Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-02-10
Club Notes.

The semi-annual meeting of the Mont
eomery County Federation of Women's
Clubs was held on February 4th in the
high school auditorium at Rockville, Mrs.
Josiah W. Jones. President of the Fedora
ton, in the chair. Rev. Willard F. Minnick,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Rock
vile. opened the meeting with prayer.
If any doubt the spirit and interest of
the twelve hundred federated club women
OF Montgomery county they should have
been present at this meeting. At the
Executive Board meetings the time is so
taken up with reports of officers and COM
mittee chairmen and the routine business
of the Federation. which is growing in
volume, there is no time for reports from
the directors of the various clubs repre-
sented. The semi-annual is the directors
meeting, when they read the history of
their club activities of the year just closed.
From the report of the direct of The Asso-
citation. of Sandy Spring, the oldest womans
club in the United States. to the Thimble
Club of Oakdale, only six months old. the
reports sparkled with humor and told of
countless good times. but through them all
ran the golden thread Of service to the
community; the improvement of their local
school. large sums of money raised for
Social Service work. the Near East Relief,
the China famine sufferers, and local char
liable work.
Education is vital topic in the Fedora
ton. One of our county girls is being sent
to the State University. another to the
State Normal School. fifty dollars is given
each year for the purchase of medals for
the speaking contests and debates in our
county schools. and eight dollars for books
given as prizes for the best poster adver-
Using BETTER English Week. One club is
assisting a rural school to become Standard
this year.
Mrs. Josiah Jones, President of the Fed
GRAFTON and also chairman of the State
Legislative Committee. spoke of the State
Federation Resolution endorsing the public
school budget, appropriating S750.000 ad-
ditional from State revenues for the ad-
vancement of the public school system in
Maryland and particularly for the back
ward counties. has been sent to each club
to be acted upon as soon as possible by
the club and the result sent to her. Quick
action is necessary. as the education bill
may come up very soon in the General
Assembly now in session. Club members
are urged to 60 to Annapolis for the hear
ing
Mrs. Edgar Brown. of Lanham. Md, State |
Education Chairman. was present and |
urged the club women to stand solidly be- |
hind the State public school budget as
proposed by State Superintendent Cook,
and endorsed by Governor Richie. to voice
their interest by meeting the Legislators,
and by speaking in the campaign of"Edu-
cation about Education"
School libraries were also favorite topic. |
Many of the clubs are maintaining the |
libraries in their local schools. The domi-
C.
culture and general information on a wide
range of topics given by speakers of note
and social good times were by no means
neglected.
Judge Katherine Sellers, of the Juvenile |
Court of the District of Columbia, was the
speaker of the afternoon session. and held
the attention of the women as she told of the
work of the court and of the types of cases
which were brought before her. She hopes
to see the passage of a new code for chill
dren of the District of Columbia soon.
Among other things Judge Sellers declared
she was an optimist and said our times
were not any worse than they were
formally, Tut she voiced her disapproval
of jazz music and thought the club women
could stop it if they would. She also said
the homes of children should be made more
attractive in order to keep them home and
advised reading aloud, games and music.
On account of the bad condition of many
of the county roads. some of the clubs |
were not represented, but the reports were
made so interesting. so full of helpful ideas |
that every one voted the "semi-annuar a |
great success and hoped it would be made |
a permanent feature of the club life of the |
county.