Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-10

Mrs. Prescott
on hot asphalt in totally made
quate shoes to find a place to
sleep when half of Berlin was in
flames; and of a nightmarish
journey across Germany to Stutt-
CART with the remains of the
family's treasures.
Logging heavy rugs and silver
that she had rescued when the
family vault was bombed, Anne
lise prayed that they would be
stolen from her so that she could
give up trying. They weren't and
she kept on until she had deliver
ed them to the safekeeping of her
mother.
Many years later she and Mrs.
BOehmer are proud to display
them in their new American set
ting. But Annelise says never
again, another war and she will
just let them lay.
Plagued by ill health, she was
saved from the worst moments
at the end Of the war because she
was in Austria recuperating from
an operation. Unable to return to
Berlin she escaped the brutal and
degrading experiences which her
cousins and friends suffered at
the hands of the Russians.
AS an aftermath of her war ex-
periences, Annelise has a COM
polling obsession on the subject
of shoes! She has dedicated her
self to the task of convincing the
Civil Defense people that com
Portable walking shoes are a
must" for every emergency
store.
Examine your own closet. In
the weller of slippers, sandals and
pumps, open shoes and high heels,
is there one pair of shoes in which
you would undertake a 2S-miIe
hike?
Yet after a disaster, comfort
able shoes are impossible to get.
Annelise found a pair several
sizes too small at charity rum
mage sale. In these she hiked
sixteen miles a day for two years
to the job that supported her and
her mother.
After the war Annalise worked
for the American Military Gov
eminent. Her fluency in Ian
guages won her quick promotion
but she couldn't take the mental
anguish of constant appeals for
help from families of war GRIM
inals when she was powerless to
give this help.
At drastic cut in salary she
transferred her interest to The
department of education. Enter
DR.. Prescott, state department
consultant, who was successful in
interesting the German govern
ment in starting an institute of
Child Study.
AS result of acting as his in.
terpreter, Annalise won two
year fellowship in 1913 to come
to this country and study under
him at the University of Mary
land.
1t took only year for the ro-
nance to blossom into a proposal
of marriage but it took another
year for DR.. Prescott to convince
AnnaliSe that she should marry
him. He was fighting terrific
guilt complex on her part that
she was deserving her country
men.
Two interests pulled her back
TO Germany. After the war she
had been instrumental in starting
youth groups to combat the at
titudes instilled in German chill
dren by the Hitler regime and
also employee organizations to
fight for the rights of other Ger.
man workers.
After she had made her de-
cisiOn to become Mrs. Prescott
she was relieved to learn that a
change of administration probably
would have prevented her from
working along the lines she had
started even If she had returned.
These days the Prescotts share
a stimulating and exciting life.
Prevented by University rules
from working in Child Study in
the winter, Mrs. Prescott holds
summer workshops and classes
at different universities through.
out the country in the summer.
Another shared interest is skin
diving acquired during a six
month stay on the island OF Toba.
90 in 1851. William T. Grant Of
the chain stores Of the same name,
subsidized DR.. Prescott in the
writing OF his newly-released
book.
The explorations OF the under
sea world led the Prescotts to
the discovery Of an entire new
world.