Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-10-06
Among The
Homemukers
A Belated Surprise

Mrs. Lawrence Arundel were
pleased to have large attendance
at the Travilah-D Jamestown Home
maker Club on Septembef 26th.
The Home Agent was the sur
prised person when a birthday
greeting was sung to her, as Mrs.
Earl Shorb, President, called the
meeting to order. Her birthday had
been ten days before but she enjoy
ed the six birthday cakes that var
ious clubs had surprised her with.
Mrs. William Ward, spokesman for
the club, presented the Agent with
a very lovely gift.
Mrs. J. w. Hissey, who had been
in an accident early in the summer,
was able to be at the meeting.
HOmewOod ii Plans Sale
The Homewood II Homemaker
Club members were guests of Mrs.
James Schiller the evening of Sep
TENDER 26th. Members came with
garments to send on to families in
Europe. This club plans to have
bake sale in early October to raise
funds to send more gift boxes to
the friends they have made.
Mrs. Irwin Rimel, President of
the Club, told members that all
the waiting list has been absorbed
in the new club, Homewood III
which Mrs. Mildred Stromberg has
organized.
Members Get Acquainted
The third Homewood Club met
at Mrs. Mildred Stromberg's home
the next, evening", September 9th.
There are forty Charter Members;
as enthusiastic a group of young
women as can be found. To get
acquainted with the individuals in
this new group, the Agent asked
each one to tell where she was
from, what she did before she was
married, how many children were
in the family and the occupation
of the husband. There were men,
bers from Alabama, one from Au-
stralia, who has lived in the States
since childhood, and several from
Pennsylvania. There are mothers
of two sets of twins and one young
mother started three children off
to school for the first time this
fall.
In planning what demonstrations
would be helpful, the request for a
lesson on darning, both plain and
the method for mending tears in
garments, resulted in plans for
that demonstration at the next
meeting.
Twin Brook To Form Club
On the morning of September
27, two young women from "fwin
Brook" called ct the Agents office
to ask for a Homemaker's Club.
Mrs. Leo Mccarthy, formerly from
Missouri, moved to Twin Brook a
short time ago. She was acquainted
with the work of the Extension
Service in Missouri and felt that
the young women in her area
would find a Homemaker's Club a
nucleus about which to have social
as we'll as beneficial experiences.
She called on SO of the homemak-
ers and hopes to contact all in the
village, asking them to come to
her home on Monday evening, Oc-
tober oath, at 1880 P. M. to meet
the Home Agent and to have a
Homemaker's Club formed. This
will make the thifty-first club in
the County. The membership is
now close to LOO.
Interested In Handicapped
The Silver Spring Homemaker
Club has decided to have all their
meetings at the Jessup- Blair Com
munity House. Mrs. Walter Kirby,
President, made the arrangements
for the club.
Miss Betty McDevitt was guest
this month. Next month the club
will entertain all the members who
for one reason or another have not
been active. They are particularly
hopeful of having those who were
the Charter Members there.
The club voted to send check
to the County Palsy Fund. Handi-
capped children have been the in
terest of this group, who made
beautiful toys fof the children liv-
ing at Rosewood, in. Baltimore
County. 81 toys were sent by this
group at Eastertime.
KensingtOn Re-Organizes
One of the clubs organized early
in the year, has re-organized and
increased their membership. When
the Kensington View Club met at
the home of Mrs. Elmer Dwyer,
the evening of September %, Mrs.
Dwyer, Chairman of the group,
named a nominating committee to
prepare a slate of officers and
another one to develope the By
Laws of the club. By the end of
November this group will become
member of the Homemaker's
County Council.
Worthwhile Projects
On September 20 the Olney-Sun-
shine Homemaker Club had a well
attended meeting at the home of
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