Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Women Hope to Secure Rep.
resentaton on County
School Board.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. January 26.-The
clubwomen Of Montgomery county are I'M
derstood to have strong hopes that Gov.
Goldsborough will appoint one Of their
number a member Of the public school
board of the county, provided the law will
permit him TO do So
In response to a letter suggesting that
a woman be made q member Of the board,
the governor wrote the County Fedora
tiop of Women's Clubs to recommend q
clubwoman for the place, but intimated
that he was doubtful about the eligibility
Of women to serve in such capacity. The
executive board of the federation met and
unanimously Endorsed Mrs. Joseph T.
Moore. jr. Of Sandy Spring.
The law authorizing the appointment of
six school commissioners for Montgomery
good ,.laracter," and it is believed the
word men, excludes women from Serv-
ice on the board.
Mrs. Mary E. Ricketts,, for many years
a resident Of Derwood, this county. is
dead at the age of eighty-one years. She
had been in falling health q long while.
She was the widow Of Robert H Ricketts,.
and is survived by three sons and three
daughters. The funeral took place at 1 30
o'clock this afternoon from the Baptist
w
Rockville conducting the services. Burial
was in the family burying ground near
Derwood.
Sewage Committee Named.
DR.. James Dudley Morgan, president Of
the Montgomery County Medical Society.
who, at a meeting at Kensington several
weeks ago, was authorized to name a
committee to act with similar commit
tee from Prince Georges county to urge
legislation for the adoption of sewerage
system to connect Maryland towns near
the District Of Columbia line with the DIS
lowing:
Washington-Senator Francis G. New
lands, Theodore w. Noyes, John Joy Ed
son. Edward J. Stellwagen and Walter
Tucker.
Chevy Chase-William T. s. Curtis, An
drew J. Cummings, David Fairchild.
Charles D. Parker, Charles L. Frailey.
Harry Giovannon. DR.. Ryan Devereux.
Prof, s. N. Barker and B. +. Saul.
Bethesda-H. Bradley Davidson, George
E. Hamilton and Cyrus Keiser.
Drummond-William w. Richardson.
Somerset-Mayor Jesse E. Swtgart.
Friendship Heights William Tyler
Page.
Silver Spring-State Senator Blair Lee,
DR.. William T. Brown, Gist Blair, ]. Her.
bert Cissel and o. B. Clark.
Observation-Disclosures John A. Cannon, C.
W. Chum, Brainard H: Warner, jr.; Pres
ton b. Ray, Harry M. Martin and DR..
William l. Lewis.
Rockville-Mayo Lee Offutt, Albert ].
Almoney, Dr. Claiborne H. Mannar and
III. Clay Fields.
Forest Glen-Dr. George H. Wright,
Rev. Charles O. Rosensteel and Prof. j.
/. C. Cassidy.
Garrett Park-Mayor John w. Stone.
Glen Echo-,Mayor Robert L. Garrett.
Funeral of Mrs. Houser.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma E. Houser,
wife of William F. Houser, who died at
her home here Wednesday morning. took
place at 1890 o'clock this morning from
the Southern Methodist Church. The serv-
ices We're conducted by the pastor, Rev.
William D. Keene. and burial was in the
Rockville cemetery. Mrs. Houser was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander c.
Scheirer of this town.
At a meeting Of the executive board Of
the Montgomery County Federation Of
Women's Clubs, held at the home of the
president, Mrs. Robert c. Warfield, here,
the following were named as nominal
ing committee to select officers to be
voted for at the annual meeting of the
federation in May: Mrs. Little OF Forest
Glen, chairman; Mrs. e. l. Billiard of
Rockville, Mrs. William A. Bollngar Of
Bethesda and Mrs. Armstrong of Ken
Sington.
The board acted favorably on the appli-
cation for admission to membership in the
federation of the woman's club recently
organized at Bethesda. The officers OF
this club are: President Mrs. Francis s.
Getzendanner; first vice president Mrs.
e. T. Cronin; second vice president, Mrs.
Norris L. Croxall; recording secretary,
Mrs. Richard C. Drum-Hunt; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. C. +. Dickens; treas
urer. Mrs. Daniel Morgan; critic, Miss
Lille Miller.
Miss Mary Roberta Owens. daughter
Of Mrs. Clara s. Owens of this place. and
Rev. James Alva Hopkins. pastor Of the
Christian Church at Romney, w. Va,
were married at the home OF the brides
mother at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in the presence of q small company of
relatives and intimate friends. The of
nciating minister was the brides brother
ln-law, Rev. Walter s. Hoy. for a num-
Der of years pastor of the Christian
Church at Beaver Creek, Md. Immediate
Iy afterward Rev. and Mrs. Hopkins ,eft
for their West Virginia home. The
bridegroom was formerly pastor of the
Rockville Christian Church.