Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

discarded straight chair has been
rebuilt, padded with chicken feath-
ers and slip-covered.
The dressing table has a skirt
made of a pair Of curtains and
rufiie of the same gives the mirror
the "new look"
Two hand-hooked rugs were
made from discarded woolens.
White dogwood and graceful wis
taria match the border on the quilt.
OLNEY-SUNsHINE HoMEMAKRs
A delicious, attractive buffet
luncheon was served to 81 Olney-
Sunshine Homemakers April % at
the home of Mrs. Allen Craver.
Miss Bertha Brown and Mrs. Will
bur Nash were project leaders.
After lunch a very interesting
demonstration was given of Hoo
yer vacuum cleaners.
Articles made of feed bags
bought for the window display at
Olney Electric Co. in celebration
of National Home Demonstration
Week were exhibited.
The club members wish a speedy
recovery for Mrs. Herbert Daley
who has been i'll.
In May the meeting will be held
with Mrs. Ira Ketterman, instead
of with Mrs. Malcolm White, as
was announced.
CoMUS H0MEMAKERs
In honor of National Home Dem
onstration Week the Comus Club
has placed a display of flowers
that beautify the home in the store
window at GAINESVILLE. The green
background of fern is frightened
by the colorful geraniums and
amaryllis-African violets in full
bloom give a rich green and blue.
Vases and bowls with growing
ivy are added to brighten the dull
spots. In the same way homemak-
ers decorate their homes to please
the eye.
Tea At Choppers
The Choppers Homemakers Club
met in the Catholic rectory at Cal
thersburg. Mrs. Albert Gloyd,
president, presided. Mrs. Esther
Stang was hostess and served de-
licious cherry black walnut cake
and some of the frozen peaches
from her locker.
Two members of this club have
done a most successful bit of chair
caneing. Mrs. H. M. Musser, Sr.,
re-caned two fine old chairs and
Mrs. 7. Musser re-caned a third.
All members of the club had work
ed on the chairs during the lesson.
The club is so pleased to have these
chairs to place in it's exhibit in
the bay window of the rectory at
Choppers Church. Young Mrs. T.
Musser also had hooked a lovely
chair seat of wool for her small
sons room. Mrs. Musser drew her
own design-a sail boat with sea
gulls on lovely background of
shaded blue sky and water. She
has a knack for hooking and her
first attempt is most successful.
Mrs. Esther Stang drew a pattern
on burlap and will start rug this
month.
The Choppers Club will hold a
tea in celebration of National
Home Demonstration Week on
Friday, May 7, and will invite all
their neighbors in Choppers. Two
new members were added to this
group.
Eighty Attend Food Freezing
About eighty persons attended
the Demonstration on Food Freez-
ing that the Home Demonstration
agents gave for the Southern
States Cooperative. A review of
the preparation and method Of
freezing fruits and vegetables was
followed by display of foods that
would make it possible for farm
er's wife to put on harvest din
ner of cold sliced ham, fried chick
en-, beans and potatoes cooked in
the ham liquor, rolls and apple pie.
The foods, with the exception Of
potatoes were frozen and ready. A
frozen cake and baked beans were
other types of foods that we're dis
played, showing that with a home
locker a homemaker can have at
hand a wealth Of prepared frozen
food for any emergency.
Home Demonstration Week
May to May 8 is a week that
will call TO your attention many Of