Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-29
Hyattsville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, December % 100


HYATTSVILLE. December 90 1903.
Mr.. Augustine T. Brooke of Upper MARI
boro' has been appointed deputy county
treasurer by Treasurer George w. Hardy
and will enter upon the discharge of his
duties April 1, next Mrs. Brooke. the
mother of the new appointee. was daugh-
ter of Judge Worthington, the first Ameri-
can governor of Florida.
Mr.. Frederick Sasscer. editor of the En-
quirer, Upper Marlboro, and daughter
have been visiting friends in Washington
An enthusiastic meeting of the citizens
was held in the Hyattsville Memorial
Church last evening under the auspices of
the Hyattsvllle Brotherhood, an organiza-
ton formed to promote the moral and in
telectual standard of the town. The meet
ing was for the purpose of bringing to the
attention of the people the urgent need for
increased school facilities. and while this
matter formed the principal theme for dis
cussion, other topics Of local interest were
brought before the meeting.
Rev. Charles E. Ely pastor of the Hyatts-
vile Memorial Church. called the meeting
to order and stated its object He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Charles H. Welsh. chairman
of the local board of school trustees, who
cited statistics concerning the attendance
etc. upon the Hyattsville school which
clearly demonstrated that the present school
facilities were entirely inadequate. Drs
j. X. Owens and Joseph A. Mudd also spoke
concerning this matter. both claiming that
to longer defer the providing of proper
school facilities, would retard the material
prosperity of Hyattsville and the Surround
ing community. Mr.. Robert w. Wells. dele
gate-elect from Prince Georges county to
the legislature, stated that the question
should be put not upon the mere consid-
Grafton of what amount of taxes the town
paid. but should be considered from the
standpoint of the dissenination Of knowl-
edge as the only safe means of advancing
the moral and material prosperity of the
community. On motion Of Mr.. Jackson H
Ralston. the trustees Of the local school,
Messrs Charles H. Welsh, John f. Hickey
and DR.. ]. R. Owens, were appointed COM
mittee to draft a suitable bill directing the
to levy such a tax as would be sufficient to
build an efght-room brick school house in
Hyattsyille. and that this committee urge
upon the senator and members-elect from
Prince Georges county the necessity for the
passage of the bill. DR.. Richard s. Hill, one
of the members-elect is pledged to such a
bill, and Mr.. Robert w. Wells of Bladens-
burg promised last evening that he would
do all In his power to secure the passage
of the bill. The action of the town council
in drafting a resolution to be submitted to
the members-elect Of the house Of delegates
from Prince Georges county asking them to
urge the passage of a bill such as that
above referred to. was Endorsed by the
meeting.
brought to the attention of the meeting by
Mr. Robert w. Wells. who. together with
Messrs. ]. r. Ralston and Gilbert Dent. was
appointed committee to draft such a bill
as would remedy existing alleged evils. and
report the same to meeting of the citizens
to be held two weeks from last night, same
place and time.