Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-24
County Club News.

In accordance with the plans of the
General Federation of Womens Clubs that
the week of March the 5th be set apart as
Baby Week" the Kensington Club observ-
ed Thursday. March 8. as Baby Day and
invited all mothers with babies in the
vicinity of Kensington to meet at the Town
Hall at o'clock. The president of the club.
Mrs. Merritt o. Chance, welcomed the babies
and mothers and introduced the speakers
of the afternoon. These were DR.. Davis,
of Washington, who gave instruction in
the care of the eyes; DR.. Poole, of Chevy
Chase, who told of some of the throat and
ear troubles, and Miss Grace Anderson, a
nurse from the Diet Kitchen. Washington
who told everything else that mother
should know about the care of baby.
1t was altogether an interesting and pro-
fitable day. About one hundred and fifty
were in attendance and twenty mothers
with babies registered. The youngest baby
present was ten weeks old. and father
attended with his five-month-old baby.
baby was given blue ribbon badge and
bunch of fresh violets. The hall was made
very attractive with its small tables and
easy chairs. with cut flowers everywhere.
and at the close of the program refresh
ments were served and social hour enjoyed.
Miss Anna Reinhardt, Mrs. E. S. Moves.
Mrs. George W. Ashworth, Mrs. Willard o.
Waters and Mrs. Frank T. Chapman were
the committee in charge of arrangements,
assisted by the girls of the Kensington
school.
The semi-monthly meeting of the Ladies'
Cooperative Improvement Club of Silver
Spring was held March End at the home
of Mrs. G. B. Belts. Silver Spring Avenue,
Mrs. W. B. Newman presiding. After the
transaction of the usual routine business,
Mrs. H. H. hewlett gave brief talk. out
lining the provisions of the widow-mother
pension bill. introduced in the Senate of
the Maryland Legislature by Senator Jones.
The members of the society unanimously
endorsed the measure. After adjournment,
supper was served by the hostess, assisted
by her daughter, Miss Flora Belts.
The Woman's Club of Rockville met
March 9th at the Montgomery Country
Club. After the transaction of necessary
business, the following program was en-
joyed: Reading, Wanted, A Match-mak-
err" Miss Mary Welsh; piano duet. Misses
Smith and Kingdom; reading. Forestry"
Mrs. Bowman. Afternoon tea was served
Mrs. Morris L. Croxal was hostess for
the Bethesda Womans Club March 14th.
After the transaction of routine business,
a vigorous paper on Property Rights of
Women in Maryland" was read by Mrs.
Frank C. Getzendanner Several selections
on the piano by Miss Beamer followed,
after which Mrs. Maude Howell Smith,
recently elected member of the club, re-
cited the pathetic Italian dialect story.
Rosa" Afternoon tea was served The
next meeting Of the club will be on March
goth with Mrs. A. Rogers Tracy, when Miss
Katherine Stuart, Field Agent of the Au-
dubon Society will speak on Conservation
of the Birds"
The members of the Inquiry Club of
Rockville held their semi-monthly meet
ing in Washington, March Is, with Mrs.
W. H. Holmes. They were entertained at
luncheon and then taken to the National
Art Gallery, where DR.. Houeh helped to
point out the finest paintings of the collec-
ton. and aided in making it most in
terestine and instructive day for the club
The Woman's Club of Kensington met
March 16 at the home of Mrs. G. W. Ash
worth, Washington street, Kensington. The
topic for the afternoons program was
Famous Women" Mrs. j. Byron Cook
giving an account of the life Of Anna
Shave, Mrs. E. S. Noyes telling Of the life |
and work of Alice Freeman Palmer. and |
Mrs. Alfred Levensaler giving the interest
ing life history of Julia Ward Howe. The
club chorus sang THE Battle Hymn of the
Republic" by Julia Ward Howe, and Com
munion Hymn" by Alice Freeman Palmer,
to further illustrate the subject. Announce
ment was made that the speaker for the
open meeting. to be held at the home of
Mrs. Frank T. Chapman. April 7th. at s !
P. M, will be Prof. Bombereer. of College
Park, Md. Prof. Bomberger will tell about
the work Of the college at present and the
plans for future enlargement and endeavor
He is well prepared to speak on this sub
ject as he was formerly student at the
college and has been for some years of the
faculty. A number of the members of the
club availed themselves Of the invitation
received from the Anthropological Society
to hear Mrs. Frances Densmore at the Pub
lie Library. Tuesday evening. give her very
interesting lecture on Indian Music" This
was illustrated by Heinrich Hammer.