Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-04-03
Woman's Club OF Bethesda.

Inc W0manS Club OF Bethesda met
Tuesday at the residence of Mrs Edmund
Ellis. Mrs. Samuel Nelson Barker, of Chevy
Chase Seminary, read paper on South
ern Poets" The open discussion of cur
rent events was led by Mrs. James Kirk
patrick. Mrs. Enoch G. johnson read
short paper on Guatemala" and Mrs. A.
P. Anderson, of Washington. closed the
program by rendering two humorous mono
logues-"Why Am Anti-Suffraee" and
Company" The president, Mrs. F. C.
Getzendanner. presided.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY F. VIC.
The executive board of the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's Clubs met
Friday at Kensington, at the home of the
federation president, Mrs. J. W. Townsend.
The morning was given over to the follow
ing business. Minutes of the last meeting
read and approved; reports of the stand
ing committees, as follows Committee on
good roads. Mrs. Chandler committee on
household economies, Mrs. WEIGH; COM
mittee on education, Mrs. Armstrong COM
mittee on legislation. Mrs. Wright; COM
mittee on civics. Mrs. Ashworth commit
tee on press, Miss Miller; committee on
club extension, Mrs. Hartshorn committee
on social service, Mrs. Lewis; committee
on sanitation, Mrs. Billiard committee on
resolutions, Mrs. Chapman.
The WOman's Club of Chevy Chase was
admitted to the federation, and its presi-
dent. Mrs. Nicholson. outlined the intended
work of the club. Proposed changes in the
constitution, which will be taken up at the
annual meeting of the federation, were
discussed by the board
After luncheon. served by the hostess,
Mrs. Townsend introduced the recording
secretary of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. Keefe, who told of
the growth of the woman movement and
pointed out the relation of the individual
clubs to the general federation. Mrs. An
drews. the Maryland director of the General
federation, was introduced and spoke of
the Value of Service" first the individual
to the club, the club to the federation and
the federation to the general welfare Mrs.
William Bishop, the recording secretary of
the Maryland State Federation, urged CO.
operation.
Among the guest were Mrs Moore, presi-
dent of the Newcomb Club of Bethesda,
and Mrs. Cooke, president of the Womans
Club Of Kensington. who, on behalf of the
club, invited the federation to hold its an
nual meeting at Kensington.
The WOman's Club of Rockville was rep
resented by Mrs. Getzendanner the Wom-
ans Club of Drummond, Mrs Brooks the
Woman's Club of Bethesda, Mrs. Cronin;
the Home Interest Club of Takoma Park,
Mrs. LewtOn; the Womans Club of Ken
sington, Mrs. Chance the Handicraft Club
of kensington, Mrs Merriam; the WOman's
Club of POolesville. Mrs. Griffith the Asso-
citation of Sandy Spring. Mrs Moore the
Inquiry Club of Rockville. Miss Beck; the
Wednesday Club of Sandy Spring, Miss
Magruder the Home Interest Club of For
est Glen, Mrs. Small the Newcomb Club
of Bethesda. Mrs. Gettings; the Civic Study
Club of Garrett Park and Just Government
League of Montgomery County, Mrs Thomp-
son. and the Equal Suffrage Club of Forest
Glen. Mrs. Wright.
NEwCoMB CLUB.
Members of the Newcomb Club of Be-
thesda. Nd, visited the Montgomery county
poor farm. near Rockville. Friday after
noon, the visit being part of the program
OF social service which the club has carried
out during the past year. Conditions at
the poor farm were found to be excellent
the buildings in first-class repair and
scrupulously clean. and the inmates as
contented as possible in their circumstances.
The Newcomb Clubs program for the
year has largely been one of social service
and civic improvement work. Speakers
from Washington. Baltimore and other
cities have addressed the club on subjects
ranging from equal suffrage to many phases
of social service, household economics. san
itation. and the like. A feature of the
clubs work has been its efforts toward ad-
vancing the movement for the use of the
county schools as social centers, while much
time and investigation have been devoted
to study of the Maryland State and county
laws in their relation to subjects of general
social interest in the community. The
club is affiliated with the Social Service
League, and also with the Housewives
League, and its members are enthusiastic
workers along all lines of social service and
general rural uplift and civic betterment
as regards country communities.