Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-10-03
Montgomery Club
OF Women Voters
Have Luncheon
Mrs. MINER HOstetler Con-
ducts Meeting. Mrs. Will
hanson Speaker

The Montgomery county League
of Women Voters opened its sea-
son September 81, with luncheon
at the Manor Country Club, Mrs.
MINER Hostetler, newly-elected
president, presided. Following a
short business meeting, chairmen
of various departments, and chair
men of study groups were intro
duced. One hundred and twenty
members were present.
DR.. Lavinia Engel, who with her
mother, was responsible for forma-
ton of league in Montgomery
county, and who was on the pro-
gram as speaker, was obliged to
cancel her appointment. In DR..
Engeps place was Mrs. Raymond
Olapper. president during 1898.
Mrs. Clapper was largely respon-
sibl for raising the league to life
in those years. Mrs. Clapper
stressed particularly the non-parti-
sanship of the league. She told of
her feelings on returning three
years ago from Europe, on the eve
of war, almost hysterical because
of conditions there, and said:
eff the world were covered,
round and round, with people like
the League of Women Voters, the
world wouldn't be what it is today"
She declared that if democracy is
going to live, 1--WE must make it live"
Mrs. o. Harold Williamson, pres
ident of the State league, was in
troduced. Mrs. Williamson, re-
Gently appointed on commission
-to look into the question of State
almshouses, urged county leagues
to use their influence in abolish
ment of these almshouses. A pro-
posal is now under way to replace
the State almshouses with two
State institutions which will care
for ironically ill as well as needy.
Here is a real opportunity for the
league to take part in much-needed
legislation, and one which Govern
or O'Conor is apparently anxious
to have carried through.
Mrs. George Young of Washing
ton Grove was introduced as coun-
ty representative to study aims
house legislation.
Miss Florence Kirlin, congress
sional secretary for the National
League of Women Voters, spoke
from the viewpoint of national
officer. To her, the prime factor
in the 20 years Of its existence has
been in improving the quality Of
its work and in educating each in
dividual member.
To give two examples:
1. The National League agreed
to work for a modification of the
Arms Embargo Act. Because of
their admiration for work the
league has done and because Of
their faith in work the league has
set to do, Congress members were
avowedly influenced by the attitude
of members.
2. The Ramspack Bill, just
passed, has been for six years a
matter of league study. Individual
league members were asked to
write to their Congressman, in ia
vor of the bill.
Alfred P. Noyes was introduced
to demonstrate the new voting ma
chimes. One hundred twenty of
these machines have been placed
around the county. "The machines
are very simple to operate; in fact,
simpler than voting by paper bal
lot. They will save thousands Of
dollars per year now spent in
handling ballots; they will give
quick and accurate results" said
Mr.. Noyes.
The machines are to be stationed
in suburban and in rural areas;
stations will be open evenings for
demonstration, and county inhabit-
ants are urged to attend demon
strations and learn the use of the
machines before election time