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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Red Cross Schedules
Gray Ladies Glasses

Interview appointments are
now being made for new classes
of Gray Ladies at the Montgom-
cry County Red Cross Chapter
House, 1920 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring. The Gray Lady
desk GU. 8s2515), is recruiting
volunteers for both fall and
spring classes.
The Clinical Center, National
Institute of Health, requires
Gray Ladies to instruct patients
in crafts, childrens services,
painting, Spanish and evening
Bridge. At Cedarcroft Sanitarium
near Silver Spring and Burnt
Mills Hills, volunteers will serve
as craft workers and reception
lists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Randolph Lions
AuxilidryFormed

Mrs. Phyllis Wood has been
elected president of the newly
organized RandyLions Club, wom-
ems auxiliary of the Randolph
Lions Club.
Other officers of the club are
Mrs. June Whitacre, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Evelyn Anderson,
treasurer; Mrs. Eleanor Marshall,
secretary; Mrs. Grace Hill, Ran
dyLions Tanner, and Mrs. Ann
Wions, Bustle Buster.
The new auxiliary was organ
lied during meeting at the home
of Mrs. Joan Solomon of Frank
lin Park. Guest speaker Mrs.
Mildred Lazor of the Rockville
Dandelions Club, served as ad-
visor and helped organize the
new group.
Members aim to promote fell
lowship and embark on charit-
able projects.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Enrolment Open in
Ballroom Classes

Seventh grade boys interested
in learning to dance, and older
teen-agers who wish to improve
their dancing may still enroll in
the ballroom classes for junior
and senior high school students
sponsored by the Woman's Club
OF Bethesda.
Mr.. Reed ellis of the Helen
Nicholson Modern Studios of
Dance will begin instruction Oc-
tober | in basic jitterbug, fox
trot, waltz, rhumba, samba and
tango.
For further information tele-
phone Mrs. Walter Waldrop, OIL.
44334 or Mrs. William Robinson,
OIL. 2-5616.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Anyone May Enter
Potomac Rose Show

Everyone who has a rose in his
garden is invited to participate
in the 2lst Annual Fall Rose
Show Of the Potomac Rose So
ciety to be held In the foyer Of
the New National Museum, 10th
and Constitution Avenue, NV,
October So. No fees are required
and there is no admission charge.
Entries should be brought to
the museum from 8 to IL am. on
October 5. The public is invited
from OF 10 pm. that day, and
from 10 am. to 6 pm. on Octo-
Der 6.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Republicans Slate
Till Ringing Party

Montgomery County Republi.
cans are being urged to come to a
It'll Ringing Cocktail Party" and
bring a party to help the Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin l.. Aubinoe,
5000 Overhill Road, Greenwich
Forest, Bethesda, are serving as
hosts at the Z pm. affair which
is being sponsored Saturday by
the Federation of Republican
Women of Montgomery County.
Mrs. Edward p. Webster is chair
man.
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
head the guest list of 1000 which
also includes Gov. and Mrs. Nc
Keldin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26

Wedding bells rang out recent
ly for Miss Virginia p. Null,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
]. Null of Damascus, and Mr..
Paul J. Scott, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Scott of Fort
Myers, Fla. The altar of Damas-
Gus Methodist Church was bank
ed with arrangements of mixed
flowers, palms and lighted can
dies for the 2 p. m. double ring
ceremony performed by the Rev.
"A. Dean Kesler.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a ballerina-
length gown Of white nylon lace
over satin, fashioned with a
sweetheart neckline outlined In
ice blue net. Her fingertip veil
of silk illusion fell from crown
of seed pearls and sequins, and
she carried a cascade of white
roses and chrysanthemums.
Mrs. William Whiddon of Da.
mascus was matron of honor in
princess-style gown of white
embroidered nylon eyelet over
blue taffeta. She wore a match
ing headpiece of blue feathers
and carried a basket of yellow
chrysanthemums.
Also attending the bride was
Miss Ruth Ann Lowman of Mt.
Airy, who wore white eyelet over
yellow taffeta and carried bas-
ket of bronze chrysanthemums.
The bridegrooms best man was
Mr.. Roscoe Halterman of Bay
ard, w. Va, and Mr.. Charles
Messer of Waynesville, S. c.,
ushered.
Organ selections were present
ed by Mrs. Clifford Davis, Jr.
During the reception which fol
lowed at the home of the bride,
her mother received in a blue
lace and taffeta dress, matching
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
TooIe-oos?

The Silver Spring community
said goodbye last week TO Jean
and Melvin Faulconer, who moved
with their children TO her birth.
place, Jackson, Miss. They for.
merly lived at GLIB Rosemere St.
Farewell fetes arranged in their
honor include a coffee party
hosted by June Cottrell Of Silver
Spring. The guests were all mem.
bers Of the First Baptist Church
where both Jean and Melvin were
active. Among those present
were Dot Timpken, Barbara Man
ry, Peggy Burlin, Ruth Jarman,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Open House Tea

New members will be welcomed
and incoming officers honored
during an Open House from 8 to
5 pm. September q at the Wom-
ans Club of Bethesda! The affair
is being arranged by Mrs. T. o.
Thornton, membership chairman,
and Mrs. Robert E. Jacoby, hos
pitality chairman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Public Relations Talk

you Are A Public Relations
Expert" will be the topic of a
talk by Cody Pfanstiehl, direc-
tor Of public relations for the
United Givers Fund, before n
group Of adult Camp Fire work
ers ut 3 pm. ON September 30,
at the Glenmont Recreation
Center, Randolph Road. The
public is invited.
Kathleen Leary, president of
the Montgomery County Press
Association, will be present to
answer questions concerning
newspaper publicity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26

be seen in the fact that she per-
suaded the good nuns to give her
years trial without her fathers
permission and without passing
any of the usual exams.
Studied Hard
Here she stayed, soaking up
knowledge and asking questions,
until, when she was IA, the an
swers to her questions on relig
ion left her unsatisfied. and she
turned from the Catholics and
her fathers Zoroastrian Faith to
follow the prophet, Baha'ullah
who more than so years ago
preached the oneness of mankind
and religion as the cause of unity.
In this, she admits that she was
influenced by her SISTER" Shrin
Fozdar, actually the daughter of
her mothers sister who had
raised Mehera after her mother
had died.
Shrin was the first woman to
represent India in the League of
Nations in 1884 and has been a
champion of women's rights
throughout Australia and New
Zealand.
BY the time she was Is, the
young Mehera was doing welfare
work for 500 laborers of Ahmeda-
bad, one of India's industrial cen
tiers.
1t was during this time that
she met her husband, 18-year-old
Eruch Munsiff, son Of wealthy
parents, also of the Zoroastrian
faith.
At one of her lectures at a
Baha'i school, he heckled her UNI
til she called him a mule loaded
down with books"
Is Stubborn, too
His "mulishness" delayed their
marriage for five years and it
was another three years before
he was converted to Bahai faith.
In the meantime, the young
Munsiffs had been diSowned by
both families but of course this
state of affairs couldn't last, not
against our irresistible force"
Mehera Munsiff.
Her father saw "the handwrit-
ing on the WALL and became an
ardent Bahai. Later she con-
WINGED her father-inlaw that the
fortune which she and her hus-
band had renowned should be do
mated to humanity rather than the
priesthood of the Zoroastrians.
! AS a result, India was benefited
by number Of hospitals, homes
for aged, and schools and each
year number of Indian youths
are educated abroad on scholar.
ships created by the elder Nun
stiff.
A few months after India won
its freedom in August, 1947, Mr..
Munsiff was sent as vice counsel
to London, where the Munsiffs
made their home for the next
eight and half years.
In April, 1855, our "bombshell
in a sari" moved her faith and
her family to this country where
her husband was stationed as Sec
ond Secretary.
In the summer of Sc, Mrs.
Munsiff and Jyoti, who acts as
her mothers secretary, Travelled
by bus to SIS cities in the south,
west and midwest and covered
5000 miles in two months.
Lived with Indians
As the first woman from India
to live on an American Indian
reservation she won the hearts OF
the Navajos, the Zunis and the
Hops.
Her approach is simple. First
she respects their religions as she
believes that all religions stem
from the same human need and
have the same divine purpose.
! Secondly, she respects their dig
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26

Nh two short years has become a
WeN-knoWn lecturer to church
groups, schools, universities, Ro-
tary and Lions Clubs, women's
clubs, cultural organizations and
scientific societies both in the
area and throughout the United
States.
In addition, she has made a
number of appearances on radio
and television. Her range of sub
Jects includes the established re-
ligions of the world, sociology,
languages (fluent in nine, she lee.
lures in English, French, Persian
and Hindustani), travels cher lee
ture tours have included Great
Britain, France, Switzerland,
Italy, British East Africa, French
West Africa, North Africa, NADIA
gascar and her native land of
India, social welfare, equality of
men and women, adult education
and international understanding.
Major Experience
It's good thing, 1 didn't have
all this background information
before my interview with her. ]
might have had cold feet and
missed one of the outstanding ex.
periences of my life.
Instead, in all ignorance l met
this pint-sized charmer with the
sparkling dark eyes in her home
on Bradley Boulevard and over
two cups of coffee that were
stone cold before l remembered
to drink them l became acquaint.
ed with a woman whose nick.
name is Love" and whose life
is her religion.
Exchanging notes on our ten
year-old daughters, Jyoti, a Rad
nor elementary pupil, and Lucy
Lee, Twinbrook's problem child
we quickly became friends.
Giggling over the antics OF
Jacquita, Mrs. Munsiff's Goo
die" half cocker and half french
poodle,' we recognized a similar
brand of humor in each other.
We both laughed at a picture
of her taken in India in which
her upturned eyes and sanity all
give no hin. of the impishnesS
which brought a group of indif
ferent, cold-hearted Lions in &
western city to their feet after
one of her. lectures for a sever
minute ovation.
Keen Intellect
But gradually the strength o.
her personality and an impression
of keen intellect began to seer
through to me and l suddenly be
came aware that / was talking
to one of the worlds most un
usual characters.
This character must have beer
apparent at any early age because
she tells the story of her father
one of Bombay's most respected
restauranteurs, naming her a fire
brand when she was only ter
months old.
His prediction that she would
cause trouble came true early il
her life when she was one of the
leaders of prohibition movement
which, when successful, put hin
out of business.
He tried to stave off his fate
by keeping her out of school al
though he had given her elder
sister the most expensive educa
ton the city had to offer.
But his doom was sealed wher
our young "firebrand" at age
seven picketed his restaurant un
til he agreed to send her to ont
of the "vernacular" schools.
When she learned nothing bu
song about a donkey on hel
first day, she decided that thi'
wasn't the education she wanted
and on her own Travelled foul
miles across the city to a Catho
lie school.
The force of her personality cal
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Spaghetti Dinner

The women of st. Jude's Cath.
Ole Church, Viers Mill Road, will
serve a spaghetti dinner from 4
to 8 pm. on Saturday, September
%, in the auditorium. Tickets are
SIPS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26

st. Mary's Catholic Church,
Rockville, was the scene of the
recent wedding of Miss Mary Alb
igail OHalloran, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Hallo-
ran, 1101 Lewis Avenue, Rock
crest, to Mr.. Wayne Hathaway
Buxton, son of DR.. and Mrs. Rex
Ernest Buxton, 1902 Western
Avenue, Chevy Chase. The Rev
erend Martin F. Parkinson per-
formed the double ring cere-
money at ten o'clock in the morn
ing before an altar decorated
with tall candelabra and baskets
of white bridal blossoms.
The bride, escorted by her
father, wore a gown of white
chantilly lace over satin with ca
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Toosts

The Chevy Chase Club was
crowded with area folks on Fri
day evening when Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Price Dunn Of Spring
Valley, announced the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss Ad.
rian Josephine Dunn, TO Mr.. Ed
gar Thomson Bellinger, son of
Col. and Mrs. John Bellinger Of
Bethesda.
Among those who gathered for
the 6 pm. cocktail celebration
we're the ride.elect's brother.in.
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Law.
renee c. Daley, Jr., and his
mother, Mrs. L. c. DALEY, ST., Mr..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Miss Null Becomes
Bride Of Florida Man

feathered hat and a corsage Of
pink rosebuds.
After southern wedding trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will make
their home at Fort Myers, Fla.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26

nifty by never, never taking their
pictures she doesn't even own a
camera. Instead she allowed them
to snap her in her native costumes
and thus delighted them and won
unique place as visitor to the
reservations.
When the Indian women adj
mired her saris and her caste
mark in the middle of her fore
head, she Immediately persuaded
them to exchange clothes with
her and taught them how to do
their hair in the India" Indian
style.
This summer when she and
Jyoti paid a return visit, she was
greeted by these same women
wearing the ornate bun" at the
back of their necks as is her Gus
tom.
Went to Canada
Last spring, after taking An
napolis when she was honored by
being led to the rostrum Of the
House of Delegates by Speaker
John c. Luber and acknowledged
before standing assembly and
also dined by the Governors wife,
she made a three week conquest
of Canada, with many speaking
engagements in Toronto, Quebec
and Montreal, including a half
hour interview over a French ra-
do station.
She was also able to study the
differences between Canadian In
dian tribes and those in this coun-
try by living on a reservation
near Montreal.
I In her lectures, she says she is
always sticking out my neck so
far that / wonder it is still on
my shoulders" Speak the truth
and shame the devil" seems to be
her motto and at the same time
she makes her audience love it.
When they don't, she searches
her heart and finds that she
hasn't been "meherangiz," giver
of love, she explains. For to her,
Baha'i has a living philosophy
Of love of all mankind as well as
religion. No story of her would
be complete without this explana-
ton, she insists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Hits for Mrs. "a ~
Most UnusuaIF4ndian
Fluent in 9 Languages
BY Dorothy Waleski
Staff Reporter

One OF our favorite TOPICS the international "One Word
lee' comes up in the form of Mrs Meherangz Munsiff
whose first name means 'gver of love-"
Montgomery County resident since 1855 and wife of
the Second Secretary in the Embassy of India Mrs Msf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26
Travel Talk

Mr.. and Mrs. V. K. Stephens
tshe's columnist 10 Stephens Of
Chevy Chase, will spend the
month OF October abroad. They
plan to go directly TO Paris where
they'll buy the latest thing in
French sports car models to drive
through France and Southern
Spain. Their destination is Ma.
drid and the World Travel Con.
ference.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-26

Steve and Gene Glasgow are back
home at Paint Branch Farms fol
lowing sudden trip to Sioux
Falls, S. d.. where Genes father
suffered a stroke.
, 1957-04-08
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LATEST NEWS
, 1957-04-08

ficulties he was experiencing
with the mare. 1t was Doctor
James who kept pleading, via
overseas telephone, and this is
expensive, to be given a race in
st. Thomas for Carnival. Now
quite suddenly his horse becomes
crazy, not sure and the likes.
Why is it that these facts about
Homer G" only came to light
at the present time.
Why is Doctor James speaking
for Attorney Christian, who was
strangely silent and its still about
"Celosa", the pride of st. Croix?
I am sure that Attorney Chris
tan is quite able to speak for
himself.
The next move is entirely up
to Doctor James. He asked, prac-
tlcally begged for a race in St.
Thomas for Carnival time. Now
he has got the race he asked for
now he is talking about another
mans horse. st. Thomas horses
will live up to their promise de
pending upon what action Doc
tor James takes in this matter.
We have a horse to run his
Homer G." on April 81, 1857 here
in st. Thomas. We also have a
horse or horses to return his visit
in st. Croix on July 4, 1857
against any horse on the island,
including "Celosa'' if Attorney
Christian decides to exercise the
pride of St. Croix. That is all that
was promised and that is what
will lbe given if accepted.
AS long as "Betty Lou belongs
to the undersigned, Doctor James
can be assured that he will not
be tricked into agreeing to run
one horse and then have another
thrown in at the last moment.
Sincerely,
, 1957-04-08

AT this time Betty Lou" was
still in the pasture, but we were
hoping that "Grandslam" could
be induced to run. 1t developed
later that the possibility of
taking part in the Carnival races
was eliminated when her trainer
became i'll.
Doc James again called from
st. Croix asking for a race for
his Homer c.. He promised to
bring don Vidal" and Johnny
Ace" along with Homer G." if
assured Of a race for the latter.
/ told Doc that "Betty Lou" was
not in shape but assured him if
he should come to St. Thomas
with Johnny Ace" and Don
Vldal', perhaps also "Ace of
Spades, / would bring Betty
Lou" to st. Croix for July 4th
and run any horse on the island,
including "Celosa" who up to
this time was silent on the mat
ter Of coming to st. Thomas.
Quite recently upon the en-
enlargement of Messrs. Benjamin
and Lewis of the St. Thomas
Turf Club / told Mr.. Lewis to
cable Doc James and assure him
of my willingness to run at Carni
val time here in st. Thomas. My
thought on this matter which was
further substantlated by a letter
written to DR.. James by Mr..
Lewis that a feature race could
be developed between Homer
G" and Betty Lou. I also as
sured Doctor James that I would
be willing to bring my mare to
st. Croix for July 4th<
1 have had several discussions
with Attorney Christian here in
st. Thomas. At no time did the
Attorney indicate his willingness
to come to St. Thomas for Carni-
val with his horse. To the con-
trary he pointed out several diff
, 1957-04-08
orresponden
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI.
March 80, 1857
Dear Sir:

Please permit me a little space
in your valued newspaper to re-
ply to an article written by Doc
tor James of Christiansted st.
Croix, Virgin Islands, appearing
in the sport column of the "Vir-
gin Islands Weekly Bulletin" of
March 20, 1857, for which I thank
you in advance. My letter is as
follows:
1t is interesting to note how
Doctor James has twisted the
facts in this case to suit himself.
Betty Lou" was kept in the
stables for months by me with
the hopes of obtaining a match
without success, thereafter, the
horse was placed in the pasture.
Doctor James called on the tele-
phone n evening and asked me
if l would bring Betty Lou" to
st. Croix for the Eastser Races.
l told him quite frankly that
"Betty Lou" was in no condition
to run for Easter and that further
no st. Thomas horses as far as /
knew, we're contemplating racing
in st. Croix for Easter.
Sometime after speaking to
Doctor James a meeting was held
in st. Thomas by the ST. Thomas
Turf Club with the hope of hav-
ing a Card here in st. Thomas for
the Carnival. At this time it was
decided by the Club to invite the
st. croix horses to participate.
We received a reply from the st.
croix Turf Club indicating the
willingness of Homer CT John
ny Ace, Don vidaI', "Ace Of
Spades and possibly celosa, to
participate in our Carnival Races.
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, 1957-04-08
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Arkansas State press., 1957-11-22
Naacp Hope CRC Will
Achieve Its Purpose

The new Civil Rights commits
sion appointed by President Els
enhower was characterized last
week by NAACP Executive Sec
rotary Roy Wilkins as one which
appears to be able to do a good
job
We sincerely hope that ,ne
members will succeed in achiev-
ing the purposes Of the COM
mission as set forth in the civil
rights law" Wilkins said.
The commissions members
were appointed by the president
on Nov. 7 General Eisenhower
still must select a full-time staff
director for the commission. All
commission appointments are sub
iect to senate confirmation, bu.
the civil rights body may begin
work Immediately.
The Senate judiciary com
mittse. of which Sen. James O..
Eastland D.-MiaEJ is chairman
will be the first senate unit to
receive the names of the COM
mission members. Sen. Eastland
is an extreme opponent Of all