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ing the charter members aboard
who helped plan the organization
of the Council of Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs back in 1922. Those
float were Mrs. Frank Cashell and
Miss Betlea Brown of the Olney-
Sunshine Club, Mrs. Leo Graves,
Mrs Charles Smith, Mrs. Potter
of he Cabin John Club and Mrs.
Jasper Armstrong president of the
Wheaton Club who created the
float.
Damascus Club has members who
have done some very fine furniture
refnishing, so their float featured
that project. Mrs. David Pope and
Mrs. Emerson Taylor were chair
men and with the aid of their hus-
bands created very fine scene.
The value of learning to sew and
have good equipment for the job
was the theme of the beautiful
Burtonsville float. Mrs. Lewis
Lethbridge, Mrs. Paul Herymiller,
Mrs. Andrew Thompson and Mrs.
Raymond Link were members of
the committee who developed this
float.
AS a contrast to the kitchen of
the first float, Gaithersburg's ex-
hibit was that of model U-shaped
kitchen with Mrs. John Stup, a
member of the club working in it.
Mrs. Stup was the first Homemaker
Club member to have a U-shaped
kitchen modelled after the ideal one
at Beltsville. Mrs. Milton Cart
ner was chairman of the project.
Since the Farme Woman's Co
operative Market has been vital
activity in the county, the German
town Club created beautiful scene
with a market stand, baskets of
vegetables and fruits and baked
products with two members repres
senting sailors and two patrons.
Miss Marie Boland was in charge
of the committee.
There were three floats that de-
picted All Club activities. The
first was all white with the en-
blems of the 4 and Clover in color.
Upon it rode the All girls who
were the prize winners in the var
ious food classes at the Annual
Achievement Day in July. Dresses
for the most part in dresses they
had made, each girl held a sample
of cake, bread, rolls, cookies or
canning. Mrs. Roy Arnold, Mrs.
Harrison King, Mrs. Roland Green,
Mrs. Russell King and All girls
made up the committee.
The second float was built by
Mr.. Week of the Hollywood area
whose wife is All leader of the
Clesville Club. Mrs, Allie Messer,
Mrs. Stang and Mrs. Paul Stad-
Ter were on the committee that
decorated it. This float carried the
All girls who were county cham
pions in the style show of July so
at the Agriculture Center.
The third All float was develop
ed by senior council members UNI
der the leadership of J. Thomas
Kelly, III, and Patricia Bailey.
With Wilbur Nash as caller, two
sets of senior council members put
on a square dance. Two wagons
had been bolted together to form
the dance floor. This was enclosed
by rails wrapped in the green and
white of the All colors. The Young
People have enjoyed the Agricul-
tural Center as place where they
can enjoy wholesome recreation.
One of the truly beautiful floats
was that built by the Homewood
ii and III and the new Oakland
Terrace Clubs. who chose to record
the wide horizons of club interests.
All of the clubs have over the
years, carried on special projects;
cookies for the Veterans at the
Walter Reed Annex and Naval
Hospital. homemade toys for Chill
d1'en's Hospital, the making of
cover dressings for County Health
Nurses use, and the sending of
food, clothing and candies to the
War torn countries ofthe World.
The clubs in the Homewood Oak
land Terrace area chose as their
theme, Care packages and built a
graphic story of that phase of
their program.
Mrs. Edward Elliott, as chair
man, had a wonderful working
crew, husbands who took annual
lsave, and mothers who had to
secure baby sitters in order to
work. The resulting float with its
christmas Good viii the Year
Round was most beautiful.
One Of the stimulating forces
that has helped to widen horizons
for the women in the county has
been ftta Rural Women's Show
Course which is held the third
week in June for 26 years. Mem
bers who have attended enjoy the
experience and have formed a