Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-23
Club Notes.
Foreman.

The Newcomb Club of Bethesda held its
semi-monthly meeting at the headquarters
of the General Federation of Woman's
Clubs on November 9th. A luncheon was
served. Miss Ida Hafford. director of the
headquarters. extended welcome, to which
Mrs. George F. Hane. president of the New
comb Club. responded. This was followed
by Better Homes program. presided over
by Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore. chairman of
the Bethesda Better Homes Demonstration,
which won honorable mention during the
1928 campaign.
The guest of honor was Mrs. William
Brown Melony. National Secretary of Bet
ter Homes in America. who presented
forceful talk on the results of the Better
Homes movement. Other speakers were
Mrs. John F. Sippel. president of the Mary
land Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs.
James H. Jones. president of the Mont
gomery County Federation, and Mrs. Josiah
W. Jones. vice-president of the State Fed
Grafton.
After the program the entire assembly
was conducted by Miss Hafford through
The Home Sweet Home" building south
of the Treasury. The next meeting of the
club will be held at the home of Mrs.
George F. Hane on November 23rd and
will include sale for the benefit Of the
Montgomery County Social Service League.
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, assisted by
Mrs. Edward L. Stock, chairman of the
Social Service Committee, was the hostess
to the Woman's Club of Bethesda on Tues
day, November 18th. Mrs. Franklin C.
Getzendanner. the president, presided. Mrs
James Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Edwin Bran
denbure poured tea and the other men,
bers of the Social Service Committee as
sisted at the tea table.
The speaker. Mrs. Anne Hard. the we'll
known author. told OF her experiences in
Brazil and Argentine. She said, polit-
ically. the South American countries were
about in the same condition as the United
States was in the eighties and that suf-
fraee for women would not be readily
gained until economic conditions change
greatly and it became Chic"
Miss Jane johnson. a Russian refugee,
sa ne several charming Euro pean folk songs
accompanying herself on the Lutte.
Mrs. Edward L. Stock. chairman of the
Social Service Committee. reported that
her committee would cooperate with the
other five clubs in Bethesda district Chevy
Chase. Friendship Heights. Somerset, Clara
Barton and Newcomb-in neiehborhood
drive for the League.
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, chairman of
the Education Committee. reported that
DR.. Perry, County Commissioner. has sta
toned daily a constable at Georgetown
Road and Wilson Lane during the open
ing and closing of the Bethesda public
school sessions. She also gave report
Of the meeting of the Applied Education
Committee Of the Montgomery Count y
Federation of Womans Clubs. when Miss
Marion F. Batchelder. Field Secretary Of
the Maryland Public Library Advisory
Commission. outlined the work for pro-
noting free public Libraries in the county.
An active campaign is planned to assist
the public library at Rockvil lie. which has
been largely supported by the Inquiry
Club.
The club vote to present Webster
dictionary and stand to the Bethesda
public school and also to install free
circulating library in Bethesda. Mr. Geo.
C. Bradley has offered to care for and dis
tribute the books in his store.
A card party for the benefit Of the as
ISOLATED charities Of the club has been