Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-13

Make DfapefleS 1or the Home"
Conferences with an interior
decorator of one of our County
stores and with buyers in the
drapery goods department and
yard goods stores gave the Agent
many current practical ideas that
she will carry to the clubs which
meet the second and fourth week
of this month. In February, she
will give this lesson to clubs meet
ing the first and third weeks.
New Chevy Chase Group
On Tuesday, Mrs. Alfred ].
Steffen was hostess to the new
North Chevy Chase Homemakers'
group. This was the third meeting
and interest seems to be growing
in the neighborhood so that plans
are being made by a Nominating
Committee to present a slate of
officers in February. Then in
March, the group will become a
County Homemakers Club and will
be the twenty-seventh club in the
County. One of the members of the
group who has recently moved to
Arlington, Virginia, drove back for
the meeting and wants to continue
as member when the group be-
comes a club.
Attend FepcO Show
Wednesday, in the late after
noon, the Home Agents, Miss
Turner and Miss McLuckie, at
tended the very fine "Open House"
given by the Home Service Bureau,
of Pepco, at the opening of the
Electric Play house of the Potomac
Electric Power Company and the
Electric Institute. Mrs. Haines
write in the January 9th issue of
the Sentinel a story of the features
and plans for the use of the Play
house. Homemakers Clubs have
written in to Miss Mary Turner
for reservations fof their club to
attend. 1t will be very wonderful
treat to anyone who goes.
A Tribute
Tuesday evening friends of Mrs.
Ethel Van Hosen from all over the
County attended the services held
for her in Silver Spring. Mrs. Van
Hosen has been a helpful friend
to every Home Demonstration
Agent who has worked in this
County. In fact, she was one of the
pioneer women in the County who
helped build up interest in securing
a Home Demonstration Agent.
1t was the good fortune of the
present Agent to be guest in Mrs.
Van Hosen's home when she lived
at Slidell on many weekends. At
that time Miss Mary MacGruder
was guest there too and the history
and traditions that one gained
from having the privilege of
spending quiet evenings with those
two fine people will always be one
of the treasured experiences of this
Agent.
KensingtOn Group
On Thursday at the home of
Mrs. George Fentress, 2917 Whea-
ton Road, the Agent met with a
new group of women who wish to
become Homemakers Club. Again
many of the members spent their
childhood in other states and as
they told where they were from,
the Home Demonstration Agent in
reply to one member who said she
was born and brought up in Neva-
da, said 81 spent wonderful
month once in the "ghost town" of
Picoche, Nevada, where my brother
was a mining engineer. The
Homemaker gasped and said "That
is my home town, my father is a
cattle rancher there"
This new group in planning the
four lessons they wish to carry
until they qualify to become club,
listed help in Family Nutrition
and Low Cost Meals" as the basis
for their demonstrations. The new
group has it's own club name but
will be known officially as the
Kensington View group.
DerwOOd Club
The third meeting of the Der
wood group was held on January
7th at the home of Mrs. Basil
Mobley. Due to the absence of the
Chairman, Mrs. Eugene Hankel,
Mrs. Harry McGruder was in
charge. She has appointed a Nom
mating Committee to prepare a
slate of officers so that the group
will be ready to function as a Club
in March. Derwood is listed as the
26th Club, taking the place of the
Choppers Club which disbanded in
November. However, members of
the Choppers Club will join the
Derwood group or the German
town Club, so we feel that the
spirit of the Choppers Club Will
carry on to reinforce the new
group at Derwood.
Re-UphOlstering
On January 18th the new group
from Croydon Park will meet at
the Agents Office for demonstra-
ton on the making over of over
stuffed upholstered chair cushions.
Mrs. Helen Haines and Mrs. Mary
Trumbo are Chairmen in charge OF
this group.
Cookie Project
The Cookie Project of the Home