Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-07
Among The
Homemokers
Travilah- Jamestown Club

L ne lraVlldn-DarneSCO Home
maker Club met in the Recreation
Room of the Jamestown Presby-
terrain Church on March 18th.
Forty-two members were present
to enjoy the lovely luncheon served
by Mrs. William F. Gassaway, Mrs.
Forest King, Mrs. Victor Beau
champ, Mrs. Albert Cissel, Sr. and
Mrs. Albert Cissel, Jr.
Immediately after the luncheon
Mrs. Sterling Bowman and Mrs.
Ted Noffsinger showed pictures of
the conditions in the school at Gait
hersburg, asking the club members
to support the arent-Teachers
Association in their effort to have
improvements made in the school
situation. After business meet
ing, at which time Mrs. MINER
Hostetler presented the revised
Club Bylaws for consideration
and Mrs. Washington l. Cleveland
told of the plans for having a
County window in the Mills Build
ing during National Home Demon
stration Week showing Extension
Activities in Montgomery County.
Mrs. William Hanson and Mrs.
Wilbert McInerney will work with
her on this project.
The Agent gave her lesson on
"How to Hook Rugs" with great
number signing up to make hook
rug under the project leader in
Rigging.
Window Exhibit Planned
The Homewood ii Homemaker
Club met with Mrs. Wallace l..
Marshall with a capacity attend
ance. Mrs. Irwin Rimel presided
and appointed a committee to work
on plans for their window exhibit
during National Home Demonstra-
ton Week.
Mrs. Marshall and a neighbor
had heard the Home Agent over
WGAY when she substituted for
Miss McLuckie and the neighbours
mother had lived within fifteen
miles of the school where the in
cident told Of took place. The
neighbor and the Home Agent
found they had mutual friends in
Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Clubs Plan Training
The third demonstration on seat
ing chairs was given to eight MEM
bers of the clubs on March goth.
Thirty-seven women now are train
ed to help neighbors in their clubs
in this skill.
Two clubs have already made
plans with their members. Cedar
Grove will be taught by Mrs. Merrill
King and Mrs. Wilbur Watkins, Jr.
Germantown Club has five project
leaders ready to teach its members.
A Spring-Like Air
Mrs. Herbert Daley was hostess
to the Olney-Sunshine Homemaker
Club on Wednesday, March Both.
Her home was bright with spring
flowers and this put all the men,
bers in a cheerful mood.
Mrs. Howard Smith, President
of the Homemakers Council told
of plans for the Spring Meeting
that are under way.
Miss Bertha Brown gave the
treat of the year when she sang
several folk songs she had learned
from her mother. Miss Bertha al
ways has given some inspirational
poetry at meetings but no one rea-
LIKED that she has wealth of folk
songs in addition to her storehouse
of lovely poems.
Mrs. Harrie Craver, President,
presided over a very fine business
meeting.
Members Finish Dresses
The Homewood Beginners Dress
School had it's last day of instruct
ion on March 31st. The dresses are
attractive and gave enough salts
faction so that these beginners
want to start a second dress by
themselves.
Mrs. Agnes Zimmerman, Presi-
dent of Homewood | Club was
most valuable helper. Not only did
she give four days for this school
to her neighbors but she is having
a slip cover school for members
of her club. She is an excellent in
structor and when the Agent visit
ed the project, she felt that the
skill and good styling of all the
slip covers was outstanding.
An Instructive Meeting
On Friday, April LIST, one of the
best meetings of the year was held
in the Extension Office at the Court
House. The Clothing Chairman of
the Homemakers Clubs came to
discuss with Miss Helen Shelby,
Clothing Specialist, how to select
patterns and make low-cost child
ren's clothing. Miss Shelby had
thirty or forty children's garments
of simple design. the self help kind
that aid the children in dressing
themselves, She talked over the