Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-12-17

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MRS. carter AyfeS, rour corners,
Mrs. John B. Clark; Gaithersburg,
Mrs. George McBain; Garrett
Park, Mrs. Roy Reid; Georgetown
Village, Mrs. Frank Noble; Ger
mantown, Miss Rebecca Leaman;
Glenmont, Mrs. Andrew Miller;
GlenmonNHills, Mrs. Verne Ether
idge; Glenmont Village, Mrs. Ray
mond Anderson; Homewood |, Mrs.
Ralph Rector; Homewood II, Mrs.
Donald Coulthart; Homewood Ill,
Mrs. w. B. Harding; Homewood
", Mrs. Herbert Hadley; Kensing-
IA View, Mrs. Irving j. Sheppard;
Laytonsv.lle, Mrs. Grace N. Fra
ley; Lynnbrook, Mrs. Ed Hampp;
North Chevy Chase, Mrs. j. Philip
Schaefer; North Kensington l.,
Mrs. Edward w. Moravec; North
Kensington II, Mrs. Richard Cow
ington; Oak View, Mrs. Gardner
B. Jordon; Oakland Terrace, Mrs.
Robert S. Swanson; Olney-Norbeck,
Mrs. Daniel T. Dcherty: Olney-
Sunshine, Mrs. James Botterill;
Poolesville GAINESVILLE DECKER
son, Mrs. T. B. Dorset; Potomac
Gen, Mrs. Earl Henderson; Poto-
mac Valley, Mrs. L. F. Daniel;
Rockville, Mrs. Vernon Riley; Sill
yer Spring, Mrs. Raymond Briggs;
Sugar Loaf, Mrs. David Shaw;
Travilah- Jamestown, Mrs. Carol
Sleek; Twinbrook l. Mrs. D. Lee
Woelk; Twinbrook II, Mrs. Julian
Sante; Twinbrook III, Mrs. R. Dan
lei Durham; Washington Grove,
Miss Marie Stang; Wheaton, Mrs.
J. H. Armstrong; Wheaton Hills,
Mrs. Sam Darr: Rural Women's
Short Course Club, Mrs. J. T.
O'Shaughnessy. Two new clubs are
Aing organized-Silver Rock Bur-
candy Hills with Mrs. w. H. Han
sen, as chairman and Wheaton
Woods with Mrs. George L.. Kill
gore, as chairman. Stephen Knobs
disbanded, making a total number
of Homemakers Clubs forty-nine.
Honor Edythe Turner
The year has been one of con-
tinuous activity and accomplish
ment. A number of outstanding
events are credited to Mrs. Beall's
leadership. The Spring Meeting, at
which time Homemakers presented
Miss Edythe Turner, retiring home
demonstration agent, after more
than twenty years service IN Mont
gomery County with a memory
book and check for one thousand
dollars as an expression of their
appreciation and esteem for her
years of guidance. Individual cubs
filled the Agricultural Center with
exhibits rejecting the skills she
had taught-hooked rugs, refinish-
ed furniture, upholstering, dra-
peries, aluminium trays, Christmas
decorations, to mention a few.
Homemakers and All Club girls
did their part to promote the Mont
gomery County Fair and show peo-
pie a variety Of homemaking skills
.Ain The Hecht Company window,
! Silver Spring, and at the Fair CIV
ing a total of seventy-three demon
strations on food preparation,
freezing, flower arrangement, crafts
which included Rigging, chair seat
ing and textile painting.
F.. Results of teaching in home fur
niskings as reported by homemak-
ers in June are as follows: 200
chair reseated (176 hand done, "a
commercially; slip covers made no.;
furniture upholstered 1913 chairs;
furniture refnished PA pieces;
floors refinished "a.
Home repairs, Trends in Table
Service, Trends in Window Treat
ment, Social Security Laws, Laws
Every Woman Should Know, Re-
pair of Inner Spring Cushions were
among the subjects handled.
Mrs. Irma Bell and Miss Jane
Hughes, assistant home demonstra-
ton agents are currently in charge
Of the Extension Program, Mrs.
Bell working with Homemakers
Carpeting, Buying of Man-made
and Miss Hughes with All girls.
- Fibrics and Selection of Mattresses
have been the subjects this fall.
, Christmas activities will be char
acteristic in clubs during Deem
Der.
The many activities which are
carried out in the interest of the
community are exemplified in the
following:
International Relations
Three sewing machines were
sent to U. S. Educational Founda-
ton in Greece. Seeds have been
sent by three clubs in cooperation
with the "Seeds for Democracy
Program. Five CARE packages
were sent. A Homemaker who has
an American Youth Hostel had
twenty-nine guests from foreign
countries. A French chef was guest
speaker at one club. Speakers from
South America, England, Egypt,
French Embassy met with the
clubs-IFYE's who returned gave
illustrated talks.
The Peace float at the Fair in
cluded representatives from seven
countries in native costumes. An
Alaskan Territorial School has re-
ceived clothing and material for