Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11
w Els TERN BAPTISTS
ANNUAL MEETING OF DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION AT ROCKVILLE.
Transfers of Real Estate-CIosing
Exercises of Sherwood School
Near Sandy Spring.

''PeSlai correspondence of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 10, 1925.
me annual meeting of the Western Dis
trict Baptist Association of Maryland be-
gan here last evening 1t will continue
through Sunday. In the absence of Mr.
CharleS NJ. Ness, moderator. Rev Henry
A. Griesemer, pastor of Franklin Suuare
Church, Baltimore, was chosen temporary
chairman. Rev. Thomas H. Campbell. pas
tor of Rockville Church acted as clerk at
the opening session. There were present
about 100 delegates. representing the fol-
lowing state churches: GAINESVILLE, Browns
vile, Cumberland, Eckhart, Deep Creek
Germantown, Hagerstown. Laurel Pooles-
vile, Mount Zion, Rockvillee Travilah and
the following Baltimore city churches.
Scott Street Wilson Memorial Main Street
Fulton Avenue Fuller Memorial Franklin
Square, Brantly and First
Contrary to the usual custom the annual
association sermon was not preached last
evening. Instead, Rev. r. w. Weaver. pas
tor of the Brantly Church, Baltimore. de-
Hyered an interesting discourse.
Inc session was opened with devotional
exercises, led by Mr.. F. l. Frazier of Ha-
serstoWn. Next was the election of Off
GERS. The following were chosen. Pres
ident, Charles NJ. Ness of Baltimore. hon
orary presidents, j. Frank Brown and j r.
Thomas of Baltimore; vice president Rev
Henry a. Griesemer OF Baltimore; clerk A.
G. Harley of Laurel; assistant clerk. Rev.
H w. Kemp of Baltimore.
Encouraging Reports Read.
According to the reports from the various
churches of the district the past year was
a successful one and gave encouraging in
dications for the future. Rev. 7. w. T No
land, state colporteur, and Rev E b.
Hatcher, state superintendent of missions.
We're recognized and given the privilege of
participating in the proceedings.
Reports were made on Temperance. bv
Rev. w S. o. Thomas of this county.
Wants of the Field by Rev w H. Par
ker of Frederick; Foreign Missions" by
Rev. r. a. Smith of this county; state
Missions" by Rev. H. w. Kemp of Balti-
more; Ministerial Education" by Rev.
Curtis Lee Laws of Baltimore, and Sunday
Schools" by ]. NJ. Gressett.
The business of the day was suspended fer
prayer for the success of the evans.listic
work in Baltimore this summer and for the
conversion of the Sunday school children Of
the state.
Immediately upon the adjournment of the
association this afternoon the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the state held
6 meeting, with Miss Isabel kingdom of
Rockville presiding. Miss Marie Buhlmeier
OF Baltimore spoke Home Missions"
Miss Clara G. Woolford of Baltimore on
Foreign Missions" and Mrs. j. E Gait on
State Missions"
transfers OF Real Estate.
The following transfers of real estate
have recently been recorded in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court at this place:
William w. Welsh to Charles D. Cooke two
lots near Rockville, $50; Eugene Jones to
Sarah E. Riggs, 229 acres, $1,000; BENJAMIN
F. Leighton to William NJ Ash two lots at
Glen Echo Heights, $3.50; Alban G. Thomas
TO Sandy Spring Savings Institution part
of Summit Hall, $3.50; j. Maury Dove to
Ella c. White, four lots at Rockville
Heights; Virginia Barclay to Stanley E
Mcneil, lot at Takoma Park; Adele D.
Irwin to William V. Robertson two lots at
Rockville Heights; John w Williams ex-
ecutor to James L. Miles, portion of estate
of Jonathan Benson. $500; Benjamin w
Allnutt to Martin B. Kinney, 12% acres
S2SS
The annual closing exercises of Sherwood
School, near Sandy Spring, this county.
were held Wednesday evening in the Lyceum
at Sandy Spring, very large number of
the friends and patrons of the institution
attending. The graduates were Douglass
Farquhar, Miss Nellie Jackson Thomas.
William W. Moore, Miss Gertrude Cuff,
William Hartshorne and Miss Anna Harris
horne a pleasing program of recita atoms
and music was rendered Miss Ida T. Stab
Ter is principal of the school,