The Washington times., 1912-04-28
WEDDING
FASHIONABLE EVENT
OF MARYLAND TOWN
Ceremony of Society of
Friends Used to Unite
Young Couple.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 2S.--A mar
riage of much interest was that of
Miss Edna Vickers Thomas, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas, of
Ednor, this county, and Orville Sherwin
Peters of Washington which took place
last evening at Clifton" the home Of
the brides parents large number of
guests from various parts of this
county, Baltimore. Washington, Phila-
dclphia, and elsewhere attended. The
ceremony was according to that of the
Society of Friends. John G. Bentley, of
Sandy Spring, reading the certificate.
The brides attendants were her sister,
Miss Mary Moore Thomas, as maid of
honor. and Mrs. Robert Nathan Wafe,
of Washington, and Mrs. Malcolm
Farquhar, OF Rockville, as matron of
honor. The best man was the bride $
brother, w. John Thomas, and the
ushers were William J. Thomas. brother
of the bride, and Malcolm Farquhar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel p. Thomas, of
Sandy Spring, played the marches.
Following a largely attended recep-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Peters left for an
extended tour. They will live in Wash
ington.
The commissions OF the following,
who we're recently appointed for this
county by Governor Goldsborough, have
been received by the clerk of the cir
cult court here: Supervisors of cleo
tions. Thomas Vinson, Maurice NJ.
Browning. and William H. Wade; pub
lie school commissioners, DIR. Ryan
Devereux. and Columbus w. Day; no.
taries public. David II. Warfield. Cliff
ford II. Robertson, and Ralph NJ. Hen
bricks: justices of the peace. Edward
o. Brown, Charles r. Day, Charles B.
Murphy, Charles EIgtn. Arthur Mace.
Albert S. Dalbey. Carey Kingdom, Will
lam Rich. Cyrus Keiser, Clarence L.
Dawson, Roscoe NJ. Roach, Alfred Will
son, Frank r. Martin, George r. Bell,
James w. Burdette. J. II. L. Sawyer,
Courtland T. Rankins, Richard w.
Murphy. George Miles, and William c.
Dwycr.
The baseball teams representing the
Rockville and Sandy Spring high
schools played an interesting game at
the fair grounds here yesterday after
noon, the Rockville boys getting the de-
cision after nine innings OF excitem ant
and stubborn fighting. The score was
10 to 2. The features were the field
work of Warfield, for Rockville. and the
batting OF Anderson and Garrett, for
Rockville. and Linn, for Sandy Spring.
The members OF the county public
school board. consisting OF George II.
Lamar, Ladoe NJ. Cooke, Milford Of
futt, ~Clagett c. Hilton, Roger b. Far
guhar, and Dewald J. Willard, and DR..
Ryan Devereux and Columbus w. Day
recently appointed to succeed Commits
sioners Lamar and Hilton, were enter
tained at luncheon yesterday by the
domestic science class OF the Rockville
High School. Preceding the luncheon
the board held a meeting, at which the
affairs of the board were settled up pre-
paratory to Commissioners DevereuX
and Day taking charge.
The supervisors of elections met here
yesterday and distributed to the Of
ticers of registration for the various
districts of the county the registra tion
books to be used at the sittings of the
registrars next Wednesday for the pur-
poses OF registration and transfer.
The Rev. Samuel r. White of the
Baptist Church, officiated at the mar
riage here yesterday afternoon of Miss
Jessie Dent Turner and John J. Sebas-
t!an, both OF Washington, the ceremony
taking place at the residence of the
minister,