Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-29
ROCKVILLE AFFAIRS.

Thanksgiving Ball, Meeting of Teach
ers and Prospective wedding.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, November ~. 1897.
The Thanksgiving ball given by the young
men of Rockville. Friday night, at the town
hall, was most enjoyable affair. The hall
was beautifully decorated with evergreens
and flags. Mrs. w. E. Dougherty, Mrs.
William Dorsey and Mrs. VIM. V. Bouic
were the chaperons, and received the
guests on the stage. handsomely furnished
and lighted. Among the guests were Misses
Marie Chinese, Blanche Nicholson Lydia
Brauner, Emma Heinriehs and Mrs. Pope
of Washington; Miss Nellie Edmunds, war
fenton, Va; Miss Marie owen, South Bos-
ton, Mass; Miss Bessie Mackall, Olney
Miss Anna Farquhar, Sandy Spring; Miss
Annie Watkins. Bethesda; Miss Della Keys.
Brookeville; Misses Alice, Cora and Louise
Edmonstone. Katharine and Eliza Choate.
Margaret and Priscilla Dawson Carrie
Dougherty, Resale Healy. Rosa and Mar
garet Henderson. Julia Vinson, Bessie
Mary and Veva Field Kate Carr. Maude
Kleindienst. Estelie Talbot, Grace Knight,
Nettie and Elsie England, Mabel Shaw
Lille Davis, Daisy Hege Sadie Reading.
Agnes and Mamie Matlack. Miss Riggs
Miss Adamson. Mrs. ID. H. Warfieid Mrs
Morgan of Rockville, Misses Lille Ball,
Gladys Lowe and Mrs. Helen Greer of Bal
timore. The gentlemen We're Messrs. Leon
ard l.. Nicholson. Alex. Block, A. b. Skies,
Charles Green. Samuel Waggaman. Dan'l j.
Ferguson. H. r. Cover. George S. Cox, VIII
loughby Kennedy, DR.. Battle, all of Wash
ington; Stephen Quigley, Baltimore; Messrs.
Lee Dorsey, Bowie Vinson Harry Bouic
Harry Dawson, Charles Jones, Ohio Tai
bott Warren Choate, Walter Williams.
Ralph Jones, Oscar Ready. Abby Hender
son, William Brewer, E. Plowman Dough-
erty Thomas Vinson, Clay Fields, Carey
Kir,crs don Pnc II ~ aYti.a
The Montgomery County Teachers Asso-
citation held a meeting at the Rockville
High Schocl building Friday morning. No
vember c6. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. S. r. White. committee.
composed of Messrs. s. A. Lehman. }. L..
Burdette, f. l.. Mull.neaux, and Misses
Blanche Eraddock and Norah L.. Stahier,
was appointed to petitioH the members of
the state legislature of this county in re-
gard to the monthly payment of teachers
salaries The present constitution of the
association being considered inadequate by
many of the members, the following COM
instrument draft d new one: Messrs
Frank Andrews. S. A. Lehman, c. d. Day,
A. G. Harley and Miss Lucy Garrett.
The program was as follows: Music, by
Prof. Walker and others. with organ &C
compartment; That Troublesome Boy !;
What To Do With Him. well handled by
Mrs. E. a. Viers ard John w. Darby
reading, Ferns" by Miss Nora L. Stabler;
seating the Pupils; the Best way 10 DO
It." discussed by Mr.. Charles D. Smith and
Miss Ida Dove; echoes from State Teachers
Association held at the Blue Mountain
House in July, 1897, Messrs. ]. l.. Burdette
anu V. d. Watkins.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President Frank Andrews; vice pres
ident, Ida S. Dove; secretary, Agnes J.
Matlack. The presentation of checks for
fall term was an agreeable ending of a sue
cessful meeting. -------a= -.-'-
Cards are out announcing that the mar
rage of Miss Katherine Mcdonald, daush-
ter of Representative John Mcdonald, to
Mr.. George Gassaway Bradley, both of
Potomac district. will take place Wednes-
day, December 8. at high noon, at Christ
Church, Rockville.
Wednesday the town council and Rosser
& Castoe, builders of the Rockville water
works and electric light plant. adjusted
their difficulties and reached a final settle
ment. The amount paid the contractors
was s5.641O2, which was about 81 100 less
than their bill. and includes the amount
of s935.76 expended by the council in re-
pairing the tower and finishing the work
upon the streets. The cost of the enter
rise is placed at about $4,000.