Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-10-05
Executive Committee Meeting.


A meeting of the Executive COMMITTEES
of the Montgomery County Federation OIL
Women's Clubs was held at the Noyes
Farm, Sligo road, on Tuesday, September
18th, at II O'Clock, A. NJ. the hostesses
being the members of the Forest Glen Club.
The meeting was called together prompt.
" by the president, Mrs. James H. Jones,
of Rockville. and was largely attended by
officers of the Federation. chairmen of CON-
mittees, and representatives of the clubs
from all over the county. The serious ill
ness Of the corresponding secretary, Mrs
Edmund S. Noyes, of Kensington. led to
the sending of a message of sympathy
from the body.
The minutes of two board meetings were
read and approved, and the report of the
treasurer, which showed balance of $l57,
subject however. to the need for funds to
pay the first term of tuition Of the scholar
ship girl at the State University. Clubs
are urged to send their money for this
purpose to Miss Moore. the treasurer, as
soon as possible. as the money is now due
and the treasury has not sufficient funds
to meet it,
The presidents report covering several
State and national meetings, as well as
her county activities. was heard with much
interest.
Seven new clubs have recently joined the
State Federation, three of them being from
Montgomery county, namely, Gaithersburg,
Friendship and Forest Glen.
Mrs. Jones brought from the General
Federation the appeal for the support Of
our clubs to legislative measures in which
the Federation is interested, and the hope
that clubs will study the primary and cleo
ton laws of their State. She brought to
the attention of the meeting the fact that
Montgomery county has the distinction of
claiming the first womens club in Amer
lea. If not the world, in the Sandy Spring
Association. which was organized in 1887.
and was the inspiration of the New York
Sorosis Club, usually considered the first
women's club.
The report of the committee of rural
women, which held highly successful five
days course in home economics at the
State University in July was heard with
much interest.
The new directory of the department
heads was then distributed. The Fedora
ton has been reorganized into these de-
partments to correspond with those of the
General and State Federation. The depart
ments and heads follow:
/. American Citizenship. including citi-
zenship training and international rela-
tons, Miss Lavinia Engle. 8 E. Pleasant
street, Baltimore.
2. Community Service. including social
service, motion pictures and assistance to
ex-service men. Mrs. W. Lyles 0ffutt. Will
liams' Lane, Chevy Chase.
8. a, Applied Education, Mrs. Enoch
johnson, Alta Vista.
b, lliteracy and Rural Education. Mrs.
Norman Engle. Forest Glen.
4. Home Economics. Mrs. Eugene Scott
Rockville.
a, Conservation of Natural Resources
Mrs. Frederick Weston. Forest Glen.
b, Club Extension. Mrs. Darby Bowman,
Rockville.
c, The County Fair. Mrs. Thomas Griffith
Gaithersbure.
S. Fine Arts. Miss Annie Wilson. Ken
sington.
a. Art. Miss Wilson.
b, Literature, Mrs. H. C. Skeels, 21O Holly
Ave-, Takoma Park.
C, Music, Mrs. P. R. Wagner, Rockville.
6. LEGISLATION. Mrs. G. W. Mercy. Ray
mond street. Chevy Chase.
a, Resolutions. Mrs. Julian Waters. Ger
mantown.
7. Public Welfare, Mrs. L. M. Cleveland
Kensineton.
s. Press and Publicity. Mrs. Eugene E
Stevens. 1O6 Thornapple St., Chevy Chase
Special chairmen include Mrs. M. c. Ban
croft on the scholarship fund the count!
home, Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt, Jacksonville
credentials, Mrs. Harry Dawson, Rockville
red cross, Mrs. W. W. Welsh. Rockville
Very inspiring reports were made b.
all these department heads and any clul
wishing help in its programs or plans i
URGED to confer with these chairmen.
The usual social hour at o'clock. will
delicious luncheon served by the Fores
Glen Club. separated the two sessions. AM
the meeting adjourned at A o'clock afte
votes Of thanks to the hostess club and t
the owner Of the property who so kind!
provided the pleasant meeting place.
The Federation has entered upon it
new year of work and progress with yea
and enthusiasm. and county women VIII
are not yet enrolled in the Federated club
are earnestly advised to find a club a
once, or failing in that. to found one.
GERTRUDE M. STEVENS.
Chairman Of Publicity.