Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-09
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Sunday School Workers At
tend Convention at Wash
ington Grove.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Correspondence
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 9, 1872
Probably a thousand Sunday school
workers and others from various parts Of
the county and elsewhere attended the
annual meeting Of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Sunday School Association at WASH
ington Grove yesterday. Morning and aft
ernoon sessions were held, with Prof. E.
Wilson Walker of Gaithersburg. presid-
ing. At noon a basket luncheon was
served.
At the opening session the devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. Frank
M. Richardson, pastor Of the Rockville
Southern Methodist Church, after which
the address of welcome was delivered by
Rev. Albert Osborn Of Washington Grove.
c. C. Lawson Of Browningsville respond
ing. Other morning session addresses
were on what Should be the Attitude OF
the Church and the Sunday School To-
ward Each Other" by Rev. Oscar w.
Henderson. pastor Of the Rockville Bap-
fist Church: THE Cradle Roll and Be-
ginners," by Mrs. Washington Topham
of Washington. and THE Primary and
Junior Departments" by Rev. b. W..
Kindley of Baltimore, state secretary.
Prof Walker also spoke at this session.
Conducts Devotional Service.
Rev. r. G. Koontz. pastor Of the Gath
ersburg M. e. Church. conducted the de-
votional exercises at the opening Of the
afternoon session. after which addresses
were delivered as follows: Training the
Teachers" by Rev. o. A. Gillingham.
pastor of the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church: The Organized Bible Class.
by Rev. ]. Harry Smith, pastor Of the
10; oh,,r
'"rhe Home Department" by Rev. VIII
liam Hoffman Of Laytonsville; County
Organization" by Rev. B. W. kindiey or
Baltimore, and 1.-The Social Service
League" by Mrs. Henry j. Finley OF
Rockville.
A resolution was passed commenting
the work of the Social Service League OF
Montgomery county. Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows: Presf-
dent. E. Wilson Walker of Gaithersburg:
vice president, Joseph Reading Of Rock
VILE: secretary and treasurer, Miss ISa-
bel Kingdom of Rockville.
Miss Lamar Engaged.
Announcement has been made of the en-
gagement of Miss Gussie Glenn Lamar.
daughter Of william H. Lamar OF this
place, and granddaughter OF the late
Justice L. @. c. Lamar of the United
States Supreme Court. and DR.. Frederick
n Henderson OF Rockville. 1t is under
stood the marriage will take place in Oc-
tober Dr. Henderson is the youngest
son of Judge and Mrs. James B. Hender-
son of this place.
Licenses to marry have been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to Miss
Myra May Kuhn. twenty years old, and
Caleb Bentley Dixon, twenty-one years
old, both of Baltimore, and Miss Katn-
crime NJ. Harding and William IL. War
field both of this county
Willard Warren, a young negro of the
Germantown neighborhood, was acquitted
by Judge Mace in the police court here OF
a charge of violating the local option law
of the county. which charge was pre-
ferred by William Terry. colored. He was
adjudged guilty, however of assaulting
Deputy Sheriff J. Lloyd Whipp, who ar
rested him, and was sentenced to three
months in the house of correction.