Evening star., 1928-05-19
MISS MOORE AGAIN
FEDERATION HEAD
Montgomery CIubWomen Re-
Elect President at Ken
sington Meeting.
Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md. May 19--More
than 300 women, representing 80 clubs,
attended the twenty-third session of the
Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs held yesterday in the
State National Guard armory, which
had been decorated with flowers and
flags Miss Estelle Moore of Sandy
Spring was reelected president, Mrs.
A. Mac. Ashley. Chevy Chase, first vice
president: Mrs. Robert Allnut, Dawson
vile. second vice president; Mrs. George
w. Young, Washington Grove, recording
secretary Mrs. Walter M. Clark, Be-
thesda corresponding secretary: Mrs.
Edgar w. Moore, Kensington, treasurer;
Mrs. E. w. Koch, Woodside, parlia-
mentarian.
The meeting was called to order at
10 am, Rev. DIR. Thomas D. Windiate,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, CIV
ing the invocation. which was followed
by the singing of the State club song,
Our Pledge" composed by Mrs. Ches-
ter B. Graham OF Kensington. The
address of welcome was by Mrs. Edgar
w. Moore, retiring president Of the
Womans Community Club Of Kensing-
ton. The report of the treasurer showed
that Sc, 1858 had been taken in during
the year and of this two student loans
were made and third is being made
through the sponsorship Of the New
comb Club of Bethesda. Reports of
the auditor and corresponding secretary
were given by Mrs. Eugene Scott and
Mrs. j. A. Councillor respectively.
Cooperation Is Urged.
In her message :he president stressed
the Importance of cooperation from
each club, and said much of the work
accomplished during the past year could
be attributed to this. Among the ac-
tivities supported by the clubs were
the nutrition work which was carried
on by the Red Cross and the placing
of borrowed books in homes when it
was difficult TO secure reading material.
She told Of plans for the pageant to b.
presented June at the Rockville fair
| grounds under the auspices of the fed
Grafton and for the benefit OF the cotn-
| ty Social Service League. The pageant
will represent the historical events of
| Montgomery County, and will be at
| tended by Gov. Ritchie and other pro-
] minent persons. Miss Moore introduced
| Mrs John L. Alcock of Baltimore, pres
| ident of the State Federation of Wom-
| EMS Clubs, who made a plea for sup
| port of the State federation paper: Mrs.
| Parker Weller of Wheaton, president
| of Council of Home Demonstration
| Clubs Of the county, and Miss Blanche
| A. Corwin. home demonstration agent.
/ who talked of the short course offered
each Summer by the University of Mary
| land for rural women Mrs. william c..
| Dennis. chairman of the revisions COM
mittee offered the changed constitution
and bylaws. which were adopted. Miss
| Annie Wilson, chairman of fine arts, made
a report OF the questionnaires she sent
| 10 the different clubs, showing each
club is accomplishing work along this
| line. Mrs. j. B, Humphrey gave a re-
| port on the American home.
Two Guest Speakers.
Guest speakers for the morning ses-
| sion were DR.. Jacob w. Bird, president
of the Social Service League of Mont
gomery County. and Miss Irna Mohr,
probation officer Of Juvenile Court. DR..
| Bird gave talk on Statewide Work
and What the State Is Doing" Miss
Mohr gave a report of her work, which
began with establishment Of the Ju-
venile Court In 1922 and which shows
that during the past six years only 3S
! children have been sent TO correctional
Institutions.
Prof Edwin Rroome. superintendent
of schools for Montgomery County, was
the first speaker of the afternoon seS-
session. at which time he gave an in
structive talk on the educational syS-
TEN of the county and praised the work
accomplished. DR.. William T. Pratt,
health officer for the county. spoke ON
the sanitary conditions and Of the
health program being carried on during
the year, Reports OF committees in
cluded: Nominating committee, Mrs.
Archibald Small credentials. Mrs. Eu-
gene Stevens. resolutions, Mrs. Josiah
Jones: education. Mrs. Tvon Weld: con-
SerVation, Mrs, b. T. Elmore; interna-
uonai relations. Mrs. George w. Young:
motion pictures. Mrs. Nina Brann: club
extension. Mrs. Richard Waters; State
endowment. Mrs. Earl ChafTee.