Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-11
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS
Council Head On Air


Mrs. George Ray, Jr., President
of the County Council of Home
makers, was interviewed by Miss
Turner over w. G. A. Y. during
the Home Agents Visit" broad
cast on Wednesday, May 3rd. Mrs.
Ray spoke Of the meetings that
she had attended during the first
of the week to celebrate National
Home Demonstration Week.
County Council Meets
In the afternoon lat the County
Council of Homemaker's monthly
meeting. each Club President re-
ported the types of demonstrations
that club members wish given in
1851. Most clubs asked for slip
cover training, upholstery of furn-
iture, refinishing of furniture and
the hooking of rugs, all of which
must be taught in special schools.
There seemed to be great interest
in clothing construction and in or
ganization of household tasks.
Miss Emma Muncaster, Home
makers Chairman for the Agri-
cultural Fair, gave report. The
Council felt that the plans for the
exhibit were good and said they
would cooperate.
Thursday Activities
On Thursday, May 4th there
were three big events. The Cal
thersburg and Washington Grove
Homemaker's Clubs held a Style
Review and Tea at the Methodist
Home, in Gaithersburg.
The Rockvill s Homemaker's
Club, under the leadership of Mrs.
Robert Swanson and her commit
tee, Mrs. Walter Pack, Mrs. Lloyd
Howes and Mrs. Morris Belkin,
arranged very unusual exhibit in
the County Extension Office.
There was evidence of the re-
finishing school, upholstery, of the
hooked rugs made under the lead
ership of Mrs. Phyllis Larsen, a
handmade lamp shade by Mrs. YER
non T. Riley, childrens clothing,
pictures that had been framed, all
Of which give a good cross section
of the activities of club members
as result of the program of 1850.
The tea was served most beau
tifully and the table was presided
over by Mrs. Belkin. Many in the
Court House stopped in to view
the exhibit, as well as several
hundred from Rockville and neigh
boring communities. E
Luncheon At Germantown
The third event was the luncheon
served at the Germantown Home
makers Club under the leadership
of its President, Mrs. Rodney
Whitaker, with an attendance
around 10. With the profit realized
this club will take care of some of
its international Project activities,
Party For All Girls y
Last but not least, the Brown
irgsville Homemaker's Club held
party for the local All girls at
Mountain View Church. The Agent
had expected to attend the party
but had professional visitor from
New York City coming who wished
to see the Farm Women's Co
operative Market and to work out
some plans with her. By the time
the details were taken care of, the
afternoon was gone.
Exhibit On COlors
On May 9Th, Miss Charlotte Will
kinson, Color Promotion Director
of the Vita Var Paint Company,
will visit the Cedar Grove Home
makers Club. She is interested in
becoming acquainted with Ex-
tension work so that she can work
out helpful material on color CO.
ordination in the home. On Sat-
urday, May 18th, she will have an
exhibit on the Use of Color in the
Home and will help some of the
market women and patrons with
questions that they have on color
schemes for their homes at the
Farm Women's Cooperative Mar
ket.
COmus HOmemakers Club
Mrs. Exile Jamison was hostess
to the Comus Homemakers on
Thursday, May a, at which time