjects
These discussions under the education
by Jeanne Wright Of the Health Department
Fogel
We mentioned before the put by the society
itself These originated with Mrs Rdeou of Aver Lane
IN Bethesda who chairman of the education
years ago, was looking for program material.
She with the idea taking
lures to illustrate it of four Montgomery children
to depict certain fundamental
handled or should be handled.
Mrs Edith Stern with the
and Jeanne Wright wrote the script and did the
Mensnger did the photography This group activity which the
only one its kind has already been people
small groups around the county
AT present transcription with
sometime in the next few months program
material to the public years in the making this
original idea has been well everywhere well win
the county merit Of honor.