Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-19
AMONG THE
H0MEMAKERS

The Council ofiHomemakers held
their monthly meeting in the Ex-
tension Office, March 8, with all
but six clubs represented. Meet
ings for the next three months
were checked as the agent made
her plans for the last tour of tie
clubs before she retires.
Plans for the Spring Meeting
to be held April 2S, at the AgtI
cultural Center were discussed.
The five new groups organized
since the first of the year were
welcomed. Two were formed in
January, three in February and
the agent had to regretfully tell
three neighborhoods in March that
she had no more afternoons or
evenings when she could be with
them.
Two of these groups were in the
Roekcrest area. One plans to carry
on with the help of members of the
Twinbrook l Club. Mrs. Leo Nc
Carthy met with both the new
Twinbrook groups this month and
will give the first demonstrations
to the Rockcrest group.
The test of Extension work is
the leadership that is developed
and it is gratifying to have mem
bers of older clubs call up and say
that they will give a demonstra-
tion or help to new group. There
is no question but that a Home
maker who does volunteer to give
service in teaching others, gains
a great deal in pleasure and salts
faction for herself.
Mrs. Florence w. Low, State
Home Demonstration Agent Lead
er, met with Mrs. Irma Bell, As
sistant Agent, and Miss Turner to
discuss the work in the county on
the morning of March 10.
That afternoon the agent met
with the members of the North
Chevy Chase Club members who
are doing upholstering under the
leadership of Mrs. Edward T. Sto-
dola, one of the club members
trained in an upholstery school
held in the Extension Office. The
agent was most pleased to see
how well the group was progress
sing.
That evening the new North
KensingtOn IL Club met at the
home of Mrs. John w. Warfeld.
The agent gave the demonstration
on "basic dough-. After the busi-
ness meeting, the group enjoyed
the sticky buns, Swedish tea ring
and other types of rolls the agent
had made and baked. 49,
Two days were given to the
window Trends" training school
conducted by Miss Florence Mason,
University of Maryland Furnish
ing Specialist. Agents from Char
les, Prince Georges and Montgom-
cry and five to six homemakers
from each county were taught by
Miss Mason. A background of the
reasons for use of draperies in the
home, the materials to consider
from, the correct lighting stand
point and the techniques of MAX
ing various types made up two
full days. Each county has a fine
kit of illustrative material show
ing the steps in making lined, un-
lined and cafe types of draperies
and a group of trained homemak-
ers who will help train others in
this skill. The agent in Montgom-
cry County will use the kit in all
forty-eight clubs she meets with
in April and May.
Miss Mason's influence has had
marked effect upon the interiors
of the homes in this county. In
the early days she would work
with the agent training homemak-
ers in upholstering furniture and
in the making of slip covers. She
taught them how to improve the
general interior of a home by wis
er choice in wall paper or in the
use of paint. The lessons on plan
ming the arrangement of furniture
to meet the family needs, aroused
an awareness in the homemaker of
the need for careful planning in
purchasing furniture. The agent