The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
BOYDS SOCIETY.

BOyds. Md. May 30.--Miss Bessie Perry.
Of Luray. Va, who has been visiting for
some time her sister, Mrs. Frederick A.
this week.
Mrs Herbert S. Darby is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Prof. Vernon D. Watkins OF Gathers
burg. and Miss Mary B. Etchison. of that
town, were married In Washington by
Rev. r. L. Wright. They have gone on
wedding tour Of the East, and will.
upon their return, make their home at
Gaithersburg
Handsome programmes of the Masonic
Fair, to be held at Rockville, this county,
beginning next Tuesday. and to continue
until Friday, have been issued and widely
distributed In the county and in Wash
ington and Baltimore. The members Of
the executive committee IN charge are
Messrs. G. Z. Lewis, C. L. Edmonds,
Robert G. Hilton. J. F. Allen. w S.
Ward. VIM. II. Beard, John Brewer, Ed
win S. Hege. Winifred E. Beck, w. r.
Pumphrey. 1r.. Roger Shaw, and Carey
Kingdom. This committee has done excel
lent work. and the fair is expected 10 be
decided success. 1t is TO be held on
the Fair Grounds at Rockville. and sew
eral thousand admission tickets have al
ready been sold. The purpose OF the fair
is 10 raise a nice sum for the building OF
Masonic temple at Rockville. Prom
inent Masons from Baltimore, Brunswick.
Montgomery County, Frederick. Wash
ington. and nearby points have promised
10 attend Hon Austin l. Crothers is
70 make the opening address at s o'clock
Tuesday evening. Fine music has been
selected for the occasion. and one OF the
largest gatherings at any Masonic affair
ever held IN the county Is expected. Hon.
Spencer c. Jones is 10 deliver the address
of welcome.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Boyds
Presbyterian Church met yesterday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Sarah Jane
Burdette, where "a fine gathering OF the
society was noted The ladies arranged
for strawberry festival TO be held later
In June for the purpose Of raising funds
for additional improvements TO the Pres
byterian church. 10 which they have add
ed so much in the past three years. The
society is becoming larger at each meet
ing, the membership growing steadily.
and its financial condition more satisfac-
tory. Mrs. Benjamin F. Hicks is presi-
dent.
Mrs. William F. Boland. of German
town. and Mrs. Richard II. Bowman, OF
Hyattstown, who have been critically III.
are much improved and doing well. Both
are very prominently known and con-
nected IN the county.
Mr. George +. Nicholson, OF Olney. this
county. has accepted and assumed the
duties as a director OF the Maryland
House OF Correction He was appointed
by Gov. Crothers.
Mrs. Claude Allnutt and little daughter
from the Isle OF Pines, are guests Of Mr.
Allnutt's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H Clin-
ton Allnutt. where they viii remain dur
ing the summer Mr.. Alnutt is cashier
OF the Isle OF Pines Bank, and manager
OF a steamboat company running steam
ers between the Isle of Pines and Cuba.
Several hundred guests attended the
beautiful lawn wedding near Ednor. this
county, Wednesday, when Mr. Malcolm
Farquhar and Miss Katharine Barr
Thomas daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas. Of Ednor. were married The
ceremony took place at Clifton, the home
Of the brides parents. and was that OF
the Society Of Friends. the marriage cere-
mony being read by Hon. Joseph T
Moore. Many prominent persons from
the county. Baltimore, Washington, Vir-
ginia, and West Virginia attended