Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-02-24
Among The
Homemukers
Council Makes Plans

Only one OF the 20 presidents OF
the Homemakers' Clubs was alb
sent at the Council Meeting on
February 14th. Mrs. Andrew
Thompson, first vice-president, had
been asked by Mrs. Howard Smith,
president of the Council, to take
charge of the meeting.
Mrs. Thompson called upon Mrs.
Wilbur Luhn, president of the
Browningsville Club and chairman
of the committee, to read the Greed
for the Homemakers. Together
with Mrs. Ward Fetrow, president
of the Cedar Grove Club, and Mrs.
Mark Thatcher, president of the
Damascus Club, a very fine Greed
was written. The Council voted its
adoption and copy will be sent to
all the clubs.
The Council also made plans for
working on exhibits to be set up in
store windows during the first
week of May, which is nationally
known as "Home Demonstration
Week."
A committee to work on plans
for the Spring Meeting on May
9Th was appointed.
Mrs. Thompson then introduced
Miss Hennie Hanson, a All work
er from Denmark, who has been
visiting in the county under plan
for foreign students of the Uni
versity of Maryland Extension
Service. Miss Hanson, an attract
i've young woman dressed in a cos
tune of her country of years ago,
told of life in her country. She
said she was glad that there were
Homemakers' Clubs and All Clubs
in Denmark.
During the war the only way
she could go to her All Clubs was
by bicycle and that meant 80 miles
some days with her demonstration
material in a basket attached to
her bicycle.
The people in Denmark enjoy
deep freeze lockers and other cleo
trical equipment, as we do here.
After her talk, the Council men,
bers enjoyed talking to her as tea
was served with delicious home
made cookies and red and white
heart-shaped minis from an at
tractively decorated table.
Brush-Up On Canning
The next two days the Home
Demonstration Agents spent at
training school at the University
of Maryland. The first day was
spent in a review of Canning
Methods that the Agents might be
sure they were up to date on that
home activity.
The second day the Home Agents
and County Agents enjoyed hear
ing lectures and seeing demonstra-
tions on Problems of Freezing
Fruit and Vegetables and the OPP
GRAFTON of Home Freezer. ."
Wednesday Busy Day
Wednesday, February 10Th, was
busy day for at IL o'clock the
Wheaton Club met at the home of
Mrs. H. C. Hillerman, on Pershing
Drive, Silver Spring. Mrs. Martin
Ries, president, was pleased to
have three new members added to
the club, bringing that club up to
36 active members.
At 3:15, the Agent left to go to
the home of Mrs. Andrew Thomp-
son. Mrs. Thompson was hostess to
Miss Hanson the past week and
had asked her own club, the Bur-
louisville Homemakers, to a tea in
honor of Miss Hanson.
Again in costume, Miss Hanson
spoke to the group. Mrs. Howard
Smith, president of the Homemak-
ers' Council, had been asked to
pour at the lovely tea table.
At 8 o'clock that night, the
Agent arrived at the home of the
president Of the Rockville Club,
Mrs. George Ray, Jr., where 81
Homemakers were present.
Falkland Club Meets
On February 18th, Mrs. Carl
Bauman, of Falkland, entertained
her club. Mrs. James Rabbit, pres
ident, was happy to have three new
members join. The chairman of the
Exhibit Committee was appointed
to work on plans for that activity.
Change In Schedules
There has been a change in the
schedule for club meetings the
week of February 18th through
March 9Th. The Home Agents have
been called in to a second series of
training schools at the University
of Maryland SO will be out of the
county February 18th, March LIST
and March End.
The new Oroun at North Chevy