Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of

! Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
| Washington city. The purpose Of the meet
ing was to organize branch missionary
society, and to this end a committee was
appointed. The committee consists of Rev.
DR.. Stone, pastor of the church, and Mrs.
George c. Smith and Mrs. Smith Hoyle.
Mrs. Culbertson gave talk, using a large
map showing the countries which needed
the help of this country. The meeting
opened with a song service followed by
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Stone and by a
song, whittier Than Snow" sung in the
Hindoo language by Mrs. Culbertson. Mrs.
Magaffin of the home missions of the pres
bytery was present and assisted in the ex-
ercises. The committee will report to Mrs.
Culbertson later as to whether the mis-
sionary society will be established at a
later date.
The remains of Mrs. Laura Ayton. wife
of Mr. Ephraim Ayton of Clagettsvile,
this county, near Laytonsville, were in
cemetery of the Northern Methodist Church
at Laytonsville large crowd of friends
and relatives being present. Mrs. Ayton
died Wednesday last at her home there
after an illness of few weeks Her hus-
band and one son, Mr.. John w. Ayton of
that vicinity, survive her.
The public schools Of this county will
open Monday next. There are lumber OF
changes in the different schools through
out the county. Mr.. Willis o. Rhodes. who
has for number Of years been the prfnci-
pal of the public school at Hyattstown,
resigned and accepted the position of prin-
cipal Of the Buck Lodge School near Boyd's,
succeeding Mr. Dawson Williams, who late
ly resigned to accept position as profess
sor of oratory in the Johns Hopkins Insti-
tute Of Baltimore. Mrs Valencia VeiTs
has accepted the position Of principal of
the Emory School, near Boyd's, succeeding
Mr.. Edward o. Zeigler, who lately resigned.
ed to Boyd's to again take charge of the
public school at Boyd's. Mr. Wood has
about recovered from his recent Illness.
Misses Lena Davis and Kathleen Rhodes of
tend the state normal school there, to
which they were awarded scholarships by
the school commissioners of the county.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
and Mrs. George Wolfe Price Of Hyatts-
town, to Mr.. Richard Oscar Mullikin Of this
county, October 2. at Hyattstown.
Cards are also out announcing the mar
riage of DR.. Warren Price, dentist, to Miss
Alice Baker Of New York city, October 1.
Dr. Price is at present residing in Washing
ton city.
The following Washingtonians are visit
ing at Damascus, this county: Miss King,
Mrs. Webster and son, Miss Maggie Haney
Mrs Lucy Hitz and Mrs. B. Sowders.
Miss Ella F. Welsh and Mrs. o: j. Moat
have returned from an extended trip to
Mountain Lake Park, Md, and are now at
their home at Clarksburg.
The Andrew Small Academy opens next
week at Jamestown, this county, with its
new principal, Prof. W. r. McIlwee of Vir-
ginia, In charge. The Andrew Small Acad-
envy was founded there over fifty years
ago by the late Andrew Small, who, at his
death good many years ago, left about
$4,000 to the academy and the Neelsville
and Jamestown Presbyterian churches.
About $12, 900 Of the fund left was used in
the erection of the academy.
Mr.. Charles Scanlon lately nominated for
governor Of Minnesota, who has been visit
Ing friends in Damascus, has returned to
Minnesota, where he will begin the canvass
OF the state. He says the state central
committee of that state has procured an au-
tomobile for canvassing the state which
will carry band Of music, the speakers
and others.
Mr.. Muller Walker, son Of Prof G. W.
Walker of Browningsville, has left for Bos-
ton, Mass, where he goes to enter the New
England Conservatory of Music to take up
piano and organ music.
Josiah Moxley, who was at one time a
prominent citizen Of Browningsville after
an absence Of sixty years returned last
week to visit some Of his friends. Most of
all of his old school friends he found had
departed to the other shore. He has been
in the service of g. Tennessee railroad,
but was few months ago retired on a
pension.
Mr.. B. r. Hicks. merchant in this place.
has erected large gasoline street lamp
close to the Baltimore and Ohio depot for
the benefit Of the public.