The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-12-16
Community Council Meeting.

Representatives from practically all
of the 2S citizens associations, women's
clubs and organizations forming the
Prince Georges County Community
Council met in the Circuit Court room
here on I Tuesday of last week. Lunche-
on was served in Masonic Hall under
the auspices of the Home and School
Association of Marlboro.
In the absence of President Thomas
P. Littlepage DIR. c. P. Close, of the
Home and School Association of Col
lege Park, presided.
Supt. Albert S. Cook discussed the
proposed State educational program.
He quoted figures to sustain his posi-
ton that the proposed increase in the
State school budget of ST 200, 900 was
by no means ambit'ou He said that
the State program is to provide better
facilities for teacher training, both be-
fore and after the teachers enter the
service. He contended that leadership
accompanied by good executive and ad
ministrative ability, is as much needed
in the public schools as in other pro-
essions or in business.
Nicholas Orem, the new superinten-
dent, discussed the county school pro-
gram and indicated that the people of
the county should make known their
wants, saying that he then would do
what he could to put their wishes into
operation.
Reports we're submitted as follows
County Federation of Women's Clubs,
Mrs R. Irving Bowie; Riverdale League
of Wemen Voters, Mrs. M. R. Nichols;
Berwyn Home and School Association
A. B Gahan; Westphalia community
Club, Mrs Helen Mari; Lanham Citi
zens' Community Council, Mrs. John
Howser; Women Club of Riverdale,
Mrs. z. B. Simonds; Citizens Asso-
Cia ion of Berwyn, DR.. A. 0. Etienne;
Ardmore Citizens Association, H. A.
Marsden; Brandywine Grange. Roger |.
Manning; Suitland Improvement Asso-
citation, George F. Won Ostermann;
Broad Creek Citizens Association, Dr.
Arno Vieheover, and BranchviIle Citi-
gems Association, w. F. Muiikin, R.
]. Nelson, chairman OF the committee
of the council, called attention to the
condition of the county roads and
strongly urged the passage of the Met
xerott Roads bill "as a relief from the
present extravagant and inefficient
system
Reports were received from Mrs. Ed
gar Brown, chairman of the council
educational committee; DR.. 7. B. Sy-
mons, agricultural committee; Mrs. c.
O. Appleman, social service committee;
George F. Won Ostermann, home
economics; Agnes t. Ferriter, social
service; Elizabe' h Langenfeldt, county
health nurse, and Ellen L Davis. home
demonstration agent.
A resolution from the Westphalia
Community lub called attention to al
legged violations of prohibition laws in
Prince Georges county and asked tha'
the State and the counties of Maryland
co.op-rate with the Federal Govern
ment in enforcing Prohibition. The
resolution was adopted. A feature of
the meeting was the display of several
maps on which were indicated the work
OF the county nurse, county social ser
vice worker and home demons ration
agent. Three new organizations were
admitted to membership-the Berwyn
Heights Home and Sch ,ol A sociation
the Branchville Ci;iZ~ns' Association
aud the Women's Club of Rlverdale.
The following officers were elected fo1
the anslinp VEAL: