Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-21
Cabin John
Valley
BY Naomi l.. Wood
Telephone Oliver 1854

The Montgomery-West Chapter
of ORT Organization for Reha
Utilization Through Training:
whewD held its monthly mem
bership meeting at the home OF
Mr.. Edith Pollack last Wednes-
day. A skit, 1.-THE Missing Hand
shake" was presented by the Ken
sington Players. This set forth
some of the patterns of behavior
in the life of a ten or eleven-year-
old girl.
DR.. D. w. Goodrich, psychia-
trist, led the ensuing discussion,
which was good and lively. Most
of the members seem to have
girls that age reported Mrs.
Sara Katz, chapter president.
The KensingtOn Players, Incl
dentally, are a volunteer group
associated with the county Men
tai Health Society. In addition to
skits like this one, which they
perform to initiate mental health
discussions, they put on regular
plays every now and then. Worth
keeping an eye out for their an
nouncements. They certainly got
plenty of applause around here.
The WOmen's Auxiliary of the
Church Of the Redeemer, Fairway
Hills, Mildred Campbell, presi-
dent, Melted $1150 from the sale
of Christmas cards last fall. This
gives them a comfortable budget.
In addition to the regular commit
ments in and out of the parish,
the ladies hope to redecorate the
parish room and provide new al
tar hangings and new surphces
for Rev. John Coleman, the min
lister.
Next fall, the Auxiliary intends
to step out with a Christmas
shop. 1t will feature handmade
gifts and decorations made by
members. This sounds like a
handy enterprise to have around.
BannOckburn School got a big
play in the daily press because
the building is completed and yet
(oh, horrorsD has no access road.
There's some satisfaction in
knowing the school is finished.
But most people seem just lit
tie relieved to find it won't open
this year. They are happy not to
have their youngsters uprooted in
the middle of the year.
Pixie Department: THE Glen
Echo Heights civic group has al
ready heard from Mr.. ]. E. Reeve,
of the Montgomery County Lii.
brary Board. (Mr. Reese is slated
to speak at two such meetings
next week, as we reported previ-
ously.)" That's what we should
have said last week, and didn't,
somehow. Must be a Pied Typer
lowering around this column!
Phil ThorsOn seems to feel pref
ty encouraged about the results
of the meeting between local civic
groups and the State Roads Com
mission on ugly old U. S. Route
240. Blair Lee arranged the hear.
ing, and he and Mrs. Schweinhaut
and Senator Northrup attended it.
The State Roads people have not
made up their minds just where
to put the proposed leg. 1t has to
connect up with the D. c. road
at Dalecarlia, and it has to take
trucks. But they are willing to
try to do those things by some
method other than the third riv-
erside pavement, if possible.
Glen Echo's indomitable Mayor
Hertstein was also at the meet
ing, by the way. And Bannock-
burn Civic Association was in on
the protest, too!
Western Junior High PTA last
Tuesday had an Illuminating talk
on teen-age behavior by Principal
Packard The principal pointed
out that not only are junior-high
bodies growing and changing
chemically: their brains are also
developing. The cortex is getting