Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-10-02
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Inc HOIne OF MIS-. OlayLOn NICK
etts was filled to capacity when
the Travilah- Jamestown Home
makers Club met with her on Sep
TENDER 22nd.
Mrs. Sterling Bowman, presi-
dent, presided. The club voted to
serve light refreshments to the
Western Citizens Group meeting in
Jamestown.
Five members signed up to go
on the Educational Tour to Will
mington, Delaware on October LIST.
!. The Silver Spring Homemakers
Club met with Mrs. Wayland Tai
ley on September 23rd at eleven
o'clock. Mrs. Walter Kirby re-
viewed the notes she had made at
the Presidents meeting. She an
nounced the Fall Meeting date Oc-
tober 23rd and the meeting place
at the Sherwood High School Audi
forum.
Two new members joined this
group. Plans for "a sale of
Christmas articles to club mem
bers were made. This has been an
annual event and takes place at
the November meeting.
Mrs. George Schroeder, presi-
dent of the Olney-Sunshine Club
was hostess to her club on Sep
TENDER Gath. The Community
Chairman, Mrs. Joe Hutton, urged
the club members to be sure to fill
six jars of fruits or vegetables SO
the club will have good donation
for the Hospital Donation Day in
December.
Club members enjoyed the deli
cious peach pie the hostess served
at the end of the meeting.
The Washington Grove Home
makers met with Mrs. M. Ware at
1890 a. m. on September 25th.
Mrs. Sue Teepe, president, presid-
ed. The Home Demonstration
Agent gives her demonstration in
the morning and the club conducts
its business meeting after lunch,
as the agent goes to the German
town Homemakers Club in the aft
ernoon.
Nine members of this club are
going on the Educational Tour.
Seven members signed up for the
disqualification plan carried by the
homemakers clubs.
The Germantown Club was well
attended and met at the Home of
Mrs. George L. Crawford with
Mrs. Frank Hackel co-hostess. The
Community Chairman, Mrs. Roy
Selby, urged the group to can for
their school cafeteria. Each year
a goodly number of fruits and
vegetables have added to the fine
school lunches served by the school
cafeteria manager.
Agents Judge At Fair
On Saturday, September 9th,
Miss Virginia McLuckie and Miss
Edythe Turner judged the canning
exhibit of the Falkland Commun-
ity Fair.
Mrs. James Henegar was chair
man of the Fair as she is P. T. A.
president of the school. This year
her committee worked out a fine
d, idea: every organization in that
neighborhood to have booth that
would tell of their service to the
community.
The Public Health, the Burtons-
vile Fire Department, the Home
makers Club and the p. T. A.
booths were most instructive and
told a fine story of the way these
groups function.
During the evening floor show
included a style of garments made
by the Homemakers.
Bus Tour October LIST
The big event of the week is the
Educational trip to Wilmington,
Delaware. Five big bus loads with
one hundred and eighty-seven club
members will leave the County at
8 a. m. on October LIST.
The drive will go up by the way
of Connowingo to the Longwood
Gardens where the club members
will enjoy an hour visiting these
beautiful gardens. They will have
lunch in Kennett Square and at
two o'clock they will start for
Wilmington with police escort to
the DUPONT Hotel.
Miss Beth Peterson of the Du
Pont Company has arranged an
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