Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-12-10
oIney
Olney Girl
Wins Natl
4H Award
By Sheilah Fleishell
walker 4-9174

Bette Umstead, of Olney, re-
Gently won a National Achieve
ment Award in the All Club.
This award, which included a
weeks stay in Chicago as a dele
gate to the National All Club
Congress and d $400 scholar
ship, was the second National
Award won by Bette.
In 1856, Bette received a Ma
tional Award and scholarship.
Three other Olney girls were
honored by the Maryland All
clubs. Barbara Sheriff. won a
home Improvement award pin,
Laura Jane Linn a gold bracelet
for the Key Club Award, and
Beth McCloskey (who Is presi-
dent of the Olney All Club, a
style review award.
All of the girls were honored
at the Montgomery County All
Achievement Banquet Saturday
at the Agriculture Center, Gal
thersburg. Membership in the
All Club is not limited to farm
families and all area girls over
ten years of age are eligible for
membership. However, there Is
great need for mothers who
will volunteer as local leaders.
On December 9, the annual
Christmas party of the Olney-
Norbeck Homemakers Club was
held at the home of Mrs. Carl
B. Hongell. The members ex-
changed gifts and had their ira.
ditional cookie swap" and the
president, Mrs. Evelyn Hirr-
linger, detailed the groups plans
for the coming year. The club,
which meets the second Wednes-
day of each month, Is under the
sponsorship of the extension
service Of the University Of
Maryland. All area women are
eligible to join and the pro.
grams cover all phases of home
arts with guest speakers and
demonstrations supplied by the
Extension Service. Women in
terested in joining should con.
tact Mrs. Hirrlinger at SIP. 4
9575 as a membership drive 10
now in progress.
For those Of you who still
haven't finished that Christmas
shopping, take hearth The an
nual Christmas bazaar and Tur-
key Dinner ofSt. Johns Eplsco-
pal Church, Olneyy will be held
in the Parish Hall on Saturday,
from 3 till 8 pm. The Gift Shop
booth at the bazaar is filled with
items for those "hard-to.please"
friends an dwith booths such as
the Sweet Shop, Attic Treas
ures, Book Stall and Christmas
Decorations Shop, your holiday
problems can be easily solved.
A Riddle Korner, complete with
movies for the youngsters and
their own snack bar, promises
mother time to browse. Dinner
Is $1.75 for adults.
Highlights of the Baltimore
Colts football game and award
ing of athletic letters to the
members of st. Peters football
and track teams will be on the
agenda of the Mems Night to be
held at st. Peters Parish Hall
on December II. This promises
to be proud occasion for many
area fathers, as the athletic pro-
gram at st. Peters has been
very successful. Plans are TO
make this an annual avent.
Williamsburg Villagers will
enjoy Christmas caroling by the
Teen Club of st. Peters on De.
cember %, starting at 8 pm.
The program then calls for car
ding at the Marian Fathers
Scholasticate, Brookeville, fol.
lowed by a "hot chocolate and
cookie party" at the home of
Timmy Lucey.
On Christmas Eve, the chill
dren in Williamsburg Village
will be visited by Santa Claus,
to be impersonated this year by
Cal Have. Each child in the
Village will receive a small gift,
donated by the Williamsburg
Village Civic Association. This
event was held last year for the
first time with Bob Grisset play
ing the title role and was a real
success. though some Of the
small ones wondered why San.
ta's sleigh was pulled by a
| horse.