Evening star., 1926-11-07


Box and Mrs Duehay The president.
| Mrs. Eugene Thompson. presided.
Guests of honor were Mrs. Wayne
| E. Wheeler and Mrs. Wilbur. wife If
| the Secretary of the Navy. Mrs.
! Briggs presented Mrs. Stewart. who
| told of the work being done i'll Tuber-
culoSis Hospital in the way of helpful
activities among the patients. A let
| ter was read from Mrs. Mabel Walker
/ Willebrant, Assistant Attorney Cen
eral. Mrs. Bugby was made director
of the Loyal Temperance Legion.
which was organized. to he mothered
| by the North star. A reading was
, given by Mrs. G.. :. West. Refresh
| ments were served.
| The WOman's Auxiliary TO the
| American Institute of Mining Engi.
neers will meet Tuesday. 1890 pm.
at the Tabard Inn. The speaker will
Z, be Russell T. Edwards. director of
| education, American Tree Associa-
| ton.
t. The Women's Club Of Mount Raj
| nier. Md. met Tuesday evening at the
/ home of the president. Mrs. d. j. Or
! cutt.
| The home beautiful contest" COM
| mittee reported its work completed.
! The health clinic committee reported
A nursing class started with an en-
/ rollment of Is members. This class
| meets every Wednesday between |
and > pm. and is directed by Miss
Ruth Tighe. county nurse. The
| town library books are being held in
| the presidents home until more
suitable place is found for housing
.them. The club is soliciting the CO.
| operation of all civic organizations in
| the town as we'll as the churches, in
order than large library may be
built up. The question of garbage
| disposal was discussed and commit
| tee appointed to handle this problem.
| The election of officers on December
| I was announced and the nominating
| committee appointed. Mrs. Reed.
! chairman on education. discussed the
| school problem, believing that the
| town should have better grade school
| facilities before the building Of a
| high school was considered.
J The Montgomtry County Fedora
| ton of WOmen's Clubs held its semi
annual meeting in Rockville Monday.
| OF the so clubs in the federation only
were without representation. and
| the reports given hy the directors
showed an anna Zing view of the scope
ed. No club was too small or too new
| to have had it's share in the work
dore throughout the county in every
bra nch Of service.
The president of the Maryland
State Federation of Women's Clubs
| Mrs. Alcock. and the president OF
Prince Georges County Federation OF
! Nomens Clubs. Mrs. Ray. We're
present. There are 80 clubs in the
| = aoiY .rt11
| bined membership about 500 women
While all reported generally. about
one-third contained figures showing
that almost $4,000 was raised by their
clubs for educational. civic and phil
ianthropic work. This leads to the
conclusion that the club women of tho
county are responsible for the raising
of approximately $4,000 for the i'm
provement and aid of every civic anc
educational need. And these activi
ties also show the great intereS'
taken by women generally in civic
needs.
Illustrative of what the clubs arr
doing toward bcttering condition:
generally throughout the county. thu
Women's Club OF Kensington re
ported that it had undertaken The
establishment of a public park anC
playground in its community. Th
| w oman < Improvement lub OF SllNe
! Spring has expended efforts toward Sc
! curing street lights and bus service
for it's own and neighboring communi
ties The Woman's Club of Somerse
| was asked to fill a vacancy on th
board of the town council because o
efficient civic work. The Takoma Parl
| Civic Study Club is endeavorinG Will
the assistance of the Town CoUnci
and Community League to establish
municipal playground developed ant
equipped for the use of the older chill
dren.
The fact that women are studying
conditions was shown hy the Civi,
Study Club of Garrett Park. who re
ported that an entire meeting wa:
devoted to an all Maryland program
1t was found that Montgomer.
County was the first county to hav'
a federation of womens clubs.
! The Wonan's Club of Friendship
| Heights reported that it considered
the greatest nun1her-to be the resolu
will result in the greatest good fo
the greatest number-to the reSolu
! tion which was sent to the fedora
ton. and unanimously accepted. urg
ing the State Legislature to enaC
| suitable zoning laws for our county
that il may remain. through futur,
| years, as ii is now. a beautiful ap
prOach and gateway To our Nationa
| Capital"
The Woman'S club OF Wood side