Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-09-20
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

sive in their reports of their sum-
mer activities. They, too, have a
good canning record. The club was
very much interested in the work
clothes kit, as we'll as the Christ
mas kit, that the Agent has been
displaying this month. q -
~ Gaithersburg y
Gaithersburg Homemaker Club
met with Mrs. Sprigg Ward, on
September IL, with Mrs. Milton
Walker, Mrs. Irwin Ward, Mrs. De-
Warren Reynolds and Mrs. Thomas
Plummer as co-hostesses. Mrs.
Edgar Johnson, President, conduct
ed a very interesting business
meeting in the morning, and the |
club was shown very lovely af-
CHAN completed under the leader
ship of Mrs. Newell and Mrs.
Plummer. This is to be given to
one of the hospitals for, the service
men to use. Both flags they have
had on display have been whipped
and torn.
Garrett Park
On Friday, September 81, the
Garrett Park Club met at the home
of Mrs. Stevens. In the absence of
the president, Mrs. Buck served as
temporary president. She appoint
ed a nominating committee to
present slate of officers at the
October meeting. She also appoint
ed women to serve as project chair
men for the training schools being
held this month.
Falkland
Falkland group met on Sept
embef II, in spite of the heavy
rain. Their president, Mrs. Eleanor
Hennegar, looked very lovely in
blouse she had decorated with tex
tile painting one of many she
had made since the lesson last
spring. She also displayed two
very beautiful pairs of pig skin
gloves. 1t is most gratifying to see
such a fine carryover of the train
ing schools which were held in
July. She will bring her work to
the annual meeting and we hope
that anyone else who has developed
the projects will have their work
there to display. This club is 60
ing to work with the teachers in
helping them to put on the Fair
land Show or Exhibit, in October.
Part of the time was taken in dis
cussing the results of the canning
program this past summer. The
Agent gave her talk on work !
clothes and the Christmas sugges-
tions.
BurtOnsyille
The afternoon of September II,
at 1870 o'clock, there was large
attendance at the Burtonsville
Homemaker Club, at the home of
Mrs. He'll. Mrs. w. Haviland,
President, conducted a very ex-
cellent business meeting, and sur
prised the Agent by having the
club sing Happy Birthday" and
presenting her with lovely bou-
quet. Mrs. Andrew Thompson read
very lovely poem on Peace writ
ten on VI Day by ID year old
girl who lives at her home Jane
Lawson. The club members were
all interested in the plans for the
Arts and Crafts Exhibit we will
hold this fall.
Garden Shows
The Agent has been asked to
Judge at several victory garden
shows one of them is on Sept
ember 10 at the Elbrook Method
list Church Church. On Sept. 20
she has been asked to Judge the
foods exhibit at the Silver Spring
garden show.
Presidents Meeting
On Friday, Sept. 81, the presi-
dents of the 25 clubs and the Off
cial board will meet in the Home
Demonstration Office for a Board
of Managers meeting, to recheck
plans for the 1916 program, and to
plan for the Bazaar and the fall
meeting, which we hope to hold in
the early part of October.
Demonstrators To Meet
On Sept. "a the project demon
strators who will have charge of
the club meetings in October will
meet in the office to receive intruc-
ton from Miss Reba Adams, Arts
& Crafts Specialist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. This time
they will be given training in US
ing corn husks in the making of
many articles that will be of in
terest to club members.
WOmen's Market
On Saturday, Sept. 22, Mrs. Beth
Cummings PaschaI Of the Farm
Women's Journal, will visit the
Farm Women's Cooperative market
to take pictures of the sellers, and
hopes, the following week, to be