Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Montgomery County Association Meets
at Rockville-Other News Items.

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April Is, 1905.
The Montgomery County Public School
Teachers Association met In the court
house here today, with about 100 teachers
and number of other persons in attend
ance. 1t was in charge of County SUPER
intendent s. r. White, and an interesting
and helpful program was rendered Fol-
lowing the opening exercises and the re-
ports of standing committees, the following
program was carried out: An address by
Prof Fearnow of Andrew Small Academy;
paper on Good Order and How to Secure
1t. by Julian F. Walters, principal of the
school at kensington; paper on Good Or
der on the School Grounds by William A.
Baker; discussion OF Incentives to Study"
by Miss Ida S. Dove and others; paper on
School Penalties by Mrs. Elizabeth A.
'Veirs; discussion of Sources for School
Study of Geography" by Miss E. Mabel
Condor and others; paper On Practical Ma
ture Study in Schools by Miss Hattie J.
Montgomery; paper on BUSY Work for
Primary Grades by Miss Myrtle Bruscup;
address on what Is Due the Teacher by
the County Teachers Association" by Prof.
Samuel A. Lehman. The program was in
terspersed with pleasing musical selections.
The ladies of the Rockville Baptist Church
last evening gave Quaker tea at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. George E. Lewis the occa-
sion proving financial and social success
A pleasing musical program was rendered,
among those participating being Mrs. Leach.
Mrs. Wingate, Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Hurley
of Washington. Reuben and Rachel" was
charmingly sung by Miss Evelyn Kerr of
Washington and Master Paul Lehman of
Rockville. During the evening refresh
ments were served, the following ladies,
all in Quaker costume. acting as mattresses:
Mrs. George c. Lewis. Mrs. George E.
I oxryio fro hall
B. Haney. Mrs. M. N. Smith, Mrs. Edward
Robey. Mrs William M. Davis, Mrs Thomas
C. Keys, Mrs. Fred Berry, Mrs. Clifford
Robertson. Misses Mamie Kingdom. Mabel
Shaw, Beulah White and Beulah Sage. The
home was handsomely decorated for the
occasion. Mrs. George C. Lewis was chair
man of the committee of arrangements.
A nice sum was realized and viii go to
swell the fund now being raised for the
erection of new house Of worship.
Mr.. Edward Anderson OF this place left
this morning for Portland, Greg, where he
will spend several months In connection
with the Interior Department exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark exposition.
A delegation OF ladies, representing the
several womens clubs Of the county, wait
ed on Judge Henderson here a few days
ago to learn his views in regard to the
establishment Of a Juvenile court Judge
Henderson informed his visitors that it was
the custom of the court to be lenient with
boys for the first offense, and satisfied the
ladies that Juvenile court IS unnecessary,
as young persons are shown every consid-
Grafton that the law will allow.
The condition of the county jail was dis
eussed at the conference, and Judge Hen
derson declared 1t to be unfit for the incar-|
ceration of any person, white or black. old
or young. He said the county is badly In
need of a new jail and suggested that the
next legislature be urged to provide new
building.
DR.. William T. Brown of Burnt Mills. this
county, who has been Ill of scarlet fever for
several weeks, is improving and is now con-
sidered out OF danger.