A rural survey in Maryland, made by the Department of church and country life of the Board of home missions of the Presbyterian church in the . pendix, pages IV and V), give the number oforganizations and aggregate membership, one by the kind of organ-ization, and the other by districts. Open Fraternal Organizations or Clubs In respect to these organizations, the county is much more unevenlyorganized than is the case as regards Secret Societies. These, more-over, are of much greater social importance. Excluding certain organi-zations which are of more than local importance (discussed
A rural survey in Maryland, made by the Department of church and country life of the Board of home missions of the Presbyterian church in the . pendix, pages IV and V), give the number oforganizations and aggregate membership, one by the kind of organ-ization, and the other by districts. Open Fraternal Organizations or Clubs In respect to these organizations, the county is much more unevenlyorganized than is the case as regards Secret Societies. These, more-over, are of much greater social importance. Excluding certain organi-zations which are of more than local importance (discussed in the suc-ceeding paragraph); also three Country Clubs with a membership of1,938; in the Bethesda District, which draw their patronage so largelyfrom without the county that we need not be concerned with themhere, there are 40 organizations (Tables Nos. 16 and 17, and followingnote. Appendix, pages IV and V), having a total membership of 969(including 3 Athletic Associations which have no definite memberhip);the total average attendance is 580 (5 have no stated meetings). Theattendance of those having stated meetings is 71% of the membership. 44. COLORED SCHOOL, LODGE HALL AND CHURCH Societies of More Than Local Interest There are a number of organizations in the county which deservemention but which can hardly be said to have immediate social import-ance for any one locality. The following may be cited: The W. C. T. nine local branches in the county located respectively at Spencer-ville, Laytonsville, Rockville, Colesville, Travillah, Kensington, SandySpring, Brighton and Oakdale; the work is conducted along the linesusually followed by this organization; the Anti-Saloon League; theMontgomery County Suffrage Association; the United Daughters of theConfederacy; The Janet Montgomery D. A. R. Chapter; the MontgomeryCounty Medical Society, of which all but three of the physicians in thecounty are members; the Montgomery County Federation of WomansClubs, which includes twelv
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