Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-05-24
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS
Broa0nin

Vile dOmemaker CluD, DIS Cney
have done for the past six or eight
years. A very large group attend
ed, with eight visitors from the
Gaithersburg Club. At the con-
clusion of the meeting the hostess
es served very delicious ham and
chicken dinner. Mrs. Leanah Day
presided at the business meeting.
This club has asked for a coat
making school sometime in Octo-
Der. Miss Helen Shelby, will try
to arrange it.
Wheaton
The Wheaton Homemakers al
ways look forward to their May
meeting, when Mrs. John Hanson
is hostess, for her home is the
most delightful spot, with lovely
stream flowing past the house. The
group enjoyed a noon luncheon and
then had excellent reports on some
of their activities, such as serv-
ing the supper for the service men
at the Silver Spring USO, holding
a sewing-machine clinic, and the
attendance at the semi-annual
meeting at Jamestown. The fin
al report on the milk project for
the Glenmont School was given.
This is community project spon-
sored by the club. Mrs. William
Beinert,> "a former member of the
club who is now living in North
Carolina, was visitor and she
reported that when she went to
North Carolina she Immediately
got in touch with the Home Dem
onstration Agent in that area and
found that she enjoyed the group
of Homemakers that she Joined,
as much as her old club at Wheat
on. She was so glad she had had
that experience here in Maryland
so that she knew what to do. Miss
Frances Wife, president, presided.
BurtonsUiLLe
In the afternoon the Agent met
with 80 members of the Burtons-
vile Club at the home of Nettie
Carr. Mrs. Charles Oursler, vice.
president of the club, presided in
the absence of their president
Mrs. Haviland, who could not get
to the meeting until later in the
day. The Agent complimented the
secretary, Mrs. Meredith Pattie, on
her very fine minutes, for she
certainly gave. anyone who had
missed the previous meeting a fine
summary of what had been ac-
complished and discussed at the
meeting. There was very lively
discussion in regard to the canning
sugar situation.
disqualification
This week notices will go out for
tie disqualification payments, and
it is hoped that all the members
who are enrolled will respond
promptly.
Rockville
The Rockville Homemaker Club
met on the evening of May II, and
in spite of the very heavy rain,
there was large attendance. Two
of the club members prepared re-
ports on a meeting they had at
tended, held by the Family Rela-
tions Group. Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Swanson, had taken some fine
notes and made an excellent sum-
mary Of the first two talks. Sew
eral Of the members of the club
have prepared foods for the freez-
er locker and could contribute
much information TO the discussion
of the evening.
Potomac Valley
Potomac Valley Homemaker
Club met at the home of Mrs. A..
c. Wilkins. Mrs. Curtis, presi-
dent, had each member who had
attended the semi-annual meeting
of the Council tell what she en-
joyed the most about the meeting.
Some Of the members quoted pas
sages of poetry from Mrs. Hes
ter Beall Provensen' talk. Others
had information supplementing the
remarks and talk given by DR..
Steinmeyer. They all were en-
thusiastic over the setting and the
hospitality shown by the Travilah-
Jamestown Club. One of the
visitors at the meeting was a for
mer home demonstration agent in
New Jersey. Mrs. McHenry, pres
ident Of the Cabin John Club, ex-
tended an invitation to Miss Turn
er to come with that club on a
barge trip on the canal, on Sun
lay.
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