Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-06-03
Montgomery County Club Notes.

Mrs. Lewis W. Call. Chairman of Educa-
ton for the Montgomery County Fedora
meeting spoke of the Importance of the
passage of the bill giving Federal aid to
State education. Montgomery county has
the lowest tax rate for public schools in the
State of Maryland LESS than 40 per cent
Her committee recommends $1,000 per
year as the minimum pay for teach
ers holding first grade certificates, an
elementary supervisor as assistant to Mr.
Edwin w. Broome. and that the school
budget as submitted by the school board
shall not be revised or reduced by the
County Commissioners without due public
notice and hearing.
The work of Miss Nette C. Brogden, as
Rural Supervisor, was highly spoken of
and told of the eight schools which have
received STANDARD" certificates from the
State. Three other counties in the State
have one standard school each; while Mont
eomery has eight. with good prospects for
more next year.
Mrs. Call reviewed the educational ac-
tivities of the Federation and spoke of the
remarkable community interest in the
schools. Sixty per cent of our children
never 60 beyond the county school and
they should have the best teachers nine
months in the year. The regular teach
er's work should be supplemented by spe-
cial visiting teachers in music, drawing,
domestic art, health. agriculture and man
ual training. The little white school
house" is the foundation for a safe De-
mocracy," and is dependent upon good
teaching, good equipment and wise super
vision, and all these are dependent upon
adequate support
The Newcomb Club of Bethesda has been
the first to report through the director. Mrs.
Percy F. Allen, its willingness to give its
quota toward the $3.50 scholarship for a
Montgomery county girl to the University
of Maryland. at College Park, for one year
in a 4-year course in Domestic Science.
At the annual meeting of the Dickerson
Round Table Club held in the home of
Mrs. E. L. Chiswell. the following officers
were reelected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Harry C. Meem; vice. president.
Mrs L. A. White; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs Jones Hoyle. Mrs. McGill Belt Miss
Elizabeth White and Miss Mana Poole
Hays were appointed as a program COM
mittee A social hour was enjoyed.
A notable gathering of club women met
in the Columbia Country Club at Chevy
Chase last week for a beautifully served
luncheon and the final meeting of the D.
C. Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs.
Howard L. Hodekins presided. Speakers
at luncheon included Mrs. Maud Wood
Parks, National President of the League of
Women Voters; Mrs. C. C. Calhoun, Ma
tional President of the Women's Founda-
ton in Washington; Mrs. Philip North
Moore. President of National Council of
Women. and the following State Presi-
dents brought greetings. Mrs Alonzo Rich
ardson. Georgia Mrs. George Harder, Ohio /;
Mrs John S. Stoner, Kentucky. and Mrs.
Henry Lockwood. Virginia. Past Presi-
dents present were Mrs. VIM. f. Andrew.
Mrs. Court Woods, of the District of Co
lumbia. and Miss Helen Norris Cummings,
of Virginia.
Mrs. Harry c. Cunningham formerly of
Kensiueton. director of music in the D. C.
Federation. arranged delightful program.
Mrs. j. Frank Wilson was a guest from
the Montgomery County Federation.
At the afternoon session Representative
James f. Frear spoke on the SALES Tax"
bill, denouncing it las an unjust burden
placed upon people of the country" DR..
Edward Slosson, author of Creative Chem
istry." spoke on Perfumes from poison
gas"