Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-14
Among The
Hon1enokers
Potomac Valley Club

was served at IL o'clock, after
which the Home Agent presented
the lesson on "Rugging."
Mrs. Nelson Bortz, Secretary,
conducted the meeting in the alb
sence of the President and Vice.
President.
LaytOnsville Makes Plans
The sun poured in to the large
living room of Mrs. Roland Green's
where thirty-one of the Laytons-
vile members had gathered for
their Club Meeting on April 9Th.
This Club has fine plan for their
window exhibit for National Home
Demonstration Week.
Mrs. William Bogley, President,
appointed committee to plan the
club picnic to be held in May. This
year the club is inviting the new
Croydon Park and Derwood Clubs
to be their guests.
Mrs. Clark, Chairman of the
Cookie Jar for April 18th and 21st,
when it is this clubs turn to sup
ply the cookies for the Walter
Reed Annex, lined up the members
who would send in cookies for the
different weeks.
New Derw0Od Club Meets
That evening the new Derwood
Club met with Mrs. Basil MObley
at 1880 P. M for their rug dem
onstration.
Mrs. Eugene Hankel, President,
| conducted a very fine business
meeting. The club voted to limit
the business portion of the meeting
to one hour and to turn the rest
of the time over to the Home
Agent until $3.50 P. M. Refresh
ments will then take about one
half hour and the members can get
home at reasonable time.
Mrs. Robert Stiles and Mrs.
Roscoe Whip told the Club of the
plans for the Community Recrea-
ton Center that is being developed
near Gaithersburg.
Style Show Plans Made
April 7th, Mrs. Howard Smith
and the Home Agent had an early
morning conference with Carl
Bleiberg and Mr.. Thompson, of the
Public Relations Department of
Hecht's Store to arrange for the
Style Show Hecht's will put on for
the Homemaker Club members and
their friends on May 9Th. This is
the day of the Council of Home
makers Spring Meeting and the
Council members, representing 976
members, had all requested that
the feature of this day be Style
Show. Il. fa-l,r,a,
Mrs. Smith, and the Agent had
had a. previous conference with MIR.
Slessinger, President of the Store,
to ask if it would be possible to
have this ieodperation.
| ION the 18th, they were delighted
with the suggestions Mr.. Bleiberg
and Mr.. Thompson had. Six models
will be from bur own members.
The others will be from the store.
There will be,1ten scenes in the
Style Show, covering all the activi-
ties one might enjoy in the sum-
mer. ~
The merchants in the County
have been most generous in
making our Countrywide meetings
very fine and far superior to any
meeting possible otherwise. The
details of all that is to come on
May 9Th at 1870 P. M. in the
Armory at Silver Spring will be
given first over WGAY on the
"Home Demonstration Agent
Calls" Program at 9:45, April 18th,
when the Home Agent takes Miss
McLuckie's Program in her abb
sence.
Easter Egg Hunt"
Mrs. Smith visited the Comus
Club at the home of Mrs. George
Nicholson on April 7. The club
members all brought the kitchen
aprons they had made at the
Apron School in January. Their
exhibit for National Home DEM
onstration Week will be of these
practical aprons.
Plans for an Egg Hunt at Mrs.
Mildred Thompson's for the chill
dren of the Comus area were COM
pleted. This is just one of the COM
munity activities the club mem
bers plan each year for the chill
dren. At Christmas they provide
the Community Christmas Tree,
then there is the Easter Egg Hunt
and the Halloween Party.
GlenmOnt Club Meets
That evening the Glenmont Club
held meeting at the home Of Mrs.
John Kelchner. Twenty-Five mem
bers arrived in the rain. Mrs.
Lewis Thompson, President, pre-
sided and the business meeting
brought forth some good reports
of committee work.
Mrs. Frank Roth, Chairman Of
the Activities Committee, told of
the great success of the Food Sale
held in the Pharmacy Of the new
Shopping Center, at Wheaton.
The Clubs International Rela-
tons Chairman reported that a
CARE Box had been sent family
In Western Germany.