Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-07-05
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The Montgomery County Federation Of
Womens Clubs is easily the most vita
organization in the county. Although COM
posed entirely of live wires" it has a
most effective wireless" system of dis
seminatine throughout the county the good
word of the activities, aims and accom-
plishments of the club women, and its in
fiuence in behalf of every good work grows
with the years.
The executive committee and board of
directors, with the chairmen of standing
committees, represent every section of the
county, and the quarterly meetings of this
board average an attendance of 80 per
cent. of the membership. Only battle,
murder or sudden death will keep men,
Der away
A special called meeting of the board
was held on Tuesday, June rs, at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. G. F. Hane. Brown Station,
Bethesda, to determine just how useful
and valuable the Federation can be to the
State and the Nation at this critical time.
The president, Mrs. G. V. Chandler, of Sill
yer Spring, made a stirring appeal for co-opS
GRAFTON of the women along every line of
educational and civic and war emergency
work, stating her conviction that the Fed
Grafton should not now strive to enlarge
and extend its club list with a view to
its aggrandizment, but should rather hold
on to and strengthen all its activities to
meet the increased demands on the women
OF the country.
The educational committee chairman, Mrs.
Eugene E. Stevens reminded the members
of the critical conditions in the schools and
the urgent need for intelligent and active
interest in all appointments to the County
Board of Education, as well as in all ap-
pointments to the legislature. Two years
is none too long time to begin thinking
and working toward seeing the best men,
and the hoped-for women, in high places.
Mrs. A. Bruce Bielaski reported for the
executive committee of the State Fedora
ton, with which the County Federation is
affiliated, and asked that the clubs sub
scribe to the General Federation Magazine
that they may come in touch with the in
ternational organizations of women.
Mrs. Willard o. Waters. chairman of the
conservation committee, had most inter-
esting and exciting report of the work of
her committee. whose proceedings involve
such contrasting matters as planning war
gardens among the colored communities.
worming seeds out of Congressman, dis
covering, reporting and running down per-
nicious German propaganda work among
the county negroes. and putting the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation in touch with
such matters. Mrs. Waters announced that
Mrs. Vernon Kellogg had promised to speak
before the conservation committee about
the middle of July and invited all women
of the county to hear her. Those who heard
Mrs. Kellogg at the annual meeting Of the
Federation at Sandy Spring will understand
what great privilege is again offered
them.
Miss Annie Wilson, the well-beloved
chairman Of the art committee, paid her
tribute to the value of clubs. both the kind
of club represented in the Federation and
that often-needed club used for disciplinary
purposes After reading, Miss Wilson is
sure should come education in those things
which make for the enjoyment Of living,
knowledge of beauty in nature and art and
music, things that make life really
worth living. The tragedy of life is to live
amongst things of beauty without knowing
enough to see them. Miss Wilson enliv-
ened the assemblage, as usual with the
timely and apt quotation of the verses
entitled The Hosiery"
The Board of Directors. after free dis
cussion. voted to endorse a resolution rec
ommending that the Federation assist in
outfittine with knitted garments the U. s.
Destroyer OH, and appointed Mrs. Chap
man chairman of committee to have this
in charge. This will mean providing about
thirty sets, consisting of sweater. helmet
and socks, and the knitters Of the county
are urgently requested to come forward
with help. The men on the destrOyers are
greatly exposed to the weather and need
more warm garments than can be Supplied
them by the government.
A recess to permit Mr.. Brewer to state
the case for the War Savings Stamps and
the need for assistance in making up the
county's quota was then taken and many
women volunteered to canvass their neigh
borhoods for this cause.
Mrs. Finley voiced eloquently the regret
of the Federation that Hartford county
should have won the coveted honor of the
first woman on school board in Maryland,
and submitted a resolution to that effect
which should be sent to the Governor, in
dicating the surprise and disappointment
of the women of Montgomery county that
their candidate was not similarly commits
stoned. This resolution was unanimously
endorsed.
Mrs. Finley, for the Social Service League,
presented a dramatic and gruesome pic
ture of conditions at the County Home for
the Poor. where nurse, more help and
more money are Immediately needed in
the common interests of humanity. A
committee was appointed by the chair to
cooperate with the Social Service League
in investigating this matter, Miss Estelle
Moore, chairman.
The support Of the Children's Year, in
augurated by the Children's Bureau. to the
end that 100000 babies year may be
saved to the nation, was urged by Mrs.
j. Frank Wilson. of the Council Of National