The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-10
Friday, December 10, 1920
The Wo mems Club of AEelIwo0d
District

The regular meeting of the Women :
Club of MellWocd District, was held on
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
K Irving Bowie.
There were five new members, and
many Others were present for the first
time. The reports OF the different
committees showed good work on the
part of the chairmen, and especially is
this true of the committee on Education,
with Mrs. VIM. Hill and Mrs. Irving
Bowie, both working along construc-
tive lines. A circular letter from the
County Chairman of the Committee of
Fine Arts was tea,, By Mrs, Bowie,
chairman of the Fine Arts Committee,
Of the Mel!wood Club, asking for
greater interest along the line of beau
ty in the daily life. Mrs. Corey, the
President of the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Federation of Women's Clubs. has
asked Sthat one member of this
newest of committees. in each club in
the county, shall be selected to form
committee that shall be in accord with
the desire of the County Chairman to
stimulate the practical application of
this theory of looking for beauty and
music in the everyday existence. The
Chairman of this composite Committee
will have unique organiza ton be-
hind her, and when it is ready to func-
ton, it is expected that Prince Geor-
ge's County will have the honor of at
least assisting in the placing of Music,
and Drawing-if not Painting-in the
schools.
There was, after the regular bust
ness had been attended to, a short
statement made to the club by Mrs.
Bowie, who said in substance, what
has seemed almost impossible to be-
lieve, that there had been some obiec-
ton to the acceptance by the Women's
Club of Mellwood District of the land
offered to the club by Mr.. Bowie and her.
self and she asked that careful discus
sion of the matter should be followed
by vote, that there be no doubt and
no future discussion of the matter. Mrs.
Bowie then left the room and for five
minutes the matter was the subject
of most active discussion. 1t was
quite forgone conclusion, as to the
vote, which would have been unanimous
but for the written objection of the
only one member, who seemed to be
troubled by clause in the gift, which
stipulated that should the Women's
Club of MellWood District, at some
distant future, cease 20 function as a
club for the uplitt of the community,
as expressed under its constitution, the
property should revert to the donors
or their heirs. This distant prospect
of the death of SO healthy, not to say
aggressive, club, -and the objection,
as expressed, served to cement the
lusty Club into more compact organ
ization, aud so, after all, this one OBJ
jector has done service, fer she has
emphasized the need for 'tIong pull
strong pull, and a pull all together
The Cook Book was present in the
form of the printers proof. This is to
be on sale on the 10Th of December.
AS all sales at both Brentano's and
Kann's will carry with them a com
mission, it is expected that all local
sales will go through a member of the
club, or through Miss Maude Duvall,
who will always have a full stock of
books, and who will be at the home
of Mrs. Burroughs in Upper Marlboro
All mail orders will go to Mrs. Percy
Duvall, care the Dover House, Rosary
vile, Nd.
After the meeting, Mrs. Bowie show
ed her charming grace as hostess. and
with the assistance of Miss Bowie,
served a delightful high tea.
The next meeting will be at the
Dover House, on January 4th, 1921.