Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-30
By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 1889

League of Women Voters order up importance of
exercising right to vote have returned the the
gle of the second SEX to get this right
league member Mrs Constance G. Lacey visited 240O Forest
Glen Road the lovely home of Miss Laa Eagle interviewed
Montgomery County's leading suffragst
reviewing history this movement for Mrs Lacey Miss
Lvnia back 10 national elections with
the ratification of the 10Th amendment August
1920
Miss Enges mother and grandmother
suffrage struggle upon graduation College,
Enge became field secretary for National
Suffrage Association performing organzatona duties.
The extension of suffrage to only
sion group without weapon"
observed their wits suffragss
secured the aid of interesting extraordinary group
who sympathetic out of of fair play according
to Miss Lavinia.
Opponents suffrage argued God didn't
vote and that voting to the husband the head of the
household she recalls Then there
being generally against the "outs."
struggle violence according to Miss Enges
recollection During parade day
to naugurated through police
suffrage delegation representatives
from Montgomery Troops from Fit Meyer called the
parade was thrown into disorder.
Asked If thought nhavef obligation
inherent in voting privilege Miss Eng still the fighting suf
ragst countered with the question: do think have?"
1t is matter of women; say
real challenge become informed about political cand
dates Women have accomplished deal both before and
after suffrage, however she added.
Miss Enge recalls Susan B. Anthony as being "a darling
sraghbacked little Quaker suffrage
onal American Woman Suffrage Association the League
of Women Voters of which Miss director
days. Engle keeping up position
Security charming
are enough to occupy her time
of Engles longtime played
important part in the beginning is the Social Service League
whose home is on South Perry Street in Rockville.
For time this family agency part of the
Community Chest plagued by
getting the amount of meet the
growing
of crisis and come to ont and CENTER to help In the struggle
to make ends meet.
In June of 1852 county
Social Service League Auxiliary which began in modest by
sewing layettes for the agency's babies
Since then the charter members D. W. Hooman
wood the first president Mrs Harry Morgan Mrs Robert Morgan
Mrs William Justice Mrs Wayne Brdse and Mrs Allan Vogt
have been joined by number of others until the auxiliary
unique auxiliary attracted
number of who have adopted babies through the Social
Service anxious their gratitude
this practical way
The auxiliary every month"; lunch
and sometimes in the evening and usually in members home
has its bylaws and directly responsible the board of d.
rectors to which it sends three representatives
It's membership consists of active members who annual
dues of So and contributing members unlimited in number
unable to take an active part but interested enough to pay the mini
mum 81 annual dues
present officers May Justice presi
dent Mrs William Witt, wcepesiden Brdsen correspond
ing secretary Mrs Thomas Haon recording secretary and Mrs
William Gallo, treasurer
chldren's program
tended the entire the Social Service League
Each they hold big moneyasng event. last
card party and bazaar and in the works for big fashion
show for this year.
This placed in savings and loan account but it
doesn't gather cobwebs auxiliary members believe in
spending all but little rainy day present needs
Some of the needs that third Of
the $500 for the station layette needs
the foster baes regular donations for Christmas gifts for
the children under the twice for financial
assistance for relief and child decorating the and
payroom the leagues office and supply cden clothes
which kept for emergencies the South Perry
In addition their financial assistance auxiliary members also
have undertaken comparative study of living and cost OF
child provide realistic standard for the for foster
result of this study the increased IS
percent.
Public relations and publicity for the league and its works
another Of the auays main interests with Mrs Edward BuoW
the auxiarys chairman working in close cooperation with
Holoan public relations chair
this year
In this connection the auxiliary sponsored house In
the spring 1855 which all the wOmens organizations and
clubs invited. Auxiliary members always
call their spare time they continue
their original project Of sewing Iayetes
Anyone with genuine interest the Social Service Leagues
pupoewch improve social welfare Montgomery County
lis invited call the league either
active contributing member of its branch auxiliary