Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From
Montgomery County's Capital
Special Correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE Md Jrna


ROCKVILLE, Md, June 2, 1903.
The annual meeting of the Rockville
Womans Club was held in the club rooms
here yesterday. The president, Miss Anna
Farquhar, was in the chair and the at
tendance of members was large. Officers
for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President. Miss Anna Farquhar: first
vice president, Mrs Robert c. Warfeld;
second vice president, Miss Isabel Kingdom;
recording secretary, Miss Rose Armstrong:
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ohio H w.
Talbot; treasurer, Miss Sadie Reading A
rising vote of thanks was given the old Of
hcers-Miss Farquhar, president: Mrs Rob-
ert c. Wartield and Miss kingdom vice
presidents; Miss Beulah White and Mrs.
Frank A. Spencer, secretaries and Miss
Lillian Bennett, treasurer.
The treasurers report showed the organ
lzatlon to be in an excellent financial CON-
dition. Mrs. Wallace Welsh reported that
a county federation of WOman's clubs had
recently been formed at Kensington and
that the federation would meet in Rock
vile in June and adopt bylaws and a con-
sututon. The clubs belonging to the fed
Grafton are those at Rockville, Kensing
ton, Sandy Spring, Forest Glen and barnes
town. Miss Elizabeth Waters was accepted
into membership in the Rockville club.
Since the organization of the Rockville
club, several years ago, it has grown
steadily in membership and interest and
has become quite an Institution in this
vicinity. At present its membership con-
sists of twentyeight active, three associate
and two honorary members. Some months
ago the club established the Montgomery
County Museum, the object being to provide
a place for the preservation of county re-
lies, and section of the club house was
set apart for this purpose. The collection
is valued one and is steadily growing
more interesting.
The club will not hold meetings during
the hot months. but will resume in the fall
Mr.. Samuel abbitt. a native of this
county and for the past ten years resident
of Rockville, died at an early hour yesterday
morning at the home of his nephew. Mr.
Edward c. Windham, at this place. Heart
failure, resulting from acute indigestion
was the cause of death, his illness being of
several days duration. He was seventy
eight years of age. Deceased never mar
ried. His family connection throughout the
county was large. The funeral will take
place at O'Clock Saturday morning from
st. Mary's Catholic Church this place
MIR. James Edgar Johnson of Comus, this
daughter of Mr. Everett H. Cecil of Hyatts-
town. were married last evening at the
home of the bride, Rev. c. NJ. Yost, pastor
of Mountain NJ. e. Church, officiating.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the racing meet to be held here
next Tuesday. 1t will include four harness
and one running event. The horses include
high-class ones and insure excellent con-
tests. Among the tntFleS are the 1OllOWlng:
30 pace-Nellie r., Miss White. Niger
Boy, George b., orphan Boy, Bou j., How
ard Russell.
go trot-Signet, Black c., Myron H.,
Fleanora, Happy Steve, linn L.. Dugan d.
Free for-all-IIla p, TobOggan. Sam Nc
Kay Florence Wood, Princess Oroff.
Match race, Washington horses-Dan d.,
Joe D.. Toady. Guy and Mamie d.
In the running race there are ten entries.
The petit jurors for the March term of
the circuit court for this county, who were
discharged subject to recall have been
notified to appear here the morning of
June I, when a case removed from Fred
erick county will be tried
The Western District Baptist Association
of Maryland will meet with the Rockville
Baptist Church June 9, and continue in
session three days. Included in the assoc
citation are a number of Baltimore churches,
all in western Maryland and several others.