Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

tablished about one year. 1t Is hoped
to establish a fund of at least 1000
in the next few years, to insure the
entrance of one new student each
year.
THE department of fine arts has
been in charge of Mrs. Paul McFar-
land of the University of Maryland
faculty. In the division of drama.
Mrs. o. c.. Cook of Lanham has writ
ten a pageant, which will be presented
by members of the federation next
Winter. Mrs II. C. House, as chair.
man of the division of music, has or
ganized a group of 25 women as the
nucleus of federation chorus. Many
Of the clubs observed Music week.
Mrs. Wilfred Preston. chairman of
legislation, Cottage City. kept the
members of the federation in touch
with all legislation at Annapolis dur
ing the session just closed, and with
all bills in which the General Fedora.
ton is actively interested. Wherever
possible. she has sent copies of bills
of local nature to the clubs for their
study. This district supported the
teachers retirement bill.
THE department of press and pub
licity has been under the direction of
Mrs. r. S. Allen. College Park, to whose
untiring efforts is owed the successful
completion of the Year Book the
first Of it's kind to be published in the
county. The proceeds from this book
were deposited with the Harriet T.
Brown memorial loan scholarship
fund. The department has been so
we'll organized that 1t has been able to
have weekly press notices in the Sun.
day papers of Washington and all the
county papers have been very gener.
Gus with space.
"The public welfare department has
been in charge of Mrs. George N.
Wells, Hyattsville. Each club has co.
operated with the chairman and the
county social service agent in the care
of social service cases in its own 10.
cality. Early in the Winter 1t was
learned that unless funds were Sc
cured, one of the county public health
nurses would be dropped from the
service because the private subscrip-
tions which had heretofore supported
more than third of her salary had
been discontinued. This department,
supported by the federation, requested
the county commissioners to appro.
pirate fund sufficient to insure us the
service of this nurse for the balance of
the year, and to place this item in the
e.
The federation has also taken steps
to insure for the county a full.time
health officer by having an act passed
at this session of the Legislature. just
closed, to remove an exemption clause
from the act relating to public health
which was passed in 1922. The county
commissioners recognize this need and
will undoubtedly give their support
toward this appointment.
1.-THE department of international re-
lations has been in charge of Mrs
Luther Munson, who has given the
clubs fine program for study of this
subject, with DIR. r. 3. Bomberger OF
the University of Maryland as a
speaker.
THE exhibits entered at the county
fair at Marlboro entirely filled one
building and were very complete
artistically and educationally. Mrs. A.
r. Lee was chairman of this. commit.
tee and deserves much praise for the
orderly organization of this display
More clubs are entering this year."
A resolution adopted by the fedora
ton follows: Whereas the beauty OF
our county is being obscured by the
excessive posting of signs; and where
as the lives of our citizens are being
endangered by the same: Be it resolved
That the PRINCE Georges County Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs strive to
| secure legislation restricting the use
of billboards on our highways" Reso
lutions thanking Dr. Charles B. Hale
| Miss Lois Cook, DIR. C. Kunagsor
Young and G.. A. Lyon for contribut
ing so delightfully."- to the program
were also adopted.
There was on display a compre
hensive three panel exhibit which was
presented by Mrs. r. S. Allen, chair
| man of press and publicity, depicting
the growth of the federation, showing
| the activities of the various depart
n1ents and a key map OF the clubs
with posters and pictures of accom-
plishments, also a scrap book of ali
| press clippings for the year. Among
the guests present were Mrs. Cook and
Mrs. Carr from Montgomery County
Mrs. Guy S. Meloy of Lanham an
nounced that arrangements We're be
| ing perfected by her committee to Sc
cure the services of Mrs. Charles b
Hanford of Washington widow of the
we'll known Shakespearean actor for
presentation of the pageant. which