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On April 6th 1922 The Association held its 786th meeting at
Belmont, the home of Mary B. Thomas and Mae E. Thomas. Two meetings had
been dropped as a mark of respect to the Memory of our late members,
Elma P. Chandlee and Albina O. Stabler. Before taking up the routine
of the day Margaret C. Bancroft and Mary B. Hutton were appointed to
write an expression of the Society's sense of loss and of sympathy with
those even more deeply bereaved. Our hostess asked the Secretary to
take charge for the day. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved, next the minutes of the last meeting at Belmont.

The reports of Committees being next in order Estelle T. Moore
director, gave an account of the meeting held March 24th at Chevy Chase
by the County Federation of Womans Clubs, the salient features of which
were

1. A new County demonstrator Miss Corwin has been appointed to
succeed Miss Comsill who is incapacitated by ill health.
2. The Clubs are asked to each contribute 20 jars of canned food
for exhibition at Rockville Fair, about 5 jars of meat the rest fruit and
vegetables, preferably in Thrift jars and marked with attractive labels.
3. The General Federation has opened a Club House in Washington
D.C. at 1734 N St., N.W. for the use of all members.
4. Miss Blunt, director asks for special effort in the Social
Service cause as the need is great.
5. Mrs. Caut, chairman of Education reports six medals given
this year Oratorical contents and expresses satisfaction in the line of
her work. The girl sent by the Federation to the Maryland University is
doing well and Clubs are asked to contribute to her support there for
another year, our quote $18.
6. Miss Annie Wilson, chairman on Art asks each club to have an
Art Day sometime during the year.
7. The Federation hopes that one or two vacancies in the School
Board may be filled by a woman. The delegates appointed to represent The
Association at the Annual Meeting to be held this year at Germantown on
May 24th are: