Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-31
Federation OF women's Clubs.

At the annual meeting of the Montsom
cry County Federation of Women's Clubs
held on Thursday of last week at the Co
lumbia Country Club, officers to serve on,
year were chosen as follows: President
Mrs. j. Wilson Townsend, of Kensineton
first vice-president, Mrs. William Chitty, O.
Bethesda; corresponding secretary, Mrs. j
Harry Cunningham. of Kensington re.
,cording secretary, Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Of
Spencerville; treasurer. Miss Daisy Magru.
der. 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: Ken
sington Woman's Club, Mrs Merritt o.
Chance Handicraft Club Kensington, Mrs.
Louis Merriam; Woman's Club of Rock
vile. Mrs. Francis C. Getzendanner Rock
vile Inquiry Club. Mrs. William C. Beck !;
Home Interest, Forest Glen, Mrs. F. M. Greg
ory Washington Social Science Club, For
est Glen, Mrs. j. U. Burkett; Wednesday
Club Sandy Spring. Miss Mary Magruder !;
The Association, Sandy Spring, Mrs. JOS
T. Moore, Jr.; The Suffrage Association,
Sandy Spring, Miss Ellen Farquhar; the
Jamestown Woman's Club, Mrs Brooke
Vincent Newcomb Club. Bethesda, Mrs.
William Gritty; Woman's Club of Bethes-
da, Mrs. Eleanor T. Cronin.
The meeting was attended by more than
three hundred clubwomen from all parts
of the county, the District of Columbia,
Baltimore and elsewhere. The Newcomb
Club. of Bethesda, was host, and it was
upon invitation of the board of MANAGERS
of the Columbia Club that the large gath
ering was entertained at the clubhouse.
Morning and afternoon sessions were held,
and at noon fine luncheon was served.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Mrs. Morris L. Croxall, of Bethesda, and
the response was by Mrs. Robert C. War
field. Of Rockville. the retiring president of
the federation. Willett M. Hays, assistant
secretary of agriculture. spoke upon the
Development of Country Life, and others
who addressed the gathering were DR..
Ryan Devereux. of Chevy Chase, Mrs. j.
Wilson Townsend of Kensington. Mrs. B.
w. Cochran of Baltimore, Mrs. William E.
Andrews of Washington. Mrs, Marian Long
fellow 0'Donoghue of Boston. niece of
the poet Longfellow. and Mrs. Lukins of
Takoma Park.
Resolutions were adopted favOring the
movements for universal peace and the
unification of the marriage and divorce
laws. urging the county public school COM
missioners to enforce the compulsory edu-
cation law passed by the last legislature,
suggesting that the county health officer
visit each public school of the county twice
a year with view to ascertaining sanitary
conditions, favoring annual cleanup cam
paiens and urging improved sanitary con-
ditiOns among the colOred people.
Reports were submitted by the officers
of the federation. the chairman of the va
rious committees and by representatives
of the different clubs belonging to the fed
Grafton. The Poolesvlle Woman's Club,
the Rockville Inquiry Club and the Be-
thesda Woman's Club were admitted to
membership.
Maurice Fitzgerald. of Washington. sang
several solos, accompanied by Miss Lavania
Wagner. Of Rockville. on the piano, and
Miss Lille Milovich. of Washington. on the
violin. The joint invitation of the Rock
vile Inquiry Club and the Rockville Wo-
mans Club to hold the next meeting of the
federation at Rockville was accepted.