Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-04-04
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS
Blue Cross

zation will be taken up to April
Goth. Notice will be sent all sub
scribers about May 18th. Every
quarter there are members who do
not send their remittance in on
time. Miss Turner cannot always
cover late members, and there is
danger then of the member not
being in good standing in case of
an accident. Please be prompt.
New subscribers should wait until
notice is sent out in May before
sending in their remittance.
Rural WOmen's Short Course
Please enroll by May 25th if
you plan to attend the Rural
Women's Short Course from June
18th to June 21st. The aim is for
each club to send two members
The charge this year will be
$1,000, which will include room
and board for the entire time as
well as other activities provided.
1t is hoped that every club will
have a speaker on the subject
this month. To enroll, simply
send your name and address to
Miss Turner on penny post card.
Semi Annual Meeting
Mrs. Charles Upton, President
of the Council of Homemakers
Clubs, has announced that the
semi-annual meeting will be held
at the Damascus Methodist Church
on April 80, at 1870. The Cedar
Grove and Damascus Clubs will
serve tea after the program.
French Relief
Forty food boxes have been re-
ceived from various clubs and
taken to the Express Office for
shipment overseas.
X-RGy Chest Clinic
Clubs are listing members and
neighbors who will avail them
selves of the X-Ray Clinic which
will be held in Gaithersburg, June
3 through 7th from 3 P. M. and
from 5 : Z P. NJ, under the super
vision of the County tuberculosis
Association and the County Health
Department.
Special Schools for April
Two upholstering schools will be
held, one at the Community House
in Cabin John, April 9, 10, IL
from 10 A. M. to P. M. and one
in the Colesville Methodist Church.
April Is, Is, II from 10 A. M.
to P. M.
April Meetings
Club project leaders will give
a lesson on floor finishes" to their
clubs during April. Mr.. Duvall,
an expert on the subject, conduct
ed a training school in the Home
Demonstration Office last week.
Home Demonstration Week
Home Demonstration Week will
be observed throughout the coun-
try from May II. Tentative
plans for its observance in Mont
gomery County include a radio
broadcast, tour of the homes
which have been redecorated on
lines suggested by the Home
Furnishing Clinic, and teas and
other observances in different
clubs.
Board Of Managers Meeting
Mrs. E. "A. Hamilton of the
Agricultural Economies Depart
ment of the University of Mary
land talked to the Board of
Managers Monday on the causes
Of war, and what the successful
operation of UNO will do to foster
freedom. He reviewed the forma-
ton OF the UNO and compared it's
present form to our constitution,
and explained, that like the cons
titution, it could be amended as
conditions changed. He expressed
no alarm at Russia's walking out
on the Security Council meeting
last week, and said that ne was
sure satisfactory settlement
would be worked out.
Mrs. Caroline De Caux was
present to urge the support of the
clubs for the retention of price
control legislation. Six represen-
tatives of the Homemakers Club
will attend the OPA meeting To
be held at Jessup Blair House on
April 11th.
Washington Grove
The Washington Grove Home
makers Club met on March % at
10 A. M. at the home of Mrs. Lee
Howes. Miss Turner spoke TO the
members in the morning on "Color
in the Home" Following the pro-
gram, luncheon was served by the
Canteen. During the business
meeting the club members voted