Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-04-06
Club Notes.

the important affairs of this notable Or
ganization of women.
After the invocation by the pastor of
the church, the president, Mrs. J. H. Jones,
of Rockville, called the meeting to order.
The announcements of coming events in
teresting to the Federation included the
State Federation annual meeting to be
held in Baltimore on April "a. rs and 26,
and all club presidents. as well as all club
members. are urged to attend as many
sessions of this meeting as possible for
their pleasure. edification and profit as
well as to show their desire to cooperate
with the larger interests of the State Fed
Grafton. of which our Federation is part.
Trio of Baltimore, under the direction Of
Mrs. John W. Garrett, who acts also as
soprano soloist with the trio. is set for April
9th in the auditorium of the Rockville
High School. at 8 O'Clock in the evening.
and promises to be a rare treat for the
county. The Baltimore press notices of
concerts given there by this trio and Mrs.
Garrett praise them highly and make us
sure that we are greatly privileged in
securing their service for the county.
Tickets for the concert may be obtained at
the door or from the president of the
County Federation, Mrs. Jones, Rockville.
The report of the committee on educa-
ton dwet on the recently published report
of the county school superintendent. Mr..
Broome. the chairman. Mrs. Greeley. urging
our cooperation in this program. espe-
cially the support Of the work for increased
supervision of the teaching and for the
movement to consolidate small schools into
better equipped larger ones.
An innovation in county school meters
was reported by Mrs. Archibald Small,
vice-president of the Federation, namely,
that the Board of Education had delegated
its one woman member, Mrs. Dawson
Trundle, to the recent meeting of the
National Educational Association in Cleve
land, Ohio.
A communication from the Staff chair
man of illiteracy urged our Federation to
appoint such chairmen to compile illit-
eracy statistics in our county and devise
means of reducing this blot on our citizen
ship.
The chairman of art. Miss Annie Wilson,
distributed some pamphlets sent her by
the art department of the General Fed
GRAFTON with suggestive lines of study for
the clubs, and called attention to the open
ing of the valuable Freer collection of art
in Washington in May. She also delighted
the audience by some charming bits of
verse of the sort we have come to expect
from her reports.
The home economics chairman. Mrs.
Eugene Scott, requested the directors to
send her the names of their chairmen of
home economics.
Mrs. W. Lyles Offutt, recently appointed
chairman of social service for the Fedora
ton, gave an interesting and impressive
account of the work of Miss Spamer, the
social service director. and made strong
appeal for support of the league. In this
connection, Mrs. Lewis. of Kensineton. de-
scribed the manner in which Kensington
raises its fine contribution to the league.
practically every household there being
do or. County institutions were reported
as being in good condition, and the Fed !
-crariun, on motion vi mrs. Farrar, Voteu
to include the Montgomery County General
Hospital among the institutions to be
supported because of its gratuitous care
of the county INDECENT sick.
The annual meeting of the County Fed
GRAFTON will be held at Washington Grove
as the guest of the Gaithersbure Club on
May 18th. Delegates names should be
sent to Mrs. Harry Dawson. Rockville, at
once.
The president. Mrs. Jones. urged clubs
to observe Garden Week. beginning April
22nd, aud report their plans for observ
ance to her.
The usual pleasant social hour at lunch
time took place ia the Sunday School
house. where spring announced her arrival
in the golden glow of many daffodils and
forsythia set in plumy green.
Mrs. Harry Dawson was hostess to the
Rockville Woman's Club on March goth.
1t was an open meeting and many guests
enjoyed splendid musical program rem
dered by Mrs. Wagner. Mrs Harold Smith,
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Harry Dawson. Mrs.
W. W. Welsh read selection from 0'Henry
in her own inimitsble manner Delicious
refreshments were then served and after a
social period the club adjourned.
The Woman's Club Of Bethesda on last
Tuesday met at the home of Mrs. Maud
Smith, 1442 Massachusetts Avenue. The
meeting was addressed by Miss c. Lari-
more Kelley. who discussed the many
problems confronted by the women in the
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