Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-10-19
County Club News.

The Womans Club of Bethesda recently
met at the home of Mrs. Frank Wallace,
in Drummond, for its first time this season.
The meeting was regular one, and the
members entered at once into the bust
ness of the year, which will be principally
Red Cross and charitable work. Officers
for the year are:
Mrs. James B. Kirkpatrick. President ;
Mrs. Edmund P. Ellis, First Vice-P President;
Mrs. W. R. Tuckerman, Second Vice-Presi-
dent; Mrs. Percival Wilson, Recording Sec
Rotary; Mrs. James C. Adkins. Correspond
ing Secretary Mrs. Morris L. Croxall, Treas
urer Mrs. Charles Dickens, Historian; Di-
rectors, Mrs. j. Girvin Peters, Mrs. Eleanor
I. Cronin and Mrs. D. Eagar Stephens /;
Director in County Federation, Mrs. Edw.
L. Stock; Director in Social Service League
Mrs. Edwin G. Brandenbure Auditor, Mrs.
Yang Kuai; Chairman of Committees
Calendar, Mrs. Frederick C. Weber; Civcs,
Mrs. WalterR, Tuckerman; Education, Mrs.
Edward l.. Stock Entertainment, Mrs.
Yang Kuai; Home Economics. Mrs. Oswald
Fowler; Legislative, Mrs. H. C. Getzendan-
ner; Publicity. Mrs. George r. Anderson ;
Red Cross. Mrs James F. Ellis Social Ser
vice, Mrs. E. C. Brandenburg.
Last April, through the Civics Committee
bridge was given at the home of Mrs.
Justice Robb, in Edeemoor. to adopt a
French orphan. II was decided to continue
the support of this child until the end of
the war. A Christmas box will be sent
the little girl. Ella Blame. at Tavernes, Var
Province, in France. Each member Of the
club will donate a gift. The little child
wrote touching letter of thanks to the
treasurer of the club, through whom the
money was sent. A translation of the
letter is as follows:
"Tavernes, August LIST. 1917.
DEAR BENEFACTREss:
Il write in the name of my mother and
myself to thank you for the good you have
done. We have received through the kind
ness of the good Americans money order
of forty-five francs. We are much pleased,
for since the death of my poor father my
dear mother has had to work very hard to
raise us. 1t will soon be three years since
my father gave his life to defend our beau
tiful France. He was killed the twenty
sixth of November, 1914, at Senones, in
the Vorges. by bomb thrown in the trench.
| think often of him above all. when see
my mother work SO hard, without rest to
earn our living. We are four children, two
boys and two girls, and am still too young
to work. am not yet ten years old.
Dear benefactress, want you to know
of the help you have brought us. | thank
you with all my heart, and if you would
permit me. would embrace you most ten
derby.
ELLA BLAME,
AT Tavernes, Var. France"
Thirty-six dollars and fifty cents is re-
quired yearly to help French orphan in
its home. The amount is paid in INSTALL
ments of forty-fve francs (about nine dol
lars) quarterly
The next meeting of the club will be at
the home of Mrs James F. Ellis in Brad
ley Hills 1t will be guest day and Dr..
W. d. Bieelow will talk to the club on the
Canning of Food"
A. B. CROXALL,
Member Press Com. of Bethesda Club.
The Janet Montgomery Chapter. d. A.
r., held its first regular meeting of the
season on Tuesday. October 9th, at the
home of the Regent Mrs. j. Frank Wilson.
Kensington. Md. The attendance was good
and the work was taken up after the sum
mer vacation with much interest. The
chapter has adopted a French orphan,
Alexandra Forget. who is at present the
center of interest The chapter also heard
with pleasure Of the gift by one Of its
members, Mrs. Stone, of valuable collie
dog to Company X of the District OF Co
lumbia National Guard, which was doing
guard at Cabin John bridge, but has now
gone into camp before leaving for France.
II was also announced that the chapter is
ready to serve jelly to the hospitals which
needft. After the business meeting the
chapter enjoyed pleasant social hour.
while tea and cakes were served by the
hostess.