Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Old Mems Progressive Club Elects y
ficerS-PersonaI Mention.

Specfal Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE Md. August ~ l@'"
The third annual meeting of the Old Men
Progressive Club of this county was heih 10
day at the home of Mr.. Winfield 5. Magru-
der. near Travilah. Owing to the Indictment
weather not more than one-naiI OF the
thirty or more members were present.
The special features of the meeting were
an address by Prof z. B. Prettyman. some
excellent music by Miss Magruder, Pro1
Hezekiah Trail MIR. Charles W. Prettymah
and Dr. Robert c. ,Narfeif and an elap-
crate dinner. Those in charge OF the last
named were Mrs. Winfield S. Magruder
Mrs Raphael T. Jarboe, Mrs. Robert Hen
ley Mrs NJ +. Montgomery. Miss Annie
Slater and the Misses Magruder Ofacers
for the ensuing year were elected as 1oi-
lows: President, John T. Kelly; vice presi-
dent NJ Il. Montgomery: secretary, George
r. Rice 1t was noted that since the last
meeting Of the club three Of its members
Thomas Vinson. William III. Herbert ana
Philip Stone-had died. Messrs- ohafies ".
Prettyman W. Garner Bouic and NJ b.
Montgomery were appointed a committee
To prepare suitable resolutions.
The following new members were elected
Prof F. B. Prettyman. Prof. Hezektah
Trail and Messrs Wade and Elmer Magru-
der. The members present at todays meet
ing were Raphael T. Jarboe. K Thomas
Henley. Robert Suddath. Munroe Matthews
W
Winfield S Magruder. Robert Henley Dr.
r. C. Warfed Prof. +. B. Prettyman,
Prof Hezekiah Trail. Wade Magruder and
Elmer Magruder.
Miss Tetlae of Baltimore is a guest at the
home II Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Groomes
at this place.
Miss Blanche f. Braddock has resigned as
teacher Of the public school at Montrose
and has been appointed principal of the
school at Unity succeeding Miss Ida s.
Dove. who has been appointed principal Of
the Shady Grove School. Mr.. Milton Phil
lips has been appointed principal Of the
Marble Quarry school near Martinsburg.
Miss Elizabeth Mullen of Baltimore Is the
guest Of Mrs Richard Falvy at this place.
Charles and John Warner. Edward Green
end Willie Prettymen, young men of this
town left yesterday for a weeks bicycle
tour. They will visit Leesburg, Staunton
Harrisonburg Luray and Roanoke, and will
return To Rockville from the last-named
place by rail.
Mr.. Samuel D. Byrd of Jacksonville has
returned from sojourn at Atlantic City.
A large force of workmen is at work tear
ing up the main street of Rockville. pre-
paratory 10 extending the tracks of the
Washington and Rockville electric railway
from the fair grounds TO the court house
IL is understood To be the purpose Of the
railroad people 10 complete the work by
September 4 the day which the annual
Rockville fair begins.
Mrs HELEN and daughter of Washington
are visiting in Rockville
Miss Mahala King. daughter of Mr.. Geo.
F. King OF Hyattstown. this county died
Monday Of typhoid fever, aged thirty-two
wears.
Mrs. Mary J. Windsor. widow of the late
T. A Windsor. died at her residence near
Hyattstown Monday of general debility
aged seventy-fve years. She was daugh-
ter of DR.. John Stone Of GEORGETOWN Three
children. two girls and one son, survive her.