Montgomery County sentinel., 1952-10-02
AMONG THE HOMEMAKERS

On September %, another ney
group had an organization meeting
at the home of Mrs. Harold Rober
son, 12416 Flack Street, Silve
Spring. There will be thirty-thre
charter members in this group an,
when it qualities, will become tn,
forty-irst Homemaker's Club
Mrs. Robertson will act as Chair
man for this group. The member!
planned the program that the,
would like to have for their frs
two meetings; the first being OF
the making of plastic lamp shades
and the second on the making ot
nylon flowers. The third anC
fourth will be planned later. These
four meetings will give the agents
chance to get acquainted with the
members. Two of the members at
tended the training school for the
lower end of the county in Land
scape Gardening at Mrs. Paul Stad-
ler's home.
After the business meeting Mrs,
Robertson served delicious punch
and cookies and the group had a
chance to get acquainted. This
group will be known as the Glen
mont Village Homemaker's Club.
On September 20, the forty
second group held an organization
meeting at the home of Mrs. Leo
Fisher, 2510 Jennings Court, Silver
Spring. Mrs. Fisher will act as
Chairman for this group which will
be known as "Stephen Knolls. T"
The Home Demonstration Agent
will meet with them on Otober /
to get acquainted with them and
tell them of the Extension Program
in our county. 1t is quite wonder
ful to have three new groups in
one month with the possibility of
two more being organized in the
lower part of the county.
Three days have been spent at
tending Landscape Gardening plan
ming meetings. Mr.. Carl johnson,
Extension Landscape Specialist,
met with the Agent and project
leaders of the clubs in the upper
part of the county on September
23 at Mrs. George Menke's home.
Mr.. johnson gave the lesson on
planning the home grounds and
also the lesson on maintenance.
The women are very much inter
ested in the information he has to
give and bring many pertinent
questions to the meeting for dis
cussion. After the lecture, the
project leaders and Mr.. johnson
checked the shrubbery on Mrs.
Menke's lovely grounds and were
told when and how to prune the
various kinds of shrubbery. All
Of this group had had the lesson
on identification of shrubbery that
can be used for foundation plant
ing and It was interesting to hear
the comments. and points that they'
had to make about the planting.
This whole course is to stimulate
the awareness among the Home
makers so that when they are
ready to choose material for found
alton planting or borders that they
will have knowledge of the tex
ture and growing habits of shrub
berry to be used in landscaping their
property.
From Mrs. Menke's the group
drove to the home of Mrs. George
Byrant and here they saw lovely
old shrubbery planted around a
house that was about 100 years old.
Mrs. Bryant had some definite
problems because of the age Of the
shrubbery and the project leaders
were glad to hear Mr.. Johnson's
suggestions because some of them
I've on old farmsteads where the
same problems had developed.
The group went on to the home
az Mrs. George Welker, President
0f the Comus Club, who has
beautiful new rambler on hillside
and there the group had a chance
to discuss ways they might develop
the foundation planting. 1t was
a most interesting afternoon and
the group went away feeling that
they had some basic knowledge to
pass on to others.
On the oath of September, the
group in the lower end of the coun-
ty met at the home of Mrs. Paul
Stadler where Mr.. johnson gave
his discussion on maintenance Of
your lawn and shrubbery. After