Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
of The Evening Star

ROCKVILLE, Md. Sept. I. 1904.
The Montgomery County Museum. recent
ly established here under the auspices OF
the Rockville Woman's Club, was opened to
the public yesterday under pleasing circum-
stances In addition to the formal open
ing a loan exhibit was held and large and
varied collection of interesting relics and
curos was on exhibition. A committee or
members of the club. consisting of Mrs
Frank Spencer Miss Anna Farquhar, Mrs.
George S. Stone, Miss Anna Waters and
Mrs. Robert Bayliss, was on hand TO wei
come visitors. During the day large num-
Der of the citizens of the town viewed the
exhibit.
The Montgomery County Museum was es-
tablished at the instance of Mss Mary
daughter of the late Allen Bowie DAVIS.
The idea was at once adopted and steps
were at once taken to carry out the sus-
gestion A building was procured and at
tractively fitted up ana TINS VIII mere
after be the home of the club in addition
TO the museum building. Miss Davis dona-
ton is known the Allen Bowie Davis
collection and consists of articles used IN
her family from the middle OF the eish'-
zenith century until the civil war period.
The present officers of the woman's club
are: Miss Anna Farquhar, president; MISS
Isabel Kingdom. first wee president; MIS-.
Robert c. Warfield, second vice presluen.
Miss Beulah White,- recording secretary;
Mrs Frank A. Spencer. corresponding Sec
retary: Miss LILLIAN Bennett, treasurer. Inc
other members of the club are Mrs Otno
Talbot, Mrs. Wallace welsh ,, MISS oh Bar, -
Brewer. Mrs Harry A Dawson, Mrs +. Z.
Getzendanner Miss Daisy Hege, MISS Rose
henderson. Mrs. c. B. Hurst Miss SOPHIE
Higgins. Mrs. George NJ. Hunter: Mrs n,,S g,
Verde Kingdom. Mrs. N. D. Offutt, MISS
Sadia Reading. Mrs. George S. Stone. MRS.
David Fl. Warfield Miss Anna Waters,
HnI6
Mrs. Lee Offutt, MISS Margaret Fleiu; NJ
Iucv Simpson and Miss Mary Dorsey
Davis. , >,;.- 1,,,ncbe
IeEevre both of Ryan, Va, visited ROCK
vile yesterday ana Tb were mar wes peT
tor,ned at the home OF the minister ana I'M
mediately afterward the young couple iei'
for Washington. ,- .o.,aant
Mr.. Charles W Lyhch' young les Hi.h
80 Cien Echo. this county. and Miss Cath.
- Nilas of Washington were married
Tnosdav in the Catholic church at Ten
leytown by Rev. J. Mallon, pastor Oh tue
church. auitelqa large gathering OF fei en-,
ti,,as and friends of the young couple VII
.Nss;n. the ceremony. The bride was at
tnndad NV hen,sisten Miss Elizabeth Miles.
and the groom by rAlr Joseph Fowler OF
Glen len. hc cnuerat, a,of ax-sheriff salathiel T.
sniiican who was killed on the Baltimore
nd ohio raiiroad ,I.ear here Monday about
noon took place IN ednesday from the
late residenca,fof DECEASED near Rockville
and was attended hy a very large gather
ine Of friends rand relatives of the deceased.
The services were conducted by Rev.
rhomas Fl. CaY1pbeA, pastor of the church.
and the interment was in Rockville Gene
tary The paNhearsrs were Messrs. George
shaw. A. A. Bradd0ck Samuel B. Haney,
EIuard G. peter John l.. Burnett and Ar
,hur WilIa MS The floral tributes were
numerous and included a handsome token
from the officials Of the court house.
The supervisors spf elections for this
county have announced the appointments
of the following additional election officials:
OIney district-George H. Jones, repub-
ljcan. officer of registration for the first
nrecinct in the place of Malcolm Faruuhar,
dac:,ned. Malcolm Farquhar, republican,
clerk in the place of George H. Jones, re-
Wheaton dstrct-Ffrst precinct. Eleazar
Raw iudge. and William A. Ffdler. clerk,
democrats; James II. Massey, clerk, repub-
lican. second precinct, Hugh F. ODonnell,
Judge, and Horace IL. Beall, clerk, demo-
Gratis
A license was issued here this morning
for the marriage of Mr., Francis SchoIl
| StraWsen and Miss Ida Virginia Pasauell
both of Washington
| The first republican ratification meeting
| of the campaign will be held here Monday
afternoon and evening, when Messrs. pey-
! ton Gordon, J. Harry Harris, Thomas L.