Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-06-07

By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 4-8889

her country, at present limited to Saigon.
Her object develop leadership recruit
volunteers from the and also
training courses IN first aid swimming organizing for disaster
home nursing and junior Red million questons
Miss Cao who will the president of the
Red Cross when she returns her country fall has been
active IN various capacities in the Wet Nanese Red Cross since its
establishment in 1852
expenses being paid by Cooperation
and her itinerary includes besides Washington St
Louis New York and Atlanta Before leaving October plans
farewell visit to the Washington goodbye the
friends she has made during her stay here
lunch last week. we were first struck
by her beatty which enhanced simplicity
She was wearing an aoda blue tunc black trousers
made pineapple fiber fabric resembling
national dress which varies the material to fit the OCCASION
Miss example morning
the wedressed Wet Namese girl the office
pineapple fabric resembling rayon is worn and
for formal evening wear, brocade only thing
We weren't surprised find that young girl
impressive title would be intelligent delighted
discovered that she had a IS
The first story she told of her arrival in this country
She had expected to be the Red Cross and
the ICA when she landed San When
shrugged and decided that She wasn't that
tnued on her way to Washington
a bustery Sunday morning
and there still official greee she slightly taken abck
tons getting luckily
the hotel that her father had used when he visited here the
before.
She registered there then slept
until Monday morning telephone
again But nobody expecting anybody Wet Nam!
Instead getting panicky might strange
try world traveller decided that she here she
then she would nd go home.
BY Tuesday morning when she telephone again.
ICA had become visiting doorstep
and was trying to contact her at the time.
After the initial mxup, Miss Gao given the red
treatment and enjoyed herself thoroughly She cked
by the careful clearance undergo
ing the boodmobe at the Navy Ordinance Laboratories
Although Miss Gao had country before she
travelled
1947 which University
took her received nterperves certificate from
the Institute of Lnqusics there.
health division the United States Operating Mission Saigon
She by her interest in public health medicine
naturally hers family
largest government hospital Nam,
Wet which south of Wet Nam, which in turn
Fleeing south"
The hospital located family
in hospital grounds
who studying medicine Miss Gao six sisters and their
Her mother is kept busy supervising the and making
all Of the aodas for her seven daughters The one we saw was
beautifully fitted and very well made.
On the cooks day daughters the
of cooking Rice is the main staple and pork the main meat Miss
Gao described national dish of which is smmered for hours
first in and then in juice green
The Caos Budd in that they believe in the philosophy
but do not follow the practise OF the true egonss Of vegetarian
ism except for two days month
These days of fast usually first and the fifteenth and
are set by tne lu moon ne ancient way Oh teng me one IN
erestng sdght Buddhism pracsed by Miss Gao that be-
insisted paying the indebted
to me not only for the rest Of this life but when she returns again
she believes in reincarnaton.
1t clIed notice that very to let
precede at times always open
/ my great age
this much the fact that she didn't want too big
a bill against life
Her observations the American of life astue
although the American passion for owning still puzzle to
her she hasn't figured out what do with all this valuable
time rushing hither and yon
Miss that the wasted in the long
walk from the parking lots and that leisure time then
washing taking Of
She feels that the contributions that
have make to each other first that the country
need learn how to handle and life the
time She evidently feels that American this
well didn't the dsiusion description
of the state of my house at that moment
On the other hand she feels that could lot about
family living from people, The family the important unit
there and family feeling is strong
We much impressed by interview with this
Wet Namese that she will
contribute to the Red Cross when she returns home
Until then the Wet mostly with
refugee work although does dspensaes and clinics
of the sections of Saigon we'll also maintains
school for
But Miss Gao going things will be buzzin for
cousins in Indo China.
Red Cross Heads Go Miss Billiard Promoted