Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-02
Women Voters
Plan Program
At Tea Meeting
County League Hears Mrs.
Miner Hostetler On New
Registration. Committee
Chairmen Report

Chairmen Report
More than a hundred Montgom-
cry County League Of Women vo-
tiers and their friends gathered at
the Bethesda Woman's Club last
Friday afternoon to get acquaint-
ed, hear the Leagues ambitious
plans for the Fall and Winter sea-
son, and later, to have tea in the
spacious room adjoining the club
auditorium.
Mrs. PGad Morehouse, presi-
dent, presided over the meeting
and introduced the speakers who
were Mrs. MINER Hostetler, presi-
dent of the Maryland League, and
the chairmen. of the five depart
ments under which the League
functions. Preceding these, how
ever, Mrs. Morehouse asked Mrs.
Frank G. Kracek, Chevy Chase,
chairman of the Leagues oriefta-
ton committee, to state briefly the
history and purposes of the league
for the benefit of those who were
newcomers.
Mrs. Hostetler, who last year
headed the local league, spoke in
her new capacity as state presi-
dent, but emphasized the fact that
the Montgomery County leagues
most immediate job is to see that
new voters are informed Of the
November dead-line on registra-
tion and that Maryland law re-
quires declaration Of intent to be-
come q citizen at least one year
before an election. Registration
and declaration of such intent may
take place at the same time. She
also spoke of the items for study
on the state program which have,
in various forms been adopted by
local leagues and which are all
closely related to national defense.
Mrs. A. L. Raffa, chairman of
the department of Government
and It's Operation, said plans were
made to furnish transportation to
the various points in the county
where registration would take
place and that Mrs. Alvin G. Nc
Nish, would be in charge of COM
mittee chosen for that purpose.
Mrs. Rata also stated that the
initial meeting Of her department
will be held at her home in Beth
esda on October 16 at 10 o'clock
to organize study groups. Among
the subjects offered will be "What
are we defending in our Democ-
racy?" Civil Liberties, and the
Brookings Report on county gov
eminent.
Mrs. Francis Goodell, Govern
ment and Economic Welfare chair
man, said her department will be-
gin with a meeting Oct. is at the
home of Mrs. Gardner Jackson,
Chevy Chase, who will conduct a
study group on labor relations in
emergency production.
Mrs. Clarence N. Smith, Gov
eminent and Education, said her
departments planned to organize
study groups on the Brookings Re-
port and on the county school sys-
tenn. Opening dates will be an
nounced later.
Mrs. d. v. Sandifer, govern
ment and Foreign Policy, reported
that an organization meeting will
be held at her home in Silver
Spring October 8 to begin studies
on Inter-American relations and
the Economic Defense Of South
America.
Mrs. Milford Zimmerman, gov
eminent and Social Welfare, an
nounced that by requests from
study groups conducted last year
several subjects will be continued
this season-namely-Federal re-
sponsibility for public health, ju-
venile delinquency, and the aims
house problem in Maryland. I'm
less requests were made to the
contrary, she said, no study groups
would be started until the late
Winter.
Mrs. William J. Duiker was
chairman Of arrangements for the
tea following the program. Pour
ing were Mrs. Hostetler and Mrs.
E. M. Willis, Bethesda, second