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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1962
Page
2
The YMCA offers a new family night where mothers play with sons and fathers with daughters. The first program drew 18 families, prompting executives Merrill E. Groelle and Joseph P. Urie to schedule regular dates. Activities span gymnasium, swimming, table games, crafts, and movies, with families able to come and go as they wish.
The Frederick County Girl Scouts announce a cookie sale to fund troops and camping gear. Co chair Grace Stickle says orders start February 23 with March 23 delivery. Cookies include chocolate mint vanilla cream butter assorted and new peanut butter. goal is 24 boxes per Scout. Call Mrs Stickel if not contacted.
Sophia Rusk, field representative for the Council of Jewish Women Mid Atlantic Region, spoke at the local council meeting at Beth Sholem Synagogue. She discussed her Israel trip and lauded Frederick Section’s 40th anniversary while noting shared social action roots with the YWCA and the Child Labor Act.
The Elijah by Mendels is performed by Dr. Tom Barksdale with Mrs. Frank Lewis and Rev. Bob Boyd of Scranton Pa. The program will present slides taken in the Holy Land.
Readers are shown how to repurpose unworn shirts into useful new garments. Techniques include dyeing all cotton fabrics, converting shirts into cobbler aprons or patterned pieces, turning one into a nightie, and crafting a Mandarin jacket with frog closures. Follow step by step for color, shaping, and finishing touches.
Jan Marilyn Bowers of Frederick High Rosena Virginia Perkins of Lincoln High and Ellen Teresa Clarke of St John s High have advanced as state Homemakers of Tomorrow finalists. They led their schools in the December knowledge and attitude test and now compete for one of 102 scholarships totaling 110000 with state honors to be announced in spring. The top state winner receives 1500 from General Mills, with a 500 second prize, then an expense paid tour to New York City Washington and Colonial Williamsburg for the state group and advisors.
Fort Detrick presents Kind Lady for community enjoyment. Cast includes Pvt Jim Brandt Mrs Charles L Crum Mrs Donald R Collins Miss Marcia Powell Miss Anne Lassetter SP4 Peter Viventi John Staub Miss Sunny Griffin Charles Rhodes Lt Col Richard M Clendenin Mrs C B Whichard SP4 Tony Gonzales. Tickets after February 19 at Key Hotel Fort Detrick Post Theater and from cast. Badge mentions budget bunny cape as teen wrap.
Frederick’s newest theatre group the Detrick Players works from a warehouse corner with a rug on the floor to rehearse Kind Lady at Fort Detrick Post Theater March 14 15 and 16 at 830 p.m. Founded 1960 the group seeks wider community participation linking Fort Detrick troops with Frederick citizens after See How They Run and aims to revive local theatre tradition despite makeshift surroundings.
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