Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-24
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
CLUBWOMEN ELECT
Mrs. J. w. Townsend Named
President of Federation.
Cleanup Endorsed.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd. May 81. 1912.
At the annual meeting Of the Mont
gomery County Federation of Women.
Clubs, held yesterday at the Columbis
Country Club, officers to serve one veal
were chosen as follows: President, Mrs
j. Wilson Townsend of Kensington; frs
vice president, Mrs. William Chitty Of
Bethesda; corresponding secretary, Mrs
j. Harry Cunningham of Kensington; re.
cording secretary, Mrs. Robert H. Miller
of Spencerville: treasurer, Miss Daisy
Magruder of Rockville; auditor, Mrs
Paul Cook of Linden; parliamentarian
Mrs. Clarence Weber of Bethesda. a
member of each club belonging to the
federation also was chosen vice president
as follows: Kensington Woman's Club
Mrs. Merritt o. Chance; Handicraft Club
Kensington. Mrs. Louis Merriam; Wom-
ans Club of Rockville, Mrs. Francis {.
Getzendanner; Rockville Inquiry Club
Mrs. William c. Beck; Home Interest
Forest Glen, Mrs. +. NJ. Gregory, Wash
ington; Social Science Club. Forest Glen,
Mrs. ]. u. Burkett; Wednesday Club,
Sandy Springs. Miss Mary Magruder; the
Association, Sandy Spring. Mrs. Joseph
Sandy Spring, Miss Ellen Farquhar; the
Jamestown Woman's Club, Mrs. Brooke
Vincent; NewcOmb Club. Bethesda, Mrs.
William Chtty; WOmans Club OF Bethes-
da, Mrs. Eleanor T. Cronin.
The meeting was attended by more than
three hundred clubwOmen from all parts
of this county, the District of Columbia,
Baltimore and elsewhere. The Newcomn
Club of Bethesda was host, and it was
upon invitation OF the board of managers
n no Nrls Nys,1.s VI r. xk,n%
ering was entertained at the clubhouse
Morning and afternoon sessions were
held, and at noon a fine luncheon was
served.
Mrs. Croxall Voices Welcome.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Mrs. Morris L. Croxall of Bethesda
and the response was by Mrs. Robert C.
Warteid of Rockville. the retiring presi-
dent of the federation. Willett M. Hays,
assistant secretary of agriculture, spoke
upon the Development of Country Life
and others who addressed the gathering
were DIR. Ryan DevereuK of Chevy Chase,
Mrs. j. Wilson Townsend of Kensington.
Mrs. B. w. Cochran of Baltimore, for.
merly president of the state federation;
MRS. William E. Andrews of Washing
ton, president of the District of Columbia
federation; Mrs. Marian Longfellow
- DouoSHue OF Boston, niece OF the
poet Longfellow, and Mrs. Lukins Of Ia
koma Park.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
movements for universal peace and the
unihcation of the marriage and divorce
laws, urging the county public school
commissioners to enforce the compulsory
education law passed by the last legisla-
ture. suggesting that the county health
officer visit each public school Of the
county twice year with a view to ascer-
tanning sanitary conditions, favoring an
nual cleanup campaigns and urging i'm
proved sanitary conditions among the
colored people.
Reports were submitted by the officers
OF the federation. the chairmen Of the
various committees and by represent
atfves of the different clubs belonging to
the federation. The Poolesville Woman's
Club, the Rockville Inquiry Club and the
Bethesda Womans Club were admitted
TO membership.
Maurice Fitzgerald of Washington sang
several solos, being accompanied by Miss
Lavinia Wagner of Rockville on the
piano, ard Miss Lille Milovich of Wash
ington on the violin. The joint invitation
of the Rockville Inquiry Club and the
Rockville Woman's Club to hold the next
meeting of the federation at Rockville
was accepted.