Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31

SPRING coats and suits VIII be held
at theh Office of Miss Edythe N.
Turner, Home Demonstration Agent,
during the week Of April 4 to the
9Th. Miss Helen Shelby, Clothing
Specialist Of the University Of Mary
land win be in charge Of the teach
ing of the construction Of the gar
ments.
Twenty-four homemakers will
avail themselves Of the opportunity.
Those planning to attend the first
school, April 4, 6 and 8, are-Mrs.
Leo Clagett, Potomac; Miss Pearl
Lisky and Mrs. VI. K. Roger, Chevy
Chase; Mrs. Harry Gormley, Rock
vile; Miss Annie Fairal, Sandy
Spring; Mrs. Lloyd Brewer, Rock
vile; Mrs. Lee Howes, Washington
Grove; Mrs. Betty Edmonston,
Poolesville; Miss Marie Boland, Ger
mantown; Mrs. Anna Waters, Ger
mantown; Mrs. v. L. Schwab, Rock
vile.
On the 9Th, 7th and 9th, the fol-
lowing will attend-Mrs. Harrison
Moseley, Mrs. Thomas Altemus, Mrs.
Fred Ruth and Mrs. Smith of Silver
Spring; Mrs. William Campbell and
Misses Mary and Dorothy Campbell
Of Jamestown; Mrs. Nellie Fawley
of Travilah; Mrs. Thomas Ham
maros of Silver Spring; Mrs. Sarah
Scott, Mrs. Kinden King, Mrs. Earl
Lenoir and Mrs. ]. E. Steinbeck of
Cabin John.
This is the third series of clothing
construction schools held by the Uni
versity of Maryland Extension Serv-
ice in the county since January.
The fourth will come the first week
of May when help will be given on
the fine points of making the better
summer dress.
In February, 81 mothers of young
children made garments for little
folks of the ages, one to six.
In March the schools were for the
inexperienced sewers, when "a home
makers made their first dresses for
themselves. All the garments will
be modelled at the annual spring
meeting of the homemakers clubs in
June.
The topic for discussion in the
April club meetings Of the home
makers is that of Color and Its Re-
lation to the Individual, in planning
ones. wardrobe. The 500 women
enrolled in the 10 clubs have been
considering Consumer Education
problems each month this club year.
The project demonstrators, trained
by Miss Helen Shelby, Clothing Spec
ialist Of the University of Maryland,
presented lesson on the Care and
Use of the Sewing Equipment at
the March meetings.
Special features in some of the
clubs at the April meeting will be
demonstration on "Using your Sew
ing Machine to better advantage by
studying the attachments"
A paper on Leonard Calvert, and
William Clayborne, prepared by
Mrs. G. B. Randolph Of Cabin John,
will be read by the Cultural Chair
men in all the clubs. This is the
fourth paper on people Who Have
Had A Part in Maryland's History"
Mrs. Susan Godbold of Cabin John
has prepared some fine material on
Peace Incorporated extracts
from an article in one of the current
magazines. This, too, will be sent
to all cultural chairmen to be pre-
sented at the meeting.
The new printed programs that
the club members have received are
relieving the Extension Office of
having to send notices each month
as q reminder of the meeting date.
AhC ptVSIdm CdITloS Tie uhCeS Oh al
countrywide meetings for the year, as
well as the features to be given at
each monthly meeting. There is
space for each local club to record
the name of the hostess each month
and any feature the club may wish
to add to the general program.
The April schedule of meetings
for the homemakers and All clubs
is given:
April 4, 5, 6, Z, 8 and Goat
and Suit School.
April IL Cedar Grove Home
makers Club, at 1 80 at Mrs. Jesse
Nicholson's.
April 12-Clarksburg All club, at
school, at 1890 A. N.
April 12-Clarksburg Homemakers
Club at 1870 P. M.
April 13-Gaithersburg Home
makers Club at II A. NJ. at Mrs.
Norman Jacobs. Browningsville Club
as guests.