Evening star., 1900-12-22
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY,
WOman's Club Holds a Meeting-Gen
eral and Personal.


eral and Personal.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December II, 1900.
The first regular meeting of the Woman's S
Club, recently organized here, was held yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank
Spencer The subject for the meeting was
christmas" and the program rendered con-
sisted OF several appropriate readings. Mrs.
Frank Spencer president of the club, pre-
sided. American history, customs, etc, will
be considered by the club during the year
1901. meeting will be held every Two
weeks. The officers are Mrs. Frank Spen-
Ger. president; Miss Katherine0Choate, vice
president; Mrs. Wallace Welsh, secretary
and treasurer.
A debate was held here last evening in
plces Of the literary society of that church
The subject was, Which Is the Greater
1mpediment 20 the Negro Race-Color or
Condition." I. ]. Gordon of Washington
argued that the negros color is more preju-
dicial to him than his condition, the oppo-
site view being taken by George w. Meads
and Charles H. Edmunds of Rockville
Upon the conclusion of the arguments those
present decided by a vote that color is the
greater impediment.
Mr.. Spencer c. Jones has returned to
Rockville from a business trip to southern
Virginia.
Miss Nettie Garner. who has been visiting
relatives here for the past three months
has gone to Richmond Va, her future
home.
Miss Mamie Dixon of Harper's Ferry has
returned to her home after spending sew
eral weeks here as the guest Of Miss Kath-
crime Carr.
The barn, meat house and hen house on
the farm Of Mr.. Frederick Meinburg, near
Burtonsvlle, this county, were recently en-
tirely destroyed by fire, as were quantities
q Mn ,t,a,. Of
farming implements. The origin Of The fire
is not known.
The public schools of the county closed
today for the Christmas holidays. They will
reopen January 2.
Mr.. Isaac Hartshorne, a prominent clti-
zen of near Brighton, this county, died re-
Gently, aged seVenty-four years. He was
a native of Pennsylvania. but came to
Deceased was brother Of Drs. Edward
and Henry Hartshorne and son of Dr.
James Hartshorne, one of the leading ply
sicians of his time. He was also a brother
OF Charles Hartshorne, eX-pres.dent of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, who sur
yves him, as do also his two sons-Charles
r. Hartshorne of this county and William
d. Hartshorne Of Lawrence Mass. and
sister, Mrs. Jane Scoteld of San Antonio,
Texas.
At the regular business meeting Of tie
Epworth League of the Rockville NJ. e
Church South the following officers We're
eitttSu 10 serve SIX months from January
l. 1901: President. Warren Choate: first
vice president, Mrs. Otis NJ. Linthicum:
second vice president, Mrs. r. c. Warlield;
third vice president. Mrs. w. r. Andrews:
secretary, f. H. Stier: financial secretary
Miss Carrie King: treasurer, George II. La
mar: librarian, Miss Ellen Brewer; assistant
librarian, Miss Lille Bennett; organist, Miss
Mary Hege; reporter w. r. Andrews. AZ
ter the transaction of business a literary
program was rendered as follows: Reading
by Mrs. o. NJ. Linthicum; instrumental duet
mandolin and guitar), Misses Penny bac
and Kennedy; reading, Mrs. r. c. Warieli:
vocal solo, Miss Pennybacker; reading Mrs
Robert Andrews: solo, Mr.. Charles w. Pret-
lyman; reading, Mr.. James f. Alien; i'll
strumental duet, Misses Pennybacker and
Kennedy.
The county commissioners have appointed
the following trustees of the aims house: j.
Fenton Snouffer. Charles ]. Lyddane Cloe
E. Meem, Nelson H. Robertson and John G.
Cashell.
Mr.. William W. Darby has been appointed
postmaster at Sellman, this county, in place
of A Clinton Brown.
The season for shooting rabbits and par
tridges in Montgomery county closed yes
terday.
Mr.. Ramsay Watkins, a former residen.
OF this county, but now of South Dakota Is
visiting relatives and friends in this VI
cinity.
Miss Belle A,money OF this town Ia crit
ically Ill OF an affection of the liver