Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
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By Sheilah F7eishelI
Walker 1914

first overnight camping triI
will be the girls from Olney
Scout Troop 926. Finishing ~
achievements in order to carr
four outdoor badges will be
Connie Smith, Ann Fessender
Lucy Johns, Susan Queen
Gretchen Eichelberg, Ann Eller
ton, Meredith Bratt, Irene Stab
Ter, Elaine Hottinger, Jear
Drumm and Gale Senseman.
The Sandy Spring Theater
Group will meet tonight at $3.50
at the Little Theater in Sher
wood High School Details will
be worked out in regard to
Two. Blind Mice" which will
be presented by the group on
May 10, 20 and 81. The play will
be performed in the Sherwood
boys gym, as the Olney The
alter, where the group normally
performs, is being remodele1.
Sponsors for this years play,
who receive a goodly share OF
the receipts, will be Sherwood
High School, Olney Elementary
School, the Ednor Civic Associ.
alton and st. Marks Episcopal
Church in Highland, Md.
Miss Mickey McMullen will
be the commentators at the
bridge luncheon and fashion
show to be held on April q by
the Ladies Auxiliary of st.
Johns Church in Olney. Fash.
ions for the show will be fur.
nished by Miss Harper of Con
gressional Plaza and will be
modelled by the staff of the
Wheaton School of Modelling.
Reservations for the affair,
which will begin at II noon, can
be made by calling Mrs. Charles
GLAND at Spring 4-9349 or Mrs.
Frederick Gilpin at Spring q.
1858.
Hollywood has nothing on the
Olney area! On April II, Sher.
wood High School will have a
Special Guest Preview of the
drama clubs spring play "In.
herit the Wind" Guests invited
for this gala affair include all
the judges from the United
States Supreme Court, both OF
our Maryland Senators and our
District Congressman, all presid.
ing judges in Montgomery
County, many outstanding law
yers in the County and drama
critics from all of the area news.
papers. The play, which will be
presented to the public on April
20 and 80, details the famous
Scopes trial, during which two
most famous lawyers Of the day
Clarence barrow and William
Jennings Bryan-made legal his
tory. In addition, this year
marks the Tooth anniversary OF
Charles Darwin's "Origin Of the
Species"--a basic element Of the
trial.
Off to Europe on April % fol-
six weeks, will be Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Meyer of Olney. Mr.
Meyer, who is a physicist al
the Applied Physics Laboratory
Of Johns Hopkins, will be a sci
entific advisor at the SHAPE
meeting in Paris on May 18 and
10. The Meyers also plan to
visit several scientific laborato
ries In Europe and will also en-
joy sightseeing in the Neither
lands, Germany, Switzerland
Belgium, France and Italy.
The Women's Society of the
Oakdale Emory Methodist
Church will hold a cafeteria
style luncheon at the church or
April %, starting at 1880
Roast turkey, with all the trim
mings, will be featured. Tickets
for the luncheon are 81 fol
adults and so cents for children
Reservations can be made by
calling Mrs. Lawrence Ash,
worth at Walker 4-4035.
The first dance after Lent
will be held by the Parents
Club of st. Peters Church or
April % at 8 pm. in the par
ish hall. Hosts for the affair
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Tydings. Music will be provided
by the George Krouse orchestra
and admission is So per couple,
A first place winner in the re-
cent Public Speaking Contest
held by the Montgomery Coun'
ty All Clubs, was Beth McClos.
ky of the Olney All Club. Beth
seems to be following in the
footsteps Of Bette Umstead
twice a national scholarship
winner from Olney. Inciden'
tally, Bette was recently in
Quoted into the Kappa Pi, a ma
tional art fraternity (?) at the
State Teachers College in Frost.
burg, Md.
Olney All girls are making
preparation to attend a special
program, featuring singer Steve
Lawrence, presented by the Ma.
tional All Club Conference on
April q in Washington, D. c.
to illness.
Inside of the CIarksburg
Methodist Church was painted