Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-05-07
County Club News.

OF several organizations in MONTGOMERY
county that are working for civic improve
ment along various lines was held on last
Friday afternoon in the office of Mr. Rich
ard b. Watrous, Secretary of the American
Civic Association, Union Trust Building.
Washington. The meeting was called by
Mrs. Merritt O. Chance. of Kensington, Nd,
Chairman of the Civics Committee of the
Montgomery County Federation of Women's
Clubs. for the purpose of uniting the efforts
OF the several organizations of the county.
Mrs. Harry C. Armstrong. Chairman of
the Educational Committee of the County
Federation. Mrs. Henry j. Finley. of the
Social Service League. and Mr.. Eugene E.
Stevens, President of the Home and School
Association of the county. repre- tented
these organizations. Judge Peelle, the new
President of the Board of Education in the
county. DR.. Mannar. County Health Officer,
Mrs. B. W. Corkran, Jr.. of Baltimore. who
has charge of the State Committee on
Civics, Miss Lloyd and Mrs. Frances San
derson. also of Baltimore, the last being
the newly-elected President of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs, and Mrs.
Means. of Rockville. were among those
present.
Miss Anne M. Evens. from the Office of
Markets and Rural Organization recently
established in connection with the Depart
rilent of Agriculture. spoke of the wish of
her Office to get into touch with county
work and gave valuable suggestions as to
means of presenting topics for discussion
to the club women of the county.
Mr. Stevens spoke of the need for more
schools and better ones. and spoke of some
of the conditions that now hinder the en-
forcement of the School Attendance Law
in Montgomery county.
Mr.. Arther Dunn, of the Bureau of Educa-
ton, told of an exhibit in school district
in Chicago peopled principally by Hunga-
rians that was prepared by the school
children themselves. and visited by more
than thirty thousand people. He spoke of
the educational value of such an exhibit
because it showed actual conditions. Mr..
Dunn believes in not telling people how
far short of the ideal they are, but in let
ting them find it out for themselves by
public discussion and debate conducted by
the people themselves on conditions as
they exist and needs of community. A
good topic for discussion he thinks, would
be, What is Montgomery County Doing
to Bring Education Within the Reach of
Every Child in the County?"
Mrs. Finley gave an outline of the sys-
tematic work that has been done in the
county to prevent tuberculosis. She told
OF the car prepared and sent throughout
the county as a means of popular educa-
ton and of the interest that had been
taken in it throughout the county. DR..
Mannar agreed in the statement that the
death rate from this disease had been de-
creased in consequence of the work of the
League
1t seemed to be the feeling of the con-
ference that it would be well to adopt a
suggestion given by MIR. WatrOus to adopt
know Your County" slogan, and work
for education in its broadcast sense in the
county
The following officers were chosen, look
ing towards permanent organization -
Chairman, Mrs. Merritt o. Chance. Kensing-
ton, Md; Vice-Chairman. DR.. Claiborne H.
Mannar, Rockville; Treasurer, E. E. Stew
ems, Chevy Chase; Secretary. Mrs. j. Harry
Cunningham, 1647 Lamont street. Wash
ington.
A committee consisting of Judge Peelle.
Mr.. Stevens, DIR. Mannar. Mrs. Armstrong
and Mrs. Finley will agree upon name
and other matters necessary to oreaniza-
ton.