Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-04-27
County Club News.

regular meeting on April goth at the home
Oh MRS. George Hane. at Oak Place, with
MRS. VIM. E. Emory, president, in the
chair. Delegates were elected to the Fed
GRAFTON meeting at Jacksonville, and after
other business was disposed of, Mrs. Percy
r. Allen read most instructive paper on
The Art of Holland. Miss Flournoy read
paper on THE Physical Features, Natural
Resources, and Industries Of Holland" Mrs.
Jed Cuttings will be hostess at the next
meeting. which is to be held at the W. C.
/. U, headquarters. and will be devoted to
temperance talk.
The Inquiry Club of Rockville met at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Holmes. in Washing
ton. on April 18th. Miss Laura Jacobs
gave an address on Food Values and the
Uses of the Different Classes of Food"
which was most interesting and illuminat-
ing to the members and their guests.
The Womans Club Of Jacksonville was
most Hospitality entertained by Miss Nam
ME Allnutt on March goth. Besides a
good program, much business was dis
cussed relative to entertaining the Fedora
ton in May. Mrs. Reginald Darby enter
tanned on April 22nd, Mrs. Jas. P. Colt in
the chair. The good roads. fine weather
and the usual good program were enjoyed
by the members and their many friends.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee
OF the Montgomery County Federation was
held on April 18th at the home of Mrs.
George Mikkelson. in Chevy Chase. In all,
about forty-three persons were present.
including all the officers Of the Federation,
all but three of the committee chairmen
and representatives from all the clubs but
five. Mrs. Chandler reported for the meet
ing of the Official Board. and gave some of
the plans for the annual meeting. This
meeting will be held at Jacksonville on
May 18th, and will consist Of two sessions,
the first one beginning at 10 o'clock in the
morning. Mrs. Colt. for the hostess club.
gave most cordial invitation for all to
attend and told Of the very hospitable ar
rangements which have been made for
the transportation and entertainment Of
the guests. The rest of the morning was
taken up with the reports Of committees.
Mrs. Stevens gave an interesting report for
the Educational Committee and its SUBJ
committee on Bird Study. Mrs. James H.
Jones gave the report of the Economics
Committee. and Mrs. W. o. Waters reported
for the Clvics Committee, and this was
supplemented by talk by Mrs. Noyes, of
Kensinston. on the subject Of the Junior
Civic League. Mrs. Hewlett, for the Social
Service Committee, reported work by many
Of the clubs for the Social Service League,
with especial mention Of the Bethesda Club,
which had turned In $751; for that cause.
After a delightful luncheon, the meeting
re-assembled, and upon motion 1t was de-
cided to omit the usual club reports. Both
majority and minority reports we're re-
ceived from the Committee on a Fedora
ton paper, the majority report being un-
favorable to any such venture. The sub
ject was laid aside until the October meet
ing. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Haines were
appointed delegates to the State Fedora
ton meeting in Baltimore. with Mrs. Skeels
and Mrs. Hays as alternates. A new clut
was admitted to the Federation, the Current
Comment Club of Forest Glen. with Mrs
Lewis Wright as director. Notice wal
given Of the change of the name of the
Just Government League to the Woman's
Suffrage League Of Montgomery County.
The Woman's Club of Poolesville met on
April 18th with Mrs. Hodeson. The re-
sponses were miscellaneous and covered a
wide field, being interesting. amusing and
and instructive. 1t was voted that reso-
buttons upon the death of one Of the men,
bers. Mrs. J. T. Williams. be prepared.
The secretary was directed to write a
letter to Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Tabler. ex-
pressing the regret Of the club at losing
them as membership two mentioned
having moved to the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
An invitation from Mr.. Stout. the prin-
cipal Of the Poolesville High School. ask
ing the club take part in the program on
Educational Day. May 4th. was accepted.
and it was decided to have the president
make talk at that time.
Mrs. Hoskinson read an excellent paper.
describing visit to the Island possessions
of the United States.
Whereas, Our heavenly Father hath seen
fit to remove from our number our friend
and fellow-wor Mrs. j. 7. Williams. be 1t
therefore
Resolved, That we, the Woman's Club Of
Poolesville. do hereby express our apprecia =
tion OF her inspiring influence and Christian
character. and that we unite in sympathy
with her family in their great loss be 1t
also
Resolved. That a copy Of these resolu-
tons be recorded in the minutes Of the
club copy sent to the bereaved family
and to each of our county papers.
MRS. JAS. W. DARBY, President.
Mrs. THos. r. HALL. Secretary.