Evening star., 1909-09-04
KENs1NGToN, MD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin w. Kumler ant
their son Kelvin left Kensington Wed
nesday morning for an extensive tri1
through Rhode Island, Connecticut
Massachusetts and the rest of New Eng
land. They will be gone for three weeks
| Paul Armstrong, who was given a place
| in the government building at the Alaska
Yukon exhibition, at Seattle has writer
to his friends here that every chance he
gets he goes fishing, and he catches fisf
that are worth talking about-not like
the little "nibbes'' he used to get in Rock
| creek here He expects to be back by
| the first of October.
DR.. Henry Runner and Mrs. Runner ar.
| rived In kensington today. and at II
am tomorrow DR.. Runner will preach ir
the first sermon after his vacation.
The Woman's Christian Temperance,
| Union met last Tuesday at the residence
of Mrs. James B. Norman. Officers fo
President, Mrs. F. 7. Chapman: vice
president, Mrs. A. Fl. Kinnear; secretary
Mrs. George W. Ashworth: treasurer
| Mrs. j. B. Norman. A request will b'
made of the town authorities to pass ar
ordinance that will prohibit the sale o.
gift Of cigarettes or tobacco to minors
similar to the existing state law.
| Notice is given Of the thirty-fourth an
nual meeting of the Maryland Woman:
Christian Temperance Union, to be helt
at Hagerstown. September %, 80 and DC
tober 1.
At a recent meeting of the town coun
| ell the contract for improving Connec
ticut avenue it's entire length was award
| ed to Mr.. C. p Brosfus of Sandy Spring
| Nd. at 421 cents a square yard, or abou
$500 for the work. The avenue is t.
be rebuilt from Washington street, til,
southern end of the town. to the s. &
o. railroad tracks. with blue limestone
| eight inches in depth and fifteen fee
| wide. The work is to be finished in sis
weeks. When this Is finished 1t will give
an excellent road from Washington to the
| northern and eastern parts of Montgom
| cry county.
A committee was appointed to confer
| with the Chesapeake and Potomac Elec
tric Company Of Washington relative tc
| the Introduction OF electricity here.
| Mrs. O. j. Field and Miss Adelaide
Field are visiting in Hamilton, Loudour
| county, Va.
moved to Washington, after living here
| for several years.
Mrs. f. J. Hartshorn gave luncheon
to number of ladies last Wednesday
Mrs. John I. Freeman being the guess
of honor.
Prof Charles l.. Chrisholm of Alberta
College, Edmonston, Canada is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T. Chapman al
Sunny Crest.
Miss Edna Forbes. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Forbes, is now at the seashore
with her mother She has been very ILL.,
and goes to the coast to get the benefit
of the sea air.
Herbert Filler and his family have re-
turned from Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Skinner and theil
little daughter from Cambridge, Md: Mr.
and Mrs. r. I. Strickland, from a trip to
Cape May. n. j.: Mr.. and Mrs. A. H
Kinnear and their daughter Sadie from
visit to Baltimore, Md, and Mr.. j. p
Herman and family and Mrs. DR.. w. l.
Lewis from a trip to Asbury Park, n
j. Miss Alice Terrell and Miss Ruth Arm
strong from a visit to Atlantic City. and
DR.. William l.. Lewis from his old home
in Virginia.
Communion services will be held in ST
Pauls Methodist Church here tomorrow
at il am. The pastor, Rev. T. Marshall
West, will occupy the pulpit.