Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
AMONG THE
H0MEMAKERS

met at the Agricultural Center, al
Gaithersburg, at 1870 pm.
Mr. j. Summer Wood had beer
asked to talk to this group on
Laws Every Woman Should
Know" Mr.. Wood had given this
talk about ten years ago and it was
at the request of club members that
this training school was again
given.
In order to make it possible to
have authentic notes from which
to carry back information to their
clubs Mr.. Wood had printed and
given the short essay on Laws
Everyone Should Know" that the
National Education Association of
the United States had asked him to
prepare for publication in their
American Citizens Handbook. Ten
years ago there was booklet for
every member in every club and he
again presented booklets to the
club members of 1858.
The women were most interested
in the information which he pre-
scented to them, explaining what is
meant by tenants by the entirety"
the Importance of wills, explaining
various kinds of contracts and when
they are unenforceable. He stress
ed the need to be careful not 10
sign anything without reading and
answered many of the questions
that members wanted help on that
were of general interest to the
group.
The Home Demonstration Agent
has heard from many of the people
who were there and they feel it
was one of the most valuable after
moons that they have spent at a
training school.
On Thursday, January 10, there
was phone call to the Extension
Office from Mrs. Homer Fatt, of
Holdridge Road, Glenmont Heights,
saving that she was interested IN
having a Homemakers Club in their
neighborhood. Being a graduate
of the University of Maryland, Mrs
Fatt said she had heard much about
tn Extension Service and when
several neighbors said they were
interested, she called to see if it
would be possible for her to secure
O club. AS the Extension Service
asks that there be twenty-five peo-
PIE interested in the neighborhood
before a group is started, it was
pleasing to have her call back with
: in a day or two to say that she
! had the required number. On jan
uary 10 this group held their get
ACQUAINTED" meeting.
The agent was most thrilled to
see as she was seated that one
of her former All girls, now mar
ried, will be member of this group.
Mrs. Dorothy Fetzer Compton was
an outstanding 4-H'er in the cloth
ing project about fifteen years ago.
She is now the mother of three chill
dren and is entertaining the group
on February in her home.
AS the girls told their names and
background of experience and train
ing before they were married. 1t
was interesting to find that over
one-half Of the group were native
Neutrality-suspicious. and were married
t. native Washingtonians. This,
the agent feels, is the group with
the largest rumber of former ma
tives of Washington that is in any
Homemakers group.
On Wednesday, January 81. Mrs.
Edward Hampp, of Cedar Lane.
Bethesda, called to ask if they could
have a club in the Lynnbrook Area.
On FRIDAY. January %, she called
to say that she had her REQUIRED
rumber and that they would like
TO meet in the morning from 10 am.
to 1900. Mrs. Hampp was form
erly member of the Rockville
Homemakers Club.
1t is always good to start the
new year by having requests for
rev clubs, which now brings the
total up to forty-four.
1t is going to be a challenge to
the agents to keep up with the pro-
gram but it is always thrilling to
fird there is interest.
The week of January 26 there
were three days devoted to chair
seating lessons. On Monday Janu-
airy &c. twenty-five members, re-
presenting as manv clubs, learned
TO use sulint in chair seating. using
both ash splint and plastic. On
January 20. seven members learned
how to use fibre rush. Each woman
will teach members in her own
group who need helu along this line
Dates that should be Of interest
TO the club members are: February
2-fPrne'dents onlvl Homemakers
Council Meetino-1:30 nm.
Fehrua~v 4-Innerspring Cushion
Repair School-10 ANA nm
(Chbs that have not been trained
in repair of innersprinR cushions
viii send representatives.
February 23-24-27 - Sewing
Machine Clinic-10 anna pm. fMr
Albert Krewatch. Extension Agri.
cultural Engineer. University Of
Maryland, will teach one represent.
alive from each club how to clear
and adjust the sewing mechine)
All meetings will be held in the