The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-22

| greSS several hundred years yeI OeiOio nei
women will be in a position to demand wo.
mems rights with as much claim as some OF
their American sisters do now.
Mrs. John 6. Patterson entertained the
Ladies' Book Club at her home, Manor View.
A goody number were present. Progressive
euchre was played. Mrs. .. N. Hutchins and
Mrs. Frances Turner won the pretty prizes
given by the hostess. Mrs. Patterson, with the
assistance of her mother, Mrs. VIM. D. Curry.
served delicious and sessonable refreshments,
after which the guests dispersed for their
homes
Mr.. Munroe Hutchins, who had been home
for several weeks, has gone to Atlantic CITY,,
Messrs. George E. Shelley and I. Melville
Pearce are attending the sessions OF the Ma
tional Good Roads Congress at Mccoy Hail.
Baltimore, this week.
Mr.. William d. Curry is painting his COM
modious home, thus adding very much to its
appearance. ID.
Parkville, Hartford Road.-Mr and Mrs.
Thomas Kinnear and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Fuller, all Of Baltimore, were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilfred Fuller last Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Gerst, Of Fullerton, has returned
to her home from visiting her sister, Mrs. Oliver
Frederick.
The first Of series Of weekly dances was
held at the Six-Mile House. on Wednesday
evening, May 10th. Prof. Votta's band from
Baltimore was in attendance. Quite large
crowd was present
straw berry and ice cream festival will be
held in the hall adjoining st. Johns Lutheran
Church, on Tuesday evening, May 25th, under
the auspices Of the church. Miss Berry, well
known pianist of Baltimore, will entertain the
guests.
Mrs. Frank Hoerner Miss Margaret Meyer
and Miss Loretta Hill are guests of Mrs. John
Dickard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick De Boy, Miss Kate
De Boy, Mr.. Hugh De Boy and Mr.. Nicholas
Raab all of Baltimore, are spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Sweglar, of De
Boy avenue.
A strawberry and ice-cream festival will be
held at Hiss ~ E. Church, on Wednesday
evening, May 26th.
Mrs. Barbara Raab is visiting Mr.. John Raab,
who is very ill at his home at Canton.
Mrs. George Forester of Orangeville, has
returned home from a visit to Mrs. Joseph
Muller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Ostendorf have had
as their guests Mr.. Frank Ostendorf and daugh-
ter and Miss Mary Kisner, of Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Shanklin is visiting Mrs. Thomas
German. of Baltimore.
Miss Ellen Sims has returned from visit to
her aunt, Mrs. John Caulk of Baltimore.
Mrs. Raab, OF the Old Hartford road, spent
last Sunday with Mrs. Thomas Shanklin, OF
Baltimore.
A flag will be presented to Parkville public
school on Monday, May 31st, by the Jr. Q. U.
A. M, OF Hamilton. +.
Mt. Vista, 18th District.-Rev. F. A. KILL
mon, who was assigned to Long Green Circuit
by the late Annual Conference with his family,
are now snugly ensconsed in the parsonage at
this place. They are kind friends and agreeable
neighbors and are receiving the warm welcome
for which Mt. Vista is noted.
Miss Maize Cardwe is visiting her sister,
Mrs. William ]. Beall, of Stevenson, Green
Spring Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Dilworth are receiving
the congratulations of their friends upon the
arrival of daughter.
The ladies OF Fork Christian Church will
hold their annual strawberry and ice cream
festival in Shirley Hall, Saturday evening,
June 9Th. The Children's day services of the
Sunday school will be held Sunday, June Goth,
at 3 P. M, at the church.
Fork M. E. Sunday school will celebrate
Childrens day on Sunday, June 18th, in the
Farmers are well up with their work and all,
especially truckers, are anxiously looking FOR
rain, as the ground is too dry for plants to be
put in.
May Esd, at P. NJ. T. b.
White Hall, N. G. R. R.-The stockholders
of the White Hall National Bank held meet
ing on Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Harry NJ.
Foster presided, and Mr.. w. Evans Anderson
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directors: Samuel W. Black A. l.. Anderson,
Joshua J. Slade, John r. Bond, ]. James An
derson, Jesse Pocock, John T. Ayres, w. H. d.
Read w. P. Bosley, R. Fl. Wiley, ]. T. AL
mony, T. L. Parrish, Melchor Hoshall, John
P. Mays and William Ayres. MIR. Samuel W.
rectors, and Mr.. A. L. Anderson, vice presi-
dent Mr.. w. Evans Anderson was chosen as
sistant cashier. The position of cashier was
left open. The bank will open for business
shortly.
The ladies of Wesley Chapel NJ. E. Church
will hold strawberry festival on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, June LIST and 3D. E.
Meeting of the School Board. 1.-The School
Board met at Towson on Monday, with the
president Mr. Thomas B. Todd, in the chair,
and Mr.. John T. Hershner, secretary.
The contract for building the Catonsville
High School was awarded to Mr.. Henry A.
Maggie for 1877, 800. The wiring was given to
the Kingsbury Samuel Company for $486 the
heating to Walter E. Hill & Co. for S., $50 and
the plumbing was referred to the building
committee with power to act.
The bids for building the agricultural
school at Sparks Station, N. G. r. R., were
opened and referred to Architects Thomas L..
Jones & Son, as the Board thought the bids too
high. An effort will be made to reduce the cost
Of material.
Requests were made for heating plants at
delegation asked that the Westport school
be relocated.
The Board decided to close the schools for
the summer vacation June 25th.
Teachers examinations will be held June
21st, 22d and 23d.
Commissioner Rice and Acting Secretary
John T. Hershner were appointed to draft
resolutions on the death of Mr.. Rufus X. Wood.
1t was decided that the pupils in schools in
which domestic science is taught should be
Obliged to take the domestic science course be-
fore receiving diplomas for graduation from
The Board accepted lot at Wilhelm Park
for school purposes.
The trustees for the schools were appointed.
Baltimore County Road Matters.-At a
meeting of the County Roads Association at
Junker's Hotel, Baltimore, last Saturday, re-
ports of various meetings held in the Is districts
in reference to the plan of good roads improve
ment and building presented for consideration
by Roads Engineer Shirley, were read. The
majority of the districts approved the sugges-
tions offered, but desired some additional
| changes. In some cases it was asked that the
whole system be revised.
Relative to the proposed bond issue of$1 500,
| 600 for the purposes in view, 1t seemed to be
the prevailing sentiment that this be approved
| and that the next Legislature be requested to
| act upon the matter, provided that the money
raised should be expended in businesslike
manner.
Considerable time was spent in discussing
and formulating an advertising campaign
delegation of 10 men-one from each dis
| district-was appointed to attend the conven-
ton of the National Good Roads Congress in
| Baltimore.
A we'll attended meeting of the Good Roads
| Association of Baltimore county was held al
| Hamilton on Wednesday night under the
| auspices of the Improvement Association oil
that place. The roads system as laid out by
Roads Engineer Shirley was approved. A
resolution was adopted favoring bond issue
in preference to direct taxation to provide the
funds for building the roads. In an address
made by Mr.. William McCallster he suggested
that a new highways commission should bt
brought into existence to be composed of three
men, they to be on the job six days in th'
week.
Woman's Club Elects Ofhcers.-The an
nual election for officers took place few day
ago at the Womans Club o. Roland Park, wher
the following were chosen to serve the ensuing
year: Mrs. Edward Wright Dawson, presi
dent; Mrs. Frances Sanderson, first vice. presi
dent; Mrs. George F. Cochran, second vice
president; Mrs. William R. Dorsey, recording
secretary Mrs. ]. E. Price, corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. w. G. Van SAINT, treasurer. TIL
following we're elected governors for term o
two years: Mrs. Willinm II. Appold, Mrs
Benjamin Bush, Mrs. j F. Hopkins and Mrs
John D. Reynolds. The holdover governor
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