Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
LAUREL AND VICINITY.
Fire Department Elects ofticers-Gen-
eral Matters.
,c,,, Corresnondenee of The Star

Special Correspondence of The star
LAUREL, Md. July Is, 1909
At the meeting of Laurel Volunteer Fire
COMPANY No Q held in the city hall last
evening, the following officers were elected
for the coming term: Captain, Albert Cos
nell: assistant captain. George l.. Douglass;
secretary, Harry S. Phelps (re-elected);
treasurer, Marion Balwin; chief hydrant
man. Clarence Mccullough; assistants. Sell
by and Brashears; chief pipeman, Marion
Baldwin: assistants, Stockman Wheeler
and Tucker; chief reelman, Arthur Lewis;
assistants Davidson and Thies; chief hose
man, Horace Fairall: assistants, Barr ana
Wright. Messrs Harry Phelps and Clar-
ence Mccullough were elected delegates TO
the convention to be held here on Monday
evening.
Dr. Richard c. Harry has been appointed
health officer. This position was held for
merly by Dr. T. Watts Byerly.
A. A. Adee, assistant secretary OF state,
returned home from abroad several days
ago, and is now a his country home, y ar
row Brae' near Laurel.
The thirty-third annual encampment at
Wesley Grove of the Southern Methodist
Campmeeting Association, near Laurel. will
open next Friday, July 81. and close Thurs
day August 3. More tents have been en-
gagged than at any corresponding time, ana
the season promises to be one of the most
successful in the history of the grove
Rev DIR. Collins Denny Of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, Nashville, Tenn, Will be the prln-
cipal visiting pulpit attraction. Bishop AL
pheus w. Wilson of Baltimore will be pres
ent. President F. 7. Tagg of the Methodist
Protestant Church will also attend part OF
the encampment. The services will be in
charge of the presiding elders of the Balti-
more, East Baltimore and Washington dis
tricts, Rev. DIR. B. w. Bond Rev. j. A. An
derson and Rev. ]. S. Hutchinson, respect
lively.
The principal special days Of the encamp-
ment will be "Epworth League day." Tues
day July %; Communion day. Thursday.
July q, and Missionary day, Friday, July
2S.
Mr. Hubbard Yerkes, formerly of Spen-
cervile Md, but now of Detroit. Mich.
has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Henry
CLANCY. Mr.. Teddy Yerkes accompanied
his brother west, where he will remain for
several weeks.
A dance was given at the Academy of
Music, Washington avenue. Friday evening,
by some of the young men of Laurel.
very large crowd was present, including
guests from Annapolis. Berwyn, Baltimore
and Washington. After the dance refresh
ments were served
Mrs. Harry E. Mccullough. who has been
spending several days at Terra Alta, w.
Va, has returned to her home here. Mrs.
Mccullough expects to leave for Colorado
Springs. Col. in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs George Fulton, who have
been spending their honeymoon with the
formers brother, Mr.. John Fulton, on 4th
street, have returned to their home in Bal
tmore.
ST. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of
Laurel will hold lawn fete on the church
lawn next Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings. Rev. F. E. Dolan. formerly of Wash
ington, is the pastor of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shipley Brashears of Wash
ington were the recent guests of relatives