Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-23
The News of Laurel.
.e Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LAUREL. January -. 1908.
The Evansville Farmers Club was enter
tanned at the residence of Mr.. Charles H.
Stanley. on Prince George street, last even
ing. President John Snowden was in the
chair and Dr. Joseph r. Owens served as
secretary. The other members present
were Messrs. Charles II. Stanley, Luther
Brashears, Lloyd E. Dorsey, Samuel Beall,
John Bowie Laurie Burke, Louis p. Has
lip, James 4. Blundon, w. r. Beniz and
Percy Cassard.
The guests were DR.. II. B. Mcdonnell and
Prof Charles S Richardson OF the Mary
land Agricultural College; Rev. I. A. ohm
stone Stephen Cambria. Harry S. Phelps,
Harvey Stanley and Edward \. Fuiler. I'm
der the supervision of Mrs. Stanley, assist
ed by Mrs. r y. tombstone, Miss Hopkins
and Miss Annie Stanley. a collation. was
served.
The State Farmers Institute for Prince
George County, which is to be held at
Laurel. February - and 2S. under the SUI
pervision of Director William l.. Amoss.
was announced and a committee appointed
from the surrounding counties to look after
the visitors coming to the institute.
The club congra tulated President Snow
den. on having received the gold medal.
first prize of the state. for wheat az the
St Louis exposition. Mr.. Snowden has
been notified of the honor and expects his
medal in a few days.
The Grove Presbyterian Church was crowd
ed 10 the doors a few evenings ago to attend
the installation of Rev. Thomas I. Brown, re
Gently elected pastor of the church. Few
Henry Branch, ID. D., of Ellicott Clty pre-
sided and offered the prayer of installation.
Rev. De Witt NJ. Benham. Pm. D.. Of he
Central Church, Baltimore, preached the
sermon. Rev. Walter Rue Murray deliver
ed the charge to the pastor, and Rev
Thomas c. WATSON delivered ehe charge to
the congregation,
The members of lhe church and consresa-
ton came forward after the conclusion OF
the service to greet their newly Installed
pastor
died in Atlanta. Ga, took place al view
cemetery in Howard county, nea" her Tor
mer home. The funeral services were con-
Quoted al St James Church by KEY. Mr.
Marsh. The Dallbearers were Mes5rs GUS
Lee Hood Edgar @. Jones, Walton HCod
Grant j. Edwin Hood c. Howard Hood
and Richard Williams. Mrs. Hood was TIE
wife of the late Thomas j. HOOD, whose
death also in Atlanta occurred three weeks
ago. ;o..,,,, a., -.
her home on 4th street
At the annual election of the stockholders
of the Citizens National Bank of Laurel
tbe following directors were chosen to serve
for the ensuing year: Charles II. Stanley.
George w. Waters, Charles Il. Shaffer Dr.
r r. Hunt George w. Waters, jr., l.. F.
DIETRICH A. G. Thomas, DR.. Francis
Thomas William n. German. r. II. Miller
and Lloyd E. Dorsey. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Charles II.
Stanley; vice president, A. G. Thomas;
cashier George w. Waters, jr.; assistant
cashier Woodville T. Ashby: bookkeeper,
George w. Morrison.
Mrs. William T. Owngs entertained the
members Of the Ladies Euchre Club of Re
lay at her home on Thursday afternoon. in
honor of her guest Mrs. Charles Martin of
Columbus, Ohio.
A surprise party was rendered Mrs Ger
trude Pennington Thursday evening. Among
those present were Misses Katie Clayton,
Ida Conroy, Katie Redmond, Maggie Brown.
Katie Hofmester, Lillian Jones. Blanche
Bert, Mary Kramer and Messrs- James
Bowl, John Bruner, John Grace, Jacob
Miller, Joseph Schultz, Thomas Mason, j.
Warfield Charles Thrush, T. Hickman,
Charles Grace, Albert Houck and George
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