Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-07-24
Many Rec Center Participants
Enjoying Varied Summer Fare


bubble gum contests have beer
entertaining children enrolled in
the various Montgomery County
Department of Recreation Play
grounds this Summer. The Whea
ton area has been especially busy
with such events.
Wheaton Woods Recreation
Center held a kite-flying con
test July q with prizes going
to the participant whose kite
went the highest, the most un
usual-but still able to fly-and
to the smallest kite that went UP
Air fights were an added fea
ture to test maneuverability OF
the kites.
Enrolment at Wheaton Woods
has topped the 500 mark with
as many as 80 children on the
grounds at one time, according
to Director Wayne Peterson
Peterson as an art teacher at
Northwood High School during
the normal school year.
Activities for girls range from
kickball to hiking. Boys are in.
vited to join in the hikes. One
group even took fishing equip.
ment and had a sporting day"
Mrs. Virginia Cross and Mrs.
Anne Sparacino, voluntee r
mothers, are helping out with the
younger children.
Viers Mill Elementary, under
the direction of Dewitt Dutch
Hahn, has gone from an AGA
demic spelling-bee to basket
weaving and, of course, softball
and baseball.
Gary McDaniels won the spell
ing bee competing with so others
between the ages of eight and II.
Nancy Macumber took first
place in an art contest held re-
Gently. Viers Mill majors in bead
weaving and basket weaving in
the arts and crafts field.
Dutch plans an Unusual Pet
Show for his center but cracked
mo dogs, cats, or poisonous
snakes allowed"
Enrolment at Viers Mill is over
300.
Linda Jean Nader, a five-year-
old, won top place in a recent hat
contest. Her unique hat was
made of construction and crepe
paper.
The Wheaton Recreation Cen.
ter has been equally busy. "Fire
Engine Day" brought all the
children out in red recently
The Kensington Fire Depart
ment cooperated by bringing a
hose truck and an ambulance.
The children questioned the fire
department men at least so times
on how fast they could go in the
truck, said Director Benjamin
ben" McCeney. Everyone was
given rides on the truck and ex-
plantations of the apparatus.
Wheaton claims an unusual
volunteer. Mrs. Helen Horton in
structs the children in ping pong
several times each week. Soft
ball seems to be a disease among
the Wheaton youngsters. Nc
Ceney reports six peewee teams
play at his center. Enrolment is
presently $50.
Glenmont Elementary Recrea-
ton Center, boasting as sparkling
a program as any, held a dog
show Friday. Entrants were
judged on number of tricks per-
formed, obedience and grooming.
A doll contest was held with
the following children winning
in several categories: Diane
Davis, Bonnie Johnson, Mary
Ann LeMay, Linda Criere, Ann
Warme, May Mcleod, Elizabeth
Mcleod, Mary Frost, Kitty Mil
Ter, Sue Stake and George
Everett all of the Glenmont area.
A pet show is planned for July Is.
Mrs. Charlotte O'Day, Cen.
ter Director, remarked that last
year one child brought a de-
oderized skunk. A frog-jumping
contest has already been held. En-.
rollment is in the zoos.
Volunteer mothers contributing
thus far are Mrs. Martha Nc
Leod and Mrs. Rita Molyneau.
1t is interesting to note that Mrs.
O'Day came to the Glenmont
Center five years ago as volun-
teer worker so that she could
watch her youngest child.
Over 600 are now registered
with a noticeable increase expect
ed by the end of the Summer.
Coming events are a Nature
Show today for nature exhibits
and small pets featuring a
turtle race); Public Service Day
today with one or two fire
engines reporting to the Center,
and Community Day on August
IA at which time the children's
visible accomplishments will be
exhibited.