Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. May I, 1910.
Mrs. Sarah v. Mccormick. widow of
George S. Mccormick, died yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of her brother, Judge
John E. West. here, aged seventy-one
years. She had been i'll a long while
with a cancerous affection. and her death
was not unexpected. She leaves two
brothers and two sisters. all OF this
county. They are Judge John E. West
of the orphans court, Amos West, Mrs.
Jetson G. Fields and Mrs. Mary E..
Fisher. Mrs. Mccormick was a lifelong
resident Of this county and was we'll
known.
More than hundred Of the public
school teachers OF the county attended
the spring meeting Of the Montgomery
County Public School Teachers Associ-
alton, held in the courthouse here TO-DAY.
Prof. Wilson s. Ward Of the Rockville
High School presided, and the program
included the following discussions:
1.-THE Teachers Relation to the Patrons. +"
by Robert w. Stout John 7. Baker.
Frank A. Pearre and Misses Mary z.
Oliphant and Beulah A. Dove: The
Te acher's Relation to the Profession" by
Prof. William Nelson, Julian F. Walters.
L. Archie Jet and Misses Sallie P. Brooke
and Mary M. Brewer; The School LII
brary and Its Uses" by Misses e:;. Mary G {
Creamer, James F. Byrne and James E.
DuvaM: THE Executive Duties of the
Profession by Prof. Ira c. Whitacre.
Frank w. Watkins and Miss Emma M.
Hughes.
drawing by Miss Margaret Peters. who
illustrated her remarks with sketches on
the blackboard.
At the recent annual meeting Of the
Montgomery County Federation OF
WOmen's Clubs, held at Forest Glen.
resolutions were adopted favoring the
appointment Of women on county public
school boards, semi-annual physical ex-
animation Of children I'm the public
schools by the health officer or other
authorized physician: commencing State
Senator Blair Lee for his efforts In De-
half Of good roads In this county, lnoors-
ing the bill pending in the United states
Senate for the establishment of q depart
ment OF public health, and urging the
members to refuse to buy bread unless
wrapped In paper bags at the bakery. and
to practice the art of bread baking at
home.
The following are some OF the recent
transfers of real estate In this county
Chevy Chase Land Company to Mark "A.
Tyndall. lot in Chevy Chase. $1,000: Be-
thesda Land Company to Robert 3: Paean.
lot in Alta Vista: Mary L. Maddox 10
virginia X. Frye. lot In Janeta: Jane
Park: James K. Jones to William T.
Davidson. lot near Chevy Chase: Hattie
Barnes to Harriet E. Freeman, lot IN
Takoma Park; Crammond Kennedy to
Jesse W. Walker, ffty,sis acres :rsss, near
to W. Walton Edwards. two lots In Glen
Echo Charles L. Gs9ks to E Ssain f. f.
Zieeler to John II. Miller, two lots in
Friendship Heights: Mary F. Howard
to James E. Rabbit. lot in Gaithersp9rg'
Robert G. Hilton to Hattersley w. Tai
bolt, lot in Glen Echo: Susan c. Mount
to Rufus J. Burdette. fifty-two acres:
John W. Walker to Hattie J. Snyder. lot
in Gaithersburg: Lucretia Y. Ciagett to
Charles " oxley lsS assesi ft Ma acres s.
clara M. Curran to Charles NJ. Snow.
iot in Tako%a John Ss aoI F. H Troms, &C.
= a wson to Cuenney Warthen, nine acres
near Damascus: James w. Robertson to
wade H. Jones. lot in Rockville: harry
NJ. Martin to Nathaniel c. Namely. lot
near Chevy Chase: Lucretia r. McPher-
son to Robert H. Hill. lot In Drummond.