Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
At Wheaton High
By Susie Kaplan
10. 4.7368


of Wheaton High whose children
play in the band, orchestra or
sing in the choral group have or.
gained for the sole purpose of
raising money to buy uniforms
and choral robes for the students.
Friends of Music" is their Of
fetal title and they want to
raise $1,000 This is just one
more indication of what the par
ents of our community are will.
ing to undertake to further the
needs of our schools.
You can all contribute by sup.
porting the big dinner that will
be held in the Wheaton High
School cafeteria on February %
from 5 to z pm. It's really a
good deal. $150 for adults and IS
cents for children and you can
take the whole family out for a
nominal cost. Mothers can get a
night off from preparing the fam.
lily dinner.
Not only are the parents push
ing the sale of this dinner but
over 300 youngsters are involved
who will be canvassing the entire
community. These teeners are
really on the ball. Myrna Kahn
has already tapped this reporter,
and many of the others are call
ing on their neighbors to help
make this a one-time big fund
raising affair.
Friends of Music" need your
help and your contribution.
Mason's Florists of Wheaton
will have tickets on sale, but if
for any reason some of our read
ers can't make the dinner and
would like to support this project,
you can call Mrs. Harold A. Kahn
at 10 4-72569.
The American Legion Auxili.
airy, Rock Creek Unit 268, repre-
sented by Mrs. Kathleen Doing,
Americanism Committee chair.
man, presented an American flag
to Mrs. Mary Companaro, secre-
tary-treasurer of the st. Gather
inc Laboure Neighborhood Girl
Scouts at the investiture cere.
mony of Brownie Troops PSI and
245 on Friday.
A check for the purchase of a
Brownie troop flag was presented
to Mrs. June Kennedy, leader of
Troop Isl.
The next regular unit meeting
will be held on Wednesday at 8
pan. in the cabin at the Wheaton
Recreation Center. Mrs. Eunice
Ward, vice-president of the South
ern Maryland district, will be
guest speaker and refreshments
will be served at the end of the
business meeting.
School construction needs and
building plans for the Wheaton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT area will be
discussed at the next meeting of
the Wheaton High PTA. Lester
WEIGH, assistant to the superin.
tendent of schools, will be the
speaker.
Mr.. WEIGH is responsible for
planning school construction
needs throughout the County and
will cover elementary as well as
junior high on February q at 8
pm.
Excellent entertainment will be
provided by the senior high cho-
raj group. If you are interested
in school construction needs for
the area, don't miss this meeting.
Everyone is invited.
Ring your calendar for that
Tuesday. 1t is good when notices
come in early so that people are
given sufficient time to be told
of important meetings that are
being held.
The next regular meeting of
the Observation-Disclosures Demo-
cratic club will be today at $3.50
pm. at the Wheaton Recreation
Center. The guest speaker will
be Frederick A. Gutherim, who
has been a member of the Upper
County Planning Commission for
the entire five-year period.
The Montgomery County Coun.
Gil will hold an open hearing on
Tuesday on final adoption of the
coming plan it has approved.
This should prove lively meet
ing and Richard p. Abel, the
clubs president, believes this is
an issue of crucial importance TO
the Democratic party in the.
County.
Preparations for the second an.
nual variety show at Wheaton
High School are under way this
week. A full scale musical com.
edy is being planned.
The production, which is to be
showcase for the talent Of the
students, will be the result Of the
combined efforts of every depart.
ment in the school. Songs.