MONTGOMERY COUNTY ARCHIVES

Guide to the Records of the

HOME INTEREST CLUB OF FOREST GLEN

1932-1937

Record Group 18: Civic Organizations

July 29, 1997

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

The Home Interest Club of Forest Glen, a women's club, was founded in 1897 and existed for forty years, until 1937. Initially the members met with their children and needlework to discuss matters of common interest. A small group, with a membership under the mandated maximum of thirty, their charter defined their purpose as simply "to promote sociability in the neighborhood." Schools and education became one of their primary interests, and with $7,500 raised at card parties and other benefits, they built the Woodside school on two acres of land given to the club by Mr. B.F. Leighton. Later the club joined with the Social Service League and initiated a move to establish the Silver Spring Library, the Annie W. Wilson scholarship, and won the Maryland State Federation Penny art prize for the best art program in its community. They were also active in providing aid to the poor and unemployed in the county.

PROCESSING PROCEDURES

General processing procedures consisted of discarding duplicates, unnecessary binders, and routine transmittals. Oversized documents and photographs were removed from the original location in their assigned series and placed in separate containers. Separation sheets were inserted in the original location within the folder to indicate the new location of any records placed elsewhere.

Preservation copying of newspaper clippings was performed whenever feasible. Records in folders were arranged, unless otherwise indicated, in forward chronological order, with undated records appearing at the end of the folder.

PROVENANCE

Not applicable.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This record title consists of the minute book of the Home Club of Forest Glen, a women's organization. The minute book includes handwritten minutes by the Club's recording secretary, as well as clippings and correspondence.

Topics addressed in the minutes include internal issues such as entertainment, elections of club officers, finances, and committees. The minutes also relate to the activities of other Montgomery County civic groups, education, and the growth and development of Montgomery County.

Box 1

Home Interest Club of Forest Glen Minute Book, 1932-1937