Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-07-09
CivtCs.
SUBMITTED BY THE ROCKVILLE INQUIRY CLUB.


Montgomery county has eight or ten
countrywide organizations, all working
along different lines for the betterment of
the county. All these organizations have
the interests of the community at heart,
they are truly uplift movements and are
preparing the way for greater achievements.
They are trying to educate public opinion
so the people will be prepared to under
take greater responsibilities for their neigh
bors' welfare.
The Social Service League was organized
to instruct the people in the right way of
preserving the health. in avoiding illness.
and to give alienation to those who are
suffering. Our county nurse. paid by vol
untary contributions, is ready to 60 to all
parts of the county and to give her services
free to anyone who is not able to pay.
This is wonderful blessing and noble
enterprise. There is a scale of prices for
any who are able to pay. and many can
testify to the comfort and security we
feel in having trained nurse in our
midst who will minister to us. She
wishes all cases of illness, where she can
be of use, to be reported to her; in this
way she can reach those in need quicker
than if they waited for her regular vista
tons. We wish the people of the county
would take this League into their hearts
and keep it going. Join the League. the
dues are only one dollar year, and that
is small price to pay to aid our suffering
neighbors.
The Anti-Saloon League is another Or
ganization working for the best interests
of the county. 1t directs its attention to
the enforcement of the Local Option Law,
and is now working for Statewide prohi-
bition. While the other county societies are
exclusively civic, the Anti-Saloon League
does not eliminate politics. but accom-
plishes some of its best results from work
ing in the political arena.
The W. C. T. U. is another temperance
organization. its membership is composed
of women, and as the absolutiOn of liquor
is close to the hearts of many women,
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
is in a Furnishing condition and is doing
good work.
We have the Grange and the Farmers
Convention. These organizations have
done much for the agricultural improve
ments in Montgomery.
The Parents and Teachers Association,
the Home and School League, The Sunday
School Union are working for the young
people. There is another power in the
county that is growing. The Federation
of WOman's Clubs has a membership of
1900, 81 clubs are represented. The meet
ings are conducted in business-like way,
each woman is on the lookout for some
good work; and when 1900 earnest women
unite upon line of action they are going
to get results. They had one plan this
year that appealed to every member in
the Federation. They believe that the
County Fair can be made an event of in
terest, instruction and benefit to the peO-
pie as well as an amusement. Acting upon
this thought committee was appointed
TO draft resolutions and suggestions to be
presented to the Agricultural Society. The
resolutions received the endorsement of
every club before being sent to the Society.
and we have reason to hope for good re-
rults. The women do not desire to rule.
they are not foolish enough to stand be-
fore the people and publicly urge illogical.
impractical measures. but the Fair would
be stupid place without us and we think
we see ways of making it more worth while
for us to attend. We do not wish to tear
down but to build up, and altogether we
expect to be just as gentle and persuasive
as possible in all our undertakings and
aspirations for our beautiful county. We
wish to say that the thinking. earnest wO-
men of Montgomery stand for the right, for
purity and morals. cleanliness and santa
ton, and when we see our course clear
before us we will pursue it.
Mrs. Chance, of KensingtOn, has a plan
by which all the civic movements of the
county will be united so that each Organi-
cation will be able to do more effective
work by knowing the work of the others
Then no committees will overlap and bust
ness can be more systematic The motto
of this civic movement is Know Your
County.
We do not expect to accomplish every
thing in moment, we are very patient,
but we do not think it necessary to tell
any mere man how very persistent woman
can be. Our work in the county, in the
different lines that we have taken up. and
which actuates other organizations, is the
thought that we are our brothers keeper.
and being such, we must work for his
good and the good of our community.