Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-07-09
BY Mildred Hartman
lockwood 5-1666

Requests for a Thlrd INDUS
trial Night" sponsored by the
Kensington Chamber of Com.
merce resulted in the announce.
ment at Thursday nights meet
ing that arrangements are being
tentatively made for early DC.
tober when Blair Lee III and
DR.. Ernest Blanche will be the
featured speakers.
Delegate Lee will point out
the necessity for suitable indus
trial development in the county
and DR.. Blanche will describe
his research operation which is
located in Kensington but does
business all over the United
States, fWilliam S. Stanley pre-
sided at the meeting held in the
Kensington firehouse. He re.
ported on the activities of the
Montgomery County Chamber
of Commerce and a donation
was made to that group TO help
defray current costs.
A report of the Post Office
Committee showed that all civic
and service organizations in the
area have been advised Of the
campaign being carried on by
the Kensington Chamber to Sc
cure a new post office for Ken.
sington. The lease on the pres
ent inadequate quarters expires
in December 1860. It is hoped
that every group in the area will
express their sentiments to their
congressman for q new office.
The chamber has provided the
pose office officials and the rep
resentatives Congressman and
Senators with maps showing the
bounds and factual data con.
corning the local office. Several
possible sites have been recon.
mended.
John Trickey of the commit
tee to investigate the pollution
and nuisances caused by the
Contee Sand and Gravel plant
gave a report. The chamber has
opposed the expansion of the
plant, operating as a non.con-l
forming use within the Town
Of Kensington.
Club Award
Mrs. Carroll Creitz, who was
chairman Of the Press Book
Committee of the Women's
Community Club of Kensington
came into actual possession Of
the $25 bond and the handsome
citation awarded the local club
at the National Federation
meeting In San Francisco a short
Ames ago. IT was first presented
to Mrs. John Waters, who was
president Of the club during the
time the press book was made
up. The presentation took place
at the Maryland Federation of
Women's Clubs Institute held
at College Park. Mrs. Philip
Schaffner. newly elected presl.
dent of the club was also in at.
tendance. It was announced that
Mrs. Waters would be chairman
for the Institute for 1860.
Also attending the Institute
was Mrs. Justin Farrell who
represented the Woman's Club
of Kensington.
Parsonage "Open House"
Between 600 and 700 mem.
bers of st. Paul's Methodist
Church attended the open house
held. at the parsonage on Mere.
dith st. on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Francis Mapgham, chair
man of the Parsonage Commit
tee, was in charge of the affair
which was a welcome to Rev.
Edward Lewis who was re-
turned by the Conference for an.
other year and an opportunity
for the Pensioners to view the
newly decorated parsonage.
Good Neighbors Travel
Several members of the Good
Neighbors Club of Kensington
travelled to Gaithersburg to at
tend the reunion of the Senior
Citizens Groups in the county.
Representatives were also there
from Colesville, Woodside, Be-
thesda. Rockville and the host
club.
Mrs. Stella Werner, president
of the Montgomery County
Council and Mrs. Margaret
Schweinhaut of Kensington, del.
egate to the Maryland Assem-.
bly,, spoke and the group sing.
ing as well as several talented
bands furnished music. Fried
chicken was much in evidence
when the box lunches were
opened.
Edward Ide of the Kensington
club took top honors in the
program contest.
Golden Wedding
Colonel and Mrs. William Mac.
Nulty of Garrett Park were
surprised and feted on the &C.
casion of their golden wedding
anniversary on Saturday after
noon from 5 to 7 at the home
Of their daughter and son-In-law,
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