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citation now numbers l10 members.
This is an outstanding record. since
the membership OF the local branch
of this association includes many of
the woman experts in Government
service, particularly from the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
Bureau of Education and Federal
Board of Vocational Education.
1t was decided at this meeting to
authorize the formation of three new
sections within the association, l. e.,
child care, economies and education.
There are already two sections func-
tioning. food and nutrition. and home
makers section.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: Miss Edith c. Sal
iebury. president: Miss Maude Camp
bell, vice president; Miss Mary Phil
brick treasurer: Miss Mary b. Tate,
recording secretary; Miss Edith
Thomas is councillor
Mrs. A. S. Thurston will represent
the homemakers' section of the Dis
trict of Columbia Home Economics
Association at the annual meeting Of
the American Home Economics Asso-
citation at Minneapolis, Mimi, June
2S to July 3. Another representative
will be Miss Edith L. Allen of the
extension service of the United States
Department of Agriculture. who
will represent the association on a
special committee to determine plans
and policies for State news letters.
IT is probable that Miss Reese and
others of the extension service may
attend.
Montgomery County Federation
The executive board will meet at the
hnn1a Of the nGpSi6anT hTg Il
Merrill, West Melrose street. Chevy
Chase. Md, Tuesday at II am.
At the last meeting Of the Official
board the question of changing the
names of committees to correspond
with those of the State and National
federation committee names was d.
cussed. and 1t was decided to do 50 in
khe cases of those committees which
were identical in work with those of
the State and National. The activities
Of these committees, however. will re-
main the same, only the designation
being changed. These changes it was
felt. would unity the work of the
county, State and national federations
where the committees are the same.
Mrs. Merrill reported on her trip TO
the biennial, and also advised the
meeting that she had already visited
number OF clubs throughout the
county, and has received invitations
for future D1eetings.
Woman's Club of BetIlesda.-The
executive board Will meet Tuesday
a& lo30 am. at the home OF the presi-
Dent, Mrs. Earl w. Chafee. Chevy
Chase, Md, Plans for the activities
OF the club for the coming year will
be discussed and a general program
decided upon.
The card party held at the home
of Mrs. George Bradley in bethesda
added somewhere between $3.50 and
$500 to the building fund. 1t was a
lovely day and party.
One Of the major activities Of the
club for the year was the sponsoring
of the educational work in the Be
thesda district, and the establishment
of the kindergarten in the Bethesda
School is the direct result of the work
of this committee. The kindergarten,
the first in this section, has been so
successful that the Rockville Fair
committee has decided to have a
kindergarten exhibit at its booth at
the fair in September. The work OF
the children will be displayed and
Miss Watkins. supervisor Of kinder
gartens in Washington public schools.
will send a complete outfit OF working
materials for kindergarten instruction
for use in the booth. The committee,
Mrs. Berlin Brann of the Cabin John
Club Mrs. William Gamble. Mrs.
Enoch G.. Johnson. Mrs. Edward l..
Stock Miss Mary Stevens. Mrs.
George T.. Pariseau. chairman, and
Mrs. James Walton. who has con.
Quoted the kindergarten at the Be
thesda School since January, have
promised to be AT the booth.
The local loan scholarship fund
fs growing, and it is anticipated that
Al
in hand by September to insure the
success of this activity.