Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May %, 1906
The annual public meeting of the Burden
Bearer Circle of Kings Daughters of this
place was held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South last evening and was at
tended by large gathering. The feature
or the occasion was an address by Miss
Barnwell of Baltimore who is in charge of
the Home for Crippled Children In that city
She gave an interesting description of the
care and treatment of afflicted children, and
exhibited plaster paris Jackets. such as are
used there for children with spinal dis
eases
Rev. Ernest L. Wolfe gave a solo, and
there were several selections by a chorus
The annual report OF the receipts and ex-
penditures and of the work done by the
circle was read by Miss Mary Brewer The
edifice beautifully decorated with pur-
pie and white flowers representing the col
oTs of the circle, and with ported plants OF
various kinds.
Following the exercises at the church all
present repaired to the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Edward Anderson, where a reception
was held. splendid collation. was served.
The county commissioners are arranging
to change the system of collecting taxes
from tax collectors to a county treasurer as
authorized by LAW passed at a recent ses-
sion of the legislature. The room hereto
fore used by the grand juries will be fitted
up for the use of the commissioners and
county treasurer. and the present commits
sioners' quarters will be used a grand
jury room.
1t is understood that Mr.. Robert G. Hill
ton, who win become county treasurer when
the law goes into effect, July l. will appoint
Mr.. John A Garrett, at present deputy
clerk to the board of county commissioners
assistant treasurer, and 1t Is also stated
that Mr.. Clark, son of County Commissioner
Oliver H. z. Clark will be given the other
clerkship provided for by the law. The ap-
pointments will. 1t is stated. be made and
confirmed next Tuesday. Under the law the
county treasurer is allowed a salary of
81, 900 per year. and 81 800 is allowed for
clerical assistance
The infant child of Charles Gibbs colored
who resides on the line OF the Washington
and Rockville electric railway, a short dis
lance east OF this place. wandered out on
the railway track and was struck and badly
injured by car. The motorman saw the
child in time to reverse the current and
apply the brake. but the momentum of the
car was too great to stop, and the child
was struck with considerable force. 1t was
carried on the fender about sixty feet, sus-
tanning a serious fracture OF the hip and
being otherwise badly hurt.
The students at National Park Seminary
at Forest Glen are in the midst OF the ar
rangements for graduating week. the ex-
ercises to begin Monday and continue
throughout the week. In addition to the
$50 students, a large number of former stu
dents are at the institution for the gradual
ing exercises and the capacity Of the build
ings is about taxed The institution closes
May 81.
Col Spencer c. Jones has returned to
Rockville after spending about a week in
southwestern Virginia on business.
Miss Amelia Alexander, who has been
visiting In Rockville for several months, has
returned to her home at Colman, Texas
Mrs. George S. Stone left yesterday for
st. Louis. where she VIII spend some time
visiting friends.