The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-24
County Community Council Meets

| Indorsing the Tobacco Growers As
ISOLATION as the agency for the coopera-
tive purchase of farm supplies; offer.
ing active and practical cooperation to
the County School Board in preparing
the 1921 school budget; recommending
support by the County Commissioners
Tor the Red Cross Nurse and Social
Worker, in the physical examination
Of school children and the care of the
| defective and destitute within the
county, urging adequate support of the
work of the County Agent and Home
| Demonstration Agent and the Univer.
sty of Maryland generally, the Prince
Georges County Community Council
held an exceedingly interesting and
busy meeting at Upper Marlboro, in
the Court House, Tuesday, Decembsr
14th.
The morning session opened at 10. 80
A. NJ. with delegates present from the
following eighteen organizations:
Berwyn Community Council
Upper Marlboro Town Improvement
Society
Prince Georges Cou mtg Tobacco
Growers Association
Evansville Farmers Club
Beltsvile Community Council
Prince Georges County Pomona Grange
Federation of Women's Clubs
EVANSVILLE Homa aud School Associa-
ton
Suitland Improvement Association
Westphalia Community Club
Clinton Community Club
Progress Club of College Park
Riverdale League of Women Voters
Prince Georges County Chapter of the
Red Cross
College Park Community Council
Lauham Community Council
Ardmore Citizens Association
In the absence of both the President
and Vice President, D.. F. B. Bomber
ger was chosen as chairman of the
| meeting.
In submitting report for the Com =
| mittee on Schools, Mrs. Edgar Brown
Of Lanham recommended further con.
solidation of rural schools, and urged
the development of standard schools.
She pointed out that Maryland ranks
very low in literacy and that much
needed to be done before school con-
| ditions became ideal. A ccording to
Mrs. Brown about 800 children from
Prince Georges County attend schools
IN the District of Columbia.
At the conclusion of the School Re-
| port a resolution was passed directing
| the School Committee to offer its CO.
| operation to the School Board in pre-.
pairing the 1921 School Budget.
Miss Lavinia Engel, President of the
Maryland Women Voters League, spoke
very eloquently upon the work of the
organization which she represented.
''The Women Voters League is not 6
new political party" said Miss Engel,
1T plans to educate the new class OF
female voters upon all matters relating
to the duties of citizenship" Much in
terest was shown by the delegates, both
men and women, as Miss Enge spoke
Of the important part that the womer
voters must play in the future. Follow
ing the address by Miss Engle resolu
tions were adoped approving the shep-
pard-Towper Maternity Bill new be-
fore Congress.
Mr.. Geo. Fl. Stevenson led the dis
cussion relating to cooperative market
ing of farm products and the purchas.
Of farm supplies, and MI. Aquilla Rob
inson, President of the County Tobac
co Growers Association, announced
that the Tobacco Growers will be glaC
&c serve as the agent of the farmers il
purchasing supplies and also in market
ing farm products.
Following the discussion Of market
ing Mrs. G. q. Appeman, Chairman o
the Committee on Social Service, in
troduced Miss Agnes Ferriter. Socia
Service Worker for the County, Mis-
Frazier, Red Cross Nurse who has beer
engaged in making physical examina
lions of school children.
The reports of those workers sho'
the imperative necessity for Count
support for this work. As a result,
! resolution was passed asking the Coun
, ty Commissioners ito provide in til
1921 Budget for such sums as may b
, necessary to support this work.
The Btotal budget needed is $4,000
, Of this considerable part has alread
been raised by popular subscription.
Under the head of the Extension an
; Improvement of County Organization
D DR.. F. B. Bomberger, who led the dii
+ cussion, introduced Master Robe
/ Evans of Bel Air, Md, who discusse
the topic, "What the Boys Club Wor
, means to the Farm Boy. Miss Maj
| garet Schmidt, District Agent OF tt